The Clippers suffered a two-game losing streak and made headlines when the mad three were in charge.

The next morning, when Li Ao read the newspaper, he was inexplicably embarrassed, which made headlines, proving that they played really well this season, and they were the team with the fewest consecutive defeats this season.

The other teams, the Magic, who have lost the least number of consecutive losses, also have four two-game losing streaks, one of which is a three-game losing streak.

But after the triumph, the frustration came, and in 10 days, the Lakers and Kings both lost.

The Lakers and Kings who have entered playoff mode are really amazing!

It is true that Peja's outburst was the main reason for last night's loss to the Kings, but the Kings showed terrible consistency after playing a seven-point lead, and this team, as long as they play a clear lead, will basically not give their opponents a chance to turn the tables.

Li Ao put the Lakers and Kings together to simulate, if the Kings start with a lead of seven or eight points or ten points...... The OK combination may not be able to turn it back.

With that kind of lead, the Kings will never give the Lakers a chance to drag the game into a key matchup.

Without Bibby, the Kings' key ball ability did not improve, but their ability to play the advantage and defend the advantage became stronger.

Basketball is not static, there are disadvantages that cannot be solved, and the Kings have raised their advantage to the extreme.

But the sooner the setback comes, the better, so they can prepare for the playoffs sooner.

At noon, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the team, and during the afternoon break, he did not watch the footage of tomorrow's opponent, but went to study the footage of the Lakers and Kings.

After a day's rest, on March 31, the Clippers host the Suns on game day.

In the morning preparation training, Li Ao was very serious and focused.

Yesterday he didn't care about today's opponent, not because he didn't pay attention to this game, but in April, he should focus on the opponents he might meet in the playoffs, and if he can't meet it, he won't waste his personal preparation time, the team has enough preparation time.

With last season's experience, he has now split his priorities very lightly.

At 8 p.m., the Clippers host the Suns.

Jordan is resting, O'Neal Jr. is out with calf cramps, and the attitude towards this game, Gentry, like Li Ao, has priority in the playoffs.

In the first quarter, the Clippers struggled defensively, with a score of 17-19 with the Suns, and in the second quarter, the defense played even more fiercely, with both teams scoring only 15 points.

In the third quarter, the two-horse combination began to break out, and the two worked together to lead the team to score 23 points in a single quarter, but Li Ao, Bibby, and Big Q were full of firepower in this quarter under Odom's response, and the Clippers scored 26 points in a single quarter!

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers outscored the Suns by one point at 58-57.

The two horses wilted in the final quarter, and the Suns only scored 20 points.

The Clippers went one step further, Li Ao made 2 of 4 shots from the cover under Marion's pursuit, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus a counterattack caused a foul and hit both free throws, scoring 7 points in a single quarter.

Bibby scored 5 points, Odom had 6 points and 2 assists, Matt Halprin scored 4 points, Big Q and Steve Kerr each scored a three-pointer, and the Clippers scored 28 points in a single quarter!

Relying on Li Ao's 23 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks, Bibby's 15 points and 6 assists, and Odom's 14 points, 14 boards and 6 assists, the Clippers defeated the Suns 86-77 and ended the losing streak!

On the Suns' side, newcomer Joe Johnson scored 17 points tonight and had a good performance, while Marion also had a game-high 26 points and 13 rebounds.

But Marbury was targeted for defense tonight, shooting only 3-of-11 from the field, scoring only 10 points and 6 assists, and only 5 points and 3 assists in the third quarter were considered good, and the other three quarters were locked up.

Marion scored highly, had 6 offensive rebounds, and 8 points were scored by secondary offenses, and in the absence of O'Neal Jr., the Clippers slipped a lot.

After finishing March with a victory, Li Ao was in a good mood, and when he returned to the locker room after the game, there was another good news that the team signed the 15th man!

This is the person who brought in the reinforcements...... He thought it was a good choice, but after listening to Gentry's recruitment, all he heard was 'Beat LA'.

…

At 9 p.m. on March 31, 2002, the Clippers signed 39-year-old veteran Kevin Willis before the playoff roster submission deadline.

As soon as this signing was announced, the fans of the next-door neighbor jumped to their feet - what do you mean, Kaizi?

After All-Star Weekend, the Celtics made two trades, one for potential rookie Joe Johnson for two bench players from the Suns.

The other is to trade Milt Pelacio, a '99 draft pick, for veteran Kevin Willis from the Rockets.

Kevin Willis played 12 games with the Celtics, averaging 3.5 points and 3 boards per game, his performance was not good, his style of play was not suitable for the Celtics twin stars, it was a relatively failed recruitment, Perasio averaged 5.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game before the All-Star weekend, and he was only 23 years old.

But when he was with the Rockets, Kevin Willis played in 50 games, played an average of 16 minutes per game, scored 6.1 points and 6 boards, and was a very good backup veteran.

The Rockets traded the veteran back to Perasio purely to save money, Kevin Willis' annual salary is 3 million US dollars a year, Perasio is only 690,000 US dollars, and next season will only be 760,000 US dollars, and he is only 24 years old.

Approaching the playoff deadline, the Celtics completed a buyout with Kevin Willis, and the Clippers signed him to cover the final 10 games of Kevin Willis' $3 million contract......

For the signing of the Clippers, most basketball fans firmly believe that there is no cat, except for Lakers fans.

Lakers fans poured into the Celtics' official website and fan forum, and the servers of the two websites went down directly.

An unnamed Clippers fan posted on the Lakers fan forum: "We just signed a bench, why did you react so much, didn't the Kings say anything?" ”

Kings fans chimed in: "That's right, look at your stingy appearance, isn't the Clippers just to stabilize the league's No. 1 to sign an extra backup center, this is not a violation of the rules, I support the Clippers' reasonable recruitment." ”

Lakers fans saw the fans of these two teams singing and harmonizing, and they scolded the street.

"You don't care, Willis can't expand out to defend against Divac and Webb!"

Li Ao saw the Lakers fans break the defense, I don't know why, the mood is so good.

At this moment, it was as if their Clippers were being supported by the whole world...... Except for Lakers fans.

Kings fans support their Clippers bringing in a tall center, except that Lakers fans say that Kevin Willis is useless to play the Kings, and there is another reason.

The second place in the West is occupied by the top spot in the Central Division, and if the Kings finally rush to the first place in the West and face the Lakers directly, the Clippers have nothing to do with them, but if the Kings end up third, the Clippers bring in a big center, and the chances of winning against the Lakers, who are fourth or fifth in the West, are higher.

The enemy of the enemy, for the time being, is still a friend.

The next day, April 1st, the new month arrived.

Li Aojia practiced all morning, and after lunch at noon, he browsed the major websites, and the matter of the Green Shirts 'sending' them a center forward is still the hottest topic at the moment, and even the heat of the crazy third and fourth semifinals has been stolen a lot.

He really didn't expect them to bring in a substitute, or an alternate center who doesn't have the opportunity to play under normal circumstances, to cause such a big sensation, and even the heat of the announcement of the best award of the month has been overshadowed.

Before lunchtime, the NBA officially announced the award of the month for March.

The Nets' Richard Jefferson and the Grizzlies' Pau Gasol won the Rookie of the Month award.

The general is still not enough to play, and Gasol won the 4th Rookie of the Month and locked in the Rookie of the Year.

Coach of the Month was won by Carlisle and Sloan.

Player of the Month, East, Ben Wallace interrupted Duncan's streak of the Month, the Pistons played as many as 18 games in March, Ben Wallace averaged 10 points, 15 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, leading the team to an 11-7 record, holding the third place in the East in a difficult schedule.

In the West, O'Neal played in 15 games last month, 14-1, averaging 31.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, shooting 61.3% from the field and 62% from the free-throw line, winning the best of the month.

Li Ao felt awesome when he saw Ben Wallace averaging 15 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, but he saw O'Neal's performance...... It's a bit out of place to put them side by side.

The Lakers had a total of 16 games in March, and the first OK combination was absent and lost badly, but the next 15 OK combinations gathered, playing a 14-2 record in a single month, and the current record has come to 52-20, which is stunned from a record that is enough to impact 55 wins, and is expected to hit 60 wins.

Turning off the computer, Li Ao didn't recall the terrible experience of fighting with the big shark last week, and turned on the system.

He received a new assignment this morning.

"Set sail again, Angel City Battleship:

Goal: Finish first in the region.

Reward: Wins multiplied by 1000 achievement points.

Progression goal: Win the regular season championship.

Advancement Reward: 1 Purple Equipment Upgrade Card. ”

They are currently 57-15, and if they finish first in the Pacific Division, they already have 57,000 achievement points.

It's just that if you want to win the Pacific Division, you have to get the first place in the league, and the Pacific Division has been so wild in recent years.

You must work hard to hold the first place in the region, and if you get the first playoffs in the region, you can open the buff of 'Pride of the Champion'.

I thought that in the future, there will only be 5 teams in a division, and the strong teams will be separated...... Boss Joe, when did the Bobcats build!

Li Ao also thought about it, compared to the first morale-type skills in the competition area, it is better to have more Jordan as teammates.

At best, if you complete one goal, you can accomplish both.

…

After a day off, on April 2, the Clippers host the Spurs on the day of the game.

In the morning, Li Ao met his new teammate Kevin Willis.

How his new teammates make him feel...... A man at the forefront of fashion.

It looks a little casual, but it's dressed very coquettishly, white trousers + flower top, like a giant version of a turtle.

Jordan introduced his fellow center to Li Ao: "Kevin has his clothing brand, many athletes wear the clothes he designs, his company is valued at hundreds of millions, and he is the most successful businessman among athletes. ”

"Haha, Michael, where can I compare to you, that's just valuation, you really get that much money every year......"

When Jordan mentioned this, Kevin Willis was very happy, and the two 39-year-olds began to talk about the past.

Li Ao turned on the system, and the team board has been updated.

"Kevin Willis, 39 years old, 213 cm, 111 kg, overall rating 66......"

A veteran in the 18th year of his career, it's good to have this level.

Li Ao looked at the other center teammates.

O'Neal Jr., an all-around defensive interior lineman, is good at confrontation and shooting interference, and has strong blocking.

Campbell, a pure rim-protected meat shield, is good at defending low-post singles.

Jeron Collins, a very well-rounded defensive center with tonnage, back-to-back defense, back-to-back defense, and jamming shots...... Although they are not very powerful, they have everything, a versatile backup center, and they can't be a star, but they can definitely play in the NBA for many years.

Sean Lukes, who is rough and stalkative defensively, is good at bullying those who are weak inside.

The new evergreen tree, Li Ao checked the information last night.

The veteran is a mobile center, and at the age of 39, his athleticism is still excellent, don't look at him as a broken hand monster, 213 cm tall but only 208 cm arm span, but his way of scoring is to catch the ball and jump up, throw the ball to the basket above the opponent's fingertips, bounce vigorously, although there are not many blocks, but the shooting interference effect is very strong.

The '91-'92 season peaked, averaging 18.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, and was an All-Star and three-team selection that year.

Li Ao looked at the team list, 15 players, 5 center forwards, it's simple.

Is this the 'shark effect'? Smack.

…

Although the introduction of Kevin Willis has attracted a lot of attention, it has no impact on the Clippers, and Gentry has not even adjusted his tactics for the new signings.

This recruitment is purely for O'Neal, and the 5 centers are lined up to choose to use.

Even if Kevin Willis is required to play in the regular season later due to some unexpected factors, it will be Kevin Willis himself who has to adapt to the new style of play, not someone else who adapts to him.

At 8 p.m., the Clippers host the Spurs.

The Clippers played this game, and Jordan didn't rest because of the Spurs' 28-44 record, because they reached the stage of elevating the confrontation to a playoff level.

Encountering the Clippers with this style of play, Arenas can be regarded as a blood mold.

Although he has been focused on training, he has averaged 15 points and 4.4 assists per game so far in his rookie season, but his shooting rate has fallen to 39%, and he has encountered a strong defensive team...... It's another day to hone your will.

The Clippers played freely on offense tonight, mainly singles, Jordan scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-12 shooting, plus 3-of-3 free throws.

Li Ao had 23 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 5 blocks, Bibby had 12 points and 5 assists, and Odom had 9 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

O'Neal Jr. 15 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks bullied the high school students opposite, Kwame Brown played okay tonight, 8 points, 10 boards and 2 blocks, but only 3 of 9 shots, was blocked twice by Li Ao and O'Neal Jr., 4 of 8 free throws, quite the potential of 'first center'.

Arenas got 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and it was another desperate night, with only 2 of 11 shots in the game, and 3 steals by Spider-Man!

He didn't know if it was an illusion, he felt that Spider-Man had gotten faster, stronger, and more able to jump.

The two of them are about the same age, and Spider-Man's body is still growing, he can understand, but it has been less than two months since the last time they met!

He felt that this was a delusion, and that it must be that the evil Trojan Spider-Man had put too much pressure on him.

He decided to try harder!

The Clippers edged out the Spurs 91-80 to improve their record to 58-15.

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao received a reminder that the task was completed.

"Dumb the sharpshooter:

Goal 1: Playing against Gilbert Arenas this season, keep the opponent under 10 points at least 3 times. (In 5 encounters, Gilbert Arenas scored 23 points, 7 points, 7 points, 14 points, 6 points, completed.) ）

Goal 2: Win all this season against Gilbert Arenas. (5 wins, 0 losses, completed)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the rewards: Designated Skill Kick Kindergarten Level 3 Skill Upgrade Card, General Stop Jump Shot Level 1 Training Method. ”

Li Ao turned on the training mode, and the stop-and-go jump shooting training method he polished with the help of James Worthy, David Thompson and others also has a level 1 training method, and Arenas's stop-and-go jump shooting training method can be used as a reference to continue to improve the stop-and-go jump shooting technique, which may also help the level 2 catch-and-catch stop-and-jump shooting training method.

The skill upgrade card I just got was used immediately, and I upgraded 'Kick Kindergarten' to level 3.

"Kick Kindergarten Level 3:

Offense: When the host faces a rookie defense, gain +2 speed, +3 bounce, and +3 all-around shooting.

Defense: When the host defends the rookie, gain +3 speed, +2 strength, and greatly increase steal awareness. ”

This skill is really useful! Li Ao's intuitive feeling is better than the 'bullying mode', most of the veterans' playing style is more conservative, unlike rookies who can't move their heads and have to hit the muzzle.

He is looking forward to the talented forward rookies who have been in the NBA for two years......

After the win over the Spurs, the Clippers got two days off.

On the 3rd, Li Aojia practiced a day of emergency stop jump shooting and three-point shooting, and on the 4th, he carried out a day of team training with the team, and returned home at night to watch the live broadcast in front of the TV with the aunt of the hospital assistant.

The Trojans reached the Crazy Finals again after a year!

Dajuan Wagner and David Lee, two of the top 10 high school students in the nation in '01, went crazy in their freshman season.

Wagner averaged 21 points, 6.5 assists and 2 steals per game, won the All-American Rookie of the Year, was nominated for the Wooden Award, and was selected to the PAC10 League First Team and the All-American Second Team.

It is worth mentioning that Wagner averaged 42.5 points per game in his senior season......

David Lee averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds per game and ranked first in the PAC10 league in double-doubles this season.

These two plus the four top 100 high school students in the United States who are not so talented but also have good strength in the class of 00, the Trojans made it to the crazy third with a 25-5 record, and went all the way through the finals, defeating Kansas in the quarterfinals, beating UConn in the semifinals, and meeting the University of Maryland Terrapins in the finals.

The opponent Terrais is also very strong, Steve Blake, who averages 8 points and 8 assists per game, Juan Dixon, who averages 20.4 points per game, and Chris Wilcox, who averages 12 points and 7 boards per game, are also talented players who have attracted the attention of NBA teams.

At 7 p.m., the game began.

The score was 37-45 in the first half, and the Trojans were 8 points behind.

In the second half, Wagner showed his talent touted as 'Iverson Plus', using his speed to burst inside again and again, tearing apart the opposing defense, scoring 15 points and six assists at halftime to lead the Trojans to a 43-30 halftime score.

Relying on Wagner's 23 points and 10 assists in a single game, Sam Clancy's 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks, and David Lee's 10 points and 14 boards, the Trojans reversed the Terrapinus 80-75 and won the NCAA Basketball Championship trophy for the second time in 3 years!

After the live broadcast, Li Ao and Vivian drove to USC and set off fireworks with their classmates to celebrate the championship.

After winning the final semifinals, Li Ao set up the fireworks and won the final, which was to celebrate the college team, and lost...... It is to pay tribute to becoming the loser of the most failures......

…

On April 5, the NBA resumed after a one-day suspension.

The Clippers have a game today, alternating back-to-back firsts home and away.

During the pre-game meeting in the morning, the teammates saw Spider-Man smiling and knew what was going on.

Wouldn't you be happy that the university team won the championship?

And after the Trojans won the championship, the most mentioned by the media was not Wagner, who won the semi-finals and swept the MOP, but Li Ao.

It is said that it is because of Spider-Man that the Trojans can start this golden age.

Even Wagner, who just announced that he was leaving college early to participate in the draft after getting the MOP, said that he chose to join the Trojans because of Spider-Man.

Not only him, but the 8 top 100 high school students in the United States that the Trojans have grabbed in the past two years all said that they wanted to join the Trojans because of Spider-Man.

And before Spider-Man led the Trojans to a legendary season, a high school student ranked 54th in the United States was treated as a treasure by the Trojans.

After the meeting, Jordan said to Li Ao disdainfully: "It's not that you led the team to win the championship, what are you proud of." ”

Li Ao shook his shoulders and said: "You're sour, you're sour, we're going to tie your North Carolina if we win another championship, aren't you jealous?" Look at our lineup, even if Wagner leaves college early, we have a higher chance of winning the championship next year than you! ”

Jordan said angrily: "Felton, McCantz, and May, the three top ten high school students in the United States, have all announced that they want to join us, and we will definitely win the next championship before you, wait and see!" ”

"Bosh and Fraser are also very interested in us, just wait and see, huh!"

The teammates watched the basketball god and Spider-Man fight each other every day, and they didn't get used to it until they saw this picture one day.

By 5:30 p.m., the Clippers were facing a challenge from the Jazz at home.

In this game, the Clippers' defense can be said to be good, Malone only shot 7 of 16, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 16 points, the highest on the Jazz team.

The pinching, changing defenses, and shrinking are all very well done.

But the Jazz were over-accurate by the free wing shooters and cut-to-frame players, and Spider-Man Jr. had a layup that was thrown out when he was about to hit the ground after being pressed by O'Neal Jr., only to rub it on the rebound and fall into the basket.

The Jazz had a team-high 16 points, but 10 of the 11 players scored, seven of whom scored in double figures, and the team scored 105 points.

On the Clippers' side, Li Ao had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Jordan had 13 points and 8 assists, Bibby had 17 points and 4 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 11 points and 11 boards, and Odom had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists...... The team scored 99 points, a season average, neither good nor bad, and was killed by the Jazz's ultra-high shooting percentage of 41 of 75 shooting.

99-105, the Clippers lost at home.

The next day, the Clippers traveled to Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City to take on the Jazz.

Everything, there is a back and forth, and tonight it is the turn of the Clippers to soar.

Jordan forced back-to-back plays, performed fiercely, played 23 minutes, shot 7-of-11, plus 10-of-13 free throws, scored 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and beat his old rival Byron Russell to the spot.

Kirilenko's restriction on Li Ao tonight was better than last night, Li Ao only made 6 of 15 shots, plus 5 of 5 free throws to score 17 points, but he had 6 boards and 7 assists, and he did a good job, with 2 steals and 5 blocks, and his defense was better than Kirilenko.

Malone hit 5 of 15 in the sandwich of Li Ao, Jordan, and O'Neal Jr. tonight, and only scored 14 points, which was worse than Li Ao.

On the Clippers' side, in addition to Jordan and Li Ao's irascible offensive and defensive performances, there was also an even more irritable Bibby, who shot 9 of 15, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 24 points and 9 assists.

Relying on the irritable performance of the three outside lines, the Clippers defeated the Jazz 109-86, and the revenge was immediately reported the next day!

…

After back-to-back games with the Jazz, the Clippers improved their record to 59-16 and lost the opportunity to tie the Lakers in the 99-00 season.

Li Ao only remembered this when he saw the news from ESPN.

Of course, he also wanted to tie the Lakers, but he didn't tie it, so he didn't tie it.

The Kings just had back-to-backs, which were also 1-1.

Webber really can't deal with Garnett, the Kings have been strong like this this season, playing the Lakers 2-2, but playing the Timberwolves stunned to play a 1-3, and the win was the Timberwolves' pain period after losing Trill Brandon, and now the Timberwolves have recovered their 50-win strength last season, and the Kings have been upset.

Playing the Magic, the Kings once again showed their strong strength, tied in the first quarter, and the Kings led 27-21 in the second quarter, and the two teams began to fight for stability, and finally the Magic lost by 4 points.

The Kings are currently 58-17 and have a slight lead over their Clippers.

Although it is not important that he did not catch up with the Lakers, being upset by the Jazz team still sounded the alarm for Li Ao.

At present, the top eight in the West have been determined, the Jazz team is now 41-34, ranked eighth, the seventh-ranked SuperSonics team is 42-34, the top six have a big advantage, these two teams can't rush, and the ninth-place Suns are currently 32-43 and have lost the possibility of entering the playoffs, and the two teams can't fall out.

If the Clippers end up holding on to the top spot in the league, the first-round opponent will be between these two teams, both of whom have beaten them once in the regular season.

Although they are confident in the strength of their own team, after Jordan enters the best state at the moment, they are already proper favorites to compete for the championship, but Li Ao does not dare to be careless.

These veteran powerhouses are tough to play against when it comes to the playoffs.

After playing the Jazz, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the team and welcomed the challenges of the Nuggets and Grizzlies on the 8th and 10th.

Jordan didn't play in either game, but won both easily.

Playing the Nuggets, Li Ao played 26 minutes, shot 8 of 13, plus 4 of 5 free throws, scored 20 points, 6 boards, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and was replaced by Gentry after scoring 20.

Combined with O'Neal Jr.'s 28 points, Bibby's 18 points and 3 assists, and Odom's 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, the Clippers blew down the Nuggets 102-75.

Playing against the Grizzlies, Li Ao played 33 minutes, shooting 11 of 18, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 27 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks.

O'Neal Jr. and Gasol exploded each other, the former scored 13 points and 10 boards, and the latter scored 18 points and 7 boards.

Combined with Bibby's 13 points and 5 assists and Odom's 13 points and 6 assists, the Clippers easily defeated the Grizzlies 94-82.

In the game against the Grizzlies, Li Ao faced the rough but skillful defense of his old teammate Margety, and performed very well in singles, scoring 8 singles in 11 goals.

After the game, he received a system prompt that the emergency stop jump shot technique successfully broke through to 80!

Looking at the basic skills of 88's emergency stop, he estimated that there was still a lot of room for improvement in this move, but the training method was dragging its feet.

He knows that this is a normal situation, and there is always a limit to the progress that can be made during the season, in addition to talent, playing time, physical strength and other reasons, there is no time to study and polish the training method, which is also the core reason, otherwise the Olajuwon training camp will not be able to open for more than 20 years in the future.

He actually has a way to continue to polish his training methods now, but he doesn't have time, so he can only wait for the offseason.

Next, seize the time to practice mid-to-long shots, back shots, and turn-over jump shots!

…

On the afternoon of the 11th, the Clippers left Los Angeles to start the last consecutive road trip of the season, this time the three consecutive road games were completed, and all 41 road games in the regular season were played.

After getting on the plane, Li Ao saw his teammates playing cards as usual, playing cards, making up for sleep, and watching videos, and he was not too excited.

Li Ao said to Jordan, who played two laps on the side and then rested: "We won 61, and the news has been touting us for the past two days, I thought they would be very excited, it was really unexpected." ”

Jordan responded: "We were already sure that we could get 60 wins after we played 15 consecutive wins, and we were already excited at that time, but now of course we can take it calmly, and it is important to have a calm mentality, and we are fighting for the top spot in the league. ”

"Oh? Michael: How did you feel when you won 60 for the first time? ”

"It was a difficult time, we won six of the last seven games to get 61 wins, lost to the Pistons in the middle, and the last two games against the Pistons and the other opponent was the Hornets, who had beaten us before, and the media didn't think we could get 60 wins, but I did it."

Looking at Jordan's stunned look, Li Ao nodded and responded: "It seems that we are still more powerful, everyone thinks that we will definitely be able to win 60 wins, and I think it is possible for us to win 65 wins." ”

Jordan: [○'Д○]

Aren't we having a good chat? Still with a handful of one?

He couldn't refute it, the 'we' in the mouth of the big spider also had him.

Didn't he finally change 'we' to 'me' a little pretend, he pretended to be so vague, and he was still heard, hateful!

After a night's rest in Dallas, on April 12, the Clippers traveled to the American Airlines Center to take on the Mavericks.

At 7:40 p.m., both teams entered the pitch.

"Dallas Mavericks, 53-24, 106.3 points per game and 102.7 points conceded per game......"

Li Ao looked at the Mavericks' team report and thought of the Timberwolves, the head coach who looked like the godfather of the gangsters, and didn't know how jealous old Nelson was.

The Timberwolves were forced to play offense in the early part of the season, and if they wanted to be stronger, they could only go to the wrong side, and the main control reimbursement was directly over.

On the Mavericks' side, it's no problem to build a team that integrates offense and defense, and last season's rules weren't as good for defense as they are now, and the Mavericks already have first-class defensive ability and should do better.

But Nelson Sr. didn't, eh, just play, and played all season, and now has the league's first points per game and the second most points per game in the league.

When the head coach becomes the old Nelson, except for the fact that there is no championship, he is definitely a winner in the coaching world.

Li Ao turned off the system and felt a hot gaze.

He followed his gaze...... The Silver Horn King!

What does this guy want to do? What's the quirk? That's not right! This product is in his 40s and is still engaged in online dating and was scammed...... Oh, that's supposed to be the technique of Spider-Man.

Then show it well, the Golden Rooster independent back bag is hung up, the opponent's defense is so bad that only the Warriors can compare, and they will rush directly tonight!

At 8 p.m., the Clippers played the Mavericks on the road.

Spider-Man and the Silver Horn King start the game directly into the attack mode!

Old Nelson is ready to let Nowitzki pick up the next game, they have 53 wins, the Timberwolves are currently 47 wins, and there are only 5 games left in the regular season, they have locked up the top spot in the region, occupy the second place in the West, and fight for meaningless wins, it is better to let the Disciples practice their singles ability in the remaining games and prepare for the playoffs.

At first, Nelson Sr. was confused, he asked Nowitzki to strengthen the transfer pass, run to shoot the basketball, learn Spider-Man's way of responding, become a better axis, and have the ability to divide the ball, whether it is a single or a catch-and-shoot shot, it will be smoother, but this lover seems to understand and run to learn singles...... But he was pleasantly surprised by the effect.

He hadn't thought about how useful Nowitzki was in developing the back shot, some people said that Nowitzki was a plus-size version of Bird, but he knew that Bird's kind of genius was hard to come by, and Nowitzki's talent was still worse than the big birdies.

But the result of the practice was beyond his expectations, Spider-Man's playing style with his arm span, and when he came to Nowitzki, he could play a similar role by relying on his height.

Nelson Sr. is not the kind of coach who is rigid, he decisively admitted that he was wrong and told Nowitzki to learn to play with his back.

Tonight, the Silver Horn King showed his progress in singles over the course of the season, mainly with his back, turn-over jumpers, turn-around shots, and turn-and-go two-step pull-up jumpers.

is just the quasi-head, 3 of the 8 shots in the first quarter, plus a cut into the catch hook and was fouled, 8 points in a single quarter.

Li Ao was much more coquettish on his side, singles Adrian Griffin, Finley, all kinds of turnover-back-to-back jumpers, turn-back shots, and back-to-back jumpers...... If you don't kick your legs back, it's uncomfortable, and the corners of Jordan's mouth twitch when he sees it.

Leaning back is handsome, Jordan can understand, but what's wrong with kicking his legs?

Li Ao shot 6 of 9 in a single quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, the Mavericks' defensive intensity was not high, he did not make free throws in the first quarter, but he still scored 13 points in a single quarter!

The difference in firepower between the two also represents the difference in firepower between the two teams.

It's not that the Clippers can attack better than the opponent, if they all encounter teams with average or poor defense, the Mavericks are likely to score more points than the Clippers, but the Mavericks themselves are one of the teams with the worst defense, and the Clippers can also limit Nash to lead the team to play fast-break.

The Clippers led the Mavericks by 9 points 34-25 in the first quarter!

In the second quarter, with a clear lead, Gentry began to try pure defense, practicing his team's defensive ability, although the probability is not high, but in case the Mavericks really overturn the Kings and rush into the Western Conference finals...... Be prepared.

Overall, the defense in this quarter was okay, and the Mavericks' score dropped to 22 points, but the Clippers scored only 21 points on their own.

Entering halftime, Gentry was complained by his lover that "it is better to play offense", and he thought about it, if he has the ability to win the Mavericks by offense, it is really better to fight offensively, and the next-door neighbor also eats all over the world.

In the second half, the bombardment continued, with the Clippers scoring 30 points in two consecutive quarters, and the Mavericks' offensive firepower was okay, scoring 26 and 27 points respectively.

At 10:22 p.m., the game ended.

Nowitzki made 28 crazy shots tonight and scored 12 goals, and his singles effect was actually quite average, but he opened up and made a good catch-and-shoot three-point shot, shooting 3 of 6, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and got 31 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Nash had 19 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, Finley 13 points and Van Exel 16 points.

Li Ao showed a wave of back play skills to the Silver Horn King tonight, shooting 14 of 26, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, plus 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 35 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Jordan played 31 minutes, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, plus 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, to finish with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

plus O'Neal Jr.'s 13 points and 8 boards, Odom's 11 points, 10 boards and 7 assists, and Bibby's 12 points and 6 assists......

115-100, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks and improved their record to 62-16!

…

The game was won very smoothly, and the old Nelson opened Li Ao's eyes again.

In order to cultivate young talents, it is normal to sacrifice part of their strength and achievements.

But a team with a high probability of 55 wins does so...... Mad scientists!

The Silver Horn King's talent for back-hitting also made him feel the pressure.

The Silver Horn King's back shot, which is the level he had in the playoffs last season, will just hit the back, and the shooting will be more accurate because the opponent's shooting fundamentals are stronger than he was back then.

There is also the height and arm span of the silver horn king as a center, and the inner line technique flows back to play, and the degree of applicability is higher than that of the outside line.

It seems that a terrifying monster has been released...... But it doesn't matter, the other party is progressing fast, he is progressing faster!

The next day, on the 13th, the Clippers left Dallas for Seattle, followed by an away back-to-back, their last back-to-back of the season.

So far, the fans' eyes are focused on the three teams.

One is the 57-21 Lakers, the Lakers won 9 in a row, but the Kings ended the winning streak, and there are still 4 games left to play, and there is still a good chance of 60 wins.

One is the Kings, who are currently 61-17, the best record in team history, with four games remaining, and if they win all of them, they will have a 65-win record for the first time in team history.

The last team is the Clippers, although they can no longer match the Lakers' 99-00 Lakers, but there is a great hope of hitting 65 wins.

Based on the best record in the history of each team, 65 wins can rank fifth among 29 teams!

The current fifth, the Jazz, have 67 wins in the '96-'97 season.

That's right, it's another 'Emperor's Record', and ESPN continues to lead the mainstream media.

Other media look down on ESPN and will only engage in gimmick operations, make some flashy records, and be ridiculed by fans, but they can't stand the large traffic of others, and the Internet platform traffic of other sports media is not as much as ESPN, so it can only follow the hype.

At 8 p.m. on the 14th, the Clippers' away game against the SuperSonics kicked off at Key Arena.

The SuperSonics and Jazz are both currently on 42 wins, and the battle for seventh place in the West is very tight, so it's clear that both teams want to play the Mavericks more.

Jordan was also teased between the two opponents.

They want to beat Payton again in the playoffs and beat the twins again in the playoffs.

But after the game started, Jordan didn't have the heart to 'pick an opponent'.

Wanting to avoid the Clippers and meet Jordan, Payton exploded under the dual power!

The SuperSonics led Payton to a 28-24 lead in the first quarter to take a four-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Clippers returned a 25-21 break from the SuperSonics, and the two teams were tied at 49 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Payton went on a rampage, shooting 8-of-12 in the single quarter, plus 3-of-3 free throws, scoring 19 points and 3 assists, leading the SuperSonics to 31 points in a single quarter.

The Clippers defended well, no worse than in the second quarter.

The SuperSonics really relied on Payton's mid-range shots one after another, beating the Clippers 31-24 in a single quarter and taking a seven-point lead.

In the past, it was the Clippers who made their opponents feel terrible in the middle shot, and tonight, it was their turn to be hammered.

In the final quarter, Payton's firepower was defeated, and the Clippers counterattacked, the positional battle single shot, and the wing players cut into the cake, and the firepower was full of firepower, and the SuperSonics were frantically suppressed.

In the first 11 and a half minutes, the Clippers went on a 24-19 run to narrow the deficit to two points!

It was the Clippers offense again, and at the critical moment, Jordan singled the ball to Bibi, who was sandwiched by Barry and Lewis and passed again.

Li Ao pulled to the right sideline and took a three-point shot...... Entered!

Key ball, quasi-lore!

100 to 99, the Clippers are ahead by 1 point!

The SuperSonics did not call a timeout, and in the last round, Li Ao, Bibby, and Matt Harprin stared at the three shots of Lewis, Barry, and Radmanovic.

Payton singled Jordan and feints to break through, and Jordan immediately withdraws from the defense.

What Jordan didn't expect was that Payton, who scored 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws, didn't make a three-point shot, and chose to step back and shoot a three-point shot when the difference was only 1 point at the last moment......

While the ball was still in the air, the final whistle blew and the ball fell into the frame with a long whistle.

The high bench referee confirmed that Payton's shot was from beyond the three-point line, and the technical desk confirmed that the ball had 1.1 seconds left in Payton's hand.

The glove is effective for three points, and the anti-lore Spider-Man is counter-lore!

102-100, the SuperSonics ended the Clippers' 4-game winning streak!

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After the game, Li Ao and Jordan's expressions were like this-

Li Ao: ()

Jordan: (**||)

The former is a pain in the egg, a strong team at the Western Conference playoff level, and it is really a surprise that cannot be taken lightly.

Jordan was the one who was killed, and now I'm embarrassed.

Both of them scored 22 points tonight, with Bibby scoring 16 and O'Neal Jr. and Odom both scoring 10 and playing well, and a late shootout......

But Payton had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists...... It's their pot.

It's okay to defend it, but when the other party enters, it's their problem.

There are also Anthony Mason Jr.'s 22 points and 7 boards, Li Ao feels that some people shouldn't give them a chance and shoot themselves in the foot.

After excitedly celebrating the victory with his teammates, Payton ran to the Clippers to find Jordan to show off the victory: "This time I won!" Kill you on the head!"

Jordan put away his embarrassment, he was different from Li Ao, and he had to spray if he lost: "If you are lucky tonight, if you have the guts, you will pick us in the first round!" ”

Peyton: (ˇˇ) This is a renegotiation ......

Li Ao disagreed with Jordan on the side: "Glove is not a fool, how can he compete with you for the sake of face, he will definitely shrink his head, endure it, steal fun for this victory, and choose to fight the Mavericks." ”

Peyton listened to the first half of the big spider, and thought this kid was good, but after listening to ......*****, Spider-Man!

Facing these two goods one-on-two, they definitely can't spray, and Peyton turned around and left with a scolding.

Li Ao and Jordan glanced at each other - happy cooperation.

But after a wave of hard mouths, both of them felt a lot of pressure.

Li Ao said: "We lost tonight, our record is 63-17 now, and I still think that I can easily win the SuperSonics and the last game against the Timberwolves, and now I have to win the last two games." ”

Jordan shook his head: "Not only that, my agent told me at halftime that the Kings also won, they are now 62-17, their next three opponents are the Grizzlies, the Suns, and us, those two games they can really win easily, tonight I was killed by Payton, and if we don't win the next two games, not only will we not get 65 wins, but we will also lose the first place in the league." ”

After saying that, Jordan waited for the evil spider to spray him and was hammered by Peyton.

But......

"It's okay, the Kings and the Timberwolves, both win, we can get 65 wins and keep the top spot in the league." After speaking, Li Ao turned around and walked towards the players' tunnel.

Jordan: "⊙_⊙ "...... ()…… [○｀Д○]

Ya, why didn't you spray this time!

The god of basketball has done a good job of psychological construction, and the hateful big spider doesn't spray!

Although there were 10,000 alpacas running in his heart, Jordan felt a trace of warmth.

This kind of situation is still rare in his career, and when he was with the Bulls, if he lost, no teammates dared to comfort him......

Looking at the back of Spider-Man walking into the players' tunnel, Jordan put aside the self-blame of the lore.

Spider-Man is right, what are you afraid of, they won the last two games, and they are still the first in the league!

However, he never imagined that one day he would be the one who was led by others.

That's pretty good!

8,000 words were made up that day, and by the way, 1,000 words were made up last month, and there was still 62,000 words missing, Xiaofeng took his time~

(End of chapter)