The first competition month is over.

The record is very good.

The Magic are 14-3, first in the East and first in the league.

The Pistons are 12-4 and second in the East.

The Mavericks are 13-3 and first in the West.

The Clippers are 12-2 and second in the West.

Poor, very bad.

The Cavaliers and Nuggets are both 2-14, and the Grizzlies and Heat are both 3-14.

On December 1st, a new month arrived, and the league announced the monthly awards for the first competition month.

The best rookie of the month, the big bamboo pole in the east, the little overlord in the west.

Yao Ming averaged 13.8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game to beat the Heat's Caron Butler to win the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month, and Stoudemire beat Dajuan Wagner of the Grizzlies with 12.6 points and 9 rebounds per game to win the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

Magic head coach Doc Rivers and Mavericks head coach Nelson Sr. each won the Eastern and Western Coach of the Month awards.

Nowitzki averaged 25.8 points per game and Nash averaged 18 points and 8.8 assists per game, and the two jointly won the Western Conference Player of the Month award.

Maddy averaged 20.7 points, 6.6 boards, 6.6 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and Duncan averaged 24 points, 13 boards, 1.7 assists and 2.7 blocks per game, and the two jointly won the Eastern Conference of the Month.

Li Ao was looking forward to staying in front of the TV and seeing others win awards...... When is the next time you play the Mavericks?

The key is that the alliance announced the best vote of the month, and he and his senior brother only received 3 votes less than the Silver Horn King and the Son of the Wind.

He took out the team manual from his bag, flipped through it, knocked! After the 6th consecutive game, there is a 5-consecutive guest, including the Texas three-consecutive guest.

The Clippers had very few games in November, not counting the Oct. 30 opener, with just 13 games.

But in December and January, there were more games, both with 16 games.

The first month of the competition schedule is relaxed, and there are many advantages, but there are also disadvantages - when competing for awards, it suffers, and the good performance of the tight schedule is obviously more recognized.

Seeing the vote in the east, he felt much more balanced.

The duo of Billups and Ray Allen is only two votes less than the TT pair.

Li Ao opened the system and looked at his comprehensive evaluation, and he estimated that he was not much closer to the 89 of the first-class limit.

In the past month, he has gotten a lot of workouts, Jordan has gone off the bench, as the player with the highest singles success rate in the starting lineup, every time the starting offense can't be opened, he is the one who chisels.

Bibby's technique is actually more comprehensive, but limited by physical fitness, in addition to solid basic skills, many technical strength is actually not enough, he is better at seizing opportunities, the advantage is a big heart, strong stability, rather than a strong attack.

Li Ao is in the fastest-growing age group on the outside, training at least twice as efficiently as a player of the same talent, giving opportunities to the coaching staff in games, and laying a solid foundation in the past two years...... The newly developed three-threat stance has gone from a foundation level of 64 to a good level of 71 in just one month.

Jordan was numb to the speed at which he was improving.

The dribble and turn shot from the back to 78, the turn-over jumper and the step-back jumper all came to 79, the high-post back shot increased from 85 to 86, the pull-up jump shot from 80 to 82, and the catch-and-catch pull-up jump shot from 87 to 88...... These advances are slower, to the point where they rely on the time pile.

Li Ao sorted out the direction of improvement this season, his mother told him to eat, he turned off the system, went downstairs to eat, rested until half past one, and went to the warehouse training ground to practice.

Gentry didn't train again today, and started the 'wellness mode' a month earlier than in the past two seasons.

Yes, Gentry is copying the homework of the Zen master next door, and preventing injuries is a more important thing for them than progress.

The head coach who has defended the title 5 times, the only one in the league, is stupid not to copy the answer sheet with a perfect score.

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On December 2, the Clippers welcomed the second opponent in six consecutive games - the Timberwolves.

In the past few years, Garnett can only be described in one tragic word, and it can be said that last season and this summer can be said to be even worse.

Philip Saunders finally made offensive basketball, although it was not tested in the playoffs, but the regular season was once second in the West and second in the league, but Trill Brandon played and died, and he did not return this year and continued to be reimbursed.

The key is that Trill Brandon still has a two-year, $22.18 million contract, plus Garnett's $25 million, and the salaries of the two this season and next season account for almost three-quarters of the salary cap.

After the Timberwolves lost Billups this summer, they wanted to bring in Andre Miller, who played slowly, and the media and experts felt that it was a very suitable point guard for Garnett, but he was snatched away by the Jazz without a first-round pick, and the formation of Miller + Garnett's duo failed......

However, the owner of the Timberwolves can be said to have done his best to Garnett, letting McHale go all out to fight for free agents and use all the terms that can be used.

6 years and 33 million US knives from the Magic team to dig Troy Hudson, the new signing this season averaged 14 points and 5.5 assists per game, mid-range shooting, and TT combination for two years, tactical quality has been practiced, and it is a very successful reinforcement for the Timberwolves.

The Clippers also gave the same contract in the offseason to poach the shooter-type point guard, but Troy Hudson chose the Timberwolves, and the Clippers added 2 million, which he didn't agree.

On the one hand, the Timberwolves promised to give him a start, and on the other hand, ...... Just lost in the finals and threw himself into the enemy, he wanted face.

In addition to Troy Hudson, the Timberwolves also signed Kendall Gill and Rod Strickland with base salary in the offseason.

After Kendall Gill arrived at a 50-win team, his heart rose again.

He has been devastated by injuries many times, trained hard in the summer, performed much better in the new season than in the past two seasons, and stayed healthy, not losing a game in the first month of the first month in four seasons, averaging 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game, and firmly settled in the starting position...... It's a pity that he is 34 years old, and he is no longer the talented No. 5 show back then.

At 8 p.m., the game began.

The Timberwolves fielded a starting lineup of Troy Hudson, Kendall Gill, Szczebiak, Garnett, and Nesterovic.

The Clippers fielded a starting lineup of Bibby, Big Q, Ao Lee, Teylond Hill, and O'Neal Jr.

Garnett performed vigorously in the first half, with 16 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in the half, leading the Timberwolves to lead the Clippers by one point 25-24 in the first quarter and win the Clippers by two points at 26-23 in the second quarter.

But in the second half, Garnett only got 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and his offense and defense also declined.

The Clippers went 29-18 in the third quarter and 28-19 in the final quarter......

Li Ao made 11 of 20 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 26 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

Odom, who came off the bench, took advantage of O'Neal Jr. inside and a ghost outside, and soared 19 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.

Jordan shot 7-of-13 from the field, plus 5-of-6 free throws, to finish with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Bibby had 10 points and 9 assists, and O'Neal Jr. had 14 points and 9 rebounds......

Facing the Clippers, who are in excellent condition, Garnett scored 25 points, 14 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

The Timberwolves' role player lineup is actually very good, but there is only one core, and it is still the core that can't be opened when it encounters a tough battle, and it hits the street......

104-88, the Clippers beat the Timberwolves lightly, improving their record to 13-2!

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With a win over the Timberwolves, the Clippers kicked off their second game month.

On the 4th, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Rockets.

The Rockets' core roster on paper looks gorgeous, with Francis + Mobley + McDice, and James Posey was traded for just a '03 lottery-protected first-round pick.

But McDyce continues to be reimbursed, and the Rockets' No. 2 center is Kevin Cato, who averages 5 points and 6 boards per game.

Morris Taylor came back after a year of reimbursement, holding a six-year, $48 million contract, averaging only 8 points and 3 boards per game, and the athleticism he relied on to survive in the NBA is gone, and he is no longer the 97-year genius of the Clippers who averaged 17+ per game in his sophomore year......

Due to Gerard Wallace's injury, Francis played well tonight, shooting 8-of-20 from the field, plus 12-of-14 free throws, to finish with 28 points and 8 assists, but Mobley was only 9 points on 2-of-7 shooting by Ao.

James Posey defends Li Ao quite well on the singles, and unlike Andre Miller, who is all-round on the defensive end, James Posey focuses on single defense.

However, off-ball defense is still James Posey's weakness, and Li Ao, with the help of Odom, who has been in excellent form recently, and Jordan, who has performed steadily, scored 26 points with off-ball play, plus 5 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

O'Neal Jr. had 15 points and 15 boards, Odom had 14 points, 6 boards and 8 assists, Jordan had 14 points and 4 assists, Bibby had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and 11 points in Q......

104-95, the Clippers defeated the Rockets by 9 points and won three in a row.

On the 5th, the Clippers faced the Heat back-to-back.

In this game, the Clippers played 12 players, and all 12 players scored.

Li Ao played 19 minutes and left work, shooting 5 of 8, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 14 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Jordan had a team-high 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Bibby had 11 points and 6 assists, Odom had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, the big Q had 14 points, and O'Neal Jr. had 13 points and 10 boards...... The Clippers had six players score in double figures, slaughtering the Heat 102-82.

Gentry was happy with the winner, and Pat Riley was happy with the loss.

If the god operator can get the champion lottery, of course, he has to choose that one, but if he doesn't get it, he still has a favorite alternative.

The last time the Clippers went to Miami, Wang Zhizhi was out due to injury, and tonight Wang Zhizhi played, playing 19 minutes, shooting 3 of 8, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, and got 9 points and 4 boards.

So far this season, Wang Zhizhi has played in 15 games, scoring 8.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists, and his performance is okay, but his shooting percentage is not as good as when he was with the Mavericks.

After back-to-back games, the Clippers got a day off and continued their back-to-back games for their first five-day four-game game of the season, with the next two against the Pacers and Nets.

On the 7th, the Clippers host the Pacers.

With the introduction of Larry Hughes and the exchange of Jalen Rose for Rahim, the Pacers jumped from the fringe of the playoffs to the top four in the East, and currently ranks behind the Magic, Pistons, and Nets with 13 wins and 7 losses.

After 20 games, the Pacers are averaging just 87.7 points per game, and their defensive efficiency is higher than that of the Magic, which ranks first in the league.

But the scoring is not too high, averaging only 90.6 points per game, well below the league average of 96.1 points.

Tinsley, Larry Hughes, Reggie Miller, Raheem, Dale Davis in the starting lineup, plus Harrington, Ron Mersel, Crohill, Eric Strickland, Jonathan Bend, Tim Hardaway, Jeff Foster...... , averaging only 90.6 points per game, this pot, has to be Saiah Thomas's back.

The Assassins' defensive system has been built very well, but the offensive coaching ability has collapsed, and the offensive tactical coordination is comparable to that of the 76ers.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started, and the two teams came up and sacrificed an iron-blooded battle.

17-20, 20-23, the Clippers trailed by six points at halftime, and in the third quarter, the Clippers played a single quarter score of 26-21 to narrow the gap to one point.

But in the final quarter, Raheem went on a rampage, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, leading the Pacers to an 18-14 single-quarter score and keeping the lead to the end.

Li Ao scored more tonight than in the last 10 games, shooting 10-of-22, including 2-of-6 three-pointers, plus 5-of-6 free throws to score 27 points.

Jordan finished with 20 points and two assists on 8-of-18 shooting.

But the fact that the two of them didn't feel particularly good and scored more points than usual meant that the Clippers were really out of luck tonight.

82-77, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Clippers by 5 points, ending the Clippers' 4-game winning streak!

The Pacers' 12-man main lineup, each of which is strong enough to become a super strong team that integrates offense and defense, and the Assassins actually use 12-man rotation to play defense...... This is the first time the Clippers have encountered such an opponent.

The next day, Dec. 8, the Clippers hosted back-to-back home games against the Nets.

In the last game of 4 games in 5 days, the physical condition of the Clippers players was not bad, and the homework of the next-door neighbor was not in vain.

Although the early end of the training run-in phase slowed down the progress of tactical adjustment, the physical exertion was also reduced a lot.

And it doesn't mean that you will be able to improve if you keep training, but better physical reserves are real.

In the Eastern Conference Final Four, compared with the Magic, Pistons, and Pacers, which have changed greatly compared to last season, the Nets have completely continued last season's style of play.

In fact, the Nets also wanted to change, but they had no choice but to lose and become irreversible.

After the start of the game at 8 p.m., both teams opted to focus on attack.

The Nets had the upper hand in the opening period, and as the game deepened, the Clippers bucked the trend, and after the first quarter, the Clippers led the Nets by one point 30-29 into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Clippers began to take the initiative, playing a 27-25 score to lead by 3 points at halftime, and in the third quarter, the Clippers continued to work hard, playing a 34-26 score, extending the lead to 11 points at the end of the third quarter!

But Kidd didn't give up, and the Nets blasted 31 points in the final quarter and defended the Clippers to just 20 points.

After regular time, the two teams were tied 111-111 and went into overtime!

In this overtime, Li Ao was numb, he shot 2 of 5 alone, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws to score 7 points, but he was the only one on the team to score.

On the other side, Kidd took advantage of the containment brought by his hot touch tonight and led the team to score 15 points in 5 minutes!

At 10:41 p.m., the game ended.

Kidd shot 12-of-23, including 7-of-10 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws to finish with 35 points and 15 assists, plus a career-high 19 rebounds in a single game!

35+19+15, Kidd scored a big triple-double of 3 times 15, leading the Nets to a narrow 126-118 victory over the Clippers, giving the Clippers their first two-game losing streak this season!

Li Ao played 45 minutes, shooting 17 of 30, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, plus 8 of 9 free throws, relying on 7 points in overtime, a season-high 46 points, plus 8 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks...... Rejoin the Empty Slash Group.

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Li Ao felt that after winning the championship, the whole world became better.

If he loses 40+ last season, he will be laughed at for a while, and the next time he meets the same opponent, he will be ridiculed again.

But this time he scored 46 points, and the evaluation given by the media after the game - Spider-Man's scoring ability has not declined, but the team does not need him to score high points every night, and when he needs to score high points, he is still the top scorer who averages 25+ per game.

Li Ao thought of Pierce, this one, before he won the FMVP, he was called 'braggart' and '35 seconds 13 knives' by domestic fans, and when he won the championship, he became 'truth' and 'immortal bird'.

However, there is still ridicule, and it is really miserable to lose with 46 points, and it is still 40+ in a single game with an ultra-high shooting rate of 17 of 30 shots.

The most talked-about is, of course, Kidd's super triple-double......

Career-high rebounds, Nets career-high single-game points, plus 15 assists, and career-high seven-pointers in a single game.

Kidd's style of play in this game is actually similar to usual, most of the scoring is not a single score, but the open position shooting is better grasped, and there is more peripheral containment ability.

But it's this additional ability that allows Kidd to reach the quasi-dominant level as a point guard, second only to O'Neal and Duncan in terms of court dominance.

It's been a long time since I've had two consecutive defeats, Li Ao is very uncomfortable, 6 consecutive main starts high and low, and 2 consecutive defeats after 4 consecutive wins...... But the thought of Duncan and Kidd in the East together makes me feel a lot better.

There will be no more matches against these two in the regular season this season, and you can sit back and wait for these two to hurt each other in the playoffs.

After four games in five days, the Clippers got two days off.

On the 9th, he rested for 1 day, and on the 10th, the Clippers came to Houston and started a five-game trip, starting with a Texas three-game trip.

On the 11th, the Clippers challenged the Rockets away, relying on Li Ao's 27 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, and O'Neal Jr.'s 27 points, 16 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, the Clippers defeated the Rockets 94-83.

In this game, Li Ao and O'Neal Jr. played very hard and didn't want to continue to lose, so the two teamed up to play a dominant defense against the Rockets, won the victory steadily, and ended the losing streak.

After playing the Rockets, the Clippers came to San Antonio, and after a night's rest, they came to the ATT Center to challenge the Spurs.

After two years of rotten, the Spurs have been on the rise this season.

At present, the Spurs have played 21 games, 10-11, beating the 9-13 Rockets, and ranking ninth in the West!

This season, the top teams have eaten too many wins, and the teams outside the top eight in the East and West have a winning rate of less than 50%.

The Spurs are the non-playoff team with the best chance of breaking the winless rate.

The Spurs have risen momentum thanks to the advancement of two talents.

Kwame Brown has played 20 games so far this season, averaging 10.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.

Arenas, who played 21 games, averaged 19.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, and was very good except for an ugly 39.9% shooting percentage.

In addition, David Robinson, who averaged 12 points, 7 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1.8 blocks per game, Bowen who performed in the first defense, Rookie Ginobili who averaged 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game with good combat ability, Stephen Jackson, who began to realize his potential and averaged 11 points, 3 boards and 2 assists per game, and Tony Parker, who was not taken seriously but still averaged 7.3 points and 4.2 assists per game and became the main substitute......

Two years later, Spurs general manager RC Buford has built another promising lineup

Drafting, picking up the pearls that other teams don't want, RC Buford's ability in this area is second to none in the league.

The main question for the Spurs to succeed in their rise is whether they will be able to move in the right direction when David Robinson, the veteran leader, retires.

Don't look at David Robinson's performance on the court is no longer as good as Kwame Brown, but his importance, such as Pippen and Sabonis, for the Trail Blazers, at least looks indispensable this season.

The Spurs' strength this season is defense, conceding only 91.3 points per game, but only 90.1 points per game, purely relying on Arenas, Stephen Jackson, Ginobili, Parker and others.

At 7:30 p.m., Kwame Brown beat O'Neal Jr. to win the jump ball, and the game began.

Watching Li Ao stay at the top arc and wait for Arenas to advance, Popovich had a big head.

It's not just Sloan who doesn't want to play the Clippers, Popovich doesn't want to.

He regretted it, he knew that he didn't target this guy back then, but now that retribution is coming, this guy's eyes are flashing in Arenas!

Not surprisingly, tonight was another miserable night for Arenas, who was still in his formative years, playing 31 minutes and scoring 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting, plus 4-of-6 free throws.

However, the Spurs played a lot more aggressively tonight than they did last season, fighting very the defensive end.

Both teams struggled to defend the whole game, and in the end, the Clippers, who had a stronger wing defense, narrowly defeated the Spurs 87-83.

Arenas had 14 points and five assists, Stephen Jackson had 20 points, Kwame Brown had eight points and eight boards, David Robinson had 19 points and eight boards, and Parker had seven points and three assists.

Li Ao made 8 of 20 shots, got 22 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Bibby 10 points and 7 assists, Jordan 15 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, O'Neal Jr. 10 points and 8 boards, Odom 6 points, 10 boards and 3 assists......

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In the first two games of the Texas three-game travel streak, the Clippers did not play easily.

It's not for nothing that all teams hate playing Texas Treble.

The Rockets and Spurs, although their strength is average, the head coaches of both teams advocate defensive priority, and they can grind each other's skin if they lose.

And that's not all, the Clippers have one more trip to Texas - the Texas supremacy in the past 3 seasons, the No. 1 Mavericks in the West!

On December 14, the Clippers came to Dallas, and after a night's rest, they came to the American Airlines Center to challenge the Mavericks.

The Mavericks are also currently losing four games, but have won 19 games, and with a 19-4 record, they are in first place in the West ahead of the 17-4 Clippers.

This season, the old Nelson is no longer brainless and fighting, and the Mavericks have played a balanced offensive and defensive performance.

He averaged 102.3 points per game and conceded 93.6 points per game in 23 games.

The offense isn't the best, with the Pistons averaging 104 points per game and the Warriors averaging 102.6 points per game, and the defense isn't the best, with 94.6 points going to be top-notch.

However, the offense and defense are combined, scoring third in the league in points per game and tenth in the league in points conceded per game, and their performance is among the best in the league.

The Clippers are averaging 99.7 points per game and conceding 91.4 points per game, and their overall performance is half as good as that of the Mavericks.

Nowitzki averaged 25.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and Nash averaged 18.6 points and 8.7 assists per game, both of whom had their best performances so far.

At 8 p.m., the game began.

After a few months, the two teams met again, and this time the Clippers couldn't press the Mavericks to play, but the Mavericks relied on Nowitzki and Nash to both score 7 points in a single quarter, leading the Clippers by 5 points 26-21 in the first quarter!

When Nelson Sr. chooses to be steady, the Mavericks defense is really solid! It's not the strongest wave, but it's the edge of the top defense.

can't be among the top because Nowitzki is very stretched in defense except for the frame, Nash is a defensive black hole, and the old Nelson's wireless wheel conversion defense can't be played, so he can only play regular defense.

However, the Mavericks are solid defensively, and the Clippers players are not surprised, having played more than a quarter of the regular season, which is not as surprising as the Pistons in the opening season and finding the Pistons focus on offense.

What really surprised the Clippers players was Nowitzki's singles performance, which was 3-of-6 shooting, including 1-of-1 three-pointers, and he scored seven points in the quarter without free throws.

Nowitzki's singles style and movements, except that the movements are slower, the breakthrough is poorer, and the pull-up jump shot is easy to be sticked, which is very similar to Li Ao!

And the breakthrough and pull-up jump shots are not as good as Li Ao's, but Nowitzki's turnaround shots and turn-over jumpers are better.

Li Ao knew that the other party was learning from him, but he didn't expect to learn so thoroughly, so he almost became independent.

In the second quarter, the Clippers began to fight back, playing a 24-22 one-quarter score to curb the momentum of the Mavericks' onslaught.

In the third quarter, the Clippers scored 33 points in a single quarter, breaking through the Mavericks' positional defense, 33-27 in a single quarter, and overtaking the Mavericks by 3 points 78-75 into the final quarter.

Seeing that the Clippers couldn't stop the offense, the old Nelson directly swung up on the defensive end and attacked!

If you don't agree and give up defense, this is a non-mainstream operation, and the mad scientists can do it, and they caught the Clippers off guard.

23-14 in the first quarter, the Mavericks outscored the Clippers by six points 98-92.

In the last 5 and a half minutes, the Clippers scored 20 points, and during this period, they did a good job defending Nowitzki, but there was still a nerve knife on the Mavericks bench - Fan Maniac!

Van Exel shot 3 of 4 in 5 and a half minutes, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, scored 9 points and 2 assists, led the team to 18 points, and withstood the Clippers' counterattack!

Nowitzki finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 9-of-20 shooting, Nash had 21 points and seven assists, Van Exel had 24 points, Finlay had 13 points and Adrian Griffin had 11 points......

The Mavericks relied on 41 points in the final quarter to narrowly defeat the Clippers 116-112, preventing the Clippers from completing the Texas tour!

Li Ao had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the Clippers played 11 people, 10 of whom scored, and more points blossomed...... Lost to the opposite 3 people 20+.

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The Mavericks defeated the Clippers to take a 20-4 lead and temporarily secure the first place in the West.

The Clippers' record has become 17-5, and the disadvantage has become even greater.

The Clippers have won 2-3 in the last five games, and public opinion generally believes that they have entered the low start of the defending season.

This is a situation that will happen to the defending champions, especially the defending champions who retain their core squad.

The style of play is thoroughly studied by the other team, and the other teams have more or less changed their style of play in order to deal with them, and they encounter 'new opponents' every day.

It's rare for a Clippers to enter a low ebb like this in December.

When the Clippers will come out of the slump and how they will perform after that are the focus of the media and fans to analyze their title defense probability.

However, this analysis is also useful when the Bulls have two dynasties, and the Bulls have performed steadily during the six championships.

It's useless to put it on the Lakers team who have won two consecutive championships, O'Neal was healthy in the 00-01 season, Kobe Bryant was injured repeatedly, and last season Kobe Bryant was healthy and O'Neal was injured again and again; It was useless for the Rockets to defend their title in their first season, when the Rockets only won 47 games and finished sixth in the West, and finally successfully defended their title, and swept the championship in the Finals......

In Jordan's words - these analyses are, we just need to do our own.

After the Texas three-game road game, the Clippers came to the South Coast to take on the Hornets on the road.

On the night of the 16th, the Clippers defeated the Hornets 101-93, Li Ao shot 12 of 22, missed two three-point shots, plus 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 30 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Bibby had 18 points and 6 assists, Jordan had 12 points and 3 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Odom had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists......

After playing four away games in the Southwest, on the morning of the 17th, the Clippers returned to California and came to the capital Sacramento to rest for an afternoon, and at 8 p.m., they challenged the Kings back-to-back.

The Kings got off to a great start, then had a slump of injuries and slumped for a while, and by December, injuries began to decrease, and they are currently playing 24 games, 15-9, and in seventh place in the West.

In the last 11 games, all 8 main players have played, with an excellent record of 8 wins and 3 losses, and played the performance that the top team in the league should have.

Based on the Clippers' recent performance against top teams and back-to-back games at the end of five consecutive away games, public opinion generally believes that the Clippers are going to be cold again.

But after the game started at 8 p.m., the Clippers beat the Kings 30-22 in the first quarter!

Jordan was substituted in the last four minutes of the first quarter and played averagely, scoring two points on 1-of-3 shooting.

O'Neal Jr. and Odom didn't perform well tonight, and the opponent's interior defense did an excellent job.

But Li Ao and Bibby, Gerard Wallace, who is returning from injury, and Big Q, who is running and shooting, these four young players are rushing up tonight!

In the second quarter, the Kings did a good job of flanking and defending more aggressively than in the first quarter, limiting the Clippers to score, and the Clippers scored a third less than the first quarter, scoring only 20 points.

But the Kings scored less in the second quarter than in the first, scoring just 19 points.

At halftime, the Clippers led the Kings by 9 points, 50-41!

In the entire second quarter, there was nothing to do with Jordan, and Gentry saw that the young players were playing well and let Jordan sit on the cold bench for a while.

In the third quarter, the Kings strengthened their offense, and their offensive performance improved significantly, scoring 27 points in a single quarter, and they also maintained their intensity and enthusiasm on the defensive end, but good defense and active defense do not mean that they can be prevented!

Jordan, who only played 4 minutes in the first half, played the entire quarter in the third quarter, shooting 5 of 7, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 13 points in a single quarter!

Li Ao made 3 of 5 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 8 points in 9 minutes, plus Odom, who was in charge of the response, with 4 points and 3 assists to connect the whole team......

The Clippers scored 33 points in the third quarter! Stretch the margin from 9 to 15 points!

In the final quarter, the Kings continued their offense in the third quarter, scoring 26 points, and successfully curbed the momentum of the Clippers' onslaught, allowing the Clippers to score only 24 points, but chasing this point difference is a drop in the bucket.

Li Ao 31 points, 8 boards, 5 assists and 1 steal, Jordan 15 points, Gerald Wallace 13 points and 10 boards, Bibby 16 points and 6 assists, and 14 points and 6 assists in the big Q...... The Clippers defeated the Kings 107-94 to win the final game of their five-game road streak!

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"Low tide? ：

Goal: Defeat the Kings. (Completed)

If the difference is more than 10 points, congratulations to the host for receiving double rewards: 6000 achievement points. ”

After the game, Li Ao received a prompt that the task was completed.

This is a pre-match task, with the basic goal being to win, and the advanced goal being to reach a 10-point difference.

Before the game, he felt that it would be good to get the basic reward, although Jordan's 'low tide' is bullshit, but the regularity, most of the time is very valuable for reference.

They've been in bad form lately today and not good tomorrow, unlike everyone who was online at the start of the season.

After they entered December, the one who could continue to maintain stability was the trio of gods and ghosts.

It's the same tonight, with their two strongest interior linemen, Odom and O'Neal Jr., both out of shape, and Matt Halpin out tonight.

That's when the characteristics of their core of young players came into play – the more others thought they weren't good, the more they wanted to prove themselves.

Tonight, he, his brothers, and Da Q scored 74 points, and they did a very good job on the defensive end in the first half, and the Kings team, which had all the 8 main forces, was stunned.

Gentry did a very good job in the rotation of players, and the young players performed well offensively and defensively, so they saved Jordan's physical strength until the third quarter, and squeezed Jordan's back-to-back physical strength out in one quarter to seal the victory in the third quarter.

After 5 consecutive road games, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, and after a two-day rest, on the 20th, the home court welcomed the challenge of the Suns.

At 8:23 p.m., after 2 hours and 23 minutes of play, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Suns 86-81, and Li Ao scored 17 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

On the 22nd, the Clippers ushered in the challenge of the Nuggets at home, relying on Bibi's key three points, Li Ao stepped forward at the last moment to steal and catch the ball Juwan Howard, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Nuggets 92-90, Li Ao shot 7 of 15, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, plus 5 of 7 free throws, got 22 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks.

Li Ao is very glad that his team is mainly defensive, no matter how bad the offensive state is, when playing a weak opponent, he can also rely on defense to defeat the opponent.

The fans who came to watch the two games felt that they had earned it, the rhythm was tight, the score difference was very small, and they still won, and the fans liked to watch this kind of game the most.

Not only these two games, but in the past 10 games, the Clippers have only played the Kings with a double-digit point difference, and the other 9 games are within 10 points regardless of whether they win or lose, and they are nicknamed 'conscience teams' by the media.

(End of chapter)