Jordan, who returned to the United Center, is still the god of basketball!

Jordan scored 53 points in a single game this time, and the sensation was no less than Li Ao's 64 points in the third quarter.

may be at the peak of Jordan's life-saving throwing, and he can't shoot a performance of 64 points in the third quarter, but at the age of 40, he scored 50+ in a single game, and even Li Ao's fans feel that it is difficult for a second person to do it.

The strongest new generation of talents, the strongest veteran, in March 2003, the Clippers duo bloomed to the extreme.

The media is hyped and the fans are discussing lively, but the Clippers' schedule is still going on, and the winning streak has not stopped.

On March 20, the Clippers returned to their home court to welcome the Mavericks' challenge.

The Mavericks dominated the first half, leading the Clippers by three points 23-20 in the first quarter and 29-26 in the second quarter to extend the lead to six points.

In the third quarter, the Mavericks still had the initiative, and Nelson Sr.'s defensive strategy worked very well tonight, playing a 23-22 score to lead the Clippers by seven points at 75-68 in the third quarter.

But in the final quarter, Bibi came up and scored consecutive singles Nash to open the situation, and Li Ao seized the opportunity to "smack" and scored three points in a row to catch the ball and shatter the Mavericks' defense.

Bibi had 8 points and 5 assists in the final quarter, Li Ao shot 5 of 8, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 13 points and 2 assists in a single quarter without free throws, and the two worked together to score 36 points in a single quarter.

It may be that the day before yesterday was too ruthless, Jordan was weak tonight, scoring only 8 points on 3-of-11 shooting in the third quarter, but at this time Bibby stepped up and beat Nash.

On the Mavericks' side, the offense failed to improve, and the scoring performance in the final quarter was similar to that of the third quarter, scoring only 22 points.

Watching the one-on-one performance of Nash and Bibi, Cuban, who came to watch the game away, was so anxious that he was very dissatisfied with this point guard with a sparse defense.

The former boss traded Kidd for Finley and Nash's operation, and Cuban still hates it.

Li Ao had 29 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Bibby 27 points and 12 assists, and the two worked together to lead the team to reverse the Mavericks 104-97 and win 17 consecutive victories!

After the final whistle blew, Li Ao received a mission prompt - the 'Cattle Slayer' goal 1 was completed, and he had the upper hand in the regular season with the Mavericks 3-1.

Whether you can get the 'Lying Back' level 5 upgrade card or not will have to wait until the playoffs.

The Clippers, who beat the Mavericks, further drew the attention of the fans.

It's 17 wins in a row, and it's just one game away from a 'championship streak', and that's not the thing that shocks the fans.

What makes fans crazy is that if the Clippers win the next game, it will be their second 'championship streak' this season, and there has never been a team in NBA history that has won twice in a single season with 18 consecutive wins!

At the end of the first half of the season and the start of the second half, public opinion was that the Clippers were not the top choice for the regular season championship, even if they were three wins ahead of the second place at the time, they were not favored to win the regular season championship.

People are saying that their league number one is held up by that crazy mid-season winning streak.

The Clippers proved it in a practical way - you were right, our first game was built on a winning streak, and in that case, let's do it again!

…

On March 22, the 69th game day of the Clippers' regular season arrived, and at 7:40 p.m., the Grizzlies and Clippers entered the court first at the Staples Center.

Gasol felt the atmosphere of the scene, gritted his teeth, and was helpless.

These two days have been very uncomfortable, and when they arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, they were surrounded by the media.

Today, there was another wave of interviews, which obviously affected their preparations, but the team did not refuse to meet the interview requests...... There's nothing he can do about it, and he understands management's choice, after all, even Hubby Brown isn't against interviews, and they don't get into the spotlight twice a year.

It's just that this kind of attention, these interviews, Gasol thinks it's okay!

These people aren't here for them, they're just setting the stage for this game, and they're just in that background, and no one really takes them seriously.

These guys care about the 59-9, 17-game winning streak of the Clippers!

Anger grew in Gasol's heart.

The current Gasol is no longer the Gasol of the rookie season!

Judging from the style of play, Gasol is still very soft, does not like confrontation, and lacks intensity in playing center...... But the opponents he has played against lately have noticed a change in him.

The former Gasol, he himself disliked his style of play, he wanted to make changes, but after playing for more than ten years, the playing habits have been ingrained, and there is no way to change it, so he played very awkwardly if he insisted on changing it, so he played 2-8 in the first 10 games of this season, which was worse than his rookie year.

With less than 20 wins in his rookie year, he wants to change this season and play worse, and such a career start makes Gasol doubt his life.

In his previous ten years of basketball career, whether it was in school, youth teams, clubs, or national teams, he had never had such a bad record, and he had never been confused about his basketball career......

That was until that little old man, Hubby Brown, took over the Grizzlies.

This grumpy little old man, the first time he saw Gasol, he caught him and scolded him, and belittled his style of play to the point of being useless.

Gasol endured it at first, but then he couldn't take it anymore and loudly retorted to Hubbie Brown's disparagement, talking about his strengths, saying what he was good at, and what he could do to help the team...... Then, I saw the little old man smile on his face.

"Now that you know what your strengths are, and you know that you can't compete with others like Duncan or shoot like Malone, why do you have to force yourself to do things that you're not good at? Be confident, you're not worse than them, you can't play like them, they can't do what you can. ”

Hubby Brown's words illuminated Gasol's fighting spirit, which was gradually dimming.

is also a high-pick rookie selected by the Grizzlies, Gasol has actually embarked on the old path that Rahim has walked, and with the experience of Rahim, a senior, Gasol's fighting spirit dissipates faster than Raheem back then, and he has gradually lost himself in the second year.

Hubby Brown has taught Gasol one thing – there is no good or bad style of play, only the right fit.

Soft, just the style of play, does not mean that a player is strong or not.

As the season progresses, the Grizzlies' record is still not good, but it has been much better than Gasol's rookie year, and now has played 69 games and is 25-44, which has surpassed the Grizzlies' best record in franchise history...... Gradually, Gasol rebuilt his confidence.

After returning with confidence, the world he saw had also changed, and other geniuses of the same period, except for examples like Li Ao and Richard Jefferson, the performance and environment of other young talents were not as good as him.

He has the best team manager, top coaches, talented teammates, and a team system that is gradually taking shape...... They've been improving this season! The team's confidence also grew little by little as they started to win.

Now, anger burns in Gasol's heart.

He saw tonight's game as an opportunity to bring the team together further.

If we can end the Clippers' championship streak again...... He wanted to taste how wonderful it felt!

Gasol was in high spirits until the spotlight hit the home team's players' tunnel entrance, Jordan walked out with his bench teammates and stood in two rows, and the fire in Gasol's heart kept flickering.

Then O'Neal Jr., Gerard Wallace, Matt Harpling, and Bibby ran out one after another, and the flame in Gasol's heart became smaller and smaller.

When Li Ao was the last to run out...... The fire in Gasol's heart was extinguished in an instant.

How big is that...... Corey, slow down, wait for me, I'm going to meet God too!

…

Gasol's anger was extinguished before it could reach his teammates, which was actually a good thing for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are very young, and after Hubie Brown became the head coach, he relied on himself to be an old man and others did not dare to beat him, irritating every player with bad trash talk, and some were scolded and woke up, insisting on themselves; Some are irritated and try to prove themselves by playing hard; Some can't bear it...... Traded ......

The end result is that they have become a promising young force with unlimited potential, playing with great momentum, relying on the momentum of young players, winning many games, including top teams.

However, the Clippers are also a team with a large number of young players, and they are in a super long winning streak, and the momentum is like a rainbow, if the Grizzlies want to compete with the Clippers, they have tried the first two encounters, the Grizzlies have all lost, and the Clippers almost overturned for the first time, but the second time they have been at ease.

Gasol chose to calm down and play tonight, giving the Clippers a 'surprise'!

The Clippers coaching staff and players are unanimous that the other team will go into berserk mode tonight, and they will just need to go head-to-head.

As a result, the opposite side chose to play steadily, but it caught the Clippers off guard.

Led by Gasol's seven points and three assists in the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Clippers by five points at 30-25.

In the second quarter, the performance of the targeted Gasol declined, but Margeti stepped up at this time and faced his old club with a heavy punch, scoring 10 points in a single quarter and leading the team to a single quarter score of 29-26.

At halftime, the Grizzlies led the Clippers by 8 points, 59-51!

It was the biggest halftime lead the Grizzlies had since they moved to Memphis and played the Clippers seven times!

The Grizzlies players were so excited that in the third quarter, they tried their best to widen the gap even further...... Then it was hammered to 27-20 in the first quarter, and the lead was narrowed to 1 point.

Hubie Brown shook his head, the players were still too young, and they couldn't control their impulses after facing a strong team, and they played too simply and directly, and they were played by the opponent.

But he has no intention of cursing this time, this is a setback that a young team needs to go through, not everyone is as lucky as the other side to have Jordan join......

For them, the Grizzlies are more useful than scolding head-on.

In the final quarter, the Grizzlies players were in a mess, and Hubby Brown emphasized the need to be calm during the break, and also laid out quite targeted tactics, but the Grizzlies players were calm and calm, and their momentum was frustrated...... The Clippers went on a 25-19 lead in the final quarter.

Gasol shot 8-of-15 tonight, plus 4-of-6 free throws, and got 20 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, but in the final quarter he didn't play a big role, and there was no sharp knife to carry him forward.

Li Ao made 10 of 24 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 9 of 10 free throws, and scored 31 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Bibby had 7 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 15 points, 9 boards, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Odom had 11 points, 8 boards and 3 assists, and Jordan had 14 points, 4 boards and 2 assists......

103-98, the Clippers reversed the Grizzlies and won 18 consecutive wins!

Listen to the frantic cheers and shouts of the fans at the scene, and watch the stars and celebrities circle after circle on the sidelines...... Gasol was touched inside.

Big city teams are just good!

…

After the Clippers defeated the Mavericks, people already regarded the Clippers as winning 18 in a row, and the topic was already hot at the time, and when the Clippers really beat the Grizzlies to win 18 in a row, people's enthusiasm for the 18 consecutive wins was not so high.

All eyes have been on the Clippers' impressive 60-9 record and whether they can surpass a 20-game winning streak.

Coincidentally, the Clippers' opponent after two more games is the next-door neighbor......

On March 24, the Clippers traveled to Seattle to beat the SuperSonics 101-92.

Li Ao scored 21 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Bibby 10 points and 7 assists, O'Neal Jr. 15 points, 19 boards and 2 blocks, and Jordan 15 points and 3 assists......

This time, Payton still played hard, but he didn't stand up, shooting 6-of-20 and scoring only 19 points and 7 assists.

Brent Barry and Radmanovic scored 26 and 20 points respectively, but Lewis had only five points and three assists on 2-of-7 shooting, and Li Ao firmly chose to lock Lewis and didn't let the three pitchers on the opposite side soar.

On the 25th, the Clippers returned to their home court, and the away and home teams alternated back-to-back to welcome the challenge of the Rockets.

The old cat can't play tonight, and without a first-class scorer who flanks Spider-Man, Boss Fu is miserable tonight.

Gerard Wallace marked, Li Ao flanked, Jordan hit from close range, and Francis hit the street......

Li Ao scored 20 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks, Jordan 15 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, Bibby 7 points and 7 assists, O'Neal Jr. 10 points and 16 boards, and Odom 11 points, 6 boards and 2 assists......

The Clippers relied on defense to beat the Rockets 90-77 to win another 20-game winning streak and improve their record to 62-9.

…

On March 27th, the eyes of fans were focused on Angel City.

For the past few days, the media and fans have been praying that the Angels don't lose......

After these two teams played each other a month ago, both teams have been winning and have never lost again.

Compared to the Clippers' past few games, the opponents include the Rockets, Grizzlies, Bulls, and Hawks...... and other weak teams, the Lakers make fans worry a little more.

The Lakers' opponents in the past five games are the Trail Blazers, Hornets, Timberwolves, Warriors, and Jazz.

But the OK combination did not disappoint the fans, Kobe averaged 40.6 points and 5.6 assists per game in these five games, and O'Neal averaged 25 points, 14.4 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game, winning all five games, extending the winning streak to 16 games.

When the Lakers also won 10 in a row, fans began to look forward to the two super long winning streaks in Angel City meeting again.

The media and fans alike felt that it would be a pity if the winning streak of these two teams was broken in the hands of other teams.

They all want to see these two teams face off at the top!

The day has finally come!

The Clippers, who have won 20 in a row, the Lakers who have won 16 in a row, and the two super teams in Angel City meet again!

At 7:40 p.m., at the Staples Center, the Lakers entered first amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans in the stadium.

Bryant entered the court in a purple training uniform that he wore on the road, and playing the Clippers on the road felt like playing at home, which felt familiar to him, except for last season and last season, which had been the case before.

But now that the situation has returned, he is not happy.

It's not like they're continuing to crush the Clippers and knock opposing fans away.

Instead, they lost head-on to the Clippers in the playoffs, and the fans were unwilling to take the away game.

Moreover, their home stadium was also 'occupied' by the opposite fans.

After O'Neal came out, he came to Kobe's side, put his hand on Kobe's shoulder as he did back then, and looked at Jordan who was standing in a good position with his bench teammates on the other side, and looked at O'Neal Jr. and Gerard Wallace who entered the stadium one after another......

The OK group can no longer talk about everything like when they first formed the team, and their dissatisfaction with each other may not dissipate for a lifetime, but after two years, the two have the same goal again, and are willing to accommodate each other and move towards a common goal together - to regain the throne of Angel City!

(End of chapter)