9 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks, three seasons, after 278 consecutive games, Li Ao did not score double-doubles for the first time in his career!

The regular season and playoffs are counted separately, and he continued to score in double figures in 238 consecutive games during the regular season.

Bibby made a game-high number of shots, made 21 throws, scored seven goals, made no free throws, and finished with 14 points.

The TT combo wasn't much better on that side.

Duncan shot 4-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks.

Maddy shot 6-of-17, including 1-of-5 three-pointers, plus 2-of-3 free throws, to finish with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

The Magic's best shot was Kassel, who scored 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting.

The Clippers' best shot was ...... Jordan!

He scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 1-of-3 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws.

The data of the top six scorers of the two teams made the basketball commentators on the Blue Star silent for a while.

Weiping Bryant of the Imperial Court said: "This game is really ...... Tragic! ”

. T Sports' Flying Pig shouted, "The Clippers are doing it again!" ”

The two teams combined for only 124 points!

In the mid-90s, in the J&D Age 1.0 version, the Knicks and the Heat, the two teams that initiated the iron-blooded play, played a 66-64 score in the playoffs, and the two teams scored a total of 130 points, which was the lowest score in history since the playoffs had detailed statistics.

This record was broken tonight!

Some fans didn't watch the live broadcast but only watched the results of the game, and when they saw the score, they had a question mark in their heads.

Then it comes to mind that the warring side is the Clippers...... That's normal.

Wait a minute!

Did the Clippers lose?

How could the Clippers lose playing defense? The Trail Blazers, who average the lowest points per game, are all beaten by the Clippers!

The fans who watched the live broadcast knew what was going on - the gap in stability.

When the Clippers defend the hardest, it can put the Magic into a short-term scoring vacuum.

Of course, this has to be done after the role players on both teams have worn out their hands to a certain extent, and the Magic stars are focused on the defensive end.

But the Clippers' iron-blooded tactics belong to the traditional way, with defensive highs and lows.

The Magic are different, their defensive stability is maintained almost all the time!

Lack of adaptability seems to be a major flaw in team sports.

But when the strength reaches a certain level, it is not a defect.

No matter how strong the Clippers' offensive or defensive outburst phase is, the Magic team is standing still, doing what needs to be done defensively, and shooting the man who should shoot...... Boiled the Clippers to death!

…

After the G1 battle, the media and fans began to seriously discuss the ownership of the championship.

At the beginning of the Finals, there was also discussion of this, but at that time it was mainly a gimmick - the Clippers won 16 consecutive games to set a new Lakers record to win the championship, the Magic team swept 4-2, and the new version of the Bulls and Jazz vs. ...... Wait a minute.

However, gimmicks are gimmicks, and many people really think that the Clippers may win 16 consecutive games and win the Finals.

It was a shock to win all three rounds of the playoffs, and when the Lakers reached the Finals with 11 straight wins in the 1988-1989 season, the media and fans almost decided that they were going to win three in a row.

And in the case of the 1989-1989 season's 'lessons from the past', after the Lakers won the first three rounds in the 00-01 season, public opinion still agreed that the Lakers would win the championship.

The media is concentrating on gimmicks and fans are coaxing, but it can actually be seen that people feel that the finals are not very suspenseful.

Now that the Clippers' undefeated gold has been shattered, the media and fans are really starting to talk about the championship.

With the premise that the Magic are leading 1-0 on the road, there are more people who like them than the Clippers.

Public opinion always jumps from one extreme to the other, the Clippers have won 16 consecutive victories to win the championship, and the gimmick of the Magic team winning the championship with 8 consecutive wins has appeared again......

However, there are more fans who support the Clippers to win the championship!

When Li Ao was browsing the forum, he saw that many teams had formed their Clippers' 'support coalition', and he couldn't stop complaining about how much his next-door neighbor was hated...... What a envy!

All teams hate the Lakers, but they all want to be the Lakers too.

Such a heat and such an atmosphere of public opinion made Stern, who had several TVs, computers, and desks covered with newspapers in the office, breathe a sigh of relief.

The paid booking trend from the TV station is also very gratifying, and it is definitely not comparable to the West Finals, although the Angel City Civil War is a sweep, the average rating of the 4 games is still more than 25%, it is a super IP, and there is no other matchup in the league today.

But compared to last year's finals, the ratings are much better, and according to statistics, 200 million people watched G1...... Stern was confused, but everything was beautiful.

This also temporarily extinguished his desire to cut down the defense in this year's year-end regular meeting.

If it doesn't affect the ratings, he doesn't want to do it now, and the new rules will be rejected after only two seasons, and he can't save face.

After a day off, on June 9, the Clippers hosted the second game of the Finals against the Magic.

Over the past 40 hours, the media, experts, and experts have analyzed and discussed possible adjustments for the Clippers in Game 2.

Gentry has tinkered with three lineups this season, and there are still a lot of changes available.

But after the game started at 8 p.m., the Clippers still slammed the defense as soon as they came up, looking like they wanted to go all the way to the black.

Of course, there are also changes - Li Ao has been crazy to run to catch the ball and shoot from the beginning of the game!

If you have the opportunity, you will shoot, if you don't have the opportunity, he will still throw when he receives the ball and defends against the two people, as long as he can lift the ball......

The day before yesterday for the first time with the new version of the Magic team to defend stubbornly, Li Ao played very badly, only 3 of 15 shots, if he hadn't scored a mid-range shot at the beginning and a three-point shot at the moment of residual blood, he would have become Li Yifeng.

That's not good, he doesn't share gambling and drugs.

After a bloody battle, Li Ao has some experience in dealing with the Magic's off-ball defense, and there is no way to run out of the vacant position, and the opposite side of G1 would rather give Jordan an empty shooting opportunity in the third quarter than let go of his defense.

But finding a flaw in the Magic's team defense, running to receive the ball, can already be done.

The skill of 'Vacancy Killer' is basically useless in this finals, and there is no chance to quickly regain the feeling by relying on this.

In that case, let's shoot in large quantities!

Singles are not necessary or don't have to be at the moment, Maddie's comprehensive defensive ability has a significant gap compared with Kobe, but Maddy's physical condition is better than Kobe's, and his movement and statics are stronger, Maddie's outside single defense, Clifford Robinson and Duncan are at close range and under the basket, in the face of such a defense, Li Ao is difficult to get a good shot.

Running, catching, and shooting is the best choice!

Li Ao played 10 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 3 of 9, plus 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The shooting percentage was not good, and the first time he walked to the free throw line, he even made two rare free throws.

But in a game like this, his scoring performance is already very good!

Plus a layup from O'Neal Jr., a cut-to-the-basket from Gerard Wallace, and two free throws from Jordan, who came off the bench at the end of the quarter...... and Bibby's three-point shot in the final moments, the Clippers overtook the Magic by two points at 17-15 and entered the intermission!

The Magic's offense tonight was also better than G1's first quarter.

Li Ao has a deeper understanding of the Magic team and can get a chance to make a shot, and the Magic team also has a deeper understanding of the Clippers' defense, and the offensive performance has naturally improved.

Both teams will now be unable to play under 130 total points again.

Bibby coldly made a three-pointer at the end of the first quarter to overtake the score, and the mentality of the Magic players exploded a little, but they also calmed down when they saw the calm appearance of the TT combination.

But Duncan and Maddie, who seem calm, are actually not so calm.

Li Ao's performance surprised them!

The shooting percentage is extremely low, only 33%, but let the two of them score 8 points on 9 shots in a single quarter in a game like this, they are not the monsters of Iverson and Kobe.

And this means that their defense of Li Ao has obvious holes.

Being able to shoot a lot means that there is a probability of being able to shoot...... A player who can score more points in three quarters than the opponent's entire team shoots......

But the two do not intend to continue to strengthen the defense of Li Ao.

Last season's finals were averaged by Li Ao scored 30 points per game, and this season Li Ao had a terrifying performance that scored higher than the opponent's whole team in three quarters.

Strengthen ...... again Spider-Man runs without the ball and two people chase?

That game didn't have to be played!

They think the same way they did when they played the Nets - we do what we have to do and have the ability to shoot us to death!

Their mentality fluctuated more when facing Li Ao than against Kidd, not because of strength, but because of the wins and losses in the past.

In the playoffs last season, they won against the Nets, and they lost against Li Ao, it's as simple as that.

In the second quarter, Li Ao was not immediately sent, but was led by Jordan, assisted by Odom and Jaric, with Big Q and Jeron Collins two points of contact.

This was a bit of a surprise to the Magic, but they didn't think much about it, didn't need to think too much, and were determined to do what they had to do.

When it came to G2, even the fans in front of the TV felt that the Magic team was special.

The consistency of the Magic team has been praised this season, and if it weren't for the Clippers' two 20+ consecutive wins, the Magic would have won the regular season championship.

But until now, fans have learned just how solid the Magic team really is!

As if the Magic team couldn't do anything wrong, they attacked and defended in an orderly manner every round.

Especially Duncan!

Duncan, who has just turned 27, naturally does not have the title of "stable for ten years", and his impression in the minds of fans is that entering the NBA like a big bird is a legend who is completely and destined to dominate the league.

In this finals, Duncan portrayed a new image in the minds of fans......

After 3 minutes in the second quarter, Jordan was replaced.

This came as a surprise to the Magic, who thought the Clippers would let Jordan play like he did in the second quarter of the previous game, taking turns with Li Ao to bite the score and finally fight for key shots.

This is a very reasonable speculation.

But the Los Angeles team, the Los Angeles shooting guard, and they say 'reasonable'?

After a two-minute break in the first quarter and a three-minute break in the second quarter, Li Ao continued to play! Played a little better than in the first quarter!

He only made 8 shots in 9 minutes, but he also scored 3 goals, and scored 3 free throws to score 9 points!

Under the leadership of Li Ao, the Clippers scored 21 points in the second quarter.

The Magic team's back-to-back jumper hit a jumper in the final moments, and the score in the single quarter increased to 19 points, tightening the margin to within 5 points.

38-34, the Clippers lead the Magic by 4 points into halftime!

In the second quarter, Li Ao can still fight like that!

If it weren't for Li Ao's big many, Maddie would have thought that his high school friend would have put on Spider-Man's clothes to sneak up on him.

However, although the Clippers now have a four-point lead, Maddy is relieved.

The big spider shoots like this, but also to ensure defense, the first energy can be saved, and the second quarter can also hold on, can it still hold on to the whole game?

After returning from half-time, Maddie admitted he was wrong...... Big spiders really can!

In the third quarter, Li Ao started the game and continued to play like in the first two quarters, actively cooperating with his teammates on the offensive end to run and shoot the basketball, and on the defensive end, Gerald Wallace and Big Q were not there, so he bit Maddie's defense.

Just a Spider-Man, the Magic team can still cope, Li Ao scored 17 points in the half, and the Magic team only trailed by 4 points in the half, Cassel, Maddy, and Mike Miller can catch up with whichever one or two more goals are scored.

But this section is mainly about Jordan!

And it was Jordan who moved his body for 5 minutes in the first half, concentrated his physical strength in the third quarter, and ran with all his strength in the third quarter!

Under the leadership of the two, the Clippers exploded into amazing combat power, scoring 23 points in 9 minutes!

In the past 9 minutes, Li Ao's number of shots has plummeted, only 4 times, but 4 shots and 2 hits, a 50% hit rate!

Jordan, who concentrated on the output of physical strength, and Li Ao, who received an improved shooting rate, led the team to open up the offensive situation in the third quarter!

In terms of defense, the combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Harplin, and O'Neal Jr., although the defensive impact is not as good as the starting lineup, but the tacit understanding and experience of defense are far better than the starters.

In these 9 minutes, the Clippers only scored 14 points against the Magic!

By the time the Magic called a timeout, the score had come to 48-61, and the Magic were 13 points behind!

After the timeout, Rivers returned to the starting lineup, but opposite Gentry, only O'Neal Jr. and Matt Harprin remained, and Bibby, Li Ao, and Jordan were all replaced, and Yaric, Big Q, and Campbell were replaced......

In the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Magic tried to fight back, but they only scored 6 points.

The Clippers have been purely defensive in the past three minutes, and only scored a three-pointer on the offensive end with a big Q wave, but they have already completed the task assigned to them by Gentry - not to let the opponent narrow the gap too much.

The score was 26-20 in the single quarter, and after three quarters, the Clippers extended their lead to 10 points, and the score came to 64-54!

…

Going into the intermission, Rivers finally reacted that the Clippers were not without change tonight, and they were not brainless defensive stars.

There are changes for the Clippers, but not simply adjusting the style of play, but a strategic change throughout the normal game!

The strategic goal was to create opportunities for Jordan to play in the third quarter.

Rivers was numb, and the opposite side actually pointed to a 40-year-old veteran to win?

Even if that person is Jordan, he is 40 years old!

He couldn't understand what Gentry was trying to do, let the others boil it, let Spider-Man open up, wasn't it better than this?

Time Warner Cable Sports live, Bill Wharton is just as puzzled as Rivers.

Guest commentator Hubby Brown sees it even deeper: "It's not that Gentry doesn't want Spider-Man to play the role of Jordan, it's that others can't do Spider-Man's job.

Jordan scored a game-high 20 points in the last game, but if you look closely, you can see that he has scored consecutive goals in a very short period of time every time, and what Spider-Man can do, Jordan can't do. ”

"That's true...... Hubby, Spider-Man's style of play reminds me of a player. ”

"Who?"

"Allen Iverson in '01, although the style of play is completely different."

"Huh! Is it really like, Gentry directly used Brown's tactics? But Gentry has better luck than Brown, in addition to Spider-Man, there is also Jordan, mainly Spider-Man, otherwise it is useless to have Jordan, he is 40 years old......"

"Oh, Hubi, you have to have a limit to praising Spider-Man, you're right, if there is no Spider-Man in the first half, Jordan's outburst in the third quarter is useless, but without Jordan, Spider-Man's style of play in the first half is useless...... No matter how much you tout him, he's not going to go to the Grizzlies.

The Clippers already have the prototype of the Lakers 20 years ago, and they will inevitably become the hegemon of this era. ”

Hubby Brown, who was punctured into his thoughts, said angrily: "Isn't such a young player worthy of praise?

People are praising Duncan's stability and sacrifice, in fact, Spider-Man is no worse than Duncan in this regard, people are even used to Spider-Man's concessions in terms of data, take a look at the data after he entered the NBA, you will find that his rookie season has the best statistics, and he has been making sacrifices in the next two seasons......"

When Hubby Brown brags about Spider-Man, the fourth quarter begins.

Rivers wanted to fight for an attack during the break, but the TT team ignored him, and his teammates listened to the eldest brother and the second brother.

With the experience of last year's finals, the TT combination has thoroughly understood that it is okay to hand over the tactical system to Rivers, but at critical moments, Rivers' response is mostly adding to the chaos.

But the two of them didn't have the ability to do this, so they chose to continue to work steadily.

What if it cools down on the other side in the fourth quarter? Or did Spider-Man slip in defensive performance after another quarter? In the second half of the last game, didn't Spider-Man be unguarded?

It's a pity that there was no case tonight, and although the Clippers' offense in the final quarter was not as fierce as the 26 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, it was not too bad and maintained the level of the first half.

Another expectation of the TT combination was also disappointed, Li Ao played three and a half minutes in the final quarter, switched back to the first half of the play, and continued the offensive and defensive performance to the end.

The final quarter was 17-21, and at 10:22 p.m., the final whistle blew.

Jordan, who was used as the 'ultimate weapon' tonight, played 5 minutes in the first half, 9 minutes in the third quarter, and three and a half minutes in the final quarter, and shot 6 of 11 in 18 minutes of playing time, plus 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Li Ao played 37 minutes, shooting 10 of 27, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, plus 6 of 9 free throws, scoring 27 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

Maddy made 6-of-16 shooting, including 1-of-5 three-pointers, plus 5-of-6 free throws, to finish with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Cassel shot 5-of-13 from the field and made 1-of-2 free throws to finish with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Duncan played very well tonight, shooting 10-of-20, the highest percentage of any main player on both teams, plus 3-of-5 free throws, with 23 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks.

But apart from him, the Magic's top scorer was Mike Miller with 9 points, followed by ...... It was Clifford Robinson with 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

Under the leadership of God and Hero, the Clippers defeated the Magic 81-75 to defend their second home court and chase the big score to 1-1!

Win under pressure, stabilize the situation, and avoid collapse.

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao felt comfortable!

This is the game he yearns for!

He remembered that series against the Lakers in the second round last year......

Compared with the Lakers team that swept everything in the playoffs in 01, the Magic team is choked enough, but compared with the Lakers last season, this Magic team is stronger.

Li Ao celebrated the victory with his teammates and prepared to run away with Jordan.

Jordan wants to start adapting to the feeling of being an active superstar in advance, while Li Ao wants to take advantage of the impression to review the game.

But they couldn't run away, and a group of reporters surrounded them.

The two were forced to open, and if they were leading 2-0, the two would be able to perform a wave of stand-up comedy for the reporters on the spot, pretending to be burpees.

The current situation is unfavorable, although this one is won, but the 1-1 score is clearly there, and they can only let go of cruel words.

The last question asked by the reporter: "You will play 3 away games in a row, and this schedule is even more detrimental to the team with a good record, will you be dissatisfied with this schedule?" ”

Jordan's tiger body was shocked, this problem has nothing to do with winning or losing, you can pretend to be forced, and if you don't pretend to force him for a day, you won't be happy......

Li Ao preemptively said: "I will definitely come back!" ”

(End of chapter)