The Clippers' shocking battle with the Lakers on January 6 was quickly forgotten by fans.
Because there are new games coming soon, new duels, and new exciting performances.
Just like readers, exciting and beautiful chapters stay in their minds for no more than five minutes, and they immediately want to read new updates.
Updates are constantly coming, and the NBA is constantly competing. As the season progresses, the situation in the entire league has undergone some changes compared to the beginning of the season.
In the Western Conference, the Lakers continue to dominate, and it seems that no team can threaten the Lakers' dominance.
Kobe's scoring average is about two points higher than last season, but his contribution on the defensive end is gradually declining.
It's just that the decline is very small, and the Lakers' overall strength is strong, so it has little impact on regular season performance.
The Dallas Mavericks are closely behind in terms of record, and Nowitzki still maintains a good offensive state.
However, the difference between their gains and losses is not big, which shows that many games are thrilling and not stable enough.
The Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Suns and other teams have close records. The Western Conference has once again become a super-powerful situation from the troika back then.
It can only be said that the history of the NBA Western Conference is basically switching back and forth between the heroes competing for hegemony and the Lakers becoming king.
With the Lakers' star attraction, market appeal, and management level, they will be very dominant once they rise.
Once the Lakers fell, the Western Conference heroes stepped on the Lakers' corpses and took over. This drama has been repeated since the 1960s, like a historical cycle.
The situation in the Eastern Conference has also changed. The Boston Celtics, who rushed very hard at the beginning of the season, gradually slowed down their pace.
James' Cleveland Cavaliers relied on a stable winning rate. In December, they regained the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference with a seven-game winning streak.
Followed by the Celtics and Orlando Magic, as the first group in the East, they have opened a gap with other teams in the East.
This has been the situation in the Eastern Conference for the past few years. Two or three teams have the competitiveness to win the championship, and the remaining teams are struggling.
If the Celtics hadn't formed the Big Three in 2008, and Garnett and Ray Allen, who were overwhelmed by the Lakers and Spurs in the West, traveled east, the overall strength of the Eastern teams would have been even worse.
Teams on the edge of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference can only compete for deputy squad leader in the Western Conference, but they can't even reach the playoffs.
The large gap in overall strength between the east and west will not improve in the short term.
This is caused by the gap in team building concepts after Jordan retired in the new century.
There will be no fundamental changes in ten or eight years, and it cannot be changed by a few transactions.
In the December awards, LeBron James won the Eastern Conference Monthly Player Award, while the Western Conference Player of the Month Award went to Kobe Bryant.
When Gasol was injured in December, Kobe averaged 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game despite playing in and out of games, which was his strongest form.
The Rookie of the Month is still Brandon Jennings and Tyreke Evans.
Curry was nominated again, but Tyreke Evans' 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game were too strong.
Curry has highlights in some games, but on average he is still not as good as Evans.
After entering January, the Clippers' record began to decline due to trading reasons.
After losing to the Lakers, the Clippers faced the Miami Heat at home on January 10.
The Heat's situation is very similar to that of the Knicks. They have accumulated many expiring contracts for the free market in 2010.
Jermaine O'Neal is worth 23 million, Quentin Richardson is worth 9 million, Dorell Wright is worth 2.75 million, and Wade has a player option in 10 years with a salary of 15 million.
In the summer of 2010, the Heat were able to scrape together 50 million in contract space so that Pat Riley could show off his talents.
Unlike the Knicks, the Heat's combat effectiveness is not bad. They have superstar Wade and Beasley, the second overall pick in 2008.
They are ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference and still qualified for the playoffs.
The game between the two sides was very intense. After the Clippers played Kobe and Wade, the fans continued to be enthusiastic.
Another box office performance with 100% attendance was given to Min Congda, which gave Min Congda a headache.
What's even more troublesome is that the Clippers actually won this game, 93:87, a low-scoring battle.
Randolph, whose contract was renewed in advance by Min Congda, played bravely, with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to extinguish the Heat.
But then, the Clippers started to run into some trouble.
On January 12, the Clippers embarked on a three-game guest trip.
The first stop is Memphis, which is full of topics.
The two sides just completed the transaction not long ago, and several players' jerseys have been changed.
Chris Kaman and DeAndre Jordan tried hard to dunk a few more baskets and block a few more shots on their old boss.
As a result, the Grizzlies, who had been providing warmth in the previous three games, finally came out strong this time against the Clippers at home!
Chris Kaman showed no mercy to the old team that traded him, scoring 26 points on 10-of-19 shots and blocking 2 shots.
Once again, Gasol was overwhelmed by his opponent. Facing Kaman's flexible footsteps and mature offensive skills, the tall and strong Gasol failed to find any defensive skills.
Facing Gasol this season, Kaman averaged 25 points per game, more than 5 points higher than his season average.
A perfect nemesis.
The Grizzlies, led by Kaman, the spirit of revenge, defeated the Clippers 104:100 with a 4-point advantage.
Min Congda watched the game from the sidelines. After the game, he took the initiative to find Kaman to shake hands and happily took a group photo.
Kaman originally didn't want to deal with Min Congda, and even wanted to give him a bad look, but as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person.
Seeing Min Congda's happy face, Kaman recalled his years in Los Angeles and felt that Smart people were quite good.
Besides, the NBA is a business. Many people are traded every year, and Kaman is not the only one.
Players must be prepared to be traded from the moment they enter the league.
Not to mention Kaman, who has reached the All-Star threshold, even superstars such as O'Neal cannot escape the fate of changing teams.
So, let’s look at it more broadly. Mr. Smart is so generous, so why should you be bothered?
So, Kaman and Min Congda shook hands and made peace, and there was no more bad blood.
And Chris Wallace saw Kaman's outstanding performance and once again suppressed Gasol and won the victory.
He felt very proud, this deal was done well, it was really good.
On January 13th, it was another damn away back-to-back, the Clippers faced the New Orleans Hornets.
Facing this season's nemesis team, the Clippers once again lost their temper and were taught a lesson by Paul and the Hornets.
Paul made 7 of 11 shots from the field, scored 15 points with super efficiency, and had 15 assists.
When the Clippers beat the Hornets before, Kaman still had some advantages in that he could provide inside firepower.
Now that Kaman is gone, Dunleavy insists on using Camby and Gasol as substitutes.
The Clippers, who were originally strong on the inside, were weakened inside and the weight on the outside was increased, but they encountered the experienced No. 3 Queen Bee.
On the defensive end, Paul contributed 4 steals very steadily.
104:98, giving the Clippers two consecutive losses and giving Min Congda 2,000 yuan.
Min Congda shouted in his heart that Grandpa St. Paul is really a money-giving boy and the nemesis of the Clippers.
Curry had a hard time meeting Paul. He only scored 11 points and his performance was mediocre.
On January 15th, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, but still played away from home.
A week later, he played against the Los Angeles Lakers again, and this time Kobe did not break his promise.
A scoring feast of 38 points and 4 of 7 three-pointers led the Lakers to a 126:88 victory over the Clippers.
The Clippers lost three games in a row. After trading Kaman, the Clippers lost 6 of 8 games.
In the short term, Min Congda's evil plan seems to have succeeded.
Until January 16th, the Clippers welcomed a special guest.
(End of chapter)
