Tonight is a carnival night for Clippers fans and Trojans fans!
Finally ended the 13-game losing streak against the Lakers!
Not to mention, last season, the Clippers played against the Lakers 4 times and lost by a total of 99 points.
So tonight's live broadcast, Clippers fans and Trojans fans want to watch it but don't dare to watch it. Even if they watch it, they are worried.
Because of Li Ao, a large number of Trojans fans have become Clippers fans or have a good impression of the Clippers.
No matter how talented their Spider-Man is, he's still just a rookie.
The big shark on the opposite side is back!
Sure enough, the Sharks scored 41 points and 5 blocks tonight, showing unparalleled dominance on both offense and defense.
But, they won!
Zuo Mo’s triple double!
Spider-Man scored 32 points and 7 blocks!
Even if Kobe didn't play, there was a big shark on the opposite side! He actually won! Clippers fans couldn't be happier.
Well, at the post-game press conference, reporters were asking Li Ao whether he regretted not being able to join the Lakers and partner with a player as powerful as O'Neal, which made Clippers fans very unhappy.
Trojans fans who paid attention to this game, after the Clippers won, became fond of the Clippers players' spirit of "defying power and fighting bravely" in this game. With Li Ao, many Trojans fans People's fans are starting to really pay attention to this team.
This looks so much like their team!
The Clippers have been a little transparent around the Lakers for so many years; before Li Ao led the team to win the championship, the Trojans were also bullied in front of the Bruins. Now that they have won the championship, they are still beaten by 10 championships. of Bruins fans look down upon.
For a moment, Clippers fans and Trojans fans empathized!
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The Clippers are absorbing Trojans fans, and the media is also hyping the performance of Li Ao and Odom.
Odom's performance did not arouse much response. He had three triple-doubles in his rookie season. People still think that the best talent in the 1999 class was Odom, not the best rookies Francis and Brand. .
Odom did not become the No. 1 pick in 1998 or 1999. It was purely his own doing. He was caught prostitution, drug taking, and cheating on exams in his senior year of high school... As a result, the University of Las Vegas withdrew his admission notice. book, and ended up going to a minor league college. In the 1997-98 season, he often skipped classes and failed to meet the class requirements, so he failed to play in a single game. In 1999, he ran for the draft and wanted to drop out, which made him obsessed with "Magic". For so many years, the Bulls did not dare to select him, and even fell out of the top three picks.
However, even if he made a mess in college, Odom also showed strong immediate ability after entering the NBA. He scored 30 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the first game, and averaged 22 points per game in the first game month. 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Although it started high and went low later, the strength was shown.
His situation now is that people think he is very powerful, but they don't think he can make much contribution on the court. But when he really performs amazingly, such as this 30+ triple-double, people think he is just that. This should be the performance.
It's different here with Li Ao. The post-match analysis broadcast live on the TV station is all talking about his performance.
Against the Lakers, he got 7 more blocks! This time it’s the regular season!
Among them, 6 blocks were given to rookies and veterans in their thirties...
It may seem a bit superficial, but Li Ao's blocks have been highly praised. In an anxious game, if he can lock down the opponent's simplest score, it will be of great help to the overall defense.
If someone in the opponent can take the cake, it means that the defense is missing someone. It may be necessary to leak someone, but Li Ao can block a few, and even form a deterrent. This way, teammates will be more confident when they go to make up for the defense or switch defenses. The opponent It will also be more difficult to feed the cake, and the pressure on the opponent's core scorer will become greater.
Not to mention anything else, the physical exertion on the opponent's core scorer suddenly increased.
The effects of Kobe Bryant and Iverson may not be as good, but for teams whose first scorer is inside, the effect is obvious.
O'Neal threw 30 times, several of which were forced by Li Ao.
For O'Neal, knowing that his teammates might be blocked or interfered with making a shot after receiving the ball, he might as well go for it himself.
Such comments made Li Ao laugh non-stop.
There was just one thing that he wasn't satisfied with.
For the headline cover, forget about the one where he blocked O'Neal.
Why is the scene of O'Neal picking him up used?
And it was the moment his feet left the ground!
When he was surfing the Internet and browsing forums, he saw the most popular animated picture, which was also this picture, not the picture of him hating O'Neal.
A bit stingy!
Considering the mission rewards of this game, he generously chose to forget it.
There is nothing we can do about it, just follow the network cable and hit people?
'The Bet with the Sharks', blocked O'Neal only once, but fortunately he was not blocked by O'Neal.
To be honest, he understands that Duncan and Garnett no longer call themselves centers. Standing on the same court, O'Neal's sense of oppression is too strong.
It's completely different from the joy and laughter outside the court.
It's also Happy Basketball. The two centers produced by the Magic team probably give the superstar outside teammates who have played with them both a feeling, one in the sky and the other in the ditch.
I'm so happy to get 1000 achievement points, and also have a basic bullet speed attribute point!
It can be used together with ordinary basic attribute points, but it can only increase bullet speed.
His current bullet speed is already at the top level, and he needs to gather 3 basic attribute points.
There's no need to worry, his current bullet speed is already very good, his bounce is decent, and his shrinkage threat is enough.
Goal 2 of the mission 'Forsaken Gift' failed. He scored 32 points, not to mention the highest in the game, but not the highest in the team.
He is the Lakers' most important defensive target. He can score 32 points. He has relied on Odom's explosion, the big Q on the wing and Greg Anthony in the top arc, as well as Boykins and Magay in the third quarter. Ti's help pushed him to his limit and he couldn't do any better.
But won! Goal 1 completed!
This mission only requires completing one goal, and you will get 'Shark Level 1'!
On the afternoon of the second day of the game against the Lakers, Li Ao couldn't wait to come to Memorial Stadium to train with his old teammates.
There are rewards for hard work. The new season will start for old teammates in less than half a month. At this stage, his training role is as a sparring partner.
But in training games, he still has opportunities to score.
He seized the opportunity to get up under the basket three times, and the target was the newly arrived 31st high school student in the United States, Garner Meade.
The 211cm, 104kg bamboo pole center was brutally slaughtered by the 'sharks' and was pinned down three times.
Li Ao felt very refreshed.
After the game, the middle-aged handsome man pulled Li Ao and scolded him - he asked you to bully Gerald Wallace to stimulate the competitive spirit of the No. 4 high school student in the United States. Why are you bullying this honest center?
People and children are going to cry!
Why is it that someone who is 20 years older than you and already a junior in college has the nerve to bully a junior in his freshman year?
Li Ao thought, a 20-year-old is a junior and cannot be bullied, but an 18-year-old can be taught a lesson?
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After the game against the Lakers, the Clippers got two days of rest. After a day of rest on the 7th, they began to prepare for the next back-to-back home games on the 8th.
On the 9th, the Clippers ushered in their first back-to-back home opponent - the Jazz.
With 3 wins and 1 loss, the Clippers are currently... first in the Western Conference!
In the league, it is second only to the Magic, which started with 4 wins and 0 losses.
Unfortunately the shelf life is not long.
The Clippers played well tonight, 21-28 in the first quarter and 27-23 in the second quarter. At halftime, they were only 3 points behind the Jazz, 48-51.
But in the third quarter, Malone, Starks, and Danny Manning all scored 8 points. The Jazz played a 34-19 quarter, killing the game and widening the point difference to 18 points.
In the final quarter, the Clippers dared to fight hard and scored a 35-22 score in a single quarter, but it was still a little short, and finally lost 102-107.
Malone had 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Stockton had 11 points and 17 assists, Starks had 20 points, and Danny Manning had 18 points.
Li Ao scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Odom scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Although there was no third player in the starting lineup who scored in double figures, there were 4 players on the bench who scored in double figures, Big Q, Maggette, Boykins, Sean Lukes and other four players all scored 11 points. In the last quarter, Li Ao, Da Q, Boykins, Sean Lukes and Little O'Neal dared to fight and fight hard together. Comeback.
Being able to chase the point difference to 5 points, not only the substitutes continued the shooting touch when playing the Lakers, but also their rebounding advantage.
They can really grab rebounds here. When they played against the Lakers, they won 3 rebounds. When playing against the Jazz, they had 46 rebounds as a team and the Jazz had 33.
It's a pity that the Jazz had 34 assists as a team, and they only had 20 here.
The next day, November 10, the Clippers faced their second back-to-back opponent, the Hawks.
Jason Terry explains what genius is!
After a year of adapting in his rookie year, he averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 assists per game. In his second year, he took off immediately, averaging 20.5 points and 5.5 assists in the first 6 games!
Li Ao suffered a disaster in the first quarter. He felt that he had guarded Terry, but Terry used those strange fadeaway shots, tilted sideways shots... He scored 10 points on 4 of 7 shots in a single quarter. .
Under the leadership of Terry, Jim Jackson, one of the former Dallas 3Js, and Alan Henderson, the No. 1 high school student in the United States in 1991, provided full offensive power. On the defensive end, Mutombo supported the Clippers. Inside scoring was suppressed.
O'Neal Jr. was simply not too miserable. He met O'Neal, Malone, and Mutombo in three consecutive games.
The Hawks led the Clippers by 9 points 32-23 in the first quarter!
But in the second quarter, the Eagles offense suddenly pulled up.
Li Ao's defensive method in the first quarter failed to guard against Terry. In the second quarter, he did not adjust blindly and defended as he should.
At this time, the gap between Terry and Kobe became apparent.
Facing Li Ao's defense, Kobe not only scored with strong shots from COSCO, but also had many scoring methods.
But Terry failed to disrupt Li Ao's defense, and he himself could not maintain the stability of that style of play for a long time. He made 4 of 7 in the first quarter and 1 of 6 in the second quarter...
The Clippers still can't attack inside.
Mutombo is said to be 34 years old. His face looks like that of a 54-year-old, but his muscles and defense are like those of a 24-year-old. With a height of 218 centimeters and a weight of 118 kilograms, he looks like a mountain under the basket!
But no matter how good the defense at the basket is, teammates on the outside can't prevent mid-range shots and counterattacks, and neither can Mutombo.
In the second quarter, Li Ao scored 9 points, Da Q scored 7 points, and McGinnis scored 8 points with a pull-up jump shot. The three led the team to a score of 32 to 18.
After halftime, the Clippers led the Hawks by 5 points 55-50!
In the second half, the Clippers were led astray by the Hawks, and the two teams played blindly.
In the third quarter, the Hawks led the Clippers 30-27, narrowing the 3-point gap.
But in the final quarter, the Clippers scored 33-26.
Although Terry scored 28 points, Jim Jackson scored 24 points, and Alan Henderson scored 18 points, they still lost to Odom's 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, McGinnis' 18 points, and Li Ao's 25 points. Scored 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Big Q’s 16 points...
115 to 106, the Clippers defeated the Hawks and improved their record to 4 wins and 2 losses.
Tonight, although the Clippers were knocked off the rhythm by a bunch of blind beats by the Hawks, the players all played very well... Only O'Neal's sad world was achieved. He made 1 of 6 shots, plus 5 of them. 3 free throws, 5 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks...
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After back-to-back games, on the 11th, the Clippers left Los Angeles and came to Denver.
When they arrived at the hotel, Li Ao, Da Q, and Odom each had a laptop and gathered in Li Ao's room to play StarCraft.
I had an appointment with O'Neal Jr., but he didn't come.
While chatting while playing games, Li Ao asked: "Is Jermaine autistic because of O'Neal, Malone, and Mutombo?"
Da Q echoed: "I'm also worried. He hasn't smiled much these days. He was very excited before playing the Lakers."
Odom responded: "It's impossible, it's just that I didn't play well in a few games."
Big Q was speechless, and Li Ao complained: "Everyone is the same as you! A triple-double of 30 points is just as silly as scoring 9 points."
Odom scratched his head and smiled: "When playing basketball, it is best to be happy. My mother told me before she passed away that life must be happy. Sadness cannot solve the problem."
Li Ao shut up.
At dinner time, Li Ao and his group met O'Neal's roommate Kenyon Dulin and asked about O'Neal's situation.
Kenyon Dooling began to express his bitterness: "You don't know, Jermaine loves to snore so much. He started snoring when he arrived at the hotel today. It was like thunder. I couldn't rest and I felt tired watching TV. I had to go and talk to him. Chris squeezed in and took a nap together.”
Li Ao was speechless.
In the afternoon, when he and Da Q went to the assistant coach to get drinks, they also heard snoring in the corridor. The two of them complained about who was so unethical and wondered if the athletes who lived here needed to rest.
Good guys, it turns out that the clown is themselves, and the passers-by who live on the same floor are probably also complaining about them.
The next day, November 12, the Clippers came to the Pepsi Center to challenge the Nuggets away from home.
After entering the stadium, Li Ao found that his worries were unnecessary when he saw O'Neal staring at the twin towers opposite.
O'Neal, who has been suppressed by the Trail Blazers for four years, this blow can't defeat him.
No, when he saw the 206 cm + 111 kg McDyess and the 211 cm 109 kg twin towers opposite him, he immediately became nervous because he had an advantage in both height and weight.
The Nuggets currently have a record of 3 wins and 3 losses, which is not as good as the Clippers. However, the predictions of the media before the game were that the Nuggets have a higher probability of winning, which means that in the eyes of the public, the Nuggets are stronger.
Because the Nuggets started 6 games, their opponents were the Timberwolves, Suns, Mavericks, Lakers, Warriors, and SuperSonics. Except for the Warriors, they were all strong teams.
With such a devilish schedule, it is not easy to achieve a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.
The Nuggets are also considered a strong contender for a Western Conference playoff spot.
The two teams have played against each other in the preseason and are considered acquaintances.
McDyess took the initiative to chat with Li Ao.
Different from the fierce look on the court with bared teeth and claws, after saying hello, McDyess said in a low but gentle voice: "Leo, you are so good, averaging 25 points and 4 blocks per game. I am looking forward to meeting you again tonight." Let’s fight, don’t try to blame me this time, I’m not one of those old men.”
"Looking old, I also think of myself as an old man."
"Haha, what do you know? I am mature. When I walk on the street, a bunch of beauties come to talk to me like you..."
After chatting for a few words about McDyess, he left.
Li Ao felt that the other party was not here to provoke or make friends. This feeling... was very gentlemanly.
Seeing Li Ao's confusion, little O'Neill said: "He is different from us... No, he is different from me. He was born into a wealthy family. I heard that his parents are both congressmen, so the way he talks is different from people like me." no the same."
"What's wrong with you? I think it's pretty good. The kind of person who is too gentleman always seems to be very scheming. Even if he doesn't mean anything else, I'm still worried that he has some bad thoughts."
Little O'Neal nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I think so too, but you are the strangest. I heard that your family is also very rich. Why are you not a gentleman at all?"
"Where did you hear that my family is rich... No, what do you mean I'm not a gentleman? Stop, no, I'm going to beat my teammates again. Let you see what it means for the Iron-Blooded Captain to beat his teammates online... Stop!"
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' away game against the Nuggets started.
Nuggets starting lineup: Van Exel, Voshan Leonard, James Posey, McDyess, LaFrentz.
Clippers starting lineup: Greg Anthony, Piakowsky, Li Ao, Odom, O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal beat LaFrentz to win the jump ball, and the Clippers struck first.
Odom held the ball from the top of the arc, and McDyess was very close. Li Ao used O'Neal's cover from the wing to cut to the basket. He originally wanted to create a mismatch, but James Posey quickly caught up with Li Ao around the pile.
Odom released the ball, and Li Ao stopped under the basket to receive the pass. LaFrentz directly let go of the close-range O'Neal and rushed inside, trying to block Li Ao who lifted the ball.
LaFrentz can't care about anything else. The opponent pulls out from the inside to shoot, and when he goes in, he goes in. What he wants is to block shots...
Then, he saw Li Ao bounce up quickly on the spot, as if there was no confrontation between James Posey, and smashed the ball into the basket through James Posey!
(End of chapter)
