Pierce blurted out: "How can there be people like you in this world!"
He felt the alpaca galloping in his heart and stopped his defensive movements.
Li Ao seized the opportunity to pull away and cut in. With a starting speed of 90, it was too late for Pierce, who was not close, to keep up.
Li Ao went inside to receive the ball and took off!
From the beginning of the game to when Li Ao was running just now, Pierce was close to him. Although Pierce's offensive performance collapsed tonight, the defense surprised the whole team. The talented newcomer who integrated offense and defense in the past two years is back. .
Tony Batty didn't even bother with the problem of Li Ao cutting in. His ability was there, and he was already stretched thin to defend against O'Neal. Facing Li Ao who suddenly entered the inside, he had no time to hide, let alone turn around and press forward.
Li Ao smashed the ball into the basket through Tony Batty!
After landing, he said to Pierce who was chasing him: "Hey, you saw it today!"
Pierce, who had just calmed down a little because of the "unequal gambling", became angry again. He asked for the ball directly from the backcourt, rushed to the frontcourt and attacked... Then he encountered Li Ao's defense, Matt Halprin's help defense, and O'Neal Jr. As a defensive treatment, Pierce entered the inside and hit an iron ball under the attack of Li Ao and O'Neal Jr....
The Clippers' defensive strategy tonight is to guard against the Celtics' twin stars.
Although the Celtics are ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference and in the playoffs, their record is 20 wins and 22 losses, and their statistics are not very positive.
He averaged 94 points per game, but conceded 96.5 points per game, averaged 39.5 rebounds per game, gave up 43 rebounds per game, averaged 20.5 assists per game, was given 23 assists per game by his opponents, and had fewer blocks than his opponents. He only steals more than his opponents and makes more three-pointers than his opponents.
The only two players on the team averaging double figures per game are Pierce and Anthony Walker, and there is no third player.
In 17 of the 20 games the Celtics won this season, the two of them scored 50+ points together.
As long as they guard these two, the Celtics are doomed.
Anthony Walker is very difficult to guard. Whether he scores a goal does not depend on the opponent's defense, but purely on his own touch.
So the Clippers' defensive strategy is to target Pierce from the beginning!
Before, Pierce was only focused on beating Li Ao and didn't pay that much attention.
This time he rushed in and was attacked by three people. He finally realized that he had been fooled!
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Knowing that he had been fooled, Pierce's choice was... to continue betting! Beware of giant spiders!
He defended desperately, and his defense was really good. Li Ao only scored 6 points and 1 assist in the first half.
He is not as fast as Li Ao, but he has a good sense of anticipation and can always keep up with him.
Relying on his restriction of the Clippers' first scoring point and second passing point, coupled with Anthony Walker's offensive firepower of 17 points and 5 assists in the half, the Celtics and Clippers were evenly matched. With Anthony Walker's three-pointer at the half-time buzzer, the Clippers ended the first half with a two-point lead, 43-41.
But in the second half, Pierce began to have physical problems.
His physical strength is barely at the top, and he can't even play 30 minutes with all his strength on the ball and on offense.
This season he averaged 38 minutes per game and scored 24.9 points, but he was weak on the defensive end.
The kind who cares about the beginning but not the end.
On Li Ao's side, as the game progressed, Matt Halprin increased his defense against Pierce after completing physical combat against the opponent's wing pitcher, and his defensive pressure suddenly decreased.
As long as Pierce leaves the high post, he hands over the defensive task to Matt Halprin to help O'Neal Jr. protect the frame. His physical exertion decreases and at the same time, the Clippers' frame-protecting performance improves.
The Clippers quickly took advantage in the third quarter.
There were changes during the Clippers' game, but not for the Celtics. Their head coach Jim O'Brien was a ruthless substitution machine in the middle of the game. He was good at developing young players, but his on-the-spot command was extremely poor.
In the second half, the Clippers scored 54-39!
Pierce played for 35 minutes and made 4 of 15 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal, plus 4 turnovers and 4 fouls!
He came within a whisker of setting a new season low.
The only time he failed to score in double figures this season was when he met Ron Artest against the Bulls. He played 0-for-7 in 31 minutes and scored 9 points on 9-of-10 free throws.
Li Ao also took 15 shots tonight, but made 6 goals out of 15!
Among them, 0 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks!
In the second half, Pierce couldn't keep up with Li Ao. Li Ao took the opportunity to cooperate with Odom and scored 10 points and 5 assists in 17 minutes!
At 10:21 pm, the Clippers and Celtics decided the winner.
The fans cheered wildly!
Although Anthony Walker defeated Odom and Matt Halprin, who had been guarding him for a while, and scored 29 points and 8 assists.
But two fists are no match for four hands.
Relying on Odom's 20 points and 7 assists, Li Ao's 16 points and 6 assists, and O'Neal Jr.'s 14 points and 11 rebounds, the Clippers defeated the Celtics 95-82 and won 3 consecutive victories!
Listening to the long whistle that ended the game, Pierce stared at Li Ao's 16-point data on the big screen, and the battle between heaven and man was in progress.
He was replaced less than halfway through the fourth quarter, but before he was replaced, Li Ao had already scored 14 points. Later, Li Ao did not score points and continued to attack normally.
Suddenly, his line of sight was blocked, and that annoying handsome face appeared in his line of sight.
At this moment, Pierce felt that his offense and defense had changed!
Two and a half hours ago, he was the one who entered the enemy camp alone, and this time they were the one who was broken into!
Anthony Walker immediately came to Pierce's side.
This Spider-Man wants to win and beat people again?
But Anthony Walker thought too much.
Li Ao said loudly: "Paul, the cameraman is ready, are you ready to execute the bet like a man? You don't want to escape..."
wipe! His little idea was exposed!
However, it is about whether he is a 'man', plus the disdainful eyes and frivolous tone of the big spider opposite...
Pierce stood up abruptly and shouted: "I won't run away! The grown man keeps his word!"
At this time, a camera appeared behind Li Ao, and Pierce was down.
There really is a cameraman!
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After the game, the defensive battle between Li Ao and Pierce sparked heated discussion.
Li Ao's defensive performance is not surprising. The Clippers' help defense on the wings and at the basket is very good, and he is very good at taking advantage of this.
But Pierce's defense was surprising.
It turns out that this loudmouth who was stabbed 11 times in 28 seconds can still be defended with careful defense!
However, fans' attention to Pierce's performance did not last long...
Someone suddenly broke the news on the Internet that Pierce went crazy after bragging about beating Spider-Man with one hand and was slapped in the face, streaking outside the Staples Center!
At first, people thought it was someone pranking them, but soon a photo came out. There was indeed a person running outside the Staples Center without pants, both front and back, but the night was too dark and the picture was too blurry to see clearly. Positive face.
Until ESPN, which has mastered the contradiction between Big Spider and bragging, came in and gave a clear video.
It was really Pierce running naked outside the Staples Center!
That speed was faster than on the court, and it was impossible to tell that he lacked physical strength in the second half.
The video also has front and back angles, naturally without coding.
Li Ao and Pierce had a fight, which only attracted attention. It was very popular, but it could not be called popular.
As soon as this video came out, Pierce went viral!
Some fans marveled that bragging didn't mean he was bragging about everything. He said that every time he went to a nightclub, he would take three female college students back to the hotel. It seemed true.
But what kind of performance art is this?
Did you really get slapped in the face and go crazy?
Some fans speculated: "Is Pierce showing his capital to Hollywood? I heard that he is jealous that Spider-Man is as popular as a movie star in Los Angeles, and he also wants to film a movie? The kind that adults can watch?"
This speculation is outrageous, but fans have chosen to 'believe' it, saying that as long as Pierce goes to film, they will vote for Pierce and vote him into the All-Stars.
Some fans even drove to a 24-hour fast food restaurant overnight to vote for Pierce, taking photos and posting them online...
A basketball genius who has played for two and a half years, boasted countless times but failed to achieve anything, and has never been very popular. After taking off his pants, he became famous overnight!
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Li Ao didn't expect Pierce to be so sincere.
He thought that Pierce could only wear shorts and go for a run, so that he could be regarded as a man.
For this kind of thing, someone else might just default on the bill.
I didn’t expect Pierce’s butt to be really bare!
A bit of exhibitionism...
The next morning, NBA officials made a statement, asking players from all teams to be cautious in their words and deeds in public.
Some media specifically interviewed Li Ao about Pierce's streaking around the Staples Center. Li Ao replied: "Los Angeles welcomes Pierce home at any time."
After that, he stopped paying attention to this matter and devoted himself to additional training. He had back-to-back games tonight and didn't have much free time.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers faced the Kings back-to-back at home.
After the game started, the Kings quickly gained the upper hand.
Chris Webber, who has a 97 overall rating and averages 27.1 points, 11 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, is a must-have for the Clippers.
On the offensive end, the Kings are second in the league, averaging 101 points per game, second only to the Bucks of the Three Musketeers.
On the defensive end, the addition of Doug Christie not only brought more accurate mid-range shooting and outside singles ability, he also showed first-level defensive strength, which strengthened the shortcomings of the Kings' back line's lack of defensive ability. His defensive performance soared to the top ten in the league.
This has to mention the bad thing that hindered the rise of the Kings last season - in the summer of 1999, they spent 22 million U.S. dollars over four years to poach Nick Anderson from the Magic.
The Kings are looking forward to Nick Anderson, a veteran who helped O'Neal reach the Finals.
But who would have imagined that at the age of 31, the age when a catcher and pitcher is in his prime, Nick Anderson collapsed and shot 39% from the field. 33% three-point shooting rate, and no enthusiasm at all. His performance is not as good as Joan Barry, who has an $800,000 contract.
The media joked that the Kings paid him too much. The salary for four years was higher than Nick Anderson's salary in the first 10 years of his career. He had no motivation to play.
Replaced Nick Anderson with Doug Christie, and the Kings took off!
Li Ao made 11 of 25 shots tonight and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. They defended very well tonight and also made several counterattacks. Most of them were made by Jason Williams, who only defended the Kings. Got 94 points, which is pretty good.
It's just that the Kings' defense is among the top ten in the league, and they have always maintained their defensive focus, not slacking off at all because their opponent is a non-playoff team.
On the offensive end, the Clippers only scored 87 points on 35 of 86 shots. Li Ao's 44% shooting rate was considered good by the team.
The Clippers played very hard, but ultimately lost 87-94, ending their three-game winning streak.
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The winning streak ended, and the Clippers' record became 22 wins and 22 losses, returning to a 50% winning rate.
After the game, not many people paid attention to the fact that they lost. It would only be news if they beat the Kings. Everyone thought it was normal if they lost, including Clippers fans.
But the fact that they have reached this stage and still have a 50% winning rate has attracted some people's attention.
Is this really the time to stand up?
The Clippers played 17 games in a single month, many back-to-back, and still maintained this winning rate.
If this is placed in the Eastern Conference, the playoffs will be guaranteed!
Even in the Western Conference, the Clippers have not fallen behind. This month, the 8th-ranked SuperSonics, 9th-ranked Rockets, and 10th-ranked Nuggets in the Western Conference are all approaching a 50% winning rate. In recent games, They all lose more and win less.
If the Clippers can survive the middle of the season and still have this winning rate, a counterattack is not impossible.
However, not many people are paying attention to this matter. More people are focusing on Li Ao - Spider-Man has 0 blocks for the first time in his career!
Someone stepped on it - when Spider-Man encounters a team with good passing and strong overall offense, blocking shots will not work.
Some people hold a different view - this proves that Spider-Man did not block shots. When the team needed him to defend on the outside more, he did not look at the inside to make up for the shots.
This sparked a controversy over whether Spider-Man blocked shots.
Originally, there was no such controversy. At first, Li Ao blocked too many shots as a veteran, and was ridiculed as "only able to bully old men." His blocking itself was still highly regarded. His inside assist defense brought obvious defensive improvements to the Clippers. .
But as his popularity surged this month, controversy suddenly emerged.
Without any evidence, his statement of blocking shots was supported by many people.
In addition to controversy, Li Ao's 0 blocks in a single game also brought up another topic - the battle for the block king!
Before the game against the Kings, he averaged 3.77 blocks per game, beating Ratliff, who averaged 3.6 blocks per game, to top the list.
The previous list of blocked shots was once ignored by fans.
Because Li Ao blocked shots so hard at the beginning of the season, he averaged 5+ blocks per game at the beginning, and after November he was still averaging 4+ blocks per game. At that time, Mutombo, who was second in the blocks list, averaged 2.9 blocks per game, and Li Ao was far ahead. Mourning was reimbursed, and no one can compete with Li Ao who performed like this.
Now, people suddenly discovered that Ratliff had caught up with him at some point!
(End of chapter)
