Qi returned to Qi, but after all, Rentangren has three axes. He doesn't even have a new move now, so he can only hold it in.
During those years with the Trail Blazers, O'Neal Jr. was not without gains. He had a strong psychological endurance in this regard.
He actively engaged in defense, blocked the board, and calmly analyzed some things.
Tianzun and Sabonis can't play, so Sugarman is the only ball-holding point inside the Blazers.
The Flying Squirrel doesn't seem to consider the issue of Sugarman's offensive continuity, which means that Sugarman's physical condition after losing weight is not as good as it seems in playing time.
It's probably similar to the 127-kilogram center of the Suns. His normal style of play is to only take advantage of the cake on offense and not get out of the basket on defense.
He thought about it carefully, no matter how talented Tang Ren was, it would only take him half a year to change his attitude after being pressured by those gangsters, and his physical improvement would not be particularly great.
Tonight, Sugarman's main attack was a strange move from the opponent. Taking advantage of Sugarman's strong strength at the beginning, he launched a wave of attacks.
It's just that he was stupid and waited until the other party had finished exploding before he realized it.
In the Blazers' offense, the little flying squirrel broke through and hit a mid-range shot.
It was the Clippers' turn to attack, and O'Neal Jr. had an idea. He took the initiative to pull out to provide a pick-and-roll for Greg Anthony.
Seeing the sugar man who had followed him stand hesitantly at the free throw line, the experienced Greg Anthony understood what O'Neal meant, and took the screen to make a decisive three-pointer... and it went in!
The candy man's expression was very annoyed, with 'I should have expanded it' written all over his face.
The rest of the Clippers also understood what O'Neal wanted to do and actively cooperated with the adjustments.
In the next Clippers offense, the Sugar Man guarded O'Neal Jr., and O'Neal went to the top of the arc to pick and roll. The Sugar Man guarded Odom, and Odom went to the wing to screen and roll for Li Ao.
Pull Olowokandi out from the inside and don't give him a chance to stay under the basket and defend easily!
Olowokandi's physical talent is unparalleled. He can extend out to defend pick-and-rolls, and he can also get back to the basket to complete assist defense.
Pulling Olowokandi out to defend the pick-and-roll, the Clippers' offense did not get a substantial improvement.
However, at the end of the first quarter, Olowokandi huddled under the basket and couldn't come out!
No, it should be said that he can’t come out!
On the last possession of the first quarter, the Clippers had the ball.
Brevin Knight, who came on the bench, rushed to close range. Olowokandi took a step forward and stepped on the line of the reasonable collision zone to cover Boykins' throwing space. Brevin Knight scored the ball in the three-second zone. On the left, O'Neal Jr. catches the ball and shoots from close range...
Hit!
Little O'Neal smiled.
His true purpose was achieved!
Affects Olowokandi's rim protection? No!
His purpose is to consume Olowokandi and make the tallest player in the game really inseparable from the three-second zone!
That way he can easily score from close range.
Why do many experts and media say he has "superstar looks" this season? Because he has great shooting ability from close range!
Olowokandi's close range shooting percentage is at the level of superstars like Duncan, Garnett, and Kobe, and so is O'Neal!
…
The consumption of Olowokandi is completed and the game has just begun!
O'Neal Jr. hit a shot from close range, and the Clippers only overtook the score 32-31 and did not have an advantage.
Olowokandi scored 8 points in the first quarter. His performance was explosive, but he was not the Blazers' highest scorer.
The little flying squirrel scored 13 points and 3 assists in the first quarter!
The ESPN commentator who was broadcasting the game saw the performance of the little flying squirrel and mentioned a game in the 1995-96 season.
In his rookie season, the Flying Squirrel showed no fear when facing the 60-7 Bulls. He continuously defeated Ron Harper, Jordan, and Pippen, scoring 30 points and 11 assists, leading the Raptors to a 109-9 victory. 108 God Killing Successful!
That game is still regarded as the best game in Raptors history.
The commentator mentioned the performance of the Flying Squirrels during the rookie contract period. In his second year, he had already averaged 20.2 points and 8.8 assists per game.
But after he was traded back to his hometown team Trail Blazers, he gave up most of the ball and shot rights, and instead switched to counterattack, singles assault, and sudden distribution to match the style of Pippen and Sabonis. His data increased from 20+8 per game. It fell to 12+6, but he had no complaints because he could win.
A player who is willing to sacrifice.
The 27-year-old Flying Squirrel, who is currently at the peak of his physical fitness and technical skills, was in good condition tonight. He stood up when the core of the frontcourt was suspended, showing the aura he had during his time with the Raptors!
Entering the break, Gentry made lineup rotations and adjustments to his playing style. Fortunately, they were not careless because of the opponent's two starters and two main substitutes.
The money making ability of the big dog is too much!
One team has five players with an annual salary of over 10 million US dollars, and there is also Steve Smith with an annual salary of more than 8 million US dollars.
Fortunately, their players are very cautious and hard-working, and under the leadership of O'Neal Jr., they have made effective independent adjustments.
Since you can't guard against the little flying squirrel, let's fight!
The inter-section break is over and the second quarter begins.
The Clippers sent out a combination of Brevin Knight, Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and Chris Mihm to continue their offense.
For the Trail Blazers, they can only point to Little Flying Squirrel, Steve Smith, and veteran Schrempf.
O'Neal's attrition strategy not only made Olowokandi unable to leave the three-second zone, but also eliminated the possibility of Olowokandi playing the main offense again after he recovered.
In fact, it's not that Olowokandi didn't see the other party's purpose, otherwise he wouldn't have hesitated to go out in the first place, but there was no way, Pippen and Tianzun were not here, so he had to do more things.
Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy also saw it, but he had no choice. The suspended players were all frontcourt players. He didn't even have the conditions to let Olowokandi rest. He had to let Olowokandi rest in the second quarter. The No. 1 pick continues to play.
In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' offensive was even stronger than in the first quarter. The flying squirrel led the team to score 38 points, suppressing the Clippers' 37 points in a single quarter. After halftime, the two teams were tied at 69.
After the halftime break, the offensive firepower of both teams began to decline.
Steve Smith scored 4 three-pointers in the first half, and Big Q and Piakowsky also scored two three-pointers each. Both teams performed very well in the long two-pointer. The Trail Blazers They are either stars in their prime or former stars. The Clippers are supported by Li Ao and Matt Halprin.
But in the second half, the long-range shooting performance of the veterans and role players of both teams began to decline, and the iron was struck again and again.
At this time, the Clippers with Li Ao began to take the initiative!
The opponent's mid-range shots and long two-pointers began to hit, and they began to frantically block the three-point shots of the Flying Squirrel and Steve Smith.
The Clippers scored 27-23 in the third quarter and took a 4-point lead at 96-92!
In the final quarter, the Clippers continued their performance in the third quarter and steadily scored 27 points again.
The Trail Blazers shot 6 of 22 in a single quarter, including 0 of 8 three-pointers!
In the final quarter, Olowokandi rushed inside and scored 6 free throws. He made 2 of 5 shots and 4 of 6 free throws to score 8 points in a single quarter, but the Trail Blazers only scored 18 points.
The Flying Squirrels made 13 of 29 shots, including 7 of 16 three-pointers... 0 of 5 three-pointers in the final quarter dragged down their shooting performance. Together with 4 of 4 free throws, they scored 37 points and 11 assists.
Olowokandi showed off his strength in the first and last quarters, scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Schrempf, old and strong, took on the important task temporarily and performed well, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Steve Smith scored 26 points to set a new season high.
The Trail Blazers performed extremely well tonight without four main players, but the opponent performed better!
O'Neal Jr. had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Odom had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Matt Halprin had 12 points, Greg Anthony had 6 points and 3 assists, Blevin Knight had 4 points and 9 assists... …
And most importantly, after the role players missed their long-range shots in the second half, Li Ao helped the Clippers support their offense with 27 points in the half!
Li Ao is having fun tonight!
In fact, he was under a lot of pressure at the beginning. The opponent's offensive firepower was too fierce, and they had to keep scoring goals.
In such a game, his defensive contribution is greatly reduced.
But on the offensive end, opportunities are easy to appear for him. He has entered a desperate mode and throws away when the opportunity comes!
He kept shooting...and kept scoring!
When the two teams went wild in the first half, he had less scoring pressure and scored 24 points.
When he needed to score more goals in the second half, he did it, with 27 points in the half!
123 to 110, the Clippers' three frontcourts collectively showed their strength, beating the Trail Blazers at home, winning 5 consecutive victories, tying the Rockets, who are ninth in the Western Conference!
But at this time, the fans at the scene no longer care about the victory or defeat, everyone is shouting "Spider-Man".
Everyone on the Clippers team, players and coaches also gathered around Li Ao.
He made 22 of 35 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 51 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks tonight!
"Oh my god, boss, that's crazy! You scored 51 points!" Big Q rushed up and wanted to hug the boss... but Li Ao waved him away.
Li Ao ran to the opposite side of the technical stage, and the old man stood up abruptly and went to meet her... But Li Ao passed by from his whole world, hugged Vivian who jumped up beside him, and kissed her gently.
The old man blew his beard and stared: Dean Teng is right! This guy is of the opposite sex and inhumane!
Under the gaze of 20,000 people at the scene, Vivian was a little shy, gently pushed Li Ao away, sat back on the sidelines, and returned the fans' eyes to her Leo.
Li Ao raised his eyebrows at the hospital assistant aunt, turned around, raised his head and spread his arms, enjoying the cheers of the fans at the scene.
Of course he knew that he had scored 51 points. With 35 seconds left, they were already leading by 11 points, but he still chose to rush to the frontcourt and rely on the 'marathon level 2' to complete the counterattack and score a layup.
35 seconds, what if the opponent scores 13 points?
Their side must lead by at least 13 points to ensure victory!
Definitely not because he already had 49 points!
After enjoying the fanatical shouts of the fans at the scene, Li Ao put his arms away and accepted the interview. The TV station people came.
"Congratulations on scoring 51 points. This is incredible. Is there anything you want to say in your heart now?"
Li Ao glanced at the players' tunnel opposite and saw the dejected back of Sugar Man...
"Many people said that in 2000, a small year of the draft, I should have been the first pick, but I don't think so.
I think in any year, I should be the No. 1 pick! "
(End of chapter)
