The little flying squirrel also has a black line.
This sugar man, just be cowardly. When you are cowardly, can you find someone serious and capable to fight?
His small arms and legs are not enough to be used as pendants.
He had experienced it last time, even hanging on Spider-Man could not stop Spider-Man from dunking on a fast break.
However, he was not worried about Sugar Man being beaten again. He had done some investigating during his free time and found that since Li Ao became famous in the college basketball world last year, he had never actively hit anyone... The time he beat Dirty Kurt, In his opinion, it was not considered taking the initiative.
If he had the fighting ability of this big spider, he would not be able to wait until the end of the game before taking action if he was raped like that.
The little flying squirrel turned around, looked up at the candy man, and walked away.
Sugar Man is very square, pitiful, weak and helpless.
How about retreating...
no!
The eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother all said that he had to toughen up on his own.
He puffed up his chest, arched his hands outwards, and expanded his body. He felt that his fear was much lighter.
Brother Hua is still awesome! There is such a good way!
Li Ao waited for a minute, and Sugar Man finally plucked up the courage to say when there was no one in front of him: "Don't forget that you didn't even make it to the playoffs, I'll be waiting for you in the playoffs!"
"Okay, thank you for your encouragement, I will try my best."
Sugarman: “(￣(エ)￣)ゞ??????
Li Ao continued: "You also have to work hard. Last season, the Trail Blazers reached the tiebreaker with OK in the Western Conference Finals. If you are replaced as the center this year and your performance in the playoffs is not as good as last season, tsk tsk, you are being scolded." Will it be Pippen who won 6 championships, Wallace who is on par with O'Neal, or Smith who performed better than Kobe in the early stage? Or let the fans scold Sabonis!"
Sugar Man: Σ(⊙▽⊙“a!!
Sitting right behind the sugar man, the roof of the world is worried that the successor will really be beaten: (_)
Sabonis looked at Candy Man who was down, and then at Spider-Man who turned around and waved as he walked onto the court to shoot the hot shot.
Let Pippen teach this No. 1 pick a lesson in trash talk!
You don’t need to be able to outspeak others, at least don’t be teased by others!
This No. 1 pick is so tiring to teach!
…
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Clippers and Trail Blazers started.
Jordan sat on the sidelines, looking forward to his former younger brother leading the team to give Spider-Man a beating.
The youngest AMVP, surpassing his highest number of All-Star votes, Spider-Man must let Spider-Man know that he is still a rookie!
Jordan is very confident in the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers players are also highly confident and play quite casually.
Then……
In the first quarter, the Clippers relied on counterattacks and fast breaks to score 33 to 15 in a single quarter.
The Clippers were very excited in the first quarter, and Maggette, Big Q, and Boykins, who came on the rotation, were also excited. But when they entered the inter-quarter break and saw the 18-point difference, they were dumbfounded.
To be so far ahead!
The Trail Blazers' first quarter statistics were posted on the big screen. They made 5 of 17 shots, including 0 of 3 three-pointers, plus 5 of 7 free throws. They scored 15 points and made 5 turnovers in a single quarter.
After the Clippers players were dumbfounded, there was ecstasy! Everyone is in high spirits!
The Trail Blazers were stunned, but they adjusted in time and started chasing points.
In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers focused their offense and their performance quickly picked up, scoring 25 points in a single quarter.
But the defense failed to tighten up, and the opponent scored 27 points.
40 to 60, the Trail Blazers were 20 points behind.
But at least they took advantage of the situation and prevented the Clippers from scoring 20 points on fast breaks alone like they did in the first quarter.
In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers showed their strength as a championship-level team, scoring 34 points and suppressing the Clippers' score to 23 points, chasing the score to 74-83 and narrowing the point difference to single digits.
But in the final quarter, the Clippers came back to their senses. Li Ao made 3 of 6 shots in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws to score 8 points, 2 assists and 2 blocks. O'Neal Jr. scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Matt - Halprin scored 5 points, Odom scored 6 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, and Maggette scored 4 points. Only 5 of them scored for the Clippers, and together they scored 27 points!
As for the Trail Blazers, they performed fiercely in the third quarter, but they attacked too hard. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mike Dunleavy wanted his players to slow down and deployed a defensive lineup, but he didn't expect the defense to be guarded. Wait. After the Flying Squirrel, Steve Smith, and Tianzun returned to the court after a 3-minute rest, their offensive feeling was gone, and they only scored 23 points in the final quarter.
Li Ao scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, Odom had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Boykins had 12 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Maggette had 12 points, and Matt Ha Pulin 14 points...
Six Clippers players scored in double figures and beat the Trail Blazers 110-97!
The fans were in high spirits from the beginning to the end. Even if the opponent narrowed the gap by 11 points in the third quarter, the fans cheered for the players with all their strength.
In their opinion, this was an upset. They scored 18 points in the first quarter. How could they not be excited?
After the final whistle sounded, the Clippers players also celebrated excitedly. Even they felt that they had defeated the opponent in an upset.
In the third quarter, they couldn't attack or defend. The pressure on them from the opponent was too strong.
But their mentality did not collapse. Instead, they played harder in the final quarter and seized the opportunity whenever they had the chance.
In the end, they won!
The sugar man listened to the jeers of the fans and just wanted to go home.
This group of heartless fans, even though he didn’t play well when he was with the Clippers, even though he was scolded as a parallel importer, even though he had a bad attitude towards the fans, even though he snatched cakes from passers-by on the street and even got into a fight with them, he squatted for two times. Although he likes to bully newcomers in the team, even though he is the cause of internal strife in the team, even though...
Well, he thinks it's better for him to escape...
…
With an upset victory over the Trail Blazers, the Clippers' record improved to 34 wins and 24 losses.
However, the good luck did not last. On the 5th, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks 92-103 at home.
Nowitzki encountered Li Ao and Odom's defensive defense and played miserably, scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds on 3-of-10 shooting.
But Finley, Nash, and Juwan Howard all scored 20+.
Cuban showed a wave of financial resources, using Christian Laettner's $6.63 million expiring contract, Roy Ott's $4.81 million expiring contract, and Hubert Davis only $10 million in 4 years. A high-quality contract, Gary Trent's $2.4 million expiring contract, and Juwan Howard was exchanged from the Wizards before the trade deadline.
If you only look at the role on the court, although Juwan Howard is not as good as he was during his rookie contract, he averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds per game, and his playing style is also suitable for Nelson. He is indeed better than those players with expiring contracts, and he has brought great value to the Mavericks. Improvement in strength.
However, Juwan Howard's salary this year is US$16.88 million, and in the next two years it will be US$18.75 million and US$20.63 million respectively.
The NBA will begin imposing a luxury tax next season...
Even if the luxury tax is not considered, Juwan Howard's salary can be used to sign two or three players of his quality. Nelson advised Cuban that after this season is over, they will have many opportunities to strengthen their core lineup. It's very attractive. An outstanding player like Te'lon Hill of the 76ers, who averages 12 points and 10 rebounds per game, has stable scoring inside and plays good defense, only costs $6.6 million.
Cuban said no, he couldn't wait a moment and wanted to reinforce immediately.
We need to continue to strengthen during the offseason, just spend money. Anyway, at the end of this season, the contracts of those players will expire, and their salaries will not be reduced below the salary cap. It is better to strengthen them immediately while they still have trading value. .
Old Nelson felt what the trouble of happiness is...
Just sign in, but why a power forward? Although the style of play is suitable, it can only be used in rotation with Nowitzki.
Li Ao, on his side, made 9 of 20 shots, scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks and still lost. He did try his best, but the strength shown by the Mavericks was indeed a step above them.
He gathered his emotions and continued their devilish schedule.
On March 7, the Clippers lost to the Kings 93-106 at the Aco Arena in Sacramento. Li Ao scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
The Kings' eight-man rotation maintained offensive intensity throughout the game, with Weber scoring 27 points, Peja 24 points, and sixth man Bobby Jackson scoring 23 points.
The next night after playing the Kings, the Clippers came to the Portland Rose Garden.
Facing the Trail Blazers, the third team to win 40 games this season and currently have a record of 40 wins and 18 losses, the Clippers failed to continue their upset this time.
Five players from both sides scored in double figures. The Flying Squirrel had 17 points, Tianzun had 23 points, Pippen had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Bunch Wells had 17 points, and Olowokandi had 13 points and 13 rebounds... They beat 15 Li Ao scored 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Odom had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 10 points and 9 rebounds, Maggette had 13 points, and Big Q had 11 points.
94 to 86, the Trail Blazers gave the Clippers a 3-game losing streak. Sugarman stood behind the trio of Flying Squirrel, Pippen, and Stick and laughed wildly at Spider-Man, leaving his teammates speechless.
On the bright side, the No. 1 pick they picked up is at least not timid on the court, and has the confidence of Bel, who dares to charge even if he is asked to challenge O'Neal alone.
As for the little O'Neal who was sent out, it seems that he is more talented, but for them, it is actually picking up the No. 1 pick for nothing, because when Little O'Neal was on their team, there really wasn't much of him, and without him, it didn't seem to have any impact. nothing.
…
After 10 consecutive victories, the Clippers ushered in a wave of 2 wins and 5 losses.
Li Ao thought that this devilish schedule would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable!
After 8 consecutive away games, the first 4 games of the 5 Devils schedule were 1 win and 3 losses.
The record came to 34 wins and 27 losses, and the gap with the 37 wins and 23 losses of the Timberwolves and the 37 wins and 24 losses of the Sonics has widened.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about the Rockets. The Rockets have suffered a losing streak and now have a record of 32 wins and 30 losses. The Nuggets have been beaten to a negative record, 30 wins and 31 losses.
In fact, if you look at the Timberwolves and SuperSonics, they have lost quite a lot recently, but they are just a little better than the Clippers.
Li Ao is under a lot of pressure off the court and has been using the 'pressure transfer method' to transfer the pressure of hitting the playoffs to the last 20 games so that he can concentrate on training and stabilize his mentality to prepare for the game.
They returned to Los Angeles for a night's rest on the 8th, and on the 9th, they had another game against the Kings at home.
Before entering the court, Li Ao thought, 'Let's fight hard'. After entering the court, he thought, 'It doesn't matter whether the opponent is strong or not, just do it. If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, come back next time.' Waiting for him Seeing Weber in a suit across from him... he was shocked!
Without Webber, the Kings are half as strong!
Tonight, the Clippers made a temporary adjustment to their strategy. After originally playing defense and being beaten in the last game, they prepared to play offense this time, but changed to defense on the spot.
The team members actively supported it.
The third-year Peja is still young, and Li Ao is better in terms of hard power. Peja has stronger shooting, better movement, and three-pointers, but Li Ao can pass, defend, and can beat Peja in isolation!
The score was 21-17 in the first quarter and 25-22 in the second quarter. The Clippers led by 7 points at halftime. In the third quarter, the Kings fought back 21-18 and narrowed the point difference to 4 points. However, in the final quarter, the Clippers led by 7 points. Relying on the pass-and-cut connection between Li Ao and Maggette, although Maggette only made 2 of 6 shots, he took 10 shots in a single quarter. The other 4 shots all caused damage. He made all 8 free throws and scored 12 points in a single quarter!
The Clippers held on to win 24-21 in the final quarter!
Tonight, the Clippers shot 37.5% and the Kings shot 35.3%...
Li Ao scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks, Odom had 11 points and 14 rebounds, O'Neal Jr. had 9 points and 19 rebounds, and Maggette had 20 points. Three Clippers had double figures in rebounds, winning 88-81. Kings, end three-game losing streak!
From 1 win and 3 losses to 2 wins and 3 losses, this wave of 5 consecutive devilish schedules does not seem so miserable at this time.
Li Ao feels that the methods of seniors from the same city are still very effective. He won one game in both games against the Trail Blazers and Kings. He feels that the pressure in the remaining 20 games has become less.
Although they won the game because Webber was injured...but this is 'luck'. Webber was injured and they haven't won yet, so they don't deserve to win.
However, regarding the injury of Webber, Li Ao has some regrets. Of course, he does not feel that it is a pity that Webber did not play tonight. He is enjoying himself secretly. He regrets that Webber seems to have entered the later stage of the career of Glider, Tracy McGrady, and Yao Ming. That's the way to go.
There are two devilish coaches in the NBA, and there is no Larry Brown, whose coaching intensity is controversial.
One is Pat Riley of the Heat. He trained Kareem Abdul-Jabbar until he retired and Magic Johnson until he was troubled by injuries in the Finals. Riley's Devils training camp became famous in one battle.
That year, the Lakers had won two consecutive championships. In the playoffs, they had the best performance in the divisional playoffs in team history, sweeping three consecutive rounds and reaching the finals with 11 wins and 0 losses. However, because they advanced to the finals too early, training gave them a hard time. I got injured in practice and was swept in the finals...
The other one is Rick Adelman of the Kings.
The teams coached by Adelman have a common characteristic - in the end, the core players will be seriously injured and their condition will plummet.
When coaching the Trail Blazers, Drexler was seriously injured in 1992 at the age of 30. After his return, his average points plummeted from 25 points per game to 19.9 points.
In Li Ao's memory, Weber was seriously injured at the age of 30. After his comeback, he plummeted from the second team to no team and became a homeless man.
The most outrageous thing is Yao Ming. After Yao Ming gained weight, Van Gundy knew that when playing against weak teams, Yao Ming's playing time should be limited to less than 32 minutes. Don't work too hard. Only play more when playing against strong teams. The average playing time per game is limited to Thirty-three-four minutes, this is what Van Gundy said personally after returning to the commentary position, and the statistics of Yao Ming's playing time are also the same.
Gaining weight to carry O'Neal, let's not talk about this operation. At least Van Gundy knows how to control Yao Ming's playing time.
But once Adelman came, Yao Ming had to play more than 35 minutes against weak teams, and soared to 40+ minutes against strong teams.
The worst thing is McGrady. Van Gundy Jr.'s use of McGrady in the 2006-07 season was frugal. McGrady's playing time dropped to a new low after leaving the Raptors. He performed his best performance in four years and was selected to the second team. .
As a result, when Adelman came, he used the Yao-Mai combo to death like Webber and Glider. Both of them were useless at the age of 29.
Adelman also earned the nickname "Pat Riley on the court."
His coaching feature-8-man rotation.
Five starters, a backcourt substitute who can play positions 1-2, a forward substitute who can play positions 2-4, and an interior substitute who can play positions 4-5.
This has already begun to happen for the Kings this season. They have a total of 8 players who have played more than 50 times, and 9 players averaged more than 5 points per game. However, except for the main 8-man rotation, other players There may not be a chance to play. If the eight main players are healthy, usually only these eight will play.
This kind of rotation can ensure the continuity of the Kings' performance within a game. This kind of continuity makes even the OK combination have a headache. It is also very friendly to role players. The core is always on the court. They play easily, but As for the core players themselves...even a pitcher like Peja suffered from injuries after his physical fitness began to decline in his twenties and twenties.
When you encounter a coach like this, you have to avoid him!
…
On the second day, the Clippers faced their last opponent in 4 games in 5 days-the Nuggets.
After beating the Kings, the next five games will be easier. The only opponent currently in the playoffs is the Mavericks.
At 7:40 pm, the Nuggets and Clippers entered the stadium one after another.
The Nuggets have lost the possibility of hitting 50 wins, with 30 wins and 33 losses. After entering March, the Nuggets have 0 wins and 4 losses. Counting the two losses at the end of last month, they have lost 6 games in a row. After the All-Star weekend, The gap between them and the top ten teams in the Western Conference was exposed.
Li Ao looked at the expressions of his teammates, and he was also infected.
During the afternoon warm-up, the teammates were all complaining, but when they stepped onto the court, they were all as aggressive as beasts out of their cages.
Finally we met a weak opponent and we must win!
At 7:58, Li Ao went on the field with his starting teammates, and the task prompt came!
"The end of the regular season has arrived, and the sprint phase at the end of the season has arrived. Let's sprint bravely on the road to rise... Mission: Sprint and surpass the trigger."
"Sprint, surpass:
Goal 1: The host needs to lead the team to create the best record in team history. (The Clippers’ best record in team history: 45 wins and 37 losses, this season’s record: 35 wins and 27 losses.)
Reward: 1 level 4 skill upgrade card.
Goal 2: The host needs to lead the team into the playoffs this season. (Current ranking: ninth in the West.)
Reward: 10,000 achievement points, 1 level 3 skill upgrade card, 1 gold level equipment upgrade card. "
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
