The No. 0 rookie listened arrogantly and successfully attracted the attention of the opposing stars.
Divac clicked his tongue and said, "It's good to be young."
Weber laughed and said: "Yes, at our current age, if we do this, we will only be laughed at for being immoral."
Doug Christie interjected dissatisfiedly: "Chris, if you are old, then who am I? I don't care, I still want to steal the scene like Spider-Man."
White Chocolate immediately came up with ideas...
Li Ao's flamboyant character not only did not make these stars unhappy, but they actually appreciated him.
A rookie has played such a great rookie season. If he doesn't show off so much, they will think he is pretending.
Among the current five Tigers of the Kings, if anyone is really unhappy with Li Ao, it is only Peja.
Because Li Ao defended him 4 times.
At the opposite player's tunnel, the other four starters of the Clippers, led by Spider-Man, were more active than usual. Odom, who was the last one to appear, even did a greeting with Big Q as a rapper would do when meeting, which was a success. Won the spotlight and camera for more than ten seconds.
After the visiting team players finished playing, the spotlight shifted to the home team's tunnel.
After the substitutes lined up, Divac was the first to enter amid the DJ's shouts.
Just when the DJ was ready to shout the second person's name in a high-pitched voice, he choked and coughed several times while covering his mouth.
Divac stood under the spotlight and did a disco dance, made a few glass-cleaning movements, and finally clapped his hands, posing as the best defensive player.
Not only the DJ was choked, but many fans at the scene were also choked. The cheers suddenly stopped, but when Divac clapped his hands and made the ending pose, the cheers broke out again, even louder than before!
Doug Christie, who came on the scene for the second time, ran out with his arms spread wide and circled half a circle around the court. The spotlight almost missed him. Finally, he ran back to Divac and made a gentlemanly gesture to end his appearance.
Immediately after White Chocolate came on the stage, he got a ball from nowhere, and after a sultry dribble, he came to the back of the basket and hooked the ball into the basket.
Peja, who played the fourth time, also made an appearance, receiving a pass from White Chocolate and hitting a three-pointer.
Compared with the previous three teammates, Peja's appearance was very reserved, but Weber, who was the last to appear, once again ignited the audience. He made a fist with his left hand as a microphone, raised his right hand and waggled his fingers, like a rapper...
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely fanatical, and the Clippers players on the opposite side were dumbfounded.
The Harlem basketball team they are going to play tonight?
The Clippers players thought it was cool enough for them to listen to the boos, howl, and rapper-style greetings when they entered the stadium.
As a result, the group of people opposite were even more arrogant!
But the Kings in their impressions are not like this!
Even though the group of people opposite me were playing games, they seemed to be quite serious people... Wait, there didn't seem to be many serious people in the group of people opposite me either.
Divac is the drummer of a community rock band in Los Angeles, Weber has released a rap album, although his sales are on the same level as the afro next door, White Chocolate has a music studio, and Doug Christie is not famous...
Among the five Kings, only Peja is a real serious person. When he appears on camera outside the court, he at least wears a casual suit.
But even if this group of people is not so serious, they have never been so naughty before, right?
Was he stimulated by them and opened the door to a new world?
The Clippers players felt like they were defeated before the game even started.
After the lights came on, the teammates focused their attention on the boss.
Spider-Man said: "Let me think about it and see how I can be more handsome than them... Vaco! Hiet! If they do it first, even if we win, we will be regarded as imitating them!"
For some reason, Li Ao felt that they had suffered a big loss!
…
The atmosphere at the Arco Arena tonight was particularly noisy and a little more joyful.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the first game of the series between the Clippers and the Kings started.
From the beginning of the game, the Kings firmly took the initiative and beat the Clippers on both offense and defense.
The eight players of the Kings, who had just fought a life-or-death battle with the Jazz the day before yesterday, were in their best condition.
When the Kings played against the Clippers for the last time in the regular season, the kind of performance that Adelman wanted to crush the opponent on both offense and defense came out this time!
Weber made 4 of 7 shots in the first quarter, plus 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 11 points and 2 assists.
Divac had 4 points and 2 assists, Peja had 8 points, Doug Christie had 8 points and 3 assists, Turkoglu, who came off the bench, had 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Jon Barry, who came off the bench, scored a three-pointer.
The Kings soared by 34 points in the first quarter!
For the Clippers, Odom had 2 points and 1 assist, O'Neal Jr. had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Li Ao had 4 points, Maggette had 5 points, Piakowski had 3 points, and Matt Halprin made two free throws. By 1 point, they only scored 19 points in the first quarter.
The Clippers trailed the Kings by 15 points in a single quarter!
Gentry was beaten until his teeth bared.
Originally, he was expecting Spider-Man to enter the stadium arrogantly, which would stimulate the opposing stars. If the opposing stars did not play calmly, they would have a greater chance of winning. However, as a result, the opposing team's entrance ceremony was much more exciting than theirs, and the game had not even started yet. His expectations It has already failed.
From the entrance ceremony, Gentry felt the strong confidence of the opposing players.
And that damn competitive spirit!
The opponent didn't look down upon them at all, they even wanted to win during the entrance ceremony.
Moreover, the opponent used the most direct and hard-core game strategy - directly attack the front, and go all out on both offense and defense.
I want to beat them directly at the beginning!
Gentry didn't want to admit it, but he did have fear. This was an opponent that neither they nor the Mavericks could win a game against.
But he doesn't want to give up!
From the expressions and eyes of the team members, he also felt that although they were stunned, no one gave up!
How to counterattack? Think about this first and defend first!
…
In the second quarter, the Clippers went all out to defend, with more confrontations than in the first quarter and more rough actions.
The Kings fought too hard on offense and defense in the first quarter. In the second quarter, their offensive efficiency began to decline. The Clippers' defense increased the decline in the Kings' offense.
The most intuitive thing is that Weber went from 11 points in a single quarter to 0-for-4 shooting and two points in a single quarter relying on free throws.
Peja played 10 minutes in a single quarter under Li Ao's full physical fight, but his score was reduced by half, scoring only 4 points.
With Bobby Jackson coming off the bench to score 9 points in a single quarter, the Kings only scored 22 points in the second quarter, a full 12 points less than in the first quarter.
But the Kings' offense was pulled down, and their defensive performance was still very good!
Adelman expected that this young army would not be defeated so easily.
Adelman's best-case scenario is to directly defeat the Clippers.
Just like the Lakers did last night, they beat the Trail Blazers 35-17 in the first quarter and lost their fighting spirit.
But even if it doesn't, it doesn't matter, as long as you take advantage at the beginning and slowly defend yourself later.
For the Clippers, Li Ao scored 7 points on 2 of 7 shots and 3 of 3 free throws in the second quarter, Greg Anthony scored a pick-and-roll three-pointer, Odom had 5 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, and O'Neal Jr. had 4 With 3 rebounds and Maggette's 4 points, the team scored 23 points and only narrowed the point difference by 1 point!
42 to 56, the Clippers trailed by 14 points at halftime.
This strength gap made the Clippers players miss the last two games with the Mavericks. Although they were not easy to play, they were at least evenly matched.
However, they didn't give up!
Under the influence of Spider-Man, their attitude towards playing games became more and more generous.
Keep fighting!
They rotated with 11 players. If they couldn't win, they would have to let the opposite team, which only played 8 players in the half, peel off!
And, what if you win?
During the halftime break, before Gentry could motivate the players, he went to the toilet and came back to see that the players were already actively communicating on defense.
He jumped in and used what he learned from Larry Brown to help the players.
In the third quarter, it was Adelman's turn to feel numb.
The opposite side is simply a group of weaklings who can't be beaten to death!
Faced with such a huge gap in strength, we are still fighting, and fighting even harder!
The Kings only scored 19 points in the third quarter!
Although the opposing Clippers only scored 19 points and the point difference did not narrow, in the final quarter, Adelman gave in.
He sent a combination of Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Peja, Turkoglu, and Webb to attack.
This combination has more firepower than their starting lineup.
However, under the desperate defense of the Clippers, they only scored 27 points in the final quarter.
For the Clippers, Li Ao seized the opportunity to catch and shoot continuously in pick-and-rolls. He made 5 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 11 points.
Maggette, who came on in the middle, scored 12 points on 3 of 5 shots and 6 of 6 free throws.
Weber went to play center, and Li Ao used the cover on the flank and no one was available to cover. Weber played center and couldn't prevent Maggette's impact.
Relying on Odom's pass, Li Ao and Maggette led the team to score 36 points in a single quarter.
Chasing 9 points in a single quarter!
Unfortunately, at the last moment, Weber singled out Matt Halprin and hit a jumper, locking the point difference at 5 points.
97 to 102, the Clippers failed to reverse the situation and lost to the Kings by 5 points.
Li Ao made 9 of 23 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, plus 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
He played 42 minutes tonight and fought hard to the end, but he still only got a consolation prize of 100 achievement points.
He felt the gap in strength between them and the championship teams, and the complacency he felt in defeating the Silver Horn King, who was only in his third year, and the Son of the Wind, who had not yet ushered in the wind, was crushed to pieces.
but!
His stubborn temper is here!
I didn’t win this time, try again next time!
If you still can’t win next time, there will be another one!
In the four games in the second round, even if you can't win, you have to break a layer of your opponent's skin!
…
The first game of each group series in the second round was played, and all four series surprised people.
Carter used his strength to defeat people's doubts about his competitiveness.
ESPN's news boasted the most - Carter is a big shark on the defensive line. He is just playing in the regular season, and the playoffs are the stage in his mind.
Raptors fans were shocked by this statement.
This seems to be the case. They also feel that Carter is a different person in the playoffs. His competitive spirit seems to have been possessed by Kobe or Iverson.
But can you change the comparison object?
Don’t you know that Duncan hates sharks the most?
In another series in the Eastern Conference, Ray Allen was no worse than Carter in beating Tracy McGrady. He scored 28 points on 10 of 25 shots. He also hit the buzzer when trailing by two points in the last 3 seconds. The buzzer-beating three-pointer took away the home court advantage from Iverson.
Unlike the Eastern Conference, the teams in the Western Conference's upper division all win with a huge advantage in strength.
But in some series, the gap seems too big.
People think that the Lakers have an advantage, and the Trail Blazers probably won't be able to climb this mountain this year.
But the advantage the Lakers played made people think they were still playing the Timberwolves!
Some people even think that after the Lakers adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs in the first round, it was easier to play against the Trail Blazers than against the Timberwolves, because Kobe only played 37 minutes and O'Neal only played 35 minutes in G1 of the two teams. These two averaged 40+ minutes per game in the first round.
The Lakers, who had no sense of presence in the first round, performed a shocking performance after meeting another team that people regarded as a championship contender.
Another team in Los Angeles is also very eye-catching.
The Clippers' performance in the first game was eye-catching, not because of their strength. Even if they narrowed the point difference to 5 points in the end, people could still see the strength gap between them and the Kings.
What caught people's attention was their attitude after falling behind by 15 points at the start.
The enthusiasm of a group of young people in their early 20s to fight for their lives is so easy to impress the fans.
In this game, the young people of the Clippers gathered a wave of fans, and they are the kind of fans who really like to watch the game.
But regarding the first game of the series between the Clippers and the Kings, the hottest topic... is that the Clippers lost to the Kings in the entrance show!
This game originally attracted a lot of attention.
The Kings have a good record and a gorgeous style of play. Although they have not been around for a long time and have insufficient foundation, they have a lot of fans and the ratings for this season's games remain high.
The Clippers, a standard popular team, can grab headlines with Spider-Man and next to the Lakers.
The entrance show of the King's Five Tigers, which was full of excitement, and the deflated expression of Spider-Man's entrance show after losing, were widely circulated by the media and fans.
.T Sports' new commentator Charles Barkley shouted to the Clippers: "Spider-Man, I am your fan, you can't lose!"
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
