As the game continued, something Adelman couldn't believe happened. The opponent chose to use offense to fight them!
Gentry chose to sacrifice part of his defense and use Li Ao to defend the Kings' weakest perimeter offensive player.
When White Chocolate rested off the court and Doug Christie's tactical status declined, Li Ao went to guard Doug Christie.
When White Chocolate comes on the court to distribute the ball for shots and second passes, Li Ao goes to guard White Chocolate.
On the offensive end of the Clippers, the entire team moved and passed around Li Ao's scoring and support.
When Li Ao got tired, Bibby, Jordan, and Odom would play for a while. Whoever was on the court would play the game. Without any tactics, they would play singles to reduce Li Ao's unnecessary movements.
After Gentry adjusted his style of play, Li Ao called it the goat tactic.
When the teammates heard the name of this tactic, they all looked at Jordan - have the Goats ever played like this?
Jordan was angry again. He admired this big spider for his ambition, but could he not show it so obviously? His goat Benshan is still there!
Faced with the Clippers' strategy, Adelman did not deliberately curb it or force the game into a bloody confrontation. In his opinion, it was beneficial to the Kings.
The Kings' top stars had different views on the opponent's choices than the head coach. Weber laughed angrily and actually wanted to attack with them. Then he would have fun with the opponent!
The Clippers had the advantage at the beginning, but the Kings did not expect them to play like this. The Clippers first played an 8-4 wave, opening the point difference to 5 points, leading 27-23.
But after Weber came to his senses, he directed his teammates to adjust their playing style and defeated the Clippers 11-8 in the rest of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams scored 35-34. The fleet ended the first quarter with a 1-point lead.
Li Ao made 5 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Spider-Man took off!
In this quarter, the offensive coordination of the two teams was actually better than that of the first quarter matchup between the Clippers and Timberwolves. The score was not as high as that night because both teams ensured basic defense.
Gentry did not surround the stronger core combination of Jordan + Odom just to ensure basic defense.
Putting aside the shortcoming that Jordan's physical strength is not consistent enough when playing against strong teams, the Kings' lineup rotation will definitely target Jordan when he is on the court, forcing him to consume more physical energy on the defensive end.
It's definitely not possible to let Jordan not guard, not to mention that it will cause the Clippers to not even be able to do basic defense well. Jordan himself does not accept the defensive end with his hands on his hips.
In the second quarter, the Clippers played more carefully on the offensive end and cooperated more perfectly. Gentry made a lot of adjustments during the break.
Their offensive coordination in the second half of the first quarter was actually quite rough. They were able to lead by 1 point purely because of the 8-4 run after the official timeout.
However, during this period of time, Gentry was bursting with inspiration while watching from the sidelines and thought of many ways to adjust.
When he mainly plays defense, he has a lot of tactics in his mind, and he can pop up a defensive tactic at random. Whether the team has the conditions to implement the tactics depends on objective reasons. He has no shortage of defensive tactics. After all, he followed Larry - Brown for nearly 20 years.
But playing offense is when his mind is most active.
In the second quarter, the Clippers launched an adjusted version of the triangle offense, using Jordan as the starting point of the offense to create catching, shooting and passing opportunities for Li Ao. This game was actually not exactly a triangle offense, but more like The opposing Kings' Princeton style of play revolved around Peja's shooting, running and passing.
That's right, Gentry just copied the opponent's play and adjusted it to the triangle offense based on his own actual situation.
There is no way, who makes his disciple Spider-Man almost surround Peja in terms of abilities. Except for his running ability and three-point ability, which is weaker than Peja, he is stronger in all other aspects.
If you have a genius, you can do whatever you want.
The Clippers' shooting percentage declined in the second quarter. Confrontation and physical exertion had a great impact on the role players' performance, but their offensive coordination was better and they created more opportunities.
But although Gentry adjusted well, the situation did not develop as they expected.
The system is more complete, the play style is more perfect, and the cooperation is more tacit... Mainly because the Kings, whose overall performance is more consistent, have the upper hand in the second quarter!
Li Ao played 10 minutes in this quarter and only rested for two minutes after the official timeout. He scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 block. The Clippers team also performed well, scoring 28 points.
But the Kings scored 31 points! Leading the Clippers by two points 65 to 63 at halftime!
In the third quarter, the Clippers had a slight advantage. Li Ao had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter. Jordan had more opportunities to work hard in this quarter, scoring 9 points in a single quarter. The two led the team to win. By 30 points, the Kings had only scored 26 points. At the end of the three quarters, the Clippers led the Kings by two points, 93-91. However, as soon as the final quarter came, the Kings went on a 10-4 run. The Clippers were stopped at the beginning, leading by 4 points 101 to 97, and there was a tendency to widen the point difference.
The Kings' eight-man rotation does not consider the risk of injury, which is too shameless.
No team can match the consistency of the Kings' performance throughout the game.
An 8-man rotation requires a lot of physical strength. They have been playing Princeton for the third year and have thoroughly understood this tactical system. They have long been able to distribute their physical strength well.
When Weber is tired, Peja is the main attacker. If it doesn't work, there are Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, and even Turkoglu can average 10+ per game. Their 8-man main rotation, in addition to being only responsible for eating cakes, pick-and-rolls, and protecting With Pollard rushing to the frame and offensive rebounds, the other seven players all averaged more than 10 points per game.
The Kings team has a strong offense. When the three major scorers Webb, Peja, and Bobby Jackson are tired, others can step in for a short time, or even take turns.
This is what makes the Lakers fear three-pointers this year.
In a head-to-head confrontation with the Kings, the Clippers still lacked something.
After gaining a 4-point advantage, Peja's time came.
After returning from the timeout, the Clippers launched a fierce counterattack, but were suffocated by Peja's two consecutive three-pointers.
When the wind is blowing, Peja is like the best shooting guard in the league, and he is the best in the world in catching and shooting.
When the wind is against them, they have Webb, who can play a gorgeous offense to reverse the situation.
As for no one who can stand up in desperate times...
Tonight, the Kings were not pushed into a corner!
Li Ao, Jordan, Bibby, Odom, O'Neal Jr., Matt Halprin, Big Q, Boykins, the Clippers' 8-man rotation in the final quarter, everyone tried their best on the court, and Gentry did his best. The players are thinking of tactics in their heads, and the team members are also actively adapting, but there is always a little difference...
At 11 minutes and 49 seconds into the final quarter, Li Ao received the ball from outside the three-point line, dribbled behind his back to avoid the defense, and shot a three-pointer from the right side of the top arc... but missed.
The tide was over and the point difference was fixed at 6 points.
After Divac protected the rebound, the Clippers tried to steal a wave, but Divac accurately sent the ball to the steady hands of Doug Christie. The Clippers did not foul again, and Doug Christie advanced more than halfway. There was no attack after the game, and the final time was used up.
At 10:24 pm, the final whistle sounded.
Relying on Peja's 31 points, Webber's 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, White Chocolate 12 points and 8 assists, Doug Christie 10 points and 6 assists, Divac 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Turkoglu 8 points and 3 assists With assists, Pollard's 6 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, and Bobby Jackson's 17 points and 2 assists, the Kings narrowly defeated the Clippers 125-119, improving their record to 13 wins and 4 losses!
When Li Ao dribbled behind his back and turned around to shoot a three-pointer, Adelman's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
If he really scored, the point difference would be reduced to 3 points. The Clippers would commit a tactical foul on them. He was really not sure whether his players would enter 'postman time'.
He hates playing key balls the most. He puts everything on regular offense and defense. No one can stand up and shoot at critical moments.
However, even though he won, he still had lingering fears. The opposite coach was a lunatic!
A lunatic like old Nelson!
If it weren't for Spider-Man's current obvious shortcomings and the God of Basketball's lack of battery life, the Kings might not be able to do it tonight.
Li Ao played 46 minutes tonight and made 16 of 31 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, plus 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 43 points, plus 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.
Their team really couldn't defend against Spider-Man. Last season, they faced the rookie Spider-Man, and they couldn't lock down the defense even though they fought hard. Spider-Man always rushed for 20 points every time they played against each other, and it was even worse against Biao's offense.
That is to say, Li Ao made several breakthroughs tonight and did not do well in attacking the basket, otherwise the Kings would be really in trouble.
Jordan played 31 minutes tonight, scoring 26 points on 9-for-19 shooting, which also made Adelman's scalp numb.
They are 38 years old. Malone came to beat them and couldn't get 20+, but Jordan, who had retired for 3 years, did it.
The God of Basketball is the God of Basketball. Fortunately, the God of Basketball has insufficient battery life. He barely managed to take action as many as three times, and one of them was a no-brainer, otherwise the outcome would have been different.
In addition, Adelman is now somewhat grateful to the Sharks.
The Clippers lost two important rotation players in order to bring in Campbell.
This leads to the fact that if Spider-Man is not on the court, Jordan is not good enough to receive the pitcher on the baseline, and is not suitable for cutting into the receiving point. Matt Halprin's ability to cut into the frame is not weaker than Laphonso Ellis, but he I don't understand the triangle offense.
The triangle offense is a very magical tactic. It seems to give the ball to two big stars in isolation. In fact, role players are equally important. The requirements for role players are not as strict as Princeton, but it also tests the ability of role players to seize opportunities. If you don't understand it, you just understand it. No, there are a lot of people in the league who can be used as backup points for the triangle offense, but there are also a lot of people who just can't understand it.
Li Ao's ability to cut into the frame and attack the frame is not as good as that of Matt Halprin, but he is better than Matt Halprin in the triangle offense or Princeton cooperation.
If Piakowsky and Laphonso Ellis hadn't left and encountered the Clippers with such an unrestrained head coach in the playoffs... he would feel numb just thinking about it.
Adelman thanks the 'Shark Effect' for giving the Clippers offense two shortcomings they can exploit!
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The Clippers surged again, scoring more than 110 points for the fourth time this season.
But the Clippers, who had won the first three times, lost this time!
After the game, the media and fans were praising the Kings' performance in this game. They had a gorgeous style of play and were able to win. Their popularity among passers-by was simply not good.
Garnett was being touted a lot this time. Webb was the invincible player in the league. The Kings and Magic played against each other once this season. Duncan could not gain an advantage against Webber, and the Kings took the victory.
But Garnett has always been able to beat Webber. So far in their careers, when the two have played against each other, Garnett's statistics have surrounded Webber in all aspects. The strength of the two teams has always been that Webber has been stronger, but their record against each other has been mixed.
The Clippers' performance has not been underestimated. They played back and forth with the Kings most of the time, and there was still the possibility of a reversal in the last ten seconds.
Adelman's heart was in his throat when Li Ao hit the three-pointer. The commentator was also talking about the Kings' weakness at critical moments and their tendency to "postman" even free throws. He expected the Clippers to drag the game to the end. In overtime, it was a pity that the goal was not scored.
Li Ao scored 43 points and was ridiculed by the fans - he was not worthy of the high score.
Because he had 40 points twice this season, the Clippers lost both times.
The Cardinal took advantage of the heat. He said in an interview: "You can't associate Spider-Man scoring 40+ with the Clippers losing. In the Clippers' tactical system, Spider-Man is not the one who scores high points. He is the end point of tactics and the axis of tactics. When he steps up to score high points, it is the time when the Clippers must fight. If he does not score high points, the Clippers may not even have the last chance. .
The Cardinal took advantage of the heat. He said in an interview: "You can't associate Spider-Man scoring 40+ with the Clippers losing. In the Clippers' tactical system, Spider-Man is not the one who scores high points. He is the end point of tactics and the axis of tactics. When he steps up to score high points, it is the time when the Clippers must fight. If he does not score high points, the Clippers may not even have the last chance. .
Spider-Man is the most talented player in Los Angeles, and we should give him more patience and wait for him to reach his peak. "
The cardinal's assessment was echoed by many.
But many people complained - this old man has no good intentions.
Lakers fans fiercely retorted - Shark is the most talented player, more talented than Jordan.
On Li Ao's side, he was very depressed after losing. If he beat 40+, he would lose. No one would be depressed if he let it go. Moreover, after finishing the first game of the mission 'Gorgeous King', he lost the 'highest reward', but he fell asleep. As soon as I slept, I felt much better after doing long-distance running morning exercise the next morning.
40+ points twice in 3 games. His scoring average returned to 25+ points per game, averaging 25.5 points per game.
He didn't think too much about things he couldn't change, and focused on the next game.
With 15 wins and 3 losses, the Kings have already caught up. He has been number one in the league for so long, and he doesn't want to give up.
Although 'The Gorgeous King' got off to a bad start, there was still one more task to complete.
'Go wild! Spider-Man's basic goal was completed, and he got a level 3 skill upgrade card.
As for the advanced goal, he has tried his best, but is still a long way from 51 points.
Just like they wanted to drag the game to a critical moment but failed to do so, the opponent's defense was too good. Even if he had the advantage of hitting the opponent's perimeter, his scoring relied on the whole. While the opponent was attacking violently, they put the basic The defense did it, and the opponent was not the Timberwolves, but the Kings, who were both offensive and defensive.
For this level 3 skill upgrade card, he chose to upgrade 'Marathon'.
When he received this task, he thought about which skill he wanted to upgrade, and felt that this was the most suitable one at the moment.
After the morning exercise, he returned to the bedroom and took a shower, then he collected the reward and used it.
"Marathon Level 3: When running long distances without the ball, short-term physical strength will be slightly improved; if you receive the ball and shoot after long-distance running, you will temporarily return to the best physical condition within two seconds after receiving the ball; if you successfully pass the long distance Get rid of opponents by running long distances, +3 for emergency stops when catching and shooting, and +3 for turning around.”
Li Ao thinks this is a skill related to Hamilton. However, he can't use it very well in positional battles. He doesn't need to run such long distances, but he will be very useful in counterattacks and follow-up chasing shots.
He thought about it, he had many skills and equipment, and the places where they were used were very different from the 'correct way of using them'.
After upgrading his skills, he switched to the lottery interface. Currently, his achievement points reached 69,255.
If he didn't get this level 3 skill upgrade card, he planned to collect more achievement points, draw the one with 10,000 points, and draw the level 3 card to upgrade to 'marathon', so he would collect more achievement points.
But now that it has been upgraded to level 3, there is no need to continue saving. Draw 1,000 points to upgrade the 'Pake Eater' and 'Vertical Master'.
After a white light flashed, Li Ao saw that there were 32,255 achievement points left, and his heart was bleeding.
The achievement points accumulated through 10 consecutive victories and hard work in completing each mission were thrown back.
After spending 37,000 achievement points, he drew 6 level 2 skill upgrade card fragments, synthesized 2 level 2 skill upgrade cards, and upgraded two level 1 skills.
"Cake Eater Level 2: When the host cuts in without the ball, 1. If there is no one defending the basket, speed +2, successfully cuts into the basket to catch the ball and attack the frame, and the core strength is slightly improved; 2. When cutting in, if the basket If there is someone defending below, strength +2."
"Vertical Master Level 2: When the host attacks with the ball and uses lateral movement to get rid of the defense, 1. The rhythm of dribbling behind the back is slightly improved, 2. Lateral movement +2, 3. Burst acceleration +2."
After the upgrade of 'Pake Eater', there is an additional bonus of on-ball defense when cutting in, which is quite good.
It is certainly impossible for him to say that he will go directly to the center when the center is paying attention to him, but there are conditions for cutting in. If the opponent's center does not move in advance to block the offensive position, he will choose to cut in. If he receives the ball and attacks the frame, There is confrontation, improve two points of strength, and the stability of shooting in confrontation will definitely be improved.
The new bonus of 'Vertical Master' is obviously related to breakthroughs, so it is not very useful for the time being. However, after he has mastered dribbling from behind, turning and shooting, the direction of further expansion is to dribble from behind to receive breakthroughs, and shoot and break. That is a complete behind-the-back dribbling attack.
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After breakfast, Li Ao sent his father to the airport. His father was going back to China to deal with matters in the factory, and would come back later in the day to spend Christmas with his grandson.
Li Ao and three generations of the Bibby family had lunch together.
The middle-aged handsome man asked him to ask Mike Bibby to have dinner with him when he was free. He didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, but who made him owe the middle-aged handsome man a favor? Do him a favor when you have time and let him Occasionally there is a 'father and son reunion' moment, which can be considered a good deed.
People's hearts are made of flesh. They live in the same city and eat occasionally. Although the relationship between Mike Bibby and Henry Bibby is still very tense, the former still cannot forgive the latter, but he does not refuse the old Bibby's desire to have a relationship with his grandson. He asked for a meeting, and from time to time he would bring Michael Bibby to Memorial Stadium for the grandfather and grandson to get together.
After lunch, the middle-aged handsome man took his grandson to the amusement park. Li Ao and Bibby came to the Memorial Stadium to participate in the team's preparation training.
When they both arrived, their teammates were all here.
Li Ao saw that his teammates were not depressed because of the loss, and the atmosphere was still very good. He was relieved that he didn't have to work hard to encourage his teammates.
He didn't know why every time he encouraged his teammates, they wanted to hit him after they cheered up.
Fortunately, he was agile, and no one except Boykins could run faster than him. Moreover, as long as he held down Boykins' head, the opponent couldn't kick him, thus preserving his handsome face.
When we lost for the first time in the new season, the pressure on the team was quite low, but this is not the first time, and the level of acceptance is much higher.
Jordan was the one who couldn't accept the defeat the most. He was so angry after the game last night.
But Doug Christie succumbed to his wife and took his wife and daughter to the Clippers locker room to ask for Jordan's autograph and photo, which made Jordan happy - you won a regular season game again What can I do? Your whole family is my fan!
At 1:30 p.m., the Clippers held a preparation meeting and started intense preparation training at 2 o'clock.
Tomorrow is another tough battle - the three Milwaukee Musketeers are coming!
The next day, December 7th, the Clippers faced the Bucks at home.
Li Ao came to the Staples Center early for additional training and practiced with Gerald Wallace.
As other teammates arrived one after another, more and more media came to interview.
Gerald Wallace asked: "Boss, I remember there was no live broadcast tonight, right? Why are there so many reporters?"
Li Ao analyzed: "It may have something to do with the competition for first place in the league. We are now only one win away from second place. Although the Bucks' record is not very good, no one can guard them when they attack. Tonight's game We have to be careful in the game. If you get playing time, don't let it slip. They are all from the Trojans. Don't embarrass me.
Next, we will play a 6-game away game, which will put the main players' physical strength to a great test. You will definitely get a chance to play, and there may be a lot of time, so you have to seize it. "
There are so many Trojans players, but you can only do it to me!
Gerald Wallace cursed. In fact, he felt quite warm. At least his senior brother was caring about him.
The other big guys on the team didn't care about him at all and left him to fend for himself.
He asked: "Why do those reporters seem to expect us to lose when they ask questions?"
"You should be happy. This means we are winners. When we become real winners in the future, expect us to lose more. Just look at the team next door."
"oh……"
Gerald Wallace understood. It turns out that in the hearts of strong people, being expected to lose is something to be proud of.
He put aside his distracting thoughts, devoted himself to additional training, and worked hard to improve his strength.
He wants to seize his limited playing time to show his ability and take over as soon as possible after the departure of Laphonso Ellis.
It is definitely not because he wants to compete with his senior brother for position, absolutely not, he is sharing the pressure for his senior brother!
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At 7:40 pm, the Bucks and Clippers entered the stadium one after another at Staples Center.
Tonight, there will be another 'fan meeting'. We will play against the Bucks for the first time in the new season. There are many players on the opposite side who have watched Jordan's games since they were young and take Jordan as their benchmark.
After taking a photo with Jordan, Ray Allen provoked: "Michael, after tonight, you will no longer be the number one in the league. Isn't this uncomfortable?"
Jordan smiled contemptuously and responded: "Wait until you win in the playoffs first, and then come and discuss the topic of being No. 1 with me."
Ray Allen was speechless, but he was not angry. He smiled and turned back to the visiting team's bench.
Li Ao, who came to watch the 'God of Basketball Fans Meeting' on a whim, was surprised that Ray Allen, a boring gourd, actually took the initiative to speak.
Seeing Ray Allen actively communicating with his teammates after returning to the bench, Li Ao made a "tsk, tsk" sound. He is worthy of being the first person in history. Anyone who sees Jordan wants to fuck him.
Ray Allen is known for his withdrawn, stubborn personality and difficulty in communicating. He rarely communicates with his teammates. During two games last season, Li Ao saw Ray Allen standing next to his teammates like a piece of wood before the game, watching. Cassell communicated with his teammates without saying a word.
Seeing Ray Allen becoming more competitive, Li Ao became even more excited.
That's right, he felt a little bit the same as O'Neal at this moment.
Jordan made Ray Allen more active and excited. He was the one who defended Ray Allen, not Jordan!
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