In the second half of the first quarter, the Magic scored 12-8. Relying on the combination of defense and TT, they narrowed the point difference to two points and chased the score to 27-29.
Gentry's eyes were full of envy and jealousy.
With such little adaptability, he was able to securely occupy first place in the Eastern Conference and second place in the league?
OK connection and TT connection, to put it nicely, are actually purely based on the personal abilities of the stars and are not 'tactics' at all.
Of course, the strong point of these two moves is that they don't play tactics with the opponent, and the opponent's defensive strategy has no effect and can only attack from a flank.
But Zen Master uses this as a killer move, and in most cases, the OK combination feels that it is time to rely on their own abilities, so they play like this. Zen Master himself rarely arranges OK connections.
When Rivers arrived, he used it directly as a regular tactic.
With this, Rivers has become the second favorite for the best coach of the season.
The top favorite is Rick Carlisle of the Pistons.
Here, from Bibby to Jordan to Odom to Li Ao... they are all tactical players.
Spider-Man's 11 points in the first half of the quarter are strong enough, right?
But every goal is also a tactical score.
If Li Ao wants to have a violent start, he must first disrupt the opponent's defense with Bibby, allowing Duncan's defense to focus on Bibby on the wing, O'Neal on the basket, and Matt Haar on the reverse run to get rid of Horace Grant. Pullin, that way McGrady wouldn't dare to take off in advance and interfere without hesitation. If McGrady really wanted to lock up Li Ao's shooting space, he would have to risk being passed, such as when he dunked on Duncan.
Gentry is thinking about how to help several stars play better every day and make full use of the team's strength.
But look at people, there are two young superstars, one is an insider who has completely unleashed his offensive ability and has a better scoring ability than Webber, and the other is evaluated to be the first in the league if he can lead the assists purely by scoring points.
While feeling envious and jealous, Gentry was grateful that the Magic had such a coach.
If they meet the Magic in the playoffs, they have a good chance of winning... If they think too much, they should focus on the current game first, and don't let their good start to waste.
He took his thoughts back and took advantage of the rest time between sessions to make adjustments.
At the beginning of the second quarter, as Gentry expected, the Magic continued to send in the TT combination.
Duncan and McGrady played 38 and 37 minutes respectively this season, which is not high for a dual-core team.
But judging from the situation of this game, it is purely because the Magic team's physical strength is strong enough. Rivers' tactics are all planned. They follow the path of killing the opponent openly and defeating the opponent head-on. Most teams encounter Only when they have no power to fight back can the two of them control their playing time so well.
When their opponents showed stronger strength than them, Rivers did not respond at all, and the playing time of the two soared.
As an opponent, Gentry was worried about Rivers, so he sent Bibby, Big Q, Gerald Wallace, O'Neal Jr., and Campbell to fight with their lives.
At the beginning of this quarter, the Magic went on a 9-3 run and overtook the Clippers by 4 points, 36-32.
But after Gentry called a timeout and replaced the combination of Greg Anthony, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and O'Neal, the Clippers played a 7-2 wave before the official timeout and regained the lead 39-38. .
The two teams started to push to the limit. When the TT combination calmed down and attacked fiercely, the Magic had the upper hand. However, once the TT combination became tired and needed a rest, the Clippers could seize the opportunity to regain the advantage.
The touch of the role players of the two teams responsible for receiving shots was gradually consumed by the confrontation, and the Clippers' advantage gradually became apparent.
At the last moment of the third quarter, Li Ao took advantage of McGrady's fatigue period and made two consecutive mid-range shots. After three quarters, the Clippers led the Magic by 7 points, 74-67, entering the final quarter!
The Clippers trailed the Magic 20-22 in the second quarter, and the Clippers restricted the Magic 25-18 in the third quarter!
At the end of the quarter, the TT combination rushed forward. McGrady scored a three-pointer, Duncan scored a catch-and-shoot, and a catch-and-break layup. The two scored 7 points in a row.
But during this period, McGrady did not defend well and could not keep up with Li Ao. Li Ao continued his touch at the end of the third quarter and scored a three-pointer and a mid-range shot. He scored 5 points and withstood the counterattack of the TT combination. The score At 79-74, the Clippers still maintained a 5-point lead.
Rivers was really pointing at the star. In the first three quarters, apart from letting Tracy McGrady rest for 3 minutes, he didn't give the TT combination any rest time. At this point, after the two scored 7 points in a row, they really couldn't fight anymore. There were scores, but they were unable to reach a climax like the consecutive scoring in the first three quarters and the beginning of the fourth quarter.
In the final quarter, the Clippers scored 26-23 and defeated the Magic 100-90!
The TT combination had a crazy personal performance tonight. McGrady had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Duncan had 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
But except for the two of them, the rest of the Magic team only scored 30 points combined, and they did not make good use of such an excellent group of role players.
In fact, the tactics planned by Rivers are very balanced. Duncan averaged 27.1 points per game, McGrady averaged 20.9 points per game, the Magic team averaged 98.1 points per game, and the role players usually averaged 50 points per game.
But tonight, Spider-Man scored 9 points in a row at the beginning, which scared Rivers. He directly attacked the star. It was still a pure TT connection, with no effective use at all, and he kept attacking...
As a result, the TT combination scored more than ten points higher than usual, and the teammates scored 20 points less.
In comparison, the Clippers are much more balanced.
After Li Ao scored 11 points in the first half of the first quarter, he became the opponent's key defensive target. He took the initiative to serve as a containment point. Gentry's tactics, Bibby in charge, and Jordan and Odom in charge of initiating the offense, pushed Li Ao's The containment effect is also used well.
Li Ao scored 5 points in the second quarter, 7 points in the third quarter, and 8 points in the final quarter, totaling 31 points in a single game.
Jordan had 20 points and 4 assists, a solid performance.
Bibby scored a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists. Several of the assists were passed out and Li Aoqiang hit a shot, lying down and getting a double-double.
O'Neal Jr. was miserable in the early stage, but performed well in the final quarter, with 7 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter. He played 32 minutes in the game and scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, continuing his excellent performance in the past few games.
Odom, who has just come back, is really good. His height, vision, skills and physical condition to play point guard are too buggy. He couldn't shoot tonight, but he still got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Spider-Man broke out, his teammates performed steadily, and the Clippers won the game steadily!
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Li Ao made 12 of 20 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 5. Li Ao efficiently scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Regarding McGrady's task of being the "successor of Jordan", goal 1 is to have more pull-up shots than McGrady, which is easy to accomplish; goal 3 is to have more steals and blocks than McGrady, which is also very smooth. This goal is the easiest for him. The average blocks per game is more than McGrady's steals and blocks combined; goal 4, the game is won and completed.
But goal 2 failed. With points + assists, McGrady's total value was 36, and he only had 33.
There was nothing we could do about it. After he started with a hot touch and went wild, the opponent guarded him very tightly and had poor response opportunities. Most of his subsequent shots were forced shots. He scored so many points purely because of his good form tonight.
Tracy McGrady's version of the pull-up jump shot training method only reached level 1. Li Ao was a little regretful, but seeing 9,000 achievement points and action packs... that's all.
After the dry pull-up foundation is laid in the future, and you have time to figure out the follow-up strengthening training methods, it is the same. It is not a conventional offensive method anyway.
I had a great time playing tonight and that's enough.
He feels that it is not necessary to say how bad Rivers really is.
He has watched the videos of the Magic's recent games. The Magic's system is actually quite complete, and they have done a good job despite such drastic changes in the rules.
But Rivers does lack the ability to adapt and makes blind and confident adjustments when encountering problems.
Unless the defensive end is paired with a big man like Garnett who has his own defensive system and has the ability to command on-the-spot defense, and the offensive end is paired with an offensive tactician like Rondo, otherwise Rivers' operations will only add fuel to the fire when encountering trouble. Oil.
But such an offensive and defensive core is not something you just want.
Not only must you be capable, but you must also have a strong enough personality that you must dare to refuse directly when you feel that the head coach's arrangements are not appropriate.
However, neither Duncan nor McGrady have strong personalities. They are more accustomed to looking for opportunities within the arranged play style.
Every head coach will feel very happy to coach Duncan and McGrady who plays with Duncan, but if the head coach is not capable enough, it will be holding them back.
Li Ao felt that their win tonight was largely due to luck. He couldn't guarantee that he would feel as good as the Magic next time he played against the Magic. He scored consecutive goals against the defense, but at least he had a thorough understanding of the opponent's head coach. , the next time we fight, we have a clearer target direction!
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The Magic lost to the Clippers and their record became 27 wins and 8 losses, falling to third place in the league, surpassed by the 28 wins and 8 losses of the Kings.
Just like Gentry, Li Ao, Jordan and others all looked down upon Rivers, this game caused Rivers to face doubts.
However, fans do not pay that much attention to the head coach. Unless the team's record collapses due to the head coach's ability, or there is a major mistake in the head coach's commanding ability in the playoffs, it will arouse heated discussion among fans.
Fans pay more attention to the performance of the stars!
Li Ao broke out again against the top teams! 31 points on 60% shooting!
Entering the middle of the season, the performance of most stars has declined, but there are also stars whose performance has not declined but improved.
There are three most dazzling ones, and Li Ao is one of them.
In his rookie year, he played well in the middle of the season and led the team to 10 consecutive victories.
After this season's Christmas game, although the Clippers were not so optimistic about maintaining the first place in the league, the media and fans had high expectations for Li Ao's personal performance, and his performance did not disappoint.
The second one is Iverson, who has monster physical strength. From his rookie season onwards, the middle of every season has been his performance time.
Third...it's not Kobe, it's O'Neal!
As his weight dropped below 160 kilograms, O'Neal started to perform better. So far, his scoring average has increased to 24.9 points per game, and he will soon return to the ranks of averaging 25+ points per game.
This is also related to the fact that he missed 9 games in the first 24 games. He played less games and scored high points in one game, which naturally led to a higher increase.
In the middle of the season, Kobe did not perform as well as he did in the past two years. In the early stage, the Shark's physical strength was limited and he suffered many injuries. Kobe worked very hard. After entering the middle of the season, his playing time dropped from 43 minutes per game in the early stage to 38 minutes. , Zen Master has always done a good job in this area.
Kobe's health this season has surprised the media and fans. This is the first time since Kobe became the second-best player that he has not been injured until the middle of the season. This makes Kobe, who is only 23 years old, even more optimistic about his future... Such public opinion , which also made his ambitions expand even more.
On January 10th, the Clippers had a rest day. The next two opponents were not weak. The Jazz and the Hornets were back-to-back, but Gentry did not arrange training to let the players rest and do whatever they wanted.
After seeing the Timberwolves lose by nearly 40 points to the Pistons 75-113, he felt that nothing was as important as his health.
Li Ao helped his family pack their things in the morning. In two days, they would move back to their house. Vivian's confinement period was finally over.
Vanessa was very reluctant to let go, so she pulled Kobe, who was distasteful but quick at work, to help clean up.
There was no rush in moving. I packed it for two hours in the morning, and in the afternoon, Vivian and Vanessa made an appointment to have afternoon tea.
Li Ao's parents were taking care of their grandson at home, and he trained with Kobe.
After getting McGrady's pull-up action package and training methods, I must practice it first.
Kobe looked at Li Ao's training movements and didn't want to pay attention to it!
With an offensive master like him by his side, this big spider didn't study hard and actually learned the skills of another high school student through competition!
Although the big spider's physical condition is suitable for this move, he has a great height advantage on the forward and defensive lines, and his wingspan is extremely long. As his body development gradually improves, his jumping and jumping speed are also very good... Anyway, he doesn't want to deal with it.
But he couldn't help but look at it. After watching it for a while, he felt like he was rubbing and itching all over his body.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he went up and put on a posture and said: "That's not how this move works!
Your habit is very good. After receiving the ball, you pick it up first and make a shooting motion. But in this way, the opponent knows that you are going to shoot and can easily interfere with you. If you always feel as good as you did against the Magic, I There is nothing to say, but that is impossible.
The correct way to use this move is that you have to get into a triple threat stance, like this, and put the ball in this position with both hands..."
"Snake, can I hold the ball with one hand...Okay, okay, keep going, why are you so fierce? I'm a coward..."
Kobe took a deep breath and resisted the urge to turn around and leave. His time for complaining was not over yet, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't complain about all the big spider's problems.
Li Ao's original plan was to practice first, try to use it in the game, find problems, and then make adjustments.
Snake took the initiative to provide guidance. Of course he was happy. The adjustment of training methods went very smoothly...
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After a day of rest, on January 11th, the Clippers’ first home game of back-to-back games arrived.
At noon, the league announced the votes for the first phase of All-Star Weekend voting.
In the Eastern Conference, Carter is the temporary leader with 710,000 votes.
He punched Bowen and chased him to the opposite bench. He was suspended for two games and criticized by the league, but his popularity soared further.
His soft and arrogant character has been complained about in the past. Even his outspoken former teammate Charles Oakley publicly criticized his soft character.
This time he almost took action after being stepped down again, which refreshed the fans' understanding of him.
The second vote-getter in the Eastern Conference...was Duncan with 650,000 votes. He was placed in the center position and stood out. Mutombo, who came in second, received less than half of his votes.
McGrady was placed in the forward position and ranked second, receiving 410,000 votes.
He and Carter are called "the most talented brothers in history."
On the back line, Iverson ranked first with 590,000 votes, and Kidd ranked second with 490,000 votes. Ray Allen, who was ahead of third place, had more votes, and Kidd had twice as many votes as Ray Allen.
In the Western Conference, Jordan ranked second in the league with 690,000 votes and ranked first in the Western Conference.
The second-ranked guard is Kobe Bryant with 570,000 votes.
For the center position, O'Neal ranked first with 460,000 votes, and O'Neal Jr. ranked second with 390,000 votes.
For the forward position, Li Ao ranked first with 640,000 votes, and Garnett ranked second with 490,000 votes.
Seeing this number of votes, Li Ao was heartbroken.
When he was interviewed in China, he heard Xu Jicheng say that domestic fans were very enthusiastic about voting for the God of Basketball.
Chaotingtai particularly wanted to be in line with international standards. Needless to say, the international influence of the God of Basketball. When Jordan announced his comeback to join the Clippers, Chaotingtai was crazy about it... As a result, less than half of the regular season was played. Editors I have already started writing. If the Clippers don't win the championship, they will make it right.
The other thing is the All-Star voting. Domestic fans still have the highest enthusiasm for voting for Spider-Man, but the second place is Jordan, and it's not much different.
Coupled with Jordan's appeal in the United States, if Carter's popularity had not increased again this season, Jordan would have shot to the top of the vote.
And it’s still hard to say who will win the vote.
But it wasn't a big deal. He couldn't get his starting position as Spider-Man in the All-Star Game. He felt a little worried, so he put the matter aside and took a break after lunch to continue practicing.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Jazz at home.
The duel between the old evil spirits and the old god set off a flashback. At the mid-season stage, the number of paid reservations was close to 5 million, and the number of paid viewings near the start of the game was nearly 10 million, which is quite a rare viewing performance.
The last time the Jazz and the Kaichuang team played against each other, the Jazz lost by 5 points. This time the two teams played even more desperate.
When he was still not too old, Jordan used to play double-attack. Now that everyone is older, he is still confident... urging his teammates to work hard.
The two teams played back and forth in the first half. The Clippers led by 3 points 23-20 in the first quarter. The Jazz tied the score 22-19 in the second quarter. The two teams entered the second half with a score of 42-42.
In the third quarter, the two teams continued to fight fiercely. During the stalemate, an accident occurred. O'Neal fell down during the confrontation and clutched the root of his thigh. The team doctor initially diagnosed that he had a groin strain and was injured by Gerald Wallace and Sean. - Lukes helped him back to the locker room.
O'Neal Jr. left the game injured, and the Clippers' defense collapsed in the third quarter. Campbell, who could only squat under the basket, and Jaylon Collins, who lacked ability, could not make up for O'Neal's defensive role.
The Jazz took the opportunity to attack fiercely, taking advantage on both offense and defense, scoring 27 to 19 in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the Jazz led 69 to 61 by 8 points.
At the end of the quarter, Jordan couldn't stand it anymore. Facing the defense of rookie AK47, he scored two goals in a row and dreamed of returning to the top.
Then Jordan turned around and rushed in, passing the ball to Odom, who responded with the ball.
Li Ao ran away from DeShawn Stevenson, caught the ball, turned around and hit a three-pointer.
God and Man worked together to hit a 7-2 wave, narrowing the point difference to 3 points, with a score of 68-71.
When the Jazz attacked, Stockton and Malone split the ball after a pick-and-roll...a mistake!
Li Ao, who was guarding Stockton, swooped and knocked the ball away. Odom grabbed the ball, advanced the counterattack, and lobbed the ball when Li Ao rushed into the three-point line.
DeShawn Stevenson, who was extremely physically fit, followed Li Ao. Although he could not prevent Li Ao, who had a huge height and wingspan advantage, from catching the ball, he stayed close to him.
Just when the high school student was excited to defend against Spider-Man's fast break, a regretful voice reached his ears.
"You shouldn't have followed..."
Before DeShawn Stevenson could react, an unstoppable force came and he was pulled up while grabbing the opponent's jersey and his feet were off the ground!
Li Ao suddenly rose up on the spot, with DeShawn Stevenson hanging on his body, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!
'Marathon Level 3' + 'Shark Level 4', Spider-Man's true shark-style dunk!
Listening to the referee's whistle and the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, DeShawn Stevenson loosened his hands in a daze, slid down, and sat on the floor, completely dumbfounded.
The gods and heroes broke out hand in hand, and Spider-Man's brutal dunk this time rekindled the morale of the Clippers. The haze of O'Neal Jr.'s injury and a net loss of 8 points in the third quarter was swept away.
After Li Aojia made a free throw, the Clippers tied the score 71-71.
In the following time, the Clippers and Jazz played back and forth, and the two teams would not be frightened just because the two opposing stars scored 10 points in a row.
At 9 minutes and 55 seconds, the Clippers only led the Jazz by 1 point, 89-88.
However, Stockton and Malone took all four shots next.
For the Clippers, Bibby hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, Li Ao hit a hook shot, and a 5-0 run at the last moment sealed the victory!
Malone had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Stockton had 13 points and 13 assists, Kirilenko had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and Donyel Marshall had 19 points. They had no problem playing in regular time.
But it was too much to hold them back at the critical moment.
Li Ao and Jordan both scored 25 points. Li Ao had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Jordan had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
In addition to Bibby's 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Odom's 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and the injured O'Neal's 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks...
94 to 88, the Clippers reversed the Jazz and won 5 consecutive victories!
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"You're still far from it:
Goal 1: None of the five main statistics of the host in this game should be lower than Andrei Kirilenko. (completed)
Goal 2: The sum of the five main statistics of the host in this game must be twice that of Andrei Kirilenko. (completed)
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 4000 achievement points. "
After a reversal and victory, the mission was completed in full, and Li Ao was very happy to get 4,000 achievement points.
But O'Neal was injured, and he couldn't be happy.
This little shark, just say it when you're tired! What are you doing!
In the first half, he felt that O'Neal's steps were slower than usual, which was why Malone scored consecutively in the paint so easily.
The confrontation in the third quarter didn't seem that big, and the fall might have been caused by fatigue.
This was actually very beyond Li Ao's expectation. In his impression, O'Neal only began to suffer from injuries after the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The core reason was that Artest, the best defensive player on the front line, was suspended for a whole season. Caused by the surge in pressure on the defensive end.
Before O'Neal suffered a series of injuries, although his offensive style was weak, he was strong defensively and had strong shot-blocking ability. He could definitely be called an integrated offense and defense.
But after the game, he thought about it carefully. In the original time and space, when O'Neal went to the Pacers, the Pacers had already declined. They were a fringe team in the playoffs, and the team's record pressure was not great. O'Neal was also cultivated as the absolute core. He didn't play so hard. Only after the Pacers emerged in the 2003-04 season did O'Neal have the pressure of record and personal performance. By then, O'Neal had grown up easily for three years. In the 2003-04 season, he played 78 games. Attendance rate averaged 20+10 per game and led the team to 61 wins.
And when O'Neal came to the Clippers, he took on the responsibility of protecting the rim in his first year and took the path of a defensive center. This is no problem. Standing as a center, the consumption is much smaller. But this year, O'Neal's strength is among the best. The center ranks want to take on more responsibilities. After Odom was injured, they wanted to show off their offensive capabilities. The number of inside attacks and aggressive rushes increased sharply...
Defense and excellence lead to offense. For a center, this is no problem.
But O'Neal was a little too anxious. He was only 23 years old.
At noon the next day, Li Ao came to the Staples Center and learned about O'Neal's injury from Gentry.
The groin strain was not serious. This injury was indeed caused by being hit too hard recently and causing excessive fatigue. After examination and questioning by the doctor, O'Neal revealed that he had recently developed knee tension after a long period of strenuous exercise. .
Gentry said thankfully: "It's a good thing that Jermaine was injured this time. If it hadn't been for this comprehensive examination, we wouldn't have known that his knee had been affected recently. He wanted to prove himself too much."
Li Ao responded: "It can be seen that when Lamar was injured, he played very hard. After Lamar came back, he played even harder. In fact, if he only worked hard on the defensive end or only worked hard on the offensive end, that would be okay. , but he wants to integrate offense and defense and become a real little shark in people's minds. The burden may be too much for him... This is all your fault, Alvin, because you expect too much from him, and he happens to have Such talent."
"Blame me?"
Gentry didn't know where to start.
It's obvious that O'Neal Jr. is working so hard because you, Spider-Man, are so good and want to surpass you!
But when Gentry thought about it carefully, it seemed that Spider-Man could not be blamed. Is it wrong to be excellent?
Ignoring the question of who to blame, Gentry said: "This issue you mentioned, Doug and Larry and I have discussed it this morning, but we haven't come up with a suitable way to deal with it. Jermaine is motivated, and we Can’t we force him not to work hard?”
Li Ao fell into deep thought after hearing this, but after thinking for a while, there was really no perfect way... Wait, he suddenly realized that he was not the head coach, so why bother with this.
Think of things a little simpler... there you have it!
He said: "Give him easier tasks or reduce his playing time."
"I've had the idea, but I'm worried that Jermaine will be dissatisfied."
"Whether you want to worry about his emotions or ensure his health is your choice. You are the head coach and I am just a 20-year-old young player."
Gentry: (￣ェ￣;)
It’s true that you will never stick to a pan when you should!
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Li Ao doesn't know what choice the coaching staff will make, but no matter what choice he makes, he knows that he will definitely have to make more contributions in the future.
There is no need for the future, we have to fight harder tonight.
O'Neal's mild groin strain actually has little impact, but the coaching staff has put him on the watch list. At least in this back-to-back tonight, O'Neal won't be able to play.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers faced the Hornets, their second back-to-back home opponent.
You only know how precious a thing is when it is lost.
He was used to having a center who could support close range and basket protection on his own, but suddenly he was gone. Li Ao was not used to assisting on the defensive end tonight.
Campbell can't stay away from the three-second zone. Even if the opposing center pulls out, he will go in and out of the three-second zone to ensure that he does not defend for three seconds. He does not do a good job in close protection.
Jaylon Collins is conscious and willing to expand his defense, but his physical condition is not enough and he can play as a substitute. There is indeed a gap in strength compared to his brother.
Coupled with Jordan not playing in the second back-to-back game, the Clippers trailed the Hornets by 8 points 16-24 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Bibby, Li Ao, and Odom started the offensive mode, and the Hornets scored 27 to 27 in a single quarter.
The Clippers continued their onslaught in the third quarter, 29-26 in a single quarter, narrowing the point difference to 5 points.
But in the final quarter, the Clippers could no longer surge. The Hornets' defense was really good. They scored 21 to 20 in the final quarter and kept the lead until the end.
Li Ao made 9 of 21 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 8 of 9 free throws, scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks; Odom had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists; Bibby had 14 points and 4 blocks. 6 rebounds and 2 assists; Big Q had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; Matt Halprin had 8 points and 8 rebounds, still unable to conceal the defeat.
98 to 92, the Hornets ended the Clippers' 5-game winning streak on the road!
The Clippers' record came to 30 wins and 7 losses.
1 win and 1 loss in back-to-back games was not a bad performance, and Li Ao and his teammates didn't care about it. At noon on the second day after the back-to-back games, he left Los Angeles with the team and came to Seattle to rest for a night. Then, on January 14th, we came to Key Arena to challenge the SuperSonics away from home.
The last time they played against the Sonics, the Clippers took advantage of the opponent's two major pitchers to be injured and blasted the opponent. The point difference once widened to more than 20 points.
This time, it was the SuperSonics' turn to show off their power at home.
Payton broke out tonight, continuously attacking the inside, shooting 14 of 26 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, plus 14 of 15 free throws, scoring 43 points and 7 assists in a single game.
Jordan, who was defending on the wing, was beaten and left the game tonight with 6 fouls...
Don't guess what the God of Basketball is thinking. He is thinking that since he can no longer defend him, he is thinking about how he can't let Payton score a goal and how rough and rough his defensive actions must be.
Although Li Ao defended Lewis and only scored 12 points on 4 of 11 shots, they were unable to withstand Payton's explosion.
Li Ao scored 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Bibby had 12 points and 8 assists, Jordan had 16 points, Odom had 14 points... The Clippers lost to the SuperSonics 95-104, losing two consecutive games for the first time this season.
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After losing to the Sonics, the Clippers' record reached 30 wins and 8 losses. The next afternoon, the Clippers came to San Antonio.
In the evening, Li Ao saw the news that the Kings defeated the Heat at home and improved their record to 31 wins and 8 losses.
The Clippers maintained their No. 1 spot in the league for nearly half a season, but were snatched away by the Kings!
After Christmas, the Kings were undefeated in one game and won 11 consecutive games, setting a new record for their longest winning streak of the season with the Clippers.
Li Ao was stunned. The Kings' injury situation this season was simply unbelievable. Except for Weber who occasionally missed time, the other seven main players had almost no injuries.
Not only was he surprised, when Li Ao was browsing the news and watching the forum, he saw that the media and fans were also surprised by the stability of the Kings.
In people's opinion, in the middle of the season, it is normal for the Clippers to suffer physical and injury effects like this.
Jordan was absent from time to time, Odom and O'Neal suffered injuries one after another, and the status of role players was up and down. The backcourt duo of Li Ao and Bibby supported the offense. Even Clippers fans did not feel this situation. Something is wrong.
This is a completely abnormal situation for the Kings, and it can be said to be a miracle.
After paying a little attention to this, Li Ao turned off the computer and used the DVD in the room to watch video clips of the Spurs' recent games.
After suffering two consecutive defeats, Li Ao has accepted the situation of teammates being injured. Injuries can be avoided as much as possible, but when they come, they can only accept it. In this case, what is there to worry about? Instead of complaining constantly, it is better to move forward. Look, try your best to play every game.
Wally Walker's 'cold rule' has many benefits for the players.
Li Ao recalled last season, even if their performance improved, several of their core players needed video editing of each game, and the editors often did not edit. When the games were intensive, it often happened that the editors did not edit the non-playoff games. Regarding the video of opponents in the queue, sometimes the editor could not produce the recent video of the opponent in the next game, which made Li Ao very angry.
But this year, not to mention the Spurs, the Bulls' video editors worked overtime to complete the editing.
After signing the agreement, you will be paid directly if you do something wrong, plus full overtime pay and bonuses. Wally Walker's operation is indeed very easy to use in professional teams. If you fire an employee, there will be many people who want to work hard. join in.
It may be that Wally Walker didn't want to take any responsibility and avoided all risks.
After a night's rest, on January 16, the Clippers came to the ATT Center to challenge the Spurs away from home.
Tonight, Li Ao no longer thinks about how to cooperate with Campbell to protect the mid-range and short range during the main stage. That is too difficult.
Campbell has been a member for so long, and it’s not like Li Ao has never played with Campbell.
But when Campbell came on, they had already consumed a wave of opponent's wing pitchers in the main stage. Sometimes Campbell didn't even come on until the middle of the second quarter or the first half of the third quarter. At that time, Li Ao could move inside with more confidence.
Now that Campbell is starting, that kind of defense is not suitable.
Li Ao tried two games, but the effect was not good. In this case, he simply didn't think about how to cooperate with Campbell, who was starting the game. Instead of spending all the effort, it was better to wait for O'Neal to come back, and the input and output were not proportional.
The defense he chose tonight - catch Arenas fighting alone!
'Stress level 3' starts! Facing an opponent who is not as tall or as heavy as him, Li Ao has +3 speed, +3 strength, and an increased sense of defensive pressure!
The last time the Clippers played against the Spurs, Li Ao followed a team defense approach and did not bother to care about Arenas. Back to back, he chose to help his teammates inside to protect the frame.
Therefore, Arenas did not have a matchup with Li Ao in the last match. Li Ao would switch defenses to Arenas at most.
Tonight, Arenas felt what terror was!
Under "heavy pressure", Li Ao has a speed of 96, a strength of 93, height, wingspan and weight, and has richer professional basketball experience...
Arenas was guarded from the beginning of the game and had doubts about his life. In college, he could beat Li Ao!
Arenas didn't believe all this and took crazy shots... played two and a half quarters, played 22 minutes, made 3 of 16 shots, including 1 of 5 three-pointers, and did not make a single free throw. He scored 7 points, 4 assists and 5 turnovers.
Popovich saw Arenas holding the ball twice and didn't dare to shoot. He made panic passing mistakes in two consecutive rounds and quickly replaced him.
The evil big spider, who promised to only bully the No. 1 pick and the No. 2 pick?
Rookies at the end of the first round are bullied and shameless!
Originally, Popovich had tried hard to forget the past grudges, but now, the old and new grudges have merged together!
In the second half of the third quarter, Popovich again adopted the defensive strategy of "infinitely flanking Spider-Man".
Not to mention, this really caught the Clippers off guard at the beginning. The Clippers led from 68 to 59 by 9 points. After three quarters, it became 73 to 68, and the lead was reduced to 5 points.
But in the final quarter, Bibby took advantage of the opponent's strange defense and led the team to a score of 28 to 22 in a single quarter.
In the end, with Jordan's 26 points, Li Ao's 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks, Bibby's 15 points and 8 assists, and Odom's 12 points and 12 rebounds, the Clippers defeated the Spurs 101-90. Avoid a three-game losing streak!
Arenas, who is sitting on the bench, feels so cold tonight...
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After playing the Spurs, the Clippers rushed back to Los Angeles the next morning, rested all afternoon, and faced the challenge of the 76ers in back-to-back home games in the evening.
After 2 hours and 22 minutes of play, the 76ers relied on Iverson's 30 points and 10 assists to easily defeat the Clippers 100-86.
Li Ao threw 27 times tonight and made 12 of 27 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers, plus 8 of 8 free throws. He scored a game-high 33 points, plus 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks. He was still powerless. Back to the days.
I lost, and I was heartbroken. In the second mission of 'Jordan's Successor-Answer', I only completed goal 1, scored higher than Iverson, and got 3,000 achievement points, but I won the goal 2, failed, and couldn't get it. Completing both goals will reward you with basic speed attribute points, which is even more heartbreaking.
However, tonight's confrontation with Iverson was not without success - in the third quarter, he took 9 crazy shots in a single quarter. At the end of the three quarters, he received a system prompt that his mid-range shot increased to 91.
In fact, in tonight's game, he knew that the chances of winning were slim. Jordan, O'Neal, and Matt Halprin were all absent, and it was back-to-back, making it difficult to play.
Jordan is taking a rest, and O'Neal is still on the injury observation list. With this tight schedule, the coaching staff is afraid to let him play for the time being. Matt Halprin sprained his foot when he rushed to the basket against the Spurs last night. Li Ao subconsciously Looking for Bowen, only to see Bowen following Greg Anthony in the corner...
But whether it’s for victory or a mission, you have to fight hard.
I tried my best, but there is nothing to feel sad about, I just don’t want to give in.
After the final whistle sounded, he was about to go back to the locker room to find a bathroom to be alone and sad, but the task reminder came and diverted his attention.
"...Let the head coach step onto the All-Star stage! Trigger."
(End of chapter)
