When he arrived at the hotel in Indianapolis, Li Ao was a little uncomfortable seeing that his teammates didn't look half-dead like they did after playing back-to-back games before the All-Star weekend.
Of course that's fine, the All-Star break wasn't in vain.
As soon as he arrived in the room and put down his luggage, Li Ao received a call from the press officer Kyle, saying that he had won last month's Western Conference Player of the Month and would hold a press conference at noon tomorrow.
After hanging up the phone, he took out his computer, called the front desk to activate the Internet service, and surfed the Internet.
What website I despised at first but then opened first when surfing the Internet is ESPN.
This media is really good at organizing things and can always come up with a hot topic from an unexpected angle for the fans.
No, Li Ao saw another outrageous headline - "The Clippers lost the chance to surpass the Bulls' 72 wins."
It's very ESPN.
He clicked on it and read it. There were tens of thousands of comments. This news was obviously meant to be funny. Both fans and anti-fans were discussing it with a very relaxed attitude.
When I clicked on the news about the monthly best award announcement, there were only a few thousand comments.
Relying on his performance of 9 wins and 1 loss last month, averaging 27.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game, he won the Western Conference Player of the Month for the second time this season.
In the Eastern Conference, Duncan had 8 wins and 2 losses last month, averaging 27.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game. He won the best of the month for 3 consecutive months.
Li Ao shook his head and smacked his lips. He summarized Duncan's career when he retired. What impressed him deeply was that Duncan only won the best of the month 3 times in 19 years with the Spurs. The best times of the month were once less than McGrady, while Duncan was a regular Game MVP twice.
Instead of letting Duncan be a nanny, Duncan was given a nanny. Duncan could show off his personal abilities to his fullest, winning three best-of-the-month awards in a season... and he didn't play for two months! Maybe I can get another one.
Rookie of the Month, Eastern Conference, Wizards' Brandon Haywood averaged 10 points and 10.9 rebounds in 11 games in February, averaging a double-double; Western Conference, Gasol averaged 20.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 10 games. 1.9 blocks, winning again after a month.
Coach of the Month, Carlisle in the East, Adelman in the West.
After browsing the forum for a while, Li Ao began to watch videos of the Pacers' recent games to prepare for tomorrow's game.
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After a night's rest, on March 2, the Clippers came to Conseco Arena to challenge the Pacers away.
At 5:40 in the evening, the two teams entered the stadium.
It is possible for any team to hold a fan meeting for Jordan at home, but it is impossible for the Pacers.
After Jordan and Reggie Miller entered the game, they went directly to the technical stage and began to exchange curse words.
Both of them have helpers. The Pacers head coach Isaiah Thomas personally went into battle. The Clippers' Big Q, Odom, and Steve Kerr, who didn't mind the matter, followed Jordan and waved flags. .
As a cultural person, Li Ao did not participate in it.
"Indiana Pacers, 30 wins and 27 losses, averaging 93.1 points per game, allowing 92.9 points per game..."
"Jaylen Rose, 29 years old, 203 centimeters, 95 kilograms, overall evaluation of 88... averaged 20.8 points, 4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks per game..."
"Reggie Miller, 36 years old, 201 cm, 94 kg, overall rating of 86...averaged 18.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal per game...shooting rate 45.6%, three-point shooting rate 40.9%..."
He opened the system to check the opponent's player evaluation report, and found another difficult opponent.
The current rules are more beneficial to defensive teams. The Eastern Conference as a whole is much better than last season. At least the winning rate of the first eight is over 50%. The Pacers are currently ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Regarding Jaylen Rose's impression, before Li Ao entered the NBA, he only had "The Night to Slay the Dragon." That night, it was this unlucky kid who defended Kobe.
But after he became an NBA player, he learned that this player had also been an excellent scorer when he was young, and also had the ability to organize offense. In the summer of 2000, he got the same seven-year, $86 million salary as McGrady and Brian Grant. Sub-maximum salary.
There are news reports that the Pacers have been touting Jaylen Rose, but the asking price was too high and they failed to sell.
Big Bird really opened a big door for the Lions this time. While wanting to exchange for a young talent, he also wanted to send away Dale Davis. There is no problem with Dale Davis's strength. He is a high-quality role player. This season He averaged 9 points, 8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, but he is about to turn 33 and has three years left on his $27 million contract.
But look at the current situation of the Pacers. There are three players with tens of millions of dollars in contracts, the youngest of which is 29 years old. If Big Bird is not reckless, this team really has no future.
Big Bird has gathered many high-quality role players, but the core players are only two first-class stars and are not worthy of their role player lineup.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, the game started.
The Clippers' starting lineup remains the same, with the Pacers sending out Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Jaylen Rose, Dale Davis, and Jeff Foster.
O'Neal Jr. beat Foster to win the jump ball, and the Clippers struck first.
The Pacers directly turned up the intensity and attacked the defense. Jordan executed the first attack and made a big throw to the right side of the three-second zone under the defense of Jaylen Rose. Dell Davis did a very good job of covering up the defense.
When the Pacers attacked, Reggie Miller ran to catch the ball. When he received the ball and was about to take a shot, he was interfered by Odom, who was changing defense. He dribbled and took a step forward before shooting.
This gave Li Ao a chance. Li Ao jumped up high and pushed down Reggie Miller's long two-pointer.
The two teams showed their defensive strength at the beginning, and the bloody battle is coming as scheduled!
The Pacers had the upper hand in the first half. It wasn't that the Clippers didn't defend well, or that the Pacers defended better than the Clippers, but that the Pacers' wing shooters missed!
Although Reggie Miller was severely guarded by Li Ao, he was able to contain Li Ao.
Li Ao's defensive connection and defensive interference from wing pitchers are the best in the Clippers team, which gives the Pacers wing pitchers a good shooting opportunity.
The Clippers also fought hard and gave them harder than the opponent, but Jonathan Bender, Ron Mercer, sixth man Al Harrington, backup power forward Austin Crohill and others No matter how you vote, you will get it.
The Pacers won by two points 23-21 in the first quarter, won by 6 points 27-21 in the second quarter, and led the Clippers by 8 points 50-42 at halftime!
Although they failed to defend, the Clippers, under the leadership of Li Ao, persisted in playing defense without slacking off. Finally, in the third quarter, their defense had an effect.
The Pacers scored 42% of their points in the first half with three-pointers, and their three-point shooting rate was as high as 50%, with 7 of 14 shots. In the third quarter, the three-pointers were poor, and they only made 1 of 6 shots in a single quarter.
Persistence paid off, the Clippers defended the Pacers and only scored 17 points in the third quarter!
COSCO's inaccurate shooting not only caused the Pacers' scoring to plummet in the third quarter, but also affected their defense. The previous shots were so accurate that they naturally had to continue shooting in the third quarter. Moreover, after they hit the iron, they felt that they were unlucky in the last shot. They kept shooting, and the iron bullet was still far away. The Clippers were given 9 fast break opportunities in a single quarter. The Clippers seized most of the opportunities and scored 14 points in the third quarter just by counterattack.
For other offenses, the Clippers no longer use team offense, and let the stars attack to ensure the success rate.
Relying on singles and defensive counterattacks, the Clippers scored 30-17 in the third quarter and entered the final quarter with a 5-point lead over the Pacers 72-67!
Treating headaches and sore feet is not a bad thing in sports competitions. A coach who can do this is already considered to be capable. Isaiah Thomas did a good job during this inter-section break.
In the final quarter, the Pacers limited the Clippers' counterattack very well and kept the Clippers' score low.
The Clippers only scored 10 points in the first 9 minutes or so!
However, the Clippers' defense is not a vegetarian. They defended the Pacers and only scored 10 points.
The Pacers called a timeout with 2 minutes and 35 seconds left, the score was 82 to 77, and the Clippers continued to maintain a 5-point lead.
After returning from the timeout, Reggie Miller, who had only scored 8 points on 3 of 10 shots from the field, started firing. He used a screen from outside the three-point line to catch the ball and hit a three-pointer when Jordan switched defenses!
80 to 82, the Pacers narrowed the point difference to two points.
When the Clippers attacked, they made a pass error and Tinsley grabbed the ball.
Tinsley advanced quickly and passed to Reggie Miller, who hit a three-pointer, 83 to 82. The Pacers took the lead at the critical moment!
The Clippers did not call a timeout. Jordan played with a high post. Li Ao used Matt Halprin's pick-and-roll from the top of the arc to receive the ball. He defended Dale Davis, turned around and took a shot...
Dale Davis interfered with the takeoff in time. At this time, Li Ao's 'Tracy's Elbow Pad' accelerated the shooting speed by 20%. Dale Davis failed to interfere with Li Ao's shot.
Li Aoqiang hit a three-pointer, 85 to 83, and the Clippers regained their two-point lead.
When the Pacers attack, they still create shooting opportunities for Reggie Miller.
When Reggie Miller borrowed Al Harrington's pick-and-roll, Li Ao did not go around the pile, but pounced directly in the direction of the onrushing Tinsley.
Tinsley rushed to close range and then passed the ball to Reggie Miller... and was intercepted midway by Li Ao who rushed forward!
Steal!
Li Ao pushed for a counterattack by himself, and the Pacers retreated, but it was a mess. Jordan, O'Neal, Matt Halprin, and Bibby quickly followed up. The Pacers players could only block the players who came in. Li Ao was in Ting. Under Slee's interference, he protected the ball and rushed to the three-point line, took off, and shot...
Tinsley tried to reach for the ball but failed, and bumped into Li Ao who jumped up to shoot.
The referee's whistle sounded, and Li Ao made an emergency stop and shot two points and fell into the frame.
The referee indicated that the goal was valid and a penalty was added!
Amid the boos of the fans at the scene, Li Ao also scored an extra penalty, 88 to 83. Li Ao responded to Reggie Miller with a 6-0!
There was not much time left. Al Harrington made a three-pointer at the last moment, but it failed to help the Pacers complete another reversal.
At 8:23 pm, the final whistle sounded.
Reggie Miller relied on two consecutive three-pointers at the last moment to turn his shooting performance into 5 of 12 shots, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Jaylen Rose had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Tinsley had 6 points and 9 assists, Al Harrington had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jonathan Bender had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
On the other side, Li Ao made 8 of 17 shots tonight, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, plus 4 of 6 free throws. He scored 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks.
Jordan didn't shoot well tonight. He made 8 of 19 shots and missed two three-pointers. However, he made 7 of 7 free throws and scored 23 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Bibby finally regained his stability tonight, scoring 11 points and 8 assists on 4-of-8 shooting.
Plus Matt Halprin's 10 points and 8 rebounds, O'Neal Jr.'s 12 points and 16 rebounds...
The Clippers scored 46-36 in the second half and reversed the Pacers 88-86!
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The scene was filled with boos, and Jordan proudly showed off his victory in front of Reggie Miller... This scene confirmed the saying - a man will be a boy until he dies.
After so many years, the God of Basketball is still the same, unchanged at all.
Li Ao cursed when he saw this picture and opened the system to see the completed tasks.
"Best three-point shooter:
Goal 1: The host must hit more three-pointers than Reggie Miller tonight. (3 to 2, completed)
Goal 2: The hosts need to keep Reggie Miller's field goal percentage and three-point shooting percentage below season average tonight. (41.6%, 33%, completed.)
Goal 3: Win the game. (completed)
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 6000 achievement points.
Congratulations to the host for receiving an additional reward: 1 basic physical attribute point. "
This was the task he received before the start of the last quarter. At that time, they had already gone ahead by 5 points. Reggie Miller made 2 of 8 shots in the first three quarters and 0 of 4 three-pointers. He made 2 of 6 three-pointers. He felt that the task was certain. Completed.
As a result, Reggie Miller scored two three-pointers in a row at the last minute. If he hadn't stolen Tinsley's pass at the last minute and the opponent's last attack, he had pressed Reggie Miller to force Al Harrington to take action. All three goals may have failed.
Li Ao lamented that he was worthy of being a player who made 0 of 10 shots and made a buzzer beater at the last minute.
Looking at the score of 88 to 86 on the big screen, he switched to the team interface. The scores of the last 4 games... They have scored less than 90 in 4 consecutive games!
After coming back from the All-Star Weekend, apart from a great performance against the Mavericks, they were all on defense afterwards.
Gentry said that he would adjust the pace of the game in the direction of the playoffs, but this is too much!
What about the die-hard mad scientist fans you promised? This scoring pressure is even more exaggerated than Larry Brown's.
In 4 games, he averaged 82.75 points per game and conceded 80.25 points per game.
But it’s not bad, it’s good to win.
If he hadn't strictly implemented Gentry's game plan tonight and urged his teammates to maintain defensive confrontation, the opponent's performance of 7 three-pointers in the first half would not have allowed the opponent to skyrocket!
After playing the Pacers, the Clippers returned to the Western Conference, No. 4 and No. 5, to play the Grizzlies and Rockets back-to-back away from home.
Finally, the Clippers scored 90 points!
Against the Grizzlies, Jordan scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Li Ao had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks, O'Neal Jr. had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Bibby had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Odom had 13 points and 7 rebounds. 6 assists...the Clippers won 90-77.
Against the Rockets, Jordan took a rest, Li Ao had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Bibby had 15 points and 8 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 18 points and 11 rebounds... The Clippers easily won 94-84.
The Clippers have a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 consecutive visits, and the season record has improved to 49 wins and 10 losses!
On the afternoon of the 5th, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles. After two days of rest, on March 8, they faced the challenge of the Warriors at home.
Although the scores in the back-to-back games were not that ugly, they were not much better. Tonight, the Clippers can finally make a splash.
Li Ao played 20 minutes in the first half and made 7 of 12 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and clocked out.
Bibby had 20 points and 5 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Odom had a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Jordan continued to rest tonight, but the Clippers still easily defeated the Warriors 119-97, handing the Warriors their 44th loss of the season and returning the Warriors to last place.
In the post-game interview, Li Ao was asked about the fact that the Grizzlies were "surpassed" and returned to the bottom of the league. He responded: "Please pass on the logo man to me. You're welcome. I'm also sad to see you ranked first from the bottom. , it’s what I should do to help you.”
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As the media and fans expected, the Clippers successfully defeated the Warriors and became the first team to win 50 games this season.
They also finally completed their first 'surpass' over their neighbors - the Lakers' 67-win season in the 1999-00 season. After the first 60 games, the record was 49 wins and 11 losses.
The Clippers became the fastest team to win 50 games in the new century!
And the Clippers have started another winning streak, winning 4 games in a row.
ESPN is here to create a topic again - with 22 games left in the regular season, can the Clippers end the season with a 26-game winning streak to tie the Bulls' best record of 72 wins and 10 losses.
This topic seems like the person who brought it up is crazy, but there are really many people discussing this topic.
As home computers continue to become more popular, more people have the opportunity to speak publicly, and there are more and more people online.
This group of people don't like to argue with others about this or that, but prefer such meaningless but interesting topics.
However, not long after this topic came up, it was ended.
After returning to their home court to play one game, the Clippers started another four-game away streak. On March 10, the Clippers challenged the Bucks away from home and lost 98-106.
Ray Allen only scored 17 points on 5 of 14 shots tonight, but Cassel scored 27 points and 9 assists, and the Big Dog scored 22 points. The three Musketeers performed fiercely, including Anthony Mason Jr. With a performance of 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, the whole team shot away.
Jordan's performance tonight was quite satisfactory, with only 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Li Ao's offensive performance was stable. After the 'Lord of the High Position' was promoted to level 5, his singles performance became more stable, scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. However, the defensive end was not good enough tonight, and he only got 1 steal and 1 block. The opponent's three musketeers surged forward, and no one could guard against them.
Unfortunately, they bumped into each other tonight.
The loss to the Bucks ended the Clippers' 4-game winning streak, bringing their record to 50 wins and 11 losses.
ESPN reporters could only reluctantly publish the battle report "The Clippers lost the chance to tie the Bulls". They thought the topic of "hitting 72 wins" would last at least ten days and a half.
On the 12th, the Clippers started back-to-back away games, first coming to the United Center in Chicago to play against the Bulls.
After nearly 4 years, the God of Basketball reappeared in this arena, and he was greeted by enthusiastic cheers from the fans.
However, the Bulls management was scolded before the game started. The Lakers and Heat both gave Jordan high courtesy, sending jerseys and showing videos. The Bulls had nothing, not even a fan meeting before the game. 'It's all player-initiated.
Ever since, Jordan played very hard tonight.
Fortunately, Jordan worked hard tonight, and the young Bulls team got excited when they saw him. The Bulls geniuses, who usually have no competitive spirit, risked their lives to win tonight.
And they also have a really good Stackhouse!
The Bulls team worked together, and after the first three quarters, they tied the score with the Clippers 68-68!
In the final quarter, the Clippers once extended their lead to 9 points, but in the second half of the fourth quarter, Stackhouse led the team to a 14-6 climax, narrowing the point difference to 1 point.
At the critical moment, Jordan and Bibby scored 5 points in a row, and the Clippers limited the Bulls to only two points in the last minute or so.
In the end, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Bulls 94-90, helping Jordan save face. Jordan won the first away game at the United Center in his career.
Jordan played 43 minutes tonight, a season-high playing time, with 27 shots and 13 hits, both season-highs. In addition, he made 6 of 8 free throws and scored 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Li Ao made 7 of 15 tonight, scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Bibby had 15 points and 4 assists, Odom had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and O'Neal Jr. had 16 points and 16 rebounds.
The Clippers team worked together to make Stackhouse's 28 points and Eddie Curry's 21 points and 7 rebounds useless.
After getting out of the United Center, the next day, the Clippers came to Cleveland for back-to-back games against the Clippers.
This time the Clippers failed to have the last laugh, losing 88-95 on the road. Li Ao made 11 of 26 shots, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws. He scored 34 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 steals. Blocking shots is a useless effort.
Jordan didn't play in back-to-back games, but with the way he looked tired today, it would probably be tough to play.
Others, including Bibby, performed well, scoring 22 points on 9 of 21 shots, but except for Li Ao and Bibby, no one scored in double figures.
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In the first three games of four consecutive away games, Li Ao only had a record of 1 win and 2 losses. He felt very uncomfortable.
But reason told him that this is the normal situation in the middle and late seasons. You don’t know what kind of performance your opponent can perform, and you don’t know what the state of your own team is, especially after the All-Star weekend. As long as there is a playoff Any team that hopes to win will play very hard, and upsets are common.
Their 19-1 record before and after the All-Star break was an unexpected situation.
Putting aside that wave of 19 wins and 1 loss, their record is 32 wins and 11 losses, which is also good, but not as exaggerated as 51 wins and 12 losses.
Because their record is so good, they have been a little distracted since returning from the All-Star Weekend, and they don't pay much attention to who they play.
It's not that winning streaks are bad. With their 15-game winning streak in the middle of the season, they have built up very strong confidence.
But everything has two sides, and confidence always comes with pride.
Li Ao also blames himself now. During this period, he also felt that they were invincible.
The media's flattering news reports also had an impact on them.
At first he thought he was just having fun. Reports such as 'surpassing the Bulls until the end of the winning streak', 'tying the Bulls with 26 consecutive wins', 'surpassing the Lakers and setting the second record in history'... and other reports also had a negative impact on his mentality. had a certain impact.
He has been affected, and you can imagine how unsettled his teammates are.
As for the God of Basketball...when winning, this guy floats better than anyone else.
During the period of 19 wins and 1 loss, the basketball god stopped swearing. When he was bragging in interviews, he was called a bastard.
This time it was 1 win and 2 losses, and the losing opponents were two teams on the edge of the playoffs. It came at just the right time to pour cold water on them, which was actually a good thing and allowed them to calm down.
No, they got two days of rest after arriving in Minneapolis. Gentry originally wanted the players to rest for two days, but on the morning of the second rest day on the 15th, the players spontaneously expressed their desire to take extra time. practice.
The Kings have played 12 games after the All-Star break and have a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, currently 49 wins and 15 losses.
The Clippers have 8 wins and 3 losses after the All-Star break, and still maintain a 2.5-win lead. They still have great hope of competing for first place in the league.
We just need to be calm and not be careless when dealing with every opponent. If we are overturned in the last dozen games, we will cry to death.
After two days of rest, on March 16, the Clippers came to the Target Center to challenge the Timberwolves away from home.
The Timberwolves sent out a starting lineup of Billups, Szczerbiak, Gary Trent, Garnett, and Nesterovich.
The Clippers sent out a starting lineup of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal Jr., and put Odom on the bench.
This time Gentry really wanted to warn Odom. After the All-Star break, this guy is the most outstanding player on the team.
And it has nothing to do with being selected as an All-Star. It's just because his record is so good, he plays so well, and his statistics are good, but he averages two more turnovers per game than before the All-Star weekend.
Gentry was impressed by the fact that the Timberwolves had the best record in the league after the All-Star break with 10 wins and 2 losses, which was better than the Clippers, Magic, Kings, and Lakers.
After suddenly losing Terrell Brandon, Flip Saunders suddenly adjusted his playing style, and even won a wave of 7 consecutive games after the All-Star break. His current record is 42 wins and 22 losses. Keeping alive the hope of competing with the Mavericks for first place in the Central Division.
However, although the Timberwolves have a good overall record during this period, their opponents are not among the top five teams in the Western Conference and the top three teams in the Eastern Conference.
After analyzing the Timberwolves' 10-2 performance, Gentry believed that it was a result of the team's unwillingness to fall from the top teams and play hard for their lives. Moreover, they were not stable against anyone. In many games, Billups relied on Billups to win the final. Score points and win all the time.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started, and the Clippers had the upper hand from the beginning!
The Clippers players played calmly and patiently tonight and are in good shape.
Jordan still likes to lead by example and took the lead. He played 8 minutes in the first quarter and made 4 of 6 shots. He also made 3 of 3 free throws and scored 11 points.
Coupled with Li Ao's steady 9 points on 4 of 7 shots, the two teamed up to lead the Clippers to 33 points in a single quarter and defended the Timberwolves to only 24 points, giving them a 9-point lead in the first quarter!
In the next three quarters, the Clippers played steadily, with scores of 28-22, 25-21, and 22-21 respectively.
Li Ao scored 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Jordan had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Bibby had 13 points and 7 assists, Odom came off the bench with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 7 points and 15 assists, and Big Q11 points...
The Clippers defeated the Timberwolves 108-88, rejecting the losing streak!
The Clippers' attitude towards tonight's game is very different from the past few games.
The fans didn't see anything wrong at that time, but after comparing tonight's focused and calm performance, they can see how big the difference is.
Garnett scored 26 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Billups had 18 points and 6 assists. Both performed very well, but they both played their own roles. They met the Clippers who were so focused and in excellent condition tonight. The team was beaten.
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After four consecutive away games, the Clippers got two days of rest.
At noon on the 17th, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the team. In the evening, he went to the Memorial Stadium with the hospital assistant's aunt to watch the Trojans' opening game.
After a year, the Trojans regained the Pac10 League championship this year and became the top seed in the Midwest Division. Tonight's opponent is the Holy Cross College Crusaders of the minor league Patriot League.
The atmosphere at the scene made Li Ao feel nostalgic.
If he chooses to graduate from college and then enter the NBA, he can still appear on the court this year.
But just thinking about it, he is still very satisfied with his current life. He would not be happy to go back to college and work hard to help the NCAA make money.
The legendary performance in the 1999-00 season made the Trojans a team that talented high school students aspire to. They have gained a lot in the past two summers and have outstanding strength.
At the end of the 1 hour and 47 minutes of the game, the Trojans defeated the Crusaders 70-59 and advanced to the top 32.
After the game, the camera was returned to Li Ao, and the fans cheered enthusiastically, which made him feel embarrassed and did not play.
After watching a game of the Dream Team, Li Ao relaxed for a while and continued to devote himself to training the next day.
On the morning of the 18th, he practiced post-up shooting and joined the team for team training in the afternoon. After the day's training, he received a system prompt that his behind-the-back dribbling and turning shooting skills reached 70!
The basic skills of shooting, turning, and lateral movement are on line. This move is developed very quickly. He has already reached a good level before he has even finished a season.
Looking at his 79 pull-up jump shot skills, 84 basic high post back skills and 83 high post back skills, he is full of motivation. He will make a wave before the end of the regular season. His pull-up jump shots will hit the excellent level, and the high post post up skills will hit the first-class!
After two days of rest, the Clippers ushered in a schedule of three home games and one away game, all played at the Staples Center. The away game opponent was the Lakers.
On the 19th, the Clippers defeated the visiting Wizards 96-85 at home.
Hamilton scored 21 points and Elton Brand scored 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. The Wizards' dual-core performance was quite outstanding.
However, the Clippers performed better. O'Neal Jr. scored 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Odom came off the bench to get 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Their performance gave Li Ao, Bibby, and Jordan a long rest tonight, and their playing time All under 30 minutes.
Li Ao played 28 minutes and scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks on 5 of 11 shots.
Seeing the performance of his players, Gentry finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the last two games, they finally regained the mental outlook they had in the early and mid-season!
If they continue to maintain the same mentality after the All-Star Weekend, even if they finally win the regular season championship, they will be in trouble in the playoffs.
It’s been less than 10 years since the Nuggets won 63 games and were eliminated in the first round of the league.
At this point in the game, with such a good record, Gentry himself wouldn’t believe it if he said he didn’t have any ideas.
Now that the team is back on track, as a head coach, his ambitions are also growing!
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The temperature dropped suddenly, I caught a cold, and I felt dizzy in the morning. Fortunately, I took medicine in the afternoon and slept better. The 999 effect is still great. Today I will make it short and concise, with only 8,000 words. I will make up for it tomorrow. I will make up for it tomorrow. Thousand words guaranteed to be good first~
(End of chapter)
