bigabreads Chapter 144
Chapter 144
Chapter 144
When you close your eyes, it's a new day.
The fatigue accumulated by the Clippers players last night has not completely disappeared, and the new enemy has arrived in Los Angeles again.
The Clippers are playing against the San Antonio Spurs at home. The former is back-to-back, while the latter is a little easier, but it also comes from afar.
The Clippers will be a little bit stressed when they encounter strong opponents one after another.
Not long after the game started, the Spurs relied on more physical strength and more disciplined defense to control the game.
After all, the Clippers are a reconfigured lineup. On the offensive end, perhaps Lu Yi can still think of a way based on his personal strength, but on the defensive end, there is really no way.
The Clippers have to spend time, get used to it slowly, and find the correct and appropriate team defense method that allows the whole team to play comfortably.
It was also the defensive end that failed to restrain the Spurs well. After less than half of the first quarter, the Spurs have consolidated their advantage at about 5 points.
Although the main force of the Clippers played very seriously and tried their best not to let the score be opened, the rhythm of the game was still controlled by the experienced Spurs.
"Leave it to me, let me try it." Boozer took the initiative to say to Iverson and Lu Yi.
After all, Iverson is getting old. Iverson consumed a lot of physical strength in the last game. As he gets older, his physical recovery will naturally decline.
In the first quarter, Lu Yi was restricted by the Spurs' defensive strategy. Iverson simply declined in physical fitness and failed to hit the ball into the basket.
To give an inappropriate example, it is equivalent to Westbrook in the Lakers period. His physical fitness has declined, and no matter how fierce the breakthrough is, it will not work.
It was Iverson's weak performance that the Clippers couldn't use offense to win the Spurs.
The defensive end was not done well, and the score fell behind.
At this time, if the Clippers want to reverse the score and turn defeat into victory, they need other people to stand up.
Boozer first signed and then traded to the Clippers, and got the highest salary in the team.
Although the status is only the third in charge, but at this time he should really stand up and perform as the top three in the team.
Of course, Boozer took the initiative to ask Lu Yi and Iverson for the ball. It is not just Boozer who has the courage to take responsibility and wants to help the team.
The deeper factor is that Boozer thinks Duncan is old and wants to challenge the old man.
As a result, the effect is actually not bad.
Relying on Lu Yi to attract the defense, Iverson tried his best to break through first and then score, and then helped Boozer stretch the space. Boozer can attack in pick-and-rolls, or he can single-play Duncan with the ball in the low post.
After the first quarter, Boozer made 7 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, which was a satisfactory answer for the Clippers fans.
However, Iverson did not feel warmer.
The Spurs' double-team restrictions on Lu Yi are also among the best in the league.
Lu Yi didn't play so comfortably. He took 8 shots in the first quarter and only scored 12 points. His efficiency was not much higher than that of Boozer.
It has to be said that a strong defensive team can not only win games in the playoffs, but also in the regular season.
The Spurs have also made premeditated adjustments to the coming small ball era.
Taking advantage of the score lead, the Spurs made several three-pointers from the outside.
The Spurs originally played team basketball, and their three-pointers were basically open shots.
Therefore, the three-point shooting percentage will not be bad.
The overall level of playing downwind can be said to be no worse than the Clippers.
As far as today's game is concerned, Lu Yi didn't shoot a three-pointer, and the Clippers didn't have a tailwind to play. The contribution of the two teams' role players to the game is naturally very different.
After the first half, 58 to 47, the Clippers at home lost a full 11 points.
However, the Clippers made 11 of 4 three-pointers in the first half, three of which were made by Lu Yi, and other players made very bad three-pointers.
With such a shooting percentage, the Clippers only lost 11 points, which is acceptable.
It's impossible for the Clippers to shoot that low for an entire game. Once the second half starts to pick up, the situation will be completely different.
This also means that the next third quarter is very critical.
As long as the Clippers can take advantage of the opportunity of feeling warmer in the third quarter and play one or two offensive climaxes at once, and the Spurs lose their defense for a while, they may be dizzy by the Clippers and lose their way.
It's a pity that the feel the Clippers wanted didn't come back.
On the contrary, DeJuan Blair, in the process of Lu Yi hitting the basket for a dunk, in order to defend Lu Yi, he directly gave Lu Yi a wave of hugs.
Lu Yi can understand that short insiders are under greater pressure to find jobs in the NBA.
But it's not long since the regular season started, so there's no need to fight like this, right?
It is also because not long after the start of the regular season, the Clippers will hit better results this season.
Therefore, no matter what happens to Lu Yi, nothing can happen.
In this way, the Clippers did not wait for Lu Yi to break out and lead the team to win the game.
Lu Yi was first arranged by Deng Levy and the team doctor to undergo a preliminary physical examination in the locker room to avoid any potential injuries.
Lu Yi "retired from injury", and the Clippers players inevitably have no intention of playing.
After the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was close to 20 points. With a wave of his hand, Dunleavy removed all the main players except Jordan and replaced them with younger substitute players.
Ever since, in the fourth quarter, the Clippers sent Gordon and Jordan to play with the second team.
After playing for more than three minutes in the fourth quarter, Lu Yi returned from his physical examination.
The medical report has not yet come out, but Lu Yi feels good about himself and can play.
But before there was a dead ball in the game, the point difference on the court had expanded to 25 points.
By the time the dead ball appeared, there was only more than half a quarter left in the game.
Seeing the point difference in trying, Lu Yi also lost the desire to fight again.
"Just take it as a chance to fish at work, and just win the next game."
Lu Yi didn't ask to play again, and Dunleavy, as the head coach, simply gave up the game.
The Spurs are a tough nut to crack, and the Clippers don't need to risk their lives to win today's unlucky game despite Lu Yi's potential injury.
However, if the Spurs hurt Lu Yi intentionally or unintentionally next time in order to win, Dunleavy will naturally not be merciful and easily spare the Spurs.
103 to 83, the Spurs won the game with a big score of 20 points.
After the game, Popovich took the initiative to ask about Lu Yi's situation and apologized for DeJuan Blair.
In a normal regular season, the Spurs really don't need to deliberately hurt Lu Yi.
Of course, when the Spurs had Bowen in the past, it was not uncommon for the regular season to abolish the head player of a playoff-level team by stepping up.
Take precautions!Subdue the enemy without fighting!
As long as you can win the championship, all means, dirty or not, are worth it.
"Are we missing a player who works hard?" Through this game, Dunleavy was also reminded.
How close are the Clippers to the championship?
Poor run-in for the championship lineup?Not!
What the Clippers are really missing is the most disgusting bad boy in the league.
The championship team needs such a person, even if it is not used to solve the opponent, it is good to use it as a deterrent to protect its own players.
You know, in the future there will still be leading players who will willingly degenerate and do this kind of dirty work in order to compete for the championship.
There are many superstars among them, and more than one.
Dunleavy is not Lu Yi, he doesn't have such foresight, but he will not be wise enough to let Lu Yi do such a scandal in order to win the championship.
The Clippers still have some cap space this season.
Before the trade deadline arrives, the Clippers have the capital to recruit veterans who still have fuel in the tank, as well as veteran players who can escort Lu Yi.
Before Dunleavy screened out suitable veterans for the Clippers, a new regular season began again.
On November 11, the Clippers continued to meet a new round of challenges at home. Today's opponent is the Thunder from Oklahoma City.
I thought that the more mature Thunder Four would pose a threat to the Clippers, but I didn't expect Westbrook and Durant to both pull their hips tonight.
On the contrary, Jeff Green carried the team and played against the Clippers until the fourth quarter, but in the end it was Lu Yi who stood firm to the end and helped the Clippers win the game.
92 to 107, the Clippers won the game with a 15-point advantage.
全场下来，卢易26投16中，三分7投4中，罚球3投3中，砍下39分8篮板6助攻的全面数据。
Under the double-teaming of Lu Yi and Ariza, Durant only made 24 of 6 shots, 10 of 4-pointers and 4 of 16 free throws. He had a pitiful [-] points.
威少同样是16投5中，三分2投1中，罚球6投5中，得分效率不佳16分进账。
The Thunder's key scoring points did not give a key score, and the combined scores of the two leading players are not as good as Lu Yi alone.
If this can win the game, there will be ghosts.
Defeat Thunder, restart victory.
The Clippers thus started a new round of away trip.
On November 11, the Clippers played against the Nuggets as a guest in Denver.
Lu Yi played quite happily in this game, mainly because the Nuggets adopted a single-defense strategy against Lu Yi and did not offer Lu Yi.
Luigi can be completely liberated from the offensive end.
As for the Nuggets, Anthony also had a great time playing.
Even in the third quarter, Anthony took the initiative to ask to defend Lu Yi when the team fell behind.
It's like when Anthony and Kobe met in the playoffs.
The offensive and defensive confrontation between the two was extremely strong, and the referee did not disrupt the game. There were too many body whistles, which can be said to have truly handed over the game to the players.
After one game, Anthony made 20 of 14 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, a total of 32 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. He performed extremely well.
But Lu Yi is not bad at all, not only stronger.
卢易全场27投18中，三分9投5中，罚球3投3中，爆砍44分11篮板4助攻。
Except for the fact that Lu Yi failed to guard against the explosive Anthony, the rest did everything the team needed Lu Yi to do.
104 to 97, the Clippers who came from afar finally won the game, but Anthony was still very happy after the game and insisted on exchanging jerseys with Lu Yi.
Although the Clippers will be back-to-back next, and the bus is already in place in the parking lot, Lu Yi is still patient and chatted with Anthony for a while.
It's not that they are sympathetic to each other, it's just that they played a good game, respected the game after the game, and respected their opponents.
It is said that after winning the Nuggets, the Clippers rushed to Salt Lake City overnight.
The next opponent is the Clippers' sufferer during the offseason-the Utah Jazz.
When Kaman and Beard saw Lu Yi and his party, they were still very angry.
Of course, they also know that the NBA is a business, and the team wants to trade them, which has nothing to do with Lu Yi and others.
It's just that, being traded away by the team quietly, some of them are All-Star players and top-salary players. When encountering such a thing, it will inevitably hurt their self-esteem.
This time, they encountered the traditional link of repaying their old club. The next battle was naturally extremely exciting.
At the beginning of the game, Kaman helped the Jazz jump the ball.
It's not that Jordan's legs are a little soft because of his back to back, it's simply because he feels ashamed of his former big brother and let Kaman go.
As a Clippers player, Jordan also felt a little embarrassed, feeling like he had abandoned his companions.
After all, he has a bright future, but his big brother Kaman suffers in the icy Salt Lake City.
However, Boozer and Korver, who were traded from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, showed no sympathy.
Perhaps, leaving Salt Lake City and arriving in Los Angeles, I really have to thank Kaman and Byron Beard, the two big grievances, but who told them that they are old and not strong enough?
As for the link of repaying the old club today, let them young and beneficial guys come!
In order to make room for Korver, Lu Yi and Iverson successively reduced some playing time.
However, considering Lu Yi's status and Iverson's status, Korver did not start directly.
Korver didn't play until Lu Yi played 5 minutes in the first quarter.
I have to say that playing in the Clippers is comfortable.
Korver played the best performance of his career tonight, scoring 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a single game.
As a pitcher, it is normal for other statistics to be relatively low, as long as the scoring data is bright enough.
In the early years of the Philadelphia 75ers, Korver only scored 31 points.
Today's 33 points, for him, undoubtedly broke the personal scoring record.
Of course, in terms of shooting power, he also broke a new career high.
Fortunately, the Clippers have a strong enough foundation to allow Korver to make more shots and brush up the data.
In fact, after the Jazz were ruined by the Clippers, it is basically impossible to hit the playoffs this season.
Although there are two more All-Star players, this is already an old calendar.
The Jazz started with 1 win and 4 losses. Not to mention the team needs to adjust, and even Deron didn't want to play well.
Although Deron and Sloan haven't had any conflicts yet, it's not too far from Sloan's resignation.
It can be said that this season, the Jazz want to continue to hit the playoffs, basically it is impossible.
109 to 103, tonight's game of grievances finally ended with the Clippers winning.
"I can't decide what the team does, I just hope you can look away and try to adapt to the new team as soon as possible.
I look forward to our meeting in the playoffs.
I look forward to the day when we continue to be teammates. "
After the game, Lu Yi had a little green tea, and chatted with Kaman and Beard.
To be honest, without their big contract, in exchange for helpers like Boozer and Korver, the pressure on Lu Yi to lead the Clippers to the championship this season is not ordinary.
(End of this chapter)