bigabreads Chapter 157 Kobe: I hope Lu Yi will keep his talent in Los Angeles
Chapter 157 Kobe: I hope Lu Yi will keep his talent in Los Angeles
Chapter 157 Kobe: I hope Lu Yi will keep his talent in Los Angeles
"What do you think about Luigi? I do have something to say.
As a teammate, it's hard not to appreciate the way he plays.
As an opponent, it's hard not to respect his ability to play.
I hope he can stick to being himself, and I believe he will be successful.
We all know he has talent, but I still hope he can keep his talent in Los Angeles. "
Kobe, who was interviewed after the game, learned of Lu Yi's support for him, and he also reciprocated, and he was not stingy with praise in the media.
At the same time, Kobe was a little bit worried, worried that Lu Yi was eager for success and would follow suit.
If you can't win the championship in Los Angeles, go to other places to win the championship with the same young and talented stars.
Kobe is not optimistic about this way of competing for the championship. He hopes that Lu Yi can be like the older generation of players, one person, one city, and achieve success.
Afterwards, Lu Yi learned of this and was noncommittal.
Whether or not to win the championship is this year.
As long as he can win the championship in Los Angeles this year, Lu Yi must be among the top 30 superstars in history.
Because of his status as an international player, after retiring in the future, he will inevitably be a member of the Hall of Fame.
Even if there is no championship to surpass Kobe, at least he can secure his status as the king of Los Angeles in the NBA.
Decades later, when people mention Kobe, they may mention Louie.
But if Lu Yi fails to win this year.
Then the Clippers' championship lineup must be readjusted.
Boozer will definitely not pay back when he just signed, but Iverson, who is one year older, will be replaced out of the core lineup even with a basic salary.
With the adjustment of the Clippers' core lineup for the championship, there are some internal problems, and they will not be able to compete for the championship in three or two years.
It will be even more difficult for the Clippers to win the championship when Lu Yi's rookie contract ends and there is no rookie bonus.
However, as a traverser, Lu Yi is still very confident that he will surely succeed this year.
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After the All-Star Weekend, only the second half of the regular season is left.
The Clippers are currently third in the Western Conference, but in order to ensure home court advantage in the playoffs, they have to continue to work hard.
In fact, the situation is the same as last year. The Clippers and the Lakers, whoever is ahead, will be first, and whoever is behind will be fourth.
The Lakers are the defending champions anyway. Although there is little hope of defending this year, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
If the Clippers really want to beat the Lakers head-on in the playoffs, there will be pressure and difficulties.
That being the case, the Clippers might as well work hard in the regular season and try to take the initiative in their own hands as much as possible.
Last year it was only a little bit worse. This year's overall strength is stronger, and there is a home court. It should be more sure of winning the Lakers than last year.
The time soon came to February 2, and the regular season continued.
The Clippers faced the Thunder again.
Durant obviously has an opinion on Lu Yi. Maybe Durant feels that if Lu Yi hadn't passed so many balls to Kobe, Durant would have the first All-Star MVP in his career.
Coupled with last year's scoring championship, this year's regular season MVP competition, Durant is behind Lu Yi.
Therefore, in today's game, Durant played very angry and aggressive.
In such a situation, Lu Yi was not afraid at all.
The Clippers are also old experience. Durant wants to play singles, that's good, if you play singles, I will also play singles, and if you play singles, I will double-team you!
Lu Yi can divide the ball for the team, and Durant is facing double-teams, will he divide the ball?
Isn't that a stick single?
After one game, Durant made 22 of 11 shots, which can be said to be quite good.
Under the double-teaming of the Clippers, Durant hit a [-]-[-] shooting percentage, worthy of the name of the Thunder boss.
It's just that Durant didn't make many three-pointers and didn't make one.
There are also relatively few free throws, 4 of 3 shots, but 4 turnovers.
Durant's scoring efficiency of 22 points on 25 shots is fine at a glance, but average at a closer look.
快船这边，卢易17投11中，三分7投4中，罚球2投2中。
On the surface, only 28 points were scored, and the contribution to the game was not much.
In fact, there are 12 rebounds and 6 assists, as well as 2 steals.
Lu Yi used other methods to show his influence on the court.
The Clippers' current lineup does not rely on Lu Yi alone to score.
After the game, 111 to 88, the Clippers took the game away in Oklahoma.
After defeating the Thunder, the Clippers continued their back-to-back away games and rushed to New Orleans that night to play against the Hornets.
Lu Yi still prefers New Orleans.
So even with back-to-back, Lu Yi performed well.
Of course, there was also the reason why he didn't devote all his strength to the offensive end in the last game.
98 to 87, under the leadership of Lu Yi with 32 points in a single game, the Clippers easily defeated the Hornets and won their second consecutive victory after the All-Star Weekend.
After beating the Hornets, the Clippers recuperated in New Orleans and returned to Los Angeles after a little contact fatigue.
On February 2, the Celtics marched to the Staples Center.
Next is another game of dialogue between the east and the west.
This year's Celtics are equipped with the Big Four. If the Big Three are not too old, and the Heat's Big Three are gaining momentum, the Celtics are very likely to reach the finals again.
During the regular season, the Celtics were no worse than the Heat.
A while ago, the Celtics traded for Jeff Green in the Thunder, which also made the Celtics' bench lineup stronger.
For the Clippers, meeting an opponent like the Celtics during the regular season is not a good thing.
The game started quickly, and as soon as it came up, Jordan defeated Nenad Kostic and helped the Clippers jump to the ball.
Iverson advanced with the ball, but encountered Rondo's entanglement in the middle circle.
Rondo is young and has very long arms, which is quite effective in interfering with the ball holder.
Iverson decisively handed the ball to Lu Yi, and Ray Allen immediately came out from the three-point line.
Looking at this posture, the Celtics tried to limit the Clippers with a man-to-man defensive strategy in the regular season.
The regular season is a trial and error opportunity for strong teams before the playoffs.
From the perspective of the Celtics, the Clippers are also potential opponents that the Celtics may face in the Finals in the future.
There is nothing wrong with the Celtics embanking the Clippers early.
It's just that the vast majority of strong teams have tried to defend against Lu Yi alone, but they have all received their due price.
Lu Yi saw that Ray Allen was defending him alone, so he immediately singled Ray Allen with his back.
It's still a little far from the three-point line, so don't worry, the main thing is to use offense to consume Ray Allen.
For an off-the-ball player like Ray Allen, whether he can score goals depends entirely on the feel of his hand.
Now that Ray Allen is not too young, Lu Yi hit him back as soon as he came up, but Lu Yi can't do it. Ray Allen can feel hot tonight and make a lot of three-pointers.
As for Lu Yi himself, is it necessary to care about the defensive strength of the single defense?
"I'm the king of Los Angeles!"
As long as the Celtics don't change their defensive strategy, Lui will definitely play better than Kobe tonight.
Lu Yi turned over for the first time and shot a jumper.
It still feels good, and the three-pointer made by the top man fell firmly into the box.
The start was 0 to 3, and the Clippers fans immediately shouted excitedly.
"MVP, MVP, MVP!"
When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, the Clippers let Rondo shoot directly. Except for Lu Yi who stared at Ray Allen from outside the three-point line, everyone else took a step inside the three-point line and set up the zone defense.
Rondo's offensive ability with the ball is limited, and he mainly relies on breakthroughs to score.
There is no basket on the outside, and he dare not shoot himself.
To stare at Ray Allen's shot, the Celtics can only rely on Pierce's offensive ability with the ball.
The question is, Rondo is let go, Pierce holds the ball, what kind of defense will he face then?
With the top perimeter combination, the Warriors of the Splash Brothers, facing Green, who can only deal cards from the top arc, will have a headache from the offensive pressure of Curry being double-teamed.
The current offensive firepower of the Celtics is not particularly ferocious, and there is a ball-holding point like Rondo who does not have the ability to shoot from the outside, which will also be a headache.
After Lu Yi locked Ray Allen with his rich off-ball experience, the Celtics could only let Pierce play with the ball.
Even though Pierce is a kaleidoscope of offense, he is constantly facing double-team defenses, and he is still playing bumpy and difficult.
After the first quarter, the Clippers played steadily and established a 6-point advantage.
Although in a game, this is nothing.
But in the second quarter and the third quarter, the Clippers took the lead in a row, step by step, and after accumulating their advantages step by step, the Celtics could only admit defeat in the fourth quarter.
Only half a quarter into the fourth quarter, the Celtics took the initiative to withdraw their main players.
In this regard, it also announced that the Clippers won ahead of schedule.
A regular season can't disrupt the Celtics' plan, but the Celtics' problems with the Clippers are also problems that Celtics coach Rivers cannot ignore.
Rondo's ball handling, organization, and defense are of great significance to the Celtics. The current boss of the Celtics seems to be Rondo.
It is impossible for the Celtics to put Rondo on the bench. The key is that other teams defend the Celtics like this, and their offensive firepower can match the strength of the Clippers, so how can they win.
The answer is not on the Clippers, Rivers had to discuss more with his teammates.
Time soon came to February 2, and the Clippers' regular season in February will also end.
No surprises, 105 to 99, as a guest at the Clippers in Sacramento, the capital of California, defeated the Kings again and achieved a natural victory.
A large number of victories in February made the Clippers a strong contender for No. 2 in the Western Conference.
As the head player of the Clippers, Lu Yi also became the best player of the month in the Western Conference in February.
The time came to March. On March 3, the Clippers played Mosaic in their home game and won again effortlessly.
On March 3th, the Nuggets played at home, but there were some minor accidents.
100 to 94, the Clippers lost to the Nuggets from afar by 6 points at home.
And the fifth Nuggets in the West.Being able to win a win from the Clippers, which has been promoted to second in the West, also shows the ability of the Nuggets.
On March 3, the Clippers were a guest in Charlotte and regained a game victory with 7 to 92.
On March 3th, they were a guest in Boston and played against the Celtics again. The Clippers won another victory in the same way they faced the Celtics at home.
However, this time the score difference is not big, 108 to 103, the Celtics obviously narrowed the gap with the Clippers through their self-adjustment and continuous efforts.
Immediately after March 3, the Clippers arrived in Garden State in back-to-back away games.
The Nets, which have been bad for most of the season, will naturally not be the opponent of the Clippers.
102 to 95, the Clippers once again won a regular season victory.
On March 3, the Clippers continued to be a guest in the East, this time the opponent was the Wizards.
122 to 101, the Clippers ended their Eastern Conference road trip with four consecutive victories.
But before returning to Los Angeles, the Clippers also visited Memphis.
On March 3, the Grizzlies, who have also scored in the top eight in the Western Conference this season, gave the Clippers a very tough response.
The Grizzlies didn't integrate their strengths last season and couldn't beat the Clippers.
The Grizzlies made a deal with the Clippers, and it looked more like the Grizzlies were robbed.
This season, the Grizzlies have established a style of play with Randolph as the master and Gay as the second master.
OJ Mayo, who had been reused in previous years, was sent to the bench.
The Grizzlies focus on playing inside, and also maintain a certain impact and shooting ability outside.
Coupled with the contribution made by the team's defense, it also played a good role in the strong West.
This time the Clippers played against the Grizzlies, because the inherent impression is not bad, and they underestimated the enemy as soon as they came up.
After Boozer faced Randolph's indiscriminate bombing and was almost turned into a cash machine, the Clippers temporarily adjusted their defensive strategy, but it was too late.
89 to 104, the Grizzlies defended their home court advantage, and with a huge difference of 15 points, they beat the Clippers unexpectedly and were disheartened.
Fortunately, after returning to the home court, the Clippers quickly regained the feeling of winning.
On March 3, the Clippers sat at home and defeated the 16ers who are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 12-point difference.
On March 3th, the Cavaliers came, and the Cavaliers who were badly contending for the No. 19 pick would naturally not pose any threat to the Clippers, and the Clippers won again.
It wasn't until March 3, when the Suns came to challenge back-to-back at home, that the Clippers felt the pressure to win again.
Fortunately, this time it was just a surprise. The aging Nash's ability to control the game has dropped significantly.
The Suns, who lacked the ability to score stably at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, finally took a breather.
On the other hand, the Clippers, led by Lu Yi, who made 2 of 5 shots and scored 3 points in the last 8 minutes, turned defeat into victory with a difference of 3 points.
After repelling the sun, the Clippers and others were finally able to rest for a few days.
It wasn't until March 3, when the Wizards arrived in Los Angeles, that the flames of war were reignited.
However, there was no suspense, and the Clippers easily won the game.
Until March 3th, this is the most important game of this month-the Clippers will play against the Lakers again!
A month ago, Lu Yi had just been teammates with Kobe for a while.
A month later, the two kings of Los Angeles, once again competed on the same stage at the Staples Center.
And this battle is also very interesting, because the record of the Clippers and the Lakers is exactly the same.
Because of the previous fights, the Clippers are temporarily second in the West.
Once the Lakers win the next game, needless to say, the Lakers will return to the second place in the Western Conference.
It is worth mentioning that the next battle is also the last regular season match between the Clippers and the Lakers this season.
After this game, the two teams want to meet again, and it's time for the playoffs again.
(End of this chapter)