You'd better wrap me

Chapter 142

With a nine-game winning streak, the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles for the final two games in January.

In the early morning of the 29th, Su Yang drove to the training base and found that Payton was practicing three-point shooting alone.

I went forward to say hello, chatted a few words and turned to the topic, bluntly saying that Payton’s previous style of play is not suitable for the Clippers, because even he rarely holds the ball for a long time, even if he does not have the ball, he has to run to distract the opponent. Focus, keep reading defensively.

"Karl told me that, and I've watched a lot of team videos. Positional warfare is basically an evolution of the horn system. I am confident that I can adapt quickly. Even if I don't have the ball, I know how to cover my teammates. Fits great…”

During the conversation, Payton raised his hand and slapped his biceps. It should be to show his strength or power, but mainly he is taller than traditional point guards, not very strong. He just came from fighting in the 90s and adapted to the current intensity. no problem.

"As a backup point guard, under normal circumstances you will not face too much confrontation. You will appear on the court at critical moments, responsible for organizing and passing the ball when I am double-teamed. I don't know if you have heard that sentence , It doesn’t matter whether you start or not, the important thing is whether you stay on the field at the decisive moment, Karl Malone will be the same as you, as a backup power forward under normal circumstances...”

During the conversation, Su Yang used Ginobili as a case, pointing out that Ginobili is strong enough to serve as a starter for a long time, but in the last two times in order to beat the Clippers, he played as a substitute, only to lead the Spurs when he was off the court Played a super attack wave, but Ginobili stayed on the court at the most anxious and critical moments in the three games against the Clippers, which is the recognition of his strength.

"I understand! Since I am willing to join, in order to compete for the championship, I will accept all arrangements that are beneficial to winning the championship. I suffered a loss with the Lakers last year, which made me understand that team chemistry is also very important. It is not a strong lineup that can win the championship. .”

Payton did not have any resistance, and calmly accepted the substitute role. Compared with the various requirements before joining, it was a reversal of polarities. It was a bit like Ma Long asked Su Yang to come forward to invite and guarantee the starting lineup, and finally accepted the arrangement willingly.

Su Yang immediately raised his hands and clapped his hands.

It’s really not fooling around. Being able to play at the end is an important role of the team. The negative case is Westbrook in the Lakers period. He started every game and ended up being pushed on the bench at critical moments. .

During the chat, Karl Malone arrived, catching Payton complaining about the waste of time. He should have reported it earlier and started training as soon as possible.The staff proposed to take a group photo as a documentary material for the championship journey, and the three of them immediately put on scissors hands.

At nine o'clock, Iguodala and other players, as well as the coaching staff headed by Spoelstra and the trainer team headed by Jason Powell also arrived and greeted Payton one after another.Su Yang immediately hinted that the team would not make any more personnel changes, and proposed to take a group photo.

The crowd readily agreed.

After the filming was finished, following the video conference, Spoelstra focused on introducing to Payton how the team analyzed the video and the process after each game, emphasizing the importance of watching the video and what would happen if he didn’t watch the video penalty.

Payton didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that Spoelstra wanted to establish his prestige. After Karl Malone carefully analyzed it with his IbookG4, he quickly followed up with the research, and then took the initiative to explain to the team the several defensive mistakes against the Celtics.

The analysis was a little jumpy, but he could understand the meaning. Su Yang then went to the stage and explained it in his own way.

For Su Yang's analysis, everyone in the Clippers cheered more enthusiastically, and Payton gave a thumbs up on the spot to express his admiration.

Tactical drills followed. Spoelstra divided Payton and Malone into a group to simulate Su Yang's situation when he was off the court. He started with the simplest formations and let Payton know how to run after half-court handover. bit, step by step.

Near noon, the Clippers held a press conference for Malone and Payton, and Su Yang and Spoel attended.

In the media's questioning, Malone and Payton said "fit the type of players the Clippers need, appreciate Su Yang's wild but never maliciously humiliating style, admire Su Yang's strong skills and leadership ability, and like the Clippers' new tactics. System' and other things that everyone knows, and finally expressed the same meaning: I feel that Su Yang seems to have magical powers, and it is difficult to refuse the opportunity to play in the same field.

Payton said with a smile: "Carl and I set relatively high requirements at the beginning, because from our hearts at the time, it was difficult to accept that we had to fight with a player who was much younger than us and was the boss of the team. Only six years older than my son, that's crazy! But we, as professionals, were ultimately overwhelmed by Su Yang's strength and charisma on the court..."

After the press conference, the whole team had a simple meal together, and then rushed to the Staples Center for pre-match training.

Taking advantage of the break between shooting shots, Su Yang pulled Spoelstra and Iguodala to discuss carefully, and finally jointly decided that Iguodala would be a substitute, becoming a role like Ginobili last season, and would stay on the court at critical moments The winner is determined within.

The Clippers' new rotation arrangement was released.

The starting lineup is Su Yang, Jaric/Simmons, Maggette, Varejao, Kaman, and more data for shooting guards.

The bench lineup is Payton, Iguodala, Hill, Malone, and Wilcox, stabilizing the transitional offense.

The water cooler lineup is Kenny Anderson, Wilkins, Barnes, Mickey Moore, just in case.

The 13-man roster for the playoffs depends on the situation, but Micky Moore is definitely out of the game, and Kenny Anderson is also highly likely.

At seven o'clock in a blink of an eye, the Clippers played at home against the Warriors, who had only 11 victories in internal chaos, and tried a new starting lineup.

After the half game, Su Yang only took three shots and scored six points, all of which were super open under the basket. If he had to pass again, it would be a goal suspected of assisting, although it may also be Lonzo Ball and Westbrook. The body, but the fans and the media don't care.

There were not many assists. After encountering double-teaming, most of the cases were handed over to Jaric for a second assignment, allowing Jaric to get 6 assists and 10 points in the half, which made Jaric jokingly say: "I Might be considered a data vampire by the media..."

Back from the halftime break, the fans shouted that they must attack, otherwise they will refund their tickets.Su Yang thought about maintaining his influence, and made a few fancy dunks, which finally made the fans cheer. Then he clocked out of get off work in the third quarter, and patiently observed Payton and Malone.

The cooperation between the two is not bad, and the cooperation with Iguodala, Hill, and Wilcox is also not bad. They even played a triangle offense on a whim, which made James Worthy, who was in charge of explaining the Lakers, make a big joke: Los Angeles's inheritance is indeed true. It's the Clippers!
After the whole game, the Clippers won by 28 points.

Su Yang only scored 18 points and 9 assists in the game. He attended the press conference after the game and talked about the interruption of his 20+ consecutive record. It doesn’t make sense to me, as long as I think, I can get a triple-double in every game, or I can force myself to score 20+ points in a row. I want to hit 5 points in three quarters, 5 points in the game, or even a three-game streak. Crown, four consecutive championships, even five consecutive championships and six consecutive championships.

In short, in my opinion, a career should climb to the top, not the more you accumulate, the more glorious, what do you think? "

With a day off, the Clippers face the Knicks.

Su Yang played the point guard, facing the menacing Ariza defense, he had no idea of ​​attacking at all, and passed the pass to Maggette in the low post to eat Marbury in the low post. The Knicks are not like the Spurs who protect small guards. Hitting it right is like mowing grass.

After returning from the halftime break, Marbury couldn't stand it, so he chose to defend Su Yang directly, but he was beaten even worse.

Going to defend the strong Simmons again, Su Yang simply let Simmons show a wave of ball-handling power again. In the end, Marbury quarreled with Knicks interim coach Herb Williams on the sidelines and returned to the locker room early. four quarters.

At the end of the game, the Clippers defeated the Knicks 119-83 and won 25 consecutive victories. Su Yang scored 9 points and [-] assists.

After the game, Su Yang participated in the press conference and said that the Staples Center will be relatively busy in February. The Clippers will usher in a wave of seven consecutive away games + the first game against the Suns after the All-Stars. feel extra pressure.

"There must be pressure!
There are two back-to-backs in the seven-game winning streak, playing seven games in [-] days, flying back and forth in the East all the time, the pressure of travel, the pressure of being separated from relatives for a long time, the pressure of record, etc. are concentrated and magnified, which will become the playoffs The strongest test before.

But that test will also make us stronger and make us more prepared to hit the championship. "

After the press conference, Su Yang drove back to the villa.

Irene flew back from New York on purpose, saying that she was going to have a big reunion, and then dragged her into the bedroom, and then Su Yang saw the three women showing their equipment in turn, Alba Baisi, Yanxi Rousi, Irene Heise, Also dance a section of Korean girl group hot dance.

Su Yang felt his head explode when he saw it: "You guys use this to test me? Then I want to challenge my weakness!"

Alba leaned over with a smile: "I heard from Irene that when players are away from home, especially for four or more consecutive games, the probability of stealing is very high, and this time you have seven consecutive games, and you have to go to the All-Star game." , It is estimated that he will not come back for up to 20 days."

Yanxi stared straight at Su Yang: "The long-term road trip will be boring, and there will be many speculative women who will go to the hotel where the team stays and knock on the player's door. After we discussed it, I was worried about women like the Kardashians. , very likely to do that.”

Irene shook her head and sat up: "Can you stand that kind of test? I think it's hard, right? So..."

The three women Qiqi smiled and blinked: "Tonight, tomorrow night, and the next 48 hours, we must make you remember deeply!"

Su Yang thought that he might not be able to stand such a test, and then said: "Don't! The first two games were back to back..."

Before the words fell, a three-on-one battle was staged.

　Ask for a ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)