From sparring to superstar

Chapter 245 243. Be sure to block his door next time!

The day after the Clippers played the Raptors, their next opponent came to Los Angeles, which further increased the heat of the topic of "iron blood".

This opponent is the New York Knicks!
Li Ao practiced dribbling behind his back and turning around and shooting all morning. When he was waiting for lunch at noon, he checked the news and saw that the "one hit seven incident" was brought out again.

The Knicks' complete collapse this season was also blamed on him by the media.

It was indeed he who did it, he admitted it.

But the Knicks collapsed... He remembered that the retirement of Larry Johnson was the direct cause of the Knicks' defensive collapse.

In the 00-01 season, although Auntie's state collapsed to the bottom, only averaging 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, he is still the soul of the Knicks, giving the Knicks a strong cornerstone.

After Aunt retired in the summer of 01, the Knicks lost their leader and had a group of outstanding players, but none of them played a role, and they became soft-footed shrimp.

Even Mark Jackson, the 'team booster', couldn't save this team, paying a salary second only to the Trail Blazers and Mavericks, but playing poor records.

Aunt has proved with her strength how much influence a player can have on a team's temperament.

This matter has not changed. This summer, the 32-year-old aunt was suffering from injuries and chose to retire. The Knicks also collapsed at the beginning.

Li Ao searched the news about my aunt's retirement... There are 2 years left on the $2000 million contract, he is really a winner in life, playing in the 90s, he can earn more than 10 million after only playing for 8000 years, which is much more nourishing than Pippen .

In addition to these, Li Ao also found news about the constant infighting of the Knicks this year, mainly around madmen.

During the 'one hit seven', 8 Knicks players entered the court, and 7 were overturned. Only the madman stood still. After that, there was an irreparable rift between the madman and his teammates.

This made Li Ao feel guilty for 7 seconds. The madman still has to support his family. This is too miserable. I wonder if this will affect Philip Sanders' perception of the madman?If Philip Sanders looks down on the madman, will the three-headed monster of the Timberwolves appear?
He is quite looking forward to playing against that championship-level team in two years.

...

After lunch, Li Ao wanted to stay at home for a while, but was chased away by his parents.

Vivienne is already on her due date, and her family is extremely busy. Her parents also came two days ago to prepare for this and that. She doesn't like Li Ao, who is only 20 years old, but she has a good impression of Li Ao's parents, because The two were very kind to Vivian... Li Ao's father was bold and generous, and his mother was kind and open-minded, which relieved the two of them a lot of worries.

Li Weidong and Zhou Limei decisively drove him away so that he would not be an eyesore.

Although the egg hurts, Vivian has someone to take care of, and Li Ao can focus on preparing for tomorrow's game.

When he came to the Memorial Stadium for training with the team, he was ridiculed by his teammates for the "one hit seven incident". He could only innocently express that he didn't want to. He is a kind and gentle person, and his teammates expressed their approval. As long as you don't hit them, they will accept anything.

When Jordan saw this scene, he was surprised but felt normal.

This big spider, said he is not violent, Jordan thinks it is fart, but he is very violent, it can be a joke... But Jordan is a little angry, why can such a bad mouth have such a good relationship with his teammates ?And he even wanted to fight Cole with him back then?
Today's training, Jordan thought it was very interesting. He said it was for the Knicks. The tactical training had nothing to do with the Knicks. He continued to adjust the conventional tactics.

But it doesn't matter at all, it's not, Gentry emphasized several times, if the Knicks want revenge, fight, and stop Spiderman...

Needless to say, it wasn't just Gentry who was worried about this matter, the media also began to hype this topic the next day.

Will the two teams fight again?
This topic is much hotter than the game itself, and ESPN ridiculed-if there is a fight, can the Knicks force the second player on the Clippers to participate in the battle?
Li Ao is also very concerned about this matter. He is not afraid of fighting, but of course it is not good if he can not fight. Fighting will be suspended, his salary will be deducted, and it will affect the progress of the team's running-in.

However, his worries dissipated in the evening when players from both teams entered the field.

When he looked at the opposite player, the players on the opposite side directly avoided their eyes, and no one looked at him at all.

During the pre-match preparations, the players of the two teams had no communication during the whole process, even the 'Jordan fan meeting' was skipped, which disappointed ESPN, which broadcast the game live, but they did not lose money. Their previous hype worked, and they paid to watch tonight The numbers are high, and as far as the ratings go... Chandler Parsons.

At 7:58 p.m., the starters of the two teams came to the field.

The task Li Ao was looking forward to did not appear, but the skill trigger prompt came unexpectedly!

"The host is playing against the Knicks, the Punch Nursing Home level 3 hidden opening condition is met, the skill is triggered, fixed bonuses: speed +2, strength +2, bounce +2; when attacking: all-round shooting +2, singles shots have 15 % probability of entering a hot state; defense: the awareness of judging the timing of the opponent's shooting and the awareness of predicting the direction of the breakthrough are improved, and there is a 10% probability of predicting the direction of the pass when the opponent passes the ball."

"Fuck."

Li Ao couldn't help spouting dirty words, this skill also has a hidden activation mode!
Come on Knicks!Strive to become a strong team in the championship competition!
It's okay to move to Los Angeles, and it's also possible to switch home courts with the neighbors next door...

...

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' game against the Knicks began.

The Clippers' starting lineup remained the same, and the Knicks sent Mark Jackson, Houston, Madman, Kurt Thomas, and Camby's starting lineup.

Just looking at the starters, the Knicks are better than last season.

Kurt Thomas has averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game so far this season. Just looking at the statistics, he can even be compared with the aunt in his peak years.

Camby, the No. 96 pick in the 1.7th, averaged a double-double for the second time in his career. Although the number of blocks was not high, averaging only [-] per game, his personal inside frame protection performance ranked third in the Eastern Conference this season, second only to Duncan and Ben Wallace is higher than Mutombo, Brian Grant and others.

Madman and CIC Wang both averaged 20 points per game, full of firepower.

Mark Jackson averaged 7 points and 9 assists per game, and he did a good job in delivering shells.

On the bench are Charlie Ward, Osella Harnington, Clarence Witherspoon, Shandon Anderson... and other powerful players with salaries of several million dollars.

But the performance was extremely poor, starting with 2 wins and 8 losses.

The performance of the Knicks tonight was worse than in the past 10 games. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Knicks by 25 points 16 to 9!
This is Li Ao's point. Tonight, he turned on the 'Punch Nursing Home' mode. He thought he could soar, but he encountered a Spurs defense.

The Knicks players were discouraged. They couldn't fight alone. They wanted to fight with their teammates. The madman's operation of standing still made them lose trust with each other. No one dared to fight with Li Ao.

But blocking Li Ao's scoring all the way, the Knicks players were very active. They did a good job of supplementing defense, assisting defense, and pinching hand-to-hand combat.

Li Ao made 3 of 0 shots in the first quarter and was forced to choose to pass the ball more. He only relied on counterattacks to cause fouls and scored 2 points, plus 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 block.

In the following time, he switched to supporting play, actively running and using cover to catch the ball to attract pincers and pass the ball to his teammates. Of course, he was ready to sneak in a sniper.

但他低估了对面想要锁死他的决心，全场他打了28分钟，只成功出手9次，9投2中，其中三分球2中1，外加7中6的罚球，拿到11分3板12助攻2抢断4盖帽。

At the end of the three quarters, the Clippers led the Knicks by 76 points 57 to 19, and Li Ao did not get playing time in the final quarter.

Li Ao managed to score in double figures with assists. Gentry actually wanted him to get a few more rebounds, but let alone double figures in rebounds, he almost missed double figures in scoring, so he had to stop this idea.

Li Ao had 12 assists in three quarters. Big Q benefited the most. He made 12 of 9 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 20 points in a single game without free throws. 9 of 6 goals were passed by Li Ao. Yes, as long as he helps Li Ao block people, Li Ao receives the ball, and he pulls to the sideline, there is a big gap.

乔丹今晚表现稳健，出场27分钟，14投7中，其中三分球4中1，加上5中5的罚球，拿到20分3板3助攻。

奥多姆拿到14分9板4助攻、毕比拿到14分3助攻。

Except for Li Ao, everyone played pretty well... not all of them, Jermaine O'Neal met Camby and Osella Harrington tonight, the center rotation was miserable, 6 of 2 shots, plus 5 of 3 Free throws, 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Knicks have the conditions to target, so they targeted O'Neal together by the way.

In the end, the Clippers beat the Knicks 104 to 89, starting a 10-game winning streak!

11 points in a single game, setting a new record low in his career, Li Ao was so relieved, not even the Spurs were so ruthless!
Fortunately, he got two free throws at the end of the third quarter to raise the score to 11 points, otherwise he would have missed double figures for the first time in his career.

He can only take comfort in looking at the double-double data of 11 points and 12 assists.

...

Although I didn't see the "One Dozen Seven" staged again, the Knicks encircled and suppressed Spider-Man collectively, and the fans also enjoyed watching it.

In order to score in double figures, the scene of Spiderman holding the ball like holding a dynamite bag and rushing to the inside of the Knicks provided a lot of fun for the fans.

Reasonable fans are analyzing Li Ao's scoring ability, saying that his offensive lethality is insufficient.

For a defense like the Knicks', Kobe, Iverson, Carter, or the weaker Ray Allen and Pierce would have to get at least a dozen free throws.

Seeing such an analysis, Li Ao felt that it made sense, so he practiced a straight-line break through the frame on the morning of the second day off.

After breaking through the emergency stop jumper in a straight line and counterattacking the frame in a straight line, simply breaking through the frame with the ball is his next step to improve.

Only now he felt more urgent.

He didn't score 20 points in two consecutive games, and his scoring average has dropped to 20.7 points per game!

After healed the grief of being caught in a crazy pinch last night with practice, he put the game against the Knicks behind him and focused on the next opponent, the Lakers.

The "fun game" between the Clippers and the Knicks, the heat came quickly and fiercely, but it also cooled down quickly.

The 'Los Angeles Derby' was the talk of the day.

Can the Clippers challenge the Lakers for L.A. basketball supremacy?
This topic was hyped by the media last season. At that time, the Clippers had shown a rising momentum, and the talents of young players had exploded. Fans of other teams hoped that the Clippers could challenge the Lakers.

The addition of Michael Jordan accelerated the process!

As the Clippers won 10 consecutive victories, this topic became more and more heated.

The Lakers, who have already won two consecutive championships, are in full swing. The media and fans searched around the league and suddenly found that it seems difficult to find a team that can stop the Lakers from continuing to win the championship.

The OK combination is too strong. The two played together in 4 games this season, with 3 wins and 1 loss. They only lost to the Clippers by 4 points in the opening game. The remaining 3 games were all big victories, winning a total of 64 points .

The Lakers are very popular. There are many fans who like them, but there are also many fans who hate them and loathe them.

Last season's five championship-level teams, the Kings, Trail Blazers, Jazz, 5ers, and Magic, seemed to have little hope. Fans set their sights on the Clippers, Nets, Emerging teams such as the Mavericks.

Originally, because of Li Ao, the Clippers' image was not positive, and the entire team was labeled as "violent". When they set off a wave of "iron and blood" this season, more people complained about them.

But when they are about to play against the Lakers, the number of "fans" has suddenly increased, and countless people look forward to them becoming the heroes of "sniping the evil Zijin Army"!

...

On November 11th, the game day for the Clippers vs. the Lakers at home arrived.

Today, the popularity of the "Los Angeles Derby" reached its peak. Li Ao spent more time in interviews than in training in the morning. Fortunately, the tactical training was very thorough yesterday afternoon. With experience from the day of the opening match, he anticipated this situation. , The arrangement this morning is mainly for personal training, which has little impact.

When it was lunch time, Big Q, who came to have a meal, said to Li Ao: "Boss, Black Mamba repeated what he said to Michael that day in front of the reporter."

Li Ao sighed: "As expected of him, just now, he lost the ring to us in the opening match, so he is not afraid of being slapped in the face this time...By the way, did he say anything about me?"

Big Q thought for a while, then shook his head: "No, I saw that he kept talking about Michael in the news."

Li Ao: (◣д◢)
"Yesterday I called him to ask him to train and he wouldn't come. I still ignored me today. If I had known, I would have blocked his door yesterday and forced him to train together! Next time!"

"Uh……"

Big Q: -_-||
The boss is getting angry, why is he always so special?The way of revenge is also very special... Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person like him?He should choose to be an ordinary person, not everyone can be the boss.

(End of this chapter)