From sparring to superstar

Chapter 273 271. Record-breaking battle ([-] words)
"Detroit Pistons, 24-18, averaging 93.1 points per game, allowing 90.9 points per game...

近10场比赛6胜4负，场均90.1分，场均失分88.3分……”

The game was about to start. Li Ao came to the center line and looked at the opponent team's report again.

In fact, the Heat limit opponents to score even lower. The average points conceded per game this season has dropped to 89.8. However, the Heat themselves only score 88.1.

The Pistons average a margin of 2.2 points per game and can win!
You have to peel off your skin to beat the Heat, but you may not win if you peel off your skin against the Pistons.

At this time, Artest came to the other side of the midline and said to Li Ao: "Spider-Man, we will not let you take away the victory tonight!"

Li Ao looked at Artest with confusion in his eyes.

Artest saw Li Ao's confused eyes and wondered why the other person was confused.

"Aren't you new here? The Bulls abandoned you and used you as a bargaining chip to trade for Jordan's successor. Where is the word 'again'?"

Artest: (▼Van▼#)
I am provoking, do you understand provocation?Who can reason with you?

Artest tried to show his toughness by talking trash, but instead made himself angry.

He couldn't refute it yet. When he was sent away by the Bulls, the media's evaluation was that the Bulls exchanged him and Brad Miller for Jordan's successor.

Entering the NBA at the age of 21, No. 198 overall pick, product of North Carolina, [-] centimeters tall... Stackhouse is the successor to Jordan with the purest pedigree.

Li Ao blinked. Is this guy's trash talk over?
“罗恩-阿泰斯特，22岁，201公分，109公斤，综合评价83……场均13.3分5板2.9助攻2.8抢断0.9盖帽……投篮命中率41.3%，三分命中率33%，场均命中1.1个三分……”

Artest's offensive performance is not yet good, but his defensive performance, after partnering with Ben Wallace, has a chance to enter the best defensive team.

However, Artest, who is not good at offense, is already the one with the highest scoring average among the Pistons' starters. Only Brad Miller, Ben Wallace, Michael Curry, and Charles averaged double figures among the other four starters. -Smith hasn't averaged double figures in points per game.

李敖看向对面替补席，克利福德-罗宾逊，场均14.4分3.8板2.8助攻1.2抢断1.2盖帽。

The sixth man is the team's scoring leader!
Collis Williams, who averages 13 points per game, and Chucky Atkins, who averages 11.8 points and 3.3 assists per game, are both substitutes.

Of the five players averaging double figures, three are on the bench.

This is simply two extremes from the Timberwolves before the collapse.

Carlisle noticed Li Ao's appraising eyes. He was used to it. Every time he met a strong team, the opposing star or coach would look at him.

He also felt that their team's style of play was a bit outrageous, but just like Flip Saunders was not qualified to play defense, he was not qualified to play offense and could only go forward.

At 5 p.m., the Clippers' away game against the Pistons begins.

Once upon a time, it was the Clippers who started the iron-blooded strategy when they disagreed. Their opponents had a headache when they encountered them, and they were complained by the media and fans.

One day, they did nothing and reversed their image in the eyes of the fans.

At this point in time, the Pistons traded Stackhouse for Artest and Brad Miller.

After that, the Pistons proved with actual actions that the Clippers' iron-blooded tactics are actually good-looking.

No matter how bad it is, there is still God and Chivalrous's picturesque jump shot, Odom's arrogant passing and controlling, O'Neal showing off his talent from time to time, and Matt Halprin's rugby-style receiving and attacking frame...

The Pistons are pure iron-blooded and pure ugly!

It's fine when encountering a weak team, but when encountering a strong team, the Pistons will play harder and uglier.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Pistons only scored 5 points and defended the Clippers to only 8 points!
The Pistons' offense looks to be in good shape, with Charles Smith and Ben Wallace attacking in the pick-and-roll, with support from Brad Miller.

But in reality, scoring depends on Ben Wallace rushing for offensive rebounds, Artest rushing in and hitting hard, and Brad Miller relying on his height to make strong shots from the high post.

The fact that the Pistons can run their tactics makes the Clippers players feel amazing when they play against the Pistons for the first time after Carlisle became the head coach.

It should be due to the record. The core players of the Pistons, as long as the record can be achieved, they are willing to do whatever the coach asks them to do.

Moreover, it seems that the latter looks more fashionable between forced single play and tactical play.

This allowed Li Ao to see what was special about Carlisle - even when the team was not attacking, it still worked tirelessly to build a team offensive system.

Is that why we can become a championship-level team without a transition period after acquiring Billups?

It's a pity that I got picked off in the end. It was really miserable.

The Pistons' defense makes Li Ao and his teammates feel very familiar.

Gentry, who was watching from the sidelines, felt that his defensive system had been 'copied' by the opponent.

Carlisle was also surprised when he studied the Clippers at the beginning of the season. The team's defensive system construction ideas were very similar to his, and then...he really copied a lot of homework.

Carlisle's defensive philosophy combines the strengths of many players. As a player, he played for the Celtics for three years, and the head coach was the famous KC Jones. During those three years, he basically had no playing time, but he did not waste his time. Actively get together with the coaching staff and learn how to be a coach.

Later, he was traded to the Nets and played for a year under the legendary coach "Fireman" and "Firefighting Coach" Bill Fitch. He also had no chance to play. He only played 5 games throughout the season, but he got Bill Fitch. After Carlisle's player contract ended, he was signed by Bill Fitch as an assistant coach for four years.

In 94, Bill Fitch moved to the Clippers. Sterling did not allow Bill Fitch to bring his own assistants. Carlisle was unemployed, but Bill Fitch admired this student and recommended him to Sloan. To make a living, Carlisle witnessed Jordan's fifth championship.

In the summer of 97, Carlisle was unemployed again. Bill Fitch helped him find another job and recommended him to work with PJ Carlesimo, who was very good at training new people. He learned a lot and Carlisle once again witnessed the famous scene with his own eyes. ——The head coach was choked by players.

In the summer of 00, Carlesimo was unemployed, and Carlisle was also unemployed again. This time he did not rely on teachers, but relied on the skills he had learned over more than ten years to get an assistant coaching position with the Suns. Kidd, who looked down on the coach and felt that his coaching ability was not as good as his own, was full of praise for the assistant coach. This season, his performance was appreciated by Joe Dumars and he became the new head coach of the Pistons.

Carlisle's defensive system was derived from Sloan's defensive system, which was designed to deal with the triangle offense.

The Clippers' defensive system is based on Carlisle's more mature defensive system after [-]. It also has to deal with the triangle offense, which has brought a lot of inspiration to Carlisle now.

What Li Ao didn't expect was that Carlisle's defensive philosophy was not only aimed at the triangle offense, but also worked very well against the Clippers!
He only discovered this after playing with the Pistons for half a quarter. He had not thought about it before.

Brad Miller protects the frame, Artest defends from the top of the arc, and Ben Wallace cuts off passes from both wings in the middle...it's really suitable for guarding them.

If the Pistons make good use of their salary space in the next two years and complete the reinforcement of the back line, Li Ao will feel numb just thinking about it.

The official timeout ended. Li Ao shook his head, dismissed distracting thoughts, and played tonight's game well first, leaving the rest to the future. The Pistons are not yet a complete team and are not that difficult to deal with.

The two teams rotated their lineups onto the court, with the Pistons sending out a combination of Chucky Atkins, Jon Barry, Artest, Clifford Robinson, and Ben Wallace.

The Clippers sent a combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and Campbell.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Pistons' offensive firepower increased significantly!
With Chucky Atkins and Clifford Robinson on the court, the Pistons scored 11 points in the second half, more than double the number in the first half.

On the defensive end, the Pistons' strategy was also very good. In the first half of the quarter, they used the starting lineup to fight hard, consuming the opponent's touch. After entering the rotation lineup, the defensive intensity dropped, but the defensive rotation speed increased significantly.

The inside combination of Ben Wallace and Clifford Robinson can play sweeping defense. Many people compare this duo with the combination of Garnett + Li Ao in the All-Star Game.

The 35-year-old Clifford Robinson seems to have returned to his prime under Carlisle. He is not only the Pistons' leading scorer, but also the second-leading defender. His defensive performance is better than Artest and Brad Miller. , Artest only has hope of reaching the best defensive team this season, and Clifford Robinson, who plays the sixth man, is the real favorite for the best defensive team.

Power forwards with single-defense skills are among the best in the league. Nowitzki, Webber, and Garnett have all suffered defeats when they met Clifford Robinson.

In assisting defense and switching defenses, Clifford Robinson is also one of the top five players in the league.

However, the Pistons did not defend well this time, and the Clippers' offensive adjustments were very targeted!
Li Ao didn't think about how to deal with his team's defense, but Gentry, as the head coach, did.

Thinking about how the opponent will deal with his team's defense is a must-do job for the head coach, in order to make up for the shortcomings of his team's defense as much as possible.

Gentry also didn't expect that his thinking in this regard would be used against other teams!

The method is simple - rely on the star's personal ability to do it!

That's right, it's the reference to Jordan's style of play that defeated the Jazz in the Finals for two consecutive years.

Bibby's pick-and-roll mismatch attack, Odom's strong attack, Jordan's high post, Li Ao plays whatever he likes...

This style of play greatly weakened the defensive role of Clifford Robinson and Ben Wallace. When encountering a flank attack, the Clippers' four major stars would distribute the ball.

Li Ao, Jordan, and Bibby all have very good awareness off the ball. Not only are they always in the right position to respond, but they also consciously bring defensive players to a position where they can double-team teammates who are playing in singles, and actively create shooting opportunities.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Clippers' offensive firepower increased instead of decreasing, relying on their personal ability to score 13 points!
After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Pistons by 21 points 16-5!
...

When the stars get tired, they are replaced by young players with strong athletic ability to fight against each other. After the stars recover, they go on the field and continue to drill.

第二节前半节，快船队和活塞队打出8比9的比分，后半节11比8，第三节前半节10比11，后半节12比9。

After three quarters, the score reached 62-53, and the Clippers' lead reached 9 points!
Facing the Clippers' rogue style of play, Carlisle was numb.

With a similar defensive system, but others have better cards than him, what can we do?
He also thought of this way to deal with the opponent, but he doesn't have that many singles masters!
In the second half of the first quarter, Chucky Atkins and Clifford Robinson, who were the new forces, could still sustain the offense. From the beginning of the second quarter, Carlisle had no good solution and could only believe in the light...

Trailing by 9 points in the third quarter, Carlisle did not give up and there was still hope.

Under such a confrontation, Jordan could play for 6 minutes in a game.

In the first three quarters, Jordan was the Clippers' most stable offensive performer, making 13 of 6 shots, plus 4 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points.

Bibby, Li Ao, Odom, and O'Neal all shot below 45%.

Carlisle pins its hopes on the first half of the fourth quarter. If it can narrow the point difference during this period, there is still hope!
After returning from the break, Carlisle replaced the combination of Charles Smith, Joan Barry, Artest, Clifford Robinson, and Brad Miller.

As he expected, the opponent rested Jordan, who played for five and a half minutes in the second half of the third quarter, and sent in a combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Odom, Matt Halprin, and Jaylon Collins.

The fourth quarter started with the Pistons attacking first.

Artest caught the ball from the top of the arc, faced Li Ao's defense, and made a strong breakthrough!
Clifford Robinson and Brad Miller both have medium and long shots, and the space is wide open. As long as Artest can smoothly break in, he can attract the opponent's inside to shrink, and the three pitchers placed by the Pistons can There is a COSCO investment opportunity.

However, Li Ao blocked Artest's tank-like thrust in the right elbow of the three-second zone!

Artest forced himself to take a shot, but was slapped out of bounds by Li Ao's long arm!

Artest was dumbfounded.

This big spider can actually withstand his breakthrough!

It's only been a few months. What did you eat growing up?What a power monster!
Li Ao is thankful that Artest has not gained weight yet. If Ci Shiping weighs more than 110 kilograms in two years, he will definitely not be able to carry him now.

But now, although Artest has a strength advantage, the gap is not particularly big. Artest can withstand such a forceful attack!

In the first three quarters, Gentry did not let Li Ao guard Artest. There were defense changes, but almost always when Artest was not holding the ball.

In such a game, when there is a big center inside, Gentry doesn't want Li Ao to waste his energy on the defensive end against Artest.

This time, the Pistons were caught off guard.

The Pistons continued to attack, and Odom interfered with Clifford Robinson's serve. Bibby, Matt Halprin, and Jaylon Collins defended the ball very well.

Clifford Robinson chose to pass the ball to Artest. Artest, who was in a mess, made a mistake in catching the ball and was intercepted by Li Ao!

Li Ao grabbed the ball and passed it to Odom. Odom deftly dribbled behind his back to avoid Clifford Robinson's rush and started to advance the counterattack.

The Pistons retreated quickly and blocked Li Ao and Bibby very well. Odom advanced to the frontcourt and broke into the paint. He European-stepped to avoid Ben Wallace's defense and hit a layup!
Li Ao and Odom defended and attacked, opening the point difference to 11 points, the score was 64 to 53!

Carlisle pulled out his hair frantically and pulled out a few more strands.

The strong attack failed, and they were blocked. They attacked again and were intercepted and counterattacked... They failed to take advantage of Jordan's lack of momentum to attack, but were instead attacked by the opponent!
As the saying goes, anger arises from the heart and evil comes from the courage.

Carlisle felt that there was no hope for the game. Artest couldn't move and his strategy couldn't be used, but he didn't want to make the opponent feel better!
We’re going to Madison Square Garden tomorrow across the street, right?

After two more rounds, after seeing that his side really couldn't rush forward, he called a timeout and took out the players of Charles Smith, Artest, Clifford Robinson, Ben Wallace, and Brad Miller. Replace the combination.

Faced with Carlisle's outrageous response, the Clippers were caught off guard and failed to score in sports games for several consecutive rounds. Gentry was also angry and sent in Big Q, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, Matt Halprin, Campbell's combination.

Let's hurt each other!
Thus, the famous scene was born...

After Odom's counterattack European step layup, the Clippers only scored two goals in sports games, plus 7 of 3 free throws, and only scored 9 points in a single quarter.

But they didn't let the Pistons take advantage. The Pistons scored fewer goals in the final sports games, shooting 16 of 2, plus 8 of 5 free throws, and only scored 9 points.

The score in a single quarter was 9 to 9!

At 7:26 p.m., the final whistle blew.

The players from both teams lost their temper and looked at the other players with their hands on their hips, their eyes seeming to say the same thing - you guys are so cruel!
Not to mention the talkative Ben Wallace and the dumb-talking Artest, even Li Ao is no longer showing off his victory.

Jordan on the sidelines also stood up and put his hands on his hips.

He was ready to come on the court in the second half of the fourth quarter to support the offense, but he didn't expect to clock out in the third quarter!

It was good to win, and it was easy for him, but this score opened his eyes even for him who had seen so many strong winds and waves!
It is indeed a duel between Larry Brown’s students and Sloan’s students!

Even the fans at the scene were silent. They have been used to ugly games this season, but this is the first time they have played like this.

靠着乔丹的15分3助攻、小奥尼尔的8分9板、毕比的12分3助攻、奥多姆的11分11板、李敖的13分11板2助攻3抢断6盖帽，快船队以71比62力克活塞队！
...

The national live broadcast of the Clippers and Pistons brought a 'surprise' to the fans. It was 9 to 9 in a single quarter. The fans in front of the TV were stunned when they saw the score.

At the beginning of the month, the Clippers beat the Heat and the two teams scored a total of 136 points, which was low enough. This time it was even stronger. The Clippers and Pistons only scored 133 points together!
It’s all a record!
After 1976, the NBA's lowest scoring game in a single game was the fierce battle between the Heat and the Knicks in the 95-96 season. The two teams scored a total of 134 points.

Time Warner Cable sports commentator Hubie Brown analyzed that this kind of situation where the minimum score is refreshed often occurs at the beginning of a defensive era, and it is difficult to get a lower score later.

The overall defense of the league will become stronger as this era progresses, but the adaptability of the offensive end will also improve. Finally, a balanced state will be reached, and the average points per game of each team will decline, but the extreme situation will not be like It happened so often at the beginning of the era.

Hubie Brown's analysis is interpreted as-the Clippers and Pistons have created the lower limit of scoring in contemporary basketball.

As a result, the Clippers once again caused controversy, and they were once again regarded as the culprits for the birth of the "Iron-blooded Era plus version".

At noon the next day, when Li Ao arrived in the Big Apple with his team, he was extremely sad and angry when he saw such public opinion.

The other side made the first move last night!
After feeling sad and angry for a few minutes, Li Ao could only accept such public opinion, mainly because he was used to it. Every time they played a low-scoring game with the opponent, such a view would appear again.

Coincidentally, the five games with the lowest total points in a single game this season were all played by the Clippers.The Heat played against the Magic, and both teams scored a combined 5 points.

After introducing Artest and Brad Miller, the Pistons played against the Magic, and the two teams even scored as high as 180 points.

This situation occurs because the Clippers are the first team to perfect their defensive system. Every time they encounter an opponent and start a bloody battle, they can always further improve on the defensive basis that the opponent wants...

Li Ao still felt cold when thinking about last night's game.

At this moment, he admired Ben Wallace and Duncan extremely. In the original time and space, in the 05 Finals, almost every game between the Spurs and the Pistons was a fierce battle, but these two led the team to the tiebreaker.

Strength, patience, perseverance, both of them are full of strength in this aspect.

If the Pistons successfully complete the reinforcement of the back line... Li Ao can't imagine it.

He put aside things about the Pistons and took a nap to recuperate...

At 4 p.m., the Clippers arrived at Madison Square Garden to prepare for a back-to-back game with the Knicks two hours later.

Gentry is so hateful!
Next time he meets the Pistons, he must respond to the head coach who looks like a comedian.

They were beaten hard in last night's game.

Bibby, Big Q, Matt Halprin, Campbell...and even rookies Gerald Wallace and Jaylon Collins looked tired today.

Fortunately, he has a disciple!
After watching Li Ao enter the training ground and play a one-step jump from the free throw line, Jordan dunked in the dunk contest, full of energy, he gained confidence in tonight's game.

That's right, dear disciple, everyone knows that you have strong recovery ability, but can you stop being so arrogant?

Don’t you see that your teammates want to join forces to rebel?
Gentry once again confirmed that his disciple did not mean to provoke his opponent. This guy's ability to draw hatred was an indiscriminate output.

In addition to Li Ao, Jordan and O'Neal are also in good condition.

Jordan played the entire first quarter last night, four minutes in the second quarter, and five and a half minutes in the third quarter. If the Pistons had played normally in the last quarter, he would have been so consumed that he wanted to take a rest today, but he clocked out in three quarters last night. After work, he came to Madison Square Garden once a year. He felt good and decided to play.

O'Neal Jr. only played 21 minutes last night and didn't play in the final quarter. With that kind of play, Campbell and Jaylon Collins are enough.

With Spider-Man, the God of Basketball, and Baby Shark, Gentry has nothing to worry about tonight.

...

At 5:40 in the evening, Jordan was the first to enter the Madison Square Garden Arena, sparking cheers from the fans.

After a lapse of three years, the God of Basketball once again visited this arena, sending basketball fans in the Big Apple City into a frenzy.

Li Ao had heard about the situation in this arena, but feeling it in person still felt incredible.

The Knicks players are so strong!
When Odom, O'Neal Jr., and Bibby entered the court, the cheers dropped a little, and some boos were remembered.

Li Ao was prepared to be booed.

Jordan is the god of basketball, the one who completely conquered the New York fans. He is the oldest, and he beats the opponent to pieces, so he will definitely be booed.

But... when he ran out of the tunnel and came into the spotlight, the fans cheered even louder than when Jordan came on the court!
Li Ao was startled. The shouts of 'Spider-Man' were more uniform than those at Staples Center!

Li Ao was surprised, while Jordan curled his lips, a little sour.

Like those young superstars, even Madison Square Garden fans pay more attention to the young and talented Spider-Man.

When the home team, the Knicks, entered the starting lineup, there were boos and shouts of 'Chaney out'.

Don Cheney took over as head coach of the Knicks after Van Gundy Jr. last season. So far this season, the Knicks have played 44 games with a record of 17 wins and 27 losses. They are not in the last place, but they are not much better. .

We must know that the Knicks' salary ranks third in the league this year. This record has set a new low in the input-output ratio of salary record.

With a championship-level lineup like the Madman, the mid-range shooter, Camby, Kurt Thomas, Mark Jackson, Witherspoon, Charlie Ward, Osela Hanington, and this record, It would be strange if New York fans didn't curse.

Seeing this atmosphere, Li Ao felt that it was no surprise that Don Cheney would become the next coach to take the blame.

New York fans are easy to fool, and a change of coach can calm the fans' anger.

Li Ao finds the boss James Dolan very interesting.

After the Knicks were defeated last season, there were irreparable rifts among their players, and the relationship within the team was extremely bad. Both the Zen Masters and the Cardinals came out to give them advice, allowing them to trade while the stars were still there. Value, quickly trade, exchange draft picks, young talents, ruin and rebuild.

But Dolan just didn't want to. Not only did he not dismantle the team, he also exhausted all kinds of provisions to strengthen it during the offseason.

I don’t know if it’s just to save face or just to be smart. Anyway, the current situation of the Knicks is that no matter how bad it is, it can’t be as bad as it is. They don’t have the top five picks, and they can’t get back into the playoff competition. .

The Knicks players are used to defecting in the face of live fans. As long as the record is not good, this is the case, it doesn't matter.

In addition to the atmosphere, the people watching the game on the sidelines also made Li Ao speechless. He had almost seen photos of the first two or three rows of fans surrounding the stadium on TV or in newspapers. The lighting engineer also gave the players a There were even a few cameramen carrying machines on the sidelines to record the reactions of these celebrities when the players entered the stadium.

He estimated that these people were not here to watch the game at all, but to be in the news.

After the players from the two teams entered the stadium, Jordan was ready to enjoy the fan meeting, but... no one from the other side came over!

Is this awkward?
Even if there is no fan meeting, a few of the opposing players will come to say hello to him.

Jordan, who was puzzled, felt someone behind him. He turned around and saw Spider-Man standing behind him, looking towards the other side with an emotionless expression...

The big spider mud wins!

The players on the opposite side are too timid, so they don’t dare to come over?
He deserves to be beaten to pieces!
...

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers started their second back-to-back away game against the Knicks.

The Clippers' starting lineup is still the same, and the Knicks sent out a starting lineup of Mark Jackson, the mid-range shooting king, Madman, Kurt Thomas, and Camby.

Li Ao is prepared to be attacked by unlimited flankers. With the experience from the last game, tonight he is ready to grab more boards and attract more flankers to support and distribute the ball.

He hasn't had a triple-double yet this season. He had two at least last season. He has to get one this season, right?

But what he didn't expect was that the Knicks didn't fight him alone tonight, but the rare whole team worked together to win!
Playing against Li Ao will give the Knicks players a rare moment of unity. Last time they played against Li Ao for the first time after being defeated. They just wanted to fuck Spider-Man. If they couldn't beat him in a fight, they would make Spider-Man's game uncomfortable.

They had already vented in that way once that day, but they didn't want to do that this time. They saw the Clippers' fierce battle with the Pistons last night and wanted to take advantage of the Clippers' weakness to take advantage of the Clippers. !
The Clippers are currently 34 wins and 9 losses, ranking second in the league, second only to the Kings with 35 wins and 9 losses.

Although Li Ao didn't shout out that he wanted to be first in the league, based on their energy in the last few games, everyone knew what they wanted to do.

The Knicks players are united tonight and want to be the roadblock for Spider-Man on his way back to the top of the league!
Not only was this beyond Li Ao's expectation, but Gentry also didn't expect that the tactics he deployed would also be to make good use of the opponent to target Li Ao.

Inertial thinking, the Spurs targeted Li Ao for the whole year last season.

Fortunately, Jordan is experienced and reacts quickly, leading his teammates to adjust their playing styles in a timely manner.

As the Knicks thought, the Clippers' defense was weak tonight, but under the leadership of Jordan, the Clippers' offense did not fall behind.

The opponent no longer had an unlimited flank attack. Li Ao received Jordan's instructions and decisively started the crazy shooting mode.

The 'bullying mode' was on during the whole game against the Knicks. If conditions allowed, he would of course want to soar in points and was ready to 'get a triple-double'. This was based on the opponent's choice of defense against him last time. Now he can Go crazy, he goes crazy decisively!

首节他单节7投3中，其中三分球2中1，加上4中3的罚球，拿到10分。

27 to 28, the Clippers kept up with the Knicks' scoring pace and fell 1 point behind entering the second quarter.

For the Knicks, Alan Houston made 6 of 4 shots in the first quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring a game-high 12 points.

The opponent's firepower could not be suppressed, and Gentry was unwilling to force his players to stand up and confront the opponent on the defensive end when facing such an opponent.

Although the Knicks' defensive system collapsed after Van Gundy Jr. left, the defensive strength of the opposing players is not weak. They saw it in the last time they played against each other. If they really struggle to defend, the Clippers' current situation will not be easy.

Then keep racing!
In the second quarter, Jordan took the initiative to adjust his playing style based on the situation in the first quarter.

He was speechless. He just held the ball more in the first quarter, but the opponent actually focused on him instead of focusing on the Spider-Man who scared them before the game.

Jordan began to play singles to attract double attack and split the ball, and the assists increased rapidly. The ones who benefited the most were Li Ao and O'Neal Jr.

第二节比分27比25，快船队小胜一筹，以54比53反超尼克斯队1分进入下半场。

After playing well in the first half, in the second half, Bibby and Odom entered the state.

With Bibby's distribution of the ball and Odom returning to his hometown to play very focused, the Clippers withstood the Knicks' more ferocious offensive in the third quarter.

单节36比35，快船队再赢1分，90比88领先尼克斯队两分进入末节！

In the fourth quarter, Alan Houston and Li Ao started a mid-range duel.

Li Ao scored 31 points in the first three quarters and felt hot. After playing a game like last night, tonight he felt that as long as he received the ball, he would be open, and he would shoot directly against Camby who was filling in.

Alan Houston also scored 30 points in three quarters, making 18 of 10 shots, including 10 of 5 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws. He had everything he wanted from mid-range shots and three-pointers.

The defensive focus of both teams has shifted to these two players at this time.

Alan Houston was defended by Li Ao himself, while Li Ao was chased by a madman.

In terms of mid-range shooting ability, Alan Houston is no worse than Li Ao, who relied on "full-level catching and shooting experts" and "punching nursing homes" to reach the top level of mid-range shooting.

But there is a difference in size between the two, which is the most direct reason why Alan Houston's mid-range shooting performance is worse than Li Ao this season.

Now that the two are facing off, Li Ao's off-ball pursuit is better than that of Madman.

Moreover, Li Ao can still fight back!
In the final quarter, Li Ao made 9 of 5 shots, no three-pointers, but he also made 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 14 points in a single quarter!
Alan Houston made 10 of 4 shots, including 6 of 2 three-pointers, no free throws, and only scored 10 points!
Li Ao is very experienced in guarding against pitchers. He mainly confronts the opponent while running. When the opponent receives the ball, if the opponent has not yet taken a shooting action, he will press up and stick to it to restrict the opponent from taking off. If the opponent has already taken the ball, When he picks it up, he only interferes, does not fight, and controls fouls very well.

He himself is a very good off-ball shooter. He knows very well how off-ball shooters can cause damage. He has the physical condition to avoid it, so he naturally pays attention to these details.

Under the leadership of Li Ao, the Clippers defeated the Knicks 33-29 in the final quarter!
At 8:24 p.m., the final whistle blew.

李敖31投16中，其中三分球7中3，加上12中10的罚球，拿到45分6板2助攻2抢断2盖帽！

加上乔丹的19分11板14助攻、小奥尼尔的30分8板2助攻1抢断1盖帽，快船队以123比117险胜尼克斯队！

After the game, the Knicks players, who had finally united, began to complain to each other again.

If they win against the Clippers, it is not impossible to narrow the rift a little, but if they lose, the rift will only get bigger.

Their situation is actually quite rare. They played the game without any problems and fought against each other until the end. The star player scored 40 points in a single game and was already playing very well, but they got into an argument after the game...

But no one cared about them. The fans at the scene were shouting "McKun" and "Spider-Man".

Li Ao looked at the big screen, Margo, he was going to get a triple-double but didn't get it, but old Jordan got it!

Thinking of Jordan desperately grabbing rebounds after assisting in double figures, who said the God of Basketball doesn't care about statistics!
Jordan is currently 38 years and 345 days old, setting a new record for the oldest triple-double in the NBA.

之前的No.1，是上赛季斯托克顿在38岁零264天的时候拿到14分10板19助攻，之前的No.2，是马龙在37岁191天的时候拿到19分19板10助攻。

Jordan surpassed the Utah duo in one fell swoop!
Now the pressure is on Shuangsha. The two of them will not give up this oldest record.

Although he was envious of Jordan's triple-double, Li Ao was still very happy. Finally, he finally won when he scored 40+ this season!

And with 45 points tonight, he was dragged down by the Pistons to an average of 25.04 points per game, and returned to 25.5 points per game. Stable!
...

Spider-Man and the God of Basketball wreaked havoc on Madison Square Garden, sparking discussion among fans.

The next day, Li Ao saw that last night's game was dominated by major sports media. The NFL playoffs were completely suppressed. Even entertainment newspapers reported on the game. He understood why superstars love to go to Madison Square. Play games in the garden.

Big Apple City, the attention is too high, the only one!
The topic of him and Jordan playing at Madison Square Garden was exploited to the extreme by the media.

The enthusiasm of basketball fans in New York is really high. The basketball atmosphere in this city is even higher than that of California and North Carolina, and is no worse than Texas.

New York fans who consider themselves 'Earthlings' rather than Americans have a very open mind. If the Knicks are strong, they support them. If the Knicks are bad, they are 'Earth basketball fans'.

If this were the interstellar age, and if basketball on earth was not as good as aliens, New York fans might consider themselves 'solar system basketball fans', 'galaxy basketball fans'... 'cosmic basketball fans'.

This game also aroused the enthusiasm of basketball fans to vote for the All-Star starters. Fans appeared in major NBA partner stores and made news.

As of the 19th, Carter still maintained a slight lead, followed by Jordan and Li Ao.

All-Star starting voting ends at noon on the 31st, and it will take more than three days to count all games. He hopes to surpass Carter by taking advantage of the popularity of playing the Knicks.

Regarding this, he said directly in an interview at the airport: "I want to surpass the old and new trapeze players and become the All-Star vote king."

This directly put Jordan and Carter out of control. Of course they also wanted to win the vote, but in interviews they both said 'it doesn't matter' and 'it's not important'.

But they were not surprised at all that Spider-Man could say this, and they had no bad feelings.

Even the media and fans don't think anything is wrong. In their perception, Spider-Man is the kind of person who actively fights for what he wants and is willing to say it loudly.

In the afternoon, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the team and returned to his home.

It’s been a long time since I’ve stayed here, and it still feels like a different kind of freshness.

The disadvantage is that if you want to train with Snake, you have to travel a longer distance to Memorial Stadium. The distance between their two families is much farther than if they go to Memorial Stadium separately.

After shouting "I want the All-Star vote-winner", he stopped paying attention to this matter.

If you want more votes, you have to rely on competition.

And his main goal now is to win the half-distance championship!

Winning 4 consecutive customers, a good start for the sprint stage!

(End of this chapter)