From sparring to superstar

Chapter 306 304. The transformation of Shuangsha

"Boss, you are so awesome. When Michael and Mike scored, Cassel also scored. I was almost desperate at the time, but you kept scoring in the last 58 seconds..."

Returning to the locker room after the game, Big Q surrounded Li Ao and flattered him.

After flattering him, Big Q said fearfully: "It was too uncomfortable to play against the Magic. It feels great to beat them, but I still have a headache thinking about the game just now. If I meet them again in the finals... God!"

Li Ao ate two burgers and felt alive. He responded: "This is Duncan... I think there is something wrong with our strategic direction tonight. Playing defense against this Magic team is not a good choice."

"Boss, you are right...but we can't open up our offense against them. Unless you and Michael are both on the court, our offense will not be consistent enough and they will still catch up." Big Q first agreed, and then expressed a different opinion.

"The season has just begun. After they play dozens more games, we will know more about their defense, and we may be able to think of a way...at least it won't be worse than these two games!"

Big Q: "..."

Listening to what the boss said, it seems like you are enjoying playing against this Magic team?
If you don’t understand it, then don’t think about it. You’ll have a quick brain.

In this game, the Clippers players were numbed by the Magic's stability, but they won with a reversal and a near-win. They were driven crazy by the game process, but everyone was very excited.

External public opinion has become even more sensational!
Spider-Man scored 58 points in 9 seconds and single-handedly reversed the Magic's victory!
This is a topic hyped by the media.

The heroes and ghosts worked together to score a 16-7 comeback in three and a half minutes, which was obviously not as topical as Spider-Man's 58 points in 9 seconds.

However, the media hyped it up so much that the fans who watched the game live and the hundreds of millions of fans who watched the live broadcast didn't think anything was wrong.

When God and Ghost scored 7 points in a row, the point difference did not narrow substantially. There was still a 5-point difference, and the Magic team was in an invincible position.

What impressed the fans the most was that Spider-Man played the first 47 minutes and went all out on both offense and defense. When he was too tired to move his feet, he suddenly went berserk and scored two three-pointers and a breakthrough 2+1.

Since the beginning of this season, many stars have been very irritable.

Kobe Bryant leads the scoring list.

Although he was troubled by injuries again, O'Neal had a violent start due to his good weight control.

Iverson's personal offensive efficiency has greatly increased after recovering from his knee injury.

The defensive end has improved tremendously, and Carter showed an integrated offensive and defensive performance at the beginning.

The Pistons went on a rampage with two shots in the backcourt.

After the team changed back to an integrated offensive and defensive style of play, Nowitzki's shooting rights were concentrated and he averaged 25+ per game for the first time in his career.

Big Dog, Lewis, Cassell who performed shockingly well...

The starting stage is full of stars!

Although the Clippers, as the defending champion, have a good record and a lot of attention on the team, the most popular among the Clippers' big stars is Jordan, who has a shooting percentage of 50.6% when he comes off the bench.

As the only active member of the 20+ FMVP club, Li Ao's start was unsatisfactory.

It's not bad, but the data and personal performance didn't meet people's expectations.

Therefore, in the past period of time, Li Ao has not been as popular as those stars who have shown bad tempers. The topic about his performance is not as popular as the Easter egg topic about his guest appearance in the movie.

After Li Ao single-handedly reversed the Magic in the last 58 seconds, the media vindicated him.

After playing 10 games at the beginning, he averaged 24.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 blocks per game. These statistics have declined compared to last season.

But his 51% field goal percentage and 39% three-point shooting percentage hit career highs, and his 88.1% free throw percentage was also very good.

The decrease in scoring was due to the fact that his number of shots hit a career low, averaging only 17 shots per game.

And although the blocking data on the defensive end has dropped a lot, the average of 2.5 steals per game ranks third in the league, second only to Iverson's 2.8 steals per game and Artest's 2.7 steals per game.

Both steals and blocks exceeded 2, the only one in the league!

Throughout the entire history of the NBA, there were only two people before Li Ao who could get this data - Dameng and the Admiral!

...

"Half a year ago, they were saying that I was not worthy of first-team defense, and now they are hyping me up to be a candidate for the best defensive player? The media is really serious about not giving me a chance to develop insignificantly. Now those people will definitely pay attention to my wing defense... "

After playing the Magic, the Clippers took a day off and left Los Angeles for Oakland on the 22nd, starting a three-game trip in the Western Conference.

Jordan listened to Li Ao's words, looked at Li Ao holding yesterday morning's newspaper, and wanted to change positions.

It's cheap and it sells well!
Jordan is still a little sour when thinking about the game against the Magic.

Bibby doesn't care who gets praised after the game, but Jordan does!

Without the two of them scoring 7 points in a row, could they have reversed the situation?

He couldn't show it yet. When he was interviewed the night before yesterday, the reporter only mentioned that Li Ao scored 9 points in a row in the end, and he had to praise Spider-Man to show his generosity.

As for winning the best defensive player, Jordan feels that Li Ao is not good enough now, and that is just a gimmick for media hype. But if he continues the first defense, as long as Li Ao can maintain his current defensive performance, it will be basically stable... He is a bit sour. He is in the fourth year of his career. Just started to be selected to the best defensive team.

The two talented swingmen in Los Angeles grew up on what they ate, and they matured defensively so early.

Went to Oakland for a night's rest, and on the 23rd, the Clippers started consecutive away games.

The Warriors continue to suck year after year.

They have talent that the entire league is coveted, but they just can't get it up.

Two centers who average a double-double per game, Troy Murphy and Dampier, Jamison, who can average 25+ points per game, second-year shooting guard Richardson, who averages 18 points per game and is the dunk king, and Foyle, who is a meat shield. And Fordson...this group of guys has good numbers, but they can't win.

李敖打了36分钟，15中8，其中三分球4中2，加上4中4的罚球，拿到24分7板4助攻5抢断3盖帽。

小奥尼尔17分11板、毕比13分8助攻、奥多姆16分7板4助攻、乔丹14分3板2助攻……快船队104比89击败勇士队。

On the 25th, the Clippers came to Denver to challenge the Nuggets away.

The Nuggets did whatever they could to make things worse. They kept none of the outside group they built for McDyess and Juwan Howard last season. Those whose contracts expired were not renewed, and contracts were sold at a low price.

The Nuggets' best player so far this season is Camby - averaging 13 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.1 blocks in 3.7 games.

The Nuggets' record of 2 wins and 11 losses ranks last in the league, beating the Cavaliers' 2 wins and 10 losses.

Facing this opponent, the Clippers players played very sloppily in the first three quarters and fell behind 70 to 72.

Entering the break between quarters, Jordan turned on the scolding mode. After he was satisfied with the scolding, he sat down and watched his teammates vent their anger.

The Nuggets led the Clippers after three quarters, and everyone was very excited. The team didn't want to win, but they still wanted to win. Which player would be happy to be scolded for ruining the team?

As a result, in the fourth quarter, they were prevented from making 15 of 3 shots in a single quarter, plus 4 of 2 free throws. They only scored 8 points in a single quarter, and they made as many as 8 turnovers in a single quarter!
The Clippers relied on defensive counterattack to score 23 points in a single quarter!
李敖25分8板2助攻3抢断3盖帽、毕比12分5助攻、乔丹11分3助攻、奥多姆14分6板4助攻、大Q16分、小奥尼尔11分8板1助攻3盖帽……

93 to 80, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets in the final quarter and won 6 consecutive victories.

After the game, Li Ao looked at Camby's data and gave a thumbs up.

6投2中，加上8中6的罚球，拿到10分15板4盖帽，15个篮板球里有7个进攻篮板球，罚球基本靠二次进攻。

I don’t know whether I should describe this golden generation’s No. [-] pick as enlightened or as letting himself go.

Anyway, once the intensity of Camby's style of play increases, his statistics are of little use...it looks good, so it should be considered useful.

Cassell's style of play is so useful, but it doesn't look good. He has never earned an annual salary of tens of millions in his life.

On the 27th, the Clippers came to the Rose City to challenge the Trail Blazers away from home.

The Trail Blazers have been miserable this year...

内线实力提升很多，天尊、糖人都进入巅峰期，前者场均20.6分7.4板2.8助攻，后者场均14分12.2板2.6盖帽。

而且还迎来了萨博尼斯复出，萨博尼斯场均打16分钟拿到6.4分4板2助攻1抢断0.6盖帽。

In addition to being in an older and stronger state, Sabonis' return has also suppressed internal conflicts.

Pippen also continued his performance, averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

After Wells got a four-year, $4 million contract, his performance declined slightly, and his scoring average dropped to 2900 points per game, but he was not bad as the sixth man.

Randolph got playing time, averaging 8 points and 4 rebounds per game, and worked with Sabonis to support the bench inside.

Reuben Patterson improved defensively and became the defensive backbone of the forward and defensive line...

The Trail Blazers have made great progress in many aspects compared to last season, but the key core point guard collapsed!
刚满29岁的小飞鼠状态断崖式下滑，开局至今场均打21分钟拿到5.3分3.3助攻，命中率是惊人的33.3%。

This is not bad. In the first three games, the little flying squirrel transformed into a short and round ball, with 3 points and 0 assists in 0 consecutive games, and a total of 3 turnovers in the 11 games.

The performance of the Flying Squirrel completely disrupted the plan of the Trail Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks. After playing a few games, Morris-Cheeks was forced to use Derek Anderson as the starting point guard, leaving the Flying Squirrel behind. Put him on the bench to deal with the opponent's backup point guard, adjust the tactical system... After more than half a month of playing in the new season, the Trail Blazers gradually stabilized the situation.The Trail Blazers have currently played 15 games, with 7 wins and 8 losses, with a winning rate of less than 5%.

Facing such an opponent, the Clippers players were full of confidence...and then sent warmth.

102 to 96, the Trail Blazers defeated the Clippers in an upset, ending the Clippers' 6-game winning streak.

Tonight, the Trail Blazers sent out a starting lineup of Derrick Anderson, Bunch Wells, Ruben Patterson, Tianzun, and Sugarman, and the Clippers started at a loss, and put Pippen on the bench. against Jordan.

The five starting players are all under 30 years old and refuse to let Spider-Man start bullying the elderly.

相比11胜1负打得颇为散漫的快船队，7胜8负胜率还不到5成的开拓者队每场必争，加上开拓者队今晚阵容调整得当、全员状态在线，快船队末节打出36比27的比分也未能将前三节挖的坑填上。

In order to avoid being cheated, Maurice Cheeks did not let the little flying squirrel play tonight. Anyway, they have a lot of people. Guards like McGinnis and Antonio Daniels are only substitutes on the bench for the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers' total salary this season has reached $1.05 million, ranking first in the salary list. The luxury tax they have to pay is higher than the total salary of the two Texas teams, and the depth of the lineup is no worse than that of the Clippers.

...

"Restart:... Goal: 10 consecutive wins... Failed..."

After defeating the Warriors to win 5 consecutive games, Li Ao received a mission, saying that he did not win 10 consecutive games at the beginning. After tying the 5 consecutive wins at the beginning, he was given another mission to win 10 consecutive games at the beginning.

Originally looking at the schedule of the next few games, he was quite confident, thinking that the three opponents that could end them were the Jazz at the end of the month, the Nets and the Pacers at the beginning of next month, but he fell to the Trail Blazers. in front of the team.

Every strong team in the Western Conference cannot be underestimated!

Now he thought about it carefully, the Trail Blazers started with 1 win and 4 losses, and before playing against them, they were 7 wins and 8 losses, which is 10 wins and 6 losses in the last 4 games, which is not bad, and they were won during the tactical adjustment stage. Yes, the Trail Blazers have recently been on the rise after a trough, and every game is likely to be stronger than the last one.

After three consecutive away games, the Clippers got another two days of rest.

On the morning of the 28th, when the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles, Gentry announced that there would be no training arrangements for today and tomorrow, earning cheers from the players.

"The boss is so cool!"

"Boss, you are the number one coach in the league!"

"The number one coach in the league, the boss is the best coach in history..."

Gentry laughed and cursed when he heard the team members' flattery, and came to sit next to his beloved disciple.

"Leo, you seem to have questions?"

Li Ao shook his head: "No! It's a question."

"..."

"It seems that our tactical adjustment progress and running-in progress are not good enough, right?"

Gentry also shook his head: "It's not bad, it's very bad.

The system and tactics we used for a season last season are already very complete.

The newcomer Yalic integrated quickly and quickly integrated into the triangle offense. He also found a suitable role for him in other tactical plays.

Hill is a veteran who knows what to do on the court and can always contribute in his limited playing time.

Our tactical coordination has reached a very high level, but it has become more difficult to adjust. In some games, I tried to adjust, but the result was worse than not adjusting. So after playing for a month, we didn't gain much, and only Michael was familiar with it. Learning how to play as a substitute is a big gain. "

Li Ao wondered: "Then shouldn't we practice more?"

"We should practice more, but not now. We have reached a new stage."

"The new phase...is it because of injury risks?"

Li Ao thought of his junior brother who "overestimated his own capabilities" last night and hit the basket protected by Tianzun and Sabonis, but was knocked over and his thigh was twisted.

"Yes, we have been playing for a month, no matter how the adjustment progress is, the burden should be reduced.

Gerrard's injury last night was not just because he was not calm. The fundamental reason was that he lacked experience in the game, was not calm enough, and did not judge his opponents and himself clearly enough... He didn't have much playing time last season. This season, he directly started in the starting lineup. It's a matchup with the opponent's strongest outside line. Even if he doesn't sprain his leg, he may suffer other injuries.

Matt also focuses on attacking the frame and works as a blue-collar power forward. His style of play is also prone to injuries. He suffered shoulder discomfort when playing against the Nuggets, but the doctor did not refuse to issue him a playing certificate. , he didn’t tell others and endured the pain silently.

Fortunately, Jermaine has a calm mind now and no longer challenges himself. Lamar's physical condition is also very good at the beginning, but he cannot be careless.

Don't worry, we have only been playing for a month, and there is plenty of time to make adjustments. It is not too late to make adjustments even at the end of the regular season or even in the playoffs. "

"No wonder you only let Matt play for 10 minutes last night..." Li Ao had no doubts.

Gentry smiled and said: "Actually, this was not arranged by me, but by the big boss. His tolerance for injury and rest is higher than I thought. He wanted to let Matt rest directly. He even wanted to I refused his offer to have a physical examination after every game. I didn’t have much rest time, so it was too much trouble to have a physical examination after every game, and there might be more injuries.”

When Li Ao heard this, he thought of the super small forward who would never know when he would be injured or when he could play. Ballmer's tolerance for injuries to that player was unique in the entire history of the NBA. share.

Very Ballmer!
...

The team did not arrange training, and Li Ao did not stop working hard. He practiced three-pointers and two-pointers frantically in the afternoon and the next day.

His three-point shooting percentage has increased significantly this season. In addition to making his shots more accurate, another reason is that he has fewer opportunities to take shots.

他13场比赛三分球一共38投15中，场均出手不到3次，场均三分命中数也跌到了1.1次。

Opponents are tighter on his long-range shots and three-pointers. His mid-range shots now mainly focus on one step or so within the free throw line, which is commonly known as half-shot baskets, followed by attacks on the frame and counterattacks. Long-range shot opportunities are far away. Not as much as last season.

But the more this happens, the more he has to practice well. If he can score stably in areas where the opponent is strictly guarding, he can better break through the opponent's defense and bring greater help to the team's offense.

After a two-day break, on November 11, the last day of the first game month, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Jazz.

The Jazz's performance this season is quite satisfactory, and they are on the edge of the Western Conference playoffs, similar to last season.

He averaged 94 points per game and conceded 91.9 points per game. He currently has 9 wins and 6 losses, which is pretty good for a Jazz team whose offseason recruitment was not particularly smooth.

After the game started, the two teams directly launched a defensive battle. In the first three quarters, the Clippers were defended and only scored 19 points, 21 points, and 24 points respectively. Although the Jazz scored 26 points in the first quarter, they were defended in the next two quarters. Only scored 22 points and 15 points.

靠着第三节24比15的疯狂防守表现，快船队三节打完时以64比63反超爵士队1分。

In the final quarter, the Clippers went on a 7-0 run, extending their lead to 8 points, and then gave the Jazz no more chances.

马龙今晚表现拉了胯，12投4中只拿到11分7板4助攻2抢断。

安德烈-米勒拿到全队最高的19分外加9次助攻、基里连科17分6板3助攻2抢断3盖帽、卡尔伯特-钱尼拿到17分、替补上场的斯托克顿拿到14分6助攻……也弥补不了马龙今晚拉垮的表现。

李敖今晚16投8中，其中三分球5中3，外加3中3的罚球，拿到22分6板2助攻2抢断2盖帽。

小奥尼尔11分13板2助攻2盖帽、乔丹17分3板3助攻、毕比12分6助攻……

89 to 84, the Clippers overwhelmed the Jazz in the defensive battle and won!

Sloan didn't think it was a big deal when he lost the game. The strength gap was there. Even if the opponent lost two starters, the opponent's strength advantage was still huge. The two young starters were just tactical puzzle pieces.

But Kirilenko looked frustrated after the game and was scolded by Sloan.

When there were no outsiders left and only the two demons were left, Sloan couldn't hold back anymore and cursed: "Spider-Man is really not a human being. When his hand feels good, he attacks with all his strength. When his hand feels bad, he runs without the ball. It's completely It’s a joke on Andre.”

Malone's tone was full of appreciation: "Spider-Man is very smart. He did not blindly improve his comprehensiveness, but focused on improving his advantages. When playing against Andre in singles, he only used the play with the greatest advantage. Andre His height and wingspan greatly interfered with his shooting, so he used his strength and weight advantages to create opportunities..."

Listening to Ma Long's praise of Li Ao, Sloan felt that something was wrong with this disciple!

But he didn't think much about it. For the Jazz, the most important player in their team now is the talented Kirilenko.

Averaged 15 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. He has played 16 games since the start of the game. The second-year Kirilenko has shown his versatility and is regarded by Sloan as the future of the team. He has more assists than Both the Kings and Andre Miller are important.

Sloan said: "I don't even want to play against the Clippers anymore. Andre's mental quality is too poor, and Spider-Man has that kind of character. I'm worried that Andre will be timid when he sees Spider-Man one day. This is worse than It’s even scarier if you can’t prevent it.”

Ma Long said perfunctorily: "Then just let him not guard against Spider-Man."

Sloan was extremely angry when he heard this. Is this an idea that a normal person can come up with?There is definitely something wrong with this disciple!
This was also the case when we played against the Lakers and Kings before.

Stockton guessed what his partner was thinking and took over the conversation: "We can't let Andre not guard Spider-Man, as that would have a greater impact on his confidence. Next time we play against each other, we can strengthen our defense against Spider-Man." Defense, you can sacrifice other defenses to prevent Spider-Man from scoring and help Andre gain confidence."

Stockton's words successfully diverted Sloan's attention, and he thought it was a good idea!

Winning several games in the regular season is not that important to them. After Shuangsha retires, they will definitely have to accumulate talent through bad performance, so that they can lose...

After going crazy in the playoffs last season, Sloan gave up some persistence and began to think about the future.

Stockton, who noticed the change in his partner's mentality, was not as frustrated as he was in the original time and space, and considered this matter more calmly.

(End of this chapter)