From sparring to superstar

Chapter 309 307. The Clippers did it again!

The Clippers had one day off after the Christmas Day game.

On the 27th, the Clippers faced the Warriors at home.

李敖25投15中，其中三分球4中2，加上8中6的罚球，拿到38分8板2助攻2抢断3盖帽；小奥尼尔21分10板，两人携手带队以99比92获胜。

On the 27th, the Clippers faced the Spurs at home.

李敖27投11中，其中三分球5中1，加上8中7的罚球，拿到30分6板3助攻3抢断1盖帽。

加上毕比的11分7助攻、奥多姆的11分14板4助攻、乔丹的20分3板4助攻、小奥尼尔的5分11板3盖帽，快船队以91比79获胜。

In these two games, Li Ao played more than 40 minutes. When playing against the Warriors, the opponent's perimeter defense was fierce, and even the inside line rushed to the outside line. Gentry asked O'Neal to play more and eat more cakes, echoing Li Ao's internal and external; When playing the Spurs, the opponent defended the inside and three-pointers fiercely, so Gentry asked Jordan to take more shots.

But no matter which aspect the opponent focuses on defending, Li Ao must play more and shoot more.

It's the middle of the season. As the player with the best health and best physical reserves on the team, Gentry puts the burden on him.

Li Ao has no objection to this. Jordan is not in the starting lineup and his playing time is less than 24 minutes. He has many opportunities to practice singles on the court.

The two games totaled 96 minutes of playing time, with a total of 15 minutes of rest time, which is not bad, and is longer than the donkey rest time of the production team.

On the 30th, the Clippers came to Phoenix to play against the Suns.

Marbury played very well in this game, making 10 of 5 shots, including 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 6 of 4 free throws. He scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists. He performed extremely well in organizing offense.

With his help, the Madman scored 29 points, Marion also had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. The Bully also performed well, scoring 11 points and 7 rebounds.

The addition of Madman made up for the shortcomings of the Suns' starting lineup.

Marbury organizes the offense, Chakaridis eats the cake, Marion runs to cover and cut in, the bully cuts and counterattacks, the madman can assist in shooting and singles... The madman has a character defect, but his ability is not bad, and He is a true team-first player with a unique style of play and a positive attitude.

The Madman met Li Ao tonight and played very hard, helping the Suns score 107 points in a single game.

But it's a pity that the Clippers performed better!

李敖17投9中，其中三分球4中2，加上5中4的罚球，拿到24分5板5助攻3抢断1盖帽。

毕比16分10助攻、乔丹16分6板2助攻、大Q13分、奥多姆19分8板2助攻、小奥尼尔12分12板……

The Clippers narrowly defeated the Suns 111-107, ending 8 with 2002 consecutive victories!
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On the 31st, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, and Li Ao celebrated the New Year with his family.

After a day of rest, 2003 arrived.

January 1st, the first day of the new year, was also the first game day of the Clippers in 1. Their opponent was the 2003ers led by the popular superstar Allen Iverson.

The Noon Alliance announced the latest monthly awards.

Caron Butler of the Heat and Chris Wilcox of the Spurs won the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month respectively. The Little Giants and Little Bullies both lost in December.

Rivers of the Magic and Gentry of the Clippers won the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month respectively.

基德12月打了15场比赛，12胜3负，场均21.4分8.2板9.6助攻2.2抢断，拿下东部月最佳球员奖。

李敖12月打了16场比赛，13胜3负，场均27.7分7.3板3.625助攻2.6抢断2.2盖帽，拿下西部月最佳球员奖。

Fans were very surprised to see the Clippers' record in December, because in mid-December, the media was still hyping the Clippers into a low period of defending the championship. During that time, the Clippers had 12 wins and 12 losses, and the result was one. After the month was over, my dear, the Clippers lost those three games in December. Is this a low point?

However, in Li Ao's view, their performance in December was indeed a low point. Of the 12 they won, only 16 of the 13 games were won by more than 3 points. The average points difference per game in a single month was only 10 points. Compared with November's single win, The monthly average margin of victory is 6 points, which is a huge difference.

In the recent eight-game winning streak, except for the Kings and Spurs, the other six games were all played until the last minute, with key goals determining the outcome.

They did encounter a lot of problems, but they only relied on the tacit cooperation among their teammates and the powerful key ball abilities of several stars to maintain their record.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' home game against the 76ers started.

After playing for two months, the 76ers are on the right track. They have played 31 games so far, with 15 wins and 16 losses, ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference.

I can’t say how strong they are, but they are much better than during the losing streak at the beginning. At least they are capable of winning.

The 76ers averaged 95.1 points per game this season and conceded 96.6 points per game. No matter how they and their opponents performed normally on offense and defense, they lost most of the time, and most of their victories were won by outbursts.

With Van Horn, Iverson is also healthier. Compared with last season, the 76ers have a much stronger explosive scoring ability.

However, the 76ers were not so lucky tonight and failed to break out.

艾弗森21投9中，4次三分出手全铁，加上9中7的罚球，拿到25分2板5助攻2抢断，表现中规中矩。

Van Horn scored 19 points, McGee 15 points, and no one else on the 76ers scored in double figures.

李敖21分13板4助攻4抢断2盖帽、毕比15分7助攻、乔丹13分5板2助攻、奥多姆10分10板5助攻、小奥尼尔15分10板1助攻1抢断2盖帽、大Q17分……

106 to 97, the Clippers easily defeated the 76ers and won 9 consecutive victories!

On the 3rd, the Clippers faced the Spurs challenge at home.

Arenas performed well tonight. He made 18 of 7 shots, which is a bit tough. However, he scored 4 goal in 1 three-pointers. In addition, he scored 8 points in 7 of 22 free throws. His score was not low. The key is that he scored 11 times. Assisted and led the team to 96 points.

鲍文今晚对李敖的防守做得很好，李敖24投仅9中，其中3次三分出手全铁，加上7中6的罚球也才拿到24分，外加6板3助攻3抢断2盖帽。

但乔丹今晚支棱起来了，14投7中，加上13中12的罚球，狂飙26分5板5助攻！

加上毕比的12分3助攻、奥多姆的12分6板、小奥尼尔的14分14板5盖帽……

101 to 96, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Spurs and won 10 consecutive victories!

When they started with great momentum, the Clippers did not win 10 consecutive victories. At the junction of November and December, when fans were most optimistic about them, they also did not win 11 consecutive victories.

But at the junction of the early and mid-season, when they were not so optimistic, they won 10 consecutive victories!

The performance of the Clippers' young stars and their old stars is about rebellion!
...

The mid-season aircraft carrier is back!
Starting from Li Ao's rookie season, the Clippers' performance in the middle of the season has been particularly outstanding.

In the middle of the 00-01 season, the Clippers won 10 consecutive games, laying the foundation for their eventual 50-win season.

In the middle of last season, the Clippers won 14 consecutive games, laying the foundation for winning the regular season championship.

This time the Clippers' winning streak came earlier. Just starting in 2003, the 10-game winning streak came!
Some experts have expressed doubts that few of the Clippers' opponents during this period are strong teams.

Clippers fans strongly retorted - the Magic, Lakers, and Mavericks have similar schedules during this period, so why can't they win 10 consecutive games?

When Li Ao saw the questioning news, he maliciously speculated that this was the official support of the NBA. After the doubts came out, the topic became even more popular.

The main reason is that this question seems too stupid. It is a very stupid way to judge the winning streak based on whether the schedule is easy or not. If the state is not good, the league's first place can also lose to the last place.

The Magic were defeated by the Nuggets, who fell out of first place in the league.

The team that topped the list was the Clippers, which had just won 10 consecutive victories, surpassing the Mavericks and Magic, and returned to the top of the league after nearly two months!

After winning 10 consecutive games, the Clippers also received good news - Matt Halprin, who had been injured for two weeks, passed the team doctor's examination and the injury has healed and he can return!

On the 4th, the Clippers faced the Grizzlies back-to-back at home. Matt Halpring's comeback gave the Clippers a greater chance of winning.

The Grizzlies received strong reinforcements this season, not because of the introduction of outstanding players, but because of a change of head coach.

After a 2-8 start, the logo man fired original head coach Sidney Lowe.

The logo man is actually very satisfied with Sidney Lowe's coaching. Geniuses such as Gasol, Battier, and Maggette have all been well cultivated.

But when they first came to the city of Memphis, the fans waited patiently for a year. In the second year, they started with 2 wins and 8 losses, but no results were achieved. The fans gradually lost patience, and the logo man had no choice but to fire the head coach.

Since you want to achieve results, you must have a good coach. The logo man hired legendary coach Hubie Brown from Time Warner Cable Sports.

Hubie Brown has only coached in the NBA for 10 years and won the best coach once. His coaching record is actually not very good, and he has not made many achievements in the playoffs. But the reason why he is called a legend is because every time he The teams that took over for the first time were all last in the league last season.

In the summer of 76, he became the head coach of the Hawks. This was his first time as an NBA head coach. The Hawks had only 12 wins in the previous season, soared to 76 wins in the 77-31 season, and reached the playoffs the next season. He won the Coach of the Year award and was among the top teams with 50 wins the next season.

In the early 80s, Hubie Brown took over the Knicks. In his first year, he went from 22 wins to a playoff team, finishing second in the Best Coach voting for two consecutive years.

In the mid-80s, the owner of the Knicks forced Hubie Brown to act badly in order to fight the gorilla Ewing. After enduring it for two years, he chose to retire and no longer be the head coach. He was desperate for the NBA management. Money bosses are worse than those poor guys in the ABA league.

His coaching philosophy is to never give up and strive to win even with the least favored lineup. This is very different from the philosophy of modern professional basketball where money can be made in the Magic Bird era.

After this departure, it has been 15 years and he has never returned to the NBA as a head coach... The logo man can bring this person back to the NBA, which caused a sensation at the beginning of the season.

Hubie Brown did not disappoint those 'basketball fans'. His arrival gave the Grizzlies a completely new look.

The Grizzlies still can't win much in the game. They are only 9-22 so far. They only have 7-14 during Hubie Brown's coaching period.

But the Grizzlies are no longer the team that gave up when encountering setbacks. The players' attitude towards the game has fundamentally changed, and they will never give up until the last minute of every game.

The team's offensive and defensive system is also slowly being built, and the game is gradually getting organized!

Tonight, facing the Clippers, who had weak defense in back-to-back starts, the Grizzlies scored 38 points in the first quarter, leading the Clippers by 38 points 27-11!
到了第二节，灰熊队也拿到了33分的高分，不过快船队第二节认真起来了，李敖7投5中外加罚球2中2拿到12分，乔丹半节6投5中，加上2中2的罚球也拿到12分，两人携手带队单节狂轰40分！
After halftime, the Clippers chased the score to 67-71, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.

In the third quarter, the Clippers completely suppressed the Grizzlies, 26-19 in a single quarter, and led the Grizzlies by 93 points 90-3.

In the final quarter, the Grizzlies showed a resilience that the Clippers players had never experienced on this team. In the first half, the Grizzlies scored 17-13 and overtook the Clippers by 107 point, 106-1.

However, the Grizzlies failed to hold on in the second half and only scored 9 points, while the Clippers relied on the personal abilities of their stars to steadily score 12 points.

As Maggette's breakthrough layup was photographed by Li Ao, the final whistle sounded.

马盖蒂今晚15投9中，加上16中15的罚球，拿到全场最高的33分。

Gasol scored 16 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, fully demonstrating his support ability.

Li Ao's junior brother Dajuan Wagner scored 16 points and 3 assists.

Yalic's old teammate, Yugoslav swingman Gordon Kirisek, a rookie, scored 15 points.

巴蒂尔拿到12分6板3助攻1抢断1盖帽。

快船队方面，李敖拿到31分8板5助攻1抢断3盖帽。

乔丹21分3板5助攻、小奥尼尔15分10板、毕比11分3板8助攻、马特-哈普林11分、奥多姆11分4板5助攻……

118 to 116, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies by two points!
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Gasol's triple-double and the talents of the Grizzlies' young players made fans feel the charm of the logo man.

Missing Li Ao, the logo man's general manager career has an indelible stain, but he still relies on his league-leading team building ability to make the media and fans recognize his ability again.

The core lineup of Dajuan Wagner, Gordon Kirisek, Maggette, and Gasol also has Battier and the physically fit Swift on the bench...

This group of young talents, whether they are cultivated slowly or used to trade for famous stars, have very good future prospects.

However, for the Grizzlies, who have not really risen yet, fans are amazed at the ability of the logo to transform from masculine to magical.

What fans are most concerned about right now is the Clippers, who continue to make great progress.

After narrowly defeating the Grizzlies, the Clippers won 11 consecutive victories!

How long can the Angel City Aircraft Carrier's winning streak last?Can it surpass the longest 14-game winning streak in team history set last season?

In January, when sports news was dominated by the NFL playoffs, the Clippers fought their way out. On the websites of major sports media, the Clippers briefly occupied the headlines after each game.

After three consecutive games, the Clippers started three consecutive away games.

The day after playing the Grizzlies, the Clippers came to Seattle non-stop. After a night's rest, they came to Key Arena on the 6th to challenge the SuperSonics.

There are several big teams in the NBA, and the Sonics are one of them.

Except for the Knicks, other big-money teams are actually operating very well this year.

The Clippers, Trail Blazers, and Mavericks are all top teams.

However, the Sonics were reduced to teaming up with the Knicks, but it was not due to a problem with the management of the Sonics, but rather due to the bad luck of Rainman and Vin Baker.

Who would have thought that these two people could drink heavily and destroy their condition at the peak of 27 and 10 years old?Meeting these two people directly ruined the Sonics' 5 years of luck and wasted Payton's five peak years.

Many people marveled at Payton's performance in winning the Defensive Player of the Year in the 95-96 season, leading the team to first place in the Western Conference, and reaching the Finals. However, in fact, his best season was not that season, but 99-00. [-] season.

In the season at the turn of the century, Payton averaged career highs in points, rebounds, and assists per game, and for the first time in his career, he ranked first among the guards in All-NBA voting.

That season, the media's evaluation was that as long as the Sonics had 55 wins, O'Neal would not be the MVP. Maybe 50 wins would threaten O'Neal's MVP.

But unfortunately, Payton played at the peak of his career that year, and the Sonics only won 45 games.

Two alcoholic men ruined Payton's peak period, and Schultz, a wealthy coffee seller, also lost tens of millions of dollars in salary every year.

Today, Payton has been reduced to the point of risking his life to 'show off' when meeting top teams.

Players of his generation can't bear to kneel down and join a strong team. He chooses to use his strength and performance to attract the attention of top teams, and then 'accidentally' reveals his desire to join a strong team that competes for the championship. Waiting A strong team invited him, but he reluctantly agreed.

这赛季佩顿场均22分4.6板8.6助攻1.8抢断，率队取得16胜18负的战绩，排在马刺队之后，位列西部第十。

Except for Kidd, no one is better than him at the point guard position.

Tonight, facing the menacing and powerful Clippers, Payton was also killing him randomly. Bibby, Yaric, Big Q, and Gerald Wallace could not guard him. Li Ao guarded him. Lewis took off.

They thought it was a suppression battle, but it turned out to be an anxious tug-of-war. The Clippers are used to this. It has been like this in every game recently. There is not as much pressure as before, so they can just do it.

Under Payton's leadership, the SuperSonics and Clippers fought from start to finish until 11 minutes and 51 seconds into the final quarter. Lewis hit a two-pointer and the SuperSonics led the Clippers by 88 point, 87-1.

Seeing that he was about to win, Payton was ecstatic. This was the night for him to prove himself in front of a top team... Then the exhausted Li Ao relied on Desmond Mason to catch the ball and turned around and hit a long two-pointer, which also caused De Smond Mason fouled and scored an extra penalty...

2+1, Li Ao defeated the SuperSonics!

Lewis's three-pointer after receiving the ball with 2.3 seconds left was interfered by Li Ao, who had recovered a little strength. The Sonics failed to make a comeback.

90 to 88, the Clippers relied on Li Ao's last attack 2+1 to defeat the SuperSonics and win 12 consecutive victories!

佩顿今晚20投9中，其中三分球6中2，加上7中7的罚球，拿到27分8助攻，个人表现、带队表现都极好，但还是不敌打了46分钟拿到18分8板6助攻2抢断5盖帽的李敖。

Payton was not too unwilling to be defeated at the last moment.

Spider-Man is awesome!The most important goal in the world!His talent is unmatched in history!
Gloves glanced at Spider-Man - Look at me!Look at me!I'm much stronger than Bibi. If I were there, you wouldn't have such a hard time. Look at me more quickly...

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After playing several difficult games in a row, on the 8th, the Clippers finally played an easy game, defeating the Grizzlies 104-88 to win their 13th consecutive victory.

The Grizzlies' effort tonight is actually not inferior to that of the previous few days, but tonight their team's scoring leader, Maggette, who averages 20.6 points per game and ranks among the top small forwards, is absent due to injury.

In the fourth year of his career, Maggette was reused by Hubie Brown and finally took off. He averaged 4 points, 20.6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. His offensive performance was good, but defensively, it can only be said that it is not a black hole, and he can guard against breakthrough players. , he did a good job of cutting into players from the wings, but not good at guarding other types of players. In terms of passing, he scored points ok, with a little more turnovers. The assist-to-turnover ratio was 0.7 to 3. Fortunately, the ball possession rate was not high, 3%, and turnovers were 21.1 to [-]. A higher rate won't affect the team's offense much.

It's just that the brittleness cannot be changed, and the style of play is too rigid and it will break.

The media's evaluation of him - his athletic ability is gone after his peak period.

Skills are good, and they can still survive after their athletic ability declines. Stars with physical fitness will suffer particularly severe declines in performance when their physical fitness declines.

However, this is the norm for most geniuses with good physical fitness. The threshold of 29 and 30 years old is something that most stars cannot overcome.

没了马盖蒂这个队内得分王，灰熊队挡不住航母冲击，李敖拿到30分9板4助攻3抢断2盖帽轻松率队取胜。

After playing the Grizzlies, the Clippers had an extra day of rest in Memphis. They got two days of rest, and then they had to fight a tough battle - back-to-back home games against the Mavericks.

This back-to-back brings together the attention of sports fans from both countries.

Will the Clippers' winning streak end at this point, or will they tie or even surpass the longest winning streak in team history?
Although the Mavericks were surpassed by the Clippers, they still rank second in the Western Conference. Judging from the current layout of the Western Conference, their position is unshakable... Although their final ranking last season was also second in the Western Conference, that was due to Having won the first place in the division, this season we are actually second in the Western Conference and third in the league.

The Clippers lost the last time they played against the Mavericks, and many people believed that the Mavericks could end the Clippers' winning streak.

This back-to-back is also regarded as a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

After a day of rest, on the morning of the 10th, the Clippers trained all morning in Memphis before arriving in Dallas in the afternoon.

Few basketball and football teams are willing to go to Dallas in advance to prepare for the game. The place is very unfriendly to NBA and NFL teams with too few white people.

But Major League Baseball and ice hockey teams like Dallas very much. The proportion of white people in Major League Baseball exceeds 6%, and nearly 3% are Hispanic players who are the most popular players in the Texas area; not to mention ice hockey, the entire league does not watch it. to some black men.

On the 11th, the much-anticipated first game day of the 'Western Conference Finals preview back-to-back' has arrived.

At noon, the league announced the results of the first round of All-Star starting voting.

Li Ao looked at Yao Ming with 76 votes beating Duncan with 58 votes, and was extremely sour - as expected, Dazhugan was the star of domestic fans, and he was born to his stepmother.

He didn't get that many domestic votes in his rookie year.

Duncan is so miserable. Originally, Duncan was moved to the center position and was an unbeatable starter. By the way, he could make room for his cousins. Now, Duncan has tasted the misery of O'Neal in the original time and space.

But O'Neal here is also quite miserable. O'Neal Jr. ranked first among centers in the Western Conference with 69 votes, beating O'Neal with 65 votes!

The current vote king is not Li Ao, but his neighbor Kobe!

He averaged 30+ per game. Under extremely difficult circumstances for the team, he and the Sharks led the team to secure third place in the Western Conference. Kobe, who was already very popular, beat Jordan's 104 million votes with 101 million votes and temporarily ranked first. Location.

Jordan won his 7th championship. The hottest topic in this year's All-Star voting is God and God's successor.

Li Ao resists the title of 'Jordan's successor', and his playing style is far different from that of Kobe, Carter, and Ray Allen. He is not even like Iverson like Jordan, so he has not caught on to the popularity of this topic.

Kobe, who is in the same vein as Jordan in terms of his style of play, body shape and personality, has taken most of the dividends from 'Qiao's 7 championships', even more than Carter.

In the East, Iverson, Kidd, Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Yao Ming are temporarily listed as starters.

In the West, Kobe, Li Ao, Jordan, Garnett, and O'Neal are temporarily listed as starters.

In the afternoon, Li Ao saw the news. In an interview, Kobe said that he was not worthy of the All-Star vote and fans should vote for Michael Jordan.

Li Ao wanted to raise his middle finger to the old landlord - couldn't you mention your tenant by the way?

This is in line with Li Ao's impression of Kobe - in the 2013-2014 season, Kobe was reimbursed for the season. He once topped the vote. He took the initiative to ask the fans not to vote for him, and recommended Curry to the fans, hoping to make the world Everyone knows how good Curry is.

At that time, Curry had not been selected to the All-Stars or the All-NBA Team. The most valuable awards he received were the Western Conference Player of the Month and Player of the Month in April of the 12-13 season. With 4 wins and 4 losses in a single month, it is the best month that is least valued.

With Kobe's recommendation, Curry himself performed well. He originally ranked behind Paul and Jeremy Lin, with about the same number of votes as Harden, but went all the way to the top among Western Conference guards and was selected to the All-Star for the first time in his career.

Little O'Neal saw that he was overwhelming O'Neal, Ling Ran was not afraid.

The worst he can do is that he will get hammered in the next match. He will definitely get the All-Star starting spot!
Rise up!Work hard... to help the team continue their winning streak.

Putting aside personal performance for the moment, he knew that only one-third of his votes were won by personal performance, one-third by Li Ao, and one-third by record.

It is difficult to continue to increase the number of votes for personal performance, and the support brought by Li Ao cannot be higher, but the team's record is good!
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At 8 p.m., the first game of back-to-back games between the Clippers and the Mavericks begins at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Clippers led the Mavericks by 24 points 21-3 in the first quarter!
Seeing that the Clippers have been working hard recently, Nelson wanted to use defense to wear down the Clippers. This strategy failed.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks began to score points and successfully scored 28 to 25 in a single quarter.

At the end of halftime, the two teams were tied at 49-49!
李敖半场10投5中，加上1中1的罚球拿到11分；奥多姆6投4中，加上2中2的罚球拿到10分，两人表现极为出色。

For the Mavericks, Nash had only 1 assist in the half. However, he scored 12 points in the second quarter and made 11 of 8 shots in the half, including 2 of 2 three-pointers. Without free throws, he relied on COSCO to make half of the field goal. 18 points in the game!
Nash's alternative style of play frustrated the Clippers' defensive strategy in the second quarter and helped the Mavericks tie the score.

However, the Mavericks only tied the score, and the Clippers still had the initiative!
In the third quarter, after many games, the Clippers once again used the strongest combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal Jr., showing their offensive and defensive dominance, winning 25 to 18. Score in a single quarter, leading by 7 points after three quarters!
Although the Mavericks made a strong counterattack in the last quarter, scoring 11-24 in the first 18 and a half minutes, they were still 1 point behind the Clippers.

At the last moment, Li Ao moved to contain the ball, Jordan scored the ball in singles, Odom supported... Bibby was empty, and he caught the ball and hit a three-pointer!

95 to 91, the Clippers took a 4-point lead and secured the victory!

Nowitzki missed a three-pointer with 11 seconds left, and the Mavericks lost hope of a comeback.

Nash's 35 points and 4 assists and Nowitzki's 31 points and 11 rebounds became the background.

李敖24分8板6助攻2抢断1盖帽、奥多姆23分6板2助攻、毕比21分4助攻、乔丹10分5板2助攻、小奥尼尔8分16板3盖帽……快船队4分优势击败小牛队，追平队史最长连胜！
The next day, January 1, the home and away games alternated, and the Clippers ushered in the second game of back-to-back games against the Mavericks at the Staples Center.

The two teams were tired from traveling and traveling, and both teams showed their fatigue, but both teams wanted to win and establish a psychological advantage for the playoffs.

As a result, the two teams played defense that even the fans at the scene were stunned by. In the first quarter, the Clippers led the Mavericks by two points, 14-12.

The fans thought this was already the worst scoring quarter, but they were slapped in the face by their own team.

The Clippers only scored 9 points in the second quarter, and the Mavericks scored 9-11 in a single quarter.
After halftime, the two teams were tied at 23-23!
The fans who turned on the TV at this time thought they were dazzled. Is this the half-time score?To say this is a single quarter score is considered low!

Looking back on last season, when the Clippers played the Mavericks, every game was a game with explosive ratings. The total score of the two teams was less than 210 points, which was considered a failure. A combined score of 220+ was the norm.

Looking at the lineups of the two teams, there is no change compared to last season. They are still the same group of people, but the score... good guy, it is uglier than the Magic playing the Trail Blazers!

In the third quarter, the situation suddenly changed!
Gentry saw that no one could score points. Li Ao made 11 of 3 shots in the half and scored 6 points. Jordan made 5 of 0 shots and scored two points on free throws... He became bolder and sent Bibby, The lineup of Big Q, Gerald Wallace, Li Ao, and O'Neal has begun to reorganize!
大Q开启虾叽霸打模式，单节5投2中，其中三分球3中2，加上6中5的罚球，狂飙11分1板1助攻。

加上李敖的3分、毕比的3分、杰拉德-华莱士的2分、小奥尼尔的2分、替补上场的雅里奇的2分，单节狂轰23分！一节比赛顶上半场全场！
As crazy as Nelson was, he never expected that the opponent would be so wild. He responded a beat too slowly, and the Mavericks only scored 16 points in a single quarter.

After three quarters, the Clippers lead the Mavericks by 46 points 39 to 7!
Both teams were dominant in the final quarter. The Mavericks scored 26 points in a single quarter, the highest score in a single quarter of the game, but the Clippers stabilized their performance in the third quarter and scored 23 points.

大Q16投6中，其中三分球9中3，加上8中7的罚球，拿到全场最高的22分。

李敖拿到13分10板1助攻1抢断6盖帽，与6分16板的小奥尼尔、2分8板的坎贝尔、5分6板1助攻3抢断的乔丹……一起撑起防守，笑到最后！
The Clippers defeated the Mavericks 69-65, winning back-to-back games!
...

With 15 consecutive wins, the Clippers set the longest winning streak in team history!
After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao, who once again played the entire game, hung on Jordan and was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Jordan was almost knocked over. He really wanted to push this guy away. He also played 30 minutes tonight, helping to defend, grab rebounds, and steal the ball. He was also very tired.

But for the sake of face, he must hold on.

For him now, nothing is as important as face.

Seeing Jordan start to tremble, Li Ao let him go and walked back to the locker room to eat a burger. His junior brother had already gone to buy a burger.

The task "Western Conference Finals Preview" triggered yesterday evening was completed. I won 1 game, got 1 basic attribute point, won both games, and got the "Lie Back" level 4 designated upgrade card.

After returning to the locker room and using the 'physical therapy function' and eating a burger, Li Ao came back to life and raised his 'lying back' to level 4.

"Lean back level 4: 1. When the angle of the fallback jumper is greater than or equal to 45 degrees, there is a 25% probability of making up for the lack of balance caused by the fallback. 2. When the angle of fallback jumper is greater than or equal to 45 degrees when the angle of fallback is greater than or equal to 3 degrees. Improved core strength, 3. When the opponent facing a fadeaway jumper is taller than the host, the bounce +[-]."

The new effect of bouncing... Li Ao felt that it was a bit useless. If he were Nash's height, this bonus would be very good, but his height and wingspan are so outstanding... But it is better than not, maybe it will work at some point.

There are two basic attribute points now. He looked at the warehouse and found one basic attribute point for bounce, physical strength, strength, and flexibility. He chose 1 out of 4... After struggling for a while, he chose physical strength!
If there is a choice of speed, he chooses speed. If not, the improvement of physical strength will have a stronger effect at the moment.

Look at Snake next door. He has 99 stamina and can be made as he pleases.

As for Spider-Man, he was useless in three quarters of attacking and defending. He had to pay attention to the distribution of physical strength at all times in order to barely play the whole game.

"The host consumes 2 basic attribute points, 1 basic physical attribute point, and synthesizes 1 advanced physical attribute point. It has been used... Congratulations to the host for increasing the physical strength from 93 to 94."

The mission of 'Western Finals Preview' was completed, and a new mission 'Cow Slayer' was triggered.

"The Cow Slaughterer:
Goal 1: Gain a head-to-head advantage against the Mavericks in the regular season.

Goal 2: If they meet the Mavericks in the playoffs, eliminate their opponents and advance to the next round. If they do not meet, the final round of competition must be higher than the Mavericks.

Reward: Level 5 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Lie Back'. "

Although the new bouncing bonus is better than nothing, the first two effects are still very useful for Li Ao, and he has to work hard to complete this task.

He was glad that there was a big Q outbreak tonight. If goal 2 of the 'Western Conference Finals Preview' had not been completed, there would probably be no subsequent mission. The next time the same mission was triggered, it would be more difficult.

Li Ao was very happy, winning the game + completing the task. The entire Clippers team was very happy. They narrowly won both games, setting a new record for the longest winning streak in team history.

The outside world has already exploded.

The Clippers have done it again!

With a total score of 134 points in a single game, the Clippers once again set a new low-scoring limit in the modern basketball era!

(End of this chapter)