From sparring to superstar

Chapter 315 313. The Los Angeles Derby opens a new venue
90 to 62, the Clippers led the Knicks by 28 points in three quarters, and the entire final quarter became garbage time.

Li Ao and Jordan laughed and chatted on the sidelines. The main reason was that Jordan was reminiscing about the prosperous years. Li Ao was a little too coquettish tonight. Jordan had to recall his 10 scoring champions and tell his teammates to keep up his face.

In the third quarter, Li Ao, who scored 23 points with the help of Jordan, rarely found fault.

Li Ao dismissed the calls of the fans at the scene to "play music and dance again"...

Li Ao wanted to go up and put some pressure on Snake, who was expected to break the [-] mark in the future, but Gentry didn't allow it.

The opposing players have obviously lost their minds. If Li Ao really beats the opposing players, he will be suspended for ten games and eight games, which will have a great impact on them maintaining the number one spot in the league.

Without Jordan and the lineup in the third quarter that could compete with the TT combination and the current OK combination, they would have no chance of winning the championship.

But without Li Ao, they will lose everything!
It seems that Li Ao is not the tactical core in every lineup, but he is indispensable in every lineup.

The mentality of the Knicks players was broken, and they no longer even tried to narrow the point difference to save face. The Clippers scored 29-22 in the final quarter.

At 10:24 pm, the Clippers slaughtered the Knicks 119-84!

When the final whistle sounded, Li Ao received a task prompt.

The 'Welcome Ceremony for the Little Giant' advanced mission 'Giant Killer' was completed. He got the long-awaited 'City Siege' level 4 skill upgrade card and used it immediately.

"Siege Level 4: When the host moves to cover, assist, shrink, flank, etc., the speed is +3 and the strength is +3; when the host successfully covers the ball in place, the awareness of predicting the ball's route when the opponent takes action is slightly improved. The specific effect depends on the timing of the host's flanking attack and blocking; when the host's supplementary defense and assistance successfully disrupt the opponent's offense, in the next defensive round, the host's supplementary defense and assistance will give the opponent a greater sense of oppression."

Li Ao's eyes lit up. The most successful defense is not to block the opponent's shots and steals, but to make the opponent afraid just standing there!
He was in a good mood and listened happily to Jordan's reminiscing about the past...

Yao Ming, who had been sitting on the bench for a whole quarter, wanted to escape when he heard the final whistle.

But before running away, he couldn't help but turn around and look at his senior.

Seeing Li Ao chatting and laughing with the god, his idea of ​​​​escape suddenly disappeared.

Thinking back to Li Ao's crazy performance tonight... so strong!
The 64 points in the three quarters were higher than the opponent's entire team's 62 points in the three quarters, which is unprecedented and unheard of!

At this moment, in Yao Ming's mind, Li Ao is no longer just a senior, he has reached the same status as Sabonis.

Such a senior is a huge fan!

Yao Ming's mood at this moment is just like Nowitzki in 06 in the original time and space.

Many people don't know that Nowitzki was not a fan of Kobe Bryant at the beginning. He was not even a basketball fan at the beginning. His idol was the German tennis star Boris Becker.

Until that night, in the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers, the Mavericks lost to Kobe with 61 points in three quarters and Kobe's 62 points in three quarters... Nowitzki fell in love and became a big fan of Kobe.

...

"New York is Spider-Man's Home"

The New York Times' position has never changed. They will praise whoever abuses the Knicks.

The New York Times' praise this time was unscrupulous and frantic, and the entire report was filled with regret that Li Ao would not play in New York.

That's right, those words and phrases seem to say that Spider-Man will never join the Knicks.

The endless praise from the New York media did not make any fans think it was wrong.

Not only the New York Times, but also Time Warner, TNT, Fox Sports, ESPN... every sports media is touting Li Ao's performance in Madison Square Garden.

This time he really poked a hole in the basketball world.

64 points in three quarters, two points higher than the opponent's entire team. Such a feat has never been done before, let alone since. People can't think of anyone else who can repeat it.

Jordan couldn't do it, the Admiral couldn't do it, and Iverson was equally frustrated...

In this game, Li Ao attracted crazy fans, and even many players looked at him with admiration.

It's not that other players think he is weak, everyone knows he is strong, but their impression of him is similar to that of the 21-year-old Kobe. Only with big brother and strong teammates around him can he have such a good record. His role in the team , The characteristics of his playing style are that he is responsible for scoring, so he has such good data.

Now, many players recognize him in terms of personal strength.

Everyone can see that he broke out tonight, but who else can do this?

The outbreak is also based on the existing strength!
Some people admire it, some marvel at it, some people praise it... some people are outraged, and some people are angry about it.

The next day, Carter said in an interview: "He obviously has an easier way to lead the team to win, but he chose to score individually, which is not advisable..."

Kobe refused to be interviewed and asked an editor to take back all the Knicks' videos from this season. He studied like crazy to prepare for the away game against the Knicks at the end of the month.

The little giant who was also watching the video and admiring the heroic appearance of his predecessor suddenly shuddered...

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On Li Ao's side, after playing the Knicks, he returned to Los Angeles with the team for a night's rest. On March 3, he defeated the visiting Nuggets 7-95 at home.

In this game, Li Ao almost didn't score in double figures. He was double-teamed when running without the ball. Instead of moving in advance to cover, he was stuck with someone. No matter which way he ran, someone would directly block him.

Fortunately, he was very resourceful and his coach and teammates spoiled him, so he threw it 13 times.

13 of 3 shots, including 4 of 1 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws, scored 12 points, plus 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks. He did not get a single assist. For the first time in the season, the day before yesterday In the evening game against the Knicks, he got two assists in three quarters.

Li Ao has been adjusting his mentality in the past two days. After personally scoring 60 points in one serve and three quarters, he understood why Kobe Bryant scored 14 points in the second half because he was 55 points behind at halftime when he played the Raptors.

Thinking back to the game the night before yesterday, he felt that he was omnipotent and could score whatever he wanted.

But the problem is that the Black Mamba in those years could do it, but the current Spider-Man can't.

So he could only work hard to adjust his mentality.

Tonight, the Nuggets players were worried that he would continue to score soaring points. They ignored offense and defense and frantically attacked him alone. He only scored 13 points on 12 shots. His mentality immediately corrected.

Things like soaring points will be discussed when the opportunity comes. For now, he should continue to compete with those winning teams.

Kidd, TT Combination, OK Combination, the Five Tiger Generals... they are simply a bunch of animals, and their winning streak has not ended yet!

As for the Clippers, they have also won 10 consecutive games...that's because of their hard work.

The day after playing against the Nuggets, Li Ao started a consecutive away trip with the team.

They played 33 home games in the front, which was very smooth, but it was miserable in the back. There were 21 games left, only 8 home games, and as many as 13 away games, including 1 6-consecutive away game and 1 5-consecutive away game.

On the 9th, the Clippers challenged the Jazz away from home.

Li Ao felt the benefit of 64 points in three quarters. As long as he plays more aggressively, the opponent's defense will be affected.

He didn't take advantage of this when playing the Nuggets, of course because there was no need to take advantage of it in that game, but tonight, the deterrent effect of 64 points in three quarters worked.

The Jazz's defense against him tonight was tighter than in previous games, but it was not better.

The Jazz did not attack him mindlessly like the Nuggets, but wanted to defend more tightly and maintain team defense. As a result, they did neither well.

For a veteran-dominated team like the Jazz, the best defensive option is to play good defense and maintain team defensive stability.

Especially against opponents like Li Ao who focus on running, catching and shooting.

Offensively, the Jazz played very well in this game. Malone played extremely unrestrainedly, making 18 of 10 shots, plus 10 of 7 free throws, and scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

加上安德烈-米勒20分9助攻、斯托克顿12分6助攻、基里连科9分6板2助攻……全队拿到101分。

But their poor defense allowed Li Ao to score 33 points and 6 assists, and the Clippers team scored 116 points.

116 to 101, the Clippers easily defeated the Jazz and won 11 consecutive victories!

On the 11th, the Clippers came to Texas and challenged the Spurs away.

On the Jazz side, after Sloan "looked away", he began to prepare for the future and temporarily relaxed his control over the players. The Jazz played more casually this year.

Popovich's side is different. As the talents of Arenas and Kwame Brown are further developed, he has stricter control over his players, and the Spurs are playing with an increasingly 'order-and-forbidden' feel. .

Tonight, the Spurs' defense around Bowen, Kwame Brown, and David Robinson did a very good job, preventing the Clippers from scoring only 94 points.

不过和快船队磕防守，现在的马刺队还差了点。阿里纳斯和斯蒂芬-杰克逊两人都被快船队防得很惨，阿里纳斯12投4中只拿到13分5助攻，斯蒂芬-杰克逊8投3中只拿到9分。

However, Parker, who came off the bench, scored 15 points and 4 assists, which was impressive.

The future hero of the Friendly Wives family, it was already miserable not to be welcomed by Popovich in the original time and space. A certain No. 21 player who didn't like the French didn't talk to him for two years, and he didn't talk to him until he won the championship. Acknowledge him.

It's even worse here. Popovich never took a serious look at Arenas, who was competitive and talented.

But genius is genius. Even so, in his second year, Parker averaged 17 points and 9.2 assists in 3.8 minutes of playing time per game, entering the media and fans' horizons.

Parker's speed after the pick-and-roll and his shooting skills from close range began to show up in his second year. David Robinson, who had a good relationship with him, helped him give Popovich a try from time to time, although Popovich still didn't like to see him. He, but also gave him the opportunity to play as a substitute, unlike his rookie season, which played only half of the games.

李敖15投8中，其中三分球5中2，加上9中7的罚球，拿到25分9板3助攻2抢断3盖帽，快船队以94比86击败马刺队，拿下12连胜！

The day after playing the Spurs, on the 12th, the Clippers came to Houston to play the Rockets back-to-back.

Francis broke out tonight, scoring 25 points and 10 assists in regular time, leading the Rockets to 104-104 and dragging the game into overtime... and then encountered a residual version of Spider-Man.

李敖加时赛5投3中，其中三分球2中2，拿到8分，加上毕比的一记三分球、小奥尼尔的一个补扣2+1，快船队在加时赛中打出了14比10的比分！
弗朗西斯今晚打了51分钟，爆砍30分7板12助攻1抢断1盖帽，成了无用功！

李敖29分6板3助攻3抢断4盖帽、小奥尼尔22分12板、大Q18分、毕比17分11助攻、乔丹8分4助攻……快船队以118比114险胜火箭队，拿到13连胜！

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On the same day that the Clippers won 13 consecutive games, the Lakers also won 10 consecutive games. After losing to the Clippers, the Lakers won the next game.

In addition to the Magic, which has won 15 consecutive victories yesterday, and the Kings, which has won 11 consecutive victories, there are currently 4 teams in the league that are winning at least 10 consecutive games at the same time!
Only the Nets were challenged by Carter after nine consecutive wins against the Raptors. Fans were excited about the new Flyers' progress this season, but also regretted not being able to see five teams win at least 9 consecutive games at the same time. .

However, even if only 4 teams have won 10 consecutive victories, it is the first time in the entire history of the NBA!
A close situation is that between Christmas of the 90-91 season, four teams including the Trail Blazers, Bulls, Jazz, and Spurs won 4 consecutive victories, but not all four teams won at least 10 consecutive games at the same time. Winning, but some winning streak ends, and some have not reached 4 consecutive wins.

The NCAA Basketball Division Stage games have ended one after another in the past few days, and it is about to be crazy.

At this time in previous years, basketball fans' attention has shifted from the NBA to college basketball.

But this year’s grand occasion, fans can’t take their eyes away!
The president of the NCAA now has the same feeling as the president of the NFL - the Trojans really deserve their declining record this year!If Spider-Man stays, won't the Trojan dynasty become a thing?

Back then, he had granted Spider-Man permission to accept endorsements!
Watching the NBA's revenue increase instead of falling in the past two years after 911/[-], and thinking about how hard my own side has worked so hard, the revenue has still declined... If they hadn't followed the Spider-Man and Trojans to connect with the flower grower market, they would have received a share of the market. Some cake, and he definitely gave the Trojans some shoes to fill.

This year, fans really don’t want to miss the NBA’s end-of-season sprint. Four teams with at least 4 consecutive wins are simultaneously aiming for a higher winning streak. If you miss this scene, you may never see it again in your lifetime!
After Li Ao scored 64 points in three quarters, the TT combination, OK combination, Kings Five, Kidd, Carter, Iverson... and other combinations or superstars all played more violently.

This grand occasion is not to be missed!

Such public opinion has affected the Clippers, and the coaching staff and players are more motivated.

14号，快船队来到亚特兰大菲利普斯球馆客场挑战老鹰队，李敖23投12中，其中三分球3中1，加上8中6的罚球，拿到31分10板3助攻4抢断3盖帽，率领快船队以103比82爆锤大狗、特里、杰伦-罗斯。

Every time he saw Terry, Li Ao admired him a little. When he entered the NBA, he encountered a new owner of the Hawks who loved to toss. As the most talented young player on the team, Terry was undoubtedly the one who was tormented the most. The miserable one, but Terry still maintained a high fighting spirit after being tortured for several years.

Look at Rahim again. If he hadn't been picked up by the big bird, he would have been completely useless if he encountered the big dog this year.

In the original time and space, Raheem had just cheered up and made the All-Star team in the 01-02 season. After the 02-03 season, he confided to his friends that he wanted to retire. As a result, the news was spread, and he was shocked to see that the Eagles were in chaos and wanted to introduce him. His Nets, Pistons, Kings and other teams directly withdrew their offers, missed the opportunity to join a strong team and regain a new life, and ended up in Portland jail.

Terry's torture is expected to continue. The Eagles management has said that no matter what other teams offer Terry, they will match the contract.

Li Ao is very curious. If the Clippers give them a one-year maximum salary, will the Hawks match it?

It's a pity that they don't have that space now, and there is no need to trade. They already have Odom as a maximum-paid substitute, and Big Q is also very easy to use.

Otherwise, I really want to see if that dandy boss will match the maximum salary just for the sake of face.

There is a high probability that it will. This is a rare opportunity to use money to defeat Ballmer.

On the 15th, the Clippers came to Boston.

That night, a game ended that was regrettable for the fans - the Magic lost 101 to 109 to the Timberwolves, ending their 16-game winning streak.

加内特15投10中加上5中5的罚球，拿到25分16板8助攻2抢断2盖帽。

There is one less team with 10+ winning streak. Although the fans are sorry, their enthusiasm for this topic has not diminished.

16 consecutive wins is already a very violent performance. That is to say, this season, the Clippers' 20 consecutive wins are in front of them, which makes it not so exaggerated.

Can the remaining three teams surpass this winning streak?Can it surpass the Clippers' previous 3-game winning streak?

On the 16th, the Clippers, who had won 14 consecutive games, came to the North Shore Garden Arena and easily defeated the Celtics 104-98, extending their winning streak to 15 games.

Pierce was absent tonight due to injury, and Walker was also dominant. The score difference was not big purely because the Clippers had average touch and average defensive enthusiasm. The opponent relied solely on the Gemini to win. Not to mention the infighting between the Geminis, one was missing. It is also difficult for Clippers players to be as focused as playing against top teams.

Anthony Walker can be said to have broken up with Pierce now. Neither of them is the kind of good-tempered person. With Angie's instigation, any brotherhood is gone.

But there are always surprises in everything. Ainge thought that Anthony Walker, who was not yet 27 years old and in his prime, would be easy to sell, but he privately sold it for two or three months, but he didn't sell it!
He provoked the internal strife between the two people just to create the illusion that the team had to be dismantled due to the internal strife between the two stars. If the team was dismantled because he disdained the Gemini team and felt that the team had no future, the transaction value would inevitably be affected.

As a result, Anji discovered that the current NBA is no longer the NBA of the 90s and [-]s. Many teams value the character of their stars more than their strength. Big Dog, Rain Man, Kemp... these guys have left a bad legacy for each team. impression.

As NBA salaries get higher and higher, more and more sports talents choose to play basketball. Teams can choose to train more people than when Anji was playing.

Being a general manager also takes time to grow, and Anji learned a lesson this time.

On the 17th, the Clippers came to Chicago. At 9:22 pm, another team's winning streak ended - the Kings lost back-to-back to the Hornets, stopping their 14-game winning streak.

Although the winning streak was ended, the Kings' performance was still shocking. With this 14-game winning streak, the Kings surged from 28 wins before the All-Star Weekend to 42 wins. After losing to the Hornets, the Kings' record reached 42 wins and 25 losses. , surpassing the Jazz, Trail Blazers, and Timberwolves in a row to reach fourth place in the Western Conference, returning to the top half of the playoffs.

The Kings have 15 games left to play. Based on their recent performance, it is not impossible to win 55 games!

With 28 wins and 24 losses at the half, it is actually possible to win 55 games... Adelman's Princeton has exaggeratedly high injury risks for his players, but as long as the players stay healthy, they are really strong.

There is one less 10+ winning streak team, but the fans are even more excited - the remaining two 10+ winning streak teams, the Clippers with 15 consecutive wins, the Lakers with 12 consecutive wins...

The Los Angeles Derby is played out in another way!
In the world of basketball these days, what could be more exciting for fans than the showdown between the Clippers and the Lakers?The God of Basketball once again visits the United Center, let’s just count him as one...

On March 3, the Clippers came to the United Center to challenge the Bulls away from home.

Tonight, Jordan took the initiative to start the game. Gerald Wallace and Matt Halprin rushed to make way. Jordan chose to replace Gerald Wallace to form their strongest five-man team.

When Gerald Wallace and Matt Halprin were injured, Gentry was unwilling to let Jordan start, but he took the initiative to start tonight... After Gentry agreed, he chatted with Li Ao, Both of them were sure that Jordan regarded this game as the last time he returned to his old home court to play.

Both of them felt melancholy. This emotion was either due to the lack of such a strong substitute and the decline in team strength, or simply because a player (teammate) was about to leave the game.

Having won the championship together, the two now not only regard Jordan as a leg, but just as Jordan recognized their teammates, they also regard Jordan as a very important part of their basketball career.

After feeling melancholy for a while, Li Ao gathered his emotions. He knew that he had to adapt to this kind of thing. His age meant that he would have to see many of his close teammates leave the field one by one.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

Under the leadership of Li Ao, the first goal of several Clippers ball-handling players is to give the damn ball to Jordan!

Jordan was not polite either. He showed no mercy to his old club and struck hard!

Stackhouse, who became the darling of Bulls fans last season but is now criticized and reviled, fought hard against his senior brother.

Under the leadership of Stackhouse, the Bulls and Clippers played back and forth in the first half. They fell behind by 27 points 31-4 in the first quarter and pulled back two points 30-28 in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, the Clippers relied on defense to gain an advantage, 22-17 in a single quarter, widening the point difference to 7 points.

But Stackhouse did not give up. He led the team against the trend in the final quarter and had a back-and-forth battle with the Clippers!
Jordan was extremely excited about this. In the third quarter, his scoring had dropped due to physical problems. In the last quarter, he scored consecutive goals despite being obviously exhausted, scoring 13 points in a single quarter!
Stackhouse fought hard and played 44 minutes. He made 27 of 14 shots, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, plus 12 of 10 free throws. He scored 41 points, which was a new record since he came to the Bulls. A new single-game scoring high.

However, the senior brother opposite...

16 points in the first quarter, 15 points in the second quarter, 9 points in the third quarter, and 13 points in the final quarter... He played 38 minutes and made 38 of 21 shots, including 3 of 2 three-pointers, plus 10 of 9 free throws...

Jordan scored 53 points and led the Clippers to a 103-97 victory over his old club and a 16th consecutive victory!

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao listened to the roaring cheers of the fans and looked at Jordan on the court. He finally understood why O'Neal's expression on the sidelines was so broken when Kobe scored 60 points in his retirement game.

So shocking! The 40-year-old man slashed 50+!

(End of this chapter)