NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 183: Opening Champagne in Advance (4k)

Seeing the score difference fixed at 21 points at the end of the game, which exceeded Brooks' requirement before the game, Lin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It has been a long time since he played a game that made him so nervous.

The last time was probably when we were about to break through the regular season wins.

He turned around and walked towards the player tunnel.

Durant finished chatting with Paul after the game, trotted over to him, and whispered,
"With so many points won, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Hopefully."

Lin Chuan scratched his head.

The players returned to the locker room, where Brooks was already waiting for them.

No one even dared to breathe.

For a team that had been winning by 20 points, the atmosphere was very strange.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Brooks stood up.

He glanced at everyone and paused for a moment.

These short ten seconds made everyone even more nervous.

A smile suddenly appeared on his serious face, and he said with a smile,
"Alright, you guys, we won by more than 20 points, which is the big win I mentioned before the game. The extra practice after the game is cancelled."

"Okay! Thanks, coach!"

Hearing that Brooks was fulfilling his pre-game promise and not planning to let them practice more, everyone finally felt relieved, and Durant was the first to celebrate with a smile.

"Huh... Now I can go back and rest."

Lin Chuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead caused by the depressing atmosphere just now, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt secretly lucky in his heart.

Fortunately, they were leading by 23 points at the last minute, which allowed Paul to rush to the basket and make a layup to catch up two points.

If there were only 21 points left and Paul had to catch up with two points at the end, they would have to go and practice more after the game.

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"Shit! Did I forget something?!"

After returning home, Lin Chuan suddenly remembered that he still had an important task to complete during the competition!
That's an average of 3 blocks per game!

But in this game, he only got one block!
In this game, Jordan Jr. hardly took any shots, and Griffin always attacked the basket only when he was pulled out.

Paul also took care of most of the offense.

And he was even smarter in this game, not playing the small against the big.

This resulted in him only getting one block in this game.

If I hadn't played well in the last game and got five blocks, and 6 in these two games, I would have had to try my best to make up for the missing blocks later.

Fortunately, this is only the second game.

He only needs to get a total of 6 blocks in the next two games to complete the mission.

Lin Chuan calmed himself down.

When we get to Los Angeles, we need to look for more blocks from the Clippers.

The next day.

The Thunder team set off for Los Angeles.

Arriving at the away game early can help you adjust your condition more quickly.

After a good rest, the group set off again for the Staples Center in Los Angeles in the afternoon.

Before the game, Griffin once again spoke out loudly in response to a reporter's interview:
"We will definitely win this game back at home!"

The reporter continued to ask,

"So what do you predict about your own data? You didn't play well in Oklahoma before. What about when you return to your home court?"

"30 plus 10!"

Griffin used his left hand to make a 3-pointer and his right hand to make a 1-pointer. He scored 30 points and 10 rebounds, and said confidently,

"I'm going to beat them at home in this game! I'm going to beat Lin Chuan and Ibaka! I'm going to make the score 2:2!"

Of course, Griffin's pre-game speech was quickly made into news by reporters and posted on social media.

Among them, many fans sitting at the scene also saw the news.

I saw Griffin's lofty ambitions.

The game had just started and some Clippers fans on the sidelines couldn't help but shout.

"Hey! Griffin! Beat them up!"

"Let Lin Chuan fight back!"

"Just like you said before the game, you can score 30+10!!!"

Those who were cheering were all Clippers fans.

Among them were some fanatical fans who wore Clippers jerseys or even had Clippers logos painted on their faces.

Hearing the cheers of the fans, Lin Chuan looked at Griffin who was running not far away with some surprise.

After being fucked twice, is he still so arrogant?
Then twice I unconsciously felt the emotion of irritation.

Damn it!
Why not make such remarks in the first game!
In this case, maybe the rewards for temporary tasks issued by the system can be even richer! ! !

Just as Lin Chuan was thinking this, he found that Griffin was actually rushing towards him.

Next to him, Ibaka, who was supposed to be on guard, was pulled outside and had no time to return to the inside to provide backup defense.

"Griffin chooses to dunk over Lin Chuan!!!"

At the scene, the Clippers DJ shouted.

Griffin held the ball and took two big steps into the air.

He had already seen Lin Chuan, who was a little slow in reacting.

Previously, he could only block shots by predicting in advance.

But this time, while he was being disturbed by the audience, how could he block himself with his weak bounce!

Griffin suddenly exerted force with his legs and leaped into the air.

This time, he seemed to have seen the scene of Lin Chuan being dunked by him.

The basketball smashed towards the basket with the White Beast's tremendous power, but at the last moment.

The crisp sound of the basket tearing the salad did not reach my ears for a long time.

On Griffin's right side, a hand appeared again in front and below the basketball, firmly absorbing the impact of the basketball.

Holding down by a big hand, the basketball fell down prematurely and only hit the front frame.

Griffin couldn't hold on any longer, and the basketball bounced back and flew straight into the air.

The first block of the game was achieved!
"Griffin was blocked by Lin Chuan again! Damn it!"

Even though it was a live broadcast, the Clippers' DJ couldn't help but swear.

"What's going on! Isn't this a bag that was dunked in!!!"

There were spectators on the sidelines who couldn't see the situation clearly due to their poor position, but they just relied on their trust in Griffin to be sure that he could score a goal, but the result disappointed him.

Griffin, who was pulled back to the ground by gravity, couldn't help but feel confused.

why?
Why was it that with such a good opportunity, he still couldn't successfully dunk over Lin Chuan who was a beat slow to react!
The basketball bounced into the air and fell down, and Durant, who rushed into the inside, easily picked it up with his excellent arm span.

After moving to the frontcourt, Durant faked a shot and then broke through the basket, attracting the help of Jordan Jr. and Griffin, and then passed the ball to Lin Chuan at the last moment.

Lin Chuan finished the game with a layup.

Griffin pretended not to care when Lin Chuan scored over his head, and just took the ball back to the baseline and quickly served the ball.

"I heard you're going to get 30+10 in this game, kid?"

Lin Chuan looked at the embarrassed Griffin and pointed at his jersey.

"You don't think you should get a certain number of points just because you wear a certain number on your jersey."

Griffin didn't expect that he would be defeated in both offense and defense at the beginning of the game, and then he was ridiculed by Lin Chuan in person, and his face turned red and his neck became thick. "Hey! Griffin, go back!!!"

"I can't stand it!!!"

"This is our home ground, why are you pretending!!!"

When the fans on the sidelines saw Lin Chuan trash talking, they immediately became unhappy and encouraged Griffin, while also criticizing Lin Chuan's behavior.

"Fuck, I really don't believe it."

Griffin gritted his teeth and clenched his hands into fists.

No matter what, today we must fulfill our pre-match promises!!!

Mumbling to himself, Griffin slowed down his pace and kept pace with Paul.
"Is there any way I can get more points?"

"Then pull Lin Chuan out. Ibaka and his team can't defend you in the interior alone."

Paul said while dribbling the ball.

"It's settled then, pass the ball to me later!"

After saying that, Griffin quickly ran to the frontcourt and started to get into position.

In the frontcourt, Paul waved to Jordan Jr., signaling him to come forward for screen.

Lin Chuan decisively followed again.

In the last game, he proved with his actions that Paul and the inside pick-and-roll were completely ineffective in front of him.

But since the Clippers are still so stubborn, he will naturally choose to fight.

Jordan Jr. blocked Reggie, and at the same time, Paul immediately started to dribble and break through.

From the left side, along the back of Jordan Jr., Paul dribbled in.

Lin Chuan didn't think much about it and followed Paul's breakthrough.

At the same time, the sound of the floor coming from behind made Lin Chuan realize that not only Paul, but also Jordan Jr. had cut in.

He had to pay more attention to Jordan behind him.

Just as Lin Chuan turned his head, Paul suddenly changed his movements.

He chose not to continue dribbling.

Instead, he suddenly threw the ball diagonally upwards.

And there, is where the basket is!

Before Lin Chuan could make any further move, a white figure jumped up and grabbed the basketball in mid-air.

It's Griffin!
At this time, Ibaka, who was defending him, also reacted. He suddenly exerted force with his legs, and his extremely fast speed allowed him to get into the air before Griffin could dunk and compete with him.

Ibaka raised his hands high, waiting to reach the highest point, and then used his arm span, which was much longer than his opponent's, to push Griffin's ball to the ground.

But this time, just when he thought the ball could be blocked with certainty, Griffin's left hand, his ball-protecting hand, pressed on Ibaka first.

Although his left hand is short, the muscles on it show his immense strength.

He pressed Ibaka down hard, instantly stopping his upward trend.

The next moment, Ibaka jumped back and fell to the ground first.

He looked unwilling, and stretched out his arms as far as he could, still searching for the position of the basketball.

But Griffin's left arm completely interfered with his vision, and he could only fly around randomly in the air.

Trying to press the basketball correctly in the air.

next moment.

"Boom!!!!"

With a violent shaking sound of the basket, the basketball was dunked into the net by Griffin.

"Shet..."

Hearing the loud noise, Ibaka knew that he had been successfully dunked by the power forward who had been blocked by him several times before.

Then, the basketball hit Ibaka's head accurately as it fell, and he couldn't help but feel his brain buzzing.

Ibaka rubbed his head, still a little confused.

But Griffin in front of him had already started to swing his fist with one hand and roared.
"Fuck! I can also dunk on the Thunder's inside players!!!"

"Fuck!!! Awesome!!! White Monster!!!"

"Smash them and dunk them!!!"

The audience on the sidelines immediately became agitated.

Ibaka rubbed the area of ​​his chest that was pressed down.

He was just pressed down by Griffin when he jumped, with quite a bit of force, which caused his pectoralis major to hurt.

However, as the former block king, he has many blocks and naturally has been dunked on quite a few times.

But seeing Griffin showing off in front of him, Ibaka couldn't help but get angry and his head suddenly stopped hurting.

He immediately stepped forward and pressed against Griffin's chest, his expression becoming extremely unfriendly.

Griffin had an extremely arrogant expression and hit Ibaka's forehead with his chin.
"Why, are you dissatisfied?"

Seeing that the situation was about to get serious, the referee immediately stepped forward to pull the two apart, and then gave each of them a T to end the conflict.

"Fuck, he did a sneak dunk and thought he was so awesome."

Ibaka was stopped by Lin Chuan, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction, but for the benefit of the team, he still suppressed his anger.

He honestly let his teammates push him behind him and did not make the conflict worse.

Seeing that Ibaka's emotions had not yet calmed down, Lin Chuan took over his task and went to the baseline to pass the ball to Reggie to start the attack.

Reggie dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Durant. Durant made two consecutive changes of direction to shake off Barnes' defense and shot directly from the three-point line.

Durant, who has plenty of physical strength, always ignores defense when shooting and only relies on his own feel.

Apparently today is not Durant's lucky day.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced out of the basket and Griffin jumped up again to grab the rebound.

"Fuck them!!!"

Seeing Griffin even dribbling the ball to the front court by himself, the fans on the sidelines waved their fists even more excitedly.

"Boom!!!"

The ball was carried to the frontcourt, and Griffin rushed directly into the basket and dunked again while the Thunder were still not in position.

This time, he pressed down Lin Chuan beside him so that he didn't have enough space to exert force, which was equivalent to a half-dunk on Lin Chuan.

Although it wasn't a completely head-on dunk, Griffin couldn't help but feel proud when he saw Lin Chuan being pinned down by him while watching him succeed in the dunk.

The memories of being beaten in the previous rounds were completely gone.

“Awesome!!!”

"This is our star player!!! Well done!"

Seeing Griffin getting more and more powerful in this game, with two consecutive dunks, the atmosphere at the scene was completely ignited.

Even the Clippers' bench on the sidelines started all kinds of funny celebrations, and it seemed like they didn't take them seriously at all.

Brooks prevented the Clippers from taking advantage of the momentum and going on a run to establish a leading advantage in the home atmosphere. He immediately called a timeout, allowing the players to come back to adjust and also to cool down the Clippers' touch.

"That's all. Two shot blockers can't defend me."

When returning to the bench, Griffin finally talked trash to Lin Chuan.

The moment he said it, he felt refreshed.

After being suppressed by Lin Chuan for so long, I can finally make a comeback!

Even just one ball is enough to make him feel refreshed!!!

(End of this chapter)