Standing pretty old

Chapter 821 Opportunity Chicken Soup Poisonous Chicken Soup

After the game, the Clippers flew to Cleveland immediately, and then sent the injured to a local hospital for further examination and diagnosis.

After the game, the Clippers flew to Cleveland immediately, and then sent the injured to a local hospital for further examination and diagnosis.

"It's a pity, it looks like I won't be able to return to the court this season!" Chauncey Billups just got the MRI results from the doctor.

The left Achilles tendon is torn and will be absent from the game for at least 8 months, which also means that FMVP has announced that he will be reimbursed for the season.

Those who came to visit him included Ruan Erniu, Paul and Tom Thibodeau.

Er Niu explained: "Don't worry, just leave it to us, you will always be with us."

To be honest, Erniu is very grateful for the arrival of Billups. It is an extremely lucky thing to be able to win the former FMVP with 200 million yuan, and Paul's face must be counted here.

After coming to the Clippers, Billups' help to the team's locker room is also obvious to all. He and Battier, two veterans, stabilized the atmosphere in the locker room together.

In the open and secret battle between Erniu and Paul, the fireplace did not favor any side, showing enough veteran demeanor, even if Erniu insisted on moving him to the substitute position, Billups did not complain too much.

For the overall benefit of the team, the veteran did make a lot of sacrifices.

If he wants, he can definitely win a full mid-level salary, or even a maximum salary, and play a leadership role in a weaker team.

The impact of Billups' reimbursement due to injury is too great for the Clippers. What they lost is not just a player who can average 12+5 per game on the bench.

What's more terrible is that for a team aspiring to win the championship, the loss of the team's sixth man will cast an indelible shadow on their championship journey.

Er Niu and others returned to the hotel where they were staying, and immediately held an emergency internal meeting after notifying the team that Billups was reimbursed due to injury.

"We temporarily lost Mr. Big Heart. The problem now is how to maintain the team's winning atmosphere." Ruan Erniu crossed his fingers and dragged his chin.

Paul nodded and said: "This is indeed a top priority, but it is useless to just say it. We must express our tenacious attitude in the game. These six consecutive away games are both challenges and opportunities for us."

Steve Kerr reminded: "Don't forget, after the All-Star Game, we still have six consecutive away games to play. This is not a time for emotional competition. Our ultimate goal is the championship."

Cole's meaning is obvious, when the water should be released, the water should be released.

Tom Thibodeau immediately retorted: "But who knows if once the gas is blown, it can be regrouped in the following games.

We are not the Spurs. After all, the Clippers' current lineup was just formed this season. The change of mentality after losing is something we cannot predict. "

Tyronn Lue also said: "I agree with Tom, we should not give up easily, especially when Chauncey is injured."

……

After discussing for a while, everyone finally decided to continue the match-by-match according to the normal plan, but the person who really put forward constructive suggestions was the only woman present.

Natalie Nakase said: "Since we have a general plan for the future games, shouldn't we find a replacement for Mr. Big Heart in the free market or somewhere else?"

As soon as these words came out, several people present had the feeling of clearing the clouds and seeing the fog. One person was short of wit and two were good at it. When everyone focused on how to maintain the team's combat effectiveness, Nakase directly focused on Reinforcement.

Ruan Erniu nodded and said, "You can also try to trade, but it's not easy to find a suitable target. Natalie, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Natalie Nakase shook her head and said, "Not yet, but..."

Nakase then gave another pertinent opinion: "Should we also give Thomas more opportunities, when there is no suitable candidate for the time being!"

Paul agreed: "It's a good idea, and I also think Isaiah should be given a chance."

……

Opportunities will always be reserved for those who are prepared. For the Clippers, losing Billups is undoubtedly a major loss, but for Isaiah Thomas, this is his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Clippers have not ushered in a new No. [-] reinforcement for the time being, but an inside player has joined, and he is Kenyon Martin.

In order to prove his worth, Neil O'Heir finally did something reliable.

After discussing with Er Niu on the phone, he directly waived Ryan Gomez, who was barely able to play, and this guy still has a contract of 400 million yuan next year.

Laying him off meant that Sterling was about to bleed again, but Sterling, who had paid the luxury tax, finally chose to approve.

Subsequently, Martin, who had just returned to the United States from the Chinese CBA, completed a one-year 200 million-meter contract with the Clippers. He became the Clippers' inside substitute and helped the team increase their defensive strength.

Speaking of Martin, what I have to say is the group of NBA players who went to the CBA to pan for gold during the NBA lockout period.

You know, people such as Wilson Chandler and JR Smith are still playing in the CBA.

At the beginning of this season, due to the continuous suspension of the NBA, a large number of NBA foreign players poured into the CBA.

In order to prevent these big-name players from breaking their contracts and returning to China after the NBA lockout, the China Basketball Association rigidly requires NBA players to sign a "guarantee" if they want to join the CBA.

And it is clearly stipulated that if a foreign player leaves midway, the club must apply to the Basketball Association, and the foreign player must write a letter of commitment to ensure that they will not play in other leagues, otherwise they will not issue a letter of clarification to the foreign player who left.

And Martin's "fleeing" made the "guarantee" that the Chinese Basketball Association forced foreign players to sign at the beginning of this season to prevent big-name foreign players from running away in the middle of the season became a dead letter.

What's more interesting is that according to the person in charge of the competition department of the China Basketball Association, when FIBA ​​sent a consultation letter to the China Basketball Association on the amnesty of Martin at the end of last month, no one received it due to the Spring Festival holiday...

Since the Xinjiang Provincial Team has already announced the layoff of Martin, the blame for Martin's successful escape will naturally be on the Basketball Association's head.

Of course, since Martin came to the Clippers, some Chinese media naturally brought up the story between Erniu and the Basketball Association to stir up some excitement.

In fact, Ruan Erniu himself did not contribute to Martin's departure from the CBA.

Martin completed the signing and physical examination on February 2, and then rushed to Cleveland to join the team.

Yi Jianlian expressed his doubts about the arrival of Kenyon Martin, but Er Niu calmly persuaded him: "Reggie Evans should be worried, Martin has no range, he will be replaced by A Vince's playing time."

In fact, Er Niu's heart at this time is quite contemptuous of Alian. Martin can only work under the basket. He certainly has an advantage on the defensive end, but if no one feeds him on the offensive end, he is worthless at all.

After all, Allen's mentality in the NBA is still not peaceful enough.

On February 2012, 2, US time, the Clippers came to the Cleveland Quicken Loans Center, and they will face an unrecognizable Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is:

C Andrea Varejao

PF Antoine Jamison

SF Omi Casspi

SG Daniel Gibson

PG Ramon Sessions

Kelly Irving was absent due to injury, and the only appearance the Cavaliers could make was absent, which is good news for the Clippers who came from afar.

In fact, the Cavaliers are also the easiest team to deal with among the Clippers' six-game streak.But the progress of the game was not as easy as the Clippers imagined.

In the first quarter of the game, Erniu and Redick teamed up to help the team quickly gain the lead, but the Cavaliers could only rely on Jamison's long-range shots to maintain the score.

Jamison tried his best tonight. Facing Kraft Nguyen's defense, he made 6 of 4 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 11 points and 3 rebounds , The performance of 2 assists.

At 28:19, the Clippers had a 9-point advantage in the first quarter.

However, in the second quarter of the game, the situation changed suddenly, and the Clippers collectively fell into a strange scoring drought, and began to strike repeatedly unreasonably. The Cavaliers did increase their defensive strength, but the Clippers' own low shooting rate was also puzzling.

At 16:21, after an ugly defensive battle, the Cavaliers recovered 5 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the half game, at 44:40, the Clippers in the away game still led by 4 points.

In the third quarter of the game, the Clippers still did not get out of the dilemma of not making shots repeatedly. The two cores of the Clippers, Erniu and Sanpao, once had to rely on free throws to score points.

As for the Cavaliers, there are more blooming points. Ramon Sessions has become the X factor on the court. He scored 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, helping the team win by 24 points in a single quarter again with 30:6. .

At 68:70, the first three quarters ended, and the Cavaliers at home miraculously reversed the game with a 2-point advantage. This team, which was clearly going to fight for the next No. [-] pick, successfully suppressed the Clippers, who were the favorites to win the championship.

The reason why the Cavaliers were able to reverse the game in the first three quarters, in the final analysis, was that the Clippers had problems with their physical fitness and mentality.

Continuous away games, coupled with Billups' injury, have made this team have doubts about its prospects.

Cleveland has nothing to lose anyway, on the contrary, it is more open-minded in mentality.

In the final quarter of the game that determines the outcome, the Cavaliers continued their tactics of more flowering. Jamison, Gibson, and Sessions almost became the Big Three of the Cavaliers tonight.

The three scored 22 points in the final quarter, once helping the team widen the score gap to nearly double digits.

At the critical moment, Ruan Erniu and Isaiah Thomas stood up together.

Paul's performance in this game was really bad. In the last 5 minutes, Tom Thibodeau simply hid three shots, so the little assassin, who had never had a chance to play, ushered in a milestone in his career.

He first scored two consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, and then played a wonderful pick-and-roll cooperation with Er Niu, helping the Chinese to bomb the Cavaliers basket successfully many times.

在比赛还剩最后40秒时，快船正好在之前打出了一波12:2，让两队的当晚总比分来到了97:97。

In the Cavaliers' offensive round, Daniel Gibson made a successful foul and made two free throws, 97:99, with only the last 18 seconds left.

When everyone focused on Ruan Erniu, Isaiah Thomas made a shot from outside the three-point line, facing Sessions' defense, and fell back with difficulty...

"brush!"

Thomas hit the final shot, with the last 2 seconds left, the Cavaliers requested a timeout.

The Cavaliers arranged tactics in an attempt to use Jamison's counter-running to open the gap to hit a counter lore, but Ruan Erniu successfully judged the ball path at the last moment and sent a decisive block.

"beep!"

At the end of the game, at 100:99, the Clippers miraculously won tonight's game. After trailing by 11 points in the final quarter, they finally reversed their opponents again and won this game that should have been easily handled.

Isaiah Thomas made 11 of 8 shots tonight, including 3 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 21 points and 6 assists efficiently. He was the biggest contributor to the Clippers' win tonight.

At the press conference after the game, Ruan Erniu said: "Chauncey's season reimbursement has a great impact on us, but Isaiah stood up tonight. We are an excellent team. I believe we can Face any troubles and overcome them bravely."

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

The original author of the above bowl of chicken soup is Nietzsche.

In the subsequent games, the Clippers defeated the 76ers and Bobcats in a row. Iguodala is indeed not a good leader, and Kemba Walker is still too young.

Just as the Clippers will fly to Dallas, preparing for their last away game with six consecutive guests.

A sad news came that a celebrity passed away. Her name was Whitney Houston. Anyone who knew a little about the American music circle knew how great she was.

"I-Will-Always-Love-You" still holds the record for the most weeks at No. 14 on the Billboard Singles Chart ([-] weeks).

On February 2012, 2, Houston died unexpectedly at the age of 11 due to a drug overdose at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, which caused a heart attack and slipped into the bathtub and drowned.

In terms of the difficulty of singing popular songs alone, there are two female singers in the United States who have to be mentioned. According to a certain bowl of poisonous chicken soup-"Some people are born in Rome", this is undoubtedly aimed at Mariah Kelly and Hui Turney Houston.

Many of the former's songs are known for their difficulty, while the latter is known for its heavenly platinum voice.

It's a pity that Huston met with unkind people, and her beautiful voice was ruined by drugs in her later years. In fact, her death is also inseparable from drugs.

Since then, there have been no live LIVEs in Houston in the American music world, only Sister Niu (Mariah Kelly) came out from time to time and shouted: "I don't know her!"

Cherish life and stay away from drugs, this is Whitney Houston's last advice to the world.

The dead are dead, and the living must move on.

On February 2012, 2, American time, the Clippers ushered in their last opponent in six consecutive games-the Dallas Mavericks.

Er Niu played against Nowitzki, and with a more stable shooting percentage, helped win the game.

In this way, the Clippers withstood the blow of losing Billups and returned to Los Angeles with a perfect record of six consecutive away games.

The Clippers had a record of 23 wins and 3 losses at this time, and with this record, they surpassed the Chicago Bulls with a current record of 23 wins and 7 losses, and successfully reached the top of the league.

(End of this chapter)