Standing pretty old

Chapter 833 The eldest son is born, go to the city first

Four days after the due date, Er Niu's eldest son quietly came to the world.

Since the eldest nephew's name is Ruan Shangwen, Er Niu decided to call his eldest son Ruan Chongwu, and his English name is Philip Ruan, or Lip for short.

The little guy's face is not as square as Erniu's, but closer to Dr. Han's oval face. The son looks like his mother, so Erniu decided to call him Tangyuan.

Ruan Daniu specially flew back to Los Angeles from China. Of course, he was not the first one to arrive.

After finishing the regular season, Westbrook insisted on asking for leave despite the objections of the team management, and flew to Los Angeles with his girlfriend Nina to visit Erniu's family.

In his words, he must become the godfather of Er Niu's son.

"So when are you and Nina going to get married?" Er Niu asked.

"Sooner or later, but I should be the one to ask you this question. Didn't you propose to Mary?" Westbrook asked back.

"Well, she directly dispelled my idea. She said that the relationship between a man and a woman does not need to be measured by a piece of paper." Er Niu waved his hand and said.

Westbrook just played recklessly, but off the court he is a delicate person. He poked Er Niu and said, "Haven't you broken up with your female star? By the way, what's her name?"

Er Niu shook his head helplessly and said, "Jennifer Lawrence, last year's Oscar nominee for Best Actress, the heroine of "The Hunger Games" which was just released last month."

Wei Shao said with a little admiration: "How did you handle two women by yourself? They know each other's existence, right?"

Er Niu Xin said: "I've already compared guns, how could I not know!"

The people of the Celestial Dynasty said helplessly: "There is no such thing as 'fixing', just walking and watching."

The two friends did not talk about the upcoming NBA playoffs from the beginning to the end. In fact, they were all struggling in their hearts, and wanted to have a real contest with each other on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

The Clippers, who had lost the second bull, had no intention of fighting. They easily lost to the last opponent of the regular season-the New York Knicks in the away game.

Jeremy Lin's reimbursement for the season also brought the Knicks back to the era of Carmelo Anthony.

In fact, since Melon returned to the starting lineup, Jeremy's position has become embarrassing. With D'Antoni fired, the Knicks decided to let Doug Rivers serve as the team's head coach.

Rivers is not a coach who focuses on point guard tactics. He is better at emphasizing defense and cooking chicken soup.

Whether the Knicks can make a difference in the playoffs depends entirely on whether Anthony and Stoudemire, who have been injured continuously this season, can stand up to solve the battle.

Again, these two guys are not so reassuring on the defensive end. It is not an easy task to beat opponents to death with offense in the playoffs.

Looking back to the West, with the Clippers losing to the Knicks, their regular season record in the 11-12 season was finally announced, 56 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference without any suspense, and also first in the league.

If this record is converted to an ordinary season, the Clippers' record can also reach 69 wins, and in terms of difficulty, the devil's schedule of the shrinking season is obviously more difficult than the ordinary season.

The 2-8 places in the West are the Spurs, Thunder, Lakers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Jazz.

According to the playoff group arrangement:
Upper West Division:
Clippers VS Jazz, Lakers VS Grizzlies
Western lower half:
Spurs VS Mavericks, Thunder VS Nuggets
The 1-8 places in the East are: Bulls, Heat, Pacers, Celtics, Eagles, Magic, Knicks, and 76ers.

Also according to the grouping arrangement of the playoffs:

Eastern half:
Bulls VS 76ers, Celtics VS Eagles
Eastern lower half:
Heat VS Knicks, Pacers VS Magic
No wonder experts are not optimistic that the Knicks can take a step closer. Jeremy Lin's reimbursement is only one aspect. In the first round against the Heat with the Big Three, the Knicks don't seem to have the luck to continue going.

The regular season record has been determined, and the playoff groups have also been listed, so it is natural to summarize the various regular season data lists for the 11-12 season.

On the scoring list, Ruan Erniu, who averaged 43.5 points per game, is naturally the well-deserved scoring leader.

The second-ranked Kevin Durant only averaged 28 points per game. Regardless of whether the season is shortened or not, the scoring data of the two bulls are real.

This is also the second player in the NBA who averaged 40+ points per game in the regular season after Chamberlain.

Phil Jackson once said that under the HAND-CHECK rule, Jordan can average 40 points per game, but this is also the statement of KFC, and no one can prove this.

But in the 11-12 season, when the Clippers lacked offensive firepower, Ruan Erniu used his actual actions to prove that even under the first rule, it is indeed possible for him to accomplish such a feat.

And Kraft Nguyen's super performance of scoring 10+ points in 50 consecutive games is also unprecedented in NBA history, and it is even difficult for someone to perform gorgeously.

Even Chamberlain, who has won 7 consecutive games of 50+, was left far behind by Er Niu.

In terms of scoring ability, even in the long history of the NBA, Er Niu is a player who can support the scene.

In fact, what the Chinese dominate is not only the scoring list, but also the rebounding list that he has never lost after entering the league, except for reimbursement for the season.

Due to changing his position on the court and increasing the proportion of scoring, Er Niu averaged 18.8 rebounds per game, which has become a new low in his career.

But even so, he is still more than one grade higher than Dwight Howard, who ranks second on the rebounding list and averaged 14.5 rebounds per game.

Again, in terms of rebounding, Er Niu has always been unique.

On the assist list, Rajon Rondo was overtaken by Paul at the last moment, and CP3 successfully surpassed Rondo, who averaged 12.1 times per game, with 11.7 times per game.

Sanpao should thank his good partner Er Niu. If it weren’t for the most stable pick-and-roll cooperation by the Celestials, it helped Paul average at least 2-3 more assists per game. Paul would never be able to reverse Rondo and get on the assist again. King's throne.

Some things have always complemented each other. Without Karl Malone, John Stockton's nine-game assists leader would not have fallen from the sky.

As the combination of picking up girls continues to deepen, it is foreseeable that Sanpao will inevitably become the most favorable contender for the league's assist king in the next few seasons.

In the block list, even though Er Niu's average blocked shots reached a career high of 3.5 times, he still lost to Ibaka, who averaged 3.7 times per game.

28 cards are limited on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he is indeed entering the peak of his career.

On the steals list, Paul reached the top again with an average of 2.5 times per game, but what is unexpected is that the second place in the steals list is also Kraft Nguyen from the Clippers.

That's right, quietly, the Celestials' steal data has also reached a career-high average of 2.4 times per game.

Since Paul missed several games midway due to a wrist injury, Er Niu had more steals than San Cannon in total.

Perhaps Er Niu's scoring ability is so dazzling that people ignore the strength of the three-time D-POY on the defensive end.

If it wasn't for Huo Huo who took advantage of Er Niu's reimbursement due to injury to win the D-POY, maybe he would miss this award for the rest of his life.

The NBA executives are also having a headache. With the data won by the Chinese, the MVP of the 11-12 season will definitely not go to other players, but it is obviously not what the management wants to see for the Chinese to win the MVP+D-POY again.

Especially for the award for the best defense, the Celestials have completed an unprecedented three consecutive D-POY, and if this award is awarded to the Celestials, what should other NBA players do?
The problem is that Er Niu's defensive data is too good, and it is really difficult to convince the public to forcefully send D-POY to others.

The statistics were announced at the first time. Compared with the various awards that will be issued later, these statistics are the least likely to cause controversy. After all, the statistics are made by the player himself, which is more convincing.

The curtain of the playoffs gradually opened. On April 4, US time, the second day after Ruan Chongwu was born, the Clippers ushered in a challenge from the Utah Jazz at their home stadium, the Staples Center.

The Jazz's starting lineup for tonight is:
C Al Jefferson

PF Paul Millsap
SF Josh Howard

SG Gordon Hayward

PG Devin Harris

The Clippers' starting five are:
C DeAndre Jordan
PF Ruan Erniu

SF Kawhi Leonard

SG JJ* Reddick

PG Chris Paul
After repeated discussions with the teaching assistant Tiantuan, Erniu finally decided to put Kawaii in the starting position.

For the first-year rookie, this is undoubtedly a valuable experience in the playoffs.

But once they encounter an opponent who needs to die, the Clippers' coaching staff is still more inclined to let Kawhi appear in the team's lineup as a false starter.

Objectively speaking, when it comes to desperate times, Sean Battier is still more reliable than the current youth with facial paralysis.

With the referee tossing the ball high, Jordan beat Jefferson in the jump ball, Kawhi got the basketball, and then passed it to Paul, who pushed the ball forward.

Er Niu immediately beckoned for the ball from a low position. Paul made a fake pass and passed the ball.

Back up!

Erniu easily opened up the space, while Millsap retreated again and again in the confrontation.

With a 12-foot step-back jumper, Er Niu scored the first point for the Clippers in their first playoff game with a Golden Rooster stand-alone mid-range shot.

On the offensive end of the Jazz, under Paul's defense, Harris struggled to send the ball to the high-post Jefferson.

Jefferson's defense against Jordan was a mid-range shot.

"brush!"

A hit in the mid-range shot and a tie!
It should be said that Jefferson is the only position where the Jazz can be called a strong point when they are playing against the Clippers.

Jordan's defense has indeed improved significantly, but it is not realistic to expect him to completely lock Jefferson.

Erniu still has to focus on Millsap, who has long-range shooting ability. It is actually very difficult to count on Barbarian Bull to support Uncle Huang.

Therefore, the Clippers prepared for the worst long before the start of the game, and they were not prepared to double-team Jefferson.

Although the latter has the possibility of scoring high scores, it is also unrealistic to expect Jefferson to help the Jazz comeback alone.

Jefferson may be an excellent harvesting support, but it is still difficult for him to become an ADC who can hold the whole game.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Ruan Erniu caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a fake shot, but failed to trick Millsap into flying. However, Baifo dribbled the ball immediately and knocked Millsap to the ground.

Obviously has the power of a top center, but can hold the ball and advance like a backcourt player.

Er Niu strode into the penalty area, and Jefferson's "hanging man" defense failed.

"boom!"

Windmill!
"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded at the same time!

2 points count, plus penalty!
Er Niu used the classic inverted toilet and easily put the ball into the basket.

In the away game, it doesn't matter how loud the boos are, as long as it can improve the shooting rate, any method is worth trying.

If at the beginning of the season, Er Niu used the empty toilet to help Jordan increase his confidence at the free throw line, then after a period of training, Er Niu has truly realized that this is indeed a more suitable free throw method for him.

penalty!

Make it 2+1!

Shortly after the start of the first quarter, the game gradually entered the rhythm of the Clippers' attack.

Jordan did a good job on the defensive end. Although Jefferson made a few mid-range shots, his 7-of-3 shooting percentage was not high, which limited the Jazz's strongest point. The disadvantage is restored.

In the future, Eunuch Hai is just an immature first-year rookie, and Kanter, who is on the bench, has not even adapted to the rhythm of the NBA.

Although Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin led the team to the playoffs, it is far more difficult than he imagined to go further with the current lineup.

At 20:32, the Clippers took a 12-point lead in the first quarter.

Ruan Erniu, who scored 14 points in a single quarter, was strong enough on both ends of the offense and defense. Under his defense, the Jazz's second scoring point, Millsap, made 4 of 0 shots and scored no points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, the Jazz staggered the matchup time between Er Niu and Millsap, and the latter started to run away under the defense of Yi Jianlian.

Millsap first succeeded in beating Allen in a row in the low post, including a 2+1, and then hit two consecutive mid-range shots from the 17-foot position.

If it weren't for the Clippers' Isaiah Thomas and Nick Young who also kept scoring points, maybe the Clippers' lead would be eroded as quickly as possible.

However, all these worries disappeared after the girl-picking combination returned to the field.

In the playoffs, the playing time of the main players will definitely increase. With a stronger and more stable main output, it is still difficult for the Clippers to lose this first-round G1 competition.

45:60, the Clippers extended their lead to 15 points at halftime.

Erniu scored 21 points and 13 rebounds in the double-double in the halftime. During the matchup time, Millsap was completely locked by Erniu, and there was no room for him to play.

In the second half of the game, under the cover of Jefferson and Millsap, Hayward, who is not afraid of tigers, began to hit the basket frequently and won free throws.

It should be said that Eunuch Hai played very smartly. It is undoubtedly a smart way to try to win free throws when the score is behind.

It's a pity that the overall advantage of the Clippers is even stronger. Kawhi is also a rookie, and his performance in the second half is also not lost to Eunuch Hai.

Whether it is a long shot from beyond the three-point line or a quick cut in the defensive counterattack, Leonard has shown good tactical quality and execution ability.

Especially on the defensive end, Kawhi locked up Josh Howard and Alec Burks on the bench successively, and gradually found a clue about Hayward's defense.

With the joint efforts of him, Battier and Paul, the Clippers' perimeter defense was impregnable tonight.

Hai Gonggong won 8 free throws in the half and made all of them, but this still failed to save the team from the final loss.

At 91:126, the Clippers took the lead and won G1 with a huge score advantage.

(End of this chapter)