Standing pretty old

Chapter 859 Unstoppable, 23 consecutive victories
Not long after the halfway point of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers, who won 40 wins early, are undoubtedly qualified to face the Phoenix Suns with a winning percentage of less than 50% with a relaxed attitude.

The Clippers joked on the flight to Phoenix, discussing whether the Suns could continue at home to stop Los Angeles from losing every 11 games.After all, before this, the Clippers had lost their 11th, 22nd, and 33rd regular season games of the season.

What the Clippers didn't expect was that in Phoenix, they really encountered unprecedented difficulties.

Paul continued to be absent due to injury. Dragic, who was suppressed by CP3 in the last match, found his hand in this game. Both Thomas Jr. and Billups were all blown away by the claw machine.

With Paul injured recently, Kawhi Leonard, who has gradually become the team's second scoring point, also performed poorly tonight. The guy who defends him is a guy named PJ Tucker.

Jordan was blown up again, this time it was the Polish hammer Gortat who was responsible for getting him.

At the end of halftime, since the Los Angeles Clippers in the away game fell behind by as much as 15 points, Ruan Erniu yelled at his teammates in the locker room.

Especially Jordan, the playing time of Uncle Huang this season has hit a new low outside of the rookie season.

Jordan, who is not in the contract year, lacks fighting spirit, and it's okay if his offense doesn't improve. He can't even protect his rebounds well, which has become a cancer for the team.

"I don't expect you to score 20+ points in a game, but if you can't even guarantee 10+ rebounds, I will definitely let you stay by the water cooler forever." Ruan Erniu warned mercilessly.

In the second half, the Clippers began to exert force on both ends of the offense and defense, especially Chris Anderson, who came off the bench. He first controlled Gortat, who performed well in the first half, on the defensive end, and then received consecutive Er Niu's alley-oop hit the Suns hard on the head.

Ruan Erniu played the role of savior in daily life, scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a single quarter.

It is true that the ball is concentrated in the second player, but the terrifying efficiency really makes people speechless.

This season, Ruan Erniu has largely changed the style of play in which one player dominated the highest possession of the ball last season. That is because Kawhi and the little assassin have grown up and need more possession of the ball to release their talents.

The Clippers are a team that strives to pursue the dynasty, so all these changes, even the initiative of Er Niu, are also a matter of course.

But change does not mean a decline in one's own level. Once the team falls into unsolvable troubles, the Bulls can still stand up alone and rely on their super personal ability to solve the problem.

After three quarters, the Clippers have evened the point difference. In the last quarter, Ray Allen and Ruan Erniu stepped forward to take over the game.

Thomas rotated in the final quarter and found Ray Allen consecutively after breaking through. The latter hit a three-pointer efficiently and opened up the score in a wave.

In the mid-to-late contest of the last quarter, Ruan Erniu fully demonstrated his big heart. Facing the climax of the counterattack led by the team led by Zhuoji, Erniu used consecutive precise 15-foot shots to completely end the game.

At the press conference after the game, Ruan Erniu spread his hands and said: "This is a difficult game, we didn't play well, and there is actually a lot of luck in winning.

In any case, we have won the first 11 consecutive victories of the new season, and I hope this streak can continue for a little longer. "

After the game against the Suns, Er Niu also invited Jordan to a meal and analyzed his career.

"How do you see your future?" Er Niu asked during the dinner.

Little Jordan thought for a long time, pouted and said, "I want to pursue the next big contract!"

Ruan Erniu applauded: "Not bad goal, but do you know how you should achieve this goal?"

Jordan said, "Guard the rim?"

Er Niu shook his head and said: "It's not enough. If you still want a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, you must at least ensure that you average 10+10 per game. In fact, this is what the team expects from you."

Goals are one of the foundations of success, especially for the confused little Jordan.

The performance in the finals directly made this center with an annual salary of tens of millions no one in the free market this summer.

Especially for the Houston Rockets, Morey also proposed the idea of ​​trading for Jordan last season, but when the trading market opened, the general manager of the Rockets chose to poach Yi Jianlian without hesitation.

From last season when the Golden State Warriors directly offered an annual salary of tens of millions in the free market, to the fact that no one cares about the trading market this summer. As a player with a championship ring bonus, Jordan’s value has not risen but has fallen. He has indeed reached the time to sum up .

"So, will you block people for me and get my rebounding numbers in double figures?"

Just when Er Niu thought that he had made little Qiaodan enlightened, this guy unexpectedly popped out such a sentence.

Er Niu said bluntly: "Sorry, you have to get that damn rebound yourself!"

The scoring can't be in double figures for the time being, and it can also be attributed to the lack of offensive talent, and the rebounding can't be in double figures. It's purely a matter of Jordan's personal attitude.

If he continues like this, the Clippers may really have to cut his price.

After some reminders to Jordan, Er Niu continued to lead the team to the next away game. Their opponent is the Portland Trail Blazers. In the next back-to-back, the Clippers will return to the home court. The opponent is still the Trail Blazers .

The Portlanders have played against the Clippers three times this season, and the result is a winless game, 3:0 behind their opponents.

Roy and Oden left the stage early due to injuries, Lillard is just a rookie who just entered the league, and Aldridge has always taken advantage of the two bulls, so the results of the game are naturally not difficult to see.

After the Clippers defeated the Suns and won 11 consecutive victories, they did not stop their winning streak, but after defeating the Trail Blazers at home, the next devil's schedule also made the Clippers fans sweat for the home team.

Because they will usher in the most difficult period of the 12-13 season-eight consecutive away.

Although the overall strength of the eight consecutive opponents is not particularly strong, there are also some tough stubbles such as the Celtics and the Heat.

Moreover, this is still under the circumstances that Paul does not know when he will be able to return.

On January 2012, 1, U.S. time, the Clippers first came to Minnesota to challenge their first opponent, the Timberwolves, in eight consecutive trips.

Kevin Love was also absent due to injury, and the Timberwolves who lost the Wolf King did not cause too much trouble for the Clippers.

The Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio, who is already in the second grade, still has poor shooting standards, and his three-point shooting percentage is even lower than last season.

People often say that as long as someone can practice shooting, he will definitely become a superstar. The problem is that most people can't practice shooting.

Others say that the road sign will be the next C, which is even more nonsense.

身处08-09、09-10赛季的巅峰朗多的投篮命中率可是高达50%的控卫，尽管很多投篮都是上篮，即使赛季场均得分最高也不过13.7分，但这个得分效率明显和路标不是一档。

The only thing that really makes the road sign and the C multi-comparison is the defense.

Whether it is defensive efficiency or personal steal data, Road Sign can be on the list. This is the real reason why he can survive in the league.

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Clippers went directly to the flight abroad, because their next opponent was the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors are still Rudy Gay's team at this time. It needs to be pointed out that Kyle Lowry, who has accumulated a lot of money in the future, is not doing well at this time.

In the first season of joining the Raptors, Xiaogangpao's average data and shooting rights have declined.

That is to say, in the East, if it is in the West, the Raptors, who only won 16 wins after half of the season, are probably already considering the issue of poor performance.

Er Niu played against Amir Johnson with ease. On the basis of scoring 30+ triple-doubles in three quarters, he went straight to get off work. Kawaii led the team to reap the game. He also played 25+5+5 in this game.

After the game against the Raptors, the Clippers continued their road trip, this time their opponent was the Boston Celtics on the east coast.

The TD North Shore Garden Arena is not an easy bone to gnaw, and the two teams fought all the way to the end.

At the last moment, the score between the two teams was tied, and Isaiah Thomas showed his big heart. When he had a chance to pass to Kraft Nguyen in the high position, he suddenly faced Rondo's defense and it was a kick.

"brush!"

With this goal, the Clippers took a 3-point lead, and then Pierce missed a long shot under the interference of Kawhi, and the game ended.

106:109, the Clippers won with great difficulty, but they still won both games, thus completing the season sweep of the Green Kai.

In this game, Jordan's performance was eye-catching. In the confrontation with Green Kai center Brandon Bass, he finally showed his dominance. Won the 12+12 Bass.

Interestingly, this guy named Brandon Bass and Draymond Green of the Clippers also bumped into each other.

Well, Bass is already a veteran who has played for 8 seasons, and it should be Green who bumped into him.

After defeating Green Kai, the Clippers have raised their winning streak to 16 games. Even though there are still several consecutive away games to play, Clippers fans are still optimistic about the future of the team.

After that, playing against the Wizards back-to-back was very difficult.Fortunately, Ruan Erniu stood up again at the end of the quarter to save the team. A wave of three-point rain counterattacked the opponent and helped the team win 17 consecutive victories.

Gaining valuable respite time, the Clippers went to Orlando after a day's rest to play against the Magic.

Don't look at Nikola Vucevic scoring 15+14, but Uncle Huang's performance must not be inferior. He scored 13+14 in this game, although the score was slightly lost to Vucevic, But the scoring efficiency is even higher than that of the opponent.

Er Niu's conversation was not in vain. Once Jordan has a clear goal, he can still contribute to the team on the defensive end.

After another day of rest in Orlando, the Clippers will fly to the South Coast.

Yes, their next opponent is the Miami Heat.

Paul also returned to the starting lineup tonight. He could have rested in Los Angeles for two more days, but Paul, who has a strong desire to win, is still eager to come back early.

Well, winning is not terrible, it is embarrassing to be short of someone.

Or it can be said that Thomas Jr. is still a player with great potential to become a starter, and the trident composed of him, Er Niu and Kawhi is also quite powerful.

Therefore, even if Paul returns to the line of fire, Er Niu resolutely decided to temporarily put CP3 on the bench when facing the Heat.

In a word, the 18-game winning streak of the Clippers has this confidence.

The Clippers made up the lineup, but the Heat's lineup in this game was not neat. Bosh was absent due to injury and did not get a chance to play.

Jordan once again got a chance to prove himself.

In this game, Uncle Huang, who was jointly fed by the girl-picking group, scored a double-double of 17+11, completely blowing out the opposing Haslem, and did all this in only 24 minutes of playing time.

It's not that Thibodeau didn't let him play, but that the Heat adopted a foul tactic, but they used the inverted toilet, and Jordan, who had hit 6% of his free throws, missed many free throws tonight.

In order for the team to win smoothly, Jordan, who was in a good offensive state, had to be replaced in advance.

Er Niu beat James again in the matchup. With 37 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists, they defeated James who scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Still the same sentence, it's not that James' performance is not good, it is that the performance of the bull is too strong.

James is already considering career planning after the contract expires.

他虽然在10-11赛季和热火签下了6年1.1亿的合同，但是在2014年之后，却有跳出合同的球员选项。

If the Clippers cannot be defeated in the next two years, James will definitely find another way out.

It is indeed the most righteous choice to form another Big Three to fight against the evil Chinese people, but if you really can't win, commit yourself to the darkness and get a guarantee ring first, it may not be an option that can be considered.

In any case, the Clippers won 19 straight and ended the Heat's three-game winning streak.

Ruan Erniu would not have imagined how important this victory would be for him to compete for the MVP, because just after this game, the Heat took advantage of the trend to win a wave of 23 consecutive victories.

If the Clippers do not win this game, the Heat, which has won 27 consecutive victories this season, will undoubtedly provide considerable help and support for LeBron James to compete for the MVP.

One goes up and the other goes up, the Clippers have become a general trend, and the Knicks and the 76ers are the only two opponents left for the eighth consecutive guest.

The Knicks didn't want to admit defeat in Madison Garden, but Jason Kidd was old and was completely overwhelmed by Paul who returned to the starting lineup, and Carmelo Anthony also performed very mediocre under Kawhi's defense.

The Clippers easily defeated the Knicks and won 20 consecutive victories. Their eight-game winning streak left only the last game, back-to-back against the 76ers.

In a game without any suspense, facing a group of 76ers players whose names they couldn't even name, the Girl Picking Group clocked out of get off work in three quarters, ending the Devil's road trip with ease and joy.

While winning 8 consecutive away games, the Clippers also extended their winning streak this season to 21 games.

The All-Star game is approaching, and Ruan Erniu and Paul won the starting All-Star seats without any surprise.

It is worth celebrating that Kawhi, who averaged 15+6+3 per game, also won an All-Star substitute position.

The Clippers have a convincing record, and they didn't mean to relax before the All-Stars.

The home game against the Rockets and the away game against the Lakers are on the surface a host and an away game, but in fact they are all in Los Angeles, especially the game against the Lakers. This is already the third time the two teams have played against each other this season.

The result is still the same. This time the Clippers slaughtered their opponents in the same city with a score of 101:135, thus proving their status as the leader of Los Angeles.

According to the Lakers player, who did not want to be named, Coe and Sparks had an altercation after the game.

In the off-season, Nash, who is participating in football activities, confirmed this rumor in his speech.

As a result, everyone knows that Howard, who only played with the Lakers for one season, went to a city where he felt more comfortable in the new season.

The All-Star Game is about to begin, and the Los Angeles Clippers have won 23 consecutive victories!

　Thanks to book friends Wallish, Yingfeng Piaoyu, and Ximen Dazishui for their rewards!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)