stadium ambition

Chapter 145

Chapter 145

That night, the Clippers played against the Hornets.

Just in time for Paul to come back from injury for the first game, he stopped Davis from dribbling at the beginning of the game, and then ran down without looking at the long pass, assisted Peja to hit a three-pointer from the corner, turned his head and grabbed a defensive rebound, each Performance is extremely strong.

As a result, the Hornets played super-high offensive efficiency, while the Clippers were affected by back-to-backs. They lacked physical strength at the beginning and entered the state slowly. Fortunately, Su Yang hit consecutive long-range shots at critical moments. After the first quarter, they were only behind by 6 points.

However, after Kaman and Thornton appeared on the field, they seemed to intend to fight for the ball. Several tactical cooperation failed to execute successfully, resulting in a wave of the Clippers. on the bench.

The Clippers managed to stabilize the situation, but due to the disruption of the rotation and the lack of players, the lack of physical strength became more and more obvious in the second half of the third quarter. Only two young guys, Su Yang and Gordon, were able to strengthen the situation. Sudden, but the efficiency is also very low.

The situation of the game has entered a stalemate. The Clippers will lose or not, and the Hornets will win or not.Waiting until the middle of the fourth quarter, Su Yang and Paul played against each other as the bosses of their respective teams.

It's a pity that time passed quickly, and the Clippers finally lost 99 to 108 and suffered a two-game losing streak.

At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked questions about the trade rumors, hoping to explain why Kaman and Camby were specially arranged to appear in that game. Van Gundy said that he just wanted to try the lineup, but he did not expect the media and fans to give extra understanding. The whole thing is a typical person with a lot of popularity, and an unintentional small action is magnified and watched, which is very troublesome.

Su Yang sat next to Van Gundy and was asked the same question, so he chose to skip the answer.

After the press conference, the whole team flew back to Los Angeles overnight and got three days of rest.Van Gundy canceled the regular joint practice, and Su Yang didn't do any extra practice. He just looked through the past videos and prepared to face the powerful enemy of the same city, the Lakers.

The Clippers fans were quite disappointed with the two-game losing streak. This time, they also hated the selfish attitude of Kaman and Thornton. The calls for a trade became more and more intense. .

On the evening of NO.15, Su Yang rushed to the Clippers training base to attend the celebration party held for himself.

Originally, everyone on the team was scheduled to attend, but Kaman and Camby didn't show up. Camby said he had something urgent to deal with, but Kaman couldn't get through the phone. Fortunately, Matt Damon brought Ben Affleck to attend. Let everyone quickly shift their attention.

Su Yang publicly promised that he would stay with the Clippers after the rookie contract ended, and at the same time boasted that he would bring back a championship trophy to the Clippers in at most three years, which directly pushed the atmosphere of the party to the climax, and the two-game losing streak did not seem so dazzling.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Yang saw the media reviewing the game between the Clippers and the Lakers. He believed that the Clippers' previous victory was due to Gasol's absence, which led to the Lakers' incomplete offensive and defensive system. This time they will definitely beat the Clippers.

Su Yang is worried about this. Only Bynum is not strong enough inside the Lakers, and Gasol alone is not strong enough, but two people playing at the same time is definitely one plus one is greater than two. For the Clippers inside, there will be The trend of crushing.

In addition, Kobe paid more attention to it. Most of the defense from the beginning to the end, he and other guard teammates must be affected.

If Artest's performance is more aggressive, then the Clippers' three guards and one big four small lineup will be difficult to deal with.

Originally, Tian Ji's horse race could be staged through the bench lineup, but since the rumors of the trade came out, the combat effectiveness of the bench lineup headed by Kaman, Camby, and Thornton has dropped sharply, and the Clippers are extremely likely to lose three games in a row.

Although the three-game losing streak has little effect on the record, it has a big impact on the team's confidence. In the playoffs, encountering a strong inside team, especially the Lakers, will definitely have a psychological disadvantage, and the ability to persevere in the face of adversity will become worse.

But worrying was nothing but worrying, Su Yang still made up his mind to fight with all his strength, and rushed to the arena at two o'clock in the afternoon.

He shot around the screen alone for hours, waited until the whole team arrived at 04:30, and then practiced defensive rotations together.The coaching staff decided to restrict the Lakers from receiving the ball inside by pinching, even if they missed a few three-pointers.

The whole team then watched the analysis video together and became more determined that a pincer attack was needed. The heavy responsibility of defense fell to Barnes and Randolph. One of them defended Kobe and the other defended Gasol.

Because of the adjustment of the starting lineup, Davis played off the bench, which can be regarded as strengthening part of his strength.

With trepidation and excitement, the game between the Clippers and the Lakers officially started.

Bynum opened the first attack for the Lakers, caused Jordan's defensive foul on the left waist, and easily scored two points.

The Clippers changed sides to attack, and the whole team moved around. Gordon defended against Kobe and shot, and he hit the iron.Turning around, the Lakers went down quickly, and Gasol caught the ball at the elbow, successfully causing Barnes to make up for a foul, and scored two points through free throws again.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Su Yang singled out one after another, joined forces with Jordan to defend, and reached a wave of 6-0.

Kobe immediately marked Su Yang, and Su Yang became the main passer. Unfortunately, Gordon and Barnes did not feel good, and Jordan was so nervous that he made a mistake, which led the Lakers to rely on Gasol and Bynum to fight back. than 6.

Fortunately, as the game progressed, the Clippers' defensive efficiency became more and more efficient. Although the interior was miserable and even paid for a foul, they finally managed to complete the restriction with difficulty. After the first quarter, they only lost three points.

After the start of the second quarter, the performance of the two teams' bench lineups was relatively close. Davis, who the Clippers placed high hopes on, did not lead the team to play a wonderful performance. Odom, who the Lakers valued quite a lot, also had none of them. The single quarter was tied. .

Returning to the locker room at halftime, Van Gundy bluntly said that the interior defense exceeded expectations and hoped to continue to maintain it in the second half.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers took the initiative to change their tactics, arranged for Kobe to play point guard in the third quarter, and let Odom appear in advance. The two teamed up with Artest to lock the Clippers outside with all their strength. Strong and thin.

It is difficult for the Clippers to get a shot from the outside, so they can only hand the ball to the inside, but Gasol's defense is not bad, Randolph didn't take advantage of it, and only hit 4 of 1 consecutive shots. Lack of singles ability with the ball.

In order to show their strength, the Lakers only replaced Wharton in the second half of the third quarter to help defend, and the others played full.

Throughout the third quarter, the Clippers struggled to score 17 points relying solely on strong shots from Su Yang and Gordon.

But Gasol and Bynum ravaged the paint and helped the Lakers reach 36 points, establishing a great advantage.

The Clippers did not give up lightly, but unfortunately the Lakers also gritted their teeth and persisted. The point difference never narrowed. Van Gundy chose to replace the main force with 4 minutes left to admit defeat, and arranged for Kaman and other substitutes to finish the game.

At that time, Kaman was quite dissatisfied with this, and every time he got the ball, he would shoot randomly without any defense.The Lakers did not reduce their firepower because of this, Van Gundy completely let himself go, and the Clippers finally lost 86 to 126, suffering a three-game losing streak.

Su Yang had 21 points and 5 assists, which was his worst performance since the start of the game. In addition to the 40-point gap, many fans and the media were enthusiastic about discussing it, and it was ignited like wildfire, and all kinds of bad news appeared one after another.

(End of this chapter)