The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 123 [Unity is the most important thing]

13日，快船102比90轻取萨拉门托国王。叶锋得到22分8篮板5助攻2盖帽。能够轻松赢下的比赛，他就不多出手，尽量帮队友们找信心。洛瑞是这场比赛表现最好的，得到了18分5篮板10助攻。

15日，快船客场110比104击败了金州勇士，将战绩提高到了5胜4负。叶锋本场又有出色的发挥，31分11篮板4助攻3盖帽。

The Warriors, who spent high salaries to renew their contracts and sign in in the summer, have only achieved a record of 3 wins and 6 losses since the start of the game.The core point guard, Baron Davis, is in a serious decline, shooting only 37% from the field and 30% from the three-point range. He averages 18 points, 3.8 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.This kind of hit rate is better not to shoot, but he loves shooting too much, as long as there is a little space, he dares to throw.

Davis is not the biggest cancer of the Warriors. Monta Ellis, who just got a fat contract in the summer, is even more outrageous. He hasn't played a game yet.

Ellis was seriously injured in August for a funny reason. He sprained his ankle while riding an electric bicycle in his hometown of Jackson. Regular season.
There are many wonders in the world. Since there are athletes who can injure themselves in the shower or tie their shoes, it should be normal in theory for Ellis to seriously injure his ankle. However, he lied to the team that he was injured in training. It made the Warriors management very angry.According to the contract, players are prohibited from riding motorcycles.The Warriors can further excavate evidence to increase the punishment of Ellis, and even cancel the contract previously signed with Ellis. Last season, Ellis' contract was only $77.

At present, the Warriors have not issued a statement, publicly punishing Ellis for fabricating lies to deceive the team, but his image in the team and the league will definitely be greatly reduced.As a rising star who just signed a $6000 million contract extension with the team, Ellis will lose his compensation for the games he misses.Based on Ellis' current average annual salary, he loses more than $10 in salary every game, enough for him to buy hundreds of electric bicycles.

On the 18th, the Clippers challenged the San Antonio Spurs away.

I have to say that the Clippers are very lucky.Ginobili, who sprained his ankle at the Olympics and underwent surgery, is still recovering from the game.Tony Parker also sprained his ankle in the game against the Heat and was unable to play. Only Duncan remained in the Big Three of the Spurs.

快船84比78战胜了人员不整的马刺，叶锋得到了全场最高的23分6篮板3助攻。史密斯也有16分10篮板5助攻入账。

Although Duncan scored 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, the number two scorer, Mike Finley, was completely blocked. Only Roger Mason scored 15 points, which gave him a little help, and none of the others scored. double.The main center Oberto didn't score a point and was completely abused by the rookies of the Clippers.Rookie guard George Hill, who entered the starting lineup, also made 6 of 0 shots, scored 2 points and sent 7 assists only by free throws.

On the 20th, the fast-moving Clippers defeated the Thunder 104-87 at home and won four consecutive victories.Durant met Ye Feng in the second season, but he was still the abused one.

本场比赛叶锋砍下32分6篮板3助攻2盖帽，杜兰特只得到了18分9篮板2助攻，他在快船巴恩斯和史密斯两人的重点照顾下，又成了铁匠。罗斯得到了24分5助攻，表现出色。

Rose averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game in the Thunder. He already has a little bit of a chance to grab Durant's boss position, but his shortcomings are also obvious. He got four caps against the Clippers. In Ye Feng's previous life, Westbrook also had this style.In the Thunder's tactical system, Rose looks similar to Westbrook.

In the Grizzlies, Westbrook averaged 16.8 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Although his shooting percentage was only 40%, his style of play was tough, and fans have begun to pay attention to him.

The Clippers' record has improved to 7 wins and 4 losses, and the players' confidence has been fully inspired.It is a good thing for a rookie to burst into confidence, but it is followed by some negative things. Young players are not pleasing to the opponent in order to compete for playing time.

Especially for the two positions of center forward and guard, there are no veterans, and no one will accept the other.McGee feels that his talent is better than Love and Gortat. He can attack and block shots, so he should play more time.

Gortat's ability is the most balanced, he is sure of high mid-range shots, and he trains hard. He has been reused by Thibodeau. He can play about 20 minutes in each game. He has no objection.But Love, as a starter, averaged 10.8 rebounds per game, which is extremely efficient. He only played 25 minutes per game, which was not enough.

The person who has the biggest opinion on the back line is Barea.The Clippers poached him with a high salary from the Mavericks, but made him the third substitute, and his playing time was not as good as that of Chalmers. This is very painful for an ambitious player.He's too short to defend, and Thibodeau doesn't like guys who can't defend.

Of course Anthony Morrow also wanted to play, he was the worst.Ye Feng started at the No. 2 position. Celtics champion Tony Allen was on the bench. Morrow had an excellent three-point shooting ability, but he became the most marginal player in the team. Except for Dikembe Mutombo, It's the least amount of time he's played.

In the game against the Thunder, everyone believed that the game must be won.In the locker room, there was a little friction among the young players.Barea stabbed Chalmers a few words, saying that he can't break through at all, and he can't pass the ball, so he can only shoot three-pointers, and he is better than him.

Chalmers shot back: "Breakthroughs and passing can be practiced again, but height cannot be trained. Playing games is not about the body side, and you can't wear multiple pairs of socks and multiple layers of insoles. Save yourself."

Chalmers is 188cm tall, indeed much taller than Barea.McGee and Wright, two silly boys next to him, laughed out loud after hearing this. This laughter enraged Barea, and he almost had a real-life PK with Chalmers.

If it hadn't been for Mutombo calling a stop in the locker room, the situation might have changed very badly.The Clippers will not seek a deal to separate the two for such a trivial matter.So any conflicts in the locker room have to be resolved by the players themselves.

On this day, after training, Mutombo found time to hold an all-player meeting.He wants to enlighten some teammates in order to reshape the unity atmosphere in the Clippers locker room.

Mutombo knocked on the table and said seriously: "Some of you are younger than my children. I have changed many teams and played countless games. Now I may not be able to compete with you children, but In terms of experience, it is impossible for you to compare with my old guy in a short period of time, so do you have any objections?"

"Of course not." McGee interrupted, Mutombo kicked him, and he quickly restrained his smile. "Uncle, you continue."

Mutombo said seriously: "I think it is necessary to take a time to bring everyone together to discuss the current issues. Some people need my enlightenment, and I want to pull them back on this Clippers and let everything go. Be calm. You know, I'm very blunt, I've noticed some changes in the team, we've come a long way from the locker room. I'm the oldest guy, and when I talk, They must listen carefully!"

Everyone looked at Mutombo seriously, and he said: "If a team wants to win the championship, the most important thing is not to introduce big-name players and build an All-Star team, but to ensure the harmony in the locker room! If you lose your teammates, you must obey the coach’s arrangement unconditionally, trust each other, and don’t underestimate each other. Jose (Barea), you are from Puerto Rico. You entered the NBA to play at a higher level of basketball. You want to get playing time The idea is right, but you can't question the coach's arrangement. If he thinks Mario (Chalmers) is more suitable than you, you have to obey. In the Mavericks you were a backup, and now you are here because you are in After playing in the NBA for two years, do you have the capital to challenge? Did you have any achievements in those two years? If you want to make a name for yourself in the NBA, you have to wait for the opportunity and seize the opportunity. Complaining will not let you Get playing time, think about Ricky Davis in the preseason, he has much better scoring ability than you, why did we choose you and not him? Because a good team doesn’t need cancer!”

Barea did not dare to refute Mutombo's words. Once he refuted, he might really not be able to get along in the team.Mutombo is a player in name, and his status is similar to that of an assistant coach.

Mutombo said to other young people: "Others have some opinions on each other, and they haven't expressed it clearly yet. I warn you, you must not say what you think in your heart without thinking about it. It won't do any good. I was in the Knicks, the richest team in the league, they can spend money to put together a lot of potential players. But the locker room atmosphere there is a mess, no one accepts anyone, they even play in the playoffs If you don’t go in, if you want to win, you must be united. Once you quarrel a few times, there will be a rift between you, and it will be difficult to mend. Now the matter is not serious enough, I pointed it out. Next I I don't want to see a similar situation in the locker room again, understand?"

"Understood!" McGee was the first to shout again.This time Mutombo smiled at him. "Javier, your problem is also very serious, tidy up your closet and see how many things are stuffed in your broken closet? You are too sloppy. Only those who can tidy things up can tidy up their minds."

McGee scratched his head and said, "My cabinet isn't always messy, isn't it clean now?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Yeah, the staff really can't stand it anymore, they helped you clean up when we played away games. There are also people who bet that you will mess up and return to the original state after three games at most."

The players laughed and the atmosphere got better.That's what Mutombo does, it's really important to have a veteran in the locker room.

(End of this chapter)