basketball pope

Chapter 852 [Explosion, Unlimited]

Curry and Pau Gasol rested for a month. Usually, the training volume is very low, mainly practicing shooting. The physical strength consumed by the World Championships has long been replenished.

Playing for the Lakers last season, Gasol's statistics were very good. Not only was he not selected as an All-Star, but he also took the blame for a season. It seems that it was his fault for the second-to-last record in the Western Conference.In the summer, Spain, as the host of the World Championships, was eliminated by the French team 52-65 in the quarter-finals, and many people questioned him.

In that game, Gasol's performance was very eye-catching, playing 32 minutes, 12 of 7 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, but Rubio, Gasol Jr. and Ibaka The three made a combined 21 of 3 shots, and the team's offense was a mess, making his personal efforts come to nothing.

Gasol is now like Leonardo DiCaprio who has been abstinent for [-] days. For him, participating in the regular season opener is like giving Xiao Lizi a long-legged tender model. Exploding, he must vent!

It is not only Gasol that the Clippers want to explode, but also Draymond Green, who is excited. He has already settled down in the starting lineup.

Yang Rui said to him: "I sent Griffin away because I am optimistic that you can become an All-Star. This season, you will become the defensive core of the team."

Draymond immediately thumped his chest and assured: "Don't worry, this season I will prove that I am the golden lock on the defensive line."

Before the regular season began, he had built a strong confidence and a clear goal to contend for Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star selection.

Yang Rui sent away Griffin really for Draymond. He was a second-round pick in his previous life. He entered the free market in 15 and renewed his 5-year, 8500 million max contract with the Warriors.Draymond will not take on too many offensive tasks in this life in the Clippers, but with the championship bonus, the contract will definitely not be smaller than this.

Danny Green on the outside was also holding back his strength. Yang Rui didn't let him take a photo of the core makeup, but he did it last season, which gave him a sense of crisis that he was marginalized. At this time, Yang Rui asked him to work hard on defense. He will never let up with three championship rings.Because he knows that if he can't complete the task well, he may be traded in the next step.

Danny Green has always been self-aware, knowing that he is a player who can only play in the right system. He also doesn't like to drift. He fell in love with Los Angeles and the Clippers. He hopes to play here for a lifetime. He has to work hard to show his value.

On October 10, the opener started at the Staples Center.

The Clippers first held the championship ring awarding ceremony last season. Nash, who has announced his retirement, came to the scene to accept the ring, and then sat on the sidelines to cheer for his teammates last season.

Yang Rui finally appeared to lead the ring, and the atmosphere at the scene reached its climax.

He first showed the five championship rings on his left hand, and then the two bodyguards in black mysteriously brought a box to the stage. The box was opened, and there was a metal glove inside.

Yang Rui stuck the new ring in the middle of the glove. There were already five rings on it, and it was a glove specially made by a Hollywood prop artist.

Yang Rui put a glove on his right hand and raised a single fist in a victorious gesture.

In the TNT live broadcast room, O'Neal smiled and leaned back and forth. "Jerry can't bring the championship ring, so today he put on the Infinity Glove with six rings on it."

Barkley laughed: "It's funny how he used this caricature to say he's the best in the NBA, and I love it."

The Infinity Gloves, which appeared in the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after collecting all six Infinity Stones, the villain, the big boss Thanos, inlaid them on the Infinity Gloves in the order of strength, time, space, soul, reality and mind , In theory, a person with gloves can be said to be omnipotent.

In Yang Rui's previous life, he passed through without seeing "Avengers 3", and he was full of resentment towards Thanos.Others watched this movie, from 2008 to 2018, they just waited ten years, Yang Rui's past life and this life, but after waiting for this product for 30 years, they couldn't help but cosplayed it first, and gave it to Scarlett by the way. Advertise a new movie.

The ceremony is over, the players warm up and the game begins.

Rockets starting: Patrick Beverley, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard.

The depth of this year's Rockets lineup is recognized as strong, and the substitutes include veteran dual-energy guard Jason Terry, outstanding physical Corey Brewer, Terrence Jones, and well-rounded insider Motai Yunas and others. Very characteristic.

Clippers starting: Stephen Curry, Danny Green, Khris Middleton, Draymond Green, Pau Gasol.

This lineup is even more amazing. Compared with the Warriors in the previous life this season, Gasol is better than Bogut, Middleton is not inferior to Barnes, and only Danny is inferior to Klay Thompson.

The second team consisting of LaVine, Gay, Antetokounmpo, Nene, and Whiteside will definitely be able to play the starting lineup of most teams.Because of the terrifying depth of the lineup, Antetokounmpo won't get much playing time.

Howard won the jump ball, the Rockets took the lead.

Clippers man-to-man tactics, Harden and Bosh in the middle of the pick-and-roll, avoided Middleton's sudden left, Draymond kept his distance and blocked the breakthrough route, which could not only interfere with shots, but also prevent breakthroughs.

Middleton chased and defended very fast, Harden passed the ball to the middle, Bosh was blocked by Draymond just after he took a step to receive the ball. , he is not inferior to Duncan.

Bosh failed to make a breakthrough, and he leaned on Draymond twice to protect the ball with his back.

Beverley dribbled the ball and passed it to Howard, who was asking for the ball in the low post on the right. Ariza stood in the bottom corner of the right, and the three formed a triangle.

Howard shot close to 60% from the field last season, can play on both ends of the offense and defense, and was selected to the best team for the first time, so some people say that he is the first center.But the reality is that Howard's low post and any big men are not very efficient in singles, and Pau Gasol has almost never taken advantage of it.

Howard leaned on his back twice and forcibly turned to the bottom line. Gasol didn’t let him turn around. Howard forced a shot and missed the basket under the interference of his long arm. Gasol won the rebound. .

In the Clippers positional battle, Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Beverley immediately got close.

When Jeremy Lin was there, Beverley could defend like a mad dog and keep looking for confrontation. Now he may not be able to support the whole game, because when Jeremy Lin is gone, Beverley will have to take more responsibility on the offensive end.

Curry had a height advantage and didn't force a shot against others. He passed it to Draymond, who was pulled to the middle, and moved to the bottom line on the right.

Bosh defended the middle, and Gasol gave Curry no ball cover on the side. His tall body blocked Beverley. Curry quickly moved to the line and Draymond accurately passed the ball to 70 degrees.

Howard stayed at the horns, preventing both Gasol's empty cuts and Curry's breakthroughs.Why did Curry break through?He made an emergency stop and made a three-pointer when he caught the ball. The whole process took less than a second, and Beverley bypassed the screen too late to take off and block the shot.

For Curry, it's open space, as simple as practice, with the ball going into the net. 3 to 0.

Many fans wearing red jerseys stood up and applauded, and there was a wave of people on the sidelines. Curry used his iconic three-pointer to score the Clippers' first goal of the new season!
(End of this chapter)