i just can throw in

Chapter 150 Chauncey at a loss (for subscription)
Back in Minnesota, Li Yu took a look at the upcoming schedule. The first team to play was the Clippers, which was very interesting.

Paul has a lot of hostility towards me. With this guy's personality, he might make some small moves during the game, so take it easy tomorrow.

After four days of short rest, Wolves' main rotation player, physically exhausted, has been effectively relieved.

The players who were plagued by injuries also recovered, and the Wolves returned to Los Angeles again.

The hotel where everyone stayed has a long-term relationship with the team.

Therefore, as soon as they moved in, the local beauties whom Rubio and others met automatically came to their door.

If this was the first half of the season, everyone still wanted to continue their relationship with these beauties.

But now the team, which ranks second in the Western Conference, has not been so brilliant in many years, and they don't want to let all this be in vain.

No one poured chicken soup for winning the championship, but everyone tacitly wanted to make a difference this season.

Defeat the Clippers, keep the second place in the West, and attack the No. [-] in the West!

That night, at the Staples Center, the Clippers were ready for battle. Their desire for victory was no less than that of the Wolves.

The team is currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference, but it is only 0.5 games away from fourth in the Western Conference.

It is only 1 game away from the third place in the West.

And they won the previous game against No. [-] in the West

The Clippers players are very excited to beat the Wolves, not to mention Paul.

"Wolves boys, welcome to Los Angeles."

With the introduction of the live DJ, the starting players of both sides entered the arena.

The Wolves sent regular starters: Rubio, Li Yu, Elvis Presley, Love, Milicic.

The Clippers put out a complete lineup for this season: Paul, Billups, Cameron Butler, Griffin, Jordan Jr.

The Clippers are determined to win this game. They believe that the root cause of the loss in the last match was Paul's absence.

Now that the super point guard in the team is back, the Wolves are still running around with their heads in their hands?
It's just that the trend of the game did not develop as the Clippers players expected.

After the first quarter, the scores of the two sides were very close, 28:30.

The Wolves are only two points behind, and this is because of A Shuai, who used a 12-man rotation.

If you follow Thibodeau's coaching method, Li Yu and other main players will die.

I am afraid that the one behind will become the Los Angeles Clippers.

Chris Pao stared at his stats column, dazed in a daze. He scored 8 points, 0 assists and 0 rebounds in the first quarter, and didn't even send out a single assist.

Take another look at the stats of that kid from the Wolves, 4 points, 6 assists and 1 rebound, I'm afraid he's a fake point guard?Paul became more and more puzzled.

During the intermission, media workers interviewed the Clippers coach Pooh.

"Pooh, what do you think of the team's performance this quarter?"

"The players performed very well, but some tactics were not played out, so the score was not opened."

"How do you think Chauncey is playing? In the interview before the game, Chauncey said that he doesn't like to play the 2nd position."

"Huh? This is the team's arrangement, I believe Chauncey will understand."

Fortunately, Billups did not hear this sentence, otherwise he would have to burst out, and he would not understand.

The feeling of playing the No. 1 position is very different from that of the No. 2 position. He is quite uncomfortable.

In fact, since Paul's return, the coaching staff has told him about it, hoping that he can play the 2nd position and give up the 1st position to Paul.

After all, Paul is only 183cm, and his height is a bit low for the No. 1 position. If he is allowed to play the No. 2 position, it will not be fatal.

Of course, Billups also understands that the boss of this team belongs to Paul, and he, a veteran who is about to pass away, should give way to the new king.

I understand it, but I am still very unwilling. During Paul's injury, he averaged 18.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3 rebounds per game, leading the team to 4 wins and 1 loss.

The only game he lost was to the Timberwolves.

This data and this record made him feel like he was dreaming of returning to the top, but when Paul returned from injury, the feeling was shattered.

After mentioning the No. 2 position, his scoring average dropped to 12 points per game, and his average assists per game dropped precipitously.

Billups was very unhappy, and this emotion carried over to the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, his offensive desire was very low, and he regarded himself as a spotter.

The opposing player stood still, and Li Yu couldn't run either.

If he leaves with his front foot and the opponent catches the basketball with his back foot, wouldn't that give the opponent a chance to open up.

Seeing Paul jumping up and down and Rubio running here and there, Li Yu couldn't help laughing.

It's really easy to organize the game without holding the ball. When you receive a pass, you just throw it in and you're done.

And don't be afraid of missing the throw, anyway, there is Love, a rebounding madman, inside.

He caught Rubio's pass from time to time and took a few spot-up shots.

Guarding Billups, waiting for Paul to bring the ball over, and flanking his teammates, the ball was quite comfortable.

With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, Li Yu caught the passing basketball and observed Billups, who was still the same as before.

It seems that the defense is in place, but there is no defensive strength.

Li Yu adjusted his shooting posture, stepped on the three-point line to shoot, and hit the ball angrily.

Bang, Love grabs the rebound and throws the ball straight away, Li Yu catches the ball and prepares for a second shot.

Whoosh~ A figure came over and abruptly took the ball away.

Chris Cannon did what he said, he wanted to play the game for real, the fast break after the steal, and the lob with Griffin.

This slam dunk was powerful and violent, and the audience was also very friendly, bursting into enthusiastic cheers.

Released the basket and landed on the ground. Griffin deliberately showed off his big elbows.

Then he ran over to give Paul a high-five to celebrate this wonderful cooperation, but Paul didn't have time to play this with him.

The cooperation between the two is getting better, which is a good thing for the team, but before they know it, the score is 5 points behind the Wolves.

If you can't lead your opponent, what's the use of alley catches, no matter how exciting they are?

"Chris, can't we fight like this?" Griffin touched his head in embarrassment without slapping Paul's palm.

"Of course not. If you want to win, you need all the players involved."

Griffin frowned and said, "But Chauncey's state doesn't look very good. Both the offensive and defensive ends are soft."

Paul also noticed Billups' state, and deliberately passed a few balls to the opponent, but the latter received the ball and didn't shoot it, just passed it out.

It's almost as if he regards himself as a basketball transfer station.

Is this still Billups who likes to shoot a lot?
Paul also knew in his heart why the other party was not interested, but this matter was beyond his ability.

I can't really let myself play the 2nd position. Looking at the long arms and long legs of the Wolves kid, Paul swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

(End of this chapter)