against the front

Chapter 157
The king's schedule at the beginning of the new season is very difficult. After the opening game with the defending champion Lakers, the king will face another team in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Clippers, back to back in the same arena. In the beginning, it was back-to-back two-game away games. This kind of schedule is really cheating to the extreme, but fortunately, the Lakers and Clippers are in Los Angeles and share the same arena. There is no need to fly after playing an away game like other back-to-back games. Rushing to the next away game, I can still sleep peacefully.

In recent seasons, the Clippers' record has been unsatisfactory. They have worked hard to rebuild for many years, and finally saw some results in the 05-06 season, but the Clippers were hit by injuries next. After conflicts with the team over contract renewal, team boss Elton Brand also left for the East. In desperation, the Clippers could only choose to rebuild, but the Clippers did not get rid of their tragic fate. , The Clippers, who got the No. [-] pick as they wished, and the No. [-] pick in the draft, Blake Griffin, were reimbursed for the season without even playing a game.

Although last season's regular season record was last in the league, the Clippers' lineup is actually pretty good. The Clippers' inside line is composed of four-time block leader, best defensive player Marcus Camby, and double-double talent. The twin towers composed of Chris Kaman, the small forward is Al Thornton, who averaged 17+5 per game last season, the shooting guard is Eric Gordon, a rookie in the same class as Yan Hua, and the point guard is the one who once led the Warriors. Baron Davis, who completed the miracle of black eight on the Dallas Mavericks, except Marcus Camby, who is more defensive, the other four main players of the Clippers, all have the ability to average 15+ points per game. It is said that such a team, even if it cannot become a strong team in the Western Conference, it should be a team that can compete for a place in the playoffs. However, this Clippers is a surefire favorite for the No. [-] pick.

Although the Clippers currently exist like salted fish, they have no awareness of being a salted fish at all, especially after the Lakers lost to the Kings at Staples, the Clippers released bold words to defend Los Angeles and The important task of Staples' glory will be completed by them.

But to be honest, if after the Lakers lose to the Kings, the Clippers also lose to the Kings at Staples, and the two Los Angeles teams are double-killed by the Kings, then Los Angeles will be very embarrassing.

Although the owners of the two teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, have a good personal relationship, the relationship between the Clippers and the Lakers is very bad. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a deadly enemy. There is only one reason, and that is Los Angeles. There can only be one leader, the Lakers with a glorious history, undoubtedly overwhelm the Clippers everywhere, and even the mortal enemy relationship in the eyes of the Clippers is worthless in the eyes of the Lakers, because even the Lakers are in Sri Lanka. In an away game at the Taples Center, there are far more Lakers fans than the Clippers fans, not to mention the strength and record of the Clippers over the years, it is not worthy of the Lakers.

To put it a little vulgarly, the Lakers are tall, rich and handsome, while the Clippers are stinky beggars, but the Clippers, a stinky beggar, are always thinking about how to counterattack the tall, rich and handsome Lakers, and as the tall, rich and handsome Lakers, But he didn't take the Clippers seriously at all.

Perhaps it is these reasons that made the Lakers the happiest and most proud of being in the same city and using the Clippers in the same arena after losing the opening game, and when the Kings visited the Staples Center again. In the arena, when they were preparing to face the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clippers were all jumping up and down, completely forgetting the team's bad plans for this season, because the lights and focus of Los Angeles are finally shining on them. The glory lost by the Lakers will also be picked up by them.

"I watched the game last night. Those two boys played well and blocked shots very well. But in today's game, this kind of scene will not happen, because there is me, Chris, Staple Adams' rim, we'll be guarding it tonight!"

"Hey bro? You know who you're interviewing right now? You're interviewing four-time league shot-blocking leader, Defensive Player of the Year, how many blocks did those two kiddos get? One game? Become the strongest inside combination in the league? Today I will let them know what is called a block? Why I will be the best defensive player! And they are just rookies!"

"Marcus is right, Staples' basket will be guarded by us! Also, there is only one king in Los Angeles, and that is the Clippers, the Los Angeles Clippers, do you understand, brother!"

On October 2009, 10, after defeating the defending champion Lakers, the Kings once again walked into the locker room of the visiting team at the Staples Center. Looking at the very familiar locker room in front of them, the Kings were all extremely excited. Because there is still the joy of victory in it until now.

The joy of defeating the defending champion in the first game of the new season has not dissipated until now. However, the Kings player, who was happily arranging his equipment in the locker room, was interviewed by Marcus on TV- Camby and Chris Kaman, this pair of black and white guys is disgusting.

"asshole!"

"Disgusting guy!"

Watching Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman laughing on the TV, there was an instant burst of abuse in the locker room of the visiting team at the Staples Center. Get into the TV and tear those two guys to shreds.

"Okay, everyone, don't care about this. As long as we can win here, it is more important than everything else. As long as we can win today and beat them, it is better than everything. So don't care about what these clowns say, We just need to get out of here and kick their asses hard, get it?"

What Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman said on TV not only angered the Kings players in the locker room, but also angered the Kings coach Reggie Toyce, but as the head coach, Ray Ji-Toyes still maintained his due demeanor and calmness. Instead of following the players under his command to do indifferent abuse like a shrew, he wanted to use this to mobilize the fighting spirit of everyone on the team and let them Go to the court and use your strength to speak.

Although what Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman said on TV is very arrogant and unreasonable, in Reggie Toyes's view, the arrogance of these two guys is still very emboldened, Marcus -Camby is the four-time block leader, with an average of more than 3 blocks per game for many consecutive seasons, and the white center Chris Kaman is also a good shot blocker. In the most season, the average number of blocks per game reached 2.8 Second, so in terms of blocking shots, the Clippers' twin towers really have a say over the Lakers' twin towers.

But it’s better than the king’s pair of insiders, so you have to wait until the court to see the real trick. Although the king only played one game, Yan Hua and Serge Ibaka both boarded the league’s block list , Yan Hua ranked first with 6 blocks, and Serge Ibaka ranked second with 5 blocks, so although the arrogance of Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman makes sense, Reggie -Toyce still firmly believes that Yan Hua and Serge Ibaka will definitely not be worse than these two guys.

(End of this chapter)