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Chapter 100 Public Enemy Clippers

"Will you play the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals?" Howard came out wrapped in a bathrobe and asked, "That's great. I was worried that I would have to wait until next season to get revenge on them. Now I just hit them head-on and let them know what It's the home court, which makes them feel the pain of being eliminated in the playoffs."

Li Yue wanted to laugh, but he also understood why Howard was so angry. The main reason was that the Lakers faced the Clippers four times this season. Every time after the game, fans nicknamed him a strong version of Jordan, which is far from Howard's self-proclaimed technologically dominant center.

Phil was about to respond, and Kobe came out of the shower and said, "The Clippers have advanced? That's great. We haven't won against them this season. It just makes up for the regret, lest the media say that we are not dominant enough."

Li Yue nodded silently, understanding why Kobe was so excited. It was because the Lakers played against the Clippers four times this season. Incarnate as an organization expert, sent 60 times and 40 assists respectively, but still lost two games in a row.

With Kobe's unyielding character, he was naturally excited when he heard that he was going to play the Clippers.

Phil was preparing to respond together, and Gasol, who was waiting next to him, was gearing up, "I also really want to play the Clippers!"

Li Yue shrugged, Kobe and the others smiled.

Gasol's reason for wanting to play the Clippers is too obvious. After all, Griffin's two dunks on his head are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the Clippers are eliminated in the playoffs, they will not be forgotten, but they will feel better.

"I also want to play the Clippers!" Nash smiled and winked at everyone, "Maybe it can end some controversy."

Howard and others were puzzled when they heard the words, and Nash didn't say much to each other. Li Yue thought about it for a while and had some eyebrows in his heart.

At the beginning, Paul failed to come to the Lakers, which made many fans regret. Later, the Lakers management traded 4 draft picks for Nash, which gave many fans hope. However, Nash was injured and missed at the beginning of the season, and the Lakers' record fell to the bottom. Nash believes that trading Nash locks up the future of the Lakers, which is much worse than Paul, and can be called the worst MVP in history.

Obviously, playing against the Clippers is an excellent opportunity for Nash to prove himself. Although he is definitely not as good as Paul who is still in his prime in terms of statistics, he can always show that he is better than Paul.

"The coaching staff also wants to play against the Clippers." Phil couldn't help but interjected, "We have maintained a winning streak since Li Yue's comeback, but we lost to the Clippers in the middle and ended tragically. Otherwise, we can achieve 19 consecutive victories."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, and Li Yue decided to join in the fun when he saw this, "Actually, I also want to play the Clippers."

"Oh?" Howard raised his eyebrows, "Is there any special reason?"

"There is no special reason." Li Yue waved his hand, "Durant is too difficult to defend, but Caron Butler is easy to defend."

"Cut!" Howard pretended to be contemptuous, "You're being humble again, and Durant will be ashamed of you when he meets you."

Li Yue smiled and didn't answer, and everyone dispersed to get busy, but the tone of the whole team's desire to play the Clippers has been set.

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The post-match interview ended quickly. After the whole team celebrated with dinner, Li Yue drove back to El Segundo.

In the apartment, he took a shower again, and then sat down in front of the computer to browse the news.

First, log on to the NBA official website and find that the Lakers and Clippers schedules have been listed. Since the two teams are located at the Staples Center at home, there is no need to experience the fatigue of travel and travel. The first game is scheduled on the 20th, with three days of rest.

In the East, the Heat have advanced ahead of schedule.

The Pacers have won the match point 3 to 2, and most of the comments believe that the Pacers will eventually advance.

At the same time, some fans pointed out that Carmelo Anthony is the most boasted player, the second team with the highest honor in his career in the past 10 years. It will stop here, only those who are blind like to brag about "offensive kaleidoscope" and "the most difficult person in Kobe's mouth". In fact, they just have good physical fitness. more important.

Li Yue resolutely clicked to report, and would never tolerate this kind of foolishness who intentionally created conflicts.

Then he logged on to Twitter and found that the Lakers defeated the Spurs and advanced to the Western Conference Finals became the top topic on the list, and the Lakers' upcoming derby with the Clippers became the second topic on the list, generating a total of [-]+ related tweets.

According to the summary of the topic host, the reason why the Lakers vs. Clippers has aroused so much discussion is that this is the first playoff match between the two teams, which is once in decades and full of freshness.

The two teams share the same arena. The Lakers look more like the owner, but they are in a "down dog" state in terms of record. The Clippers have a younger lineup, but in terms of the support rate of Los Angeles, it is not even as good as using the Staples Center As the home of the WNBA Sparks.

Those fans who go to the Clippers' home court to watch the game either want to indirectly experience the history and culture of the Lakers through the championship flags and retired jerseys hanging above, or they just think that the ticket price is cheaper and play by the way.

Of course, after Griffin and Paul settled in, they attracted many new fans to watch the Clippers game, but compared to the number of Lakers fans who were still a drop in the bucket, after Li Yue played a strong performance, he once again dropped hundreds of times.

After reading the introduction, Li Yue clicked on the topic and found that Chris Webber's tweet received the most likes.

[When Westbrook was injured, I correctly predicted in advance that the Lakers and the Clippers would meet in the Western Conference Finals. I also accurately predicted that Kobe would come back and lead the team to defeat the Spurs. I asked who else?Please call me Prophet Emperor! 】

Li Yue recalled for a while, and remembered that Weber had indeed said that the prediction was indeed correct, so he casually liked it to show his admiration.

After clicking and sliding the mouse down, I found that the vote statistics Twitter initiated by ESPN got the second most likes.

[In the upcoming Western Conference Finals, do you support the Clippers or the Lakers? 】

The voting has lasted for more than two hours, and a total of more than 30 netizens participated. The Lakers' vote rate was as high as 91.63% at this time, and the highest in history was 98.47%, crushing the Clippers ruthlessly.

After clicking and sliding the mouse down, I found that the third most liked was the complaint of rapper Snoopydogg.

"I really don't understand why some people voted for the Clippers. Could it be that the Lakers didn't perform well enough in this series? Could it be that Kobe didn't play well enough? Is there any possibility for the Clippers to win the Western Conference Finals?"

TNT forwarded this tweet and launched a vote [What do you think the final score of the Western Conference Finals will be? 】

There are a total of 4 options. In just over an hour, more than 20 netizens participated. The Lakers advanced 4-0 and won 84.67% of the votes. The best result of the Clippers was to lose the series 2-4.

(End of this chapter)