I just play ball

Chapter 270 Self-Explosive Truck
Seeing the interview video, Li Yue knew that Griffin was not trying to show off his words, but really believed that the Clippers were a better team, because the Clippers currently averaged 107.9 points per game, ranking first in the league, compared to the second The Lakers are 1.3 points higher.

The reason why the record is not as good as the Lakers is entirely because the defense has not reached the top level. The core root cause is the lack of a strong forward player. Paul and Jordan can only cope with the average strong team. They are very frustrated when they encounter the Spurs and the Thunder. .

The Clippers still have the heart of Sima Zhao. Since the new season, every home game, they will hang seven huge photos of the team's main players on the ceiling of the Staples Center to cover the Lakers' retired jerseys and Championship banner.

I didn’t do it like this before, it was all Doc Rivers’ idea, maybe it’s because I’m so worried about losing the Game 10 of the finals in [-] years, the green army’s iron blood gene is still flowing, so I want to treat the Lakers as an enemy .

The point is that Rivers is not only the coach of the team, but also the president of the Clippers' basketball affairs. This is to represent the collective will of the Clippers' top management, and his attempt to challenge the Lakers' position as the leader in Los Angeles is self-evident.

The winning streak gave Griffin confidence and courage, making this year-end battle quite interesting.

ESPN, TNT and other media all reposted the interview video, and a large number of fans ridiculed this remark. After all, the Clippers’ highest honor since the establishment of the team was only the first place in the Pacific Division last season. There are no qualifications, let alone the Lakers' historical dominance this season.

Griffin chose to say this, there must be a gambling element.

Because once successful, the Clippers' momentum will be greatly improved, and the potential benefits will be huge.

However, the entire Lakers team, from the management to the coaching staff, from the starters to the drinking fountain players, no one responded.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the 30th that the entire Lakers team attended the community New Year's Day caring event. The public relations director Blake couldn't stand the Time Warner reporter's soft words, so he was very reluctant to say: He said yes, everyone has the freedom to say.

It sounds like it doesn't matter, but it is full of ridicule. After the interview video was released, it developed into ridicule of almost the whole network.

The Clippers owner Sterling, who hadn't gnawed for a long time, was so angry that he recorded a video and said that since the death of the old Buss, the Lakers have become a lack of polite team, and he thinks that Jim Buss should be ashamed of it.

Jim responded overnight, saying that Sterling's mental illness relapsed, and his attending doctor had better take the blame and resign.

Li Yue retweeted and tweeted those fans who could not reach the scene, watched the game through the Internet and TV, accompanied the Lakers through the miraculous 2013, and welcomed the brand new 2014 together.

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31 p.m. on the 7st, Staples Center.

Amidst the DJ's shouts and the cheers of the audience, Li Yue was the first to run out of the player tunnel, followed by Iguodala and others. The giant screen in the center of the court continuously played the Lakers vs. Clippers in the Western Conference finals last season. flashback.

Immediately after the scene, the national anthem was sung, and the delegation from the University of Southern California was in charge. All of them were long-legged blond beauties, who were more eye-catching than the Lakers cheerleaders on the sidelines, causing the audience to whistle.

Li Yue observed with his hips on his hips, and found that Leonardo, Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and other die-hard Lakers fans were all present. The number of big-name stars was more than that of the Christmas game. Perhaps because there was no need to accompany his family, there was a battle to rectify his name.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Brin said: "Welcome everyone to watch the Lakers vs. Clippers game at home. I am Mike Brin. Next, I will explain with my partner Jeff Van Gundy. There was a small dispute, and even the owners of the two teams tweeted to participate in it, what do you think?"

"Aside from the historical results of the two teams, only discussing the performance so far this season, the Lakers are undoubtedly the stronger team." Van Gundy said, "I guess Griffin just believes in himself. Or Gasol can't match up with him, and without double-teams and help defenses, he can do whatever he wants on the offensive end."

"From the statistical point of view, Griffin has set a new high in this game. He is currently averaging 25.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, which is almost a terrifying double-double of 25+10. Although it has not improved much compared to his rookie year, it is still He got it with more Redick, and his scoring efficiency is higher than before, maybe this is the source of his confidence." Breen said,
"But in comparison, DeAndre Jordan's improvement is even more surprising. Coach Rivers has given him a higher tactical status. His scoring average has increased from 8.8 last season to the current 10.4, and his average rebounds have also jumped from 7.2. To 13.6, the defensive efficiency has also improved from 101 to 98, it is almost like becoming another player."

"This is the credit of Coach Rivers. Even Chris Paul's performance is back on track." Van Gundy said, "So Griffin is not talking casually, but has been prepared. He must have studied the Lakers hundreds of times. .”

With the sound of the long whistle, the starting players of the two teams entered the field one after another, point guard Blake VS Paul, shooting guard Kobe V Redick, small forward Li Yue V Dudley, power forward Landry V Griffin, center Pau Gaso Al V Jordan Jr.

Apart from Paul and Kobe, there was no one else from the two teams high-fiving, and the atmosphere became full of gunpowder early on.

The referee held the ball to the middle circle, raised his hand to make two gestures at Gasol and Jordan Jr., and then held it with both hands and tossed it up lightly.

Snapped!The basketball flew toward the Lakers half court in a two-handed slap, and Blake picked it up and pushed it forward.

The audience shouted "Come on, Lakers" in unison. Li Yue received the ball from the right wing and saw the Clippers spread out. He took advantage of the situation to stand sideways against Dudley, bent his knees and pushed in, and walked to the elbow area easily and comfortably.

Feeling that Dudley was always pushing hard, Li Yue decisively used his strength to collect the ball and was about to turn around, but Dudley suddenly stepped back and used a trick to deal with the "chair withdrawal" movement of junior back-up players.

The corner of Li Yue's mouth was slightly raised, and he immediately stopped his movements and jumped on the spot, raising his hand to make a mid-range throw.

The basketball hit the net, but the moment Li Yue landed, his right foot stepped on something, and he fell backward involuntarily. His ankle was bent abruptly, and a slight pain came at the same time. He quickly put his feet away to avoid the second step .

The referee blew the whistle to stop the game, and the team doctor Garivetti rushed into the field to ask Li Yue's specific situation. The big screen replayed the round just now, and the camera showed that Li Yue stepped on Dudley's foot when he landed, and Dudley flew towards him.

The audience booed loudly, and the referee told D'Antoni and Rivers that they needed to check the video playback to determine whether it was intentional. Li Yue was helped to the bench by Kobe and Iguodala.

"You fucking bastard!" Nick Young, who was sitting on the bench, jumped up, pointed at Dudley and cursed, Thackeray and others hurriedly stopped him, but Dudley was not easy to mess with, and immediately responded and scolded: "You go Die, idiot."

"You mother*cker!" Nick Young broke free from Thackeray and rushed over. Dudley also rushed over without showing any weakness, his eyes were extremely fierce, as if he saw the murder of his father and enemy, and other players on both sides hurriedly stopped the two.

(End of this chapter)