stadium ambition

Chapter 299 Climbing

With a 20-point lead, the Clippers defeated the Warriors without bloodshed and won their second consecutive victory in the opening game.

Although he didn't play a minute in the second half of the fourth quarter, Su Yang still scored 1 points and 34 assists by virtue of his outstanding performance in the third quarter. forced error.

At the press conference after the game, Su Yang strongly praised Curry, emphasizing that Curry will lead the reform of NBA play.

But as the winner, many people think that he is intentionally eccentric, and even praises himself implicitly.

Soon, a topic called "Su Yang is too hypocritical" caused a lot of discussion among NBA fans, but two commentators, Reggie Miller and Isaiah Thomas, stood up and emphasized that they also praised Curry like Su Yang .

After such a toss, the fans did not study why Curry's three-pointer is so good. Instead, they imitated Su Yang jumping out of bounds to shoot a three-pointer. A large number of imitation videos appeared on YouTube and Twitter, and gradually developed into a difficult three-pointer challenge.

That night, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles by plane, and Su Yang went to Stanford University.

After a day of rest with Lu Rulan, Su Yang also returned to Los Angeles to participate in the team's joint training on time.

On the evening of the 31st, the Clippers sat at the Staples Center to face the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.

Before the game started, Su Yang, as the team representative, presented the championship ring to Wesley Matthews.When delivering his speech, he first praised Matthews for his hard work last season, and then said harshly that he would blow Matthews up on the spot.

The Clippers also prepared a commemorative short film for Matthews, and the audience stood up, cheered and applauded, paying the utmost respect.

It's a pity that Matthews signed with the Trail Blazers with a sky-high contract, but he was not taken seriously.Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan chose to let Nicolas Batum serve as the starting small forward, and Matthews even ranked behind Rudy Fernandez.

This is McMillan's usual style.As a veteran coach, McMillan is good at turning the youth army into a tough team, and the division of labor is extremely clear, but it is precisely because of this that McMillan will suppress newcomers, and the upper limit is relatively low.

To put it simply, McMillan is a weakened version of Jerry Sloan, but he is not as lucky as Sloan. He can meet Karl Malone and John Stockton. The biggest card in his hand is Brandon Roy, and he often cannot use.

In response to this, the Clippers formulated a strategy of surrounding spots before the game to try to disrupt the Blazers' coordination rhythm.

In addition to Matthews, the Clippers also prepared a championship ring for former center Camby, but Camby politely declined.

At seven o'clock, the game officially started, and Camby bravely helped the Blazers win the jump ball.

Aldridge followed up with the ball at the waist and hit back, resorting to a signature rebound, but the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron.However, Camby suffocated his energy and just grabbed an offensive rebound under the attack of Jordan and Randolph. Unfortunately, he missed a tip-up.

Turning around, Davis dribbled the ball to launch a fast break, but Nai He made a pass error and was intercepted by Andre Miller.

The Blazers took the opportunity to launch a fast-break counterattack, but Adelaide's second mid-range shot was still a hit.

But when the fans cheered, Miller grabbed an offensive rebound, and the whole audience was filled with sighs.

Who would have thought that Su Yang rushed out halfway, snatched the basketball from Miller's hand, and ran at full speed.

The two teams ran back and forth continuously, and the defensive formation became extremely chaotic. Su Yang rushed to the frontcourt free throw line to face Batum. A goal was scored and a foul was caused.

After the extra penalty hit, the two teams launched an offensive and defensive contest in all directions, and no one could gain a clear advantage for a while.

The Clippers took the initiative to make adjustments, and Su Yang took the lead in launching the siege strategy, grabbing the weakest defensive veteran Andre Miller to fight, and succeeded time and time again, forcing the Blazers to double-team and switch defenses in advance .

The Blazers' defense was completely disrupted, and the Clippers took the opportunity to take the lead. The first quarter ended with 31 to 23.

In the second quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers adjusted their offensive focus. Roy used the ball more to attack, while the others focused on defense. At one point, they took the lead with five offensive rebounds. Roy himself also scored mid-range shots one after another. .

However, after Roy stepped up his offense, the defensive end, especially the off-ball defense, was obviously a bit powerless.

Raschel Barrett, who was facing up against him, received multiple passes from Su Yang and hit a three-pointer. Su Yang himself made four of seven shots. Points, ended the half with a 13-point advantage.

Returning to the locker room during the intermission, Van Gundy emphasized the problem of losing defensive rebounds many times, pointing out that the reason was that he underestimated Camby's ability to compete, and he must pay attention to and improve after the game. He can only lose three more at most.

Jordan took the lead in making a guarantee that the Clippers will return to the court.It happened to be a highly difficult three-point challenge contest, and the challenge was to imitate Su Yang, jumping from the left wing area, jumping to the outside of the field with both feet and hitting a three-pointer.

Five spectators watched a round, but none of them made a shot. One spectator asked Su Yang to give another demonstration.

Su Yang readily agreed, the shooting speed was faster than before, the take-off height was higher than before, and the same hit.

The audience bowed and worshiped on the spot, but Su Yang made an impromptu suggestion to donate the challenge prize money, and in the future, when the shooting challenge is held, even if no one completes it, the prize money should be donated, as a charity to improve the image of the team.

The person in charge of the team naturally agreed, and Su Yang became the hot topic of discussion in the NBA circle for a short time.

After a short break, the second half of the game started, and the Clippers arranged for Gordon to focus on defending Roy.

After more than ten consecutive rounds of contests, Gordon lived up to expectations and insisted on cooperating with his teammates, making Roy 4-for-[-]. Jordan also successfully fulfilled his promise and grabbed [-] offensive rebounds alone, while Su Yang continued to catch Miller. He made five of eight shots.

The Blazers' basketball transfers were greatly restricted. Many rounds could only be played individually, and their shooting percentage plummeted.

After three quarters, the Clippers lead by 19 points, and Su Yang's personal score reached 30+.

In the last quarter of the game, the Blazers stepped up their impact on the inside line, causing the Clippers to make defensive fouls one after another.

Su Yang immediately made adjustments and led the team to launch a 32-zone defense that strictly guards against breakthroughs. As a result, no matter Roy, who is good at breaking through the emergency stop, or Adelaide, who is good at turning back and jumping, or Batum, who likes to slip the baseline and cut , all died down.

The Blazers' hit rate decreased, and the result was that the Clippers launched fast-break counterattacks one after another.

After a wave of 8-0 offensive, the Clippers led by 27 points, and the Blazers surrendered early.

Both teams replaced the bench lineup, and the Clippers finally defeated the Blazers 118 to 94, winning three consecutive victories.

苏阳拿到40分11助攻，在联盟十三场对决中，击败36分16篮板的路易斯斯科拉、46分的蒙塔埃利斯、30分7篮板7助攻的韦德，当选每日MVP球员。

ESPN launched a survey after the game. A total of more than 6000 votes showed that after the three games of the new season, Su Yang Lianzhuang’s MVP approval rate exceeded 90%, and Su Yang’s performance in the three games was better than the other. .

TNT subsequently reported that Jordan challenged Su Yang for the scoring title on the night of winning the championship.

Many fans commented that Durant will be a strong contender for the scoring title this season, but after the first three games, Durant is currently behind in total points and average per game, but the two will meet in mid-November. Play against each other.

Considering that the scoring momentum of the two is equally stable, that encounter may play a decisive role.

(End of this chapter)