stadium ambition

Chapter 300 Equaling Kobe
After a night of rest, the Clippers continued to sit at home and played against the visiting Spurs back to back.

Before the game started, Popovich took the initiative to approach the ESPN reporter and praised Su Yang as a player who surpassed Jordan.

Su Yang saw news reports when he was tying his ankles in the locker room, and immediately guessed that the Spurs would have a targeted defense. After all, Popovich's tainted milk routine has already had many similar cases.

Su Yang didn't think about how the Spurs would target them, but he was very sure that the main strategy of the Spurs must be to block the center and put aside the side, try not to give three-pointers and layup opportunities, and try to give less difficult shots and lower shooting percentages. distance shot.

Popovich's defensive philosophy, the core idea is to guide the ball handler to the short-angle areas on both sides with narrow passing vision and narrow operating space by blocking the center and setting the side. But if you encounter a mid-range shooter like Kobe, that is Free.

Su Yang decided to look at the situation and imitate Kobe's style of play. Just because of the second back-to-back game of the season, the coaching staff decided to reduce the playing time of the two veteran players, Davis and Randolph, and he needed more shots to finish.

After seven o'clock, the game officially started.

The Clippers won the jump ball, Su Yang took it across the center line, found that Parker was intercepting sideways, and started decisively to the free throw line.Duncan stayed under the basket and waited, and the other Spurs players shrank inward at the same time, but Su Yang stopped and jumped with the ball, and the basketball hit hollow.

Easy-side Spurs attack, various conduction moves kill 20 seconds, Richard Jefferson strikes the end.

Tucker got the rebound, the Clippers launched a fast break, Su Yang didn't wait for the Spurs' defense to fall, and made another emergency stop and made a successful shot.

Turning around, the Spurs continued to sharpen their position, conducting for a full 22 seconds, and Ginobili made a difficult buzzer hit.

After the goal, the Clippers immediately launched a fast break, Su Yang made an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot, and Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound.

Jordan made a tip-up and also hit the iron, but Tucker followed up and grabbed an offensive rebound, and Su Yang caught the ball and made a sneak attack.

Even so, the Spurs still steadily polished their position, and it took 20 seconds for Jefferson to hit a three-pointer.

The two teams entered a see-saw rhythm. The Clippers led 32 to 31 in the first quarter, and Su Yang scored 19 points.

In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs blasted the offensive rebounds, but except for George Hill who made 5 of 4 shots, the other players made 21 of 2 shots in total, while the Clippers made a total of 5 three-pointers, and Su Yang made 3 of them. Scored 9 points in a single quarter.

Returning to the locker room during the intermission, Van Gundy pointed out the problem of losing a lot of defensive rebounds, but this time it was because of the team's decision to use a large number of local 3 defenses and 2 to limit the Spurs' high pick-and-rolls. Few people had the opportunity to grab rebounds.

Despite this, Jordan still patted his chest to ensure that he would not lose offensive rebounds in the second half.

Su Yang took the lead in expressing his belief that the whole team returned to the arena with an 11-point advantage and warmed up by shooting early.

In the third quarter, the game started in an instant. The Spurs double-teamed Su Yang, and Randolph benefited from the release and scored consecutive low-post shots.It's a pity that on the Spurs' side, Garnier and Jefferson played well, and the point difference was narrowed to 9 points.

Throughout the third quarter, Su Yang only scored 5 points, but the total score reached 33 points, and there is great hope for 40 points in a row.

Who would have thought that after the start of the fourth quarter, the Spurs played super defensively, as if they were playing a tiebreaker in the finals.

After being pushed to counterattack consecutively, the Clippers also matched their defensive strength, and the two teams entered a frantic rhythm.

Su Yang went all out, making 6 of 3 shots and 2 free throws, helping the Clippers win 97-93.

At the post-match press conference, Popovich said with a smile that although the Spurs lost in the end, he was very happy to see that Su Yang only scored 41 points, which showed that Su Yang could be restricted by defense and had not yet been promoted to Jordan's level.

Popovich also emphasized that Su Yang does not have much time left for other teams in the league to develop and grow.

For such an evaluation, Su Yang responded via Twitter, calling on everyone to beware of the long-lasting Spurs.

The two shouted across the air, triggering a heated discussion. The topic was "If the Spurs can maintain the defensive intensity of the fourth quarter for a long time, can they beat the Clippers in the playoffs" and "Can other teams learn from the Spurs' strategy of defending Su Yang?" '.

A large number of fans participated in the discussion. Durant also used a large Twitter account to like tweets like "Su Yang's height and wingspan are short, Durant is the player who cannot be restricted". Misuse.

After a two-day break, the Clippers sat at home again to face the Kings who came to challenge.

The hard power of the two teams is far behind, and the game entered garbage time at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

After Su Yang scored 40 points, he took a rest like a clock-in class. The Clippers finally won 100-82.

After beating the Kings, the Clippers rested for another two days before flying to the Denver Plateau to challenge the Nuggets away.

Because Kenyon Martin, Anderson, and Nene were injured and unable to play, the Nuggets had almost no defense.

In the first three quarters, Su Yang and Anthony played against each other and each scored 30+ points.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers stepped up their defense, Anthony hit the iron one after another, and Su Yang still scored.

In the end, Su Yang scored 42 points to help the Clippers beat the Nuggets 111-102.

On the night of the end of the game, the Clippers set off overnight and flew to Salt Lake City by plane to challenge the Jazz in back-to-back away games.

The coaching staff arranged for Randolph and Davis to rest in rotation, and Su Yang got more shots.

He scored 13 points in the first quarter. He led the team to a large lead through mid-range shots and breakthroughs. He continued to maintain the same scoring momentum in the second quarter and limited the Jazz to only 39 points at halftime, leading by 16 points.

I once thought that in the third and fourth quarters, the Jazz saw that Randolph and Davis would not play, and double-teamed Su Yang recklessly. As a result, even though Su Yang scored 20 points in the two quarters, the Clippers lost. With 16 points, he was almost killed.

The game entered overtime, the Jazz continued to double-team, Su Yang only scored 3 points, and the two teams tied.The game was dragged into the second overtime, and the Jazz players finally had no energy to maintain the intensity of double-teaming. Su Yang gritted his teeth and scored 7 points in a row to establish the victory.

In the end, the Clippers narrowly beat the Jazz 112 to 109 and won seven consecutive victories in the opening game.

Su Yang scored 51 points, reaching a record of 40+ points in five consecutive games, tying Jordan, Kobe, and Iverson.

After playing the Jazz, the Clippers flew to New Orleans after a three-day rest to challenge the Hornets away.

Despite internal and external troubles, the Hornets who got Ariza were obviously stronger than last season. In addition, Gordon and Davis were detected to have potential injuries before the game and could not play. The Clippers did not lead too much in the lineup. The momentum is still lost.

In the end, the two teams fought fiercely for nearly an hour and a half, and Su Yang made a lore to take away the victory and personally scored 42 points.

After beating the Hornets, the Clippers flew to San Antonio overnight to challenge the Spurs in back-to-back away games.

Injuries and physical exertion were serious, and under the influence of various factors, the coach decided to let it happen without making any arrangements.

Su Yang shot wildly and took a rest after scoring 41 points. The Clippers finally lost 85 to 107.

The team hurried back to Los Angeles, and after a night's rest, they beat the Detroit Pistons who came to challenge.

Su Yang scored 45 points, and the 40+ scoring record reached 8 games in a row, which is only one game away from Kobe and Jordan's record of 9 consecutive games.The Clippers' next opponent is the Thunder. Durant, the top player in their team, is pursuing the defending scoring champion.

(End of this chapter)