stadium ambition

Chapter 354

The All-Star Awards Ceremony followed, and Su Yang won the MVP without any suspense.

Then came the press conference and dinner. As one of several NBA player representatives, he, together with many league staff and team owners, thanked the major brands and key personnel who have long sponsored the NBA league.

After finishing all the activities, it was already early in the morning. He returned to the villa and rested for a whole day.

When his body and mind returned to normal mode, he returned to the Clippers training base to conduct various regular training with Gordon and Davis who had just returned from injury. Other teammates also started training one after another.

On the 22nd, the Clippers team rushed to Oklahoma to challenge the Thunder away.

Maybe it's because the All-Star Weekend just ended, the Thunder lacked training and hadn't recovered yet,
It may also be because the trade rumors related to Green and Krstic have spread, causing the whole team to be distracted. The Thunder team is not in a normal competitive state.

In order to allow Gordon and Davis to recover as soon as possible, Su Yang deliberately reduced the playing time and the number of shots, but even so, the Thunder were still defeated, trailing by 25 points after the three quarters, without any fighting spirit.

In the end, the Clippers beat the Thunder 111 to 88.

That night, the Clippers flew to New Orleans overnight, preparing to challenge the Hornets back to back.

Early the next morning, a three-way deal broke out between the Knicks, the Nuggets, and the Timberwolves. Anthony went to New York as he wished, and the Nuggets officially entered the rebuilding phase.

Seeing the news, Su Yang wanted to give a thumbs up to the Timberwolves management. After all, it wasn't the first brain-dead operation.

The joining of Anthony and Billups immediately made the New York Knicks the favorite to win the championship. The major casinos in Las Vegas updated their winning odds one after another, and finally ranked fifth, behind the Clippers, Lakers, Heat , After the Celtics.

Knicks owner James Dolan was a little unhappy with this result. He publicly tweeted: The season is not over yet. The Knicks are in the East and still have the opportunity to play against the Heat and Celtics. They also have the chance to play against the Clippers and Lakers in the West. Chance.

Anyway, Dolan was very happy, facing media interviews, he claimed that it was the most successful transaction in his life.

When Su Yang was training before the game against the Hornets, he was asked by reporters how he viewed the Knicks trade. He bluntly said that New York is about to usher in a difficult time, because D'Antoni's tactical system and Carmelo Anthony's style of play have great conflicts.

Such remarks quickly sparked a lot of discussion on Twitter and other social media. Some fans believed that Anthony played too many low-post singles, which would reduce the transfer efficiency of the Knicks basketball. Some fans believed that Anthony just solved the problem that the run-and-gun system needs an absolute strength. , After all, during the heyday of the Suns, their running and bombing system often lost because they did not have an absolute strength.

Anthony himself also responded, calling out Su Yang's name in front of the camera, saying that he would only find out after beating him.

Su Yang didn't respond, and kept training step by step, and waited until seven o'clock in the evening to appear in the game.

Due to the trusteeship of the league, various transactions of the team, and the management's determined decision to play badly, the Hornets did not attempt any form of resistance at all. They lost 8 points in the first quarter, 10 points in the second quarter, and 15 points in the third quarter. point.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Hornets 127 to 91, winning eight consecutive victories.

That night, the whole team flew back to Los Angeles to prepare for the last game against the Lakers with 11 straight away.

As before, the game has not yet started, and the fans of the two sides first used text and video on social media to bombard each other.

The Lakers fans moved out their historical records, mocked the Clippers for their lack of background, and shared the court with the cheek. If it weren’t for the good intentions of old Bass, the Clippers would have nothing to do with Los Angeles now, and the Clippers fans moved out their recent records, and ridiculed the Lakers fans for living in the past. It also took Su Yang's winning the All-Star Game MVP as a case, emphasizing that the title of King of Los Angeles officially belongs to the Clippers.

When the two sides quarreled inextricably, Su Yang posted on Twitter the signboard to have dinner with Kobe. The postscript was to thank Kobe for helping him break Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record in the All-Star Game, and shared interesting travel stories during the All-Star holiday.

Even so, the debate between the fans of the two teams has not stopped, even arguing whether Su Yang is Kobe's younger brother.

After a day's rest, the game between the Clippers and the Lakers finally started, and many Hollywood stars came to watch the game.

After the last defeat, the Lakers coaching staff adjusted their tactics. Only a very small part of the triangle offensive system was retained. The main tactics were changed to Kobe, Paul, and Gasol. space.

Such a change looks quite rough, but the effect is excellent, and the Clippers are difficult to defend.

Especially after Kobe and Paul pick-and-roll, the other person used Gasol to cover and make changes. Between layers, and with the cooperation of players squatting in the bottom corner, many simple and efficient tactics were derived. After three quarters, the game was still flat.

The Clippers also responded with all their strength. The two teams played until the last second, and Kobe turned over and made a three-point lore.

After the game, Su Yang and Kobe hugged and congratulated him on the cooperation with Paul and the completion of the run-in.

The Clippers suffered an eighth defeat. The major casinos increased their winning odds, and a large number of betting enthusiasts increased their positions.

In the early morning of the next day, comments from major media also appeared one after another. Davis, Gordon, and Randolph became targets of firepower. The effect is limited.

Su Yang reposted ESPN commentator Skype's tweet criticizing Gordon, asking him to respect the performance of the Lakers players, because the Clippers lost the game, not because someone on the team played poorly, but because all the Lakers played well.

In the evening, the Clippers continued to fight back to back, and the opponent was the Celtics after the trade reinforcement.

Seeing Krstic and Jeff, Su Yang felt a little illusory. After all, they were still wearing Thunder players a few days ago, and they were playing in Celtics jerseys a few days later. The key point is that Krstic directly served as the starting center.

It may be because Krstic is the starting center that the Celtics lack fluency on both ends of the offense and defense. However, because the Clippers have just finished playing against the Lakers, their physical strength is relatively serious, and their shooting percentage has also decreased in defensive efficiency. .

The two teams pecked at each other until there were only more than 90 seconds left. The Celtics began to double-team Su Yang, but Gordon stood up like a magic soldier, and made fouls with sudden throws. The Clippers scored the last 8 points and completed key steals.

In that way, the Clippers finally narrowly beat the Celtics 99 to 96. Su Yang and Gordon scored 58 points together.

After the game interview and press conference, the two attended together. Su Yang made suggestions to the media, hoping to renew the contracts of Gordon and Jordan in advance, and carefully consider how to offer Randolph a maximum salary contract. .

His remarks quickly triggered discussions, and most fans believed that Randolph was not worthy of a maximum salary contract.

There was no response from the Clippers. After two days of rest, they flew to Sacramento to challenge the Kings.

Tyreke Evans was absent due to plantar fasciitis, and the king's control became Benoyudry. The offensive end was more regulated than before. After the game started, in a few minutes, they rarely took the lead alternately with the Clippers.

It's a pity that Udrih's defense is too poor. Su Yang, Davis, and Gordon take turns using him as a cash machine. In addition, Randolph seems to be very angry. He played with Cousins ​​on the offensive end and succeeded frequently , the king quickly discarded his armor.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Kings 115 to 99, ending the last game in February.

The Clippers' overall season record has become 53 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the league.

On the way back to Los Angeles, the team discussed whether they could hit the Bulls' record of 72 wins while playing cards.

After all, there are only the last 21 games left in the season, and there are only a few strong opponents left in the schedule, so the chances are very high.At the end of the discussion, the whole team agreed that it was feasible, but it still depends on fate rather than forcing it, and don't affect the goal of defending the title because of the record.

(End of this chapter)