NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 349 Fight! (wish you a happy new year!)

After the game, Presti talked about the Lakers again in an interview. When asked why the Lakers’ results were not satisfactory, Presti said: “The Lakers are very talented, and the result is not satisfactory now because there is too little time to run in. As the season progresses, the Lakers’ results should be better.”

Reporter: "Just better? How good is it?"

Presti smiled and said: "The playoffs should be relatively stable. As for the others, I didn't see it." Presti's straightforward interview instantly caused the Lakers fans to explode.

The same is true for the Lakers players. Seeing Presti's comment, Howard was very angry but still smiled and said: "I don't know where Presti's conclusion came from, but I want to say that we are very strong and will go far." It is indeed a happy beast, even now it is still smiling.

Kobe said blankly: "We know ourselves, Presti should care about his team first! Our goal is the championship!"

As a result, the Lakers faced the Wizards of the Eastern Tanks back to back the next day and lost!And lost by 15 points!Wall was one step ahead of Nash. The old Nash really had no defense. When Wall first entered the NBA, he was known as the fastest. After one step, Gasol's movement speed could not be counted on. Howard could only rely on Howard to defend, but Wall's organizational skills are also very good. Passing to Nene is a dunk!
Gasol's offense is okay, but Gasol's defense is also a colander. Howard likes inside singles. Nene can't stop him, but he can foul. Howard's terrible free throw percentage directly turns free throws into mistakes!

Even though Kobe hit consecutive strong attacks later, but the point difference was too big, and finally lost to Washington!

This game also made the Lakers ponder. Maybe what Presti said is right, and this game is also a good thing for the Lakers. The problem is basically exposed. The team's defensive speed is too slow. The core age of this team is 30+, so the defensive end is very easy to fall into a passive position in terms of physical fitness and defensive strength.

When the opponent switches defenses, Nash at the point guard becomes the biggest breakthrough point. Facing most point guards in the league, Nash is at a disadvantage in terms of strength and speed!Nash is a defensive weakness that opponents are infinitely targeting. Currently, the Lakers are averaging 101 points per game, which is basically the same as their offensive scoring. This means that the Lakers have no absolute chance of winning against most teams in the league.

The second is that free throws are too bad. Howard became the first breakthrough point. Whenever facing the Lakers, the "cutting Huo tactics" has been tried and tested. This not only effectively interrupts the Lakers' offensive rhythm, but also makes the Lakers lose morale.So far, Howard has averaged 9.5 free throws per game and made 49.5% of his free throws. The team's overall free throw percentage is 69.2%!

The third is that the inside player Howard has been playing happy basketball in the Lakers, which also allows Howard to always play his own basketball, and Gasol has not been traded due to league reasons, which leads to Howard and Gasol The combination is far inferior to the combination of Bynum and Gasol.

At the same time, Howard was the core of the team's inside line at the time, which also caused Gasol's data to drop sharply. He even became a blue-collar inside line, which eventually caused the Lakers to not cooperate well inside.

On the other side, the Hornets also played back-to-back games, away against the Clippers,

Ever since the Hornets won the championship, Paul has never had the usual "smile". When Presti traded Paul at the beginning, the whole world said that Presti made a stupid deal, and kept praising Paul, praising Paul's stadium, "big picture" and so on.

Now that the Hornets have won 28 consecutive victories, although no one mentions it at this time, they always feel that other people's eyes are a little strange, as if they are saying: "The Hornets have traded you and become the championship!"

Of course, these are not the most uncomfortable things for him. The most uncomfortable thing for him is that Presti obviously has the ability to lead him to win the championship, so that he can enjoy more praise, but finally traded himself.
Thinking of this, Paul looked at the Hornets on the opposite side, gritted his teeth and said, "I must win!"

The game started soon, and at the beginning of the first quarter, Paul quickly counterattacked for a layup to open the scoring, and Paul George received a pass from Green in the bottom corner!Immediately take a three-point shot and hit the heart with an arrow to return the color!
Davis made a solid mid-range jumper, Griffin squeezed away from the basket, and Green also made a shot. Caron Butler made an air cut and received a pass from Paul for a layup to score for the Clippers.
Paul faced Curry at the top of the arc, passed easily, and then took off to make a mid-range shot!Curry received the ball to the frontcourt, and Paul defended close!Curry was very uncomfortable being defended!Curry starts to go to the right!But Paul broke the ball!Accelerate to get the basketball, get to the hoop, = dodge Paul George's block!Layup hit!

Here Davis is backed by Griffin under the basket!Push it up but don't move it, retreat and hit the shot! , miss!But Green scrambled to the frontcourt!Paul George, who will divide the bottom corner again soon!Paul George catches the ball and makes a shot!Hit a three-pointer!
Paul led the front court, Griffin covered, and with the help of the screen to break through on the left, Griffin went down, and immediately passed Griffin to follow up and layup!Then Paul stole Curry again, counterattacked and scored a layup!

In fact, this ball, Paul thugs!But the referee turned a blind eye, maybe because he was used to Paul's little tricks!Paul George turned over and scored with a layup by Caron Butler!And Thompson also caught Green's pass from the free throw line and made an emergency stop jumper!

Griffin squeezed away the defense and made a strong layup. Paul George made a three-pointer from the wing and continued to chase points.
Soon into the rotation lineup, Presti replaced Livingston, Jimmy Butler, David West, Whiteside, and Ray Allen, while the Clippers replaced Crawford and Bart Barnes.Crawford of the Clippers singled out Ray Allen, and responded with a three-pointer!At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers lead the Hornets 31-29!

Back in the second quarter, Paul came back within a few minutes, "It seems that the Clippers really want to win tonight, Paul just rested for a few minutes?" Cole said.Presti smiled and said, "Paul wants to win, don't you look into his eyes?" Cole immediately laughed.

Paul took the frontcourt to Crawford, passed the screen again and went to the basket for a layup!Missed, but grabbed the frontcourt board by himself, and started again!Not yet, there is a comeback!Grab the frontcourt boards in a row!

Beep!Presti paused. The players can be bad at attacking. After all, the ups and downs are normal, but losing rebounds and not focusing on defense are attitude problems. You must pause and adjust!
After returning from the timeout, Jimmy Butler broke through Crawford and dunked with both hands!Although Crawford's offense is excellent and he is called a super "gram six", his defense has always been mediocre! !

Paul made a breakthrough and hit a layup, Jimmy Butler made a steady jumper with a step back, Barnes hit Livingston with his back in a misplaced position, turned around and made a strong hit in the air!The returning Caron Butler also made a jumper from the free throw line!
Here, after David West missed a strong low-post hit, Whiteside made a one-armed tip-up and scored!The Clippers immediately called a timeout!

After returning from the timeout, Paul received a screen and made a mid-range shot from the free throw line, and then counterattacked and assisted Griffin with a double-handed dunk to ignite the passion at home!This ball is really domineering!Cole also exclaimed: "This ball is really a beast!"

Presti said with a smile: "After all, it is called a white monster!" Griffin's second season after being injured when he first entered the league can be said to be flying into the sky!Known as the second generation of Duncan, he is expected to be called the No. 22.5 forward in the league in the future. After all, he averaged 12.1+[-] per game in the first season, but he did not expect Griffin to be a typical rookie, the pinnacle!I have to say that the reason why the Clippers have gradually gained attention has a lot to do with Griffin!
In the end, Presti changed the starter back, and as soon as Paul George came back, he immediately chased him and hit a three-pointer!And Caron Butler was not to be outdone, and responded with a three-pointer for the Answer ball!In the last attack, Paul slanted into the basket and scored against the lever with difficulty. After halftime, the Clippers led the Hornets 66-58!

In the second half, Curry made an open mid-range shot for the Hornets to score first, and this score was also the first score of the game!Paul responded with a three-pointer from the outside with an arrow through his heart. Paul George was not to be outdone, and he responded with a bow and arrow from outside the three-point line!
Paul went to the frontcourt and continued to break into Curry and hit an emergency stop jumper. Davis scored with a long-arm drop shot. Caron Butler also made an emergency stop jumper. Paul George continued his fiery touch.

Then Thompson continued his firepower and hit a three-pointer for the Hornets to overtake the score, and Davis made a dunk!Huang Yibo stopped the Clippers 11-0!The Clippers immediately called a timeout!After a timeout, Paul made a three-point savior to stop the bleeding for the Celtics!

And Curry assisted Davis to catch a dunk, and then Sthompson scored two three-pointers in a row to help the home team take the lead again!At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers lead the Hornets 94-93!

In the last quarter, Crawford made a free throw from the basket and scored first. Then Davis also made a high jumper. Green followed up with a tip-up to help the Hornets chase points.

The Clippers are suspended again!After returning from the timeout, the Clippers all started. After Paul missed a mid-range shot, Paul George accelerated to the frontcourt and scored 2 points with a step-back jumper!Curry assisted Thompson with a three-pointer from the outside!
Griffin broke through and hit the basket and scored a low-handed layup. Then Thompson made a three-pointer and hit Yang Wenwen. Paul received Griffin's assist and made a layup!Griffin pulled to the outside and hit a three-pointer with a sudden shot!
"Griffin has developed a three-pointer now?" Presti was a little surprised. It seems that some players' skills have also changed. Not to be outdone, Paul George made a three-pointer from the outside!
At the end of the game, Paul George scored a key layup, but Paul hit a three-pointer with a big heart, and then Paul made a dribble error and was intercepted by Curry!Curry, who was guarded by Paul for a whole game and did not perform well, steals Paul at the last moment!And this steal is obviously fatal!In the end, the Clippers lost to the Hornets 107-112 at home, and the Hornets are still unbeaten at the start of the game!
After the game, Paul obviously couldn't accept it. After all, he tried his best and still lost!In the post-match press conference, Presti still praised Paul as the league's number one point guard!

On the 28th, the Hornets played against the Suns at home!This is the last game against the Suns this season. The Suns currently rank last in the league. There is no doubt that they want to grab this year's No. [-] pick. After the opening, the Suns took the lead first, but the Hornets tied the score through outside three-pointers and counterattacks. The Hornets took a slight lead in the first quarter!

In the second quarter, Presti adjusted, and then blossomed inside and outside to gain a 10-point advantage.However, the Suns immediately hit a climax to catch up to the score. After that, the two teams scored three-pointers in a row from the outside.

In the second half, David West played bravely and continued to score points in the interior, but Dudley suddenly broke out and scored points in the fourth quarter. Although Gortat still performed well afterwards, Te Curry felt explosive. The Hornets still maintained a 15-point lead. In the end, the old Hornets won 118-102!
On the 30th, the Hornets played against the 76ers at home. The Hornets took the lead in the game and quickly expanded the point difference to double digits. The 76ers launched counterattacks many times in the second quarter, but the Hornets responded in time and maintained their lead until the end of halftime!In the second half, Curry and Thompson of the Hornets showed their strength one after another, once widening the point difference to more than 76 points. After that, the 76ers scored three-pointers to narrow the point difference slightly, but the Hornets widened the point difference again in the final quarter.Ushered in thirty consecutive victories!
On January 1, the Hornets played away against the Jazz. After the opening game, the Jazz took the lead inside and outside, but Bo Davis and Paul George teamed up to help the Hornets tie the score. With Millsap's performance, the Jazz took the lead in the first quarter!
Back in the second quarter, the Hornets came back from the bench and first entered the state to tie the score. After that, the situation on the court entered a stalemate. Under the leadership of Jefferson, the Jazz held the 54-point advantage 53-1 in the first half!
Back in the second half, the Hornets played a climax and directly overtook the score and established a double-digit lead. Only Millsap and Williams scored points for the Jazz. Paul George and Curry played well, especially Curry swept away the haze!However, the Jazz are still playing steadily to narrow the gap!
But in the fourth quarter, the Jazz's offensive end was lost under the defense of the Hornets!After many offensive misses, the Hornets finally defeated the Jazz 99-88. Although the Hornets won the victory, it was the first time since the start of the game that they did not score more than [-] points!
　I wish all the brothers and sisters who support me a happy new year 2019, a happy family and all wishes come true!

　　
　
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