basketball hero

Chapter 400 The Long Road Trip

After defeating the Trail Blazers at home, the Raptors will usher in the longest 5-game streak since the start of the game, which is a great test of the players' physical fitness and willpower.Since this season is destined to become a "shrinking season", the schedule is also closer than previous seasons.How to deploy good physical fitness in the intensive schedule and perform at its best is a challenge faced by every team in the NBA.As a young team, the Raptors' impact and physical strength will be slightly better than those of teams with an average age, but the players' lack of experience in dealing with the long regular season may encounter some difficulties at a certain stage.

On January 1, the Raptors will be a guest at the Staples Center Arena to challenge the Clippers.The city of Los Angeles has two NBA teams, the Lakers and the Clippers.However, because the history of the Lakers is so brilliant that the Clippers pale in comparison, when it comes to Los Angeles and Staples, the first thing people think of is always the Lakers, not the Clippers.

Since Paul joined the Clippers, coupled with the strong performance of No. [-] pick Griffin, this Clippers team is no longer what it used to be, and its strength is enough for them to covet a place in the Western Conference playoffs.

Ying Xiong has a good impression of the Clippers. This offseason, they actively recruited themselves and offered a generous offer contract, which can be said to be full of sincerity.If there is no offer from the Raptors, he might choose to sign with the Clippers.

Los Angeles is Los Angeles after all.Sitting in Hollywood, this city has always been a gathering place for celebrities from the entertainment industry, fashion industry and other circles.The Staples Center Arena has always been one of the important places where stars from all walks of life come and go. Even if the Clippers' games are not as attractive as the Lakers' games, it is difficult to avoid attention if they set up their home court here.

Because of playing games, Ying Xiong has been to the home courts of all NBA teams and has been to many cities. However, Los Angeles does have advantages that other ordinary cities cannot match.After all, a big city is a big city, whether it is the urban population, economic development level, city size or even entertainment consumption, it ranks among the top.

Ying Xiong knew very well that he came to Los Angeles not to play, but to win.So he rejected his teammate's invitation to go to the famous nightclub Happy in Los Angeles.For him, that's not the kind of place he's going to play during the season.There are many ways to relax. Going to nightclubs, he doesn't think he can really relax, may make himself exhausted.

On January 1, the Staples Center Arena was packed.The Los Angeles ball market has always been the most popular in the entire United States.Even when the Clippers had a poor record in previous seasons, the attendance rate was much better than other teams with the same record.At the moment, the Clippers' record is firmly in the top 23 in the Western Conference, and their momentum is very good. The impact on the ball market is definitely positive.Not to mention this game, they are facing the biggest dark horse in the league, the Raptors, and they will also have a direct dialogue with the hottest player in the league, Ying Xiong.

Many Yingxiong fans wearing the Raptors' No. 25 jersey also came to the scene, including some East Asians with yellow skin and black hair.Undoubtedly, most of these people came for Ying Xiong.As the only yellow players in the league, Ying Xiong is one of the most outstanding. Naturally, he has attracted a large number of Asians in the United States to support him.

At present, the records of the two teams are very good. The Raptors are firmly in the top 12 in the East with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, while the Clippers are firmly in the top 8 in the West with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses.

This is a match between the coaches of two new power teams. Unfortunately, as the core of the home team, Chris Paul will miss this game due to injury, and Chauncey Billups will start instead of him.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Clippers at home is: center - DeAndre Jordan, power forward - Blake Griffin, small forward - Caron Butler, shooting guard - Randy Foye , Point guard - Chauncey Billups.

The starting lineup for the Raptors on the road is the same as in previous games.

In the cheers of the fans at the scene, Jordan Jr. and Ed Davis jumped the ball near the middle circle, and the game officially started.

As a "jumping man" with a height of more than 210cm, Jordan can only dunk on the offensive end, but in terms of vertical jumping ability, among the big men, perhaps only the "Warcraft" Howard before the injury and the "Wolf King" Gane Te can compete with him.Relatively speaking, although Ed Davis is also very good at jumping inside, his height and wingspan are at a disadvantage compared to Jordan, and he has no advantage in bouncing. In the link of jumping the ball, he naturally ended in failure.

Billups slowly dribbles over.If Paul doesn't play in this game, the Clippers' responsibility to organize the offense will naturally fall on him.

As the FMVP of the Pistons who defeated the Lakers "F4" to win the championship, Billups' strength is naturally needless to say.Now that he is a little older, his physical fitness has declined to a certain extent from his peak, but his organizational and shooting abilities are still there.For a shooting and playmaking-based guard, aging doesn't affect him as much as those who make a living by speed and breakthrough.

Billups and Jordan picked and rolled, and the latter quickly went down after the block.Jordan's main offensive method is dunks or alley-oops after catching the ball under the basket. He has almost no shooting ability, let alone mid-range shooting, even if it is a close shot or a small hook under the basket. He's not good at it either.In his offensive world, it's dunks, dunks, dunks!
Ed Davis moves very fast and has been following Jordan closely to prevent being hit by the opponent in the alley-oop.In terms of pick-and-roll protection, his effect is better than that of Bargnani, who played the starting center before.

Ying Xiong is defending his former teammate from the Mavericks era - Caron Butler.Speaking of Butler, the two played games together seriously, and there were not many games.At that time, after Butler was reimbursed for the season due to injury, Ying Xiong was gradually valued by the team and got more opportunities.

The relationship between the two is still very good, and Butler is also relatively easy-going, and he spent a lot of time chatting with his little brother from the Mavericks before the game.

But we are friends off the court, but we are opponents on the court.From the beginning of the game, the two had a fierce physical confrontation, and they refused to give in to each other on the court.

Here, Jordan's alley-oop was not achieved, and the ball went to Griffin. The 09 No. [-] pick "Gilifen" charged Amir Johnson with the ball, causing a foul by the opponent's thugs.

Griffin went to the free throw line and made two free throws!
Calderon slowly dribbles upfield, looking for a teammate at the top of the arc.

(End of this chapter)