basketball king lunatic

183 - Clippers
On February 2005, 2, the Bulls came to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers.

All thirty teams in the league had all played at least 41 games in early February.

Looking at the half-time record, it is true that some are happy and some are sad.

east
No.1, Indiana Pacers
No.2, Miami Heat
No.3, Chicago Bulls
No.4, Cleveland Cavaliers

No.5, Detroit Pistons
No.6, Orlando Magic
No.7, New Jersey Nets
No.8, Philadelphia 76ers
Western part
No.1, Phoenix Suns

No.2, Minnesota Timberwolves
No.3, Houston Red Team

No.4, San Antonio Spurs
No.5, Golden State Warriors

No.6, Los Angeles Lakers
No.7, Sacramento Kings
No.8, Los Angeles Clippers
Looking at the top eight in the East and West, many of them are teams that have just emerged in these two seasons.Like Bulls, Cavaliers, Heat, Magic, Warriors,
Of course, we have to mention the Clippers.

I am afraid that apart from the die-hard fans of the NBA, many teams don't know who the Clippers have, or even where the Clippers' home court is?

This is the current status of the Clippers living in Los Angeles.

The Clippers are actually pretty good.

The leader of the team is Elton Brand, nicknamed the Captain.The No. 99 pick in 20 was called Malone, and he was the second power forward after Duncan who averaged 10+[-] per game in his rookie season.

Dramatically, it was the Chicago Bulls, who had just lost Michael Jordan and had the league's worst record, who had selected Brand.

Brand played two seasons with the Bulls and had good statistics, but he was still unable to lead the Bulls to make progress.

In 2001, the Bulls traded Brand to the Clippers in exchange for the Clippers' No. [-] pick that year, which was used to select Eddie Curry.

Brand, who came to Los Angeles to become the captain, slowly entered his peak.Lead the Clippers to slowly become a new force in the West, a strong team at the playoff level.

The Clippers also have a player of the 03 generation, center Chris Kaman.

Kaman is a strong, skilled white center.Peak strength can also get double-double data.

It's just limited by physical fitness, so I can't go any further.

In his previous life, Wang Shipeng was familiar with Kaman in the 08 Olympic Games.As a German-American, Kaman accepted the invitation of the German Basketball Association after finding out that there was no hope of joining the dream team, and joined the German national team to participate in the BJ Olympics.

In 05, Kaman had just begun to fulfill his talent. He averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per game with Brand, becoming a qualified starting center.

The Clippers also have many capable players on the perimeter.Corey Maggette, the team's scoring leader who averaged 22 points per game, Bobby Simmons, who averaged 15.4 points per game, and Marko Yarich, the boyfriend of Victoria's Secret supermodel Lima, Horn Show Sean Livingston et al.

To be honest, in Wang Shipeng's view, the Clippers' lineup is actually quite good.If there is a good coach, create a system suitable for the Clippers.It is not difficult for the Clippers to achieve something.

Especially the Lakers are in the rebuilding period, although they have Kobe Bryant hot.But if the Clippers can play a good record, then their situation in Los Angeles will be much better.

Unfortunately, the old Dunleavy failed to seize the opportunity.He is not a good head coach, and the boss is Sterling, who is stingy and ridiculous.The Clippers' hopes can only be placed on the big man from Oklahoma in the future.

When the Clippers had the highest attendance at home, it was when they were playing the Lakers.It's just that most fans wear Lakers jerseys.

I can't complain about a very famous saying in the league: The Lakers have 43 home games throughout the season, and the two extra are when they play the Clippers away.

Arriving at Los Angeles Airport, Wang Shipeng just got off the plane and received a call from Wang Zhizhi.He had no choice but to say hello to Cartwright and got into Wang Zhizhi's car.

I haven't seen Wang Zhizhi for several months, and his state has changed a lot since the Olympics.Look at Wang Zhizhi's curvaceous arm muscles, and then look at his completely different spirit.Wang Shipeng is very happy for his family.

You know, at the end of last season, almost everyone believed that Wang Zhizhi could not stay in the league any longer.

And although after the Olympics, several teams submitted contracts to Wang Zhizhi, most of them also had the attitude of giving it a try.

But Wang Zhizhi showed his strength this time.

Played 37 games, averaging 21.2 minutes per game.The playing time of a typical important role player.Almost the seventh or eighth man on the team.

He averaged 1.4 three-pointers per game and made 38.9% of his three-pointers.Averaged 9.4 points per game, shot 45.2% from the field and 89.6% from the free throw line.

He averaged 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 0.9 blocks per game.

Wang Zhizhi's strength and statistics are enough to continue his career.Even take on a more important job with the Lakers.

In the last Los Angeles Derby, the team's starting power forward Odom was beaten by Brand, and he fell into foul trouble early.

Wang Zhizhi stepped in and played 29 minutes, scored 4 three-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points, breaking the previous career record of 21 points set by the Clippers.

In the post-match interview, Tang Shuai greatly praised Wang Zhizhi.

"Generally, you are amazing now." Wang Shipeng looked at Wang Zhizhi with a confident expression, and joked.

Wang Zhizhi smiled shyly and didn't say much.Although Wang Shipeng is here to play the Clippers, when he arrives in Los Angeles, his compatriot will of course come out to entertain him, not to mention that the team boss Kobe is a friend of Dapeng.

"Thanks to you, it's a good thing I didn't go to Miami. If I went there, I definitely didn't have so many opportunities in Los Angeles." Wang Zhizhi also felt a little emotional.

While chatting, Wang Shipeng and Wang Zhizhi went to Wang Zhizhi's new home in Beverly Hills.

There, old friend Kobe's family and Wang Zhizhi's wife Song Yang were there.

(End of this chapter)