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Chapter 1161 An Anticlimactic Season

The 2010-11 season was Lan Shengli's second season coaching the Clippers. The team achieved the best results in the last six seasons in the regular season, with 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Nuggets who had undergone major changes, the Clippers won four games in a row and eliminated their opponents after losing one game first.

In the subsequent semifinals, the team lost 2:4 to the experienced second-seeded Mavericks in the Western Conference, ending the season.

With 55 wins and the Western Conference semifinals, Lan Shengli led the team to achieve such results in the second season, which is convincing enough.

What's more, the Clippers don't have an All-Star, and Bass is the only player with an annual salary of more than [-] million. Even under such circumstances, it is gratifying enough for the Clippers to achieve such results.

After all, their young players still have a lot of room for growth, and they still have a lot of salary space to deploy. The future of the Clippers is bright.

But if you know how the Clippers lost to the Mavericks, you may feel that the Clippers can obviously go further this season.

But if you know the words and deeds of Clippers owner Sterling, you may feel that the future of the Clippers is not necessarily very bright.

In the first two games of the series between the Clippers and the Mavericks, the Clippers did their homework on both offense and defense. A precious away win.

"Five years ago, the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks met in the first round of the playoffs. The Rockets, with two all-star players, Yao Ming and McGrady, also won two games in a row at the American Airlines Center. When everyone thought the Rockets I will advance to the next round, or even sweep the opponent, I think you all know what happened next~!!, so we must not be careless~!!!"

After Lan Shengli took a 2:0 lead, he would dutifully remind and urge the players.

The Clippers players were indeed not eliminated by the Mavericks in four consecutive games because of carelessness. The most important factor for the Clippers to be eliminated was Sterling's "32-second recording."

Affected by the boss's racially discriminatory remarks, coupled with the recovery of several main players of the Mavericks, the Clippers are already in a state of intentional killing and powerless.

After losing four games in a row, the Clippers sadly ended their season.

Without those messy off-court factors, perhaps the Clippers would have gone further.

"Thank you to all the Mavericks players, General Manager Nelson, and Mr. Cuban for your support for our protests. That is something beyond the scope of basketball games. The relationship between our two teams has already surpassed the relationship between opponents. I hope You can make it to the end~!!"

After the sixth game, Lan Shengli hugged Mavericks coach Carlisle and said in a sincere tone.

"That's what we should do. We should defend the dignity of the league. We are duty-bound. I am very pleased to see that you are getting better and better in the coaching position. You are a rising star in the league's coaching circle. You will definitely reach the top in the future." The ranks of coaches~!!"

Carlisle responded to Lan Shengli with a tone of approval.

"I hope that Sterling can make an apology as soon as possible, and hope that the Clippers can get back on track as soon as possible. I hope that in the future, we will play another series without any interference~!!"

Carlisle continued.

"I hope so~!!"

Lan Shengli responded softly.

"It's a good fight~!"

"Keep going!!"

The team members on both sides also greeted each other.

The expressions of the members of the Clippers showed regret, unwillingness, and relief.

A mixed feeling.

In short, the series with the Mavericks, for the Clippers, is really tasteless and a pity to discard.

"A season is over, everyone has worked hard~!!!"

"Crack clap clap!!!"

After everyone returned to the locker room, Lan Shengli said to everyone and clapped his hands.

The players, Harper and other members of the coaching staff were all in a depressed state, with their heads down, and did not respond to Lan Shengli.

"I am so proud and proud of your hard work throughout the season and the results you have achieved~!!, you are really great, whether it is on or off the field, you have left a deep impression on me~!! "

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"No matter whether we can work together next season or not, at least for the past two years, I have had a very happy time in the Clippers~!!"

As Lan Shengli spoke, he began to send his farewell words.

When the team members heard this, they immediately raised their heads and looked at Lan Shengli with a very surprised expression.

After all, Lan Shengli had finished looking for Sterling before, and after saying that, he had no room for himself. In addition, Lan Shengli's contract has reached the team option, so the Clippers can be said to be "whether there is Lan Shengli or not?" Sterling, there is Sterling no blue victory" state.

According to the current situation, the latter is more likely.

"Coach Bruce~~"

Harden looked at Lan Shengli with reluctance in his eyes.

Lan Shengli walked over and patted Harden on the shoulder.

Perhaps not wanting to make the atmosphere too depressing, Lan Shengli quickly left the locker room and went to the post-match press conference.

This is also the last post-match press conference Lan Shengli participated in this season.

As for whether it will be the last time to participate as the head coach of the Clippers, it is hard to say.

"The goal of the Clippers this season is to enter the playoffs, and the final result is the second round of the playoffs, but because of some objective factors, the team's exit seems very unwilling, so for the Clippers this season, Is it a successful season~?!"

the reporter asked.

Although the Clippers were the loser of the series, they had more than twice the number of people in the Mavericks' postgame press conference.

"As you said, we had a record-setting winning streak at the beginning of the season, and then we withstood the test of injuries, completed important signings, and completed the running-in smoothly, and got the third place in the Western Conference. We also won the traditional strong team like the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, but because of those various reasons, our season that should have achieved greater success came to an abrupt end~, really~, it was really an anticlimactic season~! ! Haha~”

Lan Shengli shook his head, said in an extremely helpless tone, and smiled wryly.

"As for whether this season is a success, I think at least the process was a success. In the end~, because we were eliminated, of course it was a failure~!!"

Lan Shengli added.

(End of this chapter)