overlooking the pitch

Chapter 398 The wave of injuries, the end of the winning streak
On the second day after the game, the Clippers continued to beat the Atlanta Hawks who came to challenge, but they also got a very bad news after the game.The absence time of Chris Paul's injury has been determined, and the fastest time for Chris Paul to come back is one and a half months later. At this time, the first round of the game may be coming to an end, or even the whole thing is over.

This is already the best possibility given by the team doctor, which is not very optimistic. As soon as this news came out, almost everyone was very skeptical about whether An Sheng and the others could win the remaining victories and guarantee a 33-game winning streak.

"Without Chris, the performance of the current Clippers is completely based on the barometer of Anson's performance. If Anson's performance is good, then facing some weak teams, and even some playoff teams, they will be able to There is a lot of confidence, but against a strong team. They have absolutely nothing to do."

"Indeed, don't look at the arrival of Brad to transform the entire team's offensive system, their ball has been more efficient in the offense, but anyone can see a very obvious thing, no matter how In this way, the existence of Ann and Chris is tantamount to the cornerstone, and they can better distribute the basketball to other players."

After winning 26 consecutive victories, the Clippers met the Thunder in back-to-back games. In the last game, An Sheng had just fought to the last minute with the mighty Celtics. Allen's old club, where he won the only championship in his career, but there also has his most unbearable past. Regarding the past of that place, no one can tell, but one thing is certain, the pick-and-roll The current Boston Big Three has fallen apart, and the relationship between Ray Allen and the Celtics is definitely not harmonious, otherwise even if they leave the Celtics, they will not put the Heat as their backup team. plan.

For the Clippers, this game is definitely a very obvious game that must be won, not for winning streak, but also to help Ray Allen get back his field. They also play hard, they haven't even been in the top half this season, and losing a solid player like Ray Allen is also a serious problem for them.

And they also have resentment towards Ray Allen. This game can be said to be played in the dark. The Celtics' iron-blooded defense as always gave the Clippers an uncomfortable state, but similarly, they also aroused the anger of the Clippers. In this game, An Sheng also played the state of facing the Rockets again.The old Paul Pierce has never faced LeBron James in 2008, the year he won the championship, and pulled down Kobe Bryant's state.

Miserable!It can only be said that in this nationally broadcast game, An Sheng directly made Paul Pierce lose face. Paul Pierce, as the team's most stable scoring point, should stand up.

In the first half, under Anson's defense, he made 7 of 1 shots and made two turnovers. In the second half, it was not easy to take advantage of Anson's rest and beat Jason Richardson twice, saving a little face.

After An Sheng played in the second half, the game continued to become his doomsday. Even if he got old and the team became weaker, he didn't play such a bad game this season.The whole audience was blown up, there was no chance at all.The Celtics' ability to fight the Clippers to the end in this game is entirely due to Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett. Without the presence of Chris Paul, Eric Bledsoe's Playing is a very fatal problem for the Clippers' entire defense.

Against the Celtics, Rajon Rondo's economical triple-double of 18 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds had nearly overturned the Clippers in the gutter. Russell Westbrook, who has made significant progress this season, really exploded.

Eric Bledsoe looked at Anson helplessly. He was very excited when he first became the starter, and he played well. In the 5 games without Chris Paul, he averaged 12.7 points per game. 4.1 points and [-] assists, well made up for the point guard crisis without Chris Paul, but after facing Rajon Rondo and facing Russell Westbrook again, he felt that he was facing some The downside of star point guards.

His defense is a complete disaster in the face of these extremely powerful point guards. In the first quarter, just the first quarter, Russell Westbrook got a terrible ball on his head. 14 points, no three-pointers, no jumper, just a tyrannical breakthrough, an unreasonable breakthrough, this style of play is very similar to LeBron James, the difference is that he is a point guard.

It's just that in this game, the Thunder obviously took aim at this weakness of the Clippers. Kevin Durant and Serge Ibacara went out to give Russell Westbrook plenty of space. An Sheng could only shrug helplessly with Eric Bledsoe's help-seeking eyes, and there was nothing he could do.

Back-to-back games have always been a test for the Clippers. This season, the Clippers have made great reinforcements in the off-season and signed several new players. However, the current Clippers are not only injured by Chris Paul. Sickness, Chris Kaman and Kenyon Martin are both veterans in their 30s, and it is definitely not a problem for the two of them to play a dozen substitutes.

Unfortunately, the house leak happened to be raining all night. In a training match two days ago, the two of them just collided and both were injured. The injuries were not serious. Each of them only needed to rest for 3 games. But these 3 games happened to be against such powerful enemies as the Celtics and the Thunder. The Celtics have gone through this hurdle desperately, and faced the Thunder again back to back, which made their physical strength begin to collapse.

An Sheng exhausted a lot of energy in the last game, and this time he faced Kevin Durant again, help?In fact, Anson still wants his teammates on the inside to help him. Although Kevin Durant doesn't take many shots, his 4-for-3 shooting rate is enough to show his efficiency and state.

89:101, the Clippers' scoring this time may be the lowest this season. Even against other teams with strong defenses, they will not score such a low score. Anson's score is only 23 points, no wonder They will lose this game, and their winning streak is fixed at 26 wins.

(End of this chapter)