From sparring to superstar

Chapter 275 273. Jordan is really back! (1.3 words)

"Mute the Sharpshooter:
Goal 1: When playing against Gilbert Arenas this season, the opponent must score less than 3 points at least 10 times.

Goal 2: Win every match against Gilbert Arenas this season.

Reward: Kindergarten level 3 skill upgrade card for designated skills kicking, level 1 training method for general’s emergency stop jump shot. "

Sharpshooter?What kind of sharpshooter is Arenas? Isn't he a blacksmith rookie with a shooting percentage of 40.9% so far this season... Oh, yes, he can be considered a sharpshooter.

Li Ao remembers the first time he played against the Spurs this season. Arenas scored 17 points in the half and 23 points in the whole game.

Arenas scored 7 points in the second meeting...

Damn it, doesn’t this mean that Arenas will not score in double figures in the remaining two games!

I haven't gotten the skill 'Kicking Kindergarten' yet, and the designated skill upgrade card may just be used as a decoration in the end.

Eh!wrong!

If he plays in the rookie game this year, he can play against Arenas 5 times...

You must work hard to complete the task, and the skill upgrade card may not be useful in the end, but Arenas' emergency stop jumper training method is still very useful.

Although he has developed a Level 2 pull-up jumper training method and a Level 1 pull-up jumper training method, and is unwilling to copy Arenas' very knee-consuming pull-up jumper, it can be used as a reference.

Compared with the complete training methods of level 3 and above, the level 1 training method is more basic and reference-oriented.

etc!This means that if he participates in the rookie game, he must win in order to obtain the level 1 training method for the general's pull-up jump shot?Goal 2 is to win every match.

Forget it, let's wait until then to make a decision. The league has not yet announced the roster for the rookie game.

However, after winning Rookie of the Month, your ambitions start to grow?

Well, even Spider-Man got really big after winning Player of the Week for the first time in his rookie season.

He can understand that a player regards winning an award as a source of confidence.

Playing requires confidence and ambition. Defeating the No. [-] pick to win Rookie of the Month is of great significance to a player at the end of the first round.

But people should not be too confident. If you are too confident, you are arrogant.

Obviously the general is the kind of person who is easily conceited.

Li Ao decided to calm down the general and understand that the world is cruel and he should not be too arrogant.

This is love for newbies!
He felt like he was such a good person!

...

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' home game against the Spurs begins.

Spurs starting lineup: Arenas, Steve Smith, Bruce Bowen, David Robinson, Kwame Brown.

Clippers starting lineup: Bibby, Big Q, Li Ao, Odom, O'Neal Jr.

Kwame Brown beat O'Neal to win the jump ball!

Li Ao retreated quickly. The physical fitness of the high school students on the opposite side was simply amazing. I heard that he only lost one jump ball this season, losing to Stromaier Swift, who was the starting center for the Grizzlies when Gasol was injured. special.

And compared to the high jumper, Kwame Brown's true basketball talent is much higher, not just physical fitness, which is currently mainly reflected on the defensive end. He was like that by Jordan and Kobe, and he can still play in the NBA for more than ten years. , he can still get a contract worth 30 to 700 million US dollars after the age of [-]. His talent is explosive, but the growth cycle may be extremely long.

Li Ao remembers that when Kwame Brown was 29 years old, he had the best defensive performance of his career when the Bobcats were coached by Larry Brown, but unfortunately he suffered a torn pectoral muscle. Retired at the age of 31.

Arenas advanced to the frontcourt and encountered the Big Q defense.

The Spurs have a wide space. Two three-pointers, Steve Smith and Bowen, stand outside the three-point line on both wings. David Robinson is ready to run in the middle distance on the left, and Kwame Brown is on the left baseline. Get ready to rush and eat pie.

Popovich has both the patience and the conditions to cultivate two geniuses.

Arenas looked at the second-year role player in front of him with disdain. The opponent dared to use this player to defend him. He wanted to let the opponent know the consequences of despising him!
Arenas broke through in disguise, and Big Q followed closely.

Arenas failed to get the space to make an emergency stop jump shot, but he continued to accelerate and rush forward, smoothly getting rid of Big Q, and made an emergency stop at close range on the right side of the three-second zone.

O'Neal quickly jumped in front of Arenas, but Arenas had already jumped up. The bounce was so fast that O'Neal had no time to jump to interfere.

Arenas looked at O'Neal Jr. with contempt as he threw the ball..."pop"...

Li Ao reached out from behind and slapped the ball out of the baseline!
Steve Smith, who was asking for the ball in the right corner, was helpless. Every time this young teammate met Spider-Man, there was no one else in his eyes. He shouted several times, but Arenas didn't hear him. As if, he still jumped up and was blocked.

After Li Ao completed his block, he walked to the baseline and wagged his fingers at the fans cheering crazily.

He was also surprised. He was prepared to be scored by Steve Smith in the corner, but he didn't expect to be blocked so easily.

Steve Smith shot an exaggerated 48% three-point shooting rate this year, but his scoring average reached a career low of only 11.2 points, which was lower than his rookie year. He may have been abandoned by the Trail Blazers and lost the chance to compete for the championship. Then he began to let himself go. His weight soared from 91 kilograms last season to 100 kilograms, and he changed from a melon-shaped face to Gordon.

Arenas really didn't hear Steve Smith's shout, nor did he notice Li Ao coming over.

He seemed to pass the big Q relatively easily, but in order to get rid of the focused and clingy big Q in single defense, he played very focused. After passing the big Q, he saw a chance to score against the center. People get excited...

But being blocked failed to dampen Arenas' fighting spirit and calm him down.

The Spurs continued to attack, with 9 seconds left in the attack time. Arenas ran quickly to receive the ball and broke through directly.

This time he noticed that as soon as he started to break through, the hateful Trojan began to shrink towards him.

Pass?

Do not!
He doesn't pass the ball, he wants to score!
He took two sudden steps and failed to get rid of the clinging big Q, but he still stopped outside the free throw line and made a two-point shot before Li Ao could get in position...

"bang"

Big Q uses his height and wingspan advantage to interfere in place, Arenas is a great player!
O'Neal protects the defensive rebounds!

Li Ao ran forward and was very satisfied with Big Q's defense. Although Big Q was too focused on man-marking, it prevented Big Q from becoming a good team defensive player, but it was enough to be able to complete specific defensive goals. He was not the core of defense, so he had to be so What to do comprehensively.

O'Neal Jr.'s performance in recent games has also made his eyes shine.

High school students are playing harder, their efficiency has improved, and they are not as tired as before.

Although substitutes Jaylon Collins and Campbell have played more minutes, which has led to a decline in the defensive continuity of their team, it is still better than O'Neal getting injured due to fatigue.

Moreover, the strength of their five strongest main players has also improved. There are gains and losses, but no losses.

During the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao reached the frontcourt and took the initiative to come to the high position and lean on Bowen to ask for the ball.

Under normal circumstances, he would not choose to play Bowen in isolation. It is very difficult to play. This Heat abandoned general signed by the Spurs for 3 million U.S. dollars in three years has performed very well defensively this year, ranking among the top five forwards. He is good at single defense. Gotta be better than Spider-Man.

But the first attack at the beginning...

Li Ao received the ball and turned around to assume a triple threat stance, took a step forward, and suddenly pulled up.

Bowen reacted quickly and immediately engaged in a confrontation, affecting Li Ao's take-off, and then tried his best to interfere with Li Ao's shooting.

However, Li Ao made a mid-range shot and hit the inside of the basket and slid into the frame!
'Perfect Warm-up Level 2' is triggered, and the first pitcher feels hot at the start!
After the confrontation, his take-off was limited. Li Ao increased the force of his shot. Although the force was a little stronger, the direction was very accurate!
When he fell, he paid attention to Bowen's feet and did not stretch them out.

He didn't know why, but he was a little disappointed. He also wanted to try to see if hitting Bowen on the head could really open up his second line of Ren and Du. But just thinking about it, the next five games are all in the playoffs. Against a strong team, he would not impulsively do such crazy things.

When turning around to retreat, Li Ao turned his back to Arenas, reached behind his shoulder, and pointed to the jersey number with his thumb.

Arenas was detonated instantly. When he saw Li Ao scoring, he was eager to respond. Now all he can think about is shooting, shooting, shooting!

He's going to put the damn ball in the basket!

Popovich on the sidelines noticed that Arenas had entered an uncontrollable state again, but he did not stop it and let it go.

He has always been tolerant of players with explosive scoring talents.

In his opinion, if you want to develop the talent of such a genius, you have to let him fight and break his head, so that it can have a real training effect.

The last time he played against the Clippers, he was so angry that he was worried that Arenas would lose his fighting spirit due to being tortured by the evil Spider-Man. Who would have thought that Arenas would become even crazier in training the next day, and he would not be able to play the next few games. Worked even harder and increased his scoring average to 16 points per game in a single month.

Arenas' attitude and performance made Popovich ecstatic. This is a true fighter!

In Arenas, he saw a reflection of the man he dreamed of in Los Angeles.

Seeing Arenas crash again, Popovich didn't care. How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?
He is now thinking, should Arenas change his hairstyle?Bald head or afro?

But this guy has a very bad temper, and the other party ignores him without any reasonable reason...

...

Preventing Arenas from dying is not that difficult for Li Ao.
Even if he averaged 16 points per game last month, Arenas is currently only averaging 14.1 points per game. Moreover, he averaged 16 points per game in this single month, and his shooting rate is very low, only 39%, which is not as good as the 41.8% shooting rate in the previous two months. .

Arenas is now able to break through and make pull-up jump shots. He can almost achieve the same effect by defending himself. However, if Arenas insists on shooting from inside, he is not sure whether his teammates on the flanks can do a good job of covering up the defense. Jordan's A master of wing defense who can withstand outside attacks like a power forward is off today, so he chose to cooperate with Big Q and let Big Q play the main defense, and the effect was very good.

However, Arenas's stubbornness was beyond Li Ao's expectations.

He is really tenacious. Except maybe injuries, nothing can break Agent 0's fighting spirit.

In the original time and space, Arenas was still unconvinced after being beaten like that by James. After retiring, he was still criticizing James. In 06, James used gorgeous dance moves to kill him in two consecutive games. He continued to criticize him for more than ten years.

Relying on the selfless dedication of the general, the Clippers, who rarely encountered a weak team and played very hard, defeated the game in the first quarter.

Arenas played 9 minutes in the first quarter and made 7 of 1 shots. He only scored a step-back three-pointer and scored 3 points.

Led by Arenas, the Spurs trailed the Clippers by 14 points 27-13 in the first quarter.

In the following time, Li Ao did not need to mobilize. As long as Arenas played, he was targeted by the Clippers players.

The teammates were satisfied with Spider-Man's bad taste, and they also found it interesting to round up and suppress a talented rookie who was counterattacking.

In addition, this rookie is very stubborn, and the more shots he fails to make, the more he has to shoot. It will be beneficial for the Clippers to win the game by flanking this rookie...

Popovich is also very caring. He will replace Arenas when he is tired from playing, and replace him when he is rested, regardless of how the game ends.

全场比赛阿里纳斯17投3中，其中三分球6中1，运动战只拿到7分。

Even Arenas' mentality was very explosive when he played like this. He only made 4 free throw out of 1 free throws. He only got 8 points and 4 assists in the game, which made Li Ao, who did not play in the final quarter, breathe a sigh of relief.

李敖三节打了28分钟，13投7中，其中三分球3中1，加上罚球5中5，拿到20分4板2助攻2盖帽，打卡下班。

Seven Clippers players scored in double figures tonight and easily won 7-111.

It was a miserable loss, but Popovich doesn't care about victory or defeat. This is something that must be endured to train new players.

Against certain opponents, he will choose to strive for victory with all his strength and cultivate the good habits of Arenas and Kwame Brown.

Against certain opponents, he would choose to let the two geniuses experience frustration.

Seeing Arenas still looking unyielding after being targeted like this, Popovich was very satisfied.

Relatively speaking, he feels that high school students are more difficult to deal with.

O'Neal was very targeted at Kwame Brown tonight, and Campbell, who came on the bench, also restrained the jumping man. Kwame Brown played very poorly, and his frustration was palpable.

However, it is much better than at the beginning of the season. At that time, when high school students encountered setbacks, they not only looked depressed, but also were timid to play.

His choice was to let the trainer train this rookie high school student to death, let David Robinson receive psychological counseling, and let the high school student continue to be beaten when he met a team with a strong inside line...

Under his training, after half a season, the high school students' will has become much stronger.

After more than a year, Popovich has accepted the fact that Duncan has left, and now enjoys the fun of training new people.

He looked across at Spider-Man - Wait for me!I will come back one day!

...

The next day, February 2, Li Ao got up early and took the time to train.

The easy game is over, and the next step is a tough battle!

The next five opponents, the weakest, are all fifth in the Eastern Conference!
Three of the five games were broadcast live across the United States, and Li Ao enjoyed the attention of a strong team.

But high attention is always accompanied by powerful opponents.

Playing the Pistons and Celtics at home, playing the Trail Blazers and Kings away from home, and playing the Lakers at home, none of them are easy to deal with.

At 11:[-], Li Ao finished training and went back to the bedroom to take a shower to wash away the sweat. He came to the living room, sat down with Vivian's greeting, and watched the special live broadcast of American Cable Sports-the announcement of the All-Star starters.

Kobe with 178 million votes, O'Neal with 185 million votes, and Garnett with 171 million votes. David Stern announced the three All-Star starters for the Western Conference first, and the remaining two positions were the first to win.

Nash received 96 votes and ranked third among Western Conference guards. Although there is a big gap between him and the top two, his popularity can be considered a huge increase.

Li Ao looked at his senior with 26 votes and didn't know how to describe his popularity. He and the God of Basketball together couldn't bring him up.

Look at O'Neal Jr., with 168 million votes, he almost knocked over the Sharks.

If they can beat the Lakers in the playoffs, maybe... you have to dream.

For the forward position, Webber's votes soared in the second half of January, reaching 1 million votes, but he still failed to surpass Garnett.

Garnett is already very popular, and his record in the early part of this season was very good. The Timberwolves were also very good before Trier Brandon was retired, and Garnett has returned to his All-Star starting position.

After showing the top 10 votes in the Western Conference except for the No. [-] forward and No. [-] defender, David Stern began to announce the votes for the Eastern Conference.

Duncan with 206 million votes, Tracy McGrady with 169 million votes, Iverson with 211 million votes, and Kidd with 171 million votes were selected as All-Star starters.

Duncan and Iverson's votes are outstanding in their respective positions. The competition for the forward position is more intense, No. 3... Hill's popularity is still strong. He only played a few games and still received 130 million votes.

After David Stern finished introducing the top 10 players at three positions in the Eastern Conference, except for the No. [-] forward, photos of the three players appeared on the TV screen.

Li Ao concentrated his attention.

Those 3 photos are of him, Jordan, and Carter.

The number under the photo started to increase rapidly from 0. He curled his lips. It was so gaudy that it was obvious that it was made by the school beauty of the future president.

听说这位副总裁，在911事件后，与ESPN、美广、T.N.T、ABC、福克斯体育等5家电视台达成协议，签下了1份6年40亿美刀的转播合同，这份合同，比1989-1990赛季至2001-2002赛季13年的合同还要大，那13年加起来才31亿美刀。

His excellent business negotiation skills have made the school beauty's status in the NBA headquarters rise, and he has also won the love of the team owners. His previous work was concentrated in the business operations department, and he began to get involved in some less important league operations.

But don't mention it, if the vice president doesn't interfere with the game rules, competition system, game whistleblowing... and other things, and only engages in business and entertainment events, he will still be good at it.

Li Ao now became nervous when he saw the number of votes rising rapidly to over 200 million.

It's like buying a lottery ticket. You win the first few numbers, but the last number is missing. If you win, you win the jackpot!

After surpassing Iverson's 211 million votes, the growth in votes began to slow down.

The first person to stop surprised Li Ao - Carter's number of votes was fixed at 241 million votes!

Then, he and Jordan both exceeded 251 million votes, breaking the record he set last season.

When Jordan's votes reached 268 million, they stopped, but his votes were still rising.

The vote king has been confirmed!

Vivian, who had been holding her breath for a while, jumped up from the sofa with a cheer.

The final number of votes was fixed at 272 million votes, and Li Ao once again set a new record for votes!
Different from Vivian's excitement, Li Ao looked very calm, with "I knew it was so" written on his face. He stood up, hugged and kissed Vivian, and then turned and walked towards the gym.

Vivian followed quietly. After Li Ao entered the room and closed the door, she waited a moment, pushed open a crack, and took a peek.

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Li Ao waved two dumbbells in the gym and sang loudly - "Ooooooo, oh oh oh oh oh oh, it's not too late for Zuo Ai tonight...it's not too late, it's fun..."

Vivian is unhappy and doesn’t understand!
It's time to follow my son...no, learn Chinese before my son.

...

In the battle for the All-Star vote king, Spider-Man defeated the old and new Flyers and won, which was not too unexpected by the fans.

After all, it is still very rare for Spider-Man to yell, "I want to win the vote."

If he hadn't won the top vote in the end, he might have become a point of ridicule by the black fans, but if he did, the saying became - whatever Spider-Man wants, he will always fight for it with all his strength.

Some media ridiculed that Jordan did not regret helping Li Ao canvass before playing the Nuggets on January 1.

If Jordan hadn't said in an interview that "I hope to see Spider-Man get more votes than me," Li Ao might not have been able to overtake Jordan in the final vote count.

Anyway, when Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium to gather in the afternoon, Jordan congratulated him with a smile on his face - there were two cameras from the Imperial Court and Time Warner next to him.

Two teammates were selected as All-Star starters, and they still ranked first and second in the league in votes. Everyone on the Clippers team was very excited...only O'Neal was missing.

Originally, he played center in the Western Conference and had no illusions about starting in the All-Star Game.

This time there was only a difference of 10,000+ votes, so the mentality was naturally different.

Li Ao noticed this. Before the training started, he loudly said to his teammates in front of the camera: "We have to win the next 5 games! If we can keep winning, then we can always be number one. , maybe there will be one more All-Star! Let’s help Alvin and Jermaine get on the All-Star stage together!”

These words resonated with his teammates, and Big Q took the lead in shouting "Alvin, All-Star, Jermaine, All-Star."

Gentry and O'Neal Jr. looked at Li Ao in astonishment, but they didn't expect Spider-Man to still be thinking about them.

Jordan also opened his mouth.

He now finally understands why the big spider is so popular in the team. Although it often happens that the whole team wants to fight Spider-Man, even the little shark who only wants to compete with Spider-Man is related to Spider-Man. Not bad, and very dependent.

He didn't expect this at all.

After Spider-Man said this, he remembered that O'Neal seemed a little disappointed after congratulating him just now.

But even if he found out, he wouldn't be able to say the same thing as Spider-Man.He just doesn't have that kind of personality.

But that didn't stop him from admiring Spider-Man for doing this.

But, in front of the camera... Spider-Man probably did it on purpose, shouting out his fight for first place, which will definitely make the next opponent want to defeat them even more.

However, he is the god of basketball. Spider-Man is not afraid of him, and he is even less afraid of him!
...

Li Ao directly shouted, 'Keep winning and strive for first place.' The one who was most stimulated was the Clippers' next opponent.

At 8 o'clock in the evening the next day, the Clippers ushered in a challenge from the Pistons at home.

Tonight, the Pistons players were led by two tough guys, Ben Wallace and Artest, into a state of agitation.

When you are playing against other teams, you don't publicly announce that you have been winning consecutively and are striving for first place, but you are shouting out when you are playing against them. What does it mean?Look down on them?
As for what Li Ao said about helping O'Neal Jr. and Gentry enter the All-Stars, in the eyes of the rival Pistons players, it was just incidental. Only the Clippers players would think that Li Ao shouted that sentence to help his teammates and players. The coach makes the All-Star team.

However, the Pistons' reaction has been anticipated by the Clippers. They are already prepared, and they are no less excited than their opponents!

The two teams entered into a hand-to-hand battle from the beginning of the game. Jordan fought back in the rough confrontation. Li Ao resisted the confrontation and shot hard. O'Neal Jr. and Matt Halprin used their weight advantage to attack the inside...

Just as they have scored the lowest points of the season many times in the past, tonight, the Clippers once again further improved on the defensive basis that their opponents wanted!
The Pistons have a greater defensive advantage inside. They have the strongest defensive frontcourt combination in the league. O'Neal and Matt Halprin were able to charge at the beginning, but as the game progressed, they could no longer charge.

But the opposite is similar. The Pistons rotate their five frontcourts and are very strong defensively, but their offensive ability is just that. Artest, Clifford Robinson, and Brad Miller average more points per game. Both teams have a double frontcourt, but after defensively and both teams began to strengthen their contraction, scoring still had to rely on the outside.

This Clippers team has a huge advantage!
Li Ao moved to respond to strong shots, Bibby made pick-and-roll shots, Jordan played in singles, and Odom made a shot from time to time...

The Pistons can only point to role player-level scorers such as Atkins, Collis Williams, and Joan Barry to shoot the ball. If they fail to score, they can only rush for offensive rebounds.

Seeing the Clippers' advantage gradually becoming apparent, Carlisle didn't do anything.

There is no one in hand!
Chucky Atkins is already the strongest player on their back line, and it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

The game reached the middle of the fourth quarter, and the Pistons finally had a highlight moment. Artest counterattacked and scored two points with a layup. Clifford Robinson and Jon Barry hit consecutive three-pointers. The Pistons played a wave of 8. Than 2, chasing the score to 74 to 76.

But just after the climax, Bibby responded with a pick-and-roll breakthrough and an emergency stop for two points. Li Ao stole and counterattacked for a layup and scored two points.

Looking at the score reaching 74-80 and the point difference widening to 6 points, Carlisle felt tired.

Without stars with strong offensive ability, even if they hit a climax, there will be no continuity. When the opponent has players with strong offensive ability, it will be difficult to hold on to their advantage.

If you change to some opponents, such as the Magic and Heat, which are strong defensive teams, Carlisle will not feel too uncomfortable even if they lose due to their defense.

Their strength this year is just like that, at the 50-win level, and they may not necessarily win 50 games. It doesn't count as being too strong. Losing is normal.

But the defense of the opposing team is too similar to theirs. Although he learned from the opposite team, it is precisely because of this that he wants to defeat and surpass the opponent.

At 11 minutes and 29 seconds of the last quarter, Li Ao received the singles ball from Jordan who came on at the last moment, lifted the ball before Ben Wallace who was on defense, and threw the ball in despite the interference.

The score came to 90 to 82, and the Clippers secured the victory!

Neither side scored in the last 30 seconds, and the game came to an end amid the cheers of the fans.

Even though Ben Wallace had a brutal performance tonight with 16 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks, he still failed to lead the team to complete the reversal.

He's still waiting for his flounder...

李敖出场41分钟，18投7中，其中三分球7中2，加上8中6的罚球，拿到22分8板1助攻2抢断4盖帽。

Bibby actually shot quite well tonight, even better than Li Ao. He made only 16 of 5 shots, including 8 of 2 three-pointers. Plus 2 of 2 free throws, he scored 14 points and 4 assists, but 6 of the points came in the final quarter. Got it.

In the final quarter, the Clippers scored 24 points, Bibby had 6 points, Li Ao had 7 points, and Jordan had 5 points. The three of them accounted for three-quarters.

乔丹今晚表现出色，20投9中，加上5中4的罚球，拿到22分7板5助攻1抢断，助攻数全队最高。

The middle of the season is coming to an end, just like in Li Ao's impression, after two or three months of adapting to the basketball god, as the skills are adjusted and improved, the highlight stage may be coming!
小奥尼尔的11分13板2盖帽也不错，最让李敖欣喜的是师弟，靠着出色的身体素质，今晚8投3中加上5中4的罚球拿到10分4板3抢断，3个进球有两个是抢断反击得分，其中1次还是2+1。

Although they have a strength advantage against the Pistons, their ability to successfully win the game does not rely solely on those stars!

...

Even if Li Ao roared to compete for first place in this game, it was not broadcast extra. The TV stations were afraid of the ratings of the last live broadcast, but the attention was high because of Li Ao's voice.

But after the result of the game came out, all the major TV stations had some regrets. Just as Hubie Brown predicted, the Clippers and Pistons faced off again. Although the scene and score were still ugly, they were far less ugly than the last time they met.

Both Gentry and Carlisle are good offensive coaches. They are not Van Gundy Jr. and Larry Brown. They have had experience in playing against each other. Carlisle knows that it is difficult to make further progress on the defensive end, and Gentry is not willing to play pure defense. The two sides will definitely Think of a solution starting from the offensive end.

According to the details of the game revealed by on-site reporters and fans after the game, at certain stages, the game was no worse than those played against offensive teams.

Especially in the final quarter, Ben Wallace's two brutal back-up dunks, Artest's team's counterattack, and several magic balls by the trio of heroes and ghosts.

This made many fans regret that this game was not broadcast live.

Everything requires comparison. When people have low expectations for the enjoyment of this game, it will be particularly surprising if it is slightly better.

After this game, the Clippers' winning streak reached 8 games and their record reached 39 wins and 9 losses.

The Magic have also played 48 games and have a record of 35 wins and 13 losses.

Since the Clippers won their first meeting with the Magic, the Magic had already dropped out of the halfway league championship ahead of schedule after the Clippers defeated the Pistons.

In fact, the Magic's performance has remained stable, steadily overpowering the 31-17 Nets, occupying first place in the Eastern Conference, and is unbeatable.

The Magic just don't have the explosive performance that the Clippers and Kings have with wave after wave of winning streaks.

The Kings are still strong. After losing to the Magic, they have won 4 consecutive victories. Their current record is 38 wins and 10 losses. They are clinging to the Clippers. As long as the Clippers lose, they can reach the top again.

There are fewer competing teams. Instead of lowering fans' expectations for who will win the half-time championship, the level of attention is actually higher.

There used to be three camps, but now there are only two camps left, and the fans are more united.

What's very interesting is that fans of Boston IP support the Clippers very much, and those who don't know it think that the Clippers and Celtics have swapped home stadiums.

What a coincidence, after the Clippers had a day's rest after playing the Pistons, their opponent was the Celtics!
2002年2月6号晚上7点40分，凯尔特人队和快船队先后进入斯台普斯中心的球场。

Looking at Spider-Man across from him, Pierce's anger was endless.

Their fans are actually supporting this hateful opponent now!
He could understand the reason. The grievances between the two giants, yellow and green, were far greater than his small feud with Spider-Man in the minds of their fans.

He didn't want to admit it, but he also knew that in the eyes of their team's fans, he was just a loser who had never made the All-Star team.

And this also made him angrier.

Originally, his feelings about this matter were not very obvious. When he averaged 25+ per game as a junior last season, the fans supported him very much. Now...

It's all Spider-Man's fault!

The pre-match preparation time is over and the two teams start.

The Clippers' starting lineup remains the same, and Jordan is in good shape now. He doesn't want to miss a game before the All-Star weekend.

Gentry didn't let Jordan rest either. He rested several games before just for moments like this.

He's also working toward his All-Star appearance.

The Celtics sent out a starting lineup of Kenny Anderson, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Anthony Walker, and Tony Barty.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' home game against the Celtics begins.

We just had a defensive battle with the Pistons the day before yesterday. Although it was not as fierce as the first time the two teams met, it was still very intense. The Clippers are still in a state of iron-bloodedness.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Clippers scored 12-7, preventing the Celtics' role players from collapsing.

Just when fans thought the Celtics would collapse as quickly as the Nuggets, Spurs and other teams, Pierce broke out!

In the second half of the first quarter, Pierce scored 7 points and led his team to a 12-12 score with the Clippers. He closed the gap and did not allow the Clippers to expand their advantage!

24 to 19, the Clippers led the Celtics by 5 points entering the second quarter.

Led by Pierce, the Celtics soared in the second quarter!
Anthony Walker scored two three-pointers in a row, helping the team lead the Clippers by 25 point 24-1.

In the next 11 minutes, the Clippers took advantage and scored 20-16.

The halftime score was 41 to 44, with the Celtics trailing by 3 points.

The Celtics players are all thankful that if it weren't for Anthony Walker's two unreasonable three-pointers, the point difference would now be 9 points!

After being scared, the Celtics players felt that they were very lucky tonight. The Clippers defended so well in the first half, but they still persevered. They have the twin stars!

The last time they played against each other, their twin stars unfortunately lost to Bibby and Li Ao. Tonight, their twin stars clearly have the advantage!

In the third quarter, the Celtics, driven by the Gemini stars, soared!
安东尼-沃克单节7投3中，其中三分球5中2，加上2中1的罚球拿到9分。

Pierce, who made 6 of 4 shots without a free throw but scored a three-pointer, also scored 1 points.

Including the 9 points scored by his teammates through desperate offense, the Celtics scored 27 points in a single quarter, and defended the Clippers, who did not perform well in this quarter, to only 16 points!
68 to 60, the Celtics overtook the Clippers by 8 points entering the final quarter!
...

Gentry now wanted to pull out a handful of hair like Carlisle, but when he pulled it out, he found that his hair was gone.

He lost 11 points in the third quarter, which was considered a mistake in his prediction.

In fact, they did something right. They relied on defense to steadily suppress the opponent in the first half, and there was no problem with the choice of continuing to defend in the third quarter.

Although Pierce broke out in the first quarter and Anthony Walker broke out in the second quarter, they relied on defense to hold on to the lead.

But I didn't expect that the opposite Gemini stars would soar so fiercely!

The Clippers were beaten 12-6 in the first half of the quarter. Although the offense improved in the second half of the quarter due to lineup adjustments, they scored 10 points in the first half, but the opponent scored 15 points in the second half.

Fortunately, since last season, Gentry has gradually developed the mentality of a strong team coach and does not panic when encountering problems!

In the second half of the third quarter, we decisively switched back to the offensive style. Although the score difference was widened by 5 points, but with a good response, the 10 points were actually scored in the last 3 minutes or so. After the official timeout came back, the initial In 2 minutes, they failed to adjust their rhythm back at the first opportunity and fell into a short scoring drought.

Now that the state has returned, in the final quarter, just attack!

After the interval, Gentry directly replaced Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal.

For the Celtics, the starting lineup continues to play.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Twin Stars still performed well. Anthony Walker scored 6 points in the half and Pierce scored 3 points and 2 assists in the half. The two led the team to 13 points in the half, continuing their offensive performance in the third quarter.

But the Clippers also surged!
Li Ao took the lead in making waves. Facing Joe Johnson's pursuit, he ran to receive the ball, regardless of whether he got rid of the opponent or not. He shot directly and did not use pick-and-rolls to avoid being flanked.

Li Ao scored three mid-range shots in a row, boosting the morale of his teammates. With the bonus of 'Pumper Level 3', the Clippers were full of momentum, soaring by 2 points in half a quarter!
77 to 81, when entering the official timeout, the Clippers chased the point difference to 4 points!
After the official timeout came back, Pierce and Joe Johnson each scored a mid-range shot, and they were tied with Jordan, who scored a mid-range shot from Odom's pass, and Bibby, who hit a catch-and-layup.

Just as the Celtics were about to stabilize the situation, Kenny Anderson made a mistake!

Kenny Anderson encountered Li Ao's defense during his breakthrough and was intercepted!

Li Ao directly pushed forward to counterattack, and was caught between Kenny Anderson and Pierce who were chasing after him.

He has a good sense of protecting the ball. After being forced to stop the ball on the left side of the free throw line, he immediately raised the ball to avoid being intercepted. When he spotted his teammates who were following him, he took off and threw the ball towards the basket...

Jordan cut in from the middle, jumped up hard in front of the reasonable collision area, and scored two points with an alley-oop dunk!
Jordan scored with an alley-oop, triggering cheers from the fans at the scene.

This time, Jordan sprinted and dunked without any hindrance. The height of his jump was quite astonishing. The top of his head had already exceeded the net!

The Celtics' defensive players focused their attention on Li Ao and Odom and Bibby who were following up from the sideline. They ignored that the Clippers also had an old flying man!
Although Jordan had only 9 dunks this season before this game, he proved with his strength that he can still fly!

83 to 85, the Clippers narrowed the point difference to two points!

It was the Celtics' turn to attack, but this time they failed to respond to the Clippers. Pierce's jumper from the right side of the three-second zone to meet Jordan's defense was iron-clad!
Campbell, who came on as a substitute, protected the defensive rebound.

The Celtics retreated aggressively and the Clippers fell into a positional battle.

Pierce switched to defend in front of Li Ao. He didn't dare to let Joe Johnson defend him. The rookie's physical strength could no longer keep up with his footsteps. After the official timeout came back, Jordan and Bibby's easy shots were all due to the rookie's failure to keep up. Others had to cover Spider-Man without the ball before giving Odom a chance to score.

Li Ao did not continue running, and took Pierce to the right side of the free throw line to lean on him.

When Bibby lobbed the ball to Li Ao, Li Ao used a shark motion to get the ball, took a step back from Pierce, took the opportunity to turn around after receiving the ball, and took a step forward!

Pierce, who had just come back up after being pushed back, quickly braked. Relying on his outstanding core strength, he stopped steadily to prevent the opponent from breaking through.

But as soon as he stopped, his eyes widened and he immediately pressed on again... It was too late!
Li Ao took a step back and took a mid-range shot...it went in!
Pierce was used to being scored by Li Ao in a single. It was not the first time, but this time it was very different.

The opposite side turned around and followed up with three-pointers... Isn't this the technique that his future star will use most tonight!

It just depends on how many times he has used it, will he be able to do it?

At this time, a voice that was gentle but made him gnash his teeth with hatred sounded.

"I didn't just learn it. I learned it after I fought with you last time. I'm not yet proficient. Please forgive me."

Looking at Spider-Man who turned around and retreated after apologizing, Pierce was confused. Did he ask just now?
wrong!

This guy is talking trash!

After reacting, Pierce was furious. Looking at the score of 85-85, he wanted to regain the lead!

However, in the next 4 rounds, he only made 4 mid-range shot in 1 shots. He relied on Anthony Walker to grab the offensive rebound and score 2+1 to withstand the opponent's firepower.

The game lasted 11 minutes and 49 seconds. O'Neal received a pass from Bibby, beat Tony Barty and then turned and hit a step-back jumper. 93 to 90, the Clippers led by 3 points!
The Celtics called a timeout and arranged key ball tactics.

After returning from the timeout, the Celtics were still in the starting lineup, while the Clippers sent Big Q, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal to fill the defense.

The game continued, the Celtics served from the center line, Kenny Anderson received the ball and rushed forward. Instead of passing it to Pierce, who was closely followed by Li Ao, he passed the ball to the top arc.

Anthony Walker ran around the three-point line from the right sideline to the top arc and received the ball!

Pierce, who was actively running for the ball, felt at this moment that Boss Kenny no longer loved him. Who kept saying that he was the most talented player in the world?He said that he would become the No. 1 player in the universe in the future, and the coach arranged for him to take key shots. Boss Kenny actually did not pass the ball to him, but passed it to Fat Tou Tuo... Good pass!

After receiving the ball, Anthony Walker continuously dribbled the ball under his hips and faced Matt Halprin for a three-pointer. With the long whistle at the end of the fourth quarter, the ball fell into the frame!
Pierce, who was still dissatisfied just now, immediately rushed towards Anthony Walker.

Boss Kenny is really discerning. The second brother who scored 12 points in the last quarter is really amazing!

...

93 to 93, the game was dragged into overtime!
Li Ao looked at the opponent with a total of 93 points, Pierce with 31 points, Anthony Walker with 34 points, and no one else.

The Celtics really rely on these two to win.

Kenny Anderson's 8 points and 11 assists were also very good, allowing Pierce to display his ability to catch and shoot without the ball in addition to scoring in singles.

Returning to the bench, Li Ao said to Matt Halprin, who was upset for not guarding the three-pointer at the buzzer: "There's no need for this. It was us who dragged the game into overtime, not them. We were the ones in the final quarter." The reverse one.”

Not only was Matt Halprin upset at this time, but other members of the Clippers team also had emotional problems because the opponent's buzzer-beating three-pointer entered overtime. After hearing Spider-Man's words, his teammates suddenly reacted.

right!It was they who scored 33-25 in the last quarter to reverse the situation and enter overtime. What are they upset about.

The advantage is on their side!
A closer look shows that the head coach is not panicking at all!

Jordan originally wanted to say this, but he knew Spider-Man would say it, so he didn't speak. Sure enough, Spider-Man did not disappoint him.

On Gentry's side, he naturally didn't panic. Their advantage was huge. The Celtics were almost defenseless in the final quarter. All five starters played for more than 35 minutes, and the Gemini even played more than 40 minutes. , his physical strength was obviously unable to keep up. In the second half of the quarter, his physical strength could no longer keep up on the offensive end, relying solely on the explosive touch of the Gemini.

On their side, Spider-Man, who played the most minutes, only played 38 minutes in regular time, Bibby played 31 minutes, and Jordan and O'Neal both played only 28 minutes, which is a reasonable rotation.

The head coach calmly carried out lineup rotation and tactical arrangements, and the players adjusted their mentality. After the overtime started, the Clippers quickly hit a wave of 9-2!

Pierce, who was excited at the end of regular time, was confused by his own team's frantic play after entering overtime.

His ideal script is not like this!
Shouldn't it be the tacit cooperation between the boss Kenny and the second brother to drag the game into overtime, and then he, the future superstar, steps up to kill the opponent and win?
But after entering overtime, he was the one who made the most impact on the Celtics, shooting 4 of 1 from the field, exactly the same as his performance in the last few minutes of the final quarter!
For the Clippers, relying on tonight's excellent lineup rotation, Li Ao and Jordan also performed stably in overtime. The former scored 4 points in singles, and the latter scored 2 points in singles. Together with O'Neal Jr., he scored 1+3. The lead was extended to 7 points in [-] minutes and the victory was sealed!

In the last 2 minutes of overtime, the Celtics desperately chose to shrink the defense at the basket and shoot three-pointers on the offensive end. This choice was very good. The Clippers made all three shots in the last three shots.

But the Celtics made all 4 three-pointers, and the two teams didn't score a point in the last 2 minutes!
The final score was fixed at 102-95. The Clippers reversed the Celtics in overtime and won 9 consecutive victories!

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27分6板7助攻1盖帽，19投10中的投篮表现，加上8中7的罚球……比赛结束后，李敖看着大屏幕上乔丹今晚的数据，直咋舌。

虽然他今晚得分更多，25投12中，其中三分球6中2，外加罚球6中6拿到32分8板2助攻2抢断4盖帽。

But he had several goals. After Jordan was restrained, he ran to catch the ball and made an easy shot. Then he and Jordan formed a connection to restrain each other's defense, giving Bibby and Odom better opportunities to organize offense.

Li Ao thought of Jordan's performance in the original time and space before the serious injury in the first year of his comeback. In the 20 games before and after the All-Star weekend before the serious injury, he averaged 27+6+5 per game... Here it comes!
The God of Basketball is really back!The thighs are coming!

No, calm down!Be sure to calm down!

Gentry still needs to be allowed to maintain the way he is using Jordan now and cannot be injured. Especially when playing against the Heat, he must be careful to avoid destroying the magician if he can't get it.

He remembered that Jordan was injured during the game against the Heat. It was two consecutive games between the Wizards and the Heat. In the last game, Jordan had just scored 37 points and 7 assists. In the next game, Jordan was seriously injured and was out for a month. Later, his physical fitness collapsed across the board, and he scored in single digits in several consecutive games. In the end, his scoring average plummeted to 22 points per game, and he would never be able to return to his original state.

It's probably a coincidence, but with the Heat's style of play, this kind of coincidence is not without the possibility of happening again. This kind of thing needs to be prepared.

Of course, the focus is still on the usual use of Jordan, and you can't catch all the benefits.

He believes that the head coach who already has the nickname Iron Touwa in the team can do this.

Watching Jordan being invited for a post-game interview, Li Ao felt a little sour. He was obviously the one with the highest score in the team...well, not the highest scorer in the game. The opposite Gemini had 33 points and 34 points. His The highest score on the team doesn't seem that special, and it's not as attractive to the media as Jordan's 25+5+5 highlight performance tonight.

Li Ao took his eyes away from Jordan and was about to leave, only to realize that there was someone standing in front of him...

"Hey, tomorrow's superstar, are you here to ask me for the contact information of a Hollywood director? Sorry, I don't know the director of the movie you want to make."

Pierce was about to go berserk on the spot, but he held back, ignored Li Ao's teasing, and said angrily: "You only win with Jordan! You can't beat me without him!"

Li Ao looked at Jordan again, in a very good mood, and responded: "You are right, Jordan is really back! How about you go and ask Big Bird to come back too?"

Pierce is so angry!With the other party's attitude, he couldn't spit out all the things he wanted to say to him!
The other party is really happy for Jordan's recent 'recovery'!
This made him feel sour!This guy already has Bibby, Odom, O'Neal, and now he has the resurrected basketball god... I'm so envious!
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(End of this chapter)