From sparring to superstar

Chapter 312 310. Jordan is the god of basketball, so he must be good as a coach!
Clippers players were cranky tonight!
After losing two games in a row, I was under a lot of pressure.

It is said that the two countries, Rabbit and Eagle, together have [-] million people watching the live broadcast of this game, which is very exciting.

The opponent opposite cannot be underestimated!
The Raptors finished with 33 wins and 18 losses, the best half-season performance in team history. They lost fewer than 20 games before the All-Star break for the first time.

It is the strongest team outside the Eastern Conference's top four, and may threaten the Nets and Pacers' top four positions.

文斯-卡特，场均27分6.2板3.8助攻1.6抢断1.1盖帽。

Last summer, the Raptors front office finally did some personnel work.

Poached Rafe Alston from the Bucks, poached Lynch Hunter and Jelani McCoy from the Lakers, and re-signed garbage dog Jerome Williams to a 6-year, $3800 million contract. , 3 years, 1500 million U.S. dollars to renew Maurice Peterson’s contract in advance...

Raptors head coach Lenny Wilkens was in tears last summer - after coming to the Raptors for two or three years, the management finally stopped being crazy.

When Li Ao first saw the Raptors' operation, what he thought was how many years can the highlight operation of the Dragon Tube last?
Looking at the Raptors' record now, I wonder where junior brother Bosh will go. The Trojans' performance this year is not as good as the past two years, but Bosh is still very dazzling.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

The Clippers' starting lineup remains the same, with the Raptors sending out Alvin Williams, Carter, Maurice Peterson, Jerome Williams, and Antonio Davis.

The Raptors' starting lineup is tall, as the two inside men are only 206 centimeters tall, and short, the point guard is 196 centimeters tall.

After the game started, the Raptors showed their strongest point this season-defense!
Excellent single defense, quick defense change, good awareness of assisting defense and supplementary defense, strong blocking and flanking attacks...

Carter's defensive progress has been huge this season, and he is already at the level of McGrady before he left the Raptors. In addition, his confrontation and explosiveness are far stronger than McGrady's, making Jordan very uncomfortable when he comes on the court.

Li Ao also chose to play without the ball when facing Carter, which was not to the point where he couldn't beat him. But tonight was mainly about defense. Carter, whose physical explosiveness was not destroyed by Bowen, should leave it to Jordan.

Jordan was particularly excited tonight. It was a duel between the old and new Flyers, and it was another game where they played one less time.

The Clippers were defended and only scored 20 points in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, Gentry took a deep breath. They are indeed a top defensive team that only conceded 89.8 points per game.

But their Clippers defense is better!

The Raptors only scored 16 points in a single quarter!
The Raptors hit the Clippers' guns, pressing the rhythm and blocking defense. The Clippers are better at it than the Raptors!
In the second quarter, the two teams continued to fight defensively. This time the Raptors had a slight advantage, 20 to 18 in a single quarter, narrowing the two-point difference.

After halftime, the Clippers led the Raptors by two points, 38-36.

After the intermission, the fans at the scene looked at the five-man team on the opposite side - Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal Jr., and a sense of despair spread.

After the Clippers' strongest five-man team won the Best of the Month, Stern's publicity was in place. This combination already has the same intimidating power as the OK team after the first championship. Now fans refer to the 'Angel City Aircraft Carrier Group' What comes to mind is not the Clippers, but this five-man group.

Carter is also under a lot of pressure, but now he is unwilling to admit defeat!
Iverson has multiple scoring titles and MVPs, and has played in the Finals; McGrady has played in the Finals with a double team; Kobe has won a championship with a double team, and is now close to becoming the scoring champion...

As the most well-known new flying man, he has yet to accomplish anything...and the opponent he faces tonight is the evil Spider-Man!
In the first half of the third quarter, both Li Ao and Jordan easily scored 6 points, leading the team to a 15-10 half-quarter score, extending the lead to 7 points. Just when they were about to go all out to seal the victory, Carter went berserk on both ends of the offense and defense. , scored 8 points, 1 block, 1 steal and 2 assists in the first half of the quarter, leading the team to defeat the Clippers 15-12 in one and a half quarters.
After three quarters, the Raptors closed the gap with a score of 61 to 65, only 4 points behind the Clippers!
In the final quarter, the Clippers were in a tough battle. In the first 11 minutes, the Raptors scored 19-14, leading the Clippers by 1 point.

But at the critical moment, Carter felt the dominance of the gods and ghosts.

Li Ao had 1 block and 1 steal, killing the Raptors' two shots in the last minute. Bibby scored a chasing three-pointer, Jordan hit a key single, and the three of them worked together to hit a 1-5 wave!

卡特今晚27投13中、其中三分球9中4，加上6中5的罚球，狂飙35分7板3助攻3抢断2盖帽，不敌李敖的19分7板2助攻4抢断3盖帽、乔丹的19分3助攻、小奥尼尔的17分19板、毕比的14分5助攻。

84 to 80, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Raptors by 4 points, ending the first half with victory!
In previous years, Carter would have been unwilling to accept such a defeat for a while, but his unwillingness soon went away and he accepted it calmly.

Now, he can't be calm anymore!
In the past, when he saw Iverson having Mutombo, he would be envious, and then think that he had Charles Oakley, which is not bad; when he saw Kobe Bryant having O'Neal, he would be jealous, and then think about Antonio Davis. It's okay; when he sees Tracy McGrady hugging Duncan's lap, he will be jealous, and then think about the elderly version of Olajuwon...

Now, he is not so open-minded. He is envious and jealous when he sees Bibby and O'Neal next to Li Ao and Jordan!
...

The Clippers and Raptors contributed to a wonderful half-time final game. The old Flyers also demonstrated what a key ball is when faced with the new Flyers' defense at the last moment, and the fans enjoyed watching it.

With 43 wins and 9 losses, the Clippers won the half-season championship for two consecutive years, once again setting the best half-season record in team history.

The Clippers this season are more mature than last season - in the middle of the season, due to the tight schedule, injuries and physical impact, they played more stably. When encountering anxious games, they also did a better job of responding to situations and handling key balls. .

Jordan went to the bench, his playing time was reduced, and his statistics declined. He averaged only 15.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1 steal, and 0.5 blocks per game. However, his stability became stronger. His shooting percentage was 50.6%, a new high in the past ten years. The last time he hit The rate exceeded 91% only in the 92-[-] season.

Moreover, he has not suffered any injuries or physical crisis so far this season, is fully present, and is the first substitute in the league... Maybe Odom's overall performance is better, but next to Jordan, Odom also fades.

Bibby's style of play is more mature and he is a little arrogant after winning the championship, but he is more confident and decisive in key shots.

O'Neal Jr. has developed in an all-round way, and his comprehensive ability improvement does not seem to be much, but his ability to seize opportunities is stronger than in the past two years, which is also a big improvement. There may be a big difference between having strength and being able to perfectly display his strength.

Li Ao...has better defense, more accurate shooting, more accurate three-pointers, more stable passing, fewer turnovers, and better team quality...

At the beginning of the season, the media promoted his decline, and his data was much worse than last season. Now, fans have ignored the data. Every time they watch the Clippers live broadcast, as long as they see him on the court, they feel that the Clippers are attacking. He will definitely play smoothly and his defense will definitely not fall behind.

Magician's evaluation of Li Ao - the forward and guard version of Duncan, with more potential and only 21 years old.

Gerald Wallace and Jaric, two potential players, can't be said to be shining brightly, but they can still be regarded as emerging and let the fans know their names.

In the early part of the regular season, the Clippers did not look very dazzling, and the performance of the stars could only be said to be quite satisfactory. But after half the game, people found that they were the best performers!

However, although the Clippers were hot in the middle of the season, they could not cover up the current blossoming of major superstars.

O'Neal, Iverson, Carter, Pierce, Nowitzki, five scorers averaging 25+ per game, and Kobe Bryant, who averaged 30+ per game.

场均21分8.3板9.3助攻的基德，自魔术师之后数据最夸张的场均20+5+5选手。场均16+10+3的本-华莱士，篮板球狠得让人想起了十几年前的那一位活塞队最佳防守球员。

Tracy McGrady, Webber, Ray Allen... and others continued to perform strongly.

Cassel, Big Dog, Madman, Billups... and others also performed amazingly.

The most interesting thing is - this season the top five in the Eastern Conference are stronger than the top five in the Western Conference!

魔术队40胜12负东部第一、快船队43胜9负西部第一，活塞队38胜14负东部第二、小牛队39胜13负西部第二，前二是西部要强一筹。

但东部第三的篮网队37胜15负、西部第三的湖人队36胜16负，东部第四的步行者队36胜16负、西部第四的森林狼队34胜18负；东部第五的猛龙队33胜19负、西部第五的开拓者队32胜20负。

Although the Kings, Jazz, and Suns from sixth to eighth in the Western Conference have better records than the teams from sixth to eighth in the Eastern Conference, the overall performance of the Eastern Conference in the top five is better than that of the Western Conference.

The last time this happened was before the shutdown.

The Bulls' second dynasty sent their stars to the Western Conference.

If according to the original history, the OK combination won three consecutive championships, it would be difficult to push the stars back to the East. But in addition to the OK combination, there is also the Angel City Aircraft Carrier. The former is a perfect combination of veterans and Mesozoic age, and the latter has many A young genius + protected by the god of basketball...

In the past two years, the Western Conference stars have an obvious desire to travel east, and the Eastern Conference stars are not that eager to go west.

Is there still a chance to give it a try in the east, stay in the west, and be the background of the Angel City duo?

Even Duncan's fans feel that it is Duncan's luck that Popovich's tricks made Duncan angry.

On February 2th, the All-Star Weekend begins.

In the afternoon, the entire Clippers team flew to Atlanta.

This year, half of the Clippers participated in the All-Star Weekend. The only All-Star players were Li Ao, Jordan, and O'Neal Jr.

Odom played directly as a substitute this year and did not win an All-Star.

Bibby only looks at overall strength, and it is difficult to be selected as an All-Star substitute at his peak. With Li Ao, the probability of being selected as an All-Star starter in the future is higher than that of being selected as a substitute.

However, Bibby was invited to participate in the NBA's new Skills Challenge.

Big Q also continues to participate in the three-point contest.

Second-year player Gerald Wallace and rookie Yaric were both selected for the Rookie Challenge.

Li Ao was originally invited to participate in the Skills Challenge and the Three-Point Contest, but he refused. He was not completely sure that he would not embarrass that person.

However, the league invited him to be the head coach of the rookie team, and he accepted because the second-year team coach invited by the league was Jordan.

Some fans have always said that they regret not being able to see Spider-Man compete with the God of Basketball, and Stern arranged it.

Although it is not a true battle, it can still be regarded as a competition on the same field.

Due to the excellent viewing experience in last year's Rookie Challenge, some media called on the league to pay more attention to the Rookie Challenge this year and learn from last year's second-year team's preparations.

Stern thought it made sense and adopted the advice. He arranged two afternoon training plans for the players participating in the Rookie Challenge on Wednesday and Thursday on the 13th and 14th. The head coaches of the two teams led the players to train.

This is the core reason why Li Ao decided to be the head coach of the rookie team - he wanted to show the fans how cool the God of Basketball is as the head coach.

The tourism industry in the southeastern region of Yingjiangjia is developed from late autumn to early spring. Atlanta holds the All-Star Weekend, which is even more lively than last year's All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia.

Li Ao's business activities are also busier, and he has two afternoons to take the rookies for training, so the time is tighter.

But he still participated in business activities enthusiastically and actively led the rookies to train in the afternoon.

Yao Ming originally wanted to withdraw from the rookie game, but Li Ao said he needed him, so he stayed. He also felt that without him, it would be almost impossible for the rookie team to beat the 01 class.

The nine-man sophomore team consists of Arenas, Tinsley, Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace, Richard Jefferson, Kirilenko, and Kwame Brown , Gasol, and Troy Murphy, each one is a starter or even a star for his own team.

The nine-man team on the rookie team, Yaric, Dajuan Wagner, Gordon Kirisek, Caron Butler, Boozer, Stoudemire, Nene, Gooden, Yao Ming , very talented, but too immature compared to his opponent.

In addition to Li Ao's "need" and "collective sense of honor," Yao Ming was also curious, what method could the seniors use to defeat the second-year beasts?

By the afternoon of the 13th, when Li Ao led the team members to a meeting, Yao Ming understood... He was so well prepared!

The seniors analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each of them very clearly!
Yao Ming feels like he doesn’t even know himself that well!

Moreover, the senior simply helped them sort out their future development direction and just mentioned a few words casually. Yao Ming felt that he was more professional than their team's coaching staff.

Yao Ming, who was trained as the absolute core of the club, feels this way, not to mention the current mood of Wagner, Kirisek, Nene, Gooden... who are only supporting players in his own team.

Make a lot of money in this rookie competition!
At the same time, they are also curious, what will be the situation at the training ground next door?
They are all members of the Angel City Aircraft Carrier Group, gods among gods and knights, and the coaching aspect should be similar!No, the basketball god has been playing for more than ten years and should be even more powerful!

Curiosity trend: The rookies ran to the training ground next door to watch during the training break... Then they saw Jordan angrily dragging the team members one-on-one, cursing and saying——

"You can just beat like this! Just like this, like this! XX, you XX, can't you learn this? No wonder you were beaten by the 00 class..."

(End of this chapter)