From sparring to superstar

Chapter 316 Chapter 314. Chapter [-]: The Peak Battle of Angel City
Jordan, who returned to the United Center, is still the god of basketball!
Jordan scored 53 points in a single game this time, which was no less sensational than Li Ao's 64 points in three quarters.

Maybe Jordan at his peak couldn't score 64 points in three quarters because of his desperate shooting, but at the age of 40, he scored 50+ points in a single game. Even Li Ao's fans found it difficult for anyone else to do it.

The strongest new-generation talent and the strongest veteran. In March 2003, this duo of the Clippers shined to the extreme.

The media is hyping it fiercely and fans are discussing it lively. The Clippers' schedule is still going on and their winning streak has not stopped yet.

On March 3, the Clippers returned home and faced the challenge of the Mavericks.

上半场小牛队占尽优势，首节23比20领先快船队3分，第二节29比26，将领先优势扩大到6分。

In the third quarter, the Mavericks still took the initiative. Nelson's defensive strategy tonight was extremely effective, scoring 23-22 and leading the Clippers by 75 points, 68-7 in the third quarter.

But in the final quarter, Bibby came up and scored consecutive singles against Nash to open up the situation. Li Ao seized the opportunity and "swish, swish, swish" and scored three runs in a row, shattering the Mavericks defense.

末节毕比8分5助攻，李敖8投5中，其中三分球3中3，在没有罚球的情况下单节拿到13分2助攻，两人携手率队轰出了单节36分。

Maybe it was because he was too fierce the day before yesterday. Jordan's performance tonight was weak. He only scored 11 points on 3 of 8 shots in the three quarters. But at this time, Bibby stood up and beat Nash.

The Mavericks' offense failed to improve, and their scoring performance in the final quarter was similar to the third quarter, with only 22 points.

Watching Nash and Bibby's one-on-one performance, Cuban, who came to the away game to watch the game, was so anxious that he was very dissatisfied with this point guard whose defense was poor.

The former boss traded Kidd for Finley and Nash, and Cuban still hates it.

李敖29分8板4助攻2抢断1盖帽、毕比27分12助攻，两人携手率队以104比97逆转小牛队，豪取17连胜！

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao received a task reminder - 'Cow Slayer' goal 1 was completed, and he had the upper hand against the Mavericks in the regular season with 3 wins and 1 loss.

Whether you can get the 'Lie Back' level 5 upgrade card will have to wait until the playoffs.

Defeating the Mavericks, the Clippers are in full swing and have further gathered the attention of fans.

They have won 17 consecutive games and are only one game away from the 'championship winning streak', and this is not the most shocking thing to the fans.

What makes fans crazy is that if the Clippers win the next game, it will be their second "championship winning streak" this season. There has never been a team in NBA history that has won 2 consecutive games twice in a single season!

At the end of the first half of the season and the beginning of the second half, public opinion believed that the Clippers were not the number one candidate for the regular season championship. Even if they were 23 games ahead at the time, they were not expected to win the regular season championship.

People are saying that their first place in the league was supported by that crazy winning streak in the middle of the season.

The Clippers used actual descriptions to prove that - you are right, our first place is supported by winning streak. If this is the case, let's do it again!
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On March 3, the 22th game day of the Clippers regular season arrived. At 69:7 pm, the Grizzlies and Clippers entered the stadium first at Staples Center.

Gasol felt the atmosphere of the scene, gritted his teeth, and was helpless.

The past two days have been very uncomfortable. When they came to Los Angeles yesterday, they were surrounded by the media.

Today, there was another wave of interviews, which obviously affected their preparations for the game, but the team never refused interview requests... He had nothing to do about it, and he could understand the management's choice. After all, Lian Hu Neither Brown objects to interviews, and being the center of attention is something they don't encounter twice a year.

It's just that Gasol doesn't want this kind of attention and interviews!
These people are not here for them, they are just setting the stage for this game, and they are just the background, no one really takes them seriously.

What these people care about is the Clippers, which has 59 wins and 9 losses and a 17-game winning streak!

Anger spread in Gasol's heart.

The Gasol now is no longer the Gasol in his rookie season!

From the perspective of playing style, Gasol is still very soft, does not like confrontation, and lacks strength when playing center... But opponents who have played against him recently have noticed his changes.

In the past, Gasol himself disliked his playing style. He wanted to make changes, but after playing for more than ten years, his playing habits have become deeply ingrained and cannot be changed. If he insists on changing, he will play awkwardly, so In the first 10 games of this season, he had a performance of 2 wins and 8 losses, which was worse than his rookie year.

He had less than 20 wins in his rookie year. He wanted to change this season and played even worse. Such a start to his career made Gasol doubt his life.

In his previous more than ten years of basketball career, whether in school, youth team, club, or national team, he had never had such a poor record. He had never been more confused about his basketball career...

Until that little old man - Hubie Brown took over the Grizzlies.

When this irritable little old man saw Gasol for the first time, he scolded him and reduced his playing style to nothing.

Gasol endured it at first, but then he couldn't bear it anymore. He loudly refuted Hubie Brown's disparagement, talked about his strengths, what he was good at doing, and what he could bring to the team. Help... Then, I saw a smile on the little old man's face.

"Since you know what your strengths are, and you also know that you can neither compete with others in brute strength like Duncan, nor compete with others in shooting like Malone, then why do you have to force yourself to do things that you are not good at? ?Be confident, you are no worse than them, you can't play like them, and they can't do what you can do."

Hubie Brown's words illuminated Gasol's gradually dimming fighting spirit.

As a high-ranking rookie selected by the Grizzlies, Gasol has actually followed the same path as Raheem, and with the experience of Raheem as a senior there, Gasol's fighting spirit dissipated quickly. Faster than Rahim back then, he was already gradually losing himself in just his second year.

Hubie Brown made Gasol understand one thing - there is no good or bad style of play, only the right fit.

Softness is just the style of playing and does not mean whether a player is strong or not.

As the season progresses, the Grizzlies' record is still not good, but it is much better than Gasol's rookie year. He has now played 69 games and has 25 wins and 44 losses, which has surpassed the best record in the Grizzlies' team history... ...Gasol gradually built his confidence back up.

After returning with confidence, the world he saw had also changed. Other geniuses of the same period, except for Li Ao and Richard Jefferson, the performance and environment of other young geniuses were not as good as him.

He has the best team manager, a top coach, talented teammates, and a team system that is gradually taking shape... They have been improving this season!The team's confidence also grew little by little as they started winning.

Now, anger is burning in Gasol's heart.

He views tonight's game as an opportunity to further unite the team.

If he could end the Clippers' championship streak again... he wanted to taste how wonderful that would feel!

Gasol's fighting spirit was high until the spotlight hit the home team's tunnel and Jordan led his substitute teammates out to stand in two rows. The flame in Gasol's heart kept flickering.

Then O'Neal Jr., Gerald Wallace, Matt Halprin, and Bibby ran out one after another, and the flame in Gasol's heart became smaller and smaller.

When Li Ao was the last one to run out... the fire in Gasol's heart was extinguished instantly.

What a big deal... Corey, please run slower and wait for me. I also want to meet God!
... Gasol's anger was extinguished before it could reach his teammates. For the Grizzlies, it was actually a good thing.

The Grizzlies are very young. After Hubie Brown became the head coach, he relied on the fact that he was an old man and others did not dare to hit him. He used bad trash talk to stimulate every team member. Some were scolded and woke up to insist on themselves; some were scolded. Angered, play hard to prove yourself; some can't bear it... being traded...

The final result is that they have become a new young force with bright prospects and unlimited potential. They play with great momentum. Relying on the momentum of young players, they have won many games, including many top teams.

However, the Clippers are also a team with mostly young players, and they are in the midst of a long winning streak. If the Grizzlies want to compete with the Clippers, they have tried it in the first two games. The Bears lost completely, and the Clippers almost overturned the first time, but they were able to handle it the second time.

Gasol chose to play calmly tonight and gave the Clippers a 'surprise'!
The Clippers coaching staff and players all agreed that the opponent would go into berserker mode tonight and they would just need to simply go head-to-head.

As a result, the opponent chose to play steadily, but the Clippers were caught off guard.

在加索尔单节7分3助攻的带领下，灰熊队以30比25领先快船队5分。

In the second quarter, Gasol's performance declined after being targeted, but Maggette stood up at this time and attacked his old club hard. He scored 10 points in a single quarter and led the team to a score of 29 to 26 in a single quarter.

After halftime, the Grizzlies led the Clippers by 59 points, 51-8!
This is the largest halftime lead the Grizzlies have had in the 7 games they have played against the Clippers since they moved to Memphis!
The Grizzlies players were extremely excited. In the third quarter, they tried their best to widen the gap...and then were beaten 27 to 20 in a single quarter, and the lead was reduced to 1 point.

Hubie Brown shook his head. The players were still too young. After taking advantage of a strong team, they couldn't control their impulses. Their actions became simple and direct, and they were played by the opponent.

But he has no intention of swearing this time. This is a setback that a young team needs to go through. Not everyone is as lucky as the opponent. With Jordan joining...

For the Grizzlies, facing setbacks is more useful than scolding.

At the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies players were in a mess. Hubie Brown emphasized calmness during the break and also deployed quite targeted tactics. However, the Grizzlies players were calm and unable to calm down. The momentum was frustrated again... The Clippers scored 25-19 in the final quarter.

加索尔今晚15投8中，加上6中4的罚球，拿到20分12板7助攻2盖帽的漂亮数据，但到了末节他作用不算大，没有一个带着他前进的尖刀。

李敖24投10中，其中三分球6中2，加上10中9的罚球，拿到31分7板3助攻3抢断2盖帽。

毕比7分5助攻、小奥尼尔15分9板1助攻2盖帽、奥多姆11分8板3助攻、乔丹14分4板2助攻……

103 to 98, the Clippers reversed the Grizzlies and won 18 consecutive victories!

Listening to the crazy cheers and shouts of the fans at the scene, and looking at the celebrities and celebrities on the sidelines... Gasol was touched in his heart.

Big city teams are great!
...

After the Clippers defeated the Mavericks, people already regarded the Clippers as winning 18 consecutive games. The topic was already hot at the time. When the Clippers really defeated the Grizzlies and won 18 consecutive games, people regarded the 18 consecutive victories. The enthusiasm for discussion is not so high.

People's attention is focused on the Clippers' impressive record of 60 wins and 9 losses and whether they can surpass their 20-game winning streak.

What a coincidence, the Clippers' opponent after two games is their next door neighbor...

On March 3, the Clippers came to Seattle and defeated the SuperSonics 24-101.

李敖拿到21分5板5助攻1抢断3盖帽、毕比10分7助攻、小奥尼尔15分19板2盖帽、乔丹15分3助攻……

This time Payton still played very hard, but did not stand out. He made 20 of 6 shots and only scored 19 points and 7 assists.

布伦特-巴里和拉德马诺维奇分别拿到26分和20分，但刘易斯7投2中只拿到5分3助攻，李敖坚定地选择锁死刘易斯，没让对面三个投手都飙起来。

On the 25th, the Clippers returned to their home court and faced the challenge of the Rockets in back-to-back home and away games.

Lao Mao cannot play tonight due to injury. Without a first-class scorer who can contain Spider-Man on the wing, Fu Lao will be miserable tonight.

Gerald Wallace was on guard, Li Ao was on the flank, Jordan was attacking from close range, and Francis was on the street...

李敖拿到20分10板2助攻2抢断6盖帽、乔丹15分4板2助攻、毕比7分7助攻、小奥尼尔10分16板、奥多姆11分6板2助攻……

快船队靠着防守以90比77击败火箭队，再次拿下20连胜，战绩提升到62胜9负。

...

On March 3, fans’ attention focused on Angel City.

During the past period, the media and fans have been praying that the Angel City duo would not lose...

Since these two teams played each other a month ago, both teams have been winning and have never lost again.

Compared with the Clippers' opponents in the past few games, including the Rockets, Grizzlies, Bulls, Hawks, etc., the Lakers are more worrying for fans.

The opponents of the Lakers in the past five games are the Trail Blazers, Hornets, Timberwolves, Warriors, and Jazz. Except for the Warriors, they are all tough bones.

但OK组合没有让球迷们失望，这5场比赛科比场均40.6分5.6助攻、奥尼尔场均25分14.4板3.6盖帽，5场比赛全部拿下，将连胜延长到了16场。

When the Lakers also won 10 consecutive victories, fans began to look forward to another meeting between the two teams with long winning streaks in Angel City.

The media and fans both felt that it would be a pity if the winning streak of these two teams was cut off in the hands of other teams.

They all want to see the peak showdown between these two teams!
The day has finally come!
The Clippers, who have won 20 consecutive games, and the Lakers, who have won 16 consecutive games, the two super teams in Angel City are facing each other again!

At 7:40 pm, at the Staples Center, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans at the scene, the Lakers entered the stadium first.

Kobe entered the court wearing the purple-based training uniform he used for away games. Playing the Clippers away was like playing at home. This felt very familiar to him. Except for last season and the season before last, it had always been like this before.

But now that this situation was back, he couldn't be happy.

This is not about them continuing to crush the Clippers and drive away the opposing fans.

But they lost to the Clippers in the playoffs. The fans were unwilling to accept it and 'occupied' the away game.

Moreover, their home court was also 'occupied' by fans from the opposite side.

After O'Neal came out, he came to Kobe's side and put his hand on Kobe's shoulder as he did back then. Together they looked at Jordan, who was standing on the opposite side with his substitute teammates, and at O'Neal Jr. and Gerald Hua who came in successively. Rais...

The OK group can no longer talk about everything as they did when they first formed a team. Their dissatisfaction with each other may never dissipate in their lifetime. However, two years later, the two have the same goals again and are willing to accommodate each other and work together towards the goal. Let's move forward with a common goal - to regain the throne of Angel City!
(End of this chapter)