From sparring to superstar

Chapter 319 317. Lakers fans: I am a Trail Blazers fan!

The Clippers' 22-game winning streak ended and their record reached 64 wins and 10 losses. It was a pity for the fans that they could not see the Bulls being surpassed with 72 wins and 10 losses. They could not see another 30+ winning streak with their own eyes. The team was born... I don’t know when the next opportunity like this will be.

But someone is happy about it — Bulls fans.

They were scared to death!
It has been almost 5 years since Jordan retired for the second time. They have been at the bottom every year and have been drawing the No. [-] pick every year, and this year is no different.

The things they can talk about are those from the Jordan era. The best record in history of 72 wins and 10 losses is their pride.

If they are really surpassed, they will have one less topic to brag about. Even if Jordan goes to other teams to surpass them, they are not willing to see it.

There was also a group of people crying with joy - NCAA executives.

NCAA March Madness is the most profitable event in North America. The entire revenue of March Madness is higher than that of the NFL playoffs.

But this year, I don’t know what kind of bad luck happened. In early March, when they started to build momentum for the crazy three, five teams suddenly appeared in the NBA with a crazy winning streak, stealing all the fans’ attention.

In the second half of the month, the five winning streak teams broke off their winning streak one after another, but the Angel City duo's pursuit of winning streak began again. The crazy three games started on March 5, and they could not shake these two teams. The team competes for the longest winning streak, followed by the topic of whether the Clippers can continue to win until the end of the season...

NCAA executives now regret promoting Spider-Man as a 'college basketball legend'. Because of this, every time Li Ao plays well, he will attract the attention of many college fans.

Just like this time, the ratings of the previous rounds were affected. It’s all money!

If the money was to be distributed to each team and each athlete, the people at the top of the NCAA would not be so worried.

But these incomes, except for the operations and commissions of each arena and each team, all other money belongs to the NCAA official!It’s the money in their pockets, and they feel heartbroken if they lose even one cent!
However, they only regretted it slightly and did not want to destroy Li Ao's title of "College Basketball Legend". It is through this that they can get a share of the NBA's overseas market development plan.

In addition to the Kings ending the Clippers' 22-game winning streak, there was another game that was a hot topic this night - something happened again in the Big Apple.

An hour before the Kings defeated the Clippers at home, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 129-106 in New York. Bryant made 36 of 23 shots, including 17 of 10 three-pointers, plus 13 of 11 free throws. With 67 points, he surpassed Li Ao and became the player with the third highest score in a single game currently.

The little giant who just witnessed Spider-Man's 64 points in three quarters half a month ago saw the Black Mamba score the highest score in a single game in the new century... His rookie season can be considered colorful without any regrets...

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This time the winning streak was ended, Li Ao felt that the mentality of his teammates was much better than last time, and he himself did not feel as broken as last time.

What worries him is similar to the fans. He lost the opportunity to surpass the Bulls and win 30+ consecutive games. He doesn't know when such an opportunity will come again, which must be worrying.

But if you want to say how upset you are about this... it's not that big of a deal, maybe it's because you have experience.

It may also be that the countdown to the regular season has arrived, with only 8 games left before the playoffs. After the winning streak was ended, attention quickly shifted to the upcoming playoffs.

On April 4, the league announced the best of the month awards for March.

The Rookie of the Month is the same year as the Little Giant and Little Overlord.

Coach of the Month winners were Lanny Wilkens of the Raptors and Gentry of the Clippers.

Player of the month.

卡特单月场均29.1分6.2板4助攻，率队打出了12胜4负的战绩，力压雷-阿伦、邓肯、基德拿下东部月最佳。

李敖单月场均28分7.6板3.6助攻2.2抢断2.8盖帽，率队打出15胜1负的战绩，力压同样15胜1负、场均41.3分的科比，拿下西部月最佳。

16 consecutive wins, a record of 15 wins and 1 loss in a single month, and an average of 40+ per game without winning the Best of the Month... This is the first time in the entire history of the NBA.

If Kobe Bryant had better media relations, he would not lose two votes to Li Ao. Li Ao got 21 of the 15 media votes.

However, fans recognized this result very highly. The Clippers won 22 consecutive games and defeated the Lakers head-on. When defeating the Lakers, Li Ao performed better than Kobe and scored a lot of extra points.

After a day of rest on the 1st, the Clippers conducted a day of preparation training on the 1nd, and on the 2rd, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Trail Blazers at home.

The Flying Squirrels collapsed at 30, and Morris-Cheeks' dream of integrating offense and defense was shattered, and he could only play defense.

As the regular season comes to an end, the Trail Blazers players are already familiar with this style of play and have become one of the three most defensive villain teams, averaging 90.9 points per game and conceding 88.2 points per game. Everyone has a headache... except the Blazers. team.

The Clippers are all too familiar with this kind of thing. The media and fans scold them for no reason. Their "spoiled" behavior really makes their opponents' money worse.

When they were fighting hard on defense, the Trail Blazers did not fall behind, but when it came to handling the key balls in the decisive stage, the Trail Blazers, without the little flying squirrel, lost their ability in this area.

首节20比17、第二节18比22、第三节21比18，末节22比17……

The two teams played back and forth in the first half, but at the beginning of the third quarter, the Clippers' advantage became obvious and they widened the point difference little by little.

靠着李敖的21分10板2助攻5抢断2盖帽、毕比的14分5助攻、乔丹的15分3助攻，快船队以81比74力克开拓者队，成为本赛季首支拿到65胜的球队！

On the 4th, the Clippers faced back-to-back challenges from the Jazz.

Today, ESPN has created a new term - season point battle.

After the Magic defeated the Heat last night, their record reached 60 wins and 16 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league. The Clippers already have 65 wins and 10 losses. According to the ranking rules, the Clippers only need to win one more game. This will ensure a record advantage over the Magic, which means locking in the regular season championship in advance.

The topic of locking the regular season championship in advance has attracted a lot of attention, but ESPN's operation of creating new words has raised the popularity to another level.

During the All-Star Weekend, most people believed that the Clippers would not win the regular season championship, even though the Clippers were already top of the league at that time.

At that time, people felt that the Clippers relied on their 12-game winning streak from late December to January to temporarily occupy the first place in the league.

As a result, the Clippers had another 20+ winning streak, locking in the regular season championship in advance...

It seems so willful and so shocking.

They didn't think much of them, and they didn't even say, "I won't allow anyone to underestimate me." They started winning directly, and kept winning until there was no suspense about the regular season championship... At 8 p.m., the Clippers' season-point game started. .

In the game against the Trail Blazers, in addition to winning, the Clippers had another gain - quickly entering the playoffs.

Against the Jazz, who had a strong ability to cut off passes in the middle, Gentry chose to defend without hesitation.

After a fierce battle, the Jazz narrowly defeated the Clippers 94-89, handing the Clippers their 11th loss of the season.

马龙狂扔31次，31投17中，加上10中8的罚球，狂轰41分12板1助攻。

安德烈-米勒拿到16分10助攻、基里连科8分10板3助攻3抢断5盖帽、斯托克顿替补上场拿到13分5助攻。

李敖今晚也开抡了，28投13中，但其中三分球只有9投2中，加上9中7的罚球，拿到35分10板1助攻4抢断2盖帽，没飙得过老马龙。

Jordan, who came off the bench, played very hard, but his performance was mediocre. He made 13 of 5 shots, plus 10 of 8 free throws, and scored 18 points... and a game-high 15 rebounds, but he still failed to save the defeat.

During the game, Jordan was risking his life as if he had met an enemy who was trying to cut off his financial resources.

If nothing else, this may be the last time he fights Shuangsha in his real career, and he wants to win.

But after the final whistle sounded and defeat was a foregone conclusion, he chuckled and shook his head.

Well, it’s the last time we fight. Losing once is a different kind of experience.

Goodbye, Shuangsha!

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Clippers fans were not willing to immediately lock in the regular season championship and missed the opportunity to tie the best record in history.

Li Ao also deeply felt how difficult it is to get 70+ wins. He didn't feel deeply when he was winning consecutively... At that time, he never thought that after losing 9 games in the middle, he would have a chance to hit 73 wins in the end.

Now, at the end of the regular season, when teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs and a higher ranking, they will suddenly encounter a violent opponent.

Malone's 41 points in a single game is indeed not as exaggerated as Jordan's 53 points in a single game, but it is still wild enough.

On April 4, the NBA suspended play for one day, and the NCAA Basketball Championship finals game day arrived.

The suspension is back to suspension, and each team still has to do what they should do. The Clippers left Los Angeles and started their last consecutive away trip of the season to Memphis.

In the evening, Li Ao watched the game between Syracuse University and the University of Kansas with several teammates.

Syracuse University welcomed their destined son-Carmelo Anthony.

Averaged 22.6 points, 10 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. Anthony led the Orange team, which was just one step away from becoming a top team, and became the favorite to win the championship and reached the finals as people expected.

This performance earned Anthony the nickname-Syracuse Spider.

Not to mention, he is still a slender little melon, tall, with an excellent wingspan, and his appearance is considered to be the top handsome guy among black people. The nickname "Syracuse Spider" quickly became popular all over the United States after the "Crazy Three" was launched.

In the finals, Anthony faced a tough battle. He tried his best and had the last laugh. He scored 20 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He led the Orange to a narrow victory over the Wildcats 85-81 and became the best player since Li Ao. , another rookie MOP in the semi-finals, and the youngest MOP in the semi-finals besides Li Ao.

After the game, Anthony was asked about topics related to Li Ao in an interview.

What the reporter wants to hear is that Anthony provokes Li Ao.

But Anthony's answer... "It's an honor for me to be compared with such a great player. I'm eager to compete with him."

Anthony's answer added a lot of negative fans to him, saying he had no ambition.

But it also aroused the love of a group of fans-Spider-Man fans and TT fans.

Anthony's answer was judged to be very Tracy McGrady...

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After watching a wonderful game and taking a night's rest, on April 4, Li Ao officially started his five-game away trip to the final stage of the regular season with the team.

106比90，快船队兵不血刃地击败了灰熊队，李敖拿到32分7板2助攻4抢断1盖帽。

8号，快船队来到密尔沃基布拉德利中心，以122比92吊打雄鹿队，李敖打了29分钟，拿到21分4板2助攻3抢断1盖帽。

On the 9th, the Clippers came to Minneapolis and started a battle with the Timberwolves. In the end, the Timberwolves hit 15 three-pointers in a single game and defeated the Clippers 114 to 109. Handing the Clippers their 12th loss of the season.

加内特18投10中，加上4中4的罚球，拿到24分11板8助攻2抢断2盖帽，胜负手是大帅哥斯泽比亚克，单场投进8个三分，狂飙35分。

李敖拿高分输球定律再现……33投18中，其中三分球6中4，但罚球只有8中6，拿到46分7板2助攻1抢断，除了他，快船队只有12分4板3助攻的乔丹、10分6板2盖帽的小奥尼尔这两位队友得分上双，没飙得过森林狼队。

On the 11th, the Clippers came to Denver and defeated the Nuggets 101-79. Tonight, the Clippers' defense suddenly beeped. They prevented the Nuggets from scoring more than 30 points at halftime and led 58-29. Li Ao hit After 17 minutes, he scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block, and clocked out at halftime.

Juwan Howard is so numb that he can't beat Garnett, so he comes to bully him?Who is this!
On the 13th, the Clippers came to Oakland and started a scoring battle with the Warriors.

The Clippers actually wanted to play defense, but just like when they played the Timberwolves, the Warriors hit crazy three-pointers tonight. Dunk king Richardson made 9 of 5 three-pointers and Jamison made 11 of 6 three-pointers, leading the entire team. The team made 14 three-pointers in a single game.

好在今晚快船队飙得更猛，李敖26分、毕比20分、小奥尼尔15分、马特-哈普林13分、杰拉德-华莱士10分、替补上场的乔丹拿到全队最高全场第二高的27分……

122 to 112, the Clippers defeated the Warriors in a scoring battle, improving their record to 69 wins and 12 losses.

After five consecutive away games, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles and got two days of rest. They had one night of rest on the 5th. On the 14th, the Clippers began to prepare for the final game of the regular season.

In the past two days, public opinion in the Los Angeles basketball circle has been very interesting. Li Ao saw an interesting scene when he went online - Lakers fans collectively became fans of the Trail Blazers!
(End of this chapter)