Jiang Hao had no intention of leaving this small rental house after signing the new contract. On the one hand, the landlord Sean was a good person and had helped him, and they got along fairly well. On the other hand, he felt that there was no need to move.
Whether he will still play for the Spurs in a year's time is still unknown. If he has time to move, he might as well practice more football.
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When the coaching staff officially started training Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao suddenly discovered that apart from his talent, he was indeed far behind in other aspects.
From this point of view, it is not unreasonable that he was not selected until the end of the second round. Regardless of his status as a yellow man and not an inside player, it is impossible for his selection to rise to the first round pick.
England told Jiang Hao that ball-holding posture training and footwork training always complement each other. In this case, he formulated a footwork training plan for Jiang Hao.
Many times, Jiang Hao even tied an elastic rope to shoot the ball.
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One day later, the Spurs faced off against the Clippers for the second time this season at the home court of the Los Angeles Clippers.
The two teams met for the first time this season at the Spurs' home court, but the final winner was the Clippers.
After sending away Chris Paul, Griffin became the new core of the Clippers. Their configuration still looks very good. Even in the Western Conference with so many strong players, it shouldn't be difficult to reach the playoffs.
At the beginning of the season, the Clippers were full of momentum, playing a very dazzling nine-game winning streak, and overpowering the Golden State Warriors to reach the top of the Western Conference. Just when many people felt that Paul was indeed the one who should leave.
At that time, the Clippers told everyone with another five-game losing streak that they were still the familiar team.
Before the start of this game with the Spurs, the Clippers had just won the city derby. After all, although the Clippers are not a top team, the situation of the Purple and Gold Lakers has obviously been worse in the past few seasons.
Since Kobe Bryant's first serious injury to his retirement last year, and extending to this season, this rich team with great honors in NBA history has been at a low point, and their road to reconstruction seems to be a long way to go.
Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that they lost to their former younger brother, the Clippers.
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There is no harm without comparison. Although the Lakers are a weak team now, with their strong rich heritage and fan sentiment, every time there is a game, Staples is always full of seats, and conversely, when the Clippers
When there is a game, the entire Staples looks a little empty.
No, this is the situation in the game against the Spurs.
It’s no wonder that as early as last year, Clippers owner Ballmer publicly stated that the Clippers would have their own arena and leave Staples.
Jiang Hao never expected that he would play so early in this game. After the regular timeout in the first quarter, he was replaced by Popovich.
The reason was that Parker, who started the game, was in a sluggish state, and he was completely defeated on the offensive end by "Prince" Rivers Jr.
As the team's offensive engine, if Parker fails at this point, the entire team's offense will be affected. After all, the Clippers have DeAndre Jordan and Griffin inside, and it will be difficult for Aldridge to open up the situation all of a sudden.
Joining Jiang Hao on the court was Ginobili. Popovich's instructions to Jiang Hao were very simple, which was to limit the opponent's important firepower point, Lou Williams, as much as possible, and let Ginobili lead the team's offense.
To be honest, guarding Lou Williams is definitely a big challenge.
Who is this guy?
It is impossible for Jiang Hao not to know that he has never played as a starter in his career, but his scoring ability is extremely good. As the winner of the "Best Sixth Man" award in the 2014-2015 season, he can always create a threat to his opponents on the offensive end.
"After the timeout, Greg sent out Manu and China Jiang's backcourt combination. Let's see what happens next."
The Clippers were the first to attack, and the one who pushed the ball was Lou Williams. Jiang Hao chose to defend when Lou Williams just passed through the midfield. Lou Williams has the ability to shoot three-pointers.
Yes, he didn't want to give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
Jiang Hao, who has two long arms, is always able to use this advantage to put pressure on his opponents. It was the same this time. Lou Williams originally planned to use Griffin's high-level cover action to pass the ball back to Griffin.
Fen asked the latter to complete the shot, but unexpectedly his pass was directly destroyed by Li Hao. If Rivers hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands, the ball would have been missed.
Even so, Jiang Hao's disruptive pass further consumed the Clippers' attack time, which also resulted in Rivers' subsequent forced shot failing to hit.
Turning around to the Spurs' offense, Ginobili advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and relied on Rivers Jr. to try to reach the basket. However, Jordan reacted quickly and directly blocked Ginobili's breakthrough route. He had no choice but to
, Ginobili had to throw the ball to Pau Gasol at the free throw line.
Facing the young and strong Griffin, Gasol could only choose to pass the ball again. On the right side of the paint area, Jiang Hao suddenly appeared in this position.
brush!
Lou Williams took a step slower and could only watch Jiang Hao hit the shot.
On offense and defense, Lou Williams feels that there is something really good about this yellow-skinned guy. In recent seasons, except for Jeremy Lin, he seems to have never seen a yellow-faced player in the NBA. Where did this guy come from?
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At this moment, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is having the same questions as Lou Williams.
"This guy is from China. He played in the NCAA in college. He is a second-round pick this year. This guy averaged 20 per game in the past week."
The assistant coach's remarks made Rivers frown instantly.
Second-round pick, but averaged 20 this past week?
What the hell is this?
Is this another trash-to-treasure story?
Rivers turned to look at Popovich. Is the old man trying to turn things around? Rivers once worked under Popovich, and the two had a good personal relationship. He knew that Popovich had some problems with his work in the past two seasons.
It's difficult. It's hard to achieve anything with a bunch of old people. It seems that he will sadly leave the job that has been with him for more than 20 years.
But the scene in last season's Western Conference finals told everyone that the San Antonio Spurs are still a championship contender. Although the Spurs are in a difficult situation now, as long as they welcome Leonard back, no one will dare to underestimate them.
After all, the dual-German combination itself is not weak. Under such circumstances, now comes a second-round pick who averages 20 points per game?
Rivers' butt felt instantly chilly.
"Patrick, go ahead and get that Chinese player." Without saying anything, Rivers turned around and yelled at Beverley on the bench.
Chapter completed!