Chapter 194 The second on-court derby
The Utah Jazz came to Staples Stadium in a fierce manner and prepared to take revenge!
But they soon discovered that the expected enemies did not care so much about them, which made the Utahs feel somewhat self-indulgent. This feeling of being despised was not only brought to them by the Clippers, but even the Los Angeles media did not take the Utah Jazz seriously. They had already started hyping up the NBA's only city derby in advance.
As for Utah Jazz?
Sorry, no one cares whether they can take revenge or whether they can suffer aggravation, except for themselves.
The Clippers are neither underestimating the enemy nor careless. They are strategically giving up this game. Compared to tomorrow's back-to-back against the Lakers, this game is not that important.
In the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Jazz by 5 points at 20:25, which made old Dunleavy decide to keep his energy and not fight the Jazz to death in this game!
So at the end of the first half, the Clippers, who were unwilling to fight, were already 10 points behind.
Old Dunleavy simply replaced all the main players and sent a full substitute to fight the Jazz in the second half.
Utahs feel that they are underestimated, and Los Angeles dares to ignore them so much, which makes the Jazz players whose self-esteem insulted are furious, and the Utahs' mentality begins to become unbalanced on the court.
Jazz players never expected that the Clippers' substitutes happened to be in the blast today. Brevin Knight, who returned from injury in the second half, led the substitutes to hit a terrifying firepower beyond the Jazz's expected. Thomas, a big shot, made 6 three-pointers in the second half. In addition, the old cat Mobley and Garcia felt hot in the second half. The three main substitute scorers of the Clippers made a total of 13 three-pointers in the second half, which made the grief and angry Utahs cry without tears!
The final score was 108:102. Mobley finally broke through and hit a high-difficulty middle distance, which shattered the Jazz's fantasy of playing overtime.
The Utah Jazz were destroyed by the Clippers as a substitute. After this game, the anti-bone boy didn't even dare to say anything harshly, so he ran away with his head in a panic. The Jazz fled back to Salt Lake City in a panic.
The Clippers achieved an unexpected victory, with a record of 34 wins and 18 losses, ranking 7th in the Western Conference, two wins away from the Nuggets in the 8th place, and three wins away from the Nuggets in the 9th place. Now they finally don't lose a game and fall outside the top eight in the Western Conference.
The Western Conference rankings are as follows: 1 Spurs, 2 Suns, 3 Rockets, 4 Jazz, 5 Hornets, 6 Lakers, 7 Clippers, 8 Nuggets, 9 Mavericks.
The situation in the West is very delicate now. Because the Northwest Division is relatively weak, the Jazz's record is not as good as the Clippers, but they rank fourth.
The Rockets and Spurs in the Southwest Division have only half a win record, and the Houstonians are still winning streak. They may surpass the Spurs and rank first in the Western Conference at any time. At the same time, the Hornets and the Rockets are only one win away. These three teams may win the throne of the Western Conference.
The three teams in the Pacific Division, Suns, Lakers and Clippers, are not much different. Not long ago, the Suns just traded for O'Neal with Marion, but they immediately lost two consecutive games. They were almost caught up by the Lakers and Clippers. The Lakers and Clippers are only one win away, and the next Los Angeles derby. As long as the Clippers defeat the Lakers, they will overtake their mortal enemies in the city.
Before the Derby battle, the Clippers defeated the Western Conference Utah Jazz with just a substitute lineup, which made the Clippers more popular in the Derby battle.
The Lakers lost to the Celtics at home in the last game. Their wife was caught by the Wolf King in Staples Arena and beaten up. She was also deterred by Al Thorton, which made the Clippers, who beat the Celtics before the All-Star game, even more favorable. The media believes that Espanyol's performance in the inside is too soft. Let's see how the Fox brother fought against Garnett in the last game. The two pulled the jerseys and mixed each other with each other, and they were spraying trash talk to each other throughout the game!
In this way, the first-grade fox looks much harder on the court than Gasol, who has played for five years. This is crucial for a player to become a superstar, not just skill.
Iverson dared to challenge Jordan in his first season; Kobe was beaten by Joe's gang leader and was still unwilling to accept it; the little emperor wore the No. 23 jersey as soon as he came up to show his ambitions; the little fox dared to compete with the Wolf King for small moves and spit out trash talks with each other in the first year... Look at Gasol again, is this level immediately opened?
Before the start of the Ji Guohun game, he once again fired a gun against Kobe. The little fox felt that it would be so boring for everyone to watch this kind of game if he didn't talk to him before the game!
The reason was that a reporter who was inclined to the Clippers asked Ji Guomeng before the game, how did they plan to deal with Kobe in the derby?
Ji Guo replied with a sneer: "What happens if you use Chevrolet to hit a wall? Now the Clippers have two iron walls made of reinforced concrete."
Kobe's nose was crooked when he found out, and immediately retorted to the close media: "I am Chevrolet? It's so funny. I'm obviously a Lamborghini or a limited edition."
After Ji Guomori learned about it, he told reporters: "No, he is just a Chevrolet."
The players on both sides verbalized before the game, adding a lot of heat to the upcoming game. Unfortunately, this game is not broadcast in the United States. Although both ESPN and tnts will be broadcast in the United States, it is still not broadcast in the United States.
On February 24, the Los Angeles derby, which is being watched by the whole city, is about to begin. This game is the most watched game in the United States today, with twins + Billups + Beasts vs Kobe + Gasol + Lama.
Before the game, the media predicted that the two teams would win and lose 46. The strength of these two teams is not far different. The Clippers are now in a stronger momentum, and the Lakers are not without the strength to fight back. The two things are about victory and loss.
Taylor Swift happened to return to his hometown, Twilight Girl was filming, and today the only one Emma Roberts was pulled over to watch the Derby battle again by his aunt.
The Lakers' top fan Nicholson bombarded the two brothers before the game, claiming that Staples Stadium will always belong to the Lakers; Angel City will always belong to the Lakers; the Clippers must learn to be low-key here, and the two Chinese boys must learn to be humble.
Soon a reporter asked the old actor if the twins join the Lakers, would they support them?
Nicholson said bluntly: "I am a Lakers fan, I only support the Lakers! Even if Kobe goes to the Clippers, I won't go to watch the Clippers. So one day they come to the Lakers, I will support any Lakers player who performs well on the court."
Kobe was very upset when he heard this. Just spray those two brats, why did you bring me in too? This is my business?
"Also, why should I go to the Clippers?"
In the home team's locker room, Dunleavy repeatedly emphasized to the players: "Protect the rebounds, reduce mistakes, focus on his opponents, and use double-teams in the inside!"
The Clippers do not intend to use joint defense today. Billups is not able to adapt to the Clippers' defensive system for the time being. It will take some time for him to adjust and adapt, so during this period, the Clippers will reduce the time for joint defense.
Today, when dealing with the Lakers, the first thing is to protect the rebounds, and the second is to control your own mistakes and play steadily. While ensuring that you do not make mistakes, try to make use of the opponent's mistakes to score. As long as the team does this, victory will naturally be achieved.
Billups performed averagely in the first two games because he did not have enough playing time to perform. He played only half a game against the Jazz, just like other main players. Today may be a real test for him. If the derby match was well, the Clippers fans would accept him immediately.
The tasks assigned to Billups today are mainly on the offensive end, and he has an absolute advantage against the old fish Fisher.
"Changxi, today you want to strengthen your breakthrough. That old fish is far from your opponent in speed. Destroy him with speed."
Billups nodded. That's what he did when the Pistons played against the Lakers. The Lakers didn't have many weaknesses after the trade, but Lao Yu was a big deal on the defensive end. The targeting of Fisher may cause a chain reaction from the Lakers, thus defeating the Lakers in one fell swoop!
On the offensive end of today, the Clippers mainly relied on Billups to attack or pass the ball after breaking through, and then played against the twins. The key is the main attack point of the Clippers today.
Old Dunleavy was fully focused on the arrangement of tactics, and no one saw it in the entire locker room, and Artest was in a bad mood.
Ever since Billups came to the Clippers, there have been fewer beasts.
The game is about to begin, the Clippers will play first, and after the home team's entry ceremony, Lakers players will also start to play one after another. Ji Guomeng saw a Chevrolet driving in at a glance.
Kobe originally wanted to say a few harsh words to Ji Guomo before the game, but when he thought of the other party's verbal ability, he thought he should forget it, a gentleman should not speak!
Phil Jackson shook hands with Dunley on the sidelines before the game. The former remained calm, but the latter took the initiative to smile. This comparison was immediately dwarfed. First, in the aura of the head coaches on both sides, the Lakers won the first goal.
The starting lineup sent by the Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Paul Gasol.
The Clippers' starting lineup: Chauncey Billups, James Posey, Ron Artest, Ji Guomo and Ji Guoqie.
After the All-Star Game, the two brothers' fans became more and there were fans wearing two jerseys everywhere in the audience.
Of course, nearly half of the purple jerseys mixed in in this game. The Clippers and Lakers never had home games.
The Clippers have a clear advantage in the starting lineup of the two teams.
The Lakers' point guard's shortcomings have not improved, but the Clippers have quietly replaced their shortcomings with the MVP in the Finals. In addition, the Lakers have a little shark that has been scrapped, and their strength is at a disadvantage.
At the beginning of the game, Ji Guoqiu defeated the Spanish insider who was criticized by the media for his weak style. The yellow hand pushed the basketball to Percy's hand, Billups received the ball, and the second derby in the Los Angeles court began... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
Chapter completed!