Chapter 316 They are all thousand-year-old foxes, who can calculate who?
Arenas does this job very well and is a successful export ambassador.
"Those guys who have never played in high-level competitions only use so-called data to do various analyzes and smugly call themselves experts. It's really disgusting to me. Remember, data and games are
Two different things. Kobe's high-level statistics are a mess, but he has 6 championships. LeBron James's high-level statistics are invincible, but he has not won a single championship."
Gilbert Arenas's firepower output is very fierce. "Of course, I agree that LeBron James is the number one superstar in the league."
"Those who say that our chemical reaction is not good, are you chemistry teachers? I think the chemical reaction between you and your wife is not good either. If you don't believe me, you can trade your wife to me and I will show you the real chemical reaction."
Teacher A is on full fire.
This is a change from the Clippers' previous weak external output.
But in this regard, Big Mouth Arenas is worth every penny.
There were not many bright spots for the Clippers in February's games. They won the games they should win and lost the games they should lose. The Clippers presented themselves as a training ground.
In early March, Fan Xi took a day off, which happened to coincide with the Clippers' matchup with the Lakers.
The Lakers are well prepared for this game.
Then, they won.
Winning the game without Fanci and Nowitzki.
The win was not as easy as expected, because Arenas scored 29 points in this game. Arenas was full of firepower without Fan Xi on the court.
This is the case with former superstars. You think he is completely dead, but there is always a chance to fake his death. Although Arenas's physical fitness is not as good as before, he will work hard once he plays against the Lakers.
He and Kwame Brown frequently picked and rolled, and frequently hit shots from mid-to-long range. Neither Paul nor Sessions could do anything about his moves... Although his speed and explosive power were both weakened, and he deliberately lost weight to maintain lightness, his shooting
No one can be blackmailed.
This is something he earned with countless sweat and will not leave him easily.
The Clippers' shooting coach often asks Arenas for advice. Arenas' shooting is different from other superstars. He purely trained it on his own.
Therefore, his experience is very helpful to Fanshie, Leonard and Butler, although Butler has not spoken to Arenas.
Arenas is a person with a very reckless personality. Although his relationship with Butler was tense, he had a good relationship with Kwame Brown and Leonard. Although he was not so close to other former superstars, they still treated each other with respect.
He often rushes to stand up for his teammates on the court, and he does a very good job in this matter.
Moreover, although his salary is the lowest on the team, he is very generous.
It's hard for a person to have friends if he spends a lot of money.
In this game against the Lakers, the Clippers lost by 11 points.
But this didn't make Clippers fans feel like the end of the world was coming. After all, Fanci and Nowitzki were still there.
After Fanci missed the Lakers game, he continued to miss four games.
Because he took the time to return to China.
He has some business matters to deal with, mainly some loans he made when purchasing the Clippers, which were written in his name. Now he has to pay back part of the money. According to domestic regulations, he has to go back.
Anyway, the Clippers' regular season tasks are not heavy, so Fan Xi simply asked for leave.
It's not like he avoided the Lakers on purpose.
It just happened.
March is the college basketball season in the United States, and the American media is focusing on the NCAA March Madness. For most Americans, the NBA is only the best professional basketball league, and the best basketball league is the NCAA.
The battle of life and death is so exciting. There are many dark horses produced every year.
Fan Xi took advantage of her return to China to not only pay out a loan of 30 million U.S. dollars, but also filmed several commercials in China... With Fan Xi's current national status, many advertisers have set prices extremely high, especially in the summer.
In the Olympic Games, this will be the first time that Fan Xi wears the national team jersey and competes for the country.
Therefore, brand owners want to take advantage of this Olympic wave to target Fanxi and push the brand even further.
Originally, Fan Xi only paid back 30 million, but in the end, he actually paid back 50 million US dollars.
In addition to shooting commercials, Fan Xi also interacted with Liu Yifei. Together they shot billboards for the fan-x brand, which were soon put on TV stations.
Although domestic entertainment reporters are not as pervasive as Hollywood paparazzi, they still took photos of Liu Yifei and Fan Xi going to Fan Xi's parents' house after filming the commercial.
This has become a symbol of the golden boy.
What's interesting is... Fan Xi appeared at Girls' Generation's first concert in mainland China. This was only two days after he was photographed going home with Liu Yifei.
This sparked some heated debate.
But Fan Xi is very generous. I have never seen him in any kind of situation. Western reporters don’t know how high their posture is.
He even went on stage and sang a Chinese song with Yoona: I Only Care About You.
This caused the fans at the scene to scream.
For Korean girl groups, if female idols fall in love, they will be criticized as being disqualified as idols.
However, falling in love with Fan Xi is another matter.
This is probably a double standard.
Yoona's popularity in South Korea remains high, and Fan Xi singing a duet with her this time makes the agency even more delighted. They can't wait to promote it globally.
Fan Xi finished singing and went to the hotel in advance. Of course, he went there in an exclusive luxury car, which was very hidden.
Fan Xi originally planned to stay in China for a week, but ended up spending 11 days before returning to the United States.
Back in the United States, the Clippers went to play an away game.
Fan Xi simply didn't follow him.
During his absence, the Clippers dropped from sixth to seventh, and will soon be eighth.
The Clippers are not anxious at all, and neither are the Clippers fans. They know that the Clippers will definitely make the playoffs because they are still 4 games ahead of the ninth place.
It's not that easy to chase.
However, the Clippers are not in a hurry, but the teams in the top half are.
The Lakers are now No. 1 in the Western Conference, and they really don't want to face the Clippers in the first round, although Chris Paul has been saying some arrogant things in the media: The championship itself is about defeating all teams.
However, everyone inside them, including Jeannie Buss, is playing drums. What if they lose to the Clippers in the first round? Wouldn't it mean that they have been blind for a whole year, and they will also get the reputation of being cheated.
Although Nowitzki decided to return in the first two games of the playoffs, he needed to get back in touch with the Clippers at that time and had an advantage.
But now the Lakers no longer dare to use the phrase "I have the advantage" to comfort themselves. They know very well that, including Jeannie Buss... the Clippers are a team that does not play according to routines. They are simply unexpected.
Ancestors.
The Lakers don't want to beat the Clippers.
They are now more closely related to the Clippers' record than their own.
The Spurs are currently ranked second, but are only 0.5 games ahead of the Thunder.
If the Clippers end up seventh in the Western Conference, they will meet the Spurs.
Popovich is quite worried, although there has been a trend in San Antonio: If we defeat the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs, the playoffs will be all over.
However, the head coach doesn't think so at all.
So, in the end, Popovich made a very bold decision: Why don't we just drop to fourth?
Or go even further and fall to the bottom half, even if they lose the home court advantage, it is still better than facing the Clippers in the first round.
Everyone is afraid of clippers.
The Memphis Grizzlies, currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference, don't want to touch the Clippers, but they are safe for the time being.
Only the Thunder really want to beat the Clippers.
Who keeps them young?
Can young people still be called young people if they are not energetic?
The Thunder's lineup this year is very strong. New players such as Durant, Westbrook, James Harden, Ibaka, etc. continue to grow. They recently had a 6-game winning streak, including a game in which they slaughtered the Clippers with 28 points.
Their momentum is very strong.
The league already believes that the Thunder will definitely have a place among the top teams in the Western Conference in the future, and the media also swears that if the Thunder continue to improve, they will definitely become a dynasty.
Kevin Durant is already the strongest superstar of the new generation. Although he did not win the Finals MVP like Fansheed, nor did he win the regular season MVP like Derrick Rose.
However, he is recognized as the strongest new generation super giant.
Even Fan Xi and Ross recognized this.
He has established an all-weather and all-terrain attack model.
Westbrook is also very strong. Although he is not listed in the same bracket as Durant, Fancy, and Rose among the new generation of stars, after this bracket, it is him, and half a bracket behind is Gary.
Finn, Love, Wall, etc….
In addition, James Harden is also considered the Sixth Man of the Year this year, and Ibaka and Perkins are in the penalty area. Plus a lot of elite players, they really feel that they have a good chance of winning.
"Everyone pretends not to be afraid of the Clippers and wants to meet them in the first round of the playoffs. Only we really want to face them in the first round."
"We're going to kill the Clippers, there's not much doubt about it."
Westbrook said with confidence that he has always been the representative of the NBA's top players.
What he said was perfectly reasonable.
As soon as Fan Xi returned to the United States, he saw Westbrook talking on ESPN and TNT.
He smiled.
Then I took a look at the Thunder's lineup.
Then let's fight.
Although Fan Xi still wants to play against the Lakers.
He wanted to get rid of the strongest one as soon as he came up, and there was no need to drag it with the Lakers.
Moreover, if we don't face the Lakers in the first round, we will have to at least wait until the Western Conference Finals.
Fan Xi racked his brains in research.
The layout of the playoffs is very important.
The arrangement of the schedule and the selection of opponents must be strictly coordinated.
The playoff format is like this.
The first place faced off against the eighth, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth, the fourth against the fifth. This is the first round.
In the second round, the winners of the first and eighth places will face off against the winners of the fourth and fifth places, and the winners of the second and seventh places will face off against the winners of the third and sixth places.
If you choose Thunder.
Even if the Clippers defeat the Thunder in the first round, they are likely to face the third-place San Antonio Spurs in the second round.
Then they face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
It is equivalent to defeating the strong teams in the top half.
It sounds very cool.
But for the Clippers, a team composed mostly of senior citizens, it is a drain on physical fitness.
This is equivalent to leveling up in the monster room, and finally rushing out of the west, you will find that the king of the east is looking at you leisurely.
Fanci put the signs of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference on the blackboard.
He began to break down the matter from an overall perspective.
"It would be best if we can get the Spurs to fourth place and let them play the fifth-place Denver Nuggets. The Spurs can definitely win easily, and let them face the Lakers in the second round."
"If the Grizzlies are third, they will most likely run into the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks have a group of veterans, and with Jason Kidd at the helm, they may not have a chance to kill the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are much less energetic this season, and Zach Randolph
After all, they are old. They may not be able to kill the calf."
"In this case, the pattern of the second round will become the Lakers vs. the Spurs, and the Clippers vs. the Mavericks."
Fan Xi analyzed silently.
Then let out a long sigh of relief.
This is of course the most ideal result.
However, can such a result be easily achieved?
Fanci picked up the phone and asked Kupchak to prepare some San Antonio newspapers and send him Popovich's recent interviews and data reports from the Spurs' last five games.
Kupchak acted quickly.
Before Nowitzki came to the training center office with coffee, he had already prepared the information: Every NBA team has an intelligence war room, and any game is like a battle. When it comes to the playoffs,
It's even more detailed, and you can even have the private itinerary of the main players at your fingertips.
Nowitzki's recovery is pretty good. He threw away his crutches long ago. Although he still wears protective gear on his feet, he resumed shooting training very early.
Nowitzki has not relaxed his pursuit of the game.
When Kupchak brought the information, he and Fan Xi looked at it together. After watching it for a while, Nowitzki told Fan Xi decisively: "Jack, believe me, the Spurs will definitely let themselves fall to fourth or even fourth place in the Western Conference."
5. Popovich never wants to play against us."
"Why?" Fan Xi asked him.
"Because I'm in the Clippers." Nowitzki said confidently: "They are afraid of me and they are afraid of you. When we join forces, they know they have no chance of winning. Popovich hopes that we will be defeated by the Thunder in the first round.
Or the Lakers will kill them."
"They want the fishermen to benefit."
Nowitzki analyzed.
Fan Xi asked: "Then what should we do now?"
"It's very simple. We declare that we will have a life-and-death showdown with the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs." Nowitzki said: "With Popovich's insidiousness, they will definitely do their best to ensure their fourth place. Because.
As long as they win easily, they can be at 100% and compete with us or the Lakers who consume most of the game."
Nowitzki knows Popovich very well. After all, he has played with the Spurs for almost his entire career. The annual battle between the Bulls and Horses has made them understand each other's personalities very well.
Fan Xi raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, let's do it this way!"
The Spurs hope that the Lakers and Clippers will have a life-or-death showdown in the first round.
Fanci hopes the Spurs and Lakers will face off in the second round.