unfinished glory

Chapter 293 Opener

In the opening game of the regular season, Li Chongxiao originally thought that the league would arrange James or Durant as opponents to create an atmosphere.But the league obviously went further than he thought, keeping both the Grizzlies and the Mavericks at home, allowing the fans of the home team to feel the atmosphere of a strong team and further consolidate the market.

In this way, the Lakers' opponent naturally cannot be the defending champion Warriors, but the Clippers in the same city.

The Clippers have also strengthened this season, and George is thinking about it, and finally returned to his hometown of Los Angeles.A lineup composed of George, Griffin, Bledsoe, Jr. Jordan, Beverly, Crawford, Felton, Pierce, Rivers Jr., Mbah a Moute and some other good substitute players. Also more competitive.

Although it is the home court of the Lakers, Ballmer still came to watch the game. He had a bitter face and a serious face.In his mind, when Kobe retired, the influence and strength of the Lakers plummeted, and they would enter a two-to-three-year reconstruction period.After the Clippers brought in George, their strength has greatly increased, which is their great opportunity to overtake the Lakers.

But the operations of the Lakers this summer completely defeated his wishful thinking.One Li Chongxiao is more than enough to stand up to the entire Clippers.

It can be seen from the atmosphere at the scene that George, as a child in Los Angeles, can still get some applause, but it is far behind when compared to the thunder and tsunami when Li Chongxiao played.

What makes Ballmer even more worried is that this situation will not only happen at the Lakers' home court, even if it is changed to the Clippers' home court, it will be the same situation.

During the battle in the same city, even if it is the home court of the Clippers, the fans in the Lakers jerseys account for the majority.Every year, a large number of fans who look down on the Lakers game buy the Clippers' home game against the Lakers to watch the visiting team's performance.

Seeing that Li Chongxiao's every shot on the court could cause the audience to cheer, Ballmer regretted that he shouldn't mess with that paranoid Ellison.The Grizzlies are just a toy in Ellison's eyes. It is completely possible to take revenge on those who make him unhappy with a little loss.

Moreover, the operation of the Lakers is also quite amazing. Most people would never have imagined that Li Chongxiao would come to the Lakers in such a way as a trade.Logically speaking, the Lakers can wait for Li Chongxiao to finish this season, sign naked next summer, form a combination of Li Chongxiao + Paul, and complete the reconstruction in an instant.

But looking back, no one can guess what decision Li Chongxiao will make next summer when he is free.After all, he put away so many good teams and chose the Grizzlies, which were not favored by others.

Grasp the most important ones first, and then gradually improve them later. This is the idea of ​​building the team of Bass Jr.

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At the start of the game, the Clippers successfully jumped the ball.Jordan's bounce is second to none in the league. After being played out of the second-round rookie, the Clippers even want to train him into the next Howard.

It's a pity that after training for 8 seasons, he still looks like that on the defensive end, with a bit of Howard's demeanor.But on the offensive end, except for the free throw percentage and Howard's rivalry, other aspects are lagging behind.Howard's half-turned small hook is quite good, and Jordan has almost no other offensive methods other than eating cakes.

But the Clippers don't need him to attack. Griffin on the inside and Bledsoe on the outside are very sharp.After the team recruited George this season, he has nothing to do with him on the offensive end.

The first half of today's game was Sanying vs. Lu Bu. The Clippers trio performed very well and scored 35 points together.

As a player who changed three teams, Li Chongxiao was naturally dubbed a "family slave of three surnames" by some domestic fans.As "Lu Bu", he scored 32 points and helped the team take the lead with 63:56.

The team's scoring is very high. In addition to Li Chongxiao, David West is also a good scorer in the interior.He used his strength and skill to play in the low post, and Griffin couldn't guard him at all.

Jennings is also a strongman who scored 55 points in his rookie season. Although his development in the next few seasons was not very smooth, his strength should not be underestimated.Jabari Parker recovered from his injury and learned from Li Chongxiao's style of play, quickly showing the potential of a quality scorer.

Among the Lakers lineup, only Horford seems not so active, but anyone who knows the ball can see his role on the court.

An excellent defense on the defensive end is the team's last barrier. He does not contend for the ball on the offensive end, but he can always score goals when his teammates need him to stand up.And he is also good at covering and moving the ball, which enriches the team's offensive tactics.

The bench lineups of the two teams also performed well.Joe Johnson is immortal, and Crawford is crazy.On such a stage, they can all do not hold back the team.

However, the winner of the team ultimately depends on the stars.

Li Chongxiao's performance on the court is still very good. He has now reached the state where he can maintain normal performance no matter which team he goes to.Only in this way can he be considered a superstar, to distinguish those players from different systems.

The Clippers couldn't prevent him at all. At the beginning, Rivers used George to match up, but it didn't work at all, and it was a waste of George's energy.

In the second half of the second quarter, it was replaced by Beverly to defend, and the effect was better.Logically speaking, George wants Beverly a lot, and it is easier to defend Li Chongxiao.

But in fact, Beverley's defense should look a little more aggressive.He is nicknamed "Mad Dog", and he is the kind that really bites people.

A lot of people in the league don't like him. The older players know that this guy plays as annoying as Bowen before him.Bowen's blackness lies in his small movements.But Beverly is different, he wants to be clear.

He used the movement of a mad dog biting, leaning on the offensive player, with an expression of wanting to tear off a piece of meat.Most star players are afraid of this kind of thing. Not only is it uncomfortable to defend closely, but they are more worried about getting hurt.

Beverley often makes some meaningless ball-grabbing moves, even after the opponent calls a timeout to stop the ball, he still wants to grab the ball.Several players have had issues with him over this issue.

Li Chongxiao didn't like him either. In a confrontation in the second half, the referee had already called a foul. Li Chongxiao took the ball away, but Beverly still went forward to grab the ball and was pushed away.

Beverly was cursing, as if he was going to fight.Li Chongxiao dropped the basketball and walked over. He didn't mind teaching him a lesson.At this time, the referee hurried over to separate the two sides, avoiding a conflict on the court.

The Lakers served, and Beverly pushed Li Chongxiao, and then said to him: "I'm not afraid of you. I'm a player who has won the second defense. You'd better show some respect."

Li Chongxiao glanced at him, and replied: "Second defense? I got it in the first season. I can't remember the last time I got it. Why, is it amazing?"

Beverly was at a loss for words, and muttered, "I'm not like you. I'm a second-round pick with a low pick. Everything I did today is due to my hard work."

Li Chongxiao didn't reply immediately, but received the ball, made a three-pointer on the opponent's head, and then said like a fool: "It seems that someone is not a second-round pick."

The small conflict aroused Li Chongxiao's heart to attack. In the next few rounds, he kept asking for the ball. He didn't need any tricks to face Beverly. He just used his height and kept scoring jump shots.

Beverly was beaten quite embarrassingly. Even with the help of his teammates, he was completely useless on the defensive end.In desperation, Rivers could only replace him and let George defend Li Chongxiao again.

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No matter who is changed, it has no effect on the outcome of the game.The team's offense played too smoothly. The team scored 127 points and made a good start.

In the last two minutes or so, the Lakers have secured the victory.Ballmer couldn't accept that the team was defeated by a big score and chose to leave early.

The photographer immediately found this hot spot and fed back the situation to the big screen at the scene.The audience at the scene quickly applauded, satirizing that Ballmer's blown leather before the game could not be realized.

This annoyed Ballmer very much. In addition, Bass Jr. had had friction with him since last season. In the press conference after the game, he threatened the Lakers and said: "You better show me some respect." , or I'll buy the Staples Center and tell you all to fuck off."

The others were so shocked that they couldn't speak, only Li Chongxiao replied, "You can indeed buy the Staples Center arena, but can you buy the championship flag hanging above the arena? "

(End of this chapter)