overlooking the pitch

Chapter 70

"Dream Clippers have lost two straight at home and fell to the lottery zone."

"China An and Blake encountered the rookie wall and scored no more than 30 points in two consecutive occasions!"

"The outside line is sluggish, and the Clippers have not made more than 30% of their three-pointers in two consecutive games."

The overwhelming reports of the Clippers' poor performance, especially Anson and Blake Griffin, the rookie duo who played well at the beginning of the season hit the rocks one after another, and in the first few games the Clippers were hyped. The media is now the most ruthless media criticizing the Clippers.

The competition in the West is so fierce. Although the Clippers' record is still 4 wins and 3 losses, and the winning percentage is still above 50%, they have fallen into the lottery zone and ranked ninth in the West. Well, a more popular way of saying is Lottery winner, worst lottery pick, and not yet in the playoffs.

After playing the Magic, the Clippers got a chance to rest for three days. The head coach Del Negro did not give the team a holiday, and organized the team to train every day. The best way is to strengthen more shooting training.

After the third day of training, Del Negro held a team meeting and summarized the reasons for the two-game losing streak in the first two games. Generally speaking, it is to strengthen the offensive opportunities of Blake Griffin and Anson. Playing fast offensive transitions, Anson's ability to hold the ball is not enough, Blake Griffin's attack range is not wide enough, his only reliable offensive area is the paint area, but he will not turn his back, once in a positional battle, he can There are not many means of attack to rely on.

On the surface, the Clippers now have three players who average more than 3 points per game, but in fact Eric Gordon is the only one who has the offensive ability, but Anson and Blake Griffin also have their own advantages , They have the fastest speed and jumping ability in the same position, well, plus Jordan at the fifth position, one of the most athletic striker trio.

The convening of the team meeting is a good reassurance for rookies who have fallen into confusion. There are fewer rookies with good mentality than rookies with ability. Team morale returned.

The next home game will still be against a strong team in the league. Compared with the previous Mavericks and Magic, the Celtics, the Celtics, 17 NBA champions, and the lifelong enemy of the Los Angeles Lakers, won the Finals last year. The Eastern Conference champions who lost 7 games against the Lakers.

"Hey, hey, this is not the yellow-green game. Why are there so many people, and there are even fans wearing the Lakers' No. 24 jersey. Did I get the wrong matchup table for tonight?" Tonight's nationally broadcast game , TNT's ace commentator Charles Barkley joked with the match list in his hand.

Of course, this game is also a game not to be missed for basketball fans in Los Angeles. As for why?If the Clippers can defeat the Celtics, then for Los Angeles fans, there is nothing happier than defeating the Celtics. If they lose?oh!You only beat the Clippers. If you want to beat us in Los Angeles, the Lakers are waiting for you.

Kenny Smith said solemnly: "I found that we have a good relationship with the Clippers. Up to now, they have played the most games. They met them twice in only 8 games."

When Charles Barkley heard the term Clippers, he seemed to think of some unpleasant memories, and said angrily: "However, there is no suspense in this game. I don't think the Celtics, who have won 5 consecutive victories, will play in Sri Lanka." The capsized ship at the Taples Center, well, the footsteps of the Chinese facing Paul will probably be played like a clown."

Kenny Smith didn't refute, but just smiled. Basketball games are full of unknowns, which makes people fascinating, isn't it?If it depends on which team has a stronger lineup to determine who can win from the beginning, then this year's championship will be awarded directly to the Heat team full of talent on the South Coast.

The Celtics' main lineup is very strong, point guard Rajon Rondo, shooting guard Ray Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Kevin Garnett, center Glenn Davis.

And when he was on the court, because Carmelo Anthony scored more than 25 points when facing the Nuggets, he did not receive the task for three consecutive games, which made his camera point quickly run out. This time facing Kyle Special person, he finally received the mission again.

Competition task: Defeat the Celtics, reward 500 points for successful task, no penalty for failed task.

After listening to this task, An Sheng couldn't believe what he heard. There was no penalty for failure, no data requirements, and some requirements were only one, defeating the Celtics.

This task can be seen from the side. Even if it is a home game, the system is still not optimistic about them who have lost two games in a row. In his eyes, it is almost impossible for the Clippers to beat the Celtics.

All right!Then come on, I want to see how strong this Eastern Conference champion is, An Sheng clenched his fist and walked onto the court.

The game has just started, and the powerful Eastern Conference champions began to turn away. Ray Allen's wonderful running position and his teammates' solid pick-and-roll allowed him to get a three-point shot on the first ball. Naturally, the greatest three-point shooter in the league did not Not soft, catch the ball, take off, shoot, all in one go, just like thousands of times of training, stable and efficient.

However, the Clippers did not panic because of the strength of the Celtics.Anson and Randy Foye did a simple pick-and-roll, pulled to the outside 45-degree angle and received a pass from Randy Foye.

Rajon Rondo, who was on defense, didn't rush towards An Sheng quickly. He himself was put one step away from the three-point line all the year round, but now, facing a player with similar three-pointers as himself, he felt unhurried. In the past, besides, at An Sheng's speed, if he rushed too fiercely, he would use his inertia to pass him in one step. The whole world knew how fast An Sheng was.

Without hesitation, he shot directly. Under Rajon Rondo's slightly surprised eyes, the basketball was thrown from An Sheng's hand to the basket.

The crisp sound of brushing the net made Rajon Rondo's pupils dilate slowly, and this guy actually made a shot. From An Sheng's decisive shot, it can be seen that this is really not a bad luck.

An Sheng looked at his hand with a smile. The hit of the ball does not mean that his three-pointer level has really improved, it is just that the extra training in the past few days has made his muscle memory still effective.Of course, as long as he can continue to train, he believes that he can also become a shooter like Ray Allen.

(End of this chapter)