msmithbooks Chapter 1053 A beautiful start to the season
Chapter 1053 A beautiful start to the season
Chapter 1053 A beautiful start to the season
The Hornets' combat power is very limited. They don't have any superstars themselves. Coupled with the management's showy operations in the past few years, there are not many players who can play, and it is nowhere in sight to make it to the playoffs.
In this game, although the pickled peppers did not play, the Clippers still relied on Xie Kai's triple-double and 5 players to score in double figures, taking the opponent lightly and ushering in a 4-game winning streak.
After 4 consecutive victories, the Clippers temporarily ascended to the number one throne in the league.
However, the Clippers did not last long in the league. On October 10, they were defeated by the Jazz in an away game and missed their 30-game winning streak.
Xie Kai's performance was still stable, but the other Clippers players who came to the Devil's home court in Salt Lake City seemed a little out of shape. When the opponent flanked him, he still scored a quasi triple-double of 25+10+8.
On October 10, the Clippers, who returned to their home court, narrowly beat the Spurs back to back and refused to lose streak.
After this game, the Clippers' record came to 5 wins and 1 loss, currently ranking first in the West.
The Clippers have an excellent record now, and their shortcomings also exist, that is, apart from Xie Kai, this team lacks a stable second point.But they are not worried. Their second point Paul George is still recovering from his injury, and it is not a serious injury, and his return will not affect his state.
In this way, all the games in October are over, and the Thunder has completed the plan beyond expectations and will welcome the game in November.
Xie Kai's son, Xie Zhengyu, looks very cute, and his cries are full of vigor, which makes people feel that he will be a boy with a good body in the future.
After losing to the Clippers in the opening game, the Lakers have also had a good record recently.They have a much heavier task of running in than their rivals in the same city. Although many of them are veterans, they are not familiar with each other and are still looking for status.But even so, their two superstars ruled the field, defended the bottom line, abused food very steadily, and they were not afraid of playing against a strong team, but they were a tough bone.
On November 11, the Clippers ushered in their first game in November.The opponent in this game is the Jazz who just defeated them in Salt Lake City and gave them their first loss of the season.
The Jazz has always had a tradition of being a strong team, and they are not a big market team, but they have never really been bad since the Utah Shuangsha.Back then, the Jazz team of Boozer Okukirilenko was an eternal pain in the heart of China's hot honey during the Yao Mai period.
Xie Kai is also very familiar with the Jazz. In the Western Conference semifinals last season, he led the Thunder to sweep the opponent, and finally won the championship and successfully established a dynasty.
The Jazz hate the pain Xie Kai caused them, so in the last game in Salt Lake City, he was booed from start to finish.Although it's not that Jazz fans really hate him that much, it's because he's good, he's so good that he swept their home team last season.
Fans in Los Angeles are happy, especially fans of a non-specific team. It’s not that the Lakers’ home game has just ended, and the Clippers have arranged it again.The Clippers have risen this season, and more and more fans watch their games. It is certain that a ticket is hard to find.
The city of Los Angeles has a special status in the United States.In the NBA field, whether it is New York or Washington, there is a huge gap with them. They have the Lakers, the No. [-] giant in Western history.And now that the Clippers are also on the rise, it really has almost attracted the attention of basketball fans across the United States.
The two Los Angeles teams this season, the number of live broadcasts in the United States, is also ranked in the top two of the 30 NBA teams.
The game, Staples Center is still full.Although George hasn't paid yet, the Clippers have thanked him, which is enough to make the fans very excited.
The game was broadcast live on Tencent, and Wang Zixing and Su Qun were responsible for the commentary.
Wang Zixing said: "What is the main reason why Mr. Su beat the Clippers in the last game?"
Su Qun adjusted his glasses, and then replied: "Their defense is very good. We know that the Jazz have always been difficult to play at home. The Clippers lost the last game, and their state is not good. Bell, the protection of the rim is quite in place. If you miss the outside shot, you can only rely on Xie Kai to win. In that game, Xie Kai was flanked again, and his teammates couldn’t make a shot. It’s not surprising that he lost. "
Wang Zixing continued to ask: "Do you think the Jazz can defend and limit the Clippers in this game like the last game?"
Su Qun said: "A lot of this actually depends on the state of the Clippers' role players. If you can't even hit an open shot, they will be more determined to pinch and thank you!"
The starting lineups of both teams were announced.
The Clippers at home are still Zubac, Patterson, Harkless, Xie Kai and Beverly.
The Jazz's starting lineup for the away game is: center - Rudy Gobert, power forward - Royce O'Neal, small forward - Joe Ingles, shooting guard - Donovan Mitchell Hall, point guard -- Mike Conley.
The Jazz's lineup is the standard "one big and four small". Neither O'Neal nor Ingles is the 4th position in the traditional sense, and their two guards are less than 190cm tall, which seems even smaller.
Conley and Xie Kai have been the backcourt partner of the Grizzlies for several seasons, and the relationship between the two is very good.The two chatted for a while before the game.Today's Grizzlies don't have the teammates who built their dynasty back then. Time really flies, and everyone is already thirty-year-old in a blink of an eye.
In fact, Conley can be regarded as the best destination for non-top superstars. He wears 3 championship rings, holds a big contract of over [-] million yuan, and is the main force of a strong playoff team.What else do you want?Isn't it good to play basketball like this?champion?The ring on my hand is a decoration?
Conley is also very low-key, he does not envy Xie Kai, he knows that he does not have this ability, so there is nothing to envy.As an NBA player, he is already a winner in life.If he can still enter the Finals in the future, that would be the best, and it doesn't matter if he can't make it. Now that he is retired, he is also the starting point guard of the Grizzlies Dynasty. This will not change.
Gobert and Zubac prepare for the jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
As a European insider, Zubac's best destination should be Gobert. Of course, this possibility is even smaller than his 2000 million contract.
At the start of the jump ball, Zubac beat the big brother Gobert with a jump, and the Clippers won the first wave of offensive balls.
Beverly slowly dribbled the ball across half court amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene.
It's not his two small guards that the Jazz defend Xie Kai, but Royce O'Neal, who plays power forward.
In fact, in the playoffs last season, O'Neal defended Xie Kai many times.Compared with Mitchell and Conley who are not tall enough, his body and height are very suitable for facing Xie Kai.
But being suitable for the matchup does not mean being able to defend, the Jazz are very clear about this, they have arranged a flanking package for Xie Kai, just like the last game.
(End of this chapter)