roccoschili Chapter 285
Chapter 285
Chapter 285
A week of training passed in a blink of an eye, and on October [-]th, the Clippers started their preseason tour.
They flew to San Diego on the border of the United States and Mexico on a special plane to have their first battle with the king.
The venue of the game was set at the Valley View Casino, the largest local entertainment center in San Diego. Many fans came here with the interest of admiring the championship team.
Perhaps because of the lack of battle, the Clippers and the Kings both struggled a bit in the opening game, so that the offensive and defensive rhythm of the two teams was fast, but after more than two minutes, only Randolph scored a point by relying on free throws, which made the audience anxious Yelling for a refund.
But as Evans blocked Su Yang with a big cap, Hyde launched a fast break with a long pass, and then Dante Green dunked and scored. audience.
Then the two teams began to soar points, and the King once relied on Landry's unsolvable mid-range shot to gain a five-point lead.
The Clippers played steadily. George stood up as a rookie, made two consecutive mid-range shots, grabbed a rebound in an offense, and scored a 2+1 layup against Hyde, quickly helping the team tie the score.
The King hurriedly strengthened the defense against George, and Jordan and Randolph stepped up to carry the team. The two made 6 of [-] shots. , all assisted by Su Yang.
After the first quarter, the Clippers lead 30 to 25. Except for fouls and turnovers, the other statistics are all over the Kings.
In the second quarter of the game, the two veterans, Ao and McGrady, came on the stage, and Su Yang continued to stay on the court to accompany him.
Facing this kind of preseason game with relatively low physical confrontation, the two veterans are at home, and their shooting percentage is quite high.
But the Kings arranged for Cousins to play, grabbed offensive rebounds many times, and used the second offense to increase the score.
After halftime, the Clippers went back to the locker room for a rest, and made an appointment to go to the beach for BBQ after the game.
Van Gundy briefly asked what needs to be paid attention to in the second half, and the physical trainer did not object to the BBQ plan. After all, the season will last from October to June next year.
Half-time break, the game continues.
Su Yang led the team to adjust the defensive plan, teamed up with Gordon and Tucker, and greatly strengthened the double-teaming of Tyreke Evans, which soon caused a serious stagnation in the King's basketball transfer, causing the King to appear four times in 24 seconds in a single quarter Offensive violation.
Except for those offensive violations, the Kings made a lot of hasty shots and only made 15 of 5 shots in a single quarter.
The Clippers played normally on the offensive end. Brian Cook made four of five three-pointers and extended the lead to 15 points.
In the last quarter of the game, the Kings coach Paul Westphal was unwilling to give up and still arranged for Evans and Daimbotler to play the main players. On the Clippers side, Van Gundy arranged for Su Yang and others to rest and let Foye take the lead. team to play.
Even so, the king didn't gain an advantage on the scene, and it was still very difficult to make a shot, just like in the third quarter.But on the side of the Clippers, George had a fierce temper as a newborn calf, and he succeeded in singles against Hyde, scoring 11 points in a single quarter.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Clippers 104 to 82 and got a good start to the preseason.
In the post-match report, George received many praises, overshadowing John Wall, who also had a game.
George was interviewed by ESPN in the locker room. When talking about his adaptation to the NBA, he confidently said that Su Yang would handle everything for him. He only needs to devote himself to training and games, and he doesn't even need to bring bags of water for the veterans.
That night, the Clippers Beach BBQ plan was successfully held as expected, attracting many fans to watch.
The next day, the whole team accepted the invitation of the mayor of San Diego to visit the 'Champions Hall'.
The so-called "Champions Hall" is a building specially built by the city of San Diego to commemorate all the great figures in the sports world in the local history. There are many athletes' materials and images stored in it, and the heavy sense of ceremony can be described as full.
After the visit, Su Yang suggested that the Clippers also build a mini version, which is specially used to save the data and images of players who have played for the Clippers. Compared with simply retiring jerseys or building statues, it is obviously easier to establish team culture.
Individual players, in particular, bring more cohesion to the team than just honoring the greats.
Everyone felt that the proposal was feasible, and it happened that the Clippers needed to establish and cultivate the sense of history of the Lakers.This matter was directly reported to the team's co-chairman Andy Russell, and it was agreed on the spot, and the team was willing to meet Su Yang's suggestion.
Leaving from the "Champions Hall", the whole team went to Balboa Park to experience the style and food of Spanish B & B.
On the evening of the [-]th, the Clippers rushed to the Valley View Center again for a second duel with the Kings.
Probably because it was too uncomfortable to be double-teamed in the previous game, Tyreke Evans accelerated and rushed with the ball at the beginning of the game, but successfully created many open opportunities. However, Beno Udri felt cold and wasted several excellent passes.
The Clippers led by 7 points and entered the second quarter. Jr. and McGrady played together, and seized the opportunity to blow up the King's bench. The two teamed up and scored 15 points on [-]-of-[-] shots. Sby hit six [-]-pointers together.
After halftime, the Clippers led by 9 points.
After the start of the third quarter, in order to satisfy the audience, Van Gundy symbolically arranged the main players to play for a few minutes, and then replaced Foye, Cook, Paul George and other players, plus several two-way contract players, until the last second of the game .
The king played the main force throughout the game, and still regretted losing by 1 point. Evans scored 34.
After the game, the whole team flew to Las Vegas overnight to continue their preseason tour.
In seven days, they played against the Blazers three times in a row and ended with a complete victory.
During this period, the Heat's Big Three lost four games in a row in the preseason, and Wade and Miller also withdrew from the preseason due to injuries.
The Heat lost four games in a row against the Pistons, Hawks, Knicks and Spurs respectively, and they exposed the problems that Su Yang mentioned in the press conference - the interior defense is too poor, causing LeBron and Wade to need a lot The up-line attack, that kind of strategy, can only be used to deal with teams with poor basketball transfer, and it is free to play against the Spurs.
For this reason, the reporter specifically asked Su Yang if he would consider adjusting the prediction for the Eastern Conference champion.
Su Yang replied that the Heat just encountered a little trouble, and I believe they can adjust quickly.As for the reason, it's also very simple. LeBron and Wade have enough capital to make up for the disadvantages of inside defense.
NO.20, the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles to play against the Suns in Anaiheim.
There was no suspense throughout the game. Although the Suns lost Stoudemire, although they could still play as before, their lethality was seriously insufficient. Nash couldn't find a suitable pick-and-roll partner, and his ability to pull the defense was greatly weakened.
In the end, the Clippers easily defeated the Suns, winning all six games in the preseason.
On the 24th, two days before the start of the regular season, the Las Vegas casino announced the betting odds for the 2010-2011 season championship. The Clippers were only astonishingly 1.47, which was infinitely optimistic by major gaming organizations.
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