Build a Dream Dynasty

(A mistake in the previous few photos, Dragic should still be in the Clippers, should not appear in the Heat, the previous content has been revised, hereby explain, and I also say sorry to the book friends, I did not check carefully )

The Staples Center was packed on Christmas Eve. The average ticket price of this game is as high as 4,000 US dollars, but the high ticket price still can't stop the fans' enthusiasm for watching the game. The joining of Embiid and Durant has greatly improved the competitiveness of the Clippers. However, the Lakers have been constrained by the team's internal turmoil in recent years, and there is no hope at all. It also creates favorable conditions for the Clippers to harvest a piece of cake in the Los Angeles market. From this perspective, Ballmer has done things. It's similar to what Jiang Mingliang did in the Nets, except that Jiang Mingliang's methods were more successful and the price he paid was lower, and Ballmer really used money to blow up the competitiveness of the Clippers.

With the record and popularity, there will be some celebrities on the sidelines to watch the Clippers. In addition to the owner Ballmer, including the best-selling novelist Mark Levi, Hollywood movie star Mark Walburke, supermodel Ken Dal Jenner and NBA star Tracy McGrady both appeared on the sidelines, attracting the attention of many spectators before the start of the game.

Jessica, who appeared with Jiang Mingliang, also received a lot of attention. This season, there are not many opportunities for the two to appear together, but every time they appear, it is not just the two of them. After returning, Hong Chengcheng, Jiang Mingliang's assistant, also sat beside him.

After being seated, Jessica's expression was a little unnatural. Jiang Mingliang asked carefully and found out that Tiffany, Jessica's teammate from Girls' Generation, was also watching the game. However, compared to Jessica or other artists who can sit in the front row, although Tiffany also got free tickets through the relationship of sponsors, she can only sit in a relatively rear position.

"Would you like to say hello?" Time has passed, and many grievances between Jessica and her original teammates have disappeared. If both parties let go, it is not a bad thing to get back together.

"No." Jessica said firmly.

Getting along with people sometimes depends on fate. Some people are suitable to be friends, and some people are forced to get along together and can't pee in the same pot. In this case, it is a good thing for everyone to keep a respectful distance.

Stevens shook hands with Rivers on the sidelines and exchanged pleasantries. The two are one of the few championship coaches in the league, but there is a huge difference in reputation. One is Shi Gongjin, whose mast and scull are wiped out in smoke while talking and laughing, and the other is holding the thighs of the Big Three and directing the chicken soup "here pig's head river documentation for we go". Speaking of which, Rivers' record in the Clippers is not bad. Whether it is leading Paul Griffin to the Western Conference semifinals or leading Durant and Embiid to the Finals last season, it is considered suitable. The record of the team's strength, if you really change someone to bring it, you may not be able to make mistakes. But coaching so many stars one after another, failing to bring these stars a championship, it is inevitable to take the blame. After all, in the eyes of fans, stars can't make mistakes. If they don't perform well, it's the coach's problem. It has been 8 years since Rivers led the Celtics Big Three to win the championship, and that wave of dividends will not last for many years. At least in the Clippers, if there is no way to lead the Clippers to a breakthrough this season, Rivers may not be able to keep his coaching position.

Teodosic's timely comeback has increased the strength of the Nets' guard line. Compared with the Clippers with a neat lineup, although the Nets lack Curry, at least any position can be matched. In the power forward position, in order to increase the strangle against Durant, the Nets chose to use Robertson to play the power forward position. In fact, Stevens still prefers the tough battle, especially the tough battle with a strong scorer at the opponent's forward position. Use Robertson to enhance the strength of the defensive end.

For the Clippers, Dragic, Fernandez, Durant, Dreaming Green, and Embiid played with the full lineup.

Porzingis won the jump ball and the game started.

Dragic held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Porzingis, Embiid switched to Teodosic, Teodosic opened the distance and passed the ball to Porzingis in the middle. Porzingis didn't stop receiving the ball, facing Dragic's defense, he used his height advantage to make a mid-range shot before Chasing Dream Green rushed over to make up the defense, and hit a two-pointer steadily, 0-2.

In the finals of last season, Porzingis was beaten by Embiid and doubted his life. Facing a strong enemy again, the Latvians corrected their mentality, defined themselves as "down dogs", and seized every opportunity they could to make their own contributions.

The Clippers attacked, Durant and Embiid also played pick-and-rolls, the Nets chose to switch defenses, and Robertson followed Embiid in the middle.

Durant faced Porzingis and dribbled the ball to the wing, attracted the defense, passed the ball to Embiid in the middle, who leaned on Robertson, attracted the defense and then transferred the ball to Green on the side, who was in the basket The Nets made an easy shot without the defensive rotation in place.

Score by the Clippers, the Nets did not panic, Porzingis took advantage of the lack of reaction of the crowd to serve, Teodosic took advantage of the Clippers' lack of defense, and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. Qi followed the defense, stepped forward to the free throw line and changed direction to the left, passed the ball behind his back and gently sent the ball back, this pass was very concealed, Dragic didn't see what was going on, the ball As soon as he left his hand, George followed up with an air cut, took advantage of the trend and made a three-step layup. He got rid of Green with his speed and scored easily.

The Clippers attacked, and all the players pulled away. Durant went to the right three-point line to ask for the ball, and directly singled out Leonard.

Stevens put a lot of thought into the pre-match preparations for this game. Under Leonard's defense, they recognized Durant's mid-range and long-range pull-up jumper, but they must not be caught in the penalty area. Peeta was beaten to death.

Leonard is in a good position, but his defense is relatively clean. It doesn't have enough influence on Durant's top 3 mid-range shooting ability in history. Fortunately, Durant's first shot doesn't feel good, and the bull's horns are on the top The defense misses the shot.

Porzingis carried Embiid's defense and grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. Teodosic received the ball from the left and dribbled the ball to the center. In the transition between offense and defense, George lowered his center of gravity, rushed past Fernandez with the ball like a wolf, and forced a layup. Although he didn't score the ball, it caused the Spaniard to foul.

George, who was put on the ground, was a little angry, got up and looked at Fernandez with a fierce look, but Teodosic stopped him in time.

Although Fernandez had already joined the team when George was still the boss of the Nets, the two of them were teammates for a third of the season, so there was no friendship. Fernandez may give Curry and Leonard some face. After all, they are teammates who have fought side by side for a long time, and George really has no friendship.

Recovering calm, George made two free throws, Chasing Dream Green steadily received the rebound, ignored Dragic's request, made a gesture, advanced to the frontcourt by himself, and firmly handed the ball to Embiid's hands inside. Embiid singled out Porzingis with a low-post catch, turned around smoothly to face the frame, and hit a jumper.

The Nets attacked, and Leonard's strong rush to the right attracted Embiid's defense and transferred the ball to the left in a wide range. Robertson received the ball open and went straight to the basket and was fouled by Green's turn to destroy the offense.

Robertson is indeed a side effect on the offensive end. If this opportunity is given to Ilyasova, there is a high probability that three points will be scored. But there is no way around this. In the strong dialogue, Stevens would rather bear the loss of half a black hole on the offensive end than being infinitely targeted in the pick-and-roll and defense.

Thankfully, Roberson served well this time and hit two free throws.

The Clippers attacked. Green used the width of the court to stretch out, protect the basketball, and direct his teammates to move. The ball was passed to Durant who ran 70 degrees to the left from the low post. Leonard followed closely. Durant dangled the ball frame, broke through the middle, passed Leonard with one step, took three quick steps, and dunked the ball with one hand. Porzingis defended to the basket, jumped a little slower and missed the cover, and the two still had physical contact. The referee called Porzingis a foul.

Durant's beautiful offense is enviable, and Jiang Mingliang on the sidelines also gave Durant applause. Although Durant did not choose to join the Nets in the summer and formed Jiang Mingliang's perfect team, but If you look at the current NBA from the perspective of a fan, you may feel that Durant staying with the Clippers is indeed the best choice, and this kind of league is even more exciting.

Durant made an extra free throw and the score came to 7:7. No one took advantage of the opening test.

The game continued, and the Nets once again played exquisite cooperation on the offensive end. Teodosic's skillful dribbling skills helped him walk around the garden in the Clippers' restricted area. When he was attracted, the European magician sent a pass from behind to help George, who cut into the penalty area, find an easy shot at the basket and hit the rebound.

Also a defender from Europe, Dragic's passing skills are not as good as Teodosic's, but his personal offense is more active. After the team supplemented an organizational insider like Green, the burden on Dragic was a lot lighter, and he focused more on his personal offense. So far this season, he has also become the Clippers' third scoring point, averaging 16.7 points per game. Facing Teodosic's defense, Dragic hit two points with an emergency stop jumper after the pick-and-roll.

In this game, the Clippers did not focus on using Embiid's strong play inside to suppress the Nets. Rivers was also very interested in fighting wits with Stevens. Perhaps this was also a preparation for the finals. Prepare in advance?