The Clippers finally easily defeated the Pelicans by 15 points at home 113:98.

Li Liang scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists tonight.

After his mood stabilized, Li Liang's style of play returned to a relatively normal state.

No longer obsessed with three-pointers, but play comprehensively and integrate into the team.

After more than a month of running-in, the Clippers have also entered a stable period.

The team's tactics, rotation, and players' competitive level have all reached a very good state.

And this period of time is also the time when the teams start to widen the gap in record.

What the Clippers have to do at this time is to win more games and accumulate advantages for a better ranking in the playoffs.

As the season progresses, unpredictable situations are more likely to occur in the later stages. At this time, the accumulated record advantages in the middle and early stages of the season will play a role, giving the team more room for adjustment.

Rivers has led the team to win the championship and knows how a championship team should maintain and adjust its state during the season. This is his advantage.

And the disadvantage of Rivers is... To be honest, he is relatively careless about tactics.

It's not that Rivers doesn't understand tactics, but as a non-academic coach, his use and arrangement of many tactics is not detailed enough.

Of course, Rivers himself knows this, so in training, he relies on assistant coaches Gentry and Mike Brown to give players full decision-making when playing on the spot.

After all, the team has two high-quality brains, one Paul and one Li Liang. As long as one is left on the field, the team can enter a managed state at any time.

This feeling is really good.

After beating the Pelicans, the Clippers got another two days of rest.

Li Liang participated in community activities in Los Angeles with the team, and ended up meeting the Los Angeles Lakers at a school in Inglewood.

The Lakers also did not have a game today, and the whole team came to engage in community activities.

For NBA teams and players, various community fan events are an integral part of the day off.

This is also an important means for NBA teams to get close to fans, cultivate diehards, and expand the influence of the league.

I just don't know how the two teams collided in the same community elementary school.

Now there is a good show to watch.

The Clippers and the Lakers each "set up stalls" in the school, distributing cultural shirts, signed basketballs, and giving children Christmas gifts and opportunities to take photos with the players.

In theory, there must be more people in the Lakers booth than the Clippers.

After all, the Lakers have such a great influence and such a long and glorious history.

Being a Lakers fan is still very proud and superior, and being a Clippers fan... To be honest, it is no different from being a CBA fan, right?

But this is for fans of a certain age. For those elementary school students and teenagers, those so-called historical glories are not worth mentioning at all.

History is a matter of the past, what does it have to do with which team I like now?

Even for a Celtics player like Larry Bird, when he first joined the Celtics, he was asked which player he liked before the Celtics. His answer was very straightforward, and he didn't know any of them.

What he wants is to create his own era.

The same goes for younger fans, who want to like players of their own era, not those of the past.

Now the Clippers are in the limelight in the league, and the Lakers...the Lakers can't be worse. After one-third of the season, they basically have to establish a goal line for the No. 1 pick.

Even if Kobe returns, it will only give fans more reasons to watch the Lakers game.

Therefore, children will understand how to choose.

In front of the Clippers booth, children from community schools were crowded, scrambling to put on the Clippers' cultural shirts, taking photos with Li Liang, Paul, Griffin, and others for autographs.

In comparison, the Lakers are slightly neglected, and Kobe's popularity is still very high, but except for Kobe, other stars are much inferior.

In fact, the Lakers won the championship just last season, kids.

Why are you so forgetful?

Howard was still the darling of Los Angeles last season. He agreed to succeed Kobe in the summer, but he led the team to a mess.

D'Antoni's offensive system just doesn't fit him.

There will be even fewer low-level mobile phone calls that have been decreasing.

As for Gasol and Nash, in the eyes of the new generation of fans, they feel that they should be players of their parents' generation.

How can the new generation like Paul, Griffin, and Li Liang be attractive?

This situation makes the Lakers players and coaches quite embarrassed.

Li Liang also said hello to his former Lakers teammates in a cheap way.

But he didn't mean to be sarcastic, he just said hello and chatted with Nash and Kobe.

The production team of "Behind the Scenes of the Lakers" was also there, and they seized the opportunity to shoot a few shots, so as to increase the ratings.

Since Li Liang left the Lakers, the ratings of "Behind the Lakers" have been falling.

A team with no results, even if you are the Lakers... No, it seems that as long as you are the Lakers, the attention will not be low.

Anyway, without Li Liang, everything is not very good.

The so-called if you do not lift, it will be sunny.

In fact, Li Liang didn't want to see the Lakers like this. He really liked that the Lakers were strong enough to have a good fight with the Lakers in the playoffs.

It's a pity that Corvo is really old. After Nash and Gasol won a championship in the late stage, they no longer have the ambition to forge ahead.

As for Howard, it can only be said that the injury is more severe than a tiger. Li Liang does not think that Howard has no heart and fighting spirit, but the injury does not depend on personal will.

When other Lakers players saw Li Liang, they greeted Li Liang warmly.

Although he no longer wears the purple and gold shirt, Li Liang's deterrent power still exists.

Only Kobe glanced at Li Liang coldly and didn't initiate a conversation.

This cheapskate still maintains a certain amount of hostility towards Li Liang in public.

Li Liang is different, I am very generous!

He took the initiative to greet Kobe, and Kobe hummed.

Facing Li Liang's hot face, Kobe couldn't boss his cold ass.

Slowly, Kobe also talked more.

The life of professional athletes during the season is relatively simple and boring, especially for basketball madmen like Kobe and Li Liang.

Competition, rush, training, competition, rush, in general, it is such a set of procedures.

Some players will go to nightclubs and other romantic places to relax and linger when they have free time, and some spend more time with their families, participate in business and community activities, or just train as much as Kobe.

Oh, and Li Liang sleeps so much.

It feels good to be able to get along with the children and chat with the children in school like this on non-match days.

It seems to be the leisure time in the battlefield. In the gap where the gunpowder smoke temporarily disperses, you can lie in the trench and enjoy the sunshine, cigarettes and instant coffee.

"Bruce," Kobe said with a sudden emphasis, "Why don't we start from scratch?"

"Huh?" Li Liang was a little surprised, what did Kobe mean by this?

"I mean, when can you go back to the Lakers." Bryant explained.

Li Liang was startled, it turned out he was asking when he would return to the Lakers.

Because Li Liang once said that he would return to the Lakers in the future.

For nothing else, his task is not finished yet!

Li Liang scratched his head and said, "Whenever you retire, I will come back."

A disdainful smile appeared on Kobe's face, and he said, "Don't you like playing with me?"

Li Liangdao: "No, I just don't like being a shadow."

Those who have tasted the taste of the throne will not want to go down and kneel.

...

In the next few days, the Clippers proved in the game that they are currently the uncrowned king of the league.

On December 21, the Clippers played against the Nuggets at home.

Last season, the Nuggets were still a strong team in the West. One summer passed, with the departure of Iguodala, George Karl was fired, and the strength of the Nuggets was greatly reduced.

The track and field team from last season disappeared and tended to be mediocre.

The Clippers were bloodless at home, 120:91, with a huge advantage of 29 points and defeated the Nuggets.

Li Liang scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, once again becoming the best player in the game.

The next day, December 22, the Clippers played against the Timberwolves at home.

Kevin Love started a big fight with Li Liang.

Love is in excellent form tonight, hitting a very high shooting percentage.

The audience scored 40 points and 15 rebounds.

But Li Liang's performance was even better. Under Love's aggressive strength, Li Liang once again opened fire from outside the three-point line, hit 8 three-pointers, scored 45 points, and set a new high in scoring directly in the regular season.

Of course, Paul's organization and assists are indispensable. He contributed 15 assists, half of which were fed to Li Liang.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Li Liang and the excellent point guard is really good.

The two sides fought until the fourth quarter, and the Clippers won the game relying on Griffin's key mid-range hit and Li Liang's key free throw.

Until Christmas, the Clippers achieved a proud record of 25 wins and 3 losses, continuing to rank first in the league.

This year's Clippers' opponent in the Christmas game is the Golden State Warriors.

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