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Chapter 1077 Bad news ushered in
Chapter 1077 Bad news ushered in
The Lakers have always wanted to add an offensive guard who can handle the pick-and-roll with the ball, so they took aim at Reggie Jackson.
The Lakers' current guards can play mahjong together at a table, but they really don't have guards who can hold the ball in pick-and-roll attacks. AB can defend, but he is off the ball and at the 2nd position. He is average in offense with the ball and does not have the ability to use pick-and-rolls to launch offenses; Caruso is good at defense and has a first-class team awareness, but he is more like a defensive engineer and offensive lubricant , rather than an offensive guard with the ball; Rondo is a passing master, but he is old, coupled with the shortcomings of outside shooting, he plays pick-and-rolls and people go around and ignore him at all; as for Cook, his positioning should be That is, the third point guard, it is difficult to get in the regular rotation.
Although Reggie has fallen a lot, the camel is bigger than the horse, and he is still a ball holder above the passing line.And it doesn't cost much to get him, so the price-performance ratio is extremely high.
In fact, the Clippers have no shortage of guards. Beverly is the starter, Lu Wei is the substitute, and Xie Kai can also play at the 1st position. It is difficult to get playing time when Reggie comes.But in order to prevent the Lakers from getting him, they asked Pickle to use his personal relationship as a lobbyist to persuade Reggie to come to the Clippers.
Reggie was convinced. He joined the Clippers not only because of George's relationship, but also because he felt that among the many favorite teams to win the championship, he was indeed more optimistic about the Clippers winning the championship.The current lineup of the Clippers is too tough. With Xie Kai and Paojiao, it is hard for him to imagine any other team in the current league that can beat this team in the 7-game 4-win playoffs.
The Lakers once again lost in the competition for players with the Clippers. They are also anxious because they have not strengthened well, while the opponent has been strengthening.
For Reggie, he is just a gamble, although he knows that the Clippers are not short of people at the No. 1 position.But he has always regarded himself as a star. He believes that his ability is stronger than Beverly and Lu Wei, as long as he is given a chance, he can take the position.And the worst result is that he didn't get the chance, but even so, if he could win a championship ring, it would be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes.
——There is no NBA player who doesn't like a championship ring. Those who choose a big contract instead of a chance to win a championship don't mean they don't want a ring.It's just that when people are faced with a choice, they always have to give up something, which means that they want to get it, and many times they can't do it.
On February 2, the Clippers ushered in their first game after the All-Star Game against the Kings.
Under the coaching of the "magic" coach Wharton, the Kings are the representative of the league's "empty hands".What is "empty-handed"?It's just that the first one has no record, has been at the bottom of the league, and the second young player has not played well. Whether it is the little fox or Bogdan, they seem to have potential, but they have not been able to be effectively cultivated. This team still has no established core. There is no stable and reliable system and tactics.
Walton's system pursues too much fast offense and small lineups, and puts too little energy on the defensive end.For the rebuilding team, the defense is poor and the players are young. If they are not allowed to develop good defensive habits at this time, it will not be easy to reverse it after a long time.
Look at the Lakers this season, the top 5 in defensive efficiency. Although they have the credit for Thick Eyebrows and Howard, it is impossible for them to make a team that was "defensive by thousands of people" last season become a strong defensive team. .The biggest difference between this team and last season is that defensive coach Vogel coached and replaced Walton.
Vogel attaches great importance to defense. When the Pacers were coaching that year, the Pacers did not have top superstars, but they were able to fight the peak Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, relying on defense.He will not let Kuzma and James play center like Walton did, nor will he rule out the "five omissions of death" to play the decisive moment.
The Clippers easily scored 135 points, defeated the Kings at home, ushered in two consecutive victories.
On February 2, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies at home and ushered in a 24-game winning streak.
The Grizzlies have played well this season and have hopes of making the playoffs.The No. [-] pick Morant is the best rookie so far. He is young and old, has strong physical fitness, plays proactively, and is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf.
I have feelings for Xie Kai of the Grizzlies, and I am happy for them to see that they are currently on the right path.
The Grizzlies have now established Morant and 3J as the core, supplemented by Dillon and other excellent supporting roles. Given time, they will definitely become a strong team in the West.But if you want to win the championship, you need Morant and the others to grow better, and you need some luck, such as getting other stars.
On February 2, the Clippers beat the Suns in an away game and ushered in a 26-game winning streak.
On February 2, the Clippers beat the Nuggets at home, and Xie Kai scored a game-high 28 points.
In this way, the Clippers ended all games in February.
On March 3, the NBA officially announced the best players in the East and West last month.The best player in the East finally changed, and the young core of the Celtics Jayson Tatum won the best player of the month for the first time in his career.
The best player of the month in the West is still Xie Kai. This is the 25th time in his career that he has won the title of best player of the month.
For Xie Kai to take the best month, it's like Curry hits more than 3 points. Everyone is used to it.
On March 3, the Clippers narrowly beat the 1ers in overtime at home, avenging their previous away loss to them.
Xie Kai scored a "50+ triple-double", scored 54 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and only made 2 turnovers. His performance was extremely explosive.
This game is the Clippers' 60th regular season game of the season. They currently have a record of 52 wins and 8 losses and continue to rank first in the league.
The record of the Clippers is very good, and Xie Kai is full of firepower. After the All-Star Game, he averaged more than 40 points per game, and his condition couldn't be better.If they go all the way to the playoffs in this state, it will basically be a nightmare for their opponents.
But the unfavorable situation today is that with the emergence of the virus, the epidemic in the United States has already begun.And because the protection work in the United States is not in place, and everyone does not pay enough attention to it, the epidemic is already spreading.
Xie Kai is very worried that the NBA will be shut down if the epidemic continues to spread, because the number of people watching the basketball game is basically tens of thousands. With so many people watching the game, the risk of mutual infection is too great.
On March 3, the Clippers beat the Thunder in an away game and ushered in a 3-game winning streak.Two days later, they were a guest at the Toyota Center and defeated Mosaic led by the second young master of Dengwei, ushering in an 7-game winning streak.
After 8 consecutive victories, the next opponent of the Clippers is the city rival Los Angeles Lakers.
But on March 3th, Xie Kai got a very bad news, his mother Chen Guixiang was infected with HIV!
(End of this chapter)