Chapter 659: Los Angeles Derby!

With the addition of Durant, the Warriors have made everyone have greater expectations for this super team. People seem to think that they have locked in the first in the West. This seems to have become a matter of no suspense. The only thing What people dare not guess is whether the Warriors can break the 73-win record they created last season.
73 wins is already the best record in NBA history, if it can be broken, it can be said to really shock the entire league! Last season, the Warriors won 73 games, which also happened to be Kobe’s retired battle. Kobe robbed the Warriors of 73 wins in the last battle of his career. Both the attention level and the ticket price of the stadium killed the Warriors. In that game, if the Warriors can win another 74 wins, then, no one can stop the Warriors from making headlines!
However, according to espn's statistics, the team that averaged 68.1 wins last season can only average 60.5 wins in the new season. espn expects the Warriors to win at most 66 wins this season.
However, history is used to break, if Durant really merges with this team very well, everything can happen.
People can't predict when the Warriors will lose the first game, but they will easily judge when the Lakers will lose the first game, which is the Lakers' next game, at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers are the first test of the new season for the Lakers and Xie Chen, because the Clippers are a strong team without compromise, even if they can't touch the floor of the Western Conference every year, but the strong team is a strong team, especially in In the case of playing only one game.
The Clippers' lineup in the new season has not changed much from the previous season. The most critical characters Chris Paul, Griffin, and Jordan Jr., the three have been working together for many years, and they have a tacit understanding. Obvious advantages, but they have not won the championship for so many years, and even the finals, no, the Western Conference finals will not be able to enter. With the expiration of Paul Griffin’s contract, it is likely that they will part ways. , They also know that they have to seize these two years to make some achievements, otherwise they may not have the opportunity to join together to win the championship.
During the two days of training, both sides attached great importance to the next game and trained very seriously.
Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., coach Rivers and others gathered together and were talking about the next game against the Lakers.
Paul said: "Guys, we haven't won a decent victory yet. Instead, he made him stand out every time. He also won two consecutive championships. I don't know what you think. In short, I was too jealous of him. Now he has come to the west and replaced a brand new team. This is our best chance to win him. In the next game, I hope to win him once!"
Although Paul and Xie Chen didn't have many duels, they were one of the league's most well-understood opponents. Xie Chen began to study Xie Chen's difference since he joined the league. To score points without daring to make mistakes, only Paul in the league saw it and had to admit that he was awesome.
Paul admits that he knows Xie Chen very well, and he is confident that he can win opponents in the match. However, he has repeatedly failed in the playoffs and has no chance to challenge Xie Chen in the finals. This also makes him very upset. Xie Chen won his favorite championship trophy again and again, Paul is very envious.
Griffin also nodded his head and agreed with Paul's words. Every time he played with Xie Chen, Xie Chen had to play an empty pick to respond to Griffin Little Jordan. Griffin's amazing ability to bounce and dunk, even every The second match did not take any advantage, the key is that his past two teams, in addition to Xie Chen himself, there is no decent deduction, which makes Griffin feel very uncomfortable.
However, now because of Griffin's leg injury, he may no longer be able to dunk as fiercely as before.
Last season, Griffin recuperate for a month due to injury. In the playoffs, the leg injury recurred. In fact, Griffin’s leg injury has not fully recovered. During the offseason, Griffin Fen received a bone marrow injection in the leg to help the injury recover better. It is still in the recovery stage and has not reached its optimal state.
Griffin is troubled by the injury, and the greater responsibility falls on the little Jordan, who was the first team of last season! Although the first lineup came out, little Jordan caused many people to question it, but in the era of declining center, you can’t find a better center than Jordan. Howard showed an avalanche decline. Cousins ​​and Della Mond and Whiteside still need to grow. Jordan was also selected for defense for a while. Although the center is getting more and more popular in the era of small balls, in the playoffs, people can always find the huge role of the center. It's just that the center's ability to dominate the game has gradually been lost.
Jordan said: "Paul is right, this game must win, and to win beautiful, all playing in the same city, I don't want to be robbed by him."
Judging from the historical confrontation, the Clippers have a terrible record against the Lakers, but from these seasons, the Clippers are completely rolling over the Lakers, and they are very arrogant to win. There are still fans who remember how Griffin dunked Gasol in the Los Angeles derby.
After Bryant left, Xie Chen joined the Lakers, but the Big Three of the Clippers also have to use the game to tell Xie Chen, can represent the city, or their Clippers!
Coach Rivers has the same idea as everyone. In recent years, the team has not had any results, so he is also very difficult to be the head coach. Since everyone wants to win this meaningful game, then play well Right.
Rivers said: "I watched the two games of the Lakers, they still win thanks to one person, if they want to win, in fact, just stare at him, not let him score and cut off between him and his teammates It’s okay to contact, but the regular season is not a playoff after all. I don’t want to do too much. We still try to force him to make a long and difficult projection from the outside and prevent him from coming inside."
Paul said: "In addition to limiting Xie, in the next game, I have to limit a person, Ingram."
"That rookie?" Coach Rivers asked, looking up doubtfully.
Paul nodded: "From the past two games of the Lakers, it can be clearly seen that Xie is interested in training the rookie Ingram. He scored 30+ points in the first game and performed well in the second game. I don’t want Xie to cultivate the confidence and ability of this rookie, we have to crack him down."
"In this case, how about I defend him?" Several people were talking, and Rivers's son, Rivers Jr., came over and said confidently.
Little Rivers renewed the contract with the team for three years this summer, with a total value of 35 million US dollars, and also changed the jersey number from the original 25th to 0th. Xie Chen’s achievements in recent years have been real Too dazzling, Little Rivers also wanted to use this number to play better.
Little Rivers seemed confident to deal with Ingram, but there seemed to be a gap between their heights...
Old Rivers gave his son a helpless look. I'm afraid his dad coach wouldn't agree, and would still use Bamot or others to prevent Ingram.
Two days after the last game, the Lakers ushered in the third game of the Lakers' new season. The second home game, the opponent is not an outsider, is the Clippers. Although the Lakers are a rich team, but These past few seasons have been reduced to weak teams, and the Clippers have been abused again and again. Now with Xie Chen, everyone knows that everything will become different.
Many people even think that the Lakers and Clippers are likely to meet in the playoffs, and the probability of encountering in the first round is also very large. This game is likely to be a preview of the playoffs.
The two people living together are not necessarily brothers, but the closer they are, the more problematic the relationship will be. To a certain extent, the Lakers represent Los Angeles, but since the Clippers changed the court and Reeves became the coach, The Clippers are going to overtake the big brother of the Lakers.
When Rivers first took over as the Clippers’ coach, he requested that the championship flag be hung up on the ceiling of the Staples Center Arena during the Clippers’ home game. The Clippers owner Ballmer, When playing the playoffs last season, they openly occupied the Lakers locker room and posted a "Boss Lounge" notice in front of the door, which caused strong dissatisfaction among Lakers fans.
There is only one way to change all this and regain the former status of the Lakers: win the game, enter the playoffs, and win the championship!
At the scene, there were still many fans, and many stars came, such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, lead singer Chris Martin and so on.
Rihanna looked at Xie Chen in the Lakers sportswear. She was addicted. She liked LeBron James and Xie Chen.
"I think Los Angeles still has to rely on the Lakers to win the championship. The Clippers team has such a good lineup that they haven't even played in the finals for several years." Rihanna expressed her opinion.
Justin Bieber said with a smile: "You only supported the Lakers because of Chris Xie? Although these two teams can not reach the finals this year, I am also more optimistic about the Lakers."
On the field, the two teams are warming up before the game. Chris Paul also took this opportunity to chat with Xie Chen. He has a normal relationship with Xie Chen. He usually has no chance to contact, but Xie Chen and Paul are in the nba three. The best brothers are very close.
LeBron James, Xie Chen's biggest opponent, fought in the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons.
Dwyane Wade, Xie Chen's best brother in NBA, former teammates, won the championship together.
Cameron Anthony, Xie Chen and Anthony won the championship last season.
When Paul got together with these three people, he often heard them mention Xie Chen's name, so Paul also took the initiative to say hello to Xie Chen: "I didn't expect you to come to the west, and still in Los Angeles, I have to You are your biggest opponent. I hope you can make the playoffs this season. I haven’t seen the Lakers make the playoffs for many years."
Somewhat ironically in Paul’s words, he wanted to say that the Clippers are now the Los Angeles logo team. Xie Chen, as the Lakers trump card, naturally cannot lose momentum: "From this season, the Lakers will return to the previous Brilliant, have you seen the championship banner above? We will add another one."
Paul laughed contemptuously and said: "Go to the playoffs first, let's say, the West is not the East. Don't think that we have lost every year in the Western Finals. You are now a member of the West. You will know by then. How difficult it is to break through in the west."
After the big words, the next is the official game. Paul Griffin and they have decided to win this game and continue to prove that they are the best team in Los Angeles. Xie Chen not only wants to win, not only To prove that they will replace the Clippers and become the representative of Los Angeles again, but also take away their reputation as "the city of empty connection"!
After the game started, Xie Chen noticed that the Clippers played very seriously and he was very tight on his defense. Xie Chen wanted to rush inside to create a kill. He wanted Jordan to carry the foul twice early and then After being replaced, he knew that Griffin had a leg injury and could not temporarily perform the kind of violent dunk that he used to have. If Jordan went off the court again, Xie Chen could officially start robbing the honor of "City of Open Access".
However, every time Xie Chen broke through, he was immediately surrounded by assisted players. They seemed to want Xie Chen to shoot outside. Xie Chen did not reluctantly come up, he didn’t want to expose his idea of ​​getting Little Jordan down. .
Paul played exceptionally aggressively, scoring and assisting himself as soon as he came up, giving the Clippers 15 points, and the Lakers have not even double-digit.
Singer Chris Martin saw here and said: "I think the Clippers team is more mature than the Lakers, and the players are more tacit. The scoring is very easy. The Lakers still need time to break in. These young players also need time to grow. Look Come, the Lakers will replace the Clippers again, and it will take a few more years."
Hearing here~EbookFREE.me~ Justin Bieber said with a smile: "I have always been Xie's black powder, but I want the person in charge to remind you, don't feel that this score is behind, the Lakers can't beat it Clippers, the Lakers want to win, in fact, it is very simple, Xie alone can take a seven or eight ten!
Rihanna, who specially made up her thick makeup, added: "It may not be enough."
"Seven and eighty... ten..." Chris Martin exclaimed, how did they make it sound like...
The Clippers are a strong team and can't be dealt with by Ingram and others, so Xie Chen must take over most of the offensive duties in this game. At the same time, he has not given up his plans.
Whenever there is a chance, he will rush to the inside to create a foul for Jordan.
With extraordinary consciousness and the ability of Wei Shao, James and others, Xie Chen made Jordan two fouls in the first quarter.
Coach Rivers replaced Jordan Jr. with no surprise!
"Then, it's time to take the show!" Xie Chen said excitedly. (To be continued.)