The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 286 A Calm Trading Market (6600 word chapter)
Before the All-Star Game in 2013, the managers of each team were very cautious. Compared with previous years when there were big deals, the entire market this year was small.

It wasn't until January 1 that the Grizzlies officially sent away their core Rudy Gay, which caused a wave of turmoil.

In a three-team trade, the Pistons sent Austin Daye and Tayshaun Prince to the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies traded Rudy Gay and Haddadi to the Raptors.

The Raptors traded Jose Calderon, Ed Davis and a 2013 second-round pick to the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies traded Jose Calderon to the Pistons.

After this transaction happened, the critics of Amelia didn't know how to evaluate it for a while. Rudy Gay is very talented, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this player is not very suitable for the Grizzlies' style of play. .

After replacing the core with Prince who is good at defense, some ball commentators don't know whether the lineup has been upgraded or relegated. In short, most people are cautiously optimistic about this deal.

However, it is worth affirming that the decision to use Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol as the tactical core has been recognized by the coaching staff of the Grizzlies, and judging from the current record, this path is undoubtedly correct .

The general manager of the Clippers, Gary Sachs, thought he would be able to feel the feeling of being in power, and he would be safe until the end of the season, and then welcome the team's big contract.

As a result, the team is currently experiencing a wave of injuries, and head coach De Nagro also indicated that the team's inside line and No. 3 position need to be supplemented.

And the coaching staff of the Clippers very much hope to add some high-quality shooters.

The team has no salary pressure, and the new boss Steve Ballmer is willing to spend money. The seemingly simple transaction almost makes Gary Sachs, a cute new manager, cry.

"There is no one in the market!"

Compared with the veteran managers of other teams, Gary Sachs does not have such a wide network of contacts. Coupled with the Clippers' good performance, most teams do not want to make a deal with him.

The budding manager is currently in the same predicament as the previous Thunder team Presti.

At the beginning, the Thunder team lacked black and hard inside. As a result, Presti struggled for a long time, and finally sent Jeff Green and Krstic away, and promised Perkins a big contract. A badly injured insider.

In order to meet the big contract next year, the Clippers naturally reserved enough salary space. This approach is quite satisfactory, but it is very difficult to make up for shortcomings.

"Average 13.4 shots per game, hit 7.2 goals, shoot 53.8% from the field and 66% from the free throw line."

Seeing Blake Griffin's stats, Gary Sachs scratched his head.

"Average 12.2 shots per game, hit 5.9 goals, shoot 48.1% from the field, 33.8% from three-pointers, and 88.5% from free throws."

Gary Sachs is also not satisfied with Chris Paul's data. Griffin averaged 19.1 points per game and Chris Paul averaged 17.2 points per game. The performance of the two did not meet the expectations of the big contract.

But the market situation is like this, if you don't pay, naturally other teams will pay.

Seeing that the team's current outside shooting percentage, except for Li Ze and Ray Allen, basically does not exceed [-]%, Gary Sachs shook his head again.

Jamal Crawford, who has the best shooting performance, is currently shooting 36.6% from three-pointers.

Gary Sachs has a good idea of ​​how to strengthen the team, but it is a pity that there are currently no suitable players, and the most important thing is that the team has no suitable bargaining chips, and the draft picks are gone.
"Gary! Maybe it's hard for us to strengthen the lineup. There are not very good players in the free market, let alone a 2-meter striker. Everyone has made no big moves this year."

"It is understandable that a large number of players entered the free market during the offseason last year, and the teams had already replenished their lineups at that time."

Gary Sachs simply responded when he heard what the staff said. He was naturally very clear about the team's plight.

"The changes in the league are too fast. The Spurs have started to pursue three-pointers. It was only this season that I saw Popovich's plan."

"The Heat, the Knicks, and the Warriors also rely heavily on outside firepower. In this regard, the Lakers and Celtics are really behind."

Hearing the Clippers staff discuss the recent play style in the league, Gary Sachs is also thoughtful. No matter what the result of this season is, he has to prepare for next season in advance, and the three-pointer is indeed is a good choice.

On February 2, the NBA announced the Player of the Month for January.

In the Eastern Conference, the Heat have 8 wins and 5 losses.

勒布朗-詹姆斯场均出场39.5分钟，拿到27.0分8.1篮板7.2助攻1.9抢断0.8盖帽2.8失误，投篮命中率为55.5%，三分球命中率为37.8%，罚球命中率为75.0%。

In the Western Conference, the Spurs have 12 wins and 3 losses.

托尼-帕克场均出场33.3分钟，拿到21.9分2.5篮板7.9助攻1.1抢断3.3失误，投篮命中率为56.3%，三分球命中率为35.3%，罚球命中率为77.9%。

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the Clippers fell behind in January with 1 wins and 11 losses. Li Ze also lost the best of the month. The Spurs chased very fiercely. vitality.

When the Clippers entered February, the schedule became very unfriendly.

Before the All-Star Weekend on February 2th, the Clippers have a total of 16 games to play, 9 of which are away games. Fortunately, the away game with the Lakers on the 8th can be counted as half of the home game, which is a bit of consolation .

What makes the coaching staff even more depressing is that there are many back-to-back games. Before the All-Star Weekend, there are 5 games in 4 days. This kind of schedule has made people unable to complain.

Basically, the Clippers returned all the welfare schedule in December.
In the three games in early February, the Clippers lost consecutively to the Raptors, Celtics, and Wizards.

Although there were back-to-back matches, many sports reporters were stunned by the fact that they lost at the beginning. Can a belly lose?

Naturally, there is a reason for the loss. The superficial brother Griffin suffered a recurrence of his left knee injury in the game against the Timberwolves at the end of January. He has been sidelined due to injury in the last three games.

Coupled with Chris Paul feeling uncomfortable during training and failing to return from injury, the Clippers' starting lineup became:
Bledsoe, Li Ze, Matt Barnes, Turiaf, Jordan Jr.
Hollins has benefited from this and gained a lot of playing time.

Jamal Crawford, who was on the bench, only played one game in three games, so Li Ze has been carrying a heavy burden recently.

The good news is that veteran Ray Allen's ankle is recovering well, and he should be able to catch up with the Heat on February 2. Griffin will also return in the next game.

The price of a wave of 27 consecutive victories is injuries. Coach De Nagro feels that he has lost a lot. Fortunately, Li Ze is still in good health and his state is getting braver.

The coaching staff looked at the golden thigh who scored 40 points almost every game recently, and was a little speechless, let the child win a game!

On February 2, the Clippers continued their away trip, and tonight they will challenge the Magic away.

In the case of an urgent need for a soft persimmon, the Magic successfully sent warmth and helped the Clippers end their losing streak.

102:76, although the Clippers didn't score much, the Magic pulled their hips!
After this game, the Clippers' record came to 42 wins and 9 losses, still leading the league.

If such a win is switched to the Eastern Conference, the playoffs may have been locked in advance. After all, less than 40 wins in the Eastern Conference may enter the playoffs.
On February 2, the Clippers continued their Eastern Conference road trip, and tonight they will challenge the Heat away.

The Heat currently have a record of 32 wins and 14 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

Although they lost 2:1 to the Pacers on February 89, the team has won three consecutive games recently, and it seems that a wave of winning streak is about to start!

Of course, the Heat did not have all their members to play tonight, and Chris Bosh was injured again, which is still under observation.

The two teams in this game can be regarded as half a catty, and the Clippers also lack Chris Paul.

As the focus of the battle in early February, the broadcaster TNT has been warming up for this game.

The fans in Miami also came to the American Airlines Arena early, and the fans are confident to win the poor Clippers!
In the commentary booth of TNT at the scene, the commentator Kevin Harlan is introducing the starting lineup of the Heat:

"Head coach Spoelstra once again boldly employed people. Facing the inside line of the Clippers, he even set up a five-small lineup. Chalmers and Wade are still on the back line, Battier and James are on the front line, and Harbin is the center. Slem!"

"For the Clippers, veteran Billups and Kayce partner in the backcourt, PJ-Tucker and Griffin are on the front line, and Andrew Jordan is the center. What do you think of the starting lineups of the two sides?"

Steve Kerr saw the Heat's lineup without big men, and said with affirmative tone:
"The Heat's lineup does not seem to be high enough inside, but on the offensive end, it can open up space very well. Obviously, coach Spoelstra intends to use outside shooting to solve the problem!"

Reggie Miller is still optimistic about the Clippers, pondered for a while and said simply:
"In this lineup, if LeBron James plays at the 4th position, maybe Griffin can get a certain advantage in the matchup, and in terms of rebounding, I believe the Clippers are also the dominant side!"

Soon, the DJ at the home court began to roar and introduce the players of the Heat to the stage. After LeBron James appeared on the stage, the atmosphere at the scene quickly reached a climax.

Everyone in the Clippers wore red away jerseys and watched the Heat's appearance ceremony calmly.

If it was last season, everyone might still have some envy for the Heat, but after such an outstanding record this season, the mentality of everyone in the Clippers has also undergone a lot of changes.

After the Clippers came out, there was a faint booing from the American Airlines Arena.

Soon the players from both sides entered the final warm-up stage, and the atmosphere on the scene became more and more noisy.

Li Ze is very serious about shooting from beyond the three-point line. After so many games, he has fully adapted to the changes brought about by the purple badge [Hot Zone Hunter]. He can combine it with any shooting badge at will, and the purple badge can burst out. With great power.

The trainer Tony also found that Li Ze’s shooting choices in recent games have become more random. Although he has not completely thrown off the defense in many cases, from the data point of view, Li Ze’s shooting percentage has not declined. Come too many influences.

Paul wore a gray casual suit tonight, and he was fishing with the coaching staff.

He planned to play tonight's game directly, but in the end coach De Nagro refused. There is no pressure on the record, and he can pick a soft persimmon before paying. There is no need to go head-to-head with the Heat.

The Heat fans at the scene saw the referee signal the players of both sides to stand in the center of the field, and immediately shouted loudly with the DJ on the scene:
"Let's go Heat! Let's go Heat! Let's go Heat!"

With a smile, Li Ze simply bumped his fists with everyone in the Heat team. Amid the cheers from the Heat fans, Jordan finally jumped to the ball with ease.

Billups took the ball and immediately dribbled it across half court. On the first offensive possession, Li Ze received a pass from the left wing beyond the three-point line, and then Griffin immediately raised the screen.

Different from previous games, Griffin's screen hung up for a while, and then he immediately slid down, taking away James' defense, while Wade was always close to Li Ze, not giving him a chance to speed up the breakthrough easily.

The screen was only hung up for a while, so naturally it would not cause too much interference to Wade, and when Griffin went down, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly accelerated, and directly broke through Wade's defense against Wade's defense.

Wade had been prepared for a long time, but he was still crushed by Li Ze to the left block with his body. He saw Li Ze suddenly use his right foot as the axis, and pull the ball backwards with his left hand.

Wade's defense paused slightly, and before he had time to react, Li Ze quickly twisted his body forward and made a mid-range fallback jumper!
"Shua!" The two-pointer was hit steadily.

"Shh!"

Hearing the huge boos erupting from the scene, Li Ze just retreated quickly with a smile on his face. This seemingly random shot choice was actually very confident.

Facing the short defender, he is no longer interested in doing some fancy moves, and the shot is over!If it wasn't for Wade's strong body, Li Ze would have directly turned on the aggressive mode, and the [First Step Master] and other badges are still waiting for him to earn experience.
In the first offensive round, clips of past fights began to appear in Wade's mind again, and he couldn't help cursing inwardly that it would be great to be tall!
The Heat's offense is also very clear. In the first round, LeBron James directly asked for the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line.

Looking at Griffin in front of him, James directly chose the tank breakthrough. After a simple three-threat, he accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

Coach De Nagro will naturally not let James drive his teammates, so others continue to mark their defenders.

James, who was breaking through, naturally discovered the Clippers' plan, but he didn't care, like a galloping tank, against Griffin's defense, scored two points at the basket!
For such a star ability, the Heat fans on the scene were screaming, bursting inside, and crushing Griffin. This scene is exactly what the fans are looking forward to!
In the Clippers' offense, Griffin began to make fake hand-off pick-and-rolls at the top of the arc. After Billups handed over the ball, he cut away the defense immediately.

Li Ze started from the right bottom corner and quickly came to the top of the arc to receive Griffin's pass. After completing the pass, Griffin went down again.

After receiving a pass at the top of the arc, facing Wade's defense, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his left hand, suddenly dribbles behind his back, and then accelerates with all his strength in his right hand.

Unlike previous breakthroughs, Li Ze did not cut in with all his strength, but consciously adjusted his pace by taking advantage of the defensive pressure from Wade's side.

When he broke through to the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, Li Ze suddenly changed his rhythm, took a big step forward with his left foot, then exerted force with his feet, quickly joined the ball, twisted his body, and shot a fallback jumper that drifted to the right !

"Shua!" The two-pointer hit again!

"Excellent pull-up and fadeaway jumper. Compared with previous seasons, Kayce's ability to combine the ball and shoot has improved!"

Reggie Miller, who has been paying attention to Li Ze, is very aware of his technical changes this season. Except for three-pointers, Li Ze has rarely relied on step-back jumpers to free up his shot space. In the middle distance, he has become more concise. efficient.

After only two rounds, Wade became numb and couldn't defend himself!He doesn't even know how to defend effectively.

If it is too close, it may even be missed by one step, if it is too far away, it may be pulled out directly, and this kind of distance is not far or close, and it was forced to shoot twice, and Wade did not make a move in the two attacks. Any defensive response.

As a Heat team that frequently played against Li Ze, coach Spoelstra immediately made a gesture when he saw Wade's situation, indicating that Battier would defend in the next round.

In the next few minutes, coach Spoelstra was a little helpless. The Clippers' defensive strategy was very obvious. made a three-pointer.

LeBron James played very well. Facing a defender like Griffin, he made full use of his speed and scored points at the basket for several consecutive rounds.

The same is true for Chalmers, facing the defense of veteran Billups, he is also suddenly flourishing. A simple pick-and-roll at the 5th position can always achieve good results.

当第1节比赛还剩5分21秒时，场上比分为19:14，打的风生水起的热火队落后了5分.
It was another pick-and-roll at position 5. Chalmers went straight to the basket against Jordan who was on the switch. Finally, under the interference, the ball knocked out of the basket!

Jordan easily received the rebound and gave the ball to Li Ze immediately. At this time, the Clippers had replaced veteran Ray Allen and Billups, and Li Ze played No. 1 again. .

The Heat's small lineup retreated quickly, but Li Ze didn't care. He simply made an offensive gesture, and then slowly dribbled across the half court.

At this time, the Heat's defense was a bit overwhelmed. In order to limit the big men of the Clippers, the Heat defended Li Ze alone in the first half of the quarter. In the last few counterattacks, the Clippers easily took the lead.

Battier, who switched to Li Ze, felt a little numb when he saw Jordan go up to the top of the arc, and Haslem hesitated at this time.

But sometimes, hesitation can be a bad thing. In a simple pick-and-roll, Li Ze accelerates the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, and the moment Jordan goes down, Haslem's defense is half a beat slower. Although he still stays in front of Jordan, this The second time, he was directly asked to a deep position by Jordan.

Just raised his hand to ask for the ball, Li Ze's pass arrived immediately, and Jordan, who received the ball, was too close to the basket, ignoring Haslem's defense. !

"Boom!" A successful dunk under the basket!
"what!!"

Jordan, who successfully dunked, yelled, and the Clippers' bench was full of joy.

Coach Spoelstra frowned. The Clippers were almost stabbing each other. LeBron James was allowed to stab the basket to compare whose scoring was more stable.

James naturally discovered this too. The Clippers had no help defense inside and scored easily and easily, but the Heat played awkwardly against others. Without flying cakes and insufficient independent offensive ability, they could only open up space and be silly standing.

What left James speechless the most was that the Clippers rarely shot three-pointers. Gone.

After Chalmers dribbled through halftime, the Clippers defended in a 1-on-1 group. Wade stepped forward to receive the ball immediately, and then immediately played a pick-and-roll with Haslem at position 5.

Unlike Billups' old arms and legs, Li Ze's technique of squeezing through pick-and-rolls is getting better and better. He lowered his body's center of gravity in advance, noticed that Wade was going to the left side, Li Ze opened the way with his right shoulder, and quickly passed between the two. Squeeze through.

Haslem is still too short and not thick enough, making it impossible for Wade to get rid of Li Ze's entanglement.

Maybe it was because he was not happy in the first quarter, but this time Wade attacked very resolutely, accelerating with all his strength with the ball in his left hand, soaring into the air in the paint area, and archery on horseback with extreme back!

Although he completely dodged Li Ze's block, he was eventually disturbed. The ball hit the front and the rebound was protected by Griffin. Li Ze quickly caught the ball after landing, and then immediately launched a conversion attack.

Wade, who had just fallen on the floor, had not had time to complain to the referee when he found that Li Ze had already rushed through the half court at a frenzied speed.

LeBron James returned to the defense with all his strength, and Li Ze took aim at the defense behind him, but he still did not give up speeding up. The two stepped into the paint one after the other, facing James' pursuit behind him, of course Li Ze would not dunk with the head , but after jumping up, he threw the ball to the backboard.

Li Ze and James landed almost at the same time. Behind them, Griffin jumped high, received a pass from the backboard and took advantage of the trend to turn the ball around, and then easily made a powerful one-handed storm. buckle!

"Boom!" The converted dunk was successful!
Facing the huge boos at the scene, Griffin thumped his chest after landing, and he was extremely excited!
"Hey! Be patient! The game has just begun!"

Taking advantage of the baseline serve, LeBron James began to remind his teammates loudly, which also helped the Heat stabilize their emotions. After all, they are also constantly scoring.

在第1节比赛还剩1分22秒时李泽被替换下场，单节7中5，罚球2中2，轻松砍下12分1篮板4助攻。

At the end of the first quarter, at 32:27, the Clippers led by 5 points.

LeBron James played the entire first quarter, and in the second quarter, Wade naturally led the team first.

Norris Cole and Wade partnered in the backcourt, James Jones and Rashard Lewis up front, and center Chris Anderson.

As for the Clippers, Crawford and Griffin led the team in the second quarter, plus Bledsoe, Barnes and Turiaf.

As a result, within half a quarter of the game, the Heat directly overtook the score. Crawford hit the iron several times, and immediately let the Heat hit a symbolic counterattack. Wade finally let out a bad breath.

The Heat fans at the American Airlines Arena saw such a scene excitedly screaming!

Seeing that the situation was wrong, head coach De Nagro immediately replaced Li Ze and the main lineup in advance, and head coach Spoelstra immediately replaced James, and the two sides began to enter the stage of responding to the ball again.

Throughout the second quarter, both sides made very few mistakes, and the number of transition attacks was also very small. Obviously, neither side intends to give the opponent an easy chance to score.

In this case, the Heat with two engines still have an advantage. At the end of the half, the two sides fought 58:61, and the Clippers trailed by three points.

Once the mutual poking tactics are taken advantage of by the Heat, the Clippers will feel a little uncomfortable!

Chris Paul took off his coat while watching from the sidelines. The midfielder returned to the locker room and began to encourage his teammates loudly:

"I know LeBron. It is impossible for his shooting state to remain so efficient for the whole game. With 61 points in the half, the Heat's shooting percentage will definitely drop in the second half!"

"Persist for another 24 minutes! We will win the game!"

李泽坐在自己的位置上，看着技术统计勒布朗-詹姆斯半场8中8，其中三分球1中1，罚球3中2，19分2篮板3助攻的数据也有些咂舌。

Losing for two years in a row has had a great impact on James, this guy is really focusing on shooting
"It doesn't even have a butterfly effect, does it? This year, this one has completely evolved into a perfect body?"

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