I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 72 Guarded! (For collection, for follow-up)
Also last season was a lottery team, the Clippers and Warriors are not short of talent.

However, the talented players selected by the Clippers still have good immediate combat power.

After any team supplements the top-notch combat power of the No. [-] pick like Lu Yi, as long as the team can run well, it can soar into the sky.

Not to mention, the Clippers arranged tactics around Lu Yi and played with Lu Yi as the main player.

Lu Yi showed his talents on the court to the fullest, and constantly used his own abilities to try to help the team, just like in the second quarter today, constantly breaking through and scoring to help his teammates score more easily.

If Lu Yi continues to score from beyond the three-point line as usual, even fans at the Oracle Arena can guess that it is not difficult for Lu Yi to score 20+ in the half.

However, Lu Yi still controlled his strong desire to score, and turned his personal ability and scoring threat into organizational ability.

Lu Yi is helping his teammates play better, helping his teammates adapt to the rhythm of his playing again.

Of course, Lu Yi scored less, but he was also rewarded with assist data.

The other is invisible and intangible, the trust and obedience of teammates.

Lu Yi also played more than half a quarter in the second quarter. Dunleavy had studied the schedule with the coaching staff in advance and made adequate protection plans for Lu Yi.

Although a rookie like Lu Yi should play more games against weak teams, get familiar with the rhythm of the NBA game as soon as possible, and cultivate the ability to abuse food.

But I have to say that Dunleavy and the Clippers coaching team all expressed disbelief at Lu Yi's maturity and completion.

Just like Lu Yi doesn't need to play in the summer league, Lu Yi also doesn't need to rely on abuse during the NBA regular season to build confidence and accumulate playing experience.

Since Lu Yi entered the league, Lu Yi has been in the best state.

Like the No. 21 pick for more than a decade...

"118 to 90, congratulations to the Los Angeles Clippers who came from afar for winning today's game."

After the game, the Clippers had an advantage of nearly 30 points.

Such a disparity in the score gap, of course, was not played in the fourth quarter.

As early as the third quarter, the outcome of the two teams was basically clear.

Lu Yi scored 24 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds in three quarters, almost hitting his first double-double of the season.

Also a rookie, the Warriors' Curry performed extremely poorly.

Two shots in the first quarter, one blocked and one black.In the second quarter, he took three shots and only hit one mid-range.

He didn't even make a shot in the third quarter and was replaced after 2 minutes of playing.

As for the garbage time in the fourth quarter, maybe he was pushed on the bench by the coach and criticized, so he didn't play again in the end.

Regarding Curry's poor performance, Lu Yi has nothing to say. If he wants to say it, he can only say that Ayesha's defense is really well-deserved.

It's really rare that Curry can pull so thoroughly.

After the game, Lu Yi rushed back to Los Angeles overnight, gloating at his misfortune.

Of course, winning another regular season also made Lu Yi happy for a while.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Tonight, the Clippers host the Grizzlies at the Staples Center.

The same back-to-back, the same lottery team, for the Clippers, it is good news anyway.

Griffin, the No. [-] pick selected by the Grizzlies, is reimbursed for the season, and the strength of the lineup is no different from last season.

If it is another team, rookies will grow in strength over time.

But the Grizzlies' third-round OJ Mayo, the typical debut is the peak, and the more he plays, the more decadent he becomes.

It can be said that even though Conley and Gay have grown in strength, after being offset by Mayo's negative growth, the overall strength of the Grizzlies has not changed much.

The Clippers' first few games this season are enough to prove that the Clippers have made a qualitative leap.

Next, I will try the Grizzlies again to see if the Clippers have the ability to abuse food this season.

Not long after, night fell and the game began.

Kaman defeated Gasol Jr. to help the Clippers jump the ball, and Davis dribbled the ball halfway and handed the ball to Lu Yi for handling.

At this time, the Grizzlies immediately double-teamed, and Mayo and Gay both stopped in front of Lu Yi to prevent Lu Yi from directly forcing a three-pointer.

Lu Yi didn't mess around, but tried to break the double-team with a pass.

Thornton, who was emptied, received a pass from Lu Yi, and then went to the basket with the ball.

Grizzlies power forward Darrell Arthur came out, but Thornton jumped up without saying a word, looked for confrontation, and then attempted a layup.

Arthur looked strong, and his body was not heavy. The vertical take-off block was smashed away by Thornton with momentum. Before he could complete the block, the referee blew the whistle for a defensive foul.

Although Thornton failed to complete the layup, he succeeded in causing damage.

It's just that he only hit one of the two free throws, which is a little bit of a fly in the ointment.

Next, the Grizzlies attacked, and the Grizzlies were in line with the Clippers' temper. They played slowly and fought on the ground without panicking.

The Clippers are very familiar with positional warfare. If you line up on both sides, it depends on who is more skilled.

Conley tried to break through and failed, so he gave the ball to Mayo, but Mayo had no advantage in singles against Lu Yi, and in the end it just ended with iron.

The offensive rebound was grabbed by Arthur, but Randolph interfered with Arthur's hasty layup. In the end, the ball missed and the rebound fell into Kaman's hands.

Kaman quickly found Lu Yi's position and passed the ball to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi continued to rush forward after receiving the ball, but both Conley and Mayo returned to defense quickly, and Lu Yi didn't have a good chance to chase the three-pointer.

Ever since, Lu Yi took the two of them to the right corner. Conley paid attention to the middle and the penalty area, but Lu Yi could not be defended by Mayo alone, and Lu Yi's shooting threat was too great.

In the end, Conley could only watch Lu Yi pass the ball to Thornton.

The Clippers once again scored by Thornton hitting the basket.

This time, no one interfered and disrupted the offense. Thornton dunked and scored two points firmly.

Next came the Grizzlies offensive round. Conley couldn't find a chance, so he handed the ball to Gay.

Anyway, Mayo has no advantage against Lu Yi, so find out where the team has an advantage in singles.

Guy is no worse than Thornton in every aspect.

In recent seasons, Gay has averaged close to 20 points per game and is a well-deserved master of the Grizzlies.

It is worth mentioning that this year is the last year of Gay's rookie contract.

The Grizzlies management tried to train Mayo, limit Gay's shots, and then lower the price of Gay's contract extension.

On the contrary, it was self-defeating, causing Gay to hide it, and then Gay relied on the good personnel he established in the team to continue to maintain the same ball possession and team status as before.

This season when Gay needs data, Gay naturally played very hard.

Against Thornton, Gay played directly and forcefully, and finally scored against a thrower.

Back to the Clippers, Lu Yi was double-teamed again, and the ball was passed back to the bearded man to deal with it.

Beard broke into the inside and gave the ball to Randolph. Randolph used his footsteps to slip to the bottom line to score.

The two teams each have scoring players and means. After the first quarter, they did not have an overwhelming record as the Clippers expected in advance. On the contrary, they were unexpectedly evenly matched.

26 to 27, after the first quarter, the Clippers led by 1 point.

Because Lu Yi was double-teamed as soon as he held the ball, he only found three shots in the first quarter.

Even because the phone call was rushed and fleeting, the certainty was a bit worse than before. In the end, he only made 3 of 2 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 5 points.

Judging from the past situation, there is no doubt that Lu Yi was guarded by the Grizzlies.

The Clippers want to break the deadlock, defeat the Grizzlies, and help Lu Yi solve the predicament first, which is undoubtedly a good breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)