I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 79 Fighting Thunder, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix (5000)

Two days were enough to wait for Iverson's response. On the night when the Clippers defeated the Hornets and won five consecutive victories, Iverson took the initiative to call Lu Yi to congratulate him.

By the way, Iverson also chatted with Lu Yi about the past and the future.

Obviously, as long as the Clippers can guarantee Iverson's starting game, Iverson is still willing to play for the Clippers.

After all, the Clippers were the top four teams in the Western Conference at the beginning of the season, and they are even expected to hit the No. [-] Western Conference.

And Lu Yi's incredible outside shooter is something Iverson has never encountered so far.

Iverson is getting old and needs someone to help him, attract defenses, and open up space in order to play at an All-Star level.

If you blindly fall into the hard fight of strong play, Iverson really can't play the star level.

However, Iverson is still stubborn, and he still believes that he can do what he once wanted to do.

Just like the Wizards Jordan, like Kobe who failed three consecutive championships and ruptured his Achilles tendon, the strong will stop at the peak and be stubborn again.

"I can give up my starting position, I will convince the management and the coaching staff, don't worry about AI!
Together, we can hit No. [-] in the West. I need you, and I'm sure you need me too.

But I want to declare in advance that the Los Angeles Clippers are my team. After you come here, you need to listen to me, and you must not be impulsive.

If there are any voices from the outside world that are unfavorable to you, I will also help you bear the burden and help you regain your strength.

The premise of doing this is to focus on me, AI, can you do it? "

For Iverson to join the Clippers, Lu Yi not only put on a posture of seeking talents, but also showed a domineering side.

Lu Yi looked for Iverson to find a helper, but not a boss.

The Clippers have Lu Yi as the absolute core, the Clippers in Lu Yi's mind, and the team that Lu Yi is willing to do his best to play for.

"Okay, I promise you, I hope you don't let me down." Iverson thought about it, and finally chose to agree.

After leaving the 75ers, Iverson is no longer qualified to be the boss of the team.

Whether it's teaming up with Anthony, or going to the Pistons to assist Prince Kei, Iverson hasn't been the team leader for several years.

Failed to reach the finals again with an absolute core, and Iverson himself knew that if he wanted to get the championship ring he dreamed of, he could only rely on the strength of others.

Maybe the dream will never come true, or maybe someone else can help him, but now the only one who can protect him and bring him hope is Lu Yi, and the Clippers are the only team left.

Besides, neither Iverson nor the people behind him want to leave the NBA hastily.

"Then, let's join forces!" This is the only answer Iverson can give so far.

After Lu Yi got Iverson's promise, he quickly told Dunleavy the good news.

Then Dunleavy immediately started discussions and negotiations with the Grizzlies management.

In the later negotiations, it was somewhat surprising that the Grizzlies were willing to trade No. [-] pick Griffin, but they were unwilling to trade Gasol Jr.

After several trials and tribulations, Dunleavy was no longer obsessed with Gasol.

Considering that the Clippers will hit the playoffs in the next few seasons, Dunleavy proposed to the Grizzlies to bring in a third party.

There is no doubt that both the Clippers and the Grizzlies want to hit the playoffs and achieve results in the next few seasons.

There is a conflict between cultivating rookies and hitting the playoffs. If you try to do both, you will end up with a messy end and lose everything.

Grizzlies are both bold and cautious.

If you can get a quasi-all-star insider like Randolph to make up for the team's shortcomings, then a rookie like Griffin is completely unnecessary.

The Grizzlies will only get Randolph, and they have no energy to train Griffin.

Then trading Griffin as a bargaining chip at the right time not only did not waste the draft picks, but also exchanged for key players who can help the team reach the playoffs.

But for the Clippers, Griffin is not that important.

Judging from the current situation, the Clippers need to make up a blue-collar power forward.

Next, the Clippers traded to Iverson, which was clearly aimed at the playoffs. Before Iverson was completely unable to move, the Clippers basically had no time to train Griffin.

Therefore, the introduction of a third party, allowing the third party to deal with immediate players, the Clippers and the Grizzlies will trade potential rookies and future draft picks to a third party, and the three parties will benefit one after another.

Of course, if a third party can help absorb the junk contracts of the Clippers and Grizzlies, and help the Clippers and Grizzlies adjust their salary space so that they can sign in for the next few seasons, that would be great.

From the current point of view, introducing the third one is undoubtedly the best trading plan.

For such a program, the Grizzlies also agreed.

However, it is not easy to find such a "taken advantage" in a short period of time.

The season has just started, and if there is no team, they will immediately negotiate. If they don't want to play in the playoffs, they will directly start to fail.

Even in order to get a potential rookie like Griffin, but Griffin was injured after playing in the summer league, it is really hard to say whether he will be reduced to a glass man in the future.

Therefore, the deal between the Clippers and the Grizzlies will take some time.

At this time, the Clippers ushered in another regular season game at home.

On November 11, the Clippers played against the Thunder at home.

Before participating in the draft, Lu Yi was still very interested in joining the Thunder.

It's a pity that he performed too well in the NCAA Championships, and he didn't have the opportunity to go to the Thunder to be the third master. Instead, he became the master in the Clippers.

Now, the big boss is facing the big boss, Lu Yi really wants to have a good time with the guy Durant is expected to compete with him for the scoring title this season.

After Kaman jumped to the ball, the game started.

After halftime, the ball fell into the hands of Lu Yi.

Thunder shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha immediately stepped forward to defend closely, resolutely not giving Lu Yi a chance to shoot.

Although Sapo Sefolosha's defense was very good, Lu Yi was a little surprised that the Thunder didn't directly double-team.

That being the case, Lu Yi had no choice but to use his own way to make Lei Ting take him seriously.

Lu Yi directly dribbled the ball under his crotch, then changed direction and passed Tzapo Sefolosha, and then the road was smooth in the middle.

Lu Yi didn't stop, and directly accelerated towards the basket.

Lu Yi's breakthrough speed is very fast, but the insiders of the Thunder are not fools.

Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic both squeezed into the paint, but Lui suddenly turned left and challenged Thunder center Krstic.

Krstic, a white center, is a bit slower.

Lu Yi went to the basket with a European step, and Krstic hadn't turned around yet.

If Krstic turned around, Lu Yi might directly make a dunk, but the opponent didn't react, then it would be meaningless. Lu Yi casually laid up and scored the ball easily.

Lu Yi started to kill the inside and scored two points, which made Westbrook a little emotional.

In the next Thunder offensive round, Durant pulled to the right 45 degrees to reach out for the ball, but Westbrook stood up against Davis, and also wanted to score inside like Lu Yi did before.

Westbrook's physical fitness has not yet reached its peak, but it is already very explosive now.

As long as Westbrook doesn't use a zombie jumper, he is still very sure of breaking through the inside line.

A bearded heavy point guard, his speed is not so fast after his waist injury.

Westbrook took the first step, but the bearded man didn't follow, and he didn't get stuck in his position, so Westbrook passed him in one step.

Fortunately, the Clippers had someone under the basket, but Westbrook was too fast, and Kaman's defense slowed down a bit. Westbrook continued to pass Kaman and hit the basket.

At this time, there was no one under the Clippers basket, and Westbrook used his physical fitness to win a chance to go to the basket.

However, Westbrook rushed too fast, so fast that Westbrook didn't have enough fine handwork, and there were some mistakes when dealing with this kind of scene.

As a result, Westbrook layup with his left hand, the ball touched the backboard from the left side of the rim, and then bounced off the right side of the rim, without even touching the rim in the middle.

Thapo Sefolosha was just shocked that Westbrook came to such an early state today. It is not at all like playing a game last night. Today is a back-to-back away game.

In a blink of an eye, Randolph grabbed the rebound, and Lu Yi rushed to the frontcourt quickly. Sabo Sefolosha had no time to think, so he could only turn around and chase Lu Yi.

However, just after halftime, Lu Yi had rushed to the top of the arc and made a three-pointer.

brush--

A beautiful parabola was drawn across the sky and fell steadily into the basket.Then there was a clear sound like a stone being thrown into the lake, splashing water.

The Thunder players on the field didn't know that Lu Yi's three-point shooting was extremely accurate, and they didn't know that Lu Yi's ability to make transitions was particularly strong.

But no matter how much the Thunder paid attention to Lu Yi, it was impossible for them to guess that Westbrook's attack, which was full of confidence, was almost a must-have goal, and it would eventually pop out.

It doesn't matter if it pops up, Westbrook is too fast, so fast that the whole team didn't react, and didn't even try to grab the rebound.

As a result, he missed both rebounds and defense against Lu Yi's fast break.

In the end, the point difference opened up by 3 points.

Seeing this situation, Durant faintly felt that the situation was not good, and hurried to the backcourt and said to Tzapo Sefoloza: "Give me the ball."

In fact, Westbrook just made a mistake. Even if Durant asked Westbrook to speak, Westbrook would give the ball to Durant.

But now Durant is looking for Tzapo Sefolosha for the ball, which actually makes Westbrook feel a little uncomfortable.

"Didn't I just miss the layup? It's not like I didn't give the ball."

Westbrook looked at the two teammates in the backcourt and subconsciously scratched his head.

Lu Yi saw Durant receiving the ball in the backcourt, so he immediately stepped forward to pester him.

Sapo Sefolosha has no shooting ability, and the Clippers can completely let go of Sapo Sefolosha.

In the same way, Westbrook can shoot casually outside the three-point line, and the Thunder only need to guard Durant from the outside.

Lu Yi also knows that this game is a back-to-back away game for the Thunder, and Durant must not have so much physical strength today.

Pressing from the frontcourt will undoubtedly consume a lot of Durant's physical strength, destroy Durant's touch and final shooting percentage.

However, Durant is too flexible, even though he is so tall, he dribbles very coherently.

The only thing Lu Yi can bully Durant is that Durant has a relatively high dribble.

Durant can only use his crotch to make a large change of direction to get rid of Lu Yi, but Lu Yi is not slow.

Under Lu Yi's entanglement, Durant was forced to stop the ball and pass the ball.

That is to say, Sapo Sefolosha is undefended. If the beard is also in the frontcourt, this is a good opportunity to steal.

Relying on the cooperation of the two, the Thunder finally dribbled the ball across half court.

After Lu Yi returned to the backcourt, he quickly retreated to the three-point line, changing from defending Durant alone to assisting Durant.

Durant is too tall, and Lu Yi, a swingman of less than 2 meters, defends Durant, which is no different from dying.

The Clippers can interfere with Durant, only Thornton is also a small forward.

Thornton's height is actually not close, but after all, he can run and jump, and he has a long hand, so he can interfere even if he is not good.

Thornton pushed in front of Durant, making it impossible for Durant to make a shot from one step beyond the three-point line.

Once Durant chooses to break through, Lu Yi will make up for it as soon as possible, and then Thornton will chase after him, and the two will double-team. If Durant insists on making a move, he can only force it.

Sure enough, Durant doesn't shoot so many three-pointers now, driving to the basket and mid-range are Durant's forte.

Of course, with the Thunder's outside configuration, Durant holds the ball, and there is no outside shooting space at all. Durant can only try to kill at the basket.

After Durant's three threats, Thornton's defense was still a little rough, and he was sent flying. Durant then rushed inside, and Lu Yi helped defend in place.

Although Lu Yi lacks experience in assisting defense, but the Clippers play zone defense, other players stand still, and Durant can rush there, which is clear at a glance.

Lu Yi blocked Durant's only way to the basket, and Durant could only change his direction when he saw this.

However, Randolph and Kaman are like two goalkeepers, blocking the way to the basket.

It was with Lu Yi's defense that Durant found that the way to the basket was blocked, and in the end he could only choose to break through and score the ball.

Jeff Green received the ball and tried a mid-range shot, but found that the opportunity was not good, so he passed the ball to the outside.

Sapo Sefolosha received the ball, but hesitated for a moment. It was obviously a big open shot, but in the end he chose to break into the inside and then distribute the ball to Westbrook on the outside.

Westbrook is also a little confused, you really voted!There are 3 seconds left in the attack time for me to take over?I thank you!
Westbrook was ready for Durant to complete the finish, but unexpectedly, the right to shoot this offensive round fell into his hands.

Reluctantly, Westbrook could only pull up from outside the three-point line, and the zombie shot a jumper.

It has to be said that Westbrook jumps very high.

No one knows why Westbrook still jumps so high when there is a big gap.

Is bouncing useless?

Duang——

The basketball hit the back edge of the rim, and it was the most normal hit.

It's normal for Westbrook to fail to make a shot. It's a catch, and whoever shoots will suffer, let alone a player like Westbrook who is not known for his shots.

But the problem is that Wei Shao obviously jumped so high, but he actually used too much force. This is still a back-to-back game.

It can only be said that Westbrook is really lively and energetic.

It is worth mentioning that because Westbrook used too much force, the rebound bounced quite far.

And Westbrook himself really didn't have the confidence to make the shot, so he ran inside to grab the rebound after the shot.

As a result, the rebound was really grabbed by Westbrook, and Westbrook didn't mess around on his own. He found Durant immediately and passed the ball to Durant.

The Clippers did not relax their defense against Durant in the panic. After Durant received the ball, he pulled up to the middle distance. Even if Thornton didn't block the shot, he still interfered.

Durant hit the ball again. Fortunately, Jeff Green's magical soldier descended from the sky, rushed inside and held down the ball that bounced in the air, and then stuffed it into the basket for a dunk.

Lei Ting played with twists and turns, and played extremely strenuously.

Turn your head to the Clippers to attack, but don't be too simple.

Beard gave the ball to Lu Yi after halftime, and Lu Yi continued to face Sapo Sefolosha's single defense before the top arc.

Lu Yi made a continuous crotch, and then broke through Baifo and pulled back and took a three-pointer.

Sapo Sefolosha was not swayed by Lu Yi, but his footsteps were messy and his rhythm changed.

He missed a step, and was immediately shot by Lu Yiyan.

If the Thunder didn't call a timeout, Lu Yi would help them improve their memory.

Facts have proved that as long as you hurt someone, you will know that you will not dare to do it next time.

It didn't take long for the Thunder to be stopped by the Clippers. The main reason was that Lu Yi couldn't be targeted.

In addition, Durant is very uncomfortable being defended. The Thunder need to adjust, play some tactics that can be played, and complete some sports games to score.

It's a pity that Westbrook is a bit undercover today.

All four of his shots in the first quarter were iron shots, and he didn't miss a few shots inside, but he didn't make a free throw, and he only had one assist, and there were two turnovers in addition.

Of course, Durant is not much better.

Being heavily defended by the Clippers and playing back-to-back games, the intensity of the game was too high. He made 6 of 1 shots in the first quarter.

Under the leadership of Lu Yi, the Clippers led by 14 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Thunder head coach DNPed Westbrook, thinking that the situation could be reversed.

The result was slightly unexpected.

Without Westbrook, Durant was in a much better state. In the second quarter, relying on the pick-and-roll and playing off the bench, he made 7 of 4 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointer, and 2 of 2 free throws. He quickly scored 11 points.

But the difference between the two teams did not narrow, but expanded a lot.

In the second quarter, the Clippers strictly defended the inside line. Although the outside line still double-teamed Durant, the team was leading by a large score, and the defensive quality would indeed decline.

Durant found a good scoring opportunity, but it was extremely difficult for others to score.

In addition, lacking the threat of Westbrook breaking through and scoring the ball, coupled with the shrinking rotation, the Thunder don't even have a point guard who can handle the ball well, so the team naturally can't play good results.

After the point difference in the first half had widened to 22 points, the Thunder could only break the pot in the third quarter, and Westbrook was brought back to the bench.

As a result, after playing for half a quarter, he made 3 of 0 shots, which made all the fans satisfied.

NBA player, 7 of 0 shots, this is not me, I can do it?

Even if you were a high school player and threw 7 balls wildly from the outside, you could still score one, right?

However, most of Westbrook's shots are inside...

Westbrook's breakthrough threat can't be converted into points, so there are not many opportunities to convert into assists.

It is also because Westbrook is too undercover, and the relatively slack Clippers did not continue to play much advantage in the third quarter.

After three quarters, Lu Yi scored 34 points and left work early. At this time, the Clippers had a 26-point lead.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the fourth quarter is garbage time, but the Thunder did not admit defeat so quickly.

Perhaps Durant has a tacit understanding with head coach Scott Brooks.

Even in back-to-back away games, Scott Brooks is willing to give Durant the opportunity so that he can play more and score more points in order to compete for the scoring title.

With Westbrook doing weight training, Durant did really well.

明明前三节只有16投7中，第四节打完却是21投11中，砍下29分10篮板的两双数据。

Because Westbrook is at the bottom, even if Durant is suspected of scoring points, he can still have a good reputation.

The vast majority of basketball commentators who don't have time to watch the game will be very clear when they look at the statistics after the game.

Durant can't do it!Lu Yi scored 19 points in 34 shots. Durant took 2 more shots but scored 5 points less.

If Durant can't hit all 21 shots, how can he carry Westbrook?

Today's C turtle value is simply not enough!
But when it came to the post-match interview, Durant was quite responsible.

"Russell has recently had the flu and is not in a good state. I don't allow you to criticize him."

Durant stood up for Westbrook, and Westbrook was dumbfounded: "If you don't say it, people will only think I'm bad, just scold me.

It's back to back, it's normal to fight food, right?
Now that you say it, it seems like you're making excuses for me, making me even more addicted to food! "

Westbrook wanted to cry but had no tears, this time the yellow mud fell off his crotch.

Lu Yi was also very happy to attend the post-match interview.

The reporters on the scene are all good people, and no one will test him with tricky questions.

Other than that, Lu Yi was thankful that he didn't become the third head of the Thunder.

Look at Harden, except for the garbage time in the fourth quarter, he got 3 minutes of playing time in the first three quarters.

Obviously Westbrook has been DNP for so long, but Harden hasn't had a chance to play yet.

Are you sure this is the correct way to train Tan Huaxiu?

Of course, Westbrook is not Lu Yi's teammate, which is also a thing to be thankful for.

(End of this chapter)