I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 84 Ten consecutive victories

"Hey, Allen Iverson is here! We can see Iverson in suits and ties.

Iverson did not wear training clothes to warm up with the Los Angeles Clippers players. For some fans, it should be a pity.

Generally speaking, we can guess that Iverson should not appear today.

However, we can also see something from Iverson coming to the team to report so early.

Iverson has a very positive desire to get back on the court in a Los Angeles Clippers jersey.

This is a positive sign for Los Angeles Clippers fans.Even more so for those Iverson fans. "

"Yeah, the Los Angeles Clippers have been amazing this season, one of the best teams in the West.

The addition of Iverson may be the icing on the cake, giving this team more possibilities.

But from another perspective, isn't it lucky that Iverson can join such a team in the late career?
Perhaps, Iverson will get what he wants here.

We are also looking forward to what kind of sparks Lu Yi and Iverson can create together. "

June 11, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Today the Clippers played against the Nuggets, the third in the West.

The Nuggets' record of 8 wins and 3 losses at the start of this season is actually not much worse than the Lakers and Clippers.

The next battle is a match between the top three in the West, which can be said to be full of highlights.

It's a pity that at the beginning of the season, no one could have predicted that the Clippers would play so fiercely this season.

To be reasonable, it would be embarrassing to have the No. [-] pick and not train for a few seasons.

The draft is more about talent, and the more talented the player, the more patience and time it takes to develop.

As a result, the Clippers have already led the Western Conference. This not only surprised the major media, major basketball commentators, and fans of each team, but even the league officials did not expect it.

Therefore, today's game is just a regular game, and there is no nationwide live broadcast.

But fortunately, at most it makes some Iverson fans feel a little regretful.

After all, Iverson hasn't appeared in public for some time.

Of course, Iverson will not play today. For Iverson fans all over the United States, whether today's game is broadcast live across the United States is actually not that important.

But for Iverson, today's game is quite meaningful.

Iverson wants to wait for the Clippers to lose a game before playing, so that he doesn't have to take the blame for the Clippers' loss.

And Iverson himself wants to play early and find out his position in the Clippers.

Come to think of it, the Clippers are more likely to lose against the Nuggets, who are also strong in the West.

However, this is not the case. Under the leadership of Lu Yi, the Clippers took the lead easily in the first quarter.

It's a pity that Anthony was in excellent form today. He made 7 of 6 shots in the first quarter and 5 of 5 free throws. With God's help, he scored 17 points.

If Nene Hilario and Chauncey Billups hadn't performed badly, who would have taken the lead between the Clippers and the Nuggets?
25 to 28, the Clippers only led by 3 points in the first quarter.

Fortunately, Anthony played the full first quarter and didn't play at the beginning of the second quarter.

Because Lu Yi has rested for a long time, he will definitely play a dozen more games today.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lu Yi hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, opening the point difference to more than 5 points.

In this way, this made Afflalo a little anxious.

The Nuggets' strategy for defending Lu Yi is Afflalo's single defense, striker defense, and defense.

It's also because Anthony didn't double-team Lui very well and didn't switch to defend Afflalo.

这让卢易在第一节比较轻易的打出了8投6中，三分5投3中，砍下了15分的出色表现。

With Anthony off the court at the beginning of the second quarter, Efflalo finally had teammates to help.

But if Lu Yi still can't be guarded, then the situation will be bad.

Nuggets coach George Karl likes to play fast breaks. Although the defense is not very good, he still questions the players' defense.

Afflalo is a third-year rookie who is already facing the issue of contract extension.

If he is denied by George Karl at this time, then his future may really be in doubt.

It is worth mentioning that Afflalo was also born in UCLA. He was also a shooting guard in the United States in college.

As a senior, as the former head player of the UCLA Bruins, Afflalo didn't want to admit defeat so easily, but wanted to play a better performance in front of his juniors.

It's a pity that Afflalo's physical fitness is limited, and he can't defend Lu Yi with a single defense.

After JR Smith made up a few times, he slackened.

"This guy can't defend at all! Aaron, you'd better pass the ball to me obediently!"

JR Smith is Afflalo's backup, both of whom are shooting guards.

It stands to reason that they should not play at the same time, but George Karl likes to fight offense. As early as the Supersonics and Bucks, he often used a two-gun lineup.

Of course, in the past, most of them were shooting guards and small forwards.

In classical basketball, the small forward is the team's first offensive point, and the shooting guard is the second scoring point. Both of them have good shooting ability.

With the development of modern basketball, the focus of offense has gradually shifted to the forward players.

Because the striker is taller and stronger, he can score in the penalty area even if he doesn't shoot well.

In addition to making good use of double guns, George Karl also likes to hoard forward players, use the impact of the striker to make transitions and play fast breaks.

However, the way Anthony is good at playing is not the case.

For this reason, George Karl had to adjust his good style of play and carry out other offensive and defensive reinforcements around Anthony.

Now that Anthony is on the bench, the Nuggets are playing the offensive basketball that George Karl likes.

Afflalo couldn't guard Lu Yi, so JR Smith took the initiative to ask for the ball and share the pressure on the team through offense.

As a result, under Gordon's defense, JR Smith hit 2 irons in a row. Although he scored a goal, he didn't see any open space for his teammates and frequently went it alone.

George Karl couldn't stand it anymore, so he could only remove JR Smith from above, and Anthony re-entered the game, but the point difference had been stretched to 10 points.

"Everyone has worked hard! The atmosphere of the team is really good." After the second quarter, before Dunleavy could speak, Iverson, who was originally sitting on the bench, got up to greet the heroes who were leaving the field.

Seeing that the team has hope of winning, although Iverson was a little disappointed, he was generally very happy.

Who doesn't want to see their team win?
But in the third quarter, Anthony's full firepower almost made Iverson unable to sit still.

Excited, Iverson stood up from his seat, almost yelling to Dunleavy: "Coach, let me play!"

Fortunately, when the point difference was chased to only 3 points, it was Lu Yi again who made a three-pointer and resolved the team's crisis.

Although the point difference between the two teams was narrowed to 4 points after the third quarter, the morale of the Clippers did not change much.

Afterwards, Lu Yi, who had already played the full third quarter, took the initiative to ask for a fight, wanting Dunleavy to apply for a start in the fourth quarter.

At the critical moment of the team, at the decisive moment, Dunleavy also responded to Lu Yi's request.

It was driven by Lu Yi that the Clippers played a 12-3 shock wave at the beginning of the fourth quarter, directly destroying the Nuggets.

Billups is not in shape today, relying on Anthony alone, the Nuggets are a bit incapable of playing.

And the two teams couldn't find a good way to deal with the opposing star.

The Clippers couldn't guard Anthony, and the Nuggets didn't target Lu Yi well.

In the end, Anthony scored 42 points in the air, and Lu Yi only scored 35 points, but instead won the game.

With the victory of this game, the Clippers also achieved 10 consecutive victories, and even officially secured the first place in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)