ace marshal

Chapter 758 Parallel import champion~? !

The Clippers' first game of the new season, the first half against the Kings is over.

The score was 48:39.

The Kings, who are playing at home, are ahead.

Lan Shengli and his team members returned to the locker room in despair.

Their performance in the first half did not surprise everyone.

Although Lan Shengli can stabilize the team's offensive and defensive ends through timeouts, after all, the players occupy the dominant position in the game.

In other words, the young players of the Clippers did not show the strength that Lan Shengli expected.

Especially No. [-] pick James Harden.

In the first half, he only scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 2 turnovers.

The shooting percentage is also very low, and on the defensive end, the opposing guards Evans and Martin can do whatever they want.

If Lan Shengli hadn't let Harden watch the game from the sidelines for a long time in the second quarter, the point difference might have been even bigger.

Harden's performance is indeed far from the status of a champion.

See how Lan Shengli adjusted his team at halftime.

"Let the opponent score 48 points, our defense is still qualified, but we can do better, the offensive end only scored 39 points, I am very dissatisfied~!! Maybe there will be no such high-intensity games for a long time , Maybe everyone is still adjusting their hand feeling. I think these excuses can stand up to the first half, but they can’t stand up to the second half, the preseason after that, and the regular season afterward~!! Not to mention your entire career ~!!!"

Lan Shengli said with a rare fit of anger.

That serious and stern look was uncharacteristically.

All the players listened, but also lowered their heads and did not say a word.

"Although the outcome of the preseason game is irrelevant, the whole process of the game is very important. I can accept that you all fight the whole game and lose a point at the end, but I can't accept that you lose the game if you don't work hard~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to reprimand.

"Of course, you haven't been together for a long time, maybe you will get better gradually, but you must be clear, don't take anything for granted, it is not because we are more talented and capable that we will win the game , the team that works harder to win can win~!!"

Lan Shengli's words are more meaningful to let the players calm down and face up to the opponent in the game.

The Kings, like the Clippers, are rebuilding teams. In terms of the talent and potential of the players on both sides, the Clippers are better, but if these talents and potentials cannot be transformed into advantages on the field, then It's a waste of money.

And Lan Shengli is often able to use such words to alert the players to tense up their nerves.

After the start of the second half of the game, the state of the Clippers players has improved a lot, mainly because Harden has become more active, and he is also willing to chase and bite the opponent on the defensive end.

"Crack~!!"

"Good defense~!! Good defense~!! Hold on~!! The point difference is about to catch up~!!"

Seeing the improvement of the team members, of course Lan Shengli also encouraged him.

However, this is a preseason game after all, and they will not play the game according to the rotation of the regular season. Especially in the fourth quarter, the main players usually watch the water dispenser players play the game, even in anxious moments.

Although the Clippers are mostly young players, and although most of their main players are players on rookie contracts, Lan Shengli still didn't let them play at the last moment.

Perhaps Lan Shengli still has reservations about the game.

Although the fringe players of the Clippers worked hard, they were a little less capable after all, and failed to catch up with the point difference. The final score was fixed at 108:96.

The first game of Lan Shengli's coaching career ended in a loss.

Although the outcome of the preseason game is irrelevant, but losing is still more disappointing after all.

Although Lan Shengli shook hands with the opponent's head coach and the players with a smile, he could feel some regret and dissatisfaction in his expression.

Regret and dissatisfaction are also the fans of the Clippers.

They were not dissatisfied with the overall state of the team, but began to question the state of the champion Lang Harden, or his ability.

"Is this Harden going to work~?! When the team chose him with the No. [-] pick instead of Griffin, I thought it was a crazy operation~?!"

"Yeah, this guy doesn't seem to be used to the NBA at all, he should play a few more years in college~!!"

"The Clippers finally got a No. [-] lottery. God bless you, don't become a parallel importer~!"

Listening to the discussion of the Clippers fans who left the scene, it can be heard that they did not buy Harden's performance in this game.

Harden played 25 minutes in the first NBA game. He made 8 of 2 two-pointers, 6 of 1 three-pointers, and made two free throws. He scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. The shooting rate is very low and the efficiency is very low. Coupled with 3 turnovers, Harden's performance is not satisfactory in terms of statistics or on-the-spot performance.

If a show at the end of the first round has such a performance, it may be understandable, but Harden is the No. [-] pick, and the Clippers gave up the No. [-] pick chosen by Griffin~! !
Boss Sterling watched the post-match interview with a solemn expression, but did not speak, but that expression already showed the boss's stern attitude towards the team.

Perhaps Harden's future performance will determine Lan Shengli's future in the team.

"How would you rate James Harden's performance tonight~?!"

Sure enough, at the press conference after the game, the reporter asked Lan Shengli about Harden.

"Obviously, Harden's performance is a bit struggling, or I can explain that he is still trying to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, trying to find his own state, but obviously there is not much time for him, especially when you are still the No. [-] pick~ "

Lan Shengli's answer is not so much for the reporters, but for Harden himself.

And it can be heard that Lan Shengli is really not satisfied with Harden's performance.

"Share the feeling after coaching the first NBA game~!"

Of course, Lan Shengli, who is also a rookie, cannot escape this problem.

"Being the head coach and working behind the scenes are completely different feelings. Maybe the behind-the-scenes workers will not take any responsibility for the team's loss, but the head coach is different. As far as the loss of this game is concerned, I have to bear most of the responsibility. I didn't make a correct assessment of the difficulty of the game, and I didn't let the players adjust to a better state, but fortunately, this is a preseason game, and the purpose of this kind of game is to find out the problem, so even though we lost But it’s worth it if you can find the problem and solve it~~”

Lan Shengli replied.

(End of this chapter)