overlooking the pitch

Chapter 84 Gordon Injured, Losing Streak

After defeating the Lakers in the first game in December, the Clippers continued to maintain their good momentum. After another wave of three-game winning streak at home, the Clippers also started their road trip, and their record With 12 wins and 12 losses, they have reached the fifth position in the West, and they are almost able to enter the upper half of the Western Conference playoff teams.

"Go to the upper half! Our goal this year is not to make the playoffs anymore, we want the second round!"

"Second round! Second round!"

"Western champions, here we come."

In the Clippers' team forum, the few fans have swelled up one by one, and even tried to rely on this group of recruits to hit the Western Conference championship in the terrible Western Conference.

However, the Clippers, who started the road trip, were not very lucky. In the first game of the road trip, they faced the San Antonio Spurs.

This season is a change in the core of the Spurs' tactics. Tim Duncan, who is getting older and older, begins to take on the defensive interior more and more in the interior. Among the GDP troika, G and P began to undertake more offensive tasks.

At the beginning of the game, the Clippers had an advantage against the top Spurs in the West. Anson gave Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker a cap on the defensive end.

Tim Duncan, the most powerful forward in history, had to stand up and use his rich experience to turn Blake Griffin and Jordan into jumpers, but he couldn't stop Tim Duncan from scoring.

Every score did not bring a smile to Tim Duncan's face, as if calling the shots inside the Clippers was just a normal thing for him.

If An Sheng hadn't known that the guy in front of him was nicknamed Shi Buddha, he would have suspected that this was a different kind of ridicule from NBA players and a special way to welcome rookies.

In this game, the Clippers' Gemini stars had a mediocre feel, especially Anson. Facing the Spurs with a very sound defensive system, when his handfeel was not good, Anson, who had no air cuts, only made 10 of 3 shots tonight. to 8 points.

However, even LeBron James, the regular season MVP, will have bad performance, let alone An Sheng, and it is normal to not have his own light occasionally for a night.

However, the real blow to the Clippers came in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter.

At this time, the Clippers are just 10 points behind the Spurs. At this time, it cannot be said that the Clippers have no hope. The feeling of defeating the No. [-] in the Western Conference is very good.

Eric Gordon played very well tonight. If it weren't for his 8-of-6 three-pointers from the perimeter, the Clippers would have raised their hands and surrendered early.Therefore, when it came to the critical moment, basketball was also handed over to him.

But the Spurs value him very much when he broke out tonight. Manu Ginobili is very close. Obviously, Eric Gordon, who feels hot, will never make a comfortable three-pointer.

The consequence of this is that Eric Gordon rushed into the penalty area without much effort.Get two points first, and one point is one point if you can chase one point.He thinks very simple, but the Spurs' big center Thiago Splitter doesn't think so.

The huge body of 211cm jumped up to protect the frame. This position was found very well. Eric Gordon's body lost his balance in the air, but his obsession with victory still made him barely score this request.

It was not so comfortable when he landed. Eric Gordon could clearly feel that there was something wrong with his fragile knee the moment he landed.

He rolled on the field with his knees in his arms, and he had a hunch that he might miss a lot of games in the future.

With the support of Anson and Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon struggled back to the bench.

The Spurs fans in the audience are silent at this time. They want to win, but they don't like to be injured.

The end of Eric Gordon, the only thigh today, also caused the Clippers' rapid collapse.Anson and Blake Griffin almost made great efforts afterwards but still lost by >5 points.

After the game, the team doctor shook his head at Del Negro: "It must be sent back to Los Angeles immediately." Judging from his tone, until the Christmas game, there may be no Eric in the 6 consecutive away games. The figure of Gordon.

In the next game, Phoenix will face the Suns, which owns the fourth-lowest team in the Western Conference.

The Suns were still the top team in the NBA last season. They reached the Western Conference Finals and lost 6 games with the Lakers. Unfortunately, their inner core, Amare Stoudemire, has gone far this season. Apple City has become the new king of New York.

But with this Sun, the Clippers still feel extremely powerless when dealing with it.Indeed, with Amare Stoudemire gone and two-time regular-season MVP Steve Nash aging, the Suns have been removed from the Western Conference's top teams.

The Suns' 7-second offense swept the league in the past few years. Even though Mike DeAntoni, who developed this tactic, was replaced and Alvin Gentry was the head coach, their style has not changed much. , just because they have Steve Nash.But I have to admit that Steve Nash, he is still one of the greatest point guards in history, and his control of the court is still extremely fine.

Even with the camera system, An Sheng almost put all his attention on Steve Nash when defending the opposing players, ready to suddenly cut off the pass anytime and anywhere. .

But even with the help of the camera system, he still has nothing to do with Steve Nash's weird pass.The speed of the ball is fast, the path of the ball is tricky, and his pass intentionally avoids An Sheng's defensive area. Obviously, he is also wary of this steal king.

However, what made the Clippers most uncomfortable was not the Suns' gorgeous offense, but after Eric Gordon was absent, they found that their offense had a huge problem after losing the young guard.

He is the shooter with the highest three-point shooting rate in the entire Clippers. He is also the only one in the Clippers who has the ability to shoot three-pointers. He is also the best ball-handler of the Clippers on the outside. The other Eric who played was obviously still too young.

The Suns' defense almost surrounded the penalty area.The Clippers' 25 of 7 three-pointers also paved the way for their failure.For the same three-pointers, the Suns were able to shoot 33 of 15. This huge gap in three-pointers made them have to swallow the bitter fruit of two consecutive losses.

(End of this chapter)