The Clippers host the Utah Jazz on Jan. 22 for the second time this season, with the last time they lost by three points on the road.

Prior to this game, the Clippers had lost five in a row, dropped to 8th place in the West, and the playoff spot was once again shaky. Today's game is only a win for the Clippers, and their goal-picking owner, Raheem Sterling, made a rare pre-game promise to the players today that as long as they win, they will give the team a $100,000 bonus as a reward.

Sterling, an old immortal, rarely plucked his hairs, but the prize money was only 100,000 yuan, and there was not much money in the hands of the twelve players. Clippers players said that even if they get this prize money, they will donate it in the name of a group. But even their Grandet boss is willing to give a chance to win, which already shows the importance of this game, and they need to win in order to make the playoffs.

The game was about to start in a while, and in the locker room of the Clippers, Ji Guoqiu held his breath and was in a daze.

Ji Guozhi glanced at him with ** eyes from time to time, and occasionally showed a lewd smile, thinking back at the moment, his brother was really powerful yesterday, and today Christine was stunned that he couldn't come to the scene to watch the game, and Twilight couldn't get out of bed in the morning, so she could only lie on the bed to support this giant panda who went into the wrong hole last night.

"I said, you didn't mean to, didn't you, do you like the back? I really can't see that you're so perverted! Ji Guoyi said in his heart.

"The dog's mouth can't spit out ivory, you voyeur, obscene words, unbearable, you are a pervert!" Ji Guoqiu was furious. But when it comes to it. Naturally, I thought of yesterday's picture again. In a daze again.

Ji Guozhi smiled in his heart: "I think you are called happy, what are you still thinking about when the game is about to start?" Don't get bogged down in Gentle Township, that's how you used to teach me. But if you think about it, that Twilight girl might just be like this, and I didn't see her resist yesterday, so you can laugh secretly. ”

The little fox's words hit the nail on the head, and the corners of Ji Guoqiu's mouth moved, and he could see that this bastard was holding back a smile. After a while, he said in Chinese: "What is nephrite warm fragrance, you envy it, now you are the dead ** silk!" ”

"What's the big deal, yesterday Lao Tzu was equivalent to a car shock...... Don't stare at me, at least I won't be like you in the future, turning off the lights so obscenely! ”

Returning to the game, their opponent today, the Utah Jazz, has had a good record in recent days, and if it weren't for the Rockets' recent record being more perverted, the winning streak has extended the winning streak to 12 games. The Judahs, who were originally in fourth place in the West, are now riding on the back of the Houstonians. can only be ranked fifth.

The Utah Jazz have been a strong team in the West in recent seasons, and they are also a team that domestic fans are very familiar with, because in the playoffs last season, Utah kicked the Rockets out in the first round, and the Jazz has become the second team that Rockets fans hate after the Mavericks.

Last season the Jazz were at Carlos. Boozer led the regular season to an excellent record of 51 wins, and in Stockton. After the end of the Malone era, he led the team back to the Western Conference Finals for the first time and competed with the championship Spurs.

Of course, in addition to Boozer, who is a quasi-MVP-caliber Boozer, they have also found a qualified replacement for Stockton, who has become an All-Star guard. Williams, he and another rising point guard star, Chris of the Hornets. Paul is also a leading figure in the new generation of point guards in the United States. Of the two, Delon, who has a more advantageous figure and is dressed in white skin. Williams is even more favored than Paul, with many pundits believing that he will be the next Jason. Kidd, who is in this position is the hope of American basketball for the next decade.

The Utah Jazz currently sit in fifth place in the West with a 25-11 record, and they are only two wins short of the Rockets, who have won 12 in a straight row. However, this record is still far from safe enough to ensure that it enters the playoffs, and the next few teams are very close, and the Lakers are 25-12 behind the Jazz, and the gap is very small. Once the Jazz lost today, they will be overtaken by another Los Angeles team immediately.

Sloan and Dunleavy Sr. looked at the Western rankings before the game, and they both sighed, how fierce is the competition in the West this year, and they may not even be able to enter the playoffs with this record, who should they reason with?

"Well, the game is about to start, and the importance of today's game is self-evident, so we have to give it our all to win."

Dunleavy Sr. looked at the time, clapped his hands and began to speak before the game.

"As you already know, the Jazz rarely shoot three-pointers, they send the ball more inside, and the percentage of three-point shots made to total shots is only 26th in the league, so we have to guard against their low-post offense, shrink the defense, and play two-to-three defense to force them to shoot three-pointers that they can't shoot well. Secondly, we have to pay attention to rebounding, the Jazz are at the top of the league in defensive rebounding and offensive rebounding, and we have to beat them where they do best! As long as we do these two things well today, we can beat them, low post defense + rebounding, this is the key to our victory! ”

Dunleavy Sr. was on the defensive end today, continuing to use hybrid defense against the Jazz, with the twin brothers switching defenses, the Panda brothers marking Boozer closely, and the other four following the ball to defend, and they played semi-joint defense and half-marking.

The Clippers have been playing a lot of joint defense recently, sometimes more than half of a game, or even the whole game, which is even crazier than the Celtics!

There is no distinction between people and joint defense, but to choose which defensive method to use according to the ability of the players of your own team, as well as the opponent's lineup, and the shape of the field.

Joint defense is not omnipotent, there are many shortcomings, such as joint defense will always leave a defensive blind spot, the mobility of players is extremely high, once the leakage needs to rely on players to use speed and agility to make up for the loopholes; Joint defense also needs a tacit understanding between players with a high degree of compatibility, especially on the inside, most of the black insiders do not have such a good sense of helping to defend and make up for leaks; After the transition between offense and defense, it takes longer to put out a joint defensive formation than the man-to-man time, simply put, since you set up the formation, it always takes time, and this gives a player like Wade or a team like the Suns an opportunity to take advantage of it, if the offensive speed is fast enough, it can use the speed to break through to the basket and score before you have set up the formation.

There are only a handful of teams or players in the league who can meet these requirements, and there is no Duncan or Garnett-level player on the team, and they can't play joint defense under the rules of the NBA. But in summary, most of these requirements are not a problem for the Clippers, such as the most important tacit combination, they have the most tacit combination in the league, and the athleticism is amazing. In addition, Artest and Posey are both players who are good at defense and have rich experience, such a good innate advantage is there, and the Clippers should be struck by lightning if they don't play joint defense!

The Clippers players played, and the "Staples" arena was not only full today, it was simply overcrowded!

The two brothers always felt that Sterling's bastard boss, in order to recover the loss of the winning bonus, let hundreds of more people come in today, this kind of boss is also considered the best, if this is discovered by the league, it will not be punished to death this Grande!

Christine didn't come to the game today because she couldn't get out of bed.

And Emma. Roberts accidentally tore the ticket in half yesterday and threw it directly into the toilet. I regret it early this morning, but I don't regret the medicine to take, so I can only sit at home and watch the game with my head down, and scold Isabella for being a slut while watching!

Taylor. Swift and his parents came to the scene, and when they saw Ji Guoyi appearing, they immediately waved to the fox brother.

The Clippers started this game: Black Parker, James. Posey, Ron. Artest, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu.

Jazz starting lineup: Delon. Williams, Ronnie. Brewer, Andre. Kirilenko, Carlos. Boozer, Memet. Oku.

Ji Guoqiu faced the opponent who Yao Ming wanted to kill with a gun the most today, and there was a lot of pressure on him. However, when I thought of the blood I had just received yesterday, Ji Guoqiu not only did not have weak feet today, but was full of energy and radiant, this state is no different from stimulants.

"Boss, are you sure you see blood? Yesterday it was pitch black, and you can still see blood in your eyes, why don't I believe it? ”

"Nonsense, can't I feel that layer of plastic wrap without seeing blood?"

"I heard that there are artificial ...... now"

Ji Guoqiu immediately interrupted his words, and threatened with a black face: "If you say it again, don't think about receiving my pass today!" ”

The game starts immediately, and today's game is broadcast live on ESPN, with commentary in addition to Jeff. Van Gundy, and today I have Bill. Wharton and Mark. Jackson partnered together.

Jeff. Before the start of the game, Van Gundy said slowly: "Larry, the owner of the Utah Jazz. Miller has so much patience that this team has had a lot of patience with John. Stockton and Karl Malone said goodbye and also failed to make the playoffs for three years in a row, but he has incredible patience. Head coach Sloan has the insight to know that his team will get better, and as long as they maintain the momentum they had last season, they still have what it takes to reach the Finals this year.

Mark. Jackson, who is sociable, immediately picked up the conversation and said, "Of course, looking back at Sloan's long tenure as a coach for the Jazz, he was the longest-serving coach in the entire sports world, with almost 20 years on the same team, and his steady style and success show the importance of trust and patience to the end result."

Bill. "He's missing that ring now, and this season I think they have a chance to make it to the Finals, and the Jazz have a reasonable lineup and a good defense," Wharton laughed. It's a strange team, though, because they've had the most fouls in the league this season, but they're also the team with the most steals."

"It's a really strange combination, and I was surprised when I learned that the Jazz were the team with the most steals in the league, but their style of play is tough, they defend with a strong body, and the result is that they still have a lot of steals despite fouls," Van Gundy said. (To be continued......)