Chapter 66: Self-Blame (Various Requests)
Without the two brothers on the court in the first quarter, the Clippers' defense became not much better than the Knicks' defense, and the defense in the paint area was even more noisy.
Marbury, Crawford, and Richardson frequently hit the basket, and it is impossible for the Clippers to count on the clumsy Davis and the completely defenseless Thomas to guard the team's paint area.
With the score of 22:28, the Knicks led the Clippers by six points in the first quarter.
The Clippers don't have two brothers, and the only one who can attack and defend on the court is Artest, but it's unrealistic to expect the beast to carry the whole team like Kobe, and the Clippers have become scattered and no longer cohesive as in previous games.
As soon as the second quarter began, the two brothers were sent up by old Dunleavy Sr.
Ji Guoqiu began to use the front defense, Curry is much better than Yao Ming, even the injured Yao Ming Curry, the fat shark, can't compare.
Eddie Curry couldn't even get the ball under Ji Guoqiu's front defense, and the New York Fat Sharks were beaten back to their original form after only a few minutes, and it seems that he not only has a long skill cd time, but also a short duration. Watching his clumsy performance on the field, the smiling assassin Thomas was once again so angry that his stomach hurt!
On the other hand, Ji Guozhi also wanted to follow his brother's example, but Randolph was not Eddie Curry, and in less than three minutes, Ji Guozhi tragically received his third foul, which made his face darken.
"Dead fatty, dare to make me ugly!" Ji Guozhi saw the smug and stinky face of rotten tofu, and the anger in his heart began to condense.
Old Dunleavy made the decision he regretted the most today off the field, and he did not replace Ji Guosha, who committed three crimes.
At 6 minutes and 05 seconds in the second quarter, Ji Guosha was once again pushed away by Randolph with a big ass, this big black bear is a typical bully who is afraid of the soft and afraid of the hard, and when he encounters the weak Ji Guosha, he bullies him hard, and finally angers the fox who has been unhappy on the other side!
Randolph didn't see it, and when he forcibly squeezed Ji Guoyi and turned around to hook his hand, a black foot silently stretched out under him......
"Ahh Randolph screamed!
Ji Guosha pretended to be stepped on and fell down with Randolph, and before falling to the ground, he didn't forget to learn from Randolph to scream as well.
Randolph clutched his ankles and fell to the floor with a painful expression, this guy weighs a lot and can stand up much stricter than the average player.
Ji Guoyan also fell to the ground, at this moment he had calmed down, and when he saw Randolph with a painful and hideous face, he had thoughts of regret in his heart.
"That's how you turn grief into strength?"
Ji Guoqiu had no expression on his face, but he was very angry in his heart, and without waiting for Ji Guoqiu to answer, he continued to ask: "Have you forgotten how we retired in our last life?" Do you know what you're doing? ”
"Don't say it, I know it's wrong!" Ji Guoyan shouted in his heart.
The two brothers stopped talking, the Knicks team can see from Randolph's injury, the atmosphere in their team must be bad, and no one came up to trouble Ji Guosha when this happened?
The Knicks team doctor had already taken to the court to deal with Randolph's injury, and the three referees saw that there was no conflict, and walked to the technical table to watch the slow-motion replay, and they had to use Guò slow motion to determine whether Ji Guoyi was unintentional or deliberate, so as to make a decision.
Old Dunleavy had an ugly face, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Ji Guoyi's uncalm actions this time, which most coaches in the NBA do not advocate.
On the court, you can make small movements, pull jerseys, top waists, even if you occasionally use a "Los Angeles elbow", which is harmless, but under the black foot is a life-destroying action, except for Bowen, there are not many people who use it, even if Bowen doesn't use it much.
There were no cheers or boos from the Clippers fans, the arena was very calm, everyone was waiting for the referee's verdict, they were not sure if their players were intentional, of course, in their hearts, the Clippers fans believed that Ji Guosha was unintentional.
Several referees discussed for a long time, and finally showed Ji Guoqiu a technical foul, because they couldn't judge whether Ji Guoqiu's action was intentional.
The New York players were very unhappy with the decision, and head coach Thomas excitedly rushed up to protest to the referee, and finally was also shown a technical foul because of his excitement.
Thomas has reason to be dissatisfied, because under the preliminary diagnosis of Randolph by the team doctor, the injury is not light, and it is not possible to suspend the game for a month or two, or even more severely.
Their record is already miserable enough, and this is really worse!
Ji Guoyi was not sent off the game, but was even more blamed by his conscience, he really regretted it now, and even Taylor Swift was temporarily thrown aside by him.
Ji Guoqiu knew Ji Guoqiu's mood and did not accuse him again.
Although the New York players were a little unrighteous when they didn't stand up for their teammates just now, they were filled with righteous indignation when they saw Ji Guosha escape the referee's punishment and was only awarded a technical foul!
In the next game, under the same hatred, the Knicks players on the court were surprisingly good, and even Marbury, who had slipped for various reasons this season, also broke out of the small universe, plus the Knicks had a collective convulsion, and the outside line composed of Artest and Posey couldn't resist it, and was beaten by all kinds of ** singles.
At the end of the first half, the score was 42:53, the Clippers trailed by 11 points, and the fans were no longer as confident as they were at the beginning, and it didn't look good today.
At halftime, old Dunleavy sprayed Ji Guosha with a bloody head in the locker room, and the old handsome spit stars were about to wash his face.
Ji Guoshi didn't dare to say a word, but in fact, when he was scolded, he was able to feel a little more comfortable, at least less guilty.
In the first half, Ji Guoqiu guarded the inside line alone, coupled with two fouls on his back, it was difficult to cope with the violent Knicks generals took turns to attack, and only got 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and the defensive end was stretched.
Ji Guoyi, who committed four fouls early, was like invisible today, with 0 points and 2 rebounds in the first half, and 0 of 3 shots.
In the second half of the game, Ji Guozhi still did not reply, and after less than five minutes in the third quarter, he got the fifth foul and was replaced by Dunleavy Sr.
Artest and Mobley combined for 18 points in the third quarter, but by the end of the third quarter, the score was still 65-78, and they had trailed by 13 points.
Knicks' Crawford had a convulsion today, scoring 35 points in the third quarter, and he had a chance to get the fourth 50+ in his career.
In the final quarter, the Clippers' bench failed to help the team narrow the score, and although the Knicks' salary of more than 100 million on the opposite side was cheating, there was a little benefit, that is, there were many people.
Knicks rookie David Lee is a sight to behold today, the white short inside player is very smart, moves fast, has a soft touch, does not stick to the ball, has an excellent sense of position, moves the ball quickly, and has a concise and effective back-to-back half-hook similar to Ji Guoqiu's low post, and the Clippers have unknowingly scored a lot of points by him.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers did not catch up with the score, and until the game entered the final five minutes, they still trailed by 15 points, and the old coach chose to give up the game.
Ji Guoyi didn't get a chance to play in the fourth quarter, and Dunleavy Sr. was disappointed with him today.
With a final score of 84-102, the New York Knicks unexpectedly ended their six-game losing streak against the Clippers, who had been gaining momentum recently, and won their first win of the season. However, this victory did not come easily, their main power forward Zach Randolph is still lying in the hospital, and it is not known how serious the injury is for the time being.
Ji Guoqiu's performance in this game was also very average, he was affected by his younger brother, only got 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, did not get a double-double, and the rebounds were rare without a double-double.
Ji Guoyi's table today can be ignored directly, this guy only got 0 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, plus 4 turnovers and 5 fouls.
After the game in the locker room, the old cat Mobley and Artest patted Ji Guoyi on the shoulder, and the two stepped forward to comfort Ji Guoyi, who was depressed: "Little fox, go home and sleep, don't read the newspaper and don't go online." ”
They know that Ji Guoyi's appearance today will definitely be criticized by various media and fans of other teams after the game, especially his controversial foul on Randolph, which will definitely become the focus of news after the game.
The elder Dunleavy did not let Ji Guosha attend the press conference, which was a kind of protection for his own disciples, but he was criticized by various media, and reporters thought that the Clippers did not respect the media and the Knicks.
The old coach took care of the calf at this time, resolutely refused to admit the media's statement, and did not let Ji Guoyi attend the post-match press conference, completely because he did not look good today, that's all, there is no other reason.
Just kidding, he scolded and scolded, but he would never let these undisciplined reporters follow to attack Ji Guosha.
At the post-match press conference, the smiling assassin Thomas blamed Ji Guoyi's foul, claiming that he would never tolerate a player with poor character like Ji Guoyi, and would definitely appeal to the league for justice, so that the despicable player could get the punishment he deserved!
When he said this, he seemed to have forgotten how the Bad Boy Legion was notorious in the first place, and he didn't seem to be qualified to say that about others.
The Clippers' press conference today lasted for a very short time, and the old Dunleavy was extremely uncooperative in the face of the media, and he also used swear words, making it clear that he was using his own unreasonableness to attract the dissatisfaction of the media, and to help the national shame divert firepower, and the old man was not afraid of scolding.
Ji Guoqiu is also diverting hatred for his younger brother, who has always been gentle and elegant, and today he faced the provocation of the Los Angeles Times, and made a rare sarcastic remark: "Our whole team has only one task this season, to be the best team in Los Angeles, and we have done it for the time being." ”
The media inclined to the Lakers are naturally extremely unhappy when they hear this, the Lakers are not much better than the Clippers in recent seasons, especially this season, the Clippers have selected two rookies with outstanding potential, which makes the Lakers very red.
Moreover, even if the Clippers lose this game, their record is still 5-2, which is still much better than the Lakers' 4-3, which makes them lack confidence when they denigrate the Clippers.
The same is true for Lakers fans, facing the sworn enemy in the same city, it is natural that if you are not good, everyone will not be good, and if you are good, you still can't be good.