Chapter 710: Four Best of the Month
The Clippers and Nets will play 15 games in March, and most of the Nets' opponents are teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league, but there are many back-to-back games, and the schedule is generally not difficult. The Clippers have a much easier schedule than the Nets, with the defending champions facing most of the lower-ranked teams in the East and West, and both teams have an easier schedule in the sprint to the regular season, as long as they play the most crucial month of March, the April game will not matter.
On March 1, the Clippers bloodied the Sacramento Kings on the road, and Cousins, who shone in the rookie game not long ago, was hatted by the Fox brother four times in the game today, and his self-confidence was seriously damaged.
The 18% body fat content of the king's rookie put him at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Ji Guoyi, and although the little fox weighed 20 pounds lighter, he was not afraid to fight against him at all. Cousins's fat doesn't hurt at all when he hits it, but Cousins grins in pain every time he fights Ji Guoyi, which is the benefit of a low body fat rate.
Cousins is a perverse player, supposedly manic, and has a lot of personal problems since entering the NBA, with frequent rumors of discord with teammates, discord with the coaching staff, and even off-court brawls, in short, negative news about him can be seen every day.
But in this game, Cousins did not break out his so-called mania, even if he was elbowed twice by Ji Guosha in the game, this grumpy big man actually endured it, which shows how bad the reputation of the dead fox is now.
Ji Guoyi scored 39 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 blocks, and Cousins, who was opposite him, only scored 8 points and 6 rebounds, and was fouled out in the last six fouls. The poor king's genius was taught to be a man today by the fox uncle.
At the post-match press conference. Journalists with good things are interested in the confrontation between Ji Guoyi and Cousins. Naturally, he also inquired about his body fat percentage.
In the face of reporters' inquiries, Ji Guoshame shamelessly said that his body fat rate was only 4%, which made many reporters scoff, saying that you are a fool.
Dead Fox also blushed a little after speaking, except for when he first entered the NBA, he was too thin, and his body fat ratio reached 6.8%. Since then, he has been gaining weight and strengthening muscles, and his body fat percentage has never fallen below 8%. The so-called official data is not credible at all, and his official data also says that he bench press 450 pounds. In fact, the dead fox struggled to push even 300 pounds.
Ji Guoyi tested after All-Star and his body fat percentage is 8.5%, while his official statistic is 5.5%. The body fat percentage of giant pandas is 9.2%, compared to 6.6% according to official figures. However, even if the data is falsely reported, the body fat percentage of the two of them is very low.
In the NBA, the body fat rate of interior players can rarely be lower than 10%, and the body fat rate of ordinary outside players can reach 8%-10%, and there are not many. Interior players generally have a body fat percentage between 10% and 15%, but Cousins's 18% is just too fat.
It has been rumored in China that Jordan's body fat rate remained below 3% all year round at his peak, which is really fooling a fool.
What does a body fat percentage of 3% mean? That's basically the same as a mummy, and players can be sent to the morgue directly after a game.
March 3rd. The Clippers beat the Rockets at home; On March 4, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets on the road; March 8th. The Clippers beat the Bobcats on the road; On March 10, the Clippers lost to the Celtics in overtime; On March 12, the Clippers lost to the Nets away; On March 13, the Clippers won back-to-back games against the Wizards.
The only difficult thing for the Clippers in March was back-to-back road trips to the East during this period, with the No. 12 against the Nets, and the Clippers chose to give up strategically, saving their strength for back-to-back wins over the Wizards the next day. In the end, the Clippers won one of them on four consecutive road roads.
Such a choice is a plan set by the Clippers coaching staff in advance, if they are not greedy enough, they want to win any game, and they are likely to end up with a wave of three consecutive defeats.
On March 15, the Clippers returned from the East to the West, and they were about to challenge the Grizzlies in Memphis, who were excellent defensively.
If they come with three defeats in a row, they will lose four in a row.
The physical strength of the Clippers players is difficult not to be affected by consecutive road games. Fortunately, in the game against the Nets, the elder Dunleavy rotated most of the main players, Ji Guoyi and Iguodala's physical strength was maintained well, and the elder Dunleavy made Billups and Ray in this game. Allen was rested and re-activated Dragic, Hill Sr., Beverley and rookie Grevis. Vasquez.
After the All-Star break, Dragic, Beverley, and Vasquez all got a lot of playing time, and Dunleavy Sr. was on the one hand to make the necessary rotation rest, and on the other hand, to look at which players on the bench could be used in the playoffs.
In the first half of the regular season, these rookies and substitutes generally don't get many opportunities, and many may feel that they are not taken seriously, and they are not serious about training, so they will not be able to seize the opportunity when it comes.
Each team's coaching staff keeps a long-term look at the players, and those who work hard are able to take advantage of opportunities when they get injured or rotate in the second half of the season, such as Beverley, who has been a low presence with the Clippers, and the kid's defense and three-point shooting have been improving.
The Clippers' two No. 1 benches, Dragic is good at offense and Beverley is good at defense, and the two handed over an answer sheet that satisfied Dunleavy Sr. in this game. The Clippers can switch to the right players at any time according to the needs of the on-court format, and after Billups retires in the future, their No. 1 position will not become a shortcoming.
The Grizzlies wanted to take advantage of the home court advantage to beat the Clippers in this game, but unfortunately the background of the defending champions is not comparable to this youth team, and the elder Hill and Dragic exploded in the game, scoring 20 and 24 points respectively to help the Clippers survive this difficult period.
On March 17, the Clippers finally returned to their home court to face the Philadelphia 76ers, a weak team in the East, and the Clippers lost the suspense of the game in the first half, and the fox brother scored 21 points in the second quarter to lead the Clippers by 28 points at halftime.
On March 20, the Clippers hosted the Cavaliers, and the poor Cleveland people got a loss. They are one step closer to the top pick.
March 21. The Clippers played back-to-back games at home against the Suns. Ji Guoyi scored 48 points to lead the team to a big win at home.
On March 24, the Clippers beat the Wizards again at home; On March 26, the Clippers defeated the Lakers away and completed the season of four kills against their rivals in the same city; On March 27, the Clippers continued to beat the Toronto Raptors at home.
Before they knew it, the Clippers had won seven in a row, and they were still sitting at home in the final game of March, against the Dallas Mavericks, who had been eyeing them all the time. The two teams have long treated each other as life-and-death rivals in the Western Conference Finals.
Although the Mavericks are not as young as the Clippers on the lineup, this team has no run-in problems from the beginning, and the performance after the All-Star has become more and more stable, the team is extremely resilient, and the win rate against strong teams is no worse than that of the Clippers.
This is the third meeting between the two teams this season, and they are already familiar with each other, but neither Dunleavy nor Carlisle Sr. has made any spectacular moves in the game, and both teams are playing exactly their own style.
Even fans of both teams know that even if their teams have a way to target each other, they will not show it at this time. The real meeting between these two teams is in the playoffs. The regular season is considered as a warm-up before the game, and winning or losing is not particularly important to them.
in the game. Yao Ming kept bullying Jordan Jr. and Ray in the low position. Allen was full of bukkake Terry, Ji Guoyi bullied Nowitzki on the outside, and Nowitzki retaliated back in the middle distance...... In the end, the Clippers relied on home-court advantage and more dynamic defense to beat the Mavericks in the fourth quarter and won a difficult eight-game winning streak.
The Clippers lost two games throughout March, and their overall record became 59-16, and the top-three spots in the West have been confirmed ahead of schedule.
Compared to the Clippers' smooth sailing in the West, the Nets in the East did not go as smoothly as expected in March.
In their first game of March, the Nets lost to the Celtics at home, suffering their 19th loss of the season.
On March 5, the Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors at home.
On March 6, the Nets played the Toronto Raptors again, and although it was a back-to-back game, both teams faced the same difficulties, and the Nets still won the opponent on the road with far more strength. But the Nets also paid the price for the win, with Bledsoe injuring himself in a fall on a breakaway.
After the game, the hospital's diagnosis was that he would take a five-week break, pinch his fingers to calculate the time, and when the blood cloth returned, the regular season would be almost over.
Jeremy Lin got his chance after Bledsoe's injury, and after All-Star Weekend, Nash's playing time was compressed to less than 30 minutes, and the Nets' No. 1 bench was able to get about 20 minutes per game, which was a rare opportunity for Lin.
On March 9, the Nets defeated the Warriors at home, and Jeremy Lin performed well in this game, although there were a lot of turnovers, but his breakthrough was able to separate the basketball, which was much better than Bledsoe. The Chinese-American point guard played 5 points and 5 assists in 20 minutes of playing time, and his three turnovers were not too bad.
On March 12, the Nets played at home against the Clippers, who had just lost to the Celtics, and in the face of back-to-back opponents, Ji Guoqiu went crazy all over the court, cutting 42 points and 23 rebounds to give the Dead Fox two consecutive defeats.
On March 14, the Nets defeated the Suns at home; On March 18, the Nets lost to the Chicago Bulls at home, and Rose scored 38 points and 6 assists to make Ji Guoqiu's 40 points and 15 rebounds useless; On March 19, the Nets went back-to-back away from home, but they didn't even play the Bucks, scoring a pitiful 13 points in the fourth quarter; On March 22, the Nets beat the Wizards away, allowing the latter to surpass the Raptors and fall to the 13th place in the East.
The Nets started with a win over the Wizards and then had to go through three back-to-backs, which was an incredibly difficult schedule.
On March 23, the Nets lost back-to-back games to the Indian Pacers, their 21st loss of the season; On March 25, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers; On March 26, the Nets lost back-to-back games to the Magic; On March 28, the Nets lost to the Hawks on the road; On March 30, the Nets ushered in a three-game losing streak, and they went to the West and fell to the Rockets; On March 31, the Nets had another back-to-back, eventually losing at home to the New York Knicks, creating the longest losing streak of the season.
The Nets themselves did not expect that they would end the March game with a wave of four consecutive defeats, this month they lost a total of seven games, only with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses, and Ji Guoqiu's "Player of the Month" award is finally facing a crisis.
Sure enough, the Eastern Player of the Month in March was not awarded to Ji Guoqiu, the reason was naturally that the Nets had a poor record, even if Brother Panda's personal data was not reduced, but this honor had enough excuse not to be awarded to him again.
Ji Guoqiu lost the Player of the Month award in March, and unfortunately failed to be elected Player of the Month for 5 consecutive months. However, his previous record of being selected as the "Player of the Month" for four consecutive months still broke the league's best, and Ji Guoqiu is still the only player who has been winning the Player of the Month for such a long time.
The Clippers continued to have an excellent record in March, and Ji Guoyi continued to be named the Western Conference Player of the Month honor, but due to Chris. Paul was elected the Western Player of the Month in December, so Ji Guoyi's current record is only two consecutive months, even if he continues to be elected Western Player of the Month next month, at most it will be the same as the record set by Ji Guoqiu.
The current NBA winner of the most "Player of the Month" awards in a single season is Garnett, who set a record of 4 Player of the Month awards in a single season in the 03-04 season, and now this record has been broken by Ji Guoqiu, as long as the two brothers win the Player of the Month award in April, the two of them can make history.
At the end of March, Ji Guoqiu played 72 games, averaging 31.2 points, 16.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 3.8 blocks and 3.9 turnovers per game, shooting 54.5% from the field, 42.6% from three-point range, and 94.4% from the free throw line
Ji Guoyi only played 70 games due to the ban, averaging 36.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 3.0 blocks, 1.6 steals and 4.2 turnovers per game, shooting 51.5% from the field, 42.4% from three-point range, and 91.6% from the free throw line.
Western Rankings -
1. Los Angeles Clippers (59-16)
2. Dallas Mavericks (55-20)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-26)
4. New Orleans Hornets (46-29)
5. San Antonio Spurs (43-32)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (41-34)
7. Houston Rockets (39-36)
8. Los Angeles Lakers (29-36)
Eastern Rankings -
1. Chicago Bulls (52-23)
2. New Jersey Nets (50-25)
3. New York Knicks (49-26)
4. Miami Heat (48-27)
5. Orlando Magic (44-31)
6. Boston Celtics (42-33)
7. Atlanta Hawks (38-37)
8. Indiana Pacers (35-40)
14. Washington Wizards (17-58) (To be continued......)