On October 30, the Clippers defeated the Thunder 114-90 at home.

The Clippers have not allowed their opponents to score more than 100 points in two consecutive games, and the joint defense system is powerful. Gasol was a defensive black hole in the Lakers, but not after joining the Clippers, because the outside rarely puts guards into the restricted area, and he only needs to defend his own people.

The most exciting highlight of the game is the confrontation between Brother Alphabet and Durant, Brother Alphabet did a very good job of defending Durant in the second half, always interfering with shooting, and he will not be easily passed, although it is related to the wheel battle in the first half, he is also worthy of praise.

After the game, Durant commented on Brother Alphabet. "Look at Antetokounmpo, buddy, this guy is horrible, I think, he's more athletic than me, he's faster than me, he's jumping higher, he's going to be stronger than me in the future."

If you look at the figure, you will find that Brother Alphabet's skeleton is bigger than Durant, and it is basically certain that he will be better at confrontation than Durant in the future.

Brother Alphabet does a lot of actions that make people feel exaggerated, after all, it is the body of the center to do the actions of the defender; And Durant's movements don't have an exaggerated feeling, as natural and fluid as a guard, and these are all things he does in the face of defensive pressure. Durant's shooting ability is even more complete, and he can easily cut 30+.

Durant scored 32 points in this game, which did not affect the game, and Westbrook played only 9 minutes in the first quarter before going off the court due to injury, scoring only 2 points and 4 assists. This year, the Thunder still mainly relied on two less, and suffered two consecutive defeats after a bad start.

On the 31st, the Clippers played back-to-back games against the Lakers away and won 134-91.

Gasol played 33 minutes, scored 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and was very active on the offensive end, not only pulling out to shoot three-pointers, but also attacking the basket, and a beautiful dream step to shake off Boozer and score a pick-and-roll.

The Lakers have completely been reduced to the bottom of the weak team, the rookie Embiid is out for the season, Kobe Bryant is playing with Carlos Boozer, who has a serious decline in form and poor defense, and the fat Glenn Davis, Wesley Johnson, Marshall and others cannot pose any threat to the Clippers.

The Lakers' best man to help Kobe Bryant is Nick Young, who has always been very capable individually, averaging 17.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game last season, shooting 38.6% from three-point range and 2.1 shots.

In the preseason, Nick Young even confidently said: "I can win Kobe Bryant alone, but I don't want him to feel that way because I still have to play with him." He still has to pass the ball to me, so I'd say he can win, but deep down, we all know who can win. ”

Then, Nick Young accidentally injured his thumb while defending Kobe Bryant in practice. He tried to steal, but his hand hit Kobe's elbow, and after an examination, Nick Young was diagnosed with a torn ligament and is expected to be out for at least eight weeks.

When talking about the reason for Nick Young's injury, Kobe Bryant jokingly said: "My body is made of steel, and that's why. ”

After killing the team's more efficient scorers, the steely Kobe Bryant really led the team to three consecutive defeats, shooting 6 of 15 in this game, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, getting 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and leaving work in the third quarter.

After this game, Kobe Bryant's career total shots have reached 13,419, surpassing John Havlicek (13,417 shots), becoming the player with the most shots conceded in NBA history, and was crowned the "Iron King of History".

However, compared to a single game, Kobe Bryant is far worse.

The record belongs to an ancient beast, with Joe Forkles hitting an all-time record of 42 irons on 13-of-55 shooting against Providen in the regular season. The older brother broke the playoff record 12 days later, shooting 8-of-46 against the Hawks.

The record of "Iron King" is much more significant to onlookers than to Kobe himself. If you believe that Kobe Bryant is an inefficient ball player, then this statistic is undoubtedly the best proof of this; But if you believe that Kobe Bryant has always been the Lakers' best offensive choice and dares to take responsibility, then this statistic is just proof that he is desperate enough.

In any case, Bryant will still stick to his own (self) philosophy and style of play until the moment he retires.

Kobe Bryant has a positive record, and next month he may surpass Jordan to rank third all-time in the scoring list, but there is no hope of overtaking the top two unless he plays beyond the age of 40 and continues to make the most shots on the team.

Heading into November, the Clippers continued to be strong, opening with an 11-game winning streak before losing to the Bulls on the road.

The Clippers had a chance to win, and the defense was good, but the players were too bad and played iron collectively.

Curry shot just 4-of-17, 2-of-10 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line for just 14 points and seven assists.

At the end of the month, the Clippers led the league with a 15-1 record, and Curry's aberration did not affect him to win the Western Conference Player of the Month.

In December, the Clippers lost twice, away to the Nuggets and home to the Spurs.

On December 31, the Clippers beat the Knicks 129-78 at home, creating another massacre of more than 50 points.

The Clippers played a terrifying defensive intensity, and no one on the Knicks team scored in double figures except for Anthony, who only scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 7-of-18, 1-of-2 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws.

The worst thing is that Tyson Chandler, who was dug in the summer, is out of the game for 6-8 weeks with an injury, and the Knicks have a 5-29 record, ranking last and ready to rebuild.

ESPN experts' predictions at the start of the season began to come true, and the Clippers scored a lot lower than last season, averaging just 112.7 points per game, and their defense was much better, conceding only 98.6 points per game, which allowed them to still win comfortably.

The Clippers' three-point shooting accounted for a significant increase in the proportion of offense, with 86.6 shots in a single game, including 44 three-pointers, accounting for more than half of the proportion, breaking the historical record, and the overall three-point shooting rate reached 38.6%, which is still obtained under the premise that Danny Green's three-point shooting rate dropped to 34.4%.

The rebounding of the Clippers is also very fierce, and the four major rotations on the inside are three rebounding masters, no matter whether they play big forward or small forward, the rebounding efficiency is very high. Middleton and Gay are not bad at rebounding on the outside, and even Curry can predict accurately, picking up backcourt rebounds to launch a fast break.

The trident with the most points on the offensive end of the Clippers is Curry, Gay, and Gasol, and only Curry averages 20+ points per game. Now the Clippers are going on a rotational route, with players scoring average and six players scoring in double figures.

Nene 11 points and 5 rebounds; Middleton had 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists, while Draymond Green was often out and had a performance on the offensive end, with 11.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists.

Danny Green, LaVine, Brother Alphabet, White Edge and others did not score doubles, because of the lack of playing time, and the efficiency was not low.

Whiteside was purely cheated by Yang Rui, deliberately controlling his playing time, only playing about 15 minutes per game, so that he will enter the free market next year, even if a team is willing to bet on his talent, the contract offered is unlikely to be too big. With an annual salary of tens of millions, he will be considered the middle class, and it will be too easy for the Clippers to keep him.

Curry once again leads the All-Star voting and is on track to win the vote for the third year in a row, averaging 24.6 points, 4 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2 steals in 32.5 minutes per game, shooting 48.2% from the field, 44% from three-point range and 91.4% from the free throw line.

Curry almost made it to the 180 club, and he once again led the regular season MVP list. President Adam Silva is a headache right now, and if Curry wins another award, he will be tied to Larry Bird three times in a row. Do you want to give him the prize?