Chapter 817 [MVP Booked in Advance]
The moment Middleton hit the shot, the Staples Center was boiling, and the Clippers fans in front of the TV were hooked, and it was the perfect treat to watch such an exciting game on Christmas.
The Spurs players were collectively sluggish, Popovich shook his head on the sidelines, he didn't blame his group of disciples, Duncan's choice was right, Curry shook Parker away, if he didn't make up for the defense and let Curry shoot in the open position, everyone could guess what the result was.
Popovich was unhappy that he fell behind again in this contest with Yang Rui, and in the end, this attack was arranged very well from rotation to tactics, and it was usually difficult to create a gap in the whistle ball, all of which were aimed at people, but the Clippers created an easy opportunity.
Today, it was Middleton who benefited the most, and his confidence was stronger. In the past, he was highly praised just by entering the starting lineup, but now he is playing a strong team and throwing a stunner, and there will be more people who are optimistic that he will become a star.
Yang Rui is also more confident in developing Middleton, as long as he is given enough shots, in the right offensive system, he can play no worse than Klay Thompson.
In fact, Yang Rui didn't expect Curry to pass the ball to Middleton in the end, although Middleton is in a better position, but it is not easy to trust a rookie, in case this ball is missed, someone must say that Curry does not dare to take responsibility and dump the blame or something.
Middleton played 26 minutes and finished with 15 points and three assists on 5-of-10 shooting, 3-of-6 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws.
Curry had a mediocre performance, shooting 7-of-17, 3-of-10 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line to finish with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
Griffin finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and three assists on 10-of-20 shooting and 3-of-4 free throws.
Green finished with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting and 4-of-6 three-pointers.
At the post-game press conference, Yang Rui focused on praising these four players, and also praised Leonard and Duncan, and the Spurs players also performed well, Duncan scored 18 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, and Leonard scored 21 points.
Leonard is already on the cusp of succeeding Duncan, the team's third-leading scorer, and he's played efficiently.
One thing Yang Rui is very depressed, tomorrow the team will play back-to-back against the Trail Blazers, and he will not be able to go home to spend Christmas with his girlfriend and children, so he can only buy a lot of gifts in advance as compensation.
Now, both Nina and Stana want Yang Rui to stay at home because they haven't worked for a long time and are very idle.
After filming "Gravity" and "Space Traveler", after achieving high box office results, the value of both women has skyrocketed, and ordinary small-budget movies can't afford to hire them at all, and suitable roles in big-budget movies are difficult to find, so they fall into the void.
Many big-name stars are not good at receiving films, this is the case, until one day their value falls, many people will come to the door, such as Nicolas Cage, who is crazy about bad movies.
If you want to maintain your popularity and not pick up bad movies, the best way is to mix in Marvel as a superhero, but Marvel has always liked to find people with low value, if it weren't for Scarlett's previous fat and worthless, the role of Black Widow would not be hers.
Yang Rui can't think of any good scripts now, so he can only spend money to collect promising scripts, which has to be considered in the long run.
In back-to-back games, the Clippers players, although tired, still grabbed the Trail Blazers with a blaster.
The Trail Blazers sent Noah to the Magic in the summer in exchange for Batum and Glenn Davis. The core of the team is Aldridge, the interior defense is a lot weaker, and they are missing an important star point guard Lillard on the outside, and the starting point guard is only Darren Collison to replace Calderon.
Curry had 33 points, 8 assists and 6 steals, and Griffin had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the team to a 127-111 victory.
Clippers players are generally relaxed on the defensive end, and they can break down opponents with offense alone.
The Clippers lost 109-115 to the Suns on Dec. 30, and the players were a little too relaxed, with generally poor shooting options and Curry becoming a blacksmith.
The Suns joined Bledsoe in the summer, a super-impact point guard who some called 185CM James.
Also on the perimeter are Terrick Evans and Goran Dragic, both excellent two-way guards, and when the 196CM Evans is a small forward, the trio can play together and play small-ball tactics to strengthen the offense.
Up front, the Suns' PJ Tucker and Gerard Green are equally impactful, interior Channing Fry and Markieff Morris can shoot three-pointers, and Miles Plumlee is a good meat shield center with no bad mobility.
The Suns' tactics are to imitate the Clippers, pull out the inside line of the positional battle to cover, respond, the guard breaks through, and quickly counterattacks after the defense is successful, relying on the players' individual ability to fight randomly.
The Suns don't have big-name stars, but in this game, Bledsoe scored 34 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, outperforming Curry. His breakthrough is sharp and explosive, and Curry is not good at defending when he rushes.
Dragic and Evans took the bench together and also withstood the Clippers' bench bandits.
The Suns are a big dark horse in the West this year, with a current record of 19 wins and 11 losses, and as long as they don't suffer injuries, they will definitely make the playoffs.
At the end of December, the Clippers lost four games and led the standings.
Curry averaged 33.4 minutes per game, scoring 24.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 44.3 percent from three-point range and 88.5 percent from the free throw line.
Curry's scoring and assists are both career highs, and although he was not selected for the 180 club, he is different from Nash in that he shoots more and is more difficult to ensure his shooting percentage. At the peak, Nash only shot when the opportunity was good, and he never averaged 20+ per game in his career.
Playing such a terrifying performance, Curry was voted the Western Conference Player of the Month in a row, and there are four times of the Weekly Player, and Griffin has two Western Conference Player of the Week, which is not as good as Curry overall.
Curry leads the MVP rankings, Griffin ranks third, and Paul is added between the two, and the reason why he gets such a high evaluation is directly related to the fact that the three of them led the Clippers to the best record in history last season.
Without record support, no matter how beautiful the data is, don't want to become a top star. The Mavericks are currently third in the West and fourth in the league, and the pundits give Paul the biggest credit.
Paul George relied on his all-around performance and the Pacers' second-place record in the East to finish fourth; LeBron James' Cavaliers are third in the East, with a mediocre record and the most beautiful stats are only fifth.
Unless Curry doesn't play well in the second half, Griffin can't come from behind, and both play for the Clippers and have credit for winning. Curry's inaccuracy is impossible, and he hasn't shot below 40 percent from three-point range since he entered the league.
Curry is the No. 1 in the league in popularity, leading the All-Star vote and temporarily being the vote king.
James is the most popular player in the East, but the star votes are only barely ahead of Yao Ming and Paul George.
The Cavaliers are still not going well this year, and the team's record began to decline after the "Brazilian actor" Vallejo was seriously injured, averaging 36.8 rebounds per game, ranking first in the league.
James is the first in the team with three statistics, averaging 27.1 points, 7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, which shows the team's dependence on him.
Wade had only 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists, while Bosh had 16.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
In the summer, all three are ready to jump out of their contracts, and the other two big men are struggling to get high salaries, and the Cavaliers are definitely going to start rebuilding. They may keep one of them, because if all three go, the Cavaliers won't even be able to meet the minimum wage, so they will have to go to the free market and sign bad contracts, and then they will be even more passive.
The Nets and Spurs star statistics are not pretty, and if the Clippers want to get the best record, the MVP must be theirs.