Chapter 756 [Eleven Consecutive Victories, After Thanksgiving]
On November 7, the Clippers defeated the Spurs 106-84 at home under the premise of an incomplete lineup.
Yang Rui gave Curry four days off and will miss back-to-back games against the Trail Blazers, with two-way guard Barbossa on the 12-man squad.
The Spurs are missing a shooting guard from Danny Green, and the entire offensive and defensive system is in trouble. Ginobili is still on the bench, and the No. 2 starters have weaknesses whether it is veteran Stephen Jackson or rookie Evan Fournier.
Jackson has a lot of experience, and his shooting accuracy is getting worse year by year, and he can't get on the court.
Fournier's style of play is similar to that of Klay Thompson, a technical wing with an attacking instinct and mediocre athleticism. He can handle the ball and shoot threes, rarely shoots from mid-range, and has the flexibility to defend point guards and struggle against strong wings. He wasn't a qualified starter until his defensive ability improved.
Kawhi Leonard's stats are a slight improvement from last season, and he is still an outside blue-collar who can't help the team much on the offensive end.
The Spurs defended well, but the offense was too poor, with only three players scoring in double figures.
Gary Neal, who scored the most, made 4-of-7 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws to finish with 12 points and two assists; Duncan 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists; Ginobili had 11 points and two assists.
Tony Parker struggled with the defense, finishing with just four points, six assists and four turnovers on 2-of-7 shooting.
Parker has reached the peak of his career in recent seasons, and his stats are beautiful, but his weaknesses have always been there, playing too much on breakthroughs and not being good at long-range shots. Once the opponent blocks the box, Parker will not be able to play.
Back-to-back Clippers played the Trail Blazers and won comfortably 113-90.
Without Curry, the Clippers still have a number of excellent three-point shooters, and fringe guard Barbossa played 18 minutes, scoring 13 points and 2 assists, and shooting 3-of-5 from three-point range.
On the 11th, the Clippers hosted the Hawks, and Curry also returned from his honeymoon.
Without Joe Johnson, the Hawks have been reduced to a weak team, with Josh Smith as a strong guard and a weak offensive as the core, and point guard Jeff Teague on the outside. Korver, who was supposed to be an important three-point pick, is now with the Clippers. And Al Horford, who was supposed to be the axis of the interior, is now the Bucks.
The game was so abusive that the Hawks traded the Hawks for a couple of role players, and they couldn't prevent the Clippers' offense at all. And these players on this team who lack characteristics are even more unable to break through the Clippers' defense.
The only Eagles player Yang Rui cares about is center Zaza Pachuria, who is worried that this will be a bad move. Now Pachulia is still very honest, and he didn't want to hurt people throughout the game, and he won't rush out to step on the defense, even if the Eagles are behind by a big score.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Pachulia made a name for himself, relying on the injury of Kawhi Leonard in the '17 playoffs, after which the Spurs were swept by the Warriors. Before joining the Warriors, Pachulia didn't have a dirty defensive record.
119-75, the Clippers won by 44 points, and the Clippers almost always fought off the bench in the second half, otherwise the Hawks would definitely lose worse than the Lakers, and would have set a record for the largest single-game point difference this season.
After that, the Clippers won in a row, going 14-1 at the end of November. Packed up the thick eyebrows, as long as BA players have the ball, they can get good data, and leading the team to win is the biggest indicator to judge the strength of the players. Harden, the Western Conference Player of the Month, beat Paul to the election and exploded with the Rockets.
On the 14th, the Clippers defeated the Heat 124-83 at home.
The Heat are like the Cavaliers who lost James in Yang Rui's previous life, and Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters met at the Cavaliers. The team also has a bunch of people from all over the world, such as Randy Foye, Norris Cole, Landry, Richard Jefferson, and others on the outside line.
Such a Heat, they don't know who is the core of the team, and they will definitely go forward to the top pick this season. The worst thing is that Dionvites is a high-pick rookie who is not worth developing, his template is Wade, and his offensive and defensive efficiency is much lower than Wade.
On the 17th, the Clippers' opponent Bulls are also a weak team, star point guard Derrick Rose suffered a serious injury to the cruciate ligament in his left knee, and Rohr Deng became the leader of the team as soon as he joined the Bulls, averaging 16.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
In this life, Rose has not won the regular season MVP, and he is still seriously injured and reimbursed, which shows that this is really not a problem of character. And this is Rose's second serious injury, once in the right knee and now in the left knee.
Rose was in the league for a few years, winning the hearts of fans with his devastating style of play, and Windy City once smelled roses. But at the same time, fans are always worried about him, how long can Rose's "seven wounds" style of play last?
Westbrook was smarter than Rose, and the two men were similar when they entered the league, changing his style of play, making more pullup jumpers and attacking less under the basket. Rose, on the other hand, has a thicker and heavier knee protector and never changes his style of play.
On the 19th, the Clippers beat the Spurs again away, starting with a wave of 10 consecutive wins.
Now, the media and fans are not calm again. Everyone knew that the Clippers were strong, but they didn't expect it to be so strong, and almost everyone who hit was the main force who got off work in the third quarter, and almost never encountered a threat.
Griffin, who played the most minutes for the Clippers, also averaged 18 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in just 31.3 minutes per game, which is down from last season, but he is more efficient, shooting 55.6% from the field and 71% from the free throw line.
When a good player gets together, the stats are generally not too pretty, but they will be more efficient, because the opponent will not be able to cover one person all the time, and will get more easy singles opportunities.
The other players played less than 30 minutes, making it a little confusing to see who was the starter and who was the substitute. In these ten games, the bench lineup composed of Curry, Battier, Korver, Tony Allen, Parsons, Farid and others often played the opponent's starters.
On the 21st, the day before Thanksgiving, the away challenge to the Thunder, Paul, Griffin, and Guy finally played the fourth quarter.
The Thunder and the two young men worked together, Kevin Martin completed the task of bringing the bench well, and even Ibaka played at a super level, hitting a three-pointer, several shots, and scoring 20 points.
The Thunder took the lead at the beginning and led by 11 points at the end of the 5 minutes remaining, but unfortunately they couldn't withstand it in the end, there were too few rotation players in the team, and the second young man had too much physical exertion to run. The Thunder didn't score for three minutes and were outscored by the Clippers on a 13-0 run. Although Durant's mid-range shot dragged the game into overtime, the Clippers still won 122-117 and won 11 in a row.
According to the post-game news, the Clippers not only have excellent stars, tacit cooperation, but also super desire to win and amazing tenacity, and they have the ability to break the regular season record this season.
On the Internet, fans have a very heated discussion, Yang Rui has led the Raptors and Lakers to set record records before, and if he leads the Clippers to break the Lakers record, his achievements are enough to make everyone look up.
There are also many Clippers fans who expect the Clippers to break the regular season winning streak, on the 23rd, the Clippers will challenge the Nets, who are now ranked first in the East, as long as they beat the Nets, the Clippers' next schedule is relatively easy, and they will definitely be able to achieve a long winning streak.
The Thanksgiving team was on holiday, and Yang Rui also discussed tactics with the assistant coaches online in the morning, studying the characteristics of the Nets, and they all attached great importance to this game.
Previously, the Nets only lost one game to the Wizards, and now they have won seven in a row, defeating the Cavaliers 105-96 in the last game, and their morale is high.
Many experts believe that the Nets have a better chance of reaching the Finals than the Cavaliers this season and have the ability to compete for a championship.