The Staples Center Arena, which is used by both the Lakers and Clippers, has carried countless glories.

Jerry West, Wirt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar, Cobra Worthy, Magic Johnson, Shaq O'Neal, Kobe Bryant......

The names of the past and the present have left their traces in this stadium, but if you look closely, there may be attentive fans who are puzzled:

Why are all these retired jerseys owned by Lakers players?

The Clippers entered the NBA in 1971, and even in the timeline where Chen Mu is now, they have been in the league for more than 30 years.

The truth is, yes, none of the Clippers' jerseys have been retired, and until now, it has been.

No mascots, no jersey retirements, no championships, not even the division semifinals have been surpassed, from Buffalo to San Diego, from San Diego to Los Angeles. Not only did the Clippers fail to make their mark in the playoffs, but they also set an embarrassing record of 16 seasons not making the playoffs.

It wasn't until a few years later, when Sao Paulo arrived in Los Angeles and joined Griffin and Jordan Jr. to prop up the team's internal and external backbones, that the situation improved slightly.

It's probably the least successful team in NBA history, but the whole 76ers who are visiting today are a little overwhelmed.

“POST！”

With a shout, Kassel successfully hoisted the basketball into the inside, and Captain Brand leaned on his back, firmly occupied the position, took the basketball several times, found a gap in Chen Mu's defense, and then threw a backward jumper.

"Huh"

Basketball hit accurately, and the first quarter was already halfway through, and the Clippers were 16-11 at home, leading by five points.

"It's completely different from Murphy!"

Against Brand again, Chen Mu focused his defense on strength confrontation and foot entanglement, which was not much of a problem against the back-to-back hand. Especially under the premise that Chen Mu's strength has grown greatly and his defensive concentration has improved, it can almost be said that it is the best choice.

However, Brand's arm span is too long, and his height is slightly shorter than Chen Mu's, but when he uses his strength to create space, the moment he chooses to lean back, no matter how hard Chen Mu tries, he can't touch the damn ball.

The shooting point is amazingly high, the shoulders are wide like a half-orc who came out of the game, not only has good basket carrying skills, but also can make some small forwards from time to time like cutting, Brand is simply a kaleidoscope of big forward offensive skills, and every offensive choice makes Chen Mu a headache.

"It's even more difficult than Boozer, not only the difference in strength and jumping agility, but also his speed, which is really fast and scary!"

On the offensive end, he used containment to deliver assists, and after Hunter struggled to score points under the basket, Chen Mu quickly returned to the defensive end with an expression like a big enemy.

“POST！”

Kassel's shouts made no difference, shouting at his back for position every turn, but the movement of his hands was sending a message to his teammates that it was his turn to play singles this time.

Brand came to the low post, turned around and made a key move, causing Chen Mu to step forward and press, and then suddenly crossed his body and made a solid cover on the bottom line.

Chris Carman took advantage of the cover to come to the strong side, smoothly switched positions with Brand, and then opened his hand to take the pass and chisel hard inside against Hunter.

This hair is either outrageously long, and the defender who threw it off is sweaty, or it is amazingly short, like a warrior monk who only leaves a small handful of hair, and the stuck and slow inside line, but the playing style on the court is very tough, and every time he exerts his strength, he seems to be desperate with someone, and he carries a bloody path, and then turns around and hits the basket in the middle.

“NICE~NICE~”

Cassel was very satisfied with the offensive operation, nodding frequently, and the coach off the field, Dunleavy Sr., also smiled, everything was under control.

"These guys, when they are fast, they are like a lightning sprint, but when they are slow, they can score hard chisels again and again, which is really hard to defend!"

The Clippers' offense and defense have been at a mid-tempo level over the past few seasons, and the numbers aren't particularly impressive. But a closer look shows that this season, after Kassel's multiple injuries, the team's average points per game dropped by about 2 points.

The backcourt scheduling of the old monster is the most important regulator of the Clippers, and to use an inappropriate analogy, Brand is the team's engine, offensive endpoint, and breakthrough point for power. Kassel is the team's gearbox, adjusting the details of each attack and defense, choosing to attack fast or slow.

"When"

The offensive end was a little anxious, Chen Mu's mid-range shot failed to hit under the interference of Brand's long arm, and Cassel picked up the rebound from the crowd without slipping, and then suddenly began to accelerate.

The speed of the old monster is not as fast as it was back then, but the ability to combine people and the ball has reached a new peak, and several concise and crisp changes of direction along the way bypassed the defense, and hit the ground outside the three-point line, and the basketball came to the hands of Margeti who was fast on the weak side.

Margeti dribbled very unpretentiously, using his body to carry Iguodala, who was constantly pressuring, and actually had the advantage of strength in the face of fitness maniacs, and forced to carry the latter's defense and make difficult layups.

"Beep!"

The whistle blows and the ball goes in, a fast break two plus one, and the home fans shout and cheer for the team's wonderful performance.

"This guy is too strong!"

Watching Magettiga hit the penalty, Iguodala also shook his head.

In the entire NBA, there aren't too many outside players who are stronger than Iguodala, and Margety is one of them.

The worst thing is that Margeti can always use unbelievable hand shape to successfully shoot when there is physical contact, and repeatedly win fouls. This kind of ability was unparalleled in the NBA for a while, and it wasn't until years later that a bearded guard appeared and took the art of making fouls to a new level (swarthy beard!). ）。

In the next round, the 76ers singled out Cassel with Miller's back, and the continuous turns failed to shake the old guy up, and he reluctantly chose to lean back.

The basketball bumped hit, but Miller couldn't see any joy on his face, because he knew very well that this goal was just luck, and his back skills were not worth mentioning in front of Cassel.

“POST！”

It's another key indication, and it's the inside card positions on both sides, and the 76ers players are all tense up, not knowing what magic Cassel will conjure up this time.

With a sweep of his eyes, Margeti made a block from the weak side, and Cassel deceived himself into the interior and held the ball with his back in the waist position.

It is not often seen that the pick-and-roll cooperation between outside players is to create local defensive chaos and try to find opportunities for misplaced offense and on-the-go offense.

The outside players block and dismantle each other, and the opponent can completely change the defense infinitely to deal with it, and the same outside line, the gap in footsteps and strength is not to the extent that it cannot be made up, and a change of position is not enough to disrupt the defensive arrangement.

And Kassel's purpose is naturally not to directly use the block to score, but to let himself smoothly enter the low post and start to go heads-up with his back.

Dribbling, continuous shoulder swaying, the center of gravity is high and low, and Kassel's back movements are complicated and there is no pattern to follow. However, Miller's defensive backback skills are not bad, and he has not been shaken off the center of gravity, and he has followed step by step, without revealing too many flaws.

"Miller, you must guard against it!"

Chen Mu didn't dare to step forward to wrap up, with Kassel's vision of the ball, as long as he was one step away from Brand, the basketball would be immediately sent to the captain. I can only pray inwardly that Miller can withstand the pressure and prevent this attack.

The continuous shaking failed to get results, Cassel was not in a hurry, seeing that the 5 seconds were approaching, suddenly exerted a force, pushed Miller out of a small space, and then quickly turned with his left foot as the axis, and leaned back almost without leaving the ground.

"You can prevent it!"

Miller immediately stepped forward to jump, and although his bounce was not good, he still had a slight advantage over the 37-year-old alien, and he jumped forward, and the tip of his finger was only half a knuckle away from the basketball.

"Huh"

However, it was this half of the knuckle space, Kassel still managed to shoot, and the basketball accurately entered the frame, turning the net upside down.

"Andrey, yes, the defense has improved, haha!"

I don't know if it's a provocation or a "teasing", Cassel laughed, showed his back molars, and said to Miller: "Come on, you can almost stop me if you don't have to~"

"This old fellow ......!"

Miller is gritting his teeth but helpless, and after decades of grinding on the court, Kassel's grasp of space has become a reality. Even if the body has long been unable to adapt to the increasing pace of the top league, it is not a problem to bully the juniors and brush up the points with their backs.

In the next offensive round, the Clippers showed the boys from Philadelphia almost every time what it means to be experienced and experienced.

Again and again, the back is heads-up, or the shot is thrown back, or the turn is shaky, or the low hand licks the basket, or the high throw of the board, and from time to time there are a few points, and the old cat Mobley and Margeti hit cold-blooded three-pointers, and the Clippers offense is smooth without the slightest sense of delay.

On the contrary, on the Philadelphia side, I don't know if they were led away by the rhythm of the Clippers, and the boys actually showed a miserable back-to-head heads-up in front of the old ball skin. Miller and Chen Mu can still rely on their experience and athleticism to rub some points, but Iguodala, Korver, and even Hunter can only strike again and again, allowing the Clippers to brush wave after wave of counterattacks.

By the time Cheeks called a timeout in the second half of the first quarter and replaced the bench, the score had reached 29-21, and the margin had widened to eight points.

"It's a back-to-back singles teaching exercise!"

Looking at the bench players of the Clippers on the court, they actually showed off their backs, especially the tall point guard Livingston, who repeatedly ate the short Louis Williams, Chen Mu also shook his head helplessly.

"This back-to-back singles is really a skill that must be learned as soon as possible!" (To be continued.) )