As the saying goes, enemies are particularly jealous when they meet. This sentence is suitable to describe the Clippers and Lakers today.

The situation of the two teams is not very harmonious now. This is not only because the Clippers threatened the Lakers' status, or the grudges and hatreds between Wang Dapao and several people including Kobe. The main reason for the dissonance is the current record of the two teams.

The Clippers have 11 wins and 5 losses, and this record can only rank fifth in the entire Western Conference. In the Clippers, there are four teams, Spurs, Thunder, Nuggets and Lakers.

Among them, the Lakers' record is 12 wins and 4 losses, which is just a little better than the Clippers. Now, the two teams have encountered this and the situation has become subtle.

If the Clippers beat the Lakers, the record of the two teams will become a draw. At the same time, because of the difference in the victory or defeat of the Clippers against the Lakers, the Clippers can squeeze out the Lakers and become fourth in the West.

If the Lakers win this game, they can open up the gap with the Clippers again.

It can be said that this game is related to the record of the two teams.

So especially at home, no one in the Clippers team hopes to lose this game.

However, sometimes ideals are always full, but reality is extremely cruel.

The Clippers, who intend to win this game, never expected that Paul, the core player of his team, would be injured in the first quarter.

That's right, no one expected it.

Including Wang Dapao.

When Wang Dapao looked at Paul lying on the ground with a look of pain, and then was supported by the team doctor and walked out of the scene, he was stunned.

"Damn! What's going on?"

Everyone knows how important Paul is to the Clippers, and everyone, including Wang Dapao.

Although on the surface, Wang Dapao, who had a very strong offensive attitude and Griffin, who was very domineering in dunks, were much more dazzling than Paul, but everyone knew that Paul was the real core of the Clippers' team now. Without Paul, the entire Clippers' offense would be over.

Sure enough, in just a few minutes after Paul left the game, the Clippers' offense collapsed.

Without Paul's connection, any player of the Clippers would have to try to attack with the ball on the court, but this offensive method is obviously not effective under the Lakers' defense.

Including Wang Dapao, the scoring efficiency in this case is very low.

This is also impossible. Although Wang Dapao's offense looks very powerful, he only knows one outside three-pointer and inside shot, so there are too few offensive methods. Without Paul's help, even if Wang Dapao can get some points with the explosion in a short time, he will still blindly after a long time.

Griffin's situation is similar to Wang Dapao, so he didn't perform well on the court.

This focus battle that Clippers fans attach great importance to. It was because of Paul's early injury and he lost inexplicably.

99:87, the Clippers were in a state of being suppressed by the Lakers throughout the game, and they never had the intention of raising their heads.

The Lakers fans are now happy.

The slogan "Avenge the previous shame" was also kept putting them on their lips.

The Lakers, who won this game, continued to firmly sit in the fourth place in the West, and at the same time, they will also pull the Clippers behind them further.

"In the end, the Clippers still cannot prove their strength. They just rely on a few superstars to support the scene, especially Paul. Once Paul is gone, they will immediately lose their minions and become pets without attack. How can such a team be called a strong team?"

Wang Dapao didn't know who came out of this sentence, but after he heard it, his nose was almost pissed.

This is simply distorting the facts and making excuses.

Faced with this situation, how could Wang Dapao be willing to remain silent?

Soon, he made his comments and opinions about this.

"That's right. Without Paul, we were really uncomfortable with the game, but for me personally, I was quite satisfied with the final result of that game. Although we lost, we lost 99:87, and the 12-point difference was completely within my tolerance." Wang Dapao said, shrugging, "If the difference we lost exceeds 20 points, I think I will go crazy, you know."

Wang Dapao's words were obvious. We lost, but we didn't lose 35 points, and we only lost 12 points without Paul, which is not comparable to the Lakers.

Wang Dapao's remarks attracted the support of many Clippers fans. "Yes, we have lost 12 points without Paul. What about you? With all the staff healthy, they can actually lose 35 points! It is conceivable that if you Kobe is injured, it is probably possible to lose 40 points and 50 points, right?"

The team will continue to operate even if they lose the ball.

Soon, Paul's injury report came out.

Although it is not a particularly serious injury, it still requires one week of cultivation and treatment.

This time is not long in one week, but it is a bit heavy for the current Clippers.

The Clippers, who lost to the Lakers, ended their six-game winning streak, and their record turned into 11 wins and 6 losses. This record is pretty good, but the Clippers' schedule is not as comfortable as before.

The next day after the Lakers, the Clippers will welcome back-to-back from three consecutive visitors, playing against the Grizzlies on the 27th, playing against the Nuggets on the 29th, and then playing against the Thunder on the 31st.

In the three away games, none of them are easy to mess with. Although the Grizzlies' record is inferior to the Clippers, they are only under the Clippers, and they are still the kind of people who are eyeing them and want to catch up. The Thunder and the Nuggets are both teams with better record than the Clippers.

Such three teams have three real tough battles, but the worst thing is that the Clippers have not yet Paul in these three games. How should they play?

Even Wang Dapao felt powerless in his heart.

If you can’t make a fuss, you’ll kneel for three consecutive times!

"It's not so good..." After hearing Paul's injury report, Griffin muttered quietly.

"Okay guys, don't be depressed." Seeing this, Negro clapped his hands, attracted the attention of the players, and then said: "Paul just needs to be recuperated for a week, and it's not that he won't come back! There is no need for this look. Besides, even without Paul, we may not all lose! As long as we can formulate corresponding tactics, it will be a big problem even if we win all the next three games..."

"No big problem..."

“Not big…”

Negro held his head with both hands and watched the game on the court helplessly, and had nothing to say.

Wang Dapao grabbed the ball with both hands and stared at the defensive player Tony Allen standing in front of him, who looked nervous. Wang Dapao pretended to make a false move to break through, and the latter immediately stepped back.

When Tony Allen stepped back, he was shocked to find that Wang Dapao did not break through, but took his foot back and pulled out three points on the spot.

"Wang Dapao! Three-pointer hit!" The commentator's voice sounded, but the entire Grizzlies' home fans did not express anything special, even if Tony Allen was fooled by Wang Dapao, he was indifferent.

Why do we need a representation? What representation is needed?

No matter who it is, there will be no indication when you see the scores of the two teams now, because there is no need to do so.

101:73, no, plus the three points Wang Dapao just got, it should be 101:76.

After the third quarter, the Clippers had no hope of winning. The reason why Wang Dapao and others were still on the court was just to regain some face and score points.

Negro did think that the team would be greatly affected without Paul, but he really didn't expect that the Clippers without Paul would have such a big impact! This was completely beyond the expectations of his team's head coach.

In the game against the Grizzlies, except for Wang Dapao and Griffin, the Clippers have no player who can score in double digits.

Whether it was Matthews, Jordan Jr., or Bledsoe, who started as a substitute Paul, and Fery, who had the strongest offensive firepower on the bench, they all turned into stealth men under the defense of the Grizzlies.

Even Griffin's performance in this game was very poor, with 18 points and 10 rebounds, which was the best result Griffin could achieve.

Among the 76 points of the Clippers, Wang Dapao scored 31 points by himself, while Griffin scored 18 points. The two of them combined scored 59 points, and the rest only scored 27 points together. What does this mean?

Moreover, Wang Dapao's 31 points was a bit heavy, because his hit rate was only about 35%. It can be said that he only got 31 points with a lot of shooting rights.

The Grizzlies' defensive system is very in place. Wang Dapao is guarded by Tony Allen and Mark Gasol. These two people blocked Wang Dapao's offensive route from one mile to another.

Tony Allen defended Wang Dahuan from the outside. Once Wang Dahuan chose to break through with the ball, he would let Mark Gasol, the inside, push out to defend Wang Dahuan.

Even if Marc Gasol cannot defend against Wang Dapao, at least he can effectively curb Wang Dapao's hit rate.

Except for these two players, all the other players are defending one-on-one.

Guy is marking Matthews, who is located in the shooting guard, and Conley defends Bledsoe, who starts as a substitute Paul. As for another player of the Clippers, center Jordan Jordan, he usually asks Gasol to keep a little guard. Once Wang Dapao breaks into the inside, Gasol will decisively give up Jordan Jordan and run to defend Wang Dapao. Anyway, no one in the Clippers can pass the ball to Jordan Jordan.

Such defense is really effective for the Clippers today. At least in this case, the Clippers have no way to deal with it.

Negro was completely helpless in the face of this situation.

Without Paul, the Clippers' tactics cannot be effectively implemented in many aspects. Although Bledsoe is good, he is far from Paul after all.

In this way, the Clippers won their second straight defeat in Memphis.

The key is that after two consecutive losses, the Clippers' opponent is the Nuggets!

Although the Nuggets now do not have Anthony, the team's overall offensive ability and three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league, so their combat effectiveness is even much stronger than when Anthony was there before.

Almost no need to think too much, the entire league is not optimistic about the current situation of the Clippers.

"Without Paul, the Clippers' offense is a piece of loose sand. Wang Dapao's offensive firepower cannot be effectively used, and Griffin and Jordan Jr.'s basket impact ability is also difficult to show. Paul needs two more games before he can come back. The Clippers' next two games are very lingering!"

"It is worth mentioning that after winning this game, the Grizzlies' record has also improved to 11 wins and 7 losses. If the Grizzlies can win the next game and the Clippers continue to lose, then the Clippers' fifth position in the Western Conference will have to be handed over like this."

As soon as the game ended, Paul, who was sitting on the sidelines, came up to comfort his teammates.

"You guys have done a great job! Trust me! As long as we work hard, we will definitely not continue to lose!" Few people listened to Paul's encouragement.

The Clippers have begun to encounter the first major crisis since they formed a new lineup!

There is no crisis at the core of Paul!

The game against the Grizzlies made Wang Dapao feel very frustrated. Although he scored very high, the game was really cowardly.

It's not just because there is no Paul.

As Wang Dapao's number of games deepened, NBA teams became more and more thorough and clear about Wang Dapao's offensive mode.

Originally, Wang Dapao's offense was not particularly complicated. He had only two types of offense, including shooting at the basket and three-point shooting outside the three-point line.

Apart from this, Wang Dapao basically has no other offensive ability.

Even though I learned Hamilton's running position and ran back and forth on the court, I ended up either going out of the three-point line or returning to the basket. There was no other change.

It is completely impossible to be able to make a difference in the NBA with these two offensive skills alone.

At first, the opponent didn't know Wang Dapao thoroughly, but when more and more teams began to carefully study Wang Dapao's video and study Wang Dapao's technical characteristics, it was not so easy for Wang Dapao to score like the original.
To be continued...