Chapter 468 The arrow is on the string
The first game of the Clippers' Devil's schedule is the Lakers, the strong team in the same city!
Now it can be said to be a city derby.
After the game started, Zhong Yu finally realized what it means to have been inhumanely suppressed by the Lakers for decades.
Where is the home court of the Clippers in this game?
Is this clearly the Lakers' home court? Of course, the situation between the Lakers and the Clippers is quite different, but when Zhong Yu walked into a so-called home court and the shouting was "lakers", his bladder really hurts...
However, Byron Davis still smiled satisfied.
"Cake sellers, our home court was called to the Lakers to cheer up... Can you tell me what you are laughing at?" Zhong Yu poked Davis with some depression.
Davis laughed and said, "Of course, have you heard that nearly half of the people are calling your name?"
Zhong said depressedly: "You are so easy to satisfy."
Byron Davis remembered the sound of Zhong Yu's name in the Hornets away challenge last season, and said: "Of course it's not as good as when you were with the Hornets, but in the past, we played against the Lakers, whether it was home or away, this was the home court of the Lakers... Today's situation is really much better!"
"No wonder." Zhong Yu muttered.
The Clippers are really not doing well.
There are many people watching this game...
However, the Clippers did not play well. When Zhong Yu was in the West Division finals, he thought it was not too difficult to play against the Lakers. As soon as Paul's rhythm came out, the Lakers had no show to sing.
But now, Zhong Yu found that the Lakers' offense was very difficult, and Gasol, who was in the inside, moved around and made all kinds of goals and could also pass assists.
Although Kobe on the outside, he could defend him a lot of balls. But when Kobe became serious, Zhong Yu had to worry about his ability to make fouls, so at Kobe's point, Zhong Yu was not able to defend himself... The Clippers were a little inferior in defense, and in the offense, they had to rely more on Zhong Yu to complete it, so it would be even more difficult for the Clippers to play.
The Lakers can say that their target of revenge is the Hornets, but the main character of the Hornets is still on the Clippers! So when fighting the Clippers, the Lakers are also beaten to death.
So, the Lakers played a very good ball. By the end of the third quarter, the Clippers were already 16 points behind. In the last quarter, Zhong Yu tried his best to start chasing points and scored 13 points on Kobe's head. However, these were not enough. The Lakers firmly grasped their advantages and defeated the Clippers 109-102 away!
The Clippers finally handed over their unbeaten golden body and were defeated by the Lakers on the road! Of course, this failure was also expected by many people.
But there are also many people who feel sorry for the Clippers.
In this game, the Lakers played very well, Kobe also scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Zhong Yu scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, but the Clippers still lost the game after all.
After this game, Zhong Yu thought a lot. He thought about playing against the Lakers, the ease of last season and the difficulties of this season...
Zhong Yu shook his head. The Hornets' lineup of last season was indeed very outstanding. However, why did he leave the Hornets? The main reason is that he wants to have a team that belongs entirely to his own!
Now, his team has encountered difficulties and some troubles, so of course he cannot have any other ideas about the team.
Since it is the path you choose, you can only go through all obstacles.
If you have any problems, take your time.
After being defeated by the Lakers, the Clippers challenged their next opponent away, the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they can only say that they have been in bad luck recently.
The little emperor James won a triple-double in this game.
Although Zhong Yu played hard, he did not turn the tide. The momentum of this game was on the side of the Cavaliers. The Clippers played very hard and finally lost 94-99. It can be said that people were unlucky and drank cold water and stuffed their teeth. They then fell under the iron hoof of the Celtics and suffered three consecutive losses in an instant!
From a fierce four-game winning streak to a three-game losing streak, the Clippers' record has suddenly fallen from the No. 1 in the West to the seventh in the West!
Moreover, there have been more doubts about Zhong Yu and the Clippers.
This is not a good sign…Don’t be unhappy!”
In the evening, Scarlett leaned against Zhong Yu's arms and comforted him, "There is still a lot of time! There are still many games waiting for you. Don't be unhappy because of losing a few games."
Zhong Yu patted her on the shoulder and said, "I understand this principle too, but now I feel physically and mentally exhausted. I am starting to doubt the Clippers and doubt where we can go."
Scarlett said: "Don't think like this! You must know that you have always been a person who will never bow your head no matter what difficulties you encounter. Think about the game last season! Chris Paul was injured, and you won the first place in the West with the Hornets!"
Zhong Yu thought about the glory of last season, and a little passion slowly spread in his chest.
Indeed, I should be like that!
To be honest, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. The defeats in several games do not explain much problem. However, Zhong Yu's starting point is the invincible Hornets who suddenly rose!
People often say that what starts will determine a person's life.
At least, during the two years with the Hornets, Zhong Yu also developed a competitive and hated failure.
He hates failure very much.
Extreme hatred.
Especially after such a three-game losing streak, especially after various speeches and speculations from the outside world, he hated even more.
But now, calm down and think about it, these three consecutive losses have actually exposed many problems between them.
First of all, the running-in problem...
In some of these games, the Clippers could have won, but they still lost! This is not because their strength is too poor, but because their playing style still has many problems.
There are also problems with running-in.
There are many problems with his cooperation with other players. Otherwise, with his sharp scoring ability, even if he faces a strong team, as long as other players withstand the opponent, he can rely on his own scoring to turn defeat into victory!
However, unfortunately, he did not give him such a chance in these games. His lack of coordination with his teammates made his counterattack empty talk.
Only by discovering the problem can the problem be solved, Zhong Yu talked a lot with Negro the next day.
Negro definitely respects Zhong Yu's attitude and respects Zhong Yu's opinions. He immediately discussed solutions with Zhong Yu.
"We can only take it slowly! As the game increases, our team will gradually become better! This matter cannot be rushed, but our top priority is to destroy the Mavericks." Zhong Yu said: "We have already had a very bad morale to relieve it. At the same time, the pressure on us by the outside world can also be relieved."
Negro nodded.
Indeed, the Mavericks are the last strong team in their devil schedule. The Mavericks are old-fashioned strong teams. This season is now ranked third in the West. If they can defeat this team, their pressure will be much less and their morale will be much more back... At this time, the Clippers' three-game losing streak has indeed attracted a lot of doubts and speculation from the outside world.
"The Clippers' four consecutive victories were indeed just a flash in the pan. They are now under the strong team's command, and they immediately appear."
"When encountering a strong team, the Clippers really can't resist it! It seems that Zhong Yu is really a wrong choice for the Clippers. Now wait for them to continue to be defeated by the Mavericks. Let's lose four consecutively after four consecutive victories!"
"Facts have proved that it was really a mistake to leave the Hornets. The Clippers' three-game losing streak can fully illustrate this point... They are not opponents in front of strong teams."
"Next there is another strong team... The Clippers should have a tragedy when facing the Mavericks... The Mavericks are now ranked third in the Western Conference, and they just won two consecutive victories, so they are strong! The Clippers will definitely be stomped over by the Mavericks... There are too many strange words, and these guys are very gloating.
When Zhong Yu's fans saw these arguments, of course they had smoked their mouths, but their mouths were growing on others, so they couldn't help it, so what they hoped was that the Clippers prove themselves as soon as possible.
"The Clippers' lineup is indeed lacking in running-in... Even losing to the Mavericks is not a big deal. However, if they can win, it will relieve the recent pressure and also make the team's strength a little substantial improvement."
Some people think so.
Gradually, with the various discussions and even abuses of many people on online forums, the game between the Clippers and the Mavericks suddenly became a lot of people paying attention.
Indeed, the Clippers need to prove themselves, and the Mavericks are not a fuel-efficient light.
The game certainly received a lot of attention.
Quanquantv Station faithfully broadcast the game again, and there were so many people waiting for news from the Mavericks and the Clippers.
This game was still played at the Clippers' home court, but before the game started, everyone was a little sluggish... After all, after experiencing such a three-game losing streak, morale was also relatively low.
Zhong Yu saw it and was anxious in his heart.
At this moment, after thinking about it, he said, "Guys, there are nearly 20,000 fans at home today... This is a glory that is hard to imagine! Maybe they are coming to come here to see the joke, so let's not give them jokes... This game must be won, we must end the losing streak! Let everyone see that the Clippers have really changed."
This sentence also had some effect. Zhong Yu's passion and confidence also infected the team members.
Everyone's morale has finally increased a lot. (To be continued) rq
Chapter completed!