The All-Star Game of the 2013-2014 season ended with Griffin getting the "Star of the Stars".

This is quite like a comedy scene. The big show starts, and I come on stage after you sing, and the last honest person who is not too eye-catching has the last laugh.

It's like the Japanese Warring States Period, playing really well, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and finally Tokugawa Ieyasu, the old tortoise...

No, Griffin is not a turtle either...

Anyway, the All-Star Game ended quite lively like this.

In general, Xiao Hua's first important NBA event after taking office should be said to be carried out fairly well.

Although the theme of "confrontation between East and West" is not particularly eye-catching, fortunately, the stars played well.

Whether it is competitive or entertaining, this All-Star Game is good.

The moment Xiao Hua handed out the All-Star trophy, he should have been relieved that he didn't screw up.

The powerful outside shooting ability displayed by Li Liang, Curry and Durant in the game has become a topic that people talk about after the All-Star Game.

The fans started fighting again, and began to slobber over who had the strongest three-point ability.

Finally, after a quarrel, the conclusion was given that Curry's dynamic three-point ability is strong, Li Liang's static three-point ability is the first in history, and Durant is the combination of Curry and Li Liang.

Li Liang scolded his mother directly when he saw such a conclusion.

Take a look at Durant's appearance. If I combine Curry and I, we can form a handsome guy?

Li Liang's focus is not on three-pointers at all, because for him, his three-pointers have become the strongest in history, regardless of dynamics and statics, it is only a matter of time before he finally becomes abnormal.

Give the fans some room for debate and YY now.

After this drama comes to an end, it means that the NBA regular season has entered the sprint stage.

Teams on the fringes of the playoffs will start fighting hard to get into the playoffs.

The teams that missed the playoffs will start the health care mode, cultivate rookies to cultivate rookies, and take turns to stock up on the bad ones.

The teams aiming to compete for the championship began the final adjustment of the lineup, so that the team can enter the best state before the playoffs.

For example, some strong teams will start to take rotations to reduce the playing time of veterans.

Some teams will start experimenting with playoff lineups and adjust tactics and styles of play.

Some teams just don't do anything and continue to move forward according to the previous style of play.

The Clippers are such a team, they don't need to change anything, all they have to do is be themselves.

After Paul's return, they have a neat lineup and are already the strongest team in the league.

They rank first in the league with a record of 47 wins and 8 losses. Although the 72 wins against the Bulls is worrying, it can be said that there is not much suspense in winning 60 wins this season.

If this achievement is achieved, it will be the first time in Clippers history that they have won 60 games in a regular season.

The current Clippers can be said to be sharpening their knives, and they are ready to do a big job in the playoffs.

And on February 17th, two days after the All-Star Game, the Clippers ushered in their strongest opponent in the West, the San Antonio Spurs at home.

The Spurs have always had a tradition of working hard in the later stages, debugging and running the lineup at the beginning of the season, entering the state in the middle and late stages of the season, and maintaining it until the start of the playoffs.

The stability of the Spurs has been the same for ten years, and their core GDP structure has not changed for ten years, although the tactical system has changed a lot.

The tactical reforms carried out by the Spurs after 2008 have shown results last year, and they already have the ability to hit the championship.

It's just that when encountering a team like the Thunder, the master was beaten to death again.

This year, the Spurs lineup has not changed much, but the tactics are more mature.

Tony Parker became the core of the team's offense last season, and his status has declined slightly this season. Popovich made the team play more teamwork and distribute tactics more evenly.

Duncan re-improved his confrontation in the summer and further adjusted his knees to make himself even better in all aspects.

Ginobili has been plagued by injuries last season and played very poorly in the playoffs.

After a summer of systematic recovery training, Ginobili's state has been improved.

It can be said that the modern medical technology, as well as the reasonable and proper arrangement of the coaching staff, and the familiar and harmonious team atmosphere allow the value of old players to be better utilized.

Li Liang felt in the previous game against the Spurs that the Spurs were very strong.

If it wasn't for the help of the [Trash King] medal, it would have been impossible to pull back that super big reversal.

That loss was a pure accident for the Spurs, and not only did it not hit the Spurs, but it made the Spurs more united.

After all, there are too many backgrounds for the miracles they have experienced, and with each additional scar, they will become stronger.

No way, this is life.

Tonight's game can be said to have attracted much attention, and it is considered to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

For the Spurs, Parker and Leonard were absent due to injuries, but I don't know if they were injured. Anyway, the Spurs reported that they were injured.

For the Clippers, Caron Butler's old arm injury recurred and he was not included in the team's roster.

Facing Odom, Livingston played better and better off the bench, and Butler's playing time became less and less.

Butler has been injured this season, and it is hard to say whether he can maintain his form in the playoffs.

In addition, the Clippers are fully staffed and Paul is back. No matter how you look at it, the Clippers have the advantage in this game.

But NBA games are never just about lineups on paper.

Whether you win or lose, you have to play on the court to know.

The Spurs and Clippers just don't know if they don't fight this time, and they are startled when they fight.

Without Parker and Leonard, the Spurs launched a ferocious offense in the first quarter.

Unlike any other team, the Spurs' offensive coordination is extremely smooth, and the defensive strategy formulated by the Clippers is of little use when facing the Spurs.

Although Li Liang's defense is very good, he still can't afford the heavy responsibility of a team's defensive core.

So in general, the Clippers still defend collectively.

The inside line is based on Jordan's frame protection, and the outside line is assisted by Li Liang's defense.

At the same time, Barnes has a strong substitute function, Paul is liberated, the defensive task will not be so heavy, and Griffin...at least it will not become a loophole for crazy attacks.

The advantage of this kind of defense is that it has a relatively strong containment ability against those super scorers and core players.

Li Liang is in the central position, directing and deciding the defensive strategy.

Those with strong attack power should be chased and intercepted with teammates.

If the attack power is average, let it go properly. If you go inside, close the door and let Jordan go; if you don't go inside, you can shoot if you want.

But it will be difficult to deal with a team like the Spurs who have no offensive focus.

Last season, the Spurs still focused on Parker. This time, Parker was directly injured and rested.

There is no point!

It was Mills who replaced Parker, and Mills was completely different from Parker in style.

Mills is a shooting guard who doesn't stick to the ball, passing the ball in half court, while the Spurs' offensive organization is mainly completed by Duncan, Diaw, and Ginobili.

The Spurs have maintained a good offensive momentum since the first quarter, and the Clippers' defense is weak.

As for the Clippers, after Paul returned, the ball returned to Paul's hands, and his teammates were still a little uncomfortable at the beginning.

Originally, after the last game with the Blazers, the Clippers should have an adaptation period to slowly adapt to Paul's return.

As a result, there was an All-Star game soon, everyone had a good time and had fun, the chance to adapt and adjust was gone, and we had to start all over again.

Tonight, the Clippers are all healthy and tidy, but the offense does not feel like a storm.

In addition to the good defense of the Spurs, there is also the existence of Paul, which did not really drive the Clippers' offense.

Not only did he not, on the offensive end Paul also made 1 of 10 shots, which is an outrageously low shooting percentage!

Paul is different from Kidd. His size determines that if his offensive threat is not enough, his influence on organization and other aspects must be insufficient.

And it's impossible for Rivers not to let Paul play. After the All-Star Game, Paul needs to find his status.

As a result, by the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were already 96:85, leading the Clippers by 11 points.

Just when the fans of the Clippers were expecting Li Liang to perform a miracle again and beat the Spurs with a series of three-pointers, the Spurs suddenly started their frenzied foul tactics!

As soon as the fourth quarter started, the Spurs began to cut Jordan.

Jordan was also miserable. He didn't do anything at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and was targeted by the Spurs for a foul, and then began to practice free throws.

Two free throws and one hit, the Spurs even earned.

Then the Spurs fell into position, taking advantage of their own positional warfare, and slowly grinding the Clippers.

Popovich was afraid that Li Liang would bring the Clippers up with a three-pointer.

Just come to the bottom of the pot, aren't you strong in three-pointers?

I can't guard you, I won't give you a chance to attack, right?

I'll give you free throws, okay?

Now Li Liang didn't recruit even if he had the system, he didn't have the ball!

Popovich, a bad old man, is shady enough. He came up with all kinds of bad moves and strange moves.

In the past, in order to win, some bad tricks were often used.

In this way, Li Liang couldn't bring up the rhythm of the outside line. Even if he hit two three-pointers later, he couldn't gather the Clippers' momentum of going upstream.

The Spurs' offense played relatively smoothly from beginning to end. The two sides stalemate, and the point difference remained at about 10 points. The Clippers finally lost their chance to comeback.

In the second game of Paul's return, the Clippers lost the game by 12 points at home 101:113.

Paul made 1 of 10 shots and only scored 3 points and sent 5 assists. It can be said that it was basically a negative effect.

Li Liang tried his best to help Paul in this game, but he lost the game in the end.

He didn't blame Paul directly, he knew that this state was only temporary, and Paul would definitely recover.

I just thought in my heart, you really should assist me!

The atmosphere in the Clippers' locker room after the game was not bad, but a little dull.

Before and after the All-Star Game, there were a little more losses.

Now the Clippers may need to make some changes and adjustments to get themselves into playoff mode.

The idea of ​​the new theme is almost done, and it is being written, and it will not be published yet. This book will continue to be written, and Li Liang's story has just begun. I will still write about basketball in the future, maybe it's the NBA, maybe it's not. The new NBA season has begun, whether you watch it or not, I don’t watch it anyway.

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