Chapter 400: Very Bad Li Liang

The Clippers unexpectedly suffered a two-game losing streak, and Li Liang began to regret why he brought Wei Dazhi to the away game.

I didn't bring him out before, and the Lakers have been playing very well away games. This two-game losing streak is really unbearable.

Of course Wei Dazhi was very wronged. He originally wanted to come to the away game to make a good report, but he didn't know that he lost consecutive games.

Last season, the Lakers made the best start in history, and the Clippers ended their four-game winning streak.

The original public opinion that was optimistic about the Clippers immediately turned against them and began to criticize the Clippers' problems as before.

No solid defense, no reliable system, no strong bench.

"The arrival of a Bruce Lee doesn't really change the nature of the Clippers."

"Li Liang can bring three-pointers and defense, but he can't bring the rich background."

Anyway, as long as such remarks are lost, they will definitely come up.

Some strong teams feel invincible when they win, and conflicts abound when they lose, and they disband on the spot.

According to this situation, many strong teams in the NBA have to disband many times every season.

The intensive schedule did not give the Clippers players much time to digest, and even the post-match summary and improvement of the coaching staff were too late for the time being.

After the game against the Heat, the team flew out of Florida overnight, which was a bad experience.

Their next stop is Houston, and their opponent is the Rockets!

Playing the Rockets in two consecutive games within a week, it was a bloodbath at home, and when it returned to the away game, the Rockets must have revenge.

The game is scheduled for November 9th, and the Clippers will have a day off to make adjustments after they come to Houston.

Because of two consecutive losses, and both at the last minute, the Clippers arranged a two-hour collective training at the Toyota Center in Houston on the afternoon of the 8th to try to solve the recent problems of the team.

Rivers did not make too many adjustments to the rotation lineup. Except for Mullins' shortened playing time and Li Liang's increased time, the overall rotation order is still the same as before.

Rivers mainly made some arrangements for the team's inside defense and defensive tactics at critical moments.

In the next game against the Rockets, Rivers doesn't want the team's interior to be penetrated by a center like Jefferson.

Harden is also a master of breakthroughs and kills, and he must pay attention to the protection of the basket and the control of fouls.

Li Liang is an important gate for outside defense, Rivers pulled him aside and made a separate arrangement.

"Rebound, protect the rim, add some help defense. Jordan and Griffin have no big problem defending one-on-one, but there will be some mistakes in their movement and selection. Help them, outside, exchange Let Paul handle it, trust Paul."

After weighing the matter, Rivers believes that Li Liang should still help a bunch of insiders.

Jordan has good physical fitness and good defensive ability, but he lacks experience and needs to focus on training and training.

Griffin will not talk about it, the wingspan is there, and the ability to protect the basket is really limited.

Therefore, a striker like Li Liang is needed to assist.

However, if Li Liang's focus is on the inside line, does the outside line really depend on Paul?

"Why not start Barnes? I think it's good for our perimeter defense."

Li Liang directly suggested that Barnes could start.

Rivers shook his head and said: "Butler has his status, and it's too early to change the starting lineup."

The way Rivers thinks about problems is a typical player-type coach, who takes a fancy to the players' psychology and interpersonal relationships.

Butler was born on the street, once went to prison, and later entered the NBA with his own hard work and hard work.

He is in the Clippers and in the league. He belongs to the kind of veteran who is awe-inspiring, and coaches generally respect him more.

The relationship between Li Liang and Butler is actually very good, because Butler knew that it was because of Li Liang's words that he was not traded by the Clippers.

Who wants to go to a place like Milwaukee when they can stay in Los Angeles.

But a good relationship is good, and Butler's performance in the starting position is indeed unsatisfactory.

However, Li Liang didn't use any force, and used a hair dryer to blow Rivers.

He knows that the time has not come, and his core position in the center of the Clippers has not been fully established, and he needs more performance in the game to fight for the right to speak.

At that time, Rivers will know whether the opinions he said are correct or not.

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On the night of November 9, at the Toyota Center in Houston, the second round of the season between the Clippers and the Rockets will begin in less than a week.

The Rockets were really beaten badly in the last game. They were beaten from beginning to end, and they hardly got any chances.

More than 130 points were scored by the Clippers. This defense is really appalling.

And in the last game, the Rockets were at a 1-point disadvantage and lost to the Lakers, giving the Lakers their first victory.

Lakers! Although they are the defending champions, the Lakers this season really...

The Rockets team really dares to lose.

This victory of the Lakers also made Mike Brown hang a sigh of relief, so he doesn't have to be scolded to death by the Los Angeles media for the time being.

Coupled with the recent loss of the Clippers, Brown's life is much easier.

The game between the Clippers and the Rockets starts at 7 o'clock in the evening.

After the start of the season, the Rockets are also undergoing lineup deployment and rotation.

McHale tried a variety of starting lineups, and this game is different from the last game against the Clippers.

The Rockets adopted a rare double-tower starter, allowing Asik and Jefferson to play together to deal with the Clippers' double insiders.

Josh Smith was benched by McHale.

Then at the starting point guard position, the Rockets sent Patrick Beverley, a small defensive guard.

McHale's formation was too targeted, and it was completely aimed at the Clippers.

Jeremy Lin had a hard time playing Paul. He is a heavy point guard, his lateral movement is his weakness, and he can't defend on the defensive end.

And Harden is a heavier guard than Jeremy Lin, you let him run all over the court to defend Paul?

Then he will not die of panting, he will never run if he can walk.

Therefore, starting with Beverly can entangle Paul and stabilize the Rockets' back line.

As for the offense, Jeremy Lin's absence from the Rockets' fast offense will indeed be affected.

However, there is no chance of winning against the Clippers. At present, the Clippers' fast offensive firepower is the strongest in the league.

McHale obviously learned from the Clippers' previous two losses and knew that he couldn't fight against the Clippers.

To attack the Clippers inside, to attack Chris Paul on both ends of the offense and defense, the Rockets will have a chance of winning.

The game is about to start, but the sparseness of the seats at the Toyota Center makes it feel like the game is over.

Everyone knows that Rockets fans like to be late, and they even bought tickets and refused to go.

But this game was really too embarrassing. Both sides were about to jump the ball. When the camera swept over, two-thirds of the seats were empty.

Playing in the Rockets is also bitter. At home, I feel that I am not playing in the NBA, but in some unknown third-rate league.

Fans come here purely out of boredom, attracted by free tickets and complimentary drinks and snacks.

Jordan Jr. and Asik jump the ball in the middle circle.

Jordan got the ball first, Paul got the ball, and the game started.

In the first attack of the opening game, Li Liang received the ball from the outside and passed it to Griffin, then used Griffin's cover to slip to the bottom line, received the pass from Griffin, and hit a two-pointer with a mid-range jumper from the bottom corner.

A mid-range jumper off the catch?

This is not Li Liang.

Sorry for the update today, it's not because of the exemption, it's because I'm busy today, so I stayed up late to catch up with the chapter. Will add later.