Chapter 438 Don't Like Me

The Clippers' road trip continues.

Coincidentally, after leaving Boston, they went to Brooklyn, New York to challenge the Brooklyn Nets, which had completed a deal with the Celtics in the summer.

Compared with the media in Boston, the media in New York and Brooklyn are notoriously tricky and poisonous.

And New Yorkers don't have the inexplicable fondness that Bostonians have for Li Liang.

On December 12th, the New Yorker’s pre-match preview pointed out, “After Bruce Lee was promoted to the ranks of stars, the arrogance displayed on his body was inherited from the country and nation he came from, but his worth And it’s still only $5 million.”

This comment undoubtedly contains vicious political metaphors. After all, this is New York, and everything is black and everything is black.

Li Liang received the news from Wei Dazhi immediately, and then asked Wei Dazhi to tweet to counterattack.

Wei Dazhi sent a message: "To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the New Yorkers winning the championship."

The Knicks can be said to be lying on their guns. The Clippers obviously came to play the Nets, and they pulled Lonny in well.

That's right, the last time the Knicks won a championship was in 1973, 40 years ago.

After that, they reached the finals twice without success. In recent years, they have no hope of competing for the championship, and they have never even reached the conference finals.

The Knicks were pushed by their neighbors, the Nets, in every way, especially since the Nets moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn, just across the river from Manhattan.

This summer, the so-called "Big Five" were introduced to challenge the Knicks head-on.

Even so, the Knicks still rank first in the league in terms of revenue, which makes people sigh, New York is New York.

Of course, although the two teams are in a competitive relationship, when a strong enemy visits, New York and Brooklyn still stand on the same front-not because New Yorkers like the Nets so much, but because the media wants to show off their tongue skills.

Wei Dazhi's counter-tweet undoubtedly blew the clarion call of the war of words.

"Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Clippers' championship."

A tweet was quickly concocted suggesting the Clippers would be 100 years away from winning the title.

"Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Clippers reaching the conference finals."

Not to mention, the Clippers haven't even made it to the conference finals.

"In honor of the greatest achievement in Clippers history: the move to Los Angeles, 30th anniversary."

Indeed, outside of the city of Los Angeles, the Clippers have almost zero attraction to free agents.

In short, a special "commemoration" war has launched on Twitter.

Gradually, not only the Clippers, Knicks, and Nets were involved, but the entire league was drawn in.

Because the United States does not have a long history, as a modern country that rose from the ground, they are particularly fond of some anniversaries.

Including in NBA games, there are often special jerseys worn on some commemorative festivals, such as Veteran Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day and so on.

As a result, this anniversary tradition was used as a joke, and teams began to commemorate "big" days in team history.

For example, the Timberwolves: "To commemorate the 10th anniversary of reaching the Western Conference Finals and entering the playoffs."

Bulls: "To commemorate the forty-seventh year of not changing the picture." (The Bulls have not changed the team logo after entering the league.)

King: "To commemorate the 275 years since the team won the championship!" (The King won the championship in 1951, so far away that it feels like hundreds of years have passed.)

In short, even Li Liang himself did not expect that a casual counterattack on Twitter would evolve into a self-deprecating contest among fans of each team.

By the time the game was approaching, people had already forgotten the verbal battle between Li Liang and the New York media.

See you on the court!

Besides, the Clippers played the Nets.

New Yorkers can really join in the fun.

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Even if there is no verbal battle between the New York media and Li Liang, the matchup between the Clippers and the Nets is still full of highlights.

In the last game in Los Angeles, the starlight was dim because of the rest of the veterans of the Nets, so there was nothing to watch.

This game is different. The Nets played at home, including Deron Williams, Kevin Garnett, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, and Brook Lopez.

It can be said that this is an eye-catching matchup.

At the point guard position, the rivalry between Chris Paul and Deron Williams is an eternal topic.

Paul is usually considered the better one, but Deron Williams always has the upper hand against Paul.

Will Williams still have the advantage this time?

There are also old Celtic players like Garnett and Pierce. Will Rivers make targeted arrangements based on his understanding of them?

Griffin's arm, or Garnett's arm, who is longer?

A series of questions will be answered in the game.

The game was scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the Nets' new arena, the Barclays Center, was packed.

This game is Deron Williams' comeback battle.

After missing the start of the season with an injury, Williams was finally able to play.

Although this Nets bears the name of the Big Five, Garnett and Pierce are already in their twilight years, and there is not much left in their careers. It is unknown how much fuel is left in the tank, and it must not be much anyway.

Joe Johnson is quite capable, but never a superstar player.

Brook Lopez is just an All-Star.

Therefore, only Deron Williams can really carry the title of Nets superstar.

He is also eager to create greater achievements outside of Salt Lake City.

It's just that after leaving Salt Lake City, Deron's road has not been smooth.

Injuries, suspension and switching to overseas leagues have made him lack of outstanding performance in the NBA.

And because of the conflict between the Jazz and coach Sloan, he has a bad reputation.

All of this requires him to use his wonderful performances on the court to justify himself.

Unfortunately, this fight against Paul!

For Williams, what makes him happier than playing against Paul?

The two were both rookies in 2005, with Williams third and Paul fourth.

As players in the same position, it is inevitable that people will compare the two.

The result of the comparison is often "Paul is better than Williams."

Especially after Williams decided to leave Salt Lake City, more and more people began to discuss what would happen if the Jazz chose Paul.

This "if theory" has been discussed since the end of the draft. During this period, the Jazz and Sloan both supported Williams, saying that choosing Williams was definitely a correct choice.

Williams later proved himself with his performance in the playoffs, helping the Jazz reach the conference finals-a realm that Paul has never been able to reach.

Later, Deron and the Jazz and Sloan turned against each other, and at the same time Paul's state was thriving and he continued to perform well, so people would bring up the old things again.

Tonight's comeback game against Paul couldn't have been a more perfect script for Williams.

The premise is that he wants to beat Paul and the Clippers.

The Clippers' starting lineup has changed slightly tonight. Barnes continues to be absent due to injury and Caron Butler is back.

However, Butler did not serve as the starter, but continued to serve as a substitute, and the starting shooting guard became Willie Green.

When Li Liang was introduced by the DJ, he was booed by Brooklyn fans.

It's not that the fans hate Li Liang, it's just that the fans need such a "villain" to make the game more exciting and interesting.

Li Liang received a little bit of anger one after another, and lamented in his heart that modern fans no longer have the blood and passion of past fans.

After all, basketball is getting more and more entertaining.

No matter what the project is, film and television, novels and dramas, sports competitions, everyone begins to pursue "relaxation and happiness".

Regional hatreds and feuds like those in the 1970s and 1980s are more and more like gimmicks rather than beliefs that really exist in people's hearts.

The same is true for the players. On the court, it looks like you are fighting for life, but off the court, hello, me, hello, everyone.

There is no way, we need to have a meal.

The commentary for this game included Reggie Miller. Miller mentioned the bond and connection between Rivers, Paul, Deron Williams, and Boston's two veterans in this game.

But he finally emphasized: "But among all the factors, I think Bruce Lee is the decisive one. I have a feeling that his ability to influence and control the game is beyond the imagination of many people. And I bet, Not the best of him, far from it, and I only have one word to describe my thoughts on him, and that's 'wait and see'."

Reggie Miller's evaluation of Li Liang is not low. The series of changes and influences brought by Li Liang after he came to the Clippers are making people more and more interested in him.

But Li Liang was still thinking about one thing, including before the jump ball.

"What should I do so that people don't like me that much? Why is it so difficult? Is it so difficult not to like me?"