After fighting the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers went to Houston to challenge the Rockets in the next stop.

The Rockets... The Rockets really have nothing to say. The Clippers beat the Rockets with the advantage of striking their strength.

Harden scored 32 points in the whole game, but his efficiency was not high, making 9 of 22 shots.

The Rockets are currently ranked sixth in the West, and the failure to sign Howard in the summer has caused the Rockets to be a little hurt.

Although Jefferson and Josh Smith are well matched with the team, they have their own shortcomings in offense and defense and cannot be perfectly unified, resulting in the team's record being neither up nor down.

It has improved compared to last season, but unfortunately it has limited progress.

Anyway, the Rockets team has never been motivated and has to just live.

The management pretended to win the championship all day long, and then stinged when it was time to spend money, and kept silent when it was time to pay taxes, relying on the little popularity left by Yao Ming back then, just like the bad money of the Chinese.

There are quite a few Chinese elements, but the championship that has been promised since the Yao Ming era has always been a slogan.

Just like those who yelled the "Northern Expedition" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was actually to gain political capital and consolidate political status, there were also many teams in the league that shouted the "champion" slogan, and the main purpose was to make money.

There is nothing wrong with making money, but it is wrong for you to always deceive fans’ feelings. It is even more disgusting to use fans’ feelings to achieve economic goals.

So the Rockets also invited Li Liang to join the Rockets.

Li Liang refused without thinking. Not to mention that the Rockets' lineup is not suitable for him at all, even if it is suitable, he doesn't want to go.

The Rockets were full of thought to have a second Yao Ming so that the team's market value could further expand and increase, and the championship would be... just live by it, it would be embarrassing to shout it out anyway.

The Clippers easily crossed the Rockets and completed a sweep against the Houstonians this season.

Their winning numbers reached 64.

In nBa history, only a few teams have reached such a height, and most of these strong teams have won the championship in the end.

But the Clippers did not stop their pace.

Two days later, the Clippers faced the cold Minneapolis and had another big victory at the target center.

Li Liang scored 41 points in this game and grabbed 22 rebounds.

Can you win Love? I, Li Liang, can win too!

The Timberwolves is a team that is a hilarious player. The players of their own team can be more capable of playing against each other. You can use them to play against each other and get the data happily.

Therefore, it is still necessary for teams like the Timberwolves to exist in the league, otherwise they will be too nervous and intense, and there will be less relaxation and buffering.

However, the Timberwolves are a little better than the Rockets. The Timberwolves never shouted the slogan of winning the championship, and they delayed Garnett for so many years, but they were justified.

Because I gave Garnet a special contract.

Even if they shouted, no one would believe it. Who would believe it?

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Clippers lost 65 and lost 1o, getting closer and closer to the 7o victory.

Now the entire league is paying attention to the Clippers' record and is looking forward to the birth of the second 7O-win team.

On April 2, the Clippers played against the Suns away.

It's still a game without much suspense.

Rivers gave Paul a rest in this game, because after this game, he will return to his home court to play the Mavericks on April 3.

Fighting the Mavericks again, back-to-back, is definitely a tough battle.

Li Liang led the Clippers, and the Suns played very well, and the whole game was very anxious.

At the critical moment, Li Liang made contributions to his defense.

He blocked Dragic's outside three-point jump shot, then grabbed the ball, assisted Crawford to make a quick break layup.

This goal changed the situation on the court. The Clippers went from leading by 3 points to leading by 5 points. The Suns didn't have much time, so they missed the attack after the timeout.

Had to start foul tactics.

Rivers decisively replaced Jordan Jr. and replaced Livingston with a good free throw. He made all the free throws and finally defeated the Suns away and successfully won 66 wins!

66 wins, this is the best regular season record in 2oo7 years.

At the same time, they have the opportunity to create better historical results.

Then after the game, the Clippers rushed back to Los Angeles and met the Mavericks' challenge on the evening of April 3.

The two teams had just fought one big game a week ago, and the smoke of gunpowder in the game had not yet dissipated, and another game was about to come.

Moreover, according to the current record of the two teams, it is very likely that they will meet in the playoffs.

This is why Rivers wanted to hide Paul in one game, keep Paul playing the Mavericks tonight, and make some psychological preparations for the playoffs.

The Mavericks are not a young team. Teams like those with low rankings but mostly old players are terrible in the playoffs.

The young team rushed into the playoffs in the regular season, and then was taught to be a good person in the playoffs.

The elderly team barely entered the playoffs due to injuries and fatigue in the regular season. They were in a good position and after the rest, they could exude very strong combat power.

Especially like the Mavericks, the team has experience in winning the championship, and the veterans are experienced in many battles, so they should be taken seriously.

For example, in 1993, the Phoenix Suns, who ranked first in the league, almost failed when they met the Los Angeles Lakers.

He was beaten at home with an O:2, and then he narrowly won the final home game, otherwise the Black Eight would have been achieved in 1993.

But Rivers thought it was pretty good, and all the players attacked, defeated the Mavericks, established a psychological advantage, and prepared for the playoffs.

But he didn't expect that Carlisle on the opposite side also thought so!

The Mavericks are also well prepared in this game, and they are not playing back-to-back. The players are in good physical condition, unlike the Clippers players who just came back from Phoenix and slept for one night and then had to play.

The Mavericks took the lead at 32:28 in the first quarter and suppressed the Clippers in terms of tactics and rhythm.

There was a problem with the Clippers, which was that the three-pointer from the outside was inaccurate.

Three-pointers are good, but they are not stable enough.

Maybe everyone's touch will fail in any game, and the game will be quite difficult.

This is the case. Li Liang failed to hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, resulting in the firepower from the outside. The Mavericks can safely and boldly conduct one-on-one defense without double-teaming against Li Liang.

In the second quarter, the situation improved, and Collison, who came on as a substitute, made a three-pointer.

The Clippers' substitute Griffin once reversed the score.

But after the main force came back, the Clippers failed to succeed in several quick counterattacks.

The Mavericks suddenly defended a joint defense in the second quarter. This is certain that the Clippers' three-pointer feels bad tonight.

As a result, the Clippers really couldn't make a shot.

Li Liang missed the fourth three-pointer, and Paul couldn't make the shot.

At the end of the half, the Mavericks led the Clippers by one point.

In the second half, the Clippers changed their playing style and no longer obsessed with three-pointers. They began to grind positions with the Mavericks.

This is exactly what Carlisle wants to see.

Nowitzki showed his general's style. When he was trying hard, he made continuous mid-range jump shots, continuing to maintain pressure on the Clippers.

The Mavericks seemed to have returned to 2O11, and they used their efficient positional offense and tough defense to kill the Heat.

Li Liang wanted to stand up and take over the game, but the Mavericks boldly adopted double-teams, not giving Li Liang a chance to catch the ball, just to let Paul handle the ball.

Paul did not disappoint Carlisle, and made 1 of 8 three-pointers from the outside tonight!

If you say you can't make a shot, don't make a shot. You made a three-pointer and gave the Mavericks several opportunities to counterattack quickly.

Of course, Li Liang was not very good, and he made 5 three-pointers in the game. This was the first time he had not hit a three-pointer in the game since he entered nBa.

Li Liang's record of hitting three-pointers in 156 consecutive games in the regular season also came to an abrupt end.

This is the highest record in nBa's consecutive three-point shooting record in history, with Korver being behind him.

On March 2 this year, he also broke his golden body, and his consecutive hits were only 127 games, nearly 30 games behind Li Liang.

In the end, Li Liang used the three-point shooting percentage increase sticker but didn't make it, because the Mavericks were really amazing at the last moment. They resolutely double-teamed, regardless of whether others could enter or not, they just didn't give Li Liang a chance to hit the shot.

At this time, Li Liang may experience Kobe's greatness.

Not to mention the double-team of two people, there are seven or eight people in front of them, Kobe can treat it as no one, and he can still score alone.

Sometimes you can't accept it.

In the end, the Clippers lost the disadvantage of home scores and lost to the Mavericks, the biggest potential opponent in the playoff round.

Of course, Li Liang felt very discouraged after losing the game, and the number of consecutive three-pointers hits was over.

But Li Liang soon figured it out that he thought losing this game might be a good thing.

Because of this failure, Li Liang felt that he still had great shortcomings.

Knowing the shortcomings, you will have a way forward.
Chapter completed!