The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 443 True Talent (6500 word chapter)
Most fans in Los Angeles only pay attention to the Clippers' movements, but for fans of other teams in the league, a big event happened at the end of September.

The Knicks traded Carmelo Anthony to the Thunder for Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick.

After the deal was announced, it also caused a huge response. Oklahoma City fans were overjoyed. After Li Ze and Durant left the team one after another, they ushered in big-name players.

In the words of Tianchao fans, a simple summary of this deal is that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Anthony is plagued by injuries, as long as he can stay healthy, he will still be the top superstar in the league!

The old melons are also boiling. Although Anthony has also had a bright performance in the Knicks, since Phil Jackson entered New York, Anthony has been completely lost under the triangle offense.

The old man of KFC made a mess of the Knicks, and this deal also means that the team will be completely rebuilt.

The Knicks fans in America began to recall the past again at this time. If they traded later, they might be able to exchange for Li Ze. It is also a big ball market, and New York will completely go to heaven!
The views of the fans are of course completely different from those of the players. As long as they have played against Anthony, they all know that he is no longer at his peak.

Maybe there are still two brushes on the offensive end, but the defensive end is mostly a cash machine.

The pick-and-roll defense is a mess, and it would be better to switch to man-to-man, but in the eyes of the league's top superstars, Anthony is a defensive colander, and the team striving for the championship will naturally not consider this outdated All-Star.

The fans of Oklahoma City naturally warmly welcomed Anthony, and everyone was also very happy that the small ball market ushered in an outdated superstar.

In the new season, Turtle welcomes two helpers, Gallinari and Carmelo Anthony. The former is very suitable for Turtle's tactical play, while the latter needs to sacrifice part of the ball to satisfy Anthony's offensive desire.
Presti has indeed tried his best. Most of the league's stars are concentrated in the big ball market. Oklahoma City's main reason for getting Anthony this time is to save the market, and they don't want to move.

Compared with the Thunder's addition of veteran stars, the Warriors are sewing on the original lineup.

David West left the Warriors to hold Li Ze's thigh. After the veteran left the team, Miles signed Nick Young as a supplement to the bench.

After the Russell Recording Incident, the engaged girlfriend said goodbye to Nick Young.

When he was in the Wizards, Arenas just slept next to Nick Young, and Russell ruined Nick Young's marriage this time.

In addition to Nick Young, the Warriors also signed Omi Casspi, and the coaching staff seemed to believe that the Israeli power forward would be a perfect fit for the Warriors' passing system.
In addition to these two signings, the Warriors just renewed McGee and McCaw, signed the cute new Jordan Bell, and then did nothing.

With a salary of 1.35 million US dollars, the highest in the league, paying taxes and being beaten, it has long been unbearable to switch to an ordinary team, and the Warriors are still building a new arena.

Under such circumstances, it can only be said that the two bosses, Joe Lacob and Pete Guber, are indeed courageous.
The second place in salary this season is the Thunder. The contracts of Gallinari and Anthony are not small. Coupled with the top salary of Turtle, the salary has reached 2 million US dollars;

The third place is the Cavaliers, whose current salary has reached 3 million US dollars;

The fourth place is the Heat. With the blessing of Wade and Bosh's big contracts, the team's salary is also 4 million US dollars;

The fifth place is the Clippers, who sent two big contracts in a row, and the current salary has reached 5 million US dollars;

The sixth place is the Rockets, which added Tucker and Mbah a Moute, retained Louis Williams, Beverly, and Harrell, and their salary came to 6 million US dollars.

This season, only these 6 teams in the league have paid the luxury tax. The other teams have at most filled the salary cap and there is no extra action. Many teams have already laid down
On October 10th, all the preseason games ended. The Clippers achieved a record of 13 wins and 6 losses, and they easily abused food in every game.

As the regular season approached, America's sports media began to predict the ownership of the championship.

The Clippers are still the most powerful contender for the championship, and the other most mentioned team is the Warriors.

Followed by the Rockets and Celtics, and finally the underdog Cavaliers.

Three teams from the Western Conference and two teams from the Eastern Conference. The critics have given their predictions, and most of them still insist that the team that wins the Western Conference will win the finals.

The TNT program was more targeted, and the group of 4 unknowingly talked about the Warriors again:
"I've said long ago that jump shots don't win championships, look who's in the paint, scumbag Pachulia?"

"It is impossible to expect such an inside to win the championship. In comparison, I prefer Nikola Jokic of the Clippers. At least he can score inside."

The narrow-minded O'Neal deliberately ignored McGee, demoting the Warriors' insiders to nothing.

"But what you have to admit is that the Warriors can really dominate a lot of teams on the outside, and they can easily kill the game outside the three-point line!"

Kenny Smith still thinks the Warriors have a chance to make it out of the West, but at least they can beat the Clippers anyway.

Charles Barkley shook his head when he heard such a point of view, and then retorted loudly:
"Kenny, you need to add a qualification. They can dominate some teams in the regular season, but in the playoffs, these three-point shooting teams will not work!"

"I don't think everyone has forgotten the situation in the Western Conference Finals in the past two years. The Clippers defeated the Warriors by attacking closer to the basket."

"They need a big man who is competent enough to at least try to get the ball inside if the three is off.

"No matter how bad it is, it can cause damage. Obviously, Pachulia does not have such technical ability at present. Maybe the regular season record will be very good, but I am not optimistic about the Warriors' journey to the playoffs."

The host Ernie Johnson saw that none of the three mentioned the Rockets, and immediately asked a question:
"Aren't you optimistic about the Rockets? The strongest backcourt combination in the league has made targeted reinforcements. There is also a super sixth man like Louis Williams on the bench."

O'Neal immediately gave his own point of view, the sharks obviously don't like the inside of the Rockets:
"They are too short, only Capela is a big man, but we all know that in D'Antoni's system, the guard is the core."

"Maybe they can have a good record in the regular season, but I'm also not optimistic about their performance in the playoffs."

Kenny Smith saw that everyone was talking about the western team, so he couldn't help laughing and asked:
"Why don't you talk about the Celtics and Cavaliers?"

Charles Barkley spread his hands slightly, and then said with some uncertainty:

"From the perspective of the lineup, the Celtics are very strong, and Hayward is also supplemented on the front line, but every time it comes to the playoffs, they will have injuries."

"Kyrie Irving has potential injuries, and so does Blake Griffin. I can't confirm their status in the new season, so I can't give a definite answer at the moment."

"As for the Cavaliers, LeBron James is completely screwed, they don't have a chance"

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The Cavaliers lineup is hip-stretching, the Celtics have potential injuries, the Rockets are short, and the Warriors are a regular season team. Only the Clippers have both inside and outside!
As the regular season approached, critics began to go crazy about the Clippers. Most people were optimistic about their 6 consecutive championships.

The official INS of the Clippers has been showing photos of players training in the Intuit Dome arena for more than a month.

A lot of lemon essence is sour again. For some fans in small ball markets, the Clippers' new arena is their dream home.

On the morning of October 10th, ESPN and Fox Sports continued to warm up for tonight's Los Angeles Civil War.

For Lakers fans, everyone still has great expectations for tonight's game.

Lonzo Ball, also born in UCLA, this year's No. [-] pick, Lakers fans are very much looking forward to "Big Ball" can play a brilliant performance.

Brandon Ingram, last year's No. [-] pick, after a year of training, many fans also began to expect this cute newcomer to fulfill his talent.

Coupled with young talents such as Larry Nance, Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Kyle Kuzma and other young talents in the team, Lakers fans believe that the rise of the team is only a matter of time.

At 18:40 in the evening, many Clippers fans had already entered the arena in advance. Everyone was naturally very curious about the new arena. Many people who came to buy tickets to watch the game were still visiting the arena outside.

The tickets were sold out long ago, and Steve Ballmer was still sitting in his exclusive position under the basketball rack. The old man was in a good mood, and he was constantly exchanging business with the president Adam Silva.

The staff of the league also came to the arena early, and everyone was naturally very curious about new things.

I fumbled here and there, and every time I looked up and saw the large oval-shaped scoreboard above the arena, I couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

The new arena is also very friendly to the audience on the upper back row. The super-large screen brings a better viewing experience, and fans can enjoy the game better.

The mascot Chuck the Condor is now actively interacting with the audience, holding a T-shirt launcher with the Clippers staff and throwing the Clippers' blue T-shirts to the audience.

The music being played in the Intuit Dome at this time is the old songs from Li Ze's "Save Rock and Roll" album, and the old songs from the "Night Visions" album will be interspersed in the middle.

Fans who like to play 2K are naturally familiar with these music, the atmosphere is getting more and more lively, and everyone is looking forward to the upcoming awards ceremony.

At 19:30 in the evening, the Intuit Dome was full of seats at this time. As the arena fell into darkness and all the lights were concentrated on the floor of the court, the Clippers' exclusive light show was immediately turned on.

The new Clippers logo began to appear in the center of the floor, and fans cheered loudly as the lights spread out.

Clippers logos and images of players wearing new jerseys began to appear on the floor, bearing not only numbers but names as well.

Every player who played was warmly cheered by the fans. When the DJ roared and introduced Li Ze, the cheers reached the loudest:
"Now let us welcome the last player from UCLA, the owner of 7 championships, the strongest scorer in history, Number 10 of the Clippers, Kayce——Li!"

The sound wave on the scene reached its apex. Thanks to the unique design of the arena, the sound was amplified again, giving people the illusion of a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Li Ze stood up from the home team's bench with a smile on his face, trotted all the way to high-five his teammates, and finally stood at the bottom of the basket. The Clippers will hold the championship award ceremony.

The table in the center of the field is full of rings. With the blessing of financial ability, the Clippers are not stingy. The annual awards ceremony can be said to be everyone's part.

All Clippers staff will receive a ring, and Tucker, Ingles, and Plumlee, who left the team tonight, also stood in the team in formal attire.

President Adam Silva likes the home atmosphere of the Clippers very much. When a team and the city are fully integrated, it will naturally have a huge impact.

After the legalization of gambling, the president Adam Silva was unanimously praised by the owners of the teams. No one would think that the money was too much, and many people even felt that more efforts should be made.
"It's great to see the Clippers get back on track tonight. It's an incredible arena. I can feel his energy!"

"74 wins in the regular season, 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs, the Clippers played a dominant performance in three seasons, until now I am still reminiscing about those wonderful game moments!"

Although the fans felt that president Adam Silva was talking nonsense, except for the slightly more intense Western Conference finals, most of the games were one-sided.
The bosses began to appear on the stage in turn for business bragging, and Steve Ballmer loaned the team the sixth championship by the way.

The design of the Clippers’ ring this year is extremely simple. Unlike previous years’ arc-shaped bulges, this year’s Clippers have made a circular bulge on the front of the ring.

The front of the ring is very similar to the new arena of the Clippers, and the diamonds around it are no longer round, but more diamond-shaped, representing the image of the new arena.

Then there are only "Clippers" letters and a simplified O'Brien Cup in the center, and five championship trophies and the new logo of the Clippers on the two sides.

The elements of the entire ring come from the old team logo and the new arena. This is a championship ring that symbolizes the alternation of old and new.

Every player who received the ring was very happy, and Paul George couldn't wait to put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand, and then celebrated with a punch at the camera.

Li Ze was the last one to receive the ring. First, he shook hands with President Adam Silva. Steve Ballmer hugged Li Ze happily, and then began to throw his fists in celebration.

Li Ze, who was wearing a blue-and-white Clippers training uniform, looked at the brand new ring with a smile on his face, looking very happy.

In the final stage, Li Ze and Steve Ballmer lifted the banner of the new championship together, and huge cheers erupted from the scene again.

Witnessed by the Clippers fans, the fifth championship banner rose to the top of the arena.

Above the entire arena, five small divisional championship banners and five large championship banners lined up in two rows. Li Ze also looked up at the top of the arena, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart:

"From scratch, this can be regarded as the fulfillment of the original promise!"

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The grand award ceremony of the Clippers naturally made the new Lakers players on the visiting team's bench pick up lemons.

Compared with the Clippers, the only advantage the Lakers currently have is that their ancestors are rich enough. When watching the game, there will be some big stars, and the rest are completely inferior.

There are no stars, no record, and the arena is mediocre. The game has not yet started, and the freshmen who have high hopes feel cold.

The opening game of the national live broadcast was violently beaten. Thinking of this, everyone can't be happy. As for the victory over the Clippers?We all know that is almost impossible.
Last season was still a bad team, and there are no star players to join in the new season. I hope that the salted fish will turn around, unless God possesses him.

In the commentary booth of ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy was still joking about the remarks of "ball daddy":
"I am somewhat looking forward to Lonzo Ball's performance tonight. Although I don't like his father's remarks, as the second pick this year, Ball can indeed be called a talented player."

Mark Jackson saw the teasing expression of his old partner, and also happily complained:
"I hope Ball doesn't lose confidence tonight. It's really difficult to play against Kayce, but both of them are from UCLA, and maybe the defensive intensity will drop a little bit."

Lonzo Ball performed pretty well in the summer league. With a height of 1 meters, he has good rebounding ability, excellent vision, and can also send amazing passes.

In addition to the scoring ability, he has indeed shown a very good talent in other aspects of the big ball.

Anyway, Lakers fans blew Lonzo Ball's defensive ability into a flower during the offseason.

But not long after the start of the game, Lonzo Ball broke the defense a bit. In the first round, a simple pick-and-roll, Li Ze assisted Fatty Bai to shoot two points in the paint.

The Lakers attacked, Lopez hit an iron from outside the three-point line, and Jokic grabbed the rebound from the Clippers and threw the ball directly forward.

Lonzo Ball, who actively returned to defense, defended Li Ze's side for the first time. He wanted to increase his physical confrontation and cut the ball, but he didn't expect Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, to rush forward.

He staggered simply and rudely, and Lonzo Ball lost his defensive position outside the three-point line
There was laughter immediately in the arena. Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, went straight to the basket on the left wing, and jumped with both feet in the paint.

Ignoring Larry Nance, who was trying hard to return to the defense, he knocked his opponent away in the air confrontation, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and smashed the buckle with the wheel arm!

"Boom!" The buckle was converted successfully!
"Oh!!"

Two people fell in one round, and the Clippers fans at the scene were happy, and there was another burst of booing and yelling.

Larry Nance, who was on the street at the basket, was a little confused. Last season, he only played as a substitute most of the time. At this time, he confronted head-on. He only thought that Li Ze was a humanoid tank, which was completely different from his impression.
Li Ze, who returned to defense, looked calm. Facing this kind of cuteness, he naturally would not have a sense of accomplishment. As for the so-called skills, there is no need for it now!

After his strength reached 96 and his speed reached 99, his explosive power and confrontational power have taken another qualitative leap, and now he can realize his original wish—true tank breakthrough!

As the game progressed, Lonzo Ball was completely confused. Many times, Li Ze and Ben didn't play tactics. Facing his defense, after a change of direction, he carried him and killed him.
Li Ze changed direction in front of the top of the arc, swayed out half of his body, crushed and rushed past Lonzo Ball's defense, and Lopez, who was assisting the defense, completed the basket pick!

After catching the ball at the left elbow area, Li Ze turned around. Li Ze overcame Lonzo Ball's defense, grabbed the ball with his right hand and dunked with one arm!

The Clippers switched offense, Li Ze rushed after a tomahawk rebound, and Lonzo Ball, who was hanging back on defense, easily completed 2+1
When the official timeout came, Lonzo Ball walked straight to the bench with his eyes wide open. During the game, he was patronizing the defense, and his offensive performance was a mess.

At 4:16, the score was clearly displayed on the huge double-sided screen above the Intuit Dome.

同时也有李泽的数据展示，4中4，罚球1中1，9分2篮板2助攻。

The Clippers fans at the scene were already ecstatic, and Li Ze's talent for beating violently is so cute. Everyone will never get tired of watching this kind of plot.

"Hey, man! Where's your talent?"

"Keep fishing this season!"

"Son, let your father say a few words less on social media!"

Lonzo Ball heard the jeers from the Clippers fans behind him, and was distraught for a while.

Coming to Los Angeles to play is already a lot of pressure, coupled with the fact that Daddy Big Mouth has been helping him with marketing, Lonzo Ball also has great expectations for his debut.

As a result, the game only lasted 4 minutes and 10 seconds, and all illusions were shattered. Lonzo Ball has realized that Li Ze is the real talent
Most of the Clippers' points come from transition offenses, and the Lakers are too strong.

In the second half of the game, Li Ze was not interested in educating Meng Xin anymore, and gave more possessions to Jokic at the free throw line.

It's not that the fat man has become the Clippers' second main attack point, but that in the existing tactics, the center must open up the offensive space for outside players.

Just like this round, Li Ze came to the left flank and gave the ball to Jokic at the free throw line. The latter received the pass and immediately moved to the right flank.

After the reverse run, Paul George immediately came to the upper line to catch the ball, and broke through from the left side of the fat man with his left hand.

Ingram couldn't squeeze past the screen, facing Lopez who switched defenses, Paul George just dropped his shoulders and accelerated.

Slightly leading by half a body position, taking advantage of Lopez sliding backwards, Paul George immediately pulled back from the free throw line, and then pulled it up from the middle distance and threw it!

"Shua!" A steady hit in the middle distance!

The Lakers' first sports game score came when Clarkson broke through Jaylen Brown's defense on the right wing and hit a long two-pointer.

Marshal Luke Wharton on the sidelines kept yelling loudly from the sidelines, reminding his players to return to defense quickly and do a good job of defensive alignment.

"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"

Compared with the Staples Arena, the current Clippers' home cheering sound is louder, and the unique design amplifies the fans' voices.

It is rare to enter the positional battle attack. Li Ze, who holds the ball in his right hand, came to the right flank and also pulled Lopez out of the three-second zone. Jokic received another pass from Li Ze at the free throw line.

Li Ze on the right flank immediately made a tactical gesture to Jaylen Brown in the right corner.

Lonzo Ball saw Li Ze move down, Jaylen Brown started from the right bottom corner, ran up the line, and subconsciously reminded Clarkson loudly:

"Squeeze through cover!"

Clarkson also thought that Jaylen Brown was covering for Li Ze. The Clippers wanted to play a corner three-pointer, but they didn't expect that the line was fake. cut in.

When the man arrives and the ball is just approaching the basket, Jokic from the free throw line throws the ball to the upper right of the basket. Jaylen Brown catches the ball in the air and turns the ball around. The ball hits the hoop!

"Boom!" The empty catch dunk was successful!
"what!!"

Jaylen Brown also showed off his excellent physical talent. He played a trick with an alley-oop dunk, and yelled at the camera under the basket after landing.

When the Lakers hit the iron again and the Clippers launched a conversion attack, Jokic assisted Harris with a quick dunk to get two points, and all five starters scored.

The familiar food abuse session made the atmosphere in the Intuit Dome even more heated, and the huge sound made the freshmen of the Lakers completely lost.

At the end of the first quarter, at 16:40, the Clippers have led their opponents by 24 points
In the ESPN commentary booth, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson smiled at each other, making the Lakers fans look forward to the big ball in the first quarter, 3 for 0, with only 1 rebound and 1 turnover in statistics.

"It seems that the young players of the Lakers still need to continue to hone. Compared with the defending champion, the strength gap is too big!"

At this time, Mark Jackson remembered the scene of the big-mouthed "ball dad" blowing up his son to the sky, and couldn't help but joke a few more words:
"Compared to Lonzo Ball, although Kayce was only the third pick in the draft that year, we all know that this is the real talent!"

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