I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 147 The Trickster Succeeds (Fourth)
The Clippers' shocking game against the Lakers on January 1 was quickly forgotten by fans.

Because there are new games coming soon, new duels, and new exciting performances.

Just like readers of novels, exciting and beautiful chapters stay in their minds for no more than 5 minutes, and they immediately want to read new updates.

The novel is constantly being updated, and the NBA is fighting endlessly. With the deepening of the season, the situation of the entire league has undergone some changes compared with the beginning of the season.

In the West, the Lakers continue to outshine others, and it seems that no team can threaten the Lakers' dominance.

Bryant's scoring average increased by about two points over last season, but his contribution on the defensive end has gradually declined.

It's just that the decline is very small, and the overall strength of the Lakers is strong, which has little effect on the performance of the regular season.

The Dallas Mavericks are close behind in terms of record, and Nowitzki still maintains a good offensive state.

However, the difference in points between their gains and losses is not too big, which shows that the wins in many games are more thrilling and not stable enough.

The Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Suns and other teams have close records, and the West has once again become a situation of one super and many teams from the troika of the year.

It can only be said that the history of the NBA Western Conference is basically switching back and forth between the heroes fighting for hegemony and the Lakers becoming king.

With the Lakers' superstar attraction, market appeal, and management level, once they rise, they will be very dominant.

And once the Lakers fell, the heroes of the Western Conference stepped on the corpses of the Lakers one after another. This kind of drama has been repeated since the 60s, as if the cycle of history.

The situation in the Eastern Conference has also changed. The Boston Celtics, who rushed very hard at the beginning of the season, gradually slowed down their pace.

James' Cleveland Cavaliers relied on a stable winning percentage. In December, they used a wave of seven consecutive victories to regain the No. 12 throne in the Eastern Conference.

Followed by the Celtics and Orlando Magic, as the first group in the Eastern Conference, they have widened the gap with other Eastern Conference teams.

This has been the case in the Eastern Conference for the past few years. Two or three teams have the competitiveness to win the championship, and the rest of the teams are poor.

If it weren't for the Celtics forming the Big Three in 2008, Garnett and Ray Allen, who were overwhelmed by the Lakers and Spurs in the West, traveled eastward, and the overall strength of the Eastern team would be even worse.

The teams on the edge of the playoffs in the East can only compete for the vice squad leader in the West, and they can't even touch the door to the playoffs.

The large gap in overall strength between the east and the west will not improve in a short time.

This is caused by the gap in team building concepts after Jordan retired in the new century.

There will be no fundamental changes in ten or eight years, and it cannot be changed with a few transactions.

In the December awards, LeBron James won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month, and the Western Conference Player of the Month was awarded to Kobe Bryant.

Kobe was injured in December when Gasol was injured, and he averaged 12 points, 31 rebounds and 6 assists per game, in the best form.

The Rookie of the Month is still Brandon - Jennings and Tyreke - Evans.

Curry was nominated again, but Tyreke Evans' averages of 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game were too strong.

Curry has some highlights in some games, but he is still not as good as Evans on average.

After entering January, the Clippers' record began to decline due to trading reasons.

After losing to the Lakers, on January 1, the Clippers played against the Miami Heat at home.

The Heat's situation is very similar to that of the Knicks. For the 2010 free market plan, they hoarded a lot of expired contracts.

Jermaine O'Neal for 2300 million, Quentin Richardson for 900 million, Dorell Wright for 275 million, and Wade, who has a player option for 10 years and a salary of 1500 million.

In the summer of 10, the Heat were able to make up 5000 million contract space for Pat Riley to show his talents.

Unlike the Knicks, the Heat's combat effectiveness is not bad. They have superstar Wade and the No. 08 pick in [-], Beasley.

They ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference and retained their qualification for the playoffs.

The game between the two sides was very intense. After the Clippers played Kobe and Wade, the enthusiasm of the fans remained undiminished.

Contributed another box office with 100% attendance to Min Congda, which caused Min Congda a lot of headaches.

What's even more troublesome is that the Clippers actually won this game, 93:87, a low-scoring battle.

Randolph, who was renewed by Min Congda in advance, played bravely, leading the team to extinguish the Heat with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

But after that, the Clippers began to encounter some troubles.

On January 1, the Clippers embarked on a trip of three consecutive passengers.

The first stop is Memphis, and this one can be described as full of topics.

The two parties just completed the transaction not long ago, and several players changed their jerseys.

Chris Kaman and Jr. held back their energy to dunk a few more dunks and block a few more shots on the former owner.

As a result, the Grizzlies, who had been giving warmth in the previous three games, finally played against the Clippers at home this time!
Chris Kaman was merciless in the face of his former owner who traded away. He scored 19 points on 10 of 26 shots and blocked 2 shots.

Once again, he overwhelmed Gasol Jr. in the matchup. Facing Kaman's nimble footwork and mature offensive skills, the tall and strong Gasol didn't find any experience in defense.

Faced with Gasol this season, Kaman averaged 25 points per game, which was more than 5 points higher than his season average.

Proper nemesis.

Under the leadership of Kaman, the spirit of revenge, the Grizzlies defeated the Clippers by 104:100 and 4 points.

Min Congda watched the game from the sidelines. After the game, he took the initiative to find Kaman to shake hands and happily took a group photo.

Kaman didn't want to talk to Min Congda at first, and even wanted to give him a bad face, but as the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face.

Seeing Min Congda's happy face, Kaman recalled his time in Los Angeles, and felt that Smart was very good.

Besides, the NBA is a business, and there are many people who are traded every year, and Kaman is not alone.

Players are ready to be traded the moment they enter the league.

Not to mention Kaman who touched the threshold of the All-Star, even those superstars, such as O'Neal, cannot escape the fate of changing teams.

So, let's take it easy, Mr. Smart is so magnanimous, what are you still struggling with?

So, Kaman and Min Congda shook hands and made peace, no more grievances.

And Chris Wallace saw Kaman's outstanding performance, suppressed Gasol again and won the victory.

He felt very proud that the deal was well done, really good.

On January 1, it was another damn back-to-back away game. The Clippers faced the New Orleans Hornets.

Facing this season's nemesis team, the Clippers once again loosened up and were taught a lesson by the Hornets led by Paul.

Paul made 11 of 7 shots from the field, scored 15 points with super high efficiency, and had 15 assists.

Before the Clippers beat the Hornets, Kaman still has some advantages in this point, which can provide inside firepower.

Now that Kaman is gone, Dunleavy insists on using Camby and Gasol as a substitute.

The Clippers, who were originally strong inside, were weakened and the weight of the outside line increased, but they encountered the seasoned No. 3 queen bee.

On the defensive end, Paul contributed 4 steals very steadily.

At 104:98, it was given to the Clippers for two consecutive losses and 2000 yuan to Min Congda.

Min Congda shouted in his heart that Grandpa Sao Paulo is really a boy who gives money, and the Clippers nemesis.

Curry had to suffer when he met Paul. He only scored 11 points in the game, and his performance was mediocre.

On January 1, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles, but they still played away games.

After a week to fight the Los Angeles Lakers again, this time Kobe did not break his promise.

一场38分，三分球7中4的得分盛宴，率领湖人126:88狂胜快船。

The Clippers lost three games in a row. After trading Kaman, the Clippers lost 8 games in 6 games.

In the short term, Min Congda's treachery seems to have succeeded.

Until January 1th, the Clippers ushered in a special guest.

(End of this chapter)