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

Chapter 164 Living Up to the Name of the Number One Scholar (Part [-])
In the blink of an eye, time came to February 2010, halfway through the NBA schedule, and the All-Star Game was about to usher in.

The Los Angeles Clippers returned to Los Angeles by plane from Atlanta on February 2, ending their long 3-passenger trip.

For two full weeks, almost half of it was spent on travel and hotels, and the rest of the time was either training or competition, with almost no space for personal life.

Such a boring continuous game is a huge test for the team's state, especially this time the road trip is much stronger than the previous five consecutive away opponents.

After the middle of the season, each team has gradually reached the best state through non-stop games and running-in, and now is the time to brush up their records.

The Clippers went to the Colorado Plateau for the first game, and went to Denver to face the Nuggets, and the Nuggets are now gaining momentum.

In the Pepsi Center, the Clippers were beaten by the Nuggets led by Anthony and Billups, and lost the game 90:105.

I don't know if it was affected by the plateau, or the team was out of shape during the long-distance trip, or the general manager Min Congda didn't follow, which caused everyone to relax.

In short, all members of the Clippers dropped the line in this game, which gave them a bad start to their road trip.

Then they headed to the East, another round of hateful back-to-back away games, the Clippers first defeated the in-form Wizards in Washington.

The Wizards were still strong under the leadership of Arenas, but the gun incident in the team that broke out at the end of December last year caused the Wizards, who were already on the decline, to fall off a cliff.

Arenas and teammate Crittenton drew guns in the locker room because of some gambling disputes, which caused serious public opinion consequences.

As a result, the "General" Arenas, who was only 28 years old and at his peak, was suspended indefinitely, and he will never even think about appearing this season.

In the future, the Wizards will inevitably sweep him out. The former Three Musketeers of the Wizards, the ultra-long three-pointer in 05 and 06, the lore that a real man never looks back, and the legend of Agent 0 will quickly become a piece of history without a follow-up.

Facing such a Wizards team, of course the Clippers can come up and get back their blood. 99:82, 17 points advantage easily took the victory.

In this game, Curry scored the second 30 points of his career, 31 points, 8 assists and 2 steals. He has joined the ranks of the best rookie competition.

But just one day later, the Clippers were sniped by the Celtics at the TD North Shore Garden in Boston. The Celtics won the game relatively easily at 88:95.

The two sides drew one win and one loss in the regular season.

Fatigue from back-to-back away games caused Baron Davis' knee to be affected again.

He missed the game against the Nets on the 27th. The Clippers suffered a narrow loss in the away game, losing to the Nets 101:103.

The most unexpected thing about this game was the sudden outbreak of the Nets' substitute Humphries.

He scored 14 points super-efficiently on 10 of 25 shots and hit a key free throw at the last moment.

Curry missed a three-pointer from the outside, and the Clippers regrettably lost the game. Curry scored 21 points in this game.

Continuous away games are so full of uncertainty, you don't know which player of the opponent who is waiting for work will suddenly break out.

Generally speaking, the home game is full of fighting spirit and physical fitness, and it is necessary to win the game for the home fans to see, so there will always be role players breaking out.

In away games, especially consecutive away games, the whole team is physically fatigued and morale is low. At this time, the absolute strength of the core players is often tested.

At this point, Curry is still a little immature, and Zach Randolph, Gasol Jr., Gordon and others are not stable enough, and they do not have the combat power to absolutely crush their opponents.

The superstars play at home, the role players break out, the superstars back up, play 70-80% of their combat power, and win the game.

In the away game, the role players are all wilted, and the superstars will come out to take over the game, and only 100% or even super level can win the game.

That's why some people say that the away game is the real test of superstar quality, especially in the playoffs. Only by winning against the pressure and the atmosphere of being an enemy of the whole world can the real strength be reflected.

At this point, Curry still has a long way to go.

Then the Clippers lost games in Minnesota and Cleveland, suffering the longest four-game losing streak of the season.

The loss to the Timberwolves was due to the explosion of all the opponents, 20 of 9 three-pointers, and the shooting rate was terrifying.

The Clippers were exhausted, and the three-pointer felt cold in the audience, 24 of 6, and the loss of the game was not wronged at all.

As for playing the Cavaliers, let alone, in the battle on January 1, the Cavaliers were shot by Ricky Davis.

James and the whole team are thinking about revenge. Now that the Clippers are exhausted from consecutive away games, they will naturally beat the dog in the water.

The Cavaliers who returned to the home court really broke out from the bench, scoring 47 points from the bench, and the whole game was against the Clippers.

In the end, it was 115:107, and the advantage of 8 points won the victory relatively easily.

James scored a triple-double of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. It can be seen how much he cares about being killed in the last game.

After the game with the Cavaliers, the time has entered February, and the Clippers then went to Chicago and Atlanta.

This game against the Chicago Bulls is very eye-catching, because it is a contest between the two No. [-] point guards.

Derrick Rose, the No. 2008 pick in 2009, and Stephen Curry, the No. [-] pick in [-].

The two play the same position, but they are completely different types of players.

One is good at throwing, and the other is good at suddenness.

One is thin and one is strong.

One is good at rhythm, and the other has amazing explosive power.

One looks cute like a primary school student, and the other looks fierce like a gangster.

In short, they are two No. [-] point guards who are different from the beginning to the end.

The encounter between the two is naturally expected to be what kind of sparks they will collide with.

Before the game, people thought it would be difficult for the tired Clippers to win in Chicago.

Curry's performance during this period was not stable enough, and his timing was not accurate, just like Duan Yu's Six Meridians Excalibur.

Moreover, after a season of training, Rose has more experienced game experience, and theoretically can overwhelm Curry.

But basketball games never go according to theory, but achieve results based on actual confrontation on the spot.

Curry played his craziest game of the season in Chicago, scoring 11 points on 8-of-38 three-pointers!
While scoring his third 30+ points, he helped the Clippers end their four-game losing streak.

As an opponent, Rose only scored 15 points, and his overall performance was mediocre. He lost the No. [-] point guard matchup, which was surprising.

Such an outstanding performance made Curry's popularity soar. By the way, he averaged 20.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists per game, and won the honor of the best rookie in the Western Conference in January.

Will live up to the name of champion!
After playing the Atlanta Hawks on February 2 and winning a victory to end this terrible road trip, the Clippers flew back to the warm Los Angeles, their home.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and could take a good rest to catch their breath.

But as soon as he got off the plane, Baron Davis came over with his mobile phone and said, "Hey Stephen, take a look at this account, do you follow it? You are mentioned in the tweet it launched."

Curry glanced at Baron's phone, and a Twitter account was displayed on the screen, with a tweet saying: "Stephen Curry may be banned from the team due to eating too much at the training center, causing dissatisfaction with the team, and financial difficulties. cut..."

"What? What the hell is this?"

(End of this chapter)