plumnovel Chapter 392 The smell of gunpowder before the battle
Chapter 392 The smell of gunpowder before the battle
On the Clippers side, Thompson and Paul also attended the press conference and were interviewed.
Originally, Thompson was not eligible to be interviewed on behalf of the team, because he was just a rookie, and he played half of the Clippers games this season as a substitute.
However, in the last few games, Thompson played very well and became the main force. Paul likes him very much.
In addition, the scandal between Thompson and Zhou Yang, sister A, was aroused. The media was very interested in this kind of matter, so the Clippers pushed the boat along and asked Thompson to respond.
This is due to traffic.
In fact, with Thompson's character, he didn't want to respond to this kind of thing at first, because he didn't do anything at all, he just picked up girls!
It's just not soaked.
A reporter asked: "Mr. Paul, some fans say that you and Thompson are another group of Splash Brothers. Do you agree with this statement?"
Paul smiled and replied: "I don't quite agree. The Splash Brothers are very strong, and they have already achieved success and won the championship. The style of Thompson and I is more traditional, but this year we will beat the Warriors. Get the championship!"
Paul is worthy of being the chairman of the NBA union, and his words are quite official.
The reporter continued to ask: "You have achieved eight consecutive victories, and your record has reached the third place in the Western Conference. Does it mean that you have found a way to win?"
Paul proudly replied: "Yes, now our Clippers team has the confidence to beat any opponent, including the Warriors!"
Another reporter looked at Thompson again: "Clay, this is your rookie season, and the three-pointers exploded like this. If you don't give in to the Splash Brothers, who do you think is stronger between your three-pointers and the Splash Brothers?"
Thompson didn't talk much, but he said loudly: "My three-pointer is stronger! After an hour, you will know!"
The reporters all exclaimed, they couldn't help sighing, the nba is really the world of young people!
These rookies are getting tougher than each other!
"Clay, can you talk about what happened between you and Sister A?"
Thompson's face changed.
However, the team operations manager greeted him in advance and asked him to answer this question tactfully. After all, it is a business alliance and cannot be so rigid.
Thompson replied slowly: "Sister A and I are just ordinary friends. I have nothing to say about other matters!"
The reporter asked: "Will you defend Zhou Yang in this game?"
"Of course, I will definitely fight against him!"
This sentence made the reporters excited again.
The matchup between Thompson and Zhou Yang is what many fans are looking forward to.
Not only because the defense of the two is top-notch, but the lace news of the other two is really explosive.
……
Eight p.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Clippers host the defending champion Warriors!
The Warriors' starting lineup is still Zhou Yang, Curry, Chandler, Turkoglu and Barbosa.
The Clippers' starting five are Paul, Griffin, Jordan, Caron Butler, and Klay Thompson.
Before the jump ball, Thompson walked up to Zhou Yang and said coldly, "You are lucky to have entered the league two years earlier!"
Zhou Yang almost laughed out loud, and asked, "What do you mean...can you guard me today?"
"Of course, I'll make you feel bad!"
In Zhou Yang's previous life, Thompson was not a person who liked to talk wildly. He did not expect that in this parallel world, Thompson was so aggressive.
It seems that the environment can change a person a lot.
There is an old saying in China: Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.
If Thompson has been with Curry, he must be a low-key person.
But now that he comes to Los Angeles and hangs out with the Clippers, he is naturally very arrogant.
Zhou Yang didn't care either, he didn't like to talk about it, and there was no grudge between him and Clay, it was all media hype.
"God Tang, it's better for you to keep a low profile." Zhou Yang said lightly.
"What? Who is God Tang?" Thompson was confused.
Zhou Yang ignored him.
With a jump ball in the middle circle, Jordan grabbed the first wave of the ball for the Clippers.
In terms of jumping explosive power, Jordan is still slightly better than the boxing champion.
Paul dribbled through half court and beckoned Griffin to come out for a pick-and-roll.
This is the starting style of the Clippers' offense.
Griffin's season is his second.
Last season, although he dunked very well, but the team's record was not good, Shafen was very depressed.
But this season came Paul, and the addition of rookie Thompson made the team's record improve rapidly.
Griffin is also under Paul's organization, playing more reasonably, and his offensive ability is stronger!
Especially the pick-and-roll between him and Paul is the main offensive method of the Clippers.
Griffin blocked Curry, and Paul split horizontally. Facing Turkoglu's delay, Paul easily used a big change of direction and broke into the penalty area.
However, the Warriors' defense is very layered. As soon as Paul came to the edge of the penalty area, Barbosa rushed over and blocked Paul.
Seeing Jordan rushing towards the basket, Paul immediately tossed high and made an alley-oop with Jordan!
boom!
Jordan overwhelmed Chandler and scored a dunk!
Paul's passing route is really clever, and the strength and timing are too good, otherwise Jordan would not be so easy to dunk successfully under Chandler's defense.
2: 0!
Staples Center is in full swing!
Because it is the same home court as the Lakers, there are not many fans of the Clippers.
The owner of the Clippers urgently needs a good record to increase the popularity of the Clippers and suppress the old strong team Lakers.
This season, the Clippers hired Paul through match-fixing in order to dominate the Western Conference and win the championship.
The Clippers owner felt that Kobe was old, and so were the Spurs. Although the Warriors were young, they didn't have as much experience as Paul.
So this season's Clippers are indeed ambitious.
Zhou Yang gestured to his teammates and shouted: "It's okay, let's call back!"
On the next turn, the Warriors attack.
Faced with Thompson's strict defense, Zhou Yang did not fight by himself, but let Curry and Turkoglu play a tactic.
Turkoglu misplaced Paul and made a strong two-pointer, boom!
Out of the basket.
Since the agent came to the Warriors, there has been a strange phenomenon. The shooting rate is not high against the Western team, but the Eastern team will score goals.
It is also a kind of mysticism.
Jordan resisted Chandler, Griffin protected the rebound and launched a fast break.
Paul received a pass from Griffin and crossed the half court. Griffin quickly advanced from the left.
Whoosh!
Paul made another second pass, Griffin caught the ball and took off, and the Tyrannosaurus dunked!
boom!
Two consecutive dunks completely ignited the Staples Arena!
The home fans all stood up, applauded, cheered, and cheered for the Clippers' gorgeous offense!
There is no way, this is the treatment of the uncrowned champion, and it makes the away fans crazy everywhere.