Chapter 382 West Road Trip
Old Dunleavy thinks the deal is feasible because they can send Jeffries' 5 million annual contract away, which is the same as Tim Thomas's age, and they will not get rid of it until 2011.
The Lakers are undoubtedly the ones who suffer in this three-party trading proposal. Apart from a first-round pick around 15 in 2009 and a first-round finisher, they got nothing. Instead, they also gave a young insider with great potential and a qualified small forward who can cheat fouls.
It can be seen that the Lakers regret signing Mageti now. The small forward has been unable to integrate into the Lakers system and has gradually become a substitute. Bynum, the Lakers certainly don’t want to give it up like this for nothing, but this guy is too worry-free. What he does is almost affecting the unity in the locker room. Moreover, the conflict between Gasol and Bynum makes Espanyol unable to exert all his power. Moreover, the Lakers urgently need the Clippers’ 13 million transaction exception. Who knows what they want to use for? Should they exchange O’Neal?
On December 1, Ji Guochou won the "Player of the Month" award for the first time in his career. His personal data was more versatile in November, so the Fox brother regretfully lost to his brother again, and it seemed that he had never won.
Espn special report said that Ji Guoqiu broke another record on this day, and he became the youngest "player of the month". This is a very amazing honor, and the country naturally boasted again.
On the same day, after careful consideration, Dunleavy rejected the proposal for a three-party transaction. It was not that Sterling thought it was expensive, but that Dunleavy felt that his team had enough forwards. Garcia and Barnes. If Marion were added, the staff on the third position would be too bloated.
However, the Lakers were really determined to make this deal. On the same day that the Giant Pandas won the "Player of the Month", Kupchek called the old Dunleavy again, saying that they could talk again and they could not avoid the Clippers' draft picks.
For a new three-party trading proposal, the Lakers gave Bynum + Mageti + Sun Yue + 3 million cash; the Clippers gave 13 million transaction exception + Garcia + Jeffries; the Miami Heat gave Marion + Joel Anthony + 2009 first-round draft pick.
The Lakers got the Clippers' 13 million trade exception + Joel Anthony + The Heat's first-round draft pick in 2009; the Clippers got Sean Marion + 3 million cash; Miami got Bynum + Mageti + Garcia + Jeffries + Sun Yue.
"Oh, there is such a good thing!"
Old Dunleavy was happy. The Lakers were so anxious. They must be the exception of players who urgently needed them. The Lakers were not satisfied with their lineup. What players could 13 million be exchanged for? Old Dunleavy carefully filtered it in his mind, and soon a few players appeared.
The Lakers are anxious to trade now, but the Clippers are not in a hurry to trade now. When Dunleavy saw that it was profitable, he simply continued to be a rare item and rejected the Lakers' proposal again. Kupchek was so angry that he smashed a flowerpot in the office.
The new season has just begun a month, but countless trading proposals have filled the office of Dunleavy. Now the Clippers' 20 million special case is said to be at least ten teams in the league. Among them, there are really many proposals that Dunleavy is interested in. However, Dunleavy himself cannot make the decision, and the power given to him by Sterling is not that great. Although he is the head coach and general manager of the team, Dunleavy's authority is only able to decide transactions below 3 million. Any signing of more than 3 million must be reviewed by Sterling himself.
This is because the Clippers won the championship last season and Sterling increased the authority of the old Dunleavy. Before winning the championship, Dunleavy was only able to make a basic salary contract, and was probably the general manager with the least power in the league.
In December, the Clippers ushered in their own devil schedule. This month they will have to conduct a series of Western Conference away trips and play back-to-back three or four away games, which will seriously test the team's physical strength and the players' psychology.
However, as long as the Clippers survive this cruel away journey, even if the top throne in the West has been firmly firm, they will usher in a relatively relaxed schedule.
On December 3, the Clippers played against the Dallas Mavericks away. The two brothers faced the Dallas inside and both scored super data again. Ji Guoqiu scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Ji Guomiang scored 31 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and the Clippers also defeated the Dallas Cowboys 108:98, killing their opponents twice this season.
On December 4, the Clippers continued their Texas trip. They challenged the Houston Rockets back-to-back away. In this game, the Rockets took a lot of double-teams against the Clippers inside. As a result, although the two brothers' data were average, Billups and Crawford broke out. The Clippers' outside players made 18 three-pointers in this game, killing the Rockets Bears alive!
The final score was 123:110, Ji Guochou scored 10 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guomomiya scored 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Billups scored 24 points and 3 assists, Crawford scored 30 points, Avraro scored 10 points, Garcia scored 10 points, Barnes scored 9 points, and Dragic scored 8 points.
Under the Rockets' crazy double-team, Panda brother gave another double-digit assist, winning his fourth triple-double this season, becoming a veritable triple-double king.
Magic Johnson has automatically forgotten what he said last season. If the giant pandas continue to play like this, they will definitely break the Magician's triple-double record within ten seasons and slap in the face.
On December 6, the Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies at 105:90 away. Ji Guochou scored 20 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and Ji Guomomiya scored 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
On December 7, the Clippers were back-to-back away again, and their opponent was another bad team in the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Clippers were tortured by a series of road trips this time, and the whole team was not in shape from back to back. In the last quarter, Panda brother committed six crimes and made overtime with Crawford's three-pointer. In the overtime game, Billups couldn't stand it anymore. The 33-year-old Keyman was too tired. He accidentally sprained his ankle in overtime and left the court with an injury.
Just when everyone thought the Clippers were about to kneel, Dragic, who came on the bench, performed a magical performance. Slovenia made two outside three-pointers and pushed the Clippers back from the edge of the cliff.
Today is destined to be the performance moment for the Clippers rookie. After the Giant Pandas left the court with six fouls, Jordan, who came on the bench, grabbed two frontcourt rebounds in a row at the critical moment and passed the Fox brother to hit a three-pointer. The Clippers hit a total of 4 three-pointers in overtime, and once again bombed with long-range, killing a little wolf.
The final score was 119:114, Ji Guochou scored 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks, while Ji Guomomiya scored 26 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Billups checked after the game without any serious damage. The Clippers won this game in a difficult situation, but after defeating the Timberwolves, the Clippers have won ten consecutive victories, with a record of 18 wins and 2 losses, leading the Spurs, the second in the West, with 3 wins and 4 wins ahead of the third-tier Trail Blazers.
Espn continued to conduct a special analysis of the Clippers' ten-game winning streak. They believe that there are three main reasons for the Clippers' winning streak.
1. The Clippers have excellent defense. The defending champion relied on defense to enter the finals last season. Although Artest and Percy left this season, the Clippers' defense did not decline much. Instead, the strengthened bench lineup allows the Clippers to use more rotational lines in consecutive away games. In these ten games, the Clippers only allowed their opponents to score hundreds of points. It has to be said that everyone is terrified of such defense. Old Dunleavy can keep the team in the situation where the offense is mainly emphasized in the new season.
Such a defense is really not easy. Although the continuous away games have caused the team to fluctuate. However, with the rise of the newcomers trained by Dunleavy and the team's running-in maturity, Dunleavy's status in the Clippers has been improving. Although some people say that he abused the twin brothers, the two averaged more than 40 minutes of playing time this season, and were suspected of animal abuse, these two guys did not encounter physical crises, just like LeBron James, who was as physically strong as he was.
2. The Clippers' team is very energetic. Although Billups is not as good as last season, he has repeatedly performed well in saving the team; Crawford serves as the sixth man, and his firepower output is even more terrifying than Mobley last season; role players like Garcia, Barnes, and Avraro may perform poorly in offense but can make the opponent frightened on the defensive end. It can be said that the cohesion of the entire Clippers' team has gradually become more powerful to make the opponent terrifying. If it weren't for the Spurs that were incompatible with themselves, the Clippers really don't know what they would have reached, and they might have won 18 consecutive victories.
3. The leading role of the twin brothers. With 10 consecutive victories, the twin brothers did not miss a game, and averaged 41 minutes per game. Both of them reached the real All-Star level, regardless of their performance or personal data. As the team leaders, they always manage the game in a reasonable way at critical moments, such as the final final victory over the Nets, the assists from Brother Pandas, and the last strike of Brother Fox; for example, the Heat, the two did not rest in the whole game and scored 59 points together. Secondly, the role of the twins' inside line on the court cannot be underestimated. As the league's super star, each team will double-team the two to a certain extent. Double-teaming comes at a price. Observing Ji Guoqiu's data in each game, the number of assists in each game in this consecutive win is almost more than 5 times, and some are 2 assists. In any case, the two brothers are on the court and offense, the Clippers' offensive organizational ability and tactical execution are very different.
On December 9, 2008, the Clippers finally returned to their home court. Today they will face the Orlando Magic, the third-placed Eastern Conference. The latter has a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, and the record is worse than the Clippers with 5 wins.
In the past two years, Warcraft has maintained sufficient dominance in the East. Of course, his dominance is more reflected in the defensive end, and the player rankings are always in the top three, which can reflect this.
Howard currently ranks second in the ESPN player rankings. Ji Guoqiu returns to 10th place with stable performance, while Ji Guoxiu rises to 14th place.
With such a comparison, won’t the highlights come out?
With the Clippers ranked 10th and 14th in the inside team, can they defeat the second-ranked Superman?
On the same day, the first round of voting results of the 2009 NBA All-Star voting event was announced, with Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers leading the Eastern Conference; while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets currently leading the Western Conference.
It is worth mentioning that the twin brothers. Yao Ming and Kobe are very close to each other this year, ranking third and fourth, which is much stronger than last season. It is conceivable that the starting lineup of the All-Stars this year is theirs, and the West will become a Chinese team combination again.
Among them, Howard, Warcraft, led the league with 720,511 votes, LeBron James ranked second in the league with a slight disadvantage of 712,203 votes, Kobe Bryant ranked third in the West, Yao Ming ranked fourth in 692,508 votes, and Dwyane Wade ranked fifth in 680,402 votes.
Chapter completed!