Chapter 1675 Compare Who Is the Real Alley-Oop City
With 21 consecutive wins, the Lakers broke through the shackles of last season and are only 6 games away from the 27 consecutive wins they created in the 2008 season.
"Guys, keep winning!" In the locker room after the game, Ji Feng high-fived and bumped chests with all the players one by one.
The atmosphere in the locker room was also surprisingly hot.
This game once again proved the strength of the Lakers team. Not to mention Ji Feng's 27 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds, Kobe's 25 points and 5 assists were also routine, and Gasol's 15 points and 7 rebounds were also easy.
But Bynum had his best game of the new season with 20 points and 19 rebounds. The most criticized point of the Lakers' lineup in the first 21 games was finally revealed. How could this not make the Lakers players excited?
This time, they seem to really have a chance to touch that seemingly unreachable record!
But this time, the one standing in the way is another Los Angeles team, the Los Angeles Clippers!
On December 9th, the Lakers faced the Clippers away from home. This should be the most popular away game for the Lakers. Not only does it not require a long journey, but the atmosphere in the away game is similar to that at home. Since the first two seasons, many Lakers fans will specifically buy Los Angeles games. Derby away tickets, specifically here to cheer on the Lakers.
Last season, there was a strange scene where the entire arena was filled with Lakers fans. In that scene, except for the floor seats, you couldn't even tell the difference between the home and away games. Therefore, the Los Angeles Clippers' home court was also occupied by fans last season. It is jokingly called the worst home stadium in the league.
But this time, when Ji Feng stepped into the arena, he still found something different.
"There are a lot of Clippers fans here tonight, and they are all wearing Griffin jerseys." Ji Feng said as he glanced at the auditorium.
Although Lakers fans still make up the majority tonight, there are many die-hard Clippers fans in the east area. They are all wearing Griffin fans, and there are many holding Griffin figures. Not only that, they started shouting slogans before the game even started.
"Hey, Ji Feng, how long have you not watched a Clippers game? They are now known as the city of alley-oops, a dunk team, and the most exciting dunk team in the league. It is normal to have some fans." Farmar said Ji Feng said from behind.
"City of Alley-oops... How dare you give such a coquettish nickname casually? The team with the most dunks has someone keeping statistics on this? I think it's a team that only knows how to dunk..." Ji Feng spread his hands to express his weakness. Make complaints.
Although it is true that he has not watched a Clippers game for a long time, after all, human energy is limited, and it is impossible for him to pay attention to a team that has no chance to enter the playoffs, but Ji Feng still pays attention to his rival in the same city. of.
Since the Clippers selected DeAndre Jordan in the second round in 2008 and Griffin with the No. 1 pick in 2009, the Clippers have made more and more moves in the free market. Especially this summer, they also started the trade market. Cannon, although they didn't get any big fish, the addition of two potential newcomers, Bledsoe and Eric Gordon, in the offseason, as well as the trading of a lot of bad contracts, still allowed the Clippers to rejuvenate their lineup. At the same time, the team's overall competitiveness is also further improved.
However, their strength this season is just that. Although they are full of potential, they have not formed immediate combat capabilities, especially the inside line. Although they are not small, their flaws are very obvious.
To put it simply, Jordan is a complete rough guy. His defensive ability is acceptable, he is tall and long-armed, and has good physical fitness, but his scoring ability is poor. He has almost no good footwork or skills in the interior, and he desperately needs a point guard to feed him the ball.
Griffin is not much different. He almost relies on dunks to score inside. He has no mid-to-long-range ability, and his footwork in the paint is also average. The strongest thing is still his strong physical fitness.
The inside line composed of these two rough guys really couldn't bring any interest to Ji Feng.
"You don't understand, man, fans love to watch this. This season, Griffin is known as the spokesperson of violent aesthetics. His dunks often dominate the top five shots of the night. He was also invited to participate in this year's dunk contest. It is said that he is still the favorite to win the championship. After all, why don’t you go? His fans once said that Griffin has a serious aesthetic of violence.”
This season, the Clippers relied on the two of them to constantly bombard the basket. The Los Angeles Clippers, which had been sinking for many years, tasted attention for the first time. Although their record was still last and their power was still not good, they attracted a lot of loyal fans with their dunks. fans.
In addition, most of the dunks by the two came from assists from the back line, so the city of lobs got its name.
Being able to get such a name means that the Clippers have the conditions to rise. After all, in the NBA, sometimes playing well is more important than strength. Look at the Hawks next door, who have made consecutive playoffs and even entered the Eastern Conference. In the semi-finals and finals, they still couldn't change their transparent ending. Isn't it because the Eagles played too much as a team and didn't have any outstanding characteristics?
Farmar didn't finish what he said, but how could Ji Feng not understand what he meant after that? It was just saying that those before Ji Feng were not violent enough, and it was just saying that Griffin was stronger than Ji Feng back then.
Ji Feng was laughed out of anger, others would just forget it, Griffin, the defeated general, was so arrogant, this was still bearable!
"Okay, let's show them today who is the real alley-oop city!" Ji Feng took off his training clothes, took the basketball and went straight to the basket, and showed off his dunk during the warm-up for the first time this season.
Ji Feng's dunk also won a round of applause. Many fans who came to the scene said that they had made a lot of money. You must know that Ji Feng has not dunked in the warm-up this season. It is called a health care game. It is so exciting. First time.
Griffin and Jordan, who had been dunking non-stop, turned their heads when they heard the applause and saw this scene, so they dunked even more vigorously. Although their movements were not as good as Ji Feng's, and their staying in the air was not at the same level, they were better. It was so powerful, so all kinds of bombshells came one after another.
Griffin also has his own thoughts. He knows that it will be difficult for the Clippers to win this game, but it does not mean that he will not be remembered personally.
The only way to be famous in the NBA is to win. It can be a key ball or a dunk. Griffin knows that this game is a good opportunity for him. He knows that the attention of this game is definitely not comparable to previous games. Yes, after all, this is the first game the Clippers have played live in the United States, let alone overseas markets.
"Seize the opportunity! In terms of actual dunks, I don't believe Ji Feng is better than me!" Thinking of this, Griffin once again completed an alley-oop dunk.
At the same time, after warming up, Griffin also specifically found Bledsoe, their starting point guard this season: "Rockets, pass me more good balls tonight!"
Naturally, Bledsoe would not refuse: "OK, you come out for the pick-and-roll, and I will throw it to you if I get the chance."