Chapter 277

When Blake Griffin ran out, Fan Xi's entire eyebrows were pulled into a ball.

He was very disgusted with Griffin's behavior. Although in the NBA, this behavior is very common, and there are often privileged players who rely on "the general is outside, the military order is not accepted" to break away from tactical free play.

But not tonight. Everyone knows that tonight is a crucial game, a battle for the basketball orthodoxy of this city. Griffin should not put his personality above the overall interests of the team.

Fan Xi hates this kind of selfishness and self-interest regardless of the occasion.

At the same time, Griffin had finished a pick-and-roll with Nash that was not sufficient. Nash didn't get rid of the defense, so he simply passed the ball to Griffin. Griffin held the ball and attacked the paint. He jumped up and tried to dunk, but facing Howard flying over, he was afraid in his heart and had to make a horse-riding archery floater to cross Howard's defense.

The basketball flew over Howard's fingertips, and Howard shouted: Rebound.

On Griffin, the Demon finally found the feeling of ruling the defense.

Bang!

The basketball really hit the iron.

However, the rebound did not fall into the Lakers' hands.

At the moment the basketball hit the iron, a blue and white figure whistled into the air... Boom!

Fan Xi slammed the basketball that fell out of the rim into the rim.

Put-back dunk.

After scoring, Fan Xi didn't celebrate.

Instead, he continued to walk to Griffin and told him: Play according to the tactics. You will get a chance, don't rush.

This is Fan Xi's last tolerance for Griffin.

Griffin nodded and promised, but didn't know if he really listened.

Changing sides to fight again.

Pau Gasol pulled DeAndre Jordan away, while Howard posted up Griffin in the paint.

Originally Kobe reached out to ask for the ball to isolate, but seeing Howard post up, he passed the ball into the paint for the first time.

There has always been a saying in the outside world that Kobe Bryant doesn't like passing, but in fact, his ability to read the game is very strong. He just can't help himself at many moments and can't control his desire to shoot.

Now, after his age came up, it was much better.

Howard got the ball, he immediately turned around and made an isolation posture.

Griffin was very nervous. He waved his arms, blocking Howard's way.

However, Howard just pressed down hard, and he was tricked out of his center of gravity. Then Howard patted the ball, took a big step in, and after a fierce jump step, jumped up violently... Boom!

Howard also completed a heavy two-handed dunk.

His dunk action was exactly the same as Kwame Brown's before.

It's just that Griffin's defense was too bad, so he didn't keep up, otherwise Howard would have completed a poster dunk.

Howard after the dunk was very excited. He bent his arms hard to show his muscles.

It echoed with the excited Lakers fans in Staples Center.

"After playing for almost half the game, that familiar Howard is finally back." The ESPN commentator said excitedly on TV: "Congratulations to Dwight for returning to the throne of the number one center."

His words brought great encouragement to the Lakers fans in front of the TV.

Howard found his scepter. When he started to rule the paint, the Lakers became unprecedentedly powerful.

This is also the Lakers that Magic Johnson and Jeanie Bas are looking forward to.

In this process, Fan Xi quickly passed the ball to Nash.

And urged the confused Griffin to run the fast break quickly. The Clippers party was fast as lightning.

Fan Xi didn't blame him for Griffin not being able to defend Howard on the defensive end, because he had never been known for defense.

In the process of the fast break, Fan Xi instructed DeAndre Jordan to lock Howard next, let them consume each other, and Griffin to defend Pau Gasol.

Nash quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt. He made a feint, then passed the ball. His basketball passed straight to Dunleavy running to the corner, and he rushed into the paint quickly, taking away the defense with his own containment power.

Who knew... Nash's ball was intercepted halfway. Blake Griffin rushed over and stole the ball passed to Dunleavy. He grabbed the ball and rushed into the paint desperately.

However, he was out of touch with the tactics.

Coincidentally, Nash was also running into the paint. Griffin bumped heavily into Nash from behind, and also raised his elbow... Bang!

Griffin hit Nash's brow bone with an elbow. At that time, Nash fell forward, Griffin's pace also stopped, and he took advantage of the trend to make a shot... Slap!

It was slapped out of bounds by Howard from behind.

Howard roared excitedly.

Lakers fans on the sidelines echoed and shouted.

Griffin shouted at the referee on the side: Foul, foul! Blocking foul.

The referee ignored him.

Griffin is like a clown.

Nash covered his right brow, covered in blood, and returned to the bench. He was opened a mouth.

The team doctor hurriedly went to clean the window for him.

The referee also stopped the game.

At this time, Griffin looked up and saw that the person he bumped into was Nash.

Staples Center erupted with great laughter. Lakers fans regarded Griffin as a joke.

However, Griffin himself did not have this realization.

He walked over and said sorry to Nash. Nash said gentlemanly, it doesn't matter.

But he was quickly sent back to the bench by the team doctor.

Griffin seemed to notice something wrong on the bench. He hurriedly found Jack: "Khloe said, let's go to dinner together tonight. Jack."

"No need." Fan Xi shook his head, his tone a bit cold.

"Jack, we must play more pick-and-rolls next, we can definitely defeat the Lakers..."

Griffin was still talking. He felt that everyone's eyes on him were not right. He knew that only Fan Xi could save him. Fan Xi was his life-saving straw.

However, Fan Xi shook his head and said again: "I mean, no need."

Huh?

Griffin didn't quite understand.

Fan Xi didn't talk to him again.

Griffin's Clippers career ended here. He is a very talented player and a star with great box office appeal. He will definitely become a first-class star, and even touch the threshold of a superstar.

However, that's it.

His fate with the Clippers is over.

The Clippers' patience with him has reached the limit. They are not prepared to give him any new chances. Because he will definitely mess everything up.

"Let me play."

Yao Ming stood up from the bench. He asked Mike Brown to fight, and he saw the head coach's hesitation.

Mike Brown glanced at Fan Xi, Fan Xi glanced at Yao Ming again, Chairman Yao gave Fan Xi a positive look, Fan Xi turned his head to give the head coach a positive look, and the head coach nodded at Chairman Yao, giving a positive look.

Triangle tactics, perfect closed loop.

At this time, there were 2 minutes and 28 seconds left in the second quarter.

Mike Brown made a brand new decision. He let Chairman Yao and DeAndre Jordan enter the game as twin tower centers, paired with Grant Hill, Hamilton, and Fan Xi.

Instantly changed from full-court run-and-gun to half-court position.

The Clippers' tactical span is the largest in the league.

At the same time, the Lakers fans in the arena relaxed. After Griffin's oolong elbow hit Steve Nash off the court, they all breathed a sigh of relief. When Nash was on the court, they were all nervous.

Now the Lakers have the initiative, and the Clippers have lost their troops.

No matter from which angle you look at it, victory is a matter of course.

"The Clippers are at least ten years away from the Lakers. However, in these ten years, the Lakers are also booming. The Lakers are a highway with a speed of 100 miles per hour, and the Clippers are at most 80 miles per hour. The gap between them will only get bigger and bigger, not smaller and smaller."

ESPN special guest commentator Bill Simmons asserted on TV: "Next is the Lakers' performance time."

"The Clippers are hard to make effective counterattacks again. The seal of the number one center has been opened, and the number one point guard and the number one shooting guard will produce wonderful chemical reactions with him. For Lakers fans, they can start celebrating a wonderful Christmas."

When Simmons said this, Yao Ming walked onto the court.

The game restarted.

Simmons was stunned for a while, and then he said: "The Clippers actually let Yao play, oh, my god, does he think this is three years ago? In fact, Yao has never defeated Dwight on any list."

"The Clippers pinning their hopes on Yao is really unwise. I am very worried that Yao will not be able to run."

Simmons said so.

At the same time, Chinese fans and even Asian fans across the ocean boiled collectively. This is the first joint effort between the first guard with yellow skin and the first center with yellow skin.

For Chinese fans, this is the New Year.

The CCTV commentator even said with tears in his eyes: "We finally waited for this moment. Although we don't celebrate Christmas, for us, this is really a moment of sacred birth."

Grant Hill passed the ball to Fan Xi from the boundary.

DeAndre Jordan mentioned the outside line, he set a screen for Fan Xi, Fan Xi accelerated and broke through to the free-throw line, Chairman Yao walked out from the baseline, got an open space, Fan Xi passed the ball over.

Chairman Yao received the ball and shot easily... Bang!

The basketball hit the front edge of the rim, bounced up and fell into the rim, Swish!

Crisp sound.

This is Chairman Yao's first goal since returning to the court, assisted by Fan Xi.

Still his familiar shot.

Still Howard defending in front of him.

Everything seems to have returned to 10 years, or 09 years.

The difference is that the person passing the ball to him is no longer Alston or Brooks.

It is Fan Xi, a Chinese point guard who is a newly promoted superstar.

"Passed very comfortably."

After Chairman Yao scored, he ran back quickly, talking to Fan Xi while running.

Chairman Yao's retreat speed is not slow, his weight loss is very successful.

Returning to the halfcourt, Chairman Yao and DeAndre Jordan quickly formed a twin tower position. The chairman patrolled under the basket, and DeAndre Jordan was a little further out.

The two of them stood in the paint, instantly forming a sky-covering effect.

Chris Paul rushed into the paint under the cover of Pau Gasol, but quickly retreated. He passed the ball to Howard.

Howard forcibly isolated DeAndre Jordan, but at the moment of breaking through DeAndre Jordan, just as he was about to dunk, he looked up and saw Chairman Yao, he hurriedly made a hook shot... Bang!

Hit the iron.

The chairman collected the rebound and sent it to Fan Xi.

Red Auerbach once said: Height is the only talent that cannot be taught.

Chairman Yao's height is placed here.

Although he dare not fight fiercely now, and his physical fitness has not recovered to the best, because of weight loss... his fighting ability is also declining.

However, as long as he stands in the paint, he is a natural barrier.

What's more, the chairman has never had such a good partner as DeAndre Jordan in his life.

In the past in Houston, who was by his side? Hayes, who was less than 1.98 meters, was a pure blue-collar. The old Uncle Huo, and the early brainless Swift... etc., the only reliable one who could lean toward elite players was Scola, who was strong in attack and weak in defense. At their most glorious time, they created a 22-game winning streak that broke the Rockets' history.

Now, DeAndre Jordan is undoubtedly the best inside partner Boss Yao has ever had. The most important thing is to make up for Yao's shortcomings. Yao's help defense ability in the inside is relatively passive, and DeAndre Jordan is particularly good at this. Yao's blocking ability and athletic ability are ordinary, and DeAndre Jordan is also extremely good at it.

"If I had met you earlier, it would be great."

On the way back to the halfcourt, Boss Yao couldn't help but say to DeAndre Jordan.

DeAndre Jordan didn't react much, he said: "Met me earlier? Met me earlier, will you sign for me?"

As everyone knows, DeAndre Jordan is not smart.

"Of course." Boss Yao has some humor in him: "I will also write, dear little guy, please grow up quickly."

DeAndre Jordan laughed very happily.

He thinks Chinese people are particularly friendly.

Fan Xi brought the ball to the halfcourt steadily. He didn't create a fast defensive counterattack, but patiently combed the offense.

Fan Xi has high basketball IQ, but in the job of point guard, people generally think his creativity is not enough, and think his ability as a point guard is relatively weak. This is why people are unwilling to list him as a super point guard, and prefer to skip this stage and call him a superstar directly.

However, Fan Xi showed his insight into the game.

After he brought the ball to the halfcourt, he waited for his teammates to fall into place.

Then, he started to break through.

Under Paul's defense, he invaded the free-throw line, then passed the ball to Leonard.

Leonard isolated Kobe... through Boss Yao coming up to set a screen, he shook off Kobe, but was entangled by Howard.

He quickly passed to Grant Hill who was cutting in. Hill killed under the basket, and passed it out to Chairman Yao who rushed up from the free-throw line. Chairman Yao received the ball and threw it easily... Swish!

The basketball entered the rim again.

Boss Yao's soft touch and ultra-high shooting point make opponents unable to defend.

Howard has always been afraid of Boss Yao.

Why? He can't defend centers with superb basic skills. Howard is essentially a super blue-collar. His athletic ability is outstanding, his upper limb strength is strong, but his lower limb strength is very ordinary, and he lacks the ability to hold up against super centers one-on-one. Boss Yao, Randolph, and Duncan before weight loss all taught him how to be a man at any time.

After Boss Yao scored, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Damn it."

"I've never fought such a rich battle in my life."

Boss Yao is really sighing, because the Clippers play too wisely and too patiently.

Unlike before in the Rockets, playing like a nanny in the Rockets.

Asking for a ball is harder than going to the sky. Unlike now, people have cleared the route, just shoot the ball simply.

Boss Yao felt emotional.

Howard on the side took a deep breath, and Boss Yao's words made him realize a terrible thing happening.

Tomato?

Why did Yao also start saying tomato?

Am I going to be sealed by tomato?