After Paul's O-Ye was unexpectedly defeated by the Pelicans in 12, the Clippers' loss came to 10 games.

In the end, there are 10 games left, and there is some controversy over the Clippers' arrangements for player rotation.

As the head coach, Rivers hopes that the team can win 7Os. After all, in nBa history, only the Bulls reached 7Os in 1996, which is undoubtedly a very great achievement.

Assistant coaches Mike Brown, Tyron Lu and others hope to expand the rotation, and some games will be slightly put to prepare for the playoffs.

Mike Brown suffered a loss in the regular season. He won 66 in the Cavaliers in a single season, but was killed by the Magic in the playoffs.

Last season, the Lakers also won 62 times, and the final result depends on the playoff performance.

At present, the Clippers are still suffering from some injuries, especially their fragile bench.

Livingston and Granger have been seriously injured, Odom and Crawford are both veterans, and Barnes and Paul are also prone to minor injuries.

Of course, Li Liang, Griffin and Jordan Jr. are very healthy.

Since Griffin drank the water soaked with bruises and injury pills, he has been lively and feels very good every day.

Jordan, the little one, gave him less brains and more physical talents. He was also very healthy and strong, and had few minor problems.

Needless to say, Li Liang is fully equipped every time he trains, and he looks like an old man who has played for 20 years, so he doesn't have to be at all at risk of injury.

Therefore, there was some controversy within the coaching staff.

After playing against the Pelicans on the 26th, the Clippers flew to Dallas that night, and they wanted to play back-to-back away games.

This is the fourth time the Clippers have played back-to-back away this season, and it is really a torture for the players.

On the plane, the players covered themselves with quilts and eye masks, and seized the time to go to bed.

The plane arrived at Dallas Airport in the early morning. Everyone yawned off the plane and took a bus to the hotel.

On the way, Mike Brown said to Rivers: "I think the players should have a good rest. If you get injured at this time, it will be really not worth the loss."

Brown suggested that Rivers let the main players take a rest, especially Paul, who was not in a very stable state after returning from injury.

He scored 12 goals in the last game. If the team needs to compete for rankings, Paul will of course play every game.

Now they are locked in the West, there is no need to let Paul compete again.

Rivers hesitated in his heart. It was not that he did not understand the importance of health. As the head coach, he still had his own considerations.

On the one hand, the regular season win honor is, and there is another problem he is afraid of hurting Paul's self-esteem.

Since he defaulted to taking Paul from the core position and letting Li Liang become the absolute core, Rivers has been a little worried that it would cause Paul to be frustrated.

This is a very proud little player, strong competitive and stubborn and aggressive.

As a former nBa player, Rivers can understand Paul very well and understand that he should handle Paul's possible emotions well.

Paul made 12 O'clock in the Pelicans. He will definitely want to prove himself in the next game. If he doesn't let him play, even if he wants to protect him, he will inevitably have ideas.

Rivers thought carefully and decided to ask the players' own wishes.

So, when the team was training together in the training hall the next morning, Rivers found Paul and asked him how he was in physical condition, how he felt, and whether he needed to rest.

Of course Paul didn't want to take a break. He was very smart and said, "Coach, you don't want me to get off the court, right? I don't need it, I don't need it at all. I can play, and I will perform well in the next game."

Paul was confident that after a terrible swing, he believed he could bottom out and rebound.

The conversation between the two happened to be heard by Li Liang beside him.

When Li Liang heard the two discussing whether to play in the next game, he learned from Mike Brown that the team was considering whether to take a rotation rest to preserve their strength.

Li Liang stepped forward and said, "Old Li, let Baer rest in the next game, his arms should take a good rest. Look at what the previous game was like? O'clock in 12! It's a data that I can't play in my life, let him rest! We want to win!"

Rivers was speechless. Is this human language?

Li Liang's voice was louder, and everyone in the team heard it, which made everyone amused.

Paul couldn't hold back his face and threw the ball in his hand at Li Liang.

Li Liang hid it very sensitively and said bluntly that Paul, "You are so angry that you are so embarrassed, you should rest more!"

Paul was so angry that he was helpless. Who could do anything to make his skills worse than others?

He remembered the scene when he left a one-on-one fight with Li Liang after training that day, his defense...

Paul was surprised that Li Liang was probably hiding his strength so far.

The defensive ability he showed during a one-on-one challenge was definitely something he had never seen in the game.

That intensity, response, and the "golden" momentum - Paul didn't know why he had this impression.

Anyway, Paul suddenly felt that Li Liang was terrifying. He was still hiding himself. How deep is the water in this pool?

Actually, it’s a big deal. Li Liang is hiding his hair and is doing his best in every game.

Last time, I played a golden shield with Paul one-on-one, which made him feel distressed and consumed a lot of anger!

So Paul is thinking too much about hidden strength.

After some discussion and discussion with the players, Rivers decided that Paul would still play normally in the next game, and at the same time, he would appropriately increase the playing time of bench players and expand the rotation, so that the main players could get a better rest.

That night, the Clippers challenged the Dallas Mavericks away.

The Mavericks are currently ranked eighth in the Western Conference, and the two teams are very likely to meet in the playoff round.

Therefore, in this game, the Clippers encountered a strong blockade from the Mavericks in Dallas.

The match between the two sides started on time at 7 pm.

The Mavericks are currently in a good lineup and in good condition.

At the beginning of the game, Nowitzki made a jump shot and scored the first point.

Paul immediately responded, and made a three-pointer with Li Liang's defense at the top of the arc.

Then, Paul made a steal on the defensive end and successfully made a layup by himself!

It can be seen that Paul is full of fighting spirit today and wants to prove himself.

Then, Nowitzki hit another jump shot on the offensive end.

The King of Nuo felt amazing when he had good physical fitness at the beginning.

Li Liang then returned with three-pointers, and both sides felt very good at opening.

Because the Clippers did not double-team Nowitzki at the beginning, Griffin defended one-on-one, but Nowitzki made a third jump shot.

Then he received a pass and made a layup, causing Griffin to foul and went to the free throw line.

This starts with Griffin beating upset.

There is no way, the gap in height and wingspan is too big.

They are all power forwards, Griffin claims to be 2.8 meters, but in fact he should only look 2.5 meters.

Nowitzki is definitely 2 meters and 1 o up, reaching 213 or even 214, and there are too many Gao Griffin.

After 5 minutes of the game, Nowitzki scored 10 points.

During the timeout, Rivers replaced Griffin and allowed Li Liang to play against Nowitzki as the power forward.

Both sides played extremely anxiously in the first quarter. After Li Liang replaced him with defense, Nowitzki's pressure increased, and Li Liang began to catch the ball around the front defense Nowitzki.

However, the Mavericks started to make a big effort from the outside, and Carter and Barrea made three-pointers one after another.

Paul felt very good tonight. He made another steal and was fouled by Carter in the fast attack, and he threw two free throws.

Paul made both free throws, and then passed the ball to assist Li Liang in a 45-degree three-pointer, and the Clippers took the lead.

At the end of the first quarter, both sides sent substitutes, Granger came on the court, and as soon as he came on the court, he took Livingston's pass and made a layup.

Both sides scored 1 point ahead of the Mavericks in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the confrontation between the two sides was still fierce, and the scores rose alternately to lead.

Although Li Liang and Paul kept scoring on the Clippers, the Mavericks who strive to enter the playoffs were fighting, and the whole team was in very good shape.

Carter made consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and Nowitzki was even more old, and his backward jump shot was very accurate, and Li Liang couldn't do anything to him.

Rivers thought he was still on the rest of the game, and he was afraid he would not lose the game.

In the first half, the Clippers led by 5 points and entered the intermission.

In the third quarter, the fierce confrontation finally led to a conflict between the two sides.

Because he is a potential opponent in the playoffs, the Lone Walkers play very confrontational.

Paul is in good shape in this game, so the Mavericks occasionally let Marion watch Paul.

A small player like Paul, if you want to survive on the court, you will inevitably have to make some small moves.

As a result, Paul pushed Marion on one catch.

Paul pushed it and then pushed it. Barnes on the side also wanted to come up and push it up, pushing Marion out of the bottom line.

This annoyed Marion and rushed forward to argue with Marion.

The conflict between the two sides was imminent, and the players all rushed up.

The referee hurried over to rescue the venue. At this time, Li Liang was squatting in the bottom corner to pull up the space. When he saw something was wrong, how could he not rush up?
To be continued...