After the 05/06 season, the Kings never made it into the playoffs again. The team had always been weak and had failed to rebuild itself several times. However, the Kings had been glorious before.
In the 1950/1951 season, under Adelman's Princeton tactical system, with Webber, Stojakovic, and other tough players as the core, along with Bobby Jackson and other "bench bandits," they became the most entertaining team in the NBA.
That year, the King also successfully won the only championship trophy in the team's history.
But now…
The Kings really couldn't do it. They only had one former All-Star center, Zach Randolph. However, this All-Star from the Grizzlies was now a 36-year-old veteran. His strength was not what it was back then.
The outside world had no expectations for this game at all. They all thought that the home team, the Los Angeles Clippers, would win the game.
In fact.
It was the same.
The first match.
With the confidence brought by their five-game winning streak and the home-court advantage, the Los Angeles Clippers had a seven-point lead over the Kings.
In the second quarter, after Meng Chen came on, the Laker team was even more unstoppable. Meng Chen scored 17 points, 8 rebounding, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block in a single quarter, expanding the point gap to 16 points.
He returned at halftime.
Change sides and fight again.
Meng Chen's performance was still strong. His offense was almost unstoppable, and he became a scoring maniac. In just four minutes, he scored 12 points, 0 rebounding, and 0 assists, helping the Los Angeles team create a 14-4 offensive climax. The difference in points suddenly widened to 26 points.
It directly made this match lose its suspense.
Meng Chen went off early to rest. The Kings were powerless against such a big difference in points. They surrendered early in the fourth quarter and let the game enter garbage time.
Just as he had expected.
The Clippers easily defeated the Kings and won six consecutive victories.
Meng Chen, who had played in the third quarter, easily got 29 points, 8 rebounding, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block in just 16 minutes.
The next night.
The Clippers continued to play against the Grizzlies at home.
The Grizzlies 'record this season was not ideal. With a dismal record of 5 wins and 11 losses, they were temporarily ranked 14th in the Western Conference. Even if they played the entire season, the team's ranking would not improve much.
because
Three days ago, the team's core player, Mike Conley, was injured. The injury report stated that Hughes was indefinitely injured. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Grizzlies.
Right now, the only player that the Grizzlies could play was Gasol.
However, it was clear that such a Grizzlies was not enough to challenge the Los Angeles Clippers with Meng Chen. This game was still as expected before the game.
The Laker killed the Bears.
Throughout the game, Meng Chen scored 31 points, 9 rebounded, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He was undoubtedly the most dazzling player tonight.
Take down the Grizzly Bear.
The NBA also had a seven-game winning streak.
Looking at the entire league, there were only three teams that had won seven straight wins this season: the Rockets, Celtics, and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pelican team had six straight wins and was the team closest to seven straight wins.
The day before yesterday.
The top player in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics, had their nine-game winning streak come to an end. This meant that only the Los Angeles Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers had maintained their seven-game winning streak.
There were only the Rockets and the Lakers.
This undoubtedly made the league pay special attention to these two teams.
The Rockets had been known as a strong team from the start of the season and had been leading the league. They were recognized by the league as a strong team that could make it to the Western Conference.
On the other hand, the Los Angeles team.
At the start of the season, they were the last team in the Alliance. Their 10 consecutive losses were ridiculed by countless reporters and experts. They were labeled as a weak team in the outside world.
But now, this weak team had seven consecutive wins. In the entire Alliance, only the Rockets could beat them.
This undoubtedly shocked many of the team's senior executives.
They knew that the reason why the Los Angeles team suddenly became better was because of the original rookie Meng Chen. It was because of this kid from China who repeatedly shone and played god-like.
But they didn't expect, or perhaps didn't realize, that Meng Chen had led the Los Angeles team to seven consecutive wins and had never lost a single game in his entire season.
The eye-catching 7-win streak made all the teams in the league start to pay attention to Meng Chen and his team.
......
The next day.
In the New Orlean Pelican locker room.
Center Anthony Davis: " Seven consecutive wins? Recently, the momentum of the Laker has been a bit strong. It seems that we will challenge the Laker tomorrow night.”
Defender Zhu Holladi: It seemed to be the case. It seemed like a Chinese rookie had appeared in the Los Angeles Clippers. His name was Meng Chen or something. He had an average of " quasi triple-double " data and had been very popular recently.”
Defender Rajen Rondo: They had lost 10 games in a row, and now they had 10 consecutive wins? It seemed that the rookie from China was indeed quite skilled.”
Forward Etovan Moore: Meng Chen? I've never heard of it. Is it very powerful?"
Center DeMarcus Cousin: " Who cares who they are? Beat them all up. This year, the Pelican is a team that is aiming for the championship.”
Center Anthony Davis: " That's right. Who cares who he is? Let's end the seven-game winning streak for the Los Angeles Pelican."”
Everyone was speechless.
In the Celtics locker room.
Kyrie Owen was resting in a soft chair, flipping through the latest news. Then he said,"Meng Chen? There had been too much news about this player recently.”
Jaylen Brown, who was doing pull-ups at the side, stopped his exercise and looked at Owen."Kairi, Meng Chen is a famous person recently.”
"He has already led the Los Angeles team to seven consecutive wins.”
Meng Chen?
Tatum, who was eating snacks and resting, heard their conversation and came over. Then he looked at Owen and raised his eyebrows."Kairi, I've understood Meng Chen, this rookie. His breakthrough isn't inferior to yours.”
"Most importantly, he is a 2.08m tall big guy. With such a height, he still has superb breakthrough ability. I don't think I have the ability to one-on-one beat Kairi who is two sizes older.”
" Me, two sizes older?!"
Owen sat up from the soft chair. He had no resistance to a player with strong breakthrough ability, especially when this player was 2.08 meters tall, also known as his replica.
In an instant.
Owen was very interested in Meng Chen.
It wasn't just the Pelican and Celtics. The Thunder, Sixers, Raptors, Warriors, and other strong teams began to pay attention to Meng Chen after the Clippers won seven consecutive victories.
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