Xiao Yunan held the Clippers' financial report in her hands. Compared with last month, the Clippers' home attendance rate has improved significantly.
In Los Angeles, the attendance rate of the Clippers is far lower than that of the Lakers. This season, the Lakers, even without their star players, can still attract 19,000 spectators per game. Consider that Considering the Lakers' expensive ticket price, this is already a very good number.
As for the Clippers, even if they made it to the playoffs in consecutive years, their average attendance was less than 18,000. However, this year's Clippers' record is so bad that their home attendance has fallen to less than 10,000 per game. Seven thousand people. By the standards of a big market like Los Angeles, it is indeed a bit too few.
In other major markets, such as the New York Knicks, even if they have a bad season, the average attendance can exceed 19,000. The Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers are also in major markets, and their attendance is also 19,000. More than 20,000 people. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are not a big market, their attendance is close to 20,000 thanks to their superstars.
The Clippers' record has improved significantly recently, which has greatly stimulated fans' enthusiasm for watching football. Especially the multiple overtime games in consecutive games have attracted many spectators to the Clippers.
In the eyes of the fans, if the game goes to overtime, it definitely means that the game is very intense, especially if it goes to two or three overtimes. Many fans may not remember a hearty victory, but they will definitely remember a fierce battle in three overtimes.
What's more, fans spend money to buy tickets, and then spend the effort to come to the stadium. They can watch an extra overtime game, which is equivalent to making money. Anyway, there is no extra charge for watching the overtime game. Although Clippers tickets are not as expensive as the Lakers, they are in Los Angeles after all, and the ticket prices are much more expensive than in ordinary small cities. Fans all spend the same money to watch a game, and everyone wants to watch a few more minutes.
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At Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Clippers are at home today to face the Denver Nuggets.
The Nuggets have always been hovering on the edge of the playoffs, but in the Western Conference, no team that has a chance to enter the playoffs is an underdog. In terms of strength, the Nuggets are definitely much better than the Clippers.
In this game, the two sides are really inseparable. The Nuggets do not have the kind of superstar who can make the final decision. Looking at the data alone, their players are relatively average. It can be said that the team has no absolute strong points. , and there is no absolute weakness.
This type of team seems particularly weak under the blessing of the title of "evenly matched".
So far, the Clippers led by Li Dai have not been dragged into overtime by a "even match". Only the Thunder team relied on the superstar's three-pointer to defeat the Clippers at the last second. When faced with this situation, There is nothing anyone can do about this kind of thing.
The Nuggets don't have the kind of player who can score unreasonably at critical moments, and their coach also has a style that emphasizes discipline and will not let players mess around, let alone make random shots. It is difficult for a team with this style to have that kind of sudden and decisive victory.
As you can imagine, the outcome of this game was not decided until the fourth overtime. The Nuggets still won with the advantage of their lineup. This is also the second 4 overtime the Clippers have created this season.
There have been a total of 8 four overtimes in the history of the NBA, and the most recent one was in the last century. In fact, since NBA games entered the 24-second rule, the overtime record is only 5 overtime. The Clippers led by Dai Li were just a hair away from tying this record.
In the Nuggets locker room, all the Nuggets players looked happy. Although the Nuggets have always been a very resilient team, winning after four overtimes was also a game for them. An extremely rare victory. This kind of victory also makes the players feel that it is hard-won.
"Hey, Mike, do you want to go to a nightclub together? I know that there is a great new nightclub in Los Angeles, and there are many beautiful girls there!" A black player greeted his teammates.
"No, I won't go. It's too late today. Four overtimes were played and the game ended more than an hour later than usual. I'd better go back to the hotel and sleep." The man said.
"This is Los Angeles, a city that never sleeps! Even if it's late, there are places to play." The black player then asked another person: "Stephen, are you going? Let's go shopping together, have a drink, and meet some pretty girls. Girl."
The man also shook his head: "It's okay to have a drink, but forget about finding a girl. I just played a sixty-minute game, and now even if Helen Pepe stands in front of me and takes off her clothes, I don't have the strength anymore." "
"It's useless! I played longer than you today! I can still deal with three hot girls with big butts!" the black player snorted.
"Such a high-intensity game and such a long time, even an iron man can't handle it. Don't forget that this is the second game of back-to-back games. If you really invite three hot girls tonight, I suggest you Call the waiter and ask him to buy you some Viagra!" A rather mature player next to him said with a smile.
"Forget it, if you don't go, I'll enjoy it myself." The black player snorted and quickly changed into casual clothes, preparing to go to the nightclub.
This black player's name is Raul, a famous "nightclub guy" in the NBA.
It’s just that in Denver, the entertainment industry is not that developed. Although Denver's population is not small and it is one of the ten largest cities in the United States, it is located on the Colorado Plateau. You can see the Rocky Mountains when you look up. The special geographical location also makes Denverites accustomed to going to bed as soon as it gets dark. The pace is such that few people go out for nightlife.
Raul was tired of staying in a place like Denver. Denver's nightlife was lacking, and Raul was already tired of visiting several nightclubs.
Now that Raul has come to Los Angeles, how can he not go to a nightclub
Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the United States. It has the best nightclubs in the United States, which is a fatal attraction for Raul. So after the game, Raul couldn't wait to rush to a nightclub that he had not known for a long time.
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In the private room, Raul took out a hundred-dollar bill and stuffed it into the hand of the nightclub's public relations manager. The public relations manager accepted the bill with a smile and lowered his voice and replied: "Mr. Raul, I will help you find some girls right away. Come!"
"I want the hottest girl here!" Raul paused and then said, "I heard that there is a hot girl named 'Red Hot Chili Pepper' who lives in your place!"
"Indeed, Mary is here with us, but I'm afraid she won't be able to come today." the public relations manager said.
"Why?" Raul asked with a look of displeasure.
"Twenty minutes ago, she was invited to the private room next door." the public relations manager replied.
"What about someone named Nana? I heard that he has a very hot figure." Raul then asked.
"If you had come half an hour earlier, I would have called Nana to accompany you, but now, he seems to have gone to the private room over there." The public relations manager continued.
"There's another one named Lucy..."
"Five minutes ago, she just went out with a customer."
Raul's face became increasingly ugly. The hot girls he learned from his friends all had dates with beauties today.
"I should have come an hour earlier. No, I was playing the game an hour ago. Those four overtimes forced the game to be postponed for more than an hour, which made me unable to even find the girl I liked. Not even."
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After all, Raul is an NBA player. His annual salary of more than 10 million per year is enough to support his generous spending in nightclubs, so Raul finally made an appointment with several beauties to drink and have fun together.
A few hours later, Raul had finished playing in the nightclub, so he took two hot girls with bulging fronts and backs to a nearby five-star hotel.
This kind of rhythm is no stranger to Raul. Every time he goes to a nightclub, he inevitably brings two or three hot beauties to play with him. And every time, Raul is always able to "show off his talents". After all, as an NBA player, it goes without saying that he is physically strong, and he is much stronger than ordinary men in bed.
However, today, Raul felt a little powerless, especially when he was planning to have a "second spring breeze", that feeling of exhaustion gradually spread throughout his body. Later, Raul discovered that no matter how stimulated by the hot girl opposite him, he was always weak. Lying down, there is no way to "show off your glory".
Back-to-back games are inherently tiring, and they just played four overtimes. At this time, Raul doesn't have that much physical fitness. You must know that the intensity of physical confrontation in NBA games is very high. Even black players with extremely strong bodies will cramp when playing for 45 minutes in a game. Raul played more than 60 minutes today, how can he still have physical fitness and two goals? Two beauties "battle for three hundred rounds."
Facing the hot beauties who stripped naked, Raul behaved like this. He finally understood his teammate's words, "Even if Helen Pepe stands in front of her and takes off her clothes, she has no strength."
Raul was lying softly, but the two hot girls across from him looked at Raul with a hint of contempt, as if they were saying that Raul was just an embroidered pillow, useless.
Raul was also full of depression. He finally made a trip to Los Angeles and made an appointment with two hot girls. However, he agreed to fight for 300 rounds, but he stopped after only three rounds. He also had to endure the hot girls' abuse. Such a look of disdain, which caused Raul's self-esteem to suffer a critical blow.
For a man, you can say that he is ugly, you can say that he has no money, and he may not refute these things, and may even happily admit that he is an ugly and poor loser. But if it is said that he is not good in that aspect, even the poorest and most ugly diaosi will defend himself crazily, saying that he is as strong as Teddy in that aspect.
However, Raul had no excuse at this time. The two hot girls opposite him looked at Raul with unsatisfied eyes, but Raul's "soft body" continued to stay there. Raul can even guess that tomorrow there will be rumors in Los Angeles nightclubs that he is not good at Raul.
"Damn it, today is a shame. If word gets out, how can I still have the face to hang out in nightclubs in Los Angeles in the future? It's all that four overtime! Damn the Los Angeles overtime team! I hate overtime!"