: Going to your house for dinner tomorrow (Third update, more to come)

Author: Sheep that doesn’t like to eat grass

: Going to your house for dinner tomorrow (Third update, more to come)

The game starts on time at 7:30 pm.

Min Congda was sitting on the sidelines, feeling his butt still hurt a little.

Splatoon is really terrible. I think Jordan was able to win the King of Heaven in Salt Lake City despite a high fever. His willpower is really incredible.

Min Congda's strong willpower also infected the Clippers players. When they played against the Jazz, the whole team was tense and did not relax, and the game was ruined.

Min Congda still has a high prestige within the Clippers and is very respected.

Before the start of this game, Min Congda rarely took out his tactical board and said: "In the beginning, our focus must be on the backcourt. The outside touch must be good. Do you know why?"

Curry said: "Because in the Western Conference Finals, we were blocked by their zone defense."

Min Congda nodded and said: "The best way to deal with zone defense is to have excellent outside touch. We must develop a good shooting feel in the first quarter."

With that said, Min Congda drew an elevator door tactic on the tactical board and asked Randolph and Marc to pay attention to creating open shots for Curry at two 45 degrees.

"This is the basic tactic to be implemented at the beginning of a positional battle. Of course, a backhand must also be set up. Harden must be on the weak side to respond at any time."

"The second set of basic tactics, we completely cleared the area below the free throw line, forcing the Mavericks' defense to step up and empty the three-second zone. But the ultimate goal is not to cut to the basket, but to the two corners. Curry,

Harden, Ricky, you all must have the awareness to fire from the bottom corner at any time. Of course, there are many changes on the court. If they rush forward, they must pass the ball if they have the opportunity. Remember, the task of opening the game is to mobilize their

Defense, use three-pointers to allow them to expand and gain more tactical space, do you understand?"

Min Congda's opening tactical strategy is different from that of many traditional coaches.

Traditional coaches start from the inside. Once the inside is done, they will drive the outside.

For example, when Yao Ming was in the Rockets and his physical fitness was good at the beginning, he played the most low-post games.

Including the Lakers with O'Neal, the Spurs before Duncan declined, and the three-high Lakers, they will all let the inside play more at the beginning.

Open the inside line, force the opponent to compress space, and then create opportunities for the outside line.

But starting from these two seasons, some teams began to realize the importance of outside touch.

Shooters had better develop their touch from the first quarter.

Use outside shooting and repeated pick-and-rolls to stretch the opponent's defense.

NBA coaches are using zone defense more and more.

Without excellent outside shooting, it will be very difficult to play zone defense.

As long as Min Congda doesn't cause trouble, his acumen for tactics is very strong.

In the Western Conference Finals against the Mavericks, the Mavericks' zone defense was really good.

So even if the Mavericks' perimeter is aging, Kidd's arms and legs are old.

But he can still guard LeBron James because James can't shoot well.

Curry had a wonderful performance in the Western Conference Finals because of his great shooting.

But he was not experienced enough, and the Clippers' overall strength and desire to fight were not as good as the Mavericks, and they ultimately lost the series.

If Min Congda had given serious guidance at that time, the Clippers might have had a chance to reach the tiebreaker.

This time, everyone was a little uncomfortable with Min Congda's arrangement at the beginning.

But with the coach's guidance, everyone knows how to play.

Steve Kerr thought to himself that Smart was finally starting to take coaching seriously.

Soon the game started, Gasol took the lead in touching the ball on a jump ball, and the Clippers got the right to attack.

Carlisle must have thought that the Clippers would play low and inside at the beginning, so he defended a 2-3 zone defense.

Isn't this just in line with Min Congda's arrangement?

Curry handed the ball to Harden, ran around in a circle, and Randolph and Gasol stepped up.

An elevator door double screen, Harden pretended to break through and passed the ball to Curry.

Curry caught the ball and shot a three-pointer and hit!

A beautiful three-pointer that caught the Mavericks a little off guard.

Kidd dribbled the ball past half court, and the double defenders he and West teamed up made the Mavericks' backcourt shorter.

Stevens still played a very important role in the finals.

The Mavericks' three perimeter players, Stevens, Kidd, and Marion, can all defend James one-on-one.

For the Cavaliers, who only have James as an outside engine, the offense is very difficult.

It’s not surprising that they were swept by the Gentlemen at 1:4 in the end.

The Clippers started with a normal one-on-one defense, with Nowitzki coming out as a pick-and-roll.

West caught the ball and walked inside with the ball, and the Clippers immediately shrank inside.

West hit a mid-range jumper.

This loss of points is acceptable for the Clippers.

In the mid-range after the pick-and-roll, you can shoot if you like.

You are not Kobe, how can you surrender to me?

Curry quickly passed half court with the ball, and the Mavericks wanted to use zone defense.

But something was obviously wrong. All five Clippers were above the free throw line.

Curry passes the ball to Harden, and Harden and Gasol pick and roll.

After observing for a while, Curry was running in the corner, but the Mavericks couldn't defend well inside.

Harden accelerated past Nowitzki and got to the basket for an easy layup!

Players must adapt to changes on the court, rather than playing according to the coach's instructions.

Then the Mavericks used a pick-and-roll, and West still made a mid-range jumper, but this time it didn't go in.

Just as Min Congda thought, you are not Kobe, can you really kill me?

Gasol got a backcourt rebound and looked at the frontcourt, but there was no chance.

The Mavericks retreated quickly, the ball was given to Curry, and the half-court position was still clear below the free throw line.

The Mavericks did not dare to use zone defense this time, man-to-man, and Curry did not give Harden any more time.

He dribbled the ball continuously, broke through from the wing and reached the basket, attracting a double-team from the Mavericks.

A beautiful no-look pass to Randolph who followed.

Randolph caught the ball and easily picked up the basket.

Haywood's block was narrowly missed and he didn't touch the ball.

If Tyson Chandler replaced this ball, he might be able to interfere with it.

Haywood's legs and feet are much slower than Chandler's, and he is no longer a qualified rim-protecting center.

Rick Carlisle looked at the Clippers' moves at the beginning and knew in his heart that he was overwhelmed.

When preparing for the game, the Clippers didn't play like this in the first five games. They played very quickly and loosely.

Why was this game played so neatly? Moreover, there was no pass and cut, but a strategy of pick-and-roll combined with large space.

The creativity and shooting abilities of Curry and Harden have been maximized.

The problem with the Mavericks is that their internal and external athletic ability is average and they need zone defense to make up for it.

Last season, everyone worked hard to win. This season, there are two missing defensive gates, and everyone is one year older.

In addition, the offseason is too long, without any recovery and preparation phase, and the defensive efficiency can be imagined.

Nowitzki stepped forward at this time, beat Randolph in the low post, and succeeded in a fadeaway jumper.

The Mavericks' offense is quite good. With Kidd and Nowitzki as the basics, the score in a game will not be low.

But the defensive problem became bigger. Harden held the ball and suddenly hit the ground in the middle and passed it to Curry who was cutting to the basket.

From the connection between the two guards, Curry made a beautiful fake move to shake Haywood away. Instead of forcing a layup, he circled around to a zero-degree angle and hit a mid-range jumper!

He hit 2 points and caused a foul on West who came to defend.

The space on the court is widened, and Curry can fire from anywhere.

After the goal, Harden and Curry high-fived each other. The two young men controlled the situation to a very high degree.

Free throws were scored, and at 10:4, the Mavericks called a timeout.

When the Clippers' starters came to rest, Curry took a sip of water and asked Min Congda: "Smart, you're not going to take me off, are you?"

Min Congda smiled and thought, I actually want you to retire.

"No, just fight for a while longer and go to your house for dinner tomorrow."
Chapter completed!