Chapter 523 Reversing the situation

Author: Sheep that doesn’t like to eat grass

Chapter 523 Reversing the situation

In the NBA, superstar basketball has always trumped team basketball.

On the one hand, because of the commercial alliance, the NBA has always favored hero ball in terms of rules to ensure that superstars can determine the outcome of the game, create legends of personal heroism, and compose basketball stories that attract fans.

On the other hand, the intensity of the playoffs is indeed far higher than that of the regular season. As the players become stronger and stronger, the tactics become more and more rigorous, and the field space becomes smaller and smaller, personal ability will indeed play a decisive role.

The Clippers in the regular season are a team between superstar basketball and team basketball.

From a tactical point of view, the Clippers play more team basketball, with average possession of the ball and average playing time. No one is the absolute boss.

There is only one real boss of the Clippers, and that is general manager Min Congda.

From the perspective of player composition, the Clippers fully have the potential of superstar basketball.

Curry and Harden both have signs of becoming superstars.

Especially Curry, who was born in 1988 and is now 24 years old and has entered the mature stage of a superstar.

His performance this season is definitely at superstar level, averaging 24.8 points and 6.7 assists per game in the regular season, ranking first in the league in three-point field goal percentage and field goals.

The data is definitely core level.

It's just that the Clippers are a multi-core team. Harden, Randolph, and Gasol all play important roles in the tactical system.

Although Kuli is the tallest mountain, because the surrounding mountains are equally tall and majestic, Kuli is not so conspicuous.

Moreover, within the Clippers, there has always been a phenomenon where Steve Kerr likes Curry and head coach Tyronn Lue likes Harden.

In everyone's eyes, Harden is more likely to become the No. 1 super defender of Kobe and Wade, while Curry is too advanced and ahead of his time. Only Cole can fully realize Curry's potential.

Curry often follows Kerr's guidance.

But one advantage of Tyronn Lue is that as a newcomer, he is not stubborn and has no absolute standards in his mind for the outcome of the game.

To put it nicely, this is called "nothing is impossible", which is a very high state. To put it bluntly, as long as you can win, as long as you can solve the current predicament, the available method is a good method. As for whether it conforms to any rules or what?

Thoughts, that's not important.

To put it bluntly, it means that this guy really has nothing. The better thing is to have self-awareness and simply delegate the power to the team's best player and let him decide the game.

As the fourth quarter approached, Tyronn Lue pulled Curry to the sidelines and said: "Stephen, the fourth quarter is up to you. You know how to change the situation on the court, right?"

Tyronn Lue is willing to trust Curry at critical moments.

Based on his sensory understanding, he believes that Curry is a more determined guy, while Harden is relatively more submissive.

It can be seen from the personal relationship between the two that Curry married early, is firm and loyal, which is a sign of strong willpower and self-discipline for a man.

Harden will spend more, and Tyronn Lue knows this very well, so the two have a good relationship in private, and Tyronn Lue trusts Curry more on the court.

Curry bit his braces and nodded, he did have an idea.

Several Clippers players are guys with very high basketball IQs.

During the previous regular season, they often solved problems by themselves on the court.

Especially in the games coached by Min Congda, everyone gathered in a circle to discuss and determine how to play the game.

Director Lu's coaching style generally continues Min Congda's free development, giving the players space to think and perform.

As the game entered the fourth quarter, the Lakers had the advantage. The combination of Curry + Harden was suppressed by Kobe + Paul.

This is the case in the regular season. These two guys are so capable and experienced. They are full-fledged superstars. 1+1 is greater than 2.

Curry was thinking to himself at this time: "If it were Mr. Smart, would he instruct us how to fight?"

At this time, the fourth quarter of the game has begun, Curry stayed on the court, and Harden rested off the court.

Teaming up with Curry in the backcourt is Ricky Davis, and Tyronn Lue trusts the veteran more at critical moments.

If a young guy like Butler is allowed to come up, he is very likely to be tricked by the experienced Lakers and make mistakes.

Both teams, which scored very smoothly in the first three quarters, fell into a scoring drought at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Lakers' shots were often hit hard, and the Clippers were not much better, with no gains in several attacks.

Obviously, the physical fitness of both sides has been affected, and the shooting rate has begun to decline.

After the two sides were in a stalemate without scoring for 3 minutes, Chris Paul used his personal ability to cut into the basket and hit a floater. 81:94, the Lakers led the Clippers by 13 points.

Tyronn Lue was anxious on the sidelines, wondering why he couldn't find the feeling in several offenses?

Curry tried another three-point shot, but still missed.

There were some problems with the team's operation. Randolph also failed to hit twice in the low post.

The Lakers' shrinking defense worked, and someone from the Clippers had to step up to break the game.

Tyronn Lue trusted Curry, but Curry's performance in the first three minutes did not repay his trust.

"Is his condition really bad tonight? Hey, it's normal for his condition to have ups and downs." Tyronn Lue comforted himself in his heart.

Behind the bench, Min Congda also frowned, thinking: "Why is the offense becoming more and more rigid? The players are all tied up. At this time, someone must stand up to break the game. No matter how the tactics and strategies change, failure to score will always be the problem.

It won’t work.”

Although he didn't really want the Clippers to win, Min Congda still felt a little anxious after seeing the Clippers' struggling performance.

Especially seeing Curry unable to find his form and frowning, Curry was tortured badly by Paul tonight.

From the first quarter, Paul targeted Curry in various ways, harassing him with small actions and attacking him verbally, putting Curry in a state of crisis.

After Paul hit the throw, the Clippers served from the backcourt. It was obvious that Curry was frustrated and was a little distracted when receiving the ball. As a result, the ball was knocked away by Paul again!

When the ball was about to be lost, Curry rushed to grab it. The two of them got the ball at the same time, and the ball flew towards the Clippers bench.

Curry knew he couldn't lose the ball anymore, so he rushed over desperately, jumped out of the sideline, and threw the ball toward the court.

The ball flew back to the court and was caught by Ricky Davis, but Curry rushed to the bench.

On the bench, Harden and Jeremy Lin both hid quickly. Curry stepped on the bench to cushion the situation and flew into the audience.

It hit Min Congda impartially, knocking Min Congda directly over...

"Fuck!"

"Human bomb!"

Although Curry is considered thin among NBA players, to an ordinary person, Min Congda, he is a 190cm tall man!

This hit Min Congda so hard that he fell directly to the back row.

Everyone in the audience was tumbling, but Curry was okay, but when he saw Min Congda being knocked down, he quickly helped him up.

"Don't move! My back hurts!"

"Don't move, don't move, let the doctor come!"

The Clippers' medical staff quickly came to check on Min Congda's condition.

Curry was also very worried. Min Congda pointed at him and shouted: "Go back to the game! If you can't make a three-pointer, you won't get any closer? You fool to score first!"

Min Congda still couldn't help but give some advice and let Curry concentrate on the game first.

Although there is pain in the waist, the problem should not be serious, it is just a twist.

After the team doctor conducted a simple examination, Min Congda slowly stood up and moved a few times.

Out of caution, the team doctor suggested that Min Congda return to the locker room for further examination. If he injured his lumbar spine, he would be in trouble.

"Bring me a wheelchair!"

Min Congda is also afraid that there will be a problem with his lumbar spine, which would be a big deal.

So the team doctor got a wheelchair, Min Congda sat on it, and Ada pushed him out of the tunnel and back to the locker room.

The player was not injured, and the general manager who was watching the game left in a wheelchair. I have to say that Min Congda was truly a unique sight on the sidelines. His ability to attract attention was unique in the league and unmatched.

Min Congda unexpectedly left the game, greatly reducing the pressure on the referee.

Curry, who ran back to the court, immediately participated in the offense.

What Min Congda said just now seemed to wake him up.

Since the three-pointer is not accurate tonight, why don't I take a closer shot?

Of course, the Lakers took very strict precautions against the mid-range tonight.

Kenyon Martin never relaxed his sweep of the mid-range area.

But the Lakers have one shortcoming on the defensive end, and that is Bynum.

Once Bynum was in the pick-and-roll, it was difficult to defend him, so Curry immediately called Gasol to pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Curry followed Paul's example and did not rush to make a move. Instead, he dribbled, tested, wandered in the mid-range, observed, and then suddenly stopped and shot a mid-range jumper!

This move is very similar to what Paul learned, a 45-degree mid-range shot and scored 2 points!

The Clippers finally broke their scoring drought that began in the fourth quarter!
To be continued...