Chapter 30: Iniquity

Hearing Min Congda say this, Ida calmed down, she felt that the general manager must have seen some problems with the Clippers, so she was not complacent because of the temporary lead, but worried.

Ida is not very old, not long after graduating from college, but she has watched football with her father, uncle, and uncle since she was a child, and she still knows a lot about basketball.

The situation on the pitch is changing rapidly, and when the strength is close, the advantages and disadvantages are temporary, and whoever can have the last laugh is the real winner.

At the end of the timeout, the Hornets made personnel adjustments, strengthened the help defense and supplementary defense in the three-second zone, replaced the slower-moving big center, and swept the basket with faster forward players.

On the Clippers' side, Kim Hughes followed Min Congda's instructions and replaced Gordon in advance and let Gordon sit on the bench to rest.

The Clippers are missing Gordon's sharp knife on the outside, Curry's defensive pressure has increased dramatically, and the Hornets have begun to consciously trap Curry.

Two successful defenses in a row, the Hornets took advantage of the opportunity to play counterattacks, one broke through the basket, and another Collison's quick three-point shot, and the score of the two sides quickly closed.

Subsequently, Curry made a mistake in the offense, he played a back pass, and the ball went directly out of bounds, this kid is also relaxed enough, not panicked at all, can play or play, not afraid of mistakes.

The Hornets seized the opportunity of this mistake, and Collison held the ball and forced the basket to distribute the ball to his teammates, who received the ball and threw it to score two more points.

The two sides came to 65:62, and the Hornets played a wave of 6:0 small climax, and the difference was narrowed to 3 points!

Ida thought to herself, "As Mr. Smart expected, we had some problems, and Curry was playing too casually. It turned out that Mr. Smart had long expected that Curry was not very well-behaved on the court...... Hey, how does Mr. Smart feel better? ”

Ida looked at Min Congda, his brow furrowed, and a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the team's poor performance.

Ida asked, "Mr. Smart, isn't Curry's style of play too casual, you see him shooting three-pointers again!" ”

Curry made a three-point attempt on the outside, the shot of the ball was not very good, and he threw it directly after a single block, the ball smashed into the neck of the basket and popped up, and the rebound was grabbed by the Hornets, and the Hornets counterattacked and had a chance to equalize.

Min Congda shook his head and said, "No, he plays very well like this, I like his casual style, and he can do whatever he wants under great pressure, what kind of talent is this!" ”

Min Congda sincerely admired, if Curry can "play blindly" like this in the regular season, why worry about the team not losing?

The Hornets launched a counterattack, Collison quickly advanced with the ball, spared the basket with the ball, avoided Jordan Jr.'s first defense, and then suddenly turned his back and cut back to the basket, and made a left-handed layup!

This trick is beautiful to shoot back to the horse, little Jordan is not guarding against one under the basket, the first time he keeps up with the defense, and he is careless when he sees someone going out, this defensive awareness is really urgent.

"Little Jordan's defense doesn't look very good, it's not focused, it's good, it's only 1 point away!"

If others hear Min Congda's heart, they will definitely wonder who you are? How do you, a Clippers general manager, stand on the Hornets standpoint?

However, Min Congda did not wait for the Hornets to overtake, the Clippers backcourt quickly served, Curry held the ball and rushed straight to the frontcourt, using speed to get rid of Collison, and suddenly made a sudden stop near the free throw line, Collison couldn't brake enough to rush over his head, Curry's mid-range jump shot hit!

Summer League games are fast-in, fast-out, without much discipline, competing with the players' individual ability and basic tactical literacy.

Curry scored his 11th point of the game, and after the goal, he gestured to Collison to indicate that he had scored in double figures.

Collison gritted his teeth, and then launched a more frantic bite on Curry, stopping Curry at the expense of fouls, and the physical confrontation became more and more dynamic.

The rivalry between the two sides intensified, and the competition entered a white heat, and a summer league game became full of gunpowder because of the confrontation between Collison and Curry.

"What kind of thing is this Collison defending, just rely on the body to squeeze around, there is no skill at all, you have to prevent him from passing, blocking his way, you always use brute strength, aren't you tired yourself?"

"Why don't the other Wasps cooperate, is there such a big leak in this space? It's not about giving people a shot...... Ouch, one more assist for Curry. ”

"Who is the head coach of the Hornets? Will you employ people, the inner line will not move at all, all one defense, what about the assistance defense just now? Doesn't this make people rush in casually, and a match will be out of the gap... If I were the general manager of the Hornets, I would give this coach away! ”

"It's good that our defense is not very good, good guy, this is called a mess, and it is indeed right to let Gordon play less."

In just one hemisphere game, Min Congda already has a good understanding of the tactics and running positions on the basketball court, and ten players on the court are like ten chess pieces, constantly running, covering, and passing around a ball, in the final analysis, for one element: space.

From this point of view, Min Congda has basketball insight that is difficult for ordinary people to match, many people play basketball and watch basketball all their lives, only staying at the technical level of basketball skills, heads-up, dunking, etc., and cannot realize that basketball is a game of space competition, and the two sides use different personnel permutations and combinations, cover runs and ball distribution to obtain the optimal shooting space in the case of the same number of people, or suppress the opponent's shooting space.

In his eyes, both the Hornets and the Clippers' defenses are full of loopholes, all kinds of mistakes emerge in an endless stream, there is no chance to pass, there is no chance to play blindly, and it really hurts to see people's brains.

However, having basketball talent and seeing people accurately are two different things, and Min Congda is quite like Jordan in this regard.

The scores of the two sides were entangled all the way until the final minute of the game, when the Clippers led the Hornets by two points at 93-91, and the Hornets had the ball.

A key defense, Kim Hughes still put Gordon back on the court, but the round-faced den made a mistake at a critical moment, Hornets guard Marcus Thorton made a three-point shot from the outside, Gordon rushed too forward to knock Thorton down when defending, the referee blew the whistle, and Thorton got three free throws!

Min Congda almost jumped up excitedly, bounced up from his seat, and Ida on the side hurriedly said: "Mr. Smart, don't be excited, calm down, calm down." ”

Ida thought that Min Congda was dissatisfied with the referee's decision and asked the referee to argue, but in fact, Min Congda finally saw that the Hornets had a chance to win, and he was so excited.

Thorton stood on the free throw line and hit all three free throws, and the Hornets 93:94, overtaking the Clippers by 1 point!

"Excellent! There is hope, there is hope! The last defense must be prevented, Gordon has done a meritorious service for me, and I will invite him to eat a burger when the game is over, and this three-point foul is very crucial. ”

Seeing that Min Congda is about to usher in the first loss salary of his general manager career, there are only more than 30 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Clippers took a timeout, and Kim Hughes laid out a simple serve: give Curry a double cover around the circle, with Gordon and Jordan Jr. in charge.

Jordan Jr. stands at 45 degrees, Gordon stands near the top of the arc, Curry runs from the bottom corner to the middle, and if the double screen is successful, he can catch the ball and shoot.

If he can take away the Hornets' defense, then Gordon at the top of the arc also has a chance to catch the ball, and at the same time, Jordan Jr. can also catch the ball under the basket and dunk directly.

The timeout ended quickly, and after a crucial shot, Min Congda was extremely nervous.

"The Clippers boys are fighting for a little bit of air, it doesn't matter if you lose, it's summer league anyway, there's no shame in losing. It's not important to you, but it's important to me. Wasps, you defend well, defend well......"

The two sides stood on the field and started to run, but before they started running, Min Congda felt that something was wrong.

"Collisson, what are you doing so tightly? Is this a cover for two people, can't you see it? It's easy to get rid of you if you stick so tightly! You have some room to keep up! Nima! ”

With 5 seconds of tee, Curry ran all the way from the bottom corner to the top of the arc, and Collison stuck too tightly on the guard, resulting in a knockdown on Gordon's side, and the referee didn't blow for a foul because Gordon didn't move.

The ball passed to Curry, Curry received the ball outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left side, and the defender took two steps away, don't hesitate to shoot directly with three points!

A perfect arc pierced Min Congda's heart!

Three-point hit!

The Clippers led by 2 points at 96:94!

Curry hit a key three-pointer and scored 17 points in the game, and Collison threatened not to let Curry score in double digits and was slapped in the face!

After the goal, Curry raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers to signal in the direction of Min Congda in the stands, he wanted Min Congda to see, you are right to choose me as the champion, we have that ability.

Min Congda looked at Curry's gestures and bright smile, forced a smile on his face, and sighed in his heart: "What a sin! ”