Chapter 34: Protecting the Calf
Min Congda had just finished refueling Curry in his heart, and Curry dedicated an iron strike in the offense.
This ball was obviously a good opportunity, Gordon used the breakthrough to tear apart the Grizzlies' defense, but the throw did not hit, and Jordan Jr. inside flew the ball to the outside, and the ball passed to Curry, which was an open three-point opportunity.
The teammates of the Clippers were waiting for Curry to hit a three-point shot, and the old father Dale Curry also stood up to watch his son score a three-pointer, but Curry didn't make the shot.
The ball spun around in the basket and eventually fell out, and he was a little unlucky.
Curry frowned, his expression annoyed that such a good open opportunity didn't go in.
Min Congda thought to himself: "What's the matter, you wanted to enter when you didn't want to enter, and now I want you to get in and you don't enter!" Fight against me, right? ”
Min Congda watched the game very seriously, this was the third game he watched, and he found that the basketball game was still a bit interesting, a physical, technical and intellectual confrontation.
By the way, add the mental will and psychological state.
Curry has no problem with his skills and has good chances, but his mental state is a little shaky.
The Grizzlies got the backcourt rebound, Marcus Williams dribbled across the halfcourt, and after making a block with Griffin, he cut to the basket in the middle and threw a shot in the face of Jordan Jr.
Little Jordan has to take care of one or the other, and he has to defend Griffin and take care of Williams, what about Curry, who should have defended Williams?
Curry fell to the top of the arc, and while he was chasing around the screen, he was knocked down by the strong Griffin, and the referee didn't blow for a foul.
Curry had to get up on his own, he felt a little pain in his chest, and hitting Griffin felt like hitting a wall, this guy looked like a big tractor.
Griffin ran past Curry without lowering his head, looking ahead with his head held high, not taking Curry seriously at all.
Reporters on the sidelines pressed the shutter to capture the shot: Curry fell to the ground and struggled to get up, and Griffin had no one in his eyes passing by. This should be the epitome of the confrontation in this game.
"Curry was so skinny that he was easily knocked over. But Griffin is really a bit too much, relying on his own strength to bully people, right? ”
Min Congda is a little unbearable, he has been short and thin since he was a child, and he hates those male classmates who bully people because they are growing early and strong.
After getting up, Curry continued to control the ball and organize the team's offense, and his mind was a little messy, passing the ball to Gordon for Gordon to handle.
There is not much tactical system in the summer league, individual ability is the most important, Gordon took the ball to face Sam Young, dribbled under the crotch to the basket, and screamed for a layup! Griffin who was helped to defend a big cap fly!
However, the referee blew the whistle, and Griffin interfered with the ball, and the two points were valid.
Gordon didn't scream in vain, helping the Clippers de-escalate the situation and close some of the scores.
After a short burst in the opening period, the two teams entered a stalemate.
The Grizzlies' offense revolves around Griffin and Marcus Williams, and the two have a powerful pick-and-roll coordination.
The Clippers have a hard time defending against these two, especially Griffin, Jordan Jr. can't keep up with Griffin's pace, and he can't physically fight against him, and he can't suppress Griffin with his height alone.
The Clippers' starting power forward, Medley, a 203-tall white forward, used to be brilliant in high school, but after graduating from college, he lacked talent and potential and was not selected by the team, and he began to mix in the summer league in 06, and there was no hope of entering the NBA.
Kim Hughes didn't let him go to the opposite Griffin, because he felt that Little Jordan couldn't guard Griffin's words, so he couldn't prevent it.
But Min Congda on the sidelines didn't see it that way, "Although Medley is not tall, his skills are very solid, he doesn't have any shining points when he plays, but he doesn't make mistakes." Hughes should let him defend Griffin, which will definitely make Griffin very uncomfortable...... Hey, forget it, why am I still helping the Clippers with advice? ”
"No, I'm the general manager of the Clippers, what's wrong with my advice? I...... Who the hell am I? ”
Min Congda supported the Clippers to win for a while, and then felt that it was good for the Clippers to win the game and get 200 yuan for themselves, and the whole person was in chaos.
But he was right, it was the right choice to use a short, experienced little forward like Medley to defend Griffin, and to drag Griffin into a quagmire and prevent him from flying away could limit the griffin's power to the greatest extent.
However, in the first half, the Clippers needed to solve the offensive problem more, and after Curry missed the opening three-point shot, he tried three more shots, all of which were missed.
At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Grizzlies by eight points at 16:24, and Curry shot 0-of-4 and only scored two assists.
The Clippers' offense is all supported by Gordon alone, and the shooting percentages of the other people are miserable.
"I thought that little Jordan was a manufacturable material, but it turned out that the offense was such a vegetable! It's really on the field to see the real chapter, it seems that you don't have to worry too much about this guy becoming a dominant-level insider! ”
When Min Congda first entered the training camp, he thought that Little Jordan was some kind of amazing future monster, but that's it, don't worry.
On the contrary, it is Gordon's big-faced plate, his strength is really good, and he has to find a way to get him away in the future, but he can't let him grow up.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Curry still did not get back to his shooting form, he rested off the court for two minutes, sweat kept flowing down, and he felt his arms tremble slightly.
It's not tired, it's painful, he doesn't know how many times he's been hit in the game, especially Griffin, but whenever he blocks and picks, he will definitely hit Curry hard, as if he is venting his resentment that the champion has been snatched away.
The referee only blew Griffin's foul once, which was not a matter of concern at all, and it took ten fouls to get off the court, which was not a deterrent.
The crowd frantically cheered for the Grizzlies and Griffin, who scored 13 points in the first quarter, including dunks, free throws, hooks, and mid-range.
And when Curry returned to the court, there were boos from the audience, Curry looked so thin and small in the Clippers' wide game uniform, he received the ball from the backcourt and dribbled through the half court, and everyone thought that the defender would fly out if he rushed up and hit him.
Curry, of course, won't fly out, he's a seasoned player, and he's also had a smashing experience in the NCAA, leading Davis Academy to upset seeded Gonzaga at the national tournament, and his thin body has a huge amount of energy lurking underneath.
But today's energy failed to burst out, at this time Gordon was replaced off the court, the only offensive point on the court with the ball was Curry, Jordan Jr.'s poor cover did not bring good space, Curry broke through to the inside line was extremely difficult, and the layup was knocked to the ground, but he still stubbornly threw the ball to the basket, but unfortunately the ball tossed on the basket and did not go in.
"Isn't this ball a foul? Are they all pushing people from behind? Judge, you're going too far! Min Congda saw Curry fall but the referee didn't blow it, and began to complain about Curry.
Even if he chose Curry to play badly and lose, he can't watch Curry being bullied like this, right?
Min Congda began to feel angry in his heart, the referee was obviously doing something, and the whistle was blown so loosely to make the confrontation more intense, which was not conducive to Curry's play, I don't know if someone deliberately instructed him.
The referee didn't blow the whistle and didn't blow the Grizzlies' defensive foul, and the Grizzlies got the ball to fight back, and Curry had to get up on his own and run to the backcourt to defend back, but it was too late.
Grizzlies three-line fast attack, Griffin pig burst in the middle, catch the ball and glide and dunk it!
The University of Nevada gymnasium erupted in cheers again, and Griffin was staging a slam dunk feast.
And Curry missed 5 shots, and this bad touch continued, and the sixth shot, throwing off the defender's mid-range, still didn't score.
The seventh shot, the throw after the break on the right side, was a good opportunity, but the ball spun around the basket and didn't go in, and his luck today was really bad.
The eighth shot, which may be the last offense in the second quarter, and Jordan Jr. blocked and broke out on the left side of the basket, the Grizzlies switched defenses, Griffin and Curry had a head-to-head conversation, and Curry made a left-handed layup!
How could Griffin let Curry go to an easy layup, jumped up violently, and knocked Curry out of the air!
This ball is not rushing to the ball, but rushing to people, Curry is next to Griffin like Peng Peng and Ding Man, he is the Ding Man, where can he resist Peng Peng's collision, fly directly out of the bottom line, and stumble into the audience!
Now the referee is definitely going to blow the whistle, Kim Hughes protested loudly on the sidelines, this is a malicious foul to blow T, and the Clippers bench is even more excited, although everyone is just a temporary team, but there is also a friendship with teammates, so bullying is too much!
Curry's parents and girlfriend were even more shocked to get up and want to go to the sidelines to see how their son and boyfriend were doing.
Just when the audience also felt that Griffin was a little too much, a white figure jumped out of the audience, rushed directly onto the court, picked up the basketball on the ground and smashed it towards Griffin!
The ball smashed quickly and accurately, and it slammed into the back of Griffin's head with a "bang", smashing Griffin into a daze.
The other players on the field were also stunned, and Little Jordan reacted the fastest and recognized it as Mr. Smart, the general manager, who rushed into the field to find Griffin to fight alone! Hurriedly stepped forward to stop him!
"I'm CNM! Do you play ball or hit someone! If you want to beat someone and I'll accompany you, do you kind of beat me to death? Lao Tzu shows you the power of Chinese kung fu! ”
Little Jordan hugged Min Congda and held him in the air to prevent him from rushing to Griffin, Min Congda pointed at Griffin and scolded, while his legs were upside down in the air, his feet couldn't reach the ground, he was 175 tall, and Little Jordan hugged him the same as holding a child......
The referee was also stunned, who is this, whose child? Running to the playing field to go wild?
King Hughes hurriedly came on the court to pull Min Congda back, and Curry also got up from the audience with the help of his teammates, and the team doctor checked and confirmed that Curry was fine, although it hurt a little from being hit, fortunately he was not injured.
Subsequently, the referee blew a technical foul on Griffin, made two free throws and one throw, and at the same time sentenced Min Congda to disrupt the field and was sent off the court and not allowed to watch the rest of the game.
Curry watched Min Congda's back as he left the court, stood at the free throw line, hit both free throws, and finally scored the first point of the game.