The hiccup near the end of the second quarter didn't stop the game from going on, as Curry's two free throws snapped his first-half scoring drought.

The score was 37-51 in the first half, and the Clippers trailed the Grizzlies by as many as 14 points.

Curry shot 0-of-8 in the first half, didn't score in a field battle, only scored 2 points on free throws, and had a pitiful 3 assists, as well as 4 turnovers, and his performance could be described as a mess.

Griffin's performance in the first half was much more dazzling, scoring 17 points in the half, picking up 6 rebounds, as well as 2 assists and 2 blocks, and he was full of presence on both offensive and defensive ends.

In particular, he frequently attacked the basket with dunks in the offense, which really shocked the audience for a whole year, and the last person with such a dunk shock was the Suns' little bully Stoudemire.

And after Stoudemire underwent minimally invasive knee surgery, there is no such explosive dunk performance, and Griffin will obviously be the heir to the next slam dunk show, bringing countless fans to the Grizzlies.

Chris Wallace on the sidelines was very satisfied with Griffin's performance, and his heart was full of pride, it was a blessing for the Grizzlies to get such a player, and Lady Luck finally waved and smiled at them.

Sitting next to Wallace was a square-faced, silver-haired white man with a solemn expression and a smile that had never appeared on his face.

He leaned in to Chris Wallace and said, "Chris, what is that Smart of the Clippers?" ”

Wallace hurriedly said, "Oh, he used to be a financial investment analyst and didn't work in basketball. He was really reckless just now, and I didn't expect him to rush to the field and want to fight Griffin, hehehe. ”

The old man asked again: "What do you think of his level of operation?" Take Curry and keep Randolph. ”

Wallace said, "Uh... To be honest Jerry, I kind of can't see through him, I feel... Feel..."

"What does it feel?"

"Don't laugh at me."

"I've laughed at you enough to care about this once."

“……”

"I think he's quite like you in some of his options...... I'm not saying that he is like you, you see that your background is completely different, how can he be compared to you, but... It's the feeling of being off the beaten path and being confident at the same time, it's a bit like. ”

The old man glanced at Wallace and said, "You don't want me to laugh at you, I think you want to insult me." ”

"No, absolutely not! Even if you're no longer working at Grizzly, I still have a lot of respect for you. ”

"You're right about one thing, he does have a place like me. In that case, I'd rush up to fight Griffin. It's good to be competitive, but use it in the right place. I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest. ”

Saying that, the old man got up to leave, Chris Wallace got up to see him off, and said, "Jerry, if you are interested, the Grizzlies are always welcome to come back, you see that we are in a good situation now." ”

The old man waved his hand, left the audience without looking back, and disappeared into the aisle, and Chris Wallace sat back in his seat and breathed a sigh of relief.

He wondered if he should go to the locker room and take a look, and besides, Smart was really brave, the general manager ran on the field to fight with the players, who was the last person to do this?

Well, there seems to be no precedent, after all, the people who are general managers are all people with brains and heads, and they are impatient to run to fight with tall players?

"But this guy was really good enough just now, the ball smashed on Griffin's head, Griffin was stunned, I guess I'm still confused, right? Forget it, I'd better go to the locker room and see this guy, don't let this affect his performance in the future. ”

Wallace also left the crowd to visit Griffin in the dressing room, where he had gone too far in the first half.

On the other side, in the Clippers locker room, the players returned to the locker room to rest for 15 minutes, and the poor performance in the first half made everyone a little frustrated, especially Curry.

Summer league is not important, it is really not important, but it is also important to say that it is important, especially for young players, any game should be taken seriously and strive to win, because winning should become a habit, and the habit should be cultivated from the beginning.

He who is accustomed to victory, the goddess of victory will favor him more; People who are accustomed to defeat may not be able to grasp victory when it is close at hand.

"Where's Mr. Smart?" Curry asked Coach Kim Hughes that he especially wanted to thank Smart for standing up for him.

"Mr. Smart has been ejected, and he has already gone back first. Stephen, if you want to thank Mr. Smart for coming out for you, you might as well win this game, I think that's the best thank you to him. ”

Kim Hughes patted Curry on the shoulder and said, Curry pursed his lips and nodded, he feels much better now, and there is not so much pressure on his body.

Since Griffin has done this to him, what else is he to hesitate about, it's over! Smart has already given a demonstration!

The morale of the Clippers is reconsolidating, and the young people can't win the game without a little blood.

The blood shown by Min Congda infected every player of the Clippers, and in this game against the Grizzlies, even if he loses, he will bite off a piece of meat from the Grizzlies!

Min Congda didn't expect his impulse to motivate the whole team, and after being ejected by the referee, he left the University of Nevada gymnasium directly, went to the parking lot, and then called Ida to come and take him back to the hotel.

Griffin's behavior made him very angry, and he remembered a rare time in gym class when he wanted to play basketball in school, when the "Slam Dunk" cartoon was popular all over the country, and boys ran to play basketball. (When "Soccer Player" was all the rage, I went to play football.) ）

Min Congda just became a little interested in basketball, and was bullied by several senior boys on the court, relying on his early development to be tall, bullying people with his body, knocking the then thin Min Congda to the ground, and bruising a large area of his arms and hands.

went to the physical education teacher to reason, but the physical education teacher said: "Don't play basketball if you're small, what's the use of being so short on the court." ”

Since then, Min Congda has had nothing to do with basketball, and it is not until now that he has inexplicably become the general manager of the Clippers, that he finds that basketball is still quite interesting.

And the skinny Curry struggled on the court and was knocked into the air, which made him feel angry, and he couldn't suppress the fire before rushing towards Griffin.

Now that I think about it, I'm a little scared, Griffin's figure, I'm afraid that a punch will not be able to knock his head away.

"Damn, how about basketball no matter how fun it is? Can there be $300 million interesting? It's good to lose this time, at least 200 yuan is in hand. ”

Min Congda thought so, and his phone suddenly rang, it was an unfamiliar number.

After coming to the United States, few people called him, telecom fraud?

"Hello, I'm Smart Min."

"Hello, Smart, I'm Joe Bozia, how are you doing, how are you doing?"

Well? Joe Bozia, who? I seem to have heard of it, but I don't seem to have any impression.

Just as Ida came over, Min Congda covered the phone and asked, "Ada, who is Joe Bozia?" ”

Ida said: "Oh, it's the vice president of the alliance, in charge of referee management. ”

Min Congda thought to himself, is the referee in charge of apologizing for the expulsion of me from the field just now?

"Oh, Mr. Bozia, hello. I'm feeling good now, the air outside is very fresh, I've wanted to come out and breathe, and thank you to the referee for sending me out of the stadium and being able to bask in the sun outside. ”

In terms of yin and yang weirdness, Min Congda is also first-class, anyway, he is not familiar with the NBA circle, and no one is used to it.

"Mr. Smart, I saw your heroic performance on the spot, and I admire it, but I think you were a little reckless and disrupted the order of the arena. In accordance with the rules of the League, we will impose a fine of $2,000 on you, and when you get back to Los Angeles, don't forget to hand over the money to the League office. ”

In addition to training rookie players, summer league is also an opportunity to train rookie referees, so Joe Bozia, the league's vice president in charge of refereeing, watched the game on the spot.

After seeing Min Congda's "heroic" performance, he immediately decided to open a fine for this guy to set an example, which can be regarded as a gift to the new general manager who has just joined the alliance, and he will be able to work in the future.

In the draft, he didn't cause a lot of trouble for President Stern.

When Min Congda heard that he was going to be fined, he suddenly remembered that among his three incomes, in addition to bankruptcy dividends and loss wages, there was also a penalty bonus!

[Penalty bonus: When you are fined by the alliance for some reason, the system will pay the penalty for you and the equal amount will be paid to your salary account (after tax)]

It's not for nothing that you can pay the fine for you and make up the same amount at the same time!

Min Congda only now understands that the original fine is like this, why didn't he think of it!

"Hello? Mr. Smart? Did you hear that? $2,000 is already the minimum fine, after all, it's just a summer league ......"

"I heard, I heard Mr. Bozia, I apologize deeply for my own reckless behavior in the game, in order to express my sincerity, and sincere heart, I feel that the penalty of 2000 is too little, what do you think about the penalty of 5000?"

“……”

Bozia, the vice president who is considered harsh and fearsome in the league, can't be rectified at once, and he still has less punishment?

"No, no, no, 5,000 is not good, make up the whole and fine me 10,000! How's that, Mr. Bozia? More than that, I want to contribute a little bit to the NBA! ”

"Remember to go back and contact to pay the fine, that's it, Mr. Smart, goodbye... Toot toot toot..."

"Don't hang... Other... Hey, why did you fine me two thousand? It's so stingy......"

After hanging up the phone, Min Congda's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he found a good way to make money.

"Mr. Smart, shall we go back to the hotel?"

"Nope! If you don't go back, I'll go back to the locker room, you go back to the game and tell me what's going on, I think the Clippers can win this game! ”

With a bonus of 2,000 yuan, Min Congda didn't take 200 yuan to heart at all, hoping that the boys under his command could fight and kill the grizzly bear!