Kim Hughes made adjustments on the defensive end at halftime, and he finally reacted that he couldn't let Jordan Jr. defend Griffin, and it was simply for nothing.

Jordan Jr.'s defensive style and physical fitness determine that he is more suitable as a rim protector under the basket to block the impact of small men under the basket. And in the face of some excellent technical and strong interior lines, one-on-one top defense is not what he is good at, at least now his technology is very imperfect.

Medley is a better choice to deal with Griffin, and Medley is also very concerned about his own task, and if he can contain Griffin in defense, it will be a good addition to his next job, and he is willing to work hard for it.

As for offense, Kim Hughes still trusts the team's backcourt duo, Stephen Curry and Eric Gordon.

What worries him is Curry's offensive feel and whether he can adjust in the second half. In the last game he made a successful adjustment, with playmaking and passing. This time he faced an even worse situation, can this skinny guy get back to his shooting crosshairs?

Kim Hughes expressed skepticism, believing that Curry's style of play might work well in the NCAA but not in the NBA.

He relies too much on his shots, especially from a distance, and it's not okay for a top guard in the NBA to not have a strong break, because the shooting touch doesn't always stay with you.

Once you don't have the touch, you have to score points by hitting the inside, just like Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson, all of whom have the ability to easily tear apart the opponent's defense.

Especially after the 2004 season, the NBA league outside line canceled the Handcheck rule, the outside breakaway ushered in the spring, those breakthrough masters averaged points per game exploded, Manu Ginobili almost single-handedly killed the Detroit Pistons in the Finals.

That's a big part of why Derrick Rose was the top pick in the 2008 draft, his breakthrough was like lightning, he was able to move forward at high speed without slowing down, tearing through all defenses and putting the ball in the basket.

And what about Stephen Curry? He is almost the opposite of Derrick Rose, who is also a point guard, and one has to suspect that the Los Angeles Clippers are purely blind selection.

"It's great for Stephen to grow like Sam Kassel, with a mediocre physicality, a good pull-up jumper, solid court control, well, it's good to be like that."

Kim Hughes has already regarded Sam Cassel as Curry's training target, and you don't look at the difference in the appearance of the two, at least half of Kassel's court control skills are due to his appearance.

"Stephen, in the second half you still have to organize a lot and string together the whole team's attack, like you did in the last game."

Hughes instructed Curry, hoping that he could pass the ball more and organize more when he felt bad, mobilize the whole team's offense, and slowly recover the disadvantage, Curry's ability to control the scene is still very strong.

Curry pursed his lips and didn't speak, he only partially agreed with Coach Hughes's opinion, the work of connecting the team needs to be done, but if he can't get back the offensive firepower, how can he lead the whole team? How do you disrupt the opposition defense and create more opportunities for your teammates?

He shook his hand and said, "I'm going to be the best coach I can be, trust me." ”

Saying that, Curry played the game with his teammates, and the second half of the game continued, the Clippers had a 14-point disadvantage, and their offense was so bad that the fans at the scene thought that the Clippers would definitely be finished in this game.

A bunch of recruits in the summer league have little cohesion and combat effectiveness, lose a dozen points and go home to take a shower after playing early, and there are still many beautiful things waiting for them in Las Vegas at night.

But Curry gathered all the players together before serving, and the group formed a circle and said something to everyone before the game officially began.

Obviously, this group of lads from the Clippers didn't want to surrender so soon.

In the second half, the Clippers' first offense, Curry held the ball across the half, and he did not call Jordan Jr.'s block, but passed the ball to Medley, who pulled up to the high post.

After Medley received the ball, he made a single-gear cover for Gordon, who came to answer, and then passed the ball to Gordon with his hand, Gordon received the ball and burst in, screamed and entered the inside, facing Griffin's small short-handed defense, and hit the board with his left hand.

At 39:51, the Clippers took the lead and recovered two points.

The Grizzlies' offensive focus was still on Griffin and Williams, but Griffin immediately found that his defender had changed from the stupid Jordan Jr. to the No. 1 Medley who was younger than himself.

Medley's defense is not like Jordan Jr., Jordan Jr. is that as long as Griffin doesn't take the ball, he won't go to the confrontation, stand at a certain distance, take the ball and then paste it, it's often too late, it's easy to be made by Griffin, and one breaks through.

Medley was different, when Griffin didn't get the ball, he began to stick to Griffin like a kraft candy and play Griffin up against him.

Don't look at Medley's body size is thinner than Griffin, but he didn't study in vain in four years of college, he has relatively rich basket confrontation skills and experience, and the small movements in his hands are constant, which makes Griffin very uncomfortable.

When Griffin began to focus some of his energy on tangling with Medley, his receiving and doing movements were bound to suffer, and Williams, who was passing the ball to him, began to hesitate.

Jordan Jr. can focus more on protecting the basket, blocking all players who infringe on the basket, and protecting the team's backcourt rebounds.

Grizzlies' Carroll made a strong shot after receiving the ball, the opportunity was not good, the ball did not hit, Jordan Jr. won the rebound, the ball was given to Curry, Curry advanced quickly, hit the ground and passed the ball to Gordon who was down, Gordon received the ball and rushed to the basket for a layup, and Gordon scored continuously.

Kim Hughes looked straight and nodded, thinking that Curry was on the right path and was really teachable.

But Curry didn't want to keep this coordination and organization, his blood flowed with the genes of scoring maniacs, and his body hid the soul of a strong shooter.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Clippers relied on substitutions on the defensive end and adjustments on the offensive end to slowly close the score to 48:55, with a seven-point gap, and the Grizzlies called a timeout.

Griffin was a little angry, he slammed his towel on the floor after wiping his sweat on the bench, and in the second half he missed three shots, and was actually restrained by Medley's guy.

He played too relaxed in the first half, and in the second half, the intensity was obviously not adaptable.

But the good news is that Curry's performance is still very flat, just organizing the team, passing, in terms of personal performance, Griffin still firmly overwhelms Curry, who is the top talent, you can see at a glance.

The timeout ended quickly, and on the Clippers' side, Kim Hughes replaced Gordon again, Gordon said he didn't understand, and Kim Hughes said: "Mr. Smart told you to rest more, protect your knees, and your throat." ”

Gordon was speechless, I yelled when I broke through to get the referee's attention, in case I didn't score, I could blow a foul and cheat two free throws, huh?

It's time for Curry to take the lead in the Clippers' backcourt, and Curry has no fear but knows the killing time is coming, just like in the 2008 NCAA game against Gonzaga, where he slashed 40 points to help his team beat the No. 7 seed from 11 points down.

Anyone who underestimates him, will pay the price.

On the first shot after the timeout, Curry steals Marcus Williams directly on defense! Marcuri Williams tossed garlic at his feet and fell to the ground, watching Curry break the ball to the front court, with no one in front of him.

But Curry didn't choose the safest layup for this ball, but stopped at the top of the arc and shot directly with three points!

An unexpectedly amazing shot choice, Kim Hughes was almost scolding, no one didn't go to the basket directly in front of the fast break, and chose to shoot three points?

The ball drew a wonderful arc, and with a "swish" sound, it passed through the very center of the net, and it didn't even touch the basket, and it hit!

The swear words that came to his lips were swallowed back, and Kim Hughes clapped his hands and said, "Good ball, good ball." ”