Chapter Ninety-Five: Grandpa St. Paul (Fourth Shift)
The miracle that Min Congda had imagined did not happen.
Curry helped the Clippers build an eight-point lead with a second lineup in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers, who mainly attacked from the inside, firmly grasped the advantage in their hands and defended it very steadily.
Dunleavy is an old coach after all, although he is not creative, but he is more than successful, and he can grasp it when the team has an advantage.
The Thunder's frantic comeback was fended off, and Baron Davis tonight seemed to be back in 2007, as if Curry's excellent performance had fueled his desire to compete.
The little brothers who came off the bench played so well, and your big brother was so messy?
At the critical moment, Barang Davis hit two strong three-point shots from the outside, completely extinguishing the Thunder's hopes of a comeback.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Thunder by 9 points at 109-100 on the road.
avenged the previous defeat by Durant, and also ended the team's three-game losing streak.
Durant scored 33 points in the air, the eldest brother tried his best, and the third brother couldn't help but drag his feet.
Harden scored 0 points on 0-of-9 shooting tonight and contributed just three assists.
Curry came off the bench to score 20 points, Baron Davis scored 25 points, Randolph 17 and Carman 18.
The four of them combined to score 80 points and put the victory in their pockets.
"Won, TM's won again, won! Yes, it's good to win, everybody is happy, I'm not happy alone. This is called sacrificing the ego and achieving everyone. Besides, I'm not alone, the more than 18,000 fans in the stadium stand with me, we are a group, we grieve together! ”
Seeing that the Clippers won again, Min Congda was in a bit of a trance and sat in his seat and ate popcorn silently.
Curry was voted the best player of the night, and after the interview, he sat next to Min Congda, put one hand on Min Congda's shoulder, and went to the box to pick up popcorn to eat.
As a result, the box was already empty, and Min Congda's hand was still there, and there was no popcorn at all.
"Hey, Smart, what's wrong with you? Why are you always unhappy when we win? ”
Curry is strange that after these few wins, Min Congda did not have that ecstatic feeling.
Min Congda came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "No, I'm very happy, I'm excited for the team's victory." But I must look at the long term, the Chinese have always paid attention to being prepared for danger in times of peace, Bevigilantinpeacetime! In good times, you have to think about the bad, and when you are in a bad situation, you have to think about the good, so that you can balance, understand? ”
Curry shook his head, expressed his disunderstanding, and said: "If you win, you have to be happy, if you lose, you have to work hard, and there is the next game, this is the truth I understand." But Mr. Smart, you are very intelligent, and your ideas must be much more profound than mine. ”
Min Congda touched Curry's head, thinking to himself, you stupid melon, if you can get a little less points, I will be much happier.
Coming out of the despair of victory, Min Congda and Curry went to buy a popcorn and ate it all the way back to the hotel.
Min Congda's ability to adjust his emotions is getting stronger and stronger, the so-called defeat is not arrogant, victory is not discouraged, and it is normal to win or lose.
"In the long run, the Clippers are still on a path of decline. Now they have a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, and have dropped from the previous second position to seventh place, and then drop two more places, and they are out of the playoffs! Isn't that a matter of minutes? ”
"Renewing Randolph's contract early is actually a chronic poison, and the toxicity will slowly set in over time. A cancer player who is nearly 30 years old has got a big contract with the team and has occupied an important position for a long time. What do the other players think? What do the chickens, ducks and geese in the village think? ”
"Randolph can hold up for now, pretending, this kid has quit drinking, I said quit this and that, quit drinking, quit smoking, quit sex, none of them succeeded! I see how long he can act, and I guess in two weeks he will be completely revealed. ”
After some analysis, Min Congda believes that the situation is still very good, and everything is under control.
Two days later, on Nov. 17, Min arrived in New Orleans with the Clippers, who will take on the Hornets tonight.
This schedule is also interesting, the opponent who has just finished the game in front of you will immediately let you go to the away team to challenge once.
It just so happens that there is revenge and revenge, and there is revenge, and the two sides can also learn tactics and take pictures before and after.
The Hornets restrained the Clippers in terms of lineup and style of play, and the Clippers who won the previous game were out of temper.
The Clippers are point guards and big forwards, and the weakness of small forwards is targeted.
Dunleavy and the Clippers' coaching staff are not vegetarians, and the team has made full adjustments to the previous loss.
The focus of the adjustment is in the third position, the point of Thorton.
It's not that Thornton is replaced, and the Clippers don't have a better No. 3 player than Thornton right now.
The change Dunleavy made was to increase the proportion of Thornton's offense and replace it with offense.
The Hornets' starting small forward, Stojakovic, has a lot of firepower, but his defense is not good.
It would be a good way to use offense to wear down the armor and take advantage of Thorton's physical fitness.
This strategy really paid off, and the Clippers added Thorton's offensive play as soon as they started, which caught the Hornets off guard.
In the first half, the Clippers suppressed the Hornets and started an offensive with the opponent.
And Dunleavy has a backhand, and he used Novak as a substitute in the third position.
This white three-point shooter who became famous with the Rockets has a strong three-point shooting ability.
The Clippers' strategy is clear, I know I can't guard you, and I simply won't let you guard me.
We blew each other up, lifted the score, and finally fought for the player's form and key balls.
Dunleavy's strategy worked, and the Clippers reversed the slump of their last game and gained the upper hand on the road.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers once stretched the difference to 10 points, and the matchup was out of shape.
Just when Min Congda was a little desperate, thinking that tonight's 2,000 yuan was going to be in the soup again.
New Orleans' Queen Bee, Chris Paul finally stepped up in the fourth quarter!
Superheroes always have to appear at the right moment!
Paul first hit a strong three-point shot from the outside to close the score.
Then he steals Curry's shot on defense, and causes Gordon's foul on the counterattack.
The goal forced Dunleavy to drop the back three and revert to Thorton, who had played well.
Thornton scored a season-high 24 points in the first three quarters by eating cake and his excellent shooting sensation.
But his defensive weaknesses haven't changed.
Paul hit both free throws, and then James Posey managed to keep Thorton on the defensive.
Paul made an unhurried counter-attack and calmly distributed the ball to the bottom corner of Stojakovic.
Three-point shot! It's only 2 points away!
Then, the referee also sided with the Hornets and blew Randolph for an offensive foul.
With Paul blocking and dismantling in the high position, the mid-range jumper hit, and the score of the two sides was tied!
In a few minutes, a wave of 10:0 small climax dissipated the Clippers' advantage.
Min Congda clenched his fists lightly and praised in his heart, "Grandpa St. Paul played well!" Cricket Davis, Cricket Curry, how can you be your opponent! ”
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