Chapter 159: Preaching Faith (Part 2)

Ricky Davis was the boss of the Cavaliers for one season, and he had the ambition that Cleveland would be the starting point for his journey to superstardom.

Who knows, the first emperor was not traded in the middle of the way, and Ricky Davis, who was the boss for a season and a half, began his NBA career in exile.

Fortunately, at the age of 31, Ricky Davis decided to start a new basketball career with the Clippers, and the goal is not to be a superstar, but to survive here.

In addition to training, Davis no longer hangs out in nightclubs, nor does he compete with people, and goes to the field to fight people β€” which carries the risk of injury.

After completing the mission of community service, he chose to stay in the community and contribute to those in need.

As long as he is not playing away, Ricky Davis goes to the community every week to bring food to those in need, and spends an hour playing ball with the kids, so that the fun of basketball can affect more people.

Of course, all of this was captured by the "Basketball & Key" film crew and became an important part of future documentaries.

It's a clichΓ© but powerful story of self-redemption when Ricky Davis is on the court at a crucial moment in the fourth quarter.

It's head coach Mike Dunleavy who puts his trust in him, and it's general manager Mr. Smart who puts his trust in him.

Min Congda watched Lao Deng Chang Liji appear on the stage, his brows furrowed, and he felt a little bad in his heart, his sensitive sense of smell once again smelled danger for the knight!

"Replacing Thorton with Ricky is a good move! Thorton couldn't guard James in the first place, and he didn't have outside shooting ability, so he couldn't open up the space for the Clippers on the court. The Cavaliers are small on the perimeter and don't have enough defensive height, and Ricky is more than enough to play small forward...... Old Deng, this is to grasp the weakness of the knight! ”

Thornton plays too much as a small forward, shooting just 35 percent from three-point range and averaging just 0.7 shots per game for 0.3.

Two shots in three games and one in one game, both the quantity and the quality are too poor.

And Ricky Davis's improved three-point shooting and shooting percentage are not comparable to Thorton.

After a period of scrutiny, Dunleavy believes Ricky Davis can be the main force in crunch time.

He made 2-of-2 three-pointers tonight and scored 10 points.

As soon as Davis came on the court, he immediately played, he received a pass from Curry and forced a basket down the left side.

In the air, he had a confrontation with Valejo, and at the same time "knocked Valejo away", he made a layup.

The Brazilian dancer threw his hands at the referee, thinking that Davis had fouled the ball, but the referee ignored him.

This kid touches too much porcelain on weekdays, it's not an obvious collision, and the referee doesn't bother to pay attention to him.

Min Congda also felt that the ball was fouled, but the situation was in favor of the Clippers, and he couldn't scold, which was really uncomfortable.

At 96:99, the Clippers led by three points.

At this time, James seemed to be a little cringe, and did not take the ball himself to attack.

chose to give Mo Williams, and Mo Jr. held the ball under pressure and singled Curry.

After getting rid of consecutive dribbles, he used his body to push Curry away and scored two points on a mid-range jumper in the horn position.

98:99, still a two-point gap.

The competition has entered the final stage of white-hot competition.

The defensive action on both sides is getting bigger and bigger, and the referee is even more reluctant to pay the whistle.

Curry rushed to the inside with the ball and was lightly knocked off the baseline by Vallejo.

As a result, the ball did not blow for a foul, but went out of bounds, and the ball was still in the hands of the Clippers.

Of course, Min Congda couldn't sit still, when would he wait for this kind of opportunity not to scold the referee?

"This ball doesn't blow for fouls? Foster, are you blind? If you're blind, I'll borrow you another one on my ass!" People are going to be knocked to death! ”

The referee tonight is Scott Foster, who is one of the more experienced referees.

In the face of Min Congda's scolding, Foster ignored it, and the referees had a meeting to communicate recently, and Smart of the Clippers was a key target to dodge.

Once this thing is scolded, the scolding is unpleasant, and he is not afraid of fines and expulsion, and the more he is punished, the happier he is.

If you give him a fine, he will write a letter to the league after the game, accusing the referee of the game of having a problem.

The key is that this thing's eyes are very poisonous, and the questions he says are very accurate, so the referee will be reprimanded by the referee committee.

Referees are also human beings and a job, and no one wants to be scolded by their bosses at work, because it will affect the performance appraisal and daily work status.

It's okay to be scolded by the customer, anyway, after the game, everyone's well water does not violate the river water, what can you do if you are a little insulted in dignity?

So, the referee hasn't paid much attention to Min Congda recently, he scolds if he likes to scold, let him scold for fun.

Like the referee meeting before the start of this game to set the tone, Vice President Joe Bozia gave two principles: 1, the last moment to the players, this is a key game, the United States broadcast live, the league does not want to see the referee decide the result of the game. 2. Don't pay attention to Smart the general manager of the Clippers, the referee committee doesn't want to receive his post-game complaint email, it's too annoying, even more annoying than Cuban.

Seeing that Foster didn't care about himself, Min Congda had no choice but to sit back on the bench angrily, I'm Gan Liliang, aren't you referees very arrogant?

Zero tolerance at every turn, give this technical foul, give that technical foul, expel this, warn that.

What's the matter with you?

Curry sent the throw-in, Gasol Jr. took the ball and looked at it with his back.

Suddenly, a beautiful back pass to Curry under the empty cut basket, Curry made a rebound!

"! I TM just said that you blow a foul on this ball, and you won't send a baseline ball if you blow a foul, and he can't cut it empty if he doesn't send a baseline ball! ”

Min Congda was so angry that he ate two bites of popcorn, this Stamp popcorn is really unpalatable.

At 98:101, the Clippers led by 3 points, and Curry's score had come to 27 points.

He hit back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter, mid-range, and an open layup.

It seems to be stumbling, it seems to be thin, and it is powerless to resist when you are knocked out of the bottom line.

However, when he has a basketball in his hand, he responds with a basketball.

The Cavaliers called another timeout, and Mike Brown needed to lay out a strategy and a three-point difference.

There are still 50 seconds left until the end of the race.

By this time, James had scored 31 points, a game-high.

At the critical moment, the ball will definitely still be in his hands, but I don't know how it will end.

Min Congda looked up at the big screen, which replayed the Cavaliers' mistake on the defensive end just now, giving Curry a chance.

"The reason for this is because Ricky Davis opened up space in the bottom corner, so the cavaliers didn't dare to shrink, and as a result, there was a gap. Lao Deng's substitution is good. RTNN, system, can I cut Ricky Davis? ”

Min Congda was a little angry and thought about cutting Davis.

System: [No, it doesn't make sense, and it's contrary to faith.] 】

"What? And you say that I have broken my faith? Your system has issued this kind of bankruptcy task, what kind of faith do you talk about? ”

System: [Speak.] 】

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(End of chapter)