After the first half, Min Congda followed the players back to the dressing room.

At the last moment, Lao Yu threw a three-pointer, which led to falling behind and ending the first half, which was still very demoralizing.

In the first half, the Clippers players really tried their best, falling behind by a big score at the beginning, and did not panic and chase all the way.

Under the passionate leadership of PJ Tucker, everyone went all out to chase back the score one by one.

once overtook and once thought that it could open up the point difference, but the three-point shots of Kobe Bryant and Lao Yu destroyed the morale of the Clippers again and again.

That's how championship teams play on the court, and the playoffs won't be so easy to drop.

As Min Congda's lifelong enemy, the old fish Fisher, Min Congda's evaluation of him tonight has also changed.

"Why do you still want to go against me?"

The content of lifelong enemies has increased further.

Min Congda rarely made it into the dressing room in midfield.

This time he could see that everyone was still a little frustrated.

Sometimes it's just a breath to play.

Once the team's morale is slackened, the concentration of the team will drop.

Concentration will slip, defense will be slack, and offensive errors will increase.

Therefore, morale must not be underestimated as a psychological factor.

It often has a decisive impact on the game.

After all, sports are sometimes wars.

Min Congda watched Lao Deng try to encourage the players.

Cheer up the guys and keep fighting for victory.

But the effect can only be said to be average.

If it worked, the Clippers wouldn't be down 0-3 either.

Min Congda called Lao Deng aside and told him not to pour chicken soup.

"Mike, make a tactical adjustment," he said. ”

Dunleavy feels more like an assistant coach now, and Min Congda is the head coach.

However, Min Congda's adjustment did work, and the first half of the game was their best half of the series.

'Defensively we didn't have any problems and kept going. Offensively, we have to make changes, we have to give up the low post attack, and Zach and Xiao Jia all move to the high post. Multi-pick-and-roll, multi-mid-range and three-point shooting. The offense should be launched from the outside as much as possible, and Zach and Xiaojia should be more used as endpoints. ”

Min Congda gave instructions, which made Dunleavy stunned.

Abandon the low? Isn't the Clippers' offense more than half over?

Zach Randolph's low-post offense has always been a core tactic for the Clippers.

In the regular season, relying on Randolph's low-post offense, the Clippers survived a lot of tough battles.

As a result, when it comes to the playoffs, can you suddenly say no?

However, Dunleavy felt that Min Congda's suggestion actually made sense.

In the first few games, Randolph did not play the regular season power.

The average points per game slipped from 20 points in the regular season to 14 points.

It's not that Randolph is in bad shape, it's that the Lakers' interior three high plus Artest are indeed too ferocious.

Randolph couldn't do it on his own.

And Gasol Jr. was still too young to give Randolph enough support.

Don't talk about Randolph, let's talk about Howard in last season's finals.

Howard averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds per game against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

It can be said that he single-handedly smashed the inside line of the Cavaliers.

In the Finals, he faced the Lakers' three highs, and his average points per game dropped to 15 points.

directly dropped a notch, from a super center to a blue-collar inside.

Howard hasn't changed, he's still the same offensive rough, he's the defense he's facing.

Bynum, Gasol, Odom, Howard can't play low post strength at all.

Randolph, although more technically better, did not have Howard's physical fitness.

Moreover, the Lakers' interior defense is not only high, but also very fierce on the outside.

It is basically impossible to attack comfortably in the low post, and you will inevitably encounter a ferocious front rush.

This kind of defense greatly disrupted Randolph's low-post offensive rhythm, causing the entire Clippers to play a little chaotic.

In this case, Randolph played hard, or scored 15 points per game, which is not easy.

But playing like this, the team's offensive efficiency is really not high, and it just hit the Lakers' defensive steel plate.

Min added: "Learn from Howard. Also, Zach has a shot that allows him to move around on the perimeter, and he can also contribute to scoring. ”

Unlike Howard, Randolph is more delicate and gives up the low post, and his basket can work just as well as the high post.

Maybe with fewer shots, he can score about the same points, and that's a good thing for the Clippers.

It's just that whether such a strategy can work or not will only be known when we play.

Dunleavy thought about it, agreed to Min Congda's proposal, and then seized the last 5 minutes to rearrange the tactics for the players.

Fortunately, the Clippers practiced a lot of tactics and routines in the regular season, not one tactical routine to fight to the end.

Otherwise, it's hard for you to make adjustments in the playoffs, so you have to keep doing it.

The Clippers are a small boat and a good U-turn, and everyone has practiced all kinds of routines, so let's change our thinking in the second half.

Min Congda thought to himself that according to this line of thinking, the Clippers' offense would be more fluid.

The focused, tough confrontation in the first half was naturally wonderful.

But after all, it still fell into the rhythm and way of the game that the Lakers are familiar with.

With a lighter style of play, you may be able to turn the situation around better.

But Min Congda never expected that this adjustment would change more than just the situation in the second half.

At halftime, the third quarter began.

The Clippers' first offense, Baron Davis was in the high post and Randolph did the pick-and-roll combination.

Randolph didn't go inside after blocking or sinking low to ask for the ball.

Instead, he went out to the top of the arc, and Barang accelerated and broke through.

Bynum followed up and Barang Davies turned back to distribute the ball to Randolph.

Randolph hit a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc to score two points.

At 48:49, the Clippers overtook the lead.

An understatement of a pick-and-roll outside cut mid-range shot.

But it heralds a major shift for the Clippers on the offensive end.

In fact, such an offensive routine is not unheard of in the first three games.

It's just that the Clippers don't use it much.

Randolph's middle distance can only be said to be there, but not to the point of killing.

It's okay to hit a ball or two once in a while, steal one, and that's it, Randolph isn't that accurate.

Therefore, Min Congda made such an adjustment not expecting Randolph to shoot the Lakers.

It's about opening up as much space as possible and giving the Clippers more opportunities to hit the basket from the outside.

The Clippers then used a tough front to hinder the Lakers' interior offense.

In the end, the ball was given to Kobe, who broke through the basket and missed.

The Clippers fought back, and Barang Davis drove through the basket with the ball.

The Lakers retreated quickly, and Davis didn't have a chance to give Gasol Jr. who was keeping up.

Gasol Jr. also received the ball at the top of the arc and shot directly from a mid-distance, and also hit!

The two Clippers inside didn't have a single mid-range shot in the first half.

In the second half, he hit two goals in a row to overtake the score.

Phil Jackson has sensed that the Clippers have made changes and adjustments.

I just don't know what this fine-tuning will bring next.

(End of chapter)