The first thing that surprised McMillan after the start of the fourth quarter was Dunleavy's use of the bench combination of Milicic and PJ Tucker on the inside.

The combination of Bonner and Milicic in the first half made Dunleavy realize that he couldn't have the two white and slow interior players on the floor at the same time.

Although Bonner can open up space on offense, such a combination is too much to lose on defense.

Compared to the red mamba's really slow, Milicic has lost weight in the summer, and his mobility is acceptable.

And Tucker was sent in order to enhance the team's control over long rebounds, and Tucker's enthusiasm for scrambling was enough.

This set of interior combinations, after a period of time at the beginning of the fourth quarter, really achieved good results.

Tucker's height is a disadvantage, but as long as he is not in the right position, he can't really be said to stabilize him by opening up other forwards.

Even if Cunningham wanted to eat Tucker hard in the low post, Milicic was still waiting in the back.

Milicic is a real tower, with a solid 2.13m, who stands out on the pitch.

The second thing that surprised McMillan was that Deng Sr. put Curry on the court and played as a shooting guard.

In the first half, Harden and Curry didn't work well together, and the two were always pushing the ball.

In the fourth quarter, Dunleavy asked Curry to replace Baron Davis and asked Curry to play the No. 2 position.

The ball was completely in James Harden's hands, and Curry began to use his running position again to shuttle inside and outside.

The team's stagnant offense began to flow again, and once again there were three or four options for attacking tactics.

As soon as Curry came up in the fourth quarter, he used the cover to find an open spot in the bottom corner, and hit a three-point shot after receiving a pass from Harden.

Then, Batum's three-point score was missed, Tucker got the rebound, and handed the ball to Harden for the first time.

Harden hit the ground again to Curry, who dribbled away from the defender and went around to shoot what appeared to be a mid-range jumper.

Suddenly, with a flick of his wrist, he passed the ball to Milicic, who easily scored two points with a one-handed smash.

The Trail Blazers were still playing a one-by-one position, and Oberto's low-post attack was stopped by Milicic.

The Clippers launched a counterattack again, Harden pretended to pass the ball, and suddenly accelerated into the basket, jumped high, and dunked with both hands!

The Clippers stopped the Trail Blazers 7-0 at the start of the fourth quarter, and it took only two minutes to chase the difference to three points.

During the timeout, Harden and Curry gave a light high-five, and the two went to the bench to discuss it.

"I'm better off with the ball, isn't it?"

"Not necessarily, I let you today, and you can change it next time."

"No problem, why don't you change it later?"

"Still can't, let's talk about this one."

Min Congda sat behind the two of them, and after listening to it, he thought, "You two are still gasping?" After just two minutes of playing a good ball in the fourth quarter, I forgot what kind of bear I was guarding in the middle? That mistake after mistake? How many times have you made a mistake, little fat man? 5 times, right? ”

Seeing the Trailblazers score being chased closer, Min Congda was still very calm.

He has watched the game a lot, and he knows that the course of the game is like a wave, with ups and downs.

Especially in the regular season encounters, the two sides are turn-based, and it is normal for you to be good for a while, and I am strong for a while.

"McMillan was still too careless, and was overshadowed by Lao Deng. Our two backs have a good ability to create attacking chances, so we have to keep them under pressure and we have to be focused. ”

"Look at you, if you lead by 10 points, you will be paralyzed, don't you get on the main force early, let the Clippers play the time difference, right?"

Curry was well rested in the third quarter, while Harden came off the bench and was fit.

The Clippers are in the 11-man rotation tonight, and it's the first game of the season, and everyone is full of energy.

After the timeout, the game continued, and McMillan Miller and Roy returned to the court early.

The Clippers backcourt is indeed fast on the score, and the 10-point advantage is gone in the blink of an eye.

The strategy of the pioneers is still to be steady, to stabilize the situation, to stabilize the situation.

Deng Sr. watched Ade come on and replaced Tucker to get Randolph back on the court.

Milicic continues to play as a central striker, and Jr. gets more time to rest.

It can be seen that Lao Deng wants to test Milicic's condition.

After all, this is the general manager's high-priced signing back in the summer.

As a head coach, even if you don't think it's reliable, you have to give it a try, right?

If it's really unreliable, the performance on the field speaks, and you have to find a way to get rid of it if you sign it at a high price.

Lao Deng still understands this bit of sophistication, and let Milicic fight in the first game.

After Milicic gained trust, his performance on the field was really good.

The main thing is that he let go of his baggage and doesn't think about showing off his offensive skills.

It's about concentrating on defense, concentrating on grabbing rebounds in positions, and concentrating on covering.

On the offensive end, Randolph had to worry about it, and he didn't want to try it.

Ade tried to punch Randolph in the low post, but turned inside and hooked his right hand to shoot.

Milicic was covered by the side guard!

Milicic's tall stature and extremely long arms successfully blocked Ade's shot.

The ball was spotted into Curry's hands, Curry pushed in to observe, and suddenly a high throw passed to the basket.

Harden jumped high, relayed in the air, and slammed his hands to get it!

Harden, who landed after the goal, raised his arms and roared.

How long has it been since the Staples Center had such an exciting air tie in the air?

Randolph and Xiaojia are all floor streams, and they can't play if you let them play as flight attendants.

Although Curry is known as the Clippers' dunk king, he has not yet shown his dunk ability in practice.

Barang is getting older, and Ricky transforms into 3D and stops playing.

Now there is a Harden, two dunks in a row, igniting the home atmosphere.

Young people, physical strength is good, they can play, they can play, they can play.

The point difference was chased to only 1 point, and the Clippers' backcourt offensive talent was amazing.

It was Roy who stepped up at the moment and re-stabilized the situation with a mid-range arc top.

However, the Clippers' offense is starting to play form, and it will be difficult for the Trail Blazers to completely suppress the Clippers.

Dunleavy once again played his three-guard lineup in the middle and late fourth quarter.

Harden, Curry, Baron Davis, interior Randolph and Gasol Jr.

This is a combination with a lot of attack power and the most tacit combination.

Harden replaced Gordon before him, and the defense has slipped a bit, but the offensive end is more flexible.

The Trail Blazers are a little unable to focus on their defense.

When Curry received a pass from Harden at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer.

The score of the two sides became 97:97, and it was a draw!

The Clippers were pressed by the Trail Blazers for the entire game, and with two minutes left in the game, the score was leveled.

The game entered the final decisive stage, and Min Congda's mood was quite stable.

He knows there will be twists and turns in this game, because the Clippers are already good.

"Damn, the Clippers made 15 turnovers tonight, and I'm still bullish on the Trail Blazers. Roy, you have to work harder, don't have any accidents! ”

At the critical moment of the game, I am afraid of accidents.

But the accident happened.

The third thing that surprised McMillan, which was not very surprising, was that the referee began to exert his strength.

(End of chapter)