The role of the superstar is evident in the second quarter.

Regardless of the gossip about the summer, Anthony is still a Nuggets player after all, and Pepsi Center is still his home court.

In the third quarter, Anthony maintained the excellent feel of the second quarter, hitting two three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the second half, helping the Nuggets open up the gap in one fell swoop.

Once a superstar is in the groove, it is indeed very scary.

The system and tactics arranged by the coach may fail.

Min Congda is not only glad that he persuaded LeBron James to stay with the Cavaliers in the summer.

It would be too bad if James insisted on coming to the Clippers and couldn't refuse himself.

The improvement for this Clipper must be huge.

The margin between the two sides gradually reached double digits in the third quarter.

Seeing that the Clippers are about to reap another loss today.

Min Congda is very proud, and the Clippers made a mistake in the playoffs last season.

As long as his luck is a little better, with his maneuvering, the Clippers will lose game after game.

A five-game losing streak is beckoning for the Clippers.

However, in the second half of the third quarter, James Harden came off the bench.

A backcourt partner with Bledsoe to score consecutive points from the outside.

Harden and Bledsoe have a different style of painting than Curry.

Harden saw Westbrook's shadow in Bledsoe.

As long as Bledsoe has a chance, give him the ball, and he can rush to the basket to score.

With Harden's assist, Bledsoe scored six points in a row to close the score.

Then, Harden also hit two three-pointers in a row from the outside.

A top of the arc, a 45-degree left side, are all strong shots!

Harden's three-point shot wasn't consistent, shooting around 30 from the field.

But the feel is coming, and the same can't be stopped.

Two youngsters led the Clippers into a 14-3 offensive blaster.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides were tied at 88-88.

Seeing such a scene, Min Congda was like sitting on pins and needles, and stuffed popcorn into his mouth one by one.

What's the situation, this game is too exciting, and the half-quarter effort is tied again!

Don't panic, eat two popcorn to suppress the shock.

Min Congda was not panicking in his heart, and at the same time, he was also using rationality to analyze the changes of the Clippers in this game.

He could see that the Clippers coaching staff still didn't recognize where the team's defense was wrong.

It is the lack of efficiency in the face of blocking and dismantling defense, fighting separately, and not having a unified strategy.

This is a common problem of some managers in the last era, and they did not pay much attention to the overall construction of defensive strategy.

George Carr, for example, has built a ferocious pressing defense based on the amoeba defense at the SuperSonics.

Later, when he went to the Bucks and Nuggets, he was known for not practicing defense, and felt that it was enough for players to have good individual defensive ability and basic awareness.

The prime period of these coaches was generally in the 70s and 80s, when the league's defense was full of small skills and lack of big strategy.

Now all kinds of small tricks, small strategies, have basically developed to the end, and there is nothing new.

The test for the head coach is how to plan these strategies and have the players work under a unified defensive strategy to contain the opposition as a whole.

This new thing is gradually gaining popularity in the league, and the Clippers don't have such a trend at the moment.

Min Congda was keenly aware of this trend, but he was not prepared to communicate with Dunleavy about this.

Isn't this a betrayal of yourself? How can you teach old Deng new things?

However, this game against the Nuggets, the Nuggets are not good at blocking and offensive.

And with Nene and Kenyon Martin both absent tonight, the Nuggets don't have a good coverer.

Therefore, the Nuggets' offense is still centered on Anthony's horn position.

Combined with Billups' high-post offensive combing, he creates offensive opportunities through space opening and running.

To put it bluntly, it's still the old routine, and the Clippers are naturally more comfortable in the face of the old routine.

By the time the fourth quarter began, the Nuggets' lack of two big men on the interior was further amplified.

Randolph began to play his part steadily, scoring just 10 points in the first three quarters.

There were still 10 points left before he clocked out at 20+10, so under Harden's feeding, Randolph hit consecutive baskets inside.

And the Nuggets had no better way to deal with it except for fouls, and the Clippers took the lead.

However, Anthony was really hot tonight, and Ricky Davis struggled to restrain Anthony.

45-degree single, break through and attack the basket, three-point shot in the left bottom corner.

Anthony scored again in the fourth quarter, and with 3 minutes left before the end of the game, Anthony had already scored 40 points!

The two sides also played to a 105:105 draw, which was destined to be a high-scoring game.

At this time, the psychological quality and desire to win of the players on both sides will be tested.

Min Congda saw that the popcorn was eaten up, and said to Ada, "Ada, go buy me another bucket of popcorn." ”

Ida said, "Mr. Smart, you've eaten two buckets. ”

Min Congda said: "Do I eat it alone?" Curry TM's also eaten! ”

Min Congda bought popcorn, but it was not enough to eat it himself, and Curry turned around from time to time to steal the two in his mouth.

Eat, eat, eat, when you come back from injury, you will be fat for more than a dozen pounds to see how you dunk.

Because he couldn't eat delicious popcorn at the Stamp Center, Min Congda simply didn't buy it.

When you come to the Nuggets' home court, you must satisfy your hunger and have a good time.

Watching a game without popcorn is not only a lot less fun, but also less of a deterrent to the referee.

Look, the referee's whistle in this game was very fair and just, and there was not too much controversy.

Ida went to buy popcorn, the Clippers took a timeout, and Dunleavy rearranged his on-court tactics.

"Bag clip Cameron! Put more pressure on him, but be careful with Billups. ”

Dunleavy finally decided to wrap up Anthony.

I've been waiting here.

In terms of personnel, Dunleavy replaced Bledsoe with Paul George.

In this way, Harden controlled the ball on the court, and Paul George and Ricky Davis partnered in the second and third positions to limit Anthony.

I have to say that Lao Deng has become more and more eclectic in employing people through the development and support of Min Congda.

It doesn't matter if it's a young player or a veteran, no matter what position, you can use it when you think of it, and experiment with various combinations.

Towards the end of his coaching career, Deng felt that he was getting more and more crazy, and there was a tendency to move towards Nelson Sr.

Min Congda saw Lao Deng's adjustment, and thought, "Lao Deng is really whimsical, Paul George, a soft guy, still goes up to defend Anthony?" Don't get blown up. ”

In Min Congda's impression, Paul George has never woken up, and he usually doesn't look particularly passionate about training and playing.

In recent games, George's performance on the field can only be described as ordinary, and there is no decisive impact on the game situation.

It's like Curry, who shot a key three-pointer and a stunner assist in the first game.

Later, the fight got better and better, until now Min Congda had to find a way to leave him on the bench to eat popcorn.

Min Congda felt that he had chosen the right draft.

(End of chapter)