The game is over, and Grizzly Griffin's "air slash" is different.

The stats for the Clippers players are fairly average.

Randolph scored back-to-back points at key moments in the fourth quarter, and unsurprisingly another 20 points + 7 rebounds.

Curry had 17 points and five assists, Harden had 15 points and six assists, George had eight points and Baron Davis had 10 points.

Gasol Jr. had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Ricky Davis had 8 points, and Dragic, Milicic, Bonner and others had more than a dozen points left.

The Clippers are not an egalitarian team, and they will not insist on playing anyone for the sake of everyone's equal possession.

It's who is on the field, the ball is given to you, the tactics run to you, you come to play.

If you score, you will score, and if you can't score, you will strike iron.

After the game, in the locker room of the Clippers, Steve Kerr looked at the personal data, happy and worried at the same time.

Happily, he didn't expect that in today's NBA, there can be such a harmonious team.

The concern is that it makes sense that the NBA doesn't have such a team because the NBA needs stars.

If you are a star, you need the ball, you need superior statistics, and a team's possession of the ball is limited.

Curry, Harden, George, and Pau Gasol Jr. are all young and still in their formative stages.

When they are more mature and have more ability, will they stay with the Clippers and continue to play team basketball like this?

According to past experience, some of them will leave and go to other teams to become bosses and create a career.

Some people stay, take contracts that take up at least a quarter of the space, and the numbers skyrocket and become real superstars.

Who will go and who will stay, Cole doesn't know, it's not a question for him to worry about.

Judging from the current situation, Curry will definitely stay, which is Smart's hand-picked top pick.

Even if he misses two months due to injury, he must be given a verbal promise to renew his contract in advance.

Harden should also stay, and he did have potential after being traded for a lot of money.

As for George...... Cole saw Maddie's shadow in him.

Starting defense, a change team might make it a superstar in the league.

And Gasol Jr.'s contract expires this summer and he is ready to renew it.

Just thinking about it, Steve Cole suddenly felt as if there was someone behind him.

When he turned around, he was startled when he saw Min Congda standing behind him.

"Oh! Oooooo ”

Looking at Min Congdapi's smiling appearance, Cole felt a little hairy in his heart.

On this road trip, the Clippers' record should be said to be very good, and they got out of the predicament.

After tonight's victory over the Grizzlies, they finished in the top eight in one fell swoop, and it stands to reason that they should be happy.

But for a month and a half, Min Congda was worried.

Cole felt that he had not done a good job and made the general manager dissatisfied?

Later, when I asked Lao Deng, Lao Deng said that Min Congda was like this, he was sad when he won the game, and he was happy to lose.

Say what, win without arrogance or discouragement, let the players face the victory with the right mentality.

Cole thought about it and felt that he was doing something in the style of the original Zen master Jackson.

At that time, Jackson was babbling all day long, saying that he had realized the true meaning from the "Zen" of the East.

He often takes the players to meditate and calm their minds to eliminate the anxiety in their hearts and keep them calm.

Smart is from China, and he should have been more deeply influenced by Oriental culture than Jackson...... No, he's from the East.

"Mr. Smart, we're in the top eight in the West! However, I will not be proud, and we will keep up the good work. ”

Cole tried to humble himself as well, a tradition in the East.

Min Congda thought to himself, if you keep up the good work, I regret recruiting you into the Clippers.

As I said before, everyone has a ball to play, and I won't take victory too seriously.

Full TM lied to me!

Now, Lao Deng's control of the team has declined.

Cole has more followers among young people, after all, there are many routines.

"Steve, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

While Lao Deng, Curry and others went to the press conference, Min Congda wanted to talk to Kerr.

"Tell me, Mr. Smart, I like to talk to you."

Min Congda asked, "Steve, now that we're in the top eight in the West, which position do you think we should rush to?" ”

The Clippers now have a 38-30 record, one win ahead of the Grizzlies, 0.5 wins behind the Trail Blazers, and eighth.

The gap between the Clippers and the teams in front of them is very small, and with more than a dozen games left before the end of the regular season, the standings are likely to change.

Eighth to fifth in the West, the win gap is about 2 games, and if the Clippers continue to soar, it is possible to rush to fifth place.

Cole thought for a moment and said: "Of course, the higher the ranking, the better, and the opportunity to rush to the fifth place in the West is the best." ”

Min Congda shook his head and said, "I don't agree with you, don't you think we should pick an opponent?" ”

"What, pick an opponent?"

Cole thought to himself, did I hear me right?

Just got to eighth in the West and you're starting to pick your opponents?

Everyone is the opponent in the top half of the league or the second half.

You're a good guy, just crossed the line and started to pick up the top half of the game.

Worthy of Mr. Smart, it is self-confidence!

Cole smiled: "So which opponent do you think is the best?" ”

Min Congda said seriously: "I think that the eighth, No. 1 Spurs are the best. ”

The Spurs are now on 54 wins, six wins away from the second-placed Lakers.

With the Spurs' stable performance in the regular season, the first place in the West has basically been bagged.

Kerr was a little puzzled and said, "There has never been a reason to pick a team in the second half of the game. We try to get as high as possible, and it's not that easy. ”

Min Congda thought to himself, I just know that Black Eight is not easy, so I want to be ranked eighth!

Min Congda put the four teams in the top half of the league aside in his mind and made an assumption.

The second place is likely to be the Lakers, last season the Lakers led the Clippers 3-0 and then lost two games in a row to scare Min Congda enough.

Once again this year, the Lakers have declined, the Clippers have improved, and the Los Angeles derby has been repeated, and this is the rhythm of revenge.

No, you can't beat the Lakers seventh.

The third is the calf, let alone the fight, the calf has been a soft-footed shrimp in recent years.

Last season, the Spurs gave the black seven, what should I do if I give a big gift this year?

Although there were a few games with the Mavericks, Min Congda felt that the Mavericks were very strong this year.

But he still didn't dare to take risks, and the 07-year-old calf was also very strong.

The fourth largest estimate is the Thunder, such a young team with no playoff experience.

And fourth and fifth are always the closest and most intense series.

Min Congda's heart can't stand it and can't fight with Thunder.

When it comes to the math, Spurs are the most suitable.

No. 1 in the West, and a master of abusive dishes.

Once the Spurs are in the top half, the team is stable in the second half and rarely makes mistakes.

Twice he was reimbursed, once in 2000 because Duncan was reimbursed.

Once in 09, he was caught by his old rival Maverick and took revenge last year.

Overall, Spurs are the best first-round opponents.

Let the Clippers finish eighth, and then go home in the first round of the playoffs.

Min Congda said: "My strategy has been decided, and on the whole, Spurs are the best opponent. Don't think about it, I'll talk to you first. When the coaching staff meets, we have a strategy to take a break and give the players some time to rest, because we have a lot of people who can play anyway. Stuck in eighth position, got it? ”

Cole thought about it for a moment and felt that playing Spurs was really good, so he nodded and agreed.

(End of chapter)