Harden hit a shot, and the Clippers won a crucial third game, making the series a major reversal.

This is not an ordinary victory, but a Jedi counterattack, a big reversal.

The Clippers played a crucial role in the fourth quarter.

Leonard played a huge role on the defensive end, filling the hole in the Clippers on the defensive end.

Although he only scored 2 points, he made three steals and two blocks on the defensive end, which can be said to be a dominant performance.

He freed up Curry and Harden on the defensive end, giving Curry the energy to hit back-to-back three-pointers, which was the basis for the Clippers to chase points.

And Harden's mid-range, ball-handling singles, playmaking, and final stunner became the key to killing the game.

At the end of the game, the Clippers players hugged each other and celebrated to relieve the intense pressure of the game.

This year, the entire regular season season has been relatively smooth sailing for the Clippers, and the winning games are basically easy to win.

After all, the Clippers do have a lot of people who play and have high talent, and the opponent will fall down with a little force.

Most of the games lost are regrettable defeats, players are not in good shape, tactics are restricted, and so on.

There is no big defeat, and there is no game like this that is reversed by a big score.

This is not a lack of experience for this group of young people.

Because the NBA game can't be smooth sailing, there will always be ups and downs, and you need to face adversity and solve adversity.

Tonight was undoubtedly an excellent grind for the Clippers' youngsters, and the confidence and morale of the players were greatly boosted.

Back in the dressing room, the players were still excited.

One by one, everyone came up and hugged James Harden and poured ice water on Harden's head.

Harden roared bare-chested, venting his inner emotions.

This wasn't the first shutout of Harden's basketball career, and it won't be the last.

But definitely a significant one.

It was the first time he had hit a stunner in a crucial playoff game.

The Clippers are behind the score, the ball goes in, wins, doesn't score, loses, wins and losses are in between.

Arguably the most exciting and fascinating part of basketball is in this moment.

Harden grasped it and tasted the supreme passion and joy.

At this time, in Harden's heart, this happiness even surpasses that of the strip club girl and the beauty in the villa, and it will become the most profound moment in his memory.

Just as everyone was celebrating passionately, Min Congda entered the locker room.

Tyronn Lue and Steve Cole came over immediately, and Tyronn Lue even knelt directly on one knee to express his admiration for Min Congda.

"Mr. Smart, your note is so crucial and useful!"

Cole had to be impressed, it was really a clever trick to settle the world, and Mr. Smart didn't want to be a coach probably because he thought it was too boring to be a coach.

Min Congda waved his hand, signaling not to be too excited, just a routine operation.

But he thought to himself, "If I didn't want to get an investment loan, I wouldn't have helped you at all!" Useless things, even the seventh-place Spurs can't win, and they have to reverse? It seems that this clipper I formed is like this, don't worry about anything too big! ”

Before, Min Congda felt that he had formed a top team, and after a game, he felt that this team was not good.

This mentality is similar to that of some fans.

My favorite team is a god and a ghost.

When he was a god, he punched Kobe Bryant to surpass Jordan, and when he was a ghost, he couldn't pull anymore, and he didn't want to read any news related to the team and players all day long, he just wanted to curse.

In fact, this is the norm in the playoffs, unless the team is outrageously strong, like the Bulls in '96 and the Lakers in '01, there will always be times when the hips are pulled.

For the Clippers, the sooner such a crotch pull comes, the better.

Moreover, under Min Congda's "conspiracy", the Clippers also successfully reversed and completed a leap in mentality.

The Clippers players who were originally celebrating saw Min Congda come to the locker room, and they all obediently quieted down to listen to Min Congda's lecture.

Because Min Congda's face is not too good, he is obviously not particularly satisfied with the performance of the Clippers players tonight.

"Guys, I don't want to say anything about this game, we won, but not quite yet. The series is far from over, and the Spurs are a tough opponent. As you may know, in the final stages, I handed a note to the coaching staff, I laid out the lineup, and in the end you reversed, so was it my credit for winning? ”

"Sorry, no, it's your own hard work. And falling behind by 15 points in the first three quarters is also caused by your own failure to play well. I contributed a little bit to the fourth quarter, but more on your own and a little bit of luck. I want to tell you that luck is not always on our side, we want to win, we have to take every ball, every round. ”

"Remember, even if luck is no longer on our side and we are the unluckiest team in the world, if you do your best, you can still win."

After Min Congda finished speaking, the locker room burst into applause.

He rarely played a "positive role", thinking that the Clippers could win, of course he had to pour chicken soup into everyone!

Not to mention, Min Congda's level of pouring chicken soup is really not covered.

Tyronn Lue thought to himself, Mr. Smart's chicken soup is a little better than Rivers's.

In terms of resourcefulness and vicious vision, Smart is comparable to Jackson, and in terms of making chicken soup and passionate speeches, he surpasses Rivers.

With a 100% winning rate in his coaching career, but he hides his merits and fame, and doesn't want to coach anymore, Smart is really a legendary figure.

Min's words are not only to inspire the Clippers players, but also to teach these young people some life lessons.

Career competitions, like life experiences, are not always smooth sailing, there will always be stumbles.

Failure in competitive sports is even more common, and even the god of basketball has lost more than 300 games in his career.

Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is not knowing how to face failure and how to get back up in failure.

At present, the Clippers have been on a very smooth path since the 2009-2010 season.

Losing to the Lakers in the first round in 10 and losing to the Mavericks in the West finals in 11 were all expected, winning a surprise, and losing was no big deal.

This year, everyone's mentality is different, second in the West, and has begun to look forward to the finals and even the championship.

As a result, in the first round, they faced the traditional Western giants Spurs, but they stumbled and stumbled, which would be a damage to confidence.

As Min Congda said, luck is not always on your side, the real top team, various objective factors are unfavorable or can still win.

Two days later, the fourth battle between the two sides continued at the At@t Center.

The Spurs are a very old and spicy team, although the third game was very embarrassing, and it was reversed and killed.

But they have encountered this situation a lot, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, so they have experienced a lot of failures, and they know how to face failure and then get back up.

In terms of talent, because the Spurs owner is too poor (the NBA's wealth is the first-to-last), they can only pick up the leaks and make careful calculations, except for Duncan.

Therefore, at Duncan's peak, the Spurs never managed to win consecutive championships, and they were only a small step away from the top dynasty.

In '04, he was killed by Fisher by 0.4 seconds, and in '06, Ginobili made a stupid mistake and was equalized by Nowitzki and lost in overtime.

It's a pity, a very lamentable loss.

Imagine that if the Spurs can afford to pay the luxury tax, it is entirely possible to equip Duncan with stronger teammates, with the stability of the Spurs, four championships in five years, including a three-in-a-row championship.

That Spurs would be a much stronger dynasty team, not just odd-numbered mini-dynasties.

But on the other hand, this regrettable defeat also contributed to the Spurs' tenacious and tough team temperament.

The Lakers were once strong enough to win three consecutive championships, but because of the arrogance of the talented players on the team, they fell apart after the defeat.

Kobe Bryant stayed with the Lakers for many years and wasted his peak before ushering in his own Lakers era.

Therefore, a defeat that was reversed did not bring the Spurs players down.

And their tactical strategy in Game 3 was correct, and the Clippers didn't really find a way to contain it.

Leonard's performance in the fourth quarter had an element of luck, after all, he was still a rookie and his performance was not as consistent.

In the fourth game, Tyronn Lue still let George start, and at the same time instructed George to help defend more and pay more attention to Parker and Ginobili's breakthroughs.

As a result, the Spurs' three-point shot from the outside exploded.

Gary Neal, Richard Jefferson, and George Hill all hit difficult three-pointers.

The Spurs played smoothly from the outside, once again establishing a double-digit advantage in the first half.

This made the Clippers coaching staff and players anxious, could they really not beat the Spurs?

In the third quarter, the Clippers, who had the experience of the previous game, began to settle down and start from defense to contain the Spurs' rapid offense.

The Spurs' outside three-point shooting rate began to decline, and when the interior assault power was weakened, the rhythm of the outside line was gradually disrupted.

Suffice it to say that from the fourth match, both sides gradually found the main theme of this round of series confrontations:

whether the Clippers can contain the Spurs' assault on the defensive end; On the offensive end, can the creativity of the backcourt double guns be brought into play.

whether the Spurs can do a good job of protecting the basket and three-pointers on the defensive end; On the offensive end, how much gas is left in the Spurs' backcourt twin old tanks.

Leaving aside this main theme, the remaining players' on-the-spot play or the coaching staff's tactical games are all small ups and downs.

The cornerstone of the Spurs is Duncan, but the peculiar international perimeter of Parker + Ginobili has indeed been underrated.

In fact, they have been quite strong in the playoffs, and many teams are helpless against both of them.

In the third quarter, the Clippers gradually stabilized their position and gradually narrowed the gap to 5 points.

Towards the end of the third quarter, the Clippers suddenly resorted to foul tactics and cut Duncan!

In two minutes, Duncan stepped to the free throw line three times and hit just three of the six free throws.

For the Clippers, that means the Spurs fail every two offenses.

The Clippers seized the opportunity, and Harden hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside!

Harden's three-pointers weren't particularly conspicuous in the regular season, not as accurate as Curry's shots.

But in the playoffs against the Spurs, Harden's three-point shooting was extremely accurate, which simply made the scalps of the fans on the scene tingle.

At the last moment, Harden also assisted the basket and Milicic made a layup, and the Clippers tied the score!

The two sides are back on the same running line again, and the Spurs are a little unable to hold it at this time.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers changed tactics, and Randolph began to attack Duncan and Split in the low post.

The blue fat man has reached his peak state in the past two years, and he has made consecutive hard chisels in the low post to establish the Clippers' lead.

Once that advantage was established, the momentum of the race was almost reversed.

Min Congda felt that the Clippers were about to win this game.

However, the Spurs' tenacity was beyond imagination, and in a desperate situation, Duncan bared his fangs and also opened a low-post strong attack, turned around and walked to the baseline for a layup, and hit a frontal push.

On the defensive end, he gave Harden a big hat to break through, and Gary Neal hit a difficult three-point in the counterattack, and the Spurs overtook again!

The two sides entered a fierce battle, and the Clippers players' psychology, skills and tactics were severely tested.

At this time, Min Congda did not hand over the small note, because he knew that this kind of moment was not a matter of tactics and staffing, but a decisive battle between the players physically and mentally.

Clippers players must not have the delusion of "throwing three points to win", nor can they think that last season's black eight opponent was only seventh this year, but go all out on both offensive and defensive ends to face off.

In the final moments, the two sides contributed an extremely exciting and high-quality duel.

Curry's decisive three-pointer after a single block from the outside line leveled the score again.

Manu Ginobili immediately broke through with a serpentine and returned the color.

Leonard continued to play in the fourth quarter, but this time he couldn't get the ball away from Ginobili.

He was also blown a walk while attacking...... Mistakes at key moments, but Tyronn Lue didn't replace him.

Parker then hit a simple mid-range jumper to extend the Spurs' lead.

The Spurs players were very tough at key moments.

Harden also made a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc to bite the score.

In the last minute, the score came to 99:97, and the Clippers trailed by two points.

As can be seen from the score, this game is still at the rhythm of the Spurs in general.

The Clippers' offense didn't usher in a big explosion, and they were still led by the Spurs.

The Spurs showed the dynastic team's key moment experience at this time, and Duncan responded in the high post, handing the ball to Parker after blocking the pick-and-roll.

Parker broke through with the ball in the middle and gave it to Duncan, who received the ball and dribbled inside, took a step and shook off Gasol Jr. with a feint, and then easily put the basket into the basket!

A very concise pick-and-roll inside cut, Parker's breakaway, Duncan's catch-and-go layup, solid and unbelievable.

With a four-point difference, the game became difficult for the Clippers.

Tyronn Lue called a timeout to set up a crucial offensive tactic.

The Clippers have a lot of tactical options, with Harden, Curry, Randolph, and Gasol Jr. all executing the main offense.

Tyronn Lue still chose Harden this time, and this series against the Spurs, Harden worked very well.

Harden lived up to expectations, and after a pause, he cut into a throw and scored two points!

He has scored 27 points in this game, a team-high.

But Duncan then assisted Ginobili on the middle for a layup.

This time, Leonard still made up the defense in time, but was fouled by the referee when he blocked!

Leonard felt helpless, and Min Congda was so angry that he recited the three-character scripture to the referee on the sidelines.

Tonight, Min Congda was really wholeheartedly hoping that the Clippers could win, but the referee really didn't give face.

Ginobili hit both free throws to make it 103-99, and the margin returned to four points.

But Harden passed the ball to assist Curry, and Curry hit a three-point shot!

103:102！ The accuracy of the Clippers' backcourt 09 twin guns makes people feel terrifying.

Curry has also scored 25 points, and the old Spurs with a two-shot shot have a numb scalp.

But the Spurs were sophisticated, called a timeout and didn't give the Clippers more chances.

There were no errors on serve, and the Clippers fouled Parker to the free throw line, making both free throws.

The Clippers finally had a chance to equalize, but Harden missed a three-point shot after receiving the ball, and the Clippers lost 105:102.

The score of this game is very close to the previous game, but the Clippers lost this game, and the strength of the Spurs should not be underestimated.

The Clippers had to go back to Los Angeles and fight the Spurs for the game point.

Min Congda scolded and left the stadium, but unfortunately the referee didn't dare to do anything to him, so it was naturally difficult to have a fine.

However, Min Congda knew in his heart that although the Clippers lost, they had completed a sublimation psychologically.

Harden and Curry, both tactically and individually, will be the absolute core of the Clippers.

Last year, the Clippers Black Eight Spurs, the main focus was Randolph and the explosive Baron Davis.

Harden and Curry are among the tactical supporting characters and play the icing on the cake.

This year has been different, with Harden and Curry becoming the protagonists, and Randolph still playing a big role, but Duncan, who has returned to form, has proven himself to be a top superstar in history, and Randolph is not on the same level as him, and the two have not had an impact on the game on the same level.

If the Clippers want to win now, they will have to rely on the play of the outside two guns to completely defeat the Spurs.

The schedule didn't keep fans waiting too long, and three days later, the Clippers and Spurs faced off in Game 5, Stamp Center.

Harden and Curry teamed up to score 81 points and led the Clippers to a big win over the Spurs at home!

Show the gritty Spurs what true talent is.

(End of chapter)