In the NBA, superstar basketball has always been the dominant team basketball.

On the one hand, because of the commercial league, the NBA has always favored the hero ball in terms of rules, to ensure that superstars can decide the outcome of the game, create a legend of individual heroism, and write a basketball story that attracts fans.

On the other hand, the intensity of the playoffs is indeed much higher than that of the regular season, and individual ability does play a decisive role in the situation where the players are getting stronger, the tactics are getting tighter, and the space is getting tighter and smaller.

The Clippers in the regular season are a team that sits somewhere between superstar basketball and team basketball.

From a tactical point of view, the Clippers are more team basketball, with average ball possession and even playing time, and no one is the absolute boss.

There is only one real boss of the Clippers, and that is General Manager Min Congda.

In terms of player composition, the Clippers have the potential to be a superstar basketball.

Curry, Harden, all have signs of becoming superstars.

Especially Curry, who was born in 1988, is 24 years old this year and has entered the maturity of a superstar.

His performance this season is also definitely superstar-level, averaging 24.8 points and 6.7 assists per game in the regular season, ranking first in the league in three-point shooting percentage and field goals.

The data is definitely at the core level.

It's just that the Clippers are multi-core teams, and Harden, Randolph, and Gasol Jr. all have an important position in the tactical system.

Although Curry is the tallest mountain, because the surrounding mountains are also tall and majestic, Curry is not so conspicuous.

Moreover, within the Clippers, there has always been the phenomenon that Steve Kerr likes Curry and head coach Tyronn Lue likes Harden.

In everyone's eyes, Harden is more likely to become the No. 1 super guard of Kobe Bryant and Wade, while Curry is too advanced and advanced, and only Kerr can fully recognize the potential in Curry.

Curry also played according to Kerr's instructions a lot of the time.

But Taryn Lue has an advantage that as a newcomer, he is not stubborn, and he does not have absolute standards in his mind to look at the outcome of the game.

To put it bluntly, as long as you can win, as long as you can solve the current dilemma, the method that can be used is a good way, as for whether it conforms to what laws, what thoughts, it doesn't matter.

To put it mildly, it's that this thing is really nothing, and it's better to have self-knowledge, just give the best player on the team and let him decide the game.

Near the start of the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue pulled Curry to the sideline and said, "Stephen, the fourth quarter is up to you, you know how to change the situation on the court, right?" ”

In crunch time, Tyronn Lue is willing to trust Curry.

Based on his senses, he thinks Curry is a more determined guy and Harden is relatively more subordinate.

It can be seen from the personal relationship between the two that Curry got married early, firm and loyal, which is a manifestation of strong willpower and self-discipline for men.

And Harden will spend a lot, which Tyronn Lue knows very well, so the two have a good relationship privately, and Tyronn Lue trusts Curry more on the court.

Curry gritted his braces and nodded, he did have an idea.

Several of the Clippers' players are guys with high basketball IQs.

In the regular season, they often solved problems on the court.

Especially in the games coached by Min Congda, everyone gathered in a circle to discuss and determine how the game should be played.

Coach Lu's coaching style generally continues this kind of free development of Min Congda, giving the players space to think and play.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers had the advantage, and the combination of Curry + Harden was suppressed by Kobe + Paul.

That's the way it is in the regular season, these two guys are too capable and experienced, and they are proper superstars, 1+1 is greater than 2.

Curry thought to himself, "If it was Mr. Smart, would he instruct us how to play?" ”

At this point, the fourth quarter had already begun, with Curry on the court and Harden resting off the court.

Partnering Curry in the backcourt is Ricky Davis, and Tyronn Lue trusts the veteran more at key moments.

Let a stunned young man like Butler go up, and it is very likely that he will be played by the experienced Lakers and make mistakes.

The two teams, which scored smoothly in the first three quarters, fell into a scoring drought at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Lakers' shots were frequent, and the Clippers were no better, with several offenses failing to gain results.

Obviously, both sides were affected and the shooting percentage began to decline.

After the two sides were scoreless for three minutes, Chris Paul used his personal ability to cut to the basket and hit a throw-up to give the Lakers a 13-point lead over the Clippers at 81-94.

Tyronn Lue was anxious on the sidelines, wondering how he hadn't found his groove in a couple of attacks.

Curry tried another three-point shot, but it still didn't hit.

There were some problems with the team's functioning, and Randolph also missed two shots in the low post.

The Lakers' shrinking defense worked, and the Clippers had to have someone step up to break the game.

Tyronn Lue trusted Curry, but Curry's performance in the first three minutes didn't reciprocate his trust.

"Is he really not in good shape tonight? Hey, it's normal to have ups and downs. Tyronn Lue comforted himself in her heart.

Behind the bench, Min Congda also frowned, thinking: "Why is the offense becoming more and more rigid?" The players are all tied up, and at this time someone has to step up and break the game, no matter how the tactical strategy changes, it will not work if you can't shoot a goal. ”

Although he didn't really want the Clippers to win, seeing the Clippers' struggling performance, Min Congda was still a little anxious.

Especially seeing that Curry couldn't find his form and frowned, Curry was tossed by Paul miserably tonight.

Paul has targeted Curry in various ways since the first quarter, harassing him with small gestures and verbal attacks, which has put Curry in a state crisis.

After Paul threw and hit, the Clippers served in the backcourt, and it could be seen that Curry was very frustrated and a little distracted when receiving the ball, but the ball was knocked off by Paul again!

The ball was about to be lost, Curry hurriedly grabbed it, and the two of them dialed the ball at the same time, and the ball flew towards the Clippers bench.

Curry knew he couldn't lose the ball anymore, so he rushed over, jumped off the sideline, and threw the ball into the court.

The ball flew back into the court and was caught by Ricky Davis, while Curry rushed to the bench.

On the bench, Harden and Jeremy Lin hid quickly, and Curry stepped on the bench to cushion his feet and flew into the audience.

smashed into Min Congda impartially, knocking Min Congda directly over......

"it!"

"Suicide bombers!"

Although Curry is thin among NBA players, for ordinary people Min Congda, he is a 190 man!

This smashed Min Congda enough, and the person turned directly to the back row.

The audience was overturned, and Curry was fine, but when he saw Min Congda who was knocked over, he hurriedly wanted to help him up.

"Don't move! Back pain! ”

"Don't move, let the doctor come!"

Clippers' paramedics hurriedly came to check on Min Congda's condition.

Curry was also worried, and Min Congda pointed at him and shouted, "Get back to the game!" If you can't shoot three-pointers, you won't get closer? Score the fool first! ”

Min Congda still couldn't help but give some pointers and let Curry concentrate on the game first.

Although there is pain in the lower back, it should not be a big problem, it is just twisted.

After a brief inspection by the team doctor, Min Congda slowly got up and moved a few times.

Out of an abundance of caution, the team doctor advised Min Congda to go back to the locker room for further examination, as it would be troublesome if he injured his lumbar spine.

"Get me a wheelchair!"

Min Congda is also afraid that there will really be a problem with his lumbar spine, which is a big deal.

So the team doctor brought a wheelchair, Min Congda sat on it, and Ida pushed him out of the players' tunnel and back to the locker room.

The player was not injured, and the general manager who watched the game off the field left in a wheelchair, I have to say that Min Congda is really a unique scenery on the sidelines, and his ability to attract attention is unique in the league, unmatched.

Min Congda unexpectedly left the field, and the pressure on the referee on the field was greatly reduced.

Curry, who ran back to the court, immediately joined the offense.

Min Congda's words seemed to wake him up just now.

Since the three points are not accurate tonight, why don't I get closer?

Of course, the Lakers were very guarded against mid-range tonight.

Kenyon Martin didn't let up for a moment in sweeping the mid-range area.

But the Lakers have a shortcoming on the defensive end, and that is Bynum.

Bynum was hard to defend once he blocked the pick-and-roll, so Curry immediately called Gasol Jr.'s pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Curry followed Paul's example, not rushing to make a move, but dribbling, tentatively, wandering around the mid-range, observing, and then suddenly making a quick stop mid-range jumper!

This trick is very similar to what Paul learned, a 45-degree mid-range shot, scoring 2 points!

The Clippers finally broke the scoring drought that began in the fourth quarter!

Curry breathed a sigh of relief after the goal and glanced at the sidelines, only to find that Min Congda had left in a wheelchair.

His heart was tight, and he was very worried about Min Congda's condition, but the competition made him unable to get out.

"Fake, I'm going to take it down this time!"

Thinking that he might accidentally injure Min Congda, Curry gritted his teeth, this one must be won no matter what.

Otherwise, how would I go to the locker room and see Mr. Smart later?

83:94, 11 points, there is still a fight.

Paul then tried to shoot from mid-range, but Curry interfered with and missed.

The Clippers counterattacked, Curry quickly rushed through the middle with the ball, accelerated past the defender, made a difficult change of hands under the basket, and made a low-handed layup, the man was knocked out of the bottom line, but the ball fell into the net.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and blew the Lakers foul, and Curry wanted to play 2+1!

Randolph stepped forward and pulled Curry up, and Curry said, "Pay attention to the frontcourt rebounds, I'll add close-range shots." ”

Randolph nodded.

Curriga hit a free throw to 86-94 to bring the margin to eight points.

At this time, Kobe Bryant returned to the court, but Harden was still sitting on the sidelines.

Kobe Bryant came on the court to take away the game.

He held the ball high and faced Ricky Davis one-on-one.

Davis only came on in the fourth quarter, and he was very physical, and he was all able to deal with Kobe.

Kobe Bryant dribbled continuously, stabbed straight in the middle, made a quick stop, and shot a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc!

The ball was short, smashed in front of the basket, and Gasol Jr. took the backcourt rebound and gave it to Curry.

Curry continued to push quickly, burst into the three-second zone with the ball, and made another pull-up jumper.

The goal didn't go in, but Randolph followed up in time, with a light hand, and the basket was successful!

At 88:94, the Clippers were only 6 points away, and the Lakers called a timeout.

After a pause back to the bench, Curry hurriedly asked, "Is Mr. Smart okay?" ”

Tyronn Lud: "He seems to have some injuries in his lower back, don't worry too much, winning the fight is the best consolation for him. ”

Curry nodded, suppressing his worries, he was slowly finding his senses.

Tyronn Lue made a substitution, replacing George with Harden, and the Clippers used the starting lineup of Harden, Curry, Randolph, Davis and Gasol Jr. earlier.

Because Tyronn Lue found that George and Leonard are still too inexperienced in the face of the Lakers.

When playing the Thunder, he can rely on talent and talent to compete with Durant, and when it comes to the West, he can't play these old fritters.

With an experienced veteran like Davis on the court, Ricky Davis has been much more reliable after two years of transformation.

After the timeout, Ricky Davis faced Kobe Bryant, who was blindly playing hard, and once again completed a successful defense, without fouls and mistakes, and watched Kobe Bryant hit the iron.

Harden won the backcourt rebound, and the super long pass was sent to Curry, Curry received the ball and dribbled, and made a direct three-point shot at 45 degrees on the left side!

An extremely risky and bold three-point shot, the shot of Tyronn Lu Juhua is tight, and you throw three points directly with such a good opportunity to chase points?

"Huh!"

Three-point hit!

It was a very unreasonable goal, but this goal was scored!

91:94, the two sides are only 3 points apart!

The speed at which the Clippers are chasing points is amazing.

Curry was completely open, scoring in a row during this time.

Min Congda's exit seems to have given him a huge amount of motivation.

He can't go to him with a defeat.

The pressure came to Kobe Bryant and Paul's side.

Bryant has missed two consecutive offenses.

It stands to reason that Kobe Bryant has long been surprised by such a situation, and he has seen a lot in his career.

According to his usual style of play, he will definitely respond to the opponent and send the opponent to hell with his superb singles ability.

But the 12-year-old Kobe Bryant's ability to eat hard is indeed not as good as in the past.

His physical performance has declined, and the high-intensity defense in the playoffs has taken his physical toll on him.

So he chose to give the ball to Paul.

Paul faces Paul one-on-one on the outside, and it's a knight matchup between the two tonight.

Paul's continuous dribbling, he didn't call for a pick-and-roll, but chose to force a breakthrough!

On the right side, Paul's familiar line, forced the basket, and threw the right hand to the board.

Hit!

Paul hit a key shot to give the Lakers a five-point lead at 93:98.

Of course, the ball of the Clippers is still given to Curry, in the same position, playing Paul one-on-one in the high post.

Curry didn't force himself, but called for a pick-and-roll, but it was a fake pick-and-roll.

Curry looked like he was going to go to the right, but he actually went to the left and wiped the basket and faced the assistant defense with a high throw pass to Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. relays in the air and dunks lightly with both hands!

95:98, still a 3-point gap.

At this time, the court has become a showdown between Curry and Paul.

Paul also called the pick-and-roll this time, Kenyon Martin, and blocked the same high-toss pass after cutting inside.

Martin jumped high and completed an empty catch!

The two sides are back and forth, and they don't give in to each other.

Time was precious to the Clippers, who immediately served in the backcourt and Curry quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

The Lakers began to block Curry, and Curry quickly played the ball to Gasol Jr. in the middle.

Gasol Jr. acted as a transit point and immediately made a through pass to Ricky Davies, who was cut into the air.

Davis catches the ball and makes an easy layup!

"Good shot! Good shot, our offense is playing. ”

The ball got Tyronn Lue excited.

It seems to be Gasol Jr.'s assist, but in fact, Curry has made a flaw in the Lakers' defense after attracting multiple defenses.

And the Clippers' extremely fast transfer of the ball quickly turned the flaw into a scoring opportunity, and easily won two points.

Clearly, Curry is turning the tables on the court with his individual performance.

At this time, the score was 97:100, and there were less than two minutes left before the end of the game.

(End of chapter)