Tonight is a rare day for Min Congda to raise his eyebrows.

The Cavaliers relied on James' 2+1 goals at key moments, and finally defeated the Clippers who lacked a core interior line by 4 points on the road, ending the Clippers' unbeaten record since the beginning of the season.

The Clippers' 15-game winning streak has come to an end, which is not a good thing for the players.

The burden on the shoulders is relaxed, and no matter how strong the team is in the regular season, it is impossible not to lose a game.

James played the best game tonight, scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, and the two relied on their exuberant firepower and the team's defense to score a crucial victory.

Winning this game greatly boosted the morale of the whole Cavaliers.

After the game, James was interviewed by reporters with a smile on his face.

'We weren't in great shape at the start of the season but I'm sure after this game the whole team will start again and this win is very important for us. The Clippers are an amazing team, they are very strong, but the victory proves everything, and the strong man can really win. ”

James' confidence in the team is rebuilding and improving.

In fact, human life is a process of being constantly defeated, and constantly getting up and moving forward, until one day you fall down and can no longer stand up.

Even the greatest teams, the greatest players, have to go through the pain of failure.

Bill Russell's 8-game winning streak and 11 championships in 13 years is the biggest winner in history in terms of championship alone, and he has been beaten hard for two years.

Rather than winning, how to face defeat is the life issue that most people need to face.

James's growth and education in this area are lacking, and his talent and experience as a teenager make him a little confused about this, and he will instinctively have some evasive and calculating mentality.

And Min Congda is different, he is also from a humble background, although he has basketball talent but is completely buried, the first thirty years are an ordinary person, hard and serious life, better than anyone else knows how to face failure.

His existence has made up for James' lack in this regard to a certain extent.

Of course, the current Min Congda is in dire need of failure and bankruptcy to help him complete his task.

It's been more than 1 month since the start of the new season, and I received a loss salary of 2,000 yuan.

It is estimated that it will be 10,000 yuan in a season, and it is better to work as a teller in a bank before.

When it comes to the playoffs, I have to pay a lot of money, and I have done enough to do it.

Fortunately, after this game, Min Congda had to eat a ticket.

After the game, Min Congda quickly received a call from the league office.

In the past, such punishment-related calls were usually made by Vice President Bozia to Min Congda.

But this time, Adam Silva personally called to ask about Min Congda.

"Smart, you didn't control yourself, it's better to have fewer situations like this."

"I'm sorry, Adam, but ...... The last ball LeBron's steps are too obvious, and the referee doesn't care? I wouldn't have done this kind of footsteps. ”

"Smart, you have to trust the referee. In the high-speed movement of the competition, as well as the complex and high-pressure environment of the scene, it is ...... such as walking"

"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain it to me, you can explain it to the media."

"Smart, you're much tougher than the media, and the media don't have to worry about it at all."

When Adam Silva said this, Min Congda understood.

Superstars like James will always be taken care of by the referee when it comes to small problems such as walking, wrist flips, and secondary dribbling, and the media will not stare at these small problems endlessly.

The star whistle is basically a semi-open unspoken rule in the NBA.

For the same move, if you're a nobody, like a triple threat or a break after receiving the ball, the referee is quite strict.

But if it's a star, the referee will turn a blind eye, because the fans don't want to see the game on and off, and they don't want to see the star foul and break the rules at every turn.

In the early years, in the seventies and eighties, and even earlier in the fifties and sixties, the NBA was very strict about the blowing penalty for walking.

At that time, players could not lift the ball in their hands at all, or half-lift it, and they could not stay in their hands for too long.

Therefore, most of the guards of that era dribbled straight up and down, pouting their butts for half the court.

From a modern point of view, the pace is slow, the action is ugly, and it is very difficult for defenders to get past people.

On the contrary, there are not so many rules in street basketball, all kinds of lifts, wrist flips, and dancing.

Beginning in the '90s, especially in 1996, when a player like Iverson entered the NBA with a strong street style, the league saw the box office appeal of street basketball action, and relaxed the rules for walking and wrist flips.

All kinds of crossover actions are popular, and the defensive restrictions on outside stars are also relaxed step by step.

At the beginning, some traditional defenders had a pouting of the ass and a single with their backs.

Nowadays, with the improvement of dribbling skills and the change of rules, this style of play has basically disappeared from the league.

The breakthrough of the outside player with the ball is already a basic operation, and many people's steps will not stand up to pondering.

James's basic footsteps are average, and it is not a day or two that he has not been clean.

Min Congda is purely borrowing the topic to play this time, and he has taken the initiative to take the board.

Adam Silva actually can't figure out what Min Congda is trying to do.

Last season, he managed to surpass Cuban in total fines and rank first in the league.

For this reason, he was banned many times and went to see a psychiatrist, but the result still did not converge.

Adam Silva couldn't help but say: "Smart, if you don't pay a fine this time, it's your regular behavior, we always fine you money, it's useless." ”

"It works! Must be punished! I must be punished. Adam, you can't bend the law for personal gain just because we have a good relationship, if you do this, the president of the alliance will not be able to sit still, you know? If you should be punished, don't feel distressed, 1 million were fined before, and now it's meaningless to talk about what's going on. I'll pay all the orders, you will be punished more, and I won't be able to converge next time. ”

It was the first time Adam Silva had encountered such a bargain.

If you are given a chance not to punish you, you will not be happy, you will be punished more, and then you will be more restrained next time.

It's a wonder.

However, Silva was also accustomed to Min Congda's weirdness, so he was not polite to him and directly issued a fine of $30,000.

Min Congda is worth $30,000 after taxes, which is equivalent to the Clippers losing all 15 games.

If the Clippers win this game, or James doesn't move, Min Congda will have no reasonable chance to go berserk, and the system will not agree with his ticket.

In order to repay his son, Min Congda also has to solve the coaching problem for the Cavaliers.

The day after the game against the Cavaliers, Min Congda called Steve Kerr aside at the training center and said he had something to talk to him about.

Kerr thought that after losing the last game, Manager Smart would personally come over to give some guidance, boost the players and coaching staff, and make some tactical improvements.

Unexpectedly, Min Congda did come to make some improvements, that is, to improve him directly.

"Steve, thank you for your contributions to the Clippers over the past season, you've been fired. The money for the contract will be given to you in a lot and you will be given a penalty. ”

Cole was surprised that he was fired like that?

Why? What is the reason? Why?

"Why? Smart, you're going to give me a reasonable explanation. ”

"The reasonable explanation is that staying with the Clippers is not good for your development, and I fired you early for your own good, so that you can go to a bigger and broader place to achieve your ambitions. You've got what you have in mind here, haven't you? And what you need more is your own stage, Steve. ”

Min Congda's words seemed to have magical powers, and they immediately calmed Cole's emotions.

Because these words are spoken to Cole's heart.

I have to say that Min Congda is quite accurate in seeing people.

When the team poached Steve Kerr as an assistant coach, Kerr relied on some "big words" to attract Min Congda.

Min Congda thinks that this person has empty ambitions, and has no real talent and learning, and will only lead the Clippers crookedly.

How do you know that Kerr not only has real talent, but also really steers the Clippers in the right direction, which is very fatal.

It's just that the position of assistant coach is really not Cole's goal.

Even if he is the first assistant coach, even if he is almost equal to Tyronn Lupin on the team, then he is not the head coach after all.

A lot of my own ideas, as well as my talents, can't be really put into practice.

Kerr's idea is to leave the Clippers when his contract expires and go where he can use his talent and ambitions.

Who knew that he had only played 16 games in the new season, and Min Congda helped him realize his wish, directly fired him, and let him find another job.

Cole thought that Min Congda also poached him from the TV station at the beginning, paid a high amount of liquidated damages, gave him a large contract, and let him take the coaching position.

Now, he terminated the contract ahead of schedule, accelerating his dream, and at the same time making a lot of money.

Cole was really touched in his heart.

Mr. Smart, what a blessing for me!

Seeing Cole's somewhat teary-eyed appearance, Min Congda felt a little reluctant in his heart.

"Don't be sad, Steve, I'm sure you'll find a new job soon. I'll use my connections to help you find a job right away. ”

Cole knew that Min Congda had misunderstood, and said, "No, no, I'm not sad, I'm... In short, I will have a bigger world. It's just that I'm really a little reluctant to the Clippers, these boys, they really have unlimited potential. ”

Min Congda hurriedly said: "Yes, they have unlimited potential, but isn't it more interesting to defeat them?" ”

Cole looked at Min Congda, and although he agreed, he always felt a little weird.

Who the hell are you the general manager of the Clippers? The Clippers are only a championship.

And the squad is young, and it is not so easy to defend the title.

Young people are prone to making mistakes on the way forward.

That doesn't change the reality of Kerr leaving the Clippers, though.

Min Congda was quick to announce the news to the coaching staff and players.

The two unified their voices externally, and it was not that the Clippers fired Kerr, but that Kerr voluntarily resigned and sought another job.

This shocked the Clippers coaching staff, and Kerr is the brains of the entire coaching staff.

Without Kerr, the Clippers' tactical intrigue and strategy are at least half less.

Tyronn Lue has even more headaches, originally Cole was here, and if there was nothing to do, he could let Cole command, and it would be good to be a hands-off shopkeeper himself.

At the critical moment, he gave full play to his ability as a chicken soup master, came out and roared, wouldn't the game be won properly?

Now that I've lost one of my right arms, how will I live in the future?

The players are also reluctant, but in general, the real pillar in the hearts of the Clippers players is Min Congda.

Others, it doesn't matter who goes.

In the evening, the Clippers also made a farewell dinner for Kerr, and everyone had a meal together.

The team's female owner, Shelly Sterling, asked Min why he fired Kerr, and Min explained that the two-headed coach was not good for the team's development.

Now the team is shaping at a critical time and you have to make a decision.

Shelly is completely at the mercy of Min Congda's opinion when it comes to basketball, and she just asks Min Congda if he has a replacement.

Min Congda thought for a moment and said, "Not yet, but I will find a new replacement." ”

Xie Li said: "If it really doesn't work, it's better to let you go." ”

"Me? No, no, I can't, the job of a manager is not for me. ”

Min Congda played a few haha, the situation of being the head coach before was still in front of him, and he didn't want to win in Lianzhan anymore.

News of Steve Cole's "resignation" spread across the league the next day.

A lot of teams are on the move and want to bring in Kerr.

But they were all a step too late.

On the night of Kerr's departure, while he was still saying goodbye to his old colleagues in the dining room, Cleveland Cavaliers management had called Kerr's cell phone and invited him to coach with the Cavaliers.

Kerr never imagined that the Cavaliers, who had just beaten the Clippers in a crucial battle, would suddenly invite him to be the head coach.

And how did they know so quickly that they were leaving the Clippers?

There must be a mole in the team, or a mole in the Cavaliers.

It doesn't matter, though, and Cole says he'll think about it.

In fact, he only thought about it for half an hour, and then called back and agreed to the Cavaliers' invitation.

Because of the thought of being able to coach James and Irving, Kerr is still quite excited.

In his mind, there has always been an idea of James being used differently from other coaches.

In this regard, Steve Cole's thoughts coincide with Min Congda again.

He believes that James can be more versatile and play a greater role in the organization and defense.

He could even be a pretty good interior basket protector and rebounder, if he wanted to.

He even had a basic tactical blueprint for the Cavaliers in mind: James standing at the top of the arc to deal cards...... No, serve......

A new era for James is about to begin.

(End of chapter)