Min Congda's on-court feel is still very sharp, and the Clippers do have some differences in rotation from the past.

Curry's playing time in the first quarter of the game increased significantly, which delayed Harden's playing time.

Originally, Harden usually appeared in the middle of the first quarter, and then the Clippers would play a twist on the offense to catch the opponent off guard.

Follow Curry back in the second quarter, pair with Harden, and turn up the firepower to the maximum, if the opponent's second team is not fully prepared, it may be pulled away by a wave.

But tonight, in the first and second quarters, the Clippers adopted another rotation, allowing Curry to play the first quarter before playing, and the first quarter was full.

Harden, on the other hand, came on as a sixth man at the end of the first quarter, playing transition with his bench players, then going off the court in the middle of the second quarter and re-entering the court at the end of the second quarter.

The reason why the coaching staff adopts such a rotation method is indeed to further increase Curry's role, especially to let him play the first quarter so that he can improve his hand.

Second, the coaching staff believes that the previous big rotation cuts the playing time too finely, which is not conducive to the further growth of players.

In this way, young players can get up to speed as quickly as possible, and they can make up for the lack of confrontation with endless running and high-intensity duels on the court.

Young players have the ability to play without warming up before the game, and they can play with a change of clothes.

However, the Clippers players are not forever old, and the young players are gradually entering a period of maturity, and after the end of last season, the summer team began to have some injuries.

The older you get, the more you need to keep your game playing smoothly and warm up your body so that you can maintain a good rhythm throughout the game.

A veteran like Zach Randolph, Tyronn Lue basically doesn't toss him around in the rotation, he's about 7-8 minutes per quarter, very smooth, and the pinnacle of the sea.

Now that Randolph is 33 years old and about to enter the latter stages of his career, such an old car needs to be well maintained in order to perform at a good level.

At the same time, the Clippers also have to gradually make Curry the absolute core and take over the baton of Randolph's Poseidon Needle, so the coaching staff must also make Curry's playing time longer and more stable.

From this point of view, the Clippers coaching staff is still quite forward-looking, and there is no way to work steadily, since there is no need to worry about the immediate results (the general manager doesn't care), then it is natural to take a long-term view (the general manager's mantra).

Players are the most important and valuable asset of the team, and the performance on the field is not only the individual ability of the players and the on-field performance, but also the use of the players by the coaching staff and the daily physical and psychological maintenance.

From this point of view, Min Congda's four-year "no toss" and "recuperation" have swept away the shortcomings of the Clippers in the past 30 years of rushing for quick success, stinginess, and not paying attention to player logistics, so that the Clippers have a winning culture from top to bottom.

Tyronn Lue told the players before the game, "We may have some difficulties and problems in the game because we changed the rotation this time, the result is not important, the important thing is that in the process of the game, we have to gain something." ”

The Lakers, on the other hand, are relatively more eager for quick success, but their players are really in good shape tonight, and their morale is very high.

After all, at the beginning of the new season, the whole team is united, and the substitutes want to play well and leave a good impression on the fans and management.

In the second quarter, the Lakers' bench shock wave caught the Clippers off guard, Tyronn Lue called a timeout, and Curry returned to the court to stabilize the situation.

At the end of the first half, the Clippers and Lakers were tied at 53-54, and the Lakers trailed the Clippers by only one point.

This made Min Congda very dissatisfied, and thought to himself, "How did you do it?" Why did the second quarter play like this? Last season did a good rotation, why do you have to change your thinking in the new season? What kind of rotation is Curry, playing the first quarter full, and then half a quarter, why is it so rigid! ”

In Min Congda's view, the Clippers' rotation is very rigid and has not been adjusted according to the actual situation at all.

If Min Congda is the head coach, he will definitely adjust the rotation at any time according to the situation on the field.

However, Min Congda's coaching style is typical of the tournament style, and he is suitable for playing in the NCAA national tournament and a single-elimination system.

Every game is a new situation, every game is a battle of life and death, and in just one month, you can decide the winner and lose, and you will go home if you win.

In this case, it will be fatal to engage in fixed rotations, and if you are figured out by the opponent in the morning, you will be finished with a strange move.

But the NBA regular season is different, with a large number of games, a long schedule, and a home and away game, which requires long travel.

In this case, if you have to make changes in rotation every game, and you have to make surprise moves according to the opponent in every game, the players will be physically and mentally unbearable.

At halftime, Min Congda made a rare return to the locker room, but he resisted the urge to question Tyronn Lue to see how the mood and atmosphere were going.

Out of his surprise, everyone's mentality turned out to be very good, some talked and laughed, and they didn't seem to care much about the fact that they were only 1 point ahead in the first half and were chased by the Lakers!

"Sure enough, sure enough, these guys floated, only leading by 1 point at halftime, and they weren't even ashamed? But maybe everyone is more confident, look at how the third quarter goes! ”

Min Congda saved his patience until the third quarter of the second half, the third quarter has always been a section that the Clippers are good at, the first half is difficult to solve, and the third quarter is taken away in a wave, which is also the traditional art of the Clippers.

But Min Congda never expected that it was not the Lakers who were taken away in the third quarter, but the Clippers!

The reason is also very simple, the Clippers suddenly started to play iron in the third quarter, and the outside three-pointers missed consecutive times.

Curry has led this wave of play, and it's clear that Chris Paul has a lot of ideas about how to defend Curry.

With a challenging FMVP mentality, Paul stepped up his defensive intensity against Curry from the third quarter.

In the regular season, Paul has been a bitter opponent for Curry and the Clippers.

As early as the 2009-2010 season, Chris Paul, who was still in the Hornets at the time, was simply Min Congda's God of Wealth.

Four kills to the Clippers in one season gave Min Congda unlimited confidence and firmly pushed Paul to trade to the Lakers in the future.

In the 12th season, the first year of partnering with Kobe, Paul also had an advantage against Curry.

Especially on the defensive end, all kinds of small actions and all kinds of interference often annoy Curry.

Curry was also affected by Paul tonight, and his offense was disrupted in the third quarter.

With a series of three-point shots and turnovers, Paul took the opportunity to lead the team to fight back, and the Lakers also set off a three-point shooting frenzy.

Three-point shots in consecutive counterattacks, which were rarely seen in the previous Lakers, are also following the three-point trend and increasing three-point shots.

The Lakers successfully overtook in the third quarter, and the maximum point difference was stretched to 7 points.

Without Kobe, Chris Paul showed his ability to control the court.

By the end of the third quarter, he had scored 17 points, 11 assists and four steals.

He can't wait to replace Kobe Bryant and overtake Curry to become the new king of Los Angeles.

(End of chapter)