Although Min Congda has not been a coach for a long time, he has never eaten pork, and he has seen pigs run.

As a person with extremely high talent and strong comprehension in basketball, he can be a coach.

It can be said that the detour taken by the novice coach, he did not take it at all, and even walked on a shortcut himself.

He can find the key points of the game every time, and can adjust with the fastest speed, hitting the snake and hitting seven inches, which can be said to be quite accurate.

However, before the start of the Western Finals, Min Congda clearly realized that if he wanted to win this round of the series, he must not think of taking shortcuts.

This is different from playing the Nets last year and the Heat the year before.

The overall strength of the Nets and the Heat is far inferior to the Warriors this year, and at the same time, the Clippers themselves are reimbursed because of George, Milicic retired, and their strength has declined, and the two sides are at least evenly matched.

Playing the Heat, Min Congda can settle the world with three clever tricks, and with a slight change in tactics, he can easily kill the Heat, so that the opponent can't raise his head.

Not to mention the Nets, the Eastern Conference Finals is their final glory, and when it comes to the Finals, there is no resistance at all, and there is no need to target, and they will win if they play normally.

But this year's Warriors, if you still want to win by tricks, rely on certain strategic changes, and tactical arrangements to win the series, I'm afraid it won't work.

In the first quarter of the game, the Clippers and the Warriors played inextricably, the Clippers were better in offensive efficiency and took the lead, but the Warriors played very bravely, attacking and defending in an orderly manner, not in a hurry or impatience in the case of falling behind, chasing points little by little.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Warriors by one point at 29:28.

Curry played the entire first quarter without a minute of rest.

Harden also played 11 minutes and didn't leave the game until the end of the first quarter.

Leonard went down in the middle and replaced Butler, and the Clippers' interior rotation was also dominated by Anthony Davis and Gasol Jr., Randolph played two minutes, and Min Congda replaced the Blue Fat Man.

There is no other reason, the blue fat man's defense can't keep up, and with his current state, he is already a hole in such a high-quality game.

That's right, this is only the first quarter of the first game, and Randolph, the former core of the Clippers, can't catch up.

It is enough to show that the two sides went all out to fight for bayonets as soon as they came up, did not relax at all, and did not slowly try the lineup.

If you can fight, stay and fight, and if you can't, sit on the bench.

Min Congda decisively put Randolph back on the bench, and at the moment he missed Milicic very much.

If this kid doesn't retire, he will definitely be able to come in handy when he fights the Warriors, but it's a pity that this fierce general is missing.

In addition, Bonner is too slow, Jokic is too tender, and the Clippers, who played the Warriors and crushed them inside, have no one to use for a while.

The root of everything is the return of Kevin Durant, who is slow and has a lot of losses on the interior defense.

Min Congda used PJ Tucker and told him to take care of Durant on the court, play the game, kill the card, and don't have any slack defense.

Tucker has always been the Clippers' desperate Sanlang, Min Congda's number one mad dog, and his role in the team has become increasingly important this season after Paul George's absence.

Tucker, who received the order, nodded, and his task in this series was to kill Durant.

After the start of the second quarter, Curry and Anthony Davis both stayed on the court, and the Clippers played a small lineup.

The Warriors are also a small lineup, with a Speights on the inside, and Durant is the backbone of the team's offense.

In the 2015 season, Durant missed a lot of games due to injury, but he still made it to the playoffs and showed great strength in the first two rounds.

After the start of the second quarter, Durant's singles began to score consecutive hits.

The Clippers, on the other hand, relied on repeated air cuts and runs, looking for opportunities under Curry's pull.

Tucker's defensive intensity is very high, but Durant is not afraid, his hand is getting better and better, scoring 7 points in a row, two mid-range shots and a three-point shot, and the Warriors overtook the score!

The Clippers play games, and once they are suppressed at the beginning, they often press from beginning to end, without giving the opponent a little respite.

Min Congda's coaching of these more than 20 games is particularly obvious, once the opening advantage, it will be difficult for the opponent to turn over.

Because the rotation of the Clippers is so good, the tactical switch is also very smooth, there are always strong points on the court, and the offensive continuity is very good.

Only the Warriors, relying on Durant's single-point explosion, can set off a counterattack climax and overtake the score.

Min Congda didn't call a timeout, and Curry went to the basket after holding the ball outside the line and hit a shot to score two points.

Curry has already scored 12 points, and he hasn't rested yet.

Min Congda said before the game to Curry, Davis and other absolute cores, "You will play more time in this series than any before."

Hard-hitting strength duel, squeezing the main force is inevitable, any idea of counting on the substitute surprise soldier and picking up peaches at the core is the idea of some naïve star honey, always hoping that their idols can be bloodless, someone on the field can stand up and pull a hand, once the "empty cut" sighs teammates CBA......

You take the most money, you are the tactical core of the team, and you have to go up at the critical moment.

It's like a war, two armies are facing each other, sacrifice is inevitable, sometimes it's just to fight for battle losses, to see who can survive, once you are afraid at the beginning, thinking about saving strength, the final result is to lose the war.

Kerr also understands this truth, the first two rounds of the Grizzlies and Thunder are big rotations, James and Durant play an average of less than 35 minutes per game, and pay great attention to the rest of the main team.

Even if the field is inferior, Kerr will let the core players rest, ensure physical fitness, and always turn over in the end.

But playing the Clippers is different, you can't relax for a moment, and once you fall behind a lot, you may not be able to turn back in the final closing stage.

Cole knows how good Min Congda is at the end, and the tactical control and design are top-notch.

If you want to break through, you can only rely on the ability of James and Durant......

Both coaches are very calm and rational, knowing what the responsibilities of the coach are in such an important matchup, and where they shouldn't steal the show, they can't steal the show, they have to hand it over to the players, and they do the deployment and logistics themselves.

In the second quarter, the Warriors in turn suppressed the Clippers, and with Durant's outburst, the Warriors managed to take the lead and began to press the Clippers.

PJ Tucker looked a little frustrated at the official timeout, and his defense against Durant was not successful.

In fact, he has tried his best, but there is no way, superstars can't defend one-on-one, once they come to the touch, everyone can defend the same.

Min Congda did not make a substitution to defend Durant, in fact, the Clippers have enough forward defensive resources, and Butler and Leonard are very good defenders in the third position.

But Min still insisted that Tucker defend Durant, telling Tucker that "defending Kevin is a whole series of projects, you can't defend him every ball, but he can't shoot every ball, pester him, hold on, and the victory will be on our side." ”

Tucker nodded, and Min's encouragement gave him the confidence and the patience and conviction to dwell with Durant for an entire game, or even an entire series, and that was his job.

Curry went down to rest in the middle, Harden started to dominate the game, Leonard also returned to the game, and the two began to attack the Warriors' position with their full force with breakaways and jumpers.

The tactics of infinite misalignment appeared, and the Clippers began to massively create misplaced small fights and big fights.

When Harden faced Bogut and hit a mid-range jumper, the Clippers regained the score!

At 46:45, the Clippers had a one-point lead, but it only lasted 15 seconds.

LeBron James gave a no-look-pass through the middle to Lillard for an empty basket.

Lillard dodged the defense with a change of hands and scored two points on a layup.

At 46:47, the Warriors overtook the score.

Immediately, Leonard broke through the emergency stop and threw successfully, 48:47, and re-overtook him.

The two sides took the lead alternately in such a staggered manner, and the nerves of all the members were highly tense, because there was nothing on the field that could be put down, and none of them could be done.

On the final offense of the second quarter, the Warriors' ball, Kerr called a 20-second timeout.

At this point, the Clippers led the Warriors by one point at 50:49.

Kerr arranged a simple sideline ball tactic, James served outside the boundary, Durant, Thompson, Lillard ran continuously, the Clippers opened the hole, James passed the ball to the basket with a beautiful no-look pass, and Bogut received the ball and made it easy to make a layup!

At the end of the first half, the Warriors overtook and led the Clippers 51:50!

It was clear that Kerr was well prepared, and the last seconds of the first half were not wasted, preferring to use a timeout to set up the tactics.

In a game like this, sometimes a free throw, an attack, can make the final decision.

At halftime, Min Congda also felt a little regretful that the last defense was not set up at halftime.

He had actually guessed that in the last two seconds, there was a high probability that he would hang back.

But he didn't dare to shrink when arranging the defense, because Durant, Thompson and Lillard had too much outside three-point firepower.

In the end, he chose to put the basket and defend the three points, giving Bogut an opportunity to take advantage of.

And James's pass was very good, and the concealment was very strong, which deceived Gasol Jr.

This is undoubtedly a high-level matchup, in the locker room Min Congda continued to emphasize the strategy of the second half, Curry, Harden and others are still the core of handling the ball, the offense must be resolute, attack if you can, don't think too much.

Min Congda specially reminded Harden not to hesitate to deal with the ball, to be resolute in his shots, and not to be afraid of hitting the iron.

Both nodded in understanding.

Tyronn Lue on the side thought to himself: "What is the difference between this tactical arrangement and me?" Smart was really, replacing me from the head coach position and using the same strategy as me! ”

Director Lu was still a little indignant in his heart, of course, he would never say it.

In the third quarter, the two sides began a decisive battle, and the intensity and speed of attack and defense were further improved.

At this time, LeBron James, who had been silent for a long time in the first half, suddenly turned on the attack mode.

He and Durant scored in a row on offense, breaking through, three points, counterattacking and breaking through, breaking through the positional battle, three points, and breaking through again!

James, who scored only 5 points in the first half, stepped on the accelerator of a heavy tank in the third quarter like a chicken blood, and kept hitting the Clippers' three-second zone.

Gasol Jr. and Anthony Davis were each whistled for a defensive foul and had to scale back their defensive moves.

James used the physical strength that he retained for half of the court to shatter the Clippers' defensive formation at once.

A wave of 16:5 offensive shockwaves, the Warriors suddenly led the Clippers by 12 points!

In the playoffs, no team could lead the Clippers by as many as 12 points all at once, and Min Congda immediately called a timeout.

He removed Harden first and replaced Jimmy Butler to increase the depth of the front, while he also rarely barked at the players, angrily calling the Clippers' "bitch" defensive end a piece of shit.

It can be seen that Min Congda is really in a hurry, this wave of shock waves is indeed fierce, and it may make the situation unbalanced.

Over the years, the Clippers' victories have been too secure, and the players have won all the way, especially in the playoffs last season, the Clippers almost ran all the way to the first place, and there was no opponent next to them who could keep up.

Now it's different, someone around him catches up, and even overtakes it with a slight acceleration, which tests the player's ability to withstand pressure and tenacity.

Of course, just roaring is not enough, Min Congda immediately changed his defensive strategy and chose to half-pack James.

The so-called half-pack clamp means that once James blocks and holds the ball, someone immediately comes over to force James to play the ball, and then immediately returns to his defensive position.

Not to force James to make mistakes, but to prevent him from attacking first-hand.

Except for Tucker, who single-handedly defended Durant, everyone else had to go over and clip James whenever they had the opportunity.

At the same time, on the offensive end, singles in the low post of the inside line cannot be put down, and Gasol Jr. has to increase the low post to eat.

After the timeout, Gasol Jr. immediately turned around in the low post and scored two points to stabilize the situation.

Then, as soon as James got the ball, the Clippers began to press the pinch near the halfway line, forcing James to play the ball, and then returned to the normal defensive position, disrupting the Warriors' one-pass offensive rhythm.

In the end, the tactical run was unsuccessful, and Thompson missed a strong shot from the outside, and won the backcourt rebound, and the Clippers counterattacked.

In the positional battle, it is still a strong fight for Gasol Jr. in the low post, and the jump shot after turning around is hit, the Warriors are not covered, and Gasol Jr. can still play.

However, the Warriors don't seem to be afraid of Gasol Jr.'s low-post offense.

The first thing they have to solve is the offense, if they deal with the Clippers' early flanking and pressing?

James opted for a bold pass and wanted to break down the Clippers' defensive formation after being caught in the middle.

Curry made a steal, the Clippers counterattacked, the Warriors' retreat was very fast, and Curry didn't find a good offensive opportunity.

Or to Gasol Jr. in the low post, Gasol Jr. turned around Bogut in an inward turn, hit a two-point shot under the basket, and caused Green's defensive foul!

added free throws, Gasol Jr. hit a free throw, scored 7 points in a row, and the difference narrowed to 5 points.

Cole didn't expect to be hit by Gasol Jr.'s offensive shockwave, and Bogut was eaten three times in a row, which was really an accident.

But it's all under Cole's control.

A five-point lead is enough for the Warriors.

So, with a timeout, Kerr replaced Bogut.

With 4 minutes left before the end of the third quarter, he replaced his long-prepared "secret lineup":

Center: Green, Power Forward: James, Small Forward: Durant, Shooting Guard: Thompson, Point Guard: Lillard.

A purely small lineup.

It's a lineup the Warriors never used against the Clippers in the regular season.

After holding back for most of the half, Kerr finally showed his sharpest sword to quickly slit the Clippers' throat.

Theoretically, he wants to wait until it is more critical and more critical.

For example, to fight the battle of Tianwang Mountain, or the situation in the series is behind, etc., sacrifice to turn the tide.

But the opponent is the Clippers, it is Smart Min, and the lion still needs all his strength to fight the rabbit, let alone face such an opponent?

Once the opponent pulls the lead, the series is difficult to play.

Therefore, I have been preparing for a whole season, and I can even say that I have been preparing a lineup for three years, just to win this strongest opponent in the Western Finals!

"I'm going to take Smart this time, let's see how you solve the problem later."

(End of chapter)