Chapter 682: The Key Points of the Five Smalls
The match was interrupted for ten minutes because of this accident, and the rhythm of the game was completely disrupted.
The warriors' originally strong morale vanished after a jaw-dropping performance.
There is a saying that the good form of the players does not last forever, but alternates during the game.
One of the functions of the timeout is to interrupt the opponent's good attacking feeling and allow the team to regain the initiative on the court.
Sometimes, though, this pause doesn't work, because when you adjust, your opponent adjusts.
In just two minutes, experienced players can completely continue their form.
But ten minutes is too long, and Min Congda's performance is too incredible.
This guy actually prepared a set of jerseys to wear in the suit, like Superman transformed, and took off the suit to make his debut.
This will undoubtedly become a memorable classic scene in NBA history, and may even be a turning point in the series.
In the audience at the Oracle Arena, Adam Silva, who came to watch the game in person tonight, didn't know what words to use to express his feelings.
Regarding Min Congda's performance, he can only hold his forehead and shake his head, although it can increase the popularity of public opinion in the NBA, but this is not what Silva wants to see.
Since the Clippers changed owners, the relationship between Min Congda and Silva has gradually cooled, and this season, the two have not communicated for a long time.
Silva also learned through some of his own information channels that David Stern had the idea of making Min Congda the next president of the alliance.
Of course, Silva doesn't want to accept this, Smart is not even an American, why is he the president of the alliance?
Besides, it hasn't been a few years since Silva sat in the position of president of the league, can he think about the next term?
He felt that David Stern was too unfounded and far-sighted.
It's just that as his own Bole, his former top boss, Silva didn't dare to complain about Stern.
After all, Stern is very supportive of Silva as president, and after Silva became president, Stern has been quietly doing some behind-the-scenes work.
Stern keeps his mouth shut about anything in front of the stage, and never publicly comments on any decisions made by the new president or management.
In this sense, Stern is a very qualified retired leader, giving Silva plenty of room to use his abilities and establish his authority.
Therefore, Silva's resentment can only be vented on Min Congda's head, and Silva looks more and more unpleasant to the Clippers and Min Congda.
In his opinion, the Clippers have completed their historic mission by winning three consecutive championships, and the NBA should enter the next era.
Fans are greedy and love to watch new stories, new scripts, new characters, and it's boring to be the Clippers all the time.
It just so happens that the rise of the Warriors has brought a new plot structure, a new legend to tell the content, and in terms of emotional accumulation, James should also win the championship.
He has been with the Cavaliers for 10 years, and he has all the honors he can get personally, just one championship away, and this year is undoubtedly his best and best opportunity.
There is nothing more wonderful to tell than stepping on the corpses and ruins of an old dynasty and building a new one.
As a result, Smart is already dying, and he has to die this whole way, which will increase the pressure of public opinion on the alliance!
After sending Min Congda off, the game continued, and that's when the Clippers' lineup was adjusted.
Jokic replaced Bonner and formed an interior combination with Anthony Davis.
On the outside, the Clippers use a trio of Harden, Butler, and Leonard, with Harden as point guard.
These five people are all oversized in their respective positions, and if the Warriors are five small, then the Clippers can be called the five.
But in terms of speed, the Clippers don't necessarily fall to the downside.
In the last two minutes of the second quarter, the Clippers came up with double cover from the high post.
Anthony Davis and Jokic's high blocking, Harden with the ball in the middle!
Harden used his strong body to challenge Green, slammed the basket and scored a layup, which also caused Green's foul.
At this point, Green was fouled twice, and this foul brought Green's foul count to three.
Kerr had to replace Green and bring on Bogut again.
When Green is off the court, it means that the Warriors' five small are temporarily unusable.
Returning to the regular lineup, the Clippers used two minutes to hit back the Warriors 7-2, narrowing the gap between the two sides and ending the first half.
Seeing that the clippers were about to collapse from the situation to their mentality, they climbed back from the edge of the cliff under Min Congda's performance art performance.
Those two minutes will be crucial for the Clippers, and if they don't hold and let the Warriors further stretch the gap, this game could really be GG.
In this GG, the Clippers dynasty collapsed and fell, and the first dynasty belonging to the Clippers ended.
The Clippers held on, and at halftime in the locker room, the players really didn't see Min Congda.
He went back to the hotel.
When he came to the hotel, he locked himself in his room and asked Fan Chen, Riccelle and others not to come in.
Only Ida was with him.
Turn on the TV, tune into ESPN, and watch the second half of the game on the TV.
Min Congda saw the score of the first half between the two sides, 53:50, and the Warriors led the Clippers by 3 points.
It looked like after the drop-off, the players were picking themselves up again.
However, in the third quarter, whether Tyronn Lue can grasp his intentions and whether the players can really cheer up is not something that Min Congda can control.
For the first time in his life, Ada was so nervous, and Ida was calm, and she asked, "When did you decide to do this?" ”
Min Congda knew what Ida was talking about, and replied, "Last night when you were asleep, I thought of this way to stimulate the players. As you know, just a speech is definitely not going to work, and I have to do something to make them understand how important this game is, this series. ”
Ida said, "Let Taryn stay, can he do it?" Did you leave him a note? ”
Min Congda nodded and said, "I left him a note, I know the key point to deal with the five small ones." There was nothing wrong with my judgment before, but my thinking was wrong. ”
Ida listened attentively, and the third quarter of the game had begun on TV, and Min Congda continued:
"The strength of the five small lies in its efficiency, and the ability to always maintain the initiative on offense, and the personal ability of Durant and James is too strong, even if they play other tactics, they are also very powerful, and the five small ones have released their offensive energy to the greatest extent. So I've been thinking about how to contain these two guys, I asked Tucker to pester Durant, and let Leonard and Butler take turns to deal with James, trying to contain these two points. I let Harden and Curry play to their full strength to ensure our core firepower. However, there was one point I didn't realize his importance, and that was Draymond Green. ”
The third quarter was underway, and the Clippers' starting lineup in the second half was different from the opening.
Jokic, Leonard, PJ Tucker, Butler, Curry, this is the new starter set up by Min Congda.
When he discussed with Tyronn Lue last night, he confirmed this set of starters and then left a note highlighting the importance of Jokic.
"Can Jokic start, can he do a good job?" Ida asked, not without concern.
"I don't know, I'm gambling too." Min Congda was not completely sure about Jokic, especially since he made a fatal mistake in the last game.
But Jokic deserves a gamble for Min instead of using the once-reliable Randolph.
Randolph is still reliable, but his defense, pace and height against the Warriors are destined to be a hole.
Although Jokic is a rookie, Min Congda and Fan Chen both see his huge potential - Jokic may become a superstar in the future.
This is a consensus reached by Fan Chen and Min Congda after the exchange.
A rookie who could become a superstar in the future may not be as good as a seasoned veteran, but he can do things that a veteran would never do.
Historic superstars in history often show their superstar demeanor at the age of newcomers, making significant contributions in key competitions.
This kind of person is born for the big scene, the regular season encounters, I can't do it overall, but when it comes to the division finals, finals, and high-end games, they will have amazing outbreaks.
Like Magic Johnson, he won the MVP as a rookie, and won the championship in the sixth game of the finals.
Bird crushed Moses Malone and the Rockets with solid backcourt rebounding and defense the following year.
Michael Jordan had a big heart to beat his opponent in college, and Kobe Bryant dared to make a decisive three-shot shot in the playoffs.
In short, the bigger the game, the more they will play beyond the usual level and bring unexpected results.
Min Congda pressed the treasure on Jokic, hoping that he would cause enough trouble for Green.
As soon as the Clippers came up in the second half, Curry broke through with the ball and hit the basket and gave a ground-hitting pass to the basket.
Jokic caught the ball with a light hook and went over Bogut's block to score two points.
The difference between the two sides is only 1 point.
Around this 1 point, the two sides launched a fierce battle in the next 6 minutes.
It was played until 68:69, when Anthony Davis hit a mid-range jumper and the Clippers took a one-point lead.
Kerr took a timeout of substitutions, replaced Green, replaced Bogut, and entered the small lineup.
And the Clippers also made substitutions, Anthony Davis went off the court, and Harden played.
The Clippers came with one big and four small, but this big one became Jokic.
At this time, there were some subtle changes in the Clippers' defensive formation.
With Davis off the bench, Leonard mentioned the power forward position.
His defense started to move closer to the inside, putting James on the outside to shoot, and he went inside more to help Jokic help the defense.
Jokic completely gave up on the outside line and crouched on the inside without defending for three seconds.
James tried to shoot three-pointers, but there was no one in front of him, so it would be too much not to shoot.
It didn't hit, Jokic took the rebound in the backcourt, and the Clippers fought back.
The Clippers used a simple high-post pick-and-roll, and Jokic and Curry combined.
After the pick-and-roll, Jokic went down, and Curry hoisted to the inside.
Jokic took the ball, threw the hook when he received the ball, and didn't come down with his hand on it.
As a result, the ball bounced off the rebound and into the basket, and the two-point shot was made!
Then, the Clippers defense continued to do the same, letting James shoot.
At the same time, the overall defensive formation showed a contraction trend.
Lillard came out to catch the ball, Green covered, and Lillard burst on the left.
As a result, the layup was interfered with by Leonard, and Harden grabbed the rebound.
Positional battles, this time it is Jokic and Harden's blocking, and it is still a pick-and-roll cut.
Harden threw the ball high and passed to the inside, Jokic received the ball, his hand was not put down, and he threw it lightly, over the top of Green's head, and went in again!
With two straight goals to give the Clippers a five-point lead over the Warriors, Kerr immediately called another short timeout, feeling that things were not good.
Jokic scored in a row, and Green was beaten to no choice, and the height difference was too big.
However, Gasol Jr. and Anthony Davis had a height advantage over Green before, but they were often deflated in the face of Green.
Jokic, on the other hand, held Green aloft and didn't take Green seriously at all — he was too short to be seen.
This is a complete reflection of Jokic's superior talent and sense of smell on offense.
He doesn't have to carry the ball with his back to play alone, which he doesn't have at the moment.
He just needs to block and roll, go down, catch and make layups, which he has been practicing since he was younger.
Davis is a bit skinny in comparison, and his ultimate technique isn't particularly good.
Green withstood his lower handicap, which made Davis very uncomfortable, and sometimes the ball was cut off.
As for Gasol Jr., he tried to eat alone with his back many times, but in the face of Green, he did not play a crushing single effect, but instead lowered the team's offensive success rate.
Min Congda saw Kerr pause, and said proudly: "Green is the most critical point for the five small to be realized, if there is no small center with both offense and defense, the five small is just a castle in the air." His presence on the defensive end has blocked our interior advantage, while also freeing up James and Durant to go on offense. At the same time, on the offensive end, Green is not that shortcoming, and if you let him go, he will really punish you with threes and breakouts. So he is not the strongest among the five smalls, but he is the most special, and he is the one who is the one who is the fifth small. I realized this a little late, but luckily, for now, the fat man is a guy to be trusted. ”
At this time, Jokic sat on the bench with a calm and calm expression.
In the game, no matter how Green provoked him, Jokic didn't have any waves in his heart.
But once Green wants to make some moves with his hands, Jokic will definitely fight back and give Green a taste of power.
When he broke through just now, Jokic secretly gave Green an elbow, who let this guy always push himself off the plate?
This little fat man who loves to drink Coke has superhuman psychological quality and very solid basic skills.
After the timeout, the Warriors did not solve the problem, and the Clippers began to use Jokic Curry and Harden as a tactic to start with the blocking and pick-and-roll of Jokic Curry and Harden, and launched a fierce attack on the Warriors defense.
Durant and James had to devote themselves to assisting defense and supplementing defense, and at this time, Leonard and Butler began to have more opportunities.
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Warriors by eight points at 82:74 and entered the fourth quarter, and the situation was being turned around.
But Min Congda's heart did not completely let go, because he knew that Jokic was a miracle soldier, and if he really wanted to win the game, it still depended on the performance of the core players.
In the fourth quarter, the core fire merges to determine the final victory.
(End of chapter)