I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 265 People Who Don't Learn Lessons (Second)
In the last game against the Suns, McMillan successfully contained Gentry's offense.

Without Stoudemire, the Suns' offense became extremely flat under the tight defense of the Blazers.

Why did Nash score the highest score in the team, because there are no sharp spears penetrating inward in the team.

He had to take a lot of shots, and the Suns' offense was therefore limited to the periphery and fully suppressed.

Although the Clippers have Randolph in this game, Randolph is not a spear-type insider and lacks defensive penetration.

As a low-post player who sits on the ground, Randolph's real threat is to cause the Blazers' defense to shrink and bring enough opportunities to outside shooters.

So in this game, McMillan insisted not to double-team Randolph and insisted on man-to-man defense.

Prevent the Clippers from blooming on all sides because of Randolph's one-point containment.

McMillan was surprised by a [-]-pointer by Gasol Jr. in the first half, but he was sure it was just a flash in the pan.

In his opinion, maybe the Clippers players are more talented offensively, but the more disciplined and defensive Blazers will win.

And in terms of talent, Adelaide and Roy are also full of talent, and when a star is needed to stand up, both of them can respond.

For the Trail Blazers this season, McMillan is very confident.

In the dressing room at half-time, he asked the players to stick to the style of play in the first half.

Overwhelm the Clippers with better discipline, mid-range, and oppressive defense.

The Blazers are like an army, strictly implementing the coach's instructions.

Instead, in the Clippers locker room, Lao Deng briefly talked about the team's problems in the first half.

Regarding how to play in the second half, the instructions he gave were more open-ended.

"We still have to start from the inside, but we need to be more cautious on the outside to reduce mistakes and increase the focus when transferring the ball."

What Dunleavy meant was that Randolph should still be used as the pivot point of the offense.

At the same time, how you want to play the outside line is up to you.

Dunleavy did not intend to build the Clippers into a traditional inside-out offensive system with double lows as the core.

Not only because Min Congda didn't allow it, but also because Lao Deng himself felt that the upper limit of this kind of routine was not high.

Xiaojia and Randolph are very good, but there is still a big gap compared with super insiders like Duncan and O'Neal.

If the tactical focus is entirely on these two, it will be difficult for the team to become a top team.

From this point of view, he "understands" Min Congda very much, thinking that Min Congda must have thought of this.

Not only let the team start from Randolph and Xiaojia, but also give enough freedom to the outside line.

He really is a long-term vision and a strategic master who thinks about the team for a long time.

The game continued in the second half, and in the third quarter, the intensity of both sides was raised by a notch compared with the first half.

In the first attack of the third quarter, there was a strong physical confrontation between the two sides inside.

Randolph and Adelaide had physical contact during the card confrontation and pushed each other.

In the first half, the atmosphere of the score was good, everyone, and it became very explosive.

Under the intervention of the referee, the conflict between the two sides did not intensify further, but the intensity of the competition began to increase.

This is a good thing for the Blazers who cooperate more tacitly and have stricter tactical discipline.

For three consecutive rounds, the Blazers scored goals in the offense.

Roy succeeded in two mid-range jumpers, and Ade made a successful foul after reaching the inside.

For the Clippers, Curry successfully broke through the defense and made a throw.

Randolph missed two offensive attempts and missed an offensive rebound.

He complained to the referee why there was no foul, and the referee just shook his head.

The referee is encouraging confrontation, and the smell of gunpowder between the two sides has become more intense.

In the middle of the attack in the third quarter, Randolph caught the ball and turned around during the attack, elbowing Adelaide away with his right elbow.

Then he made a layup with his left hand, but the referee still didn't call a foul. Aldridge is a very good-tempered player.

But he got angry after being messed up by Randolph, and then pushed Randolph hard in the offense.

This foul was so obvious that the referee immediately called Adelaide's foul.

And Randolph didn't fall down after being pushed, but posted it to confront Ade after he stood firm.

Randolph was born in the Trail Blazers and got a big contract in Portland.

It's just that he was traded in the end, and there was a conflict with the Blazers' management.

Playing the Trail Blazers in the first game of the new season, I still have a bit of anger in my heart.

Min Congda saw that the referee called Ade for a foul, and cursed in his heart: "Fucking referee, you are blind. Just now, Fatty Lan swung his elbow and you didn't blow it, but you pushed Fatty Lan and you blew it? Don't make the home whistle so obvious!"

Unfortunately, due to his identity, Min Congda couldn't fire at the referee, but his brows were already furrowed.

When Curry executed a technical foul free throw, Min Congda shouted at the referee: "Can you control the scale? The confrontation is a bit too intense! As a referee, you don't know how to control the situation?"

McCutchen spread his hands towards Min Congda, meaning that I am already facing your Clippers, why are you still yelling at me?
He didn't understand that what Min Congda wanted was not favoritism, but fairness.

The game continued, the score between the two sides came to 67:63, and the Blazers still maintained a 4-point advantage.

Because of the fierce confrontation, the scores of both sides were not high.

McMillan replaced Adelaide with Oberto, and let Adelaide calm down a little.

He believes that the current game situation is beneficial to the Blazers, and he hopes that the game can enter a stronger confrontation.

What McMillan thought was right, stronger physical confrontation is conducive to the performance of the Blazers, and they can use greater movements to oppress the Clippers outside in defense.

Andre Miller's defense is very sophisticated and difficult. Under Miller's harassment, Curry dribbled and released the ball, not as freely as in the first half.

Although there were no mistakes, the Clippers' offense became slow, Curry made a mistake, Randolph missed the basket, and Xiaojia missed a shot.

Several times he had to force Baron Davis to let the old man solve the problem.

After serious training in the summer, Baron is in good condition, and he really scored two by force, otherwise the scene would be even uglier.

For the Trail Blazers, Roy broke out in the third quarter, making consecutive breakthroughs to the basket and hitting mid-range jumpers.

The Blazers once again played a 7:0 offensive climax, and the score between the two sides came to 78:67.

The point difference came to the game's largest 11 points.

Dunleavy called a timeout to let the players adjust their status.

Then Harden replaced Curry, who played so-so.

Curry sat on the sidelines, thinking about his own problems in the third quarter.

Recalling his experience in the US national team, how to face such a strong confrontational defense.

And Min Congda, who can't sit still, saw this posture, and felt that it was time to celebrate with champagne again.

He's always been the only one on the Clippers who didn't learn his lesson anyway.

(End of this chapter)