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

Chapter 342 Don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower (second more)
On the afternoon of April 4, the Clippers, who have been training for a day in San Antonio, arrived at the AT&T Center where they will play in the evening to adapt to the venue.

The Clippers players don't seem to be in particularly good spirits. Although they are not sluggish, they are not full of energy and high morale.

After everyone arrives at the field, do a simple shooting warm-up to get used to the basket on the field.

Usually everyone talks a lot during training, chatting endlessly, laughing and laughing, and forgetting about the huge pressure of playing professional games.

But at the moment, everyone's faces are gloomy, and they don't communicate much with each other, and they don't talk much, and there is no usual scene of unity and friendship.

The reason for this is not because of conflicts between the players, but because the young people are somewhat dissatisfied with the strategic arrangements of the coaching staff.

To put it bluntly, the Clippers players don't want to play the Spurs in the first round, but want to rush to No.7 and continue to play the Lakers.

On the sidelines, Steve Kerr looked at the players looking sluggish, and said to Dunleavy: "Mike, the players seem to be dissatisfied with the last loss and falling to eighth."

Dunleavy said: "Yeah, everyone doesn't think much about coming to San Antonio. It would be great to stay in Los Angeles. We can avenge our losses last season. Last season we were able to win two games against the defending champions. This season we are even better. Strong, maybe it can overthrow the Lakers."

Cole said: "But there is no way. This is Mr. Smart's decision. He is so angry that no one dares to disobey him."

Dunleavy smiled and said, "I think you dare, you have the guts."

Cole shook his head and said, "I thought I would, but... I don't know, I can't figure him out."

"Nobody can figure him out, not even David Stern, only God knows what he's thinking."

Min Congda knew about the players' dissatisfaction.

But for his bad plan, he can only do this.

Otherwise, Min Congda would have thought of a series of consequences when he hit the Lakers for the seventh time.

First of all, it was the Los Angeles Derby. Originally, one of the two teams was a giant and the other was an insignificant follower.

Once there are more derbies, there is a story, there is a grievance, and there is a plot of the two heroes in Los Angeles, won't the storyline come up?

As soon as the storyline comes up, the box office and ratings will come up, and the market value will rise accordingly. This is absolutely impossible.

Secondly, in terms of the state of the Lakers this year, they may not be able to beat the Clippers.

The two teams played against each other twice at the end of the season, and the Clippers killed the Lakers in both.

Min Congda didn't dare to let the Clippers and the Lakers take risks.

On the contrary, the Spurs' record against the Clippers is 3 wins and 1 loss, which is an advantage.

Coupled with the Spurs' excellent tradition of abusing food, this opponent, Min Congda, can be trusted.

In the past two days, Curry privately expressed his opinions to Min Congda on behalf of the players.

Min Congda couldn't explain clearly, so he had to say: "Play hard, and you will know when the game starts."

He can only prevaricate in this way against his conscience. When the lost series ends and the new season begins, everyone will be a hero again!

Enthusiastic San Antonio fans have been in the arena since around [-]:[-] p.m., the sky is still bright, and the sun has not yet set.

By seven o'clock, when the game was about to start, the arena was already full of fans.

For Spurs fans, they have been happy since they got Tim Duncan in 1997.

There are playoffs every year, and most years are championship contenders.

It was a happy, sweet decade.

And judging from the performance of the Spurs this season, this happiness will continue for a while.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides stood on the court.

The Clippers are wearing blue jerseys tonight, Gasol Jr., Randolph, Ricky Davis, Curry and Baron Davis.

For the Spurs at home, the starters are Duncan, McDyess, Jefferson, Parker and George Hill.

Min Congda sat on the sidelines, looking at the Spurs' starting lineup, muttering in his heart.

"Popovich is so confident. In the playoffs, he still starts with the veterans of McDyess and Duncan. Why not Splitter? Using such two veterans is a bit risky."

Min Congda turned into a Spurs fan again and expressed his concerns.

Indeed, McDyess is more stable as a veteran.

But McDyess is a power forward, and Duncan has to go to the center position.

The Spurs' inside line is more flexible and lighter, but the defensive thickness and height have been weakened.

"And they actually use two point guards in the backcourt? Isn't this in the hands of our Clippers... Why is Ginobili still absent? Can't he overcome a small injury?"

In the choice of the backcourt, the Spurs, like the Clippers, have two point guards.

The Clippers used two point guards, which was a bit of a disadvantage defensively.

Fortunately, Baron Davis has a strong physique, and ordinary shooting guards really can't beat him.

If the Spurs have Manu Ginobili, with the current lateral speed of Baron Davis, they may not be able to handle the Demon Sword.

But Ginobili was absent in this game due to injury, but it was not a serious injury, just a minor problem.

The Spurs let him not play out of a kind of protection or confidence in the team.

After all, I am the first to hit the eighth, and the tricycle has one less wheel, but I can still outrun you.

And with two point guards, competing with the Clippers for speed, small lineup, and offense, the Spurs are confident.

Popovich has also read the famous article "Victory of Space and Ball Power". His understanding is that the era of NBA offense is coming.

How to make good use of the offensive space?In addition to shooting more three-pointers, the more important point is speed.

When you have speed, when you run, the space on the court can become more.

As early as 2005, when the Spurs were still practicing traditional basketball, they had easily defeated the league's No. 4 Suns team 1:[-] in the Western Conference Finals.

That year, the handcheck rule was banned, Ginobili exploded, and Popovich sensed the trend of the league turning from defense to offense.

Six years later, he thinks, the time is almost up.

After three years of failure and transformation in 08, 09, and 10, the Spurs finally returned to No. 60 in the Western Conference this year in the regular season, winning a long-lost [-] wins.

Although many experts were not very optimistic about the Spurs before the game, Popovich and the Spurs players are still very confident.

The only thing that worries Popovich is Duncan's knee injury, and his knee is strapped with very thick knee pads.

Duncan lost weight last summer to adapt to Popovich's tactical reforms, changing from a low-post behemoth to a semi-blue-collar defensive and supporting insider.

It can be said that such a selfless and team-oriented superstar like Duncan is really rare in NBA history.

The game between the two sides started with a jump ball from Duncan and Gasol Jr.

The Spurs took the lead in getting the offensive right, McDyess grabbed the ball and handed it to George Hill.

Min Congda sat behind the Clippers' bench and cheered himself up: "This is No. [-] in the West, this is Popovich, and this is the Spurs! Come on, don't take pity on me because I am a girl, and launch a fierce attack on us Bar!"

(End of this chapter)