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

Chapter 439 A Great Person (Third)

The Clippers accidentally ended their six-game winning streak at the start of the season.

And it was not a strong team that ended their six-game winning streak, but a weak team, sending points to the boy Timberwolves.

What is the problem?Was it Tyronn Lue's improper command?

There must be one thing, Tyronn Lue arranged a strategy similar to yesterday's 50-point game before the game.

Shrink the inside line, protect the three-second zone, slow down the pace and fight with the Timberwolves.

In terms of lineup strength, the Clippers have a big chance of winning against the Timberwolves no matter how they play.

But NBA games have always been full of uncertainties, and the biggest uncertainty tonight is the shooting touch of the players on both sides.

This is also a key factor that can often determine the trend of a game, and usually there is no sign at all before the game.

Tonight, the Timberwolves' touch at the Staples Center exploded, and the outside players couldn't shoot three-pointers.

In the first quarter, the Clippers pursued a shrinking defensive strategy, but they were hit by a three-point bomb by the Timberwolves, and they scored 37:27 in a single quarter.

10 points behind!
Tyronn Lue is not an idiot. Seeing this, he immediately adjusted and returned to the one-on-one defense on the outside, expanding the defense.

But the shooting touch has continuity. Once it is cultivated at the beginning of the game, the basket will be like the sea in this game.

Love, Wesley Johnson, and Ridnour all hit three-pointers from the outside.

It made the Clippers' defense a little exhausted.

In fact, the Clippers' defensive level is not the top in the league.

What they are good at is offense, both internally and externally, and every point is extremely powerful.

To be creative, to be creative, to be calm and calm.

But Tyronn Lue is an assistant coach with the Celtics.

He has indeed begun to accept some basketball ideas of the new era in his heart.

But how to apply it in practice, his observation and experience are not enough.

For a defensive-led team like the Celtics, once the situation is not going well, the coach subconsciously adjusts the defense.

The offensive end is handed over to Rondo and the Big Three, and they will respond on the court.

Therefore, Tyronn Lue called a timeout, and has been emphasizing defense and adjusting defense.

As a result, the Clippers were led by the nose by the Timberwolves.

Offensively, Curry didn't feel good tonight, and he didn't hit a three-pointer in the first half.

I don't know if yesterday's 50-point game consumed too much energy from the players.

Except for Curry, the outside touch of others is not good.

At halftime, the Clippers trailed the Timberwolves by 61 points 49:12.

Fortunately, the Clippers are not a team that relies solely on three-pointers.

Insider Randolph still plays a role in Dinghaishenzhen.

During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue motivated the players in the locker room.

It still played some role, and the Clippers set off a counterattack wave in the third quarter.

However, the Clippers' counterattack wave this time is not the same as before. Wave after wave, the opponent was killed in 5 minutes.

Instead, relying on the inside line to chase back bit by bit, it took a quarter of time, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was overtaken.

82:83, 1 point behind and entering the fourth quarter.

It may be that the exhausting way of chasing points in the third quarter drained the energy of the players.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers' defense was once again collapsed by the Timberwolves' three-pointer.

Under the leadership of Love, the Timberwolves played a 12:2 offensive shock wave and regained their advantage.

After that, the Clippers were obviously weak in succession, and Tyronn Lue didn't know how to make the most appropriate adjustments.

He has no idea how to use these players under him.

We can only let the main players such as Curry, Harden, and Randolph stay on the court as much as possible.

In fact, for a shooter, physical fitness is very important.

Once the physical fitness declines, the outside touch will decline sharply.

Curry has played more than 40 minutes tonight, more than in each of the previous six games.

Although Curry's physical fitness is very abundant and he is one of the league's physical monsters, but after more than 40 minutes, he was really unsure of his shots.

A crucial three-point shot, Curry missed, Kevin Love got a backcourt rebound, and the Clippers had to foul and send Love to the free throw line.

Love made two free throws and the Clippers had a final chance to equalize.

But after Tyronn Lue called a timeout, he took a tactical board and drew for a long time, drawing a three-pointer tactic that the Clippers seldom use around the baseline.

This tactic is commonly used by the Celtics. Ray Allen ambushed in one corner, and then used double screens to circle the bottom line to catch the ball and make a three-pointer.

The Clippers will also play this tactic, but they don't use it much. It's not that Curry doesn't know it, but that the Clippers' offensive tactics are mainly passing and cutting.

The Clippers seldom use this more traditional off-the-ball shooter's cover-and-shoot tactic.

Tyronn Lue designed this tactic, so everyone ran according to this tactic, covering Curry and Harden holding the ball.

But the screen was not successful, Harden changed his tactical intentions and chose to pass through the inside to Gasol Jr.

As a result, Gasol received the ball unstable, the ball went out of the baseline, and made a mistake. The Clippers lost this opportunity to tie the score.

At the end of the game, the Clippers lost the game very unexpectedly, 101:98, ending their six-game winning streak.

This defeat is still a bit difficult for the Clippers players to accept. The Timberwolves have been giving points in the first two seasons.

Not to mention in Los Angeles, when in Minnesota, the Timberwolves couldn't help the Clippers bombarded them indiscriminately.

Curry remembers that it was against the Timberwolves that he found the feel of the NBA game and began to get more opportunities to play.

Curry's performance tonight was average. Although he scored 21 points, he made 7 of 2 three-pointers and his shooting percentage was low.

James Harden scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists, but had 4 turnovers.

Including the last pass, although the mistake was recorded on the head of Gasol Jr., it was actually Harden's pass that was not passed well.

But in the final analysis, there is still a problem with Tyronn Lue's tactical arrangement. Everyone is not familiar with this tactic and has too little practice.

If you don't practice enough, you don't have a tacit understanding, and some details are not done well, you will not be able to escape.

Harden's idea is actually right. If you score two points, foul and make free throws, you still have a chance.

It's a pity that tonight's fortune is not on the Clippers' side, and they regrettably lost the game.

The person with the most pressure is Tyronn Lue, who lost the first game and broke the Clippers.

The outside world's doubts about him will definitely be overwhelming.

Maybe some people already miss Min Congda as a coach.

Don't look at the mess and seem to have no rules, you can do this as well as that.

In fact, it's pretty good to fight with each other, and everyone discusses it.

The subjective initiative of the players has been mobilized.

Now that we lose, look at Curry, he didn't play well after playing for more than 40 minutes.

Players who were able to play before have less playing time, or even no chance at all.

Everyone returned to the locker room, and Tyronn Lue could clearly feel that the atmosphere was not very good.

Several members of the coaching staff had playful expressions on their faces.

Especially Cole's half-smile, he didn't know what mood he was in.

Tyronn Lue bit the bullet and participated in the post-match press conference.

When facing a reporter's question, Tyronn Lue took all the responsibility for the loss on himself.

"I am not familiar enough with the team, I have some problems with my command, and I have to adapt to the pressure and challenges brought by this position."

In short, Tyronn Lu's mood is quite low, yes, who can be in a good mood in this situation?

Actually there are.

When returning to the locker room after the news interview, Tyronn Lu discovered that Min Congda had actually come.

He obviously wasn't watching the game from the sidelines tonight, why did he come at this time?Are you here to blame me?
Tyronn Lu felt a little flustered. When Smart led the team before, he won consecutive battles.

Well now, he got off to a bad start and lost the first game.

If you want to talk about losing to the Lakers and the Thunder, forget it.

You lost to the Timberwolves?
The Clippers have not lost to the Timberwolves in the first two seasons.

This season, the Timberwolves are so cowardly that you can still lose.

I really want to be scolded.

However, when Min Congda saw Tyronn Lu, he immediately walked over and patted Tyronn Lu on the shoulder vigorously.

"Thank you for your hard work! The first battle of your coaching career! Not bad! You played well!"

Tyronn Lue thought he heard it right, Mr. Smart is praising me?Not bad?

He is ironic, it must be ironic.

But looking at Min Congda's relaxed and natural expression, it didn't look like he was being sarcastic and provocative.

Tyronn Lue could only say expectantly: "Sorry Mr. Smart, I didn't command well in the first game."

Min Congda hurriedly said: "No! Although I was not at the scene, I watched the game at home. I think your command is very good. Keep it up! Don't be blinded by temporary failures, we have to look at the game from a long-term perspective~You Do you understand? I don’t think you understand it very well, you will understand after you have worked in the Clippers for a long time!”

"In short, you did a good job tonight. Remember, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose at any given moment, but maintaining your self is the most important thing."

After Min Congda said this with a smile, he left happily.

Looking at Min Congda's leaving back, Tai Lun suddenly felt a huge force rising from the bottom of his heart.

Always good at boosting morale, he felt inspired, truly encouraged.

"No wonder, no wonder people say, Smart is a great guy. I'm finally getting a little bit of that."

(End of this chapter)