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

Chapter 455 Punch Me (Third)
For an NBA team, different games and different opponents will face different situations every night.

A team that is good at shooting three-pointers may collectively fail to make three-pointers one night and fail to make any shots.

A team with a strong inside breakthrough may face a team with a strong inside defense and cannot play well at the basket.

A team that is good at pick-and-rolls may have a very good defense against pick-and-rolls tonight, but they can't play the routines they are good at.

These situations happen every game, and it is impossible to predict before the game, especially things like touch.

When it explodes, no matter how you shoot, it is really like a plague when you can't shoot correctly.

Therefore, why strong teams often defend well, because defense is more stable than offense, and it is not prone to ups and downs, so that victory is guaranteed.

But even with a strong defensive team, there will be nights when they can't defend their opponents. Their own basket becomes a sea, and the opponents can throw whatever they want.

In short, players, like fans, have to face the unknown, unknown surprises, or unknown bad luck every game.

How to deal with these situations, turn surprises into victories, and minimize bad luck is a problem that every player has to face in his life.

Even if a team has played for 10 or 20 years and has a wealth of experience, there will still be new situations to deal with in the next game.

The challenge of the basketball game is reflected here.

For the Clippers, a strong and young team, there are many situations that they have not encountered.

Tonight's start was a disaster for the Clippers. At the beginning, it was only 0:7 behind. Little meaning, no problem.

But when Harden misses a drive throw, Randolph misses a low post, and Gasol misses a high jumper, the problem is not so small.

Small problems start to become big problems, and then big problems become a disaster.

Six minutes into the first quarter, the Clippers didn't score, and everyone couldn't make a shot no matter what, they just couldn't make a shot.

Even if Curry entered the three-second zone after the pick-and-roll, and faced the basket that was close at hand, he was very sure in the past, but the ball still spun around the basket and fell out.

The Nuggets will not let go of such a good opportunity, using a quick counterattack to force the Clippers to the basket, making fouls, breakthroughs, dunks, and three-point counterattacks.

The Nuggets actually hit the Clippers with a 17:1 offensive shock wave in the first quarter, which stunned the Clippers all of a sudden.

The Clippers' only score came when the referee blew the Nuggets' defense for three seconds and gave the Clippers a free throw opportunity.

Curry made a free throw, which helped the Clippers break the scoring drought.

This start is really beyond everyone's expectations. It stands to reason that the Clippers should be in good shape after two days of rest.

Unexpectedly, when I came to the Denver Plateau, I dug a sinkhole for myself and jumped into it at the beginning.

Tyronn Lue called two timeouts, but failed to get the Clippers' touch back.

What a hell, it can only be said that every team will encounter this kind of hell once or twice every season.

No matter how you throw the ball, he can't make it. It's like a ghost hits a wall.

It wasn't until the 8th minute of the first quarter that the Clippers scored their first sports goal.

It still takes an insider like Zach Randolph to grab an offensive rebound and make a layup when Ricky Davis misses in the middle distance.

Finally scored, the score came to 18:3, the Clippers trailed the Nuggets by a full 15 points.

This is only the first quarter, and the Nuggets have established a huge security advantage. A team like the Nuggets has always had an advantage in playing downwind.

Chris Paul definitely has something to say about this. How did 58 come about?

Didn't it mean that the Nuggets had a tailwind, and they were flattened all the way, scoring 58 points.

The Clippers recovered a bit at the end of the first quarter.

Randolph and Gasol succeeded in consecutive attacks inside.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Nuggets by 12 points at 28:16.

The 12-point score also created the Clippers' lowest scoring record in the first quarter in recent seasons.

Curry scored 1 point in a single quarter and Harden scored 0 points in a single quarter. Those who didn't know this performance thought they were playing football.

Tyronn Lue got angry for the first time during the intermission and spat at the players.

It's true that tigers don't show their power, but I'm Hello Kai.

No matter how weak Tyronn Lue is, he has been in the NBA championship team.

And what this guy is good at is not tactics, but inspiration and morale.

The Clippers obviously didn't have a problem with their tactics, but the players lost their state tonight.

It may be related to the plateau away game, or it may simply be that everyone is in a normal state.

Anyway, this is only the first quarter, what do you think of General Manager Smart, who is watching the game from the sidelines?
What can Min Congda think?Of course I am smiling!

No, he can't smile too obviously, but covers his mouth and smiles.

Tonight's game, at least the first quarter, was the happiest game Min Congda has watched this season.

In the second quarter, Tyronn Lu Thunder directly benched Harden and Curry, who played poorly.

If you are not in good shape, just rest, so what if you are the star of the team?
Steve Kerr believes that the team should start from offense, play more passes and cuts, and play out the state.

But Tyronn Lue believes that the team has a problem with defense, and the players are dull in attacking, and when they are not in good condition, they will mess around in defense.

You must focus on defense, if you can't attack, just sit still.

Tyronn Lue still can't get rid of the habits brought from the Celtics in a short time.

But his judgment tonight is not wrong. The offense is not good and he is too far behind. If he wants to chase points, he must strengthen his defense and improve morale.

As a result, Tyronn Lue lined up Milicic, Okafor, Leonard, Butler plus Dragic's bench lineup.

Use all five of them to start the transition in the second quarter, leaving a poor starter and primary rotation on the bench.

Milicic has now completely become a defensive blue-collar player, and his methods are fierce, and he can be described as domineering inside.

In terms of physical talent alone, he is no worse than Gasol Jr. This season, he also lost weight to allow himself to move faster.

More importantly, he is tougher than Gasol Jr., who was overwhelmed by Nene's consecutive goals at the beginning of the first quarter.

Milicic doesn't care, Nene wants to score on my head?Punch me!
Milicic's defense is half skillful and half brutal, and he should not be polite.

As soon as the second quarter came up, a block, a rim protection, and a ferocious foul immediately made the Nuggets strikers less interested in rushing to the basket.

At the same time, the Clippers' long-handed and long-legged lineup on the outside and the sudden change in style made the Nuggets very uncomfortable.

Okafor's glory is still there, and his ability to defend and protect the basket inside is much better than Randolph.

The Nuggets counterattacked fast from the first quarter, and fell into a quagmire with the Clippers in the second quarter.

The smell of gunpowder between the two sides on the field suddenly increased, and at the same time the point difference was slowly narrowing, because the offense of the Clippers lineup is really too ordinary.

In the second quarter, the Clippers slowly narrowed the point difference, hitting halfway, and the score came to 22:31.

The point difference has narrowed to 9 points, and the Nuggets only scored 3 points in the second quarter!
Although the Clippers only scored 10 points, the game situation is turning towards the Clippers.

Min Congda had just had a good time, and this group of people came up to block him.

"Damn it, what's the point of this? It's so ugly? Just took a three-pointer...Throw a three-pointer, friend of the Nuggets!"

Annoyed, Min Congda's phone vibrated and received a text message.

"Mr. Smart, I'm Paul Foster. When will we talk about the arena acquisition?"

Seeing this message, Min Congda's mood suddenly improved again.

(End of this chapter)