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

Chapter 97 Grandpa St. Paul (Fourth)
The miracle that Min Congda imagined did not happen.

Curry led the second unit in the third quarter to help the Clippers build an 8-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers, which mainly focused on inside offense, firmly held the advantage in their hands and defended very firmly.

After all, Dunleavy is an old coach. Although he lacks creativity, he is more than defensive. When the team has an advantage, he can grasp it very well.

The crazy counterattack launched by the Thunder was resisted. Tonight's Baron Davis seemed to return to 2007. It seemed that Curry's excellent performance stimulated his desire to compete.

The younger brothers who came off the bench played so well, why is your big brother so muddled?
At the critical moment, Baron Davis hit two strong three-pointers from the outside, completely extinguishing the Thunder's hope of reversal.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Thunder 109:100 in the away game by 9 points.

Avenged the previous game by Durant lore, also ended the team's three-game losing streak.

Durant scored 33 points in the field. The eldest brother tried his best, but the third brother couldn't help but hold back.

Harden made 9 of 0 shots tonight, scored 0 points, and only contributed 3 assists.

And Curry scored 20 points off the bench, Baron Davis scored 25 points, Randolph 17 points, Kaman 18 points.

The four teamed up to score 80 points, pocketing the victory.

"Win, the fucker won again, won! Yes, it's good to win, everyone is happy, but I am not happy alone. This is called sacrificing the ego to achieve everyone. Besides, I am not alone, More than 18000 fans in the audience stand with me, we are one, we are sad together!"

Seeing the Clippers win again, Min Congda was in a trance and sat in his seat silently eating popcorn.

And Curry was elected the best player of the night. After the interview, he sat next to Min Congda, put one hand on Min Congda's shoulder, and went to the box to eat popcorn with the other.

It turned out that the box was already empty, and Min Congda was still gesturing there, and there was no popcorn at all.

"Hey Smart, what's wrong with you? Why do you always look unhappy when we win?"

Curry is very strange. Min Congda didn't feel that kind of ecstatic feeling after winning these few games.

Min Congda came back to his senses, smiled, and said: "No, I am very happy. I am excited for the team's victory. But I must look at the long-term. Chinese people always pay attention to being vigilant in times of peace, Be vigilant in peace time! In good times When you are in a bad situation, you have to think about the bad, and when you are in a bad situation, you have to think about the good, so that you can balance, understand?"

Curry shook his head, expressing his incomprehension, and said: "If you win, you have to be happy, if you lose, you have to work hard, and there is another game. This is what I understand. But Mr. Smart, you are very smart, and your ideas It must be much deeper than mine."

Min Congda patted Curry's head, thinking you idiot, if you can score less points, I will be much happier.

Coming out of the despair of victory, Min Congda and Curry went to buy a popcorn together, and ate it all the way back to the hotel.

Min Congda's ability to adjust his emotions is getting stronger and stronger now. The so-called defeat is not arrogant and victory is not discouraged. It is normal to win or lose.

"From a long-term point of view, the Clippers are still on the road of decline. Now their score is 6 wins and 5 losses, and they have dropped from the previous second position to seventh place, and then dropped two places. It's out of the playoffs! Isn't this a matter of minutes?"

"Renewing Randolph's contract in advance is actually a chronic poison. As time goes by, the toxicity will slowly develop. A cancer player who is nearly 30 years old has won a big contract from the team and has occupied an important position for a long time. What do the other players think? What do the chickens, ducks and geese in the village think?"

"Randolph can hold on at the moment, pretending, this kid even gave up drinking, I told people to quit this and that, quit drinking, smoking and sex, none of them succeeded! I see how long he can act, I guess In two weeks he'll be out for what he really is."

After some analysis, Min Congda believed that the situation was still good and everything was under control.

Two days later, on November 11, Min Congda and the Clippers arrived in New Orleans. Tonight they will challenge the Hornets.

This schedule is also interesting. The opponent who just finished playing in front of you will immediately let you go to an away challenge.

Coincidentally, if there is a grudge to avenge, and if there is a grievance to hold a grudge, the two sides can also learn from each other's tactics and copy them before and after.

The Hornets restrained the Clippers in terms of lineup and style of play. The Clippers who won the previous game had no temper.

The Clippers' two strengths of point guard and power forward cannot be strengthened, and the weakness of small forward is targeted.

Dunleavy and the Clippers' coaching staff are not vegetarians. In response to the previous loss, the team has made full adjustments.

The focus of the adjustment is on the third position, Thornton.

It's not about replacing Thornton. The Clippers don't have a better third player than Thornton.

The change Dunleavy made was to increase the proportion of Thornton's offense and replace defense with offense.

Although the Hornets' starting small forward Stojakovic has strong firepower, his defense is not good.

It would be a good way to deal with it by using offense to consume armor and taking advantage of Thornton's physical fitness.

Sure enough, this strategy has received very good results. The Clippers increased Thornton's offensive role at the beginning of the game, which caught the Hornets by surprise.

In the first half, the Clippers suppressed the Hornets and started a confrontation with their opponents.

And Dunleavy still has a backup, and he used Novak as a substitute in the third position.

This white three-point shooter who became famous in the Rockets has a strong three-point shooting ability.

The Clippers' strategy is clear. I know I can't guard you, so I won't let you guard me.

We exploded each other, raised the score, and finally fought the player's state and key shots.

Dunleavy's strategy had an effect. The Clippers changed the trend of the previous contest and gained the upper hand in the away game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers once opened the point difference to 10 points, and they were out of form.

Just when Min Congda was a little desperate, thinking that the 2000 yuan tonight would go to waste again.

The queen bee of New Orleans, Chris Paul finally stood up in the fourth quarter!

Superheroes always appear at critical moments!
Paul first hit a strong three-pointer from the outside to close the score.

Then he succeeded in stealing Curry in the defense, and caused Gordon to foul in the counterattack.

The ball forced Dunleavy to give up the back three and replace Thornton, who played well.

Thornton scored a season-high 24 points in the first three quarters by relying on eating cakes and his excellent shooting sense.

But his defensive weaknesses haven't changed.

Paul made two free throws, and then James Posey successfully blocked Thornton in defense.

Paul made an unhurried counterattack and calmly distributed the ball to Stojakovic in the bottom corner.

A three-point shot hit!Only 2 points away from catching up!
Then, the referee sided with the Hornets and called Randolph an offensive foul.

Following Paul's high pick-and-roll, he hit a mid-range jumper and the score was tied!

In a few minutes, a small climax of 10:0 eliminated all the advantages of the Clippers.

Min Congda clenched his fist lightly, and praised in his heart, "Grandpa St. Paul played well! Davis, Curry, how can you be your opponent!"

(End of this chapter)