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

Chapter 112 Imbalance (fourth update)

After the Clippers coaching staff talked with the players, the atmosphere within the Clippers team has undergone some subtle changes.

The order in the team has become unstable, because playing time symbolizes not only the status of the players in the team, but also directly affects their real interests.

If you play less time, the data will not be good, and it will definitely affect your next contract.

Therefore, a stable team must be reasonably allocated and compromised in terms of playing time.

Everyone is satisfied with the result. Some are willing to sacrifice, some are willing to be a substitute, and some are willing to give up the ball.

In this way, the team can be twisted into one rope, and the team will work together to win one victory after another.

And once everyone is dissatisfied with the allocation of playing time, there is emotion in their hearts, and the players have a grudge against each other, this game will not be easy to play.

Originally, the order in the Clippers was very stable. Baron Davis was the leader in the locker room, and Randolph and Kaman were the mainstays.

Thornton is currently the most reliable third position in the Clippers, and no one can replace him.

Substitute Curry as the sixth man, with Marcus Camby inside, it should be said that the order is in order.

But Min Congda proposed to increase the playing time of the substitute, especially Curry's playing time.

Since Baron Davis is unwilling, Dunleavy can only use Gordon to cut down on Gordon's playing time and leave more playing opportunities to Curry.

There are also insiders. Randolph and Kaman's positions are very stable. If Jordan wants to play more, Camby's playing time will inevitably be reduced.

When Dunleavy allocated playing time in practice, the players began to complain.

There were some signs of disharmony in the team, but it didn't show up for the time being.

On December 12, the Clippers played their first game in December against the Houston Rockets at home.

The attendance rate of the game reached 85%, and more than 16000 spectators came to watch the game.

The Clippers' stellar performance in November revived interest among Los Angeles fans.

According to the data, the season ticket sales of the Clippers this season have been the same as last season and will soon exceed.

This made Min Congda very anxious. He thought to himself: "The season has been played for a month, why do you still buy season tickets? Why bother?"

Every time the box office revenue increases, the team's market value will increase by the end of the season.

And the box office revenue of each game is still increasing the Clippers' cash flow, which will make the team's operations more and more improved.

Before, Min Congda wanted to use the method of opening a restaurant to consume the team's liquidity and increase the team's debt.

In the past two days, the loan amount of the bank has been approved, but only a current loan of 50 US dollars was approved for the Clippers.

Min Congda looked at it, and opened a restaurant in the Staples Center for such a small amount of money?

Rosser told Min Congda that 50 is too much, after all, he opened a store in Staples.

If the rent is lower and the decoration is more ordinary in other places in Los Angeles, you can get it for only 20.

50 is indeed a lot for opening a store, but for the Clippers team, this debt is simply drizzle.

The box office revenue from one game covered the entire loan. No wonder the bank approved the money so happily.

Based on the principle of accumulating to the last straw of the camel's camel, Min Congda didn't care.

Ada's uncle was going to screw up the restaurant anyway, throwing half a million dollars in there anyway.

Counting the interest and the money that may be invested in the future, the loss may reach 100 million.

So during this period of time, Min Congda shifted his energy back to the team's performance on the field.

He hopes his "everyone has a ball" approach can disrupt the current steady state of the Clippers.

The season is long, and once the team falls into instability, the record will drop sharply.

Sure enough, in this game against the Rockets, the Clippers were in trouble.

Yao Ming of the Rockets is still absent due to injury. The team that also reached the Western Conference semifinals and the Lakers in seven games last year has changed over the past summer.

Yao Ming was reimbursed, Artest left, McGrady left, and the rest were a group of unknown little players.

But it is such a bunch of small characters, but their combat effectiveness is very strong.

In last year's playoffs, when Yao Ming was reimbursed in Game [-], the Rockets just fought the Lakers to tiebreaker.

Willpower and combat effectiveness are evident.

In the absence of core stars, the Rockets really have a ball for everyone.

Ariza, Landry, Brooks, Lowry, Scola, Battier...

All of them are good role player materials, and none of them can become core.

But this group of people kneaded together, with one heart and one mind, they fought with great vibrancy.

Before the game against the Clippers, they had a record of 9 wins and 8 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

Right behind the Clippers, struggling on the brink of the playoffs.

Judging from the lineup, the Clippers are obviously stronger than the Rockets on paper.

But if you analyze it carefully, you will find that the Rockets lineup actually has an advantage over the Clippers.

The first thing that went wrong was the point guard.

Baron Davis' reputation is naturally far greater than that of the Rockets' little black bean Brooks.

But fame belongs to fame, and Brooks is in very good shape this season.

Xiao Heidou is short and flexible, fast, and has strong shooting ability. He is the point guard that the Clippers are most afraid of.

Then at the power forward position, Luis Scola has a strong low post offensive ability.

His footsteps in the low post can be counted among the best in NBA history.

Against Randolph, he won't suffer in offense.

Then at the third position, Battier, Ariza, functional 3D players.

The personal ability is not strong, and the offense with the ball is flawed, but he does not occupy the ball.

And the defensive ability is very strong. The Rockets' defense at the third position can be said to be the strongest in the league last season.

Artest Gabatier and LeBron James were all defended in pain.

The real advantage of the Clippers lies in the center and shooting guard.

The Rockets' center can only use short dudes like Chuck Hayes
He has a low chassis and good defense, but his height is only 198 after all, and protecting the basket is a big problem.

Also at the shooting guard position, the Rockets use Ariza as the second position, wanting to cultivate his offense with the ball.

It doesn't seem to be successful so far. Ariza's talent is limited. It would be good to be able to do a good job in 3D. It would be a disaster for him to attack with the ball.

If the Clippers focus on making good use of Kaman and Gordon this time, they will have an advantage against the Rockets.

But when the game started, the Clippers players were unable to enter the state.

Gordon was substituted midway through the first quarter and Curry came on.

Kaman was replaced by Jordan at the end of the first quarter, and the rotation time of the two was different from usual.

Curry and Jordan didn't get used to it for a while, and they were beaten by the Rockets for a while, and the game fell into a disadvantage all of a sudden.

Then in the second quarter, Gordon didn't replace Curry until the end of the second quarter. At this time, his state could not be recovered.

The Clippers trailed the Rockets by 45 points at 55:10 at halftime, and their outside line was completely misfired.

Things got worse in the third quarter, when Gordon landed on a driving layup and sprained his ankle.

With the help of the team doctor, he limped off the field, and there was no way to return to this game.

Curry replaced Gordon in the next game, and he slowly regained his sense of offense.

At the end of the third quarter, he led the team to set off a wave of counterattacks, chasing the score to 79:83, only 4 points away.

But Curry's defensive flaws prevented him from defending Brooks, who was surprisingly efficient in this game.

He made 11 of 9 shots from the field, and if the outside three-pointer had a divine help, he made 4 of 3 shots. Without relying on free throws, he scored 22 points entirely by shooting.

In the fourth quarter, he led the Rockets to play a classic wave, an 11:0 offensive climax, and established the victory in one fell swoop.

In the end, 100:90, easily defeated the Clippers at home, narrowing the Clippers' win gap in the rankings.

The Clippers not only lost a game, but also lost a player.

More importantly, because of the adjustment of the rotation time, the players feel uncomfortable.

The previously established stable, good chemistry is in danger of being destroyed.

(End of this chapter)