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

Chapter 523

In the NBA, superstar basketball has always dominated team basketball.

On the one hand, because of the commercial league, the NBA has always favored hero ball in terms of rules to ensure that superstars can decide the outcome of the game, create legends of personal heroism, and write basketball stories that attract fans.

On the other hand, the intensity of the playoffs is indeed far higher than that of the regular season. As the players become stronger, the tactics become more rigorous, and the field space becomes smaller and smaller, personal abilities will indeed play a decisive role.

The Clippers in the regular season are a team between superstar basketball and team basketball.

From a tactical point of view, the Clippers tend to play more team basketball, with even possession of the ball and even playing time. No one is the absolute boss.

There is only one real boss of the Clippers, and that is the general manager Min Congda.

From the perspective of player composition, the Clippers fully have the potential of superstar basketball.

Curry and Harden both have signs of becoming superstars.

Especially Curry, who was born in 1988, is 24 years old this year and has entered the maturity stage of a superstar.

His performance this season is definitely a superstar level, averaging 24.8 points and 6.7 assists per game in the regular season, ranking first in the league in three-point shooting percentage and number of hits.

Data is definitely at the core level.

It's just that the Clippers are a multi-core team. Harden, Randolph, and Gasol all have important positions in the tactical system.

Although Curry is the tallest mountain, because the surrounding mountains are equally high and majestic, Curry is not so conspicuous.

Moreover, in the Clippers, Steve Kerr has always liked Curry, and head coach Tyronn Lue has always liked Harden.

In everyone's eyes, Harden is more likely to become the No. [-] super guard of Kobe and Wade, while Curry is too advanced and advanced. Only Cole can fully realize Curry's potential.

Curry also played according to Cole's guidance many times.

But Tyronn Lue has an advantage, that is, as a rookie, he is not stubborn, and he does not have an absolute standard in his mind to view the outcome of the game.

To put it bluntly, this is called "nothing is impossible", which is a very high state. To put it bluntly, as long as you can win the game, as long as you can solve the current predicament, the method you can use is a good method. As for whether it conforms to any laws, what Thoughts, that doesn't matter.

To put it bluntly, this guy is really nothing. The victory lies in his self-knowledge. He simply delegated power to the team's best player and let him decide the game.

Near the start of the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue pulled Curry to the sidelines and said, "Stephen, the fourth quarter is up to you. You know how to change the situation on the court, right?"

At critical moments, Tyronn Lue is willing to trust Curry.

According to his sensory understanding, he thinks that Curry is a more determined guy, and Harden is relatively more subordinate.

It can be seen from the personal relationship between the two that Curry married early, was firm and loyal, which is a sign of strong willpower and self-discipline for a man.

And Harden will spend more, Tyronn Lue knows this very well, so the relationship between the two is good in private, and Tyronn Lue trusts Curry more on the court.

Curry gritted his teeth and nodded. He did have an idea.

Several Clippers players are guys with high basketball IQs.

During the previous regular season, they often solved problems by themselves on the court.

Especially in the few games that Min Congda coached, everyone gathered in a circle to discuss how to play the game.

Director Lu's coaching style generally continues Min Congda's free development, giving players space to think and play.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers had the advantage, and the combination of Curry + Harden was suppressed by Kobe + Paul.

This is the case in the regular season. These two guys are too capable and experienced. They are proper superstars. 1+1 is greater than 2.

Curry thought to himself at this time: "If it was Mr. Smart, he would guide us how to fight?"

At this time, the fourth quarter of the game has begun, Curry stays on the court, and Harden rests off the court.

Ricky Davis is partnering with Curry in the backcourt, and Tyronn Lue trusts the veteran more at critical moments.

Let a stunned head like Butler go up, and it is very likely that he will be played by the experienced Lakers and make mistakes.

The two teams that scored very smoothly in the first three quarters fell into a scoring drought at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Lakers' shots hit the iron frequently, and the Clippers were not much better. Several offenses failed.

Obviously, the physical fitness of both sides was affected, and the hit rate began to decline.

After the two sides stalemate for 3 minutes without scoring, Chris Paul used his personal ability to cut to the basket and made a throw. 81:94, the Lakers led the Clippers by 13 points.

Tyronn Lue was very anxious on the sidelines, wondering why he didn't find the feeling after several attacks?

Curry tried another [-]-pointer and still missed.

There were some problems with the team's operation, and Randolph missed two attacks in the low post.

The Lakers' shrinking defense has worked, and the Clippers must have someone stand up to break the game.

Tyronn Lue trusted Curry, but Curry's performance in the first 3 minutes did not repay his trust.

"Is his condition really bad tonight? Hey, it's normal for his condition to fluctuate." Tyronn Lu comforted himself in his heart.

Behind the bench, Min Congda also frowned, thinking: "Why is the offense becoming more and more rigid? The players are all tied up. At this time, someone must stand up to break the game. No matter how the tactics change, whether to shoot or not is a matter of course." No way."

Although he didn't really want the Clippers to win, seeing the Clippers' struggling performance, Min Congda was still a little anxious.

Especially seeing that Curry couldn't find his status and frowned, Curry was tortured by Paul tonight.

From the beginning of the first quarter, Paul targeted Curry in various ways, harassed him with small actions, and attacked him verbally, which put Curry in a state of crisis.

After Paul made a throw, the Clippers served the ball in the backcourt. It could be seen that Curry was very frustrated, and he was a little distracted when receiving the ball, but Paul knocked the ball away again!
The ball was about to be lost, Curry rushed to grab it, the two dialed the ball at the same time, and the ball flew towards the Clippers bench.

Curry knew that he couldn't lose the ball anymore, so he rushed over desperately, jumped out of the sideline, and threw the ball towards the court.

The ball flew back down the court, was caught by Ricky Davis, and Curry sprinted to the bench.

Both Harden and Jeremy Lin hid quickly on the bench. Curry stepped on the bench to cushion his feet and flew into the audience.

It hit Min Congda impartially, knocking Min Congda over...

"Fuck!"

"Human bomb!"

Although Curry is thin and thin among NBA players, to ordinary Min Congda, he is a big man of 190!

This hit Min Congda so badly that he turned directly to the back row.

The auditorium was full of people, and Curry was fine, but seeing Min Congda being knocked over, he hurriedly helped him up.

"Don't move! Your back hurts!"

"Don't move, let the doctor come over!"

The medical staff of the Clippers hurriedly came to check Min Congda's condition.

Curry was also very worried. Min Congda pointed at him and shouted: "Go back to the game! If you can't make a three-pointer, you won't be any closer? Score first fool!"

Min Congda still couldn't help but give some pointers and let Curry concentrate on the game first.

Although there is pain in the waist, the problem should not be serious, it is just twisted.

After a simple inspection by the team doctor, Min Congda got up slowly and moved a few times.

Out of prudence, the team doctor suggested that Min Congda go back to the locker room for further examination. It would be troublesome if he injured his lumbar spine.

"Bring me a wheelchair!"

Min Congda was also afraid that his lumbar spine would really have a problem, and that would be a big deal.

So the team doctor got a wheelchair, Min Congda sat on it, and Ada pushed him away from the player tunnel and back to the locker room.

The player was not injured, and the general manager who was watching the game left in a wheelchair. It has to be said that Min Congda is a unique sight on the sidelines, and his ability to attract attention is unrivaled in the league.

Min Congda left the field unexpectedly, and the pressure on the referee was greatly relieved.

Curry, who ran back to the field, immediately participated in the offense.

What Min Congda said just now seemed to wake him up.

Since the three-pointer is not accurate tonight, why don't I take a closer shot?

Of course, tonight the Lakers are very strict about mid-range defense.

Kenyon Martin did not relax for a moment in sweeping the mid-range area.

But the Lakers have a defensive shortcoming, and that is Bynum.

It was difficult to defend Bynum once the pick-and-roll, so Curry immediately called Gasol's pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Curry imitated Paul, instead of rushing to make moves, he dribbled, tested, hovered in the middle distance, observed, and then suddenly stopped and shot a mid-range jumper!
This trick is very similar to Paul's. A 45-degree mid-range shot scored 2 points!
The Clippers finally broke the scoring drought that started in the fourth quarter!
After scoring the goal, Curry breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the sidelines, only to find that Min Congda had left in a wheelchair.

His heart tightened, and he was very worried about Min Congda's condition, but the competition made him unable to escape.

"Fake, I have to win this game!"

Thinking that he might accidentally injure Min Congda, Curry gritted his teeth, and this game must be won no matter what.

Otherwise, how do you go to the locker room to see Mr. Smart later?

83:94, 11 points difference, still have to play.

Paul then also tried a mid-range shot, but was interfered by Curry and missed.

The Clippers counterattacked, Curry quickly rushed in the middle with the ball, one speeded past the defender, a difficult hand change at the basket, a layup with a low hand, the man was knocked out of the baseline, but the ball fell into the net.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and called the Lakers foul, Curry will play 2+1!

Randolph stepped forward to pull Curry up, and Curry said: "Pay attention to the offensive rebounds, I will increase the close-range shots."

Randolph nodded.

Curriga made a free throw, 86:94, and the point difference came to 8 points.

At this time Kobe re-appeared, but Harden was still sitting off the court.

Kobe is coming to take the game away.

He holds the ball up high and faces Ricky Davis one-on-one.

Davis only came on the court in the fourth quarter. He was very physically fit and was able to deal with Kobe.

Kobe dribbled the ball continuously, stabbed straight in the middle, made an emergency stop, and made a mid-range jumper from the top of the arc!

The ball was short and hit the front of the basket. Gasol took the backcourt rebound and gave it to Curry.

Curry continued to advance quickly, broke into the three-second zone with the ball, and made another emergency stop jump shot.

The goal was missed, but Randolph followed up in time, with a light hand, he made a tip-up!

At 88:94, the Clippers caught up to only 6 points away, and the Lakers called a timeout.

Returning to the bench after a timeout, Curry quickly asked, "Is Mr. Smart okay?"

Tyronn Lu said: "His waist seems to have suffered some injuries. Don't worry too much. Winning the game is the best comfort for him."

Curry nodded, suppressing the worries in his heart, he was slowly getting the feeling.

Tyronn Lue made a substitution and replaced George with Harden. The Clippers used Harden, Curry, Randolph, Davis and Gasol, the starting lineup they used earlier.

Because Tyronn Lue discovered that George and Leonard still lack experience in facing the old ruffians of the Lakers.

When playing against the Thunder, he was able to rely on talent and talent to compete with Durant, but in the Western Conference Finals, he was unable to use these old fritters.

Just play an experienced veteran like Davis. After two years of transformation, Ricky Davis has greatly improved his reliability.

After the timeout ended, Ricky Davis faced Kobe, who was blindly playing hard, and successfully defended again, without fouls or mistakes, and watched Kobe hit the iron.

Harden took the backcourt rebound and made a super long pass to Curry. Curry caught the ball and dribbled it, and made a direct three-pointer at 45 degrees to the left!
An extremely risky and daring three-pointer, Tyronn Lu chrysanthemum shot tight, so you just throw a three-pointer with such a good chance to chase points?

"Shh!"

Three point hit!

This goal is very unreasonable, but this goal is scored!

91:94, the difference between the two sides is only 3 points!

The speed of the Clippers' chasing points is amazing.

Curry was even more open, scoring consecutively during this period.

Min Congda's exit seems to have given him great motivation.

He couldn't come to him with a defeat.

The pressure came to Kobe and Paul.

Kobe has missed two consecutive offenses.

It stands to reason that Kobe has long been familiar with such a situation, and he has seen it a lot in his career.

According to his usual style of play, he will definitely respond to the opponent and use his superb singles ability to send the opponent to hell.

But for 12 years, Kobe's hard-to-eat ability is indeed not as good as in the past.

His physical function is declining, and the high-intensity defense in the playoffs has exhausted his physical energy.

So he chose to give the ball to Paul.

Paul faced Paul one-on-one from the outside. This is the Cavaliers duel between the two tonight.

Paul dribbled the ball continuously, he did not call for a pick-and-roll, but chose to force a breakthrough!

On the right side, Paul's familiar line, forced to kill the basket, and made a throwing shot with his right hand.

hit!

Paul hit a key goal, 93:98, the Lakers regained a 5-point lead.

Of course, the Clippers' ball was still given to Curry, in the same position, playing Paul one-on-one at a high position.

Curry didn't force himself, but called a pick-and-roll, but it was a fake pick-and-roll.

Curry seemed to be going to the right, but actually took the left and got into the basket, facing the help defense with a high-throw pass to Gasol.

Gasol made an alley-oop and dunked with both hands lightly!
95:98, still a gap of 3 points.

At this point, the field has become a duel between Curry and Paul.

Paul also called the pick-and-roll this time, Kenyon Martin, and the same high-throw pass after the pick-and-roll cut inside.

Martin jumped high and also completed an alley-oop dunk!
The two sides are you come and go, not giving in to each other.

Time is precious for the Clippers. The backcourt served immediately, and Curry quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

The Lakers began to delay and double-team Curry, and Curry quickly sent the ball to Gasol in the middle.

Gasol Jr. served as a transition point, and immediately made a through pass to the air-cut Ricky Davis.

Davis caught the ball and made an easy layup!
"Good shot! Good shot, our offense is playing out."

This ball made Tyronn Lue very excited.

It seems to be Gasol's assist, but in fact, after Curry attracted many people to defend, the Lakers' defense appeared flawed.

The Clippers moved the ball extremely quickly, making the flaw quickly become a scoring opportunity and easily scored two points.

Obviously, Curry is using his personal performance to reverse the situation on the court.

At this time, the score was 97:100, and there were less than 2 minutes before the end of the game.

(End of this chapter)