The game ended a few minutes later. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 95-73 with a 22-point advantage at the University of Nevada Stadium.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Min Congda came to his senses and realized that the two hundred yuan he had been thinking about was gone.
"200 dollars, U.S. dollars, my first salary after coming to the United States, just gone? Can't get it? Mom, this is unscientific, how did you win?"
"By the way, it must be Kim Hughes! This guy must have not let Curry play. He has always let Gordon and other powerful people play. Doesn't that mean he wins the game?"
"No wonder, Curry has been sitting on the bench. He made a mistake. I made a mistake! Drinking made things worse! You must keep an eye on the sidelines after the game. Let Curry go, don't let Gordon go!"
Min Congda quickly found the reason why the team won the game. It must have been that Kim Hughes did not let Curry play, which led to the team winning the game.
At this time, the Clippers players were about to leave the game after the game. Curry saw Min Congda standing on the sidelines and rushed up with a smile: "Hey! Mr. Smart, why are you here! The game is over!"
Min Congda looked depressed and said: "I'm sorry, I drank too much yesterday and couldn't get up in the morning. How about it, you don't have much playing time today, do you?"
Curry nodded quickly and said, "Yeah, how do you know? I only played for a while, and the coach took me off."
When Min Congda heard this, he was furious. This guy Hughes really ruined my good deeds!
Leaving Curry behind, Min Congda went to find Hughes, who was chatting with Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw.
Seeing Min Congda coming over, Hughes hurriedly said: "Oh, Smart, you're here! You drank too much yesterday, and I didn't wake you up this morning. I'm really sorry."
Min Congda blamed him: "Why did you only let Curry play for a while and then let him sit on the bench? He is the key training target of the team, and you should let him play more games!"
Hughes was a little surprised. He spread his hands and said innocently: "Uh...Mr. Smart, because..."
Before Hughes could explain, Min Congda added: "What is the purpose of our summer league? It is to train young people and to explore the potential of players like Curry. This is the most important thing. Winning the game can also how is it?"
"Is this kind of competition important? It doesn't count in the final score!"
Hughes was a little at a loss and hurriedly explained: "Sorry Mr. Smart, I...I just directed the game according to the normal rotation process. Stephen's performance was very good, so I didn't let him play more. I didn't understand what you meant, Feel sorry……"
"Sorry? Do you know I'm two hundred...huh? No..." Min Congda suddenly realized something was wrong. Curry's performance was very good, so he didn't play more?
What is this situation?
"Curry's performance was outstanding, how outstanding was it?"
"Curry scored 25 points in the first half and made 5 of 6 three-pointers. He played a few minutes in the second half and scored 30 points. We were leading by more than ten points, so I substituted him. I thought more Give other players a chance to perform."
Hughes explained helplessly, and Brian Shaw was dumbfounded. It was just a summer league, should it be so serious?
Min Congda scratched his face, feeling suddenly panicked.
25 points at halftime, what is the concept? It feels like it's very powerful.
5 of 6 three-pointers, what is the concept? It feels very powerful too.
As for how powerful he is, Min Congda doesn't know. He doesn't understand the meaning of basketball players' statistics.
But look at the total score. There are more than a dozen people in the team, with a total of more than 90 points, and he scored 30 points alone.
A third of the score must be awesome!
"What a fool, why are you so powerful? Did I make the wrong choice? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Min Congda didn't believe that Curry was that good. If so, wouldn't he have made the wrong decision?
So what should we do with his big plan?
Curry saw what Min Congda and Hughes were arguing about and ran over to learn about the situation.
Hughes explained: "Mr. Smart thinks I gave you too little playing time and didn't give you enough opportunities. Sorry, I will let you play more in the next game."
Curry felt flattered and said hurriedly: "No, no, I... I am leading a lot, it's time for me to take a rest. Smart, Coach Hughes did the right rotation, he did not deliberately shorten my playing time. "
Curry was even more moved when he thought that Min Congda was arguing with Hughes because of his short playing time. Mr. Smart was really good for me.
Min Congda calmed down a little and said with a forced smile: "Stephen, you played very well. We can all defeat the champion Lakers. It's really amazing."
Curry thought Min Congda was joking and laughed: "You told me to stick to myself. I scored a lot of three-pointers. I hope we can beat the real Lakers in the regular season. I will definitely do it!"
Real Lakers? Isn’t this a real Laker now?
Min Congda's understanding of the nature of the summer league is still not deep enough.
After returning to the hotel, Min Congda learned from Ada that the stronger the league team, the weaker the summer league team.
Because strong teams basically have no high picks in the draft, it is unlikely that they will have good rookie players.
Most of the strong teams are mature teams with mostly veterans, and newcomers have no chance to stand out. The teams in the summer league are also patchwork and go through the process.
The Lakers, in particular, have followed the superstar route for decades, paying little attention to the development of fringe players and not paying much attention to the training of new players.
Anyway, other teams have trained him, and when the contract expires, they can just spend money to recruit them, so why go to all the trouble.
The Lakers' only high-ranking rookie in this summer's league is former prospect Adam Morrison.
But Morrison is troubled by diabetes and is no longer able to play at a high level. He can only support himself as a marginal member of the team. How can he be an opponent of a team with high-ranking talents like the Clippers?
"After working on it for a long time, it turns out that we are the strong team."
Only then did Min Congda understand that the Clippers' lineup and strength were considered a strong team in the summer league.
Because the really powerful players from strong teams don’t come to play in the summer league, they just bring in scraps.
"So what do you think of Curry's performance? Can he perform like this in the regular season?" Min Congda asked again.
Ada thought for a while, and judging from Min Congda's expression at today's competition, he didn't seem very happy.
Obviously in a game like Summer League, a big win is nothing, and Mr. Smart must be on to something far too high.
Therefore, we still need to be cautious and conservative about Curry's performance and not brag.
So she said: "The performance of the summer league is actually not of any reference. Some players who are killing everyone in the summer league may not even get a chance to play in the regular season. This is more for young players to show themselves and maintain their form. A competition.”
"So, it's hard to say what kind of performance Curry can have in the regular season."
After listening to Ada's words, Min Congda suddenly felt a lot more relieved. It turned out to be like this.
It seemed that I was overly concerned, it was just a small victory, not worth worrying about!
"By the way Ada, I found that you are a little girl, but you know a lot about football. You know a lot." Min Congda sighed.
Ada is a really good assistant. She does all aspects of her work meticulously and knows the NBA very well. She can answer any questions immediately without looking up information.
After hearing Min Congda's praise, Ada was a little shy and blushed: "I have been a basketball fan since I was a child. My father, uncle, and grandpa are all basketball enthusiasts. I have followed basketball games since I was a child. When I was in high school, I decided to I want to work for an NBA team."
It turned out that they came from a family of basketball lovers, and Min Congda felt that Ada was more trustworthy.
