This episode near the end of the second quarter did not affect the continuation of the game. Curry's two free throws broke his scoring drought in the first half.
The score in the first half was 37:51, and the Clippers trailed the Grizzlies by 14 points.
Curry made 0 of 8 shots in the first half. He had no points in sports games and only relied on free throws to score 2 points. He also had a measly 3 assists and 4 turnovers. His performance can be said to be a mess.
Griffin's performance in the first half was much more dazzling. He scored 17 points efficiently in the half, grabbed 6 rebounds, had 2 assists and 2 blocks, and had a strong presence on both offense and defense.
In particular, he frequently used dunks to attack the basket during the offense, which really shocked the audience all year long. The last person to have such shocking dunks was the Suns' little bully Stoudemire.
Stoudemire has no such explosive dunk performance after undergoing minimally invasive knee surgery. Griffin will obviously become the next heir to the dunk show and bring countless fans to the Grizzlies.
Chris Wallace on the sidelines was very satisfied when he saw Griffin's performance, and his heart was full of pride. It was a blessing for the Grizzlies to get such a player. Lady Luck finally waved to them and smiled.
Sitting next to Wallace is an old white man with a square face and silver hair. He has a solemn expression and a smile that seems to have never appeared on his face.
He approached Chris Wallace and said, "Chris, who is Smart from the Clippers?"
Wallace hurriedly said: "Oh, he used to be a financial investment analyst and has never worked in basketball. He was really reckless just now. I didn't expect that he would rush to the court and want to fight Griffin. , hehehe.”
The old man asked again: "What do you think of his operating level? Take down Curry and keep Randolph."
Wallace said: "Uh... To be honest Jerry, I can't see through him. I feel... I feel..."
"What does it feel like?"
"I told you not to laugh at me."
"I've laughed at you enough times, I don't care this time."
"..."
"I think he is quite similar to you in some of his operational choices... I'm not saying he is similar to you. You see your backgrounds are completely different. How can he compare with you, but... he is the kind of person who takes a different approach and is full of confidence at the same time. It feels quite similar."
The old man glanced at Wallace and said, "You didn't ask me to laugh at you. I think you wanted to insult me."
"No, absolutely not! Even if you no longer work for Grizzly Bear, I still have the utmost respect for you."
"You are right about one thing, he does have something like me. In that situation, I would have rushed to fight Griffin. It is a good thing for players to be competitive, but they must be used in the right place. I I’m a little tired and want to go back and rest.”
As the old man stood up to leave, Chris Wallace stood up to see him off and said, "Jerry, if you are interested, the Grizzlies welcome you back at any time. You see, our current situation is very good."
The old man waved his hand, left the auditorium without looking back, and disappeared into the passage. Chris Wallace sat back in his seat and breathed a sigh of relief.
He wondered if he should go to the locker room and take a look. Also, that guy Smart was really brave. The general manager ran onto the court to fight with the players. Who was the last person to do this?
Well, there seems to be no precedent. After all, general managers are smart and respectable people. Are they impatient to go out to duel with tall players?
"But what this guy did just now was really powerful. The ball hit Griffin on the head. Griffin was stunned by the hit. He is probably still confused now, right? Forget it, I'd better go to the locker room and take a look. This young man, don’t let this affect his subsequent performance.”
Wallace also left the audience and went to the team's locker room to visit Griffin. He went a little too far in the first half.
On the other side, in the Clippers locker room, the players returned to the locker room to rest for fifteen minutes. The poor performance in the first half made everyone a little frustrated, especially Curry.
The summer league is not important, and it is indeed not important, but it is also important, especially for young players. Every game should be taken seriously to win, because winning should become a habit, and habits should be cultivated from scratch.
For those who are used to winning, the goddess of victory will favor them more; for those who are used to losing, they may not be able to grasp victory when they are right in front of them.
"Where is Mr. Smart?" Curry asked Coach Kim Hughes. Curry especially wanted to express his gratitude to Smart for standing up for him just now.
"Mr. Smart was ejected and he has gone back first. Stephen, if you want to thank Mr. Smart for standing up for you, you might as well win this game. I think this is the best thank you to him. "
Kim Hughes patted Curry on the shoulder and said, Curry pursed his lips and nodded. He feels much better now and there is not so much pressure on him.
Since Griffin treated him like this, why should he hesitate? Just do it! Smart has given an example!
The morale of the Clippers team is reuniting. Young people without any blood cannot win the game.
The bloody spirit shown by Min Congda infected every Clippers player. Even if we lose this game against the Grizzlies, we still have to bite off a piece of meat from the Grizzlies!
Min Congda had no idea that his impulse inspired the whole team. After being ejected by the referee, he left the University of Nevada Stadium directly, went to the parking lot, and then called Ada to come and take him back to the hotel.
Griffin's behavior made him very angry. He recalled a rare physical education class when he was in school and wanted to play basketball. At that time, the cartoon "Slam Dunk" was popular all over the country, and all the boys ran to play basketball. (Go play football when "Captain" is popular.)
As soon as Min Congda became interested in basketball, he was bullied by several senior boys on the court. Taking advantage of his early growth, he used his body to bully others, knocking Min Congda, who was thin at the time, to the ground, with his arms and hands A big scratch.
I went to the physical education teacher to reason, but the physical education teacher said: "If you are small, don't play basketball. What's the use of being so short on the court."
From then on, Min Congda had nothing to do with basketball. It was not until now that he inexplicably became the general manager of the Clippers that he discovered that basketball is quite interesting.
The thin Curry struggled on the court and was knocked away, which made him feel angry. He couldn't hold back his anger and rushed towards Griffin.
Now that I think about it, I'm a little scared. With Griffin's size, one punch might not be able to knock his head off.
"Damn it, no matter how interesting basketball is, how can it be interesting to have 300 million US dollars? It's good to lose this time. At least I got 200 yuan."
Min Congda was thinking this when his cell phone suddenly rang, it was an unfamiliar number.
After coming to this time and space in the United States, few people have called him. Telecommunications fraud?
"Hello, hello, I'm Smart Min."
"Hello, Smart, I'm Joe Bozia, how are you doing now, do you feel okay?"
Um? Joe Bozia, who? I seem to have heard of it, but I don’t seem to have much of an impression.
Just as Ada came over, Min Congda covered the phone and asked: "Ada, who is Joe Bozia?"
Ada said: "Oh, he is the vice president of the league, responsible for the management of referee affairs."
Min Congda thought to himself, is the referee apologizing for expelling me just now?
"Oh, hello, Mr. Bozia. I feel very good now. The air outside is very fresh. I have long wanted to come out for a breath of air. Thank you Mr. referee for sending me out so that I can bask in the sun outside."
Min Congda is also top-notch in terms of yin and yang, but he is not familiar with the NBA circle anyway and is not accustomed to anyone.
"Mr. Smart, I saw your heroic performance on the scene. I admire it very much, but I think you were a little reckless and disrupted the order of the field. According to the regulations of the league, we will fine you US$2,000. When you return to Los Angeles, don’t forget to turn over the money to the league office.”
In addition to training new players, the summer league is also an opportunity to train new referees, so Joe Bozzia, the league's vice president in charge of refereeing, watched the game live.
After seeing Min Congda's "brave" performance, he immediately decided to issue a ticket to this guy as a warning to others. It was a kind of greeting gift for the new general manager to enter the league, so that he could start his work in the future.
He caused trouble to President Stern a lot during the draft.
When Min Congda heard that he was going to be fined, he suddenly remembered that among his three incomes, in addition to bankruptcy dividends and loss wages, there was also a free throw bonus!
[Penalty Bonus: When you are fined by the league for some reason, the system will pay the fine for you and an equal amount will be subsidized to your salary account (after tax)]
While paying the fine for you, you can also make up for it in equal amounts. Isn’t this for free?
Only now did Min Congda realize that this was what the fine was. How could he not have thought of it earlier?
"Hello? Mr. Smart? Did you hear that? $2,000 is already the minimum fine. After all, this is just a summer league..."
"I heard it, I heard Mr. Bozia. I deeply apologize for my reckless behavior during the game. In order to express my sincerity and sincere intention to change, I feel that the fine of 2,000 is too little. , what do you think about a fine of 5,000?"
"..."
Bozia, the vice president who is considered harsh and feared in the league, can't be punished all of a sudden. He still thinks that the punishment is insufficient?
"No, no, no, 5,000 is not good. Let's make it up and fine me 10,000! How about it, Mr. Bozia? More is fine, I want to make some contribution to the NBA!"
"Remember to go back and contact us to pay the fine. That's it, Mr. Smart. Goodbye... beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep."
"Don't hang up...don't...Hey, why did you fine me two thousand? I'm so stingy..."
After hanging up the phone, Min Congda felt much better. He found a good way to make money.
"Mr. Smart, shall we go back to the hotel?"
"No! I'm not going back. I'll go back to the locker room. You go back to the game and tell me what's going on. I think the Clippers can win this game!"
With a bonus of 2,000 yuan, Min Congda didn't care about the 200 yuan at all. He hoped that his boys could compete and kill the grizzly bear!
