At halftime, thanks to Curry's outstanding performance in substitute time, the Clippers led the Thunder by 4 points at halftime 57:53.
Curry made 2 of 4 three-pointers and 2 of 3 two-pointers in the first half, scoring 10 points and 2 assists.
Perhaps because of the support from Min Congda on the plane, Curry obviously played more freely and freely in this game.
For example, during a fast break, shooting directly from outside the three-point line was unforgivable in the past.
Of course, opportunities like fast break counterattacks must hit the basket. If the success rate is important, how can you shoot a three-pointer?
For old-school coaches, once someone makes a shot like this, they will be replaced directly and sit on the bench until they die.
The NBA is of course different. This is a league dominated by stars. What fans pay to watch is the stars, not the coaches.
As long as he can score goals and score them beautifully, you don't care how he scores them. He just throws from midfield. If he scores a goal, it's a good goal.
Of course Dunleavy understands this rule. Since Min Congda asked Curry not to memorize the tactical manual, he can play however he likes.
The game continued in the second half, and Min Congda bought another box of popcorn during the intermission.
He found that the popcorn at Oklahoma City's home court was quite delicious, fragrant and crispy, and not too greasy to eat.
Much better than the variety of popcorn at Staples Center that doesn't taste that good.
Holding popcorn in his hand, the smell spread to the Clippers bench, making Curry hungry.
Curry is a true popcorn lover. He doesn’t eat much other snacks, but loves to eat popcorn of various flavors.
Now every time he goes to an away game, he has to try the popcorn here first, and the popcorn at Oklahoma City's home court tastes really good.
Smelling the smell of Min Congda eating popcorn, Curry turned back frequently and looked at it with big eyes blinking.
Min Congda handed the popcorn to Curry and said: "Do you want to eat, Stephen? Come on, come on, I'll give you some, you eat some."
Curry waved his hands hastily, the game is about to start, how can he eat randomly, the smell is really unbearable.
When the second half of the game officially started, Curry sat on the bench as a substitute, and Min Congda still used popcorn to seduce Curry from time to time.
"Hey, Stephen, do you want a bite? How about a bite?"
Curry shook his head, feeling that it was really bad to sit on the bench and eat popcorn, how unbecoming it was.
"The popcorn in Oklahoma City is really good. How about I buy you another bag?"
"Forget it, Mr. Smart, don't interfere with me, I'd better not eat."
"Eat, eat, eat a little, and your performance on the court will be better later."
Min Congda wanted to interfere with Curry's state. This greedy cat asked him to eat to distract him, so that he could affect his performance on the court later.
Curry was indeed disturbed by the fragrant popcorn. In the end, he really couldn't hold it back. He grabbed some and secretly put it into his mouth to chew. Dunleavy couldn't see it since his back was turned to him.
"Nice! It's really delicious, very delicious, much better than Stamps's."
"I'm telling you! Oklahoma City's popcorn is pretty good, by far the best on the road."
"We're going to New Orleans tomorrow and we're going to try it there too..."
"Stephen! What are you doing? Get ready to play!"
Dunleavy's loud shout startled Curry, and the popcorn in his mouth almost spat out.
More than halfway through the third quarter, the two sides were still inseparable.
Baron Davis played a strong offense in the third quarter and made consecutive kills to the basket.
He showed his former gang leader's brutality and domineering attitude, and beat Westbrook to the point where he had no temper at all.
However, Dunleavy's rotation principle is to clock out at regular times, regardless of whether you are in good condition or not.
When the time comes, it's time to rotate, and the bench has to come on.
The advantage of playing this way is that rotation doesn't require much thinking, everyone is used to it, and there is a better understanding.
The disadvantage is that it is rigid. Sometimes players who are in good form leave the field early and can easily lose their form.
Curry took off his sports jacket and swallowed the popcorn in his mouth with a sip of water.
Opposite Thunder's Harden also played, and the two rookies in 2009 once again made an intuitive comparison.
Min Congda thought to himself: "Hazhu, I have tried my best to interfere with Curry. If you don't show your strength in the second half, I really want to write you down in my notebook."
Min Congda saw that the Clippers and Thunder were evenly matched in the starting lineup, and each had its own destiny in the other's hands.
The Clippers are unable to defend the perimeter at the third position, so Durant plays relatively easily. Once he develops his feel and condition, he is basically uncontrollable.
The Thunder can't defend the inside at the fourth position. Whenever they need strength, Randolph and Kaman will punish the Thunder's inside.
Therefore, the winner of both sides lies with the second team, namely Curry and Harden.
"If Harden can get better and beat Curry, the Thunder will have the ability to win this game. This is still home, so work harder... I, RNM, why can't you make the shot!"
Min Congda also expected Harden to perform in the second half, but in the third quarter he scored the first goal. After a breakthrough, he missed a layup with a European step to the basket.
Another missed layup was not due to the Clippers' good defense, but to Harden's poor condition.
I made 0 of 5 shots in the first half. I wanted to try one in the second half and hit the basket for touch, but I still missed.
"Oh, this idiot, he got to the basket, and you dodged the defender to get a layup, but you just bumped into him and drew a foul! If you're looking for touch, don't you have to look for it at the free throw line? Can't you do a layup like this? In the middle, the feeling is even worse, is it done?"
Min Congda wished he could become the head coach of the Thunder and teach Harden how to play on the sidelines.
It's a pity that he is the general manager of the Clippers, so he can only complain silently in his heart, and then eat popcorn with an expressionless face.
In the Clippers round, Curry drove to the basket during the offense and made a low-handed backhand layup.
Min Congda instantly felt that the popcorn in his hand was no longer fragrant. This kid had a lot of fun tonight.
The Thunder's basket defense is really not good at protecting the basket. If you want to improve the team's strength, you must have an inside line with excellent basket protection to guard the three-second zone.
Eating popcorn not only did not make Curry unstable, on the contrary, he became more and more excited as he played.
An underhand layup caught the moon from the sea, the king of Qin dribbled under his crotch and circled the post, and Hou Yi shot the sun with a three-point shot.
In the second team competition, Curry completely had the upper hand and played well with the substitutes.
Curry, who scored 10 points in the first half, scored 10 points again in the third quarter!
Scored his first career 20+!
Curry scored 20 points before the game was finished.
This is the ninth game of Curry's career.
When Curry scored his 20th point, he ran to the sidelines, took a popcorn box from Min Congda and stuffed it into his mouth.
Come celebrate the first little milestone in your career.
Min Congda looked at the popcorn in his hand and really wanted to throw it away.
Harden still didn't score in the second half, making 0 of 3 shots in the third quarter.
So far in the game, he has made 0 of 8 shots. Compared with Curry, his performance is in the sky.
"I...forget it, I won't curse anymore. I have to watch the player I selected finish the game with tears in my eyes."
"..."
"What if there is a miracle?"
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