The clothes are all in the hotel, and Min Congda wants to take Ada back to the hotel.
Ada said she could just let someone else deliver it, but Min Congda still insisted on delivering it to her.
"You had a drink thrown at you because of me. I should send you back. Let's go."
Ada no longer refused, and obediently followed Min Congda out of Madison, returning to the hotel to take a shower and change clothes.
At this time in the Clippers locker room, Dunleavy asked the players to increase ball movement in the second half to better break the Knicks' forward defense.
"More transfers, more runs, more penetrations!"
Dunleavy emphasized that when faced with the opponent's active defense, active offense should be used to resolve it.
Curry didn't take it seriously, thinking: "That also means more mistakes."
Of course, Curry wouldn't say anything. In the first half, he played according to Dunleavy's arrangements.
In the second quarter, he made fewer mistakes, played more calmly, and hit important shots.
But the Clippers were only tied with the Knicks and did not have enough advantage.
If we continue playing at this pace, it will be a tug-of-war.
Both sides will definitely fight till the last moment.
At the end of the halftime break, the two sides returned to the stage and returned to the game.
Curry noticed that Min Congda was not on the sidelines and asked, "Where is Smart?"
Little Jordan replied: "Someone just spilled a drink on Miss Ada. Mr. Smart sent her back to change clothes."
Baron Davis said: "Stephen, don't forget the challenge between us. You performed well in the last game, but not so well tonight."
Curry said: "Just watch out for the third quarter."
Balang said: "No problem, play according to your own ideas, I will pass the ball to you. But if you can't score, don't blame me."
"As long as Lao Deng has no objection."
"The ball is in our court, what can he say?"
The two point guards didn't completely listen to Dunleavy.
That's how professional teams are, unlike college teams.
Colleges are coach-led, especially those with big names.
The student players are their pawns, functioning at the direction of their coaches.
In a professional team, players and coaches have a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship.
We are all colleagues who work together. Everything is discussed and the players have greater freedom.
Dunleavy cannot have absolute control over the current Clippers.
Davis and Curry, one is the boss and the other is the No. 1 pick, both have their own ideas.
Of course, everyone's thoughts are to let the Clippers win.
It's not like there's a traitor who does everything thinking about the team losing.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Curry showed his unique thinking.
He changed his calm running position in the first half and began to flexibly intersperse runs on the Knicks' baseline.
When Lao Deng saw it, he asked you to organize the lobs carefully, and you damn well ran to the baseline. Is there anyone so organized like you?
But Dunleavy immediately had nothing to say, and Curry used the screen to make a return run and slipped to the left corner.
Baron Davis' pass arrived immediately, Curry received the ball and quickly shot a three-pointer!
The ball pierced the sky above Madison and hit accurately!
In the first offense of the second half, the Clippers did not launch from the inside.
Instead, Curry hit the first three-pointer, which was a signal.
But the Knicks players didn't realize that they were still playing according to the established arrangement.
In a positional battle, David Lee went to the high post to catch the ball and open up the defense.
Duhon passed the ball to David Lee and provided support from the high post.
Duhong walked around David Lee and wanted to make a cut, but Curry stayed close.
Suddenly, Curry gave up sticking to Duhon and instead teamed up with Randolph to double-team David Lee!
A very risky defensive method. Once David Lee reacted, he went straight to the basket and Du Hong made an air cut.
But the double-team was very fast. Curry took the ball out of David Lee's hand and succeeded in stealing it!
During the Clippers' counterattack, Curry protected the ball and advanced quickly, coming to the frontcourt for a brief observation.
Inside, Randolph had a chance to be in a strong position, but David Lee quickly returned to defense and once again went around to block Randolph.
If Curry plays this ball as a tall point guard or forward, he will choose to pass inside to break the pass.
But Curry didn't. He stopped suddenly inside the three-point line and suddenly shot a mid-range jumper!
Before Du Hong had time to chase back, he watched Curry take action and hit a two-pointer!
At the beginning of the third quarter, Curry played extremely strongly on both offense and defense.
This is not the play style that Dunleavy arranged at all, but if the ball goes in, it is a good goal.
Lao Deng looked at the audience. Smart was not there. This guy would be very excited when he saw it.
I don't know whether Min Congda was excited or not, but the New York fans at the scene were very excited.
They applauded Curry's performance. There is no way that even if he puts on a Clippers jersey, the Knicks still like him very much.
With two goals scored, Curry has scored 10 points.
10 points obviously won't satisfy him.
He realized that his hand was feeling warm.
Fortunately, Baron Davis saw that Curry had a good touch.
He didn't pass the ball to Curry because of the challenge agreed upon by the two.
On the contrary, he took the initiative to hand the ball to Curry during the offense and watched the kid perform.
When Curry faced Duhon's defense and hit another three-pointer, D'Antoni on the sidelines couldn't sit still.
He called a timeout to rearrange his defense.
what happened? The forward movement and contraction in the first half were of no use in the second half.
Easily torn apart by Curry's three-pointer.
His shot was so decisive that the defender had no time to react.
"Stephen! Stephen! Come to New York, Stephen!"
On the sidelines, die-hard Knicks fan Spike Lee shouted at Curry.
New Yorkers have not given up on the idea of letting Curry come to New York, and they should not be separated because they are so in love.
But Curry just smiled. He understood New York's hospitality, and now he had someone to repay.
"Stephen made a good shot. If it goes in, it's a good shot."
Dunleavy praised Curry, and Curry nodded, thinking there was a "but" behind it.
As a result, Dunleavy did not say but this time, nor did he say "but the ball shouldn't be played like this."
He skipped the but, briefly pausing to give the players a renewed emphasis on defense.
"Maintain the defensive formation, bite one-on-one, and don't give them a chance to open up on the outside. You have to keep an eye on Kaman inside. Keep the pressure on them, and don't give them three-pointers!"
The Knicks are the team that shoots the most three-pointers in the league, averaging 9 per game, and their shooting percentage is not bad.
Four of the five starting players have three-point ability, which requires the Clippers not to easily shrink their defense.
The Knicks' lineup of one center and four shooters can be said to be very advanced at the moment.
The weakness is of course that the inside is weak and the rebounds will be blown up. The Knicks' rebounding is at the bottom of the league.
Commentators before the game believed that the Clippers would take advantage of both black and white to attack the Knicks inside.
Of course D'Antoni thought about it, so he used a shrinking defensive formation.
But he didn't expect that the Clippers stopped them in the third quarter not from the inside, but from the outside with three-pointers.
After a short pause, the game continued. Wilson Chandler beat Thornton and scored at the basket.
The Clippers served quickly, and Baron Davis passed the ball to Curry before halftime.
Curry suddenly accelerated to the basket. His speed was not particularly fast, but his rhythm was excellent.
The significance of a good rhythm is that you can adjust your steps to create time differences and avoid the opponent's blockage.
Curry dribbled the ball to the basket with his left hand. Facing the defense of center Jeffries, he slowed down and staggered the opponent, then switched to his right hand to throw up and hit two points!
Curry showed his confidence. After scoring the goal, he did not retreat immediately, but launched a counterattack on the spot in the frontcourt!
The Knicks served carelessly, but Duhon was pressed by Curry and the ball was stolen!
The deft Curry took the ball and this time he chose a lob to the inside. Randolph caught the ball and dunked with one hand!
62:55!
Curry led a whirlwind attack, and the Clippers led the Knicks by 7 points in the third quarter.
He is such a little whirlwind!
Curry looked at Min Congda's seat on the sidelines again, but it was still empty.
I thought to myself: "Why hasn't Smart come back? I really want him to see my performance."
(End of chapter)
