Before the last game of the regular season, Min Congda came to the team's locker room to check on the team's morale.
From February to April, Min Congda's life was really uncomfortable, just like the investors who bought stocks and experienced the stock market crash.
In nearly two months, it fell all the way from 5,000 points to 1,800 points, which was a complete disaster.
If this disaster is really like the stock market crash, it would be better if it ends within a week or two.
It just happened that it lasted for two months, and Min Congda was tortured by both humans and ghosts. Every day, he wondered why the Clippers were still winning?
Because the trade deadline is over, Min Congda has no chance to trade, and layoffs are even more impossible.
Let the coaching staff mess up and everyone has the ball to play. These tricks are useless, either the system does not allow it, or everyone is fooled.
Everyone felt that Min Congda said this deliberately to make the players relax, but the explanation was inexplicable and unreasonable.
As a result, Min Congda has not completed any plans in the past two months, focusing only on the team's record.
Fortunately, Min Congda, who has strong willpower, slowly recovered from this huge blow.
Now it seems that the situation is not so bad.
If they lose to the Lakers in the last game, then everything will be fine.
If you can't make the playoffs, you don't have to worry about losing money.
If we win the last game, we will advance to the first round of the playoffs and play the Lakers.
Based on the strength comparison between the two sides, it is impossible to defeat Black Eight.
Full play, the Clippers played at a super level, and the Lakers played at a low level.
The two sides played a tiebreaker. The Clippers won 3 games, and Min Congda also lost US$9,000.
In order to prepare for a compensation of US$9,000, Min Congda has been scolding the referee frequently in the past two months.
By the way, I post referee reports and screenshots of whistleblowing on NBA-Batman from time to time.
The referee was also heavily criticized in the post-match analysis article in order to vent his anger.
The furious league office issued three fines to Min Congda in March and April.
He was fined a total of US$60,000, which greatly healed Min Congda's injured mind.
It also gave Min Congda the confidence to deal with the playoff crisis.
Therefore, losing tonight is good, but winning is not unacceptable.
Min Congda is such a man who can bend and stretch.
As soon as he entered the Clippers locker room, Min Congda felt a solemn atmosphere.
Obviously, everyone is very concerned about the key battle to enter the playoffs.
Especially the opponent is the Lakers. If you beat them, you will face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.
The first Los Angeles derby in history, it was absolutely fascinating.
What makes the Clippers players feel aggrieved is that the Lakers rested Kobe in this game.
It means that it doesn't matter if you lose to the Clippers, it's the same regardless of who you play in the first round.
It's great to play the Clippers because you don't have to travel home and away, they're all in Los Angeles.
That's great for the Lakers, every game in the series is at home.
Min Congda has already foreseen that if the Lakers are slightly unlucky this time, they may collapse.
He was anxious, but what could he say when he arrived in the Clippers locker room?
"Don't play hard and lose early. Teams in the playoffs don't pay wages."
"You should go home to fish, you should go fishing, you should go pick up girls, why can't you do something else and have to play in the playoffs?"
He couldn't say that, he could only walk around the locker room a few times without saying a word.
There was an anxious look on his face.
Everyone has seen Mr. Smart show such an expression more than once.
In the past month or two, he often came to the locker room to take a look.
He didn't speak much, he just looked around with a frown on his face, and then left with a serious face.
At first, everyone speculated that Smart was really going to die, or that he would resign after failing to make the playoffs.
Everyone is worried about his health and job.
Later, these rumors were dispelled, and everyone knew that Smart would definitely stay on, and it had nothing to do with whether he made the playoffs or not.
So I felt that it must be because I was under too much pressure and wanted the team to make the playoffs so much that the smile on my face was gone.
So on April Fool's Day, all the team's employees and players discussed and made a joke with Min Congda.
I wanted to make Min Congda laugh, but after the joke, Min Congda became even more depressed.
Later, Dunleavy said, "Mr. Smart only really cares about one thing. The team can make the playoffs. Everyone should work hard. This is the last game, so work harder."
After coming out of the Clippers locker room, Min Congda especially wanted to visit the Lakers locker room.
Give the Lakers players a good cheer, cheer up, and stimulate Kobe by the way.
This guy Corvo actually took a truce and stopped playing just to take a good rest and prepare for the playoffs.
Min Congda was very angry, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. He took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Fan Chen.
"Fan Chen, tweeted on his account, as follows: One thing that Kobe will never be able to surpass Jordan is that Jordan will never take a break from the regular season for the playoffs, because Jordan said he doesn't want fans who save money to buy tickets to watch his games. disappointment."
After a while, Fan Chen replied: "I can post it, but I want to say that in fact, Kobe doesn't take a lot of rest. His physical condition is not good this year. And isn't taking a rest a good thing for the Clippers?"
Min Congda replied righteously, "But it's not a good thing for basketball."
This sentence left Fan Chen speechless, and he immediately tweeted this on NBA-Batman.
At the end of the tweet, Fan Chen added, "The voice of a sincere basketball lover."
Unfortunately, no matter what Min Congda did, he could not influence the course of the final game.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the match between the two sides started.
Except for Kobe Bryant, all the other main players of the Lakers are there.
Fisher, Gasol, Bynum, Artest and Odom.
The player replacing Kobe in the starting lineup tonight is Shannon Brown.
For the Clippers, the starting lineup has gradually stabilized.
Randolph, Gasol, Baron Davis, Ricky Davis plus Curry.
An unintentional trade by Min Chongda at the trade deadline on February 18 pushed Ricky Davis into the starting small forward position.
Unexpectedly, this change has great significance for the Clippers.
After February 18, the Clippers' offensive efficiency and points per game have improved.
An average of 2 more three-pointers per game come from the contribution of Ricky Davis.
At the same time, there has not been a significant decline on the defensive end because Ricky Davis is working hard to do a good job in 3D.
He is using his performance to slowly wash away the shame and ridicule he once had.
In addition to the Los Angeles Derby, the showdown between the Lakers and Clippers will also be a confrontation between the Gasol brothers.
Gasol also secured his position as the Clippers' starting center and performed better and better.
He doesn't have Kaman's outstanding low post skills.
But he is better defensively, taller and stronger, and has good support.
His arrival has enriched the Clippers' internal tactics and made the team's style of play more three-dimensional.
After half a season of running-in, he and Randolph have become more understanding.
Min Congda sat on the sidelines and watched Gasol and Bynum jump the ball.
The ball went to Curry, who he had chosen, and the game began.
(End of chapter)
