Min Congda feels very worried about the Blazers' "grinding and grinding" playing style.
In fact, the Trail Blazers are in good shape tonight, with a high shooting percentage and a very smooth offense.
The Clippers don't have enough pressure on the ball holder on the defensive end, and the Blazers players can run the tactics smoothly.
Judging from the scene, the Trail Blazers always suppressed the Clippers.
After Harden hit a three-pointer to chase the point difference to 1 point.
Fernandez immediately caught the ball at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer.
The score difference returned to 4 points.
Milicic serves quickly from the backcourt.
Harden quickly crossed the half court with the ball, observed the movement of his teammates, and hit the ball from the wing to the basket.
It's a pity that Milicic and Harden didn't have enough tacit understanding on this ball, and they failed to catch the ball steadily and made a mistake.
"Counterattack, push to counterattack, push to counterattack!"
Min Congda thought to himself, isn't this a good opportunity to fight back.
But the Blazers did not counterattack, but chose to control the ball.
Then he started fighting positions and running tactics again, which made Min Congda very depressed.
It's obviously a good opportunity to catch mistakes and counterattack.
Spanish strikers like Fernandez are very capable of fast breaks.
Can't you bring up the pace of the game?
No, McMillan's strategy is to maintain a steady pace.
Adhering to traditional team building and tactical concepts, he has equally strict tactical requirements for substitutes.
After falling into position, Fernandez once again received the ball from the top of the arc and broke through the basket.
As a result, the layup was successfully blocked by Milicic, and the Clippers regained control of the ball.
Milicic gave the ball to Harden. Harden glanced at the frontcourt and made a super long pass!
Paul George had already rushed to the three-point line, caught the ball unguarded, and dunked easily.
Harden's passing is full of adventure. Although he will make mistakes, once he succeeds, it is indeed a good scoring opportunity.
The substitutes of both sides were inextricable in the second quarter.
The Trail Blazers are more team-oriented and more reasonable.
The Clippers are freer and more imaginative.
The score difference between the two sides has always remained at around 2 points.
The Clippers have no way to overtake or take the lead. They don't defend very well.
And there is another very fatal flaw, which is that mistakes begin to increase.
Harden played 8 minutes in the second quarter and committed 3 turnovers.
Dunleavy saw that he made so many mistakes and asked him to pass the ball more cautiously during the timeout.
Give Hinrich the ball more to handle.
"But I also contributed 4 assists!" Harden said during the timeout.
Lao Deng thought to himself, you will still talk back, right?
But thinking about it again, these young players have Smart's support behind them.
Forget it, they can fight however they like, times have changed.
When Dunleavy was playing, the authority of coaches was still very strong.
His head coach during the Rockets period was Bill Fitch.
Known for his bad temper and bad relationship with the Celtics stars, he came to the Rockets.
Later he became his own coach, and those in the same group as him, such as Sloan, George Karl, Larry Brown, and Pat Riley, were all coaches who respected authority and had a great temper.
Their coaching principles originated from those authoritative college coaches, Wooden, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith,
But almost starting with Phil Jackson, his success triggered new thinking about the coaching position.
Especially when the Bulls and Lakers won three consecutive championships, and another two consecutive championships in 2010.
Jackson's achievements in the coaching position are unprecedented and unprecedented, and they are simply shocking.
According to his self-report and book, the most important thing for him as a coach is not tactics or records, but communication with players.
Under the guidance of Jackson's successful example, some service-oriented and chicken soup-type coaches have gradually become a trend in the NBA.
Lao Deng is not such a coach, but under Min Congda's "forced" correction last season, Lao Deng discovered that sometimes it is better to ignore things than to manage them.
Never mind, these young and talented players may not listen to you. If they don't play well on the court, it will be your head coach who takes the blame.
Ignore it, young people are happy, they can play well and win, and it is easy to be their own coach, so why not?
After a season of repeated edification, Dunleavy gradually changed his ideas.
You'll still say what you need to say, and it's up to you whether you want to or not. Anyway, I won't go against you.
Moreover, Lao Deng knew that his heart was not good, so it would not be worth it to push the thimble over his head and make him mad to death.
Dunleavy thought to himself: "I'd better leave my tolerance and temper to Smart. I won't compete with the players."
What Min Congda had done was enough to make him drink a cup of wine. If he got angry with the young man again, he might not think that he would live too long.
After a pause in the first half, some simple arrangements and reminders, the main players came back on stage to finish the second quarter.
Deng tried to have Curry and Harden on the court at the same time, not because both of them needed to hold the ball, but because the two of them started to be humble on the court.
Curry took the initiative to pass the ball to Harden. Harden dribbled for a while and seemed too embarrassed to attack it himself, so he handed it to Curry.
Curry wanted to throw a three-pointer, but thought it was better to forget it and see if Harden had any good opportunities.
The opportunity was fleeting. He didn't shoot, so he could only pass. The final time was reduced to about 20 seconds, and it was given to Ricky Davis.
Davis caught the ball and forced a shot but missed...
Ricky thought to himself, are you both here to help me?
It's almost time, pass the ball to me and throw the pot?
Two people, one is number one and the other is third overall.
Although Curry is the first overall pick, he has never maintained his identity and regarded himself as the boss.
When paired with Baron Davis, they will take care of the big brother's ball rights.
Harden, a foreign monk, is the third player in the Thunder. When he comes to the Clippers, he will not compete for the core position.
Both of them have relatively gentle personalities, have a good relationship off the court, and have no desire to compete at the core.
As a result, in the second half of the second quarter, the Clippers' offense suddenly slowed down.
There were more passes, fewer decisive shots, and a succession of turnovers.
Dunleavy noticed something was wrong. What's going on? Are you two competing for the Ethics Award?
If you don’t shoot, I won’t shoot either. I always take care of the opponent’s ball rights.
Forget it, little fat guy, come down and rest. I see you are quite tired from the beating.
After a short pause, Harden was replaced and Baron Davis was replaced.
However, the Clippers' offensive continuity has been interrupted, and they were beaten by the Trail Blazers with a 7:1 offensive climax.
The Clippers' only score was a technical foul free throw caused by the Trail Blazers' defense for three seconds.
At the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Clippers by 5 points, 57:52.
Min Congda is still very satisfied with this score.
The Clippers made some great offense and plays.
But the overall stability is not as good as the Trail Blazers.
Although the Blazers struggled offensively, they were unable to completely widen the point difference.
But their effective defense and smooth offense still suppressed the Clippers on the scene.
In the first half, Curry scored 8 points and 3 assists, Harden scored 6 points, had 5 assists and 4 turnovers.
It was Randolph who really withstood the Clippers' offense, with 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Min Congda thought to himself, no surprise, Randolph scored 20 points in this game.
Curry scored 18 points and Harden scored 12 points.
The score for both sides is estimated to be around 100 points.
The Clippers' offense is better, but their defense cannot make too many mistakes.
In the end, we lost by 5 or 6 points, which is not too ugly.
Min Congda's wishful thinking crackled.
Not only did he think so, but so did McMillan.
(End of chapter)
