Curry's mediocre performance in the third quarter was not only related to Andre Miller's average defense, but also related to Curry's own physical condition.
He felt fine in the first half, but as soon as the confrontation started in the third quarter of the second half, Curry felt some discomfort in his right ankle.
Because an ankle sprain occurred during a national team game, in order to prevent habitual sprains, in addition to daily maintenance, Curry usually uses his ankle very carefully.
For a defender, the ankle is really important.
Without a strong, flexible ankle, you won't be able to perform various changes of direction.
It may be that there is some psychological burden that causes Curry to hesitate when making moves.
He didn't turn the ball over once in the first half and already had two in the third quarter.
This is related to his hesitation to play the ball because he was worried about his ankle injury.
Min Congda was sitting behind the bench. Seeing that Curry did not perform well in the third quarter, he definitely wanted to go up and "comfort" him.
"Stephen, what happened to you? You made a mistake, two mistakes, and you didn't score a point. Why did you go to the off-season? Did you agree to study in the Dream Team?"
Curry pointed to his right ankle and said: "Do you remember when I sprained my ankle in August? When the competition becomes more intense, I will worry about the sprain, so I will be hesitant in my movements. But I will pay attention to it later. Not letting my ankle distract me.”
Hearing that Curry was worried about his ankle, Min Congda immediately became energetic.
According to Fan Chen's prediction, small guards like Curry are easily affected by injuries.
Are there signs starting to appear now?
Min Congda came closer and said, "Is it serious? Didn't the doctor recommend surgery?"
Curry said: "As long as you are careful and pay attention, there will be no problem."
Min Congda said: "How about surgery? The sooner the surgery is done, the sooner you can have peace of mind."
Curry doesn’t understand, how can he feel relieved after having surgery early?
That's right, the sooner you have surgery, the sooner you can recover.
But in only his second season, Curry didn't want to miss the opportunity to increase his goals.
Especially since another group of outstanding young players have joined the team.
Harden and Bledsoe are both very powerful rookies.
Sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Curry is worried that if he rests for surgery, he will be pulled away from the gap.
"I'm still young. If I have surgery, it may end the season. It would be too early."
Hearing the words "season reimbursement", Min Congda almost had a smile on his face.
Comrade, restrain yourself, you are the general manager of the Clippers.
Min Congda coughed lightly and said: "Stephen, just reimburse the reimbursement. You are still young and there will be many opportunities in the future."
"Are you worried about the contract? Don't worry, if you have surgery, I will renew your contract immediately in advance!"
"As the old saying goes, sharpening the knife will not delay the woodchopping, and performing surgery will not delay the game. You must have confidence in modern medical technology."
The more Curry listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why did he feel that Smart wanted me to reimburse him?
But from the moment he entered the league, Curry knew that Smart cared about him.
Perhaps apart from dad Dell Curry, rescuer Min Congda cares about him the most, so Curry understands Min Congda's mood.
Curry said: "We'll see what happens later. I'm totally fine now. If I can't hold on, I will solve this problem."
After hearing what Curry said, Min Congda was quite satisfied.
Of course, he doesn't want Curry to get injured, and he won't curse Curry for reimbursement.
I just want to think that if Curry is really not in good health, he should be more conscious and have surgery as soon as possible to recuperate his health.
When the time comes, it would be nice to give Curry a big contract to support him, right? Feeding idle people.
This is the best way to show off, a situation that Min Congda dreams of.
He also gave Curry reassurance, "Don't worry, I will definitely keep you!"
Curry was deeply moved and a little shaken as to whether he really needed surgery to save his ankle.
In fact, for Curry, early surgery may not be a good choice.
If many injuries can be detected and treated early, the prognosis will be very good.
Once it is difficult to recover before surgical treatment, the effect will be less effective and it may recur in the future.
For example, the most serious injury in Michael Jordan's career was in his sophomore year.
The season was canceled, he made it to the playoffs, scored 63 points, and never had a serious injury after that.
Curry originally wanted to sit down and think about how to play well in the following games.
Being so disturbed by Min Congda, his mind was even more focused on his ankle.
At this time, Harden took Curry's position, and possession of the ball was given to Baron Davis.
The Clippers played decent positional basketball for five minutes, allowing Randolph to hit hard in the paint.
When he needed more strength, Randolph was still able to get on top and hit with continuous strong attacks.
However, on the Trail Blazers' side, their offense became smoother and smoother, and they maintained a lead of about 10 points.
So far, the Trail Blazers have controlled their mistakes quite well and have not given the Clippers too many opportunities to counterattack.
The offense is very aggressive in fighting for offensive rebounds. Even if the Clippers defend it, they may lose offensive rebounds.
Regardless of the Clippers' inside duo, modern basketball is no better than it was in the 1950s and 1960s.
In that era, rebounding was really the job of the inside. Those big centers could easily grab 20 or 30 rebounds a game.
Rebounding monsters like Chamberlain and Russell can get 40 rebounds in a game.
Now, grabbing rebounds is what every team has to do, especially after the three-point shot became popular.
Some long rebounds cannot be grabbed by inside players and must be controlled by outside players.
The Clippers, who lack height at the third position, suffered a slight disadvantage in rebounding.
Harden and Balang, the bearded men, are not strong in rebounding.
Brand Roy grabbed two long offensive rebounds during the offense, hit a mid-range hit, and hit a point shot inside.
Such a ball is very damaging to the morale of the defensive team. After experiencing the free and unrestrained first half, the Clippers players had a lot of fun.
There seems to be a feeling of being slowly brought back to its original shape.
At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Clippers by 10 points, 87:77.
McMillan is still very satisfied with the players' performance.
During the break in the third quarter, he praised his players' discipline and tactical rigor.
"This is the key for us to lead and suppress our opponents. Our tactics are more disciplined, our defense is more oppressive, and our offensive choices are more reasonable! To maintain this state, not only in this game, but also throughout the season, we Will achieve better results!"
McMillan believes that the team completed the victory over the Clippers in the tactical link.
As long as nothing unexpected happens and the fourth quarter continues the momentum of the first three quarters, the second win of the season will be achieved.
However, if nothing else happens, an accident will happen.
(End of chapter)
