"Sir, please relax, let your emotions relax, and slowly enter a state of sleep. You will have a good dream. Relax, you are now lying on a piece of green grass, blue sky, white clouds, gentle The sun shines on your face. All the things that bother you are put aside, and you relax completely. You are the only one left in this world, with the gentle wind blowing, the fragrance of flowers and the sound of running water... Good Yes, can you tell me your name?"
"Min Congda, his English name is Smart-Min."
"Great name, can you tell me what you do?"
"Professional manager, works for the Los Angeles Clippers."
"How is your job with the Clippers?"
"Not bad. We made the playoffs in the first year and the Western Conference finals in the second year. We just lost to the Dallas Mavericks 2:4 in the Western Conference finals and failed to enter the finals."
"A very surprising result. You must have put a lot of effort into building the team."
"Yes, I put a lot of effort into it."
"That's why you care so much about the team's performance that when you encounter unfair treatment, you will get angry or even get into a fight, right?"
"……Yes."
"What's your family situation like? How did you come to the United States? Can you tell me?"
"My parents passed away very early. I was tricked into working in the United States when I was 15 years old. I washed dishes, took out garbage, and did heavy work in restaurants in Los Angeles. I received a lot of unfair treatment. I always When I was beaten, the boss would hit me with a water glass or put a bucket on my head if he was not satisfied. At that time, my only entertainment was playing basketball. I was good at basketball, because I was a yellow race, and the street boys Call me butter bomb.”
"Later, I met Mr. Sterling on the street. I remember it was in 2001. He admired my skills very much. Later, he often went to the restaurant where I worked to eat and always gave me tips. At that time, I was working and studying by correspondence. I went to school, got my degree, and later got a green card. Mr. Sterling would invite me to watch games at Staples Center for many years... Until 2009, one day Mr. Sterling suddenly came to me and said He didn’t want to take care of the Clippers anymore, he thought I was a good management material and let me try.”
"He only gave me two days to prepare, and then I took office..."
In a psychological clinic in the northeastern part of Los Angeles, Min Congda is lying on a couch, narrating his past in a slow and vague tone.
Sitting next to him is Mia, a curly-haired female psychotherapist in her 30s, wearing a suit and skirt.
While using a voice recorder to record what Min Congda said, she sketched on the form to make diagnosis and treatment decisions.
This is the fifth time Min Congda has come here. The first two times were simple contacts and conversations.
Starting from the third time, Mia tried to use hypnosis to understand Min Congda's deeper problems.
But Min Congda has been resisting and unable to enter the hypnotic state.
It wasn't until the fifth time that hypnosis finally succeeded.
Mia learned more about Min Congda's past.
This helps treat the manic and unstable side of his mood.
The NBA Western Conference semifinals have passed. In the tiebreaker, the Los Angeles Clippers fought the Oklahoma City Thunder in a bloody battle.
When Durant and Westbrook broke out, the two scored 80 points together.
The Clippers showed what it means to be a soldier and everyone has a ball to play with.
Eight players on the team scored in double figures, with Randolph scoring a team-high 21 points.
Dragic hit a key three-pointer to help the Clippers narrowly beat the Thunder 110:108 in an away game.
Unexpectedly, he got a ticket to the Western Conference Finals and joined the Dallas Mavericks to compete for the championship ticket.
"What do you think of the Los Angeles Clippers' loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals? Do you think there were referees manipulating the game?"
"I don't want to lose. I don't want us to lose to the Mavericks. I want to win. Only winning can prove me and us! I want to win! I want to win!"
Min Congda, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly became emotional.
Mia quickly put her hand on Min Congda and comforted: "Shh, shh~ It's okay, relax, relax, you have done very well, very well. After all, the Dallas Mavericks are the championship, and losing to the championship is not a loss." It’s a shameful thing. I think next season, maybe it’s time for the Clippers to enter the Finals.”
After Mia said this, Min Congda immediately calmed down and twitched slightly on his face. Fortunately, Mia didn't see it.
The 2011 season was indeed an amazing season.
The Dallas Mavericks swept the defending champion Lakers in the semifinals, showing their kingly appearance.
Then they faced the young Clippers in the Western Conference Finals and quickly won two home games with a 2-0 lead.
The Clippers followed the same pattern and won two games in a row after returning to Staples. The two sides started a scoring battle.
In the crucial battle at Tianwang Mountain, the Mavericks were still superior and won the match point in Dallas.
Then in Game 6, the Clippers were not given a chance and successfully entered the finals to join the Cleveland Cavaliers!
In the East, the Cavaliers' path to advancement is also progressing without being favored.
James successfully passed the Boston Celtics in the second round, averting the humiliation of 2008 and 2010.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers encountered the wily Miami Heat.
The Heat dropped themselves to fourth place in the regular season and picked the young Chicago Bulls to play in the semifinals.
As expected, the Heat, who were more balanced in strength, defeated the Bulls, led by regular season MVP Rose.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers and Heat battled in seven games.
In the series, two old Clippers players, Marcus Camby and Kirk Hinrich, played important roles.
Facing the Heat's relatively weak inside line, Camby, who is tall and long-armed, took advantage, scoring 15+15 in two games.
There is also Kirk Hinrich's successful defense against Wade in the series.
It can be said that after the trade deadline, the Clippers bought out Hinrich and let Hinrich go to the Cavaliers. This was a very successful assist.
Hinrich successfully suppressed Wade's shooting percentage to 40% in the tiebreaker.
James stayed in Cleveland and finally led the team out of the Eastern Conference and into the Finals for the second time.
However, in 2007, LeBron James was easily stepped on by Duncan and the Spurs.
This time, the confident James met Waterloo again, and the Mavericks conducted a very successful defense against James.
The Cavaliers took the lead in the first game and won a victory on the road. The situation was excellent.
After being defeated by the Mavericks in four consecutive games and defeated 4:1, the Dallasites reached the top in Cleveland and won the championship.
In the extremely crucial fourth game, when trailing 1:2, James only scored 8 points in a single game.
The Cavaliers suffered a disastrous defeat and missed the opportunity to equalize the score, then sent the Mavericks to the coveted throne in Game 5.
The 2010-2011 season ended in a very dramatic and legendary way.
Whether they are lamenting the afterglow of the old era or sighing at the dawn of the new era, fans can find something that touches them.
Amidst the noise, clamor, applause, and ridicule, an era has truly come to an end.
The usher in a new era, Smart Min, who was causing trouble in the league, "awoke" after receiving Mia's treatment.
"Mr. Smart, now you have to slowly return to the real world, stand up from the grass, step out, take a deep breath, take a deep breath, okay, open your eyes."
Min Congda slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of confusion - somewhat pretentious.
"Oh, Ms. Mia, I had a good sleep and I felt so comfortable. I haven't had such a deep sleep for a long time. From now on, I should come to you if I have insomnia."
Mia smiled and said: "With a few more treatments, it should be almost done."
"How many more times?"
"Almost three more times."
"Three more times? Oh my God, five hundred dollars an hour here is too expensive!"
"It's all paid by the league anyway. You have to cure your mania before you can go to the sidelines and watch the game."
Min Congda stood up, packed his things, and thanked Mia.
"By the way, I shouldn't be able to come next week. The draft is about to start and I will be very busy at work. I'll come back after the draft, okay?"
"Sure, no problem, good luck."
"Phew, thank you, my luck has always been pretty good."
Min Congda left Mia's office with a smile.
The smile on his face quickly disappeared as soon as he walked out, and fatigue washed over his face.
"Damn it, luckily those idiots in our team made up a lot of stories for me, otherwise I would have been doomed if I had been hypnotized into telling the truth today!"
Min Congda thought with lingering fear that his secret could not be told to anyone.
Some people died, but not completely...
