Min Congda paused and stunned everyone.
The players are confused, the fans are confused, the commentators are confused, and the referees are also confused.
If you want to call a timeout, the Trail Blazers are calling a timeout. Your Clippers are having a small climax at 8:0. What do you call a timeout?
What's wrong, you still want to show off? Or is Curry going to retire and replace him?
The Clippers players are a little unsure, did we play well? Why is it called a pause?
Maldos came over to confirm with Min Congda: "Did you call the timeout?"
Min Congda coughed lightly and replied with some embarrassment: "Yes, I called the timeout. I...I have some tactics to lay out."
After confirming that Min Congda had called the timeout, Maldos blew the whistle twice and reported to the technical desk for confirmation.
So, the Clippers players returned to the bench with questions on their minds, and they hadn't even broken a sweat yet.
The start was so good, 8:0, why was a timeout suddenly called?
The whole team stared at Min Congda, wanting to see what was going on. Min Congda really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Seeing that the Trail Blazers were playing so badly, Min Congda became anxious. How could he play with this poor defense and game rhythm?
So someone accidentally called a timeout for the Blazers, causing a big own mistake.
The traitor's identity was almost exposed.
However, Min Congda was thick-skinned and had excellent psychological quality. He remained calm and said sternly: "8:0, the start is indeed good, but is your defense really good? When Aldridge was attacking with the ball, no one was there. Interference? Let him just take it as he pleases. This means he didn't score, but will he always be unable to score?"
"Before the game started, I deliberately did not arrange defense. I just wanted to see how your defensive awareness and defensive details were doing. The result? It feels bad to rely on the opponent's offense. After a few simple counterattacks, is it okay? Are you complacent? I called this timeout to remind you, never relax! Do you have to wait until the score is behind to call a timeout? "
"Let me tell you, if the score is behind, you can fight on your own. I won't call you a timeout even if you are exhausted on the court."
After a short pause of 20 seconds, Min Congda made a rake and scolded the Clippers players.
The faces of the originally confused Clippers players turned serious. It turned out that Mr. Smart's previous relaxation was all fake.
He just wanted to test the players' self-discipline.
Before the game started, Min Congda did not make any arrangements.
Players just play according to their habits and feelings.
The defense at the beginning is indeed relatively lax. In the first quarter of the first game of the season, who will fight hard from the beginning?
Unexpectedly, Min Congda's requirements turned out to be so strict, and everyone became more nervous.
The timeout ends, both sides return to the court, and the game continues.
Min Congda breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting over it.
Be careful when calling a timeout next, don't just yell when you see the Trail Blazers are not playing well.
As for the Trail Blazers, McMillan originally wanted to wait for one more round.
If he doesn't score and is counterattacked by the Clippers, he will call a timeout.
Good guy, you called a timeout before I called a timeout. Thank you.
Last season was a big blow to McMillan.
At the beginning of the season, he was full of confidence and believed that the Trail Blazers would have great potential.
The results were so-so, with some good games but an unsatisfactory ending.
In the end, it only left some regrets and memories for the fans.
The Trail Blazers are in even worse shape this season, and Roy's retirement is a huge loss.
Oden has no hope, and the 8 million contract rights should be the last bit of thought and affection.
These players signed for the new season will take less than a month to adjust, and it all depends on God's will to see what they can do.
Of course, it doesn't mean that these players are bad. Felton, Crawford, and Wallace still have personal abilities.
After returning to the court after the timeout, Wallace broke through the basket with the ball and made a layup, causing Gasol to foul and go to the free throw line.
With two free throws, the Trail Blazers scored their first points of the season.
McMillan is rigorous in running the army and is a coach who can ensure the team's lower limit.
Playing at home, the Trail Blazers gradually stabilized their position and began to score in order to narrow the point difference.
The Clippers were interrupted by a timeout by Min Congda, and Randolph's low attack missed.
The Trail Blazers counterattacked, Felton broke through and distributed the ball. Wallace broke through again. Gasol did not dare to foul and watched as Wallace scored two more points.
Gasol couldn't help but look towards the sidelines. Mr. Smart must be dissatisfied with his defense, right?
Fortunately, Min Congda sat there with an unchanged expression and didn't seem particularly unhappy.
Harden held the ball from the outside, and Gasol responded from a high position, cooperating with Harden at the top of the arc.
Curry moved across the baseline and easily got a chance in the bottom corner.
When Harden got the ball, Curry faked a move to shake off the defender, went to the baseline, broke through and hit a floater for two points.
The Clippers' positional offense is open and close, Curry's running ability is extremely strong, and Harden and Garfield's vision is very broad.
Randolph is like a nail in the ribs and horns, and has two points of control with Curry, one inside and one outside.
If the Clippers can do more at the third position, this offensive picture will be beautiful.
At this time, George, Leonard, and Jimmy Butler were sitting on the Clippers' bench.
After the three immature young people came to the Clippers, they felt that this place was different from the NBA team they imagined.
Especially after General Manager Smart became the team's head coach, the atmosphere in the team was extremely relaxed and free.
Both Leonard and Butler know that entering a professional team depends on self-discipline for many things.
It's not like college, where coaches will follow you and stare at you, urging you to train, and guiding you in basic skills.
In the workplace, people must be responsible for themselves. It is your freedom to choose to train or indulge.
Of course, when you fall behind and are surpassed by others, the team is also free to give up on you.
But the Clippers' atmosphere is too free, and the head coach doesn't see anyone every day.
I will definitely show up on time at noon and eat with everyone in the restaurant.
He eats more than anyone else and moves less than anyone else.
He didn’t speak or give any instructions during the training.
It is mainly Cole, Lucas, Kim Hughes and others who arrange training.
Once the training is over, the head coach leaves faster than anyone else and encourages everyone to go home early for dinner.
However, the Clippers have many young players and a very strong competitive atmosphere.
George, Leonard, and Butler are all small forwards at the same position.
The team's starting small forward is Ricky Davis. His position is not completely stable, and he is old and has no potential.
The three young people must compete for the position, so they all secretly compete with each other and train until very late every day.
Not to mention Harden and Curry, they are training gym rats. No player on the team went home early.
Including Jeremy Lin, who was not included in the team's roster for this game, trained very hard.
This creates good competition within the Clippers.
Before the game, I heard that the Clippers would conduct a 15-man rotation, and every player would have a chance to play.
The three small forwards were all eager to try, wondering when it would be their turn to play.
Who will come off the bench first?
At this time, the first quarter entered the middle, and the score on the field reached 17:8.
As Curry hit a mid-range jumper, the point difference came to 9 points.
Curry scored 10 points alone and was in hot form!
Finally, the Blazers called a timeout.
But Min Congda made another surprising decision:
Replace Curry!
Some people died, but not completely...
