Time has arrived in April, and the 2011-2012 NBA regular season has come to an end.
The Clippers, who needed to compete for eighth place in the Western Conference in the first two seasons, have jumped to second place in the Western Conference.
And after defeating the Thunder for the third time of the season on April 9, they secured second place in the Western Conference with a record of 42 wins and 15 losses.
There are still three games left before the end of the regular season. The Lakers, ranked first in the Western Conference, have 43 wins and 14 losses, one game ahead of the Clippers.
The third-ranked Thunder has 39 wins and 17 losses, locking in third place in the Western Conference.
Even if the Clippers lose all of the next games and the Thunder win, they still won't be able to grab second place in the Western Conference.
From fourth to eighth, they are the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.
Ranked ninth and tenth are the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers.
The Rockets are currently two games behind the eighth-place Dallas Mavericks, and theoretically have the possibility of reaching the playoffs.
The Spurs, Jazz, Nuggets, and Grizzlies have already locked in their playoff spots.
Min Congda felt very guilty as he watched the Clippers go from being at the bottom of the league to being what people call a "championship" team in just two seasons.
It has been three years. A lot of work has been done, but there has been almost no substantial progress in the task.
Min Congda was too lazy to watch the Clippers game anymore. Anyway, after two hours of playing, he had another victory.
Near the end of the season, the record is about to catch up with the Lakers, just one win away.
What if we become No. 1 in the Western Conference? Get all the home court advantage in the Western Conference in the playoffs?
No, no, Min Congda can't let this happen.
He decisively ordered that the last three games be rested. Lose if you can, but don't win again.
This year is different from last year. Last year, the Clippers wanted to go eight, and Min Congda got angry at everyone because of losing.
It turned out later that he lost his wife and lost his troops.
Locked in the top two spots in the Western Conference this year, the Clippers really have no pressure during the regular season.
So what if we reach first place in the Western Conference? Anyway, if we play the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, they will all be at Staples, there is no distinction between home and away games.
And staying in second place has the advantage of having another round with the San Antonio Spurs.
The coaching staff naturally agreed to Min Congda's rest suggestion, and all the main players rested in the last three rounds of the regular season.
But the Clippers' bench is also very strong, including Jeremy Lin, Butler, Leonard, Milicic and Bonner.
It is not easy to win with this lineup.
As a result, the Clippers used this substitute lineup to beat the Hawks to death with a 4-point advantage in Atlanta on April 22, 101:97!
Min Congda, who was sitting in the away game watching the game, was speechless.
Is there still hope for this alliance?
What is the point of the existence of some teams?
How come the Clippers, who spend tens of millions of dollars on wages and salaries to players every year, can't even beat the Clippers with a bench lineup?
Among the Clippers' bench starting lineup, the one with the highest salary is Milicic.
Leonard and Butler are both first-round picks and in the first year of their contracts.
Jeremy Lin is a second-round pick, and the combined contracts of the three of them can't beat one Joe Johnson.
But the Eagles were defeated, and the losers were obedient.
You know, the Eagles' lineup is not bad.
They also achieved a record of 35 wins and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.
There are Horford, Josh Smith, Pachulia on the inside, and Joe Johnson and Jeff Teague on the outside.
The team is quite strong and they still play at home.
As a result, Jeremy Lin once again led the game, scoring 20 points and 7 assists.
Butler scored 15 points, Leonard scored 14 points, and Bonner had a rare breakout.
He made 5 of 7 three-pointers from the outside and scored 18 points, confusing Horford who was guarding him.
With five starters absent, the Clippers' bench also includes Dragic, PJ Tucker, Fisher, Okafor, and Ricky Davis, all of whom performed very well on the court.
To put it bluntly, there is no soft-footed shrimp in the entire Clippers team, and the depth and thickness of the lineup are quite terrifying.
Min Congda's accidental draft and trade are on the one hand.
On the other hand, it would also be inseparable from the careful training of Steve Kerr and Tyronn Lue.
Although these two people were competing fiercely for the head coach, Cole was still a little unconvinced by Lu's guidance.
After more than half a season of running together, the two have become a good partner.
Because they really complement each other very well.
Cole has many ideas, forward-thinking tactics, is good at offense, and has great ideas for on-the-spot command.
Tyronn Lue is good at dealing with players, building relationships as brothers, and can balance the whole team.
And although Director Lu is the head coach, he never puts on the airs of the head coach.
During the game, on-the-spot command, substitutions, and tactics are often left to Cole.
Cole has long figured out that it doesn't matter whether he is the head coach of the Clippers or not, the key is to realize his own ideas.
As for my own ambitions, it is not a bad idea to make new choices in the future. It is indeed very good to cooperate with Tyronn Lue at the moment.
And Tyronn Lue knows that he is young and has no one on the Clippers coaching staff.
Therefore, we must make many friends and few enemies, so that our work can continue and our position can be secure.
As a result, the two are a perfect match and can be called a rare two-headed coach in the NBA.
In this game against the Hawks, Cole directed the whole process, and Director Lu barely interfered.
Cole very creatively used Matt Bonner as the team's offensive core in the first half.
Using Bonner's space-stretching ability and three-point ability, he caught the Eagles off guard and successfully established an advantage.
In the second half, Jeremy Lin took full advantage of Jeremy Lin's speed, disrupted the battle with the Hawks, and always maintained his advantage.
At this point, Joe Johnson once again enabled wheel-to-wheel defense. The Clippers now have quite abundant perimeter defensive resources.
As a result, the Hawks, fourth in the Eastern Conference, were overwhelmed by the Clippers' entire bench and lost the game.
After winning this game, the Clippers completely let themselves go in the last two games against the Knicks and Hornets.
The coaching staff does not make any arrangements and lets the players play by themselves.
After all, the Clippers lost two games, allowing Min Congda to receive a salary of US$4,000 in his account.
This was like a long drought, and Min Congda was numb now.
At the end of the regular season, the Clippers achieved a record of 43 wins and 17 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.
After losing 17 games, Min Congda received a total of US$34,000 in losing wages.
For this $34,000, Min Congda still had to save it and dare not spend it, because he had to lose money if the Clippers entered the playoffs and won.
In the playoffs last season, Min Congda was fined US$30,000!
If this trend continues, in the future, you will get 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in the regular season, and another 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in the playoffs. One season will be equivalent to working for nothing!
They can only rely on league fines to make ends meet.
Since he was suspended last time and fined 1.5 million, Min Congda has been really good for a long time after being lifted from the ban.
Firstly, US$1.5 million is indeed a lot of money, and secondly, he really needs to restrain himself for a while.
After all, he has in-depth cooperation with Adam Silva, and the president must give him some face.
Min Congda has become numb to the Clippers' consecutive victories.
Anyway, according to Min Congda's idea, if the Clippers show some prestige in the regular season, they will definitely be defeated by the Lakers in the playoffs.
He put most of his thoughts on the work of building a new arena.
The work process of the approval line is proceeding in an orderly manner, waiting for discussion by the district council, and then obtaining government approval.
This line of work takes a certain amount of time, and there is no need to rush it.
The capital line work is led by Min Congda. So far, no financial institution, banker or capital tycoon is willing to spend US$1.2 billion to lend the Clippers to build an ultra-luxurious comprehensive stadium.
Because the price was too high in 2012, and Min Congda's requirements were even too high, it was hard to believe whether it was possible to recover the capital and make a profit.
Of course, many capitals are watching secretly. They hope to wait until the playoffs are over, determine the Clippers' valuation based on their playoff performance, and then decide whether to provide financing help to the Clippers.
Min Congda couldn't wait any longer.
His plan has been going on quietly and secretly since March.
It wasn't until April 12, the penultimate game day of the Clippers' regular season, that Min Congda finally got the news he wanted.
This afternoon, three hours before the game between the Clippers and the Knicks, Min Congda was sitting in the Red Head Boots restaurant drinking coffee.
The last time Marcella was attacked and Christopher escaped, the running of the store was left to Linda.
So far, there has been no news from Christopher. No one knows where he went or why he ran away.
Marcella's gunshot wound was not serious and he recovered quickly, but he became reclusive and rarely appeared around.
This attack was a real blow to him, because besides him, many of his friends and subordinates were assassinated and suffered heavy losses.
This was most likely a gang vendetta.
Without Christopher here, the business of Red Head Boots Restaurant has been good.
Because the store already has a stable supply and customer base, there are no major management problems.
Min Congda drank two cups of black coffee to refresh himself, and made some desserts to replenish energy.
Suddenly he noticed a fat white man sitting in the corner seat near the court.
He was wearing the Clippers' No. 30 Stephen Curry jersey, which almost burst Curry's jersey.
But he was wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap on his head, and a pair of Los Angeles Galaxy football sweatpants on his lower body. This look was really a mix and match.
Min Congda noticed that he kept his head lowered and his face was hidden in his hat so that no one could see clearly.
But he would look up at Min Congda from time to time, and he could vaguely see the big beard on his face.
He was chewing pizza in his mouth and holding a can of drink in his hand. It seemed that he was a fan who came in early to watch the game.
Min Congda didn't pay much attention at first. When he was about to leave after drinking coffee, this big fat man also got up and walked over.
The two accidentally bumped into each other, and Min Congda staggered and almost fell.
"Xie Te..." Min Congda was about to say some dirty words, but the big fat man grabbed Min Congda.
"Sorry, sorry."
The fat man apologized in a low voice, but held Min Congda's left hand tightly and stuffed something into his palm.
Min Congda's heart moved. He found that the fat man's eyes and voice seemed familiar. Who is this?
At this time, the big fat man had already walked away quickly. His walking was not as bulky as his body size.
Min Congda opened his left hand and saw that it was a USB flash drive.
The USB flash drive was invented by the Chinese and is a very useful storage tool.
Min Congda had no interest in this last game at all.
He immediately left Staples Center and drove home.
In order to ensure safety, Min Congda used the electronic protection provided by the system to ensure that there was no virus in the USB flash drive.
Insert the USB port into the computer and open the USB flash drive. There is only one file in it, a recording of more than four hours.
"Damn it, such a long recording, you didn't even pick out the key points for me!"
Min Congda complained in his heart, but he already knew who did this, it must be Marcella!
The last time he came back from Charlotte, Min Congda made an appointment with Marcella, and the two reached a frank cooperation.
Min Congda needed Marcela to use some means to eavesdrop on Clippers owner Sterling.
In exchange, Min Congda will let Sloan's security company protect the safety of Marcella and his family, and help him clear his name and get ashore.
After this shooting incident, Marcella wanted to retire. With a big tree like Min Congda to rely on, he naturally wanted to lean on it and agreed immediately.
For Marcella, he is still very good at such dirty tricks as eavesdropping.
Because he has to deal with and fight against eavesdropping all year round. As the saying goes, if you know how to counter eavesdropping, you will naturally understand eavesdropping.
Therefore, he selected a few capable officers, closely followed Sterling with the help of Min Congda's intelligence, and launched an eavesdropping work on him for more than a month.
In this society, no one can withstand investigation. Even Nixon died from eavesdropping.
Sterling has always been notorious. He speaks freely in private and has a bad reputation. It is not surprising that he says any nonsense.
When Min Congda opened the three-hour recording and listened to it, he discovered that this was already the key point!
This recording contains conversations between Sterling and his girlfriend, friends, wife, children, etc.
It is filled with all kinds of vile remarks made by Sterling, including racial discrimination, misogyny, workplace bullying, etc.
It can be said to be colorful and all-encompassing. Min Congda was quite shocked after listening to only a few paragraphs.
"This Sterling is really a bad-mouthed king. In just over a month, he has been making complaints and trolling people from all angles almost every day. Is the daily life of rich people so simple and unpretentious?" Internet trolls are no different."
To Min Congda, Sterling's remarks were similar to some trolls that dogs pounce on.
I go over those words over and over every day, staring at some stars I don't like, going back and forth, talking about the three irons, Liu Bu Lang, Yao Dasha, burning the CPU, etc., and I never get tired of it.
Unexpectedly, Sterling, who is worth billions, has the same daily routine. He just sprays nonsense whenever he has something to do.
Especially when it comes to black players, it is really uncomfortable to hear that they open their mouths like Brother Ni and shut up the inferiors.
In American society, you can talk about some things in private, but when it comes to public speaking, it's really hard to control.
Wanting to live peacefully in Sterling for the past two years without causing any trouble to himself, Min Congda decided to let him die with dignity.
He sorted out the three hours of recordings, excerpting parts that were discriminatory against blacks and women, and ignoring some parts involving politics, especially those involving Jews.
Although Sterling is also a German Jew, this big mouth really dares to say anything. Some words are really not as simple as social death, and this part is not what Min Congda wanted.
Keep a thin line in your life so that you can meet each other easily in the future, and keep a trump card in case of emergencies.
After finishing the audio, Min Congda was thinking about how to release the news.
The first thing he thought of was of course his social media account NBA-Batman.
Now this account has become the number one account for NBA gossip.
It's a pity that you can't use it to cash out, otherwise Min Congda would definitely make a lot of money.
"No, if I use NBA-Batman to post the audio, Silva will know that I am related to this account. No, it's not allowed. It's OK not to post the audio, just send a one-sentence message. It can warm up public opinion." Function."
After denying NBA-Batman, Min Congda thought of another way. He thought of the fat man he met at the Red Head Boots restaurant in the afternoon.
April 14th, two days later, will be the last game day of the NBA.
The Clippers face the Hornets at home tonight, and the team is about to enter the playoffs.
Min Congda came to the Red Head Restaurant in the afternoon, ordered a cup of coffee, and waited quietly.
At 3:30, the fat man wearing a Curry jersey, a baseball cap and football sweatpants came to the corner again, ordered a pizza, a large bottle of Coke, and started eating.
From time to time, he looked up at Min Congda, who winked at him, then got up and went to the bathroom.
The fat man hurriedly finished the pizza and drank the Coke, followed Min Congda to the bathroom, and saw Min Congda entering a cubicle.
After a while, Min Congda came out of the compartment, and the fat man immediately entered the compartment, looked around, and found an envelope behind the water tank.
Open the envelope, there is a USB flash drive and a letter inside.
The USB flash drive was what Fatty gave to Min Congda yesterday.
The letter read:
Christopher, hand this USB flash drive to the front desk of the Los Angeles Times, and then buy a ticket to Shanghai, China, where I have arranged for someone to be waiting for you. You don't need to bring anything with you, just go there. Give you a phone number: 137xxxxxxxx. Make a note of this call and burn the note.
The fat man couldn't help but blush when he saw this letter. His days of hiding in Tibet were finally coming to an end.
(End of chapter)
