Tyronn Lue burst into tears when he saw the fourth note.
What is handling? This is a good idea!
General Manager Smart, you are the god in my heart!
For a time, Tyronn Lu's admiration for Min Congda was like a surging river, endless.
He wants to save these four notes, plus the blank note from the first game, as a permanent treasure of his coaching career.
The game completely lost its suspense in the fourth quarter. With a gap of more than 20 points, the Heat were unable to recover.
With seven or eight minutes left before the end of the game, Heat fans at the American Airlines Center began to leave early.
Heat fans are so casual. If I win a game, I stay to celebrate. If I lose a game, I go home early and go to bed. I don’t want to stay and suffer.
When there were five minutes left before the end of the game, the two sides began to replace the main players and replaced them with the third lineup to finish the final period.
However, the Clippers' third lineup was very strong, and the score gap between the two sides widened further, reaching 30 points at one point.
As the saying goes, keep a line in life so that we can meet again in the future. The Clippers did not rush to kill them all. They finally let go and beat the Heat in the away game with 121:100 and a 21-point advantage. They successfully won the away game and regained their home court advantage.
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, Tyronn Lue and Spoelstra shook hands hastily, turned around and ran towards the audience, grabbed Min Congda and gave him a big hug.
"Mr. Smart, my admiration for you is like the water of the Mississippi River, which is endless. When a hurricane hits the Gulf of Mexico, it is out of control. Your clever tips are really..."
Before Tyronn Lue finished speaking, Min Congda interrupted him and said: "Okay, okay, we're only leading 2:1. Think about how to play the next game. I won't write you a note." .”
"Mr. Smart, with your guidance on this game, I feel as if I have been blessed by God. Your note seems to be the gospel of God, giving me and the Clippers bright guidance! I am very grateful to you. My admiration is like the water of the Mississippi River, endless..."
Min Congda couldn't stand Coach Lu's flattery, so he left him directly, left the stadium, and went back to the hotel.
Tai Lun-Lu admired Min Congda's approach of killing one person in ten steps, leaving no trace for thousands of miles, leaving behind after the incident, hiding his merit and fame.
The coach he admired most in the past was undoubtedly Phil Jackson. Jackson was at the ceiling of the NBA in terms of record, on-the-spot performance, and understanding of players' psychology.
But Min Congda's four tips tonight made Tyronn Lue feel deeply shocked. He is indeed the most talented basketball player in the Clippers' genius concentration camp.
Who would have thought that the person with the most basketball talent on a team would be the general manager - except for the Pacers.
Of course, Min Congda's basketball tactical sensitivity and grasping ability are indeed surprisingly good. The reason why he was able to grasp this game so accurately was because of the sudden changes in rhythm, lineup, and frequent strange moves, which gave him a 1:1 home court advantage. The heat was so intense that I was caught off guard and had absolutely no response plan.
The second is that the Clippers do have many soldiers and generals. After more than three years of tactical experimentation and running-in, the tacit understanding and tactical flexibility among the players have reached a very high level.
A team like the Clippers, with such a stable core structure from the main players to the substitutes, is what will appear in the early NBA.
In the past ten or twenty years, frequent trades and free signings have made it rare for the team to maintain such a stable lineup.
Once the tactical system is used properly, the Clippers can explode with huge energy.
The third is the Clippers' strong away performance. The entire Clippers team plays with a burst of anger.
Min Congda was also furious and conveyed his emotions into the tactics through the note.
His moves were fast, strange, and ruthless. He laid the groundwork well in the first two quarters, suddenly made a killer move in the third quarter, and reaped the rewards in the fourth quarter, showing his master-level ability to employ people and control the game.
Spoelstra was careless and prepared according to the situation of the first two games. Wouldn't that mean he was killed without leaving any trace behind?
Who knew that the Clippers were so shameless that they could change coaches on the spot? How about you fight the Changping battle and secretly replace Bai Qi as the leader?
Shadow coaches like Min Congda make it difficult for the Heat to guard against him.
In the fourth game, if the Clippers continue to play like this, they will definitely not win so easily.
After the Heat return, they will carefully analyze the video and make targeted adjustments to deal with the Clippers' offensive style.
After winning the third game, Min Congda felt very conflicted.
On the one hand, I lost another $3,000! Is it easy to make money on your own? Did money fall from the sky?
Can you not feel uncomfortable when you win a game without making a penny and still lose money, and you are one step closer to the championship?
But on the other hand, he was so slandered by the Heat team officials and booed by the US Airways Center. He was very happy to win this game.
In the fourth game, Min Congda will definitely not coach anymore, it’s not interesting.
Spoelstra's response was too poor. In fact, in the fourth quarter, Min Congda had some tricks up his sleeve.
He will use a smaller lineup with three guards that is more offensive and more aggressive to complete a desperate kill.
This is Min Congda's style, offense first, making full use of the current Clippers' overflowing offensive talent, and taking the idea of "space and ball rights" to the extreme.
This was also the basic tactical idea that Min Congda adhered to when he wrote the paper that changed the league's structure, and he would resolutely implement it to the end.
His character is like a ferocious beast when it comes to basketball coaching. Because he is really talented, as a coach, he is definitely top-notch. He is like Tu Baiqi, who has a strong annihilation ability, and like Han Xin, the military immortal. The more, the better.
It just so happened that he also adhered to this style as general manager. He would go all the way to the end and never look back until he hit the wall.
Seeing that the Clippers are leading 2:1, the championship is close at hand, because according to NBA historical data, any team that wins the third game of the Finals and leads 2:1 will eventually win the championship.
However, Min Congda still firmly believes that according to the current strategy, he can bankrupt the Clippers.
His self-confidence is as staggering as his perfect strategy on the basketball court.
Perhaps these are two sides of the same coin, the same thing showing different properties in different environments.
After the Clippers won the third game, especially after their big victory over the Heat, the media began to follow suit and believed that the Clippers would successfully defend their title.
However, most experts still believe that the Clippers will defeat the Heat 4:2, and the two sides should play Tianwangshan. The Heat can survive until the sixth game and go to Los Angeles.
The media in Miami restrained themselves a lot because of the loss and no longer provoked Min Congda like they did after the second game.
Before Min Chongda came to Miami, the media in the entire South Florida region almost mocked him with the attitude of "California lunatic landed on the South Coast".
By the end of Game 3, it was already "the Shadow Bishop who won Miami" because the day after the game, ESPN released a report claiming that "Smart Min personally participated in formulating and directing the Clippers' plan for Game 3." tactics and achieved great success." This report was affirmed by Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue.
The Miami media have called Min Congda the "shadow bishop", which is more or less sarcastic and has the feeling of sowing discord.
But Tyronn Lue didn't care at all. He had been deeply impressed by Min Congda's superb commanding art, and he didn't shy away from it. It was Min Congda's strategy that helped him.
"If I can learn a little bit from Mr. Smart, I think it will be enough for me to gain a foothold in the NBA and achieve certain results."
Tyronn Lue, who was interviewed during training, responded to reporters' questions very humbly and did not think that Min Congda's overreaching command was an insult to him.
"On the contrary, I consider it an honor and a feeling of being commanded by a master."
Tyronn Lue's flattery caused an uproar in public opinion.
Everyone knows that Min Congda has a short coaching history.
Six wins from six games, the only coach in the league with a 100% winning rate, the only coach who was dismissed because he won too many games and never lost.
To be honest, Director Lu's compliments were very satisfying to Min Congda's vanity. Who doesn't like to be praised?
This Tyronn Lue is really good at flattering. He can not only coax players well and have a good relationship with Harden, Curry, Gasol and others, but he can also make Min Congda happy. Even if he has a championship in hand, he still makes Min Congda happy. I felt that if I could continue to use him, there would be no benefit in replacing him with someone else, so I kept him.
Min Congda was so happy that he gave some instructions before the start of the fourth game.
As expected, it is a piece of clothing that can be worn a thousand times, but flattery can never be worn.
"The fourth game will not be as easy as the third game. Don't use the tricks of Gasol and Milicic. Spoelstra will definitely be ready. In the fourth game, we still have to start with the offense, three-pointers. It must be turned on! Keep this in mind, the shooting rate and number of three-pointers are the foundation of tactical operation and the basic guarantee of space and ball possession."
"You ignored this in the first and second games, did not realize the strategic significance of the three-pointer, blindly played tricks with the Heat, and fell into a tactical fight. We must strategically Get the upper hand, so that we can have the greatest tactical tolerance and give the players room to perform to their fullest.”
In the 2013 season, although the three-pointer has been paid more and more attention, it has become an extremely important weapon for the respective teams.
But no team coach has ever elevated the three-pointer to a strategic priority like Min Congda.
In the playoffs, everyone will still emphasize more on the inside and defense. The inertia formed in the past few decades is not so easy to correct.
Min Congda realized this early on. The three-point shot in the new era is the early low-post attack inside. Its tactical status is fundamental and the basis of strategy.
Min Congda's suggestion gave Tyronn Lue and Mike Malone a tactical backbone and knew how to arrange the fourth game.
Mike Malone also deeply felt the gap between himself and the league's most powerful coaches, and their thinking levels were not on the same level.
Min Congda thinks in terms of strategy and "Tao". He has a very long-term vision for the construction of the Clippers. He is full of foresight and can be called a pioneer of the times.
He is like Auerbach in the 1960s, redefining the way and direction of basketball. Although it has not been fully revealed yet, after this finals, it will definitely bring more profound and extensive results. Impact.
He is like Auerbach in the 1960s, redefining the way and direction of basketball. Although it has not been fully revealed yet, after this finals, it will definitely bring more profound and extensive results. Impact.
The fourth game between the two sides continued to be played at the American Airlines Center in Miami under the spotlight.
Randolph returns tonight and returns to the starting lineup.
The Heat strive to win this game and bring both sides back to the same starting line.
And they also have an advantage, that is, after a tie, the crucial fifth game will continue to be played in Miami.
This is also the most criticized aspect of the 2-3-2 format.
When the two sides are evenly matched, the extremely critical battle for match points is actually held at the home court of a team with a poor record. This is quite uncomfortable for a team with a home court advantage.
Therefore, everyone on the Clippers hopes to win the fourth game directly, get the match point, and take reassurance as soon as possible.
With the confidence gained in Game 3, the Clippers started Game 4 very aggressively.
Randolph, who had rested for a game, became the main focus, scoring continuously in the paint. The Clippers beat the Heat 7:3 at the beginning and stopped the Heat.
Then the Heat quickly adjusted. This time the Heat's defense was faster than in the previous game. Spoelstra asked Howard to stay in the three-second zone as much as possible and handed over the task of assisting defense and sweeping to Bosh.
Although Bosh's defensive sweeping ability cannot be compared with Garnett's, he has a long neck, outstanding vision, and good physical fitness. Bosh's defensive complementation is still very good, especially in the pick-and-roll, which is considered to be the best in the league. Quite outstanding.
At the same time, Spoelstra has also increased Bosh's role on the offensive end, increased his mobile warfare, and prevented him from doing unnecessary post-ups in the low post. After all, even Harden can't play hard, so how can he challenge the Clippers' tough inside line?
Move up and take advantage of Bosh's range and footsteps to create a confrontation situation with Randolph.
The Heat once tied the score, and Bosh scored consecutively. In the first quarter, he even shot and scored 11 points. It was the best first quarter in the finals.
The Clippers trailed the Heat by 1 point at 24:25 in the first quarter. The main reason for falling behind was their poor three-point shooting rate.
Curry was 1 of 3, Harden was 0 of 2, George was 1 of 3, and Leonard was 0 of 2.
In the first quarter, he threw 10 three-pointers and only scored 2.
A lot of three-point shots and a lot of irons made the Clippers fall behind.
But Tyronn Lue firmly asked the players to take decisive action during the break.
If you don't develop your touch in the first half, it will only be more troublesome in the second half and the critical moment of the fourth quarter.
Tyronn Lue's strategy was correct. In the transition period of the second quarter, Dragic's three-pointer took the lead.
He made a three-pointer with Milicic on the outside and scored two goals in a row, helping the Clippers regain the lead.
The Clippers do have a lot of people who can shoot and hit. If the east is not bright, the west is bright, and if one point is opened little by little, it will often lead to other points being opened as well. This is the contagiousness of the touch.
In the second half of the second quarter, when the two sides were locked in a battle, the Clippers suddenly used an extremely risky small lineup: Curry, Dragic, Livingston, Bonner and Harden.
When this small lineup of four guards came out, people were simply shocked. How could they still play like this?
Aren't you afraid of being blown away by the Heat's inside line?
But in fact, with Bonner here, although the Clippers suffered a loss inside, they really wouldn't be overwhelmed.
Bosh and Howard proved in the last game that their offensive power cannot defeat a team.
But the Clippers' outside firepower started. Bonner hit a three-pointer from Curry's pass at 45 degrees in his sweet spot, the Clippers' third three-pointer in the second quarter.
Then, Howard tried to attack the inside, but Bonner fouled and sent Howard to the free throw line.
Howard lived up to expectations and missed both free throws. Harden grabbed the backboard and made a long pass to the frontcourt. Livingston made a fast break, turned his back, turned and shot a jumper, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Then, the Heat hit, and the Clippers quickly crossed the half and launched an attack again.
Harden controls the ball, and Livingston, Curry, and Dragic move to disrupt the defense.
Curry cut to the basket, received a pass from Harden and played with Nash with continuous fancy dribbling. He suddenly retreated and hit a three-pointer from the bottom right side!
With this ball, the Clippers' space was stretched to the extreme. After repeated efforts, a blank area was formed on the right side.
When Curry led Nash to this area with the ball, Curry's "three-pointer" was actually formed.
As Min Congda said, it is the same as in the past ten years, when the inside giant cleared the singles in the low post.
Curry's ability to accurately hold the ball and shoot three-pointers has become the cornerstone of the Clippers' offense.
Another three-pointer by the Clippers, in the middle of the second quarter, almost caused the Heat to collapse.
Of course, the Heat's resilience is still strong. After adjustments were made after the timeout, the Heat chased back the points little by little.
The Clippers' three-pointers were unstable. After being accurate for a few minutes, they fell into a slump. Tyronn Lue knew that his tricks were old. When the point difference was approaching, he immediately called a timeout and changed back to the normal lineup.
However, the Clippers had already taken the advantage, leading the Heat by 6 points at 66:60 at halftime.
Ray Allen and Nash both began to increase their three-point shots and compete with the Clippers.
Because the Clippers began to use zone defense, combined with one-on-one defense, forcing the Heat and Clippers to engage in a three-point battle.
Even if Spoelstra wants to reverse the situation, it will be very difficult. He has no choice but to follow the opponent's way of playing.
Just like the first and second games, the Clippers followed the Heat's rhythm.
In the third and fourth games, the Heat began to be led by the Clippers.
Keep up with the Clippers' rhythm and bite the score. There is still room to turn things around later.
Not following the Clippers' rhythm, insisting on playing in the quagmire, insisting on delaying, insisting on playing inside. I'm sorry, this is not the original Clippers.
With Min Chongda's guidance, the Clippers will use a smaller lineup to get out of the quagmire and force you to attack.
I have four guards, everyone can control and shoot, how can you drag me through the quagmire? I'm not good at defense and don't have enough height. You might as well attack me and gradually enter a state of attack.
Spoelstra felt Alexander during halftime. Is this what it feels like to play against the "Shadow Bishop"?
He will force you to fight in a way that you are not good at but he is good at, suppressing you at a strategic level.
Just like a top general, he will lure his opponent into a battlefield he is familiar with, and then force his opponent to engage in a decisive battle.
As for the details of tactics, Min Congda didn't even bother with command and layout. I already have superior strength and superiority on the battlefield, so why don't I just go up?
At the beginning of the second half, in the third quarter, the Heat clung to the score.
Ray Allen, Nash, and Howard really worked hard and showed their best skills in their lives.
The Clippers are methodical and continue to attack from outside the three-point line. Dragic, Harden, and Curry took a large number of three-pointers tonight, and their shooting percentage gradually stabilized. The Clippers always beat the Heat in the score.
The Heat's problem with defensive pressure on the perimeter was undoubtedly revealed in this game.
Lewis, Odom, Wade with half-dead knees, 38-year-old Nash and Ray Allen...
With the slow pace, they can fight hard on the defensive end to hold them back.
The pace is fast, and in the third and fourth quarters, I really couldn't keep up.
In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the Clippers were still 97:89, leading the Heat by 8 points.
This score was not so high throughout the entire game in the first two games, and now we have scored so many points in the third quarter.
Just when the Heat fans at the American Airlines Center were looking forward to a desperate counterattack by the Heat in the fourth quarter.
In the last quarter of the Clippers, the powerful five appeared again: Harden, Curry, Leonard, George and Davis.
Since there is nothing you can do with this set, I will continue to use it. What do you do?
The Heat really didn't have a good idea. They tried to play small against small, but the result was that they missed a lot of rebounds.
The Clippers beat them 10-2 in the fourth quarter, and the score gap suddenly widened. The situation made Miami desperate.
Spoelstra feels that he is a bit out of his depth, how can he fight this? There is really no way to play. The game has completely turned into a Clippers-style battle, and it is difficult to reverse the situation.
The Heat are showing their age at this moment.
And the Clippers' youthful energy is terrifying.
After this game, I'm afraid Miamians will use the title "Smart Takes Miami."
(End of chapter)
