The Clippers failed to win in the opening game and lost to their city rivals, the Lakers. This was obviously not good news for the defending champions.
However, the team atmosphere in the Clippers locker room after the game was pretty good, and losing a game was not a big problem for the young Clippers.
After all, there are a lot of games to lose in a season. As Mr. Smart said, winning or losing in the moment is not that important. What is important is to gain something during the game.
The biggest gain for the Clippers in this game is the adaptation process to the new rotation.
Under the new rotation, Curry played 34 minutes and scored 33 points, 7 assists and 2 steals. His performance was still very good.
However, he was intercepted by Paul in the last quarter. Of course Curry felt Paul's foul point on his elbow, but after complaining to the referee for a few times, he said nothing more.
In the post-game interview, Curry did not talk about the refereeing issue. He only said that his performance tonight was not good enough. He missed some shots that should not have been missed and made mistakes that should not have occurred.
He also said that his defense was not good enough, allowing Paul to score 25 points, 15 assists and 5 steals, and he took the primary responsibility for the loss.
Curry knows that it is useless to complain. It is just a regular season. You must learn lessons, move on, and win the final victory.
But Min Congda felt uncomfortable when he entered the Clippers locker room.
He turned around and saw that everyone was relaxed and doing whatever they had to do. He thought to himself: "Damn it, are the Clippers so indifferent to victory or defeat now? In the opening game, they lost the derby and were beaten by the Lakers. We were defeated, but everyone looked indifferent! Depraved, really depraved. In order to win the MVP, Curry played for so long tonight, disrupting the team's rhythm of the game. It's over, it's true. When you enter, you will be unable to control the people at home, and when you leave, you will be invincible against foreign patients, and the country will be permanently destroyed."
Min Congda was worried for a moment and walked around the locker room, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
After all, he used to be very happy when the team lost. He was even a little elated when he entered the locker room, and he would comfort everyone. If he lost, he should look forward and not be sad about losing.
It's okay now. Everyone is really not sad anymore. They are used to it. You don't need to be scolded for losing anyway. If you change your face at this time, wouldn't you be slapping yourself in the face?
In the end, Min Congda let out a long sigh and left the locker room without saying anything.
This made the Clippers players feel a little strange. Everyone gathered together and speculated, what happened to Mr. Smart?
"Are you worried about being fined by the league? He roared at the referee again today. It is estimated that the league will fine him again."
"Impossible. I see that Mr. Smart is very happy every time he is fined. It is definitely not because of being fined."
"Are you unhappy because we lost?"
"That's even more impossible. I feel like he was quite happy when we lost."
"Burchet, Mr. Smart is not happy because we lost. He is so cheerful to comfort us and hope that we will learn a lesson."
"Then why is he not cheerful today and sighing?"
"I wonder... could it be because... Mr. Smart is sick? Doesn't he have cancer?"
Everyone looked at Gasol who gave this guess. You old man has been waiting for Min Congda to die for more than a day or two.
Before, it was falsely rumored that Min Congda was about to die, and now he is saying that he has cancer. Can't he just think about Mr. Smart?
Gasol couldn't stand everyone's gaze and said that he was just guessing without any basis.
Tyronn Lue saw that everyone was not summarizing after the game and was just chatting here and there. He warned everyone not to make irrelevant speculations and to prepare for the next game.
But when everyone dispersed and went home, Tyronn Lue said to Mike Malone: "Mike, why do I feel that Mr. Smart is not normal recently?"
Mike Malone said: "What's wrong? I think he's quite normal. In the end, he scolded the referee again. It was really fun, although it was useless."
Tyronn Lu said: "No, no, based on my observation of Mr. Smart, he is indeed different from the past. He seems to have... something that is difficult to resolve."
Mike Malone smiled and said: "What are you talking about? Just be your head coach, Tyronn. This year we will win three consecutive championships, and we won't have any worries anymore."
Tyronn Lue said: "You don't understand. You have only coached the Clippers for more than half a season. You won't understand."
Mike Malone said: "Then tell me, what troubles does Mr. Smart have that are difficult to resolve? Apart from winning the championship and three consecutive championships, what else is there to worry about?"
Tyronn Lue said disdainfully: "You know nothing, how could Mr. Smart be the kind of common man who only thinks about winning or winning the championship. The championship is just an accessory on the road to success, not the ultimate goal. Three consecutive games Although winning the championship is a great achievement, it is definitely not what Mr. Smart values. By the way, yesterday Stephen said that he wanted to win the regular season MVP. What do you think of this?"
Malone thought to himself, I can watch it however I want. I am an assistant coach and the core wants to win the MVP. I can't help him win it.
Malone said: "Yes, Curry should be a little ambitious. We have also made adjustments in the rotation, but everyone is still a little uncomfortable. It will get better in the following games."
Tyronn Lue said: "But do you know that in addition to Curry, James Harden, Leonard, Gasol, and Paul George all want to win the MVP."
Ma Long was stunned and said: "What? You all want to win the MVP? Do they think the MVP is wholesale from the canteen and you can get it if you want?"
Tyronn Lue said: "I also told Stephen that they were joking and asked him not to tell Mr. Smart. But today I suddenly thought, if we can really make everyone win the MVP, right? A kind of carrying forward of Mr. Smart's concept of 'everyone has a ball to play', a great basketball concept that has never appeared in the NBA in the past? A perfect combination of team basketball and heroic basketball!"
Malone looked at Tyronn Lue and felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this man's brain.
But when I think about it carefully, I feel that there seems to be some truth to it.
After all, Min Congda mentioned "everyone has a ball to play" every day, which really brought the Clippers two championships.
Moreover, Min Congda's superior command in the finals made Mike Malone admire him.
It's just that Mike Malone has not personally experienced the magic of "a piece of paper can determine the country", and his belief in Min Congda has not yet reached the level of superstition.
Tyronn Lue is different. He doesn't have much in his mind to begin with, but now he has become the Clippers' top minist. He believes that on the basis of everyone having the ball to play, he should reach the point where "everyone is an MVP."
At this moment, Tyronn Lue felt that he had realized the true meaning of basketball: there is no MVP in this world, or, perhaps, everyone is an MVP.
(End of chapter)
