Jokic was cruelly put on the court by Min Congda and played the entire first half.
By the end of the fight, Jokic was almost unable to walk on the court. He stretched out his defense and took the blame offensively. He was tired!
Fatty paid a small price for drinking Coke before the game.
During the halftime break, Jokic was breathing heavily. His physical exertion in the first half was quite huge.
But looking at the game, the Clippers are still ahead of the Timberwolves, and Jokic's statistics are good.
Although his physical condition collapsed later on, he still had no problem as a tactical transfer point, and the ball would not stop in his hands.
He can barely hold his position in defense. Anyway, the Timberwolves' offensive power is just like that, and Anthony Davis wipes the fat man's ass.
So, when Min Congda asked Jokic: "How are you doing? Can you hold on? Do you want to drink some Coke to replenish your energy?"
Jokic said to Min Congda: "Coach, I want to drink Pepsi, there is a lot of Pepsi candy."
Seeing how hard-headed this kid was, Min Congda was not polite to him and continued to play on the court in the second half without even thinking of resting for a minute.
Although Jokic complained endlessly, he was secretly fighting in his heart, thinking that this was a good opportunity for him to exercise his personal abilities, so he gritted his teeth and persisted on the court.
There is a ferocity and tenacity in the Serbian character, which can be felt in Milicic, Jokic and others.
After the game was played, Jokic actually played for 48 minutes without a minute's rest.
The Clippers also defeated the Timberwolves 117:112 at home, with a 5-point advantage.
The score was very close, but fans who watched the entire game knew that the Timberwolves had no chance of winning.
The offensive and defensive efficiency and intensity of both sides are not at the same level at all.
At the end of the fight, the Clippers were just running at a constant speed. When the Timberwolves caught up, they used force to distance themselves. When they were far away, they relaxed a little and hit slowly.
At the end of the game, the Clippers relaxed their defense and allowed the Timberwolves to play several consecutive games, and the point difference was narrowed to 5 points. It had no impact on the outcome of the game anyway.
After the game, Min Cunda told Jokic that he could drink Coke, but not more than three cans a day, and Jokic agreed.
Min Congda's tolerance for Jokic mainly lies in his appreciation.
Fan Chen's vision is indeed good, and this little fat guy has a lot of potential.
The Clippers single-handedly ushered in the era of small ball and three-pointers, but at the same time, they also held in their hands the weapons that ended the era of small ball and slowly cultivated them.
When Jokic, Anthony Davis and others have fully grown up, the NBA will probably change again.
After that, the Clippers won one game after another, and Min Congda had new tricks in every game.
The 15 players were like plasticine in his hands. He could squeeze them however he wanted and arrange and combine them however he wanted.
This is the result of a very high level of tacit understanding between players and coaches.
In player-led professional leagues, head coaches often work in compromises.
For a team of more than a dozen people, there is obviously a style of play that is most suitable for everyone and has the highest winning rate. However, in order to cater to certain star players, or to take care of some veterans, or to promote some new stars to expand their market influence, the head coach has to change his strategy. and ideas, serving the stars and the market.
For commercialized professional sports, this is inevitable.
However, after several years of hard work, the Clippers have a stable lineup and a unified team. After Min Congda became the coach, the team has become like his own arms, legs and feet, which he can use freely.
In the last 20 games of the regular season, Min Congda fully demonstrated to people what the "essence of human tactics" is.
Facing different opponents in each game, he will send out different lineups and use different tactical combinations.
Including some retro tactics, they can still shine in Min Congda's hands.
In several games, the Clippers used a triangle offense on the offensive end, and used strong and weak side pressure on the defensive end, slowing down the pace of the game and killing their opponents inside.
In a few more games, the Clippers played show-time. Curry, Dragic, and Harden took turns controlling the ball. Gasol, Jokic and other bulky centers inside all rested. Although the inside rebounds were robbed, Exploded, but still won the victory using quick counterattacks and three-pointers.
In one game, Min Congda even played the ancient "shoot and grab" strategy. This was a strategy commonly used in the early NBA when there was no three-point line and the tactical space was crowded. Simply put, it turned the game into a chaotic battle.
The outside line took turns to rush, and the forwards fought hard to grab the offensive rebounds. Even if they couldn't grab the offensive rebounds, they had to counterattack on the spot, and the whole court pressed hard to exert pressure.
This was a tactical strategy commonly used by Knicks coach Holzman at the time, and later influenced many teams. This set has been integrated into various basketball tactics and principles.
However, it is really rare for people like Min Congda to use this as their basic strategy and be casual about everything else.
Of course, this game was against the Lakers, and they won... Relying on Jokic's tip-in on an offensive rebound at the last minute, the Lakers were defeated.
And in Game 4 against the Warriors, despite Kevin Durant's efforts, the Clippers still won the game. Not only did they win the game, they also won easily.
This game was incredible. The Warriors were out of shape throughout the game and seemed to be deliberately hiding their strength.
In short, when the Clippers took a big lead at the beginning, the Warriors gave up resistance early, and Cole stopped playing. He played and lost casually, looking like he was "seeking the real results in the playoffs."
In short, this strategy of changing tactics every game and taking regular breaks for the main players allows everyone on the team to get sufficient rest.
Leonard, Curry, Davis and others basically play one game and take one game off, and the team's record is not affected.
In the 20 games after Min Congda started coaching, the Clippers did not lose a game and ended the 2014-2015 regular season with 20 consecutive victories!
Their final record was 61 wins and 21 losses, second only to the 70 wins and 12 losses of the Warriors - yes, the Warriors really won 70 wins, an unparalleled 70 wins.
Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors became the second team to win 70 games after the Chicago Bulls in 1996. Their strength is undoubtedly strong.
On the day the regular season ended, three pieces of news flooded the screen. One was that Smart Min led the Clippers to 20 consecutive victories after becoming the head coach and was undefeated in his coaching career.
The second is that the Warriors defeated their opponents in the final game and successfully won 70 games, becoming the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in the regular season.
The third one is that Kobe Bryant, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in last season's finals and was reimbursed this season, returned in the last game of the regular season.
The Nets still gritted their teeth and entered the playoffs without Kobe this year. Although they were only eighth in the Eastern Conference, they still qualified for the playoffs. Therefore, Kobe must come back and start directly after playing a regular season game. Playoffs.
In the final game of the regular season, Kobe scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. His performance was quite satisfactory, but he won the applause of fans and the attention of the entire league.
Everyone knows that Kobe's championship window has been closed forever. The rest of his career is to enjoy basketball, but for him who is very competitive, it is time to leave.
Being able to lead the Nets to the Finals at the end of his career means that his career is quite complete and he has no regrets.
However, among the news that flooded the screen at the end of the regular season, there was a piece of social news that was not so eye-catching:
With the help of the FBI, the Los Angeles police captured the motorcycle killer who dropped a bomb that killed Christopher in October last year - the small leader of a branch of the Bloods gang.
According to his confession, he killed Christopher purely because he wanted to gain some fame in the Los Angeles underworld and had some bragging rights.
He didn't know where he got the news that Christopher was a killer who was famous in California, and then he actually found Christopher. After that, he didn't make any preparations for staying. He just happened to meet Christopher on the street while riding a motorcycle.
He got the grenade from a Mexican gang. It was said to be a stock resold from an overseas base. He didn't know if it could be used.
Even the motorcycle was stolen by him that day, so the police couldn't find any trace of it, which is why it took so long.
It wasn't until an FBI informant revealed that one of the ringleaders was high on drugs that he claimed he had killed the once-feared killer in Los Angeles, and the police finally caught him.
Of course, this news was not widely reported, because once reported, Christopher's identity would also be known to the public, which would have a bad impact on the Clippers and Min Congda.
After Min Congda learned this result, he felt very disappointed.
He told his wife, Ada, about the incident when he returned home in the evening and saw her.
And Ada's reaction was exactly the same as Min Congda's, feeling lost and a little confused.
Originally, they wanted to catch the man behind the scenes and give Christopher an explanation. If there was any grudge, they would find a way to settle it.
But in reality? Everything seemed to be an accident, a story about a killer who had been on the road for a long time and finally returned.
Finally, the two people looked at each other and suddenly laughed. They both laughed for a while, and then Ada suddenly cried again. Min Congda hugged her and let her shed tears for a while, and everything passed like this.
By the way, Ada was already two months pregnant at this time. As her husband and boss, Min Congda asked Ada to rest at home, but Ada still insisted on working. She said that letting her stay at home was a kind of torture. .
Besides, after becoming the head coach, Min Congda's work is much busier than before, and he needs Ada's help to deal with various matters in life and work.
The regular season is over and the playoffs are approaching, and the pressure on Min Congda's shoulders has increased sharply.
Everyone knows that this year's playoffs will be the Warriors vs. the Clippers. Whoever breaks out of the Western Conference will be this year's championship.
In the regular season, both sides won two games each and tied the game, especially in the last two encounters. After Min Congda became the Clippers coach, he won both games and had established a psychological advantage.
However, Min Congda knew in his heart that there was nothing to do in the regular season, and the playoffs were the time to draw the bayonet.
Cole is obviously holding back his big move, waiting for a showdown with the Clippers in the playoffs.
(End of chapter)
