I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 499

After making an additional free throw, Jimmy Butler helped the Clippers re-establish their lead in the second quarter.

The Thunder's attempt to turn the game around was temporarily suppressed.

Brooks yelled at the referee on the sidelines and got a technical foul.

Harden made a free throw for a technical foul, and the Clippers further widened the point difference.

Brooks could see that the referee's two penalties in the round just now made the situation unfavorable to the Thunder again.

If the referee calls Butler's defensive foul, there will be no fast-break counterattack dunk, and there will be no 2+1.

Durant scored consecutive goals just after he came on the field and felt hot, and then the two sides tied.

It's all right now, 6 points behind, let's start chasing points again.

But at this time, the Clippers dispatched troops, insider Randolph came back, Curry replaced Harden, Tyronn Lue did not replace his lucky general Jeremy Lin, but replaced George.

George and Butler partnered in the backcourt, which is undoubtedly going to kill Durant.

For young players like Butler and George, the most indispensable thing is vitality and a biting mentality.

Facing Durant, both of them are underdogs, you should be able to make shots, you should be the scoring leader.

But if you are bitten and defended by me, you will be ashamed of Durant.

The Clippers began to let Butler defend Durant alone, and Paul George assisted in defense.

Sefolosha can let it go as long as he can, the Swiss, you vote, it's up to you.

Suppressing Durant is the Clippers' number one priority.

Facing a double attack, Durant was not decisive enough to play the ball.

A pass error was cut off by Curry again!
Curry counterattacked with the ball, and George and Butler quickly made a move.

Curry passed the ball to George on the left, and George made a Nesse, and gave a pass to Randolph.

Randolph catches the ball for an easy layup.

This defense, this fast break, played so smoothly.

Min Congda's cerebral bruises came out, what the hell is this thunder beating?
Of course, it's mainly the referee's fault. It was almost a tie, but two whistles changed the game!
The first half became very difficult for the Thunder.

However, a superstar like Durant cannot be easily prevented from death.

He immediately changed his attacking style and stopped going to the ribs, which was too easy to be double-teamed.

High post, a simple screen, double-team, a through ball to Ibaka, Ibaka easily cuts to the basket and dunks.

Then Ibaka blocked George's layup in defense, the Thunder counterattacked, Durant caught the ball and made a direct three-pointer!

The Thunder chased for five points in a row. This is Durant's good scoring method, scoring points in chaos, like picking out something.

Curry immediately fought back, and after a high single block, he directly hit a three-pointer!
"Damn it, throw it with a single block, is this still playing basketball? Sooner or later, basketball will be ruined by your style of play!"

Min Congda looked at Durant and Curry throwing three-pointers to each other, and felt emotional in his heart.

In the past, players all made three-pointers, and it was not that easy.

The whole team only takes a dozen shots in a game.

Three-point opportunities will only be attempted if there are open opportunities.

It's all right now, counterattack and throw a three-pointer, and throw a three-pointer when a single block is blocked.

The Clippers rank first in the league in the number of three-point shots per game, reaching 28 times.

Ten years ago, in 10, the team with the most three-pointers in a single game was the Celtics, with 2002.

Because they had an Antoine Walker who was taking eight 8-pointers a game, who was born in the wrong era.

His shooting percentage was only 34%, and he made less than 8 of 3 throws.

Curry, who took the most three-pointers for the Clippers, averaged 7.5 shots per game, and his shooting percentage could reach 45%.

There is also 39% of James Harden, who also throws 6 per game. The two brothers made 13.5 three-pointers per game.

There are more teams than some weak three-point teams in the current NBA.

But that doesn't mean the Clippers don't have mid-range jumpers.

Randolph, George, Gasol Jr., including the improving Leonard and Butler, all have mid-range capabilities.

Especially George and Leonard, their improvement in shooting is visible to the naked eye.

Durant made another mid-range shot and made a hit. After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, C&S was unable to defend.

Turning around, George went around and caught Curry's pass and made a mid-range shot!
The two sides played against each other after the middle of the second quarter, and the score climbed steadily.

The Clippers have always dominated the Thunder.

Durant is still difficult to defend, even if double-teamed, Durant's ball and his strong pull can still be broken.

But the problem facing the Thunder is that the Clippers are more difficult to defend.

Because they have the possibility of breaking out at almost every point.

To defend the Thunder, every team knows that the focus is on Durant, and the second focus is on Westbrook.

If other people explode, you can't help it, but there is a high probability that it will be difficult to explode.

The Clippers can almost only be man-to-man, and it is difficult to find a defensive focus.

Main defense Curry?Randolph taught life.

Main defense Randolph?Xiaojia and Harden let you understand spirituality.

Defense Harden?Jeremy Lin will stand up.

Anyway, the Clippers are very threatening at every point.

The Thunder is a strong defensive team in the league, very oppressive, and the single-defense ability of each position is above the standard. In theory, it is the best team in the league in man-to-man defense.

With such a strong defensive team, once the Clippers gradually accelerate and play well, they still can't stop it.

Towards the end of the second quarter, Butler remained on the court. He received a pass from Gasol, made a mid-range jumper from the corner, and hit the buzzer in 24 seconds!
Butler scored seven points in the second quarter, and he was impressive on both ends of the floor tonight.

The Thunder had one last shot in the second quarter.

Durant missed a long three-pointer and the first half ended.

The Clippers led the Thunder by 67 points at 60:7, and the two sides entered the intermission.

During the halftime break, Min Congda looked depressed. Why did players like Butler eat dumplings?
"The Clippers' style of play is really special, the offense is very smooth, and the bench is full of talent. Seriously Smart, this Clippers' style of play reminds me of the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977, A young, talented team."

Adam Silva was born in 1962 and was a fan of the New York Knicks when he was young.

The Knicks experienced glory in the early 70s. They entered the finals three times and won two championships. They are a top team in NBA history.

But in the mid-to-late 70s, the Knicks couldn't do it anymore. The NBA was fighting for hegemony, but the game became very ugly.

Because the style is too conservative, it is not as unconstrained as the ABA next door. There are super scorers such as Irving, Thompson, and Gervin who give wonderful performances, and they also have a good thing about the three-point line.

Fortunately, the poor management of the ABA was annexed by the NBA. Irving came to the NBA and led the luxurious 1977ers to the Finals in 76, facing the Portland Trail Blazers who had just entered the league.

The Trail Blazers team was led by Walton. In the fourth year of his career, Walton led a group of second-year and first-year rookies. They fell behind 0:2 and overturned the 76ers to win the championship. Trailblazer mania".

This championship is of great significance to the NBA. It is a classic battle of academic basketball over performance basketball.

In a sense, the 1977 Finals was actually a duel between the ABA and the NBA on the basketball court.

The ABA forces represented by Dr. J Irving lost the series in front of the NBA forces, proving to the world that the NBA is the orthodoxy in the basketball world.

That year, Adam Silva was 16 years old, and he was just a teenager. The Portland Trail Blazers won the championship and the wonderful performance of the red-haired monster Bill Wharton left a deep impression on Silva.

To this day, Silva looks at the young people of the Los Angeles Clippers, plus the core center Gasol Jr., which is really similar to the Trail Blazers back then.

A center who is good at passing and organizing, a group of young and talented young people, playing team basketball.

If they can win the championship, it will also be of far-reaching significance to Silva and a sign of the opening of a new era.

Silva imagined that the Clippers could enter the finals, and it would be best to face the Cavaliers and defeat James, just like defeating Irving at the beginning, and let the old era completely end, it is perfect!
Listening to Silva's words, Min Congda thought to himself why the fuck are you still cursing me?

As far as my little ship is concerned, can it be compared with the championship team?
Min Congda didn't want to talk about such frustrating topics with Silva, and instead asked: "Adam, can I eat popcorn?"

Silva shook his head, "No, you'd better not eat it, and don't eat it in the future."

"This is a free country, and you are obstructing my freedom."

"Freedom is also limited. By the way, you should carefully consider the boss's affairs."

"Consider? How do I think about it? I can be the boss if I want to?"

"I don't know, but Sterling listens to you so much, I think you must have a way?"

Silva still shifted the topic to the team owner.

Min Congda fell silent. To be honest, he was a little moved.

If he becomes a boss, even if he is a minority shareholder, he will have more resources at his disposal.

The more resources you have, the stronger your ability to build a big business.

Like the Clippers building a new arena, Min Congda took a lot of effort, and only now has some clues.

If he is a shareholder of the team, mobilize other owners to mobilize various resources, the speed will definitely be faster.

It's just who should he find another partner?

Anyway, it definitely can't be Ballmer, this person can't be too rich.

Are you looking for your fellow hometown Yao Ming?That doesn't work either, the one who is going to go bankrupt in the future, isn't he cheating Dayao.

It's best to look for one with the attribute of God of Plague, one who has played in the NBA circle, and the money is not a lot...

A name gradually emerged in Min Congda's mind.

Min Congda approached Adam Silva and said a few words.

Silva looked at Min Congda and said, "But, he is the owner of an NBA team now, so it is impossible to buy another team. Besides, if the Clippers change hands, there must be more people who want to buy. Wealthy owners in L.A. one after another. It is said that Steve Ballmer has always been interested in the Clippers."

Min Congda definitely didn't want Ballmer to take over. With tens of billions of blood transfusions, when will he go bankrupt.

"I would like to have a talk with him if I have a chance. Can you arrange it? You know his name. If we can talk about it, I have the means and methods to get Sterling to sell the team."

Adam Silva was silent for a while, he thought about it seriously, and said: "Okay, no problem, I will arrange it."

Sitting in the auditorium, the two quietly decided a far-reaching event in the NBA.

They had their own concerns and ideas, but in the end they reached a consensus.

Min Congda needs better resources to help him complete his bankruptcy plan.

Although Sterling is obedient, his energy is too small to help.

Moreover, he has made a lot of money in the past two years, he has not done any work, and he does not have to make any decisions. Min Congda holds meetings for him, so it is not too comfortable.

It might be a good thing for him to let him out at this time.

When you're old, it's not good to spend so much money doing something else, so you can do whatever you like.

Min Congda has been in the United States for three years, and he already has a general understanding of how this society works.

After the "bar fight incident" in the summer of 09 turned into an "anti-racial discrimination incident", he saw many things clearly.

The game quickly entered the second half, and the Thunder still couldn't find a good way to deal with the Clippers in the third quarter.

This point of Perkins will only become more and more useless. In the playoffs, facing the Clippers' wide-open offensive strategy, Perkins will be useless.

And Durant still has to face the endless consumption of the Clippers' young strikers.

George, Leonard, and Butler took turns to play, and both offense and defense can put pressure on Durant.

Westbrook is the Thunder's most outstanding and stable point.

In the third quarter, he was still the first to sound the offensive horn.

His pull-up jump shot was pretty accurate tonight.

Kill a zombie to shoot, and the hit rate is surprisingly high.

But the Clippers remained unmoved and continued to implement their offensive strategy.

High pass and cut, a lot of running positions, air cuts, and Harden and Curry's three-point heavy artillery.

The Thunder were always beaten by the Clippers, and couldn't find a point to turn around.

Compared with the beginning of the season, after most of the season, the biggest improvement of the Clippers is that their stability is gradually improving.

It can be seen from the Clippers' super long winning streak that they can cope with various situations and win the game steadily.

At the beginning of the season, the Clippers had a hard time playing against the Thunder. They went to overtime and finally won the game with a lore, which was very thrilling.

Moreover, Sefolosha was absent in that game due to injury, and the Thunder's lineup was not complete.

This time the Thunder played with all their members, playing at home, but they were overwhelmed.

Throughout the third quarter, the Clippers continued to implement the wheel-to-wheel strategy. George, Leonard, and Butler took turns serving Durant, causing Durant and the entire Thunder offense to be seriously out of touch.

Although he can still rely on his super personal ability to score, he is out of touch with the Thunder's overall offense.

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Thunder by 90 points at 79:11.

On the Thunder bench, the players were sweating profusely and remained silent.

Can't beat it!

Durant scored 20 points in three quarters, and it stands to reason that he performed well.

Another 10-point goal in the fourth quarter, another easy 30 points.

But the momentum of the game was firmly held by the Clippers.

Wait until the fourth quarter begins and Durant returns to the court.

Tyronn Lue sent a fourth player to defend Durant alone-PJ Tucker!

Durant is destined to have a trick with all the third positions of the Clippers today!
(End of this chapter)