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

Chapter 500 You Are Like Kobe
"Fxxk! Fxxk!"

On the Thunder bench, Kevin Durant vented his inner anger with swear words.

Looking up at the score, the game progressed to the fourth quarter, and the Thunder had fallen behind the Clippers by 16 points.

Stephen Curry's two three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter quickly widened the gap between the two teams.

Forced Brooks had to call a timeout to adjust.

But how else can it be adjusted?
Durant was crushed by the Clippers on the court.

PJ Tucker caught Durant's weakness in the defense and stormed his bottom plate.

Attack Durant with a meat-grinding defense, and don't give him the opportunity to dribble and shoot easily.

What made Durant most dissatisfied was the referee's whistle tonight. The Clippers had only two defensive fouls against him in the third quarter.

Such a big defensive move, what kind of strong physical confrontation, the referee's whistle just didn't sound.

Let Tucker's actions get bigger and bigger, making Durant's offense feel worse and worse.

For a player like Durant who mainly relies on shooting to score, once his touch is destroyed, his offensive power will drop greatly.

Although Durant complained to the referee, Brother Tony was unmoved and just refused to give the whistle.

Or find one or two innocuous whistles to blow, which can't be converted into points at all.

The situation on the field is even more unfavorable for the Thunder.

Durant played at home in Oklahoma City before, and the whistle has always been biased towards him.

Stars such as Durant are well aware of this.

Every time the offense doesn't feel very good, when you can't score for several consecutive goals.

These stars will take the initiative to find confrontation in the offense, and Durant will also give the opponent's arm a big swing.

The referee will blow the whistle in time to give these stars a chance to make free throws and regain the sense of offense.

The so-called why when fans watch the game, they will find that some stars often have "body whistle", while ordinary role players will not have such treatment.

The referee is helping the stars find their status and make the game more "balanced".

But tonight, the balance was broken.

Although Westbrook played well and scored consecutive goals, but Durant didn't play, the Thunder's offense was at least [-]% off.

How could a Thunder with a [-]% discount on offense be an opponent of the Clippers?
Not to mention that on the defensive end of the Thunder, Perkins has never been able to make up for this loophole.

Brooks must think carefully about how to deal with the Clippers in the playoffs.

Anyway, he can't think of it now.

Not to mention that he couldn't figure it out, even Min Congda who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game couldn't figure it out!

Seeing Thunder's performance in the fourth quarter, Min Congda shook his head.

How can this beat the Clippers?

Once Durant misfired, their offense lost focus.

The biggest problem with Westbrook is that his statistics are rising slowly, but his ability to drive his teammates is seriously insufficient.

To put it bluntly, this person lacks integrity in his play, and as a point guard, he has no overall thinking.

There's nothing he can do to make his teammates better.

He can score consecutive points, fast break, and actively defend, which is already the greatest help he can do to the team.

Those invisible things, such as attracting the opponent's defensive attention during the offense to create opportunities for teammates.

For example, through good positioning in defense, assist teammates in defense.

Or give teammates a sense of stability mentally, etc., Westbrook doesn't have it.

At least Min Congda couldn't feel it, and even Durant didn't have much of these things.

On the contrary, on the Clippers side, Curry, Harden, Gasol Jr., and even Jeremy Lin all have the potential to be the leader of the team.

He is not greedy at all when he plays the ball, he passes when he needs to pass, he is firm when he needs to be firm, he does not lose his position in defense, and he does not take risks in offense.

The team's run-in has become more and more excellent, so good that Min Congda can't think of a way to trip the team.

All his hopes are pinned on the Lakers and Cavaliers.

And, he doesn't believe that the Los Angeles Clippers are really strong enough to win the championship.

"A group of recruits, don't look at how well they played in the regular season, they still can't do it in the playoffs! Last season's Mavericks is a proof, Jiang is still old and hot."

Min Congda can only comfort himself in this way.

The timeout ended and the two sides returned to the court.

The Thunder and Durant haven't given up on the game yet.

As soon as Durant came back, he tried to force a three-pointer from the outside.

The result was a miss, and Leonard turned around and grabbed the rebound that fell far away.

The ball was given to Curry, and Curry slowly held the ball across half court, and the Clippers were not in a hurry at all.

Delay time, hit the ball inside and give it to Randolph.

Randolph ate Perkins in the low post and hit two points with a jumper after turning around.

The Clippers' style of play is really very, very rambunctious.

When the point difference is widening, seize the opportunity to shoot three-pointers.

The point difference is big, to stabilize the situation, give low Randolph two points and two points steadily.

Playing so wretchedly, the Thunder couldn't even speed up and chase points.

The point difference came to 18 points.

The Thunder have little hope of making a comeback in this game.

Min Congda was uncomfortable sitting on the sidelines.

If the Clippers want to win easily, they can't eat popcorn, and they can't swear at others to make money.

What's the point of watching this game!
Adam Silva's bald head was still smiling all the time, and he was very happy to watch the game.

In fact, this guy is full of bad water. He wants to get rid of Sterling with all his heart, and he probably has a deeper plot.

After all, among all NBA owners, Sterling is one of the oldest batch, longer than David Stern in charge of the league.

For Silva, these old shareholders are well-informed, and many things will become difficult to handle under the pressure.

After all, to put it bluntly, the president is still the executor elected by the shareholders' meeting. He has power, but he will still be restrained.

When the new president was voted on, Sterling voted against Silva, and Silva knew this.

Coupled with the fact that the Clippers' results have always been poor, Silva naturally doesn't like this old man.

It's as if Stern didn't like the Celtics and Auerbach at the beginning.

Although Auerbach is not the boss, his energy in the NBA is greater than many bosses.

In the 70s, the Celtics changed owners almost every season, all because Auerbach took power and the owners didn't deal with it.

In the 80s, Auerbach wanted to prosper the Boston Empire again, but he was hit by Stern in every way.

In the end, after the Celtics experienced a small glory in the mid-80s, they fell into a slump. In the 90s, when the NBA was most glorious, there was no shadow of the Celtics at all. The team did not recover until the death of the Cardinal. .

Silva has worked beside Stern for many years and knows that a good alliance situation requires guidance and layout.

Min Congda and the Clippers are the most important chess pieces that Silva will lay down.

It's just that Min Congda didn't know it yet, and he was only thinking about his Efang Palace.

As expected in the game, the Clippers continued to frantically rub against the Thunder in the fourth quarter.

In the end, 119:110, with a 9-point advantage, easily took the victory in Oklahoma City.

Kevin Durant still scored 28 points, a good stat.

But after watching the whole game, you know that Durant didn't give full play to his energy at all.

The number of his shots this time, according to the usual, the referee gave face, and he was heading towards 40 points.

Westbrook scored 37 points, the highest in the game, and Gordon also scored 20 points.

The three of them worked together to score 85 points, but the performance of the others was really not enough.

On the contrary, the Clippers scored very evenly, and Curry scored a team-high 22 points.

He made 8 of 6 three-pointers in the game, and his shooting percentage was surprisingly high, but he didn't take many shots.

In such a good state, Curry only played 34 minutes and had a lot of time sitting on the bench.

Because the Clippers have too many people who can play.

Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 12 points.

Not many points, but he was featured in several highlight moments in the game.

The scene of violently dunking Perkins with both hands will definitely appear in the post-match highlights and five best goals today.

Brooks and Tyronn Lue shook hands at the end of the game.

Brooks said nothing, he really didn't know what to say.

He felt a tinge of fear—the Clippers were stronger than they were at the beginning of the season.

What's even more frightening is that this is not the strongest Clippers yet.

Will the Thunder have to face this monster team in the next few seasons?
Brooks didn't know how to respond. He had to talk it over with Presti.

The current Clippers are too terrifying, especially their No. [-] position, which is full of talent visible to the naked eye.

Originally, the inside duo that the Clippers were proud of, Gasol Jr. + Randolph, were the smallest and worst in terms of potential.

If the Clippers add a little more talent in the paint...

Brooks didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he didn't know how Smart-Min could create such a monster.

The so-called Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet, generally speaking, coaches and other front-line professionals feel the deepest and most urgent feeling when there are monster-type strong teams in the league.

Then the players, then the pundits, the commentators, and finally the fans.

Generally speaking, fans will not know how strong they are until they see the performance of this monster team in a certain round or several rounds of the series.

It's just the regular season now, and it's not an exaggeration for the Clippers, who are second in the West, to win the Thunder, who are third in the West, by 9 points.

Many fans just feel that there are quite a lot of people playing in the Clippers. This time Durant did not play well but scored 28 points.

When Durant breaks out in the playoffs, the Clippers will not be so easy.

Also, tonight's referee is not very normal.

Obviously it is the Thunder's home game, but the whistle is more biased towards the Clippers.

Durant encountered a high-intensity confrontation and defense, and the referee didn't give any face to the whistle.

In an interview after the game, Durant also complained about the referee, thinking that "tonight's whistle-blowing scale is confusing."

Of course, the result was a fine of 1.5 US dollars, which made Min Congda envious.

He really wanted to grab Durant's microphone, don't say it, let me say this, and I'll scold you.

It's a pity that Min Congda has to restrain himself recently.

After the game between the Clippers and the Thunder, the Clippers flew to their next destination, New Orleans.

Away game against the Hornets.

Speaking of the Hornets, this is another pain in Min Congda's heart!

In the summer, Min Congda managed to send Paul to the Lakers and Gasol to the Hornets.

He also sent Baron Davis to the Hornets, allowing him to fulfill his rookie dream and start to be the team leader again.

It stands to reason that the combination of Baron Davis + Paul Gasol is still very interesting.

It's a pity that both of them are not at their peak.

Baron Davis' 2010-2011 season with the Clippers was actually a flashback to his career.

And his excellent performance on the court has the team bonus in it. The Clippers are really good.

In the bad team of the Hornets, without the support of good teammates, without the care of the coaching staff, especially without the tolerance of General Manager Smart, Baron Davis never played a star-level performance.

Going back to where the dream started, and then discovering that it was all a dream.

The strength of Baron Davis has made it difficult to be the absolute core of a playoff-level team.

His body and ability couldn't hold it anymore, and the result of making him take a lot of shots in the audience was that his efficiency collapsed into a mess.

Fortunately, Pau Gasol has maintained a good state and still has a strong strength in the paint.

At the age of 31, he still averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game.

But Paul Gasol has always been an excellent second-in-chief. His experience in the Grizzlies has proved that he cannot be the boss of the team.

Moreover, Gasol is not used to the sunny, dry, culturally diverse and inclusive Los Angeles, and came to New Orleans in the south where the swamps are dense and the weather is humid and hot. He lacks passion to play here.

The record of the Hornets can be imagined, it is really not good, hovering at the end of the league.

This makes Min Congda very worried. The Clippers hold the Hornets' first-round pick in 2012!

Thinking of Min Congda's head hurts, why didn't he think of adding protection for the top three picks in the first round when he traded?

The Hornets are also stupid, thinking that they can rise by relying on Davis and Gasol, so you don't want the protection of the first round pick?
In fact, the Hornets management is not stupid, but someone behind it, hoping that the Hornets will not impose restrictions on the first-round picks.

After all, the owner of the Hornets is the NBA.

At the same time, the management also wants to rely on Baron Davis and Gasol's good record to attract fans and new buyers.

The season is now halfway through, and the playoffs are about to start. The Hornets still haven't found a home to take over, and they are still under the trusteeship of the league.

It is impossible for the league to hang on to the team all the time. It must hope that the Hornets have a better record and can attract big bosses to take over.

Who knows that the mud can't support the wall, the team's record and attendance are still impressive, so they can only resign themselves to fate.

After the Clippers arrived in New Orleans, the team took a day off.

At noon on the day of the game, Baron Davis and Pau Gasol invited Min Congda, Curry and Gasol to have a meal at a restaurant in New Orleans.

While eating, Min Congda criticized both Baron Davis and Pau Gasol.

"You guys, as the stars of the league, this is an opportunity to prove you again. How did you lead the team to this level? It really makes me heartbroken, heartbroken!"

"Baron, I sent you to the Hornets to make your dream come true, to play at an All-Star level again in New Orleans. How can you be worthy of me and the New Orleans fans?"

"Paul, you are about to be surpassed by your brother, do you know? Do you want to prove that you will always be the second star? You have to stand up, stand up! Make it to the playoffs!"

Min Congda spoke quickly and never said polite words.

While eating, he scolded Davis and Gasol.

Davis was ashamed and Gasol was amazed.

After the meal, Paul Gasol whispered to his younger brother Mark, "I now understand why your team is becoming more and more successful. Manager Smart is like Kobe."

When Paul Gasol was in the Lakers, the biggest feeling was that Kobe was always like a tireless teacher, urging everyone to move forward.

He was never polite, even sarcastic, which was unbearable.

But the Lakers can win and win the championship. Their lineup is not perfect, but they can work together as one.

Kobe may not be a good partner in life, he is too harsh and paranoid, but on the court, this is the appearance of a leader.

On the way to the stadium in the afternoon, Marc Gasol and Min Congda chatted and said: "Mr. Smart, my brother said, you look like Kobe."

Min Congda spat, "Why are you swearing? You are just like Kobe, and your whole family is like Kobe!"

(End of this chapter)