Chapter 259: Relationship Evolution
Allen couldn't limit Tang Shuai anymore, and the Clippers' starting firepower couldn't be suppressed at once.
The Grizzlies will not wrap up Tang Shuai, Tang Shuai does not have to think about passing, his rhythm will come back at once, and by Paul's side, every advance amount of passing makes him handy, and the most important point is the relationship between Griffin and Tang Shuai, he doesn't mind the opportunity to write less.
He scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting in the first half, but in the third quarter he scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Relying on Tang Shuai's sudden outburst, the Clippers scored 32:21 in a single quarter, and the difference widened to 16 points in one fell swoop.
The Grizzlies' record this season is not unreasonable, in addition to the poor defense of the starting small lineup, the poor performance of the bench lineup is also one of the important reasons.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Chalmers's consecutive missed shots buried the Grizzlies' last hope of a comeback, and even if Gasol Jr. recovered in the half quarter and scored consecutive points, it was too late.
At 106:98, the Clippers won the game without danger and ushered in a 5-game winning streak!
Tang Shuai first suppressed and then raised, playing 26 minutes and scoring 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, which is not amazing compared to his previous games, but in the face of a top defensive player like Tony Allen, it is not easy to play such statistics.
Perhaps because of this, at the post-game press conference, Kassel did not bring Paul, who scored 30 points and 9 assists in this game, but brought Tang Shuai over.
Also present at the press conference was Billups, which was the former FMVP's first regular-season game as a coach.
The question of the beginning of the press conference. The reporters' attention was all on Billups.
Because Billups is only an assistant coach, the Clippers official was previously announced except after the announcement on Twitter. There was no special press conference, so this post-match press conference. Naturally, it became another press conference scene.
Billups smiled at reporters from all walks of life, looking at the posture like a head coach.
At this time, I have to say that Kassel is really tolerant of people, and he has been echoing it all the time, and he doesn't mind anything at all.
It wasn't until the reporters got what they wanted from Billups, and as the press conference drew to a close, their focus shifted to the game.
"Coach Sam, there was no news that the team was going to make Don a starter, but he appeared in the starting lineup, is this an impromptu decision?"
The first question asked by a white journalist was Tang Shuai's starter. Because there was no pre-match notice, this is obviously the focus of attention of reporters.
Hearing the reporter's question, Tang Shuai also turned his head curiously, he was also very curious about the sudden starter question, and wanted to know what Cassel thought in his heart.
"Even after the game against the Rockets, the coaching staff was already thinking about Don's start, and the reason why they chose this game was because the coaching staff wanted to look at his ability to withstand pressure. Allen is one of the league's best perimeter defenders, and it won't be easy for anyone. ”
"One more point, of course." Cassel smiled and turned to look at Billups and continued, "Chauncey is also very supportive of my decision. He didn't have been with the team for long, but he managed to convince me from a tactical point of view. ”
Kassel finally looked at Tang Shuai again and continued: "I have seen the results too. Not only did Don manage to attract the Grizzlies' defense, but he also played well in the second half. He's up to the starter. ”
After listening to what Cassel said, Tang Shuai suddenly realized. It turns out that Kassel has such a deep meaning in it.
Come to think of it, if there is really such a meaning in it, then it is indeed impossible for Kassel to communicate with him privately before the game, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve such a purpose.
And it is true that after this game, his ability to deal with high-pressure defense and his mentality on the field have been greatly improved.
These are things that can't be given by a packaging system, and maybe they should be called things of game experience.
He couldn't help but take another look at Billups, who he didn't expect to give him support on the issue of starting the game.
Although Billups was introduced to the team by him, it can be seen from the fact that he refused to train him alone before, and Billups's personality determines that he is not the kind of person who is eccentric.
It is conceivable that Billups's suggestion must have been put forward on the premise of agreeing with Tang Shuai.
With the head coach presiding over and the assistant coach agreeing, at this moment, Tang Shuai sincerely felt for the first time that he would make a big difference in the Clippers.
After Cassel answered the question, several reporters asked Tang Shuai how he felt about starting, and he had already thought of the wording when he came to this kind of scene, and it was naturally very smooth to deal with.
At the end of the press conference, he was about to leave when Billups suddenly came up and stopped him.
"Coach, are you looking for me?" He looked at Billups curiously.
'You're great, but I can feel that there's a lot of room for improvement in your passing, so I can guide you alone tomorrow if I have time.' Billups said bluntly.
"You're going to guide me in passing?!" Tang Shuai looked at Billups in surprise, he didn't expect that after being rejected by him last time, he would take the initiative to find them this time!
"Questions?" Billups frowned slightly.
"No problem, of course!" Tang Shuai's expression was excited, how could he have a problem!
"Then tomorrow morning, the team has no training scheduled, I'll wait for you in the stadium." After Billups finished speaking, Kassel came out at this time, and he didn't say anything more, just turned around and chatted with Kassel.
Tang Shuai said hello to Cassel, and then returned to the locker room with uncontrollable excitement.
Passing Skills Pack!
He's finally able to get it!
It's a little worse than Nash's, but it's more than enough to overdo it! After all, it's purple!
A good relationship between people is not something that can be achieved in a day, and being politely rejected by Billups before is the best illustration, but after a match, Billups obviously has a good impression of him, and this kind of natural happening seems to be a lot more natural.
And it's said that it's guidance, and when the guidance is over, it's the same as when it was on Joe Johnson, a one-on-one, isn't it a matter of getting hands on it?
By the way, you'll have to find someone to upgrade the pass pack to the blue one first, or you won't be able to upgrade it tomorrow.
Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Booker with his eyes shining.
Booker had just finished taking a shower at this time, and was about to put on his clothes, when he saw Tang Shuai's shining eyes, he couldn't help but tremble, and then said with some uncertainty: "Tang, what are you going to do?" ”
"Booker, do you have time for the evening?" Tang Shuai asked directly.
"At night?" When Booker heard this, he unconsciously took a step back and said a little sarcastically, "You shouldn't have any other ideas, right?" I'm not very interested in that...... It's true. ”
"What about that?" Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment, and then immediately knew what Booker was talking about, and said "Bah" a few times in a row, "What are you thinking!" I wanted to ask you to practice in the evening! ”
"Practice?" Booker looked at Tang Shuai suspiciously, and moved his body back, "Why do you have to practice more at night?" ”
"I want to teach you back punch techniques." Tang Shuai said directly.
"Really?" Booker quickly put on his clothes and said with an excited expression, it was obvious that he, like Tang Shuai, had a strong interest in learning new technologies. (To be continued.) )