Losing trust! Clippers last-minute tactics: Van Gundy almost helped Harden to become super, Tyronn Lue looked on

On November 17, during the NBA regular season, the Clippers lost to the Celtics 118-121 in an away game. The Clippers fell into a passive position in this game. Later, Jones Jr. and Miller exited the game early due to injuries. The Celtics firmly took the initiative on the court. However, the Clippers never gave up the pursuit. At the last moment, relying on Harden's personal performance, they kept clinging to the score. Unfortunately, the final equalizing three-pointer bounced out of the frame.

As the game entered the final moments, White's three-pointer allowed the Celtics to re-establish a 10-point lead. They thought the game would lose suspense. Unexpectedly, in the last 21 seconds, Harden suddenly started to show his power. First, he caused a three-point foul on Walsh and made all three free throws. Then he faced White and forced a three-point shot. White then made two free throws. But Harden still did not give up. He made another three-pointer in the frontcourt and the score reached 118-119. The suspense returned again.

In the last 2 seconds, that is to say, Harden scored 9 points in the past 19 seconds. At this time, the Celtics also called the final timeout. There is no timeout for the Clippers. They have also arranged the tactical arrangements for the final attack in advance. However, head coach Tyronn Lue did not pick up the tactical board. Instead, assistant coach Van Gundy sat in front of the players and kept making arrangements. The Clippers must have prepared two plans, one is that the Celtics make two free throws, and the other is that the last free throw is deliberately missed.

In the end, Pritchard made two free throws. At this time, the Clippers served from the baseline and threw it directly into the frontcourt. Zubac successfully received the ball, but he did not stop and passed the ball directly to Harden's hands outside the three-point line. The latter got a chance to take a shot. The Clippers bench had already started cheering in advance. It's a pity that Harden failed to hit the target this time and missed the opportunity to equalize. He also held his head in his hands with great regret. Although he failed to hit a hit, this tactic was still very successful. Van Gundy almost made Harden super awesome. Once the equalizer was achieved, it would be a 12-point surge in 21 seconds.

I believe fans have noticed that in the tactical arrangement at the last moment, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue became a "spectator". He just watched from the outside, either with his hands in his pockets or not in the camera. During the Clippers' six-game losing streak, he was also questioned a lot, and there were calls for dismissal. Judging from this situation, he seemed to be slowly losing trust. At least the players believed in Van Gundy more.