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Meanwhile, on the court, Su Hao's teammates were engaged in a fierce competition with their opponents.

With Su Hao absent from this game, the Clippers made some changes to their tactical arrangements.

With Su Hao, one of the core players, absent, Curry had control of the ball most of the game at the start.

Against a relatively weaker team like the Pistons, Curry displayed an extremely high offensive desire.

Curry kept taking the ball from his teammates and then decisively choosing to shoot from the three-point line.

Unfortunately, Curry seems to be under a spell.

His touch was unusually cold throughout the game; the basketball bounced off the rim repeatedly, making a crisp, metallic sound.

Time ticked by, the game raged on, and before we knew it, the second quarter was drawing to a close.

At this moment, the score is neck and neck, with both sides trading baskets and the lead changing hands repeatedly. Fortunately, despite the Pistons players' best efforts, their overall desire to win doesn't seem particularly strong.

Even more bizarrely, their head coach made a series of baffling substitution decisions—if any player performed well and had a smooth run for a period of time, the head coach would not hesitate to substitute them.

This move undoubtedly sends a clear signal to everyone.

Our team never intended to win this game; we were only focused on tanking!

As is well known, the Pistons have had their sights set on the number one draft pick for this season.

In order to escape the tragic fate of being mired in a bad team for a long time, they had to adopt the same strategy as many other teams that were also tanking – to frantically pursue a losing streak.

This should have been fantastic news for the Clippers, who were missing their key player Su Hao today.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Even against the Pistons, who had made it clear they were going to tank, the Clippers still couldn't seize the opportunity to quickly widen the score gap.

When the final whistle blew in the second quarter, the players went back to the locker room to rest.

Curry's face was gloomy, and he remained silent the whole way.

His teammates also knew that if Su Hao could make an appearance in this game...

Given his exceptional individual abilities and immense influence on the team, the outcome of this match was probably decided long ago.

"Sigh, if Su Hao could be here, that would be so great. It would make playing basketball so much easier for us!" David Lee muttered to his teammates in a low voice.

He frowned, his face full of frustration and resentment.

Upon hearing this, Gordon quickly chimed in, "Who says otherwise? Who would have thought our shooting percentage would be so low today! We thought we could easily pull away and win against this Pistons team, who are clearly weaker than us and practically no match for us. But what happened? We're actually fighting tooth and nail against them, unable to shake them off!"

Just then, the head coach, who had just entered the locker room, overheard their conversation. His face darkened, and he reprimanded them bluntly, "Alright, stop complaining! So what if we're facing a team with no desire to win? Do you think you can't play without Su Hao? Since we've decided not to let Su Hao play, you have to give it your all in this game. Let me tell you, this game isn't as difficult as you think!"

The head coach's stern words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads. The Clippers players, who had been whispering and blaming each other, immediately fell silent and stopped arguing.

Immediately afterward, at Coach Mike Dunleavy's signal, everyone began preparing for the third quarter.

Surprisingly, the coach couldn't field Curry at the start of the game and instead replaced the previous starting lineup with other players.

Curry himself did not express any objection to this decision.

Because he knew in his heart that his performance in this game was indeed unsatisfactory.

Meanwhile, in the Pistons' locker room, a completely different scene unfolded.

The players who had performed well on the field were now all stunned, after all, they were substituted off the field because of their good performance!

Such feelings would be difficult for anyone to bear.

At this moment, the Pistons' head coach and assistant coaches were standing on the sidelines chatting casually, seemingly unconcerned about how the game was progressing.

In fact, they already knew the final outcome of the match perfectly well.

However, what they did not expect was the entire course of the competition.

After all, their opponent this time is the formidable defending champion – the Clippers.

The Clippers' outstanding performance on the court really gave them quite a fright.

Everyone initially thought this would be a one-sided, predictable match, but the situation changed dramatically when key player Su Hao left the field for a rest, making the game full of uncertainty and suspense.

Logically speaking, this should have been a game that could have been decided much earlier, but now the Clippers have to rely on the Pistons deliberately throwing the game to have a chance to win!

The Clippers, having lost their key player Su Hao, seemed surprisingly powerless and struggled even against a team that was at the bottom of the league standings and clearly tanked to compete for the number one draft pick.

This situation was truly astonishing. Even Su Hao, who was comfortably lying in his hotel bed enjoying his leisure time, was greatly shocked upon hearing the news.

Su Hao lay half-reclined on the sofa.

Taylor Swift jokingly said with a big smile, "Hey Su Hao, I just heard someone say that your Clippers team isn't doing too well on the court right now!"

"Hey, didn't we agree not to talk about the game? To be honest, I didn't even go to the game in person. But then again, our team can't be that far behind the Pistons, right?"

As Su Hao spoke, he casually turned on the television set that was placed in front of him.

Just then, the game between the Clippers and the Pistons was playing on the screen.

The game is now in the second half of the third quarter.

In the first half, the two teams remained neck and neck, making it difficult to determine a winner.

However, in the second half, the Pistons made an unexpected personnel change, bringing on an entirely reserve team.