godfather in black

Chapter 154 158: Another defeat

158: Defeated again

"The Youngest 'Best Coach'".This is really ironic. Qin Tao just created such a record when he was abused by the Spurs amid applause in the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

Qin Tao is in great pain, but all he can do now is win back in the next match.But the strength of the Spurs can only be understood after the fight. It is too strong, and the Spurs' control of the rhythm is almost perfect.Except for a few beautiful counterattacks throughout the game, the Lakers had no chance at all the rest of the time.But even if the counterattack is beautiful, it is still within the control of the Spurs!
This time the Lakers failed, the media did not intend to let Qin Tao off at all.Before that, Qin Tao had always appeared in front of the media with an arrogant image.When he won the best coach, he was not humble, and said what he said as if it belonged to him.

This time the Lakers lost no temper at all. Except at the beginning of the game, Fisher and Kobe took turns hitting three-pointers to get a 6-4 lead. After that, they kept falling behind. By the end of the game, they had fallen behind by 11. point.With such a chance to attack Qin Tao, the media were overjoyed.

The Sun directly pointed out that a proud soldier must lose, and the Lakers' failure is purely normal, and they will lose again and again.They moved out all the negative news about the Lakers before, such as Odom and his prostitutes, and Qin Tao's "trick" to defeat the Suns.They were complaining for the Phoenix Suns and were defeated by the Lakers with "tricks". Although the Suns lost, they were even more glorious than the victors.

Although the Sun is a British media, their general direction of attacking Qin Tao is right, and their views are not recognized by many American media.As soon as the game was lost, Qin Tao was poured out with overwhelming saliva.Judging from the current situation, Qin Tao's pressure doubled.Originally, after the complete defeat, Qin Tao couldn't accept it in his heart.In addition, after the loss, he had to comfort the players one by one, but no one came to comfort him, which made him almost overwhelmed by the pressure brought about by the loss.But under the erosion of this pressure, he must stand upright and continue to work.

Everyone says that competitive sports athletes have a short lifespan, and their excessive overdrawing of their bodies will also shorten their own lifespan.But what they don't know is that with excessive use of the brain and pressure that ordinary people can't imagine all the time, competitive sports coaching is the real life-saving profession!

It was only at this moment that Qin Tao realized the hard work of the coach, but now he is not only because of his responsibility, but also because of the passion in his heart. The passion brought to him by basketball cannot be duplicated by anything.

"Qin, what are we going to do tonight?" Brown-Shaw asked worriedly at dinner after a day's training.

Qin Tao looked at Brown and said nothing.Brown Xiao looked into Qin Tao's eyes, trembling in his heart.These are obviously the eyes of someone who is physically and mentally haggard!The blood-red eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes. "Qin, go to bed early at night! If you cross, we will be finished." At this moment, Brown Xiao knew why Qin Tao was branded as the youngest on so many records, and he did pay more than ordinary people A lot, just based on his sense of responsibility, he deserves all of this.

"I know, but for the Spurs, I really don't know what to do. Popovich is too strong." Despite having a controller, Qin Tao's poor tactical knowledge is irreparable.

"Oh!" Brown-Shaw sighed, and continued to eat with his head down.The strength of the Spurs is obvious to all. The Lakers want to climb this mountain. In one word, it is difficult!Two words, very difficult!In short, it is difficult!

Qin Tao had no choice but to strengthen the protection of the backcourt rebounds on the basis of the original tactics, and he just reluctantly came up with a tactic of "three highs" on the court at the same time, in order to open a breakthrough in the interior.Qin Tao racked his brains to come up with this.

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The second game of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs will soon begin. Fans once again filled the stadium. Spurs fans hope that the team will take home the championship again this season. The 99 championship was criticized for being too watery. After 03, the Spurs were once again defeated by the Lakers in 04.This time is a chance for revenge. Although the Lakers regained their competitiveness, their strength has dropped a lot, and the Spurs' strength has soared after they assembled the troika.One ebb and the other, fans hope that the Spurs can sweep the Lakers to advance to the finals, to avenge last year's lore.

After the game started, Qin Tao still didn’t sit down on the coach’s bench. He stood on the sidelines hoping to bring confidence to the players, but as the commentator said, “When the Lakers win the game, Qin Tao is never very nervous all the time. Standing courtside." At halftime, the Lakers trailed by six points, 37 to 43.Still in that situation, the Spurs were not in a hurry, controlled the rhythm, and kept leading the score.

In the second half, Qin Tao dispatched the top three, which once achieved the desired effect. Lamar Odom and Chris Webber hit the backcourt rebounds again and again, and the Lakers' counterattack began to exert its power. They played a wave of 9-1 shock waves. Go-ahead score.

However, Popovich adjusted slightly. Duncan no longer supplemented the defense, but specialized in rebounding inside.Parker and Ginobili strengthened the breakthrough, so the Spurs regained control of the rhythm bit by bit.The Lakers' offense was indeed a little monotonous. Although they changed a lot when they counterattacked, the Spurs didn't even give them a chance to counterattack.It can be said that before the game between the two sides started, Popovich had thoroughly studied the Lakers.At that time, his evaluation of the Lakers was, "A team that lives on the counterattack." He believed that the Lakers and the Suns were similar types, one relied too much on Nash, and the other relied too much on counterattacks.It can be said that the Spurs beat the Lakers more than the Suns.Popovich is very confident about taking the Lakers.

"The Lakers seem to be determined to win today's game!" In the wave of offensive frenzy at the end of the Lakers game, the commentator felt for the first time that the Lakers had a chance to win the game.

Although the Lakers' counterattack is limited, the energy of their two superstars is not wasted in vain.Webber's offense in the interior was repeatedly frustrated, but he caught the Spurs by surprise with a mid-range shot.The Spurs' defense was ready to expand, but at this time Kobe used breakthroughs to score points again and again.Another wave of 11 to 2, the Lakers directly narrowed the point difference to 2 two points.

"The hope of the Lakers reappears, they still have a chance-|" the commentator was roaring, he saw the hope of the Lakers winning.

At the end of the game, Popovich still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. He was too confident in his team.In the last minute, Kobe rushed to grab backboards and changed directions continuously, passing Bowen and Manu Ginobili. Finally, facing Parker, he easily made a stop jumper and the Lakers took a 1-92 lead.

The boos were louder and louder, Popovich called a timeout, Qin Tao set up defense, and at the last moment he also saw the hope of a comeback.But this time the Spurs did not make a shot for the first 20 seconds. Qin Tao's muscles gradually tightened, and the most tense moment came.But the final result didn't make Qin Tao's wish come true. Duncan hit the board at 45° and hit a quasi-lore.The ominousness in Qin Tao's heart rose rapidly, he called a timeout, and arranged the offensive tactics this time in detail.

The commentators are excited, the fans are excited, everyone watching this game is excited.A big part of the allure of the game of basketball is the uncertainty of the final moments.

"The ball came out, Kobe got the ball...he started it... 3 seconds to go...Kobe forced a shot-|three-pointer-blocked, Duncan's block at the last moment, the Lakers have no chance, their The situation is very passive now, and the score is 0 to 2 behind."

After seeing Kobe's three-pointer blocked, Qin Tao swears a bunch of swear words, both in the West and in the East.He kicked the bench chair viciously, and left without looking back, letting the reporters of Sports Illustrated call him behind him... Now Qin Tao is very upset, and Brown Shaw is still surrounding the coach with a group of players , but Qin Tao didn't have the slightest intention to join in...

(End of this chapter)