godfather in black

Chapter 155 Chapter 159: If the referee does not blow, it is not a foul

159: It is not a foul if the referee does not blow

"The last ball, from the replay, Duncan did foul." After calming down, the commentator said seriously.

Indeed, the premise of Duncan's successful block on the last ball was that he pushed away Chris Webber who was in front of him.Judging from the controller's simulated play, the last shot was Chris Webber's defense slowing down a bit.So in the last timeout, Qin Tao asked Weber to mark Duncan the whole time, not to give him any chance.But in the end... Duncan broke through Webber's defense. He pushed Webber away with a foul and blocked Kobe's final three-pointer.

Brown-Shaw was arguing with the referee that it was a foul, but the referee ignored it.The referee signed off on the results and walked away, leaving behind a moaning crowd of Lakers.

"Qin, why didn't you go up and put a little pressure on the referee in the end? That's obviously a foul!" Walking into the locker room, Brown-Shaw complained.

And Qin Tao sat on the ground, looking very disappointed.He raised his head slowly, with a lonely expression on his face, "Is there any use in arguing with him? It's just a waste of time, leave this matter to Mickey! Let him complain to the league, we will let Stern come out Apologize, and then return this penalty to us in the next game."

Brown Shaw nodded. At this time, the players all came in, and they were very disappointed.Qin Tao forcibly suppressed the sense of failure in his heart, and comforted the players one by one. "I know you are all good. This time we did a lot better than last time. We will win the next game when we return to home court." He stood at the door and said to the players who came in, but now He also wants a comfort!

When he experienced the first defeat, he knew that as a head coach, in front of his players, he must always show self-confidence.Especially a head coach like Qin Tao, he is the soul of the Lakers, if he has no confidence, how can he let others have confidence?

The locker room is very quiet, all the players are doing their own things, showering, changing clothes.Qin Tao felt that the locker room was too quiet, and he knew what he had to say, "Cough!" He coughed, attracting everyone's attention.

"We lost again today, but our season is not over yet! We can continue to win the next game!" Qin Tao's voice became louder and louder, and he seemed to want to yell out his inner unwillingness, " Today, they won the game with a foul, will they have such a good chance in the next game? We are invincible against the Zijin Army, even if there is a cliff ahead, we have to hold our opponents and jump down together."

"Boss, I'm sorry, if I jumped a little higher on the last ball, it wouldn't be like this. I felt good about that ball, really good, even better than during training." Kobe blamed himself In other words, he wanted to come out to share some pressure for Qin Tao, even a little bit.

"If I could make one more shot..."

"If I could grab one more rebound..."

The players began to blame themselves one after another, and they also hoped to share all the pressure for Qin Tao.Qin Tao was very moved, but he knew that the most fundamental mistake was on his side. In terms of tactics, he was almost completely defeated by Popovich. All he could rely on was the strength of Kobe and Webber. "Okay, don't blame yourself, you have the strength to blame yourself to win the next game."

"Remember, our season is not over yet, that's enough. Bryant, you go to the press conference with me!" Qin Tao said loudly after the players had taken a shower, as if he had regained his confidence .

As soon as Qin Tao and Kobe arrived at the press conference, the discussion among the reporters became louder. Before Popovich arrived, Qin Tao said to the microphone with a gloomy expression, "Let's start the press conference! Do you have any questions?" hands up."

"Mr. Qin, what do you think of Duncan's foul at the end?"

"Correct me, that's not a foul, it's a good shot." Qin Tao's first sentence completely attracted the reporters, which was obviously ironic, "What I want to say is that as long as the referee doesn't blow it, it's not foul."

"Kobe, if Duncan didn't touch the last ball, are you sure you can make it?"

"I'm [-]% sure that the ball will go in, and I feel that the ball will go in." Professional players, dealing with the ball every day, the feeling of the ball is incomparable, especially a king-level player like Kobe.

"Can you win the next game?"

"It's just two consecutive losses, but it's not like there's no two consecutive victories." Kobe said confidently, but Qin Tao knew that Kobe wanted to share the pressure for him.

Then, the reporter threw the question to Qin Tao again, they hoped that Qin Tao could say something that belittled the referee. "Mr. Qin, do you think you still have hope of advancing to the finals?"

"As long as the Spurs haven't won four games, we have hope." Originally, the reporter wanted to ask more questions, but when Popovich came, Qin Tao dragged Kobe away.

When passing by Popovich, Qin Tao said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Use any means to win, good means! Greg, but the referee will not be so partial to help you in the next game." .”

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Popovich, who was originally breezy, was obviously taken aback. During the last timeout, he said to Duncan, "If the last person standing in front of you is Webber or Kwame Brown, just push them away." They. Kobe's ability to kill the game can't be underestimated, and he was in a good state today, you know?"

It can be said that Popovich played a great role, but what he didn't expect was, how did Qin Tao know that this had something to do with him?Is he really a prophet?Popovich originally disdained Qin Tao's title of Prophet, but now he can't allow him to reconsider the opponent in front of him.His good mood disappeared in an instant when Qin Tao made such a move, he answered a few questions from the reporter in a lukewarm manner, and then started chattering. By the end of the press conference, he would not leave the stage like Qin Tao did. .If there is one of the 30 head coaches in the league who dares to leave the game midway, only Qin Tao can do it.

On the way back to the locker room, Qin Tao said to Kobe: "Don't think about sharing the burden for me, just do what you do on the court."

"I'm just answering the reporters' questions." Bryant said lightly.Qin Tao didn't say anything else, it was enough for him to feel Kobe's heart. Back in the locker room, Qin Tao summed up a few words and left with the players. They got on the bus to the airport.

Popovich was reconsidering Qin Tao's opponent, while Qin Tao fell asleep on the bus. It can't be said that he is heartless because he is too tired.It's very simple to say how he knew that Duncan's last "foul" was instigated by Popovich.Duncan is not an impulsive player. His performance is stable, but he can't do anything earth-shattering.Besides, the result of the controller is that Duncan used a block to kill the Lakers, which means that Popovich's defense is well-arranged. Since it is well-arranged, he must have made Duncan make unscrupulous shots.

In fact, Qin Tao still guessed, but it didn't hurt him at all.It is also a good thing to let Popovich eat a fly after losing the game.Besides, it doesn't matter if you guess wrong.

(End of this chapter)