Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 383 I hate my past self!

"Bobo, after the last game, I thought Barkley was not suitable to play in G4. Why did you let Charles play in this game!!!"

In the Lakers locker room, Lakers chief physician Gary Vitti was yelling at Popovich.

Popovich is being sprayed like a grandson and has no way to talk back.

Garryvitti is very, very angry now.

Because Barkley's current problem is not simple. According to his preliminary judgment, Barkley has a hamstring strain. Even if an ordinary young player encounters such an injury, he will need at least half a month of rest.

And for an old guy like Barkley, if he encounters such an injury, it is basically equivalent to being reimbursed for the season.

Barkley's importance to the Lakers is now known to the world.

Now, Barkley is not the veteran who was disliked by Lakers fans around the world when he first came to the Lakers.

This veteran's combat effectiveness and willpower when facing the Warriors definitely conquered all fans.

Even the Warriors fans at the scene stood up and applauded when Barkley was carried out.

In fact, the reason why Garivetti is under so much pressure now is that in the past three years, the Lakers have really been injured!

After Coach D led the team, the Lakers injured core players at every turn.

In 2013, Howard and Kobe Nash took turns with minor injuries.

In 2014, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Olajuwon, Roy, and Oden suffered injuries in turn.

And this year, this year is actually pretty good. There are basically no injury problems in the regular season.

But in the playoffs, Wade, Seth Curry, Garnett, and Wade were injured one after another.

In addition, Barkley was also injured after this game.

This means that all five core players of the Lakers have been injured in the playoffs.

When the Lakers reached the playoffs, they basically had no time to get together.

Garry Vitti has been with the Lakers for decades and is of course infinitely loyal to the Lakers. Lakers fans also have infinite love for him. However, recently, Lakers fans who love him so much are still criticizing him. They think he is getting old, otherwise Why do the Lakers always have injuries?

This made Garryvitti very uncomfortable.

Therefore, Garryvitti is very conservative when it comes to injuries to Lakers players.

After the last game, he requested that Barkley should never be allowed to play in this game.

Absolutely not allowed!
but!

Why did Coach D allow Barkley to continue playing!

Forget it if Coach D allows it.

Coach D is not coaching now and doesn't know Barkley's physical condition.

Coach D doesn’t understand, how can you, Popovich, not understand?
Popovich, why did you still let Barkley play?

At this time, in the Lakers locker room, Popovich was sprayed like a grandson by Garivetti and did not dare to reply.

At the post-game press conference, Barkley, who was helped to the scene by Antetokounmpo and Ebanks, received a standing ovation from all reporters in the audience.

Including Auckland reporters on the scene.

这场比赛巴克利上场了25分钟，全场比赛15中9，三分球3中1，罚球2中2，砍下了21分12个篮板5抢断还有2个盖帽。

This performance is still unbeatable!
In the entire Warriors team, except for Yi Jianlian, no one can beat him one-on-one. Even Curry has a very difficult time beating Barkley without the help of pick-and-rolls.

In order to punish Barkley, the Warriors were intercepted 16 times by the Lakers in the game.

If you exclude the 4 steals in the second half that are considered semi-garbage time.

In the first half, the Warriors were intercepted 12 times by the Lakers!
In the second quarter, the Lakers stole 6 times.

Or why the Lakers were able to score more than 40 points in the second quarter.

The more inaccurate the Warriors' outside three-point shots are, the more they need to defeat Barkley to win the game.

But the more he wants to beat Barkley, the less he can beat him. The more he can't beat him, the more impatient he becomes. The more impatient he is, the more mistakes he makes, and the more he cannot beat him.

In the end, Barkley was made to look like a god.

Everyone knows that Coach D's Farke basketball is not accurate and it is really easy to collapse.

However, no one expected that the Warriors would collapse so badly in these two games.

Damn it, the Lakers scored 60 points in two games!
This has already set a historical record in the NBA.

Now, after G3 between the Lakers and Warriors, no one believes that the Warriors still have a chance to defeat the Lakers and enter the finals.

Even the Auckland reporters at the scene basically had no such idea.

All 1 to 3.

What more is there to say now?
Therefore, there are now some small betting companies out there that have issued odds on the Lakers and Cavaliers in the Finals.

Therefore, many NBA fans on the Internet are already looking forward to the master-disciple showdown between Coach D and Oden after this game.

The Cavaliers won G4 at home and beat the Celtics 3-1. NBA fans said that the sky has finally dawned in the NBA. Coach D made a clever plan to eliminate James, sent Oden to the Eastern Conference, and beat James violently. If James is knocked out of the Finals, the Finals will be clean, and the NBA will be clean!
The Lakers defeated the Warriors in an away game and also tied the score to 3 to 1. Now NBA fans are saying that Coach D used a clever trick to use Oden to make James dare not move the hook and Popovich. Secretly plotting against Chen Cang to bring the Lakers into the finals.

In short, it is now settled that the NBA Finals will be a showdown between the Cavaliers and the Lakers!
Just like after the G4 game between the Celtics and Cavaliers, Oden and Lori Irving were laughing and laughing at the post-game press conference.

Now, Barkley is similarly laughing during interviews.

"Hahahaha, I know that the fall just now made you worried, but I can guarantee that it was definitely not intentional. I don't know why after the game, my body felt like it was drained. I was already in He persisted hard, but finally fell on the court.

There is no problem now. I stuck out my tongue for half an hour in the locker room. Apart from the soreness all over my body, there is no problem anymore. Thanks to Michael, his secret technique of sticking out his tongue is very useful. Sometimes, people should be like dogs. Calories It will dissipate very quickly, hahahaha..."

In the NBA, being like a dog is never a derogatory term. Most of the time, it is actually a complimentary term.

However, hearing Barkley speak so deeply about his good friend Jordan still made all the reporters at the scene laugh.

Even Jordan, who was watching Barkley's situation in front of the TV, couldn't help but laugh and curse.

This big ass!
Do you know that the fall you just made really caused everyone's heart disease?
Anyone who understands kinematics knows that it is definitely the most dangerous thing for an athlete to fall down suddenly as if he had lost time. If it is not done well, he will be gone!
"Now that this damn fat guy can still have a bad mouth, it seems there is no problem."

Although he was dissed by Barkley, a fat guy, Jordan was in a good mood.

In fact, Barkley is in a good mood now.

"Yes, I do have some problems right now, Gary said I might have some problems with my hamstring, I hope it's just a minor problem."

After Buckley finished speaking with a smile, the reporters who were laughing just now suddenly fell silent.

Hamstring strain!

It's actually a hamstring strain! !

As reporters covering the NBA, how could they not know what kind of injury a hamstring strain is.

Otherwise, Garivetti would not be so angry with Popovich in the locker room now, and even wanted to slap Popovich.

Hamstring strain may seem like a minor injury.

In fact, the span of this injury is very large.

If it is a first-degree strain, it is indeed not a big problem. Young people will be fine if they rest for about ten days. Slightly older NBA players in their thirties will be fine if they rest for two to three weeks.

However, if it is a grade two strain, it is completely different.

If the hamstring strain reaches grade two, it is a very serious injury.

Even a very young NBA player may be out of bed for 2 months!

Even if the recovery is good, it will basically take a month or more. Plus the recovery period, if not a month and a half, there is no chance of appearing on the NBA court again.

It’s not impossible to force yourself to play. After resting for three or four weeks or ten days, if you feel you are good again, you can force it to play. After all, a hamstring strain is not a broken leg. Younger players can really force themselves to play. However, if it is repeated again in the future, it will definitely become a chronic disease. In severe cases, it may cause the body's athletic ability to plummet and never return to its peak. It will decline like a cliff and the gain will not be worth the loss.

If it is a higher level, a third-grade strain, this will take at least three months. Depending on the individual's age and physical condition, it may even cost you the season over and over again.

Hamstring strain, whether it is grade one, grade two or grade three, is very dependent on the age and physical condition of the player.

As for the elderly, there is no age or physique to speak of.

This disease is definitely a killer disease for the elderly!
For Barkley, whether he is level one, level two or level three, he will be reimbursed for this season!
Barkley fell so hard after the game. In fact, the reporters here were already mentally prepared and knew that Barkley had a high probability of missing the finals.

However, when these words came out of Barkley's mouth, it still shocked many reporters at the scene and shocked many fans on the Internet at this time.

And Buckley said such words with such a relaxed tone and a smile on his face, which was extremely moving.

Who doesn't know that Barkley came back with the Lakers this season to win the championship?

There is only one step away from the finals and the championship.

Just like that, we arrived directly outside the gate of the finals!

If Barkley was a player who followed the Lakers to the Finals, no one would regret it.

The key is that Barkley is the key player for the Lakers to advance to the Finals!Without Barkley in these two games, it would definitely not be easy for the Lakers to win, and it is absolutely impossible to even win two games in a row. It would be good to win one.

Everyone likes to read tragic scripts.

Everyone also likes to read scripts about realizing dreams.

I especially like to see the script for players like Barkley to finally realize their dreams.

"Charles, you will miss the finals. Do you know what you are saying now? Do you know what you said with a smile?"

Barkley looked at a reporter from Philadelphia who asked him with wide eyes, and Barkley smiled.

"Of course I know what I'm talking about. I know it clearly. I know it now more than ever. When I chose to continue playing in this game, I knew what I would encounter. 14 years ago, when I retired, I I regret my career all the time.

I am an MVP, I am an NBA superstar, but I have never had an NBA championship, and I have never been called a winner or a champion.

I kept thinking, was it really possible for me to never be called a winner?
No, it is not.

It's not like I have no chance of being a winner.

In my career, I have had many opportunities to be a winner.

In Phoenix, in Houston, I have a lot of opportunities to be the winner.

In the end, I failed.

Is this because of teammates?

For a long time, I thought so.

Until, I met Coach D, and I saw the Lakers led by Coach D.

Coach D and his Lakers have never been favored at any time. They have always been considered the team that deserves to lose. Coach D's team always has all the elements of a loser.

However, Coach D succeeded every time, taking the team that should have failed the most and becoming the most successful team.

Why is that?
What is the magic of Coach D? "

The smile on Buckley's face did not change at all, and his eyes became yearning and thoughtful.

The other reporters at the scene were silent at this time.

Du Kang, who was in front of the TV, was also quietly watching Barkley on the TV.

"In the 2013 NBA Finals, Howard was wildly targeted by the referees and lost the possibility of FMVP early. Why did he defend so hard and wipe the butt of the top five guards?

How much benefit can that championship bring to Howard?
In the first round of the 2014 playoffs, McGrady, Kobe, and Olajuwon were injured one after another in order to defeat the Spurs, and eventually fell on the court. What were they doing?
What can this championship bring to Kobe, Tracy McGrady and Olajuwon?But in the end, they chose to sacrifice without hesitation.

It's 2015 and if the team needs to sacrifice, why can't it be me?

If the Lakers can win the championship in the end, I will regret not being with the team until the end, but I am even more proud, because my team stepped on my corpse and finally reached the top of the NBA!
Success does not have to be mine!
I had this realization when I chose to come to Los Angeles.

When I choose to come back, I won't make this mistake again.

I hate my past self!

This time, I'm willing to lie down and let the team move forward!

I am willing to sacrifice everything for the championship! "

Looking at the smile on Barkley's face on TV, Olajuwon and Pippen had complicated expressions on their faces.

If Barkley had such a realization 20 years ago, how could the Rockets fail?

No, it's not just Barkley who doesn't have this awareness.

They have no such awareness either.

Pippen was still gritting his teeth.

After Olajuwon was stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on his face.

"This is probably why us veterans are willing to come back in Coach D's team."

"Even we have regrets."

"Charles, congratulations, you have regained my respect."

Barkley's words at the post-game press conference had a huge impact.

Who would have thought that Barkley would become so selfless.

It’s not a selfless style of play.

But his character has actually become so selfless.

He can actually say that for the sake of the team, he is willing to pave the way for the team to move forward.

Moreover, you can't refute Barkley's words.

Because, he did!
After this post-game interview from Barkley, the excitement for the Finals between the Lakers and Cavaliers became even higher.

Now, the whole world is waiting for the NBA conference finals to end quickly, let's make the finals come faster and earlier.

Because in the eyes of these people, the Warriors and Celtics have no chance or possibility.

The Warriors are okay.

Maybe there's still a chance to give it a try.

However, the Celtics really have no chance.

The last three games are just two home games.

There is also a Cavaliers home court.

Cavaliers fans have already said that if the NBA dares to play black whistle in Cleveland, they will definitely upset the table.

Since you don't want the Cavaliers to be decent, then don't even think about the NBA being decent. At worst, we won't play anymore!

“Do you really think we are Coach D?
Coach D is generous. Coach D is willing to endure the black whistle for the sake of the overall situation of the NBA and the glory of the players. We in Cleveland will never tolerate it! "

Once Cavaliers fans made such a declaration, they basically told the league not to cause trouble at our G6 home court.

Whoever makes trouble, whoever makes trouble, whoever makes trouble, don't even think about leaving Quicken Loans Arena!

Adam Silver is coerced by capital again, and the league is coerced by capital again. Faced with such a declaration from Cavaliers fans, they will definitely consider carefully whether they must completely overturn the table for James, a toy of capital.

Many insiders said that Adam Silver and the league have heard the Cavaliers' voices and will definitely not cause trouble in G6.

This is basically a death sentence for the Celtics.

May 2015, 5, Cavaliers and Celtics G28.

Although the Cavaliers still have a home court, they will not really give up on this G5 and save the game to win at home.

There are so many sure-win things in competitive sports.

Everyone in the Cavaliers actually hopes that G5 can directly advance to the finals.

However, the Celtics did not give up.

The main thing is that James didn't give up!
In the eyes of many people, this is actually a useless effort.

Even if Oden was called for two fouls in the first quarter, so what?

So what if the Cavaliers lose this game?
Haven't you seen Oden laughing while watching the game off the court?

Just when everyone thought the game ended peacefully...

His performance in this series has been very poor. Irving, who has been targeted and had a lot of resentment, suddenly broke out!

The last attack of the third quarter.

Irving's attack was directly hit by James.

Irving, who was sitting on the ground, was complaining to the referee next to him.

At this moment, James stepped directly over Irving's head!

Owen, who was already on top, could not bear this, so he punched himself in the head!
The burly James fell to the ground!

Looking at James falling to the ground, Danny Ainge on the sidelines narrowed his eyes and smiled on his face.

Boom!
The Celtic players on the sidelines almost rushed out like a flood!

Chaos!

Some people will sacrifice everything for the championship.

And someone...

(End of this chapter)