NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 225

Stan Van Gundy frowned at the **** hotel where the Magic stayed temporarily.After losing three games in a row, the media questioned him overwhelmingly.

Every season in the NBA, there are coaches who dismiss get out of class, some in the middle of the season, and some coaches are dismissed at the end of the season.This Vanity Fair is so cruel. Even if Van Gundy is a coach who leads the team to the finals, if his performance does not meet the management standards, his coaching position will not be guaranteed.

The Oakland media added fuel to the fire, evaluating Van Gundy as a "cursed coach", saying that he and the championship are destined to have no fate

From 2003 to 2004, Dafan served as the coach of the Heat, and led the team to the second round of the Eastern Conference in the first season; in the 2004-2005 season, the Heat lost 3-4 to the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, and both Wade and O'Neal were injured in the seventh game.This record is good, but Da Fan will be fired by the Heat next season, Pat Riley will personally pick up the coach, and then the Heat will win the championship that season.

After two years of dormancy, Da Fan came to the Magic in 2007-2008. He still stopped in the second round in the first year and reached the finals in the second year. This looks good.But now that the finals are 0-3 behind, the fans once again blame the coach.

At this time, the media broke the news that after the third game, in the Magic locker room, head coach Van Gundy and Howard had an unpleasant situation.

Van Gundy said in private: "Howard's attention is on things that he doesn't need to focus on, and we don't have a consensus."

In Van Gundy's tactics, Howard should focus on rebounding and defense, not scoring.But Howard is also a stubborn person, focusing on the offensive end.In fact, Howard is more threatening off the ball, but he doesn't think so.

The media has always regarded O'Neal as Howard's template, and the Magic has always cultivated him in this way. Under the influence of Howard, he also regards O'Neal as his goal.When the basketball is not in his hands on the court, he often feels a little unconfident.This is not obvious now, but Li Zhi from the future has seen Howard's real decline.

After leaving the Magic, limited by his back injury, Howard missed the best growth period of his career. Compared with the previous years of his career, Howard's skills have not improved much, but he has always wanted to prove himself. The Lakers, Rockets, Hawks, Hornets, and Warcraft's road to self-proving has never been successful.

Van Gundy wanted Howard to be a blue-collar player in the finals, but in the news, those Howard's targets sprayed him all day long.After O'Neal sprayed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sprayed Barkley, Howard proved that his heart became stronger, he wanted to get the ball, he wanted to score, and finally a tactical conflict with Van Gundy broke out.

However, Howard, the person involved, has a low EQ. He said: "There is no problem between Van Gundy and I. We are still a family. We are just playing around, nothing."

Compared with the Magic, the Warriors have the right time, place and people, and winning the championship is inevitable.Unless there is someone in the Magic who descends from heaven like Wade, it will be impossible to reverse.

The Warriors are about to sweep, but the ratings of the fourth game have dropped, which is unavoidable.This is the second time in these years that the finals have been one-sided. The year when the Spurs swept the Cavaliers was even worse. The fans didn't care about the process at all, only the results.

At this time, David Stern was very lucky. Fortunately, it was the Warriors who broke through in the West. If it was the Lakers and Rockets, it would be impossible to watch.The Warriors are at least an offensive team, and they play much better games.

The morale of the Magic players was as low as dust. In the first game, there was no hope inside. In the second game, they shot 50% of the three-pointers from the outside and failed to win.If they can win the Warriors, the Magic must break out in this game, but thinking about the Lakers and Trail Blazers, the Magic players have no confidence.Kobe is strong, right?Facing the Warriors, he scored 53 points, but he was still eliminated, and his personal offense was not good.

In the locker room at home, the Warriors players were very relaxed, full of smiles followed by full of confidence and strategizing.

Since entering the league, Li Zhi has always been the focus, but at this moment, Li Zhi is still looking forward to it.Not many superstars have such an opportunity. Nash, Malone, Tracy McGrady, Carter, and Iverson all failed to touch the championship. Now it is only the second season of his career and he is about to win the championship.

Recalling the two years since time travel, Li Zhi felt extremely fulfilled.In his previous life, he had all sorts of bad luck, was tricked by his teammates, sprained his ankle on the court, lost in the draft, waited for a chance to return to the NBA but was injured again.

"Could it be that this is just luck?" Li Zhi touched his face and said.Now my career is going smoothly. I won the best rookie in the first year, and reached the finals in the second year. I am only one step away from the championship, and I can reach it.

Prosperous on the court and smooth sailing in life, Avril Lavigne slowly fell in love with basketball, and the two gradually had a lot of topics to talk about, but what Li Zhi was not happy about was that Avril Lavigne's fans were Kobe Bryant.

In this competition, all his friends came. Lei Nuo and Ye Xiaoxiao sat beside Avril Lavigne, and Li Zhi sighed that Lei Nuo was so good at picking up girls. How long has it been?

The teammates from the University of Florida also came. Horford, Noah, and Brewer brought their families to witness the important moment of Li Zhi's career.

There are also some stars who have worked with Li Zhi, Gal Gadot and Scarlett are also present. The NBA Finals is a grand event in the sports circle throughout the year, and there are many big-name stars that Li Zhi does not know. Li Zhi even saw the president on a chair.

The players came out, the Warriors tried their best to create an atmosphere, all the lights were turned off, and highlights from the Warriors season were shown on the big screen. Li Zhi was the last to play, and the decibels brought by the fans were obviously higher than others.

Barkley explained: "The fans in the Bay Area are really crazy. I am a little worried about the Magic players."

Kenny Smith said: "This is because the team played well. They are still a very young team, and there will be many opportunities like this in the future."

The Magic's starting lineup has not changed. The Warriors let O'Neal start, and Jordan returned to the bench to increase his offensive power in the frontcourt.

Howard jumped to the ball, Courtney Lee immediately went down quickly, Turkoglu passed the ball to the frontcourt, Li Zhi immediately chased up, Courtney Lee was forced to slow down.The Magic wanted to imitate the Warriors for a fast break, but was abruptly destroyed by Li Zhi.

Li Zhi continued to follow Courtney Lee, Jackson glanced at Turkoglu.Turkoglu faced Jackson. He took the ball back and changed direction, and then walked inside. Jackson followed him on one side. Turkoglu had an advantage in height. He dribbled with his back and observed the running position of the Magic players.

Alston ran back and got rid of Nick Young's left corner to catch the ball. Lewis immediately went up to pick and roll and blocked Milicic, who had helped defend in the past.Alston made an open three-pointer and shot it directly. It didn't feel good, and the ball didn't stick.O'Neal blocked Howard, and Li Zhi turned around and went inside to get the basketball.

The ball missed the basket, so Li Zhibai made a steal.

Li Zhi got the ball and ran straight away. The frontcourt was misplaced, and Courtney Li single-handedly defended Li Zhi.

Li Zhi's speed did not decrease, and his body resisted Courtney Lee within the three-point line in the middle.Courtney Lee lowered the center, trying to force Li Zhi to slow down, but Li Zhi didn't.

2-0.

Courtney Lee turned around and saw Li Zhi hanging on the basket, shaking his head, wondering what he was thinking.

All the fans cheered, Li Zhi was still hanging on the basket, the referee didn't call the penalty because of this, and the magic didn't serve until the enthusiasm of the fans subsided.

Courtney Lee stood on the edge of the outside line when he was attacking, like an insignificant person. His performance in the finals was so bad that many fans said he was an undercover agent for the Warriors.

Courtney Lee was the No. 2008 rookie in the first round in 22. Up to now, he can be said to be the best performer among all rookies. Even Rose has never made it to the finals.But even so, Magic fans still did not let him go, they never thought that Courtney Lee was just a rookie.

(End of this chapter)