pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 657 I am the third

The Heat lost Game 5 of the Finals, which means they will temporarily lose their "home field advantage" in the following games. In the remaining 3 games, [-] games will be played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Lakers left the court coldly after being hugged by the Heat. This was a difficult victory, but also a crucial victory. James still continued his unparalleled dominance on the field, scoring 55+15+15 triple-doubles in the audience, achieving the most wonderful individual performance in the history of the Finals.

But under such an incredible performance of James, the Lakers only won their opponents by 5 points. For them, there are too many places to end. Except for James, everyone else's performance is not satisfactory.

In contrast, the atmosphere of the Heat is much more depressed. They failed to defend their second home court, and even were suppressed by their opponents throughout the game. When facing James, the way to deal with it was stretched.

In order to let fans have a deeper understanding of the "unknown" things in the game, ESPN usually holds a press conference after the game to interview some things that happened on the field.

The Lakers got on the bus to the airport directly after the game and made it clear they wanted to keep the interview in Los Angeles, so ESPN could only do the Heat.

Attending the press conference were Heat coach Rajon Rondo, Barrett who was in charge of facing James, and Mu Chenfeng who almost led the team to complete the reversal at the last moment of the game.

The three sat down one by one, facing the reporter's long guns and short guns.

The ESPN reporter seemed to be making things difficult on purpose, and the first question was very sharp, "I would like to ask Coach Rondo, who do you think is responsible for today's loss?"

"Me." Rondo seemed to have guessed that the reporter would ask such a question, and gave the answer as soon as the reporter's voice fell.

However, obviously this is not what the reporters wanted, so they continued to ask, "How about choosing one of the players?"

"They implemented the tactics I arranged very well. There was no problem with the performance of the players on the field. The reason for the loss was my problem with the tactical arrangement and had nothing to do with the players."

This is the responsibility that a head coach should have, and this is during the finals, and the game has just been lost. The pressure on the players is already great enough, and Rondo must protect them from outside interference.

Rondo is an extremely smart person with a meticulous mind, and it is difficult to get "valuable" information from him, so the reporter threw the same question to the players around him.

Barrett's answer naturally took the responsibility on himself, "Everyone has seen that I failed to guard James in the matchup, allowing him to score 50+ points and get a triple-double that created history. He is a great player. I will perform better in the next game, so that he will not get so many easy shots."

Barrett's answer was quite official. He first took the responsibility on himself, and then praised James. At the same time, he also paved the way for the next game, answering "seamless".

The reporter motioned to pass the microphone in front of Mu Chenfeng, they wanted to hear the rookie's thoughts.

This is a very predictable interview, because no matter how Mu Chenfeng answers, they can make a series of "fabrications" around his answer, and then the pressure will gather on Mu Chenfeng like a tide.

"What do you think?" the reporter asked.

After Mu Chenfeng thought for a while, he moved closer to the microphone, but the moment he was about to speak, Barrett snatched the microphone away, "I have already answered this question just now, next one."

Barrett took a shot for Mu Chenfeng. He is a real veteran, which also made Rondo heaved a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Mu Chenfeng, you will soon have the opportunity to become the first Chinese player to win the championship. How do you feel now?" the reporter asked.

"No, I think you remember wrongly." Mu Chenfeng said slowly, "I'm not the first. Bateer and Sun Yue have already won the championship before, and I'm the third."

The reporters looked disapproving. Obviously they felt that although Battelle and Sun Yue won the championship, their roles and weight in the team at that time were very marginal, and they were not obtained as main players. In the memory of many American media, their memories of Chinese players were only Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. As for other players, they had no impression, even Battelle and Sun Yue who had won the championship.

Faced with the reporter's contemptuous attitude, Mu Chenfeng continued to fight back, "A team's championship is not only achieved by relying on the main players, but also the role players. The championship is the result of everyone's hard work."

A first-year rookie was able to give such an exciting answer. Barrett on the side couldn't help but applaud Mu Chenfeng. He really put the entire team ahead of personal gains and losses.

"So, please remember that Chinese players have already won the championship, and I will be the third." Mu Chenfeng's eyes were extremely firm, and then he added, "By the way, I haven't answered the question you just said. The responsibility for today's loss lies with me."

After speaking, Mu Chenfeng got up and left the interview area.

This rookie is so unbelievable that dozens of reporters in the audience were speechless. Every word Mu Chenfeng said was correct. For some achievements of Chinese players in the NBA, those Americans always choose to forget. They have never learned to respect foreign players.

The other teammates listened to the entire interview process, and they were also proud of Mu Chenfeng's courage and responsibility.

"The third one? Interesting." James watched the live broadcast of the entire interview on the bus, and he also regarded Mu Chenfeng's final answer as a "declaration of war."

The entire Lakers team flew back to Los Angeles on a special plane. They will use these three days to rest. The second game will consume a lot of money for the team, and they will need a period of time to recover.

Before boarding the plane, James also sent a text message to Mu Chenfeng: I am waiting for you in Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)