Coach Lee

Chapter 349 Rashid, I need you...

On June 6, the NBA officially announced the best coach of the 10-98 season:
Larry Brown!

The 76ers are 38-12 this season, winning the first place in the league.

他们从去年的东部第三跃升至全联盟第一！场均失分81.2分，全联盟第1；场均得分94.4分，全联盟第12；场均净胜13.2，全联盟第2…

The team's record is so good, the head coach Larry Brown has contributed a lot!

It has been 76 years since he led the Denver Nuggets in 23. This is the first time Larry Brown has tasted the taste of the best coach.

The media also gave a high degree of evaluation and recognition.

"Deserved!"

"Decades are the same day! Larry Brown's success is not accidental!"

"Defense wins everything! Larry Brown's system worked!"

After that, the NBA officially announced the follow-up ranking of the best coaches.

The second place is Mike Dunleavy of the Trail Blazers,
The third is Don Nelson of the Mavericks.
The fourth is Chuck Daly of the Magic.

The fifth is Rick Adelman of the Kings.

Naturally, many people are dissatisfied with such a ranking.

Pat Riley of the Heat in the East, Larry Bird of the Pacers, Jerry Sloan of the Jazz... Which of these coaches of these teams has a bad record?

The most controversial is the Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy who reached the finals this year.

"Mike should be elected as the best coach. He took the Blazers to a height that didn't belong to him."

"Before Mike didn't come, the Blazers were only hovering in the fifth or sixth place. This year, Mike brought him to the height of the finals."

"Mike brought forward Grant and All-Star guard Damon Stoudemire to the Blazers. After falling in the first round for several years, they finally made a breakthrough! This is Mike's credit. "

Many people in the media believe that the award for the best coach should be awarded to Mike Dunleavy.

But those were the voices of Indiana.

Most places in the United States recognize Larry Brown's achievements.

Even, many media have begun to predict.

"New York Sports News": "4-1! The 76ers won the Trail Blazers in five games!"

"Orlando Sentinel": "4-2! 6 games, the 76ers will definitely win the championship!"

"Sports Illustrated": "4-1! The Blazers can keep a home court!"

...

The "Sports Pioneer" is much bolder, "4-0!"

"Be bold! The Blazers are no match for the 76ers!

Although the Blazers played well from the outside in the three rounds, their outside scoring ability is not at the same level as the 76ers.

Moreover, the Blazers' inside line is too bulky.Slow defense, average scoring ability.

The 76ers can use defensive counterattacks to beat the Blazers to pieces.

The Blazers were just lucky and sneaked into the finals from the fourth place in the West.Their true strength is not as powerful as everyone sees. "

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Some are for it, some are against it.

This is public opinion.

However, this also brought heat to the finals...

...

Seeing these reports, the Blazers are naturally upset.

The game hasn't even started yet, why should we say we lost?If you lose, you lose, but why is it such a confident 4-0?Do you look down on people so much?

The Blazers have fought all the way, and it is indeed easy to see the score.

The fifth king was eliminated 4-1 in the first round, and the eighth rocket was eliminated 4-1 in the semifinals.

It seems that there is a little cheating.

However, the Western Conference finals don't count, do they?The Jazz, who have reached the finals with the Bulls for two consecutive years, is this an underdog?

The total score was 4-2, yes, but the process was not easy at all.

In the first game, Malone went crazy, 81-93, and the Jazz directly killed the Blazers at home.

In the second game, the Blazers began to exert their strength.Malone is indeed powerful, but under the siege of Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace and Brian Grant!Karl Malone also played very embarrassingly. 18 shots, one scored 6 goals and scored 23 points!

After that, the Blazers used the same strategy to keep a close eye on Malone and won two consecutive home games with the scores of 87-88 and 75-77 respectively!

The Jazz then relied on Russell's sudden explosion on the outside to help Malone reduce the pressure, keep a home court and a match point.

The Blazers returned to the home court, still staring at Malone. Stockton and Hornacek stood up and cooperated with Malone inside and outside, playing very well.

And the pioneers are also internal and external connections.Ryder on the outside, Sabonis and Wallace on the inside, all opened.

The offensive and defensive rounds of the main players of the two sides were extremely fierce and inextricably linked.

At this time, the Blazers' substitute stepped forward.With Jim Jackson in the rotation, he led the Blazers to a 10-0 climax, tilting the game toward the Blazers.

In the end, the main players of both sides came back, and the fight was still inextricable.

As a result, the Blazers had the last laugh by relying on the advantage of playing off the bench.

4-2
Is it easy for the Blazers?not easy!

...

In a hotel in Philadelphia.

"Coach, these people look down on us too much, don't they? We reached the finals with our strength, why can't we compare with them?"

The unshaven Rasheed Wallace looked resentful.

The match was not played, and the championship was won by the opponent.

So bullying!
Mike - Dunleavy is calm.

"Rashid, be quiet, be quiet, this is just a way to disturb the other party's mind. It's just a trick. If you are such an impulsive person, it will be bad if you can't control your temper. I still count on you Help me win a championship."

Before the game, the 76ers did not arrange for fans to make trouble in the middle of the night.

"This is psychological warfare! That old man Larry Brown is really amazing!"

"Psychological warfare?"

Rasheed Wallace scratched his head incomprehensibly.

"Coach, you said that the old man started this public opinion?"

Mike Dunleavy smiled, and did not answer Wallace's question, but talked about other things.

"Rashid, do you think we have a chance?"

Wallace affirmed without thinking: "Of course, of course we have a chance of winning!"

"Hen~" Dunleavy shook his head with a smile, "No, Rasheed, in fact, our chances of winning are not great. It is indeed luck to win the Jazz. The Jazz are old! But this 76ers are young."

"Teach~" Wallace wanted to say something, but was stopped by Dunleavy raising his hand.

"Listen to me!" Dunleavy said slowly, "The 76ers are a dual-core lineup, and we are a non-core lineup! In this defensive playoffs, stars can often decide everything! We don't have the Pacers' defense , we can't guard Lee. We can't stop Allen's breakthrough. It's hard for us to win the game! It's really hard!"

Rasheed Wallace looked determined, "No, coach, we can do it! We can definitely do it!"

"Good! Very good! Very good! Wallace! I didn't misread you." Dunleavy patted Wallace on the shoulder, and then said, "Rashid, I need you for the next game..."

(End of this chapter)