God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 412
As Chang Wei expected, after Els publicly yelled at the Pistons, the Knicks head coach Don Cheney was the first to respond. Without sarcasm, he said: "I think Randy must have misread the schedule. Their next opponent is not the Pistons, but since he wants to beat my old team, I should let my current team If the team gives them a little color, can the championship look down on people?"

Els, who knew he had stabbed a hornet's nest, quickly apologized publicly, but it is a pity that he has successfully provoked the anger of the Knicks players, and no one will have a good face when he is ignored by the opponent.Although Ewing has left the Big Apple this season, the combination of Houston and Sprewell can still become a threat to any team.

Cheney's response made Chang Wei in front of the TV couldn't help laughing. Some people can't save themselves if they want to die. Els forcibly raised the difficulty of the next away game against the Knicks. From this, it can be seen that the gap between the coaches may be much larger than that between the players, at least when Brown was in office, he would not say such stupid things.

Of course, with the 76ers' superior strength far above average, they still won a victory at Madison Square Garden, but it is not an exaggeration to describe the whole game as sparks.The 76ers, who have been attacking wildly and aggressively, encountered stubborn resistance from the Knicks. This team, which was infused with defensive genes by Van Gundy Jr., used physical confrontation to forcefully limit the performance of the 76ers. The 76ers would definitely lose their fifth game of the season here if it wasn't for Reid's three-pointer with 40 seconds left before the end of the game.

But Els was not happy, because Bell, the team's number one outside gate, was severely hit in the face by Sprewell during a fight in the third quarter. The initial diagnosis was a facial fracture with a concussion, and he must be absent at least Three to four games, which means that no one can limit Hamilton when he faces the Pistons next.

In fact, Els is not unavailable. Lynch, who is also a flank defender, can seamlessly connect, but in fact Lynch's defensive effect is not comparable to that of Bell. Let him start Els for fear of being directly caught by the Pistons. A little bit of a beating.But what can be done?Els' coaching level is as far away as Brown's, and he certainly can't think of any countermeasures.

The Pistons players who knew the news were naturally very excited. Although they also regard defense as the foundation of their lives, no one dared to say that their level can compare with Bell, who is capable of competing for the best defensive player. Now that Bell is injured, the team's score The hand is freed, and their hope of winning is further increased. For the Pistons, this is completely taking advantage of the fire.

Seeing their rejoicing, Brown and Chang Wei looked at each other. After all, Bell was also a player they had trained. Chang Wei spent a lot of effort to make him a top gate like his previous life. Although the two teams now They are about to fight, but it is impossible to make them gloat over Bell's injury, and Chang Wei is going to make a phone call to express his condolences.

On the other end of the phone, Bell sounded very frustrated, and he said bluntly: "Chang, I really wanted to show you my current progress during the game, but now it seems that I can only wait until the next match... ..."

If it is an ordinary person, hearing Bell say this will feel that he is a little ungrateful, but Chang Wei knows that Bell is a very pure player. Although the defense in the game is a bit dirty, everything he does is for the team. Victory , even if standing in front of him is his former mentor, he will use actions to prove that he is doing well now.

Chang Wei comforted him naturally: "It's okay, this is only our first match this season, you just need to be able to play in the next two games. Don't think about anything now, the first priority is to heal your injuries. Any injury has the potential to destroy a player's career, and you've got to keep that in mind as a perimeter defender."

Neither of them felt that there was anything wrong with this kind of conversation, which was actually how they communicated in Philadelphia.Although they are their own masters now, Chang Wei still cares about Bell's injury, and Bell naturally expressed his concerns to Chang Wei. camaraderie.

However, after hanging up the phone, Chang Wei still lamented the team's luck. He knew that if Bell was absent due to injury, Hamilton would have more room to shoot.In fact, Chang Wei has never believed that there is an invincible team. Whether it is the Bulls of the year or the Warriors of later generations, they all lost in the season with 70+ wins. Obviously, they are not invincible. Not to mention the 76ers who are inferior to them.

Soon time came to the day when the Pistons played against the 76ers. In order to prepare for the game, Brown deliberately arranged for the team to fly to Philadelphia one day in advance.In order to express their respect for the old coach, the 76ers fans did not boo the Pistons like other teams, and even heard sporadic cheers when they got off the car in front of the hotel.

In an interview, Brown smiled and said: "The 76ers are a great team. It is my honor to coach them. It is the most glorious moment in my coaching career to win the O'Brien Cup for two consecutive seasons. I regret that Raja missed this game, he is the backbone of the 76ers' perimeter defense and can cause trouble for any opponent."

Just as the local reporters in Philadelphia were fascinated, Brown suddenly changed the topic and continued: "In order to express our respect for this team, we will do our best to win this game. I believe Els is a good player. The head coach, but if he wants to erase the traces I left in Philadelphia, then I can only say that he is still too naive!"

Of course Brown knew how furious Els would be when he heard this, but this was his purpose. When a person is overwhelmed by anger, he will make less wise decisions.Indeed, the 76ers can be said to be a team that Brown has watched grow up a little bit, but what Iverson and the management have done has made him disheartened, and this time is a good opportunity for Brown to revenge, even if He wanted to take advantage of the fire, and he wanted to win this game.

(End of this chapter)