God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 432 The Bystander Clear
On the second day after being eliminated by the Raptors 4-1, Brown gave the players a vacation after holding a season summary meeting, and repeatedly told them to maintain good eating habits and strengthen exercise during the offseason. He didn't want to be in training At the beginning of the camp, he saw a group of guys with abs rolled into one. If this is the case, he will start training hell.

At the same time, Brown asked the coaching staff to stay temporarily and watch the next Eastern Conference Finals and Finals together through live broadcast.Of course, they didn't just watch the game. These teams will be obstacles in their way in the future. It's always good to know more about them. He doesn't believe that there is still a head coach who dares to hide in such a crucial game.

In a few days, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals started. All members of the Pistons coaching staff came to the conference room on time to watch the TNT live broadcast on the big screen.But since it is watching the game, eating, drinking and chatting are always inevitable. There are several cans of beer and some snacks in front of everyone. These are specially prepared by Brown for them, hoping to create a relaxed atmosphere.

Basically everyone chatted about which team would advance to the finals. Many assistant coaches believed that the two-time champion 76ers could still reach the finals for the third consecutive year, but Chang Wei laughed and said nothing. language.Now Brown is the coach of the Pistons. Although he still has feelings for the 76ers, it is not his team after all. Seeing Chang Wei's playful smile, he knocked on the table and said, "Chang, don't just stand aside and say nothing." Opinion, I want to hear your opinion."

Chang Wei spread his hands and said: "Me? I have no opinion. The probability of the 76ers reaching the finals is still very high. After all, their player lineup is very deep, but Ford's coaching ability is much worse than Wilkens's." ...and the Raptors are not weak, McGrady and Carter, the twin stars are a huge threat to any team, among other things, their duel must be very interesting, I can already foresee that this is a pair When the battle is over, it depends on who can last till the end."

There is no problem with this statement at all, but some people want to raise the bar. An assistant coach named Bruce retorted: "What is a high probability? In my opinion, it is a certainty that the 76ers will reach the finals. Although the Raptors eliminated us, they It's not to the point where you can wrestle with the 76ers. Chang, I feel that you think too highly of them..."

"Bruce, don't you feel uncomfortable seeing them beat us to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals?" Chang Wei laughed. It's not a defensive team like ours, and it's hard to say what happens in a big game, and the Raptors can kill the game in an instant."

Seeing Bruce's unconvinced face and wanting to refute, Brown hurriedly said: "No matter who can reach the finals, it has nothing to do with us. I think we should watch the game carefully. Who is right and who is wrong? Let the facts decide."

结果布鲁斯在第一场就被打脸了，麦迪和卡特在经历了活塞的防守之后，面对76人还算不错的防守如入无人之境。首场比赛两人全部得到30+，其中麦迪还砍下了36分、12个篮板和15次助攻的大号三双，以113比100轻松击败76人迎来开门红。

However, Chang Wei did not take the opportunity to mock Bruce. In fact, the two have similar views, but Chang Wei believes that the Raptors cannot be easily eliminated by the 76ers, while Bruce insists that the 76ers can beat the Raptors.In fact, it is better to say that Chang Wei has confidence in the Raptors than he has confidence in McGrady and Carter. He believes that the enhanced version of McGrady he trained will definitely make the 76ers suffer, let alone Carter beside him. It doesn't matter if the Raptors' role players are average.

Sure enough, Chang Wei's prediction was verified. Before the game, no one thought that the 76ers and the Raptors would go to the tiebreaker. You must know that as the defending champion, the 76ers swept all the first two rounds of the playoffs. But in the Eastern Conference Finals, they encountered tenacious resistance from the Raptors.Moreover, the seventh decisive battle was also played by them with ups and downs, and the two sides did not decide the winner until the last moment.Although McGrady hit a mid-range shot to help the Raptors overtake the score 3.6 seconds before the end, but Reid seized the last moment and hit a difficult three-pointer against the defender in the bottom corner. Anti-lore Raptors.

In an interview after the game, McGrady burst into tears. He said with red eyes: "We have made a lot of progress this season, and I thought we could reach the finals, but now we lost. But this is not the end, we have Know where your weaknesses are, next season we will definitely make a comeback, just wait and see!"

Seeing McGrady's heartbroken look, Chang Wei felt a little uncomfortable and a little helpless. He didn't expect that the 76ers he created by himself would still be a nightmare for all Eastern teams at this time.However, Chang Wei is also full of confidence in the Pistons. Although they stopped in the semi-finals this season, the probability of winning next season will undoubtedly be greatly improved.And the 76ers are not invincible. The team that advances to the West is not inferior to their Spurs. The 76ers will definitely face a severe test.

Chang Wei's prediction has been verified once again. The Spurs whose GDP has been combined cannot be brought down by the 76ers under Ford's rule, let alone the fact that there is already an undercurrent in the 76ers.This season, the team's second scorer and starting shooting guard Reed did not choose to renew his contract with the team in advance. The olive branch, the position of the boss of the team has been reserved for him.

And Popovich is worthy of being Brown's proud disciple. He has built the Spurs into a top team that values ​​teamwork very similar to the Pistons. When teamwork can't solve the problem, he still has Duncan, Parker and even Ginobili. You can rely on it. In fact, what the Pistons lack compared to the Spurs is this confidence. They have no one who can attack the city at a critical moment.

结果信心满满想要拿到第三冠建立王朝的76人在总决赛当中被马刺打懵了，尤其是内线，他们几乎是被完虐的。最终马刺轻松地以4比1击败了76人夺得总冠军，邓肯以场均27.8分、14.3个篮板、5.2次助攻和3.3次封盖的全面数据当选为总决赛MVP。这一次的失败也直接导致了76人在接下来两个赛季的分崩离析，这就是后话了。

(End of this chapter)