God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 566 A Rookie Is a Rookie
In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers have an absolute lead. With Gasol, they are only one game away from knocking out the Spurs.No way, who made the Spurs only win the championship in odd-numbered years?This year is 2008!
The Lakers' 3-1 lead over the Spurs made Game [-] of the Western Conference finals much less interesting. If nothing else, the Lakers will be the first to advance. This also made all major media in the United States turn their attention to the stalemate Eastern Conference finals.Bobcats doggedly tied the game to the media practitioners who rejoice, which means they have more topics in the newspapers, websites and television programs.

The battle of Tianwangshan was a good subject of hype. Various media platforms were full of game previews and expert analysis, making it seem like this was the tiebreaker of the finals.Of course, interviews with coaches and players are also indispensable for reporters. They are eager to know the views of the protagonists, and then selectively tell the fans according to their own needs.

The ubiquitous news has created a lot of public opinion pressure, which doesn't matter to the Celtics. The Big Three have been struggling in the league for many years. In their view, this is just a small scene.But the Bobcats are different. Most of them feel a little nervous, and they are also a little absent-minded during training. Jackson's roar did not wake them up.

Chang Wei didn't plan to scold them again. Some methods are almost enough to be used once. The effect of the second time may not be better than the first time. Moreover, the players now obviously need to lower their pressure. Overwhelmed.Roy remained calm as always, but the Celtics were not an opponent he could beat alone.

The time soon came to the evening of the game, and some reporters keenly noticed that when the Bobcats players passed through the player tunnel to the locker room, their faces were very stiff, and some of their arms were even trembling slightly.Soon all the experts and fans who followed this game knew that the Bobcats players were very nervous. Fortunately, Jackson had banned them from browsing the news at this time, otherwise they might be even more nervous. bad news.

Compared with the Bobcats, the Celtics are much more normal. Although they didn't take the initiative to provoke the home fans, they were still talking and laughing during the warm-up, and it seemed that they didn't care about the outcome of the game.But Chang Wei knew it was because they didn't carry the pressure on their shoulders. It was more conducive to playing lightly in such a game. The Bobcats are pure rookies in this respect.

Sure enough, the Bobcats made a low-level mistake at the beginning of the game. Milicic took the ball into his arms like grabbing a rebound when jumping the ball. According to NBA rules, the ball can only be jumped by one or both parties. The jump ball is only legal if the player slaps it with his hands; the basketball cannot be caught after the referee drops the ball, before it hits the ground or before it is touched by a non-jumping player.Milicic's apparent jump ball violation "generously" gave the ball to the Celtics, which cast a shadow on the heart of the Bobcats team.

Of course, this is not the end. The Bobcats players who were too tight did not score a point in the first 3 minutes of the game, but the Celtics started 11 to 0. They did not stop until Jackson called a timeout and scolded them. Gradually came to his senses.But their shooting percentage is still terrible. When the two sides replaced the bench, the Bobcats' shooting percentage did not exceed 33%, and the three-point shooting percentage was only 25%. This also made them lag behind the Celtics by double digits. .

Therefore, when the substitutes were replaced, Jackson repeatedly warned them not to worry about other things, and to seize the time to grab points is the top priority.This is just in line with the minds of the substitutes. Under the leadership of Ellis, the Bobcats narrowed the point difference to 8 points at the end of the first quarter, and Ellis alone contributed 10 points during this period. Bench sharp knife.

But the Celtics did not panic. The starting players re-appeared at 1 minute and 17 seconds into the second quarter. They used their mature defensive system to limit the Bobcats' offense well. Although they did not continue to expand their lead, they have already Control the situation on the field.This forced Jackson to switch to the starting lineup early, but he was not sure whether it would be effective.

Fortunately, the Bobcats also have a Roy who can stabilize his mentality at any time. As soon as he came on the court, he scored 6 points in a row from inside and outside. Unfortunately, the performance of his teammates was disappointing. In such a crucial game, they made frequent mistakes and gave Kai The Walters have a chance to fight back.The score between the two sides in this section was 21 to 27, and the Celtics re-opened the point difference to 14 points, which put more pressure on the Bobcats.In fact, except for Roy, the overall shooting rate of the others is only 28.1%, which is really bad.

Jackson was also annoyed, but he couldn't yell at his players at halftime, lest it backfire.Chang Wei is also taking the time to decompress everyone, but it seems useless. At this time, his system can't help, and he can only rely on his personal ability. However, for young people, an amateur psychiatrist is the solution. no problem.

The Bobcats played a little bit more normal in the second half, but only slightly. This state can't compete with the Celtics, even if this is their home court.Relying on Roy's three-pointer at the buzzer at the last moment, the Bobcats narrowly beat the Celtics in the third quarter, but this is only the gap from the No.18 floor of hell to the No.17 floor. They still have The 12-point hole needs to be filled, and in their current state, this is almost an impossible task.

The Bobcats players under great pressure finally failed to hold on in the last 12 minutes. They lost to the Celtics in this quarter. Roy scored 14 points in a single quarter and could not save the team.The score of this game was fixed at 98 to 90. Although Roy scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, the Bobcats still regrettably lost the battle of Tianwangshan, which means that they are only one step away from packing their bags and going home for vacation It is very likely that the next game will be their farewell battle this season.

In the postgame press conference, Jackson appeared frustrated, feeling sorry for the performance of himself and the players to come to the scene to support the Bobcats fans.He told reporters: "Failure is also a part of growth. At least now we have the experience of playing Tianwangshan. And this does not mean that we will lose the next game, although in the history of the NBA we can win. The probability of the team advancing in Game [-] of the series is ridiculously high, but it is not [-]% after all. Even if it is [-]%, such a record is used to break. No matter what the outcome is, we will do our best."

(End of this chapter)