Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 173 Tie-break Showdown
Throughout the second round of the playoffs, there was also a set of matchups in the East that entered the tiebreaker, but it was only the second-ranked Magic in the East vs. the third-ranked Celtics in the East. It was far less shocking than the tiebreaker between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers.The so-called tie-break is the last game of a best-of-seven series, and it is also the final confrontation between two teams.Either way, it's a life-or-death duel, go forward or go home.

And this tie-break was held in Los Angeles, which was not good for the Blazers.

Many people say that Lakers fans are the most difficult to serve in the entire NBA. That's right. The entertainment culture atmosphere in Los Angeles and the team's long and glorious history make Lakers fans feel uncomfortable. As long as the players perform To make them dissatisfied, it is normal to directly send a few slogans or send boos.But this is also the reason for their fanaticism, the responsibility is serious, and because of the depth of love, at the critical time of the tiebreaker, they will unite, fully support their favorite team, and send their opponents into the game with boos. hell.

Not to mention the Lakers fans, even if they go to any arena, the visiting team participating in the tiebreaker will feel tremendous pressure, but the pressure from Los Angeles is even greater.As soon as the Blazers took the bus to the hotel where they were staying, they felt the deep malice from the Lakers fans. The noise outside the hotel made the usually calm Roy frown, not to mention the other players of the Blazers.But they can only protest to the Los Angeles Police Department through official channels.

Fortunately, the Los Angeles Police Department is indeed one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States, and its work efficiency is very high. After half an hour, the fans gathered outside the hotel disappeared.Out of politeness, McMillan simply thanked the police officers who came to deal with the incident, and then plunged into the meeting room.The 15 players in the team had been sitting in their seats waiting for the arrival of the head coach, but everyone's complexion was not very good, and the atmosphere in the room was a bit dignified.Although the Lakers haven't made any moves yet, the spontaneous harassment of fans has proved that they are bound to win this round of the series, even if they are despised.

McMillan patted the table and said in a deep voice: "I think everyone has seen and felt that the whole of Los Angeles is supporting the Lakers to win this game. I have nothing else to motivate you, but each of you You have to think about how we survived the first six games! The media is full of doubts about us. At one time, some people even thought that the Lakers would sweep us in four straight games, but I am very happy to see that you gave us A slap in the face from these people!"

He looked around and continued: "Not many people on our team have played the tiebreaker, but there must be someone who has played in the NCAA tournament. That's right, the tiebreaker is like a tournament, it's either life or death, there is no first Three options. Maybe we could give up strategically before, or even come up with some weird lineups and tactics to deal with the opponent, but in the tiebreaker, all heresies are useless. We see them through, and they also see through them For us, this game is about the foundation and will of our two teams."

"As the head coach of the team, I have to admit that the Lakers have a stronger lineup than us. They have Kobe, Gasol, Odom and Bynum, and their head coach Phil is better than me. The rookie is much better than the rookie. But this does not mean that we will definitely lose, otherwise, what else is there to play in the game? Wouldn’t it be over to directly compare the strength of the players on both sides? They have strength and background, but I believe that your willpower will not lose to them, and I also believe that you can slap everyone in the circle in the face again. This is your decisive battle, and it is also mine. No matter the winner or loser, let us fight hard Bar!"

Everyone looked at the head coach who looked like a madman in surprise, and they were speechless inwardly.In their impression, although McMillan was rarely harsh, and never put on a bad face of "someone owes me millions", but most of the time he was a calm, dignified and unsmiling coach , especially when in front of them.Not only rookies like Ye Feng and Batum, even players like Roy and Alder who have played for the Blazers for several seasons, have never seen a head coach so passionate, so crazy, and so desperate look.

But what they don't know is that their head coach seems to have returned to the years when he was wearing a Supersonic jersey to play in the NBA. At that time, he had "Rain Man" Kemp and "Glove" Payton by his side. He played against the showtime on the show, and stood opposite the peak Jordan. Who was he afraid of at that time?Anyone who meets the Sonics dare not say that they will surely win, because this Seattle team has iron-blooded defense and unrestrained offense, and no matter how strong the opponent is, it must kill a game and never back down. spirit!Now, the Seattle Supersonics are history, and their new name is the Oklahoma City Thunder, but for McMillan, the memory of the Sonics never gets old, as if yesterday he was wearing the No. 10 jersey of the Sonics Run on the field.

Are the Lakers led by "Magician" and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar strong?Is the Bull supported by Jordan and Pippen strong?But the Sonics dare to play their own style in the game against them, without the slightest fear, even if they lose, they will lose vigorously!That's how McMillan feels right now.What are you afraid of losing?You've already made money by hitting the tiebreaker, so why not look forward to it and see if you can go further?Bet everything on yourself, even if you lose, there is nothing to be sad about, even if you die, you will die on the way to the charge. There are no cowards in my team!

Although McMillan didn't go on, every Trail Blazers player felt the vigorous fighting spirit from the head coach. This is a last stand, life and death are at stake, so let the high-ranking Lakers see our strength!Roy stood up, Ye Feng stood up, Ade and Auden stood up, as steady as Blake and even brought his own chair down. No one spoke, but they seemed to have said a lot.

Everyone's eyes are saying the same thing: "Let's fight!"

(End of this chapter)