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Chapter 220 Throwing the Pot and Taking the Pot

After the game, the night is not over for the Rockets.

Lost at home, and it was the battle of Tianwangshan. Even though those players had just returned to the locker room and hadn't seen the media reports on the game, they already had a premonition of the criticism that would follow.

The anger, loss, and disappointment of the fans, these negative emotions will immediately turn into abuse and flood towards them. The Rockets may be exempted from blame because Totoro created a record night, but his other teammates will be because of him. This record was met with harsher abuse.

Just imagine, Totoro scored 63 points alone, why the Rockets still can't beat the Spurs, the final score of the two teams is only about 100 points, can't the remaining 14 people add up to 50 points? Isn't this trash what is it
Pseudo-fans only care about the number of shots taken by a player and the shooting percentage, but they don’t care about more advanced data in basketball, such as the usage rate of the ball, shooting hotspots, non-transient forced catches, and forced shots. What they saw was that Totoro made 40 of 26 shots tonight, a very reasonable shooting percentage of more than 60%, while the other players combined only made 32 of 11 shots, which is worthy of 3%. leg.

But in the eyes of experienced fans, he has been playing unlimited singles in this game, and the usage rate of the ball has reached an astonishing 56.4%. There are 5 players on the court, and the remaining 4 including Dayao are still alone. The basketball game depends on the player's state. The player's state is good and bad. It is not impossible for some players to lose themselves on certain nights. But if you don't give them some possessions for the entire game Playing around, not letting them break through and not letting them play singles, but I really don't have a chance to throw a few pots at random to let them shoot, so I am afraid that no player can be in shape.

People are not microwave ovens, which can be operated as soon as they are plugged in. Unless it is a person like Totoro who has a system to help, and can continue to maintain his hit rate without relying on the touch, otherwise even if a top role player like Redick In this situation, he will definitely lose his mind.

But there is no way, there are always more fake fans than real ones in the world, there are more fake fans than real fans, or there are some trolls who exist purely for the sake of trolling. When Totoro itself is praised by others, they are trolled After a bloody blow, the little giant was once again criticized for being weak, Randolph was said to be a cancer, David Lee became overrated, and Gasol Jr. was a perfect second-round rookie.

They all knew who owed their misery to whom, but they couldn't tell. Who made Totoro so many fans?Now on the streets of Houston, at least 10 out of 7 basketball fans randomly selected are individual fans of Totoro, followed by fans of the Rockets. This proportion will only be greater in the world. There, the experts have nothing to blacken, so that even if they don't have the ball to express themselves and have to take the blame after losing, they can't clean themselves up.

"This game was my fault. Basketball is a five-person sport, and the opponent obviously played more like a team. We blindly played individual heroism, so the failure of the game last night was not accidental but inevitable. .”

Only one day later, Totoro took the initiative to accept an interview with a reporter from the Houston Worker. His mood was very calm, but what he said stunned the beautiful reporter who interviewed him. He even asked Totoro three times if he heard it wrong.

You must know that at the post-match press conference yesterday, Totoro looked unhappy. When asked by the reporter how he felt about this game, he bluntly said that his 63 points were wasted, and criticized the overall feeling of the team. And said that if they continue to be decadent like this, they will soon be out of this series. Although they don't say much, and they are not explicit, but anyone with a little IQ can hear it. He completely blamed the loss of this game. It was buckled on the team member's head.

But, what kind of unhealthy wind is blowing now, could it be that he was caught by the door when he was sleeping at night?This topic is very different from yesterday.

In fact, Totoro said this was not affected by any external factors, it was purely because he calmed down after sleeping at night, that's all.

He is very similar to Kobe Bryant and Westbrook in the future. They are players who like to express themselves on the court, but the way he behaves is very similar to LeBron James. Pay attention to yourself, then Totoro uses gorgeous data game after game to let others remember him, and Totoro is smarter than Westbrook and Kobe, that is, he pays attention to his hit rate and reasonable shots , if one day his hand feels out of order, he will definitely not be like those two guys, he will continue to force his shots with a hard head, and as a result, he will go further and further on the road of 47 out of 17.

The last point is that Totoro has a higher emotional intelligence than most black players. This is due to the relationship between race and education and cultural factors. Why is Duncan the best cornerstone in the team?Is the team leader?Because he is highly educated, he knows that what a leader needs to learn is to give charcoal in a timely manner, not to add insult to injury. For example, after a game, he is definitely not a qualified leader who puts all the responsibility for the loss on the role players. To find a balance between the two, this is what a locker room leader should do.

It is easy to share wealth and wealth, but it is difficult to share adversity. It is said that everyone can do it, but when it comes to things, it is the subconscious instinct of every creature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The same is true for chinchillas, so he will be there At the press conference after the game, he was not an idiot. After a night of calmness, he immediately knew the consequences of what he did, so he deliberately found a well-known media to excuse his teammates.

Although this is a bit of an afterthought, the effect is obviously much better than taking responsibility with teammates immediately after the game. Not many people will appreciate the icing on the cake, but giving charcoal in the snow can be remembered for a lifetime. These Rockets players yesterday He was also scolded by countless fans around the world, became a sinner in the city of Houston, and lived a life that was worse than death. Today, Totoro suddenly excused them like a savior and attracted firepower. These guys probably read the report Crying out of thoughts, anyone with a little conscience will think to himself, fortunately, he followed a good boss
The matter of the Rockets came to an end, and several other games in the NBA still needed to be played. The Magic and Cavaliers finally made it to Game [-], but the Lakers and Celtics made a pre-emptive strike and a late-strike strike. They won four early and entered the Western Conference Finals.

In this year's playoffs, if you want to say who surprised the fans the most, one is undoubtedly the Rockets' first-year rookie Totoro, and the other is the Hornets star Paul.

如果说龙猫整个季后赛打到现在场均24.5分，8.1个篮板，6.9次助攻算的上是联盟新晋的全明星球员话，那么克里斯保罗打到目前场均31.3分12.4次助攻2.3次抢断的数据就是联盟新晋的巨星球员了。

Facing the Suns in the first round, the Queen Bee proved herself with strength. Not only did she beat Nash, the core of the Suns, in the matchup, but she also led the team to the next round 4:1. The second round of the series The game faced the Lakers, the guest of last year's finals. Although the Hornets he led suffered a disastrous defeat, the queen bee has never been knocked down.

If in the first game the Lakers made Paul a little at a loss with two people watching defense and rough moves, and only surrendered a dismal answer sheet with 14 points and 7 assists, then the next 4 games will undoubtedly be the stage of Paul alone.

31 points and 8 assists, 24 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, 29 points and 13 assists, 35 points, 11 assists and 5 steals. Although the Hornets only won 1 game in the remaining four games, the others were all lost by big scores. Paul is no longer something the Lakers can restrain. Even if the Lakers sacrificed their own star Kobe in the next three games and let Volute personally guard him on the defensive end, the queen bee still shines so brightly.

"We were defeated by our opponents. We are not good enough in some aspects, but I am not dissatisfied with the team this season. This is the first Western Conference semifinal I have reached since I came to the Hornets. We're young, we've had all summer to watch tape against the Lakers, and we're definitely going to do better next year."

Facing the media after being eliminated, Chris Paul showed his super high emotional intelligence and leadership qualities. Although he is usually extremely harsh on his teammates, in other respects, he undoubtedly still thinks about his younger brothers. of.

Moreover, there are not many criticisms of the Hornets from the outside world. Even the local fans in New Orleans are tolerant of their team's loss, because as Paul said, this is the first time they have successfully run in. Reached the Western Conference semifinals of the playoffs. As a team that has just successfully rebuilt, those Hornets fans never thought that the Hornets would be able to get their hands on the O'Brien Cup this year and fight last year's Western Conference champion in five games in the Western Conference semifinals It is already very satisfying, and the rest is to absorb the deficiencies in the playoffs, find the deficiencies in the team, and mend them this summer. Next year is when they officially set sail.

On the other side of the East, the seasoned Celtics eliminated the Eagles with a clean four-game winning streak after the initial slow start.

The Eagles received even less criticism, because even a blind man can see the gap between the Eagles and the Celtics. At the beginning, they won two consecutive games against the Celtics, which was unexpected by everyone at the beginning. However, now it seems that small-probability events are small-probability events, and miracles are still not easy to come into reality. The Celtics used their strength to defeat their opponent, who is not considered strong, and entered the finals of the Eastern Conference for the second consecutive year. Among them, waiting for the winner between the Cavaliers and the Magic, for the old-hearted Big Three, there are still not too many championship rings, Pierce, Garnett, Ray Allen can be ranked in history The top players, but they only have one championship ring last year in their lifetime, how can this work?Not to mention Jordan, you see that O'Neill also has four rings on his hand, and the three of them together are one less than the other party. Could it be said that the three of them combined are not as tall as the fat man opposite?

"I'm waiting for our opponent to appear, but personally, I think the Lakers' opponent in the Western Conference Finals this year should still be the Spurs. Dargon and Yao did a good job, but Dargon is still a little too young. In Tim's eyes He still acted like a kid in the game. Although I admit that he is very talented and may become the next Black Mamba and Stone Buddha in the league in the future, there are probably a hundred playoff games between him and us. The gap in game experience."

In Los Angeles, which is very far away from Houston, the Lakers star Kobe accepted a well-known local basketball talk show, and bluntly expressed his views on the Rockets and Spurs in the show.

Kobe's remarks are nothing more than offending people, but the boss doesn't care so much, he thinks that his qualifications are enough to judge everyone in the league, and not all players will waste his saliva. He commented on Totoro. It's because he thinks highly of each other. Totoro shouldn't be jealous, but should be grateful instead.

"You're fucking farting!"

Totoro’s words are of course yelling in his heart. Kobe’s team has entered the Western Conference Finals early. Of course, he is qualified to comment on himself in front of the public, and Comey’s global reputation is 50 billion. Although he is a newcomer The popularity king, but the difference in fame between him and veteran players is not even a star. After all, he has built up his background through decades of struggle and championship rings. He is not good enough to be open and honest with this level of players. force.

But Totoro is not completely unable to fight back. In the sixth game against the Spurs, Totoro used 15 of 12 shots, 32 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the team to a forcible victory over the Spurs in the away game. The game dragged to the seventh game to slap Kobe in the face.

In this life-and-death battle, Totoro, who calmed down again, completely suppressed his desire to perform, and once again used himself as a bait throughout the game. Throughout the game, he did not touch the ball for more than 3 seconds in each round. The number of balls did not exceed 10 times, but the running distance of the whole court reached an astonishing 10 kilometers. He no longer sticks to the ball to attack, but keeps passing the ball, interspersing, running, defending, and using his own vitality Constantly interspersed with running to disrupt the Spurs' defense, the ball was passed out of his hands immediately, allowing others to hold the ball to find a feel, and he would never shoot unless it was a wide open.

In this game, Totoro played like a selfless point guard. This kind of transformation caught Popovich by surprise. Originally, the old man used the tactics he used against James in the 05 Finals to restrict Totoro. But being defeated by Totoro with Kidd-style basketball, Zhuge Go is really suffering.

(End of this chapter)