hall of fame small forward

Chapter 241
"They played better than us, so they deserved to win. We didn't do well in many places. We deserved to swallow this loss."

After the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and the Magic, Howard looked very frustrated at the post-match press conference. He played anticlimactically in this game, although from the statistical point of view, the data of 23 points and 14 rebounds is still in line with a The identity of the super giant inside, but if you know that Howard scored 10 points and 7 rebounds in the first quarter, and only scored 13 points and 7 rebounds in the next three quarters, you know that he played in the second half of the game. How much struggling, the Happy Beast finally couldn't be happy anymore.

"We didn't do a good job. I told the players to emphasize defense and combine the inside and outside on the offensive end, but the players didn't follow my intention. This disappointed me and indirectly led to the loss of this game."

Van Gundy thought for four quarters during the game but couldn't come up with a suitable excuse to explain to the Orlando fans. Now that the press conference is about to be held, this Baldy Van is quick to think and decides to blame the players.Anyway, the coaches are only directing off the court and not playing the game. Many times they also have a lot of helplessness. What should they do if the players can't make shots after the tactics are arranged and there are vacancies?You can't blame yourself, the coach.

"Of course, this kind of thing happened. I think I am also responsible. I didn't supervise the usual training. Although we lost in the first home game, I don't think it's a big problem. It's not Armageddon, we have six more games to play and the good news for us is that we have a full day to adjust before the next game."

Big Van Gundy first suppressed and then raised, first threw the big pot to the players, and after transferring the firepower, he secretly took back part of it himself, so that others could not say that they could shirk responsibility, and they would not feel that the responsibility was all his. The players below can't complain about anything, they can kill three birds with one stone, and they feel very witty about themselves.

"Please don't worry to the folks and elders in Orlando. We lost this game, but we will be able to defend the next home game. We will never let those bastard Boston devils occupy us."

In the end, he expressed his determination. When Van Gundy saw that the press conference had just passed half an hour, he got up from his seat and ran away, completely refusing to give time to the reporters sitting in the audience who were preparing to make trouble for him. Leave them staring and walking away.

"Well, did you hear Stan Van Gundy say anything of value?"

After being stunned for a long time, a reporter from the Orlando Times asked other colleagues, but all the results they got were shaking their heads.

"No, this guy talked a lot of bullshit for three or 10 minutes, and there was nothing worth reporting."

"Then what are we doing for half an hour?"

The reporter from the Orlando Times asked another critical question, and all the reporters who participated in the press conference fell silent.

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On May 5, the second game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Rockets continued. Before the game, Kobe, who had been criticized in the first game, finally accepted an interview with the media in the locker room.

"All of this is my fault. You should come to me. I am willing to take all the responsibility for the loss of the last game. As a leader, I did not cooperate with my teammates, and when the leader needed to score at a critical moment, I misfired. It's all my fault, I got thrown off by that kid over there."

Kobe dared to take responsibility so bravely that he really blinded the eyes of many reporters. You must know that just a day ago, Volute was still swearing by his own score, accusing his teammates of not doing a good job, and this has always been the boss Is your temper right?
But all those who think like this are superficial conclusions that can only be drawn without a deep understanding of Kobe. It is true that Kobe is an extremely conceited person, but sometimes conceit does not mean arrogant and arrogant. The boss is now in his thirties People, fighting in the alliance for decades, what ups and downs have you never seen?How did he lose a game, how did he lose, can Kobe not have a B number in his heart?

It’s just that the boss is often unwilling to admit it and can’t accept others’ criticism of himself. Phil Jackson also understands this very well. Go home alone and calm down, don't you understand everything?Even if a person like Kobe made a mistake, others can't let others criticize him. He only allows himself to criticize himself. People who don't understand this principle are not qualified to be Peter Pan's coach.

"This is the Kobe we know. He is absolutely not allowed to appear in the last game. I already have a hunch that we can beat them at home today."

The old fish Fisher said happily on the side, for the Lakers, it is more important for the boss to untie the knot. Kobe is fully capable of hitting 25+5+5 data, but once he hits 40+5+ 0, then the Lakers are likely to lose.

"Hehe, their core can still admit their mistakes. This is really the sun coming out of the west, but I have to admit that a Kobe who recognizes his mistakes is bad news for us. I know today's game will be difficult. I had expected it."

Chinchilla smiled disdainfully after hearing the news before the game.

"However, what I want to express is that our Rockets are not made of tofu. They have corrected their attitude, so why are we not prepared all the time? What I want to express is that the Lakers still have no way to win the game. We may sweep them into the finals, I have this hunch, I have been dreaming recently, why can't the dream come true?"

Totoro's words made the Los Angeles reporters in the audience scold shamelessly in their hearts. They have never seen such a thick-skinned person, and his tail went up to the sky after a win. Did he forget that the team was defeated in the regular season? Did the Lakers triple kill?

Unlike other people, if you want to get some big news from those with brains, it's really hard to do. They are good at a Chinese martial arts called Tai Chi. Typical representatives are Popovich, Yao Ming, etc., they I can always talk to you, and when the interview time is over, the reporters will find that they seem to have been listening to their stories during this time, and they have not gotten any dry goods.

But when interviewing Totoro, they can always get some explosive news materials, but Totoro is different from those black players who have no brains, because it is strange that the reporters find that the explosive materials they get from him seem to be For such a thing, the sarcasm has been brought to the point, even if I want to help him process it, it is very difficult. I took my notebook and went back to look, and found that this is usually the mouth addiction that stars like to have before playing games. If you pass them If it is released on the social platform, it will be of no use except to affect the state of the opponent team, and they find themselves being played again.

On the contrary, he yelled "Los Angeles is the territory of labor and management" in the last game, which made the league unhappy and caused him a fine. However, the tens of thousands of dollars in Totoro should be regarded as a beggar, as long as he is not banned from the game Anything goes.

15 minutes before the game, inside the home team dugout at Staples Center.

"We are the kings of Los Angeles now, and the past is the future. The city of Los Angeles will always be our territory. My Neighbor Totoro made a big statement in the first game, and even achieved his small goal for a short time. You say, he can still be in the game today." Are you going to be so reckless?"

Zen Master pushed his eyes and asked a group of black players.

"Of course not!"

"Fuck him to death!"

"Today I have to guard against him!"

The black players immediately barked like wolfhounds. Although it is not a common phenomenon, most black players are still susceptible to the subjective influence of other people's emotions. Most people only want to fill up a game with a bowl of chicken soup for the soul, but like Jordan, A bowl of chicken soup for the soul is enough for them to drink a whole game.

Zen master waved his hand, signaling that the group of black and hard to calm down, the morale of his teammates made him very happy, but he didn't know who was the player in front who said that he wanted to defend Totoro, although his brain was not very good , But the courage is commendable, let him play for a few minutes today to test the water after finding out later.

"Very well, what we want in the playoffs is this kind of momentum. The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road. As long as we focus enough and show everything we have now, then I can assure you that there is no ball in the NBA that the Lakers can't beat." Team! Our status in the league is not blown out by others, and the name of our noble team is not created by Los Angeles, but by piles of championship trophies and championship banners! Now, I want you guys to show those blue-collar guys from industrial Houston what real basketball is, go for it!"

After Phil Jackson finished his last pre-war mobilization, he waved his hand. The Lakers players ran from the locker room to the player tunnel yelling like they had taken aphrodisiacs. The staff on the way all looked sideways. The Zen master sprayed these guys with medicine.

The Rockets played, boos from the entire arena flooded towards them, especially when Totoro walked out of the player tunnel, the boos that greeted him almost toppled the roof of the arena, some The emotional fans even held the mineral water bottle in their hands like a grenade, and Totoro was so frightened that he hurriedly moved to the American security guard. If he was not punished by the referee, but was beaten by the fans instead, then It's too bad, the league will at most criticize the Lakers afterwards, and at most let that fan go to jail, but who can the Rockets turn to when they lose the game?The league will not rematch because of this matter.

Before the start of the game, there was no change in the starting lineups of the two sides. After the Lakers lost the first game, Zen Master was not idle. Delegating to the second team to play, there are all kinds of messy news, but Totoro knows that the mother is farting, and the Lakers only have a few people available. If they transfer a few people from the starting lineup and put them on the bench , Their disadvantage as a substitute no longer exists, but it is estimated that their main lineup will be beaten by themselves.

The Rockets' lineup can be said to be seriously cheating. Totoro took advantage of its time traveler to collect all the future stars who have real potential in the league but have not yet been played to the Rockets' account, such as Lowry and Jr. Gasol, who would have thought that one of them would become the king of the North and the first center in the West in the future? As soon as the teams play, a few of them can still play well, get a rookie contract or a mid-level contract to play at the level of the main force in other teams, this business is really fucking profitable.

But on the other hand, it is a blood loss for other teams, especially for the Lakers. The more the Rockets earn, the more they lose. Why do you say that?Look at the data of the last game. Gasol, who only earns $65 a year, contributed 11 points and 6 rebounds in 3 minutes, and Lowry, who only earned $200 million, contributed 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in 3 minutes. But for the Lakers, Odom, who received $900 million, played 35 minutes and contributed 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 turnovers. Doesn't this comparison make those nobles regret their intestines?

The crazy carry in the whole game of Totoro in the last game not only made Zen master very interested, but also made Adelman of the Rockets very concerned. Adelman is not the opponent of Phil Jackson in terms of influence and popularity. Coaching ability, Ashuai, who has played 1500 games, is no worse than Zen Master. Before the game, he was thinking that if he was the coach of the Lakers, he would definitely use all means to strangle him in this game. As far as Chinchilla is concerned, should I do the opposite now, intentionally not to hit Totoro, and use him as bait to attack other positions?

In the final arrangement, the boss still made up his mind, but this made Totoro feel a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that he didn't want to share the ball with his compatriot Yao Ming, it was just that he had the ability but didn't let people do this. Is it uncomfortable?

However, the only difference between Totoro and Kobe is that he is not as paranoid as the boss, and even if he is playing well, he is still a first-year rookie after all, but he does not have the confidence of a big name in the volute. After the coach spoke, Totoro is still a fart Dianpidian went to implement the old man's tactics. Anyway, if he didn't attack, he could save some energy, so he just went to the field to paddle and sweat.

The game whistle sounded, and the yellow and black two big hands stretched high into the sky respectively. Today, Dayao's reaction was still as fast as ever, but Bynum seemed to be a little distracted, and was more than half a beat slower. The basketball was instantly picked up by the little giant. Calderon After receiving the ball, Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Rockets officially began.

(End of this chapter)