hall of fame small forward

Chapter 243

The Rockets lost the second game of the Western Conference Finals, but they did not lose without resistance. Even if the Zen master calculated first, and the players of the Lakers were in a brave state, the Chinchillas scored four unreasonable three-pointers at the last moment It still made Zen Master and the Lakers fans break out in a cold sweat.

Two directly pulled up in front of the defender, one fell back under the double-team, and the last one shot in the logo area of ​​the midfield. These four unpredictable three-pointers almost made the Lakers think that McGrady was the one who created the moment. That god came to Totoro again, but fortunately, Totoro missed a three-pointer from a long distance in the last fight, allowing Kobe to seize the opportunity to score a chasing two-pointer to reopen the point difference, otherwise this game will be the winner do not know yet.

Although Totoro lost the ball, it became popular again. He was not in the first three quarters, and even the first half of the fourth quarter. It may have something to do with him not being the main offensive point today. He only made 12 shots in three and a half quarters In the 4th round, he only scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, but the four three-pointers in the last 3 minutes suddenly turned the field data into 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Has the report card turned into a star player's excellent report card?
Totoro's short-term scoring explosive power is unimaginable, and his three-point play in the final stage also caught everyone's eyes, especially those quick three-point shots, which seemed to make people see a new tactic .

D'Antoni, who was far away from the Knicks, was greatly inspired. Now the league still uses two-pointers as the main tactic, and three-pointers are just icing on the cake. Just seeing the power of Totoro's three-pointers, Mustache couldn't help but think that if one It would be terrifying if everyone on the team had the three-point ability. It didn't matter if they were inaccurate for a certain period of time. As long as they turned on for a certain period of time, wouldn't it kill the game in minutes?

And Stephen Curry, who has finished playing in the NCAA league and is preparing to participate in this year's draft, is also deeply moved while watching the TV. Three-pointers are his special skill, but he seems to see his own shadow from Totoro's shot, and he is equally fast. Shooting, the same accuracy, and the same confidence, people without confidence will not choose to shoot near the midfield when they have time, and Totoro has done this more than once.

Of course, Curry doesn't think Totoro is copying his own style. He thinks that he and the other party are just a coincidence, because he is still an unemployed person who has not entered the NBA. He is indeed a hot new star in the league. Various rookie records, leading the team to compete for the championship in the first year, how could such a superstar study his own game tape?

And to go to those teams for training this year, Steve Curry has already made plans. In fact, all rookies are similar. Almost as long as they are not rookies at the position of power forward and center, they will go to the Rockets for a while. Everyone knows that the Rockets have a top three pick. Even if he can't win the championship this year, who wouldn't want to join a championship seeded team with a high pick?

The Houstonians are severely understaffed at the two positions of small forward and shooting guard. Every time they play the two positions, Totoro Iguodala and Battier take turns to play guest roles. This is too tiring. As for the point guard and power forward, it is not impossible for a confident rookie to give it a try. I don’t know if Rotten Tofu will stay next year. David Lee has also been proved that at this level, Lowry can only do it with one hand. Breaking through, Calderon is quite satisfactory and has no development prospects. At least Curry is very confident that if he can be selected by the Rockets, he will be able to grab the main position with half a season of effort.

"Hi, hello, may I ask that you are Totoro, right?"

After the game, the Rockets packed up their luggage and flew back to Houston overnight after the press conference. But as soon as they got off the plane, several media were already waiting at the airport for interviews. Among them were several familiar faces. Can't even refuse.

"You are Director Zhang, right? Disrespect, disrespect, why did you come back to Houston!"

My Neighbor Totoro is not very familiar with the Chinese media, but if I don’t know anyone, I can’t help but know the reasonable master!When I had memories of watching basketball in my previous life, Mr. Zhang appeared in the studio to explain every NBA game related to the Rockets. It can be said that the basketball youth of his generation was brought to him by Dayao. In addition to coming, it was brought to him by Director Zhang. Totoro also likes the other party's humorous commentary style, but I don't know why, Master Reasonable has a lot of black fans outside, which makes Totoro very depressed. This Doesn't the old man just like to praise his players and he likes Kobe very much?Is this going to be sprayed with blood all over the face?

"Hey, you still know me. That's great. I came to Houston to comment on your next two games. Today I just heard that you came back from Los Angeles, and the Rockets are now owned by us. Come and get acquainted."

Master Reasonable is called a happy person. He originally thought that Totoro, a banana born in the United States, would not welcome him, or that the communication would not be very awkward, but when he heard Totoro's fluent Mandarin, Director Zhang immediately felt that he Just communicating with an ordinary Chinese.

And what's more important is that Totoro's amiable attitude towards himself is not just pretending. He has to put on other bananas, such as a certain scholar, who doesn't have the slightest affection for the compatriots from the mainland.

Master Reasonable likes basketball very much and is also very patriotic. His lifelong wish is to see Chinese people make a fortune in the NBA. The rise of Yao Ming has fulfilled half of his wish. Now that he meets Totoro, Master Reasonable I really feel that I have no regrets in my life.

The few hit it off, and after chatting for a few days, they went to Yao Restaurant opened by Yao Ming to have a supper. Totoro talked a lot about his own growth experience and his perception and experience of playing in the NBA. They chatted this night It was so late that when the team resumed training the next day, Chinchilla was almost late because he got up late.

Adelman looked at Totoro with a bad expression. Totoro knew that he was wrong and didn't say much. He consciously ran to the side and did 200 push-ups first.

"Guys, let me tell you that it's not yet time for us to enjoy the victory. We and the Lakers are only tied one to one, and although we have regained the home court advantage, it is also on the premise that we hold the two home games behind us. , do you understand what I mean? If you slack off now, I can guarantee that you will lose much more in the future than you have gained now!"

The old coach meant something, and Totoro obviously heard that the old coach was alluding to him. Adelman has always deliberately emphasized that players are not allowed to contact the media privately. He believes that the media's exclusive interviews and reports will easily affect the state of the players' preparations. Now it is good. , I became the first person to eat crabs, it would be strange not to be scolded by the old man.

But this is also Totoro, even if he violated the prohibition rules, the old coach can only turn a blind eye and close one eye, there is no way, the number will make people big, if other players dare to learn from him, hehe, It is estimated that the next game will have been by the drinking fountain.

"Yesterday, I worked hard to develop a new defensive formation. It was not aimed at others, but Kobe. Today, our recovery training has no other purpose. It is to help me familiarize myself with this defensive formation. We want to give the Lakers Those aristocratic lords have a look at it, and they have done our landlord’s friendship here. Don’t they always call us a blue-collar team? Just let them know that blue-collar workers from industrial cities are not easy to mess with.”

"Long live mud legs! Long live the working class! Down with all imperialist reactionaries!"

My Neighbor Totoro immediately raised his hand and shouted like he had taken the wrong medicine, which made Dayao laughing at the side. The little giant thought that you shouted in Chinese, and these foreigners couldn’t understand, otherwise The American imperialists present will be the first to beat you up.

The Rockets are training in full swing here, while the Magic and Celtics took the lead in starting the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Since Big Van Gundy didn't sum up any mistakes after the last game, and let go of his persistent bragging and blame, so the Orlando reporter, who had nothing to do, processed Fan Baldy's determination in a different way. If I don’t win the second game, I will resign as a coach. If I lose a home game, I will quit the basketball circle. All kinds of remarks are spreading in the city of Orlando.

The fans saw that the head coach made such a statement, so they naturally said that they would not criticize the other party. They have used their coaching career as a bet. Why don't they give the other party a chance? It also seems that they are too unreasonable. .

But when Big Van Gundy saw the news reported in the newspaper, his chrysanthemum tightened. He recalled over and over again and never thought of when he said this to the media. Isn't this the old man who thinks his life is too long?If he had the time, he really wanted to sue all the media who made up those few nonsensical sentences in court. This is definitely making himself happy.

Originally, Van Gundy wanted to get rid of the blame, but now it's good, the blame for the loss in the last game is still thrown away, but it seems that the situation he will face next is even more deceitful, what should he do?

Feeling uneasy, Van Gundy came to the Amway Arena with the magic, but now his mind is full of nothing related to the game. Instead, he is thinking about what the fans will say about him if he loses the game. Woolen cloth?Will there be a collective demonstration to call for get out of class dismissal?Will I lose my job just because of this?

A coach with so many messy thoughts, a good team that can command on the court is really a hell, the strict teacher Reeves on the opposite side doesn't know what happened to Van Gundy, he used a change in this game, and Pierce from He was taken down from the starting lineup to become the super sixth man, but Van Gundy didn't respond to it, and he didn't know if the big fat man was watching the starting roster of the game. , The score was 23 to 25, and the Magic led by two points slightly.

But in the second quarter, when Uncle Pi led the bench team to play, the situation on the court changed suddenly. The Magic were not prepared to deal with it at all. Pierce made consecutive fouls and scored 8 points in one breath. From leading by 7 points to trailing by [-] points in an instant, Van Gundy became even more anxious at this time, pacing, stomping, clapping, and sighing on the sidelines, but he just didn't think of a good way to come out.

Doc Rivers on the opposite side burst out laughing. He didn’t know what happened to Van Gundy, but it’s true that he’s not in shape today. Although he would be a bit slow in giving on-the-spot advice in the past, it won’t be like today In this way, his team's head will be smashed and he will remain indifferent.

Rivers has also heard about the news reported by the Orlando Times, but the other party must not have lost his mind today because of this influence, right?Logically speaking, it's impossible. We are all professional coaches, so we won't be affected by off-court factors, right?
But no matter what the reason was, if the enemy was exhausted and he was attacked, and he was sick to kill him, Rivers would not refuse to accept this great gift from others.

"Give me a full offense. I want you to beat the Magic in the second quarter. We have to take a long-term view. There are too many veterans in the team, and physical strength becomes a problem. Now that the opponent gives us a chance, I will play at halftime." End the battle and reserve energy for the opponent in the finals."

Rivers also specifically called a timeout, and sent Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo, and Davis to the most powerful offensive lineup he currently has. There is no need to spend a lot of trouble. The truth of the wolf king is not the rookie player who knows nothing about playing in the league on the first day. They have already seen that the Magic team is not in the same state today, and the collective is not in the state, and the fact is not the case. If If a core player is an example for the team, then the head coach can even more affect the state of a team. Even the commander is fascinated. Can the players under him not be cool?

After the timeout ended, the Celtics sent a wave of attacks to the Magic. On the other hand, the Magic were unprepared, did not even have a decent resistance, and there was no connection between the players. Everyone was looking out for themselves. Check the data, I hope that even if I lose this game, my report card will be more beautiful, and I will be less sprayed by the fans after the game.

At the end of halftime, the Celtics led the Magic by 64 points 39 to 25, and the home fans at Amway Arena began to retreat sparsely. How similar is this scene to the first game?It's just that they only ran in the fourth quarter of the first game, and today they were a quarter ahead of schedule?If this situation continues, won't they end up leaving at the end of the first quarter?

It's just very likely that they won't even have the chance to say goodbye next time. The Magic lost both home games by a big score. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the gap between the two teams. If they can't play well at home, they can do something away. Just being swept away and sent back to fish?
(End of this chapter)