In the Knicks' visiting locker room, there was already a sense of sadness and vibe.

The players sat in their seats staring blankly at the ceiling, as if hoping to get an answer from the ceiling, an answer to why they failed!

Even though the locker rooms were soundproofed, they could still hear the New Jerseys celebrating their victory clearly.

It was supposed to be their patent, and they wanted to enjoy the moment, but now the cheers sounded harsh.

Lamar kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, his mind was a mess, and he kept replaying the scenes that had just happened, scene by scene. I also kept thinking about that ball, if Darm Porter could have shot it himself, would the result be different? Maybe the Haitians would have completed the stunner against the New Jersey Nets.

Suddenly, a cry of pain rang out, it was Dampot, and the young Haitian center was crying like a child, and tears soon covered his face.

Everyone glanced in the direction of Dampot, and their eyes were very complicated. It is impossible to say that they do not have the slightest resentment in their hearts.

Whether it's veterans like Houston and Olajuwon, or stalwarts like McDyce and Billups, or rookies like Arenas and Simmons, all their efforts in a season have been wasted.

The team's form this season has made them feel that the championship seems to be within reach. But at the last minute, because of such a mistake, it was completely buried, but at this time, how could those complaining words be spoken? Without Dampot, maybe they would have lost the game in the fourth quarter.

Dampot was still wailing, believing that it was because of him that the team lost, and that he almost crushed the muscular man. He wanted to apologize to everyone, but what was the use of apologizing at this time?

At this time, the door was pushed open, and the person who walked in was Knicks head coach Van Gundy, and his face was full of disappointment. Although he tried his best to hide it, the more he tried to hide the disappointment, the more obvious it became.

As soon as the game was over, the Knicks players quickly left the court. Van Gundy was the only one left standing on the sidelines, surrounded by a crowd of reporters.

Van Gundy felt that he should say something, but he didn't know what to say, so he was stunned for a long time before he said: "I'm proud of my players, they played a good game in extremely difficult circumstances, but I feel very sorry for the result, but the lads have done their best!"

Van Gundy broke through the encirclement of reporters and returned to the locker room.

Disappointment, sadness, and perhaps a little unwillingness. That's what Van Gundy saw when he pushed open the locker room door.

Van Gundy didn't want to say anything at this time, and if other coaches were to be angry at the players. Let them raise their heads and muster up the courage to continue working hard next season! But when the words came to his lips, Van Gundy gave up, and everyone has the right to grieve, let alone when their dreams are shattered. ad_250_left();

After hesitating for a moment, Van Gundy walked to Lamar's side and patted Lamar on the shoulder: "Lamar!

Lamar paused, looked up and glanced at Van Gundy suspiciously. Usually Lamar is very disgusted to participate in this kind of event, let alone the current situation, he is a little puzzled why Van Gundy suddenly clicked on him today.

Lamar was about to say something, but was stopped by Van Gundy, who looked at Lamar with sharp eyes: "Lamar, you should grow up! You are not the little brother who stays by Shaq's side now, you are the worthy leader of the Knicks, this is your obligation! You don't have a choice." ”

"As a pillar of the team, you're not a lone hero anymore, you're thinking about the team. No matter what the situation is, you have to hold up a piece of the sky for the team and your teammates!

After saying that, Van Gundy didn't wait for Lamar to say anything, turned around and walked towards the door.

Lamar hesitated for a moment but got up and followed, Van Gundy was right, this is his responsibility and obligation! He is not the rookie he was in Los Angeles, let alone the Adou who couldn't be supported in the previous life, he should grow up! He is now the king of the Knicks, the Knicks need him, and his teammates also need him.

The press conference was already full of reporters, and the Nets representatives hadn't arrived when Lamar and Van Gundy arrived.

When the reporter saw Van Gundy coming, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "Coach Van Gundy, what is today's game。。。。。。 ”

Van Gundy didn't wait for the reporter to finish his question, and he interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

Van Gundy gestured to the other empty chairs, signaled that the other had not yet arrived, and then sat down with Lamar without saying a word.

Van Gundy's behavior surprised the reporters at the scene, and Van Gundy would never wait for the other party's people at this time.

With doubts, the reporters waited for a full ten minutes, and Scott and Kidd were late.

Seeing Van Gundy waiting on stage, Scott's originally beaming face flashed a hint of embarrassment, and he took the initiative to walk over and stretch out his hand.

Van Gundy also got up and shook him with a smile, and it seemed that the atmosphere was good.

This made the reporters at the scene inevitably disappointed, they didn't come to see the peace, they wanted a fierce material.

If Van Gundy were to fight Scott now, that would be what they wanted to see the most.

The host of the press conference opened the press conference after questioning the two head coaches.

Or the reporter just now: "Coach Van Gundy, what do you think is the biggest reason for the team's failure today? We all noticed that you seem to have lost control of the game in extra time!"

The reporter's question is very acute, and if Van Gundy had been placed in normal times, he would never have given him a good face.

Van Gundy has been in the bandits' den for a year, and he has long been reformed by Lamar's group of bastards.

Lamar remembered the situation for a moment, and the reporter was right. In extra time, he quarreled with Van Gundy, which made the atmosphere on the bench a little dull, but the loss of the game was definitely not the reason.

But while some reporters were gloating, and some were sweating for the reckless young reporter, Van Gundy smiled.

"I don't even know how to answer your question. Of course I don't mean to excuse myself, I have a lot of responsibility for losing this game. There's no way around that!"

"The roster has also been a constraint on us going further this season, as half of our roster is rookies with no playoff experience. ”

"When it came to extra time, I had a very serious problem with the fitness of my players and there was nothing I could do about it. I'm just a coach, I'm not God!"

Van Gundy's answer was slick and slick.

It's just that Van Gundy didn't say this to overturn the case, he just didn't want people to know that there was a little unpleasantness between him and Lamar.

One reporter stood up, and his question was even more acute, and he threw it directly at Lamar: "What do you think of Dampot's mistake at the last minute, and will his prospects in New York be changed by this mistake?"

"Or would you suggest that the team give up Dampotter because of this loss?"

Before he came, Lamar knew that someone would be entangled in this question, but he didn't expect to ask him about it.

After thinking for a while, Lamar said, "Give up on Dampoter, do you think I'm mentally ill or is the team's management ill? I don't think there's anything wrong with him tonight, in fact he did it on my part!"

"Samuel played a rare good game tonight and we couldn't have played extra time without him! But that was just a mistake!"

"It's just a little bit bad at the time it happened, it's not unforgivable! I think he's done well enough, he's there to help us develop, I need him, the Knicks need him!"

After saying that, Lamar stood up and walked straight to the gate, ignoring the questions that the reporters behind him smashed over.

Van Gundy behind him looked at Lamar's back and was also helpless, maybe a little sad.

When I got back to the locker room, there was only one Haitian left, and everyone else was gone.

Seeing Dampotter leaning against the closet with blank eyes, Lamar walked over and put his hand on his shoulder.

Dampotter also came back to his senses, and he had thought Lamar would say something to him, but there was silence.

After a long time, Lamar finally spoke: "Brother, you don't have to blame yourself. If I hadn't said it to you before I went on the pitch, you would have done it yourself, right? I know you didn't mean to, you want to win, you want to help the team. It's just that it didn't turn out very well, but you did a good job and surprised everyone. What I'm saying is true, it's not sarcasm!"

Lamar didn't know why he suddenly said comforting words, even he felt a little ridiculous.

Dampott looked at Lamar, and his honest ugly face looked very tangled. Lamar was fine not to say comforting words, but instead of feeling better, Haitians felt even more guilty when they heard them.

"Lamar, I didn't remember what you said, I was scared! ”

"Fool! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to make an overtime! Lamar said and patted Dampot's shoulder, and continued: "Don't do useless self-blame, we don't need this! Work hard brother, we are still young, we will take it back together next year!"