Coach K also smiled: "Very good! Lamar Finally, I hope you will remember a sentence that I told you before." But after today, I hope you can re-appreciate the meaning of this sentence, as a leader, you should be a human being!"

"When everyone thinks it can't be done, or if it can't be done, you have to use your practical actions to tell everyone that you can do it!

"In the end, it's the same sentence, don't be accommodating to the people around you. Their best position is to follow you closely, not to be the one to walk side by side with you. You are their leader, their soul, and you are obliged to be at the forefront and forge a path for them!"

Lamar looked down and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up at Coach K: "Yes, Coach, I think I understand what I should do." ”

Coach K smiled and said, "That's good, the next game will let me see a different Lamar." Remember how you used to play? Just do that! As for your teammates, let them follow if they can keep up with you, and eliminate those who can't. ”

"Lamar, this is the NBA, and it's about business, profit, not human favor! Human favor and righteous anger can only be put in private, not in the open, understand? Do this, no one can stop the ignorant rat of the Pistons!"

This is the second time Lamar has heard this sentence from the mouth of the old coach K, but this time he understands more deeply and truly understands the meaning of these four words.

When people don't let go, it doesn't mean compromising with the people around you, the real meaning should be like what Coach K said, as a leader, shouldering responsibility, you should move forward.

"Wait, Detroit Pistons, in the next game, I'll show you my true strength!"

After a break, the 2004 NBA playoffs Eastern and Western finals were rekindled, and in the first game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Lakers relied on Kobe's habitual second-half outburst and won one more game, bringing the total score to 2:0.

At the end of the first half, the Timberwolves still led the Lakers by eight points, but in the second half, the situation changed, and Kobe Bryant took over the game alone.

Peter Pan once again raised the banner of offense, and one person shot with a burst of shots, scoring 21 points in the third quarter alone, which suddenly raised the morale of the Lakers to a peak.

On the Timberwolves side, after being taught a hard lesson by Kobe, they have never been able to ease their breath.

In the end, the Minnesotans hated the second game, and if they wanted revenge, they had to save it for their home court.

Lamar turned off the TV, closed his eyes and recalled the words of Coach K, thinking back to Kobe's performance on the court in his previous life, he seemed to understand something.

It turns out that this is the real thing to be a person who doesn't let it!

Lamar has always wanted to be a leader-level player and prove that he is not just a charge-forward attacker, but also a commander of the army.

So in recent games, Lamar has always deliberately pursued cooperation and team basketball's attacking style, but he didn't realize that he had inadvertently walked into a misunderstanding.

As the leader of the team, he should ensure the team's victory first, and the rest of the team second.

"I'm not going to be soft this time!" Lamar swore to himself, waking up Vanessa, who was already asleep.

Vanessa has been very sleepy lately because of her pregnancy, and she hasn't been on an away game with Lamar for a long time. Only occasionally I go to Madison to see Lamar play.

After losing the last game, Lamar trained like crazy every day until late at night, which made Vanessa very worried, but fortunately, after the old coach came, Lamar finally returned to normal.

"What are you talking about?" Vanessa asked, sleepy-eyed, a little unhappy that Lamar had woken her up.

"Nothing! honey!" Lamar looked back at Vanessa and then at her bulging belly, "Baby, after I win the championship this season, let's go buy our own island! ”

"Ahh

"Lamar, are you serious?" Vanessa looked at Lamar with a serious face and asked again suspiciously.

"Of course!" Lamar leaned down and kissed Vanessa on the lower abdomen, "Ever since you and I fell in love, we haven't had a chance to live a good life. Even if we go on a honeymoon, we can't escape the harassment of those flies! I think we can live whatever we want after we have our own private territory!"

Even though Lamar hadn't consulted her beforehand, and even though Lamar was still so domineering and took matters into her own hands, Vanessa still felt happy. She could tell that she had entered Lamar's heart and become a part of his life.

"Does it have to be after winning the championship?" Vanessa asked suspiciously, in her impression that the Knicks lost to the Detroit Pistons in the last game, and the loss was quite ugly: "It looks like I should pray to God now, I hope that when the game is played tomorrow, those guys from the Detroit Pistons will have a collective stomach problem!"

Lamar smiled: "Honey, you should have faith in me. Rest assured, you'll see me stomping those guys under my feet after tomorrow's game. ”

Vanessa rubbed her eyes exaggeratedly: "Wait and see!"

In the locker room of the New York Knicks, the atmosphere was still the same as before, and it was very dull. Each player was doing their own thing, and the only thing that made a noise was Dampotter and Arenas, two heartless guys making fun of the gauze on Billups' head. It's just that this kind of joke is a little less energetic, and it looks more like a joy in suffering.

Van Gundy was also at a loss for what to do in front of him, and he didn't know what had happened in the two days that Lamar had not come to training. He's been thinking about how to beat the Detroit Pistons every day lately, but he doesn't have a clue. In the end, the conclusion was that if the Detroit Pistons were as strong as they were before, they would be dead.

looked at Lamar and saw that Lamar was still sitting quietly with his eyes closed, and the sense of crisis in his heart was even stronger. At this time, Van Gundy hopes that Lamar can stand up and lead the team through the difficulties, but at this time, it seems that Lamar does not mean this at all, but has a feeling of staying out of the situation.

As the game time approached, the atmosphere in the dressing room became more and more dreary, and in the end, Billups couldn't help but sit next to Lamar.

"Lamar, what are you going to do in this game? You know we can't afford to lose this game。。。。。。! ”

"I see, Chauncey. I know what to do. Lamar interrupted Billups before he could finish, and it was clear that he had no interest in continuing the topic at all.

"But!"

"It's nothing, old man, just do your best to do your own thing during the game, and I'll take care of the rest." Lamar's voice was not loud, but the Knicks players, who had already focused their attention, could hear it clearly.

Suddenly, their hanging hearts were also a lot easier, and finally one person stood up at the most difficult time for this team. Whether Lamar could do as he said he would, they were relieved.

Van Gundy looked in Lamar's direction and couldn't help but think, "I can only trust him!"

Although their home team lost in the first round, the city of New York is still so hot. Although the defeat in the last game cast a shadow on the psychology of the fans, the vast majority of fans still believe that as long as Lamar is around, their favorite team will eventually defeat the Detroit Pistons to get a ticket to the finals and finally win the O'Brien Cup.

So when the Detroit Pistons team came to the city again, the Knicks fans didn't deliberately "welcome" the visitor.

"I'd love to celebrate with the fans here that we've won the Eastern Conference, but now it looks like it's really hard. I don't want to expose our goals too soon, but that's what it is. There's a good chance we'll end the series in four games, and it's very likely. Even though I know it's going to anger my opponent by saying that, it's the same thing, trust us, we can do it!"

Lamar, the leader of the Knicks, didn't even say anything about this, he just repeatedly emphasized that he and his teammates would do their best in this game. Lamar's performance is naturally regarded as a symbol of cowardice.

It seems that everything is moving in favor of the Detroit Pistons, and victory really doesn't seem to be far off for them.

"Rashid, I think there's something wrong with that guy, he's not such a low-key guy. Although I don't want to pour cold water on you, he definitely has some conspiracy this time!" After leaving the press conference, Ben Wallace couldn't help but remind Rasheed Wallace.

Although he doesn't have a deep friendship with Lamar, after all, he has been an opponent for 5 seasons, and with Big Ben's understanding of Lamar, this person will definitely not admit defeat easily. This time Lamar is so low-key, there is definitely something wrong.

Rasheed Wallace was a little unimpressed by Ben Wallace's reminder: "Don't worry! Ben, what if he has a conspiracy? Unless he meets aliens in the past two days, what can he do? Nicks are still Knicks! Don't worry, he's just playing tricks, and that's all he has to worry about now, there's nothing to worry about." ”