Chapter 971
Lamar ignored the reaction of the others and continued: "The Pacers' performance was disappointing. They didn't show the courage they should have, and from the start of the game they looked like they were on an errand, and the basketball was like a hot fireball in their hands, always trying to throw it out. ”
"I hope they will be more courageous and more combative in the next games, and at least they should make our victory look more golden, I don't want to be talked about!"
Lamar's words made the reporters present feel a little excessive, after all, the Pacers are also a veteran powerhouse in the league anyway, and now it is still difficult for people to accept it by Lamar so sarcastically.
Of course, Lamar knows exactly what he's talking about, and he only says it because he hopes it will stimulate the Pacers players and make the next game a little more exciting, and an unchallenging game like today is just too boring.
The fans didn't care what Lamar really thought, but his phrase "go to the away stadium to celebrate the victory" still became a bellwether among the fans.
Celebrating the win on the road, it's clear that the Knicks are ready to sweep their opponents again. The first casualty at their feet was clearly the Indiana Pacers.
With two straight wins at home, even the most loyal Pacers fans are now no longer optimistic about the future of the team they support this season.
In fact, as early as the day Reggie Miller retired from Indiana, fans already had a premonition that there would be such a day. If the departure of the beast Artest only took away the backbone of the Pacers, then Reggie Miller's retirement made the Pacers lose their soul.
After losing Artest and Reggie Miller, it was clear to the Pacers management that they wanted to rebuild and rebuild a championship-worthy team!
But considering that there are still stars such as Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal in the team, the management of the Pacers began to be timid and hesitant again.
They were immersed in the fond memories of the Miller era, and they could not make up their minds to completely push forward to reconstruction. Such hesitation also made them come back at the price they deserved.
The current Pacers team is basically weak in defense and lacking in offensive power.
After losing the beast Artest, the defense lost their iron-blooded style. The current Pacers' defensive tactics have simply become a four-like, and it is a miracle that such a team makes the playoffs. If they don't get eliminated in the first round, it really won't be allowed.
In Game 3, the Pacers players still looked unmotivated. The game seems to have become a huge burden for them, and their task today looks more like a formality.
The Knicks, for their part, will not show mercy to the Pacers because they show weakness, and they will give their all to show respect for their opponents for those who are strong. And against a team like the Pacers, who are willing to degenerate, they will use all their strength to clear up the opponent's already numb brain.
But the Pacers players seem to have forgotten their former glory. They seemed helpless against the Knicks' wave after wave of increasingly fierce attacks, perhaps they didn't want to resist at all, and just wanted the game to end as soon as possible.
Even Steve Smith, who usually plays the most serious game, has slackened, his perpetual motion machine-like running position has long been gone, and he is swaying on the court like a ghost.
Gone are Stephen Jackson's sharp breakthroughs and tireless running, and watching him pacing slowly on the court is like an old woman about to go to the ground.
"They don't deserve to play against us at all! they're like a bunch of walking dead on the court, and they've lost the dignity of a basketball player. Playing against such an opponent makes me feel like I'm being insulted!"
In the post-game press conference, Lamar felt like the game was a monkey show because of the Pacers' inaction. And as one of the participants, the Knicks also seem to have become a clown for the amusement of others, much to Lamar's displeasure. Lamar vented at Stephen Jackson, the head coach and head coach of the Pacers, as soon as he came up.
"Are you here to make a fool of yourself with a good salary? If you're still a man, prove it to everyone in the next game, you bastards still have bird eggs in your crotch. Don't wriggle around the court like a, that will make me feel disgusting and unappetizing!"
Stephen Jackson looked angry, but he couldn't refute it. Because Lamar was telling the truth, their performance in this game couldn't be described as bad, it was a piece of.
Stephen Jackson didn't have the courage to shout at Lamar or punch him, which would only make him even more incompetent. If you want to redeem your lost honor and get Lamar to admit that they are warriors, there is only one way to prove it to him, as Lamar said.
Thinking of this, Stephen Jackson ignored the reactions of the reporters and Lamar who were present, stood up and walked out of the press conference and returned to the locker room.
At this time, the Pacers players are packing their bags and they are ready to go home.
It's over! It's over, and there's a game they don't want to play, but it's almost over. They also felt a little more relaxed, and there was even a laugh or two from time to time in the dressing room.
"That's enough!" Stephen Jackson suddenly kicked over the bench in front of him, and then, ignoring the pain, walked to the center of the locker room in a few steps, and yelled at a group of stunned teammates, "Don't you feel ashamed? Tell me!
"I don't care what you think, I feel humiliated anyway. The moment the game ended, I felt like someone had been stripped naked and thrown into the street. ”
His teammates all looked at him quietly, but there was no anger in their eyes, wondering if Stephen Jackson was sucking big & numb, and his brain was confused and nerves.
Looking at his teammates' indifferent expressions, Stephen Jackson was disappointed, he was really disappointed! From the cold eyes of his teammates, he didn't feel fighting spirit or anger, as if he was not facing his familiar teammates, but the walking dead that Lamar said.
"I don't care what you guys think, I don't want to do this anymore! I don't want to face the disappointed eyes of the fans anymore! I don't want to be insulted by an arrogant bastard in front of so many people after the game!" Stephen Jackson said here and paused, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know what that bastard of Lamar Odom just said about us? The Walking Dead! It's a pussy without eggs! Are you willing to let him be so insulted?"
"That bastard!" Jeff Foster's face finally got into his face.
Then there was a heavy breathing in the dressing room, and it was clear that the other players were angry. No one wants to be insulted like this, and neither do they! Before, it was just because of the failure that made them a little numb, but that doesn't mean they are not men.
"Jeff, remember the first time we met that guy in the playoffs? You couldn't limit his scoring at the time, but at least you made him feel bad at that time. I'm sure you can do it now, why can't we do it now?"
Stephen Jackson felt that his teammates around him were finally getting a little angry, and he continued to shout: "What if we lose? What we want is to let him know that no one in Indiana is a soft egg! Even if he loses, let him face us up to us and make him feel afraid!"
After Game 3, what exactly happened in the Pacers' locker room was unclear to anyone.
Game 4 also came as scheduled, and people thought it was the Pacers' final swan song. Perhaps for this reason, this game, which had no suspense at all, actually attracted a large number of reporters to the scene.
The home of the Indiana Pacers, the hell on earth that once kept countless of the league's powerhouses away, is now much more deserted. The full attendance of each game has now been weakened by Reggie Miller's retirement and the team's poor record, and the full attendance rate is only 50%, and the huge arena looks empty.
And even these fifty percent of the fans have lost their former fanaticism, sitting in chairs with their chins in their hands, and staring blankly at the team they once went crazy for. They're not so much here to cheer on their home team as they are here to hold a wake for the Pacers.
Fans are here today to witness the end of an era that may be lost even the last memories of the Miller era after tonight.
But as soon as the game began, the Pacers' performance surprised everyone present.
Although the Knicks had the first chance to attack, when Lamar burst to the free throw line with the ball, Jeff Foster, who was a slow defender, suddenly rushed over and knocked Lamar to the ground with a ferocious rush.
Before Lamar could stand up, a cold voice came from his ears: "Boy, don't be too complacent, the game has just begun!"
If it had been in normal times, Lamar would have been angry, but after being violently violated by his opponent today, he actually laughed.
Lamar struggled to his feet, pulled Dampot, who had stepped forward to plead for him, and said to Jeff Foster, "Looks like you're finally a little more sober." That's good! That's what makes it fun. If you're always playing against a bunch of the living dead, that will only make me drowsy, and I hope you keep going and don't soften too soon!" 2k reading web