Chapter 319 [Unity, Internal and External Troubles]
Even though the Warriors only needed one more win to win the championship, Nelson Sr. showed a calm attitude in the press conference. "We know that the Magic will come back in the next game, and we have to give it our all to win another game," he said. I would caution the players not to celebrate the wins that are yet to come. β
Zhou Xuan complained in his heart, isn't it you an old man who is jumping and jumping happily in the locker room?
When it comes to whether the team's attitude will change in the 3:0 situation, Zhou Xuan also resolutely denied it. 'There will be no change in our attitude towards the game. We need one more win to win the championship and that's where we are now. We don't want to sweep the opponent, we just want to play the next game, and we can settle the fight in the next game or in two games. In short, we will not let our guard down. β
Stan? Van Gundy said: "The biggest trouble right now is that the Warriors' defense is limiting Tekoglu's pick-and-roll coordination. We should have created better chances, but our passes weren't timely enough and not in place. Frankly, I should be held accountable for this. β
This season, the Magic's first quarter belonged to Howard (585 points) and the second quarter to Rassad? Lewis (319 points), the third quarter again belonged to Howard (435 points), and in the fourth quarter, Turkoglou scored 388 of the team's 1,294 points. It can be said that the Warriors not only won the victory, but also won the reputation of "Mr. Fourth Quarter".
"I'm very depressed right now. I'm really sad that I didn't get the team out of it. But the series isn't over yet, we have the next game, we have tomorrow. I had to bounce back. β
"The three-game losing streak is all about us digging a bottomless pit for ourselves," Howard said. I think everybody has to believe in themselves, and we have to step up our attacks and keep trying. We gave ourselves a chance to win tonight, it was all we could do, but unfortunately we didn't make it to the bottom and I'm responsible for the loss. β
Now that the magic have only one chance left, is it still possible for them to pull off miracles? Howard isn't a good leader, so who else can lead the offense?
By the next day, most of the media had lost any hope for magic. The loss in Game 3 was a huge blow to the Magic's morale.
Orlan multimedia says don't doubt Dwight because he was suppressed in the finals? Howard's ability and called on the players to fight hard to break the record of winless in the Finals.
But the altitude that he had never reached had already made the young body and mind of the "Demon Beast" lose his way at the same time, as if Duan Yu was holding his fingers with his teeth and claws, but the "Six-Vein Divine Sword" was out of order.
The Orlando Sentinel even used agitation. The article states: "Tekoglu has one year left on his contract and he could have jumped out of his contract early at the end of the season. But in his current state, a guaranteed salary of $7.3 million a year in the last year is a good thing for him. β
Tekoglu's exit from his contract is almost a foregone conclusion. In the hope of getting a little comfort after the loss, I was hoping to keep Turkoglou. Because of Lewis' big contract, the Magic really can't afford to pay Tekoglu a high salary. He's easy to poach, and they'll have to find a way to trade in order to get a player who can handle the ball from the outside.
Almost all the media is praising the warriors. Zhou Xuan, Randolph, Marion, Jackson, Margety, and Ellis are the six most talked-about and are known as the six heroes of the Warriors' victory, but no one will call them the "Big Six".
The Warriors don't have giants, some are "grassroots" who come together, and there are stories of defeating one giant after another, and there are people who play well in every game, like superstars in a game, but there is no fixed main point of attack. Randolph may be considered to have averaged less than 20 points per game in the playoffs. This is very similar to the Pistons that won the championship that year.
The ownership of Zhou Xuan and Randolph's MVP is still unknown, and both of them played well in the third game.
In China, fans on the Internet are divided into three categories, not just "Xuanmi" and "Xuanhei". Their comments are interesting.
First win.
Ordinary fans: Zhou Xuan is 22+12, and he is going to win the MVP, how can Xuan Hei live?
Literary fans: Xie Lu Xie All the players of the Warriors, if Zhou Xuan won the MVP with half of your credit, the old Nelson won the championship is a veritable best coach.
Brain-dead fans: See, Zhou Xuan's shots are all vacant, without him, the warriors are also the champion team, and the thighs are too thick!
The second game wins.
Ordinary fans: The Warriors are domineering, leading 2-0.
Literary fans: Several people have sacrificed their stats in order to win, especially Jackson, salute him!
Second, the fans: Ha Luha, what happened to Zhou Xuan in this victory?
Win the third game.
Ordinary fans: The strength of the Warriors is really strong, and Morrow can also kill!
Literary fans: The depth of the Warriors' lineup, no one suffers, and they share the pressure with each other.
Second, the fans: There is not even a person in the bag, why don't the cowards dare to vote? Actually passed to the substitute?
Zhou Xuan was quite speechless to those happy little second boys, and he knew that even if he won the MVP, he was afraid that many people would be dissatisfied. He also knows that he has an 80% chance of winning the MVP. If Randolph wants to win the MVP, it depends on whether Stern agrees. And he is the one who has the ball in every game, as long as he passes a few less balls to Randolph and more to others to attack, he will definitely lead the statistics, but is this good?
The Warriors have achieved their current results because of the close relationship with the players, and there is no shortage of communication in the locker room, and they can say whatever they want. Although the season is approaching its end, Zhou Xuan doesn't want to have any estrangement with his teammates. He knew Randolph, the fat man looked naΓ―ve, but his brain wasn't stupid. He thinks a lot of things, and if he thinks crookedly, it's not good.
At noon, Zhou Xuan called Randolph and asked him to have dinner together, just the two of them.
After choosing something at the buffet, the two sat down face to face, and chatted for a while, Zhou Xuan got to the point: "In the next game, the Magic players will definitely be under a lot of pressure and will work hard, but it may also be chaotic, and we will probably sweep and win the championship." β
"Yes." Randolph didn't know what he meant.
Zhou Xuan continued: "The MVP is probably selected from the two of us, I will pass you more balls, I hope you can score when you catch the ball, try to help me add some assist statistics, and help me break the record of 51 assists in four games that year." With 14 assists, I would have broken Johnson's record of 14 assists per game in the Finals. When we have two pairs, let those in charge of the selection decide who is the MVP. In the last game, the protagonists must be the two of us, what do you think? β
Randolph began to calculate. If I'm lucky, win the fourth game and add good data, I can get 20+10, which is the core of the inside line. He can't score more points than me, the stats are mostly assists, and he's the core of the perimeter. Defensively, he's definitely a bit more useful than me, because Alstom's stats are so far behind him. I was facing Howard. All these factors are taken into account, he should have a better chance of winning the MVP than me, and now talking to me about this, indicating that he will pass the ball to me, it must be that I am afraid that I will not be selected in the end.
After figuring it out, Randolph smiled: "I've always liked your honesty, if it's a selfish person, maybe he won't say this, just pass me less." β
"I can't do that kind of thing, we wouldn't be in the finals without you, the most I'm going to do is have pretty stats and a good performance in the regular season. Against the Magic, you're our most important scoring point, and when you're out of place, I'll pass you the ball. β
"Without you, I might still be called a data brush, a cancer. Ha Luha, happy cooperation. Randolph and Zhou Xuan exchanged fists. I'm going to let them know that my brother is the No. 1 interior player in the NBA. β
The Warriors are united, and the Magic are troubled internally and externally.
Losing three games in a row and questioning Stan? Van Gundy's voice increased.
Every season, the coach of several teams in the league will be dismissed one after another, and some will part ways with the coach after the season. The league is so cruel that even if a coach leads the team to win 50 regular season games, his position is not safe, if it does not meet the expectations of management. It's a really bad environment, Van Gundy led the team to the finals, and there are still people who are not satisfied.
Turning over the resume of Van Gundy, he was appointed to coach the Heat in the 2003-2004 season, and led the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals in the first season; In the 2004-2005 season, the Pistons lost 3-4 in the Eastern Conference finals, but Wade and O'Neal were injured in Game 7; Then came the 2005-2006 season when they were fired at the beginning of the season, but the team won the championship. He really has nothing to do with the champion.
After a break of nearly two years, in the 2007-2008 season, Big Van Gundy took over the helm of the Magic and stopped in the Eastern Conference semifinals in the first year; He reached the final in his second year, and his record was fantastic. The root of the Magic's disease, is it really in the coach?
There was also media news that during the halftime break of the third game, Van Gundy and Howard had a little unpleasantness in the locker room.
Big Van Gundy also publicly stated at a press conference: "Howard's focus is not on what he needs to focus on, and we can't reach a consensus. β
Van Gundy believes Howard's focus should be on the defensive end and rebounding. And not on the score. But Howard often focuses on the offensive end. In fact, when Howard doesn't get the ball, he's a little discouraged, though not obvious.
Van Gundy asked Howard to concentrate on being a blue-collar worker, Howard watched the news every day, was sprayed by O'Neal, questioned by Abdul-Jabbar, and ridiculed by Barkley, so he wanted to prove that he could score, and ended up having a little conflict with Van Gundy.
Howard, the other client, said that there was nothing between him and Van Gundy. "There's no problem between me and Stan, it's like a family problem. We will quarrel and fight, and we will be disappointed. β
Compared with the Magic team, the Warriors are definitely in the right place at the right time, and it makes no sense not to win the championship. Unless a player of the Magic is possessed by God in the next game, there is no way to reverse it.