Dawson is an old loyal servant of Rocket, who is both honest and old-fashioned, and is the type who can't rub sand in his eyes. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Wang Yuanfei thought about it carefully, since Wojin didn't know his identity as a shareholder, that is to say, Rudy, who knew about it. Tomjanovich and Carol. Dawson is infallible on this issue. So he quickly communicated with Dawson about the matter. It took Dawson half a day to find out the leaked insider, a veteran scout who had played for the Rockets for many years, and announced that he would be fired on the same day.

The next morning, Yuan Fei had just gotten up to read the news when he saw a shocking piece of news - ESPN reported "Rocket Players Stayed in a Nightclub All Night Before the Finals". Yuanfei looked closely, and the report was accompanied by on-site photos of Wallace, Parker and Jefferson, which seemed to be true.

On the day of the finals, in order to ensure that the players were well rested, no training was arranged. But after this kind of negative news, the team immediately held an internal meeting to deal with the matter. The three parties were also invited to the conference room.

"You guys, explain what this is going on!" Captain Olajuwon was furious and scolded the three of them: "What the hell do you guys think? Don't know how important this game is? ”

Not to mention the big dream, even Tang Shuai, who has always been kind, has a very ugly complexion.

"We were wronged!" The three of them were full of grievances and explained in a gossipy manner. It turned out that this nightclub was the first time that the young people reached the finals after the Western Finals, and the Eastern Conference Finals were not finished, so there was no pressure to play in a few days. The trio decided to go to a nightclub to release the pressure and celebrate winning the Western Conference.

After listening to their explanation, Da Meng's face softened. Still, he reprimanded the young players and made them promise that they would never play all night during the playoffs in the future.

The article is watertight and does not specify a date. So there's no talk of rumors and slander. It doesn't make much sense for us to hold them legally responsible, and it would be nice for the team to issue a public statement to explain it. Yuan Fei said: "But I think this incident is likely to have something to do with Woking." Rumors are not the problem, the problem is that if a senior media person has his eye on us, he flies around like a fly and annoys people. Maybe he'll do something bad in the future. ”

"Leave the PR side of the matter to me." Dawson was confident: "I'm a battle-hardened, what can a small copywriter do with us?" I'll make him understand that he doesn't always want to stare at us and make big news! ”

"Haha, I'll leave it to you, old man." Yuanfei couldn't help but be happy, and the atmosphere of the meeting became harmonious.

"Don't be disturbed by the voices of the outside world, your career is still very long, and you will encounter all kinds of ups and downs and all kinds of doubts in the future. You have to be able to withstand the pressure, play your game well, talk with your winnings, and prove yourself with championships. Tang Shuai taught the three young people earnestly.

"We remember!" All three nodded their heads one after another.

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The Rockets responded quickly and publicly under Dawson's arrangement, easing fans' doubts. However, criticism will certainly not stop there, and it is inevitable, and many stars have experienced it in their careers. Even the great Michael. Jordan was also questioned for his estranged personality and being too harsh on his teammates. And the big shark O'Neal was also criticized for lazy training, usually not working hard, and only serious in the playoffs. It should be said that the vast majority of superstars have risen after being criticized, and they have constantly responded to doubts with results and victories.

And the current rocket must learn this.

Game 7 of the 2004 NBA Finals kicked off at the Toyota Center Arena. It's the real final showdown, and whoever wins will take home the championship trophy.

The starting lineup of the Rockets is the CTM trio and two Turks, and Tang Shuai sent European players who are better at three-point shooting, in order to implement the tactics of winning the last game, insisting on pulling away and letting Maddie single. And the Pistons are still the starting five tigers who can't be beaten.

Jump ball, Big Ben wins! It was his first jump shot in the series, with Hamilton scoring the ball directly to Rashid, who was in position. Rashid dribbled two steps in the frame, then took two more steps in the next hand-changing dribble, and then made a stop-and-go jumper. Oku couldn't react well and couldn't defend it, but unfortunately the ball missed. Big Ben and Yao Ming fell to the ground to grab the ball and fought for it, but in the end, Big Ben touched the ball out of bounds. The Rockets serve the ball in the backcourt.

"The first ball was very fierce, worthy of a battle of life and death, and the fighting spirit of both sides was really strong. Especially Yao Ming, the ball is very well spelled. "Kenny. Smith explained.

"You praise the Rockets players so much, don't you really want your old club to win." Barkley did not forget to ridicule his old partner.

"Not necessarily. I'm a great player who has won all two championships in the history of the Rockets, and if the Rockets win this time, I won't be the champion in team history. Oh, unlike some people who haven't won a championship in the Rockets. Smith sneered at each other and took the opportunity to hack Barkley.

Barkley was speechless. He even won the MVP, and his basketball career was much more successful than Smith's, but unfortunately he didn't win the championship.

The Pistons also made adjustments, and Prince began to go around the front to defend Maddy and not let him receive the ball easily. Prince is tall and has long arms and covers a large area. Billups struggled to get the ball to Maddy, and he didn't have an easy time facing Bodiloga's defence, shaking twice and failing to find a gap.

Maddie ran around without the ball and finally pulled away a little distance and managed to catch the ball. Oku followed closely to help Maddie cover. Maddie dashed left and right on Oku's side, and Prince was blocked. Maddie managed to get a shot and hit a 2-point jumper from Oku.

"Prince defended very well, and conceded the ball because the Rockets were too disciplined in their tactics. Oku's cover is very good, but Maddie will consume a lot if he continues to fight like this. "Larry. Brown made a judgment right away and stuck to the established tactics.

The Pistons still handed over to Rashid, who had the biggest grasp, and this time he chose to hit the basket and hit a turnaround jumper, 2-2.

Bodiloga also changed his defensive strategy, constantly stretching out his long arms to harass the ball carrier, constantly pressuring Billups to keep him from possessing the ball easily. Chauncy still found an opportunity to pass to Maddie, this time Maddie attracted the bag and then distributed to the outside Tekoglu, and Lao Teh hit a three-point shot!

Big Ben's jumper was blocked by Yao Ming, Billups got the ball and immediately pushed back, Maddie took the lead in front, caught the ball and jumped up, stretched his arms in the air, and scored with a dunk!

Bodillo stepped up and suddenly wanted to make a foul, but was stealed by Billups, who sneaked in from behind. Yao Mingqiang hit Ben to add another 2 points, and the Pistons were forced to call a timeout at 9:2.

Seeing the Pistons deflated, the home fans cheered loudly. The Rockets weren't distracted by pre-game rumours and got off to a great start.