After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xiao called Butler to the office.

"Caron, for the next game, I want you to come off the bench."

Wang Xiao got straight to the point and said the purpose directly.

"It's a decision to further increase the firepower on the bench and to strengthen the defensive quality of the starting line-up, because we can't expect Carter and Lewis to be poor every game."

Originally, Wang Xiao thought that Butler would complain about such an arrangement, but he didn't expect that when he heard Wang Xiao's words, Butler didn't reveal the slightest dissatisfaction.

"Okay, Coach."

Butler's submissive performance once made Wang Xiao a little stunned.

His attitude towards himself in the locker room system has only just been converted from neutral to good, and he is nowhere near the point where he is almost obedient to himself like Curry.

Now that he has relegated him to the bench, he is not even a little dissatisfied?

This situation surprised Wang Xiao.

But Wang Xiao didn't understand Butler's thoughts.

In Butler's eight-year career since joining the NBA, he has only played four playoff games this season, and the best result of the four playoff experiences is to reach the second round of the Eastern Conference twice.

The first time was in the 03-04 season at the Miami Heat, where the team was eliminated by the Pacers 2:4.

The second time, that is, this season, the team is currently tied 2-2 with the Magic team temporarily.

As a professional, Butler is also hungry for some accolades.

The championship was too far away and too much for him to hope for.

But now, he is only one step away from the East Final.

Regardless of whether he can win and enter the Finals after advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, at least participating in the Eastern Conference Finals can be regarded as a big step forward in his career!

In order to win, Butler doesn't care about making some sacrifices, as long as those sacrifices are meaningful.

Wang Xiao's coaching ability is obvious to everyone this season.

Being able to lead a team with half of its players to the second place in the East, and still be able to fight to a 2:2 draw with last year's Eastern Conference champion team Magic despite the lack of main scoring points in the playoffs, is definitely not something that ordinary coaches can do!

Butler believes that since Wang Xiao thinks he can better help the team on the bench, then it must make sense.

So he didn't have any grievances.

……

Wang Xiao didn't figure out why Butler didn't reject playing as a substitute at all, and even wondered if this guy was hiding a knife in his smile, but he wasn't angry on the surface.

Suspicious, he even went to the locker room to observe Butler's good deeds, only to find that Butler's attitude towards him had not decreased by telling him to play as a substitute, but had risen slightly.

"It's inexplicable."

There was no such problem, so Wang Xiao simply put it aside.

It's important to win the series right now, not to consider why Butler is so convinced by his arrangement.

After officially announcing the starting line-up for the next game to the players, the team began intense pre-match training.

Beverley, who was ordered to be in danger, had to adapt to the starting position as soon as possible, and at the same time complement Harden Green to form a solid defensive line.

When the players were training, Wang Xiao found a new surprise.

The reward pool for the Lotto module of the system has been updated.

"Bonus Item: Premium item "Eye of Insight", Winning Conditions, Bet on Game 5 of the Series with Team Magic, Minimum 2,000 Victory Points. ”

"Advanced props" Insight Eye "function introduction: The prop can only be used within 10 minutes before the start of the game, and after use, you can see the state of all the participating players on the field, such as the Wizards Harden shows that he is not in good shape, then Harden will not feel particularly good in this game, and the Magic player Carter shows that the state is hot, and the shooting rate of this game will be extremely high, and it needs to be specially arranged for targeted defense. A one-time item with functionality limited to one match. ”

Good stuff, it's definitely good stuff!

The form of a player is a very metaphysical thing, and no one can know in advance whether the player is in shape or not, including the player himself.

is as strong as Kobe James, and there is also a poor state of performance like sleepwalking, and some players who can only sit on the bench and play substitutes on weekdays also have times when they are as good as All-Stars.

Although the thing is a good thing, the high price makes Wang Xiao hesitate.

2,000 points of victory as a bet, which seems to be a bit big.

Even if you upgrade to version 3.0, 2000 Victory Points require 10 matches to be earned.

If you lose this game, not only will you not get high-level items, but the 2,000 victory points will also be lost.

In the game with the Magic team, Wang Xiao is really not sure, after all, the Wizards have been at a disadvantage so far, even if they won two games at the opponent's home court, but that part of the luck is included.

What if Carter or Lewis is full of hands in this game, how to shoot, how to have, and completely blow up the team's perimeter? Wouldn't he have to compensate his wife and lose his soldiers?

……

Wang Xiao now seriously doubts whether the system is issuing a guess based on his status, because his current belongings happen to be just over 2,000 points.

But after thinking about it, he decided to give it a go.

Give it a go, and turn your bike into a motorcycle.

This bit of courage still needs to be had!

The 2,000 points of victory were finally pressed into the prize pool, and the fifth game between the Wizards and the Magic officially began on May 12.

The Battle of Tennoyama!

In the case of a 2-2 draw, this game will determine who can grab the match point between the two sides!

When the starting line-ups for both teams were announced and the players came on the pitch, Van Gundy was a little unsure of how to describe it.

The Wizards have actually changed their lineup again!

The series has been played for 5 games, except for the first game, which is the one where Curry was injured, and in the remaining four games, the starting lineup of the Wizards has not been the same once!

This time, Wang Xiao is in the starting lineup of Beverley, Harden, Green, Jamison and Haywood! Caron. Butler, an All-Star, was put off the bench.

Wang Xiao's change of formation surprised not only Van Gundy, but also the commentator of the game.

"We saw that the Wizards' starters have been adjusted from the last game, Butler was sent to the bench, Beverley was promoted to the starter, does Wang Xiao want to strengthen the defensive ability of the outside?"

"Indeed, judging from the Wizards' wins in the first two games, the Magic's main defeat is that the outside can't open the situation, and once the Magic's outside shooter doesn't do anything, Howard alone is hard."

"However, the effect of such a change of formation still needs to be verified through the competition!"