Chapter 244: The secret weapon of the NBA's No. 1 inspirational brother and old Nelson

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"Don, are you really going to play Chris as center in the next game?"

On May 17, 1994, as a team in the playoffs, the Warriors' training hall was already full of people early in the morning, although the Warriors did not have the Jazz Stockton and Malone such training maniac bosses, but most of the players on this team are still very hard-working, with the character of the old Nelson, although he has been playing offense and running since he came to the Warriors, it seems that in the eyes of many people, generally speaking, defensive head coaches are relatively poor coaches, An attacking head coach is a more moderate head coach. {

However, as a legendary player of the Celtics and a disciple of the Cardinals, how could Nelson Sr. be just an offensive coach? How can he be a coach with a gentle personality, even if he is not as domineering as the cardinal, this old coach will not tolerate the presence of players in his team who are unwilling to train, even Chris Webb, who is very dissatisfied with old Nelson, is honest in this regard.

Therefore, don't look at the internal contradictions of the Warriors at this time, but at this time, no one will definitely see that the Warriors have internal contradictions at this time.

"Bob, if we don't use Chris, do you think we have any other way? Let Tim make an early comeback? Or accept the fate of being swept by the Jazz 4-o? ”

After Nelson Sr. looked at the Warriors players who were working the training court and finished talking a little erratically, Bob Rainier on the side sighed again.

As a disciple of Nelson Sr. when he was with the Bucks. Because this season, the Warriors selected a level of interior talent like Chris Webber, but this genius has a big problem with his personality, in order to make Webber change in personality. The elder Nelson brought in his former protégé, the legendary center of the NBA, Rainier, who is one of the few players with a very good character in the NBA, to teach Chris Weber.

However, at this time, the former NBA legend center and his mentor are not talking about Chris Webb, the team's interior genius, but another talent of the team who is not much inferior to Weber, Chris Gatlin, the first man in NBA history to play with a steel plate in his head.

If Reggie Miller can't even walk because he had some problems with his butt when he was a child. In the end, being able to become an NBA player with his own efforts deserves the praise of many fans, but Reggie Miller is also a healthy person who can run and jump when he grows up, so Reggie Miller is inspirational. But because the Pacers' big boss mouth is so stinky, not many fans or experts will think of this guy as an inspirational player, because Reggie Miller's personality is not like a hard-working inspirational type, and the personality is very good 'good guy'. This guy's unruliness is a label that belongs to the 'genius'.

And now in the NBA. The first inspirational brother who is really respected by fans and experts is the 27-year-old Chris Gatelin of the Warriors this year, this guy had a car accident when he was 17 years old, and his head was crippled, and he hit a steel plate on the skull, and a steel plate in his head, not to mention that it would be very problematic to play a fierce game like playing the NBA.

Even in daily life, you can't smile or cry too much, because it can cause death. Although such a guy was extremely talented back then, he was basically scrapped after the car accident. Not to mention entering the NBA, it was a question of whether he could still exercise normally at the beginning, but what is full of infinite respect is that such a player actually ended up in the NBA, and the draft pick was extremely high, and the 16th pick in the round was selected by the Warriors.

When everyone thought the Warriors drafted him just for hype, In the first season of his career, this player actually averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and nearly 1 block and steal per game while playing 11 minutes per game, and when he was in the first playoff trip of his career, it was even more surprising that he averaged 2o minutes per game in the playoffs in his rookie season, which was double the time compared to the regular season, but the number more than doubled, becoming 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and his shooting rate was even as high as 62% Above.

And since that time, that is, after the 91-92 season, this disabled NBA player has become synonymous with NBA inspiration, even if the most demanding experts and fans are full of respect for the interior of this Warriors team, of course, the key is that this guy's personality and mouth are much better than Reggie Miller.

Of course, because of the steel plate in his head, he basically can't play a few minutes a game, last season only played an average of 17 minutes per game, that 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in the regular season, this season averaged 15 minutes per game, took 8 points and 5 rebounds, and in the playoffs against the Spurs, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.

Although he does not average many points per game, he is extremely efficient, and his strength is very good, as an inspirational brother, he has the most important attribute of an inspirational brother, that is, he works hard enough, so his offensive skills are very good, he can shoot from the middle and long range, he can play with his back to the single, if he wants, he can also have good defensive ability, so many experts have been saying that he is a player with an average of 2O+1O per game, as long as God gives him the ability to play 36 minutes per game, he can score an average of 25 points + per game1o rebounds, which means he's an All-Star player.

Of course, in fact, this is indeed the case, the Warriors because of Tim Hardaway and Masciunionis, the two second and third leaders are reimbursed for the season, although the players are still strong, but the bench lineup is very weak, although the Jazz's bench is not the best in the league, but since Elliott found a position on the bench and David Wesley found confidence, the Jazz's bench lineup is actually not bad. After all, Elliott is an All-Star, but in this series, the Jazz's bench lineup did not get much advantage. When facing the Warriors, because Chris Gettling appeared on the bench and gave the Jazz a lot of trouble to the bench, at least Elliott really couldn't beat this interior player who also has All-Star strength.

And, when Nelson Sr. wanted to use Gatling, it meant that the Warriors were at the end of their rope, of course. Although the fact that Gatling had a steel plate in his head affected the player's playing time, since he came to the NBA, he needed to take such a risk. The team can take care of the player's body, so he can only play about 15 points per game, but if the team needs it, then even if the player himself has a problem. That's what you have to do with it. After Gatling came to the NBA, although the average playing time per game was not much, there were still cases where there were more than 3O minutes in a game, the last time the Warriors needed Gatling to play 3O points was the last period of the regular season, the Warriors needed to face the Mavericks when the regular season record caught up with the Suns, and in that game, the Mavericks were in charge of Mashburn, and they almost brushed the stronger Warriors to death, and there was no way at that time, Gatling's playing time reached 33 minutes, In the end, with his excellent table, Xiàn, he scored 31 points and 15 rebounds on 1-of-17 shooting to beat the Mavericks.

The reason why those NBA experts say that Gatlin has All-Star strength is not just that he has a lot of offensive means and is very strong. What's more, he was able to play a very high number of matches for more than 3o minutes. As long as he is given enough time, he will be able to farm enough jù.

"Chris, the coach just wanted you to play tomorrow, right?"

When Nelson Sr. called the expressionless Chris Gettling to his side and said a few words, after the Warriors' interior returned to the training court, the other players of the Warriors almost all gathered around, and after Chris Mullin asked this, the other Warriors players also stared at the expressionless teammate with burning eyes and looked forward to the teammate's answer.

"Well, I'll play tomorrow for 3o minutes"

When Chris Gatelin finished speaking, the Warriors players around him were stunned for a moment, and then came back to their senses and jumped up with excitement.

Even the two second-year teenagers Chris Webber and Sprewell, who were standing on the side at this time, also had some surprise and joy on their faces.

These two secondary two teenagers are not very popular with the Warriors, and the veteran group with Chris Mullin doesn't like them, of course, they don't like these team veterans, but for Gatlin, these two secondary two teenagers are full of respect.

This is not just his inspirational story, but this guy is indeed extremely powerful, even Chris Webber, in order to show his uniqueness, he also asked this senior player of the Warriors team to challenge, but the final result was naturally not very good.

"Haha, as long as you can play more than 3o minutes, we will definitely be able to beat the Jazz in the next game, we will definitely be able to beat that kid!"

"That's right, Chris, in the next game, I want to make that kid look good, clean him up fiercely, and see if he can come out to help defend!"

Of course, at this time, the Warriors players were extremely excited in the training hall, but Gatlin, who was surrounded by them, had a sad look in his eyes at this time, although he was a 'three-no' teenager, there was not much joy and sorrow on his face, but this did not mean that there was no joy and sorrow in his heart, he knew that every time the team wanted to use him in an all-round way, it was the most dangerous moment, although he had helped the team through crises many times before, so his teammates trusted him very much, really trusted him.

As a player who has suffered such a major injury, it is a miracle to be able to stand on the court, it is a miracle of miracles to be able to enter the NBA, and it is even more incredible to be able to make his teammates trust him so much after entering the NBA, so he is really happy to have these trusts in his teammates, which is one of the biggest reasons why he wants to work hard to pursue his basketball dream.

But Lin Han, the opponent, although he was staggered with Lin Han most of the time in the first three games, Gatlin is very clear about the strength of this Jazz player.

He watched the Jazz player stomp his favorite teammates under his feet almost as a special spectator from the sidelines, and after each game, the Jazz player who didn't let him like has been provoking his most respected head coach, Nelson Sr.

"It doesn't matter how good you are. But in the next game I will definitely not let you go wild again on our home turf! ”

The Warriors' interior looked at his teammates who were excited at this time and the old Nelson who was looking forward to him on the sidelines, and secretly swore in his heart.

At this time, the Warriors' training hall was filled with this desperate atmosphere, because Nelson Sr. was ready to use the team's last hole card. So for a while, the atmosphere in the Warriors' training hall changed dramatically, and the Jazz players naturally didn't know about it.

After yesterday's game, after waking up this morning, because the 3-O score made this team very easy now, no one in the history of the NBA can be overturned with a 3-O lead, so the Jazz are now almost certain to make the Western Conference Finals.

And isn't the best result in the history of the Jazz team the Western Conference Finals? Last season, the Jazz reached the Western Conference Finals under the leadership of Stockton and Malone, and this was already the best record in the history of the Jazz, but at that time they faced the Trail Blazers. The Jazz were naturally far behind, and basically did not have any chance of reaching the finals to set a final record.

Now, though, the Jazz have that opportunity. At least in terms of strength. The current Jazz is definitely stronger than the Jazz two seasons ago, although now it looks like the Rockets will die to their opponents in the Western Conference Finals, but the strength of the Rockets and them are also eight or two radius, and the Jazz will definitely not have no chances, and it can even be said that the chances are very big.

Although none of the Jazz players at this time said the words 'I'm already thinking about the next round' when Barkley was leading the Rockets 2-O in the last round, most of the Jazz players are doing things like that they have already thought about the next round, as for the Warriors? Can this team still pose a threat to the Jazz now? It's impossible!

So, this time is for the Warriors. One of the most important things for them was thinking about how not to be swept by the Jazz on their home court, and the most important thing for the Jazz today was watching the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets.

"It's a shame. It's a shame that the Nuggets still lost by only 2 points, and Robert Hawley's last two three-pointers were really accurate."

On the evening of May 17, 1994, in the hotel where the Jazz stayed, the whole Jazz team was watching the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets, this game was a very exciting game even in Lin Han's opinion, the swings of the players on both sides were extremely good, and Mutombo, who had been in the playoffs since entering the playoffs, scored 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks in 13 of 13 in this game, and once again locked Drexler, the Rockets' guard, outside the paint area. And the other Nuggets players are also powerful enough, when Olajuwon was not as divine as the previous two games, the Nuggets' score was bitten with the Rockets to the end, but at the last moment, Robert Holly ended the game with two consecutive three-pointers, and the Nuggets were killed by the Rockets in the third game on their home court, Olajuwon scored 36 points Although the score was good, he didn't have many rebounds and blocks in this game, so the deterrent was not enough compared to the previous two games, That's why the rest of the Nuggets players were able to swing so well, but Robert Hawley's 1-of-14 26 points in this game was the key to winning this game.

"The Rockets' key ball ability is really amazing, the Nuggets are still too young, but they have performed very well in this game, and we are now ready for the next round against the Rockets."

Finally, after the game, Stockton also turned off the TV with a smile on his face.

From the current point of view, the shape of the Western Conference playoffs has become very clear, the Nuggets cannot beat the Rockets, and the Warriors cannot beat the Jazz, so Stockton's statement is indeed not wrong, the Western Conference Finals is the Jazz vs. the Rockets!

So after Stockton finished speaking, Lin Han also nodded slightly, thinking of the Rockets and Olajuwon and Drexler, the excitement on Lin Han's face at this time was difficult to hide, and Stockton, who had been paying attention to Lin Han's expression, also smiled slightly, Lin Han's fighting spirit was very good.

Of course, although the Jazz don't care so much about the threat to the Warriors at this time. But after all, they haven't completely eliminated the Warriors, and the Warriors haven't completely given up at this time, although most of the players and coaches of this team know that it is impossible to fight against the Jazz. There is no need to have such a dream that cannot be saved.

But just like the fourth game between the Jazz and the Warriors, when the Warriors' fans in the stadium raised the sign of 'refuse to be swept', it represents the team's current pursuit, this series has played so far, they can lose to the Jazz, but they can never be swept away!

Of course, the same thing that embarrassed many Warriors fans and players was. When Lin Han, as the Warriors' biggest enemy, came out of the players' tunnel, a large group of fans wearing the No. 8 jersey of the Sir Lin Han team cheered for Lin Han.

It can be seen from the skin color of these fans that these people are all local Chinese in Golden State. As one of the places with the most Chinese in the United States, Lin Han is basically half of the home court when he comes here, and when the regular season is about to end, the league hyped that Lin Han going to the Lakers can have such a big momentum. It also had a lot to do with many Chinese fans in Los Angeles at that time.

So now when Lin Han came out. When the Warriors fans who originally wanted to boo Lin Han finally showed their own boos and the fans who gave Lin Han applause and cheers were basically neutralized in sound, it would indeed be more depressing at this time.

"The Warriors fans are very welcoming, and you can see that Lynham is very popular here"

After watching Lin Han, who came out with the Jazz players and kept greeting the Chinese fans at the scene, Larry Bird and Collins on the sidelines also said with a smile.

This game was easy for Lin Han and the Jazz, and the same was true for the two commentators on the sidelines, there was no suspense in this series, and all they could do now was watch the game and not have to worry about anything.

But. When the two teams finished their ceremonies and the players from both sides walked out to the pitch to warm up. Looking at the lineup of the Warriors in this game, Larry Bird and Collins were still a little stunned.

"The Warriors' lineup in this game is center Chris Getteling, power forward Chris Weber, small forward is Owens, scoring guard is Chris Mullin, playmaking guard is Sprewell, and the Warriors have come up with a double interior line in this game?!"

When Collins shouted out in surprise as he looked at the Warriors lineup, Larry Bird on the side also frowned.

Chris Gatling? Is it him?

For Lin Han, who Gatling is, he will definitely not understand, because this guy is really not enough for Lin Han to remember, but for Larry Bird and Collins, they are still very clear, especially Larry Bird knows him very well, and even Larry Bird admires Gatling very much, because Larry Bird himself is because of injuries that he can't achieve his highest achievement, and Larry Bird has always paid more attention to those injured players in the league, and Gurry Bird is one of the players who makes Larry Bird sigh the most.

This guy does have a very good quality, and this is definitely not the boast of those experts.

"It seems that the old Nelson still hasn't given up in this game"

In the face of such an insurmountable defensive point as Lin Han, it is okay for the Warriors to play a double interior strategy, and in terms of style, although Gatlin is an interior lineman, his movement is no slower than Chris Webb, and there is no problem for this team to play run and shoot.

And the old Nelson's intention is also quite obvious, that is, he hopes that Gatling can use his interior offensive ability to contain Lin Han's attention, or press Lin Han hard under the basket and can't get out.

It's just that although Gatlin's strength is indeed very good, Larry Bird is still a little uncertain about whether the Warriors player has such ability.

Of course, at this time, the head coach of the Jazz on the sidelines, Jerry Sloan, was also a little surprised by the sudden change of formation of the Warriors, but like Larry Bird's thoughts, he didn't think that Gatling could suppress Lin Han on the offensive end, and he couldn't go out to help defend.

At this time, the Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan on the sidelines was not very worried at this time, and Lin Han on the court was even more so, his opponent in this game would be an inside player, which made Lin Han actually have some expectations, after all, those outside players who bullied the Warriors, his defense is enough. But the opponent is inside, this is not necessarily, and the next round of the game with the Rockets. Olajuwon is the league's strongest interior player.

Although Lin Han knows that he will definitely not be able to appear in the interior and Olajuwon like this game, there are still some periods of time.

And when the referee of this game, Bavita, threw the basketball in his hand into the air, the game officially began, and there was still not much suspense in the jump ball of this game, Malone was not Chris Webber's opponent, Chris Webber easily got the first ball of this game for the Warriors.

However, because the Jazz themselves knew that Malone could not win Chris Webber, the Jazz's defense was quite fast. Especially Lin Han, as a center player on the defensive end of the team, Lin Han is actually an outside player. He couldn't slow down his retreat.

Of course, although the Jazz retreat is fast, in the style of the Warriors, even the opponent retreats well. This team will not slow down the pace of advancement either. Both sides have played this three times and everyone knows it.

"Huh?"

It's just that after quickly standing in his central defensive position, what surprised Lin Han was that the opponent he was facing in this game was not much slower than him in terms of degree, although Lin Han was not very familiar with Gatling, and knew that this guy was a substitute for the Warriors before, but I have to say that Gatlin is indeed a very distinctive player. Because of the steel plate in his head, his head shape has always been different from that of a normal person. Coupled with the expressionless facial paralysis and three no attributes, Lin Han noticed it as soon as he came on the field in this game.

He really didn't expect the Warriors to have a guy on the inside who didn't run slowly like Webb.

"If you want to get into the Warriors, it seems that you need to test the race first"

Even when Lin Han thought of this, he didn't forget to sarcastically mock old Nelson in his heart.

"Lin, be careful!"

And just when Lin Han was a little distracted at this time and taunted and ridiculed old Nelson in his heart, Warriors promotion player Chris Mullin had already thrown the ball directly into Gatlin's hands.

The Warriors' first wave of offense actually got Gatling up? Not to mention that Lin Han had some surprises at this time, even the other Jazz players on the court were very surprised, generally speaking, the first wave of a team's offense is very important, and many times it is the team's core players to complete.

Of course, although the first wave of the Warriors' offense was a bit unexpected, Lin Han has always been relatively focused, after Gatlin got the ball, Lin Han quickly pasted it, although in this game Lin Han's Chamberlain locking block locked in Gatlin's hand, but Lin Han is not very worried about this degree of interior line.

After all, what strength can you have to play as an inside line with such athleticism and play as a substitute?

It's just that what made Lin Han extremely shocked was that when Lin Han just got close to Gatling, what made Lin Han a little embarrassed was that Gatling directly turned around and used his body width to throw Lin Han directly at the moment he posted it, and after getting rid of Lin Han, the Warriors' interior completed the dunk on the first offense!

"Beautiful back turn, Gatlin's offensive skills are still very good, Lin Han is a little careless, he shouldn't treat Gatlin as a target who can be easily broken"

When Gatling faced Lin Han's defense and completed the dunk with an expressionless face and came down from the basket, Lin Han was a little stunned, he really didn't expect this Warriors' bench interior to make such a back-to-back offensive move.

Although it is said that most of the inside line in this era has a good back body ability, but such athleticism and the proficiency of turning around and breaking through are definitely not something that ordinary inside players can have, at least in terms of the back turn action just now, it is not much worse than Ma Long, of course, Ma Long's most important offensive method is not to turn back.

"Is such a player really just a substitute for the Warriors? Is the Warriors' roster depth that thick? ”

"Boy, you won't have any more opportunities to do whatever you want in this game"

Just when Lin Han was a little stunned, Chris Gatelin, who had just finished dunking and walked past Lin Han's body, said to Lin Han expressionlessly, which made Lin Han's eyebrows also raised.

"Lin, are you alright?"

When Lin Han looked at Gatling, who was surrounded by his teammates and returned to his team's half, he was a little silent, but after Ma Long's reminder, Lin Han quickly came back to his senses and shook his head.

"Boy, it's impossible for us to be swept by you in this game!"

When Gatlin completed a wonderful offense to make the Warriors fans excited, the old Nelson on the sidelines was also a little excited, although it was difficult for Gatlin to go all out for two consecutive games, but as long as one game, as long as he could humiliate Lin Han one game, it was enough!

At this time, the Warriors head coach on the sidelines, Nelson Sr., was extremely excited, and he couldn't wait to watch this game Lin Han was humiliated by Gatlin.

However, although the Jazz team was relaxed in this game, this is not to say that the Jazz did not pay attention to it, although on the defensive end, the Warriors' change of formation brought a lot of trouble to the Jazz, and it was a problem that never appeared in the first three games, but on the offensive end, the Jazz still performed very well.

So, after the start of this game, the two teams played a little evenly matched, which was similar to the previous two games, although the Warriors lost three games in a row, but the first two games were relatively evenly matched.

Therefore, there are not many people who will feel any surprise when this game happens again, of course, there must be one person among them, that is, Lin Han.

Because when this game started, it was only the first quarter, and his new opponent in this game, the Warriors bench interior Gatlin, kept hitting him with his back, turning and mid-range shots, and even using hooks.

This guy scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter against Lin Han's defense, and when the first quarter of the game ended and the Jazz went off the court with a score of 34-32, although the team was ahead, Lin Han's face was full of horror.

Although Lin Han's lock-up defense in this game was not used on Gatling, this guide to Lin Han's interior defense, especially the single defense, is a little difficult, but with Lin Han's basic attributes and physical elements, even without the help of the lock-up block, his interior defense ability is quasi-second-rate, although he will definitely be a little weak in the face of an All-Star level inside.

But is this Warriors bench an All-Star? Of course not, but an inside player can have his back, shoot and play technical flow and hook hands, and his body is very good, such an inside line is just a substitute, this is playing people, right?

"FVCK, who can tell me what the hell is going on?!"

Not to mention that at this time, Lin Han was completely confused by this guy brought by the old Nelson, even the head coach of the Jazz team, Jerry Sloan, and other Jazz players, although they know more about Gatlin than Lin Han, but at least, the Gatlin they know is just an inspirational brother who is touted by media experts, although many experts boast that he has All-Star strength, but no one will really care about these, after all, he will not be compared with a person who dies in the game at any time, although the Warriors' inside line sometimes has a very good number, but who cares about how many times a substitute eats dumplings in a season? Apart from fans and some expert media, what team would be bored to really pay attention to such a player?

But obviously, judging from the first quarter of this game, this guy really has the strength of an All-Star!

"Boy, enjoy this game, we have won this game!"

At this time, Lin Han and the Jazz team were a little blindsided by Gatlin, who was the main attack point of the Warriors in this game, but on the other side of the Warriors' bench, the extremely excited old Nelson's face even had a trace of abnormal flushing, especially when he saw Lin Han's shocked expression when he came off the court, he was very comfortable! (To be continued!)

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