The Knicks, whose morale rose to the peak, were defeated, although it was only one game, but the so-called extreme must be reversed, the Knicks lost the most critical game when they were in their prime, which was a huge blow to them, but there was not much time left for them to adjust, and more importantly, they didn't even have time to adjust, because the Spurs put too much pressure on them, and they could only make themselves feel a little more at ease through continuous training.

Mo Xi is also in such a state, it is difficult to say who suppressed whom in the first game, but judging from the performance at the last moment, it was indeed Duncan who slightly suppressed Mo Xi. Mo Xi has been the first center for too long, even O'Neal, because of the injury in the regular season and his own personality, he has not been able to launch any enough threat to the position of Mo Xi's first center, in such an environment, Mo Xi's heart is inevitably a little swollen, and even a little faintly hinted that he is the first center, but now, someone defeated him, a pseudo-No. 4 player defeated him, Mo Xi's heart is very silent, plus the already taciturn character, Now Mo Xi looks very gloomy.

If it were usual, the Knicks' star in such a state would inevitably attract a lot of attention, but now, it is surprising that no one pays attention to Mo Xi, because the Knicks now have a person who is very eye-catching, even people like Mo Xi and Houston who train hard and seriously will inevitably glance at the past from time to time.

At the last moment, Arenas was stealed by Ginobili, causing the Knicks to lose the chance to lock up the win, no matter who it is, even if Kidd, or even Magic Johnson stands here and makes such a mistake, it will not be good, overwhelming pressure is coming to Arenas, he is just a sophomore player, and his shine in the Finals last season made many people full of expectations for him, and some people even compared Iverson and others to him, but in the end, he really hasn't played a few games, Especially in such a tough battle, looking at his final offensive choice, you can find that Arenas was under tremendous pressure at that time, and he didn't even go straight down to three points as usual but chose a very magical layup, and the most terrifying thing is that he slowed down at the last moment, was caught up by Ginobili, broke the ball, and won the last chance for the Spurs to attack.

Responsibly speaking, the Knicks lost this game because of Arenas's mistake, because a mistake buried the whole game, even if this kind of thing is put on the twenty-third, it will definitely become the object of thousands of people's scolding, not to mention that the current Arenas is just a little-known small character, George Carr is even hesitating to take Arenas off the starting lineup and let him adjust it himself, but he thought of Arenas's kind of character, think about it, This will definitely be counterproductive.

Arenas has a child-like personality who needs recognition and recognition, people who keep telling him "You're great" and the world who cheers him. Those who can continue to temporarily make up for his eternal pain of the second round, and the psychological shadow left by "0". Everything he can show is to tell you that he needs more love like a child.

Compared to those great scorers, he is more like an ordinary person, a flesh-and-blood ordinary person who is like those living flesh and blood ordinary people around you.

Arenas has a temper of his own.

Now, he's venting his temper, and he's targeting the basket opposite.

Arenas was crazy about shooting threes from beyond the three-point line, all long-range three-pointers, at least one step away from the three-point line. Arenas shouted loudly every time he threw a ball, as if he wanted to vent all the unhappiness in his heart, and there were three trainers on Arenas's side, because Arenas's endless shooting training made it impossible for one or even two people to meet Arenas' needs.

Yes, just when everyone threw the responsibility of failure to Arenas, Arenas gladly accepted it, he was like an adolescent child, pretending in his heart, slowly rebelling, all of you said I couldn't, all said that all this was my fault, then next, I want to tell you, Lao Tzu is the first in the world!

Arenas' madness infected everyone in the Knicks, and it was completely unexpected, and the Knicks were not at all discouraged by the loss in Game 1.

George Carr looked at Arenas with a smile on his face, and he found that he seemed to have a better temper with this kid, both of whom were born stubborn donkeys.

George Karl thought about it, let's put Arenas back in the starting lineup, but at this time, a long-haired figure with a number twenty appeared in George Carr's mind, (well, the long-haired twenty, who is this mysterious man, I feel like I can't remember it anymore) Sixth man, since Auerbach introduced the term sixth man into the league, the sixth man has become an important part of many teams, and the Celtics are among the best, It's just that few people can use the energy of the sixth man position as strong as the Celtics' sixth man, and now George Carr seems to see a lot of possibilities in this European lad named Manu Ginobili. So how do you limit this weird knife?

Defend?

The Knicks are now the best defender on the perimeter, Sprewell, followed by Ward, Houston again, then Witherspoon, Matt Barnes, Arenas and finally Mark Jackson, and it's clear that no one can defend it.

Looking for someone to contain the opponent on the offensive end?

Houston naturally has Bruce Bowen on the court, and Sprewell's seems to be a good choice, but in this way, Sprewell will mean a lot of physical consumption and will affect the Knicks' organization on the offensive end.

So......

Involuntarily, George Carr came up with a brilliant idea.

it! How could I be so smart!

But when you think about it, it's very difficult to actually operate.

Arenas is a person with a lot of self-esteem but also a lot of low self-esteem, he is always worried that others will look down on him, he needs to be recognized, so he desperately needs to prove himself, which is why he tried everything to fight for that starting position last season, George Carr even doubted that if he asked Arenas if it was important to win or start, he would not hesitate to answer: "Starter!" ”

George Karl wants Arenas to play as the sixth man, to lead the entire second team with his strong scoring ability, and to act as a wonder man, once on the court to disrupt everyone's rhythm, even on his own side, he has only one purpose on the court, and that is to score.

In this way, it can be compared with Ginobili, at least in this time period, although Ginobili steals Arenas to kill the game, but this does not mean that Ginobili beat Arenas, as far as the whole game is concerned, Arenas's performance is even better than Ginobili. It's just that Ginobili is the worst time every time he appears.

For a moment, George Carr fell into deep thought, what to do?

At this time, a very warm voice appeared in George Carr's ears.

"If I lose the game because I was stealed, then I will definitely find a chance to avenge this revenge, and it will be ten times the repayment."

George Carr looked back and saw team manager Isaiah Thomas in the Knicks' makeshift practice facility.

George Carr was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?" Could it be that the news from the outside world has fermented to the point where it is uncontrollable? ”

George Carr was a little flustered, and he immediately thought that Isaiah Thomas had come to tell him that the criticism of Arenas in New York was beyond their control.

But Isaiah Thomas shook his head and said: "No, Dolan's attitude this time is very resolute, during the finals of our players, any negative news is not allowed, otherwise it will be banned, this time he has made a bloody investment, and even the media in Los Angeles dare not make any moves." Isaiah Thomas said as his expression became serious again, and continued, "But you also have to know that the more Dolan is pressed now, the more he will rebound if he loses, it is very likely that you and I will not be able to protect him, I really like this kid, if possible, I even want to use him as the cornerstone of the team, but unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time, it would have been better a few years earlier." ”

George Karl listened, his brows furrowed, according to the current state, the victory or defeat between the Spurs and the Knicks is really five-five, who loses and who wins, I'm afraid even God can only make a decision at the last second. That's not a good thing for any coach.

George Carr suddenly said to Isaiah Thomas as if he remembered something, "You just said revenge? ”

Isaiah Thomas was stunned for a moment and said, "Why did you mention this?" I see that his fighting spirit is so strong now, he must want to seek revenge on Ginobili. ”

George Carr clapped his palms and said, "That's right, this is it!" Popovich, I'm going to make the first move, how are you going to pick it up? ”

Isaiah Thomas looked at George Carr in confusion, a little confused, so, what happened to this old man?

Looking at the players who were training on the field, Isaiah Thomas pulled George Carr out of the training ground and into a small hallway, looking at the four corners, Isaiah Thomas whispered to George Carr and asked, "Coach George, how sure are we that we will win the championship?" ”

George Carr said, "I don't know, not even God!" I think you watched yesterday's game, I haven't seen a grand final like this in a long time. No one can say how sure they are, and I'm sure Popovich is the same. 10 or 90 percent? It's impossible to tell that we're strong and so is the Spurs. ”

Isaiah Thomas listened, first sighed, then smiled, and said: "Then I think the final victory must be ours, and I haven't experienced such a game for a long time, even as a non-player." ”

George Karl nodded, morale will be the most important factor for both teams now.

And George Karl actually missed a bit at this time (in fact, the author forgot), the last game was hung on the wall by Arenas is not the only one, if the Spurs lost the last game, then at this moment, the person with a depressed face will be the "Admiral" David Robinson, he was completely blown up in the minutes when he played with Moxi, his mentality has actually collapsed, even if the Spurs won the final victory, but Robinson was educated like this by a junior of his own, his heart, It's already in tatters.

At this point, George Karl didn't know it, but Popovich had already broken his heart, and where George Karl didn't know, the Knicks inexplicably led the Spurs by half a step, even though the current big score was still the Spurs leading.

That night, a similar conversation took place in the rooms of George Carr and Popovich at the same time.

"Gilbert, do you want revenge? To this world that hates you, that you hate, that you hate, that is twisted, that is filthy. (I can't help but want to play, forgive me, forgive me)

"What do you know, old man? Do you think you really understand my feelings, my experiences? ”

"Hehe, young people's minds are always easy to guess, especially in front of an old man like me."

“…… What do you want me to do? ”

"I just want that man to die! The head of the guy who killed my son! ”

Arenas turned around and walked out of the room, saying indifferently as he walked, "You owe me a favor." ”

Translated, George Karl said, I have a better way to get revenge on Ginobili, didn't Popovich tell him to play the sixth man? You also go and fight the sixth man, and if he goes up, you will go up, and just die, that is, attack, just him, don't care about anything else, kill him.

Then Ginobili agreed, but he didn't let him play as a starter, is this a confession? I agree, yes, but you owe me a favor.

And at that moment, there was a roar from Popovich's room.

"Get out of here! You're a soft rice eater! ”

Later, according to the recollection of one of Spurs' internal staffers, Popovich and David Robinson parted that night, and after that, the Admiral announced his retirement and the Spurs began their real TD era.