On May 17, 2003, the morning of the Wizards' home game against the Nets, the Wizards locker room.

Jordan arrived early and was still empty, a habit he hadn't had before, but as the playoffs approached, he found himself waking up earlier every day, so he came to the arena to train earlier.

Jordan was dressed carefully and ready to go to training.

At this time, a person pushed the door in, carrying a tactical board with him, his eyes were slightly puffy, it turned out to be Hu Qingniu who looked tired, and it looked like he hadn't slept all night.

"Coach, did you go to see the tape for another night? Miss Pell looked for you last night, and it turned out that you had taken refuge in the video room. Jordan asked.

Success is no accident, although Hu Qingniu has a golden finger that ordinary people do not have, but he still has to play every game through continuous learning and preparation. The habits and details of each team are not something that Hu Qingniu can recall.

Hu Qingniu stretched vigorously, and a hearty smile returned to his face.

"Ahh I went to the video room! You know, at the moment I'm team-oriented, and I don't have time to go on dates with her. But I have good news for you! ”

"Good news?" Jordan stopped closing the closet door in confusion, "What's that?" ”

"Just now the NBA officially announced the news of this season's MVP, you beat Tim Duncan by 5 votes to win this year's MVP, such a narrow margin is rare in the previous competition for MVP."

Hu Qingniu casually found a chair, sat down, watched the video of the game all night, and his entire waist was about to break.

"Tim Duncan," Jordan thought about the game at the beginning of the season, when Duncan was teasing the Wizards' interior boys in a row, and as long as he could get the ball inside, the Wizards should suffer. Although the Wizards won the eventual victory, Duncan was undoubtedly no less than him.

"He's a good player!"

"It's rare to hear you compliment other players." Hu Qingniu said with a smile.

Jordan couldn't help but laugh too, he really rarely made positive comments about others. In front of people, he always has an aggressive posture, he is a competitor.

"Ah, yes, maybe I'm getting old, and it's time for me to retire at the end of the season. Basketball isn't just about life, and my life isn't just about basketball anymore......"

"My father, James Jordan, had already started to enjoy the fulfillment of raising me as an adult at my age. I promised him that I would be a good father. My eldest son, Jeff, is 15 years old, and my youngest son, Marcus, is also 13 years old, both big boys. I still don't have time to teach them every day, and my father is not up to the task. ”

Hu Qingniu not only sighed: "Alas, okay, okay, I promise that I will let you leave the alliance with dignity, I really can't stand it, don't nag." ”

......

Jordan has one more MVP, and the championship is on the way, Jordan, who is already known as the god of basketball, seems to be even more perfect.

Starting at 8 p.m. on the night of the game, the MCI arena was once again full. This originally small city, under the influence of Jordan and the Wizards' excellent records, began to become different.

Now the Wizards' playoff tickets are selling out like crazy, and they will sell out within 10 minutes of going on sale. Compared with the sparse stadium before, the stadium is now full of fans in blue wizard cultural shirts.

It is said that there are also many dusty fans who have come from nearby Baltimore and other areas to support the Wizards.

The predecessor of the Wizards was the Baltimore Bullets, and now there may still be old fans, hearing that the Wizards have entered the Eastern Conference Finals and may even win the championship, everyone's enthusiasm for watching the game has been ignited again.

On tonight's away team, Nets coach Byron Scott was once the hero of the "showtime" Lakers championship, and transformed into a coach after retiring.

He's done well during this time, perhaps because of his teammate relationship with Magic Johnson, who has been impressive when he coached top point guards.

In addition to leading the current Jason Kidd to two consecutive Finals, he will also coach Chris Paul during the Hornets in the future, bringing the Hornets to the second place in the West in the 07-08 season, and that is the only season Paul has a chance to compete for MVP. Although he lost to Kobe Bryant in the end, this season still represents the pinnacle of Paul.

Later, Scott also coached Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers, but Irving didn't seem to be able to do so because he wasn't a playmaker point guard. The Cavaliers still won the top pick year after year.

Today Scott fielded the regular starting lineup, PG Jason Kidd, SG Corey Kidders, SF Richard Jefferson, PF Kenyon Martin, C Jason Collins.

But after Hu Qingniu's study of the Nets' game footage these days, Scott's starting lineup can only be regarded as a fake starter. Halfway through the first quarter, Scott would replace center Collins with a guard Rousios Harris at small forward, with Jefferson and Martin moving up in turn.

This is a big and four small configuration, and it is also the experience that Scott summed up from the "showtime" Lakers, the lineup that runs up is very strong.

Scott has never been an old-fashioned coach, he is very good at discovering new tactics, and as for the future coaching experience with the Lakers, it is just to take the blame.

In a league dominated by the interior, Scott's ability to create a team system that focuses on fast offense based on his own team is undoubtedly remarkable.

The Pistons were defeated by the Nets' relentless run organized by Kidd.

Hu Qingniu, who has studied for so many days, will certainly not be fruitless, he has formulated a corresponding strategy according to the characteristics of the Nets, insisting on defending Kidd alone on the defensive end, not leaking his teammates, and focusing on the low post of Ewing and Barkley on the offensive end, teaching Martin, a jumping man, to be a man.

One important aspect of this strategy is not to allow Kidd to bring up the rhythm of the fast break, which would otherwise cause Ewing to not be able to keep up with the pace of the game.

Ji Ye is 6 feet 4 inches, an absolutely big point guard, with a strong physique, and the average point guard can't carry it at all, and you can't see how many rebounds the Pistons have been robbed.

In this way, the physique of the penny pole is really enough to prevent it, and Tim Hardaway is even smaller, so this Hu Qingniu plans to let Jordan take care of Ji Ye himself.

The point is to block Ji Ye's fast attack route with his body, and not let him get up and down. Otherwise, Ji Ye will attack quickly, which is called a dou turn star shift, and in the end, I don't know where the ball went.