Chapter 257: The Devil's Home Field
After winning their two home courts, the whole 76ers team breathed a sigh of relief, which is undoubtedly a good start. Although 2-0 does not mean that he can win the final championship, the psychological pressure on the opponent is certainly not small, but well, the head coach of the Lakers is a Zen master, this is a philosopher in the coaching world, and psychological pressure may not have any effect on him.
Chang Wei is well aware of this, so when other assistant coaches turn a blind eye in training sessions, he is more demanding of his players. However, as a professional, Chang Wei will not wantonly squeeze the physical strength of the players, but he still hopes that everyone will do as much training as possible if their physical strength allows, so as to prepare for the next away game.
Perhaps because he had often given his players a lot of training during the regular season, no one had any objections to his arrangement this time. Under the leadership of several main players, everyone practiced hard and didn't dare to let go of a fart. This kind of training attitude made Chang Wei very satisfied, and he couldn't help but have a little more confidence in the next game.
However, there was not much time to train in Philadelphia, and in order to ensure that the players did not get tired from the long flight, Brown decided to fly the team to Los Angeles a day earlier to give everyone enough time to rest. Fortunately, although Los Angeles has a strong basketball atmosphere, there are no fans who run to the hotel where the 76ers are staying to make trouble, Chang Wei only heard the sound of traffic outside the window all night, and can only attribute this to the Los Angeles Police Department, one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States.
On the morning of the game, Brown only arranged an hour of relaxation training, so that everyone could move their bodies and familiarize themselves with the tactics by the way. In his opinion, the team's tactics must be familiar at all times, so that they can naturally know what to do during the game, and they will not be distracted in the face of the opponent's high-intensity defense.
Because the game started at 7 p.m., the 76ers started departing from their hotel at 4 p.m. for Staples Center, but they soon felt they were running out of time. Every main road in Los Angeles is full of traffic, and many cars are specially painted with purple and yellow, the two main colors of the Lakers, and other car owners who can't do it repaint also put the Lakers logo and the heads of players such as Kobe Bryant and O'Neal on the body, and you can see that they are die-hard fans of the Lakers.
Not only that, but you can see giant posters of Lakers players every few high-rise buildings on both sides of the road, some real people and some cartoons, but they are all in a domineering and leaky style, as if they want to give the away team a dismount. Whether it was the regular season or the first few rounds of the playoffs, Lakers fans never did this, anyway, the teams they support block and kill people, and there is really no need to engage in these off-the-board moves. But now it's different, and the Lakers, who gave them confidence, actually came back from Philadelphia with a 2-0 record, which made them feel like they had to give 12 percent enthusiasm to support the team.
Fortunately, the 76ers went to the Staples Center this time to be very low-key, they did not take the team's bus, but rented a bus in Los Angeles that looked very inconspicuous, plus there were no lights in the car, and the elated Lakers fans on both sides did not recognize that this was the opponent who was fighting away, otherwise any moth would have come out.
Looking at the cars with the Lakers logo outside, several young people on the team looked envious, but a little afraid, Mason whispered to Reed: "My God, shouldn't they all go to the game to watch the game?" I feel like whether we win or lose, we have to be torn apart by this crazy crowd of fans, and the Lakers' home court is simply terrible! ”
Reed, who has always been afraid of heaven and earth on the court, also swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied in the same whisper: "The finals are definitely more difficult than other games, but you are right, this atmosphere is indeed terrifying, I can't imagine how much boos we will hear at the Staples Center at that time, and my heart is beating a little faster when I think about it......
The two of them were whispering here, and Brown, who was sitting at the front, was also pale, he really didn't expect the Lakers to make such a big battle, maybe it wasn't their organization, but the promoters definitely had their part. During the regular season, the two sides were the first in the East and West, and they also played each other a few times, and when Brown led the team to Los Angeles, he didn't feel anything unusual, could it be that all the Lakers fans went crazy today? It seems that today's game is not easy to play!
Brown has been in the league for many seasons and has a lot of life experience, so the atmosphere at the Lakers' home court today is a little interesting for him, after all, he saw a lot more hot before he coached the 76ers. But the players are different, this season's 76ers are mostly Mesozoic and new generation players, even the number one star Iverson, this is only the fifth season of his career, the fans on the scene have a lot of influence on them, the only one who can not be affected may be Mutombo.
When they finally arrived at the Staples Center, the 76ers players were surprised to find themselves in the locker room and could faintly hear cheers and shouts coming from the court. With the quality of the Staples Center's construction, the soundproofing is absolutely striking, and now the faint sound can only prove that the noise made by Lakers fans is too loud!
Brown clapped his hands and motioned for his players to focus on him, then he pointed out the door and exclaimed, "Did you hear the home fans?" That's where the demonstration to us comes! They want their team to win this game and we want us to win. Tonight's Staples Center is the home of the Devils, I don't deny this, but I hope everyone can minimize the impact, if anyone doesn't play well on the field, I don't mind replacing him to sober up, even the main players are treated the same, do you know? ”
What's not clear about this? But it's easy to say, but it's debatable whether it can be done or not. It's not that there are no big-hearted players in the league, but there aren't many of them, and not everyone can maintain a normal heart in the face of boos, and even maintain their usual scoring efficiency. Sometimes the boos of the fans on the sidelines can be so loud that people feel suffocated, when the breathing is unstable, the blood supply to the heart will be problematic, and how can the hands and feet be cold to maintain the original level? But in order to win the game, the players have to do it, otherwise what awaits them is a loss.