Chapter 269: The Boss's Thoughts
But these resistances didn't last long, the team in the NBA was not afraid of anything, what they were afraid of was the sudden outburst of some key players in the opposite team, just like Totoro in the third game of the Western Finals, that kind of superstar-level blowout explosion is unstoppable by any manpower, and Warcraft is a little bit of this now.
Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen's outside shots are no matter how accurate they are, they can't be accurate for Howard's inside shots again and again, and the score can rise alternately when they shoot, but once they lose one or two, then the score will be pulled away by the Magic, and if there is an epic inside line, at least in 09, the outside players will not be able to compete at all.
And what's even worse is that as soon as the Warcraft broke out, like a chain reaction, the rest of the Magic team also began to wake up, Turkoglu was able to hit and shoot, Lewis also scored three points with Garnett's defense, and Niles began to try to attack the basket with the help of Howard's cover.
As soon as the third quarter came up, Pierce took the lead and hit a shot, but Howard immediately hit the inside and made a foul, which also caused a foul by the Wolves, and Ray Allen missed three points, but the Magic transferred the ball to the outside in time when the Green Shirts were full of Howard, Turkoglou hit a mid-range shot, Lewis and Redick also had three points, and the Magic was playing a wave of 15-4 attacks, and by the end of the third quarter, the Green Shirts were 14 points behind.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Garnett succeeded in singles one after another, but the Magic side Nils stood up and responded, the first two games were Rondo's life can not take care of himself, this game does not know if it is a bottoming out, Nils, who is less than 190 tall, broke through Rondo's defense in a row, and once again maintained the point difference, until there were less than 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams was widened to 17 points, and the Big Three called a timeout on the court, and then replaced the main lineup in detail, announcing the abandonment of the game.
'We were insulted at home! That's something that the fans who have carried this game agree on, I don't know what caused it, maybe some people don't like us, but we did suffer injustice! ”
Garnett said angrily after the game, throwing away his black knee pads.
"This matter has not been resolved, we will send a complaint to the league, this is not fair at all, we are all teams in the NBA league, this kind of thing should not happen at all!"
"That's right, I think the inexplicable four fouls of our main man and backup center in the first quarter were the key to turning this game around."
Pierce then expressed his opinion, "I don't mean to disrespect Dwight here, he is the benchmark for the new generation of centers in the league, he is very athletic and explosive, so we need more Yo Perkins and Davis to limit his rampage." ”
"But it's a shame that they somehow got two fouls each in the first quarter, which is incredible, you know what I mean? I'm not saying Howard doesn't have the ability to make them foul, but it's also impossible to take them all down in two minutes, right? ”
The two giants of the Celtics triumvirate have expressed their opinions, so as the last giant, Ray Allen naturally can't escape the reporter's questioning.
"It's nothing, we've got the footage out to the league headquarters, we'll just have to see what happens, and I'm not going to dwell on this loss, I'm going to adjust myself to the fourth game."
Compared with the first two, Jun Zilei's realm is much higher, but it is a bit unfriendly for reporters to say this, because there is nothing to break the news, and the reporter feels that interviewing him is just a waste of time.
"What can I say? I also want to take the team to the Finals, I don't want to be banned or fined by the league, so I don't want to discuss any details of this game, and if you insist on asking me, I'm going to give you a formulaic answer that they're doing a good job, they have more desire to win the game than we do, they play more energetically than we do, they destroy us on the rebounds in the frontcourt. ”
Reeves said helplessly at the post-match press conference.
'Sometimes the situation on the pitch is something that the players and the coach can't control, the whistle is in their hands and we can't change anything, I always tell my players not to be impulsive, not to be discouraged, but sometimes things happen that are really annoying.
Reeves scratched his bald head, "Maybe it's because those referees are also impulsive, they are emotionally infected, so they blew our fouls in a row, I don't have any problem with that." ”
"Is there anything you would like to say about your being sent off this time?"
A reporter raised his hand and asked.
"I didn't say anything, if it was a technical foul that the referee thought it should be me, I could only accept it, what else could I say?"
Reeves laughed, "But I can assure you, I just ran over to the referee and said, 'How can you blow the game like that?' This is our home turf! You shouldn't blow like that], that's all, there is no foul language, it may be that my voice is relatively loud, and the referee thinks that I have offended him, then he will punish me for singing, and I have nothing to say. ”
After the end of this game, the turmoil is far from stopping, although the league official has issued a clarification report, the four fouls in the first quarter are indeed misjudgments, but the league is not ready to punish the referee on duty, because they explained that the referee is also a human being, and there is a 5% misjudgment rate in every game, so the league can only express regret about this incident.
But how could Boston fans buy such an account from you?
"I think Garnett should refuse to play in the fourth game, if it were me, I would definitely not be able to swallow this breath, Celtics fans can also apply for a refund, let the league see, not everything can be done for them and the referee to cover the sky."
Big Bird Bird, who was the general manager of the Indiana Pacers, gave support to the Green Shirts, Bird is a meritorious player of the Green Shirts, a Hall of Fame-level small forward, won three regular season MVPs and two Finals MVPs during his time with the Green Shirts, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 98, and retired his No. 33 jersey, so he still has a lot of feelings for the Celtics.
However, I don't know if the anger of fans and celebrities is too difficult to suppress this time, only one afternoon later, the NBA league re-issued a penalty report, in which the referee on duty, James. Ganfort was fined $30,000 and suspended for five games, and the two assistant referees were also fined $10,000 and suspended for three games.
After the end of the third game in the East, the fourth game between the Rockets and the Lakers in the West is about to begin, the Rockets hold a one-game lead, and also occupy a home court advantage, the future is bright, and after playing three games, the bottom of both sides has been almost touched, Totoro is confident that as long as there is no referee to interfere with it, the Rockets will enter the championship is already a sure thing.
I'm afraid that the referee will fool you around, the league is playing basketball, but also to make money, they want to ensure the ratings, and they have to consider the feelings of fans from all sides, who wants to watch a sweeping series without suspense? Who wants to see their home team being abused? Just like the theme set by the league in previous years, such as No. 23 VS 24, or the yellow-green battle, the league will not easily let a team win, even if they really lead 3:0, David Stern will send the Royal Law Enforcement Corps to force a little suspense in the game, which is almost a secret that even old fans can see and tacitly understand.
However, due to the turmoil in the past few years of gambling, there have been many fewer examples of the league sending referees to take over the game at the last moment, but now that the wind is calm, the idea of match-fixing in the league has risen again, what Totoro didn't know was that Xiao Hua, vice president of the league, had named the Lakers to win the fourth game of the Western Finals, but fortunately, the Celtics made such a fuss at home yesterday, this proposal was put on hold again, and finally decided that the referees would not help each other, so that the team could rely on their real talent to fight for victory.
This also greatly helped the Rockets, after a fierce battle between the two teams, the Lakers finally swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat, the process of the game was ups and downs, but the result of the game was so natural, in the center position, Yao Ming hung Bynum to play, in the power forward position, Gasol hung Randolph to play, in the small forward position, Totoro hung Ariza and Odom to play, but in the scoring guard position, Kobe Bryant also hung Battier and Iguodala pumped, At first glance, the Lakers and Rockets look like they're tied 2-2 at all four positions.
But in the most critical point guard, Adelman boldly used Lowry to start in place of Calderon in this game, which is a very bold lineup change, in the Western finals of this kind of game, every change is fatal, generally no coach dares to take such a risk, give up the stability factor to pursue the X factor, so that once the change of formation does not achieve the expected effect, then his job as a head coach can be regarded as eating up.
But Adelman dared to do this, and the small steel cannon did not disappoint Adelman, this game showed the style of the future king of the north, the rapid breakthrough made the aging Fisher burst into a sieve, if he saw his opponent replaced by young players such as Famar, Lowry used his strong body to single, anyway, today he can find a way to score on the head of the Lakers point guard.
After the game, Lowry Hao scored 23 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists, you must know that this is in the Western Conference Finals, the gold content is off the charts, Lowry's value was beaten up all of a sudden, and now his contract is only 300 million a year, and it is estimated that after this game, 10 million a year will be willing to be made by the team, because they see Lowry's potential.
"I don't want to talk about the game, you guys go find someone else!"
After the game, Peter Pan's mood obviously fell to the bottom, he refused all reporters post-game interviews, locker room interviews, and has not attended the post-game press conference after the game, which is a very rare phenomenon, as long as there are media complaints, then Kobe Bryant is not only fined, disrespecting journalists will be banned.
But the American media collectively chose to forgive Kobe, because Kobe Bryant is an authentic American compatriot, and Totoro is not, what they can do is to try not to let the relatives and enemies be happy, and as long as people who are familiar with Kobe's experience know the disappointment of the boss, since the OK group broke up, Kobe and O'Neal have turned against each other, and Volute's biggest wish is to let the team take themselves as the core to get a championship ring, instead of being often whispered, saying that they won the championship by holding Ao Fat's thighs.
Kobe Bryant is a strong person, these stalks are a thorn in his heart, he has been constantly improving himself in the past few years, watching the Suns in Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning every day, and threatening the team with transfers, in order to prove to himself, by the way, he can get more championship rings than the big sharks, even if he can't get more, he can't be less than the other party in the number of rings.
But after a year of hard work last year, the team still lost in the finals, he has nothing to say, the team has just run in, and it is normal to lose, but this year is another year of struggle, and seeing that it will end in tragedy again, this Kobe Bryant is a little impatient.
They won the regular season championship, the first in the West, the team is supposed to have no run-in problem, their playoffs are smooth sailing, whether it is facing the Hornets or the Mavericks, they have overcome all obstacles and won the championship with a crushing momentum, but now seeing that the team is going to be cold in the Western Conference finals again, how do you let the volute swallow such a bad breath, his 365 days of hard work were in vain! And he can't see any hope at all in this Lakers team, the bench has become a dog, and there are all kinds of problems in the main lineup, the old fish is too old, the sister-in-law is too soft, the iron tie is too young, the little shark has never had a fighting spirit, the lama has always been confused, and the Los Angeles three highs are now nicknamed the Los Angeles three fools by fans.
And not only within the team, the team's top management has recently been competing for fame and fortune, the old Buss is looking to be gone, the Lakers have become a competition for Bass Jr. and Jeanie Buss, as the saying goes, good brothers and sisters must settle accounts, this pair of sisters and brothers in front of hundreds of millions of family assets also do not spare their hands, the Lakers in the outside world give people the illusion of a calm and calm, in fact, the interior has long been a mountain rain is about to come, everyone is in danger.
Kobe Bryant is thinking, is it worth it for the Lakers to work hard like this?