November 14, 2015 local time. Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Kimchi, head coach Brett Brown, and team leader Zhang Zifeng jointly held a press conference.

"USA Today", "The New York Times" and many other media have been present.

Zhang Zifeng gave Brett Brown a big hug before speaking, and the good friendship was self-evident, breaking the previous rumors about the two having a bad relationship.

Sitting at the press conference, Sam Kimchi was the first to speak: "We all support Brett Brown, we all hope that he can continue as the head coach of the 76ers, we all support him, we still have a chance to compete, and we will do our best to get a playoff spot." ”

Zhang Zifeng also said, "Brown is a very strong coach, and his presence can help us a lot. I know we're having a difficult time right now, but we're still going to stick with it. I'm confident that Coach Brown can lead us out of this difficult situation. I think the most important thing for us now is to stand up for what we believe in. It's about playing the game well and fighting for a playoff spot. ”

The general manager of the 76ers and the leading players will express their strong support for Brett Brown to continue coaching, and those media naturally know that Brett Brown's position is stable, at least this season.

Of course, these reporters also heard what they meant by their words, whether Brett Brown can continue as head coach next season depends on whether he can lead the 76ers to the playoffs this season.

Yes, then I'll do it next season. No, it's going to be fucked off next season.

The playoffs are the indicators that the team has given Brett Brown a task for.

"USA Today" reporter Marcord immediately asked, "Mr. Brett, the 76ers have not been doing well during this time, what plan do you have to change the status quo of the team and fight for a playoff spot?" ”

Brett Brown said: "We chose the wrong way, but now we've corrected it. In the next games, we will focus more on defense, and we are committed to building a strong defensive team! ”

When hearing that the 76ers should focus on defense, the reporters present had a lot of opinions about it. They raised their hands while shouting out their questions.

Brown replied directly: "There are actually a lot of people who don't think well of us and sneer at us, but we don't care. We proved with our actions that we made the right choice, we didn't give up, we didn't mess up, we will definitely fight for a place in the playoffs. ”

After saying that, Brett Brown ignored the reporters and walked away.

Zhang Zifeng saw that he said hello to several familiar reporters and left, leaving only Sam Kimchi to communicate with reporters.

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That night, Brown held a coaching meeting, and he announced that he wanted to build a strong defense, and he had his three assistant coaches meet to discuss how to build a solid defensive system.

The next day, Brett Brown, determined to build an iron-clad defence, lived up to his previous suave image in the training gym.

"Damn it, Knor, don't let your hand stop, stick it up, put pressure on the other party!"

"T.J, lower your center of gravity, open your arms, open your arms, hear no, jam the other person's position."

"Sampson, your goddamn steps are slower than an eighty-year-old woman. Damn, under the basket you're going to spread your elbows and warn those opponents, watch out for their ribs! ”

"Slow down, slow down, we're going to hit the success rate!"

Brown had become very irritable all day, and the yelling had not stopped.

Of course, you can't build a defensive system in one day, it's more about getting the players used to the rhythm, and then it's more about experimenting and perfecting in the game.

Brown's position as manager, although after the press conference, the pressure was lightened a lot.

However, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and the 76ers, who had suffered three consecutive defeats, will go to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs in the next game.

Against the spurs, almost no one is optimistic that the 76ers can get a win.

On November 16, 2015, the 76ers arrived in San Antonio after a terrible run.

When the plane arrived in San Antonio, the 76ers players had just gotten off the plane when a lot of reporters rushed in.

"Zhang Zifeng, can you talk about your confidence in the team's playoff spot?"

"Zhang Zifeng, do you think the 76ers made the right choice to support Coach Brown?"

"Can you tell me what you think about what Brown said about building an iron-clad defense?"

"How prepared are you for tonight's game? Do you have the confidence to beat the Spurs? ”

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A bunch of questions rushed to Zhang Zifeng, who thought about it and stopped and said, "I support Coach Brown's idea of strengthening the defense, I think it will help us win a playoff spot." We're going to do our best to play every game and try to make the playoffs. Like tonight, I know Spurs are strong, but we're not going to surrender, we're going to fight until the very end! ”

After speaking, Zhang Zifeng followed the team on the bus.

Zhang Zifeng walked into the AT&T Center arena and couldn't help but sigh.

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most successful and dominant teams in the NBA of the 21st century.

The Celtics and Lakers have both been in a slump, the Cavaliers have missed the playoffs since James left, but the Spurs have not missed the playoffs for 19 years since the Spurs selected Tim Duncan with the first pick in the first round in the 1997 NBA Draft, including five NBA championships.

The Spurs are the most consistent team in the league, there is no one, only one.

And what makes the Spurs so stable is Shifo Tim Duncan.

Recognized as the number one striker in history, it has remained stable for 19 years.

The Spurs are a championship favorite every year, and Duncan is as energetic as a rookie every year, jokingly known as the No. 21 rookie.

In the face of the powerful Spurs, the only thing that made the 76ers feel fortunate was that Leonard, the current core player of the Spurs, was scheduled to rest in rotation, and Anderson started. Also on the shift is the demon knife Ginobili.

In the locker room, Brown shouted, "Guys, we've lost three in a row, we can't go on like this, we're going to show our fighting spirit and tell all the fans who support us." We're fighting! Spurs are strong, but that's not a reason for us to fail, the only reason we will fail is that we didn't do well enough! Like Jack just said, we're going to fight until the last minute! OK？ ”

"Yes, Coach!" The players shouted in unison.

"One, two, three, 76!"

As the shouts ended, the 76ers ran out of the tunnel first.

With the consolidation of the team's position, Zhang Zifeng is now the last one in the 76ers to run out of the player tunnel every time.

When Zhang Zifeng ran out of the passage, the away team was still weak and unable to introduce treatment.

But in a burst of boos, Zhang Zifeng actually heard some cheers in the huge boos, and he was busy watching.

I saw a small number of yellow-skinned and black-haired fans in the audience holding the Chinese national flag and holding high Zhang Zifeng's support card and shouting loudly.

Zhang Zifeng was very moved when he saw it, and it was better for his Chinese compatriots. Support yourself unconditionally no matter what the situation!

Zhang Zifeng waved at them, and at the same time secretly made up his mind that even these fans who came to support them would win.