"Chu, I'm really sorry. The day after the award was announced, the team held a training camp in preparation for the fourth game of the series.www.biquge.info As soon as Nash saw Chu Xuan, he said something inexplicable.

Feeling Chu Xuan's doubtful gaze, Nash smiled: "That award should belong to you, you should get Sanlianzhuang." Only you can deserve this award. ”

Chu Xuan didn't know that Nash had always been extremely shocked and apprehensive when he learned the result of his award. To put it bluntly, he didn't win this award steadily, he felt like he had stolen Chu Xuan's limelight. Nash also understood that this was a measure taken by the alliance to contain Chu Xuan, but as a friend and partner, Nash could be said to prefer not to win this award.

After a night of tossing and turning, Nash immediately talked about it after seeing Chu Xuan.

Nash's apology made Chu Xuan feel surprised, to be honest, he did regret that he couldn't make three consecutive trips, but he still didn't have any disgust when Nash won the Best Head Coach Award.

"Steve, when did you become such a mother-in-law, this is what you deserve. If you don't do anything to earn recognition, I don't think the league will agree to give you an award. Chu Xuan scolded with a smile: "I don't care if I can't win the award, at least the award is still won by us, I'm happy for you." Steve, take it easy and try to have fun. I guess the shock of winning this award is no less than the feeling of getting a championship ring. ”

Facing Chu Xuan's teasing, Nash nodded and said, "Of course, the shock is too big. The championship ring is my lifelong pursuit, and the award of the best head coach is something I never thought of, and the shock it brought to me is unimaginable. ”

"So don't think about it so much and enjoy it." Chu Xuan's eyes were leisurely: "I think we are a successful team, so there should be many days like this in the future." Now we have more important things to do to get rid of the influence of these external objects. ”

Nash was stunned and smiled, "What's the matter?" ”

Chu Xuan smiled: "Strive to win tomorrow's game, I hope to be able to get the first 4:0 ......"

"Chu, of course there is no problem with this, I always have such confidence."

******

As the day passed, the next night, the Staples Center was filled again, and it wasn't a sight to think about. Because for the Lakers, the fans are not satisfied, and that is the surprise.

Although it is nominally the home court of the Clippers, there are still many fans who support the Lakers, and the atmosphere at the scene is warm.

The live footage will always be given to the sidelines, to the players and to the manager. The frequency of the Clippers' appearances is to be high, it seems that this is for commemoration and nostalgia, after all, the Clippers can not stay much in the playoffs, and today's game may be their farewell game of the season.

The atmosphere of the Clippers today was very dull, the players didn't feel very active, no one communicated with anyone, and everyone was silently warming up. Close-ups of the scene will be given to Griffin and Paul from time to time, and the discussion caused is not small.

From beginning to end, there was no communication between the two of them, and even eye contact was almost gone.

When they found out about this situation, most of them knew that it was only a matter of time before Paul and Griffin parted ways for the two people who looked like each other.

In the past, Doug Rivers used to call the two of them together and talk a lot, but today, he surprisingly didn't do that, instead sitting on the sidelines with a heavy face, discussing something with the teaching assistants.

"The morale and morale of the opponent have been dispersed, and what awaits us today is only an illusory opponent who has little resistance." Chu Xuan's expression was indifferent, and he turned to look at Nash as he spoke: "Steve, do you think we want to put some water in order not to make them lose so embarrassed?" ”

Nash shook his head very seriously and said, "Chu, you usually say four words, and the arrogant army will be defeated." I don't think it's necessary to say too much, this game, we have to make sure we win. After all, you also said that you want to see 4:0. So, at least we need to try to take the lead so that we can win safely. ”

Chu Xuan chuckled and said, "Steve, I think I already understand what you mean. I'm going to tell these guys to beat their opponents to the ground and get the suspense over as soon as possible. ”

******

The Clippers are 0:3 behind, the final result of the series is already out of suspense, and the Lakers are certain to advance.

As for the Clippers, they actually know that they can't turn the tables, after all, the opponent is the Big Mac-level Lakers, not a team of equal strength. They don't have what it takes to turn the tables around, but they don't want to give up easily. At least the owner Ballmer has spoken, and he has to win a game today, for the sake of the team's face.

Ballmer showed up on the sidelines to watch the game, which put more pressure on the Clippers players. Because they all know that if today's poor performance is seen by the boss, then it may not be long before they can roll up and get out. Therefore, a group of Clippers players are determined to be psychologically determined today, and they must show their strength to perform.

In the first quarter of the game, Darius Miller became a cavalryman, and Doug Rivers strengthened the tactics of outside rotation to block and shoot to give him a chance to perform, plus he felt very good today, hitting 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, which provoked owner Ballmer to applaud on the sidelines. Miller's play was very positive for the Clippers, who were able to tie the Lakers at 27.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and in the second quarter of the game, the Lakers' defense was significantly strengthened, and the efficiency of the defense was very good, which made the Clippers' offense frequently end in iron, and the crisis suddenly spread. Rivers looked anxious, he knew that the Lakers were terrible, so his strategy for this game was to not let the Lakers pull the score away, otherwise, the Clippers would definitely have no chance to win.

Rivers made continuous substitution adjustments, Crawford and Redick, were brought up, in order to strengthen the offense and bite the score. However, Crawford and Redick were prevented by the Lakers, and several consecutive shots ended in iron, and the situation is not optimistic. On the other hand, the Lakers, Kobe Bryant played with ease, perhaps knowing that he would definitely be able to win the Clippers today, so he played this game completely with a performance mentality. Since he wants to perform, Kobe Bryant's desire to attack today is naturally very strong, and on the Lakers' side, players also frequently pass the ball to Kobe Bryant and let him score.

In the second quarter of the game, it was Devin Booker who partnered Kobe Bryant in the backcourt, which was Chu Xuan's rare employment arrangement, because Booker's position on the court overlapped with Kobe. And today, Chu Xuan asked Booker and Kobe to play together, in fact, to see what kind of performance Booker can play next to Kobe.

Shooting accuracy is a hallmark of Booker, and he is very malleable. Although his physical fitness is average, Booker has mastered a lot of game skills through a year of study, which Kobe Bryant taught him. This makes him often want to play efficiently on the field. Playing with Kobe Bryant today, Booker's positioning for himself is also extremely obvious, that is, to form a high-low offensive containment with Kobe, so as to reduce the defensive pressure on Kobe and make it easier for him to attack. However, in order to prevent Kobe from scoring easily, the Clippers still took a trap measure, and since then, Kobe will most of the time give some balls to Booker, who has more shooting space. Booker didn't disappoint, he played well and was constantly able to score by shooting......

Everything went on in a good rhythm, but suddenly, the unexpected happened.

Whiteside cooperated in receiving Knoll's inside pass, completed a dunk in the crowd with both hands, and when he landed, he stepped on Jordan Jr.'s feet, and then couldn't get it down.

When this situation occurred, the scene was in an uproar.

While the series was securely advanced, the Lakers suffered an unexpected situation, and their luck had to be said to be bad.

Chu Xuan made a quick decision and sent Whiteside to the medical room.

Subsequently, Gary Weidi came with the news that Whiteside had a sprained ankle and would continue to be examined for the extent of the sprain, and it was determined that he would not be able to continue playing today.

……

Although they have lost their big center on the inside, the overall strength of the Lakers is still very strong.

Chu Xuan brought Downs to the court and continued to maintain the intensity of the inside line.

The Clippers rely on Griffin to carry the game, so naturally they can't go far. And the second quarter of the game is the best proof, when teammates dumb fire, the Clippers were defeated, and the Lakers quickly stretched the score. By halftime, the Lakers had gone from 27 to 57:46 and had an 11-point lead.

……

The atmosphere at the scene was very noisy, the emotions of the fans were more mixed, it stands to reason that this is the home court of the Clippers, and the voices of the fans should be unanimously in favor of the home team. However, after the start of the second half, when the Lakers players scored, the audience burst into applause. And when Kobe Bryant hit a shot or rushed to grab a rebound, the scene was even more exclaimed, and then let out a cheering cry.

The emergence of this scenario formed an infinite attack on the psychological moments of the Clippers players.

"The fans turned against each other, and I don't know how big the psychological trauma of the Clippers players must be at this time. It's really a sympathetic experience......"

Barkley also pinched his sweat, and when he couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart, he also took out the good guy card, and kept swiping it in front of the audience around the world to show his kindness.

……

As the fans turned against each other, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly turned completely in favor of the Lakers. Under the strong blow, the Clippers players also began to be in a trance on the court, and they were no longer in the mood to fight.

Rivers was annoyed, and he was also a little disappointed with the team. He blamed himself, after all, this was his team, and when he came from the East Coast to the West Coast, Rivers wanted to do something big. But everything on the scene is a bloody fact, he failed, and he was completely defeated. After several years of hard work, it collapsed in an instant tonight.

Rivers is heartbroken because it's not as simple as losing and being eliminated from the playoffs. Everything today suggests that the big ship of the clipper is completely silent, and everything will cease to exist,. And the best ending that awaits them may be a long reconstruction.

Rivers looked at Paul, who was trying to be confused, and couldn't help but feel a different emotion in his heart, he really didn't know how to explain to this guy. Although the outside world has been misunderstanding Paul now, Rivers knows very well in his heart that Paul is the soul of this team.

It was precisely because of the intervention of the management that slowly shaped Griffin's absolute leadership position that the Clippers slowly drifted away from the right course, and then eventually led to today's tragedy.

The demoralized Clippers completely lost their resistance, and when the Lakers scored 30-12 in the third quarter to extend the lead to 29 points, the series was completely over.

Ballmer had a serious face, and he left the game early in the middle of the third quarter because he couldn't stand the kind of noise that Clippers fans made when they turned against him, and he found that kind of noise was annoying, and he began to lose faith in the Clippers team, and he knew that it was impossible to rely on this team to win championships.

"I'm not short of money, I just want to see the team win the championship! So, you know what to do next. I'll only give you three years, and if you can't, then you can resign on your own initiative. ”

After Ballmer's roar, the general manager was left in a cold sweat.

……

Paul was replaced by Rivers with just over two minutes left in the third quarter, and since then, he hasn't been sent on the court by Rivers, which means his playoff journey this year is over.

The Clippers gave up the game and held a 29-point lead, Chu Xuan certainly wouldn't go too far, he chose to accept it when he saw it, and let the bench lineup play the final quarter.

I have to say that Rivers' heart is dripping blood, and when Chu Xuan did not make any tactical arrangements and call any timeouts, the Lakers bench is still playing vigorously, maintaining the lead very well, and even once stretched it to 35 points.

Garbage time, fans have already started to leave the stadium.

By the time the whistle blew at the end of the game, the fans were almost halfway gone, which made people feel how bad the Clippers fans were.

The Lakers defeated the Clippers 114-84 to complete the sweep with a score of 4-0 and become the first team to advance to this round. Bryant was 9-of-21 from the field, threw in three three-pointers, and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, becoming the best player. And Chris Paul, who was opposite him, still performed very badly today, with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

"Chris, come to me. The Lakers have your place...... We can go and win together. Kobe Bryant hugged Paul and whispered, "Actually, five years ago, we should have played together. However, I thought about it, as long as you don't think I'm too old to play the ball, then we can still erase the regrets of the past. ”

Because of the loss and the bad performance, Paul was not in a very good mood. When he heard Kobe Bryant say this to him, Paul moved his mouth, but he didn't speak.

Kobe Bryant felt Paul's emotion, couldn't help patting him on the back, and sighed lightly: "I'll call you, and we can have a good chat then." ”

Paul looked at Kobe Bryant, still not speaking.

……

Chu Xuan saw Rivers, that guy suddenly seemed to be much older, he lost to Chu Xuan again, he couldn't remember how many times this was the first time he was dealt with by Chu Xuan.

Rivers smiled bitterly, and he always seemed so powerless in the face of the Chinese in front of him.

"Doug, don't be so serious, take it easy. In competitive games, there are always winners and losers, and you have to admit that we have to be a little bit better after all. ”

Chu Xuan smiled and shook Rivers' hand.

Rivers smiled, "That's true, but the results are always unacceptable. It's not terrible to lose, but I think I'm probably going to lose my job. ”

Rivers has this concern in his heart, and he feels that if the Clippers disintegrate, then he must also have a good chance of losing his position as head coach, after all, he has not done much in the past few years.

When Chu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Doug, if there is really a day, I think the Lakers coaching staff will open the door for you." ”

……

After the game, the farewell was over, and the two sides began to leave the field.

Paul walked down the tunnel with his head down, while Rivers followed him, his face heavy as he looked.

"Chris, there's no hurdle you can't get over. Sometimes, failure is a new beginning. (To be continued.) )