Chapter 20: Victory in all three battles
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After the game, Wang Zhuo appeared very calm in an interview with media reporters, in addition to expressing satisfaction with the performance of the Knicks players, he also highly praised the Spurs and their coach Becky? Harmon.
Wang Zhuo himself doesn't like to be interviewed, because those words sound too official and insincere, but as a coach, this is work and inevitable, of course, this does not mean that Wang Zhuo will not speak high-sounding words.
When a reporter with good deeds asked Wang Zhuo about the narrator's ridiculous words, Wang Zhuo ignored him, hung him in place, turned around and left without looking back.
Harmon also showed the qualities of a coach, praised the vision of Zen master selection and Wang Zhuo's super high coaching level, and asserted that Wang Zhuo will inevitably become a great coach in the future.
Wang Zhuo pushed open the door of the locker room, and the jubilant atmosphere came to his face, obviously the players were celebrating this hard-won victory, Wang Zhuo felt that this victory should belong to them, as long as it was not too noisy, let them go.
When Grant and Early saw Wang Zhuo walk in, they were extremely excited, and ran forward to lift Wang Zhuo and throw him into the air, enjoying the joy of victory with Wang Zhuo, but when the two of them hugged Wang Zhuo's legs and ribs respectively, they found that Wang Zhuo was surprisingly heavy, and they felt like their hands were moving a mountain.
Just when they couldn't move Wang Zhuo's body even with all their strength, Grant and Early smirked at Wang Zhuo twice, and sat back in their rest chair with embarrassed faces.
It's not that Wang Zhuo doesn't want to mingle with them, because in his opinion, it's just a trivial victory, and a day later, the Knicks will have back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers.
In fact, with the Spurs as a litmus test, the strength of the Lakers and the 76ers is not worth mentioning at all, and the only thing worth paying attention to is Russell, Okafor and Porzingis, the three players who belong to the list of eye picks, scouts and fourth picks, which one is better.
The next day, when the team was training, Wang Zhuo called Porzingis to the side, although Porzingis was selected by Wang Zhuo, but this was the first face-to-face conversation between the two.
At this moment, facing Wang Zhuo, the big boy who was dozens of centimeters taller than him was a little nervous, kept rubbing his hands, trying his best to restrain himself and stay calm.
"Kristaps, don't be nervous, you're good, better than D'Angelo and Jahir, keep your aggression in the first game and prove your quality to others!"
Wang Zhuo didn't tell Porzingis why he chose him with the fourth pick, and he wouldn't say it, because he didn't think it made sense at all, and he just encouraged the slightly shy boy as much as he could.
Porzingis nodded vigorously, turned and ran back to the training ground, continuing the fierce physical confrontation, Wang Zhuo saw in his resolute eyes his desire to prove himself.
Sure enough, in the next game with the Lakers, the situation turned one-sided, the Lakers only scored a pitiful 5 points in the first quarter, and the Knicks fully blossomed, scoring 19 points, although the Lakers improved after that, fought back, and narrowed the score to 4 points at one point, but this was the smallest point difference in the game, and the victory or defeat was doomed from the opening moment, 76:66, the Knicks easily defeated the Lakers.
Porzingis got a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Russell, the Lakers' leader, has a dismal 8 points and 8 turnovers.
After stepping on the Lakers, the Knicks immediately faced the 76ers back-to-back, in order to avoid excessive consumption of players' physical strength, Wang Zhuo will first adjust the lineup slightly, the game from the beginning to the end, the score on the court has been very anxious, and finally Wang Zhuo made a move higher, with a wonderful pass from Calderon, Porzingis dunked in the air, and the Knicks completely extinguished the hope of the 76 team to turn the tables.
In the end, the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 84-81 and won all three games in the qualifying round, Porzingis was very powerful, with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and an astonishing 6 blocks, of which 3 were counted on the head of Okafor opposite him, and Okafor was very eye-catching on the offensive end, scoring 24 points, but only 3 rebounds, and no blocks were recorded.
The Knicks won all three games, Porzingis won the Most Valuable Player Award in the qualifying tournament with his eye-catching performance on both offensive and defensive ends, and in the face of interviews with media reporters, the big boy was so excited that he couldn't even speak, and after half a minute of brewing, he finally said a sentence: "It's because of the encouragement and support of the coach that I have the confidence to fully show myself!" ”
In an instant, Wang Zhuo was pushed to the forefront by Porzingis's words, facing the long guns and short cannons in front of him, Wang Zhuo looked helpless, he really didn't want to deal with the media too much, but the reporters did not plan to let him go, and tried in every possible way to find out from his mouth what method to make this widely regarded player a dazzling new star.
Fans who questioned Porzingis not only closed their mouths after seeing this scene, but some even turned from black to pink and became loyal fans of Porzingis.
The New York media also put away their criticism of the Zen master and turned to praise the Zen master's insight, but the Knicks' management understood that the selection of Porzingis was actually Wang Zhuo's decision.
The Knicks were full of laughter, and the players also knew in their hearts that if it weren't for Wang Zhuo, there would never be the current results, and they seemed to have reached an agreement in some aspects: that is, Wang Zhuo's decision is always right, and Wang Zhuo's rules must be obeyed unconditionally.
Knowing Wang Zhuo's brilliant achievements, Lin Yao flew from New York to Las Vegas to celebrate the victory and continue to cheer for Wang Zhuo in the next knockout round.
Along with Lin Yao came Annie, as well as Annie's new boyfriend Jason, a second ancestor who is addicted to gambling, when Anne told Jason that he wanted to accompany Lin Yao to Las Vegas, Jason was very enthusiastic and willing to be a flower messenger, but in fact, when he heard Las Vegas, the uneasy factor in his heart began to become impatient.
Wang Zhuo didn't want to have anything to do with Jason at the first glance when he saw him, and Lin Yao didn't like Jason either, although he also wanted to persuade Anne to stay away from Jason, but he was also relieved when he thought of Annie's rocket-like speed of changing boyfriends.
At the same time, news and interviews about Wang Zhuo's unsuccessful summer league record have spread to the streets of New York City, and in an underground casino in New York City, Kyrgyz looked at the sports news broadcast on the wall and the picture of interviewing Wang Zhuo, his eyes flashed a cold light, and then slammed the lit cigar in his hand into the ashtray in his hand.