On May 19, 02, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was played at the United Center.

Before this match, the media had a lot of different opinions about the winning percentage of the two sides, and even the comparison of the main players had a lot of differences.

The first is the comparison between Bow Peak and Mark, although many people think that Mark has an absolute advantage in the offense, but the Wizards are likely to be Jordan to defend Mark, and Bow Peak's defense is likely to be Houston, which is dominated by air cuts.

Mark can teach Gong Feng a lesson in the offense, but the strength of Gong Feng in defense is recognized as not effective, and players like Gong Feng who mainly shoot and cut and receive the ball are difficult for Mark to restrain in his life.

Compared with Hamilton and Houston, it is definitely the advantage of Houston that occupies a certain amount of experience and strength, but for defenders who win by feeling, this advantage may be very high, maybe not much different, not to mention that Hamilton may be the main force in the bench, and it is unlikely to be the main force against Houston in the main force.

At the No. 3 position, many people are predicting Jordan, and some are predicting rookie Gerard Wallace, each with its own reasons.

However, there is only one reason for rookie Gerrard to play, that is, to defend Maddie by his own size, it is unlikely that the old man will defend Maddie, no matter how Jordan, whose physical function has declined, it is impossible to defend Maddie, who is at the peak of his career, in a series of games, and breakthroughs in various tricks.

This person, the wizard is very difficult to choose, and it is very likely to decide the final victory.

In the fourth position, the Magic team has a slight advantage, but the Wizards' fourth position can shoot three-pointers from a distance, and the Magic's Cott? Thomas is a defense-oriented power forward, which also means that the speed of the help defense is slower, and of course the Magic could also let Kort defend Kwame and Ewing defend Leitner, who relies on experience.

The No. 5 position is the Wizards' advantage, but it's hard to say how big this advantage is, especially when Kwame meets Ewing, how much strength can be played is also unknown.

The lineup of the bench is the absolute advantage of the Magic team, but it is still unknown how much this advantage can lead, because Hamilton or Jordan may lead the bench to fight back, and Leitner may also go to the bench to continue to score, and the advantages and disadvantages of the Wizards' bench players are very obvious, which is not necessarily good news for the Magic.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, the Wizards changed the formation first, Gong Feng, Jordan, Gerrard, Wang Zhizhi, and Kwamei started the game.

The Magic are still their own starting five Tigers, Mark, Houston, Maddy, Cott, Ewing, and this lineup has begun to mature.

Just looking at Gong Feng's expression at the beginning of the game, he didn't feel any special excitement, just stared at his defender, Houston.

"Boy, the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals is enough for many people to know you, in the past, you said that you were Jordan's teammate in the impression of others, the starter in the Wizards system, and the youngest and the like are just the simplest stage of accumulation, the official recognition of your strength is a proof of your strength, this kind of proof does not mean that you are a star, there is a very obvious difference between the two."

"Don't think about any help from China, help from other countries, you play in the NBA, not in the basketball league of other countries, all the teams in the United States value the changes you can bring personally. Those managers, the fans value your strength, your personal performance, you have to surprise them, you can amaze their strength, and at the end of the day, what data you get they will feel normal, you are a real NBA superstar! ”

"The boss will think about the income of the team, and the team will only pursue the most basic requirement - victory, I hope you don't get confused about this!"

Gong Feng nodded very seriously at Collins's teachings, he understood that since the coach said these words as a foreshadowing, there would be important things to explain soon.

"Do you think that Houston is the core player of the Magic team, the foundation of the Magic system that can win games?"

After Gong Feng heard this point of view, he was stunned for a long time and didn't react, isn't the core player of the Magic team Maddie?

Both the stats and the team's defense depend on Maddie...... Thinking about the video he watched, watching the scouting report, and Gong Feng, who seemed to remember something, suddenly realized, his face was full of surprise.

"Got it? Coach K said that you can't play in the league in the future, you can't become a superstar, and you can also be a basketball coach, which seems to be true! It's best if you can comprehend it yourself, but I believe that among my players, you are the only one who understands it, am I right? Kwame? ”

Kwame didn't have the slightest embarrassed expression, and just said cheekily about this statement: "Coach, I'm talented, I don't need to be like someone, I need to make up for it, Ewing will leave it to me, I will let this old man know that he should retire after this game......"

"Huh? Old man? Retire? "Jordan is a year older than Ewing, and Kwame's mouth and beating skills have strengthened a lot!

"No, no, your old man is my lifelong idol, I treat your words with life mottos, when I talk about your opponent back then, I will take the initiative to exclude you, you old man must know this......"

"Oh! I know, I'm going to step up the training of three sets of rebounding scrambles, as well as training the defense under the basket with Tyrone Lue, well, see your mouth gets a lot sweeter, just train...... Five sets are good! ”

"Yes," someone replied listlessly, "Coach, I mean, I can single out Ewing on the inside, you can rest assured that you can leave the basket to me!" ”

"Really? Maybe that's the case, but Ewing won't defend you? Instead, rely on your own experience to dominate you? Just won't let you grab the rebound? Or maybe Kurt comes to defend you, can you still have that kind of confidence? ”

"Kurt came to defend me...... This team he was on in the past is too bad, it's really hard to compare with him, Ewing's skills...... I still need to keep learning, I'm not sure he's going to stop him from scoring completely! ”

"You're self-aware!" Collins was still satisfied with Kwame's answer, and no one wanted to undermine the confidence of his main players before the game, but a burst of confidence was completely different from a cautious and calm approach.

"I've gossiped about it here, and now I'll listen to it carefully! Wang Zhizhi, you start the first game, I want your running and offense, Coat-Thomas defends you, you prepare me to get the ball at any time, after receiving the ball, either immediately transmit, or give me a direct shot, if Ewing defends you, you give me the same as in the last round of the game, give me a constantly running, outside turret can do it? Remember, get your defensive moves in place, don't make small moves! ”

"Yes! Coach, I can do my job! ”

Collins, who nodded at this, continued: "Jordan, Mark will be handed over to you, if Armstrong plays, you will give me the lead, all the ball will be handed over to you, give me a single him, unless it is Maddie who defends you, otherwise this series will give me a hard cut, don't have any soft-heartedness!" ”

"Don't worry, the Magic team defeated me once, and it is impossible to defeat me a second time!"

"We all thought we were going to win this series!" Collins also replied very solemnly: "Gerrard, your task is the most difficult, don't be afraid, don't cower, play to your full ability, my advice to you is, let him shoot on the outside, of course, you can't let him shoot so obviously, as long as he shoots, you will run to the front court for me, I believe that Kwame or Gong Feng's pass will find you, give me your physical fitness and speed to the fullest!" ”

"Yes!"

"Don't think that if you come to defend Maddie, you just let you foul, so you don't have to participate in the offense, I want you and Wang Zhizhi to keep blocking and dismantling, you give me a constant impact on the basket, whether you have the ball or no ball, you have to do this, and show me speed and passion." Speaking of this, Collins's face became extremely serious.