Chapter 267: Armageddon Begins

"I'm going to make adjustments in the next game, it's inevitable, we've lost two games now, the next game for us is a do-or-die game, everybody knows what it means to be 3-0 down in the playoffs, I know very well, my players know very well, it's a new topic and a new challenge for us, but we still have hope that in the end we can beat the Timberwolves."

"That's the reality, we thought we'd struggle in the first two games, but it was still unexpected, we underestimated the Timberwolves, so now we need to re-evaluate."

After the end of the second game between the two sides, the head coach of the Pacers, Larry Bird, was particularly disappointed, which is also a fact, perhaps no coach in the league will behave generously under such pressure, not impatient, relatively speaking, Larry Bird has been calculated, and has never shown too much frustration, this legendary player who has experienced so many winds and waves will naturally not lose his square inch because of the temporary backwardness of this Finals.

Just like Magic Johnson said, he did misestimate the situation at the beginning of this round of games, when he saw the crazy offense of the Timberwolves and Lakers in the last round, he had a trace of fear, and even in his heart he thought that there were almost no teams in the league that could compete with the Timberwolves on the offensive end, so he would start with defense, in fact, he was very satisfied with the team's defense in the first two games, Larry Bird was very satisfied, and they did a good job of limiting the Timberwolves. But even then they couldn't win. The first time is like this, the second time is still like this, this is a very simple truth, the Timberwolves and the Heat, the 76ers are of different grades, in the game against the 76ers and the Heat, the Pacers can use their defense to limit the opponent to about 80 points, while they can score 90 points. But against the Timberwolves, no matter how hard they try, the Timberwolves can still score 100 points. In the end, he could only score 90 points, which made the Pacers try their best, but there is still an insurmountable gap when facing the Timberwolves. The Pacers' current ability is not able to make the Timberwolves score only 100, and their own points can be on the average of 100, which is Larry Bird's helplessness, and it has to be said that it is a very helpless thing to face such an opponent.

However, through the first two games, Larry Bird also understood one thing, that is, against the Timberwolves can not go on like this, he is changing now, and through the defeat of these two games, he has also found the direction of change, maybe in the next game the Pacers will definitely surprise everyone

"Dad, that's Vince Carter of the Grizzlies, I've seen him on TV. Not long ago, he won Kobe Bryant in the game, he is very good."

On the second day of the Timberwolves' victory over the Pacers, Zhuang Fei's home had a group of special guests, which were naturally special guests for Zhuang Fei's family, and after they came to the United States, Zhuang Fei's home was rarely visited. This also made Zhuang Fei's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law think that Zhuang Fei was unsociable in the United States, and also made them worry for a long time, if there is no one or two friends to take care of them in such a place, what if something happens? There has always been a proverb in China about going out to rely on friends, but now it seems that they are worried in vain.

However, Zhuang Fei's family is not too familiar with these black people who suddenly worship the door. However, judging from their speech and demeanor, they should not be bad people, compared with Zhuang Fei's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, Zhuang Fei's little nephew knows very well who these people are, especially the slightly shortest Vince Carter, this Grizzlies player also taught his favorite star Kobe Bryant not long ago, and almost eliminated the Lakers. Carter left a very deep impression on Zhuang Lin's heart. As for others such as Duncan, Szzambiak is not unrecognizable. …,

"These are basketball players, no wonder they're all so tall"

This is the last emotion of Zhuang Fei's family after hearing Zhuang Lin's explanation, and then seeing Zhuang Fei's slightly thin body in comparison with them, while these tall and mighty players are now respectful to him.

"It seems that Xiao Fei is also a great person now," Zhuang Fei just sighed in his heart and left the living room and went upstairs.

"Coach, do you need us to congratulate you in advance on winning this year's NBA championship," Carter said with a smile on his face, while Zhuang Fei shook his head with a wry smile.

These Wake Forest players came a long time ago, but they didn't tell Zhuang Fei, after all, Zhuang Fei is now preparing for the finals and has no time to entertain them, so they didn't bother Zhuang Fei, but when the Timberwolves played two games in a row at home, these Wake Forest players knew that their coach had won the championship.

His coach is a well-known master of control, and it is rare for him to be reversed, and the Timberwolves' current situation is not overwhelming, but it is big enough.

"It's too early to say this, isn't there still two victories" Zhuang Fei shook his head with a smile.

"Coach, you are really indifferent" Duncan recalled this time last year, when Vicky led the Knicks 2-0 at home, the whole person was already a little incoherent, and even a little nervous, Vicky has always been a coach with extremely tough nerves, Duncan also admires this point, but compared with Zhuang Fei's indifference, it may still be a lot worse, Duncan has been habitually comparing Vicky and Zhuang Fei recently, in his opinion, both of them are the kind of top coaches, But when the two are put together, Duncan still feels that he is better as a college head coach, whether it is preconceived or intimate, this is the answer in Duncan's heart.

"This is also true," Zhuang Fei smiled at Duncan, then turned his head and looked at Szczebiak with a serious face: "Wally, if it's not convenient for you to play for the U.S. team now, it doesn't matter, you do have to deal with a lot of things recently"

It's no secret that Wallis Zebiak is going to the Lakers, and the Warriors general manager leaked it in advance. This also makes this super shooter a little under pressure recently, he is not doing a good job in the Warriors, but he is also not bad, he averaged more than 20 points per game in the first two seasons, and he was the fifth player in the scoring list last season, it can be said that there are still many Warriors fans who support him, but when these Warriors fans who support him know that he joined the Lakers, almost all of them began to criticize him. Although these people know that Szzczebiak is also not autonomous, they still turn their anger on the former leader, and some media comments and reports in San Francisco have been vicious recently.

"A cancer in the Big Three of Wake Forest. Bottom"

"He can't put himself on the same level as Duncan Carter"

"Duncan has MVP, FMVP, best defensive player. Carter has scoring titles, MVP, what does he have? All-Star MVP? Well, that's still tied, he's just a shit"

"Right now, Wake Forest only has Duncan and Carter on a level. Szzebiak should go and compare with James Posey."

There have been countless news comments like this recently, and Zhuang Fei knew that his disciple was under a lot of pressure, so he made a suggestion to let him quit the American team, which was also to protect him.

"Coach, no, I've taken care of these things. It doesn't affect the things of the U.S. team" Szzebiak immediately refused when he saw the coach say this, following Zhuang Fei can make him feel at ease, and it can also allow him to find his own position, and he can also find the value and direction of his existence, he has never considered quitting the national team because of such a thing as a trade. …,

"Huh. Coach, Wally now has nowhere to go except for the national team, not long ago the Warriors fans ran to his home in San Francisco to burn his jersey, so scared that Wally flew to Canada overnight to find me, this kid can't go home" Carter looked at Szzebiak with a smile and said, being stabbed by his friend still made this small forward quite embarrassed.

"Hmph. Who called me when I lost to the Lakers that night and was still crying there" Szzczebiak didn't forget to fight back after being embarrassed, and also poked out Carter's thing.

Will Carter cry because he lost the game? Zhuang Fei was very surprised, because in his heart Carter has always been very strong, is a rather optimistic and cheerful character, and Zhuang Fei is as surprised as Duncan, Duncan does not believe that Carter will have this side.

"Wally, you don't have to talk nonsense, I just had a cold that day, if it wasn't for a cold, I could have scored 70 points, and then the Lakers would have lost, besides, I will definitely beat the Lakers next year, by the way, Wally, aren't you going to the Lakers next season, do you bet" Carter retorted excitedly, but no matter how he argued Zhuang Fei and Duncan, he believed what Szczebiak said, but Carter's last bet made Zhuang Fei very interested. The second-round tie-break between the Grizzlies and the Lakers is known as the greatest division semifinals in history, the performance of Carter and O'Neal, the leaders of the two teams, is a miracle, and what makes that game even more legendary is that Carter did have a cold before that game, although it was only a mild cold, but in this case he was still able to cut 60+ and almost lead the Grizzlies to win, which also made the Grizzlies have no voice to blame Carter in the United States after the defeat. Instead, there has been one-sided praise and praise, and some have even begun to call the swingman one of the strongest players in history. This is unbelievable for a sophomore player, Jordan has not had such treatment before, of course, for Zhuang Fei, this is the inevitability of the world entering the media era, more and more impetuous.

"Bibi, next season the Grizzlies will still lose under the Lakers" Szzebiak also said unconvinced, originally the former Wake Forest three-in-command has not been going well since he came to the NBA, he has always been a winner in Wake Forest, but now he has been losing in the Warriors, of course, no matter whether he wins or loses, staying in the Warriors as the boss and then chasing Carter and Duncan has always been his first choice, so he is extremely reluctant to go to the Lakers, and he is extremely disappointed after learning that he was traded to the Lakers, This is also the reason why Szczebiak has been depressed recently, but now that he is so provoked by Carter, he is not excluded from going to the Lakers, going to the Lakers can win, if he can really rely on the team to suppress Carter and Duncan, it is not bad, he may not be able to do it in terms of personal ability, but this alternative way is also a way.

For a while, Zhuang Fei and Duncan both saw the changes in the aura around Szczebiak, the small forward untied his knot, thinking that Zhuang Fei subconsciously looked at Carter, who made all this, Carter's eyes also flashed with a trace of joy, and Zhuang Fei looked at Carter and Duncan, Duncan was also surprised after being a little stunned.

"Wally, now let's go to the showdown, the coach has a basketball court at home, and I haven't touched a basketball for a long time"

"Just go, you think I'm still afraid of you" Szebiak also got up with an excited face and followed Carter.

Looking at the back of Carter's departure, Zhuang Fei and Duncan were silent for a while.

"Coach, Vince is better than me now," Duncan said after a moment of silence.

"Maybe" Zhuang Fei was also a little distracted.

"It seems that next season's opponent is not only the Lakers with more Szczebiak, but also the vigorous Grizzlies"...,

On June 12, Indianapolis, Conseco Arena, where tonight will be the third game of the NBA Finals of the season, Conseco Arena, like the Lakers' Staples, is a new arena that was officially used this year, and the first full season of use in this arena ushered in a Finals, perhaps this is also a rare one in history.

Although the Pacers are not as popular as the Grizzlies or Timberwolves, as a team that has always been a powerhouse in the league, even if they are already down 0-2, there are still many die-hard fans who are determined that they can turn around. Therefore, the Pacers fans present at the Conseco Arena were extremely enthusiastic, and when Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves players appeared in front of them, there was a huge roar and boos from the stands.

When this game started, the Pacers' bench, head coach Larry Bird was a little apprehensive, and at this time it was forced to make adjustments to the team's tactics, and this passive adjustment was often a blessing and a curse.

"Huh?"

Larry Bird watched Timberwolves player Steve Nash make his first three-point shot on the court and was a little stunned.

"Maybe the opportunity has come" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )