Chapter 103: The Longest Minute

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"Coach, today's referee is very strict with body contact" Green stared at Vince Carter on the TV screen, Carter had just caused another foul on the Spurs and Shaun Elliott opposite him, and it was still a three-point shot, and at the beginning of the game, Bavita showed everyone that he was tough and extremely tight in control of the game. Chinese Of course, this also makes Green a little puzzled, playoff games generally encourage physical contact between players, and some blow-up decisions are generally brushed aside, but today, Bavita is obviously not ready to do this.

Zhuang Fei didn't speak, nor did he answer Green's doubts, for him, he naturally knew why, Bavita must have received a hint from David Stern, this is a round of games that can bring a lot of benefits to the NBA, it can be said that for the NBA, this round of games is not less valuable than the finals, so this round of games is naturally as fierce as possible, the best result is to play 5 games, but according to the general situation, it is naturally impossible for the Grizzlies to compete with the Spurs, so it is inevitable that some external forces will be needed, There is no other external force in the basketball game, only the referee. Bavita blows are strict on physical contact blows, which is a standard, a standard for both the Grizzlies and the Spurs, and it is the same and fair for both teams under the same standard. But the advantage of the Spurs lies in the interior line, in the killing, they are very strong on the inside, even if Bavita is not strict in blowing penalties, the Grizzlies' interior line can't stop them, the Spurs Twin Towers can also get at least 20 free throw opportunities in a game, so when Bavita changes the penalty standard, the lethality of the Spurs' interior seems to have increased, in fact, it is definitely far inferior to the Grizzlies in terms of the amount of increase, the Grizzlies are an outside team, the lethality is average, but Carter's personal lethality is very strong, Originally, Carter averaged about 8 to 10 free throws a game, but under Bavita's deliberate control, Carter could get at least 15 free throws in a game, which would give the Grizzlies a lot of points.

It's not match-fixing, it's not a black whistle, Bavita just sets a standard that is fair for both teams.

"Tsk, Vince played very aggressively today" Green couldn't help but sigh, he didn't expect that in the Spurs' home court, the Grizzlies would be able to bite the score.

Zhuang Fei nodded, Carter is very smart, that's for sure, not only Carter is very smart, all the former players in Wake Forest have a high ball quotient, after finding out Bavita's bottom line, Carter has been looking for physical contact, physical contact does not mean that it is a breakthrough, in the face of the Spurs' inner twin towers, it is not wise to break through, Carter's strategy is very simple, even if he can't shoot, he will cause fouls on Spurs defenders, which also makes it difficult for Spurs defenders to do, press, be afraid of fouls, don't press, Carter's shooting ability is still very strong.

Under such an internal and external condition, the Spurs finally adopted a double package in this game, but in the end, ** Vicky still did not hold on, because Carter's passing and vision were too broad, and he did not have the selfishness of those so-called talented players, on the contrary, he was very selfless, and believed in his teammates, although the strength of the other players on the Grizzlies team was not very good, but Carter still believed in them, which is why Carter was able to quickly win the support of the Grizzlies. In fact, the players who came out of Wake Forest have been instilled with a lot of team concepts by Zhuang Fei, and Carter and Duncan in Wake Forest have been required by Zhuang Fei to believe in their teammates at all times, which has also caused Vicky to have no way to take Carter in this game.

"You old boy also have today" Zhuang Fei looked at the TV ** Vicky wanted to laugh in his heart, this old boy jumped up and down on the sidelines was very interesting, and he couldn't wait to go up to defend Carter. It was clear that the old boy was not prepared enough for this game, and the Spurs were a little flustered in their response.

Carter did perform like a god in this game, but the overall strength of the Grizzlies was indeed much worse, so the Grizzlies were entangled with the Spurs from beginning to end, and the scores of the two teams were alternating all the time.

"Vince felt really good in this game." Vince Carter saw that Sean Elliott was one step away from him, and it was a dry three-point point directly outside the three-point line, which made Sean Elliott stand there with his hands on his waist, and then helplessly looked back at ** Vic on the sidelines, and ** Vic was even more exaggerated, squatting directly on the sidelines and holding his head with both hands.

This kind of script is the most passionate script, fans love to watch this kind of story of lone heroes challenging power, such as Jordan challenging the Pistons in the past, it can be said that this script is very successful, so at the end of the game, even if Vince Carter led the Grizzlies to win the game at the Spurs' home court, the Spurs fans who should have been disappointed should have booed the Grizzlies, but it is very strange that the stands were calm after the game, and some fans were even reluctant to leave for a long time, staying to give their applause to the two teams.

"It's a really good game, the Grizzlies are great, the Spurs are great, Vince is like God in this game," Green said incoherently.

"I have to admit that this is indeed a very jīng lottery game" Zhuang Fei originally thought that he would have some disdain for David Stern, but after watching this game, he couldn't help but have a trace of admiration for Stern, for the audience who didn't know the inside story, this game gave them a lot of stimulation, even Zhuang Fei, who knew the inside story, was also attracted by this game. The business league is all about business, and in Stern's position, he's done the right thing, and he's also making sure there's a fair bottom line.

At least he gave the Spurs and Grizzlies the same platform, at least Bavita is not tight on the Spurs, but on the Grizzlies, which is fundamentally different from those home whistles in China in the future.

In this game, the Spurs, who have always been known for their defense, were beaten by Carter, which is known as a more difficult playoff than the regular season, at such an intensity Carter can also shoot 16 of 26, 20 of 22 free throws, and score 56 points alone, and Carter also became the sixteenth player in league history to score more than 50 points in the playoffs, and also became the first player to score more than 50 points in his first playoff game, and his 56 points also became the third highest score in the playoffs in history. Behind Jordan's 63 points and Elgin Baylor's 61 points, he is tied for third with Charles Barkley and Wirt Chamberlain.

"Coach, it seems you're right, anything is very likely for players of the caliber of Vince and Thiem," Green sighed at the end.

Now that both the league and the Grizzlies have made their moves, it's time for Vicky, the stronger side, to make his own adjustments. Zhuang Fei thought with a smile

On May 10th, the pre-game press conference between the King and the Timberwolves, Su Skirt and CCTV's film crew came to the Timberwolves' media center very early, and to their surprise, their group of people was actually personally received by McHale, CCTV's film crew may not know who McHale is, but Su Skirt does not know the reason, which simply flattered him, just when he was still in shock, their group was directly arranged by McHale to the first row of the press conference, In the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of a group of American reporters, Su Skirt and CCTV's film crew couldn't help but feel a little fluttering.

"Are you media from China, I'm a reporter from the United States," Su Skirt accosted a middle-aged reporter who was also in the front row as soon as she sat down.

"Yes" Su Skirt nodded lightly, today rì United States, actually today rì United States, Su Skirt, a media person, has long admired the name of the United States.

"Hehe, there's nothing surprising, Coach Z is a man of the year in our American sports world, you see the one on the left in the second row behind you is the Washington Post, the Associated Press in the middle, and the Los Angeles Times on the right."

Su skirt They really don't know that Zhuang Fei has such a huge influence in the United States, isn't Zhuang Fei just an NBA rookie coach? Why is this happening, which makes Su Skirt and them puzzled. But just when Su Skirt and the others were stunned, Zhuang Fei had already come in.

"Coach Z, did you watch the Spurs vs. Grizzlies game yesterday? Do you have any thoughts?" is a question asked by an American reporter today, and now basketball fans all over the United States are talking about yesterday's battle between the Spurs and Grizzlies, Carter vs. Duncan.

"It's great, it's one of the best games of the year, Vince and Tim are doing a great job, and of course congratulations to Vince for winning his first playoff game." Zhuang Fei said with a smile, his eyes deliberately swept Su Skirt and them, meaning to let Su Skirt raise his hand, and then Zhuang Fei would give him a second chance to ask questions, but to Zhuang Fei's disappointment, Su Skirt didn't move at all.

"Mr. Zhuang, who do you think the Grizzlies or the Spurs will win this series" This is a Washington Post reporter, who saw that the group of Chinese did not understand the rules, and immediately preemptively asked.

Although Zhuang Fei intended to take care of Su Skirt and them, he didn't want to do too much, and then said with a slight smile: "It's hard to judge now, I think this round of the series will be played to the fifth game, and then the stronger team wins"

"Do you mean the Spurs will win 3-2?" a reporter from the Los Angeles Times preemptively asked.

Zhuang Fei shook his head and said with a smile: "This is what you mean, I mean that the strongest will win, but I didn't say that the Spurs will win"

"So who do you want to win? Carter or Duncan."

Su Skirt saw that the venue threw out one question after another, but none of them were about today's game, it was all about the Spurs playing the Grizzlies yesterday, which made him very puzzled, he didn't understand why reporters were asking questions about the Spurs and Grizzlies when the Timberwolves played the Kings, and he thought he was in the wrong place, so he never dared to raise his hand.

Finally mustered up the courage, Su Skirt finally raised her hand, and what made Su Skirt a little relieved was that Zhuang Fei immediately signaled that he could ask questions.

"Well, Mr. Zhuang, do you have any special arrangements for this game against the king?" As soon as she spoke, Su Skirt immediately felt that the atmosphere of the scene had changed, and all the reporters in the audience looked at Su Skirt silently with a strange face, their eyes seemed to be looking at an anomaly, which made Su Skirt very uncomfortable, why, why didn't anyone here care about the king and the timberwolves? Why are the journalists here so weird? It was the longest minute of his journalistic career.