Chapter 146: Back to Back

(Sorry,Yesterday was uncomfortable.,There's only one more.,This one is more than yesterday.,If it goes well.,There's two more later)

The Pacers flew back to Indiana overnight without making any stops after the press conference. Coach Frank Walker left two words for reporters and left in a hurry.

"We have to understand who our opponents are. It's a very talented team, perhaps one of the most talented in the league, and they're having terrible chemistry under the leadership of young coach Wang Xiaomu. - The Pacers coach commented on the Knicks.

The New York Pictorial had a fresh front page that night: "A veritable winning streak coach." ”

Wall Street Journal reporter Chris Haelling used the term "phenomenal coach," he said, "With 22 consecutive wins, Coach Wang Xiaomu has officially stepped into the ranks of famous coaches, and judging from the dashing command in the second half of today, he is enjoying the game." ”

Carmelo Anthony, who scored 43 points in this game, couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and said in an interview: "Don't ask me any more questions about the manager, he doesn't need to comment anymore, as long as he arranges the tactics, I will implement them thoroughly, even if he asks me to play as a substitute." We're changing, we're becoming a real team, and today my teammates created a lot of opportunities for me, and if we were just struggling on the edge of the playoffs, today I feel like we should be fighting for a higher ranking and trying to go further. ”

Compared with Cameron's optimism, Jeremy Lin, who had 19 points and seven assists, was more cunning, and he looked straight at the beginning of facing the camera: "Everything is fine with the team at the moment, I have more opportunities to hold the ball, and the coach said that I can be more decisive in handling the ball." The Pacers have always been a tough team, and the Knicks have been beaten by them in the playoffs several times in their history. ”

When the reporter's face showed a puzzled look, Jeremy Lin immediately changed his words, "Of course, the current Knicks exist to crush them." ”

The other man in the game, Paul George, did not give an interview to the media, he is actually a very nostalgic person. At the moment when the team won, he even went back to the moment when he joined the NBA, and the legendary superstar tapped himself on the shoulder, "Boy, practice hard, you'll be a good player." ”

While the Knicks shouted the double-kill slogan, the Indiana Pacers coach's office was brightly lit. Frank Walker went back to his office and picked up the phone, and the first thing he said was, "Sorry, Mr. Bird." Failed to bring home a victory. ”

As the general manager of the team. Larry Bird is also keeping an eye on the Pacers. The last game was the first game of the season between the Pacers and the Knicks. Didn't go to the scene though. But he took a closer look at the Knicks' tactics and changes. As a team with ideas, Larry Bird has been hiring, and after several integrations, the Pacers are gradually stepping into the ranks of powerhouses.

Also as an Eastern team. Bird naturally wants to go far this season. So he traded for J.R. Smith to strengthen the team's outside line, and strive for new gains.

"Frank, how are you feeling? Tell us about what you know about the Knicks and their head coach. Bird's voice on the phone was a little tired, and he clearly hadn't fallen asleep yet.

The cautious Pacers coach thought for a moment and said slowly: "I think the Knicks have a strong lineup, and their problem now is that they are still adjusting the fit of the lineup." Absolute mainstays like Stoudemire didn't get any impact on the Knicks' form, which was terrible. I heard that Oden will return in the next game, and if the Knicks' team heals Oden's injury, then their lineup can only be described as terrifying. ”

"Hmm. I've got reliable information that Oden's injury should be better. Larry Bird said in a low voice.

"Ahh Frank jumped up from his stool as if he had been kicked in the ass, "This can't be! Could it be that the team doctor of the Trailblazers is full of in his head! ”

"Tomorrow, oh. We'll find out when we play tonight. By the way, Barbossa has arrived at the hotel and I will let him attend the team's training camp tomorrow morning. JR played well in this game, but in the long run, George's talent may be better. This year should be our best chance, although the Knicks have piled up a bunch of stars, but it is not easy to fully integrate these people into a whole, they are not good enough to play the guard, they have a lot of halo, but the strength is not good. If Oden does return healthy, then there will be a lot of contradictions on his interior in terms of playing time. Chandler, the main center of the championship team, obviously won't play on the bench; Stoudemire, the most talented power forward, won't budge either; Oden's position will be awkward, and of course the most important thing is to strangle his playmaker, the so-called Lin Madness. Bird shared his thoughts with Frank.

"Understood." Frank said yes, but he was skeptical that his playmaker '09 rookie Darren Collison would be able to guard Jeremy Lin, and he had always wanted a real playmaker, not a speed track and fielder.

The next day, at dawn, the entire Knicks team gathered directly at the airport and got ready to go. The most painful part of back-to-back games is the journey, and many times the head is dizzy and the body is very uncomfortable.

In order to make the team in a good state, Wang Xiaomu used a calming spell in the charter flight, so that these grinning guys who got up from the bed slept sweetly for more than an hour.

When Wang Xiaomu saw the team's uniforms for this competition, he almost collapsed.

The dark green retro-style jersey is worn on a group of black people, and it really looks awkward.

What made Wang Xiaomu most devastated was that Anthony also wore two big red arm guards and red sneakers, which really had a bit of a northeastern two-person turn.

It seems that the heavy taste of Americans is incomprehensible, red with green stinky bullshit.

Enduring the severe discomfort, Wang Xiaomu reluctantly opened the tactical board. Grandma's, if you lose this game, it's this bad uniform.

Oden's first prewar meeting with the Knicks was a bit of a rest, and yesterday a series of tests made him unable to believe that his body would return to its full strength. I thought that the knee injury would keep me away from bouncing for the rest of my life, but yesterday's test data made him crazy, and the run-up bounce: 90cm. This statistic is only 3 centimeters lower than the best statistic he had when he joined the NBA. Excited, Oden once again found the joy he had when he dunked for the first time, and made 20 consecutive dunks under the basket before stopping.

It's a wonderful feeling to be reborn!