(Some book lovers have questions about the Lakers' trade in the previous chapter.) Say no trades are allowed in the playoffs. In fact, it is clear to draw an analogy between NBA transactions and football transfers. The fact that the transaction period has not reached does not mean that early negotiations and early decisions are not allowed. Finally, when the transaction is opened, the final transaction documents are handed over to the alliance for signature. ）

"Mr. Zhuang, congratulations on leading the Timberwolves to the NBA Finals for the first time"

When Zhuang Fei came to the post-match press conference with the joy of the winner, all the reporters in the audience were staring at him deadly, this Chinese finally came to this point, perhaps this is an inevitable result, but this man's road to this result is somewhat fast, and the speed makes everyone unbelievable.

After conquering the NCAA, challenge the NBA, and now start conquering the NBA again?

"Thank you" Zhuang Fei smiled to his seat, at this time Phil Jackson was also sitting on Zhuang Fei's side with an expressionless face, he knew that he would be a supporting role today, and he already had this awareness.

"Did you ever think the Timberwolves would play so easily at the beginning of this series and sweep them 4-0," was the first question asked by the United States today, as is customary. In fact, this is a matter of etiquette, the purpose is to set the rhythm of today's interview, and it is also to let Zhuang Fei recall the hardships of this round of games and the evaluation of opponents, generally speaking, the NBA has a fixed pattern for this kind of problem.

"Yes, I've thought about sweeping the Lakers," Zhuang Fei said in a very joking tone, which is a fixed pattern problem. But Zhuang Fei's answer did not have a fixed pattern, and the reporters on the scene were stunned, while Phil Jackson, who was next to Zhuang Fei, picked at the corner of his eye, and a trace of anger appeared on his calm face just now. This Chinese kid is too arrogant.

"The Lakers are a great team, they have a great history, and even before this round of games started, a lot of media didn't think of us, we were too young. We have a lot of shortcomings, but I always have confidence in my team and I believe they can win every game. Just as some media have a lot of faith in the Lakers, I have a lot of faith in my team, who did win all the games in the end. Then we swept the Lakers," Zhuang Fei said, and he didn't forget to smile and look at the group of reporters from New York on the right in the second row below, before the game, they advocated that the Lakers swept the Timberwolves, Zhuang Fei also took this opportunity to take revenge on these New York reporters, thinking that the reporters below looked a lot better, and Phil Jackson on the side was the same.

"Mr. Zhuang, can you comment on the performance of Chinese player Wang Zhizhi this season, are you satisfied with his performance this season" Yang Yi stood up a little unnaturally and asked, at this time Su Skirt sat next to him, in addition to Su Skirt and Yang Yi in the front row, there was a large group of yellow-skinned reporters in the back to fill the entire news room. Most of these people are from China, and some are from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but these people are not treated as well as Su Huan and Yang Yi now, and they can only stand there and watch now, and they hardly have a chance to ask questions. However, many times they will not have any dissatisfaction, because Su Skirt and Yang Yi usually ask the questions they want to know. Like this time.

"Wang Zhizhi's performance is very good, this is what everyone can see, when he first came to the Timberwolves, he was too fat, and his physical fitness was not good, and the confrontation was not enough, now. He has been able to fight against the strongest big guy in the NBA, he is already a first-class interior player in the league, so I am very satisfied with his performance this year, this is a good player who works very hard and progresses" Zhuang Fei still smiled and said, in fact, there has always been a group of people in China who say that Zhuang Fei suppressed his Chinese compatriots, Zhuang Fei did not explain this matter, he rarely talked about Wang Zhizhi's problem before, he didn't want to put pressure on this psychologically immature inside, This has also become evidence for those people to accuse Zhuang Fei of suppressing Wang Zhizhi, and this is the first time that Zhuang Fei has answered this kind of question more systematically, so when Zhuang Fei finished speaking, many yellow-skinned reporters below were stunned. …,

"That, Mr. Zhuang, this year's Sydney Olympics The United States team and the Chinese team are in the same group, will you have any special arrangements for the upcoming match with your home team" Yang Yi is still relatively good now, and continued to ask after a short period of stunned attention, this question is not only what they want to know, some American reporters also began to prick up their ears to listen to Zhuang Fei's answer, Zhuang Fei is the head coach of the American team after all.

"It's a wonderful story and I'm looking forward to this matchup, I know the Chinese team very well, they are a world-class team, they are training in Minnesotala now, it's been a month, they've been training with us almost all the time, this team is very good, they're improving very quickly, maybe they can cause problems for the American team, as for whether I can make any special arrangements, I think everything will need to be answered then." Zhuang Fei said that Yang Yi and Su skirt and those Chinese reporters were a little frustrated, the grouping of this Olympic Games is not very good, but they expect Zhuang Fei to release water a little, Zhuang Fei certainly knows what they mean, but the group of American reporters listened to a little cloudy, they do not know much about this language characteristic of the Chinese.

After the opening questions of the American and Chinese reporters today, slowly this press conference also revolved around the game, in fact, the reporters present were still a little puzzled, in the past, Zhuang Fei generally couldn't answer many questions, many times Zhuang Fei would answer a few questions casually and then throw his sleeves away, these reporters are actually used to Zhuang Fei's style, but this time Zhuang Fei is extraordinarily patient, almost always answering questions during the banquet, without the slightest impatience, Even when reporters asked some very sensitive questions, Zhuang Fei kept smiling, for Zhuang Fei, this is also the first finals of his NBA career, he is also very happy, and it can be said that he is also willing to share his current mood with these reporters who have been ping-pong by him before.

Zhuang Fei answered very comfortably now, but bitter Phil Jackson beside him, as time went by, the famous marshal became more and more impatient, and even kept pretending to cough during the banquet. But both Zhuang Fei and the reporters chose to ignore it, Phil Jackson coughed there and these reporters and Zhuang Fei continued.

"Mr. Zhuang, Szczebiak is going to enter the Lakers next season, will you worry about the situation in the West next season?"

Finally, when the press conference was about to end, the reporter finally asked a question that made Phil Jackson excited, which also made the famous coach's previous impatience all thrown out of his mind.

"It's a very good choice, I think Phil will be very happy," Zhuang Fei replied with a smile. However, he looked at Phil Jackson with a smile, which made Phil Jackson, who had been snubbed just now, a little overwhelmed.

"However, the strongest next year will be the Timberwolves. We will be even better next year, and the Lakers are still not our opponents," Zhuang Fei stared at Phil Jackson with a strong smile, and suddenly his words changed. Let everyone present be stunned again.

"You're saying better next year? Will you let the Timberwolves break the regular-season record held by Mr. Jackson? The Minnesota reporter in the audience said excitedly. For the Timberwolves, the biggest regret this year is that they failed to break the Bulls' regular season record, and therefore failed to win many individual awards. Is this Zhuang Fei's demonstration and promise? They hope so. And Zhuang Fei's answer after that made them even more excited.

"I had this idea, why not? This is going to be quite an interesting thing," Zhuang Fei said with a smile, and the reporters below began to buzz about it.

"Self-confidence is very good, but let's talk about it then, since Mr. Zhuang said his wish for next season, then I will also talk about my expectations for next season, our Lakers' goal next season is also to be the first in the league, and then break the Bulls' regular season win record, and finally win the championship"...,

When Phil Jackson stood up and finished speaking, Zhuang Fei was also surprised, this old boy had finally broken out after holding back for so long, and when Zhuang Fei looked at his eyes, he found that the Zen master's eyes were extremely serious

"Coach Z is pleased with the Timberwolves' performance this year. Think the Timberwolves will win the championship this year"

"Phil Jackson challenges Coach Z, and the Lakers will counterattack next year?"

"The season isn't over yet, next season has begun?"

"Coach Z is starting to officially conquer the NBA, who is the next opponent? Heat or Pacers? ”

When Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves left Los Angeles and returned to Minnesota, they were greeted by tens of thousands of fans at the airport, and while the Timberwolves and Zhuang Fei enjoyed the cheers of the fans. The direct collision between Zhuang Fei and Phil Jackson at the press conference also made the two of them the focus of discussion in the United States again, the direct collision and PK of the two NBA's most popular head coaches, in fact, in the eyes of the mainstream media in the United States, Phil Jackson actually did a good job in the first season, and Zhuang Fei was not the same last season? Both were second in the regular season and in the playoffs in the divisional finals, and Zhuang Fei's victory seemed to them to be more of a use of their advantage a year earlier. If Phil Jackson can really get the players he wants next season, and then run in his own tactics, it is not without the ability to cause trouble for Zhuang Fei, and it is not impossible to even subvert Zhuang Fei.

At this time, the nation almost forgot about the Eastern Conference Finals that were still taking place, and the two teams in the East were not capable of causing too much trouble for the Timberwolves.

Now the division finals in the East have been played in the fourth game when Zhuang Fei returned to Minnesota, the Heat and the Lakers were 0-2 behind in both away games, and in the end the Lakers returned to their home court and simply lost two games, but the Heat did not do this, when the Heat returned to the home court, they stubbornly equalized the big score, and in the fourth game of the last game, the Heat also shot a stunner, Mourning actually made an inexplicable three-pointer in the final minute to give the Heat a 91-89 home win over the Pacers. It also made the battle for the first and second in the East once again confusing, at least two more battles, and even dragged into the tiebreaker in the end.

In fact, in terms of strength, the Pacers led by Larry Bird are stronger than the Heat, although the Heat has been able to bite the score and even tie the score in the first four games, but many times it is the Pacers who take the lead after the Heat rise up to resist, at this time many people must admire the fighting spirit of the Heat, they are very tenacious, their fighting spirit can make up for some of the strength gaps, if the Pacers are a soft egg team, the Heat can even use their fighting spirit and tenacity to defeat the Pacers with superior strength, Just like they beat the Knicks in the semifinals.

It's a pity that the Pacers are also an iron army, whether it is head coach Larry Bird or leader Reggie Miller has nothing to do with the word 'soft egg', and when the Heat can make them feel the crisis like the 76ers, the Pacers played their aggressiveness again.

In the fifth game between the two teams on June 1, the Pacers only allowed the Heat to score 79 points, while they themselves scored 90 points, and the Pacers won more than 10 points for the first time in this game, and the first four games were within five points regardless of who won on either side. It's also a signal from the Pacers that they're ready to step up the game again. Zhuang Fei watched this game at home, the Pacers are not as easy to play as they imagined, to some extent they are very similar to the Trail Blazers, Reggie Miller, Dale Davis, Mark Jackson, Rick Smitters, Jalen Rose, this is the Pacers' Five Tigers, all of them are all All-Star level or quasi-All-Star level players, but unlike the Trail Blazers, their team has a leading big brother Reggie Miller, they have a good leader, while the Pacers do not, originally Pippen can be a leaderOf course, for Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves, a team like the Pacers is the most difficult, this is a team that can win the championship, although their team does not have a so-called A+ player, but compared to the future civilian Pistons, it may only be stronger than the civilian Pistons.

Zhuang Fei is very jealous of this Pacer, perhaps in response to Zhuang Fei's jealousy, in the sixth game between the Pacers and the Heat on June 3, the Heat, who originally returned to their home court, wanted to pull back a city, and then played the final score to 3-3, so that the game dragged into a tie-break, but what made the Heat players and Pat Riley a little frustrated was that the Pacers did not give them this opportunity at all, the Pacers were just like they eliminated the 76ers in the last round, and this time they also made the opponent feel palpitations in this so-called life-and-death battle.

In this game, the Heat failed to score more than 80 points again, still only 79 points, while the Pacers scored 94 points, and this time the Heat lost by 15 points at home, which was also the biggest loss at home for the Heat this season. The Heat didn't have a chance in the whole game. The Pacers have shown their dominance to basketball fans around the world.

And Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves also determined who their Finals opponents were.

Playing the Pacers at home on June 7. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )