Chapter 232: The Champion's Bearing
"Good morning, Martin"
"Good morning, Rai"
At seven o'clock in the morning on April 23, the staff of the Minnese Standard Target Center Arena have arrived, for these staff, the playoffs and the regular season are not the same, although the regular season fans of the Timberwolves are also crazy, but only those who have experienced the rise of the Timberwolves last season will understand the gap between the two, for these people, whether it is the security of the arena or the maintenance of the stadium facilities, etc., they need to be more careful, and the team enters the playoffs, This means the busiest start of the year for them.
"Martin, did you watch yesterday's game? The Hornets played against the 76ers and Iverson was fantastic, last time he scored 69 points against us, yesterday he scored another 45, his scoring ability is too strong, the Hornets are not his opponent at all"
"Yes, David Wesley and Eddie Jones are not his opponents, originally I thought this round of the matchup between the fourth and fifth in the East would be very exciting, now it seems that the 76ers should be able to win easily, I really expect the East to have both black eight and black seven like last season, that will be more interesting, the Heat seems to be hacked this year"
"I can't say that, the game between the Heat and the Bucks yesterday was very intense, the Heat's inside Bucks can't be guarded, and the Bucks' outside Heat has no way, I personally still hope that the Heat won't be hacked again this year"
"Hehe, yes, I heard that Pat Riley has a good relationship with our head coach, good luck to them, but from now on, the most exciting playoff game yesterday was the Grizzlies and Spurs, and the other matches are much inferior to this group."
"That's it. Carter actually scored a triple-double of 30 points in this game, and Duncan scored 40+20 again, the duel between the two is the focus of the United States, but it's a pity that Carter didn't score more than 40 points again, otherwise he would have broken Jordan's record"
"Breaking records doesn't matter at all, didn't Mr. Zhuang say that winning should always be the biggest pursuit of a team or a player. The Grizzlies won this game, and that's enough."
"yes, we had a chance to break the Bulls' regular-season win record. But in the end, Mr. Zhuang didn't seem to be reinforced, so it seems that we have only one goal, and I'm really looking forward to tonight's game."
"Looking forward to tonight's game? No. I don't think there is any surprise in this game, we have won 11 games in a row against the Kings, we have not lost to the Kings since Mr. Zhuang came to the Timberwolves, our goal in the first round is to sweep the promotion, from yesterday's battle between the Trail Blazers and the Jazz for four or five places, the Trail Blazers are very strong, and I am looking forward to our game with the Trail Blazers."
"Yes, the Timberwolves are going to be a championship team, so we should look a little bit higher, and I've been looking at the team the same way I did three years ago. Maybe it looks really stupid."
"That's right, the team is a champion team, so our fans should have the bearing of champion fans, which is called dynasty spirit"
"Haha, that's right. The bearing of the dynasty, the Timberwolves must have the bearing of the dynasty"
The Timberwolves' game is the focus of everyone's attention in Minnesota, but this does not affect their attention to other games. Escaping the depression that may arise, but as the Minnesota Timberwolves got better and better, almost everyone became enthusiastic about the NBA, and even began to compare and judge other teams, which is how the basketball environment in Minnesota has changed in just two years. …,
When the night falls in Minnesota, the snow in early spring is still chilling, but the Timberwolves fans are not affected by the weather in Minnesota, and now there is a lot of noise outside the target center, everyone is waiting for the next game, this is the first game of the Timberwolves' playoff journey this season, but now there is no anxiety or nervous look on the faces of the fans, for them, it has been different recently, and they will no longer pay their pessimistic emotions because of a small king
"Coach Zhang, this is the first time we have come to the NBA to broadcast the first round of the playoffs live, right?" Mr. Xu looked back at the target center around which was almost full, and was a little excited, they had come to interview the finals or all-stars before, but the first round of the playoffs was broadcast live? This is basically impossible in the past, the funds are really limited, although CCTV is very rich, that is also CCTV, not that CCTV sports station is very rich, now it is different, the rise of Zhuang Fei makes these basketball commentators feel very gratified, I want to be able to explain the professional cup on the spot is the football World Cup and the European Cup, and now there is also a basketball NBA, in a sense, the two can be said to be of equal status.
"Yes, I hope that the audience and friends in front of the TV can go down with us, of course, I also hope that everyone will accompany the Timberwolves, Zhuang Fei and Dazhi together, I think we will stay here in the second round, the third round, and even the finals, and then witness the moment when Zhuang Fei and Dazhi lift the NBA championship trophy" Director Zhang said with a smile, Director Zhang's words made Mr. Xu next to him a little surprised, I didn't expect this old guy to be so good at saying that, the kung fu of climbing along the pole is first-class, After a brief period of distraction, Mr. Xu then smiled.
"Director Zhang, now everyone is very concerned about a question is that Dazhi is about to make his career playoff debut in this game, what do you think his chances of this game are, will Zhuang Fei continue to let O'Neal Jr. sit on the bench, according to reliable information, Zhuang Fei has been a little unbearable for O'Neal Jr.'s tumor style, I don't know if this will be true, and roughly the chemistry with Nash should be the best" Mr. Xu asked with some meaning, the Timberwolves have been rotating recently, It can be said that Zhuang Fei has asked Nash to take Wang Zhizhi with him many times in the last ten regular season games, and it can be said that Wang Zhizhi has played more times and even more time than Nash in recent times. In fact, Wang Zhizhi and Nash are a perfect match, Nash's ability can naturally not be compared with Xiao Ao, but on the offensive end, the cooperation with Nash can almost get rid of Xiao Ao's two streets, which is also the most hotly discussed topic in China recently, everyone knows that Zhuang Fei is an offensive maniac, and it is obvious that Wang Zhizhi is more suitable for Nash, which also makes the call for Xiao Ao higher and higher. And Nash's popularity in China is also rising, this is a 'person who passes the ball to Wang Zhizhi'. However, they didn't know that Zhuang Fei was just debugging various player matches. There isn't much else at all.
"Well, it's possible. But it all depends on Zhuang Fei's own thoughts, but in my opinion, the Timberwolves don't need to play a defensive O'Neal Jr. in the face of a team like the Kings, the Timberwolves only need to attack. Dazhi may be better off playing," Director Zhang nodded and said.
"Hmm. I hope what Director Zhang said is right, now the two teams are warming up, and soon the lineups on both sides will be sent
On the Timberwolves bench in the center of the target, D'Antoni and Zhuang Fei both quietly watched the Timberwolves players who were already warming up on the court, which was also a reincarnation for the two.
"Finally started again" D'Antoni sighed after a moment and said, his feelings are very complicated, now he has been receiving invitations from many teams, including his former club Nuggets, but now he is still rejected one by one, he still wants to learn from Zhuang Fei. Zhuang Fei now has a lot of shining points that he doesn't seem to have learned, when he knew Zhuang Fei the most, it was the seven games of Zhuang Fei and the Spurs last season, although the Timberwolves lost in the end, but Zhuang Fei's use of soldiers made his heart tremble. Now, he wants to see where Zhuang Fei's limit is, the failure of the Timberwolves last season was not Zhuang Fei, but the players, this year's Timberwolves, the players have no problem. Then Zhuang Fei's ability should not be limited by the ability of Timberwolves players, thinking of this, D'Antoni was a little excited. …,
"Yes, it's finally started again" Zhuang Fei also sighed with a smile, of course he didn't know what D'Antoni was thinking, but now that he saw the king see Adelman again, he was also deeply touched.
"Mr. Adelman, it's a pleasure to be able to play with you again" Zhuang Fei smiled as he walked over to the king's bench and said to him with a smile. Zhuang Fei is calm with a smile on his face, while Adelman is disappointed with a wry smile.
The famous coach who once led the team to the finals now has no bearing of the head coach of the finals when he meets Zhuang Fei. The two teams that are also starting to rebuild, the Kings are standing still, and the Timberwolves have improved by leaps and bounds, if he still has the confidence and belief to compete with Zhuang Fei last season, then this season's encounter can be said to completely shatter his beliefs.
Now, the Kings have lost 11 games in a row to the Timberwolves, so the result of this game has actually been decided 90% before the game. When he decided to continue to use Princeton in the King, he never thought that he would meet an opponent like Zhuang Fei, and he never thought that the league would have two interior lines like Xiao Ao and Garnett at the same time, and even more unexpected was that these two interior lines actually appeared on the same team, Adelman even wondered if Zhuang Fei was deliberately forming a team that opposed him, or that he was specifically restraining him, but when he thought about his own results and the Timberwolves' results, he put these thoughts behind, It's just a team that barely makes the playoffs, and the Timberwolves don't need to be targeted at all.
But when he saw the Suns beat the Warriors in the last regular season game, and his own king could only lock up the eighth, he knew that his journey this season may be over, in fact, the king's performance this season is very good, and now the team has slowly found a tacit understanding, especially McBibby and Chris Webber's tacit understanding is getting better and better, and in the second half of the schedule, Peja is also slowly rising, it can be said that Adelman thinks that it is time for the king this season to go further, especially in the last few games, In order to compete for the seventh position, the Kings actually defeated the Lakers, Spurs and Jazz one after another, these three teams are all ranked above the Kings, which also makes Adelman particularly excited for a while, and now there may be no team in the league except the Timberwolves that the Kings cannot beat.
But it is precisely this Timberwolves that makes the king almost breathless, sometimes the more you don't want things to happen, the more he will happen in front of your eyes, the king's winning streak ended very exciting, and he was about to get the seventh position, but in the end he still failed to squeeze the Suns, the Suns' ending was equally exciting, and in the end the king's opponent was still the old enemy Timberwolves. This was almost a death sentence for the king.
Thinking of this, Adelman was aggrieved for a while, and a trace of blood suddenly broke out in his heart, even if he is really defeated, I have to fight to the end.
"Hmph, we will win this game, for sure" Adelman held Zhuang Fei's hand and suddenly forced, and a trace of anger appeared in his eyes, and he also ignited his fighting spirit, if he doesn't defeat the Timberwolves, the king will never come out, since there is no way to hide, then fight to the end.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it, I've been feeling that every time I play the king, I always feel that there is always a lack of excitement every time I play the king, I hope this round of the series Mr. Adelman can give me some stimulation" Zhuang Fei still said with a smile, but there was some provocation in his eyes.
Adelman looked at Zhuang Fei's contemptuous smile and was angry again, Zhuang Fei's statement of 'we have started thinking about the next round' last season is still ringing in his ears, and he will teach this frivolous Chinese a lesson no matter what.
"Mr. Zhuang, no team in the NBA is undefeated, even the former Bulls, you should be humble," Adelman replied coldly. Maybe now he can only bring out the bull that once defeated him to satirize Zhuang Fei's arrogance.
"Of course I know that any team will lose, but my Timberwolves will never lose to the Kings, not even once" Zhuang Fei still had a shallow smile on his face, but the eyes in his eyes had become very sharp.
Adelman didn't expect Zhuang Fei to say this, and perhaps no head coach in NBA history would have the confidence to say such a thing. Adelman was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to reply, and the sudden momentum on Zhuang Fei's body made him palpitate.
Zhuang Fei ignored Adelman, who was now distracted, and turned around and left directly.
Zhuang Fei: Is this arrogant?
No, that's what a championship team should be! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )