Chapter Eighty-Six: The Authorities Are Confused

"The best rookie was abandoned by the coach, and China's playing time was reduced. Forrest Gump's Los Angeles Times immediately concocted a report full of yīn conspiracy, blaming Mike Brown for his lineup in the final quarter of three consecutive games.

At the same time, there was a conflict between Zhang Kong and Mike Brown, which led to Zhang Kong being abandoned by Mike Brown when the game entered a critical moment, and his playing time was sharply reduced. Even irresponsible speculation ...... 'this is most likely from LeBron James'.

In the report, he swore that because LeBron James was worried that his excellent performance would affect his leadership position, he instructed Mike Brown to compress Zhang Kong's playing time to suppress Zhang Kong.

This is a report full of yīn conspiracy. Combined with the Los Angeles Times' report on the Los Angeles Lakers on the side page, "The Lakers' new roster was formed, Gasol quickly integrated into the team", the report is even more meaningful.

"If you don't obey, you will sit on the cold bench, and China Zhang can't play in the fourth quarter. David Aldridge, a well-known basketball commentator, also wrote a review of the Cavaliers in his own column in the basketball section of the New York Times

"I don't understand what the hell Mr. Mike Brown was thinking, why did he put the superplayer on the bench at a crucial moment in the fourth quarter? Even if it is to store physical strength for the playoffs, it seems too early to start at this time, not to mention that the regular season has been going on to this day, and Zhang has never had problems with physical strength. And it's not just a game or two, even in the game against the Rockets, the Cavaliers didn't switch to Zhang when the situation on the court was obviously passive. Mike Brown should really reflect on his roster, and while he's won all three games, I'm sure he'll be able to make the playoffs if he continues like this. ”

"The Cleveland Cavaliers with Contradictions" Zhang Kong's professional Mr. Heibill Simmons could not let go of such a good opportunity to hit Zhang Kong and the Cleveland Cavaliers, like a vicious dog with a keen sense of smell, he immediately pounced on the news as soon as he smelled the news. Although it is said to be "The Cleveland Cavaliers with Contradictions", more than half of the 3,000-word comments report that the tour guide is related to Zhang Kong, what messing around with scandals, bad relations with teammates, grumpy, like to cause trouble off the field, disrespect for coaches, disrespect for seniors, anyway, there are not, as long as it is a basin, it will be buckled to Zhang Kong's head, ://.

There is only one meaning revealed in the whole article: "If you don't remove the sky, it is unreasonable!" ”

At the end of the article, he made a prediction about the Cleveland Cavaliers' record this season: "If the Cleveland Cavaliers don't quickly solve the cancer of the Chinese Zhang team, they will not be able to achieve greater results in the playoffs." Maybe in front of the average team, they can win with LeBron's play, but when facing the Celtics of the Big Three, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are now also making up the Big Three, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have no way to resist. ”

There are many more reviews like this, if not countless. At this stage, although the playoff situation is not yet clear, the teams that can compete for the championship have basically been determined, forming a lineup of outside defense expert Artest, super scorer Kobe Bryant, and All-Star interior Paul Gasol, which is definitely one of the most powerful championship contenders under the command of championship coach Phil Jackson.

On top of that, in the West, the old powerhouse Spurs will never be overlooked. Basically, it is now certain that the race for the Western Conference championship will largely be between these two teams, and of course, teams such as the Mavericks, Suns, Jazz, Rockets, and Nuggets will not be ignored by anyone. Although the Hornets have a good record this season, and are still in first place in the West so far, the Hornets are still too young in the eyes of experts, and few people are optimistic about their performance in the playoffs that are really being tested.

In the East, the Celtics are back, and the Cavaliers have shown their king style this season, and they are undoubtedly the two most watched teams in the East, and they are also ranked first and second in the Eastern Conference record list.

After all, a small change in the Cavaliers now is likely to affect the form of the playoffs, and even affect the final championship.

Seeing this, the three old Celtic guys got together and snickered.

The Cavaliers also had a bit of volatility because of this, and the biggest evidence was that in Game 4, the Cavaliers lost at home to the Hawks, who had just completed the trade, and Mike Bibby, the 'White Devil' who was sold by the Kings, showed excellent form, as if to tell everyone that he was not old at all.

Under the excellent play of the White Devil Mike Bibby, the other players seemed to be driven, and the Hawks scored double-doubles with 7 players in the game, and Mike Bibby scored 26 points and 17 assists with a luxurious double-double.

However, what the media is most concerned about is not that the Cavaliers lost, nor that Mike = Bibby's good form, but that in the fourth quarter, Zhang Kong was also pressed to the bench and did not play for the entire fourth quarter. In addition to Mike Bibby's excellent play throughout the game, the Hawks' loss of control over rebounding was another important reason for the Hawks' final victory.

The Hawks grabbed 48 rebounds in this game, and so far this season, the Cavaliers have suppressed less than 42 rebounds on average in games, especially in the fourth quarter when Zhang was not playing, Josh Smith continued to steal rebounds in the front court to make two and one, which was the key to opening the score in one fell swoop.

After the game, questions about the previous games flooded Mike Brown like cháo.

"Excuse me, Mr. Mike Brown, why did you put Zhang empty on the bench in the fourth quarter, don't you think it's stupid that such a choice led to the team's failure?"

"It's a tactical arrangement, I don't need to explain it to you."

"May I ask Mr. Mike Brown, is there a conflict between you and Zhang Kong? That's why he wasn't allowed to play in the fourth quarter? ”

"I'm sorry, no comment. I said it was a tactical arrangement, I don't need to explain. ”

"May I ask Mr. Mike Brown, did you have a conflict with Mr. Zhang Kong?"

"It's not about the game, I have nothing to say."

"May I ask Mr. Mike Brown, did you make this choice because of the conflict between Zhang Kong and LeBron James over the core position?"

"I'm sorry, no comment."

"May I ask Mr. Mike Brown, do you think the Cavaliers should be centered on the outside or on the inside?"

"I'm sorry, no comment."

After answering a few questions with a straight face, Mike Brown immediately chose to get up and leave the press conference in order to avoid this endless number of questions.

The reporters who interviewed the scene were all stunned, and they didn't expect Mike Brown to 'run away' directly at such a time.

"This damn bastard flinched and, damn it, we have the right to know! Readers have the right to know! A reporter from the Los Angeles Post gritted his teeth.

"We can go interview Zhang Kong."

The crowd didn't know who suddenly said this, and the reporters were stunned in unison, and then rushed out of the press conference hall quickly.

yes, how did they forget about it? Instead of following Mike Brown here, it is better to go directly to interview Zhang Kong, after all, Zhang Kong is just a young man in his twenties, as long as he teases a few more words, are you afraid that there will be no explosive news?

Hawks head coach Mike Woodson sat for a while, his face very ugly, watching this group of reporters run out of the press conference hall like a gust of wind, ignoring him as the winner, and the embarrassment in his heart can be imagined. There are still a few reporters left at the press conference, but they are all from the local media in Atlanta, after all, no one is interested in the performance of the Atlanta Hawks except for the Atlanta media.

Zhang Kong is the big news, and the Cavaliers are the big news!

Seeing that the press conference would definitely not go on, Mike Woodson snorted coldly in his heart and stood up and left the press conference.

After the game, Zhang Kong went home directly. The recent games have left him very depressed, and he can't figure out what head coach Mike Brown is thinking.

He's not a fool who doesn't feel it, how could he not see the fact that Mike Brown can target himself? It's just that he really doesn't understand, why Mike Brown suddenly decided to do this?

If it's an impulsive, emotionally exposed player, maybe after a game or two he'll go straight to McBrawn and ask about the situation. But Zhang Kong is not such an impulsive guy, when he encounters a problem, he does not choose to declare it, but puts it in his heart and thinks slowly.

This situation makes the situation worse.

The two who don't want to explain to each other will only cause the misunderstanding to deepen.

In fact, Zhang Kong's biggest concern is not Mike Brown, but LeBron James. Mike Brown is known to be LeBron James' babysitter. If Mike Brown's actions were dictated by James, then ......

Shaking his head, Zhang Kong didn't think so.

James shouldn't be a guy with a lot of energy, but ......

To be honest, Zhang Kong's heart is now filled with too many questions.

Source: Forrest Gump