Chapter 367: Your King Is Coming Back!
The world is changing, and sometimes it's so fast and terrifying.
A week ago, Coach D captured Popovich to the Lakers as an assistant coach, and most of the world's voices were mockery.
Even Lakers fans, Lakers celebrities, the media in Los Angeles, and the Lakers' top brass were silent for a while.
No one is optimistic about Popovich's future and prospects with the Lakers.
And when Coach D handed over all the power of the Lakers to Popovich, public opinion outside at that time thought that Coach D had gone crazy.
When the Lakers and Mavericks started the second round of the West, Popovich came up and did nothing, and after losing two games in a row, everyone was waiting to see Coach D's jokes.
Everyone was waiting to see how Coach D was backstabbed by Popovich and laughed at by the whole world.
However, a week passed.
These mockery, these mockery, these banter, at this time, all turned into shock!
The Mavericks' hard power is not the strongest team in the West.
It's not as good as the Lakers, Spurs and Rockets, and it's not as good as the Warriors, who are the strongest in the West.
However, this team is still the team that has reached the second round of the West.
This team is still wearing a god costume!
Moreover, this Laker is not neat now.
This Laker, in the second round, has never been in order!
In fact, considering the absence of the Spurs Lakers Seth Curry and Wade in the first round, this Laker has actually been in an uneven situation.
Saying that the Lakers are a 73-win team, in fact, the Lakers do not have the strength of a 73-win team in the playoffs.
And every time it is the core players that are missing, how can such a team be favored?
Coach D led the Lakers to the second round in the first round against the threat of the super strong Spurs and the arrival of the gods, which is definitely a classic of Coach D's coaching career.
Although the Mavericks are certainly not comparable to the Spurs.
However, everyone expected that the calf would be blessed with a god costume at the beginning.
Therefore, it is not easy for the Lakers to beat the Mavericks, but there are still many people who believe that Coach D can beat the Mavericks and the god costume.
At the very least, that's what most Lakers fans and celebrities think.
It's just that who would have thought that in the end, Coach D directly picked the son, but captured Popovich to the Lakers and supervised the referees off the court!
Who would have thought that Coach D's goal this season is not only to beat the Mavericks, but to beat the Warriors and lead the Lakers to the Finals again!
If it's just to beat the Mavericks and make it to the Western Conference finals, Coach D doesn't need to go outside to supervise the referees at all.
Coach D is supervising the referees outside, doesn't he just hope that the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Warriors, the referees can be a little fairer, so that the Lakers will not have the strength to fight back.
It's just that Coach D's idea is very good, and the point is, Popovich, can he play for the Lakers?
Even if Popovich can play for the Lakers, Popovich, does he have the ability to be like Coach D, slaughter the gods, and beat the god team?
No one is optimistic about this at all.
But now, one by one, one by one, all of them have been realized, and all of them have been realized according to Coach D's ideas!
"It's incredible!"
"I didn't expect our opponent in the Western Conference Finals to be the Lakers!"
In Oakland, the Warriors, who had beaten the Rockets 4-0 and were the first to enter the Western Conference Finals, were sighing at this time.
"Bobo is still strong."
Compared to the exclamation of the players, as a disciple of Bobo, the smile on Cole's face was full of praise.
"If there is anyone else in this world who can come close to that peak except Coach D, then this person can only be Bobo."
It is not an easy thing to lead the Lakers, whose core is absent from time to time and who are short of soldiers, to defeat a team blessed by god suits.
At the very least, Cole felt he couldn't do it.
The Warriors have had a very good playoff season this season.
In the first round and the second round, all of them swept their opponents 4-0.
Now the Warriors' odds to win the championship are high in second place, second only to the Celtics, and above the Cavaliers led by the Eastern Conference superpower team Oden.
If it weren't for the fact that James of the Celtics had a certain amount of pressure to win the championship this season, if it weren't for the fact that those people were already fighting Coach D and the Lakers, they would no longer be playing, in fact, the Warriors' odds to win the championship ranked first.
That's why the Warriors are so focused on the Lakers.
The experience of playing a god outfit team, the Warriors, in fact, is not much, it should be said that except for Yi Jianlian, no one in the Warriors team has such experience.
"After losing at home, the G4 Mavericks are now coming to Los Angeles, coming to the road, it's hard."
Why has the Lakers' probability of advancing skyrocketed after G4 ended?
That's why.
At home, with the blessing of the gods, even the rhythm of the Lakers can't be found, and when it comes to the road, facing the Lakers, who may be more excited, the Mavericks, there is no chance.
Los Angeles, Staples.
The G5 of the Lakers and Mavericks, the referees who can enforce the law in the NBA, has no problem with their business ability.
Everybody is an NBA baby.
As for the referees who can blow the black whistle for Adam Xiaohua, they are even more precious among treasures.
Each one is precious.
Every time he saw his super henchman finally sent to Game F by David Stern after the game, Adam Shaw was extremely heartbroken.
It's really one to send away, and one less!
This is also the reason why Coach D's supervision is so powerful, because, with Coach D's supervision, a black game will consume a referee, and no one will be spared.
G3, the referee who didn't blow a foul on the Lakers at the end, was sent to Game F by David Stern yesterday.
These die-hard referees under Adam Shaw are not endless.
Use one less than one.
Such a situation means that Adam Shaw is unwilling to do useless work.
He knew that the group of people behind him were in a hurry.
But he still hopes that these people will not be in a hurry.
"There is no point in making senseless sacrifices in such a game, in such a series, one less meaningless game like this, and one more meaningful game like the Western Conference Finals and the Finals."
There was no talk about the referee during the whole process, but the people sitting next to the joke in the Staples stands really heard it and understood what Adam Shaw meant.
Coach D put too much pressure on them.
They need to be prepared to play seven games in the finals and consume at least six judges before the finals are over.
If you count the Western Final, prepare at least four consumables.
That's 10 of them.
The Lakers beat the Mavericks, and there is really no need to go up for the Mavericks.
Although he was very unhappy, he still accepted Xiao Hua's statement, but it was a pity that it must be a pity.
"Adam, when exactly will David retire?"
“……”
Xiao Hua glanced at the old man not far away, and he was also speechless.
If Stern doesn't retire, he won't be able to fully control the NBA, and he won't be able to fully control the referees and penalties.
As long as Stern does not retire, his referees are either infinite, finite, or numerous, and the calculation of black can only be limited.
The people behind him hope that they can completely control the game, completely control the results of the NBA, and completely control everything in the NBA, and what is needed is unlimited power and no power.
They longed for him to be able to take such power right away.
Why wouldn't he want it himself?
It's just that David Stern is a giant standing in front of everyone.
Therefore, their opponent is not only Popovich on the surface, but also Coach D behind Popovich, and behind Coach D is David Stern!
Adam Xiaohua breathed a sigh of relief.
"David will leave the NBA sooner or later, and maybe, it won't be long before we can see it."
When a wise man speaks, he hears well.
Adam Shaw means, smart people must have gotten it.
After being disheartened, David Stern naturally had no need to stay in the NBA anymore.
Coach D is David Stern's hope.
If Coach D can't stand up to this dark force that wants to corrupt the NBA, it's when David Stern leaves.
There is no need for David Stern to support Coach D, for the last bit of justice in the NBA, regardless of his physical problems, and stay behind Coach D and the NBA at the cost of his life.
This G5 between the Lakers and the Mavericks is full of big names on the sidelines.
All kinds of CEOs, all kinds of dignitaries, all kinds of stars, it can be described as a gathering.
Even Coach D, who supervised the game, did not appear in TNT's Tiantuan studio in the end, but actually appeared on the sidelines, standing on the sidelines with Lakers owner Jim Buss!
"What do you mean? Coach D: Doesn't this game need supervision? ”
"Isn't Coach D afraid of Popovich thinking too much right now? I've always said that Coach D left the court not only to supervise, but also to not want Popovich to think too much, completely give Popovich power, and now Coach D is actually back on the sidelines, right? Oh my God, Coach D feels that the relationship between him and Popovich is already a relationship of complete trust!! ”
Almost at the same time, when Du Kang appeared on the big screen at the scene, Popovich, who was the acting head coach of the Lakers on the sidelines, was applauding Du Kang together with the Lakers fans and Lakers players on the scene.
Moreover, when applauding Dukang, the expression on Popovich's face was a smile and a heartfelt applause!
"It's unbelievable that the Lakers led by Popovich are really united again!!"
"Maybe now Coach D doesn't need to set up Kobe Bryant and Maddy in the Lakers to supervise, they are supervising the Lakers, never to supervise Popovich, but to supervise the Lakers players, hoping that the Lakers players can completely obey Popovich's arrangement! So, Maddy, Kobe, this game became Popovich's assistant coach, the Lakers' acting assistant coach! ”
"Before facing the Warriors, the Lakers are once again completely united, which is a good thing, but dear Coach D, this Laker without you is still not the opponent of the Warriors, let alone the opponent of the Warriors with three gods!"
Because of Du Kang's appearance, the commentators of various countries in this game are almost talking about Du Kang.
Even Adam Shaw, he and a pair of behind-the-scenes sponsors of the NBA around him are paying attention to Du Kang.
Most people think that Coach D's appearance on the sidelines of the Lakers game again is a sign of the Lakers' unity again, and it is also Coach D's encouragement to the Lakers players and Popovich to unite, but for them, Coach D's appearance on the sidelines again is a provocation to them!
Coach D is telling them that I know you guys won't be playing this game, so there's no need for me to supervise it.
Coach D seems to be telling them in the most mocking voice, I know everything about you, and that's why you can never beat me!
"Fack!"
Fans will love Du Kang's existence that can never be controlled and unpredictable, because there are always surprises.
But they, they're businessmen who have invested billions of dollars in real money into the NBA, and they don't like surprises.
Surprise, for them, is fright, what they like more is that everything is controlled in their own hands, business is business!
"I really want to slap Coach D's face!"
"Wait, soon, we'll be able to slap him in the face!"
Although I can't stand Coach D's ridicule like this.
However, in this game, they still did not forcibly intervene.
In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Mavericks 120-100 at home.
In this game, Nowitzki still scored a game-high 36 points.
However, the Mavericks lost and had no power to fight back.
Just like the 2009 Western Conference semifinals when the Mavericks beat the Nuggets, Nowitzki averaged more than 30 points per game and was efficient, but there was no way to change the trend of the game.
This is the suppression of the system.
Even if there is a blessing in the god costume, it is useless.
And in this game, the god costume did not appear.
God costume, in this game, the Lakers actually have a home whistle.
So much so that after the game, the Lakers DJs on the scene were shouting wildly.
"Our great Coach D, always so thoughtful!"
As the commentary of TNT in this game, O'Neill shouted directly after the game.
"Congratulations to Coach D, congratulations to Popovich, congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers, congratulations on making it to the Western Conference Finals!"
The game isn't over yet, and the series isn't over yet, but O'Neal is already congratulating the Lakers on reaching the Western Conference Finals.
This made Cuban directly angry at O'Neal for being unprofessional in an interview after the game.
"The Mavericks are still in the playoffs, the Mavericks still have a home court, and we're going to bring the game back to Los Angeles again!"
Two days later, Lakers fans were not able to see the Mavericks again in Los Angeles.
The G6 of the Lakers and the Mavericks, who had the right to use the god costume in two games, completely lost the right to use the god costume.
The Mavericks eventually lost to the Lakers 99-105 at home.
In this game, Nowitzki still scored 30 points.
He was 11-of-24 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring a game-high 30 points.
However, anyone who watched the game could tell that Nowitzki was too tired to play, and his opponent, Garnett, was too freehand.
Nowitzki's offense is very strong, especially in singles.
However, Garnett can really use his passing to lead the team, in the playoffs, in the most intense games, to lead the team!
"Beat Duncan, beat Nowitzki, although they are both Duncan and Nowitzki in their twilight years, but, now, who would dare to say that in the playoffs, passing is useless!!"
"Kevin Garnett, really got out of his own way!!"
"Congratulations to Coach D, congratulations to KG, you have brought a completely different basketball path to everyone!"
Former Rockets head coach McHale, who was a guest on TNT, shouted frantically after the game.
And on the pitch.
Garnett walked up to Nowitzki again.
"Dirk, I beat you, but I've never won against you, and now, still."
“……”
Nowitzki looked at Garnett in surprise.
Not Garnett's trademark trash talk.
Rather, he didn't understand something, but it was full of kind words.
Looking at Novitsky with a puzzled expression, Garnett smiled and did not explain.
Because, he still can't lead the 2011 Mavericks to the top of the NBA.
He beat Dirk in this series.
But now, he still hasn't really reached the height of being a god, and he still hasn't won against Dirk.
So......
"I'm not really at the top yet!"
Confidence, pride, arrogance!
A player who is about to turn 40 dares to say that he has not yet reached his peak!
The spectators, fans, experts, and commentators who were all waiting for Garnett to be angry with Nowitzki were all stupid.
Nowitzki, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and had a smile on his face.
"Dirk, I'll wait and see, looking forward to the moment you reach the top, I'll be the first to applaud you."
Nowitzki, he really believed it!
Even Garnett was stunned.
So I subconsciously said thank you.
"No, KG, I don't just believe in you, I believe in ......"
Nowitzki looked at the man on the big screen.
"I still believe in Coach D."
Nowitzki's subtle but firm smile moved the world.
What is recognition from an adversary?
That's it!
And I, never got it!
James clenched his fists tightly.
Gnash one's teeth!
"LeBron, just beat Coach D and you can get everything!
Now, though, what you need to consider is your next opponent, the Cavaliers, Oden, and Owen! ”
James withdrew his gaze.
Knights, Oden, Owen, Kings!
"I'm not going to lose, I'm fifty times stronger now than when I left!
I will tell them that they have only one king, and that is, me! ”
(End of chapter)