Chapter 383: I Hate My Past Self!
"Bobo, after the last game, I thought Barkley was not suitable for G4, why did you let Charles play in this game!!"
In the Lakers' locker room, the Lakers' chief team doctor, Garivetti, is growling at Popovich.
Popovich is now being sprayed like his grandson, and he can't fight back at all.
Garivetti is very, very angry right now.
Because Barkley's current problem is not simple, according to his preliminary judgment, Barkley's hamstring strain, even if an ordinary young player suffers such an injury, it will take at least half a month's rest.
And an old guy like Barkley, with such an injury, is basically equivalent to reimbursement this season.
The importance of Barkley to the Lakers right now is known all over the world.
Now, Barkley is not a veteran who was disliked by Lakers fans around the world when he first came to the Lakers.
This veteran, in the face of the Warriors, the fighting power and willpower he played, absolutely conquered all the fans.
Even the Warriors fans at the scene gave Barkley a standing ovation when he was carried out.
In fact, the reason why Garivetti is under so much pressure now is that in the past three years, the Lakers have really been full of injuries!
After Coach D led the team, the Lakers injured core players at every turn.
In 2013, Howard and Kobe Nash had a lot of minor injuries.
In 2014, Kobe, Maddy, Yao Ming, Olajuwon, Roy, and Oden were constantly injured.
And this year, it's actually been pretty good, and there are basically no injury problems in the regular season.
But in the playoffs, Wade, Seth Curry, Garnett, and Wade were injured one after another.
Plus Barkley was also injured after this game.
This means that all five of the Lakers' core players in the playoffs have been injured.
When the Lakers get to the playoffs, they basically don't have a neat time.
Gariverti has been with the Lakers for decades, and he is naturally infinitely loyal to the Lakers, and Lakers fans also have infinite love for him, but recently, the Lakers fans who love him so much still have a lot of complaints about him, thinking that he is not old, otherwise why do the Lakers keep getting injured?
This made Gariverti very uncomfortable.
So, when it comes to Lakers player injuries, Garivetti is very conservative.
After the last game, he demanded that Barkley never be allowed to play in this game.
Absolutely not allowed!
But!
How did Coach D allow Barkley to continue playing!
Coach D allows it, forget it.
Coach D is not coaching at the moment and does not know the physical condition of Barkley.
Coach D doesn't understand, can you Popovich still not understand?
Why did you Popovich still let Barkley play.
At this time, in the Lakers' locker room, Popovich was sprayed like a grandson by Garievetti and did not dare to talk back.
At the post-match press conference, Barkley, who was supported by Antetokounmpo and Ibanks, received a standing ovation from all the reporters in the audience.
Including Auckland reporters on the spot.
Barkley played 25 minutes in the game, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocks.
This performance is still invincible!
The entire Warriors team, except for Yi Jianlian, no one can beat him one-on-one, even Curry, without the help of blocking, it is very difficult to beat Barkley.
In this game, the Warriors were stealed 16 times by the Lakers in order to punish Barkley.
If you exclude the second half, it is 4 steals in semi-garbage time.
In the first half, the Warriors were stealed 12 times by the Lakers!
In the second quarter, the Lakers stealed 6 times.
Not to mention why the Lakers were able to score more than 40 points in a single quarter in the second quarter.
The more accurate the Warriors' three-point shooting from the perimeter, the more they need to defeat Barkley to win the game.
But the more you want to fight Barkley, the more you can't fight, the more you can't fight, the more impatient, the more impatient, the more impatient, the more mistakes you make, the more you can't play.
In the end, Buckley is set off as if he were God.
Everyone knows that Coach D's Falk basketball can't shoot accurately, and it's really easy to collapse.
It's just that everyone didn't expect that the Warriors would collapse so badly in these two games.
This Nima's, two games were by the Lakers by 60 points!
This has already set NBA history.
Now, after the Lakers and Warriors have finished G3, no one believes that the Warriors still have a chance to beat the Lakers and enter the Finals.
Even reporters in Auckland on the scene had little idea of that.
It's 1 to 3.
What else is there to say now?
So, now there are some small spinach companies out there that have offered the Lakers and Cavaliers Finals odds.
Therefore, many NBA fans on the Internet are already looking forward to the master-apprentice duel between Coach D and Oden after this game.
The Cavaliers won G4 at home, beating the Celtics 3-1, NBA fans all said that the NBA sky was finally dawning, Coach D had a clever plan to destroy Emperor Zhan, send Oden to the East, beat James violently, and beat James out of the Finals, the Finals will be clean, and the NBA will be clean!
And the Lakers defeated the Warriors away from home, and also played the big score to 3-1, and now NBA fans are saying that Coach D played a trick and used Oden to beat James to make the hook dare not move, and let Popovich secretly Chen Cang bring the Lakers to the Finals.
In short, now, the NBA Finals is a matchup between the Cavaliers and the Lakers!
Just like after the Celtics and Cavaliers' G4 game, Oden and Lowry Irving were laughing and laughing in the postgame press conference.
Now, Barkley is just as joking in an interview.
"Hahahaha, I know that the fall just now made you worry, but I can assure you, it was definitely not intentional, and I don't know why after the game, my body seemed to be evacuated, I was already trying to persevere, and in the end, I still collapsed on the court.
Now there is no problem, I spit out my tongue in the locker room for half an hour, except for the pain all over my body, there is no problem, thanks to Michael, his tongue sticking out secret technique is very useful, sometimes, people should be like dogs, the heat will dissipate very quickly, hahahaha......"
In the NBA, like dogs, it's never a derogatory term, most of the time it's actually a compliment.
However, hearing from Barkley that he had such a connotation of his good friend Jordan still made all the reporters at the scene laugh.
Even Jordan, who was paying attention to Barkley's situation in front of the TV, couldn't help but laugh and scold.
This big ass!
Do you know that you really fell out of everyone's heart disease just now?
Anyone who understands kinesiology knows that when an athlete suddenly falls like a vacant, it is definitely the most dangerous thing.
"Now this dead fat man can still have a bad mouth, it seems that there is no problem."
Although he was dissed by Barkley, the dead fat man, Jordan was in a good mood.
In fact, Barkley is also in a good mood now.
"yes, I'm having some problems right now, Gary said, maybe I'm having some hamstring issues, I hope it's some minor issues."
Barkley finished laughing, and the reporters who were still laughing at the scene suddenly fell silent.
Hamstring strain!
It's actually a hamstring strain!!
As reporters covering the NBA, how could they not know what kind of injury a hamstring strain is.
Otherwise, Gariverti wouldn't be so squirting Popovich in the locker room right now, and he even wanted to slap Popovich.
The ranking of hamstring strains may seem like a minor injury.
In fact, the span of this injury is very large.
If it's a first-degree strain, it's really not a big problem, and it's okay for young people to rest for about ten days, and it's almost no problem for a slightly older NBA player in their thirties to rest for two to three weeks.
However, if it is a second-degree strain, it is completely different.
If the hamstring is strained to the second degree, it is a very serious injury.
Even very young NBA players can lie down for 2 months!
Even if the recovery is good, it will basically take a month or more, plus the recovery period, there is not a month and a half, and I don't want to appear on the NBA court again.
It is not impossible to force the game, take a break for three or four weeks or ten days, feel that you can do it again, and you can force it, after all, a hamstring strain is not a broken leg, and young players can really force it to play, but it will definitely be repeated in the future, and it will definitely become a chronic disease, and it will be serious, which may lead to a plummeting decline in physical athletic ability, and it will never recover to the peak, and it will fall off a cliff, and the gains outweigh the losses.
If you go one level higher, to a third-degree strain, it will take at least three months, and even depending on the individual's age and physique, you may be reimbursed for the season repeatedly.
Hamstring strain, whether it is level 1 or level 2 or level 3, is very dependent on age and the player's physique.
And the elderly, how can there be any age and physique to speak of.
This disease is definitely a killer disease of the elderly!
For Barkley, whether it is level one, level two or level three, he has been reimbursed this season!
Barkley fell so hard after the game, in fact, the reporters who came here were already mentally prepared and knew that Barkley would probably have no finals.
However, when this word really came out of Barkley's mouth, it still shocked many reporters at the scene and shocked many fans on the Internet at this time.
And Buck used such a relaxed tone to say such things with a smile on his face, which was extremely moving.
Who doesn't know that Barkley is coming back with the Lakers this season to win a championship?
There is only one step away from the finals and the championship.
That's it, directly outside the gate of the finals!
If Barkley is a player who follows the Lakers to the Finals, everyone will not regret it.
The point is, Barkley is a key player for the Lakers to advance to the Finals!
Without Barkley in these two games, the Lakers will certainly not be so easy to win, and it is absolutely impossible to win two games in a row, and it would be nice to win one.
Everyone likes to read the script of the tragedy.
Everyone also likes to read the script of the dream come true.
Especially like to read the script of a player like Barkley who finally realizes his dream.
"Charles, you're going to miss the finals, do you know what you're talking about now? Do you know what you say with a smile? ”
Barkley looked at a reporter from Philadelphia with wide eyes and asked him, and Barkley smiled.
"Of course I know what I'm talking about, I know very well, I know now better than ever, I knew what was going to happen when I chose to play in this game, and 14 years ago, when I retired, I regretted my career all the time.
I'm an MVP, I'm an NBA superstar, but, I've never had an NBA championship, I've never been called a winner, a champion.
I've been thinking, was it really possible for me to be called a winner?
No, it's not.
It's not like I don't have a chance to be a winner.
In my career, I have had many opportunities to be a winner.
In Phoenix, in Houston, I had a lot of chances to be the winner in the end.
In the end, I failed.
Is this the reason for the teammates?
For a long time, I thought so.
Until, I met Coach D, and I saw the Lakers led by Coach D.
None of Coach D and his Lakers were favored, they have always been considered the team that deserves to fail, and Coach D's team always has all the ingredients of a loser.
However, Coach D has succeeded every time, and has become the most successful team with the team that deserves to fail the most.
Why is that?
What is the magic of Coach D? ”
The smile on Barkley's face didn't change in the slightest, and his eyes became yearning and thoughtful.
The other reporters at the scene were silent at this time.
Du Kang, who was in front of the TV, was also quietly watching Buckley on the TV at this time.
"In the 2013 NBA Finals, Howard was frantically targeted by the referees and lost the possibility of FMVP early, why did he still defend so desperately and wipe his ass for the five guards?
How much benefit can that championship bring to Howard?
In the first round of the playoffs in 2014, Maddy, Kobe, and Olajuwon were injured one after another in order to beat the Spurs, and finally fell on the court, what are they for?
What can this championship bring to Kobe, Maddie and Olajuwon? But in the end, they still chose to sacrifice without hesitation.
It's 2015, and if the team needs to sacrifice, why can't it be me?
If the Lakers can win the championship in the end, I will regret not going to the end with the team, but I am even more proud, because my team is stepping on my corpse and finally reaching the top of the NBA!
Success doesn't have to be me!
When I chose to come to Los Angeles, I had this realization.
When I choose to come back, I won't make that mistake again.
I hate my old self!
This time, I'm willing to lie down on my own and the team move forward!
I'm willing to sacrifice everything I have for the championship! ”
Looking at the smile on Barkley's face on TV, Olajuwon and Pippen had mixed expressions on their faces.
If Barkley had had this kind of realization twenty years ago, how could the Rockets have failed?
No, it's not just Barkley who doesn't have that kind of awareness.
They don't have that kind of awareness.
Pippen was still gritting his teeth.
And Olajuwon was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face.
"That's why we're veterans willing to make a comeback with Coach D."
"Even if it's us, we have regrets."
"Charles, congratulations, you've earned my respect again."
Ross Barkley's words in his post-match press conference had a huge impact.
Who would have thought that Barkley back then would become so selfless.
It's not that the style of the ball is selfless.
It's the character that has become so selfless.
can actually say that for the sake of the team, he is willing to be the corpse that paves the way for the team to move forward.
And there's no way you can argue with Barkley's words.
Because, he did!
After this post-game interview with Barkley, the Lakers and Cavaliers are even hotter in the Finals.
Now, the world is already waiting for the NBA Division Finals to end sooner and let the Finals come sooner and earlier.
Because in the eyes of these people, the Warriors and the Celtics no longer have any chances and possibilities.
The Warriors are fine.
Maybe there's still a chance.
But Celtic, there really isn't a chance.
The last three games, just two at home.
There's also a home of the Cavaliers.
Cavaliers fans have already said that if the NBA dares to play black whistle in Cleveland, they will definitely flip the table.
Since you don't want the Cavaliers to be decent, then the NBA doesn't want to be decent, it's a big deal that we won't play!
"Do you really think we're Coach D?
Coach D is generous, Coach D is willing to endure the black whistle for the overall situation of the NBA and the glory of the players, and we Cleveland people absolutely can't bear it! ”
As soon as the Cavaliers fans made such a declaration, it was basically tantamount to telling the league not to try to make trouble at our G6 home court.
Whoever does something, who does it, whoever does it, don't want to get out of the quick loan arena!
Adam Xiaohua is coerced by capital again, and the league is coerced by capital again, in the face of such a declaration by Cavaliers fans, he will definitely consider carefully, whether he must completely overturn the table for the sake of James, the toy of capital.
Many insiders said that Adam Shaw and the league have heard the voice of the Cavaliers and will definitely not make trouble in G6.
This basically amounted to a Celtic death sentence.
May 28, 2015, Cavaliers and Celtics G5.
Although the Cavaliers still have a home court, they will not really give up this G5 game and save the game for the home court to win.
There are so many things that are sure to win in competitive sports.
The Cavaliers actually hope that G5 can directly advance to the Finals.
However, the Celtics did not give up.
Mainly, James didn't give up!
In the eyes of many people, this is actually useless work.
Even if Oden was whistled for two fouls in the first quarter, what about that?
Even if this game is played, what if the Cavaliers lose?
Didn't you see Oden laughing when he watched the game from the sidelines?
Just when everyone thought the game was so peaceful......
This series has been terrible, has been targeted, and Owen, who has accumulated a stomach full of resentment, suddenly, exploded!
The last attack of the third quarter.
Irving's offense was hit directly by James.
Owen, who was sitting on the ground, was complaining to the referee next to him.
And at this moment, James stepped directly over Owen's head!
Where can Owen, who is already on the top, stand this, and punch himself in the head!
Fat James, fall to the ground!
Looking at James who fell to the ground, Danny Angie on the sidelines narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.
Boom!
The Celtic players on the sidelines almost rushed out like a flood!
It's messy!
Someone can sacrifice everything for the championship.
And someone ......
(End of chapter)