On June 4, 2015, there was only one day left until the Grand Final, which began on June 5th.

After the Eastern Conference Finals, Los Angeles has been the focus of the entire NBA for some time.

The Celtics and Lakers met in the Finals, which was a big event.

What's more, this time, the topic of the two teams this season is simply explosive.

Not to mention the feud between Wade and James, you can write several books and write newspapers for months, and even the feud between Garnett Pierce and the Celtics is exciting enough.

And that's not to mention the sons of America like Paul, Barkley and Busheyebrow.

Even Jokic, the parallel trade champion, can sweep the NBA public opinion circle and the professional sports circle in the United States with his every move.

Yesterday, there was internal news from the Lakers, although Coach D was not prepared to meddle in the team's affairs in the Finals, but Coach D had instructions coming, that is, Coach D asked the Lakers' acting head coach Popovich to use Jokic in the Finals, and even better to use Jokic as a starter, so that Jokic and Garnett started to play inside.

This news came out from within the Lakers, which can be said to shock the entire NBA.

There has always been no secret from the Lakers' internal information, and judging by such leaky sources from the Lakers, such seemingly incredible news is likely to be true.

And this is really too much of Coach D's coaching style!

What is Coach D's coaching style?

It's very simple, it's 'no one is missing!'

Now that the Lakers' new players this season have all been whitewashed, how could the only player who hasn't been whitewashed, Jokic, Coach D let him stand there alone and be destroyed by public opinion?

I don't know if Jokic can clear his name, but Coach D is definitely trying to get Jokic to prove himself.

And now, the Finals are Jokic's last chance to prove himself this season.

Even if Coach D is just for his coaching style and character, he will give Jokic a chance to prove himself.

Coach D has done too many of these same things before.

This is also another coaching style of Coach D, that is, he often walks by the river, that is, he does not get his shoes wet.

Coach D has always liked this risky and whimsical way of coaching, and the end result has always been thrilling and successful.

Therefore, Coach D has not coached until now, and nothing unpredictable has happened because of his own adventures and because of his frequent walking by the river.

If the head coach of the Lakers is still Coach D, it wouldn't be a surprise to let Jokic start against the Celtics with Ross Barkley or Garnett.

However, the head coach who is now at the helm of the Lakers is Popovich!

Popovich, does he have the ability?

At that time, Michael Jordan felt that many things were taken for granted, so he liked to pick those little Larry Bird, and the final result was miserable.

Jordan's mistake was a matter of course for him, but it was something that many people would not dare to think of.

The same goes for Coach D.

For Coach D himself, those things that are taken for granted are also things that are simply out of reach for other ordinary head coaches.

Of course, Popovich is no ordinary head coach.

Therefore, after this news came out, public opinion was immediately divided into two sides.

On the one hand, I feel that Coach D is interfering with Popovich's arrangement, since he is not ready to participate in the finals, then he should not participate completely, and of course the media behind those people have this public opinion.

Even if Coach D's hand seems to be a very risky trick, but these people's fear of Coach D has hurt to the bone marrow, who knows if Coach D's hand will be really subtle?

in a word

, as long as Coach D supports them, they are against it.

In fact, it is not the Los Angeles media that supports Coach D's decision, and the Los Angeles media are actually unanimously opposed to Jokic being on the board, and also opposing Dukang's intervention in Popovich's deployment.

The reason, of course, is Nash's reason, and even if they lose, Popovich has a reason not to leave because of his position, which is definitely not what they want to see.

Regardless of whether Jokic is really capable or not, or whether it is really the key to changing the situation of the Lakers, Coach D should not interfere in Popovich's deployment.

Unless, Coach D really doesn't want to come back!

Coach D would not have done such a thing with his ingenuity if he wanted to come back.

Then the only possibility is that Coach D really doesn't want to come back, so he really supports Popovich and will tell Popovich about letting Jokic start with Garnett.

So, of course, they are against it.

Nash couldn't object outright, because he worked next to Dukang, and these media reporters had no such concerns.

Therefore, although there are two forces for support and opposition, there are many opposing forces.

The only forces that supported it were Spurs fans and other onlookers who wanted to see Popovich's jokes.

"Let's show Popovich how far away he is from Coach D!"

"I bet Coach D can use good players, Popovich definitely can't!"

"Popovich quickly learned why he defeated the Warriors, and what led the team to the Finals with the Lakers, definitely not because Coach D said he was the biggest contributor!"

In short, the current Spurs fans can really be described as excited.

Before the Finals began, it is rare in the history of the NBA to set off such a terrifying wave because of a role player.

And at the Boston Celtics training gym.

The Celtics players and coaching staff who came to Los Angeles early are actually watching the Lakers news these days in a lively mindset.

"So the Los Angeles Lakers team is a joke, no matter how strong Coach D is, there is no way to change the funny temperament engraved in the bones of this team, hahahaha."

"Big cities, big teams, there are only three in the entire NBA, except for the Celtics, the other two are here to be funny, infighting, betrayal, and the big drama staged in turn is the true nature of these two teams, if it weren't for Coach D, it would be a tragedy for any player to come to such a team."

Listening to his teammates looking at the Lakers with the mentality of watching clowns, the smile on James' face was very bright.

He's really, really comfortable these days.

He's played many finals, and never had a grand finals been as stress-free as this one.

The Celtics haven't even made a move, and the Los Angeles media themselves have beaten each other into dogs' heads.

And those Lakers celebrities in the Los Angeles media, fans also beat each other into dog brains.

In such a big Los Angeles, how could it be that Coach D did not support Coach D's meddling in Popovich's tactics.

Then you are underestimating Coach D's die-hard fans, and Coach D's die-hard fans can be said to be vast in Los Angeles.

Even if they know that it is wrong for Coach D to interfere with Popovich's tactical arrangement and is not ready to come back in the finals, they will still fully support Coach D.

Therefore, the whole of Los Angeles now can almost be described as a mess.

The media, fan organizations, and celebrities have all attacked each other like dogs.

"It can also be seen from this that the Lakers are certainly not calm right now, and even Popovich is having a headache right now."

After Paul finished speaking, James next to him smiled and nodded.

"LeBron, do you think Popovich will start Jokic?"

Jokic is actually a big celebrity in the Celtics, not to mention the beating of James, I heard that Danny, the general manager of the Celtics

Angie is also very optimistic about Jokic.

After Yao Ming became a god in the playoffs last season, Danny Ange was narrowed by Jokic, and even heard that if the Celtics had the first pick, Danny Ange was also ready to select Jokic.

Regarding this rumor, Celtic's general manager Danny Angie has never come out to refute the rumor.

It can be seen that this matter should be true.

And Paul knows a lot more than anyone else, because James is the one who has studied Jokic's footage with Danny Aangie.

James really knows how much Danny Ainge values and likes Jokic.

James isn't a rookie guy, and he wants his teammates to be capable, so he can't see what Jokic's future holds.

He had just arrived at Celtic at the time, and he would not have given Danny Angie face in this regard.

And from the current point of view, even Danny Angie and Coach D, the two NBA's perhaps most discerning draft experts, have been beaten up at times.

Jokic, now completely scrapped.

No, James was a little difficult to answer Paul's question for a while.

Because before that inside news of the Lakers came out, the people behind him kept talking and letting out public opinion, wanting to turn the Finals into a revenge showdown between him and Jokic.

In fact, I hope the Lakers can give Jokic more roles.

In fact, he hopes to target Garnett and Barkley in the Finals, and then force the Lakers to use Jokic.

Focusing on his matchup with Jokic could also reduce the impact on Garnett and Barkley.

It has to be said that this is a very good chess hand.

But as soon as the news of Coach D came out, many people within him were frightened.

Coach D speaks, they think that 1+1 is equal to 2, Coach D says that 1+1 is equal to 2, and they are not confident again.

It's actually more interesting than whether Jokic started or not.

This shows that these people are really scared by Coach D.

It's reached the point where all the grass and trees are soldiers.

Since the fear of Coach D has reached the point where all of them are soldiers, wouldn't Coach D be so smart that he doesn't know?

No, Coach D definitely knows!

That's why Coach D will use such a trick to get the Celtics!

"The Lakers are definitely not going to start Jokic!"

"Popovich is definitely not going to start Jokic!"

Almost at the same time, two voices rang out at the Celtic training ground.

It's all so determined.

One, of course, is James.

And the other one!

Paul and the Celtics players looked at the gate of the training gym, it was the head coach of the Celtics, the magical Monty, Monty Williams!

Monty Williams and James glanced at each other, and after a moment's pause, both smiles appeared on their faces.

It was the first time they had smiled at each other since the Celtics' internal upheaval.

This shows that the current situation of Celtic makes both men very satisfied.

The loss of privileges in the Celtics made James very unhappy in the first place.

Even if it is for the sake of the Celts, even if he is forced to the extreme, he can only sacrifice, but who is willing to give up that supreme power?

However, after the magical Monty took ownership of the team, his performance did satisfy James.

In the G7 game against the Cavaliers, the magical Monty almost allowed the Celtics to win the game without using the god costume, and it was a complete defeat from a tactical point of view.

Although the imbalance in the mentality of the Cavaliers players in that game was a great credit, it was predicted that the mentality of the Cavaliers players was unbalanced, so they stubbornly defended the basket and forced the Cavaliers players to shoot outside, which is not a manifestation of ability?

It can be said that the Celtics G7 played the Cavaliers with a huge victory to make it magical

Monty was hugely recognized within the Celts.

Although in the regular season, Magical Monty led the team to play D twice, and the coach's performance was also excellent.

But don't they all lose in the end?

And this time, it won!

In the regular season, he did not fall behind in the confrontation with Coach D, and with the support of Danny Angie and the Celtics executives, there would be the previous Danny Angie intimidation of James and the removal of James's military power.

And the G7 Cavaliers in the playoffs made Fantastic Monty truly recognized by Celtics players as a winner who can win.

It can be said that after playing G7 with the Cavaliers in the playoffs, compared with the Lakers, who are already about to collapse in infighting, the current situation of the Celtics is really good.

Father and son, brother and brother, can not describe the current atmosphere of this Celtic.

Even the old thorn Zach Randolph is honest now.

Because, he has never been so close to his championship, and he is going to beat the Lakers to win the championship.

Randolph is willing to sacrifice everything to beat the Lakers in this Finals.

It's a little pity that this Laker doesn't have Howard anymore, which is a little regrettable, and his revenge always feels a little bit less.

James and Monty Williams reconciled with the team, and that was the most important thing for the Celtics.

After all, while James has a brother with the Celtics, Fantastic Monty also has the support of young players such as Bushy Eyebrows.

After a team practice session in the final game of the Celtics Finals, Fantastic Monty kept a few of the team's key players ready to set up the next game.

In everyone's shock, after the magical Monty laid out the targeted tactics, everyone looked at James.

And James himself was equally stunned.

"LeBron, do you have faith?"

And not far away in the Lakers' training hall.

At this point, the same thing is happening.

At this point, all the Lakers players were looking at Popovich.

Because, Popovich is about to prepare to announce the starting lineup for the next game and the Celtics.

Two minutes later, when Popovich announced all of his starting lineups, everyone was silent.

After a moment of silence, almost everyone looked at Jokic.

The atmosphere was terrible.

Especially for Jokic, the look on his face at this time is even more difficult to see.

The Lakers' pre-game meeting is over.

Popovich, Nash, Jeanie Buss, Ham and Clifford, all the guys on the coaching staff are here without a walk.

"I know it's not fair to Nikolai."

"Thank you to Coach D for his trust, I know he doesn't want to come back, I know he wants to see me lead the team to the championship."

"However, it is difficult for him to have a place in my team and I don't have the confidence to find his right place in such a short period of time."

Popovich paused, a smile on his face.

"It's all come to an end, I want to use my basketball to try, my basketball, how far can I go in the end, whether I can reach the top."

Looking at the smile on Popovich's face, everyone next to him was stunned.

His basketball ......

"Don't worry, I know it's enough."

"This Laker is also my team, isn't it?"

Silent.

After a moment of silence, everyone's eyes were different.

This is a coach to be respected.

On the other side, Jokic didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he left the team's training gym.

He looked forward to it with the greatest expectation, and in the end it was more hurt.

He knew no one was to blame.

D Coach

did it for him to the extreme, and even made the Lakers infighting.

However, I didn't do it, I still didn't do it, I didn't get back on the court to face James again, I still didn't do it.

It's desperate.

The despair makes people even a little trance.

"Do you want to know the meaning of life?"

"Do you want to know the true value of basketball?"

Hopelessness and trance, as if hallucinations appeared in the ears.

Several reminders in a row made Jokic directly dumbfounded.

What the hell?!

Not hallucinations?!!!!

Look at the basketball in your hand.

Around, except for yourself, there is only basketball!

"Do you want to know the meaning of life?"

"Do you want to know the true value of basketball?"

"Do you want to start your second basketball life?"

My basketball, mutated?!!!

(End of chapter)