After a short break of a few days, the playoffs are played in four out of eight. Team Kitagawa takes on Team Flying Bears. The Beichuan team did not have mercy in the regular season, and the Beichuan team was even less likely to show mercy in the playoffs.

The day before the start of the game, a reporter took advantage of the heat to interview Lu Yan and Xiang Nan.

Ni Jie still held the microphone as before, and said elegantly and intellectually: "Hello Director Lu, I'm very happy to be able to interview you." During the regular season, you kept saying that Kitagawa's goal this season was to make the playoffs. Now the Kitagawa team's goal has been exceeded. Do you have a higher level of goals for the playoffs? ”

Lu Yan had a good demeanor and said seriously: "The Beichuan team is a young team, I am very pleased to have achieved the current results, and I thank the players for their efforts and dedication." We don't have any more ideas for the future at the moment, and it's too early to say anything. Let's take one step at a time. Let's get the current game right. As for the rest of the matter, don't think about it yet, thinking too much will burden you. "Lu Yan is a pragmatic person. He doesn't like to shout slogans, and he doesn't like to talk about his pursuits. The goal is to work hard to achieve it in your heart, not to shout it out for everyone to judge.

It doesn't matter if he's humble, or that he's cowering, or that he cares about what others think. Anyway, he doesn't want to say his goal right now. Some people think that he is ambitious and ambitious; But some people will inevitably think that he is arrogant and unashamed. Some things are said at the right time when the goal is achieved.

Ni Jie nodded, agreed with Lu Yan's words, and then asked: "You have been in the industry for more than 20 years, and you have been working in the Flying Bear Team before, and you know the Flying Bear Team very well. How do you feel about facing your old club Flying Bears this time? ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said slowly: "I have a lot of feelings. The Flying Bears have always been a strong team in the league, and I learned a lot from the Flying Bears and had a deep affection. Thank you to the Flying Bears for nurturing me. Although I am no longer in the Flying Bears, I still hope that everything will be okay with the Flying Bears, and everyone will be healthy and happy. We'll learn a lot from the Flying Bears. ”

"For the main players of the Flying Bears, do you have any special deployment on both offensive and defensive ends?"

Lu Yan nodded and said, "Of course." After all, the Flying Bears are a league powerhouse to be reckoned with, and they have performed well on both offensive and defensive ends. Although the Flying Bears are not in the top four now, their strength is definitely not inferior to the top four teams. Especially this season, the Flying Bears have also brought in two strong foreign players. The overall strength of the Flying Bears cannot be underestimated. I believe the Flying Bears have made targeted arrangements for us as well. The Flying Bears didn't relax, and we couldn't let go. ”

Ni Jie interviewed for five or six minutes, and Lu Yan always answered questions cautiously and modestly.

Xiang Nan looked at Lu Yan's interview video and said regretfully: "This kid has poured me ecstasy soup again." I knew I wouldn't be talking about it. Say some rainbow farts to confuse Lu Yan. ”

"Brother Yan may be humble. Brother Nan, you are also very good. It expresses our attitude and determination to take the game seriously and be ready for it. Jiang Tianyu commented objectively.

"You're still too young. Lu Yan: This is a psychological tactic! This is a killing! "Xiang Nan felt the crisis.

"Is it so serious? But fortunately, Brother Nan, you discovered Brother Yan's motives in advance to avoid being deceived. Jiang Tianyu exclaimed. To be honest, he really didn't see that Lu Yan had such a complicated idea. He felt that Xiangnan was a bit of a cup. However, as a newly appointed assistant coach, he had to hide these thoughts in his heart and not show them. The norm for newcomers to the workplace.

"We have to be careful against Kitagawa. If we lose to the Beichuan team, we will lose face. It's true that the more you don't want to fight anyone, the more you will fight with whom. If we play against Nanzhou in this round, we will advance. After qualifying, they will play the semifinals against the Orca team. Even if we lose to the Orca Whales, we're in the Final Four. Xiang Nan said sadly. Sometimes there's an element of luck to how things turn out.

Jiang Tianyu nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell the players that they must be careful." ”

"It doesn't matter what the final result of the season is. We've got to prepare well for the off-season, promote new guys, and train hard. The Beichuan team, which used to be the penultimate team, has reached the point where it can compete with the strong teams in the league under the transformation of Lu Yan. If the Kitagawa team enters the finals this season, then the Kitagawa team will be recorded in the history of the league. Said to the south. What Lu Yan can do, he will definitely be able to do. Besides, the foundation of the Flying Bears is much better than that of the Beichuan team.

"Brother Nan, don't worry, I will fully support you. If there's anything I need to do, just say. Jiang Tianyu said with high morale. It's time for him to put his talents to work.

Now Jiang Tianyu and Xiang Nan are very envious of Lu Yan.

Because of the rapid progress of the Beichuan team this season, Xiang Nan and Jiang Tianyu felt the sudden crisis and pressure. The Flying Bears have not performed well for two consecutive seasons, and the outside world has questioned both the Flying Bears and Xiangnan. Xiang Nan himself was confused. Next season, they're going to get back on their feet.

As a rookie coach, Lu Yan got such a group of good basketball seedlings as Zhao Xinming, which is really like a tiger with wings. This season, the overall strength of the Beichuan team has improved linearly. Zhao Xinming, Xu Yi, Ren Qiu, and Cheng Xi are all comparable to the level of top domestic basketball players, and their personal data are also among the best in the league. The strength of Kitagawa's original players has steadily increased this season.

The current Kitagawa team is actually high-spirited and a formidable presence in the league.

Due to the outstanding overall performance of the Beichuan team and the leap forward this season, Lv Yan was rated as an excellent coach, and Lv Yan was selected together with coaches with high ability and seniority, such as Zhao Qiufeng, Qian Cheng, Chu Xia, etc. As a rookie coach, Lu Yan was surprised to receive such an honor. It was a bonus.

In mid-April, the league eight-in-four match officially began. The league seems to know the fans' minds very well, and scheduled the match between Beichuan and the Flying Bears for the first game.

After eating at noon, Lu Ran was waiting for the game to start.

At three o'clock, the game officially began. Lu Yan didn't dare to slack off, and the starters were the main players of the Beichuan team. The same is true for Xiang Nan, who came up with the most luxurious lineup of the Flying Bears. From the starters, it can be seen that the coaches of both teams attach importance to this game.

Although the Beichuan team killed the opponent twice in the regular season, the Beichuan team did not dare to say that they were determined to win this game. After all, there will be a lot of surprises on the field. Facing the Flying Bears, the Kitagawa team is not overwhelming.

In the first quarter, the scores of the two sides were tight, and there was no tendency to pull away at all. The players of the Kitagawa team clearly felt the desire for this game from the Flying Bears, whose players were in a very different form from the regular season. They are aggressive, fierce defensively and strong in attack. The players of the Kitagawa team felt a lot of hardship, and they felt a little like they were being led by the other party.

Under the high-intensity defense of the Flying Bears, the attack of the Beichuan team was inaccurate, the inside line could not be opened, and the ball holder would be caught by the Flying Bears if he went to the inside slightly. Now it is all supported by the outside pitchers Cheng Xi and Xu Yi. Zhao Xinming, the strong point of scoring inside, is firmly restricted, and Zhao Xinming has been targeted in defense. The big foreign aid of the Flying Bear team has been challenging Zhao Xinming, and he has to hit Zhao Xinming a few times when he has nothing to do.

However, the Flying Bears feel hot, bloom more points, and score both inside and outside.

At the end of the first quarter, the Kitagawa team trailed the Flying Bears by three points.

Lu Yan hurriedly made adjustments and sent Li Jinglin to share Zhao Xinming's pressure.

In the second quarter, it was not only Zhao Xinming who was targeted, but Cheng Xi and Xu Yi, who had stable shooting, were also given special care by the Flying Bears. To the south, let Tang Tang, the best defensive player of the Flying Bears, defend Xu Yi, and send a small foreign aid to defend Cheng Xi.

Kitagawa also tightened up their defense, and neither team scored quickly and effectively in the second quarter. The two sides enter a war of attrition, but this is not the garbage time of the game. Everyone is working hard and actively fighting. Whichever side relaxes a little, the other definitely follows the trend.

The two teams played hotly, but the score did not increase much. Both teams scored more than a dozen points in the second quarter, and the score was tied at the end.

Lu Ran sat in front of the computer, watching the game intently with his eyes, worried. This game was also too difficult, the Flying Bears played exceptionally, and the Kitagawa team played normally. There were some negative comments on the barrage.

"Team Beichuan is water."

"Is this still Team Kitagawa?"

"What's wrong with Team Kitagawa today?"

"Lu Yan is a vegetable, and he has blinded a few good seedlings of the Beichuan team."

"At this level, the regular season ranking is still in the top four?"

"Lu Yan still has to go through the experience."

"The clouds of the Beichuan team have run out."

"The quarterfinals are not bad, the Beichuan team is okay."

"The Flying Bears personally sent Lu Yan home."

"Kitagawa team real iron. The Union beats the blacksmith. ”

"The Beichuan team is a big fight."

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Lu Ran was upset when he looked at these barrages. She raised her hand to close the barrage.

After halftime, the Beichuan team also increased its defensive intensity and played more tactical cooperation in attack. In the second half, the Beichuan team bit the score tightly and tied the score again, but at this time, the Flying Bears were already crazy, and everyone on the field was excited. In the end, Kitagawa lost the first game of the playoffs by 10 points.

All the players on the Flying Bears cheered loudly. Kitagawa's players were frustrated. The two sides are in stark contrast.

Xiang Nan walked to the depressed Lu Yan and shook hands cordially.

Zhao Xinming, Xu Yi, Ren Qiu, and Cheng Xi stood on the field, panting and looking at the Flying Bears who were celebrating wildly, their faces full of dissatisfaction.

Li Jinglin hugged several younger brothers and comforted: "It's okay, it's just a game, we still have a chance." There are two games left to win back. ”

Several of them nodded in high spirits.

Lu Ran turned off the video of the game in disappointment. The next game was even more difficult for Kitagawa. To keep their place in the last four, they must win their remaining two games.

The performance of the players, Lu Yan saw it in his eyes. They all work hard. After going back, Lu Yan didn't talk about the game anymore, so that everyone could rest well and don't have too much pressure. The players did what they had to do, what they could do, and the rest is what the coaches should do.

In the evening, Lu Yan and Wenhua watched the video of the game several times, found out all the details, repositioned the Beichuan team and the Flying Bears, and thought of a lot of coping strategies for the Flying Bears. The current Flying Bears are different from the Flying Bears in the regular season, and they are not the same as the Flying Bears when Lu Yan was in office. The Flying Bears' young players have also improved rapidly this season. The level of new foreign players brought in this season is also very high. In the regular season, foreign aid was all collected and played, and now foreign aid is let go.