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"Don, are you really going to get Chris to start the center in the next game?"

On May 17, 1994, as a team in the playoffs, the Warriors' training hall was already crowded early in the morning. Although the Warriors did not have the training madman boss like the Jazz Stockton and Malone, most of the players of this team worked very hard. With the character of old Nelson, although he has been playing offensively and running after he came to the Warriors, it seems that in the eyes of many people, generally speaking, the defensive head coach is a relatively poor coach, while the offensive head coach is a relatively gentle head coach. {

However, as a legendary player of the Celtics and a disciple of the Cardinal, how could Old Nelson be just an offensive coach? How could he be a gentle coach? Even if he is not as domineering as Cardinal, this old coach will not tolerate the appearance of players who are unwilling to train in his team. Even Chris Webber, who is very dissatisfied with Old Nelson, is honest in this regard.

So, although the internal conflicts of the Warriors have not been resolved at this time, at this time, no one will see that there are internal conflicts at this time.

"Bob, if we don't use Chris, do you think we have any other ways to do it? Let Tim come back early? Or accept the fate of being swept by the Jazz 4-0?"

After Old Nelson looked at the Warriors players who were training hard on the training ground and said something erratic, Bob Rainier on the side sighed again.

As a disciple of Old Nelson when he was in the Bucks, because this season the Warriors selected a super insider genius like Chris Webber, but this genius has a big problem with his personality. In order to change Webber's personality, Old Nelson invited his former disciple, the legendary center Rainier of NBA to teach Chris Webber. Rainier is one of the few players with very good personalities in the NBA, a villain all over the ground.

However, the former NBA legendary center and his mentor were talking about Chris was not the team's super inside genius Chris Weber, but another super genius in the team who was no less than Weber. Chris Gatlin, the first man in NBA history to play ball with a steel plate in his head.

If Reggie Miller was having some butt problems when he was a child, he couldn't even walk. He was able to become an NBA player through his own efforts. However, Reggie Miller was also a healthy person who could run and jump when he grew up, so although Reggie Miller was inspiring. However, because the Pacers' master's mouth was so smelly, not many fans or experts would think of this guy as an inspirational player, because Reggie Miller's personality is not like a hard-working and inspiring type, and a very good "good person" in terms of personality. This guy's rebelliousness is the label of "genius".

And in the current NBA, the first inspirational brother who is truly respected by fans and experts is Chris Gaitling, 27, the Warriors. This guy had a car accident when he was 17 years old and suffered a broken head. He hit a steel plate on the skull and a steel plate on the head. Not to mention that a fierce match against NBA will be very problematic. If you don’t play a game, even if you don’t play a game, you may die suddenly if you exercise slightly violently in your daily life.

There are not even too many expressions of smiling or crying in daily life, because this may cause death. Although such a guy was extremely genius back then, he was basically useless after a car accident. Not to mention entering the NBA, whether he could still exercise normally was a problem. It just makes people feel full of infinite respect that such a player actually ended up entering the NBA, and his draft pick was extremely high, and his 16th pick in the first round was selected by the Warriors.

When everyone thought the Warriors chose him just for hype, this player averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and nearly 1 block and steal in his first season of his career. When he was playing in his first playoff journey in his career, it was even more amazing that he averaged 20 minutes per game in the playoffs in the rookie season, which doubled his time than the regular season, but his data increased by more than doubled, with an average of 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, and his shooting percentage was even as high as more than 62%.

Since then, after the 91-92 season, this disabled and strong NBA player has become synonymous with the inspiration of NBA. Even the most demanding experts and fans are full of respect for the Warriors' inside line. Of course, the key is that this guy has a much better personality and mouth than Reggie Miller.

Of course, because of the steel plate in his head, he basically couldn't play a few minutes in a game. Last season, he only averaged 17 minutes per game, with 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and this season, he averaged 15 minutes per game, scoring 8 points and 5 rebounds. When facing the Spurs in the playoffs, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game in 18 minutes.

Although he has not scored a lot of points per game, he is extremely efficient and has excellent strength. As an inspirational brother, he has the most important attribute of the inspirational brother, which is to work hard enough, so his offensive skills are very good. He can shoot mid-range and singles, and if he wants, he can also have good defensive ability. Therefore, many experts have been saying that he is a player with an average of 20+10 per game. As long as God gives him the ability to play 36 minutes per game, he can average 25 points + 10 rebounds per game, which means he is an All-Star player.

Of course, this is indeed the case. The Warriors are still reimbursed for the season because Tim Hardaway and Matthew Nionis, the second and third leaders, are still reimbursed. Although the starting players are still strong, the substitute lineup is very weak. Although the Jazz's substitute is not the best in the league, since Elliot found the position on the bench and David Wesley found confidence, the Jazz's substitute lineup is actually not bad. After all, Elliot is an All-Star player, but in this round of the series, the Jazz's substitute lineup did not get much advantage. When facing the Warriors, Chris Gattering, who appeared on the bench, gave the Jazz a huge trouble for the substitute. At least Elliott really couldn't beat this inside player who also has All-Star strength.

And when Old Nelson wanted to use Gatlin, this means that the Warriors have reached the end of their lives. Of course, Gatlin has a steel plate in his head. Although this matter has affected the player's playing time, since he has come to the NBA, he needs to take such risks. The team can take care of the player's health, so he can only play about 15 points in each game. However, if the team needs it, even if the player has problems, he must bite the bullet. Although Gatlin comes to the NBA, he has a court game.

There is not much playing time per game, but there are still situations where there are more than 30 minutes in one game. The last time the Warriors needed Gatlin to play for more than 30 points was the last period of the regular season when the Warriors needed to face the Mavericks when they surpassed the Suns in the regular season record. In that game, Mavericks' head Mashburn scored 50 points in a single game, and almost defeated the Warriors with stronger strength. There was no way at that time. Gatlin played for 33 minutes, and finally defeated the Mavericks with his outstanding performance, scored 31 points and 15 rebounds with 10 of 17 shots.

The reason why those NBA experts say that Gatlin has the strength of All-Star is not only because he has rich offensive methods and is very strong. More importantly, he can play very high data in games with more than 30 minutes of game time. As long as he is given enough time, he can brush up enough data.

"Chris, the coach just now wanted you to start tomorrow's game, right?"

When Old Nelson called the expressionless Chris Gaitling in front of him and said a few words, after the Warriors' inside line returned to the training ground, almost all other Warriors players surrounded him. After Chris Mullin asked this question, the other Warriors players also stared at the expressionless teammate and looked forward to the teammate's answer.

"Yeah, I will play for more than 30 minutes tomorrow"

After Chris Gatlin finished speaking expressionlessly, the Warriors players surrounding him were stunned for a brief moment, then came to their senses and jumped up with excitement.

Even at this time, the two middle-aged teenagers, Chris Webber and Spreville, who were standing aside, had a look of surprise and joy on their faces.

These two middle-second teenagers are not very popular with the Warriors. The veteran group led by Chris Mullin does not like them. Of course, they do not like these veterans, but for Gatlin, these two middle-second teenagers are full of respect.

This is not just his inspirational story, but this guy is indeed extremely powerful. Even Chris Webber, in order to show his uniqueness, he also asked this Warriors senior player to challenge him, but the final result is naturally not very good.

"Haha, as long as you can play for more than 30 minutes, we will definitely beat the Jazz in the next game and will definitely beat that kid!"

"That's right, Chris, the next game I will make that kid look good and deal with him hard to see if he can come out to help defend!"

Of course, the Warriors players were extremely excited in the training hall at this time, but Gatlin, who was surrounded by them, looked a little sad at this time. Although he was a "three-no" boy with no joys, anger, sorrow, and joy on his face, this does not mean that he has no joys, sorrows, and sorrows in his heart. He knew that every time the team wanted to use him fully, it was the most dangerous moment. Although he helped the team through the crisis many times before, his teammates trusted him very much, and really trusted him very much.

As a player who has suffered such a serious injury, being able to stand on the court is a miracle, and being able to enter the NBA is even more miracle. It is even more incredible that he can trust his teammates so much after entering the NBA. Therefore, he is really happy to trust his teammates, which is also one of the biggest reasons why he wants to work hard to pursue his basketball dream.

However, although Lin Han, the opponent, was staggered with Lin Han most of the first three games, Gatlin was very clear about the strength of this Jazz player.

He almost acted as a special bystander and saw the Jazz player stomping his favorite teammates hard on the sidelines, and after every game, the Jazz player who didn't let him like was still provoking his most respected head coach, Old Nelson.

"No matter how good your strength is, I will never let you go wild again in our home court in the next game!"

The Warriors' insider looked at his teammates who were excited at this time and old Nelson who was full of expectations for him on the sidelines, and swore in his heart.

At this time, the Warriors' training hall was originally full of despair, because old Nelson was preparing to use the team's last trump card. So for a moment, the atmosphere of the Warriors' training hall changed tremendously, and the Jazz players naturally would not know about this.

After yesterday's game ended and after getting up this morning, the team is very relaxed because of the 3-0 score. In the history of NBA, no one has been able to be reversed while leading 3-0, so the Jazz are almost sure to enter the Western Conference Finals.

Isn't the best result in the Jazz's history the Western Conference Finals? Last season, the Jazz entered the Western Conference Finals under Stockton and Malone, which was already the best record in the Jazz's history. However, at that time, facing the miserable team Trail Blazers, the Jazz were naturally far behind, and basically did not have any chance to make it to the finals to create the finals.

However, now, the Jazz have such an opportunity. At least in terms of strength. The Jazz are definitely more than a little bit stronger than the Jazz two seasons ago. Although it seems that the Rockets will kill their opponents in the Western Conference Finals now, the Rockets' strength is also 8 taels away from them. The Jazz will definitely not be without a chance, and it can even be said that the chance is very great.

Although no Jazz players said like Barkley was leading the Rockets 2-0 in the last round, most of the Jazz players are doing things like what they have already considered the next round. As for the Warriors? Can this team still pose a threat to the Jazz? This is impossible!

So, at this time, the most important thing for the Warriors is thinking about how not to be swept by the Jazz at their home court, and the most important thing for the Jazz today is watching the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets.

"It's such a pity. It's only 2 points away, but the Nuggets still lost. It's such a pity. Robert Hawley's last two three-pointers are really accurate."

On the evening of May 17, 1994, in the hotel where the Jazz were staying, the entire Jazz team was watching the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets. This game was a very exciting game in Lin Han's opinion. The players on both sides performed very well. Mutombo, who has been in the playoffs, scored 10 of 13 shots and scored 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks, once again locking Drexler, the Rockets super guard, outside the paint area, and other Nuggets players were also powerful enough, in Olajuwon

When he was not as super magical as the previous two games, the Nuggets' score was always with the Rockets until the end, but at the last moment, Robert Hawley ended the game with two consecutive three-pointers. The Nuggets were defeated by the Rockets in their third home game. Olajuwon scored 36 points. Although the score was good, he had few rebounds and blocks in this game, so the deterrence was insufficient compared to the previous two games. This is also the reason why other Nuggets players can perform so well. However, Robert Hawley scored 26 points in 10 of 14 shots in this game, which is the key to winning the game.

"The Rockets are really good at key ball skills. The Nuggets are still too young, but they have performed very well in this game. We are now ready to face off against the Rockets in the next round."

Finally, after the game, Stockton turned off the TV with a smile on his face and said.

From the current perspective, the situation in the Western Conference playoffs is very clear. The Nuggets cannot defeat the Rockets, and the Warriors cannot defeat the Jazz, so Stockton's statement is indeed correct. The Western Conference Finals are the Jazz vs. the Rockets!

So after Stockton finished speaking, Lin Han nodded slightly. Thinking of the Rockets, Olajuwon and Drexler, Lin Han’s excitement on his face was hard to hide. Stockton, who had been paying attention to Lin Han’s expression, also smiled slightly. Lin Han’s fighting spirit was very good.

Of course, although the Jazz no longer cares so much about the threat to the Warriors at this time, they have not completely eliminated the Warriors, and the Warriors have not completely given up at this time. Although most of the players and coaches of this team know that it is impossible to overtake the Jazz. There is no need to have such an impossible dream.

But just like the fourth game between the Jazz and the Warriors, when the fans of the Warriors mentioned the "refuse to sweep" sign, this represents the team's current pursuit. Until now, they can lose to the Jazz, but they will definitely not be swept!

Of course, what also embarrasses many Warriors fans and players is that when Lin Han, as the Warriors' biggest enemy, came out of the player channel, a large group of fans wearing the Lin Han Jazz No. 8 jerseys appeared on the scene.

It can be seen from the skin color of these fans that these people are all Chinese in Golden State. As one of the most Chinese in the United States, Lin Han came here basically for half of his home court. When the regular season was about to end, the league hyped Lin Han to go to the Lakers to have such a big momentum. It also had a lot to do with many Chinese fans in Los Angeles at that time.

So now when Lin Han comes out, the Warriors fans who originally wanted to boo Lin Han finally found that their booing and the fans who gave Lin Han applause and cheering were basically neutral in their voices, which would really make people feel depressed at this time.

"The Warriors fans are very enthusiastic, and it can be seen that Lin Han is very popular here."

After watching Lin Han come out with Jazz players, he kept greeting the Chinese fans on the scene, Larry Bird and Collins on the sidelines also said with a smile.

This game was very easy for Lin Han and the Jazz, and the same was true for the two commentators on the sidelines. There was no suspense in this round of series. All they could do now was just watch the game happen, and there was no need to worry about anything anymore.

However, when the appearance ceremony of the two teams was completed in this game and the starting players of both sides walked to the court to warm up. Looking at the starting lineup of the Warriors in this game, Larry Bird and Collins were still a little stunned.

"In this game, the Warriors' starting lineup was center Chris Gattering, power forward Chris Webber, small forward was Owens, shooting guard was Chris Mullin, and organizational guard was Spreeville. The Warriors took out two insides in this game?!"

When Collins shouted out in surprise as he looked at the Warriors starting lineup, Larry Bird, who was standing on the side, also frowned.

Chris Gatlin? It's him?

For Lin Han, he certainly wouldn't know who Gatling is, because this guy is indeed not of level enough for Lin Han to remember, but for Larry Bird and Collins, they are still very clear about him, especially Larry Bird knows him very much, and even Larry Bird admires Gatling very much, because it was because of his injury that he could not achieve his highest achievement. He has always paid more attention to those injured players in the league, and Gatling is one of the players who make Larry Bird sigh the most.

This guy does have very good strength, and this is definitely not a boast of those experts.

"It seems that Old Nelson still didn't give up in this game."

Faced with an insurmountable assisted defense point like Lin Han, the Warriors can play double-inside tactics. In terms of style, although Gatling is an inside, his movement speed is not slower than Chris Webber at all. There is no problem with this team wanting to run and play.

Moreover, Old Nelson's intention is quite obvious, which is to hope that Gatlin can use his inside offensive ability to restrain Lin Han's attention, or to press Lin Han hard to get out of the basket.

But although Gatling's strength is indeed very good, Larry Bird is still not so sure whether this Warriors player has such ability.

Of course, at this time, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan on the sidelines was also a little surprised by the sudden change of the Warriors. However, like Larry Bird's idea, he did not think Gatlin could suppress Lin Han on the offensive end and suppress Lin Han so that he could not go out to assist in defense.

At this time, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan on the sidelines was not very worried at this time. Lin Han on the field was even more so. His opponent would be an inside player in this game, which made Lin Han actually look forward to it. After all, his defense is enough for those outside players who bullied the Warriors. However, this may not be the opponent's inside, and in the next round of the game against the Rockets, Olajuwon is the strongest inside player in the league.

Although Lin Han knew that he would definitely not be able to appear in the inside and Olajuwon like this game, it was still possible for some time periods.

When the referee of this game, Bavita threw the basketball in his hand into the air, the game officially began. There was still no suspense in the jump ball in this game. Malone is not Chris Webber's opponent. Chris Webber easily got the first ball rights for the Warriors.

However, because the Jazz themselves knew that Malone could not beat Chris Webber, the Jazz's retreat was quite fast. Especially Lin Han, as the team's center player on the defensive end, Lin Han is actually an outside player. His retreat could not slow down.

Of course, although the Jazz retreated quickly, with the Warriors' style, even if the opponent retreated well, this team will not slow down the pace of advancement. Both sides have fought three times, and everyone is very clear about this.

“Huh?”

But after quickly standing at his central defensive position, Lin Han was a little surprised that the opponent he faced in this game was not much slower than him in terms of speed. Although Lin Han was not very familiar with Gatlin and knew that this guy was a substitute for the Warriors before, it had to be said that Gatlin was indeed a very distinctive player. Because there was a steel plate in his head, his head shape was always different from normal people. In addition, his expressionless facial paralysis and three-no attributes made Lin Han noticed it as soon as he came on the game.

He really didn't expect that there was a guy in the Warriors who ran slowly like Weber.

"If you want to join the Warriors, you need to test the race first."

Even when Lin Han thought of this, he didn't forget to mock Old Nelson in his heart.

"Lin, be careful!"

Just as Lin Han was distracted and mocking and sarcasticizing Old Nelson in his heart, the Warriors' pushing player Chris Mullin had already thrown the ball directly into Gatlin's hand.

The Warriors' first wave of offense actually made Gatlin initiate? Not to mention that Lin Han was a little surprised at this time, even other Jazz players on the court were very surprised. Generally speaking, a team's first wave of offense is very important, and it is often done by the team's core players.

Of course, although the Warriors' first wave of offense was a bit unexpected, Lin Han was always focused. After Gatlin took the ball, Lin Han quickly put it on. Although Lin Han's Chamberlain locked block in this game was locked in Gatlin's hand, Lin Han was not very worried about this speed-type inside player.

After all, what strength can you have if you have such athletic ability and play as a substitute inside line,?

But what shocked Lin Han was that when Lin Han just came to Gatlin close to him, what made Lin Han a little embarrassed was that Gatlin turned his back and used his body width to throw Lin Han directly. After throwing away Lin Han, the Warriors' inside line completed the dunk for the first time!

"With a beautiful back turn, Gatlin's offensive skills are still very good. Lin Han was a little careless. He should not regard Gatlin as an object that can be easily intercepted."

When Gatlin finished the dunk with Lin Han's defense, he got off the basket without expression, Lin Han was a little stunned. He really didn't expect that the Warriors' substitute inside could make such a back-on offensive action.

Although most insiders in this era have good back-body abilities, this athletic ability and proficiency in back-turning breakthroughs are definitely not something that ordinary inside players can have. At least judging from the back-turning movement just now, it is not much worse than Malone. Of course, Malone's most important offensive method is not back-turning.

"A such a player is really just a backup for the Warriors? Is the Warriors' lineup so thick?"

"Boy, you won't have any chance to do whatever you want in this game."
To be continued...