Chapter 425 Sweep the promotion!(1/2)
On April 29, 1995, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Warriors again at home and won two consecutive victories in the playoffs. As the Lakers' player, Lin Han once again won a triple-double in the game, and also won a triple-double in the playoffs in two consecutive games. As the player with the strongest scoring ability in the league, although Lin Han scored a lot in these two games, there is no doubt that compared to Lin Han's score, Lin Han's triple-double in the game is definitely the most dazzling.
At the moment of the end of this game, as the all-round king of the league legend, Larry Bird, a player who almost averaged triple-double in the playoffs in a single season even directly doubted whether Lin Han was going to be preparing to play a triple-double in a single season playoff this season!
If people were a little doubtful about Lin Han having such strength and ability in the past, then now, no one will question whether Lin Han has such ability. He achieved a triple-double in two consecutive games in the playoffs. It seems that this data is very ordinary, but in the entire league, there are almost a handful of players who can win triple-double in the playoffs, and Lin Han is undoubtedly the most recent one!
Even if Lin Han can win a consecutive triple-double, this does not mean that Lin Han can average triple-double in the playoffs, but at least this possibility is possible. In the past, whether it was Larry Bird or the Magic, these two were slightly worse. However, Lin Han, judging from these two games this season, it is really very possible.
Of course, Lin Han doesn't care so much about whether he won a triple-double in the playoffs, because this data cannot bring him anything, except skill points. As for skill points, Lin Han really has no shortage of these golden-level skill points. In this case, Lin Han really didn't think about completing a triple-double per game or a number of consecutive games in the playoffs. This is just the need of the team, or the needs of the Warriors.
Because when the Lakers face the Warriors, with the Warriors' defensive characteristics and the Lakers' offensive characteristics, Lin Han's assists are absolutely impossible. In addition, Lin Han has always been very guaranteed to rebound as long as he appears in the inside, which directly leads to the probability of triple-double appearance as long as Lin Han plays the Princeton system, even Lin Han himself is quite surprised. If Princeton of the Lakers can be stronger or more stable, with Lin Han's position in the team, it is not impossible for him to play a triple-double per game like the previous big os. Of course, for Lin Han now, he still doesn't think so much.
Of course, Lin Han doesn't want so much, which doesn't mean that others won't think so, especially those media experts who have been praising Lin Han for a while. These guys have been clamoring for what Lin Han will do in the future. The expectation for Lin Han's career is almost crazy. Under such circumstances, Lin Han played a triple-double in two consecutive games in this round of series between the Lakers and the Warriors. Does this mean that Lin Han will really change in the future? Even if there is no change, at least he shouldn't be as cancer as he is now?
Although many people have indeed eased Lin Han's style of playing that can be very cancerous after Lin Han showed his talent for teamwork, this does not mean that these guys accepted Lin Han's choices like Jordan. You should know that although Jordan did not have the terrifying team talent like Lin Han, Jordan also had such a choice back then. In the end, this guy, after many experts gritted his teeth, after the final showdown with the Magicians, Jordan, who had finally abandoned his plan to become a better team player and chose his personal score among team and individual choices. Although Jordan carried the championship trophy at that time, leaving everyone in the world with nothing to say, there was no doubt that even if the whole world had nothing to say, it did not mean that the whole world had no objection to Jordan. In the end, this opinion completely broke out when Jordan reached the three-time championship.
Of course, with Lin Han's cautiousness in the NBA, Lin Han naturally cannot give these guys a chance to burst out collectively like Jordan. These guys may not treat Lin Han like Jordan, but even so, these guys can see a lot of things about Lin Han's future from their expectations for Lin Han.
And Lin Han's consecutive triple-double is definitely the thing these guys want to see the most!
So, after the second game of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Warriors ended, although Lin Han has felt at the peak of his life in the US media and public opinion in recent times, and after the second game of the Warriors and the Lakers ended, this feeling is not just the peak of his life. Lin Han can even smell a little bit that he seems to have become a media darling!
That's right, after completing two consecutive triple-doubles, Lin Han himself was extremely surprised that he felt that he really became the media darling, just like Hardaway and Hill, he became the media darling!
Not to mention that Lin Han had an incredible feeling at this time, even the other players and staff of the Lakers were actually similar.
It has to be said that this year's playoffs are quite special for Lin Han and the entire Lakers. Even with the experience of winning the championship last season, Lin Han never thought that he would have such a situation in the playoffs this year.
"Okay, Lin, don't think too much, just say the same thing, enjoy the current situation."
As for the Magic Johnson, who has the most experience in the entire team, although this Lakers' point guard was a little surprised, his mentality is really better than Lin Han.
However, as the Magician said, no matter what the outside world's public opinion is like at this time, Lin Han can do it now and enjoy it. Does he really think he can control these guys? Of course it is impossible. These guys are quite good to Lin Han at this time, but no one knows when all moral integrity disappears. After all, although Lin Han now seems to be more in line with the appetite of these guys than Hill and Hardaway. However, Lin Han is not Hardaway or Hill after all, and this situation with the Warriors in this round of series is not the game he has been preparing to play for a long time.
So. For Lin Han, he is really just as the Magician said to enjoy these things. The most important thing for the entire Lakers is to win the first round of the playoffs!
Although the Lakers almost won big in the first two games, because of the special relationships and grievances between the Warriors and the Lakers, it is impossible for this team to admit defeat in advance. Moreover, after the two home games, the Lakers also need to go away to face the Warriors.
Although the entire Lakers, even the entire league, do not think that the Lakers will lose to the Warriors in this series, there is no doubt whether the Warriors will hold the Lakers in the last two games. This is still unknown, especially as the Lakers' opponent, the Spurs were also quite smooth in the first round. Facing the Nuggets, the third-team in the West seemed to have not been challenged at all. This means that if the Spurs could pass the first round more easily, there would be more preparation time. If the Lakers are really dragged by the Warriors, then preparations would not be as sufficient as the Spurs!
With the strength of the two teams that are already very close, it is quite unpredictable what the Spurs and Lakers' second round series will eventually become.
Therefore, for the Lakers, there is no need to do it like the Spurs. But they must not be held back by the Warriors. It is best to end the first round of the series in three or four games, because according to the current situation of the Spurs, this team is likely to be able to sweep the diggers in three games, and this round of showdowns is not as fierce as before the start of the playoffs. Those experts expected it to play very fiercely!
Of course, with the strength of the Lakers, it is not very difficult for the Lakers to sweep the Warriors. After all, both sides seem to be somewhat restraining the Warriors, but this is just on the surface. In fact, when the game is in the game, no one knows what the situation will be, especially for the Warriors, who have now retreated, if they don’t want to be insulted by being swept, they will almost win the next game!
If the Warriors were not determined enough to change the team in the second game, in order to win, in the next game, the Warriors, who had no choice but to retreat, would definitely not have any reservations when changing the team. As for whether this is good or bad, no one would know, but one thing is that when they come to their team at their first home court and away from the opponent, a little risky behavior can make the Warriors have an advantage.
Therefore, after the second game against the Warriors, as the team leading by 2-0, the Lakers should have relaxed a little, but in the end, the Lakers actually didn't relax at all. Almost the afternoon after the game ended, they went directly from Los Angeles to Golden State.
According to Lin Han and the Magician, the Warriors will never have the opportunity to take shape in the next game. After all, although no one thinks that the Warriors can pose any major threat to the Lakers, there is a statement in the NBA that is, that is, they did not win a away game or lost a home game, and the playoffs are equivalent to not starting. Although the statement of the first round of the five-game three-win system is a little bit wrong, if the Warriors really keep their home court in the third game, then the Lakers will be really ugly. Although it will not be said to lose the series, they will definitely be dragged by the opponent, and this is definitely not what the Lakers want.
Therefore, in the third game between the Lakers and the Warriors, the Warriors have a reason to win, and the Lakers also have a reason to win!
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"When is it now? You guys are still making this happen for a little bit of a small thing. Don't you want to play this round of the series?"
Of course, at this time, the entire Lakers were preparing for the third game between the Lakers and the Warriors, and on the other hand, the Warriors were actually similar. As the head coach of the Warriors, Harris was in a very bad mood after the first two games. After all, as a very ambitious coach, he definitely did not think that he led the team to the playoffs to complete the first round of the game and left.
If he only went to the first round of the playoffs, then he didn't even need to come to the playoffs. It would be even more important than having a top draft pick in the Lotto, but in terms of the current situation, the Warriors' first round of the game is almost a foregone conclusion, and he has no way to change such a situation. Yes, he doesn't think he can still have the ability to reverse this extremely unfavorable situation now!
However, even he was a little powerless to reverse this situation. Facing Lin Han who restrained the Warriors, he really had no choice, but this does not mean that he was really willing to be swept out by the Lakers and Lin Han like this, even if this round of the series is really a shameful round. But he doesn't want to be swept away!
However, one thing that made Harris quite helpless is that although he is still full of fighting spirit, is still thinking about the team's victory, and is still wondering whether he can find a tactic to narrow the strength between the Lakers, as a Warriors player, after two big score failures, these players' mood was actually quite depressed.
If you are defeated by the Lakers and you can get the game back in the second game. Then for these Warriors players, this is acceptable, and you can also expect them to give the Lakers a moment after returning to home. After all, although they are behind 0-2, they are not losing at home and still have a chance to turn the tables. However, the first two games were not just one big defeat, but both games were big defeats. Two consecutive big defeats, and even the situation in the game is even more harsh than scoring. What does this mean? This means that the Warriors have no chance when facing the Lakers!
Although Harris is unwilling to admit it, this is also a fact, that is, when the Warriors face the Lakers, there is no chance, and the entire team is almost on the verge of collapse. In this case, how can these Warriors players maintain fighting spirit and confidence like Harris even if they know there is no chance?
After all, are players and coaches the same? The pursuits of both sides are different. For players, they have no meaning except victory. Since they must have failed, is it necessary to work hard?
As the head coach of the NBA, even if it is a game that will definitely lose, the coaches can still pursue it. If they can develop a classic tactical system or style of play in the game, even if they lose the game in the end, as the head coach, they may even be famous for their lifetime. This is not just a saying.
So, simply put, the pursuits of players and coaches are different when facing failure.
As one of the most famous coaches of the NBA, Harris certainly knows these, so he can understand the somewhat sluggish atmosphere of the Warriors players at this time, and this atmosphere seems nothing in his opinion. As long as he can find a way to deal with the Lakers in the game and let these sluggish Warriors players see hope, these guys will definitely wake up immediately. Therefore, the morale of Warriors players is not that important at this time. What is important is whether Harris himself has enough abilities.
Harris can be said to be able to have such a view when the morale of his team players is so low, and Harris can be said to be a head coach with sufficient IQ and vision. Just like he also chooses to do nothing when dealing with internal strife in the team, because he is very clear about the main contradictions and secondary contradictions encountered by the team, and how to do it is the best.
It's just that such a head coach with quite intelligence and skills is still very helpless when facing the current situation of the Warriors.
Because at this time, the Warriors were not just low morale. At this time, these Warriors players actually began to blame the other party in training, because Spreville was ready to break up with the team's veterans after the start of this round of series, which led to a very bad relationship between the two sides on the court.
If the Warriors are in a good situation at this time, the Warriors' big guys will take the overall situation into consideration and will not do anything to Spreeville. Even if this kid is really preparing to leave this season, these veterans of the Warriors will not sacrifice the team's playoff record to really force Spreeville. Similarly, even if Spreevil is preparing to leave, if he has great hope in the playoffs, he will not play infighting after breaking up, because he also wants to be able to stay or leave with better results.
So, as the team's head coach, Harris has always been there before, just like during the regular season, because he knew that both sides could not get a clamp.
But what he never expected was that the team will perform so badly this season's playoffs, which is completely beyond his imagination. Two consecutive defeats will make the team unable to see any hope of winning in advance. When the team has no hope of winning in the playoffs, the new and old players of the Warriors who have broken up, almost all the conflicts broke out at this time!
In the end, the scene like this happened. Harris, who had always tended to do nothing in the internal strife against the team, was always considered relatively gentle on the team. At this time, he roared almost directly under the incredible eyes of all Warriors players.
It has to be said that although Harris has not achieved a decent result in the team, this season the Warriors have been affected by trade and major injuries. The team's new head coach can lead the team to the playoffs and win with a record of 50+. Such a result has actually been recognized by the entire Warriors, just as many Warriors fans have been saying, if the Warriors players can be neatly integrated this season, they will not be unable to win 60+. Harris can be said to have been recognized by most people, whether it is players or fans.
Therefore, this former assistant of the old Nelson is quite prestigious in the team, and this prestige is definitely not because of the old Nelson. If he really gained a foothold in the team because of the old Nelson relationship, as a player who hates Old Nelson to the core, Spreville will never recognize him. In fact, in the team, Spreville recognizes Harris quite, which proves that Harris has gained a foothold in the Warriors not because of the old Nelson relationship.
However, at this time, even if Harris has a high prestige in the team, facing such a situation, Harris actually doesn't know how to solve it. Although he can make the two sides unable to play on the surface, after he suppressed the conflict of double-shots, although Spreville, one of the most important players of the team, gave in, the young player glared at Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin after giving in, and turned around and left the team's training hall.
After Spore Reville left, Harris was also a little helpless when he looked at the back of the young leader of the team.
Collapse, the Warriors are now like they are collapsing, this is definitely not just a saying. At this time, the Warriors can almost only use the word collapse to describe it!
“It’s such a frustrating situation”
Seeing his team being made like this by the Lakers or the Lakers No. 24 player, Harris really felt like crying and tears were gone at this time. He really never thought that this round of the series would become like this.
So, at this time, when Harris thought about the scene where he and the team were so energetic that he did not take the Lakers seriously at all before the start of this series, the Warriors head coach felt very ashamed.
There is no doubt that Harris overestimated the strength of his team and underestimated the strength of the Lakers or Lin Han.
Just like the American public opinion has been flattering Lin Han in recent times, Harris actually recognizes these flatteries. As many people say, Lin Han may not have reached the top of the NBA in real strength, and is not the first player in the NBA, but in terms of control over the game, Lin Han is already the top player in the league. This is not only that he can achieve better team leadership skills than Jordan, but also when facing the Warriors, Lin Han has even higher control over the game. In other words, even if Lin Han’s strength is not as strong as Jordan, for the Warriors, Lin Han is much more terrifying than Jordan!
"Is this series really over?"
Thinking of the almost invincible Lakers No. 24 player, Harris, who had not given up at this time, became a little depressed.
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Of course, facing the third game at this time, the Warriors were in a very low mood, but the Lakers would never know all this. Moreover, even if they knew, the Lakers would not care too much. For this team, although most of their playoff experience do not have much players, they can do not care so much about their opponents, especially an opponent who has been completely suppressed by them in terms of strength.
Therefore, when the Lakers came to Golden State, almost the entire team was in full swing. Even many media from the United States or the world were surprised when they felt the extremely special situation of the Lakers at this time.
Even as the live commentator of the third game between the Lakers and the Warriors, former Celtic legendary player Larry Bird directly said in an interview that this surprised him. Even in Larry Bird's opinion, the Lakers' situation that was not relaxed at all because of the Warriors at this time means that the Lakers are already preparing to prepare for the Spurs! Adjust their state and prepare for the Spurs!
Although the Lakers were in the first round with the Warriors, their condition was definitely not at the highest point, and they were probably just average at most. When facing the Spurs, the Lakers could not be average. Not only should they be well prepared, but they also had to maintain their condition quite well. In the league, some ordinary strong teams or some strong teams with no experience, they easily missed the chain in the second round. This is not only because their goals are unclear, the team's leaders are insufficient in leadership or the team's head coach is sufficient in preparation, but also because the atmosphere of the entire team cannot be necessary and sufficiently nervous after relaxing.
Therefore, the Lakers give people a sense of unnecessary tension at this time. This tension is definitely not used when facing the Warriors. The Warriors are not easy to make the Lakers nervous now. The reason why the Lakers increase their tension at this time is not used when using the Warriors, it is used when preparing for the next round of facing the Spurs. So when Larry Bird spoke out the Lakers’ current strategic ideas in an interview, it was also recognized by most media and experts.
The Lakers have told everyone before this game: "We are already thinking about the next round"
Therefore, after this interpretation was made, the Lakers were quite low-key at this time, but no one in the world thought that this team was low-key. They were already considering their opponents in the next round, and they were still low-key.
Even after reading newspapers and media reports, many Warriors fans felt that their team was offended. Many loyal Warriors fans directly chose to go to the hotel where the Lakers stayed to block the door!
On May 2, 1995, when the Los Angeles Lakers came to Golden State as a guest, when the Los Angeles Lakers players came out of the player channel under the leadership of Lin Han and the Magic, and even because the media's interpretation of the Lakers in recent times was considering the next opponent, the Warriors fans at the scene were quite rude to the Lakers.
So, when Lin Han appeared, he felt the surprisingly huge booing sound at the scene, and he was also a little stunned.
"It seems that we are quite unpopular here now."
After Lin Han was a little stunned, the magician standing beside Lin Han also said with a smile. After the magician finished speaking, Lin Han and other Lakers players also nodded with a smile.
The Lakers are now quite unpopular in Golden State, which is certainly true. No team's fans have such a good mentality and can maintain enough calmness when facing opponents that are about to sweep their own. In addition, media experts have over-interpreted the Lakers in recent times, it is normal for this situation to occur now.
Therefore, this also allowed TV viewers all over the world to see a very interesting scene. As a home fan, their fighting spirit far exceeds the team at home!
Therefore, when the Warriors were playing, many viewers in front of the TV saw the extremely crazy Warriors fans and the somewhat depressed Warriors players at this time, and almost all of them were stunned.
Not to mention the audience in front of the TV, even as the head coach of the Warriors, Harris, was almost the same at this time. As the head coach of a team, he really didn't think that the one who stood by him in the end was not his own player, but his own fans. This instantly made the head coach of the Warriors feel touched and a little sad.
When the players from both sides come out of the player channel, as the teams playing at home, the players of the Warriors are in a very bad situation at this time. Even the TV audience can feel it, not to mention the reporters and commentators on the scene.
"Originally, the Warriors would fight the Lakers because of this game. Now it seems that I still overestimate the fighting spirit of this team, but if it were me, I would not have much fighting spirit in a game that could not win. The Warriors' series should end here."
"Well, the Warriors no longer have the momentum to reverse now. Unfortunately, this team still has strength. Even if they meet Lin Han, the only player who can suppress the Warriors so dead in the entire league. I have to say that the Warriors are quite unlucky. They were eliminated by Lin Han last season in the playoffs, and this fate will still be repeated this season. If this team wants to make a difference in the future, there will probably be a huge change next season. We cannot be like this now. When we meet a player like Lin Han, we will be helpless."
"Yes, although there is only one player like Lin Han in the entire league, this one is enough to block the Warriors. If they want to enter the finals or win the championship, they must overthrow Lin Han. If they cannot overthrow Lin Han, no results will make no sense."
"Hahahaha, the Warriors should not think so much now. If there is another big score loss in this game, it will be really bad. They should think about how to repay these enthusiastic Warriors fans on the scene."
As a team that is about to be eliminated, what embarrasses the team the most is that they are not ready to work hard in the game, but their fans are quite crazy. This leads to the team being quite embarrassed in the game. At this time, the Warriors players are indeed not ready to defeat the Lakers. But at this time, the Warriors fans are not like this.
Therefore, at this time, many experts and reporters on the scene were already watching the fun and were not afraid of big things. They were looking forward to whether some interesting things would happen between the Warriors fans and players on the scene.
Of course, Lin Han and the Lakers players really don’t know about the very unconventional idea of these journalists and experts on the scene. I’m afraid the Warriors players are not clear at this time. And even if they know very clearly that these guys want to see their jokes with the team, the Warriors players are a little helpless at this time.
"Larry, the Warriors' starting lineup has indeed made a huge adjustment in this game."
When the players from both sides returned to the court after the warm-up, they all stood on both sides of the center circle, looking at the players on both sides of the court, Collins also said thoughtfully, and Larry Bird, who was on the side, glanced at the Warriors on the court and nodded.
The Warriors' game has changed a bit big!
To be continued...