Finally defeated Phil Jackson, and ended Phil's tenth championship dream with such a classic Jedi counterattack. He was infinitely close to the first championship in his coaching career. It is hard to say which of these two things had a greater impact on Adelman, but the two things combined together really made this wise old man lose his mind.

Some people may think that Adelman just hasn't gone to the magic problem for the time being. He will definitely change his opinion until tomorrow, when he calms down. However, the fact is...

It was only during the training the next day that Xiao Han learned that Adelman's psychology had changed. This famous coach, who has been a basketball coach for 40 years and has coached in the NBA for 20 years, has regarded the finals between the Magic as extremely simple.

After last night, the old coach who led the Trail Blazers to the finals 17 years ago and was eventually defeated by the Bulls led by Jordan was equivalent to returning to the peak of his life. Faced with the opportunity to achieve the most critical breakthrough he was about to get.

The reason why Adelman despised the Magic also made Xiao Han helpless. He felt that there was no one in the backcourt of the Magic - this is a fact, and he felt that the Magic's No. 1 position was not as good as the Lakers - this may be also a fact, because Fisher would never be as brainless as Nelson, just want to show himself. Adelman also felt that if he had Xiao Han, he was equivalent to having victory.

This idea is very naive. It is hard to imagine that a person like Adelman would have such an idea. However, looking back at the old man's coaching experience at the Trail Blazers, you can still find some clues.

In 1989, Adelman's first season as NBA head coach, he led the Trail Blazers to the finals and encountered the famous Bad Boys Pistons. As a result, they almost lost to the father who lost their own, and were invincible and invincible Joe Dumas alone.

The next year, Adelman made a comeback. This time, like this year's Lakers, he fell in the Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers defeated his team was the Lakers. At that time, the leader of the Purple and Gold Legion was "Magic" Johnson.

In 1992, 2-4, the Trail Blazers were defeated by the Bulls in the finals.

It can be said that although the years at the Trail Blazers were just the beginning of Adelman's NBA coaching career, it was his most successful years. But every time, when he felt that he was already perfect, every time, he was a little bit away from his final success. As for the reason, Adelman, who was still young at the time, attributed to the fact that every team that defeated his Trail Blazers had a superstar that his team did not have.

It is undeniable that although the pioneers of the Adelman era have some famous figures, except Drexler, other players in the NBA are just a group of real blue-collar workers. Drexler's historical status is certainly incomparable to those of Dumas, Magic Johnson, and Jordan.

It is certain that Adelman must have sweared hard at that time that if one day God also let him have a best player in the league - at least at that level, then he must also lead the team to win the championship.

Now, Adelman's vow is almost fulfilled. The magic his team has to face, even in history, is the weaker team among the teams that have reached the finals. Compared to the Pistons and Bulls that Adelman once encountered, there are neither copper knees nor iron elbows nor unstoppable basketball gods. Head coach Stan Van Gundy is just a junior to him.

Even Phil Jackson, who could not be defeated for many years, won Adelman be afraid of Stan Van Gundy?

Because of his knowledge, Adelman can be sure that the Magic is really nothing to him, not only because his opponent is too weak, but also because the Rockets in the sixth and seventh game of the Western Conference Finals did perform impeccably.

Xiao Han expressed his views in a very obscure way, in front of his teammates, and in private, but at most it was just a slight move, reminding Adelmando to be careful. The most straightforward thing was to say that the magic inside line was difficult to resist.

Xiao Han felt that Adelman would understand it until he reached the point, but it was not until the day of the game that Adelman was making detailed tactical arrangements that Xiao Han realized that Adelman, who looked red and energetic, did not take his words to heart at all.

The specific performance is that Adelman only arranged Hayes to defend Howard alone, and there was no arrangement for the Magic's outside line. To sum up, in the game against Magic, Adelman knew that the idea was to "play well and play well."

A clear attitude and clear requirements, and nothing else is gone.

Xiao Han sighed. Although this was only the first game between the two sides, there could be some tests and waiting range. Adelman was indeed capable of finding the best solution when there was a problem in the game, but the wise man would make a mistake. He still found an opportunity to secretly stuff a piece of paper he had prepared with had already written into Adelman's suit right pocket. There were not many words, but they were all big and eye-catching.

Adelman had a habit of putting a small handkerchief in his right pocket of his shirt, but it was not often used. He would only take it out and wipe his sweat when he encountered a very difficult problem. There were probably not many people in the world who knew about this, but Xiao Han observed and mastered it.

Xiao Han's approach is very stable. As long as there is a problem with the game, Adelman will definitely touch this pocket, and he will definitely find what he wrote. This not only reminds Adelman not to ignore anything that may be forgotten, but also saves the old man's face and has the best of both worlds.

Like the Rockets, it is very difficult for the Magic to reach today this season. When they were not optimistic, they played 6 games with the 76ers in the weak team in the first round, and even fought seven games with the Celtics in the semi-finals before reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.

The playoffs completed sweeps in two consecutive rounds, and how could the Cavaliers, who won eight consecutive victories, be despised by the Magic? They narrowly won by 1 point in the first game, and were defeated by James in the second game by 1 point, completing revenge. In the end, after six games between the two sides, because James lacked helpers, the team's inside line was empty, so the Cavaliers lost.

It is precisely because of defeating James' Cavaliers and the team has shown tenacity that has not been before this season that Howard and his Magic have confidence in defeating Xiao Han's Rockets. However, the Magic seems to have received more good news in the past few days, and soon, they were shocked to hear the bad news.

Who can believe it? McGrady, who has been reimbursed for a long time and rarely even came to the scene to watch the game, actually announced at this time that he was going to make a comeback and had passed the team doctor's physical examination. There was no problem with the regular battle for about 20 minutes!

Xiao Han was also extremely shocked when he heard the news. He immediately thought, maybe this is the reason why Adelman is so confident?

McGrady has been conducting recovery training, so Xiao Han certainly knows that, and according to his speculation, McGrady's injury has indeed recovered well. If the training system is in the playoffs, it is indeed not a big problem to come back after June. But the problem is that neither McGrady nor the team have made any noise before, and McGrady has not participated in the team's confrontation training. Can such a t-mac really provide immediate combat power and inject positive energy after returning to the court?

Xiao Han is doubtful about this. He even doubted whether Adelman knew that McGrady would come back in the finals, but he could not say anything about it if he was kept in the dark. After all, Xiao Han is not an ordinary player, and he is the unquestionable absolute leader of the team.

Xiao Han is not trying to fight for power. In fact, even if McGrady comes back, he cannot shake his position in the team. He is just worried that McGrady's sudden return will have any adverse effects on the team? After all, all his teammates are not prepared, and the team's playing style is very different from before McGrady was injured.
Chapter completed!