Chapter 175 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
Wang Lin took the initiative to come to Phil Jackson and stretched out his left hand, "It's a wonderful game, but I believe there will be more exciting scenes in the future."
Although the Warriors lost this game, they were just tied with the total score. Wang Lin came to the court and saw the players dejected, his anger disappeared.
"Sorry, you let us pay attention to the opponent's three-pointer, but we put the opponent twice in a row." The Beetles felt guilty. He scored 20 points and 10 assists in this game, but made a fatal mistake in the defense of the last offense. When Cole handed the ball to BJ Armstrong, the Beetles were going to surround the old liu and Doug Christie. When they reacted, it was too late. In fact, at such a critical moment, one-on-one defense is more effective than pincer attacks. Unfortunately, there is no if.
Wang Lin didn't say anything, but patted everyone on the shoulder, 'It's okay, the game is not over yet, we are just a draw with the opponent now."
Wang Lin rarely did not criticize them, which made the Warriors' main players feel even more uncomfortable. Before the next game begins, they must adjust their condition to the best.
In this game, the old gangster scored 40 points, Pippen scored 24 points, Kukoc scored 17 points, and BJ Armstrong scored 10 points. This guy's 10 points are very important, and he made two of three-pointers, so this guy only shot at the last moment of the fourth quarter. His 10 points are the key to the Bulls being able to deal with the Warriors all the time. The Warriors performed normally, but the old gangster is too outrageous. His touch is really out of line at the critical moment.
The first four games of the two sides were tied, and the ratings of these four games were 17.9. Stern was in a complicated mood. If he had agreed to the broadcast contract with CCTV last year, how much money would it cost? Although Wang Lin was just a head coach, his presence was no worse than that of ordinary players.
The ratings of 17.9 are also very high on the NBA Finals ratings list. No matter when the season is over, we must negotiate the contract with China in any case. Whether Wang Lin wins the championship or not this season, he has already taken the lead. At least in the NBA league, no one will underestimate him anymore.
The extremely high ratings in the finals brought about an increase in attention. The Warriors' box office appeal was also good. After all, it was the Bay Area, but the fans that could attract in those years were white, and there were not many Asians and Chinese. However, about 30% of the Chinese in the Bay Area joined the Warriors' fans this season, which was not the case with the Warriors before.
After the fourth game, the Warriors team returned to the Bay Area, and a large number of fans came outside the Auckland Athletics Pavilion with various slogans.
"Come on, Warriors."
"We will always support you."
"The championship must belong to us."
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Various slogans were flying outside the stadium, while Wang Lin and the Warriors players were preparing for the fifth game.
"Guys, don't be stressed. Play tomorrow's game easily and enjoy the game well. Sometimes, the process is more important than the result. Whether it's me or you, we are entering the finals for the first time, so even if you lose, it's nothing, I have everything."
The last sentence is the most mentioned by Wang Lin during the finals, which is why the Warriors players feel so guilty. Wang Lin trusts them so much, but he disappoints the head coach's expectations. This guilt begins to turn into motivation in training. Before the fifth game, Wang Lin finally adjusted the condition of these guys.
On June 16, the fifth game of the finals began. The Bulls came much earlier than the previous two times, and Michael Jordan did not reveal any news about going to Las Vegas and Atlanta. If it was an old man who had not dropped his ability value, it wouldn't matter if he was a gangster who was still as fierce as a tiger on the court anyway, but now his ability value is only 95. Although Jordan is still unstoppable in the previous four games, he made more shots in the finals than in the previous three finals, and his average score is not as high as before, which is very telling.
Phil Jackson boldly adjusted the starting lineup. He took Ron Harper and replaced Armstrong, who performed well in the last game, against the Beetles. Harper could not withstand the Beetles anyway. Since that's the case, it would be better to let Armstrong, who has a stronger scoring ability go.
The Warriors did not adjust their starting lineup, but Wang Lin changed his defensive strategy and focused on taking care of Pippen at the beginning, rather than the old gangster, old gangster, and old gangster. Just leave it to Doug Christie.
Wang Lin fell into a misunderstanding in the previous game. The decline in the ability of the old lion gangster means that his dominance on the court has also decreased. However, Wang Lin still exerted a lot of defensive forces on him in the previous game, resulting in the rest of the Bulls having a lot of scoring opportunities. This mistake cannot be made anymore. Although the old lion gangster is still the Bulls' true god, from the current performance, Pippen is the Dinghai Strike. When he entered the finals, Pippen's average assists per game was 6.2 times, accounting for almost a quarter of the Bulls' total assists. This is a very terrible number.
So there is nothing wrong with Pippen, who is prone to explosive mentality. Brian Russell was fighting with Pippen at the beginning, but he just didn't let the opponent pass the ball comfortably. Doug Christie also tried his best to prevent Michael Jordan from easily receiving the ball. If Jordan receives the ball, the Warriors will immediately interfere or block the ball.
The pace of the entire game became extremely slow, and every attack was a stop and stopped, without putting enough energy into it. It was not realistic to get points.
The old liu gangster did not go to the low post. The previous three low posts were asked for the ball, and only succeeded once, so the old liu gangster chose to be at the middle distance at the top of the arc.
As for the attack of the other Bulls, because Pippen was restrained, they were also timid. These guys have certain organizational skills, but they are still much worse than Batman.
Armstrong faced the Beetles, and after a shaking, he pulled up from the outside and shot. Duang, the ball was very handsome before shooting, but unfortunately the ball did not make the ball, and the rebound suddenly fell into the Beetles' hands. The Beetles' speed was 90, and Armstrong couldn't keep up at all, so he could only watch the opponent get points.
After Pippen was hindered from passing, he began to attack independently. Wang Lin showed an evil smile on the sidelines, and his goal was achieved. No matter what happens on the basketball court, the ball rights are not limitless. When one person's offense increases, the number of attacks by other teammates will inevitably be reduced. Wang Lin played this idea, let Pippen take up Jordan's attacks as much as possible.
However, Lao Liugang was not angry. Instead, he became a tool man for Pippen and began to defend the Beetles closely. The Beetles had a speed of 90, but in front of Lao Liugang's absolute defense, he could not speed up at all. The offensive rhythm of both sides became fragmented in this mode, and the audience on the scene couldn't watch it.
Chapter completed!