Almighty Coach

The score was tied by a three-pointer from the buzzer, and it was a three-pointer, which hurt morale.

Losing two games away, the home game was dragged into overtime, which also hurt morale.

Even if the Warriors have seen a lot of big scenes, when faced with this situation, the players are inevitably a bit frustrated.

In the surrounding auditorium, all fans have stood up to watch the game, but the shouts are much smaller. The fierce contest of 48 minutes in the regular time, several tie-breaks, and several back-to-back lead scores have consumed the physical strength of the fans, and the fans' voices have been dumbfounded. The hawker wandering in the audience selling drinks has become the busiest person on the scene.

After a short break, he entered the overtime period.

There are only five minutes of overtime, and if allocated, each team will only have seven or eight offensive opportunities, so each attack is particularly important.

Li Dai still did not arrange any tactics, at this time he can only trust the judgment of the veterans.

The veterans chose to break the ball. Even if it is impossible to score directly, it also hopes to make fouls and get free throws. For the first-class superstar players, this is indeed the most stable scoring method.

For the Warriors, they continue to implement the previous tactics. They still focus on shooting from outside the three-point line, which depends on the player's feel, but this is the most threatening way of scoring, because three-pointers are always better than two-pointers One more point.

The two sides fought each other for four rounds, each of which scored six points. The Warriors made two three-pointers, while the Clippers made four free throws and a layup.

Looking at the veterans into the Warriors basket like a gun turret, then the body looked like a twisting layup, and the eyes were moist.

These old guys are really eager for that championship ring.

It was not just Li Dai who was touched, but also the narrator and countless viewers in front of the TV.

"Wood directly hit the Warriors inside player, the defender went to the center to find physical contact, it seemed like suicide!"

"Hall dared to make a layup like this. Isn't he afraid that his knees will go away?"

"Raymond's breakthrough, his body is twisted like this!"

"Vincent, it's flying, oh my goodness, although it caused a foul this time, it fell so hard! He is 39 years old ..."

Everyone can feel that these veterans are really desperate, and their breakthroughs are like betting on their career! At this time, they are like warriors who see their lives as dead. Even if they sacrifice more, they will win.

"Crazy, this group of lunatics! Is it necessary to play a ball? Are you supposed to be a superman? If everyone follows this strategy, the medical insurance company will have to die!" Dell secretly said.

At a young age, Dell has already won three championships, so for him, the fourth championship is just the icing on the cake.

Not only Dell, but the other players of the Warriors also have this idea, especially a few main forces, all have championship rings, they feel that they ca n’t commit themselves to desperately wanting what they have.

"These old guys have red eyes. Don't fight them!"

"They are not afraid of injury, I'm still afraid of injury! The season is almost over, I don't want to spend a summer in the hospital."

"At the age of these veterans, I won't be able to retire in a year or two, and my career is still very long! They are barefooted. I'm not afraid of wearing shoes. Forget it, let me counsel you!"

"I ’m in the contract year, and I ’m counting on signing a 100 million contract next year. If I get injured at this time, the big contract will definitely be ruined. No, I have to hold back. For the big contract, I have to protect my health! Let's honestly make a 3-pointer float outside, this is the safest! "

The Warriors have different minds, but what they have in common is that they are unwilling to go all out with the Clippers.

The so-called narrow road meets the brave victory, and in the last two minutes of overtime, it is really a "narrow road", but the warriors can't "be brave".

Sudden death!

This is what happened with the Warriors. The heat was still playing in the first minute, the score was bit tight, and then the next three rounds did not score.

And the three most important rounds in overtime.

A team that makes a three-pointer misses three consecutive shots. This is actually not a surprise. It is a common occurrence.

But in the last two minutes of overtime, three consecutive missed shots, it is fatal!

That is, in these three rounds, the Clippers opened the advantage of 5 points. He scored two layups and made one of two free throws.

The Warriors finally scored the fourth three-pointer attempt, and then the Clippers did not give the Warriors a chance to breathe, and they broke through directly to the inside. It was stretched again to 4 points.

The difference of 4 points is an embarrassing number. It takes two rounds to equalize or overtake.

The Warriors advanced quickly after serving, and took ten seconds to grab a quick two-pointer and then adopted a foul tactic.

It's time to test the Clippers free throws.

The fans kept making noises and making various noises, wanting to interfere with the Clippers' free throws.

Then the Clippers made two free throws, but quieted the fans.

As before, the point difference is still 4 points, and it still takes two attacks to equalize the score, but the time is ten seconds less than just now.

This time, time has not allowed them to make two more quick points, they must try a three-pointer.

In addition to strength, three-pointers at this time require luck.

However, the Warriors head coach does not have a lucky horseshoe, no prayer skills, and no luck.

The most critical three-pointer, the Warriors did not make a shot, then the Clippers grabbed a rebound, then the Warriors had to foul.

The Clippers made another free throw line, one of two free throws, a 5 point difference.

The Warriors called for a timeout, served in midfield, and took a three-pointer immediately after receiving the ball. The point difference became 2 points.

Immediately after the Clippers served, the Warriors fouled again. The Clippers went to the free throw line and made two free throws. The difference in points was changed by 4 points, and the time was only 5.5 seconds.

The Warriors used the last time-out, and then continued to serve in midfield and grab a three-pointer.

The Clippers got a rebound and the Warriors fouled again, but this time the foul is no longer meaningful.

There are 2.2 seconds left, the difference of 4 points, there is no timeout, you need to attack from the backcourt, even if you score, the 2.2 seconds will be exhausted. What's more, even if a three-pointer is scored, the Warriors will still lose 1 point.

So in one game, the Warriors are completely cool.

...

When the sound of the end of the game sounded, the fans had already started to leave in an orderly manner.

The big score in this round of the series became 3 to 0, and the Clippers have already got the match point. For the Warriors, they can already say "bye" to this year's playoffs.

In the nba, never use the team to make a comeback behind 0-3. If that team is 0 to 3 behind, it is already in a state of surrender.

In the fourth game two days later, Li Dai only let the main players play for more than ten minutes. After warming up the hot hands to maintain the feel, they entered the non-rotating lineup. This is tantamount to retreating in advance and giving up the fourth game.

The Warriors faced the Clipper's water dispenser manager and easily won a victory, pulling the total score to 1 to 3.

Although the Warriors won, the Warriors' players were not happy at all. When they fell behind 3-0, they originally suffocated a lot of energy to prepare for a counterattack and found some face, but they did not expect a punch. On cotton.

And the ball didn't help the Warriors find confidence. It was the water dispenser administrator who defeated the opponent. It felt like a two-meter-tall brave man beat the children. It was definitely a shame to lose, and there was no sense of accomplishment to win. .

In short, there is no victory.

The Warriors' coaching staff was a little depressed. Originally, I wanted to use this victory to boost the morale of the players, but I didn't expect people to have any plans to come to the front, and just shoved a shot to hide.

Li Dai took a natural look and responded directly to reporters ’questions:“ Our players are relatively old, and they are already physically weak in this fierce confrontation in the playoffs, so you need to rest. You always Let ’s not let a group of forty-year-old veterans be as desperate as young people! "

Li Dai's statement was suddenly speechless to those reporters. A player of this age who is playing for a long time is called "dedicated". It must be highly praised, but if he plays a few health basketballs, he can't talk about it.

There is a virtue called respecting the elderly and loving the young, but in nba, only the elderly are respected and there is no love for the young. It is normal for young rookies to be bullied, but respecting seniors is politically correct.

...

In the fifth game, both sides returned to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is also a team with a tradition of championships. Although it is not the Lakers but the Clippers who have the opportunity to impact the championship this year, it does not affect the enthusiasm of the fans. The stadium is full of nearly 20,000 seats and there are many Hollywood 'S famous movie star came to the scene to witness the moment when the Clippers won the Western Championship.

The game has not started yet, Li Dai and Xiao Dingtian in the VIP seat are talking with each other.

"I didn't expect American sports to be so profitable. I played football in China and lost more than a billion yuan a year. When I played basketball in the United States, I could make more than 20 million dollars in a game!" Xiao Dingtian sighed.

It is normal for Dingtian Football Club to lose more than a billion yuan every year, but for Dingtian Group, for Dingtian Group, it is just the development of a few buildings, which should be advertising.

When Dingtian Group acquired the Clippers, they did not plan to make big money, as long as they did not lose too much. To Xiao Xiaotian's surprise, engaging in sports in the United States can really make a lot of money.

In this game, the average ticket price has exceeded one thousand US dollars, creating the highest ticket price in the Western Conference finals. According to the 20,000 seats at the Staples Center, this game's ticket income alone reached 20 million. US dollars.

Playing a game, a prospective star player has earned a year's salary.

The ticket price in Los Angeles is already relatively expensive. If it reaches the finals, the average ticket price in Los Angeles can exceed $ 2,500.

Li Dai replied with a smile: "The commercialization of sports in the United States is indeed incomparable to other countries."

"Unfortunately, this stadium is not our own." Xiao Dingtian sighed again, and then looked at the audience around.

Xiao Dingtian himself develops real estate, and Dingtian Group is also a top 200 company among the top 500 companies in the world. This stadium is not his own, which makes Xiao Dingtian not very interested.

I have developed a real estate for a lifetime, and finally have to rent someone's golf course. This is unbearable!

I only heard Xiao Dingtian lowered his voice and said, "I plan to build a new stadium, which is our own stadium. If you win the NBA championship this year, the construction of the stadium will definitely be unhindered by the board."

The 30 teams of NBA have a total of 29 arenas. The Lakers and Clippers share a Staples arena.

Of these 29 arenas, only seven and a half teams have their own real home arenas. These include: Pistons 'home of Auburn Hills Palace, Wizards' home of Verizon Center Arena, Raptors 'home of Air Canada Center Stadium, Nets' home of Barclays Center, Blazers 'home of Moda Center, Nuggets' home of Pepsi Center, Jazz's home of Wein Special smart home stadium. In addition, the owner of the Bulls owns 50% of the shares of the Bulls United Center, so the Bulls have half their own venues.

In addition to these seven and a half teams, other teams have to rent venues. For example, the Toyota Center, the home of the Rockets, which is more familiar to Chinese fans, is owned by the Houston Sports Bureau.

"Will it cost a lot of money to build the stadium?" Li Dai asked subconsciously.

"I plan to count this." Xiao Dingtian extended a finger directly.

$ 100 million? This money can not build an nba basketball stadium in Los Angeles.

10 billion dollars? Dingtian Group can't afford so much money. Moreover, it doesn't cost so much to build a stadium.

So this gesture definitely represents a billion dollars!

One billion dollars to build a stadium, this is certainly a high-standard stadium.

Nowadays, most of the stadiums of the nba team were built in the last century. The earlier ones, such as the Bradley Center and the Auburn Hills Palace, were built in 1988. The cost at that time has no reference value. .

After 2010, a total of three NBA Arenas were built and opened. The Orlando Amway Center Arena opened in 2010 at a cost of US $ 480 million; the Brooklyn Barclays Center opened in 2012 at a cost of US $ 1 billion; And the opening of the Sacramento Gold One Arena in 2016, the cost is 558 million US dollars.

In addition, the new stadium built by the Warriors in San Francisco is also known as an investment of 1 billion US dollars.

The Barclays Center is located in New York, where the land is relatively expensive, so it only costs $ 1 billion; San Francisco ’s land price is also very high, so the cost of the Warriors ’new venues is also rising.

The land in Los Angeles is equally expensive, and the construction of a new stadium in Los Angeles is certainly indispensable. But if you spend 1 billion US dollars, it must be a high-standard stadium.

As for whether the cost can be recovered, Li Dai is not worried. When it comes to being a coach, Li Dai thinks that he is world-class, but when it comes to real estate development, Xiao Dingtian is also world-class. Since Xiao Dingtian is willing to spend 1 billion to build a stadium, there must be a way to profit from it.

...

Among the audience, many are not fans of the Clippers. They just came to witness a new Western Conference champion. Of course, some people came to witness the Warriors being eliminated.

The Warriors entered the Finals for four consecutive years and won three championships. This is the first time the Warriors have not reached the Finals in five years. It really needs to be witnessed.

And many fans also realize that this may be the last game of the Warriors' current lineup.

Some of the Warriors players are in contract years, hoping for a big contract. Some people have lowered their salaries for the championship, and some are about to usher in their contract year. If there is a championship in hand, player salary cuts and renewal are not a problem, but if you do not get the championship or even reach the finals, then the Warriors lineup is likely to disintegrate next year.

So in this game, after the Warriors lose, their players are likely to run different things next season.

How can professional coaches and players not even realize what fans can realize?

This game, the main players in the Warriors, played with confusion about the future. Their mind is no longer about the outcome of the game, but is thinking about "I need a top salary next season", or "I should go to that team next season to play."

People's hearts are scattered, and it is difficult to win again.

...

In the game, the Clippers and the Warriors played back and forth, both sides have very good goals, but in the eyes of basketball professionals, this game did not reach the intensity of the Western Conference finals.

Even when the Warriors lost the game in the end, people did not see the kind of frustration that was eliminated on the faces of the Warriors. At best, they were a bit disappointed, and some players even showed relief.

Perhaps for the Warriors players, the championship is also a kind of pressure, the so-called heights are extremely cold! Now that he has not reached the finals, it is more like taking off the shoulders.

The Clippers defeated the Warriors with a total score of 4 to 1, only one step away from the champion.

On the other side, the Eastern Conference finals are still in progress.

To Li Dai's expectations, the Milwaukee Bucks won the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks are also a team with a long history. They once won the NBA championship in 1971, but since 2000, the strength of the Bucks began to decline, and it was not until the last two years that they became a strong player in the East. team.

But even so, before the start of the playoffs, there are still not many people who are optimistic about the Bucks, but under the leadership of the team's core "Alphabet Brothers", the Bucks have been through the road and reached the finals.

I believe that before the start of the season, no one would expect the Clippers and Bucks to meet the finals.

The day after the Eastern Conference Finals, the Clippers flew to Milwaukee.

The first two games of the Finals were the Bucks' home. Because the Bucks' regular season record is better than the Clippers.

This does not mean that the Bucks are stronger than the Clippers, mainly because the competition in the Western Conference regular season is too fierce this season.

This season, the Western Conference has become a mess. Especially in the first half of the regular season, seven or eight teams took turns taking the No. 1 position in the Western Conference. Today is the No. 1 team in the Western Conference. If you lose a game tomorrow, you may fall out of the playoffs. This chaotic situation has caused the overall record of the Western team to be lowered.

The competition in the East is not so fierce. As in previous years, the top five or six have established the playoff seats early. Several other teams with less than 50% win rate compete for the remaining playoff quotas, and the few behind At the beginning of the season, it started to ruin and became a point-scoring boy in the eyes of other teams.

Therefore, the top three teams in the East have better records than the West.

...

In the first game of the Finals, the Clippers unwittingly achieved a double-digit lead.

The Bucks didn't actually make any mistakes, the tactical execution was also in place, and the hit rate was not bad, but it was behind the score.

This is the gap in strength!

The lineup is weaker and the experience is worse. In the finals, this gap has become a lagging score, and it is still the kind of lagging behind that you ca n’t even chase.

Obviously already done well, but still have to lose, the Bucks really have no way.

On the bench beside the court, Li Dai looked relaxed and chatted with assistant coach Kassel:

"That guy is very good!" Li Dai pointed to the core of the Bucks, the "Letter Brother" with a long name, and Li Dai still can't spell his name.

The detection results of Li Dai show that this 24-year-old young man possesses the s + level talent and is likely to become the next generation ruler of the league. His average of 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists per game this season People are impeccable.

Just listen to Li Dai and then say: "Such a good boy should not stay in Milwaukee, he should go to a big city to develop."

"Are you going to bring him over?" Kassel asked tentatively.

Li Dai did not answer, and Kassel went on to say: "His contract is still two years away, but we are afraid it will be difficult to dig him to Los Angeles. He said in an interview that he is willing to stay in Milwaukee."

"He said that because he has not experienced enough failures! He is still young and feels that his future career is still very long, and it is not so urgent for the championship. After he has experienced repeated failures, time and time again Desperate, when he realizes that staying in Milwaukee will never win a championship, he will change his mind. "Li Dai said.

"Indeed, Milwaukee is a small ball city. It is difficult for them to attract superstars to join. Now the nba, without enough superstars, there is no championship!" Kassel answered honestly.

Milwaukee is not a small city. They have a population of nearly two million, which ranks among the top cities in the United States.

But in terms of basketball, Milwaukee is a small ball city.

The people in this city have a much greater preference for baseball than basketball. The Brewers of the Major League Baseball have lost and won many results for many consecutive years, but in Milwaukee, the popularity of the Brewers has always been higher than the Bucks. .

Just listen to Li Dai and then say: "After this season, I plan to resign as head coach."

"What?" Kassel's startled body swayed ~ www.NovelMTL.com ~ looked at Li Dai with an incredible look.

"Next year is the Olympic year again, I can't continue to focus on the team." Li Dai spread his hands, and then said: "I intend to suggest to the management, you take over the position of head coach, anyway, these two Over the years, you have been responsible for the team ’s tactics. Next season, I will only continue to be in charge of physical training. "

"Let me be the head coach!" Kassel opened his mouth, he did not expect to get such a big surprise on this occasion.

As long as he is an assistant coach, he certainly wants to be the head coach, as does Kassel.

And Li Dai left to Kassel, is still a championship lineup.

Casselton felt that his daughter-in-law for many years had finally become a mother-in-law!

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