Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

"I haven't heard this news before. Who is this person?" Li Shengli was a little depressed.

"Ahem... you know, I haven't been the head coach for a long time!" Gordon was a little embarrassed and answered in a tactful way. "I'm a little behind on some of the news, so I just heard about it, and This matter has nothing to do with our Mavericks, because this person is an inside player, and we have no shortage of people inside, so there is no need to fight with them."

Are your messages lagging?

Just say directly that you have no say in the management and have no acquaintances in the coaching circle. That's it!

Li Shengli glanced at Gordon, who looked embarrassed, and sympathized with him, because his players were beating fiercely, but he, a serious head coach, has not yet been recognized by the mainstream group. This is really sad. Yes, even Gordon himself sometimes envies Li Shengli's good popularity.

"Ahem, that's a bit far!" Gordon coughed, "What you have to know is that the Spurs put all their hopes in this playoffs, and the next few games may not be easy."

Gordon stopped talking, and Li Shengli didn't expose his shortcomings. He simply took a look at the situation on the court. During this period... Although the Spurs showed signs of counterattack, the momentum was not too strong. They were under pressure. The 20 points above my head were enough. Until the middle of the last quarter, I only turned 20 points into 15 points.

"It's over, this fight...I didn't even have the chance to call a timeout!" Gordon abided by the unspoken rule of not calling a timeout with the core players in garbage time, but playing Li Shengli himself did not make the Spurs improve much. Curry The shooting touch is very hot, and he has successfully held back the disadvantage inside.

"No, let me go. I can beat the Spurs to pieces in one breath. I'm afraid Robinson can't stand it!" Li Shengli took the initiative to ask for a fight, wanting to work around and beat Robinson back. After all, Robinson played another 42 minutes.

"Afraid he can't stand it? You don't have a story with him, right?" Gordon glanced at Li Shengli with a strange expression, "Okay, if it's not necessary, just sit here and rest. The Spurs are different from us. They don't care. We went to the finals even if we fought hard. A group of sick people also lost, but we are capable of fighting. You can't have any problems, and... if you really want to fall in, both sides will look bad. It's best. The best way is not to leave anything to talk about to the media, otherwise the press conference will be very annoyed. As for Robinson, that is the Spurs' matter."

"Okay, whatever you want, you are the head coach after all!"

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Because the Mavericks are playing at home, the on-site cameras will always cut to the Mavericks bench during free time. Gordon also got interested and ran to the sidelines to pose for photos. With a wave of his hand, he personally guided the players on the tactics. He has the demeanor of a famous league coach.

Pretending? But this gave you Gordon a good opportunity to show off!

Li Shengli covered his face with a towel and laughed. After all, the current situation...the Spurs were beaten to pieces, and Gordon had to take a few photos for the newspaper. This was really ridiculous, and Hill on the other side couldn't stand it. , and the cursing didn’t stop for the last few minutes.

With 4 minutes left in the game and the Mavericks leading by 13 points, Gordon replaced McLeod and Donald with substitutes who had not played a few minutes in the playoffs. It seemed like a waste of time, but the basics of the main lineup remained unchanged.

Then, as time passed and the point difference narrowed slowly, Gordon simply replaced Kidd and Curry, leaving only Garnett to continue to torture the opponent on the court until the last minute, which was less than 1 minute. When the Bulls were still leading by 10 points... Spurs coach Hill finally couldn't hold it in any longer and took out Robinson, who played more than 47 minutes in this game.

In the end, the Mavericks won the third game of the Western Conference Finals with a score of 111:104, and the big score reached 1:2. What is strange is... there was only one minute left in the game, and before it was over, Robinson did not stop and directly Went to the locker room.

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"Donald, what's wrong with Robinson?" Li Shengli didn't play in the last quarter. He directly asked Donald, who replaced him. The reason why he asked the question was that this series of actions were completely inconsistent with Robinson's character, because even if the game was played, No matter how cruel he is, he shouldn't leave the show early?

"I don't know, but it feels weird. Maybe he's too tired or has a back injury? Anyway, I don't think it's too difficult to beat him, otherwise the score would definitely be unstoppable." Donald scratched his head and said This was all his own guess, but Li Shengli glanced at the Spurs with complicated eyes.

Back injury coming back? This is much more serious than his shoulder injury!

If the facts are what Donald guessed, then the Spurs' Western Conference Finals this time would be really bad. And Li Shengli also felt strange, because the Robinsons he met in the past were not so afraid of confrontations under the basket, but this one After three games in the series... Li Shengli indeed discovered this problem of his, and even struggled to get stuck on rebounds.

It doesn’t make sense!

The Spurs defeated the Rockets in the second round, and news of Robinson's back injury came out before the end of the regular season. So what did he do to defeat Olajuwon? !

You know, Robinson has always been at a disadvantage against Olajuwon, but the average data in the second round shows that Robinson did not lose too much to Olajuwon, which is at a normal level. The Spurs won because of the performance of the lineup. higher.

And now, based on the performance in three games, the ultra-high-intensity average time per game, and Robinson's rare early exit, people have to doubt...Robinson does have personal injury problems.

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At this time, because they won the third game, the Mavericks' home court was abuzz with noise and shouts. The substitutes rushed onto the court to mess with each other, leaving only Li Shengli and Gordon in the dugout looking at each other.

"What do you think?" Li Shengli asked Gordon.

"Me? I was sitting on the bench watching." Gordon said with a shrug.

"I'm not kidding you, Robinson won't be really exhausted, right?"

"This is a good thing. He collapsed first, so you don't have to continue the high-intensity battles in the previous games. And there will always be someone who collapses first. I'm glad that person is Robinson and not you!" Gordon said. Looking at the Spurs team who were retreating, he continued: "Look, the Spurs have too many injured people. There won't be much problem in this series. The game is like this, and there is no need to feel sorry for them. It can't be because of him Robinson If you’re injured, you won’t fight, right?”

"Are you kidding? I just think Robinson is miserable. The Spurs found Rodman for him, but Rodman..."

"Rodman? If you don't say this, I haven't remembered it yet. Now pray for the Magic and your brother Shaq to help us deal with the Bulls. Otherwise, if we encounter the Bulls, Kevin's performance will be very limited." Big, you are struggling in the paint." Gordon had a sudden thought, and his worries were not unreasonable.

"Deal with the Bulls? Don't you see how the Magic were beaten by the Bulls in those two games? If you still deal with the Bulls, the Magic are lucky not to be swept." Li Shengli also had a headache when he thought about O'Neal's situation, and he had to consider it... Really? What should I do if I get to the finals and run into the Bulls? Although the Eastern and Western Conference finals are not over yet, the Magic show no signs of winning. The Bulls basically got one ticket to the finals.

"You're right!" Gordon nodded. "According to Robinson's situation today, the Spurs can't stop us, so the biggest problem lies with us. To be honest, I haven't told anyone else yet. , but you need to know that it is difficult for us to beat the Bulls, and the last hope of the core team...all lies with us, the Mavericks."

The core team’s last hope?

You haven't told anyone else yet?

Li Shengli rolled his eyes, "Gordon, really, I don't blame Toby for wanting to fire you. He was afraid of you as the head coach even before he fired him. If he didn't fire you, who would he fire? Don't say this, don't say that. Don't say it, and the Spurs haven't finished the game yet."

"Damn it, Li, Li, can you give me a little respect as the head coach? I am the head coach. You let other people hear it, I am very embarrassed." Gordon was very serious just now, but after hearing this Li Shengli couldn't help but blush when he mentioned Toby's intention to fire him.

"What a big deal, it's just the two of us here, it's such a mess, and no one hears us."

"That's true! All my hopes now are on you. If the Mavericks win the championship, then I will be the championship coach. To be honest, I am not afraid of your jokes. I am... very panicked and scared now!"

"No, are you really scared?"

"Shh... can you please lower your voice? How can I not be afraid of me riding on a horse? I'm not you. I used to work as an assistant coach, but I was eliminated in the first round of the last playoffs. This season is good, suddenly We are about to play in the finals, can I not panic or be afraid?" The highest honor in front of him made Gordon a little worried about gains and losses, but this emotion disappeared quickly, "Just listen to this, don't be confused with Others said, otherwise it will be difficult for me to lead this team. Okay, now we have to wait for the finals, we are... the core's last hope!"