NBA: A three-point experience card at the beginning

Zhu Fangyu paused and continued:

“The most typical example of having self-confidence destroyed is Postman Malone’s ‘The postman doesn’t work on weekends’.”

"G1 of the Jazz and Bulls finals happened to be on Sunday. Malone, nicknamed the Postman, scored consecutive points at the last minute. With 7.5 seconds left in the game, the two sides were tied at 82. And Malone had to take two free throws.

Once you make a penalty, it could kill the game."

"But when he was making free throws, his opponent Pippen said in his ear, 'The postman doesn't work on weekends.' Malone's mentality changed. He missed two free throws and was eventually defeated by Jordan. As a result, he lost the championship.

champion."

"It was because of that game that his self-confidence was shattered. Since then, every time he made a free throw at a critical moment, his free throws were inaccurate. Because every time he made a free throw at a critical moment, Pippen's words would always be heard in his mind.

That 'postman doesn't work on weekends'."

"And now Hachimura has this trend."

In the next two minutes, until the end of the first half, Hachimura failed to score another point.

In fact, there were two opportunities in between.

But every time he seemed hesitant.

In NBA games, opportunities are fleeting.

When he was so depressed, he lost the opportunity to take action.

In the end, the ball can only be passed out.

Because he played hesitantly here, it affected the smoothness of the ball's movement.

The Wizards' offense was playing like they were constipated.

Finally, at the end of the first half, the Lakers led by 11 points.

In this first half, Wang Yi didn't feel very good.

Made two of five shots and scored only 5 points.

During halftime, the atmosphere in the Lakers locker room was relatively relaxed.

James patted Wang Yi's butt and said:

"Wang, you did a good job. Let's continue in the second half."

Caruso said while taking off his sneakers:

"That Hachimura was very arrogant at the pre-match press conference. This is Wang's response."

The other players also nodded and congratulated Wang Yi.

Wang Yi re-bandaged his ankle and said as if joking:

"This is just the beginning."

It seemed like a joke, but only he knew that was what he was thinking.

Make your opponent lose confidence?

This is not enough.

He wants to fight until his opponent despairs!

Let his opponents never dare to be arrogant in front of him again!

Make sure your opponents have to take a detour whenever they see him in the future!

He remembered a famous saying once made by a fat man who couldn't play ball: Just don't let them live!

Meanwhile, over there in the home team's locker room.

The atmosphere in the team seemed a bit dull.

Hachimura even lowered his head and sat there silently without saying a word.

Bill kept clapping his hands and cheering for the team.

"They're not scary!"

"LeBron is no longer the king. He is old. The Lakers have no other player who can do anything except him."

"As long as we guard LeBron and let him pass the ball, we will win half the battle."

Westbrook reminded:

"Their No. 1 also played well, we have to watch out for him."

Bill shook his head:

"He only played three good games. This time his three-pointers were not as sharp. I noticed that he only scored 5 points in the first half. Even if he scored 10 points in the second half, as long as other players

Without it, we could easily beat the Lakers."

Westbrook wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't say it.

Instead, he turned his head, pressed Hachimura's shoulder, and said:

"Bring on your momentum in the second half and show off the energy you used to score 30 points."

"You have to remember that he is just a poor short-term contract player. And you are a star player who has scored 30 points. He is a poor maggot in front of you! Do you understand?"

Hachimura nodded subconsciously.

His eyes, which had been dim before, seemed to be a little brighter.

Back in the third quarter, the Wizards still left it to Rui Hachimura to play the first offense.

This time, Hachimura passed a pick-and-roll and finally came to an open position.

He didn't hesitate anymore. He raised the basketball high. He had already taken off and was about to take action.

But at this moment, Wang Yi suddenly bypassed the Wizards player covering Hachimura and pounced on Hachimura.

Hachimura's heart skipped a beat.

It felt like a dark cloud was passing over my heart.

In panic, he did not dare to take action again.

Turn around and look for outside players.

But in his field of vision, there was not a single outside player who was open.

After such a hesitation, the others were already missing.

Wang Yi took advantage of his whereabouts and rounded up his left hand, bang——

A big hit, covering the head and face!

"oh--"

The audience immediately shouted in unison.

The commentator on the scene also exclaimed:

"Oh - no, he blocked Hachimura again!"

"As a home commentator for the Wizards, I hate his shot blocking. But from an objective perspective, I have to say that his shot blocking ability is too strong."

"Official information shows that he is only 1.92 meters tall, but he has such outstanding shot-blocking ability, which is really rare. This reminds me of Wade."

"I looked up the statistics of his last game. He actually... my God, he actually got 10 blocks in the last game! Unbelievable!"

On the field, Hachimura's eyes that had just brightened up dimmed again.

Wizards coach Brooks frowned when he saw this.

This was only the first round, and the courage Hachimura had just mustered up was lost again.

This can't go on like this.

It doesn't matter if we lose this game, but we must not let the players lose their confidence.

Before he completely loses his confidence, he must rebuild his confidence in this game.

Thinking of this, he took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Hachimura.

Hachimura sat back on the bench, his head still hanging and his eyes dull.

Coach Brooks took a bottle of mineral water and handed it to him.

Hachimura took the water numbly, unscrewed the bottle cap numbly, and drank numbly.

Coach Brooks said:

"Hachimura, have you forgotten what you said before the game?"

"You said you were going to blow him up! You were going to teach him a lesson for your seniors! You were going to teach him a lesson. Have you forgotten all this?"

Hachimura's eyes twitched slightly.

Coach Brooks continued:

"You have to think about it. The words have been spoken. If you can't do it, you will be beaten up by him. How embarrassing will it be? Your country, your people, your relatives and friends, how will they treat you?"

Hachimura's eyes began to flicker.

His right hand holding the mineral water bottle has tightened a little.

The mineral water bottle groaned in his hand.

Coach Brooks saw that his words worked, and Hachimura was already inspired.

But he didn't let Hachimura play immediately.

He clearly knew that Hachimura was already angry in his heart at this time.

But he also knows that anger alone is not enough.

In Hachimura's current state, if he is just angry, he will only make more mistakes.

So we have to let him calm down first.

Coach Brooks handed another towel to Hachimura, his voice softened a lot.

said:

"I won't let you play again in the third quarter. You need to reflect on it first."

"In the fourth quarter, I will give you one last chance. If you seize it, you will grow. If you fail to seize it, I will not use you again in the future. I will never give you even one minute of playing time. You

Understand?"

Hachimura nodded heavily:

"I got it, coach!"