warrior godfather

Chapter 379 See you in the finals

Chapter 379 See you in the finals (first update)
After Rose accepted the interview, he returned to the home team's locker room at the United Center.

The atmosphere in the locker room was very joyful. The Bulls players who had returned from the victory chatted and laughed casually. When they talked about their pride, everyone would burst into laughter, causing the teammates next to them to ask questions, and then joined in, celebrating tonight together. victory.

But in this celebration, no one got carried away, and no one belittled the Celtics as their opponents.

As a victorious team, the Bulls players are used to winning, and they have gradually cultivated the attitude of winners. They will laugh because of winning, and will be distressed because of failure, but they will not be dissatisfied because of it. In my heart, I have a more ambitious goal.

"Hey, Derek, your last breakthrough is so beautiful!" Noah saw Rose coming in, smiled and greeted him, raised his right hand, clenched into a fist, and stretched out towards him.

The corners of Rose's mouth twitched, a faint smile appeared on his face, he also raised his right hand, and lightly bumped against Noah's fist, saying:

"Of course, I have enough rest time now, and my physical strength is maintained very well. Even in the last 2 minutes, I can pass others as long as I want to pass!"

Tonight, Rose only played 33 minutes, made 18 of 11 shots, 6 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 4 free throws, scored 28 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers. Exploded the Celtics' restricted area.

If it was placed before the injury, according to Thibodeau's employment habits, Rose will play at least 38 minutes today, and he will handle every ball on the offensive end, which will consume a lot of energy.

Thibodeau studied under Van Gundy, learned his defense, and also learned his "iron and blood." He is a coach who never considers player load management. In order to win a little insurance, he often still uses stars and main players after leading by a big score. Players are placed on the field.

But now, with Gar Foreman's strict order, Thibodeau can no longer kill Rose unscrupulously. After each quarter, assistant coach Pete Miles will remind Thibodeau how many minutes Rose played, Thibodeau can only rack his brains, allocate Rose's playing time, and try to keep him on the court at critical moments.

Gar Foreman made it very clear that Thibodeau will not interfere with whatever he employs in the playoffs, and he will not even let Rose play 45 minutes a game.

But in the regular season, even if he loses, Rose can't play more than 35 minutes in a game, especially when the Bulls rank first in the Eastern Conference and lead the second Heat by as many as 4 wins.

Hearing Rose's answer, Noah laughed loudly;
"Derek, didn't you see, today Pete reminded Tom, when you played 1 minute longer than planned in the third quarter, Tom's ugly face, haha..."

Ross shook his head helplessly, but was infected by Noah, and laughed involuntarily.

Afterwards, he greeted the other teammates one by one, and then came to his closet and started to pack his things. The other Bulls players didn't care and continued their chats.

Rose is a relatively introverted person. He rarely expresses his emotions off the court and is very quiet. Even when he faced reporters and made the MVP declaration, he didn't look excited at all, as if he was not releasing bold words to challenge the world. Alliance, but is telling a trivial life trivia.

He methodically put his belongings into the backpack one by one, then said goodbye to his teammates one by one, came to the parking lot, and got on his beloved Bugatti Veyron.

Before the start of the season, Rose and the Bulls signed a five-year $5 million maximum salary contract, and because he was elected the MVP last season, in line with the "Ross Clause", the starting salary of this contract can account for 9400% of the salary cap , $30 million more than the average maximum salary contract.

However, although the "Ross Clause" was named after Rose, the first player to enjoy the "Ross Clause" was Durant. A 5-year maximum salary contract will expire after the end of 2016.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Ross felt the comfortable wrapping and support of the leather seat. Instead of driving away immediately, he tapped the steering wheel with his fingers, took out his mobile phone, looked at the time on it, and stared blankly for a while before finally Open the address book, find Curry's number, and dial it.

"Beep-beep-"

Rose waited patiently for a while, the call was connected, and Curry's hearty laughter came from the speaker of the phone:
"Hey, Derek, you just finished playing the Celtics, right? Why do you have time to call me?"

Hearing Curry's slightly comical sharp voice, which was a bit like a drake's voice, Rose smiled sincerely and said:
"Stephen, you should have finished the interview, right?"

On the other end of the phone, Curry, who had just come out of the news room and hadn't walked into the locker room, froze for a moment before laughing:
"Just finished, you know, those reporters like to ask some unnutritive questions, every time after the game, they will ask me how sure I am to win the MVP, and a reporter asked me just now, saying that you think you and Derek .Ross, who will be the MVP winner this year... What, from your tone, you have been waiting for me for a while?"

Rose listened to Curry's undisguised, childlike showing off tone, and the smile on his face grew wider:

"How did you answer?"

Curry said helplessly:
"What else can I say? I can only say that I really hope to get the MVP award. I am very excited to be included in the MVP discussion. At the same time, I am very confident that I will get this award...Those reporters have the right to vote, I have to show a little humility until the results are in or who knows what they're going to do and you can never overestimate their 'professionalism'."

"Stephen, you don't take me seriously."

"Derek, it is impossible for you to win the MVP again. This year is a shrinking season. The Bulls' record and your statistics have not improved significantly, which means they are the same as last season. They cannot vote for you." Curry said.

"Are you so sure? You are only one game ahead of us now. Maybe we will overtake us in the next game. By then, I will be the MVP!" Rose retorted.

It was a rebuttal, but Rose said it with a smile, with a hint of ridicule.

He himself is well aware that it is too difficult to win consecutive MVPs, unless, like Nash, he brings a dilapidated lineup to the forefront of the division, or like James, he is full of firepower in the regular season and leads the Cavaliers in consecutive rankings. The league is number one, and at the same time, competitors lack convincing power.

This year, the Bulls' record is still at the top of the league, and Rose also played at the MVP level, but Curry's data and record are more dazzling than him, and the media will definitely favor Curry more, unless, as he said just now, The Bulls can overtake the Warriors in the last 10 regular season games, and they will have to lead several games before Rose will become competitive in the MVP selection.

But judging from the current state of the Warriors, Rose's chances are very slim.

After hearing this, Curry didn't care, and said with a smile:

"To be honest, Derek, even if the Bulls are number one in the league, your chances of being the MVP are very low. Before that, there were a lot of media campaigning for James..."

Ross is silent. His management team talked about this with him before last season. James has been favored by the media since he entered the league. Wade's performance was so good last season that James could be selected in the final MVP selection Ranked third, those reporters seem to have forgotten that there are two stars Wade and Bosh beside him, and they want to lift him to the throne of MVP abruptly.

However, Rose turned out to lead the Bulls to the league's No. [-] record, beating the Heat, and the statistics were not far behind, and he became the youngest MVP in NBA history.

But Rose has no doubt that as long as James has an advantage in statistics or record, the media will dare to choose him as the MVP.

"Let's not talk about this--" Curry changed the subject, "You beat the Celtics today, the number one ranking in the Eastern Conference should be stable, right?"

Ross also said with some pride:
"As long as there are no accidents, it should not be overtaken by the Heat. It has been the number one in the East for two consecutive years! It is a pity that it will be difficult to compete for the number one in the league this year..."

Hearing Rose's slightly regretful tone, Curry shook his head and said:
"What is the regular season? Whether we can go further in the playoffs is the most important thing! After being eliminated by the Suns and the Mavericks in the past two years, I can remember the heart-wrenching feeling for the rest of my life..."

He let out a long sigh, as if recalling the feeling when he was eliminated. Ross also felt the same way, and said:
"Yeah, I have been eliminated three times in the playoffs, and that feeling is really unforgettable..."

"So, Derek, come on, the regular season is coming to an end, the playoffs are the real start, see you in the finals!" Curry said solemnly.

"Okay, see you in the finals!" Rose replied word by word.

"I have a hunch, if we do go to the Finals together, I will still win, just like Butler beat Memphis..."

"Hehe, you're dreaming! I'm the No. [-] pick, you're the No. [-] pick, you're just for a while, and I'm the MVP. How can you beat me?"

"I'm also the MVP this year, just wait and see, when the time comes, I will win you!"

……

May 4, Los Angeles, Staples Center.

The lights on the dome of the arena are extremely dazzling, reflecting the Clippers logo on the wooden floor of the stadium.

快船和湖人的比赛已经进行到了第四节最后的1分55秒,湖人以105:104领先1分。

This game belongs to the Clippers' home court, but looking up, there are not many fans wearing Clippers jerseys in the auditorium. On the contrary, there are many people wearing Kobe's No. 24 jersey and cheering loudly when the Lakers score. When Chuan scored, he booed vigorously.

The most embarrassing thing is that when the Lakers were attacking, the DJ shouted "Defence" in a passionate voice to lead the audience, but the fans didn't appreciate it, but shouted "Kobe" and "Lakers" and even turned DJ's Voices and high-pitched music were suppressed.

Of course, in this atmosphere, what Kobe heard when he made a free throw was no longer boos and interference, but uniform shouts of "MVP".

At this time, Bynum was making a free throw. He missed the first free throw, and the second free throw bounced twice on the basket and fell into the net, which caused another round of cheers from the Lakers fans present.

The Clippers attacked. After Paul dribbled the ball across half court, he screened and rolled with Griffin. With his screen, he broke through to the three-point line. Catch and shoot, three-pointers.

The long rebound bounced high and landed in the hands of Ramon Sessions who was under the basket. The Lakers immediately counterattacked. Te sent a long pass, but under Griffin's interference, Artest didn't catch the ball firmly, and the basketball came out of his hand and was picked up by Caron Butler.

But at this moment, Ramon Sessions rushed towards Caron Butler, and when he was unprepared, he dived forward, broke the ball from Caron Butler's hand, and broke through To the three-point line, in the absence of supervision, the mid-range shot was successful.

108: 104.

"Fake!"

Seeing Ramon Sessions score easily, Paul, who ran back to the backcourt, couldn't help cursing fiercely, and looked at Caron Butler dissatisfied.

Caron Butler also raised his hand, indicating that it was his fault. Paul thought that Caron Butler had already scored 28 points in this game, and he was the player with the most points in the Clippers, so he couldn't say anything more , Just glanced at him again before taking the baseline ball from Griffin and dribbling it to the frontcourt.

This time, he chose to pick and roll with Jordan. With the help of Jordan's cover, he came to the mid-range position. Bynum squatted inside and gave Paul a step. Paul stood up and made a fallback mid-range shot.

106: 104.

After the goal, Paul didn't mean to celebrate at all, and immediately directed his teammates to return to the defense loudly.

At this time, there are 42 seconds left in the game. As long as this round is defended, the Clippers have every chance to win.

Looking back, Ramon Sessions, who had just made a contribution, dribbled the ball across the half court and stopped at the top of the arc. Holding the ball on the spot wasted time, and he didn't pass the ball to the borrower until there were 12 seconds left in the attack clock. Kobe, who came out of the cover, ran to the bottom corner to open up space.

After Kobe received the ball, it was Caron Butler who was defending him, but Kobe did not confront him with this. The veteran who scored 28 points was too concerned. The nerve knife, the defensive end is already a colander.

Kobe just took a tentative step, feinted, then accelerated, and passed Caron Butler directly. He stopped at the free throw line for a jump shot, and the basketball went into the net.

brush!
At 110:106, the point difference was widened to 4 points, with only 24.5 seconds left in the game, the Lakers completely grasped the initiative of the game.

Clippers head coach De Nagro immediately handed over the timeout. After returning, Jordan and Griffin set up double screens for Paul. Paul used the screen to get out and catch the ball for a three-pointer. He missed the rebound and was grabbed by Gasol. , Griffin immediately fouled him tactically and sent him to the free throw line.

Gasol made two free throws, leaving a chance for the Clippers. Then Griffin missed a layup, grabbed an offensive rebound, and made a tip-up, closing the point difference to 3 points.

The Lakers sent the baseline ball, and Nick Young, who had just been replaced, fouled Matt Barnes. The latter made two free throws, completely killing the Clippers' hope of winning.

In the end, as Paul missed a three-pointer before the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 114:109 and won the city derby.

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