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Chapter 337
Orlando, Amway Arena, when Pat Riley stepped into this arena, what greeted him would definitely not be a tribute to a once powerful old coach, but the overwhelming boos and provocations. The current main theme in this arena is not only the media hyping up the old scores between him and Van Gundy, but even these fans are complaining about their head coach.

However, these Orlando people should thank Pat Riley to some extent for his original decision. If he hadn't eliminated Van Gundy from Miami, perhaps today's Orlando people would not be able to stand on the stage of the Eastern Conference finals. It was this guy who seemed a little out of touch at ordinary times to bring out the full potential of the Magic team, and it was he who made the Magic team's tactical system begin to take shape.

If there is no tactical concept that Van Gundy instilled in the Magic, maybe this team will not stand here now, especially in the last two games against the Celtics, whether it is tactical arrangements or personnel rotation, Van Gundy All of them have shown their on-the-spot command ability, and his ability to adapt to changes is no worse than anyone else. In many cases, he may appear more confident than other coaches.

Even if he has a powerful internal war machine like Warcraft under his command, Van Gundy is not limited to the development of this point. Instead, he will focus his offense on the periphery more often, relying on the interspersed running of the entire team to find opportunities , rather than the point of hitting the basket, this way of use can not only allow Warcraft to play its own role, but also not be stared to death by the opponent because of the lack of offensive means.

Although World of Warcraft may not necessarily be the first point of attack, this big guy is indeed the most indispensable part of Van Gundy's tactics. What the Magic lack most is a pure shooter, and Warcraft's strong rebounding skills and jumping ability It is the confidence of these shooters that guarantees that as long as this guy stands under the basket, all long-range artillery can get the best chance to play.

Maybe this big guy will never be the highest scorer on the team, but his offense is the most destructive one in the entire team, especially the way Howard moves around the basket this half season In addition, the offensive efficiency when facing the basket has greatly improved his ability. This performance has given Van Gundy more places to use this guy. Whether it is offense or defense, he needs Warcraft on the field.

Not only did Van Gundy have his own uniqueness in the use of players, but he also taught a talented team what discipline is. Even guys like Warcraft and Lewis don’t have any privileges. The existence of people is only to serve the team, no one can be higher than the tactical system.

For the first time, Van Gundy made the Magic's tactics form a standard three-dimensional offensive system combining internal and external. In terms of defense, he did not simply rely on one person to complete all defensive tasks. He asked himself more often. Most of the players use running to make up for the loopholes, and use Howard as a point to launch the team's inside defense. The people who benefit from this arrangement are both the team and individuals. Let's see Howard's total blocks this season. It is possible to know what position he occupies in such a formation.

It is such a coach who is valued by the people of Orlando, but was cleared out of Miami by Pat Riley a few years ago. This is something that the people of Orlando cannot tolerate. But these supporters of the Magic will not continue to be so quiet, they will use their own way to seek justice for their coach.

Those boos to Pat Riley have not abated in any way. From the beginning of the Heat's warm-up, the endless boos around the arena have always been around the Heat, and there are countless cardboard Write big provocative slogans to demonstrate to Pat Riley, more people are putting pressure on the Miami Heat, they will use their voices to make these guys lose their rhythm, even if the opponent is now a crippled Lineup, they will not let go of any opportunity to weaken the opponent's will.

It's just that for an old fritter like Pat Riley, he's already used to this kind of atmosphere, and those boos don't bother him much. Apart from a long-lost excitement, he doesn't have any Extra thoughts, maybe he just likes to let these voices surround him, only in that way can he enter a state of madness, only when he is crazy, his players will be even crazier, he needs to let his team Use the craziest state to attack, if he wants to win, he must do so.

In fact, Pat Riley would know that such an away game environment would never make him feel better, even if he and Van Gundy did not have those past grievances. After all, this is the final of the Eastern Conference. In the final, who will relax at this time?Unless he's an idiot, and the Magic don't have anyone like that.

Lewis, Alston, Turkoglu, Howard, Lee, this is a difficult math problem that the Magic are going to put in front of Pat Riley's eyes, and Pat Riley's own hands can now throw it on the field The strongest lineup in the world can only be Chalmers, Wells, Quinn, Stackhouse, Lin Yi, and looking at his poor bench, even the seasoned Pat Riley can only He sucked his gums hard.

Old and young, both Chalmers and Lin Yi entered this kind of finals for the first time. Lin Yi's strong nerves don't need to be paid too much attention, but Chalmers behaved very well during the warm-up. The cold feeling made Pat Riley still a little uneasy. Although Pat Riley could see the desire to fight in the eyes of these guys, he didn't have much confidence that he could use these guys in his hands. hole cards to limit opponents,
In the comparison between the personnel of the two sides, the Miami people are at an absolute disadvantage. Even Pat Riley has already acquiesced to this point. He didn't want to accept it, and he didn't want such a game to be too ugly. They didn't want to experience a disastrous defeat like that of the Cavaliers. Even if they lost, they still wanted to fight their opponents to the last moment.

The warm-up of the Heat team will soon end, and the magic team's first show will follow, but the Miami people are not in the mood to appreciate other people's performances, they collectively got into their locker room to make final preparations, Pat Riley doesn't want those annoying boos to disturb the mood of his players, so he won't go to the opponent's debut show. What's so interesting?Can't we see it all when we play next time? Do we still need us to be their foil here?Only ghosts are in the mood to take care of these boring things.

Pat Riley waved his hands like this and led all his players and staff back to the locker room. What was left to the Magic was a pile of empty seats. It’s time to die, who cares about the basic courtesy , and Pat Riley never thought that there should be such a thing as a gentleman on the basketball court. Are there any civilized people here?Even Grant Hill can wave his elbows. There are no civilized people here. Since there are no civilized people, why bother with those things.

The earth-shattering shouts outside cannot be completely blocked by the door of the locker room, but the Miami people are not in the mood to listen to those worship-like shouts now, because this is Orlando, not Miami, and those loud shouts may be heard later. It would turn into loud boos, and what greeted them would definitely not be any friendly voices. They wanted to seize the last time and listen to Pat Riley make the final arrangements.

But Pat Riley didn't use the tactical board hanging on the wall to explain anything, he just quietly listened to the noise outside, he scanned the big guys in front of him with his deep eyes, as a thousand The winning coach, he has long been familiar with this kind of game atmosphere, but some of the players in front of him have never experienced such a game at all.

He needs these guys to completely calm down their hearts during this time, at least not to have any bad fluctuations, too excited and too impatient is a fatal injury to such an important game, keep a normal The mood of the team can allow them to display their strength on the court at a super level. The current Miami Heat can't simply play well if they want to win, but to improve their strength by a few levels, so that they can Make them masters of the arena.

Pat Riley doesn't want to indoctrinate his players with any tactical issues about the game during this time. What he needs now is that these guys can treat the next 48 minutes calmly. He needs these guys at all Execute his arrangement well, they can't make mistakes, once they make a mistake, what awaits them will be a failure.

The whole locker room in Miami seemed a bit silent, and the atmosphere was a bit out of tune with the heat outside. Pat Riley's silence didn't last too long. He didn't have much to say, but he hoped that his words could To ignite the bloodthirsty part of these guys' nerves, silence doesn't mean they don't have explosive power, what he needs is the accumulation of that kind of power.

"I don't need to talk nonsense about tactics anymore. We have talked a lot these days. We have arrived here. We will have a strong team with more personnel than us and a more comfortable rotation than us. , the only people I can use are you guys, but I don't want to lose, there is no reason, I just don't want to lose the game, what about you?"

Pat Riley didn't remind his players with a passionate speech like before the game against the Cavaliers. He just used such questions to beat the hearts of the players. Does anyone want to lose?No one can reach the Eastern Conference finals. This is the result of all of them working hard. Now no one is willing to give up the chance of victory. Even if it is very slim, they must try their best to fight for it.

"Boss, we didn't come here to listen to those boos, we came to Orlando to take the victory that belongs to us, the opponent is strong, we all know it, but no one stipulates that the game must look stronger Only the side that can win the final victory, if everyone in Orlando thinks this way, I have no problem, but no one in this locker room wants to bow to the opponent, we are not those cowards in Cleveland , here, we just want to win, even if we try our best, we want to win."

Maybe even Wade didn't expect that the first person to speak out would be Lin Yi. It was the first time for this usually silent guy to express his attitude so clearly. He didn't want to lose, even if the current situation is very unfavorable for Miami, He doesn't want to lose either.No matter who the opponent is, he will try to take the victory from the opponent on the court. No one can stop this guy's desire to win now.

"If you all have this confidence, then what are we waiting for? Go on stage and kill those guys. The boos just now are enough to make me irritated. Use your hands to block their mouths for me, let those guys The guys who held up the signs and protested against us feel sorry for showing these people what idiots they are, this is what I need you to do, go, go out there and take the victory that is rightfully ours."

Pat Riley has already ignored the things drawn on the tactical board. Although the old man was still wearing a famous brand suit and looked like a gentleman, when he stepped into the locker room, the old man who used to be in this The momentum of the alliance burst out for a while, he waved his big hand vigorously, and used his own finger to guide these young big guys into the arena.

"We just need to win, no matter who the opponent is, unstoppable!!!" These big men used the loudest roar in the player tunnel before going on the court to fill the arena with their own voices, their roar There was a moment of suffocation in the Amway Arena where the lights had just been turned on. They were using such a voice to remind everyone that we are here.

This kind of roar can already be heard clearly by anyone around the venue, including the Magic who just finished their appearance. Van Gundy has never underestimated the opponent's explosive power, and this kind of roar has confirmed his thoughts. The team led by Pat Riley has never had the idea of ​​surrendering, and it seems that this game is the same. The opponent is ready, and so are we.

"Our opponent has come. I hope all of you will remember that this opponent defeated us in the regular season. I think you all know their strength very well, although most of their main players are no longer available. , but you have to remember that it was such a broken team that bloodbathed the Cleveland Cavaliers, don’t underestimate your opponent, this is my advice to you.”

"We are very strong, so let's not make some mistakes that shouldn't be made. This is our home court. I hope you can use your own hands to suppress the opponent. From the first second, don't relax for a moment, don't give the opponent Any chance, remember? It's my request, it's a request from the 2-plus fans here, it's a request from the city."

Big Van Gundy said seriously to the guys in front of him that Orlando has been away from the Eastern Conference Finals for 13 years, and what the Magic have to do now is to continue this expectation of the Finals. If you lose, you shouldn't lose. To deal with a broken team, what they have to do is to control the opponent and don't let the opponent see any chance to win. The rest is not important. Victory is the only requirement and must be achieved. .

"Understood! We will never let those guys from Miami take away the victory here, no matter who can take away a game victory from us." A group of big guys from the Magic team spoke with the same voice In response to Van Gundy's words, their voices are also loud enough to be heard by the opponent. This is the answer to those roars just now. No one will choose to take a step back in such a game. This will be a hand-to-hand fight No one will shy away from the battle.

Howard vigorously waved his big arms that had been tensed for a long time, but his eyes did not look at Van Gundy, but at the Miami Heat, the tallest guy was standing there whispering to Wei Germany exchanged something, that is Howard's opponent in this game, the confrontation between them will start at the basket, Warcraft will not easily surrender his territory, his clenched fist has already explained everything.

Perhaps Lin Yi also sensed that someone was watching him not far away. When he raised his head and looked around, he found the big black guy in the other camp. The eyes that looked at him seemed to be full of invitations. The meaning of the first battle, Lin Yi responded to the opponent in his own way, and Howard could clearly see Lin Yi's right hand ticking lightly towards him to signal, welcome to the battle, I will wait for you here.

The communication between Lin Yi and Howard was silent, but they knew that it was just a prelude to the desperate fight on the field. After the whistle sounded, it was their moment of tit-for-tat. The two men restrained their eyes at the same time, and they were doing The final accumulation, maybe the next outbreak will be an earth-shattering confrontation, both of them know how much the opponent's weight is, and no one dares to be careless.

"Stick to that guy, they only have a semi-crippled Magloire left on the bench, so you try to drag him on the field as much as possible, that's the only consistent scoring point that Miami can rely on right now, you have to What I do is to completely trap him. I will give you a one-on-one opportunity. I don’t care if you use your body or other methods. My request is very simple. I hope you can restrain that guy from moving around the basket. Space, tell me if you can do it." Van Gundy pulled Howard in front of him when the Magic was ready to go, and spoke to his insider in the most serious tone.

"The extra sweat I shed on the training ground every morning is to fight this guy once, so coach, you don't have to worry that I will behave abnormally when facing him, I will use my own method to trap him, basketball Below is my territory, where I will not allow anyone to enter, even if Chamberlain comes back to life, this is my promise to you, I will be responsible under the basket, and I will let you see what you are satisfied with result."

Howard looked into Big Van Gundy's eyes and said seriously, the smile he usually hangs on his face has long since disappeared. He has been looking forward to playing against Lin Yi for a long time. Ever since he lost to the opponent in Miami, he wanted to To regain the victory he lost on the opponent, the Eastern Conference finals, a perfect stage, he wants to prove that he is not inferior to that guy, his footsteps may not be as gorgeous as that guy, but he has his own way to win, In this battle of centers, he will not let his opponent take advantage of any.

"This game will be centered on you. I will give you this opportunity to face that guy directly. For yourself and for the team. I hope you win it. Use your hands to prove that you are better than the opponent. Go to the basket. Go down, kill that guy for me, understand!" Big Van Gundy thumped Howard's chest hard, although the muscles there were shaking so much that his arms hurt a little, but he had already seen it from the eyes of this big black guy. When it comes to his hard will, he will never give Lin Yi a chance to attack the Magic's basket easily.

"Look at my performance, I will never let anyone down." Howard tightened the muscles on his arms to assure Van Gundy, and at the same time, he also assured Patrick Ewing, who was standing by, that it was the teacher Accompanied by his side these days, allowing himself to hone those skills at the basket again and again, today he wants to pay tribute to Ewing with a victory.

"Today is the time for strength to win. Let's see how I can defeat the successor of the big dream." Howard said when he was high-fiving Ewing and preparing to play. He wanted to prove that strength can sometimes determine many things, including the victory of the game. Inside, he will definitely greet the opponent with his muscular arms, and then knock the opponent down.

All the arrangements have been completed, and the head coaches of the two teams waved their hands to let their players enter the center of the field almost at the same time. The moment these ten big men stepped into the field, the Amway Arena had already started to rage. The atmosphere began to climb to the top, and the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals is about to begin. Whether Orlando can advance to the finals, or the incomplete Heat team can perform a miracle with a last-ditch counterattack, all doubts will be interpreted in this game .

No matter how noisy the surrounding sounds are, the two guys standing in the middle circle are not affected, they only have the presence of each other in their eyes, whether it is Howard or Lin Yi, they have completely put their bodies They were tense, and even their breathing had begun to enter a state of synchronization. They had only one goal, which was the orange basketball held by the referee.

"Doo!" When the orange elf was thrown high, the two figures began to soar into the air, a fateful center-forward duel. . .it has started. . .

(If the little emperor hadn't scored a quasi-triple-double today, maybe the Cavaliers would have lost to the Raptors again... This always depends on one person's performance... If we continue to play like this, are we going to replicate last year's tragedy? Or These guys are going to use such stumbling results to enter the playoffs and then break out? I don’t know what the little emperor thinks, anyway, it’s really mysterious to watch their games now...it’s like this every game...)
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