Vol 2 Chapter 244: NBA 1st inspirational brother and old Nelson's secret weapon

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"Don, are you really ready to start Chris as the center in the next game?"
On May 17, 1994, as a team that was playing in the playoffs, the Warriors’ training pavilion was already full of voices early in the morning, although the Warriors did not have the training maniacs like Stockton and Malone. , But most of the players on this team are still very hard, with the character of old Nelson, although he said that he has been playing offense and running after coming to the Warriors, it seems that in the eyes of many people, generally speaking defensive The head coach is a poor coach, while the offensive head coach is a mild coach.
However, as a legendary Celtics player and a cardinal disciple, how could old Nelson be just an offensive coach? How can it be a gentle coach, even if he is not as dominant as the Cardinals, this coach will not tolerate the emergence of players who are not willing to train on his team, even Chris Webber who is very dissatisfied with old Nelson. Honest in this regard.
Therefore, don't look at this time the internal conflicts of the Warriors have not been resolved, but at this time, no one will see that the Warriors have internal conflicts at this time.
"Bob, if you don't use Chris, do you think we have another way? Let Tim come back early? Or accept the long-winded destiny swept by the Jazz 4-0?"
After old Nielsen watched the Warriors players who were desperately training on the training ground after some erratic words, Bob Rainier on the side sighed again.
As a disciple of old Nelson when he was on the Bucks. Because this season the Warriors have selected a super insider like Chris Webber, but this genius has a big problem with his personality. In order to allow Webber to change his personality. Old Nielsen invited his former disciple, the legendary center of the NBA, Rainier, to teach Chris Webber. Rainier is one of the few players with very good personality in the NBA.
However, at this time, the former nba legendary center and his teacher talked about Chris is not the team's super inside genius Chris Weber, but the team's other super genius not inferior to Weber, Chris Gate Lin, the first man in NBA history to play with a steel plate in his head.
If Reggie Miller had some problems with his as a child, he couldn't even walk. In the end, being able to become an nba player with his own efforts is commendable to many fans, but Reggie Miller is a healthy person who can run and jump after all, so Reggie Miller is inspirational. But because this Pacer’s big-mouthed mouth is really stinky, not many fans or experts think of this guy as an inspirational player, because Reggie Miller’s character is not like a hard-working inspirational character. Very good'good people'. This guy's rebelliousness is a label of'genius'.
And in the current nba. The true first inspirational brother respected by fans and experts is the 27-year-old Chris Gatlin of the Warriors. This guy had a head crash when he was 17 and had a steel plate on his skull. Playing a steel plate in the head, let alone playing an NBA against a fierce competition will be very problematic. If it is not good, even if you do not play the game, even if you exercise a little bit of vigorous exercise in your daily life, you may die suddenly .
Even the expressions of laughter or crying in daily life can't be much, because this may cause death. Although such a guy was extremely genius at that time, he was basically abandoned after the car accident. Not to mention entering the NBA, it was a question of whether it was able to exercise normally at the beginning, but it was full of respect. Such a player actually actually entered the NBA, and the draft picks are extremely high, with a 16th pick in the first round. Selected by the Warriors.
When everyone thought the Warriors chose him just for hype, this player averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and nearly 1 block and steal in the first season of his career when he averaged 11 minutes per game. , And he was even more amazing when he made his first playoff trip in his career. The rookie season averaged 20 minutes per game in the playoffs. The time doubled compared to the regular season. More than doubled, averaging 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage is as high as 62%.
Since that time, after the 9192 season, the physically disabled nba player has become synonymous with nba motivation. Even the most demanding experts and fans are full of respect for the Warriors' internal line. Of course, the key is this Guy character and mouth are much better than Reggie Miller.
Of course, because of the steel plate in his head, he basically can't play a few minutes in a game. Last season, he only played 17 minutes per game in the regular season. That 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds. This season, he averaged 15 minutes and scored 8 points. With 5 rebounds, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds in 18 minutes per game when facing the Spurs in the playoffs.
Although his scoring average is not much, but the efficiency is very high, and the strength is very good, as an inspirational brother, he has the most important attribute of inspirational brother, that is, he is hard enough, so his offensive skills are very good, can COSCO can shoot singles from the back. If he wants, he can also have a good defensive ability, so many experts have been saying that he is a player with an average of 20+10 per game, as long as God gives him three per game With a capacity of 16 minutes, he can average 25 points + 10 rebounds per game, which means he is an All-Star player.
Of course, this is indeed the case. The Warriors are reimbursed by Tim Hardaway and Matthew Nionis for the second and third seasons. Although the starting players are still strong, the backup lineup is very weak. Although the Jazz's bench is not the best in the league, since Elliott found a place on the bench and David Wesley found confidence, the Jazz's bench lineup is actually not bad. After all, Elliott is an All-Star player, but this round of series, the Jazz bench lineup did not get much advantage. When facing the Warriors, because Chris Gaitlin appeared on the bench, he gave the Jazz a lot of trouble. At least Elliott was really unable to beat this same All-Star. Inside player.
However, when Old Nelson wanted to use Gatlin, it meant that the Warriors had reached the point where they were exhausted, of course. The fact that Gatling has a steel plate in his head affects the player's playing time, but since he comes to nba, he needs to bear such risks. The team can take care of the player's body, so he can only play about 15 points per game, but if the team needs, then even the player has problems. It must also be on the scalp. Although Gatlin came to the NBA, although the average playing time is not much, there are still more than 30 minutes in a game. The last time the Warriors needed Gatlin to play more than 30 points is the last period of the regular season. Need to face the Mavericks in the regular season when they beat the Suns. In that game, the Mavericks Marsh had a 50-point score in a single game, and he almost killed the stronger Warriors. At that time, there was no way to cover Trinh played 33 minutes, and finally beat the Mavericks with 31 points and 15 rebounds on 10 of 17 shots with his excellent performance.
The reason why the experts of NBA said that Gatlin has all-star strength is not only his offensive means, but also his strong strength. More importantly, he can play very high stats in games where the game time exceeds 30 minutes. As long as he is given enough time, he can flash out enough data.
"Chris, did the coach just want you to start in tomorrow's game?"
After the old Nielsen said two words before calling the expressionless Chris Gaitlin, the Warriors' inside line returned to the training ground, and almost all the other players of the Warriors gathered around. After Rismulin asked this question, the other Warriors players stared at the expressionless teammate with great eyes, looking forward to the teammate's answer.
"Well, I will play for more than 30 minutes tomorrow"
When Chris Gatlin finished his expressionless expression, the Warriors players around him froze for a short while, and then they all jumped with excitement.
Even the two middle school teenagers Chris Weber and Sprewell, who were on the side at this time, were also somewhat surprised and delighted.
The two S2 teenagers are not very popular with the Warriors. The veteran group led by Chris Mullin does not like them. Of course, they do not like these team veterans, but for Gatlin, these two S2 The teenagers are full of respect.
This is not just his inspirational story, but this guy is indeed extremely powerful. Even Chris Webb, in order to show his uniqueness, he also found the Warriors senior players to challenge, but the final result is natural Not so good.
"Haha, as long as you can play more than 30 minutes, we will be able to beat the Jazz in the next game, and we can beat the kid!"
"That's right, Chris, the next game will make the kid look good, pack him hard, and see if he can come out to help defense!"
Of course, at this time, the Warriors players were extremely excited in the training hall, but Gatlin, who was surrounded by them, had a sad look in his eyes at this time, although he was a'three-none' teenager, there was not much joy and sorrow on his face. , But this does not mean that he also has no emotions in his heart. He knows that every time the team wants to use him in full, it is the most dangerous moment, although he has helped the team through the crisis many times before. , So teammates trust him very much, really trust him.
As a player who has suffered such a serious injury, being able to stand on the court is a miracle. Being able to enter the NBA is a miracle of miracles. After entering the NBA, it is even more incredible to be able to make teammates trust so much. His trust in him is really happy, which is one of the biggest reasons why he wants to work hard to pursue his basketball dream.
But Lin Han, the opponent, although in the first three games, he and Lin Han stray most of the time, but the strength of this jazz player, Gatlin is very clear.
Almost as a special bystander, he saw the jazz player stepping on his feet with his favorite teammates on the sidelines, and after every game, the jazz player who did not let him like was still there. Provoked his most respected head coach, Old Nelson.
"No matter how good your strength is. But I will never let you play wild again at our next game!"
The Warriors' insider looked at the excited teammates at this time and the old Nielsen who was looking forward to him on the sidelines and vowed secretly in his heart.
At this time, the Warriors training hall was full of this desperate atmosphere, because the old Nelson was ready to use the team's final hole card. So for a time the atmosphere of the Warriors’ training hall has undergone tremendous changes. Naturally, the Jazz players will not know.
After the game ended yesterday, after getting up this morning, because the score of 3 to 0 makes this team very easy now, in the history of nba, no one can be overturned with a 3 to 0 lead, so The Jazz are now almost sure they can reach the Western Conference finals.
And isn't the best result of the Jazz team history in the Western Conference finals. Last season, the Jazz entered the Western Conference finals under the leadership of Stockton and Malone. This is already the best record in the history of the Jazz team, but at that time it was facing the Blazers. The Jazz are naturally far behind, and basically have no chance of reaching the finals to create the final record.
However, now, the Jazz have such an opportunity. At least in terms of strength. The current Jazz is definitely stronger than the Jazz two seasons ago by more than a point or two. Although it seems that the Rockets will die their opponents in the Western Conference finals, but the Rockets' strength and their radius are also 82. The Jazz are definitely not There will be no chance, it can even be said that the chance is very big.
Although this time the Jazz players did not say the sentence "I am already thinking about the next round" like Barkley when he led the Rockets 2-0 in the previous round, but most of the Jazz players are already doing Consider the next round of things like this, as for the Warriors? Can this team still pose a threat to the Jazz? This is impossible!
So, this time for the Warriors. One of their most important things is thinking about how not to be swept by the Jazz at home, and the most important thing for the Jazz up and down today is to watch the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets.
"It's a pity. It's only 2 points away. The Nuggets still lost. It's a pity. Robert Holly's last two three-pointers are really accurate."
On the evening of May 17, 1994, in the hotel where the Jazz stayed, this time the entire Jazz team was watching the third game between the Rockets and the Nuggets. This game was a game even for Lin Han. An extremely exciting game, the players of both sides played extremely well. Since entering the playoffs, Mutombo has been super god. This game is 13 in 10, 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks. Once the Rockets super defender was drastically locked out of the paint area, and the other Nuggets players were also powerful enough. Olajuwon was not as supernatural as the previous two games. At that time, the Nuggets scored with the Rockets to the end, but at the last moment, Robert Holly ended the game with two consecutive three-pointers. The Nuggets were beaten by the Rockets in their third home game, Ola Although Zhu Wang scored 36 points, although he scored well, he did not have many rebounds and blocks in this game, so the deterrent is not enough compared to the previous two games, which is why other Nuggets players can play so well. However, Robert Holly scored 26 points in 10 of 14 in this game but it was the key to winning the game.
"The Rockets' key ball ability is really powerful, the Nuggets are still too young, but they have performed very well in this game, we are now ready to prepare for the next round of the showdown with the Rockets."
Finally, after the game, Stockton said with a smile on the TV.
From the current point of view, the situation in the Western Conference playoffs is very clear, the Nuggets can not beat the Rockets, the Warriors can not beat the Jazz, so Stockton’s statement is indeed correct, the Western Conference finals is the Jazz vs. Rockets !
So after Stockton finished, Lin Han also nodded slightly, thinking of the Rockets and Olajuwon and Drexler, Lin Han’s excitement on his face at this time is difficult to hide, and has been Stockton, who noticed Lin Han's expression, also smiled slightly. Lin Han's fighting spirit was very good.
Of course, although the Jazz threat to the Warriors at this time is not so concerned. But after all, they have not completely eliminated the Warriors, and the Warriors have not completely given up at this time, although most players and coaches of this team know that it is impossible to overtake the Jazz. There is no need to make such an impossible dream.
But like the fourth game between the Jazz and the Warriors, when the fans of the Warriors on the scene raised the sign of
refusing to sweep
, this represents the current pursuit of this team. Until now, they can lose to the Jazz, but they can never be swept away!
Of course, it also embarrasses many Warriors fans and players. When Lin Han came out of the player channel as the Warriors' biggest enemy, a large group of fans wearing Lin Jazz's No. 8 jersey to support Lin Han appeared.
As can be seen from the color of these fans, these people are all local Chinese in Golden State. As one of the most Chinese places in the United States, Lin Han came here to be basically half the home. When the regular season was about to end, when the league speculated that Lin Han would go to the Lakers to have such a big momentum. It also had a great relationship with many Chinese fans in Los Angeles at the time.
So now when Lin Han came out. When the Warriors fans who wanted to boo Lin Han finally found out that his boos and fans who applauded and cheered Lin Han were basically neutralized in sound, this time was really depressing.
"Warriors fans are very enthusiastic and can see that Lin Han is very popular here"
After watching Lin Han greet the Chinese fans on the scene after coming out with the Jazz players, Larry Bird and Collins on the sidelines also said with a smile.
This game is very easy for Lin Han and Jazz up and down, and the same is true for the two commentators on the sidelines. There is no suspense in this round of the series. All they can do now is to watch the game happen. No need to worry about anything.
but. When the playing ceremonies of the two teams were completed in this game, the starting players on both sides went to the court to warm up. Looking at the starting lineup of the Warriors game, Larry Bird and Collins were still a bit stunned.
"In this game, the Warriors' starting lineup is center Chris Gatlin, power forward Chris Weber, small forward Owens, shooting guard Chris Mullin, point guard is Sprewell, Warriors this game Take out the double inside?!"
When Collins looked at the hot Warriors starting lineup and shouted in surprise, Larry Bird frowned on the side.
Chris Gatlin? Actually he?
For Lin Han, who is Gatlin, he certainly will not understand, because this guy is indeed not enough level to remember Lin Han, but for Larry Bird and Collins, they are still very clear, especially La Liebold knows him very well, and even Larrybird appreciates Gatlin very much, because Larrybird himself is unable to achieve his highest achievement because of injuries. For those injured players in the league Larry Bird has always been more concerned, and Gatlin is one of the most sighing players.
This guy does have a very good strength, which is definitely not bragging by those experts.
"It seems that the old Nelson still did not give up in this game"
In the face of an insurmountable assist defense point like Lin Han, the Warriors can play double inside tactics, and in terms of style, although Gatlin is inside, his movement speed is not slower than that of Chris Webber. There is no problem with the team trying to run.
And Nielsen’s intention is also quite obvious, that is, he hopes that Gatling can use his internal offensive ability to hold Lin Han’s attention down, or that Lin Han can not be forced out of the basket.
But although Gatling's strength is indeed very good, but the Warriors player has such ability, Larry Bird is still not so sure.
Of course, at this time, the Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was also a little surprised at the sudden change of the Warriors, but like Larry Bird’s idea, he did not think Gatlin could suppress the offensive end. Lin Han, suppressed Lin Han so that he could not go out to help defense.
At this time, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan on the sidelines was not very worried at this time. Lin Han on the field was even more like this. His opponent in this game will be an inside player. This makes Lin Han actually look forward to. After all, For those outside players who bully the Warriors, his defense is enough. But the opponent's inside, this is not necessarily, and the next round of the game with the Rockets. Olajuwon is the league's strongest insider.
Although Lin Han knew that he would definitely not be able to appear in the inside and Olajuwon like this game, but some time periods are still possible.
And when the referee of this game, Bavitar, threw the basketball in his hand into the air, the game was officially started. The jump ball of this game still did not have much suspense. Malone is not Chris Weber’s opponent, Chris Weber easily got the first ball of the game for the Warriors.
But because the Jazz themselves knew that Malone could not win Chris Webber, the Jazz retired quite quickly. Especially Lin Han, as the defensive center of the team, Lin Han is actually an outside player. His withdrawal from defense was slow.
Of course, although the Jazz retreat quickly, but in the style of the Warriors, even if the opponent retreats very well. This team will not slow down the pace of advancement. At this point, both sides have fought three times, and everyone knows it well.
"what?"
It's just that after quickly standing in his central defensive position, Lin Han was a little surprised that the opponent he played against in this game was not much slower than him in speed, although Lin Han was right Gatlin is not very familiar, knowing that this guy used to be a backup for the Warriors, but I have to say that Gatlin is indeed a very unique player. Because there is a steel plate in his head, his head shape has always been different from that of normal people. Adding the expressionless facial paralysis and three no attributes, let Lin Han notice the game as soon as he played.
He really didn't expect there was a guy who didn't slow down like Weber inside the Warriors.
"It seems that if you want to enter the Warriors, you need to test the race first."
Even when Lin Han thought of this, he didn't forget to sarcasm old Nelson in his heart.
"Lin, be careful!"
And at this time when Lin Han was somewhat distracted and mocked at old Nielsen, the Warriors advancement player Chris Mullin had already thrown the ball directly into Gatlin's hand.
The Warriors' first wave of attack actually made Gatlin launch? Not to mention Lin Han’s accident at this time, even other jazz players on the field were very surprised. Generally speaking, the first wave of offense on a team is very important, and it is often done by the team’s core players. .
Of course, although the Warriors' first attack was a bit unexpected, Lin Han always focused on his attention. After Gatling received the ball, Lin Han quickly posted it, although this game Lin Han's Chamberlain locking cap is locked in Gatlin's hand, but Lin Han is not very worried about the speed inside.
After all, what is the strength of being able to have such athletic ability and play the bench?
What just surprised Lin Han was that when Lin Han just got close to Gatlin, what made Lin Han a little embarrassed was that at the moment he posted it, Gatlin directly turned back and used his body width to turn Lin Han came straight away, and after throwing away Lin Han, the Warriors' inside attack dunked for the first time!
"Beautiful back turned, Gatlin's offensive skills are still very good, Lin Han is a little careless, he should not regard Gatlin as an object that can be easily intercepted."
When Gatlin faced Lin Han's defense and finished the dunk without a blank expression from the rim, Lin Han was a little dumbfounded. He really didn't expect the Warriors' backup inside to make such a back. Offensive action.
Although most of the insiders in this era have a good back-hand ability, but this athletic ability and the proficiency of back-turning breakthrough, this is definitely not what ordinary inside players can have. At the very least, we look at the back-turning movement just now. It's not much worse than Malone. Of course, Malone's most important offensive method is not turning around.
"A player like this is really just a backup for the Warriors? Is the depth of the Warriors' lineup so thick?"
"Boy, you will not have any chance to do whatever you want in this game"
Just when Lin Han was in a daze, Chris Gatlin, who had just finished dunking and walked past Lin Han's body, said blankly to Lin Han, which made Lin Han's brows pick.
"Lin, are you okay"
When Lin Han looked at Gatlin who was surrounded by his teammates and returned to his team's half, he was a little silent, but after Malone's reminder, Lin Han quickly recovered and shook his head.
"Boy, we can't be swept away by you in this game!"
When Gatlin completed a wonderful attack to make the Warriors fans excited, the old Nelson on the sideline was also a little excited. Although it is difficult for Gatlin to go all out for two consecutive games, as long as one game, as long as it can be humiliated Lin Han is enough!
At this time, the Warriors coach Nielsen, who was on the sidelines, was extremely excited. Lin Han was humiliated by Gatlin and could not wait to watch the game.
However, although the Jazz are very relaxed up and down in this game, this does not mean that the Jazz does not pay attention. Although on the defensive end, the Warriors' changes have caused the Jazz a lot of trouble, and it is the first three games that have never been There was trouble, but the Jazz played very well on the offensive end.
Therefore, after the start of this game, the two teams played evenly. This is similar to the previous two games. Although the Warriors lost three games in a row, the first two games were evenly matched.
Therefore, this situation appears again in this game, but not many people will feel that there is any accident. Of course, there must be one person in it, that is Lin Han.
Because when the game started, it was only the first quarter. His new opponent, the Warriors bench inside Gatling, kept playing with his back in front of him, turning and mid-range shooting and even hooking. Too.
This guy's defense against Lin Han actually scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter, and when the Jazz ended the game with a 34-32 score, although the team scored Leading, but Lin Han's face has been full of horror.
Although it is said that Lin Han’s locked defense was not used on Gatlin, which caused Lin Han’s inside defense, especially the single defense, to be a bit difficult, but with the current Lin Han’s basic attributes and physical fitness, even if there is no lock With the help of this skill, he is also a quasi-second-level defensive ability, although the face of the All-Star level is definitely weak.
But is this Warriors' substitute an All-Star? Of course not, but an inside player can turn his back, can shoot and can also play technical flow and hook. His physical quality is still very good. Such an inside is just a substitute. This is playing with people~EbookFREE.me~Who Can you tell me what is going on? ! "
Not to mention that at this time Lin Han was completely fooled by this guy from Old Nelson, even the Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and other jazz players are the same, although they know more about Gaitlin than Lin Han , But at the very least, they know that Gatlin is just an inspirational brother advocated by media experts. Although many experts claim that he has All-Star strength, no one will really care about it. After all, he will not die with a player at any time. The person is more real, although the Warriors' internal data is sometimes very good, but who will pay attention to a bench player eat a few dumplings a season? In addition to fans and some expert media, which team will be bored and really pay attention to such a player?
But obviously, from the first quarter of this game, this guy really has the strength of an All-Star!
"Boy, enjoy this game, we won this game!"
At this time, Lin Han and the Jazz were somewhat fooled by Gatlin, the Warriors' main point of attack, but on the other side of the Warriors' bench, the extremely excited old Nelson's face even showed a trace of abnormal flushing. Especially when he saw Lin Han's horrified expression when he got off the court, he was very comfortable! (To be continued...) ()