Pick Westbrook

Chapter 261 Looking Back
Post-match interview.

Bosh seamlessly entered Wade's interview.

The victory of this game also gave the Heat great confidence from top to bottom.

After all, the Bucks in front of them were the defending champions last season. They were able to defeat them and won the game in an almost overwhelming manner. All Heat players firmly believe that the team can go to the end.

Barkley said: "Although the big score has come to a 1:1 tie, the teams on both sides seem to have returned to the starting line, but it is worth noting that the venue for the next battle will be moved to the home court of the Milwaukee Bucks."

Kenny Smith thought of the devil's home atmosphere of the Bucks in this year's playoffs, which was even more terrifying than the intense heat of the Heat.

Especially when the Bulls played as a guest in Milwaukee for the first time in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bucks fans almost tore up the entire Bradley Arena, as if they were going to tear the Bulls alive .

Milwaukee.

Throughout the flight, none of the Bucks players were demoralized or in a mood to throw in the towel.

Driven by O'Neal's live treasure, all Bucks players firmly believe that they will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the Heat when they are fighting at home.

As soon as he got off the plane, Li Lai firmly drove all the players home, not allowing them to step into the Bucks' training hall tomorrow.

At this stage of the playoffs, let alone these players on the field, even the coaching staff of the Bucks are very tired and want to rest.

Marshall greeted Li and left with all the players. His last task today was to send every Bucks player home safely.

Especially Dragic, if Marshall doesn't follow him closely tonight, he will have to go to Milwaukee's bar street to find him tomorrow, and it will be very unsafe.

"Lu, go back and rest too."

Looking at Tai Lun who still hadn't left, Li Lai said seriously.

Tyronn Lu knew that Li Lai lived in the arena, so the other party would definitely go to his office at this time.

He remembered that the room in Li Lai's office was always on when he went to the arena, so he couldn't bear to say at this time: "Coach, I know that this round of the Eastern Conference will be a hard battle. Reason for taking a day off."

"Since it's a hard fight, you should also take a good rest. The Heat's sudden opening of Bosh tonight did bring us a lot of trouble, but it's not without a solution."

"Bosh's shooting is not stable. It is impossible for him to have such a high shooting efficiency in the next game. In addition, the next game is at home. We must have a chance to beat them."

Li Lai knew that Tyronn Lu was worried that he was overworked, so he gave the other party a reassuring look.

The eighth-handed Alto outside the airport had already parked there, and of course it couldn't be the fat guy Hammond in it, and he must be fooling around somewhere at this late hour.

Because of Li Lai's drastic reforms in the past three years, the Bucks' income has already ranked among the top in the league. In addition, Li Lai has never been a stingy owner, and Hammond's income level has already risen.

Hammond also spent huge sums of money to buy a luxury car in order to pick up girls, and this eighth-handed Alto was naturally given to Li Lai.

Li Lai crossed the airport and came to the car. Holloway pointed the mirror frame on the tip of his nose to signal him to get in the car.

Seeing Li Lai getting more and more haggard after seeing her for a few days, Holloway couldn't help but feel pain in her heart.

She doesn't love basketball but it doesn't affect her attention to the Bucks' playoffs, which is also her job.

Even if Holloway didn't pay special attention to the Bucks' game, the news about the Eastern Conference finals has spread a lot these days, and even made the headlines of major sports media.

Holloway knows that the Bucks have been looked down upon by most people, and no one believes that this team can beat the Heat.

I heard that even the Chinese fans who have always regarded them as the home team think that it is impossible for the Bucks to beat the Heat.

It was almost morning when we drove to the underground garage.

"arrive."

Holloway turned her head, looked at Li Lai who fell asleep at some point, and quickly stopped talking.

She stayed in the seat for a while, then took a piece of clothing from the back seat and covered Li Lai lightly.

In May in Milwaukee, the weather is still a little cool.

Holloway put her hands on the clothes for a long time and didn't take them away. She straightened and rearranged the clothes with her slender hands, and then she finally couldn't help but slowly leaned over.

Feeling the familiar taste and steady breathing, Holloway blushed and secretly scolded herself for being so bold.

Then she heard Li Lai's slight snoring, she was startled, and chuckled.

Knowing that Li Lai would rush to the office immediately to sort out his tactics after waking up, Holloway did not wake him up at this time, and just quietly stood by Li Lai's side.

"Dengtuzi, you are so stupid."

5 month 21 day.

Game [-] in the East.

In the Bradley Arena, the green waves of the fans surged wildly, and the terrifying decibels on the scene even made the microphone in front of Barkley lose their voice.

"Welcome to Milwaukee, Miami bitches!"

"Are you the Big Three? Why do you look like a bunch of sissies!"

on the field.

James, Wade, and Bosh couldn't help swallowing.

Even the three of them, who are used to seeing big scenes, were still shocked for a while when they saw the atmosphere of the Bucks' home court and the arrogance of the fans here.

"It's not just Milwaukee's devil's home court, the state and fighting spirit of the Bucks players are also terrifying."

Yu Jia opened his eyes and looked at the court. He saw a terrifying murderous look from the Bucks players.

He believes that tonight's game will definitely become a very anxious game.

The game starts soon.

Cousins ​​hit the basketball hard in a fight with Heat center Joel Anthony.

"attack!"

"1! 2! 3!"

"attack!"

Under the cheers of the fans at the scene, Westbrook advanced with the ball.

In order to avoid Wade's sudden double-teaming, Yi Jianlian always followed Westbrook to help the opponent cover.

At the same time, Curry is on the right side of the top of the arc, ready to respond at any time.

Since the last game, Curry's offense with the ball has been interspersed at any moment on the court at any time.

At this time in the Eastern Conference Finals, Curry's combination of on-ball and off-ball offense must also be played more frequently on the court.

Wade still wanted to jump over to double-team, and the inside Cousins ​​​​accelerated and landed.

In the scramble in the paint area, Joel Anthony knew that his strength and size were not Cousins's opponent. In order to help the team win the game, he began to interfere with Cousins ​​by pushing his knees, removing stools, and defending around the front. Sings' position to catch the ball.

Cousins ​​chose to turn around and Westbrook passed the ball quickly.

Although the basketball still fell into the hands of Cousins, he was completely pushed out of the paint at this time.

"The paint area is the forbidden area for the inside players. There is a battlefield, and there is a place where every center player fights for every cent."

"The Heat are well aware of this, and Joel Anthony has given up everything after being blown up by Cousins ​​in the first two games."

"He wants to limit Cousins ​​as much as he can in the limited playing time."

Cousins' position to catch the ball at this moment has even reached beyond the waist, close to the two points long.

If other centers in the league receive the ball at this position, there is a high probability that they can only return the ball to the point guard teammates.

But Cousins ​​wants to say that he is different from all the centers in the league. He is a small forward player, and everyone called him a flexible fat man in high school.

Therefore, when facing the ball-holding offense in this position, Cousins ​​​​turned from his back to frontal singles.

He held the ball and lowered his center of gravity, first made a false move of looking up at the moon, then accelerated his breakthrough and stepped across Joel Anthony's defensive area, and then took half a step and went straight to the basket.

Where has Joel Anthony seen such a flexible center player? Even most power forward players in the league have difficulty possessing Cousins' footsteps.

So after one step was passed, Joel Anthony could only chase and defend, trying to continue to limit Cousins.

It's just that Cousins' singles ability and technical foundation are so strong. After passing Joel Anthony, he directly leaned on the opponent to prevent Joel Anthony from getting a comfortable defensive position, and then dunked.

James still wanted to help defend, but Cousins, who got to the basket, had already completed a dunk.

"There is no way, it can't be prevented at all."

"Cousins' offensive skills are too good. Whether it's a post-up in the penalty area or a long-range singles with the ball, it is difficult for Joel Anthony to defend the opponent."

"The Heat have to be blown up by Cousins ​​in the paint again tonight."

Heat coach bench.

Spoelstra licked his lips and looked at Cousins, the No. 15 player of the Bucks, with fear in his eyes.

In order to defend Westbrook and Curry, Spoelstra has been extremely troublesome, and now there is Cousins, which is definitely another huge challenge for Spoelstra. challenge.

Originally, Spoelstra had always believed that the Heat could beat the Bucks, but because of Cousins' sudden outburst, Spoelstra knew that if the Heat wanted to continue to retain their advantage over the Bucks, he must do something.

beep!beep!
The referee's whistle blows.

When he was in the inside position, Joel Anthony violated Cousins ​​too hard and was fouled.

This foul, which can be judged or not, also won the whistle of the referee. The whistle is a little tight tonight.

Spoelstra noticed that Cousins ​​looked very upset after being violated by Joel Anthony, and greeted the other eighteen generations of ancestors.

The referee of the first set heard it clearly and immediately warned the opponent not to cause trouble on the court.

"It's a weakness."

Spoelstra specifically signaled Joel Anthony to run in his direction during the transition from offense to defense, and then said softly: "Stalk Cousins, I want to see his temper explode."

Joel Anthony nodded, and quickly understood what his head coach meant.

He also found that the Bucks center player Cousins ​​he was facing did have the league's first-class inside player offensive level, but his brain was not very good.

next round.

Joel Anthony continued to invade Cousins, and used various tricks such as pushing, rubbing, pinching, and pushing.

Cousins, who has always been hot-tempered, was so insulted that he raised his hand and directly elbowed Joel Anthony on the chin.

This elbow is actually not very powerful, but Joel Anthony threw his feet back and flew out the moment Cousins ​​swung his elbow.

Cousins ​​was taken aback by this battle.

"You flew away before I even touched you?"

The referee on the side only saw Cousins ​​swinging his elbow, and then Joel Anthony flew a few steps backwards, so he didn't want to blow the whistle directly.

The Bucks made an offensive error and converted the ball.

"My motherfucker! You play flops for labor and management!"

Cousins ​​was so angry that he held the basketball in his hand and threw it at Joel Anthony on the ground.

This move frightened the generals of the Heat team, and shouted: "He really dares?!"

Artest rushed over, hugged Cousins ​​tightly to prevent the situation from expanding, and said, "Boy, are you sick again? How did I tell you?"

As if he had been greatly wronged, Cousins ​​tilted his head and exhaled for a long time, with a hairy look on his face, extremely dissatisfied.

If Artest hadn't stopped him, Cousins ​​would have thrown that ball towards Joel Anthony.

But at that time, it was not an ordinary foul that could be solved.

"What the hell, what's the matter with pinching my flesh with your fingernails?"

Cousins ​​is still there.

Both Yi Jianlian and Westbrook rushed over, and they told Cousins ​​how useful this game was.

Curry also reminded Cousins ​​that the coach was watching from the sidelines.

Cousins ​​broke out in a cold sweat when he heard these words. He turned his head, and Li Lai and O'Neill were looking at him at the same time.

It's just that Li Lai didn't look at Cousins ​​with cold or reproachful eyes, nor did he directly replace Cousins ​​to calm him down in such a situation like in the regular season.

At this time, Li Lai raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling Cousins ​​to control his emotions.

Tyronn Lue said on the side: "We could have expanded our lead over the Heat by relying on the round just now. Cousins ​​​​has hurt us a lot this round."

on the field.

Wade singled Curry with the ball and made a layup.

In this game, the Heat scored one out and one in, and the Heat tied the score.

Seeing this, Tyronn Lue suggested that Li Lai directly replace Cousins.

After all, it was because of the opponent's mistake in the offensive round just now that the Bucks lost at least 4 points in and out.

This is the stage of the Eastern Conference finals. Every player of the Bucks is fighting for every offensive and defensive round. Cousins' actions that hurt the team in this way are also extremely damaging to morale.

Li Lai shook his head, rejected the proposal, and instead called a timeout at this time.

This timeout was also called for Cousins ​​alone.

Cousins ​​returned to his seat, his face still full of anger, and he didn't forget to talk about Joel Anthony's behavior of pinching him secretly just now.

Li Lai hugged Cousins' head with both hands, and put his forehead on the opponent's head.

Cousins ​​was shocked.

Li said: "I have seen everything on the court. I know you have been wronged a lot, but you still have to keep calm."

"Think about why the Heat did this. They are afraid of you because of your performance in the first two games."

"The best way to torture someone is to do what scares them the most."

"Stay focused, destroy the Heat's interior, and most importantly, teach Joel Anthony a lesson with basketball!"

Cousins ​​looked up, and he saw Li Lai's earnest gaze.

O'Neal patted Cousins ​​on the shoulder heavily with his big hands.

"DeMarcus, it's been a whole season, and you should also repay the coach's expectations of you."

"It's time for our training results to be shown to the world."

(End of this chapter)