Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 632 Reversal!

Faced with the situation of losing the championship, the Bobcats successfully defeated the Lakers at home and dragged the final game into a decisive seventh game.

This was a very exciting game. After the game, the home fans of the Bobcats did not leave the stadium for a long time. The Bobcats fans inside and outside the stadium were celebrating this great victory crazily.

Not to mention the Bobcats fans, even fans of other NBA teams were shocked by this game.

Maybe Lakers fans will be a little hurt at this time, but there is no doubt that this was a great game. Both teams showed extremely great performances and either side deserved to win this game. However, there is only one winner in a basketball game, no draw, and this is the cruel part of competitive sports.

Lakers fans also applauded their players after the game, but the regret of losing still filled the hearts of fans.

Perhaps for Lakers fans, it is a little consolation that the person they lost to was Coach D, their favorite person. So, their team lost to the person they loved the most. It all depends on how you look at it.

There is definitely sadness and heartache, but it doesn’t seem that sad and heartbreaking.

After the game, as the chief director of this game and even the finals, Du Kang received great welcome and respect at the post-match press conference.

When Du Kang appeared at the post-match press conference, all the reporters stood up and applauded.

Even the reporters from Los Angeles, including those from the losing side of the game, were standing and applauding Du Kang wholeheartedly.

It's hard to imagine that a head coach can lead two such terrifying teams.

In fact, for any NBA head coach, even being able to lead any of these teams is already crazy enough.

In the history of the NBA, there is only one head coach who has led two dynasty teams, and that is Phil Jackson.

Even though Phil Jackson is not highly recognized in the professional NBA circle, in the coaching circle and the player circle, no one regards him as a godfather-level coach like Red Cardinal. Even Anthony ignores him. It's not that Anthony's level is not high enough, but that when a head coach reaches the godfather level, there should not be a mere superstar to disobey him.

Even if there is disobedience, it is the superstar who leaves, not the godfather who is kicked out.

Phil Jackson's recognition in the NBA professional circle is average, and he is considered a leg-holding coach. However, Phil Jackson's achievements are really high, and there is no problem in saying that he is number one.

There's no need to talk about the 11 championships, everyone knows about it, but being the only coach who led two teams to achieve that goal is something that no other head coach can compare to.

The difficulty of leading two dynasty teams may even be more difficult than winning 11 championships.

If a player can achieve a dynasty in two teams, it is actually very difficult.

If James can lead the two teams to dynasties in the style of a nomadic empire and win both FMVPs, he may really be able to compete with Jordan for the title of Goat.

Any team will start to deteriorate after winning one championship. If they win two championships in a row, the whole team will be full of conflicts. It is extremely difficult to win three consecutive championships. If you can lead different teams to win three consecutive championships, this is definitely a super achievement.

It's a pity that James doesn't have such strong willpower. When the team encountered problems, James didn't think about solving the problems, but ran away directly. This means that for such a utilitarian player, two consecutive championships are the limit. It is impossible for him to win a dynasty in one team, let alone two teams.

So, although James was praised so much back then, saying he was better than Kobe and better than Jordan, in fact, he is still very far away from Jordan.

But Du Kang is different.

Du Kang is indeed far behind Phil Jackson's 11 championships.

However, if Du Kang can lead both teams to a dynasty, he can surpass Phil Jackson in terms of achievements and become the head coach with the highest historical status and achievements.

Although Phil Jackson also established two dynasty teams, the "establishment" of Phil Jackson and that of Du Kang were of completely different levels.

Therefore, as long as Du Kang can lead the two teams to complete the dynasty, it will be an unprecedented and even unique super achievement.

At the post-game press conference, many reporters asked Du Kang how many years he would stay with the Bobcats, especially the media reporters from Los Angeles, who were really looking forward to seeing Du Kang.

Reporters in Los Angeles are hoping that Durant's dynasty with the Bobcats will end soon so that they can return right away.

Faced with the expectant eyes of the Los Angeles reporters, Du Kang just smiled and did not give any answer.

"In the NBA, we play a sport called basketball. The basketball is round. On the court, anything can happen. Who of you could have imagined that 35 points in 13 seconds would happen? When McGrady played like that, could anyone of you imagine it? Before Kobe scored 81 points, could anyone of you imagine that in such a modern basketball game, someone could score so many points in a game? The NBA court has always been a place where miracles happen, and the Lakers have the most players who can create miracles. Kobe and McGrady are now Lakers fans. When our opponents are people like this, how could the Bobcats and I think about things that far ahead? For me and the Bobcats, the most important thing now is to win the next game, not to think about what will happen two or three years later. For me, everything will happen naturally."

After the Bobcats won this game, their chances of winning the championship increased greatly. According to the odds offered by off-site bookmakers, the Bobcats' chance of winning the championship has now reached 80%. You should know that the Bobcats' lowest chance of winning the championship in this finals was only 3%.

In other words, when the Bobcats are at their lowest point, you can sell your house and buy the Bobcats to win the championship. Then after the Bobcats win the championship, you can exchange the house in Charlotte for a house in Los Angeles.

This is definitely not an exaggeration.

It can be seen how difficult it is to win this game. Before the game started, not many people thought the Bobcats could win.

With Yao Ming's injury, the Lakers officially confirmed that Yao Ming would not play in the next finals, and the Bobcats' victory seemed to be only a matter of time.

Therefore, regarding Du Kang's humility, many Charlotte reporters feel that their Coach D is a little too humble.

"I'm not being modest, because the Bobcats have their own problems. There were a lot of injuries in this game, and none of us want injuries to happen in the game. Yao Ming of the Lakers was injured, which is regrettable. Shaq and Grant of the Bobcats also had physical problems. After the game, Shaq and Grant were too exhausted, and they will miss the seventh game. For us, this is also a huge challenge."

After Du Kang finished speaking, all the reporters at the scene were stunned.

Will O'Neal and Grant Hill miss Game 7?

This is indeed a huge blow to the Bobcats, but it is also huge good news for the Lakers.

Because Yao Ming was injured and out, Jokic was the only one left in the Lakers' interior. In fact, an MVP-level center like Jokic is enough at any time.

But except facing the Bobcats.

The Bobcats' inside line is really too strong.

O'Neal + Duncan, except Yao Ming who can barely suppress them, no other team or player can stop the power of O'Neal + Duncan.

Even Yao Ming could only suppress them for half a game. Because he suppressed them for half a game, Yao Ming himself was injured in the end.

Therefore, if they play a single game, Yao Ming has a chance to beat Duncan and O'Neal, but if they play a series, it is impossible for Yao Ming to suppress these two. In fact, before Game 6 of the Finals, Popovich and the Lakers never thought of using Yao Ming to suppress Duncan and O'Neal. Yao Ming has always played conservatively, and just won a little bit with his teammates and Jokic.

There was really no other way. The Lakers didn't want to play a game seven, so Popovich chose to gamble in Game 6 and eventually gambled Yao Ming away.

After losing Yao Ming, the Lakers lost a pillar, which was like the sky falling.

Therefore, the Lakers' winning rate is so low. Just look at the fighting power shown by Duncan and O'Neal in G6. Let's put it this way, if Yao Ming hadn't guarded the basket, O'Neal could have directly rushed from the outside to the inside and then easily dunked.

terror!
The reason why O'Neal couldn't score in Game 6 was not because he was not strong enough, but because Yao Ming was under the basket for the Lakers, so O'Neal's attack under the basket was restricted.

Now that Yao Ming is gone, Lakers fans can’t imagine how terrifying O’Neal will be in the next game.

Then, Coach D said that O'Neal and Grant Hill would not be able to play in the next game, which caused an uproar among fans online.

O'Neal is very strong, but Grant Hill looks even stronger. In the first half of Game 6, he fought against Yao Ming and didn't even fall into a disadvantage!

And he was still staring at Kobe while he was playing!
Grant Hill is definitely a player with Goat quality.

He is also an impactful player, but his threat is slightly reduced because of Yao Ming. If Yao Ming is gone, Grant Hill's threat will be greatly enhanced.

It can be said that because of Yao Ming, O'Neal and Hill are very strong, but not against the odds.

Without Yao Ming, these two players would be incredible, but these two incredible players will not even play in the next game.

Du Kang's words at the post-match press conference quickly spread throughout the NBA, and the Bobcats' championship odds were also falling wildly, from a probability of over 80%. Well, the odds are related to the people who buy, which shows that now many people have started to buy the Lakers.

The Lakers are at a low point now, and now the Lakers have good news. If you don’t buy now, when will you?
What if you take a chance and the motorcycle really turns into a Ferrari?

Du Kang's post-match press conference did not hide anything.

In fact, for the Bobcats, the matter between O'Neal and Hill does not need to be made public, as this can create more difficulties for Popovich in deploying his troops.

To be honest, if the situation of O'Neal and Hill is not made public, Popovich will definitely collapse when formulating tactics before the game.

Without Yao Ming, the most painful thing for the Lakers is the collapse of the defensive system.

If the Lakers want to defend many of the Bobcats' players, they must have Yao Ming.

Otherwise, it cannot be prevented at all.

So, after the game, Popovich was mentally devastated.

Only he knew what the scene would be like when the Lakers played a Game 7 against the Bobcats after losing Yao Ming.

The betting companies outside think that the Lakers have an 8-to-2 chance of survival, but in fact, this is because the Lakers have many fans and buy a lot.

In fact, the Lakers were doomed after losing Yao Ming.

For the Lakers, when Yao Ming decided not to play in Game 6, if the Lakers could not win Game , they would inevitably lose the championship.

However, now, the Lakers actually have a glimmer of hope!
Popovich, who had already returned to the hotel, soon learned about Du Kang's speech at the post-match press conference.

We also got information about the Bobcats' injury situation.

Grant Hill and O'Neal will not play in the next game due to muscle soreness.

Undefeated but with muscle soreness, this ranking is something Popovich is all too familiar with.

Obviously, that was what happened after Duncan played in that legendary All-Star Game. Duncan took more than a month off before recovering.

Obviously, O'Neal and Hill tried their best to play in Game 6. Due to their ages, Coach D couldn't find a way to fully restore them. In the end, the two had to rest, otherwise there would really be problems.

O'Neal and Hill forced their way in, and Popovich believed that Coach D could do it, but Coach D did not do so. It can only be said that Coach D is a very upright head coach. Although he can exploit his players, he has never exploited them.

Thinking of this, Popovich thought of Yao Ming's situation again.

Yao Ming is such an important player, so the team will not take his injury lightly. It is a very difficult decision to announce that Yao Ming will not play in the next game.

In fact, Yao Ming can play in the next game if he insists.

Even if Yao Ming stands on the court, he is a huge threat and he can stand on the court.

Yao Ming himself is willing to do so.

But Kobe and McGrady both wanted Yao Ming to rest.

"When you're on the court, you don't just stand there, you push, and then, you rupture your Achilles tendon!"

Yes, when a player like Yao Ming appears on the court, how can he just stand there? It's not James.

The reason why Yao Ming and Kobe were able to convince Yao Ming was mainly because this year is the Olympic year.

Yao Ming cannot get injured this year, he still has to play in the Olympics under the leadership of Coach D!
Just as Popovich was looking at the news with mixed feelings, in another room of the hotel.

"Yao, look, you don't have to think about going on stage anymore."

Kobe and McGrady looked at Yao Ming with a smile.

Coach, this is intentional...

"Yao, don't worry, let us take care of you next!"

(End of this chapter)