Chapter 164 Western Conference Finals 2
Author: Different Sparks
"Chen, your season is about to end, what are your plans for next season?"
Damn it, are you familiar with labor and management? Da Zhuang gave Popovich a roll of his eyes, damn old man cursed me, what season is about to end, are you damn sure to win?
On May 22, in the Target Center Arena, players from the Spurs and Timberwolves entered the arena to warm up under the leadership of their coaches. To his surprise, Popovich, a shameless old man, took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Chen, I know that you have a lot of draft picks in your hands. Do you have the Cavaliers' unprotected first-round pick? It seems that you are planning to rebuild next season. How about we make a deal?
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Da Zhuang really wants to sneer at this guy. I won’t trade with you even if I trade with no one.
"What do you have? As far as I know, you should have nothing except two garbage draft picks." To be honest, Da Zhuang really doesn't want to talk to him. This damn old man likes to treat everyone in the world.
All are considered fools.
"Chen, let me tell you secretly, your Cavaliers' first-round pick will definitely not be the No. 1 pick. How about it? You have to rebuild anyway, otherwise I will give you my two draft picks and you will
Just give me Reese, so that your reconstruction can be guaranteed, and I’ll just suffer some losses."
Sure enough, my guess was good, this guy really thought he was a fool, he took advantage of me and looked like he was doing me a favor, MLGB just wanted you to suffer some losses, Da Zhuang also laughed angrily.
But what this guy said about the first-round pick he got from the Cavaliers made Da Zhuang listen.
"First tell me why the Cavaliers' first-round pick will never be the No. 1 pick."
"Chen, you are not the only one who knows that LeBron is going back to Cleveland, okay? He is a person that the league strongly supports. You have basically built their team. Do you think the league will give you the No. 1 pick?"
"This thing is originally drawn by luck. How is it impossible? Maybe I am lucky. Of course, my luck has always been very good."
"No, Chen, the rest can be explained by luck, but don't you really believe that a lottery like the No. 1 pick can be obtained by luck? How about, think about it, I have told you something
It’s a huge secret, you should believe my sincerity now.”
"Of course, otherwise, I don't want your draft rights, you give me Kawhi."
As soon as he heard Chen Dazhuang's words, Popovich's face suddenly darkened. Damn it, if you want Leonard, you might as well want my life.
In fact, Chen Dazhuang really wanted to tell the old man that you couldn't keep him anyway, and he would still leave in the future, but looking at this guy's face, he was afraid of telling him. The guy thought he was cursing him.
The exchange between the two on the sidelines also attracted the attention of many reporters. The battle was about to break out, but the head coaches of the two teams stood together and had a lively chat. This was somewhat inconsistent.
Naturally, this kind of exchange of ulterior motives would not last long, and the two people soon separated on bad terms.
At this time, Da Zhuang was also thinking about what Popovich said just now. He still felt that it made sense. It is estimated that the Cavaliers' first-round pick this time will not be the No. 1 pick. How weird are these guys in the league?
Damn it, labor and management are still here dreaming of picking up the No. 1 pick for free.
It’s over. I still don’t know what pick the Cavaliers will get in the end. It feels like they have lost hundreds of millions, and the old guy Popovich actually knows that James wants to return to the Cavaliers. It seems that this
In the alliance, these people should not be underestimated. They are really well-informed.
In the second round of the game with the Spurs, this time Chen Dazhuang's system did not stretch his legs anymore and produced three red single buffs. With the blessing of these three reds, the Timberwolves swept away the center of the target because they lost the first game.
He gave the Spurs a haze that hung over his head, and finally defeated the Spurs 101-92.
This also changed the big score between the two sides to a 1-1 tie.
At the post-game press conference, both Chen Dazhuang and Popovich were asked by reporters about their exchanges on the sidelines during the warm-up before the game.
Talking nonsense in a serious manner is an essential skill for league head coaches. As Chen Dazhuang and Popovich, who have strong personalities among league head coaches, they usually get along with these reporters, so this skill is naturally required.
Practiced well.
However, for Chen Dazhuang in this game, he discovered that the Spurs seemed to be showing signs of fatigue. The GDP trio they had always relied on had some abnormal performance in this game. This should be a very beneficial thing for the Timberwolves.
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And this discovery was confirmed in the next game against the Spurs.
On May 24, the Timberwolves came to the AT&T Center Arena, home of the Spurs, and the third round of the game kicked off with the cheers of tens of thousands of Spurs fans.
In the end, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 102-100 with home advantage.
Two days later, in the same arena, Chen Dazhuang still got the five-white buff and led the Timberwolves to defeat the Spurs 99-91.
This also allowed Chen Dazhuang to confirm his discovery. The aging Spurs were indeed showing signs of fatigue. Even Duncan, known as Stone Buddha, performed unsatisfactory in this game.
Only Leonard is struggling to support the Spurs.
Da Zhuang knew that this was caused by changes in history. In the previous life, the Spurs did not play so hard in the playoffs this season, but this time the two consecutive tiebreakers consumed too much of the Spurs' energy.
Of course, Chen Dazhuang was not the only one to discover this. At the post-game press conference, reporters also asked Popovich a similar question.
"This game just has some problems with the players' condition, but I believe we will definitely adjust back before the next game. They have very rich experience in dealing with this situation. I trust them very much, and now it is just a matter of two sides.
When we get to the same starting line, I don't think anything disadvantageous will happen to us." Popovich answered this question very calmly.
When Da Zhuang on the other side heard such an answer, a hint of a smile appeared on his lips. What the hell, the old man was pretending to have an agreement.
The two sides in the West played 2 to 2, and the next battle at Tianwang Mountain will return to the Target Center, which is also extremely beneficial to the Timberwolves.
But there is another result in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers, who were not optimistic before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, had a reason for not being optimistic. After playing 1-1 with the Heat at their home court, they came to
When they arrived in Miami, they were defeated by the Heat for two consecutive games. By the end of four games, the Heat had already secured the match point with a big score of 3-1.
Chapter completed!