The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 1113 It has to be Louis
Louie wondered that Jerry West had survived until now.
Even if the Lakers win, as long as the win is flawed, he will not be happy.
When others celebrated the Lakers dragging the big score to 2 to 2, West said: "Playing like this does not solve the problem. You can't win the championship by just playing with six players."
There is nothing wrong with West's words, but no one can listen to his advice now.
Louis was the same as before, just watching from the sidelines.
Then, the series came to Game 5.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Lakers fans occupied more than 80% of the seats at the scene.
Los Angeles turned overwhelmingly toward the Lakers, including some former Clippers fans.
Of course, the reason was not that the Clippers fans got cold feet, but that the team's "legendary" owner, Donald Sterling, found that there were many people paying attention to the game and the stadium was full, so he felt that the opportunity was rare and asked the sales department to increase the ticket price.
At that time, the Clippers had already sold most of the tickets. As a result, those Clippers fans who had already bought tickets early needed to make up the difference.
This kind of behavior caused public outrage, and fans refunded their tickets one after another, but the Lakers fans didn't care about this, even if the Clippers raised the ticket price, the price would be similar to the Lakers' ticket price.
In Los Angeles, Lakers fans have a natural sense of superiority. They look down on the Clippers and his supporters, and the two sides are in a state of incompatibility.
It's just that the Clippers fans were stabbed in the back by the home team owner, causing the Clippers to play the fifth game in the forum-style Memorial Stadium.
It can be said that the right location and people are on the side of the Lakers.
Unfortunately, they don't take the time.
Zhao Yuanzheng continued to insist on the rotation of six players.
Using the six most powerful players in the team to maintain a high-quality offensive and defensive rhythm throughout the game is the intention of shortening the rotation.
If the opponent insists on a long rotation, either their lineup is deep enough to persist, or they have to be suppressed by the opponent with higher-quality offense and defense, otherwise, they have to shorten their rotation to deal with it.
As a result, Van Gundy has no intention of shortening the rotation.
So the game fell into the control of the Lakers from the opening stage.
Van Gundy stuck to the eight-man rotation and let Barkley and Sprewell drive to the rim a lot.
Unfortunately, David Robinson's form continued to improve as the series progressed.
In the first half, Robinson suppressed Mutombo with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Sprewell wanted to do the damage, but tonight it was Dick Bavetta, the famous Lakers father, officiating.
58 to 42
The Lakers entered the second half with a considerable advantage.
In the forum office, including the boss Bass, the entire team's executives sat in the office to watch the live broadcast of the game.
"Great, we have a good chance of winning!"
Jim Bass was the most restless one.
"Our main players played almost half of the court, and it's too early to say that." You may think that Jim's sister knows the ball very well, but in fact she just habitually opposes her younger brother.
But as it happened, her objection was on point.
Jim turned to his President, hoping to get his support, "Sir, what do you think?"
"The Lakers and Clippers are evenly matched. I don't want to give an evaluation until the end of the game. Let's see."
What Louis said was actually partial to Jenny.
But Jim couldn't understand, he looked at his sister proudly: "You heard it, Your Excellency said that the evaluation can only be given before the end of the game, but I can make a judgment now."
"Then you are really great." Jenny sarcastically said.
"Really?" Jim asked Louis, "sir, from this point of view, do I also have the talent to become a generation of godfather?"
As a result, his own father couldn't listen anymore, and shouted directly: "Shut up, jim (nickname)!"
In fact, real professionals have a worry about the Lakers, and that is the risk of injury caused by short rotations.
But Louie, West, and Kupchak didn't say anything.
They felt that it would be best if no one got hurt, and if they got hurt, it would be bad luck.
Since the 1960s, whenever the Lakers wanted to gamble, Lady Luck stood against them.
Tonight is no exception.
Zhao Yuanzheng was eager to use a six-man rotation to crush the Clippers, but a disturbing omen occurred in the first minute of the third quarter.
It was still Sprewell, the fanatical militant known in China, who carried out Van Gundy's strategic intentions without any compromise, and fiercely went to the basket.
Robinson jumped out to block Sprewell's sixth block, and their knees collided in the air.
The impact that the madman felt was a very hard feeling.
After landing, he didn't feel any pain. He stomped his feet, only feeling a little numb in his knees.
And Robinson did feel a sting, but after landing, he still moved without hindrance.
Facing such an important game, he was not distracted.
The impact set the stage for a catastrophe late in the third quarter.
"Gary should check on David."
West said worriedly.
"Jerry, David looks okay, there should be no problem." Jim said optimistically.
West sneered: "Should?"
Considering Robinson's importance to the Lakers, this kind of thing cannot be gambled with the self-comforting words of "should" anyway.
But none of them are head coaches.
Zhao Yuanzheng, like Jim, felt that Robinson was fine.
Or, he was used to steel giants like Ewing, and felt that these indestructible beasts would not be damaged no matter how hard they were worn.
The Clippers' outside touch gradually opened up.
But the Lakers' Wilson and Pippen also responded.
Judging from the scene, the Clippers played very lively, but the effect is limited. If this rhythm is maintained, the Lakers will have no problem winning Tianwangshan.
Just as the Lakers fans were infinitely optimistic, Robinson took the ball on the offensive end and faced Mutombo.
The Admiral plays with the ball as usual, faces the basket, changes direction, and then has to collect the ball and hit it high.
Mutombo has committed four crimes, Bavita stared at him, he did not dare to confront.
No one expected that Robinson would suffer a devastating blow the moment he started.
Robinson's body load seemed to reach its limit at that moment. With the movement of his body changing direction and then receiving the ball and exerting force, something in his right knee was disconnected from his body.
"Ahhh!!"
Robinson's offense came to a screeching halt.
The referee stopped the game, and team doctor Gary Vitti stepped forward to check Robinson, and then waved someone to take him off the field on a stretcher.
The shot was given to Zhao Yuanzheng.
His face was pale, and he was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.
Almost every team that uses a short rotation will encounter injuries, but when the injuries appear on the core players, it will cause a devastating blow to the competitiveness of the team.
When Robinson was off the court, the Lakers still led by 15 points.
But without Robinson as an inside barrier, the Lakers with the wide open center can no longer protect the penalty area.
Divac, who replaces Robinson, can contribute on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he is completely a cash machine for the Clippers.
Robinson's injury not only caused the Lakers' defense to drop several levels, but also caused the Clippers' morale to rise sharply.
Sprewell's breakthrough was like no one's territory, and Barkley ravaged the basket like he was in his own back garden.
In the end, Robert Horry and Du Shuai, the two surprise players who stood up from the bench, turned the Clippers into victory with an undefensible three-point rain.
109 to 102
The Clippers completed an epic reversal against the Lakers, making Wilson's 39 points worthless.
"This is the biggest setback in the Conqueror's career!"
Being reversed lost the morale of the army, allowing the Clippers to grasp the match point, and what was even more terrifying was Robinson's injury.
An MRI revealed that Robinson had ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee.
In this era when arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery are in the early stages of development, encountering such an injury will not end the injured person's sports career, but it is enough to say goodbye to his former competitive ability.
David Robinson will no longer be the giant soldier with the perfect figure of ancient Greek sculpture in the eyes of fans.
After Robinson's injury report came out, Zhao Yuanzheng handed in his resignation to the management.
Louis called him to the office and scolded him.
Knowing Zhao Yuanzheng for so many years, this is the first time Louis got angry at him.
"I don't know what to do anymore."
Zhao Yuanzheng completely lost confidence.
In his current state, Louis cannot say that he is not responsible, but he also has difficulties. He didn't want Zhao Yuanzheng to feel that he was going to retreat behind the scenes after leading this season.
Yes, he's testing the waters for Louie, but that doesn't mean the Lakers don't have room for him.
If he leads the team well, Louie will always stay behind the scenes.
He didn't want Zhao Yuanzheng to become his Heinsohn.
This is also the reason why he has never participated in the work of the Lakers coaching staff. He hopes to give Zhao Yuanzheng enough freedom, as long as he does not ask himself for help, he will not intervene if he can.
"What to do is your business. You have to start and finish things." Louis finally said, "If you need, I can participate in the game plan, but I will only give a few suggestions. You are the one who really decides. Understand, you are the head coach."
Louis was willing to join the game plan, and Zhao Yuanzheng seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and said directly: "The team meeting for the next game will start in two hours."
"You pretended to be pitiful for a long time, but you are waiting for me here?"
Louis laughed angrily.
"Help me~www.mtlnovel.com~Old Road, I really have no choice!"
"Okay, I'll go."
Now, Zhao Yuanzheng just wants to end this season quickly, and he never wants to coach again.
This kind of pressure is not something ordinary people can bear. When he learned that Robinson had encountered ACL, Zhao Yuanzheng's world collapsed in half.
It's not that he is directly responsible for Robinson's injury, but if he doesn't play a six-man rotation, if Robinson doesn't play more than 40 minutes per game, the probability of injury should be much lower, right?
This makes Zhao Yuanzheng feel that he is the worst coach, and he is completely using the health of the players to save his career, which is too shameful.
The position of the head coach has to be Louis!
After coming out of the president's office, Zhao Yuanzheng became more certain.
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