Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 306 The Lakers have the F4, the Knicks are just cheating.

This game, a revenge match and a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals, could be crucial in determining who emerges from the East.

It even led to a chaotic brawl among Tang Sen's disciples.

Many media outlets predicted before the match that it would end in a fierce and evenly matched contest.

Brown and McGrady might team up again to score 60 points.

Yao Ming might fight alone again, scoring 40 or even 50 points.

But no one expected it to end this way.

A resounding 39-point victory.

The Knicks completely dominated their old rival, the Magic.

"Why?"

Inside the TNT studio, Barkley loudly retorted.

He tried to summarize something from the whole game, but found that there was too much to say, too many things to say, and in the end it all boiled down to one question: why?

He couldn't understand how the Knicks could be so strong and the Magic could be so weak.

They were crushed by the Knicks in just three quarters.

That's magic; even if the Lakers assembled a super team of four, they probably couldn't do it.

From the end of the third quarter, when Rivers substituted his starters and voluntarily surrendered, Smith's brow remained furrowed.

"Fake!"

He swore and then said, "This summer, we've been discussing how powerful the Lakers would be with Gary Payton and Karl Malone."

"But now I want to say that when we're focusing on the Lakers, we're overlooking one team, and that's the Knicks."

"They might be the strongest team this season."

"Damn it, we shot 60.2 percent from the field, while the Magic only shot 39 percent."

"This is insane. I don't think the Knicks just had a good shooting night and made a lot of shots. They also defended the Magic."

"Even Kwame only has a 47% shooting percentage, and he's an inside player, that's incredible."

"Even when Yao wasn't on the court, Tyson defended Kwame exceptionally well."

"That's the scariest part: the Knicks not only have a sharp offense, but they also have a strong defense."

"Tracy was helpless against Gerrard's defense and only managed to score 18 points despite his best efforts. He could even be considered for the DPOY award."

"And the Knicks had a total of nine players scoring in double figures, it's really crazy."

"ESPN said that the championship should be awarded directly to the Lakers this season, but after this game, I think that should be awarded to the Knicks."

"Even with so many star players, I don't think the Lakers will be a match for the Knicks."

Barkley nodded in agreement.

He chimed in, "Kenny, do you know what's most terrifying about the Knicks? It's that Yao only scored 14 points."

"My God, he averaged 40 points per game in last season's Eastern Conference Finals."

"I think Yao probably didn't even break a sweat before the team won. Who can beat a Knicks team like this?"

Yao Ming only scored 14 points, which is terrifying.

This is a point that Rivers repeatedly emphasized in the post-game press conference.

In fact, Rivers didn't really want to attend the post-game press conference.

If they lose like this, the media will practically devour them.

Especially the sentry report, that traitor.

Faced with the swarm of reporters, Rivers' mind was completely blank.

He's still in shock; he never expected to lose so badly.

It's only been a summer.

In Rivers' memory, the Knicks are still the same Knicks team from last year, talented, especially Yao Ming.

In his rookie season, he quickly developed into one of the top centers in the league and even the world.

His expectation for this game was that the Magic wouldn't win easily, but he was certain that the Magic would win in the end.

The results of it?
Rivers was completely devastated.

They were crushed in the third quarter and surrendered in the fourth, but the opposing substitutes managed to extend the lead to almost forty points.

The thought of Yao Ming scoring 14 points made Rivers feel numb.

They failed to defend their title last season, and this season they brought in Juwan Howard, whose salary has skyrocketed.

Rivers has already promised the management that he will definitely try to win the championship this season.

Orlando's voice is revenge.

As a result, the Lakers assembled an F4, while the Knicks went completely overboard.

"I'm sorry, I have nothing more to say."

Rivers waved his hand, got up and left.

We've already lost so badly, what else can we say?

McGrady and Brown didn't say anything.

They are all junior disciples, taught by the same master.

The junior brother played so well, what should the senior brother do? If he loses and gets angry, he'll curse at people.

No way.

McGrady even wanted to praise Wallace a couple of times.

He understood Tang Sen's "magic," but it was still unbelievable that Wallace's strength had improved so much in just one summer.

But on the Knicks' side...

Facing reporters, Yao Ming looked puzzled and confused. After a long pause, he said, "I feel like we've already won, as if we haven't even played a game."

Wade shared the same thought.

In this game, Wade scored a team-high 20 points.

"I think I could have scored more points."

Wade rubbed his face, thinking to himself that it was a pity his teammates didn't give him a chance.

Everyone tried their best in today's game.

Many times, once the ball is passed out, it never comes back.

A key teammate also scored.

What can you say? You're just a rookie, not the team's star player.

Wade now has this bizarre feeling that he's set up a stage for himself, with the whole world waiting for him to appear and save the world, but in the end, the world doesn't need saving at all.

As for Carlisle, the feeling that even a dog could win on the bench lingered in his mind, which was quite unsettling.

They've already won.

So, facing a group of reporters, Carlisle slightly raised his head, stared blankly for a moment, and then shrugged and said, "We won, that's it."

"As for me, I think I can celebrate with a glass of whiskey when I get home later."

The melancholy and boredom on his face gave many veteran reporters in the audience a sense of sudden realization.

Many years ago, there was a guy who always had a grumpy face, as if winning a game or a championship was no big deal.

And now, even the bag carrier has learned it.

After saying that, Carlisle didn't say anything more, got up and quickly left the press conference.

I guess he's in a hurry to get back and drink his celebratory drink.

Inside the locker room, the celebrations have already begun.

Even Leiden came to join in the fun.

He didn't even have time to worry about whether Wade could shoulder the responsibility of the Knicks' backcourt.

no need.

Layden now feels that even if Wade flops, the Knicks can still win the championship.

Not to mention that Wade's performance was not bad.

With a team-high 20 points, Wade's drives to the basket were lightning fast, and his shooting was incredibly accurate. What's wrong with a player like Wade?

"Tang, I love you."

Overcome with emotion, Leiden grabbed Tangsen and forced a kiss on him.

Tang Sen hurriedly pushed him away and disgustedly wiped the saliva off his face.

Then, pointing at the group of jeering players, he threatened, "If anyone tells anyone, all future training sessions will be ten times more intensive."

Leiden was completely out of control.

He grabbed Tang Sen and shouted that the documentary should be filmed again.

Last year was the Road to Glory 1.0, now is the real Road to Glory.

"And I think we'll not just win one championship, but three, no, five!"

Leiden arrogantly raised a hand to Tang Sen.

"I want to wear all the rings!"

Leiden shouted arrogantly.

Tang Sen was too lazy to dampen his enthusiasm.

Wearing rings all over her body, how daring!

Let's put aside what the future holds and just talk about the most basic salary.

You're currently reaping the benefits of being a rookie.

And now that these players have performed well, what about future contract renewals?
Several people will be renewing their contracts next year.

Take Billups, for example. He came to the company on a pay cut, so shouldn't you offer him a multi-million dollar annual salary now?

The Knicks have plenty of money, but if all these quality players re-sign and stay, the salary budget would easily exceed 100 million.

Moreover, if you don't offer high salaries, the players will leave on their own.

He's been training hard all this time in order to make big money. If the Knicks can't offer that, then he'll go to a team that can.

If he stays in the game long-term, constantly selects new talent, and repeats this pattern, perhaps he will have the opportunity to wear a full set of rings.

But Tang Sen couldn't stay forever.

"Tang, I'm really curious to know what kind of expressions the top teams in the league will have after watching this game."

Leiden grabbed Tang Sen and asked him questions.

Tang Sen thought to himself, "Who knows? They'd probably be shocked."

At this moment, far away on the Denver Plateau.

After winning their opening game at home against the Suns, the Spurs immediately traveled to Denver for a back-to-back road game against the Nuggets.

Due to the time difference, this match ended earlier.

By the time the Knicks' results came out, the Spurs had already returned to their hotel.

Popovich is not in a good mood.

The game was lost.

They lost again because of the same old problem, just like when they always lost to the Lakers: no one on the perimeter could contain Kobe.

Today, that person is Allan Houston.

He kept catching and shooting from the outside, scoring 29 points with a hot hand.

The frontcourt duo of Camby and Harvey gave Popovich a major headache.

Harvey only scored 6 points, but grabbed 14 rebounds, making him a true rebounding monster.

Furthermore, with the Spurs playing back-to-back games and David Robinson retiring, the Twin Towers became a lone pillar supporting the team.

Anyway, we lost the game.

Popovich had no time for regret or remorse. After returning to the hotel, he quickly found Joe Prunty and asked him about the situation in New York.

Prunty just joined his teaching assistant team this year, where he is responsible for video analysis and intelligence gathering.

In their next game, the Spurs will host the Knicks.

So naturally, it would be necessary to gather intelligence on the Knicks.

Popovich is also quite interested in the Knicks-Magic games this year.

He was eager to know how much progress the Knicks players had made over the summer.

Back in the summer, Popovich had planned to send Duncan to Townsend's training camp to help him improve.

For example, he could develop a three-point shot like Yao Ming.

When Duncan shoots a three-pointer, Popovich can't even imagine how wonderful that scene would be.

As a result, hopes were dashed; Townsend's training camp didn't open, and he focused on training the Knicks' players.

Whether he cheated or not, Popovich was too lazy to complain.

The person has already done it, and the league hasn't said anything, so what can I do?

He wanted to know how much progress such a group of talented players would make after a summer of hard training.

The result from Prunty's feedback sent chills down Popovich's spine.

128 to 89, a decisive victory by 39 points.

Popovich had only one thought: Screw it, it's not April Fool's Day!
(End of this chapter)