Chapter 5 Attending the Coaching Staff for the First Time
Soon the game was advanced to 1 month before the playoffs. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 InfoSome teams have been more relaxed. And the Hornets are still competing for the 8th place! Fighting for a ticket to the playoffs! And Jeremy Lin's playing time is gradually shrinking. Organic data is also declining.
On the other hand, Batum's momentum is strong! Averaging 26 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game makes the Hornets' management and coaching staff feel good.
"Chen! Old!! Come here! Clifford shouted at the two assistant coaches and me, who was still recording the stats from a distance.
"Coach, what do you call me?"
"Here's some stuff about the Thunder. Go back today and get ready. Stephen was no longer in attendance. He's got a cold, and it's pretty serious! Just took a leave of absence from me. Tomorrow the Thunder will play with us. The assistant coach of the offensive deduction is now short of people, you can replace it! ”
I thought I might have to watch the end of the season in the audience. I didn't expect to get a chance to play!
Kobe's training intensity is almost universally known! And the Thunder's Durant asked to train with the Lakers' boss when he was still young. Bryant didn't say anything.
However, Durant, who has been training like a student by the Volute's side, still won praise in Kobe's heart. Sure enough, in the Thunder team, Adu won a place by his own efforts!
In the 2011-2012 season, he won the Western Conference championship with the hard work of Durant, Westbrook, Harden and others. In the 2012-2013 season, he finished first in the West in the regular season!
Although Harden went to the Rockets. But the strength of this team is still not to be underestimated! The Thunder are currently in 5th place in the West. And the Hornets are in 9th place in the East.
"How's the preparation, Chen?" Clifford asked with concern as he walked down the bus.
"I feel like there's nothing wrong with us winning the Thunder!" I looked directly at the manager and said.
"That's right! Take them down!! "I watched this scrappy man, about the same age as my father, get out of the car. I straightened my tie and followed the two assistant coaches, Bob Weiss and Pat Dillani, into the Time Warner Center!
On this day, this game is still very much watched! On the one hand, the Thunder have won 7 in a row! On the other hand, the Hornets are generally not favored. Due to a losing streak of 2 games. Commentator Van Gundy said the Hornets could have a third defeat. And this season they want to finish in the top 8 in the East? It's almost unlikely.
And on this day, many channels in China are broadcasting the game live. Of course, out of affection for Asian Jeremy Lin, he hopes that the Hornets can win a few more games and get a ticket to the playoffs! But from a rational point of view.
The Hornets' interior line is weaker in comparison. Although Batum is very good at scoring. But Walker's movement speed and one-man personality, as well as Jeremy Lin's playing time, have been limited a lot. This makes the Hornets' offense very fluid. The defense is not solid. I basically can't win this game.
And just before the game, the players came out. Commentators from various channels and websites, as well as fans watching from the TVs, discovered something incredible. A Charlotte Hornets coaching staff who entered the bench position with the team appeared a heroic Asian face in a 1.87-meter-tall suit and leather shoes! Visually only look like you're in your 20s!
"Huh?! When did the Hornets have an extra Asian player? That's not Jeremy Lin. I forgot the indescribable things I was about to say just now~" Ke Fan said jokingly as he saw the young Asian man facing the camera.
The on-site camera also focused on Chen Yinan, who was standing on the bench many times. Calm and confident oriental face. From time to time, I still talk to the Hornets manager. And the footage of Clifford nodding frequently and talking to Chen with a very affirmative gaze was also captured!
What was supposed to be a game that could have been doomed to many commentators and fans was suddenly boiled over by the sudden appearance of an Asian face that had never been seen before! Everyone's attention is focused on this handsome young man!
As the game approaches. After Chen handed the tactical board in his hand to the Hornets coach, everyone guessed an approximation. This young man is an assistant coach for the Hornets!
It's a pity that Jeremy Lin still couldn't play as a starter! But Batum didn't come up among the Hornets players on the court! Kemba Walker led a group of benches to fall behind 16-29 in the first quarter of the game!
And in the second quarter, Jeremy Lin and Jefferson came on the court! Chen talked to Lin for a while. Lin nodded earnestly. In the second quarter, Jeremy Lin made a stitch to pass the ball to Walker or players under the basket and beyond the three-point line.
Walker's individual singles ability is still very good! Pulling the game apart, one-on-one or one-on-two, it didn't matter to Walker. And when the Thunder began to cut off the people around Jeremy Lin. Lin took the opportunity to throw a 3-pointer to continue to widen the score!
It was almost like a tug-of-war that ended the first half of the second quarter with 48:55. And at this time, Batum has not yet played. The close-up shot of Batum watching the game with a blank face was given. I don't know how to feel.
The gap in the score has brought 13 points closer to 7 points. The Thunder are on the alert. This seems to be a little different from the usual wasps. The Hornets still don't have much defensive ability on the inside.
And in such a situation, you can only score as soon as possible and concede fewer points! In the second half of the third quarter, the head coach replaced Batum. Jeremy Lin has 12 assists! Another 3-pointer shot 2-of-3 and scored 6 points! Batum, who was on the court, began to chase points like crazy!
Walker starts feeding the balls! At this time, Batum is as unstoppable as a hungry wolf! The Thunder felt like the whole thing was going to be scattered. The rhythm is all run by the Hornets!
The light attack before the game made the score fixed at 81:83 at the end of the third quarter, and there was only a 2-point advantage! In the fourth quarter, though, Walker was substituted. But Jeremy Lin's lightning break and second pass made the whole team play very comfortably!
In the end, the Thunder lost 117-113 to the Charlotte Hornets. The atmosphere of the audience was aroused!
Westbrook had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Durant had 33 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Jeremy Lin had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 21 assists and 3 steals, Walker had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Batum had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
"How did you win against the Thunder?" The reporter couldn't help but ask this question after the game.
"The Thunder are really good. In the fourth quarter, I thought I was going to be overtaken. But in the end, it didn't. Jeremy Lin's organizational offensive ability is really good! However, today's offensive tactics were done by Chen. He developed a whole new set of offensive tactics! Very good! ”
The reporters were surprised that today's attack was carried out by Chen, whom he had never met.
"How do you come up with a strategy to defeat your opponents? And why haven't I seen you before? A relatively good-looking young female reporter approached Chen and asked.
"I'm the assistant coach of the team. I would like to thank Coach Clifford for giving me this opportunity and the whole team for believing in me. The players are also outstanding. I'm just a part of it. The team's victory is inseparable from everyone's joint efforts! I just did what I had to do. ”