Chapter 845: Growing in Training
Of course, there are many external factors that can affect the outcome of the game in addition to the focus on attitude.
After the press conference, the Warriors had a small meeting internally, and many things that were not said at the press conference had to be discussed here.
For example, rebounding, secondary offense, fouls, and three-pointers. In the first game, the two sides rebounded 48-34, the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers by 14, and in the second offense, the Warriors outscored their opponents 16-0.
In this way, it will be difficult for the Warriors to lose.
In Game 2, the Warriors' problem was the team's own mess. Defensive intensity, with West, Iverson, Curry and Billups shooting 20-of-41 from the field in the first game.
But in the last game, the four of them only hit 14 of 38 shots in a similar shooting situation, and what was worse was that the Warriors had a problem with three-point shooting, and the team only made 3 of 12 three-pointers in a game.
After the old Nelson finished the list, he said: "We have all seen that it is because of our poor performance that the team is far inferior to the opponent on the offensive end. If you can get the ball up in the game, then the team's attack on the outside can be fully developed, and that's all four of you. ”
"And your attitude, Evans' injury obviously affects you, children, you have to learn to control your own feelings! To be able to get to the finals, there are no weak teams, our opponents are very talented, and they are very strong, so the ones who dominate the game are the little things that can't be seen, like we are talking about the attitude of the game and so on. ”
At the same time, Brown was in the Cavaliers' locker room stating the same thing:
'We won a game but we have to be aware of who our opponents are, our opponents are a very, very good team and sometimes you don't necessarily have to do whatever you want in the game or the opposing team can do better than us in the game, so we have to be focused, and 12 points of focus.'
The players from both sides listened carefully to the coach's instructions, and then the two sides began to prepare for the third game.
Before leaving Cleveland, the Warriors bus was surrounded by reporters at the airport, and Chamberlain refused to be interviewed, leaving only one sentence:
"LeBron, see you in Oakland in two days! Cleveland fans, if you want, come to Oakland to watch our coronation! ”
That's the confidence and the boldness of the boss, my team can lose the game, but I won't lose the determination and the fighting spirit.
Westerners are not as restrained and modest as Chinese, and on occasions like the finals, they must show their domineering, otherwise they will only be underestimated.
Since the reform of the competition system in 1985, the NBA Finals have been based on the 2-3-2 home game format, which means that the game is played twice on the home court of the team with the higher winning percentage, and then three games are played by the other team.
The Warriors have now won one game and could be crowned champions at home if they win all three of their home games.
After returning to San Francisco, Chamberlain was not idle, and Evans' absence from the Finals was certain, which means that the problems encountered by the Warriors in the second quarter will become a regular problem in future games, and he must find a way to solve them.
After returning to Auckland, Nelson Sr. gave his players a day off to give them a break.
Chamberlain woke up early, then started at the San Francisco Cliff House and trotted to the training gym.
When he first came to the Warriors, he loved the way he exercised, San Francisco and Oakland were close to the bay, the sea breeze would blow away the polluted air at night, and the morning air was sober and the sun was warm, and the trot was comfortable.
But later, Chamberlain became more and more famous, more and more people liked him, and many people knew that he had the habit of running in the morning, so they waited on both sides of the road to ask him for autographs or group photos.
This is nothing, what makes him even more troublesome is the media, sometimes the car will follow all the way, just to interview him, so naturally it is not the purpose of his morning jog exercise.
After losing the game this time, Chamberlain deliberately got up early and continued his previous workout.
He feels that his mentality has been very problematic recently, and his development path after entering the league has actually been smooth sailing, reaching the Western Conference Finals in the first season, although he lost to the Lakers, but so far he has completed his revenge for two consecutive seasons, preventing the Lakers from entering the Finals again.
In particular, in the finals last season, the Warriors easily swept the Magic team 4-0, which gave Chamberlain the illusion that the finals are nothing great, there are no strong teams in the East, and those who win the West will win the world!
Therefore, when the Cavaliers suddenly took control of the situation in the last game, Chamberlain did not react in time, he simply strengthened his offensive and defensive efforts, relying more on himself than on the system and teammates.
Although he insisted at the press conference that the Warriors were a team and the basketball game was a five-player game, in fact, as he became more capable, he thought that this team was his own team and that the game was his own business.
In this way, he decided to rush through the path he had when he was a newcomer and let his impatient heart settle down.
At half past five in the morning, Chamberlain ran on the street, the morning sun was rising, and the warm sunlight sprinkled on the road and on people, as if gilding the road and people with a layer of golden light, sacred and moving.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the street, only cars drove past in twos and threes, and Chamberlain was wearing a hoodie and a hat on his head and running seriously, and not many people recognized him.
But when passing the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of teenagers who were standing on the bridge to watch the sunrise noticed him. These people are supposed to be Chinese, because they communicate with each other in standard Mandarin, not English.
"Look, the Yankees are so tall, you can see a two-meter-tall man on the street!" A teenager said enviously.
"It's not just that he's tall, you see how strong he is. Oh my God, how do I look like a dwarf compared to him? ”
"Well, do you have any sense that that man looks like Chamberlain? , do you look at the back? When Chamberlain ran over, someone finally guessed his identity.
It was normal for these people not to recognize him, they were not waiting for Chamberlain on the Golden Gate Bridge, and they didn't even know that Chamberlain used to like to run along this road, but simply wanted to see the sunrise here.
When you come to San Francisco and don't see the sunrise on the Golden Gate Bridge, it's not much different from not coming.
These teenagers are all tourists from China, and in their hearts, a big star like Chamberlain, there must be a luxury car to pick them up when they go out. Not only in luxury cars, but also bodyguards, agents and secretaries must also be embraced.
However, now it was a big man in a hoodie jogging, and Chamberlain wore a hoodie in order to be recognized, and when he lowered his head, except for his exposed hands, he could not even tell his race in other places.
Hearing the teenager's discussion, Chamberlain smiled and continued to jog.
The teenagers got together after making a guess, and then they began to argue, and finally someone said, "What are we fighting, why don't we catch up and see?" If it's not Z, he must also be a basketball master, looking at his height, body and running speed, he is definitely an excellent athlete. ”
This is very good, and the teenagers laugh and chase after them from behind.
Chamberlain raised the speed, the pace was still not fast, but his stride was large, these teenagers chased very hard, they tried to accelerate, but Chamberlain paid attention to these teenagers with his spare eyes, as soon as they accelerated, he also accelerated slightly, and the teenagers never caught up.
He originally thought that these teenagers would stop after chasing a few hundred meters, but these children were quite patient and persevering, and insisted on chasing behind.
Or, they took the chase as fun, and the group ran, joking with each other and making fun of Chamberlain.
However, the endurance is definitely not as good as Chamberlain's, running more than a kilometer, and the teenagers are a little out of breath and can't stand it.
Seeing the tired and helpless appearance of the teenagers, Chamberlain felt that he should not continue to tease them, and it happened that he was also a little tired after running more than five kilometers, so he stopped and pulled down his coat and hat, showing his appearance, and smiling at the teenagers.
Seeing Chamberlain, the teenagers seemed to see a puppy with flesh and bones, screamed in unison, and once again full of strength, and strode up.
"It's really Chamberlain."
"Damn, Lao Tzu saw that it was alive, hurry up and take a picture, go back and pretend to be necessary."
"Don't get in my way, Z, I'm going to give you a baby......"
Chamberlain didn't expect these teenagers to be so crazy, he hurriedly shook hands with the teenagers, and some people carried pen and paper with him, so he signed the teenagers. Of course, these teenagers are here to travel, so they naturally have cameras with them, and group photos are indispensable.
A teenager asked curiously, "Z, is your morning run a workout?" ”
Chamberlain laughed: "Not only to exercise, but also to run to the stadium." ”
"Why don't you drive, it's faster." The big-eyed beautiful girl who was shouting before to give him a baby asked.
The young man who asked the question before said with a stern face: "Duoduo, you are so stupid, of course because you can exercise and warm up in this way." ”
Chamberlain shrugged his shoulders and said, "No, in fact, the real reason why I run is that I can't drive without a driver's license, so I can only run." ”
The teenagers burst into laughter.
It was just an episode, after Chamberlain signed a photo for them, he turned around and continued to run, and behind him, the teenagers sent their blessings: "Z, you will win the championship for a second time, you will be FMVP!" You'll rule the NBA too! ”
Chamberlain didn't look back, just raised his right fist and swung it vigorously a few times, and continued to run.
In this way, after arriving at the training hall, Chamberlain was already sweating profusely, which also allowed him to skip the warm-up exercise, take a hot shower in the locker room and change into training clothes to start training.
He had already contacted Winnie, who had arrived at the training gym early, put props on the field, and waited for him to train.
Winnie has brought him a lot of help, and now many people watch Chamberlain play, and they all say that his movements are standard, and he must have a solid foundation.
In fact, this is not the case, Chamberlain's foundation is not good, especially since he belongs to the wild road, and the reason why his later actions are so standard is because of the correction that Winnie gave him.
Start with offense and defense to win a championship, but if you want to be the heart of a championship team and not a piece of the puzzle, you have to be proficient in offense.
Chamberlain started training in the penalty area, and Winnie first practiced his hook ability with his left and right open hands.
When he first entered the league, Chamberlain preferred to attack with his right hand, which is also a common problem of ordinary people. For professional players, this disadvantage is fatal, especially for a center forward, if he only attacks with his right hand, it means that his next move can be predicted when attacking in the low post:
Chamberlain likes to ask for the ball with his back, if he is used to attacking with his right hand, then he wants the ball on the left side of the penalty area, naturally he takes the middle road, and the ball on the right side is the bottom line, which is easy to be seen through, and the opponent only needs to go in advance to get stuck on your way, then it is very simple to make you attack foul or block your way.
Under Winnie's supervision, Chamberlain first practiced off-ball maneuvering, and under Winnie's command, he kept cutting in and then made a hook gesture with his left or right hand according to the instructions, which looked a little silly, but Chamberlain did it very seriously.
After off-ball practice, start unrivalled hook shots, which require a 90 percent shooting rate to qualify, a group of twenty balls, if more than two misses, Winnie will let Chamberlain start from scratch.
There are four levels of no-confrontation hook training, hook within 5 feet, hook within 8 feet, hook within 10 feet, hook within 15 feet, and of course, the criteria for determining the accuracy of hits at different distances are also different.
Once the distance was 15 feet away, it was the big hook, and Abdul-Jabbar was the only person in NBA history to master the trick, and then he became the most scoring center in NBA history, holding the career scoring record to this day.