Chapter 1563 A Surprise for the Best Coach, Mr. Brooks

The first important award announced on the 22nd was the first. Jackson Phil Jackson did not create the miracle of winning the best coach for three consecutive years, but the Lakers' playoff opponent, Thunder youth coach Scott Brooks, was successfully elected.

There's nothing wrong with this. This season was Brooks' first full season coaching the Thunder. He made an instant success, leading the team to an impressive record of 50 wins and 32 losses, and entered the playoffs in one fell swoop. What's even more rare is that Brooks helped the Thunder achieve 50 wins this season, which is 27 more games than last season. There is no doubt that they are the team that has made the most progress this season.

Although the voice of Zen Master's election is still very high, after all, the Lakers still maintain a super high winning rate of 70 wins this season. However, as mentioned before in the selection of the best coach, sometimes he does not look at the total winning rate, but pays more attention to the team's performance. Progress. In the eyes of the judges, the 70-win Lakers have clearly regressed compared to the 75-win Lakers last season. Therefore, Jackson will naturally miss the honor of being the first coach in history to win three consecutive championships.

"I won't mention Brown. If we continue to fight like this, it's still up for grabs whether we can meet. 23VS24 can't be that easy. The Cavaliers have to make it to the finals. As for the coach, Brooks is good, but I still think Coach Phil is better. It's appropriate. Think about it, this is 70 wins in three consecutive games. Shouldn't we support the three best coaches to match it?" Fisher shook his head with dissatisfaction.

"That's not all. The media has been emphasizing that the Zen master is just lucky. Come on, they have the nerve to say this. If you are lucky once, you can be lucky again and again." Farmar said.

"If I am lucky enough to get 11 championships, oh no, 13 championship rings, then I am willing to give everything I have." Artest, the magic stick, started again. If this continues, he will change his name to Ci Shi. Ping is not far away...

"I agree. Sometimes the unspoken rules of voting are so bad." Ji Feng spread his hands and said, "But in my heart, Zen Master is the best, there is no doubt about it."

"So we still can't relax and play every game well. What better response than ending this series in April." Kobe said.

Gasol: "Oh, I'm getting excited."

Fisher: "Maybe we can come back here for a drink then."

Ji Feng: "It is said that he will win the cup in the fourth game? Then let's give him a big enough surprise."

"Ji Feng is right, kill Thunder!"

"Ho~!"

"Okay, okay, guys, keep watching and watching, who will be the next one after the knights are finished?"

"In the Western Conference, the Mavericks played the Spurs. In the third game, I have to say that the Spurs really won. Is this season avenging last season's revenge?"

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Brooks, who was feeling happy about winning his first Coach of the Year honor, might not have thought that a group of Lakers players were waiting to surprise him.

Of course, even if he knew, he couldn't do much because he was also in trouble for the third game.

To be honest, the regular season record made him think that they had a chance to perform a miracle at Staples. After all, they also defeated the Lakers once in the regular season, and he felt that even if they lost, they would not lose badly, losing by ten points. He can accept it within this period. Returning to the home court will prove that they still have a chance to win the game. As long as they win even one game at home, this season will be worthwhile.

But reality gave him a blow. Not to mention winning, the average score difference of 25 points per game made him deeply understand that compared with the regular season, the Lakers in the playoffs were more buggy. If nothing else, Ji Feng had two consecutive 3-point games. The double is really outrageous.

He has also studied for a long time. The engine of the Lakers is Ji Feng. He scores when he should score and organizes when he should organize. He has a good sense of rhythm and is not like a human being. He is also very defensive. In these two games, Durant's shooting percentage did not exceed 40. %, averaging a steady output of 3.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game. This is simply a big center in the third position.

Therefore, the top priority is to restrict Ji Feng, and at least let people deal with him, so that the Thunder can have the power to fight!

"Adu, Adu, it's up to you." Brooks held the tactical board...

April 23rd!

Ji Feng entered the player tunnel of the Ford Center Arena wearing big headphones and playing music. His expression was relaxed and he kept humming unknown music.

On the Thunder side, Durant, Westbrook and others were expressionless, as if they were playing this as the last game of their careers.

Ji Feng really wanted to tell them that it would be impossible to achieve anything with one fell swoop. Where are you now? There will still be a long time to come.

But for the young Thunder, it is really difficult to accept such a failure. Young people, who can accept failure easily.

"This will be an extremely intense game. We can't fail like this. This is our last chance. If we win, we will still be alive. Let's do it!" Westbrook gathered everyone together at the door of the locker room and roared. .

As expected, Westbrook still has to do this job.

The Lakers are more practical.

"Remember our goal."

"1, 2, 3!"

"Lakers!"

The Ford Center was filled with a sea of ​​blue and white, and the Oklahoma fans wanted to give the home team their strongest support, with loud shouts.

But it was still the Lakers who took the lead.

The Lakers seemed very excited about this game. From the beginning, there was a tendency to turn against the visitors. The Thunder originally got the ball for the first ball, but the Lakers suddenly double-teamed near the midline and caused a huge delay.

Westbrook was a little unexpected, and the hasty pass went directly to Ji Feng!

Ji Feng, who accepted the gift, did not waste the opportunity. He beat Westbrook three-on-one in the frontcourt and showed off a one-arm dunk in front of Westbrook.

Lakers lead!

However, the state of the Thunder was obviously different. After all, it was home court. Westbrook, who had just been abused, seemed to be on a roll. Facing Fisher, he broke through in one step and detonated the audience with a backhand dunk around the baseline.

However, for the Lakers, Fisher did not hesitate to shoot a three-pointer from the outside, and Gasol also made a hook when facing Jeff Green in the paint.

The Lakers started with an 11-4 lead.

The Thunder decisively called a timeout. At this time, Durant's expression obviously changed. It was obvious that he received the task during the timeout.

Back on the court, the Thunder's overall movement changed. A double pick-and-roll suddenly appeared in the paint. The Lakers were not expecting such an empty inside line. What was even more embarrassing was that Durant, who was receiving the ball, did not go in at all. When he got the ball, Ibaka Just throw it behind your back!

"Uh-huh!"

Score in!

"YES!" Durant waved his fist.

Turning around, Ji Feng took the ball and prepared to beat Durant on the outside, but found that Durant did not come to defend at all. Ji Feng was not polite and tried to break through. However, the other Thunder players moved instantly. A three-man double-team was formed inside.

Fortunately, Ji Feng was decisive and distributed the ball directly. Bynum received the ball and scored in the air!