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Chapter 109

The final whistle sounded, and the ESPN live broadcast focused on Su Yang.

I saw him clapping his hands calmly, as if he only regarded the second largest reversal in NBA history as an ordinary game, and simply shook his fist with the coaching staff and players, then walked to the technical stage and shook hands with Mike Brown .

From the camera, Mike Brown looked quite embarrassed, turned around and left in a hurry without saying a word.

The live broadcast screen immediately showed the comparison of the data of the two teams in the second half. The Thunder scored 75 points, while the Cavaliers scored 40 points.

The live broadcast screen was transferred to the ESPN studio, and the host interviewed former Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy by phone.

The host asked: "Jeff, what do you think is the most critical factor for the Thunder to complete their comeback?"

Van Gundy replied: "I think the most critical factor is to let Jeff Green play the ball-handling center and use the range and speed advantages to play a wave. The Cavaliers failed to respond in time. Some people may think that the Cavaliers are too underestimated.
But in my opinion, the Thunder deliberately made that arrangement based on the changes in the Cavaliers' offensive system, because the Cavaliers have allowed Ilgauskas to move more in the high-post area this season, and to shoot more mid-range shots. lower than before. "

The host asked: "So, the credit for the big reversal should go to the Thunder coaching staff?"

Van Gundy replied: "Ha! I think it should be attributed to Su Yang. In today's league, only he and coach Don Nelson can arrange and dare to do that. Mike D'Antoni may also do that, but Su Yang is definitely the most daring and most Confidence in which one, because he not only put Green as the point center, but also let Durant go to the power forward position for consecutive singles."

The host asked: "Then what do you think of rumors that the Thunder's board of directors wanted to fire Su Yang at halftime?"

Van Gundy laughed, and then continued: "I have heard that rumor. If it is true, it should be that there are spies from other teams in the Thunder board of directors, who want to prevent Su Yang from leading the Thunder to become a strong contender for the championship team."

After Van Gundy finished speaking, the host gave a brief thank you, and the live broadcast screen immediately switched to a live interview with Durant.

At the same time, the live broadcast screen also gave a comparison of Durant and LeBron's overall data, and Durant was slightly better.

The reporter raised the microphone and asked: "Hey, KD, congratulations on your big comeback win, how did you do it?"

Durant wiped the sweat from his neck and forehead with a towel, and said, "It's the coach. Coach Su Yang took us out of the quagmire. We played like a piece of shit in the first half. He didn't criticize us, and he understood that we fought back to back and entered the state." slower.

Then he made bold attempts, which proved to be very successful, and he was the best coach. "

The reporter asked again: "Did Coach Su give a speech to motivate you? Just like the speech he imitated Aragon at the beginning."

Durant shook his head: "No, he was very calm throughout the whole process. He told us the story of the Jazz's big reversal and victory that year, and told us that no matter what game situation we face, whether we are ahead or behind, we must persist in playing well.

He gave me a deeper understanding of the game of basketball, and he's the best coach I've ever had. "

The reporter asked again: "Tell me about your last lore, is it a temporary intention or a planned move?"

Durant wiped his sweat again: "It was a planned move. The coach said it was a tactic specially designed for me. It was a basic STS screen, but the difference was that he let Russell make a long pass and deliberately stay away. Play a lot of defense and avoid being fouled.

He believed in Russell's ability to execute long balls flawlessly, and he let us find ourselves capable of high difficulty. "

The voice fell, the reporter nodded, Durant turned and walked to the bench, and the live camera followed slightly.

Su Yang stood on the sidelines, greeted Durant with high fives, and then waited side by side for Westbrook's remote interview.

The interview was with TNT, and the first question was why the performance in the first half was so bad, and what happened before the reversal.

Westbrook put his hands on his hips and said, "That's my fault. I played badly. It was the same in the first few games. That caused us to regret losing the games we should have won several times, which led to a miserable nine. losing streak.

But the coach didn't blame me, he told me to be patient and let me learn to just play well.

So I became very focused in the second half and successfully played what I should and helped the team reverse. "

TNT then asked about the last long pass, and Westbrook replied that it was a genius tactic, and praised Su Yang for fully mobilizing everyone on the team to participate. In fact, in addition to Durant's three-point lore, Wilcox can also make an alley-oop Absolutely flat.

After finishing the interview, Westbrook returned to the bench, Su Yang clapped and interacted with him, and the on-site photographer snapped snaps.

The whole team returned to the locker room, Su Yang briefly summarized his speech, and then went to the media center to attend the press conference.

When we arrived at the place, LeBron's interview was not over yet, so he had to stand at the door and wait for a while, his voice was clear and audible.

The reporter asked why the Thunder scored as many as 75 points in the second half, while the Cavaliers only scored 40 points.

LeBron replied that the Cavaliers underestimated the enemy and made mistakes, and many of the Thunder's offensive tactics were very novel. He believed that Su Yang was an excellent coach who successfully used the Cavaliers' offensive and defensive loopholes to narrow the point difference. He must pay tribute to Su Yang for carrying the pressure and leading the team to reverse.

The reporter asked why he didn't chase Durant in the end, but let the slower Varejao switch defenses.

LeBron replied that the lore tactic was bold and full of details. If he had chosen to chase Durant at that time, Wilcox would have taken the opportunity to rush to the basket, receive the pass from Westbrook with less difficulty, and easily Slam dunk.

LeBron believes that from the end result, it is naturally better to catch up with Durant, but that is the choice.

After LeBron finished speaking, he got up and left the table. He walked to the door and saw Su Yang, who generously praised Thunder for playing well.

Su Yang clapped his hands in thanks, then entered the door and walked onto the stage, smilingly waiting for the reporters to ask questions.

The ESPN reporter asked: "We heard at halftime that if you can't reverse and win, you need to leave get out of class. What was your reaction at that time? Did you think it was unreasonable? You are rebuilding the team and fighting back to back."

The reporter used words to focus on whether it felt unreasonable, and wanted to test whether the news of the end of get out of class was true.

Hearing that, Su Yang was stunned for a moment, pretending to be surprised and saying, "What else is there?"

The ESPN reporter briefly explained, Su Yang said with a smile: "That's impossible. When I was interviewing the head coach, I had already communicated with Sam Presti. Our main goal this season is to train players and continue to improve the lineup. I also mentioned in the inauguration press conference that the goal of this season is not to reach the playoffs, but to lay the foundation for the establishment of a dynasty, and Clayton knows it.

We have still chatted privately, for the sake of several victories in this game, it is very uneconomical to limit the player's style of play.

I've agreed with Presti and Clayton that it must be fake news. "

The ESPN reporter asked: "But you have promised to make Durant an All-Star, and let Russell..."

Su Yang spread his hands: "We have only played 16 games, so there is no need to be so anxious, and we have made significant progress, but we have not handled the critical moments well, and the opponent still has a bonus of good luck. We will show our strength soon .

There are also some changes that have happened quietly, such as the team's understanding of the game, such as Russell's shooting stability, KD's offensive efficiency with the ball, and Jeff Green's support and passing. We are accumulating strength. "

The press conference ended in a blink of an eye, Su Yang went back to the locker room, took his luggage, and headed to the parking lot.

General Manager Assistant Richie Chiu accompanied him specially, saying that Presti and boss Clayton were very grateful to him for not escalating the situation. process result.

Rich Qiu also specifically emphasized that the thoughts and practices of some people on the board of directors do not represent the boss Clayton.

Su Yang didn't care much about the high-level infighting, he only thought that temporary workers were really omnipotent.

As for the outcome, I'm looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)