This Forward is Not Serious

Durant was careful enough. When facing Antetokounmpo, he forcibly changed his landing habits and landed on both feet like Kobe.

In fact, this did work. Antetokounmpo was already a little anxious in the last game and tried to "confront" Durant, but it was not successful.

This is why he was so confident when talking to Lin Ying on the phone.

But now this result proves one thing: when you are targeted, it is really impossible to guard against it.

Because in this round, Durant is not facing Antetokounmpo at all!

He hit Biyombo in a misplaced position after the pick-and-roll, and then chose a step-back jumper.

Even because of his habit of facing off against Giannis Antetokounmpo, he made a big move this time because he didn't want to give anyone a chance to make a move.

Then what he never expected was that Antetokounmpo would step on his feet from behind!

In the fans' view, Antetokounmpo is assisting in defense from behind, preparing to block Durant from the back door.

The result was that he failed to block the shot, but he successfully placed his feet at Durant's feet.

Durant lay on the ground for a while after being kicked off, and was finally helped off the field by his teammates.

Durant retired due to injury, and the Bucks finally reversed and won the game.

After this game, the score between the two sides reached 2-1.

The Hornets still lead, but everyone knows what losing Durant means to the Hornets.

Antetokounmpo became the target of verbal criticism from fans and media after the game.

"Is this how you win? I used to like Antetokounmpo because of his deeds (he got his first salary and sent it all to his family, so he had no money to take a taxi and took a fan's car back to the arena), but Now he makes me feel sick."

"This method is really not in the spirit of basketball, and it is used twice in one season. Both times it is the core of the opponent. Does this mean that everyone will learn how to step up in the future?"

"Who are you Jordan? Who is Lin Ying? If you have the guts to confront me and avoid my stepping, that's called a true superstar! Manual dog head"

"So what is it that makes an originally high-quality star become what he is now? I am not Sister Li!"

"As a fan who has been following Antetokounmpo for a long time, I really don't understand why he becomes like this, filial, hard-working, sunny, and inspirational, you know? He has never even complained about the city where he lives. At this point, he Much better than LeBron."

"Maybe he's right like LeBron, but he just really wants to win too much?"

"I think what you said may be the correct answer. When you can't defeat others with strength, you will always think of other ways."

"Shit! Why do you have to be like LeBron when you have a better role model like Lin?"

"Because that's the shortcut to basketball."

"How come you can hack LeBron in everything!"

"Is it considered bad to state the facts?"

…

Just as the fans were cursing, the injury report released by the Hornets later made people breathe a sigh of relief.

Durant's injury was less severe than expected. He only suffered a calf strain, not the season-ending injury as expected.

This news is still very surprising. After all, the calf was injured in the end, which sounds incredible.

But if you take a closer look at the video playback, it seems that everything can be explained again.

Because Durant had indeed been guarding against stepping on his feet, and fell to the side the moment he felt something under his feet.

Is this a blessing in misfortune?

However, even if it is just a calf strain, it is usually necessary to rest for at least two weeks. Durant is basically unable to play in this series.

The Hornets' injury report ended up becoming a "cooling agent" on social media.

The momentum of social media's condemnation of Antetokounmpo has obviously weakened.

People always like to judge the degree by the consequences. If it is not a serious injury, Antetokounmpo's behavior does not seem to be so heinous.

However, the reversal of the Hornets and Bucks series cannot be changed.

In terms of the Hornets' scoring share this season, Durant accounts for one-third.

This one-third of the firepower is suddenly gone. It is unrealistic for you to ask others to fill it all at once, not to mention the losses at the strategic level.

So in the end, only the Hornets fans were the most disgusted and angry.

And more disgusting things followed.

After social media gradually cooled down, Antetokounmpo finally dared to stand up and be interviewed by reporters.

When he was kicked off during the game, Antetokounmpo did not shy away from apologizing directly to Durant.

That would have been a good thing, but the problem was that the way he apologized felt familiar.

"I'm really sorry about that (Durant's injury), but I never intentionally caused that athlete to get injured. We are all peers. We all know that we rely on our bodies to work here and make money. I also I understand how important the body is to athletes. Once injured, they will face great pressure and difficulties, and it will be difficult for the team to win, but I really did not want to intentionally cause them to get injured."

This wave of almost standard answers is exactly the same as the one after James stepped on Granger.

But this is not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is his answer after the reporter asked.

"But now a lot of fans are attacking you on social media, do you know why?"

This was originally a reporter's very leading question, and the standard answer was to change the topic, but Antetokounmpo seemed very "real" at this time.

"Of course I know, because it was Durant who was accidentally hit. I have said it before. They have a lot of fans. The Texas Twins, Durant has the largest fan group, so I have been criticized too much. This I have a lot of negative fans, but I don’t care, because in the end what I want is just a championship, and history will only remember how many championships you won, and history will only remember your honors.”

Antetokounmpo's remarks can be said to have caused social media, which had retreated, to explode again.

If the previous sentence just makes people feel a little uncomfortable, then the latter sentence is really, in the words of fans, shameless!

But this is the NBA. Selective reporting or targeted shaping by the media will make fans believe in their personalities.

But only after experiencing something special will a star's true character be exposed to the spotlight.

Antetokounmpo has exposed his unscrupulous nature this time.

Moreover, these remarks also convinced those fans who were originally hesitant to confirm that Antetokounmpo's step was intentional.

Then ensues a cathartic rage.

One thing that is easily overlooked is that Antetokounmpo himself is not an American.

For American fans, there is no guilt at all when it comes to spraying!

Not only the fans, but also on ESPN, A. Smith directly complained in the show.

"Who gave you the power to use such a tone to deal with an extremely bad behavior on the court? You want to win the championship so you can hurt others? You can use such a dirty way to destroy the core of your opponent. Player? Who gave you such power?!"

Smith's anger is understandable, because Porzingis was originally the star of hope for the Knicks, and Durant was the Texas twin star who created the Nets dynasty with Lin Ying. These are New York's treasures. .

And this isn't the end either.

Just when public opinion was still limited to fans and commentators, some players stood up and spoke out.

The person who spoke out was Lin Ying.

"We can do whatever it takes to win, but not by any means necessary. If everyone does that, basketball will lose their fan base."

Lin Ying's words may seem innocuous, but they are very to the point.

Because he mentioned the core point, the fans.

The foundation of the NBA is fans. If a large number of fans are lost, it will be a huge economic loss for the NBA.

Lin Ying spoke up, and some players also came forward to criticize Antetokounmpo's statement.

This includes, well, James.

"We can find many ways to win games and win championships, but we can't do it in a way that hurts our peers."

Don't be surprised.

Because in the general public opinion environment, standing up to criticize Antetokounmpo at this time means that you have the right consciousness and can gain a large number of fans.

As for what you have done before, it doesn't matter at this time, after all...

The Internet often has no memory.

Therefore, Antetokounmpo is still young this time, and he thought that the decline of social media was almost over, but he never expected that he had dug a big hole for himself.

This time all the pressure is on the alliance.

Before this, stepping on a foot was not uncommon in the NBA. Bowen, Pachulia, Green, and James all had a great impact, but the punishment they received was very small or not at all.

Because the nature of stepping on a foot is very different from that of a fight, it is considered a flagrant foul at most, and the league's punishment for flagrant fouls is not harsh in itself.

You have seen players suspended for more than a dozen or even dozens of games for fighting, but it is rare for players to be suspended for flagrant fouls, and even if they are, they are usually only two or three games.

But now, with so much pressure from public opinion, and even players Lin Ying and James have spoken out one after another, the league will definitely not be able to handle it as usual this time.

Because if it is not dealt with and other players follow this example, the league will really be in chaos.

…

On this day, the G4 series between the Nets and Raptors continued in Toronto. This game is very crucial for both sides.

Because the Nets got the match point with the next victory, but judging from the previous situation, the Nets are now the disadvantaged side.

The formations of both sides before the game attracted much attention.

After all, the biggest reason why the Raptors were able to win the last game was that they made adjustments to the lineup.

Therefore, it is worth paying attention to whether Lu will also make a fuss about the lineup.

And the answer they got was, no.

Lu still used the previous starting lineup.

And after the game started, fans also discovered that the Nets' style of play did not change much compared to the previous two games.

It is still the singles attack of Lin Ying and Jokic.

Lu seems to have run out of talents?

If you think about it carefully, the outside world's expectations for Lu are a bit too high.

After all, in the first two years of coaching, 74 wins + 75 wins and two championships, this starting point is directly at the top of the pyramid.

But if you think about it rationally, that's unrealistic. It has a lot to do with the Nets' lineup.

The Nets only have so many cards now. Let alone Lu, there's not much you can do even if you call Phil Jackson, Popovich, and Sloan.

However, as the game progressed, fans still discovered some differences in the Nets.

The most obvious thing is Lin Ying's desire to play. He seems to be playing more aggressively than in the previous two games!

When a player who scores 50+ points in a row still scores points, you feel that this is outrageous.

Is this really that long-lasting?

But if you look carefully enough, you can easily think of the previous incident where Durant was kicked off.

Two things that seem to be unrelated, but they have an intersection, and that intersection is people.

Lin Ying's current mood must be angry. If the Nets were playing the Bucks instead of the Raptors, he would probably eat Antetokounmpo alive.

But it's a pity that he was playing against the Raptors, so his anger could only be vented against the Raptors.

But that's not all the Nets are going to do tonight.

Lu did not change much in his tactics at the beginning, but as the game progressed, his ability to make on-the-spot changes began to show.

He noticed that there was someone on the team who was in very good shape tonight, not Jokic, but Allen Crabbe.

Because of the Raptors' defensive strategy, the Nets' main offensive point is Lin Ying, and everyone else is trying to contain it.

It was during this process that Crabbe hit two consecutive three-pointers.

This guy has hot hands!

Lu grabbed this point immediately and directly added Crabbe's tactics during the timeout.

Don't think this is something normal people would do. There are not many coaches who dare to do this in such an anxious game.

Because we play step by step, the whole team is responsible for losing. But if you make changes and still lose, the responsibility is yours alone.

Then, Crabbe did not disappoint Lu's expectations at all, or in other words, he greatly exceeded Lu's expectations!

After the whole game, he made 8 of 10 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 27 points in a single game!

Yes, in addition to the three-pointer he made, he only scored 3 free throws, and he did not score any other sports goals.

But those three-pointers he made were enough to change the game!

121 to 111, the Nets won.

After winning this game, they changed the big score to 3-1 and got the match point of the series!

At the press conference after the game, Lu took Lin Ying and Crabbe to the press conference happily.

In tonight's game, Lin Ying scored 50 points, extending the number of consecutive 50+ games in the playoffs to three, setting a record that is unprecedented and probably unprecedented, leaving Jordan behind once again.

Although, he looked a little pale, which was obviously a sign of excessive physical exertion.

However, in this press conference, Lu Chui's key person was not Lin Ying, because in his heart, Lin Ying's accomplishments did not surprise him.

The key person he blew was of course Crabbe, and he also used an ingenious way.

"I was chatting with Lin two years ago, and he told me that his college coach and now the team's assistant coach Rick Barnes said something to him, and that passage impressed me very much, so I'm going to quote you today.

There are two most important days in a person's life, one is the day you were born, and the other..."

When Lu said this, he paused, and the reporter below also quickly had the next words in his mind.

Barnes's famous saying became famous when the University of Texas won the championship: "The two most important days in life are the day you are born, and the other day is knowing why you were born, living for the championship."

But what Lu said next was not what they had in mind, and it made everyone present couldn't help but laugh.

"It's your birthday."

Allen Crabbe's best performance in his career happened to be on his birthday. That day, he made 8 of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored a career-high 41 points.

And today is his birthday.

When Lu said this, he turned to look at Crabbe with a look of doting on his face.

If possible, he wished Crabbe could celebrate his birthday every day.