Chapter 1381: Who Is More Powerful, the Boss or the Boss?

Everyone looked at Lin Feng in astonishment. (Read novel)

Jordan was even more dumbfounded! He didn't expect Lin Feng to tell him directly that he didn't need to play in the second half. Humiliation, this is probably the biggest humiliation Jordan has suffered in his career. When the team was behind and needed to catch up, he was frozen. This is definitely the first time in Jordan's career.

A strong sense of humiliation caused by being insulted arose in Jordan's heart. Jordan's whole face suddenly became cold, and his eyes looking at Lin Feng were extremely sharp. Rodman on the side shuddered violently. He had seen Jordan's eyes like this. Usually when Jordan showed this kind of eyes, someone was going to be in big trouble.

The boss is really worthy of being the boss, he even dares to mess with the boss! ——Rodman muttered in his heart. But he was in a dilemma at this time. If the boss and the boss really conflicted, he really didn't know who to help.

The locker room also became tense because of Lin Feng's words. For example, young players such as James, Wade, and Yao Ming were silent at the moment, not daring to breathe. One is the team leader, and the other is the team owner. If a conflict breaks out, it is better for small shrimps like them not to get involved. As for head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, he wanted to stand up and ease the atmosphere, but Lin Feng stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Michael, although we have known each other for a short time. But as far as I know Michael Jordan, no matter what the situation is, in his eyes, as long as the game is not over, there is only one belief-victory. But now you are tired and want to give up the game. Even if you are allowed to play, what can you do? A player whose heart is already tired, even if he was really a god before, is just a dog of loss at this moment!" Lin Feng's cold voice continued to stimulate Jordan.

A dog of loss! ——Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Looking at Lin Feng with horror, their boss is really not an ordinary person. In front of Jordan, he dared to say anything.

It's over, it's over. Today, I'm afraid the first fight in the history of the team (after Lin Feng acquired the Houston Rockets) will break out! ——All the players were horrified and couldn't help but move to the middle, especially Rodman, who stood behind Jordan, ready to hug the violent Michael Jordan at any time. He was really afraid that his boss couldn't stand the boss's ridicule and would take action. Once Jordan took action, no matter what the final result was, this Houston Rockets with a bright future would probably be over.

You know, the Houston Rockets are different from other NBA teams. In other NBA teams, there is usually only one core and one voice in the team, and that voice is the star player. Of course, the only voice of some teams may be the head coach, such as the Jazz and the Spurs. But it's different in the Houston Rockets. There are two voices and two idols.

The first one is naturally the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan. You know, many players in the Houston Rockets grew up watching Michael Jordan's games, such as James and Wade.

They worship Jordan to the extreme.

And the other voice is Lin Feng. This man who created the current lineup that has reached the Western Conference Finals and has a promising future. Without Lin Feng, there would be no Houston Rockets today. It was Lin Feng who created the Houston Rockets today. Therefore, Lin Feng also has a very high reputation within the team. For example, Yao Ming, Billups, Olajuwon, and even Rodman are grateful to Lin Feng. In the past two seasons, Rodman has not made trouble. In addition to being suppressed by Jordan, he is also honest because of his gratitude to Lin Feng.

And now these two tit-for-tat fights, it is not the end of the world. Even head coach Rudy Tomjanovich can't stop it. The only thing they can do is to stop Jordan and prevent the furious Jordan from violently beating Lin Feng directly.

Although Lin Feng is known as the "strongest punch", it is just a rumor after all, and the game looks more like a show. The reality is that Jordan is 198 cm tall and weighs 98 kg with a perfect body shape. In contrast, Lin Feng is only more than 170 cm tall and weighs less than 70 kg. The strength of the two sides is completely disproportionate. If they didn't stop him, and Jordan really did it, in their opinion, Lin Feng would definitely be beaten badly. If that happened, the Houston Rockets would probably be doomed!

But what surprised everyone was that after hearing what Lin Feng said, Jordan didn't get angry, but calmed down.

Five minutes later.

Jordan still didn't say a word, just looked at his hands silently.

"Boss, are you okay?" Rodman asked in a low voice.

Jordan didn't say a word, just covered his head with a towel.

Everyone was shocked, wondering what happened.

Lin Feng nodded. It seems that he still awakened Jordan's once-deep desire to win, but this is not enough. There is only one possibility to win this game, as Barkley said-unless Jordan is ten years younger.

But Jordan is already 42 years old, and Lin Feng is not a god, it is impossible for Jordan to restore his physical age to ten years ago. Therefore, Lin Feng can only make Jordan's mental age return to ten years ago. Although the two are not comparable, people are very wonderful creatures.

If, if a person's will is strong enough and focused enough, due to the secretion of adrenaline in a short period of time, many miracles will be created and things that are impossible to achieve under normal circumstances will be accomplished. Even if you are ten years younger!

Of course, this kind of ten years younger is not really young, but the instantaneous transcendence brought about when the spirit overcomes the body in that moment. How long this moment can last depends on how strong Jordan's willpower is. Therefore, Lin Feng must stimulate him and let the Jordan who was slightly decadent because of staying in the Washington Wizards for two years return to the Jordan in the 1998 Finals, facing the last shot of the Jazz.

If Jordan at that time can be awakened, it will be a great blessing for the Houston Rockets!

"Okay, guys, now is the moment of life and death for the team. If we lose this game today, this season will be completely over. Maybe for many people, there will be next season, and the next season. But I hope you understand one thing-there is no tomorrow in life. If you miss this game, like you, Dennis (Rodman), you may retire next season due to injury or other reasons, and James, Wade, you are still young, but maybe you will never have such a good team to compete for the championship in the future." Lin Feng pointed one by one and said.

"I hope you all understand that after entering the playoffs, every game should be played as if it were the last game of your life, so that there will be no regrets!" Lin Feng said with a fist.

"In the second half, Yao Ming is still the center. No matter what, you defend the Big Shark. If you can't resist his size, then you go around the front. If you can't spare the front, you use small moves to harass him. If it doesn't work, foul him. In short, don't let him enter the inside so easily. Boozer, you replace Rodman and let him rest for a while. Your only task is to help Yao Ming defend O'Neal, and use the front and foul to entangle O'Neal. I don't believe that you two can't defend O'Neal. As for Malone, if he wants to score, let him score, don't worry about him. Remember, the Los Angeles Lakers today are the world of the 'OK' combination, not the world of the 'F4'. Remember this." Lin Feng pointed at Yao Ming and Boozer and said.

The two nodded in agreement.

"Also, James, you can say that our team is the only strong point that beats the Los Angeles Lakers. But you only scored 8 points in the first half, which is far below your average level. No matter what you do in the second half, you have to keep attacking, attacking, and crush the Lakers with your strong body. You have to crush anyone who blocks you!" Lin Feng shouted loudly.

Originally, in Lin Feng's mind, James should be a surprise player in this game. After all, the SF of the Los Angeles Lakers is the only shortcoming, but after the first half, James was almost frozen by the opponent, which is completely unacceptable. So, in the second half, James must stand up. And this is why Lin Feng made Boozer let Malone go.

"Also, Wade, you will replace Jordan in the second half, and your task is to defend Kobe. If you can't defend, then use your speed to attack, attack Kobe, and provoke Kobe. You have to remember that Kobe and O'Neal are absolutely incompatible. You must use their control over the team to play and divide them on the court." Lin Feng ordered.

Wade nodded.

"As for Billups, you can also say that he is another strong point of our team that is not inferior to the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Payton is powerful, he is old, and you are at your peak. You have the ability to freeze Payton. And I ask you to do one thing while trying to freeze Payton, that is, to cooperate with Wade to divide Kobe and O'Neal." Lin Feng smiled strangely.

"If O'Neal's offense is not going well, you will strangle Payton so that he can't pass the ball to Kobe, but can only pass the ball to O'Neal. On the contrary, if Kobe's offense is not going well, you will let him only choose to pass the ball to Kobe, not to O'Neal. In short, whoever is not going well on offense, let Payton pass the ball to him." Lin Feng said with a fist.

The disagreement between Kobe and O'Neal is an open secret. And now, if the Houston Rockets want to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, which are in their heyday, they must take advantage of this. Just like what the Detroit Pistons did in "history", divide Kobe and O'Neal and let their contradictions break out on the court.

Of course, "historically" the Detroit Pistons did not deliberately divide the "OK" combination in this way, but because they were too grassroots, the Los Angeles Lakers looked down on them. As a result, the "F4" fought on their own on the court (mainly Kobe and O'Neal), and in the end, the Detroit Pistons almost swept.

Now, Lin Feng is going to artificially divide the "OK" combination. Although this is a bit despicable, the court is like a battlefield, as long as you win, that's enough.

"Okay, that's it, time is almost up, everyone get ready!" Lin Feng clapped his hands and said.

Everyone shouted wildly and filed out.

Stunned! Dawson, who heard the conflict between Lin Feng and Jordan, was stunned. You know, Lin Feng is just the boss, not the head coach, but Lin Feng gave orders here, and these players actually listened. This is simply a monster! But this also shows how much influence Lin Feng has on the team!

But this is a loud slap in the face for Rudy Tomjanovich. After all, he, as the head coach, did not speak, but Lin Feng spoke, and the players listened. How embarrassing. Dawson quickly winked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was also suddenly startled, and only then did he realize that he was wrong.

"Coach Tomjanovich, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I was a little overstepping my authority just now, please forgive me!" Lin Feng quickly apologized sincerely.

Rudy Tomjanovich shook his head. Although Tomjanovich said nothing on the surface and did not interrupt Lin Feng's tactics, he was still a little dissatisfied with Lin Feng's overstepping. After all, he is the head coach of this team, and Lin Feng is just the boss. The boss should do the boss's business and not interfere with his business as the head coach. Especially just now, Lin Feng almost created the biggest internal crisis.

But as Lin Feng arranged his tactics, Tomjanovich suddenly discovered that Lin Feng's tactics were probably the only feasible tactics for the Houston Rockets at present. The current Los Angeles Lakers are at their peak, at their peak, and are unstoppable in the league. Right now, the Houston Rockets are no match for them at all. Apart from using such "side tricks", they are no match for them at all. But will we definitely be able to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in this way?

"Boss, what if Kobe or O'Neal can't guard him? What if his hand goes his way?" Rudy Tomjanovich asked.

Both of these players are superstars, the kind of people who, once their hands go smoothly, even five of you can't stop them. It's just that one uses overwhelming power to crush all obstacles, and the other uses technology to overwhelm everything. No matter if there is 1 person, 3 people, or 5 people in front of him, he will definitely be able to enter if he wants to.

What should you do if you encounter this situation?

"Coach Tomjanovich, I never expected that this set of 'heart attack tactics' would allow the Houston Rockets to win. The key to winning today's game depends on one person!" Lin Feng said and buried his head in the Michael Jordan in a towel.

Rudy Tomjanovich took a sharp breath. Before Lin Feng said this, he thought that Lin Feng really thought Jordan was old, looked down on Jordan, and was ready to kick Jordan out. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng used a provocation method.

"Boss, what do you mean?" Rudy Tomjanovich asked breathlessly.

"No matter what method you use with this lineup, I hope you can sustain them until the fourth quarter. And Jordan will play in the fourth quarter. According to the information I have obtained, Jordan wants to be full of firepower. , his physical strength can only last for 5 minutes. In other words, the victory or defeat depends on you in the last 5 minutes. Coach you." Lin Feng looked at Rudy Tomjanovich with a determined expression.

Rudy Tomjanovich nodded heavily. There are still 2 quarters and 24 minutes left. Jordan can only play 5 minutes. Then James and others must persist for 19 minutes and ensure that the score cannot increase to 10 points within 19 minutes. This task is very difficult! But no matter how difficult the task is, as Lin Feng said - there is no tomorrow.

Maybe this game is the last game in his life.

"Okay, coach, the time is almost up, let's all go out." Lin Feng looked at his watch and said.

"Then Michael, do you want to tell him that you are going to let him play in the last five minutes?" Rudy Tomjanovich said hesitantly. He was afraid that Michael Jordan would give up the game because he couldn't play in the second half, which would be terrible.

"Don't worry, there is no need to tell him. Michael is definitely not a person willing to admit defeat. This game is crucial to him. He is no longer young. If he gives up this season, he will be one year older next season. He can still have How many seasons?" Lin Feng said seriously.

"But he" Rudy Tomjanovich is still a little worried. Although Michael Jordan has extremely high self-discipline, he is only a player after all.

"Don't worry, he is Michael Jordan, not someone else. He will definitely stand up again without relying on anyone's strength and return to the Jordan who is extremely eager to win. What's more, if he doesn't return to the Jordan who would rather me than me in 1998 , we will definitely lose this game!" After Lin Feng finished speaking, he turned and left.

Rudy Tomjanovich looked at Lin Feng's leaving figure and let out a sigh. At this moment, he had a feeling that if Lin Feng gave up everything in the business and became a coach in the NBA, he might become a great coach. Maybe Lin Feng is not familiar with any tactics, but these tactics can be executed by hiring some excellent assistant coaches, and Lin Feng only needs to do a good job in the players' mental work.

"Let's go too!" Rudy Tomjanovich and Dawson also turned and left, leaving Michael Jordan alone in the empty room with his head buried in his turban.

After a long time, Michael Jordan, who was motionless, suddenly started twitching all over. There was a slight sob.

The "God of Basketball" cried! The great "God of Basketball" actually cried! In this life, the great "Basketball God" only cried five times.

The first time, when he was expelled from the school basketball team in high school, Jordan returned home, closed the door, covered himself with a quilt and cried bitterly because the coach said: "You are too short and your reactions are too slow. You will not have a future in basketball."

The second time, in July 1993, the priest Jordan was closest to was murdered.

The third time, the first Bryant Cup, Jordan cried.

The fourth time, on September 9, 1994, he attended a charity game hosted by Pippen and cried when he left the court because the Chicago Coliseum would be demolished the next day and he would never say goodbye to the stadium that witnessed his first three-game winning streak. crown place.

The fifth time, the fourth championship in 19, it was Father's Day. He grabbed the basketball from his teammates and cried so hard.

Today, Jordan cried for the sixth time. However, compared to the previous five times of crying, this time it had a completely different meaning, and it was definitely not crying because of being scolded by Lin Feng. Jordan was definitely not that fragile. The previous crying was because of the death of a loved one, and there was the crying because of joy, but this time it was because I hated myself for giving up and hated my own cowardice.

Although he is 42 years old, is it because he is 42 years old that he has lost his heart as a champion? Are you going to give up before the game is over? Although the "f4" of the Los Angeles Lakers is very strong, very strong, and may even be the strongest team he has ever encountered in his career, but so what! Is this the reason why I gave up the game and gave up my honor?

No, never! I absolutely cannot accept such a failure! ——Jordan clenched his fists and roared in his heart.

An unspeakable sense of humiliation filled his heart, but this humiliation was not given by others, but by himself.

At this time, on the court outside, the second half of the game had begun.

"Hey, Charles, did you see that Jordan didn't play? Not only did he not play, he didn't even enter the bench. This is so strange!" Smith pointed at the Houston Rockets' lineup and everyone on the bench and exclaimed.

Buckley was also stunned. Jordan played well in the first half. He made 8 of 12 shots and scored 21 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. It can be said that he played very well. This is why the Houston Rockets were able to hold on to the Houston Rockets in the first half, losing only 8 points. The reason for the points. Therefore, although everyone saw Jordan's serious lack of physical strength in the first half, no one expected that not only would Jordan not play in the second half, he would not even appear on the bench. This is so strange!

As time passed by, the playing on the court was still extremely hot. And because the Houston Rockets adopted Lin Feng's "heart attack tactics", the Los Angeles Lakers were in chaos. The Houston Rockets' deliberate omission of one player really hits the Los Angeles Lakers' weakness. Make O'Neal and Kobe unhappy with each other.

You think about it, O'Neal is obviously being guarded by the opponent and can barely see the basket, but Payton and others always pass the ball to O'Neal, causing him to either hit the ball or cause a foul. But O'Neal's free throw skills are really bad. On his side, there was almost no one in front of him, but no one passed the ball. Do you think Kobe is angry?

Okay, O'Neal finally got his hands smooth and started to score goals. O'Neal was about to vent his anger, but he found that although there was almost no one in front of him (only Yao Ming was left, Yao Ming was not taken seriously by O'Neal at all). ), but the ball was all passed to Kobe, whose hands were already cold. Then I heard the sound of iron and the occasional foul sound.

Now, it was O'Neal's turn to be unhappy. He began to complain frequently to Malone and others and asked them to pass the ball.

In short, it was a stalemate on the court.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson didn't care about what happened on the court. He is known as the "Zen Master", so he naturally saw through the "heart attack tactics" used by the Houston Rockets, and he was not surprised. After all, "ok" is not common knowledge. What's more, this little discord is nothing in the face of the powerful strength of "f4". As long as he adjusts his tactics a little later and teaches O'Neal and Kobe a lesson, it will be fine. After all, the team is still firmly 8 points ahead of the Houston Rockets!

The only thing Phil Jackson is worried about now is where is his former disciple Michael Jordan? You know, the only variable in this game is Michael Jordan! The only person who can stop him from winning his 10th championship is Michael Jordan!