Chapter 602: Enjoy Your Growth!

On the evening of May 6, 2008, in Phoenix, America West Arena, with the cheers of "Yes!" from all the fans, the Western Conference semifinals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns was about to begin.

Arizona is one of Ye's fan bases in the United States.

This game was the first game after the Jays and the SuperSonics staged a miraculous 0-3 comeback. The entire American West Arena was almost completely filled with coconut powder.

Even Suns fans with season tickets are mostly coconut fans.

This is really no joke.

The whole world knows that the entire Phoenix Suns team is a die-hard Yes fan, but not many people know that many Phoenix Suns fans are die-hard coconut fans.

Even before the game between the SuperSonics and the Suns started, the Suns' officials were even better at playing. Knowing that all the freely available tickets for this game were bought by coconut powder, they simply gave everyone a ticket for this game. A T-shirt commemorating the 0-3 comeback.

This is quite rare in the NBA. Seeing all the fans wearing T-shirts commemorating the Sonics, Barkley in the commentary box on the sidelines didn't know what to say.

"If it weren't for this familiar venue, I would have thought I was at Key Arena."

"It can only be said that even the Suns and SuperSonics feel that it may be more interesting to focus on other things in this series."

Kenny Smith said with a smile when his partner next to him looked speechless.

The Suns did a great job in this game.

Such generosity can be interpreted from two perspectives.

One is that the Suns really respect Yes very much, so they are willing to use their home court as the venue for Yes to take the throne. This makes sense, after all, the Suns are willing to award the championship ring to the team of Yes!

This team always knows how to play.

Another interpretation is that the Suns feel that the SuperSonics are really no threat to themselves and are not a concern at all. Since the suspense of the game cannot bring happiness to the fans, then use other ways to bring happiness to the audience and fans. hapiness.

These two interpretations are not zero-sum, it does not mean that one does not exist and the other does not exist. These two interpretations can exist at the same time.

For example, the sun respects Yes,

I also feel that there is no suspense in this series.

For Kenny Smith, this round of Western Conference semifinals between the Suns and SuperSonics is indeed the strangest Western Conference semifinals he has ever seen.

The focus of public opinion and fans is not on this series itself. Most fans came to watch this game with the mood of celebrating the previous round.

The players of the two teams also did not pay attention to this.

This series even feels a bit redundant. If someone decides now that the Suns have defeated the SuperSonics 4-2 or 4-1, I am afraid many coconut fans will not object.

After all, after the Seattle SuperSonics and Yes performed the miracle in the last round, this year's mission has been successfully completed.

"If the last round was the most exciting series in history, then this round can definitely compete for the easiest series in history."

This series will be very easy, that's Kenny Smith's idea.

It’s also the idea of ​​the sun going up and down.

But no matter how easy it is, this series is still a Western Conference semifinals game.

"Guys, this series with the Sonics is our best chance to compete for the greatest championship of the year!"

"I know this series will make everyone feel extremely relaxed. I know this series will make everyone feel more or less relaxed."

“But before this game starts, what I want to say to you is that compared with the Rockets, our biggest disadvantage is that we do not have a home court advantage, and our biggest advantage is that our opponent in the second round is the Seattle SuperSonics! "

"I believe everyone knows what I mean by these words. I hope everyone can take this game and this opponent seriously. I hope you can defeat the Seattle SuperSonics as soon as possible!"

"When the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers played in a dark and exhausted manner, I hope we are full of energy and waiting for the winner of this group of opponents!"

"Guys, do you know why the team allowed this kind of celebration in this game?"

"Not only out of respect for Yes, but more importantly, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Nuggets, paving the way for us to win this year's championship. Now the fans are not only celebrating Yes, but also celebrating us. !”

"Guys, this is our best chance, go take advantage of our best chance now!"

D'Antoni is a very good speaker, and with the intensity of his words, the Suns' players came on the court with fierce murderous intent.

D'Antoni's encouragement can be said to have stimulated the Suns players' morale, obedience, and tactical tension.

If the Suns players were a little loose before, the loose Suns players might be a little unqualified in executing the head coach's tactics.

So the current Suns players will definitely use their utmost execution to complete the tactical tasks assigned by D'Antoni.

Compared with D'Antoni's orator-like speech, Nelson's last speech before the game was not so exciting.

If you can't guarantee to defeat your opponent, the more exciting it is, the more miserable you will be if you lose.

At this time, what the Sonics need is not excitement, but stability and stability to maintain morale.

"Guys, enjoy the game, you have done a good enough job."

"Yes, do you have anything else to add?"

Nelson left the last chance to speak to Yes.

This is also Nelson's consistent style.

"Enjoy your growth."

Yeas glanced at the faces of all the SuperSonics players, and after finally watching Durant say this, he took the lead on the court.

Enjoy your growth!

For Durant, there is no 'we' in his ears, only 'you'!

He clearly knows how much Yes expects from him in this series!

In the last round of the series with the Nuggets, the team was in such a critical situation, Yes was in such a critical situation, and his entire career was in danger of collapse, why did Yes continue to cultivate itself as always?

Durant knew very well that in addition to Yes trusting him beyond imagination, he also wanted to play against the Suns for this round!

"I hope you can win the championship trophy with me!"

Whenever he thinks of what Yes said only to himself, Durant feels like his whole body is heating up.

If you want to win the championship trophy with Yes, you need to defeat your current opponent, the defending champion Suns!

"I hope you can become a pillar of the Sonics!"

He needs to be not only a pillar of the Sonics, but also a pillar of Yes!

Thinking of this, Durant closed his eyes. After a moment, when Durant opened his eyes again, all the excitement in Durant's eyes had disappeared, and it truly turned into coldness and indifference. The excitement and emotion were deeply buried in my eyes.

“This game is the game I enjoyed growing up in!”

"This game is the game where I declare to the world that Yes, all my efforts are worth it!"

What to pretend!

Although his eyes were always on Ye Si, Rondo, who had been looking at Durant from the corner of his eye, was quite unhappy when he saw Durant's current situation.

Let’s not talk about whether Yes can be saved and asked to return to the game in this game. Even if there is a Sonics player who can do this, this person is definitely Long Erye!

Amid the "Yes!" from the fans in the audience, all players from the two teams stood on both sides of the center circle of the stadium.

For the opponents standing next to or opposite, every player of the two teams has a familiar feeling that is no longer familiar.

Of course, for the Suns, the five starting players on the court, after glancing at the other SuperSonics players, all set their sights on Yes.

The Suns' starting players in this game are Stoudemire, Grant Hill, Marion, Laga Bell, and Nash.

The Seattle SuperSonics still have Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Yes and Rondo.

It's an almost identical start to the previous games.

"Not only will the beginning be the same, but the final result will be exactly the same!"

The Suns' five starting players all have eyes for Yes, and D'Antoni on the sidelines also has eyes for Yes.

For a conservative person like him, the great teacher is the most terrifying opponent.

The great teacher's uncertainty once frightened him.

It's okay now. After the great teacher was restrained by tactics like this, he and his team could easily get around the great teacher.

The great teacher will definitely have strong enough teammates in the future. Sooner or later, his tactics will be of no use to the great teacher.

But that’s later!

As for now, the winner is definitely him and his sun!

D'Antoni is very excited now.

For him, the great teacher is really the biggest benefactor in his life.

With the great teacher, his tactical system made up for the shortcomings of the final position battle after acquiring the blame-shifting tactic.

With the big teacher, he didn't have to play against the Mavericks or the Spurs last season.

This season we don’t even have to play against the Suns’ biggest nemesis, the Nuggets!

It can be said that the Suns won the championship last season and they gave the championship ring to the great teacher. It was absolutely sincere.

And this season, if the Suns continue to win the championship, then he and his team will send the championship ring to the great teacher!

The great teacher is not only a benefactor to him and his team, but also a lucky star.

A lucky star that keeps bringing victories and achievements to him and his team!

D'Antoni is now enjoying the championship, which is understandable. After all, for the Suns, the opportunity now is indeed very good.

Especially in the first game between the Rockets and the Lakers, when the Rockets were defeated by the Lakers at home, the Suns' opportunity was really, really good.

According to the current situation, if the Suns fail to win the championship this year, he will not be able to forgive himself.

When the whole world thought that the protagonist of this season was the Houston Rockets, the great teacher used his own power to once again change the protagonist of this season from the Rockets to the Suns!

Bang!

Just when D'Antoni was thinking about a bright future, a huge banging sound from the court directly pulled D'Antoni's thoughts back from his wonderful thoughts.

And when D'Antoni looked towards the court, Durant was already hanging on the Suns' blue frame!

The score on the sidelines has also become 0 to 2!

As for the American West Arena, the home of the Suns, it is even more silent now!

"Pretty, beautiful, so beautiful!"

"Durant received Yes's pass and drastically changed direction to pass Grant Hill for an accelerating dunk. It was so beautiful!"

"This is an impact we have never seen before!"

"Durant's change of direction breakthrough was completely different from his style of driving forward. This time it was not only large in amplitude, but also not slow in frequency, and full of impact. Stoudemire didn't even have time to react. No, Durant dunked!"

Barkley is cheering!

Cheering as if seeing a new world.

Kenny Smith on the other side looked at No. 35 on the court in stunned silence.

Is that figure that passes Grant Hill like a gust of wind really Durant?

Did I really read that correctly?

Is that player who is so resolute on the offensive end and in breakthroughs really the undercover who made a mistake against Anthony just a little faster in the last round of playoffs? !

Didn't I read it wrong?

Kenny Smith was not the only one to wonder if he had made a mistake.

Most of the fans at the scene, whether they were Coconut fans, Suns fans or other fans, had expressions on their faces as if I had seen it wrong.

Durant is famous for his inconsistent offense!

But the series of operations in which Durant broke through Grant Hill and completed a dunk before Stoudemire returned to defense was not unstable!

"There are no dropped balls, no passes, just a rush to the end!"

"Is this guy really Durant?!"

Soon, those who doubted whether this player who used his impact and personal ability to succeed in singles was Durant believed that this person was indeed Durant...

Because after the game started, it was only half a quarter, and the Suns, who were considered sure to win before the game, were already six points behind!

Even during this half of the quarter, Phoenix Suns head coach D'Antoni had requested two timeouts.

Why did D'Antoni request a timeout?

Of course, it's because the Suns' players have begun to doubt whether the strategy of taking Yes out of the game is invalid because of Durant's singles explosion.

And D'Antoni's timeout is to let these Suns players persist!

"Guys, don't forget how powerful and incredible he is when you put Yes back in the game!"

"Stick to our beliefs, stick to our style of play, at least for this game, we need to have a tough heart!"

The same pincer attack!

Please come out for the same competition!

But when the game ended, a different result appeared!

128 to 139!

"Taiyang, actually lost too?!"

Yao Ming and the Rockets players looked at each other in confusion as they watched the final score on TV.

"Durant!"

"Yes!"