Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 750 Can This Work?
After defeating the Pistons, the Warriors started a new round of the Eastern Conference road trip. However, this time the road trip was not very difficult. They defeated the Bucks, 76ers and Heat successively.

That's right, today's Bucks and 76ers have both become underdogs.

In fact, the Bucks have been sinking in the past few years, but this year has improved, because they had the second-worst record in the league last season, and finally succeeded in winning a precious No. [-] pick.

Then, last summer, with Jason Kidd and Grant Hill behind them, they still decided to choose Glenn Robinson.

how to say?Glenn Robinson is indeed very talented, and he is a natural super scorer embryo. In terms of hardware facilities, he is indeed the best candidate for the No. [-] pick.

But the problem is that there is always such a group of people in the NBA, whose talents are enviable, but they don't cherish them, squandering their talents at will, and Glenn Robinson, who is called a "big dog" by fans, is such a person.

On the same team as him, there is another potential star who has been given high hopes by the Bucks, Vin Baker, well, I don't know who they are influencing whom.

No matter what happens between the two, judging from the current performance, the team has indeed undergone some changes under their leadership, allowing fans to see the hope of the playoffs again.

Under the leadership of the Bucks twin stars this season, they are competing with the Celtics for the last playoff ticket in the East.

Obviously, this game against the Warriors made them even worse.

Unlike the thriving Bucks, the 76ers have completely sunk since Barkley left the West, and they have not recovered until now.

Compared with the first three weak teams, on March 3, the fourth opponent of the Warriors' Eastern Conference road trip was much stronger. It can be said that before Jordan's comeback, this team was the same as the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference. The top two seeded team, this team is the Orlando Magic that set off a youth storm in the league.

He joined the Dream Team in 92 and joined the Magic as the No. [-] pick. For O'Neal, there is no more perfect start than this.

After joining the Magic, O'Neal brought the Magic to ninth in the East in the first year, almost entering the playoffs.

However, then he waited for his good helper, Anfernee Hardaway, another descendant of Jordan.

This juvenile version of the "OK" combination successfully brought the team to the fourth place in the East in the first season after joining forces, despite being swept by the Pacers led by Reggie Miller in the first round.

But this year, their performance has become stronger, and now they firmly occupy the first place in the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, in this game, the Warriors' inside line is facing a severe test.

With a beautiful turn, O'Neal did not deceive Divac behind him, but this did not prevent O'Neal from directly choosing to attack the basket. After all, even if he confronted Divac head-on, he didn't think he would be the one who lost.

Sure enough, Divac jumped up high, trying to reach out to block O'Neal, but was directly buckled by O'Neal. Although he was aware of O'Neal's move at the first time, it was a pity that O'Neal's bullet speed was too fast. It was Divac who jumped first, but before he had fully jumped to the highest point, O'Neal had already completed the dunk.

"Didi..." At the same time, the referee blew the whistle, Divac fouled, and O'Neal wanted to add a penalty.

"Damn it!" Nelson on the sidelines couldn't help complaining.

This can't be blamed on him being unable to control his mouth. It's really that Divac's foul is too terrible. It's only 4 minutes into the game, and Divac has already received his second foul. Right now, the center that Nelson can use is That leaves only PJ Brown.

To be honest, in terms of defense, Brown is indeed better than Divac, but now that Moses Malone has not recovered from his injury, and Divac is in foul trouble again, if Brown fouls too much, then he really has no center to send .

However, right now he had to send, so he waved to the bench, but before Brown stood up, Isaac Austin, who was standing in the corner, suddenly stood up.

"Why are you standing up? I mean..." When Nelson was about to correct Austin, he was silent for a moment, and then when he saw that Austin was about to sit down in embarrassment, he quickly said, "Wait, Yi Sac, it's you, you go!"

"Ah? Me?" Austin felt as if he had misheard, pointing at himself.

"It's you! Didn't you recommend yourself to stand up just now?"

"Oh, yes, yes!"

It's wool!I just got up to get a towel!
Austin yelled in his heart, but he didn't speak out, after all, he was also eager to play.

Since being selected by the Warriors in 91, Austin has been the third substitute for the Warriors inside. At the beginning, he was able to get playing time almost only in some garbage time. It was not until Antonio Davis left the team that he had Got some playing time.

However, this is too little.

Most of the time, he can only sit on the sidelines and throw a towel to cheer for his teammates. This is why he stood up just now. How can he cheer for his teammates without a towel?
"Coach, what about me?" Brown was also a little anxious when he heard that coach Austin was playing, and quickly stood up to remind Nelson that he was still there!
"I know, you are the secret weapon, don't rush out, sit down first!" Nelson casually comforted Brown, and then quickly pulled Austin aside.

Secret weapon?Are you cheating?Why didn't I know that I still had this identity?

Of course, Brown doesn't believe what Nelson said. Since Moses Malone has gradually degenerated to the point where it is difficult to even play, Brown has firmly secured the position of the Warriors' backup center. Even because of his excellent defense, sometimes he will start the game, although not many , but much better than other players who can't touch the starting lineup.

However, now that the coach has made up his mind, he doesn't have the strength to object. He can only hope in his heart that what Nelson said is right, maybe he really is that shit secret weapon.

As for Austin, who was pulled aside by Nelson, he was nervous and excited. It was a good thing to be able to play, but when he thought about his height of 208cm, he had no idea about defending O'Neal.

However, when he heard Nelson's last advice to him before going on the field, his expression changed from seriousness to surprise, and finally to disbelief. Looking at Nelson's "wise" eyes, Austin couldn't help saying : "Can this work?"

"What are you talking about? Of course you can do it! Let go after playing! Don't feel pressured!" Nelson patted Austin on the back with a smile and encouraged him.

(End of this chapter)