readytorunbook Chapter 136 A fiasco
Chapter 136 A fiasco
Chapter 136 A fiasco
The chartered flight of the Golden State Warriors arrived at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on time.
Tonight's game, the Warriors will challenge the Utah Jazz away.
Although this Utah Jazz is not the top team in the league.
But at least it is a playoff-level team, and has hardly missed the playoffs in the past five years.
It's a pity that most of them stop in the first round.
But last year, under the rectification of coach Porter Williams, this team has strict discipline and a tough style.
They dominated the regular season, third in the Western Conference and fourth in the league.
I thought the Jazz could break through the first round of the playoffs.
Unexpectedly, they met the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was gaining momentum.
Therefore, the Golden State Warriors are still at a disadvantage when they encounter such a team.
In addition, Curry and Thompson missed the game due to injury, Wiggins had some muscle strain, and DJ Green had a hip discomfort.
All four generals are absent from this game.
So compared to the young Miami Heat in the previous game, this Jazz team is obviously more challenging.
And in the Jazz lineup, there is a pair of more mature combinations.
Alexander and Gobert.
The two, one inside and one outside, can often play excellent cooperation.
After the Golden State Warriors players have a brief rest in Salt Lake City, the field game is about to start.
And Mitchell did not participate in the afternoon training and slept all afternoon.
As a result, the body looks stiff now, and the state is not very good.
Seeing Mitchell's appearance, Lin Changan couldn't help shaking his head.
[It seems that this game is not easy to play]
Several veterans in the team who could suppress Mitchell did not go to the away game with the team.
Not even Thompson arrived.
And the Warriors have officially announced that Thompson will be absent for at least a month due to a concussion.
The exact time to come back depends on the effect of follow-up treatment, and then the doctor will decide.
The current Golden State Warriors are really struggling, and Mitchell is still so indulgent.
What a crime of war!
But Coach Poole seems to have nothing to do with him, let alone Lin Changan?
After the game started, the situation immediately became one-sided.
Lin Changan's premonition was correct, and Mitchell really lost his state.
He made 15 of 2 shots and only scored 6 points.
Mitchell played very weakly and weakly, obviously exhausted.
It seems that Mitchell still overestimated his physical fitness.
And Lin Changan himself only played more than 20 minutes in this back-to-back match due to physical reasons.
The poor state of the two main breakups made the morale of the entire team very low.
Halfway into the game, the Warriors trailed by 15 points.
The opponent scored 120 points in the three quarters, but he only scored 80 points.
There is no way, the Golden State Warriors had to withdraw their troops early.
At the end of the game, the Warriors lost 100-135 to the Utah Jazz.
Lin Chang scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Although Lin Changan still failed to turn the tide, but for a rookie.
In such a difficult situation for the team, it can still play stably, which is already considered very good.
At least it didn't let the score continue to expand.
After this campaign, the Golden State Warriors became the laughing stock of the entire network.
On the return journey, Coach Poole looked sullen.
In the cabin of the chartered plane, the Warriors players were not laughing and playing like usual.
Everyone was silent and sat quietly in their seats.
'The culprit' Mitchell curled up on the window seat and looked out the window in disappointment.
The entire cabin was dead silent.
"After returning to San Francisco, everyone will practice more!"
The players dared not speak out, after all, such embarrassing performance was played by themselves, no wonder others.
The plane landed and the Warriors returned to the Chase Center.
The players changed into their training uniforms one after another and came to the arena to gather.
Looking at the silent coach Depur, everyone was discussing something in a low voice.
Suddenly, Coach Poole looked up at the players.
"I want to know, what do you play basketball for? What does the basketball team mean to you?"
The warriors looked at each other in blank dismay, shrugging each other to express their confusion.
"Maybe what you think basketball means is that you can earn a truckload of cash."
"This will allow you to spend recklessly. Beautiful cars, beauties, and mansions and villas are all things to play with in your hands."
"But I want to tell you that the meaning of basketball is definitely more than that."
Coach Poole looked at his players with very firm eyes.
"Stand on the court, you are a warrior on the court!"
"You have to give everything to win!"
"I don't care what or how you play! But as long as you return to the basketball court, let me fight for victory!"
"If you can't do it, what qualifications do you have to go wandering?"
Coach Poole's words made everyone in the Warriors silent.
Mitchell quietly raised his head to look at his teammates, and found that everyone lowered their heads.
Glancing quietly at Coach Poole again, his eyes met, Mitchell quickly lowered his head again.
"Basketball is more than just a game. Since you choose basketball as your career, you have to make every effort for him."
"We can die standing up! But we must never lose lying down!"
Coach Poole pointed above the Chase Center, where the eyes of all the players were focused.
There are countless championship banners and retired jerseys hanging there.
There represents the glory of the Golden State Warriors!
After a long sigh, Coach Poole said.
"The recasting of the warrior dynasty requires your strength!"
There was an inexplicable surge of strength and desire in the hearts of the Warriors.
A strong desire to conquer the entire NBA!
The glorious and long history of the Warriors must not be broken in their own hands!
Coach Poole looked at the resolute expressions on the players' faces, nodded in relief, and then said.
"In two days, we'll be at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder."
"The Thunder made us last year's opponents in the Western Conference semifinals, and we ended up beating them"
"Presumably they came here with the belief of revenge, and they will never be soft."
"Although the opponent is very strong, I need you to play aggressively tomorrow."
Coach Poole asked the crowd.
"Finally, I want to ask, can you win the Thunder?"
"no problem!"
The competitiveness and hunger of the Warriors players seemed to be mobilized by Coach Poole.
They replied in unison.
"Very good, that's what I want! Disband in place now, and train as usual tomorrow."
Until this time, Coach Poole finally showed a long-lost smile.
Second day of training.
Lin Changan came to Datong Center early.
To his astonishment, Mitchell was already sweating profusely in the arena.
"It seems that what Coach Poole said yesterday has worked!"
With the arrival of other Warriors players one after another, the team training officially began.
Every team member works very hard.
Because at this time they have no distracting thoughts, only one thing on their minds.
That is to kill Thunder!
(End of this chapter)