Chapter 332

Perhaps because I was yelling at Doug Collins in my heart, I became a god in the second quarter. I made 9 of 9 shots in the second quarter, including three-pointers and two free throws. I scored 23 points like gods, and 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. My performance made the fans in the entire arena yell.

Supersonics head coach Mike Milan frequently paused and constantly adopted new defensive strategies against me. Jerome James' single defense, to Jerome James and Vladimir Radmanovic double-team, and then to three big guys encircling me.

I was finally restricted in the second half of the third quarter. When the whole team was playing for me in the entire third quarter, I only scored 14 points. In the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, I had only three chances to get basketball, and all three attacks ended in failure. Mike Milan successfully defended me who entered singles mode.

I took the towel and wiped the sweat dripping down my face hard. I felt very sticky. I lifted my T-shirt and wiped the sweat on my body. But I found that the originally dry towel was completely wet. I twisted a towel vigorously, and the gray water droplets dripped on the floor.

I have been on the court for three quarters. During these three quarters, I am running every moment, looking for opportunities at all times, fast break, no ball running, no ball cover, empty cut under the basket, close pressing in the frontcourt, I use my physical strength and keep working hard, I just hope that I can play a perfect game.

But now I am a little tired, really tired, running without stopping for 36 minutes, which made my whole body feel tired. But I can't give up. I haven't scored 60 points yet. I need to be responsible for what I say. I have to score 60 points. Before I scored 60 points, I have to stay on the court. No matter what measures Milan takes against me, I have to score, score, and score again.

"Do you need a rest?" Michael Jordan asked with a worried look on his face.

I glanced at Doug, who was half squatting? Collins kept drawing lines on the tactical board, without any sign of looking up and caring for me. The anger in his heart couldn't help but surge, suppressing the anger in his heart, and trying his best to relax his tone and said, "No! I can do it!"

Michael Jordan shook and stopped talking.

Doug Collins finally walked out of his complicated lines, raised his head, greeted everyone, and let everyone gather around him.

"Now the Supersonics have double-teamed Kwame. He will not let us pass the ball smoothly to Kwame. Kwame will not have the chance to play like the second quarter. Kwame has also played for 36 minutes. After the fourth quarter, Kwame will rest. Itan will come on the court to protect the rebound, and the main attacker in the interior is handed over to Carlos..."

I frowned. What I didn't expect was Doug? Collins pressed me to the bench as soon as he opened his mouth. I had already scored 45 points in the first three quarters. If I could still play the whole game in the fourth quarter and my teammates supported me more, I would likely be able to score 15 points, allowing me to score 60 points in the whole game.

Now Doug Collins directly replaced me, especially at the end of the first quarter, I yelled with Doug Collins again. I couldn't help but suspect Doug Collins was targeting me on purpose. I frowned, and ripples appeared in my heart, and all of these ripples were dissatisfied with Doug Collins.

"Kaome, no longer on the court, our offense is handed over to the outside, Caron, you must be firm in your breakthrough, don't hesitate just because your opponent has hoarded three big guys in the inside. You have to attract their attention and pass the ball to the outside, Richard will be here, and Larry will be here to wait for your pass."

"Richard, you have to pay attention to running without the ball. You have run for three quarters. Brent, who is defending your Brent? Barry probably can't run anymore. As long as you work harder, I believe you will get a lot of opportunities. Pay attention to adjusting yourself when shooting, don't shoot blindly, and improve your shooting percentage."

"Larry, in the fourth quarter, you are responsible for controlling the ball. After you arrive at the front court, you should pay attention to the position of your teammates and not blindly break through. If there is no chance, Carlos can be handed over to him here and let him transition..."

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Doug Collins explained all the tactics in a straightforward manner. After he finished explaining all the tactics, he asked in a serious tone: "Is there anything I don't understand?"

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all looked at me.

Doug Collins never mentioned when I was playing, nor did he say how much time I needed to rest. If I couldn't play, I wouldn't have the chance to get the ball and attack, and it wouldn't be possible to score 15 points in the fourth quarter, and it wouldn't be able to fulfill my promise of scoring 60 points.

A thought echoed in my mind: Doug Collins is preparing to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. He wants to maintain the authority of the head coach. He is ready to use his power and not give me enough playing time to prevent me from scoring 60 points. He wants to tell all the Wizards players that no matter who they are, he is the boss of this team, and no one who contradicts him will end up well.

Anger gradually filled my chest, and anger gradually burned away my reason. I pulled off the towel around my neck with force. I was about to question the hateful Doug Collins, but Dennis Rodman suddenly slapped his back. Then he spoke:

"Doug! Kwame said he would score 60 points today, but now he is only 15 points away. If he is allowed to continue playing, he is likely to break that record. I think..." Dennis Rodman's voice has never been like this, and this time his voice is full of solemnity.

Doug Collins looked up, looked at Dennis Rodman, then looked at me, then looked at all the players around him, and then said in a somewhat self-deprecating tone:

"Maybe everyone is confused about my arrangements, but please don't understand it wrong. I don't target anyone, nor is it targeting Kwamei. I don't need to slander Kwamei's excellence."

Doug Collins took the towel I held in my hand, grabbed the towel with both hands, twisted it hard, and the water droplets dripped in strings again:

"Kaome's physical strength has been consumed a lot. Just look at his towel and you will understand. If he is allowed to play now, I dare say that without physical strength, he cannot even play his usual 50% level. Moreover, he will increase the possibility of injury due to insufficient physical strength. I cannot risk his injury and let him break that damn record. In the future, he will have a chance to break that record. What he needs now is rest, what he needs is to replenish water and energy..."

Doug Collins paused, looked at me with a lonely face, and then said:

"Kaomee yelled at me just now, confronted me, and seemed to be disrespectful to me. You might think I would take the opportunity to retaliate, but you were wrong."

"I have been in the NBA for the rest of my life, worked as head coach for four teams, and have worked as head coach for 11 years so far, worked with countless big-name stars, and had disagreements and quarrels with them, but I have never put someone on the bench to take revenge on the bench just because someone had contradicted me. This Michael can testify!"

Michael Jordan took Doug Collins's words with a serious look on his face: "I can testify to this. At that time, Doug Collins and I had many differences. The most powerful one was whether to choose Scotty Pippen or Alden Polynis that we used the No. 5 pick that traded, we chose Alden Polynis. I mean to choose Alden Polynis. You have to know that our inside line was too weak at that time. We needed to strengthen our inside line, but Doug insisted that Scotty Pippen is what we needed. For this reason, we had a big fight in Klaus's office, and I smashed Klaus' ashtray. But at the beginning of the new season, we still fought closely together. That year our team won 51 wins, a good result. Ha..."

Michael Jordan came forward to testify, which made Doug Collins' words even more convincing. Everyone who was afraid of the generals and the generals at this critical moment was relieved.

"I just scolded Kaome because in the first quarter he did not show the temperament of the team leader. When the opponent scored wildly, he didn't reach out to attack the ball. This is simply a bastard! Do you think you are a bastard?" Doug Collins still had some anger on his face.

After hearing Doug Collins' words, my face turned red and I wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into it.

"Do you think you're a bastard?" Doug asked again.

"Yes!" I replied weakly with a blushing face.

"It's good to know. If you don't let you play in the fourth quarter, it's the same for your own good. Your physical strength is already on the verge of collapse. It's not suitable to play now. You'll be easily injured as soon as you go on the court. But as long as your physical strength recovers, I will still let you play, maybe 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. As long as you recover your physical strength, I will immediately let you play to get the remaining 15 points." Doug Collins continued to say firmly.

"Thank you, Doug!" I said with my head down, my face flushed like a monkey's butt.

"I just said Doug is definitely not that kind of person, you don't believe it yet, now I believe it. I said Doug asked Kwame to rest because Kwame is not physically strong. I'm right! Itan..." Dennis Rodman laughed and hugged Louis Scola next to him and said funny.

"Have you said this? You just said Doug is possible, ah..." Louis Scola said as he was talking and was covered by Dennis Rodman with his left hand.

"Ha..." Everyone laughed.

Doug Collins also laughed. After laughing, he reached out to signal to calm down. He continued:

"Today Kwame said that if he helped Kwame score 60 points, he would ask everyone to go to Thai massage. But today Kwame didn't have good physical strength and needed a rest in the fourth quarter. It is very likely that he would not get 60 points. But as long as he wins this game, we still have to go to Thai massage. This time I treat you, I'll invite everyone to go crazy..."

"ha..."

"good..."

"Long live Doug..."


Chapter completed!