Chapter 179 The Sadness of the Loser
The Heat players' pace began to slow down and they could no longer keep up with the pace, while the expectation of Zhou Mubai's physical exhaustion by coach Spoelstra has no signs of it for a long time.
Zhou Mubai launched an offensive frenzy in the third and a half quarters, and Gallinari and Martin were already familiar with the rhythm. The Heat players were exhausted and could not keep up with the defense. The Knicks made a three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had already expanded their lead to double-digit numbers.
The Heat are not a team that gives up easily, and they still give their all in the fourth quarter. However, Spoelstra will set the starter off the court and send the rotation lineup to the court, hoping to leave some rest for the starter.
Zhou Mubai seized this opportunity and expanded the score difference to 20 in three minutes. Coach Spoelstra quickly changed the starter back and played for another three minutes. The score difference did not narrow, but was expanded instead. Coach Spoelstra surrendered with the white flag and replaced the starter.
The Knicks finally won the g2 with a big win of 25 points.
Zhou Mubai scored 45 points, 17 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks and 4 steals in the whole game, and scored a large triple-double again in the second game of the rookie season!
Zhou Mubai's performance broke the doubts, and the Knicks' performance also broke the doubts.
The Knicks led 2:0, and won a total of 73 points in the two games, and the gap between the two teams was obvious.
As soon as the game ended, Wade walked back to the locker room without even polite handshakes, but he could not miss the post-match press conference. After taking a quick shower, he went to the press conference with Coach Spoelstra. He met Zhou Mubai who was going to attend the press conference in the aisle. Wade and Spoelstra's face were quite unnatural.
Zhou Mubai was quite enthusiastic: "Coach, Dwayne, go to the press conference?"
Wade nodded with a stiff face. Coach Spoelstra adjusted quickly. He quickly reached out and shook hands with Zhou Mubai and said, "Zhou, the game is so good. Congratulations, but... we will definitely treat you well at our home court."
Zhou Mubai nodded with a smile. Although he didn't know if the dangerous actions of Haslem and Arroyo were instigated by Spoelstra, the smiling tiger, even if it was not, it had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Mubai was not angry. Firstly, he had seen too many darkness, which was considered trivial and not worthy of his anger. Secondly, this is the case in the competitive arena, and various means and off-field searches emerge one after another. Although it is disgusting, it is also interesting, right? This is the interesting thing about competitive sports.
As a landlord, Zhou Mubai took the initiative to lead Wade and Spoelstra. However, the three of them appeared at the same time and surprised the reporters.
Generally speaking, interviews do not interfere with each other, or receive interviews separately, or stagger the time period. The Knicks are rich and are directly arranged for two interview occasions, leaning against each other, but they can ensure that they do not interfere with each other.
Because at the same time, reporters rushed to the Knicks' interview room, and there were very few memories of the Heat's interview room. Zhou Mubai quickly discussed with Coach D'Antoni and announced that the Knicks' interview was postponed and then held after the Heat's interview was completed.
Wade and Spoelstra felt very embarrassed when they saw that there were only a few reporters. Unexpectedly, a large number of reporters came over after a while, which surprised them. After asking, they found out that Zhou Mubai proposed to stagger the time.
Coach Wade and Spoelstra have a complicated expression and are even more disgusting.
The reporters lamented Zhou Mubai's generosity, but they would not show mercy. For them, big news is what they pay attention to. To obtain big news, they can only obtain interesting things if they only go over the surface. If they just go over the surface, no one can watch such news. For their own performance, they don't have to worry about putting salt on the Heat's wounds.
As soon as the question was asked, Wade was hit hard.
"I have a question to ask Mr. Wade."
A reporter raised his hand below.
Wade's eyes were sharp and he saw the reporter's certificate in front of the reporter. It was a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel. Wade nodded and signaled to the reporter to ask questions.
"What I want to ask is - Mr. Wade, tonight is the second game of the Miami and New York Series. Miami lost 73 points in two games. Please tell me why the Heat lost so much? Personally, do you think you did your best tonight?"
Wade's face immediately became gloomy. This kind of question was simply a naked belittlement of his sports spirit. He suffered a defeat and was treated disrespectfully. Wade was extremely angry and said angrily: "You are asking this question very stupidly, next one!"
The reporter who came to Orlando seemed to have expected it, but just smiled coldly and stood aside.
Another reporter raised his hand, as if he was a reporter from Los Angeles. Wade relaxed a little. Orlando reporters were probably standing for the Orlando Magic. The Magic should be more willing to meet his team in the second round. Now he has lost two games. It should be difficult to get back. Orlando reporters probably attacked him because of disappointment. Los Angeles reporters have no interest in the next round of the series, so they should not ask questions that are too embarrassing to him. He quickly clicked the Los Angeles reporter to ask a question.
The Los Angeles reporter smiled very kindly, which made Wade feel relieved, but the next moment his face became even more embarrassing.
The reporter asked: "Mr. Wade, your data in these two games are 18 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, and 16 points, 3 assists, and 6 rebounds. Are you satisfied with your performance? What is the reason why your data has dropped sharply?"
How to answer this?
Very satisfied...but the team has lost two games, and I still say that being satisfied is not deceiving yourself?
Dissatisfied...what is the reason why the data has dropped sharply? Is it because of the counter-attack? Except for the beginning of these two games, Zhou Mubai was guarding him afterwards. His offensive efficiency has dropped sharply. Do you have to admit that he was restrained by Zhou Mubai?
It is impossible that the athlete's strong self-esteem does not allow him to admit this.
Seeing Wade's embarrassment, Spoelstra quickly took over the topic: "I will answer this question. I am very satisfied with Dwayne's performance, because this is my tactical arrangement for him. In my tactical arrangement, Wade is to attract the Knicks' defense and create more opportunities for his teammates, so it is normal for the data to fall slightly."
The Los Angeles reporter smiled and said, "How do you explain Mr. Wade's 23.8% hit rate?"
Spolstra suddenly got speechless, right, how do you explain it?
The competitive arena is so cruel. The winner takes all. The loser not only loses the game, but also gets criticized.
Chapter completed!