This loss seemed to have opened Pandora's box, opening the path of the Celtics 'losing streak.
After that, the Celtics lost two games in a row. After three consecutive wins, they ushered in a three-game losing streak.
Antoine Walker was furious after losing to the Knights.
In the post-match interview, Walker said angrily,""I need the support of my teammates! I need better helpers to assist me. The Celtics 'recovery can't rely on me alone! Linlong and Chauncey are both good rookies. They're standing by my side to assist me, but that's not enough! This was not enough. No team could rely on two rookies to enter the playoffs.
I really hope that the management can see our current situation. I hope that they can make a move and not disappoint the fans and the players.”
After an impassioned speech, a reporter asked Walker why the team had a winning streak when he was there, but his return brought a wave of consecutive losses to the team. Walker stood up angrily without answering and left the press conference.
As for Walker's dissatisfaction with the lineup, Auerbach smiled and said,""He's right. Our current lineup does have some flaws. I'll think of a way. After all, Antoine is our core and the cornerstone of our reconstruction.”
"The uniform team will think of a way. Everything I said before still stands. We will shock the Alliance this season!”
Although Auerbach was smiling, he didn't take Walker's words to heart at all. Or rather, Auerbach definitely needed to be reinforced.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Walker's unrestrained solo play was dragging down the team's rhythm and chemistry, and Auerbach was no exception.
Of course, the team needed reinforcement!
But the bargaining chip to reinforce him…is you, Antoine Walker!
Before you have a good goal, you should play well and get good data. Only then can you sell it for a good price.
Auerbach was thinking in his office as he looked at the information and members of the teams. He wanted to filter out a suitable reinforcement target and scope for himself.
For example, he needed to know which players were not for sale by their respective teams. He would not waste time on such players, and which players did not have a good relationship with the team. That way, the price would be lower.
At this time, Larry Bird knocked on Auerbach's office door. He held a stack of documents and said,""Teacher, I want to talk to you about the current situation of our team. I think our current strategy needs some adjustments.”
"Reduce Antoine's attacks, support Lin Long, use him as the core to play more pick-and-rolls and high support, and increase the running of the others. Larry, is that what you mean?”
"Teacher…"
Bord was stunned. Auerbach had said everything he wanted to say.
Auerbach leaned back in his chair and shook it easily."
"Larry, don't worry. Show me the arrogance and bearing you have when you play. I can see what you can see. If you're free recently, why don't you go and see who meets the needs of our team?”
"Right now, we need at least a strong and experienced inside player, a stable and excellent striker, and a ball carrier who can break through with the ball and drive the team's offense. If someone chooses, we can consider bringing him in.”
Meanwhile, in the office of the Los Angeles Clippers, Jerry West was in a very bad mood.
Although the record of the Laker was good, the growth of the second-year Kobe was unbelievable.
But West was still in a bad mood.
Especially in the first seven games, Lin Long had scored 29 points, 13 rebounded and three blocked shots per game.
Every time West thought about Lin Long coming to Los Angeles for a trial, he would blame himself for not even seeing his physical test report and trial.
If we had Lin Long, Kobe, and O'Neal now…
Maybe this year we can take down the entire City of Chicago!
Lin Long could fill the position of the weakest power forward in the team.
Just as West was feeling a little frustrated, the head coach, Harris, pushed open the door and walked in.""Good news, good news Jerry! The Celtics wanted to rebuild with Antoine Walker as the core and strengthen the team around him. Let's see if we can get Linlong from that old fox.”
West looked at the newspaper Harris handed him. After reading the report carefully, West threw the newspaper aside with a smile and said,"
"I know Auerbach. What he says and what he thinks are never the same thing!”
"Trust me, Dell. If we call Linlong and ask him, he will ask us for O'Neill directly! This was Auerbach. "He won't use Walker to rebuild at all. Everything is just a smokescreen. I even feel that he's deliberately indulging Walker so that Walker can make a name for himself and then exchange it for the chips he wants! Let's look elsewhere. I need to create a championship level lineup for Shaq and Kobe as soon as possible!”
After two weeks of competition, even after three consecutive defeats, Lin Long still maintained his position as the number one rookie. It was because of his 29 13 stats, which was really scary.
Lin Long was not worried about the team's record at all.
He could see that Auerbach was deliberately separating Walker and himself in the game. The Celtics were playing two different systems.
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