Leaning alone against the cold wall, Adrian held his head high, looking at the non-dazzling cold white light emitted by the energy-saving lamp above his head, and began to think about what was wrong with him.
Being able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals with the current lineup is an achievement that Adrian himself never thought of before the playoffs started. He originally thought that the Detroit Pistons would be very difficult to break through. In fact, the game against the Detroit Pistons
The Magic did not encounter much difficulty.
Maybe it was such an easy schedule that made me relax.
Adrian smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was indeed a little too arrogant. The smooth schedule made him unconsciously take victory as a matter of course. In the regular season, he not only quickly integrated into the Magic's tactics
He became the tactical core of the Magic and led the Magic to a better record than ever before. In the regular season MVP selection, he also relied on the results he led the Magic to beat Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Kyle.
A series of league superstars such as Vin Garnett were elected as the regular season mvp this season. The series with the Raptors was too easy to win. Although the series with the Pistons encountered some difficulties, the Magic maintained their overall win throughout the entire schedule.
Although they were ahead in terms of score, they did not encounter too many difficulties.
Everything went so smoothly, which made him intolerable, irritable, and irritable when encountering adversity, so much so that he would get angry at his teammates who had already tried their best for no reason.
Adrian felt that his best choice at this time was to go back to the locker room and apologize to his teammates, but no matter how much he encouraged it in his heart, his bent calf could not straighten up as if the nerve line had been cut off.
This is so embarrassing!
Adrian sat quietly with his head held high. At this moment, the sound of leather shoes hitting the floor came in an orderly manner. The footsteps were heavy and steady. It was obvious that the person who came was a fat man of considerable weight.
Adrian tilted his head, grinned when he saw the person coming, and smiled helplessly: "Sorry, Coach Van Gundy, I may have made you worried." [
The visitor was none other than Stan Van Gundy. After Adrian left the locker room, Stan Van Gundy was worried and followed him out.
"I know what you are thinking Ed, you hate failure, especially such a powerless failure. This is good and correct. If you can succeed, no one in the world will like failure." Stan Van Gundy said
Adrian knelt down next to him, dug into the pocket of his wrinkled suit for a while, and took out a pack of crushed cigarettes. He took out a cigarette and put it to his mouth. Stan Van Gundy touched his body, but there was nothing.
Find the lighter.
Depressed, he threw the cigarette with a wet filter into the trash can next to him. Stan Van Gundy hesitated for a moment. He also threw the remaining pack of cigarettes into the trash can: "I want to quit smoking. The doctor said smoking is bad for me."
His health is not good."
"What exactly do you want to say, Coach Van Gundy." Adrian frowned: "If you want to comfort me, then there's no need. I'm fine, I just need some time to adjust my thinking."
"I know Ed, you are always like this, very mature, you simply don't look like a 21-year-old young man." Stan Van Gundy paused: "I just want to tell you that you are the core, you
As a leader, there is nothing wrong with you wanting to win and pursuing victory. Just... don't be overwhelmed by the pressure of a leader."
"What?" Adrian was stunned, then smiled and shook his head: "I can't hear clearly what you want to say, Coach Van Gundy. Will I be crushed by the pressure of the leader? I'm fine, Coach Van Gundy.
There's nothing wrong with me. I just... don't like losing."
"I just want to tell you that failure is not your responsibility alone. As long as there is a game in this world, there will be winners and losers. No one can win forever. After all, basketball is a sport involving five people, and you
There is only one person. No one can win one-on-five." Stan Van Gundy stood up, and his eyes made Adrian look puzzled: "Learn to accept failure, Ed, this is very important to you."
Stan Van Gundy is gone.
His words not only failed to wake Adrian up, but made him even more confused. After squatting in the corner for a while, Adrian slowly stood up and exhaled a deep breath.
"It's almost time, it's time to go to the press conference."
After the defeat at home, the atmosphere within the Orlando Magic team became a little strange. Everyone is still working very hard in training, and the atmosphere can even be said to be high. The level of training games has even improved a little compared to usual. But always
It makes people feel as if there are more emotions that should not appear. This emotion is anxiety, an anxiety about the future and the gradual loss of control over the game.
Adrian noticed it, but he didn't care about this emotion. In fact, the current situation is not very bad, but the total score is 2:1. The Orlando Magic is only at a disadvantage, and it is far from completely losing the opportunity.
Very far away.
He feels that now is not the time to think about these things. The most critical thing now is the third game against the Celtics the next day. If the Orlando Magic loses again, the situation will be different for the Orlando Magic.
But it is completely disadvantageous.
With this slight anxiety, the Orlando Magic continued to sit at home to usher in the fourth round of the game between the Celtics. Facts have proved that with anxiety, even just a little bit of inconspicuous anxiety,
The impact of being involved in such a crucial and difficult game can be fatal.
The game was put into the Celtics' orbit after half of the first quarter. The thorough defense prevented Orlando's offense from opening up. The Orlando Magic, who were held back by the Celtics' defense, made a decision.
No matter how hard you try and change your tactics, it's like struggling in a quagmire.[
Under this quagmire of defense, the Orlando Magic's offense became more and more impatient, and tactics completely disappeared. Everyone's first choice after receiving the basketball was to rush to the basket. This simple and crude offensive method faced Kai
The Celtics' meticulous defense cannot achieve any good results.
At the beginning, Adrian tried to continue to control the rhythm on the court and bring the game back to a rhythm suitable for the Orlando Magic. However, his teammates' touch was as cold as if they had just come out of a hurry under the Celtics' defense.
It was the same as what was taken out of the freezer. Opportunities were squandered time and time again. Adrian completely changed his way of playing. He no longer organized the team, but took on the position of the offensive knife himself, heading towards the goal again and again.
The Celtics' basket attacked.
90:101, nb's usual home team is in front. At the Amway Center, the Orlando Magic lost the third game of this series, and the total score became 3:1.
The game was eventually lost. Even though Adrian fought hard to the last moment and did not give up to win the game, he still lost in the end.
After losing three games in a row, the Orlando Magic already have one foot in the air. They only need to take one more step back to bid farewell to this season.
But very strange.
After losing this game, Adrian breathed a deep sigh of relief. It was as if some kind of burden on him suddenly disappeared, and his whole person suddenly relaxed. The strength of the Orlando Magic this season,
It is not enough to win the championship, but it is very surprising to reach this point. Even if they lose this round of the series and are eliminated, there will be no blame directed at the Orlando Magic.
Adrian swarmed over.
Adrian has understood the situation he faced some time ago, and he has not adjusted his mentality. He has always been eager to win and enjoys victory, but I don’t know when, maybe it was during a fierce confrontation with the Celtics.
He derived the fear of failure from enjoying victory. Enjoying victory is a good mentality. But fear of failure will only greatly increase the possibility of failure.
The reason why he got angry at his teammates after the game was not because he was really dissatisfied with his teammates to some extent. If you dig deeper, it was just because Adrian was afraid of failure, because he was afraid of what would happen after failure.
, accusations from the media.
But fortunately, Adrian has the energy to be reborn after all. The gift from God makes him cherish everything he has in front of him. Therefore, Adrian is not like most young players as Stan Van Gundy thinks.
That way, you can take advantage of the situation when the law fails.
After two consecutive defeats at home, he has adjusted his mentality.
"Sorry everyone, I was too nervous earlier. I apologize to everyone for my irresponsible words after the third game." After the fourth game, returning to the locker room, Adrian smiled.
He said to all his teammates: "We have also lost the fourth game now. The total score is 3:1. Our situation is very unfavorable. But this season, it is not easy for the Magic to reach such a point, even if they lose
I shouldn’t blame anyone.”
"Let's work hard together to finish the remaining games. I don't want to leave any regrets this season."
The final score was 4:1. The Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 98:92 in Game 5 of the series at the North Shore Garden, knocking the Orlando Magic out of the game and taking the lead in advancing to the finals. And Orlando
The Magic, their journey this season, is over from this moment on. (To be continued...)
