Deng Fang did not give his players too much rest time and arranged a certain amount of training every day.
The most important of them are three: physical fitness, shooting, and tactical analysis.
Adequate physical fitness is the guarantee of everything, so this must be done well.
Shooting is the most important basic skill, especially three-pointers.
Deng Fang designed a variety of shooting competitions to make shooting training more competitive and interesting.
Each shooting session ends with a competition, with each player paying $1,000!
This number is not much for each player, but it is not a lot.
In order to increase the appeal, Deng Fang also spent 10,000 US dollars each time!
One group will start, one group will be on the bench, and three-pointers will be shot on a timer. The first place player in the two groups will compete, and the winner will take all.
Of course, Jordan and Turiaf no longer shoot three-pointers, but watch free throws.
The final winner still needs to accept the challenge, no matter who can challenge the winner.
Of course, you have to come up with another $1,000!
Everyone has to participate, and those who don’t participate will also have to pay $1,000!
Not surprisingly, most of the money was taken away by Curry!
In the shooting game, Curry's three-pointers are more accurate than Jordan's free throws!
No one has any opinion on this.
He is so awesome, what can you do?
This can be regarded as a little compensation from Deng Fang to Curry.
As a rookie, according to regulations, you can only receive a salary of more than two million, and this cannot be changed.
However, Curry's performance is already that of a superstar. Based on his contribution, Curry's annual salary of 20 million is not much!
In this way, everyone can be more serious and invested in shooting.
In short, everyone must put their shooting at the first level.
The last step is tactical analysis.
Watch Jazz games, analyze Jazz defense, and study Jazz offensive routines.
Someone also suggested considering the Nuggets.
Although they are behind 1:3, the Nuggets can rank fourth in the Western Conference, and their strength should not be underestimated.
However, Deng Fang ignored these suggestions.
That’s jazz!
We came back from time travel, and we know the result!
The Nuggets can't beat the Jazz!
This is also one of the benefits of traveling back in time!
Of course, Warriors owner Cohan also found Deng Fang in the past two days, and the two chatted for a long time behind closed doors.
Cohan's biggest question is why Deng Fang agreed to treat his opponent.
for money?
But this harms the interests of the team!
What if the Jazz really came to Deng Fang and Deng Fang really cured Okur, but the Warriors couldn't beat the Jazz?
The loss for the warriors would be huge!
Deng Fang had no choice but to give Cohan assurance that no matter what, he would definitely be able to win the Jazz!
If he fails to advance to the Western Conference Finals, Deng Fang will give all the money spent on Okur’s medical treatment to the team, and he will not take any of it!
When Deng Fang expressed his stance like this, Cohan was speechless.
If Deng Fang can really win the Jazz, then it makes sense for him to make some money with his skills.
You know, Deng Fang's salary is directly related to the number of games won, and the second round of the playoffs is four times that of the regular season!
With Deng Fang's intelligence, he should not do something that only cares about immediate interests!
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On April 26, the first round of the playoffs continues.
The first thing to be played is the Magic vs. Bobcats.
With excellent defense and accurate three-pointers, the Magic won the Bobcats 99:90.
Howard played only 23 minutes, scored 6 points and 6 fouls, and was sent off early.
However, everyone on the Magic team was equipped with five players in double figures, and the team's three-point shooting percentage was as high as 39.4%, which made the Bobcats unable to defend.
On the other hand, for the Bobcats, the team's three-point shooting percentage was only 26.3%.
It’s natural to lose with such a shooting percentage!
In a life-and-death duel like the playoffs, no one will let you hit the basket easily.
If your outside shots are not accurate, your opponent will be in the penalty area, and you will not be able to hit the basket!
This game also once again illustrates Howard's role.
A top interior defensive player, just play a containment role on the offensive end, don't ask for more ball rights!
With this win, the Magic swept the Bobcats 4-0 and became the second team to advance to the conference semifinals.
In another game in the Eastern Conference, the Hawks lost to the Bucks 104:111 on the road.
In this way, the big score between the two teams was tied at 2:2.
The two civilian teams played very lively, and it was like novices pecking each other!
There is only one game in the Western Conference on this day, and that is the Suns versus the Mavericks.
In the end, the Suns, playing at home, were superior and narrowly defeated the Mavericks by 2 points.
In this way, the Suns eliminated the Mavericks with a score of 4:1.
This is the first series in this year's playoffs where the score is down.
In this way, the Celtics eliminated the Heat with a score of 4:1.
Wade went fishing early.
Of course, the magician Riley has been planning for a long time, and the Heat will make big moves during this offseason.
In order to form a super team, Wade didn't have much time to go fishing.
The second game is the Thunder vs. the Lakers.
The previous battle between the two teams ended in a 2:2 draw.
The Lakers returned to their home court in this game, and in the end the Lakers easily defeated the Thunder 111:87.
In this way, the Lakers got the match point.
It has to be said that the home field advantage is very obvious in the playoffs.
In the first and second games, the two teams made almost the same number of free throws, and the Lakers won in the end.
The third and fourth games were played at the Thunder's home court. In each game, the Thunder made at least 20 more free throws than the Lakers!
In the fifth game, back at Staples Arena, the Lakers finally made 7 more free throws than the Thunder!
It stands to reason that the ability of the Thunder's third young coach to draw fouls will not disappear out of thin air, but it is not useful in away games.
This is the best embodiment of home field advantage.
The last game on the 27th is the Cavaliers vs. Bulls.
The previous battle between the two teams was 3:1, and the Cavaliers had already obtained the match point.
In the end, the Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Bulls 96:94 and eliminated their opponents 4:1.
Winning or losing the game is not important, the most important thing is that James is injured!
At the end of the fourth quarter, James accidentally fell and injured his right elbow.
But it didn't seem serious at the time, and James didn't leave the game directly. He even made a free throw with his left hand and finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks, helping the Cavaliers successfully eliminate the Bulls 4-1.
It seemed fine, but this injury had a great impact on James.
The young Bulls are easy to talk to, but their semifinal opponents, the Celtics, are not easy to deal with!
If the Celtics knew about James' condition, they would definitely take advantage of it.
If nothing else, let James shoot, or choose to let James attack the basket and give him physical confrontation.
The more injured you are, the more you have to attack yourself!
It’s even more impossible to ask teammates to share the burden!
In order to conceal the illness, the Cavaliers did not disclose the truth to the public at the time.
The Cavaliers media stated: "My emperor is in good health and in good spirits. The elimination of the green-shirted anti-party is just around the corner."
However, in hindsight, James' injury was quite serious.
