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Chapter 260

Chapter 260

In fact, to be honest, the Magic's away loss to the Nuggets has little to do with D'Antoni.

Because Mutombo scored a triple-double of 10 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks, it was very rare to lock O'Neal.

Even DeWeese was wagged twice by Mutombo.

After D'Antoni came back, he could only rely on his original system to play.

But with O'Neill blocked, DeWeese was unable to support himself.

In addition, seven of the Nuggets scored in double figures. . . .

That's how the Magic lost.

When you are in a bad state and your opponent is in a state of overwhelm, it is actually normal to lose a game.

And this isn't the first game the Magic have lost.

But because of the special background of this game.

D'Antoni, who returned from injury, became the focus of media criticism immediately after the game.

For a while, D'Antoni was stuck.

In the press conference after the game, D'Antoni's face was very ugly.

He had already anticipated what questions he would be asked by reporters.

as predicted.

"Coach D'Antoni, what do you think of the loss in this game?"

The first reporter's question was quite satisfactory.

"Every team has bad days and I don't think it's the end of the world for a team to lose a game."

The second reporter's question was a bit of a pig's heart.

"May I ask why you didn't let Anna command the team instead of you when the team was deadlocked?"

Davis took the microphone directly.

"I repeat again, Coach Mike is the real head coach of the team, and Anna's agency is just a stopgap measure."

D'Antoni's gloomy face, which was about to drip out of water, became better after getting the support of Davis.

The reporters were obviously not satisfied with such an official answer from DeWeese.

"Michael, the fact is that Ana led the team to bring us a different tactical style, but after D'Antoni came back, the Magic immediately switched back to the original style of play, and thus reaped the loss tonight."

"You are changing the concept secretly. Even if Anna is on the sidelines tonight, it may not be able to lead the team to victory. It is not because D'Antoni is commanding from the sidelines that the team lost."

Davis answered the question with a serious face.

In the end, D'Antoni was able to leave the press conference decently under the careless protection of Davis.

But everyone knows that the storm against D'Antoni has not yet begun.

Sure enough, the next day, most of the headlines in the sports section of the media reported on the strength of the Magic.

And most of the media pointed the culprit for the Magic's loss to D'Antoni who had just returned.

Anna said to Davis with a face of self-blame, "It's all my fault."

Davis sneered.

"What are you to blame? Blame you for leading the team to four consecutive victories? There is no way, the media is such a group of bastards who have milk and mothers, just ignore them."

He arranged for the news of the whole team to be silenced, which made the reporters complain.

Now, what the Magic need is a big win to end the criticism from the outside world.

D'Antoni, who was full of anger, was very serious in the two days of training, and his rare stern attitude even caused dissatisfaction among some players.

Two days later, the Magic traveled to Phoenix to challenge the Suns in Phoenix.

The Suns are no longer the team that forced the best Jordan to play the Bulls in six games.

At that time, Kevin Johnson was ups and downs, and Barkley had just won the regular season MVP, and he was also all-powerful.

Two years have passed, and the Suns are nowhere to be seen.

However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Although the Magic team gained a considerable lead in the first three quarters with the combination of Davis and O'Neal.

But in the fourth quarter, Dan Marley, who served as the Suns' sixth man in this game, suddenly exploded.

In just 5 minutes, he scored 16 points in a row and directly led the Suns to overtake the score.

DeWeese scored an equalizer goal at the last moment, and it was difficult to bring the game into overtime.

In overtime, it was Dan Marley again. He scored the team's last five points, and when he was one point behind, he went inside, faced O'Neal, and hit the ball into the basket.

After an overtime battle, the Suns successfully defeated the Magic.

After Dan Marley scored the quasi-lore, D'Antoni threw the tactical board to the ground with his uninjured left hand and walked into the locker room with his arms hanging.

After the game, D'Antoni didn't attend the press conference at all.

Davis resisted the offensive of the reporters in embarrassment, feeling more tired than playing the game.

He returned to his previous gorgeous data in this game, scored an excellent performance of 30+12, and scored an absolute goal in regular time.

But if you lose, you lose. In this league, no one cares what statistics you get. Losing is the original sin.

D'Antoni's two-game losing streak after his return completely pushed himself to the forefront.

DeWeese even received news that D'Antoni wanted to resign the next day.

What a joke!

DeWeese cursed those unscrupulous media in his heart, and forced his head coach to resign abruptly. . .

But having said that, D'Antoni's luck in these two games is also bad enough.

In the first scene, I met Uncle Mu who was in full swing, and in the second scene, I met an unreasonable Dan Marley.

DeWeese had to hold a special press conference, and then reiterated the Magic's attitude towards D'Antoni.

And the next game will be the Magic's last chance.

Fans and reporters across America are watching the game.

On January 1, the Magic played against the Boston Celtics at home.

The Celtics' reconstruction has been extremely successful. Their Kidd + Alan Houston + Mashburn trident has shown extremely strong offensive power this season.

And their results are firmly ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Before the game, DeWeese met Mr. Auerbach.

"Michael, your recent troubles are not small."

Auerbach asked Davis with a smile.

Davis lit a cigar for Auerbach, and replied with a wry smile: "It's all those reporters, looking for trouble for nothing. Isn't it normal for the team to lose? It must be on the line."

Auerbach took a puff on his cigar comfortably.

"Anyone, or the team, will inevitably encounter this situation. The reporters are a group of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. When the grades are good, they can't wait to call you dad. If you make a mistake, you can step into the dust."

"I don't know how many situations like this I encountered back then, as long as they don't exist."

After Auerbach finished speaking, he blew out a smoke ring.

"However, boy, don't expect us to release water tonight. You are not in a good state recently, and we really want to step on your head."

With a laugh, Auerbach walked out of the room.

"The cigars are good, prepare a box for me next time."

(End of this chapter)