A barrage of verbal prompts, blinding camera flashes, and a cacophony of voices forcibly yanked Rivers back to reality.
"What?"
His gaze focused as he looked at the reporter who had stood up to ask a question. The face looked somewhat familiar—probably a reporter from Los Angeles.
The reporter cleared his throat and repeated the question.
"Rivers, your team employs the so-called run-and-gun tactics, centering entirely on offense while completely abandoning defense. Yet, you still lost.
"Last year, you lost to the Lakers because your interior was utterly dismantled. This year against the Phoenix Suns—especially in this game—you gave up on defense altogether. You didn't even have a proper center on the court.
"I know you wanted to win through pure offense, but you still fell short. You didn't even score as much as the Phoenix Suns.
"Many media outlets have analyzed this and concluded that it's an extremely ugly tactic that turns the game itself ugly. Do you agree?"
