At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 170 Going to Boston

On June 6, the Warriors flew to Boston to continue their journey to Game 8 of the Finals.

This trip is definitely a long-distance trek for the team. San Francisco and Boston are located on the east and west coasts of the United States, and the two places are separated by thousands of miles. Even if you take a special plane, you have to fly for several hours.

It's not good news for both sides of the game.

After all, the previous game just ended on June 6. The Warriors naturally needed to travel a long distance from San Francisco, but why not the Celtics who just ended the game?

The continuous high-intensity confrontation and travel are undoubtedly a test for the physical strength and mentality of the players on both sides. .

Like the Warriors, although the young players can barely hold on, some older players who are usually more prone to injuries can't stand it.

Like Corey Maggette...

Although all his injuries were minor injuries such as muscle soreness and back pain, they were rare. On the eve of the third game of the finals, he was finally included in the team's daily observation list.

Although Maggette still rushed to Boston with the team, there is still a big question mark whether he can play.

Du Zhe also doubted whether his teammate's tendons were blown up.

After all, looking at such a strong big man, how can he be so fragile in the game?

But in any case, Maggette's injury undoubtedly put more pressure on the Warriors.

After all, before the injury, he averaged nearly 30 minutes per game, but now these playing time can only be shared among other players.

And in a game like the finals where the bayonet is popular, the team naturally dare not let the substitute players stay on the court for a long time.

Most of the extra game time still needs to be shared by a few main players.

However, this does not have much impact on Du Zhe. Regardless of whether Maggette is injured or not, he has to play more than 40 minutes in every game. Now it doesn't matter even if he plays the whole game...

And when Du Zhe stepped into the TD North Shore Garden Arena again, he was also shocked by the enthusiasm shown by the Celtics fans.

It can only be said that the Celtics are worthy of being a giant for many years, and the cohesion of the fans is really strong.

As soon as he emerged from the player tunnel, he was spotted by sharp-eyed Celtic fans.

In an instant, shouts of "Kill the Warriors!" and "Kill Du Zhe!" swept the audience, with a uniform rhythm and full of momentum.

Ordinary players would be frightened to death when they saw this scene. Even Du Zhe, who has been used to big scenes in recent months, couldn't help but be surprised.

Looking around, almost all the Celtics fans at the scene were wearing green T-shirts, and many of them also wore green... caps. The entire North Shore Garden Stadium almost turned into a green virgin forest.

But soon Du Zhe recovered from the initial shock.

Whether the fans booed or cheered, they were nothing more than some irrelevant off-court factors. The outcome of the game still depends on the hard power on the court.

But in his current state, can he really lead the team to the end?

Du Zhe himself was not clear about this.

Judging from the situation in these few games, facing the Celtics who are blooming more points, he must continue to explode in order to lead the Warriors to victory.

But in his current state, he didn't know how long he could maintain such output.

"Paul, you guard Du Zhe in the first quarter, Tony will hand it over to you in the second quarter, and Ray will be in charge of the third quarter." Celtics coach He Douan arranged the game tasks in an orderly manner before the start of the game.

Against Du Zhe, he still adopted the strategy of the previous game, using the wheel of battle to continuously consume the core of the Warriors.

The victory in the last game gave the Celtics team great confidence, which also made them unswervingly continue to adopt this strategy.

"Du, I still have to leave this game to you!" Old Nelson said apologetically as he sat beside Du Zhe with a dignified expression.

Every time the team moves forward, the burden on Du Zhe will be heavier, and the old Nelson will naturally feel sorry for his favorite general

"Don't worry, coach, I have my own calculations." Du Zhe's reply was still calm.

"Besides, if it doesn't work, let's take out that trump card,"

At this moment, the two were sitting side by side on the bench, tilting their heads to communicate with each other. They looked calm, not like a player and coach about to start a big battle, but like a pair of year-end friends sitting in a park chatting.

After saying this, the game was about to start, and Du Zhe got up and walked to the court.

If he loses this game again, he will have to come up with the bottom-of-the-box tactics.

According to his original plan, this hand was originally reserved for the Lakers.

It's just that the progress of the Western Conference Finals was much smoother than he had imagined, so he was allowed to hide this move until now.

This is why Du Zhe is still so calm. No matter how strong the Celtics' defense is, they will definitely be caught off guard...

And at a crucial moment, a moment of surprise could turn the course of the entire series around.

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At the beginning of the game, the two teams launched a fierce offense and defense from the beginning.

Facing the Celtics' defense, the Warriors' overall offensive efficiency is not too high.

The Celtics are not much better. Although they attack steadily and play extremely steadily, the team's shooting percentage is not very high.

Seeing them like this, Du Zhe knew that the Celtics' condition was not much better.

After all, the last game ended just the day before yesterday, and the Celtics also needed to travel thousands of miles to return to their home court in the middle of the day. Compared with the Warriors, they have no advantage in rest time.

On the contrary, the Warriors have more young players, recover faster, and still have the upper hand in physical fitness.

After the first quarter, the Warriors trailed the Celtics by 19 point 20:1.

Du Zhe made 6 of 3 shots in the first quarter, hit 2 three-pointers, and scored a total of 7 points. Both scoring and efficiency were the highest in the game.

However, the Celtics were already satisfied with the fact that they could only defend Du Zhe with a 5% shooting rate. Now they were afraid that Du Zhe would suddenly go berserk again and score more than 20 points in a single quarter to take them away.

Except for Du Zhe, the two teams didn't play very well in the first quarter, squandering a lot of opportunities, and the whole quarter was a bit dull because of the two teams' continuous strikes.

However, the fans on the sidelines were not depressed because of the dull scene. The Celtics took the lead in the first quarter, which made them even more excited.

Even during the break, the shouts of the fans on the field have not stopped, especially the fans near the Warriors bench, as if they had been beaten to death, they kept making noises, as if they were deliberately disturbing the Warriors the rest.

(End of this chapter)