swing striker

Chapter 192 Advancement
Carter's dunk can make a young man lose confidence in entering the NBA. Shi Lei's repeated blows also made Woodson's deployment empty talk. In the fourth game between the two sides, Phillips Arena fell. After a huge loss, the Celtics returned to the TD North Shore Garden with a total score of 23:3.

The Pistons, another favorite team in the Eastern Conference, are in trouble. After losing the defense of Ben Wallace, their tight defense finally lost the ability to decide the outcome. After losing one game, although they won two games in a row, in the fourth game held at the same time as the Celtics, they were shot at home by the 76ers who had been tepid. The suspense of the series was reserved for the fifth game.

Last season, the Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers have continued their strength, and they also successfully joined Cleveland with a total score of 3:1.

Although there is a big gap between the strengths of the Eastern Conference, but in the playoffs, the situation in the Western Conference is more clear. The two favorites in the Western Conference, the Lakers and the Spurs, the Lakers have already swept the "Two Guns" Nuggets at this time, and the Spurs have also won the championship. With a total score of 3:0, once again killing the "old friend" Phoenix Suns.

After the Celtics returned to Boston, in the early morning of the same day, the official NBA website announced the winner of the "Best Coach of the Season". Rivers was eventually eliminated by the head coach of the New Orleans Hornets, Byron Scott. The first victim of the group brushing level and fighting monsters.

The so-called gains and losses, as long as he wins the final victory of this season, Rivers will be promoted to a "famous coach", so facing the media interview, he is very calm: "Byron performed very well, he Deserves this honor. Of course, it doesn't mean I'm not disappointed, but that will be in the future, I don't have time to think about it now, I have to put all my energy into the game."

"That means you are still worried about the fifth game, right?"

"No, that's not my concern. We will advance after this game. What I am worried about is the next round. We are likely to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers. They were the Eastern Conference champions last season. Although the final winner It's definitely us, but I think it's going to be tough, and I'm thinking about how to make it easier."

In China, not being humble means being proud and complacent, but in this place, being humble means being unconfident and weak, so although Rivers is not as confident about victory as he said, he can't let himself " weak"!
In the Celtics, no one is "weak" at this time, including Garnett-"Yes, we will definitely not leave the suspense until the next game"!Including Pierce - "Atlanta? They won't get another chance, they can choose where to go on vacation now"!Also including Shi Lei.

After this game, Shi Lei received an exclusive interview from a reporter filmed by CCTV5. Well, the Rockets have been blind again this year. Their record in the playoffs at this time is one win and three losses, and their opponent is still their biggest opponent. Sir "Bitter Lord".

This is CCTV Five's warm-up for the next round of live games when the Rockets are likely to play another round.

Shi Lei has been interviewed several times by the Central Five, so the drama of "recalling bitterness and thinking about sweetness" is no longer a must-talk topic. In this interview, the special reporter asked straightforwardly: "Hello, Shi Lei, congratulations to you first. Finished a great season. Now that you are 3-1 up, do you have confidence in the next game? Will you qualify for the next game?"

"Hello, fans and friends in front of the TV, I'm Shi Lei." Shi Lei nodded to the reporter first, then to the camera, and then replied: "The next game should not be a big problem." , we have never regarded them as our opponents, so it may be a little strange, which also caused some twists and turns in the game, but it is difficult for them to cause us much trouble. For us, we can now consider the second round opponent."

"You seem very confident."

"This should be the sportsmanship that people often say. As an athlete, you must first think that you can do it, so that you can perform better. I think we can do it."

Different from the previous few interviews, this time, Shi Lei became very calm in terms of his demeanor, sitting posture, and tone of voice.

"So what is your prediction for the opponent in the second round? Or which team do you prefer to face?"

"It should be the Cavaliers. James is very capable. If the Wizards can't restrain him, it will be difficult to win the game."

Shi Lei only answered one question this time, but the reporter from CCTV also tactfully did not force it, and continued to ask in a routine way: "Speaking of James, the "Sports Illustrated" report once called you 'Little James', so what do you think?" Are you like him?"

"I'm a little better at dunking than him." Shi Lei first made a joke, and then continued: "Just kidding. James is a very good player with great impact and a good overall view. He also has a good ball quotient. , is a very dangerous opponent, but I think my defense will help the team. As for the similarity, I don’t think I can become the next him. If I can, I would prefer to be a player like Duncan and Garnett.”

Shi Lei has never thought about becoming the next James. He doesn't like James' playing and defending very much. Although he looks like a "warrior" in his career, he has never considered becoming such a player in Shi Lei's professional return. The "lonely man", he prefers to cooperate, prefers tactics and sharing.

The fifth game between the Celtics and the Hawks started again on April 4. As the Celtics said, they did not leave the suspense in the next game. The tight defense allowed the Eagles to not break the scoring drought in nearly 30 minutes.

The home defeat in the last game was a big blow to the Atlanta people, which woke them up from the dream woven by Woodson and realized the huge gap between them and their opponents.

Without faith and self-confidence, the "Eagles" would no longer be able to catch their prey. At the Celtics' home court, they finished their last playoff run this year with a 34-point disadvantage.

Yes, they can go on vacation. On this day, the Celtics' opponents in the next round, the Cavaliers, also completed their final blow to the Wizards and successfully advanced to the next round with a total score of 4:1.

(End of this chapter)