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Chapter 205 Conversation
For the Celtics, this was a failed expedition. In Cleveland, they were pulled twice by the Cavaliers, and the total score of the two sides was rewritten to a 2:2 tie.

Shi Lei's absence made the Celtics lose their most powerful weapon to defend against James.

In the first two games between the two sides, James set the most embarrassing record in the NBA. His shooting percentage in the first two games was only 19% (42 of 8 shots). Lowest among players with at least 1948 shots in the playoffs.According to the data, this is also the lowest data among players who have taken more than 76 shots in two consecutive playoff games since the NBA implemented the 17.6-second offensive rule.

But in the third game, after returning to Cleveland, without Shi Lei's strict defense, James regained his glory. Although the Celtics still arranged a tight defense for him, he still scored 21 points and 8 assists. .

James "live" and the Cavaliers "live". Driven by him, his teammates performed well. Delonte West scored 21 points and 7 assists, David Wesley scored 17 points, Wally Szerby Yake 16 points, Wallace 12 points and 8 rebounds.The audience scored 108 points and beat the Celtics lightly.

This is not the Cavaliers' dying struggle. In the fourth game between the two sides, the Celtics' defense completely failed James. :21 to beat the Celtics.

Coincidentally, in this game, his teammates still performed well. Szczerbiak and Gibson each scored 14 points, Varejao had 12 points, and Wallace had 9 points and 7 rebounds.

Please ignore the factor of the home whistle, and please ignore the consideration of ratings. Yes, James is the most watched star in the United States. His game appeal is extremely huge, but he does not say that he has not been swept, and it is still the finals , Don't forget, just last season, he was swept by the Spurs.Therefore, everything will eventually come down to strength. The strength of the Celtics on paper is much higher than that of the Spurs last season, but what are they lacking?

The media stood up again and said they had something to say!
"A player who only scores in numbers decides the game"! - "Sports Illustrated".

"Most of the time, people don't pay attention to him on the court. He seems to be an outsider, running around following the offense and defense of both sides. Occasionally he will use gorgeous dunks, and people's eyes will shine, and then quickly fall silent. There will be no other expression on his face, fear or excitement, no, no, he will always give a dead face, any time, yes, any time!
But I think now the Celtics are starting to miss him, miss his dull face, calm eyes, miss him standing there quietly, with arms outstretched, but put the rear of the team under his wings, miss him He will never learn to give up, miss his footsteps that never stop chasing!

However, this time he will not appear again, he contributed his last strength to his team, his beloved fans, his partners, and the victory he was chasing.So he was punished, so this time he will not appear again, Tianwangshan! "

After the 2:2 draw between the two sides, the next thing will be the cruel "Tianwangshan" battle. In the past NBA history, there have been countless classic "Tianwangshan battles", but the "classic" has never been For the winner, for the loser, what will be left here will only be scars that will never heal!

"Hey Paul, good morning."

As usual, Shi Lei came to the team's training hall early, but this time he was not the first one, the team leader Paul Pierce seemed to have been here for a while, because he was wearing the team's training uniform .

With the basketball in his arms, Pierce did not train, but sat on the chair next to him. Shi Lei's words disturbed him who was thinking, and he raised his head: "Morning."

After greeting Pierce, Shi Lei held his backpack and wanted to change in the locker room, but Pierce said again: "We lost!"

Shi Lei put the backpack on the seat, looked at Pierce who looked up at him and shrugged: "Yes, I know."

"Don't you want to say something?"

"what?"

Shi Lei asked Pierce with his eyes, wondering what he wanted from him.

"Like 'Hey man, you're so weak,' or 'I knew you couldn't do it without me!'"

Shi Lei laughed, shook his head, and said to Pierce: "Hey, dude, you guys are really weak."

Pierce also smiled, shrugged his shoulders, put the basketball aside, put his hands on the back of the chair, tilted his head and asked Shi Lei: "Have you ever been in despair?"

"Of course, I thought I'd never make it to the pros, and in the summer of 2006, Mr. Bravo told the Celtics that they didn't want me."

"Is it all about basketball?"

Shi Lei thought about it seriously, the memory of the past is really too vague, some emotions that might have been agitated at that time are no longer so clear when he thinks about it now, so he nodded: "It seems to be."

"It's different from me, I almost died once!"

"I know, the media said it was for a girl."

"Yes, for a girl, but I've forgotten what she looks like now."

"It's not important, the important thing is that you didn't succeed!"

Pierce laughed loudly: "Yes, I didn't succeed."

Laughing and laughing, Pierce's laughter slowly fell, he raised his head to look at the top of his head, and then quickly lowered it: "You know, I feel the feeling at that time now, but this time I I don't want to 'succeed', I want to 'get her!"

Suddenly, Pierce's fiery gaze turned to Shi Lei.

"Yes, everything is just pebbles on the road. They will only make our journey more magnificent, but they can't stop us. No one can stop the Celtics!"

"Yes, no one can stop us."

The tone was a bit lazy, Pierce stretched his waist after saying this, stood up from the seat, and waved at Shi Lei: "Save these words to encourage others, boy, I don't need them .”

Pierce smiled mockingly, Shi Lei shrugged: "I thought you needed it."

"No, I just want someone to talk to, and only you."

"It's me? Why?" Shi Lei was puzzled, he looked at Pierce and asked in confusion.

"Because the Celtics will only be on our shoulders, and everyone else is just passing by. Okay, the talk is over, now go change clothes and practice!"

(End of this chapter)