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Chapter 254 The Return of the King

Including the timeout, Pierce returned to the court in less than 3 minutes after leaving the field. At this time, there was no sign of pain on his face, and he waved back to them amidst the warm welcome of the fans.

"Nice job, boy."

When Pierce came back, Rivers called a timeout. For this Celtics, Pierce may not be the most important player in tactics, but he is indeed the one that no one can replace. No one can. He is here The only backbone.

Although the picture of kicking Bynum was still playing on the big screen, Shi Lei didn't show the slightest expression of excitement. His face was full of worry at this moment. , he asked worriedly: "Are you okay, Paul?"

Although Pierce had a harmless expression on his face, Shi Lei, who had just recovered from this situation, was extremely aware of the pain he endured by himself.

At this moment, Pierce is the same as Shi Lei in the Pistons' second game. What they have to do is the same thing.

Nothing is more important than winning!
"very good!"

The Celtics have never lacked tough guys. In the last era, McHale dragged a leg and forced the Lakers into the tiebreaker. Now it's Pierce's turn to do so. Interestingly, they met the same enemy.

This is the turning point of this game!

With 5 minutes and 41 seconds left in the third quarter, the injured Pierce reappeared and staged a scene of "Return of the King".

Pierce's tenacity inspired all the Celtics present, the cheers of the people increased infinitely, and the players on the field were also encouraged the most. When the game restarted, a 24-second offensive violation by the Lakers was prevented.

Looking back, Pierce broke through and caused Odom to foul and made two free throws. The Celtics led 65:62.

No one can deny that the Lakers with Kobe have the power to fight at any time.The Lakers were hit, Pierce's return hit them.Momentum is a mysterious thing, seemingly dispensable, but it affects the situation on the field all the time.

After another offensive miss, Kobe took over the right to attack. He first broke through Pierce and hit a layup, and then made an emergency stop jumper to score a three-pointer, helping the Lakers to complete the overtake in the score at a critical moment.

But Pierce in this state is the most invincible one.

Although he was physically injured, his spirit had reached his peak state.

Will is useless, but it is extremely important.

With 2 minutes and 26 seconds left in this section, Pierce hit a three-pointer, and 20 seconds later, he made another three-pointer, leading the Celtics to overtake again. .

三节过后，凯尔特人以77：73领先。皮尔斯本节砍下了15分，三分球3投3中。

Like the shaman's blessing, Pierce also gave the Celtic blessing.

第四节还有8分44秒时，波西三分命中，凯尔特人以86：78取得了8分的优势。

Since then, the Lakers once narrowed the gap to 4 points, but the shooting rate in this section was too low. Gasol failed to make two shots without defense, and the Celtics maintained their advantage.With 1 minute and 32 seconds left in this section, Posey missed a shot, but Garnett grabbed an offensive rebound and dunked vigorously. The Celtics opened the gap again with 94:86.Since then, the Lakers can only narrow the gap to 6 points, unable to recover!

The Celtics defeated the "old enemy" Lakers and won the first victory in the finals, but this is not the focus of people's discussion. After the game, the focus is all on Pierce who "staged the return of the king". Shi Lei, who had experienced similar things, was once again mentioned by the media.

"The Celtics defeated the Lakers not only because of the home court advantage, but also because they had more All-Star players. The spirit they possess made the Lakers feel fearful. The No. 11 stone sent a deadly lore assist with an injury, Pierce lame With one leg, he scored 19 points in the second half. On the other hand, people can't see the existence of these things from them. The fans can only see the "softness" of the Spaniard and Bynum's recklessness and Young, maybe Fisher's experience is the only thing that shines in this game, but how long can he help the Lakers?" - ESPN.

"To be honest, I had already thought of the worst outcome." Rivers said, "When I saw Paul (Pierce) being carried off, my heart was completely cold. I saw that scene, and I just Let's say he's got a knee injury.'

But Rivers' hypothesis did not come true. Instead, the Celtics reversed the Los Angeles Lakers in this game. Perhaps the Celtics are indeed in a different era from history, and perhaps their luck will become Better yet, maybe they'll complete a new revival for a 17th title, just as Pierce left the field last night to push them even further. ”—The New York Journal.

Although the tragic drama made the media more optimistic about the achievements of the Celtics this season, it did not make Pierce better. He is still not out of the injury crisis. His knee meniscus was damaged. His knee cartilage was injured, and he still felt some pain.

In fact, in the third and fourth quarters, Pierce had to rely on cycling to prevent his knees from becoming stiff.

But, obviously, injury can't be Pierce's reason to give up the game, give up the victory, give up for the team he loves, give up for himself, for his best friend, and bring a championship ring.

"You may be able to rest."

In the basketball arena, after Shi Lei hit a long-range shot, he said to Pierce beside him that this was the first time Shi Lei showed his shooting ability after matching Odom. It was not in the game, but it was used to persuade Pierce. .

After the injury, Pierce did not choose to rest, he still insisted on participating in the team's training.

No one else can tell Pierce to rest, Rivers, Garnett, or even Danny Ainge, but Shi Lei can say that this is a tacit understanding, a tacit understanding between "now" and "future"!

"Didn't you do that too?"

Pierce was unmoved, but instead asked Shi Lei a question.

"But, Paul, have you ever thought that this...may make your injury worse, and even make you retire early!"

This is what Shi Lei was worried about. In his memory, Pierce was fine, but no one can guarantee how much impact the butterfly's wings will have. For example, Shi Lei's arrival made the Celtics have the second record in history this season.

"Everyone has their own choice. For me now, nothing is more important than the championship!"

On June 6, Beijing time, in the second game against the Lakers, Pierce continued to play with injuries.

(End of this chapter)