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Chapter 421 Gradually Difficult Schedule

Shi Lei has already realized the problem, and was instructed by Pierce, so he began to try to change his style.To be honest, it is difficult. Everyone's style is not developed overnight. Compared with the resolute breakthrough, he couldn't help but look for the position of his teammates. This made him hesitate, but fortunately, the Celtics' ball The strength of the team allows him to have sufficient time to grow and change himself.

Pierce and others also think so, but things are always so unexpected. After defeating the 76ers, Timberwolves, and Wizards in succession, Garnett, the team's most important inside pillar, was accidentally injured in the game against the Knicks.

When the Celtics lost this important link, when the "Big Three" were no longer perfect, the weakness of the Celtics bench was completely exposed.After Shi Lei reached the position of power forward, the Celtics led by 15 points with the main force on the court. The substitutes played less than 3 minutes, and the advantage was wiped out by the Knicks who played their own fast-break rhythm. Let the Knicks win the most important victory of the season!
However, this is not the end. In the next game, the Celtics became the object of upset again, and they lost unexpectedly to the Bobcats.

Although Rivers quickly adjusted the team's lineup and re-arranged Shi Lei as the sixth man on the bench, the Celtics did not regain the prestige they had in the season. After they defeated the Rockets, they lost again. To Cleveland, who came from afar.

The inside of the Celtics has become a weakness. They allowed LeBron James to score 38 points, most of which were layups after breakthroughs. In addition, he also got 7 rebounds and 6 assists, as well as 3 blocked shots. Second-rate.

"How did the Celtics make themselves look like a championship team with Garnett out for two months?"

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although the Celtics' record has fluctuated greatly during this period of time, it has accelerated Shi Lei's growth.

Entering mid-January with a bumpy record, Shi Lei gradually adapted to all the new roles in the team, allowing them to play a symbolic battle against the Phoenix Suns.

The Celtics opened up the score in the first quarter, and the Suns lost the demeanor of a strong team in the West.Pierce made three consecutive shots at the beginning of the game, and one player scored 6:0. The Suns only scored a dunk by O'Neal after 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the game, but Ray Allen immediately returned a three-pointer.After halfway through the first quarter, Shi Lei, who came off the bench, made a layup and the Celtics took a 21-7 lead by 14 points.The Celtics once widened the gap to 17 points. Although they didn't score a point in the last 2 minutes and 42 seconds of the first quarter, they still ended the quarter with 30:15.

In the second quarter, the Celtics continued to attack under the leadership of Shi Lei, and the suspense of the victory soon lost.With 3 minutes and 26 seconds left in the second quarter, after Shi Lei made two free throws, the Celtics took a 56:24 lead by 32 points.At halftime, the Celtics led 64:34.

拉石磊只用了两节的时间就拿下了23分7次助攻，雷.阿伦三分球5投4中，拿下20分，保罗-皮尔斯12分、8个篮板和8次助攻，朗多16分8个篮板。

This game completely brought the Celtics out of the haze and found a way to win again. In the remaining games in January, they defeated the Heat, Magic, Mavericks, Kings, and Pistons one after another. .

In these five games, the "Big Three" scored 57 points, 24 rebounds and 5 assists, 64 points and 17 rebounds, 69 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists.In the game against the Kings, the data of the "Big Three" was not very prominent, but the three of them assisted 17 times, helping Rondo and Eddie House score 24 points and 29 points respectively, thus easily achieving this. game wins.

In the last game of this month, Shi Lei scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Ray Allen scored 14 points, leading the team to defeat the rebuilding Pistons .

"The Celtics form the Big Three again, and the No. [-] perfectly replaces Garnett!"

In this team, no one can replace Garnett. The "perfection" reported by the media is actually just a shortcoming covered up by victory.

Time entered February, and the Celtics continued their victories. Before the All-Star Game, they did not lose a game. After the All-Star Game, the Celtics only lost one game, but that was the most important one. field!
The last time the two teams met on Christmas Day, the Lakers narrowly won at home, ending the Celtics' 19-game winning streak.They met again on a narrow road, and it was at the Celtics' home court. The Lakers passed the test again. The two sides played against each other this season.

科比.布莱恩特29投10中，得26分10个篮板。保罗.加索尔24分14个篮板，拜纳姆20分9个篮板.凯尔特人的内线，在强队面前，再次的成为了球队未能获胜的主要因素。

But before Garnett came back, the Celtics had to endure such pains, so they lost to the Magic with the inside as the core when they played well on the outside.

雷.阿伦拿下了32分，保罗.皮尔斯15投8中得23分，石磊17分8个篮板。“三巨头”总共拿下了72分，却依旧不能给球队带来一场胜利。

The performance of the Celtics in the face of strong teams has caused the Celtics' championship this season to be greatly questioned. "Defending? The Celtics have a weaker bench than the Heat's championship season, so people can't find the temperament that a championship should have in them!"

"The reflection that stars should have in a group, the championship has always belonged to a strong team, not an individual!"

Following Pierce out of the locker room, Rivers had been waiting for a long time.Shi Lei followed Pierce and Rivers to the media area in front of the arena.

As soon as he entered the room, a large white light flashed on the opposite side, and the reporters frantically pressed the shutter.Shi Lei forcibly resisted the desire to raise his arms to cover, but lowered his eyelids to block the flash, and slowly sat down on the row of small chairs.

The wall fell and everyone pushed, and the questions raised by the reporters resumed their habitual sharpness: "Mr. Rivers, the 'Big Three' scored 72 points, but they still couldn't take away a victory from Orlando. It shows that your previous team building ideas were wrong? What do you want to say about your defending title this season?"

(End of this chapter)