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Chapter 334
Maybe Spoelstra should really consider whether to call Pat Riley a prophet, because Pat Riley and him analyzed the pros and cons between the Magic and the Celtics In the next two days, things began to change. If this magic operator analyzes the general development.

Everyone thought that the Magic had lost their momentum, and now they have begun to regret why they were so eager to promote their traditions for the Celtics. With the match point in hand, the Celtics They didn't seize the opportunity to defeat the Magic in one fell swoop and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Instead, after leading for nearly four and 10 minutes, their opponents staged a Jedi reversal.

It is also a reversal, but now the reversed object is replaced by the Celtics themselves. If the Bostonians were still cheering for their team with such a strong nerve two days ago, then today they will find that their opponent It also has the courage to fight to the end.

When a person is forced into a desperate situation, he can instantly have several times more strength than usual to carry out the final struggle. Perhaps the Celtics have the most experience in this situation. They don’t know much about it in history. They fell into an irreversible desperate situation for the first time, but survived at the last moment, but they forgot that they are the ones leading now, while their opponents have the opportunity, courage, and even the environment to fight back.

The Orlando fans in the Amway Arena, they can feel the sweat in their palms. From the first second of the game, the Magic have been under the full siege of the Celtics. When the shirt army succeeded in attacking, they could feel their nerves twitching.

In the first half of the entire game, the Magic team was in the stage of being suppressed by the opponent's offensive firepower. In every corner of the field, their confrontation was always at a disadvantage. Even the Magic team supporters began to lower their shouts. voice, everyone's eyes were full of panic and fear, they were afraid that their team would lose the game, and they didn't want the Magic to leave the playoff stage so early, but the current situation on the field seems to have Being completely controlled by the opponent, waiting for the Magic to fail may be only a matter of time.

When there were 6 minutes left in the game, the Magic were still behind by 5 points. Few people might think that the Magic could stage a counterattack during this period of time. Don’t forget that these Orlando players lost Almost all games started to fall into a scoring drought at this time period. For example, they did not score a single point in the last 6 minutes of the last game, which made the Celtics' 11:0 comeback. Now they are still behind , maybe that terrible scoring drought will ruin the Magic again.

But only a few people still think that the Magic can create miracles, including Spoelstra, who has seen changes in the Magic's rotation throughout the second half, and he has noticed that the Magic's rotation is starting to work. With subtle adjustments, especially at the end of the third quarter, Turkoglu and Lewis used a wave of 16:7 strong attacks to bring the scores of the two teams closer to a one-point gap, although in the final stage they regained their The score was opened by the opponent, but Turkoglu and Lewis, who were still running on the court at this time in the past, have begun to enter the rest time.

Usually in the fourth quarter, the two Magic teams basically have a rest period of one to two minutes to guarantee their points, but this time, Van Gundy let them start to reserve their physical strength very early, and even the chance to chase points was in vain. Let it go, the counterattack at the end of the third quarter may be the last chance of the Magic in the eyes of outsiders, but they did not grasp it. The shooter never returned to the Orlando dugout.

A simple change in rotation rhythm may not attract Rivers' attention, but by the time he reacts, the little advantage the Celtics had accumulated before has been lost. Garnett and Perkins are under control, but his rebounds are enough to ensure that his peripheral firepower can attack with confidence.

Lewis, Turkoglu, Pietrus, the three muskets fired at the periphery at the same time, which instantly disintegrated the solid Celtics defense line. It took only 3 minutes for the Magic to make up for all the disadvantages they had lost. Not to mention the trouble that their defense caused the Celtics after suddenly strengthening their marking.

For a full 6 minutes, without scoring a point, the Magic returned the embarrassment they encountered in the last game to their opponents in the same way. Howard contributed three blocks in these 6 minutes, and his big hands completely blocked every shot. A Celtics player trying to drive inside.

With 23 points, 22 rebounds and 4 blocks, Warcraft determined the direction of the entire game in the final stage with his dominant performance. Whether it was Garnett or Perkins, or even Glenn Davis who was like O'Neal, everyone There's no way to take a single rebound from this big guy.

3:3, the Magic completed the task of tying the score at their home court. Maybe everyone will be optimistic about the Celtics' rich experience, but this group of Orlandians who have been away from the highest honor for a long time are changing this with their own hands. Everything, experience is not invincible.

In the deciding game, few people can brag to the Celtics that they can win the game, because this group of Bostonians have never been afraid of tie-breaks, and even these guys are only in tie-breaks. It will act as powerful as a Superman in underwear.

When the game dragged into the seventh game, no one would have any reservations. The Celtics had already issued a military order before the game. They must win their opponents in the TD North Shore Garden Arena. The Big Three also They all said that they would not make the mistakes of the last game, and they would definitely lead the Celtics into the finals.

But they all forgot one thing. The competition on the basketball court is about strength, not history, let alone talking big words. In the entire series, the Celtics have never really mastered any initiative. They are all forced to catch up. This was the case against the Bulls in the first round, and it was the case against the Magic in the second round.

It may be that last year's road to the championship was not smooth. Although the defending champion's road was not smooth this time, no one doubted the strength of Pierce, Ray Allen, and Garnett. They still have control The super skills of the game, so the Celtics are still listed as one of the teams most likely to win the championship, especially when the Cavaliers were swept out by the Miamis, all Bostonians began to look forward to them again. It's time to defend the title.

Maybe after these guys won the Lakers and won the championship last year, everyone was predicting that the Celtics dynasty that was in full swing was back, but they all ignored the age of these three absolute cores. No matter how young, after the veterans who are over [-] hold their breath to win the championship, everyone starts to feel slack.

Although these three absolute core players are very professional players, they are running desperately every second on the field, but the desire to win is gradually diminishing, this is a point that no one can ignore, look Who is the most stable player on the Celtics this season? It's not the Big Three, but Rajon Rondo. Isn't it surprising?In fact, this is an inevitable result. A young man who is eager to win a big contract has a different desire for honor and money than a group of superstars who are used to high salaries.

The salary is too high, and it is difficult to effectively replenish the strength of the substitutes. Letting go of some of the champions, but when replenishing players, they cannot have the right personnel to replenish them. The lone wolf Marbury, who was given up by the New Yorkers, this kind of personnel combination cannot make the team's ability to a higher level, even if it is a bit difficult to maintain the appearance of last year, when all this is covered by the glory of the championship Few people can maintain a clear mind to analyze everything when they are in trouble, but even if someone can analyze their weaknesses, so what?Who would dare to let these three people separate rashly?

No one dares to take action on their meritorious officials easily, especially the absolute superstars, so Rivers has to be a tinkerer throughout the season, looking for ways to make up for the shortcomings of his lineup, but limited The staffing can provide him with very limited help.

Physical strength, state, injuries, all of these have become fatal injuries to the Celtics this season. Maybe they can rely on a Jedi counterattack in one or two games to win the game of seven games and four games, but when the game comes When they need more horsepower, they lose enough power support.

When all the Bostonians pinned their expectations on these giants in green shirts, when more than 2 people packed the TD North Shore Garden Arena, when the atmosphere here had reached its peak, what greeted them was It was a tragedy they didn't want to see until they died.

101:82, no one wants to believe that this score is real, including the Celtics home commentator, they are even rubbing their eyes hard, hoping that all this is just a nightmare, or just their own There was something wrong with their eyes, and they all saw it wrong, but the bright red number stimulated their nerves again and again, telling them that this was the truth.

lost?Lost on your own turf?And it was so shattered that no die-hard Celtics fan wants to admit it, but look at the guys in navy blue jumping and cheering in the middle of their field, every Boston Everyone fell into silence.

Pierce lowered his head and was wearing a towel. He didn't even wipe off his sweat, and let the sweat flow to the floor. Ray Allen sat there dumbfounded, and Garnett bit his lip tightly. , try to keep your head up, everyone can see from their expressions and movements how unwilling these old guys are, but what else?The game is over, they lost, this season is over for them, the dream of defending the title is shattered.

Ray Allen's 25 points did not play any role, even if his three-pointers could reach four of six shots, it was useless. Garnett's [-] points and [-] rebounds also lost any meaning. Pierce's [-] Six points and six assists became like a pile of waste paper. The Big Three played their roles today, but they still lost. They lost completely from the first quarter of the game.

The Celtics have never given up the game in the decisive moment of the seventh inning, but today they experienced an experience that they did not have before. When the game reached the end of the third quarter, the game had no meaning. Twenty points, such a gap, even if it is a fairy, it can't catch up, not to mention that the opponent's attack has never stopped even for a minute.

One game, five blocked shots and three interference balls, Howard's big hands became a nightmare at the TD North Shore Garden Arena this night. Every time the Celtics tried to catch up with the score, it was the basket. Warcraft waved a pair of big hands to prevent all possible situations from happening.

This night that Orlando people felt glorious, not only belonged to Kottgrew who scored 25 points and 22 assists, but also belonged to Lewis who scored [-] points and made three of four three-pointers. More people remember that The super monster who scored [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] blocked shots.

In seven rounds of hard work, in the two most critical games, the magic team's peripheral firepower became a fatal blow, but more often the two teams fought for space control and physical confrontation, and it was the big black guy He supported the most powerful protection for Orlando at the basket. It was he who used his big hand to end the opponent's impact again and again in the last two games. Now no one dares to say that everyone who usually likes to laugh The guy is a small kid. At least today, the guy who led the Magic team to complete the Jedi counterattack is an absolute man. He has completed tasks that many people cannot complete. Entering the Eastern Conference finals, maybe they can go one step further, but first they need to settle the Miami Heat that have been waiting for them for a long time, where there is also Howard's main opponent waiting for this beast under the basket.

In the duel between the two centers, many media have begun to focus on Lin Yi and Howard in the Eastern Conference Finals. It seems that these two opponents, who have been smashed once in the slam dunk contest, will fight again in the Eastern Conference Finals. Everyone dedicates a confrontation between centers, which may be a direct dialogue with the tip of the needle.

However, not many people think that the Miami Heat can stop the Magic from continuing to move forward. Their only point of interest is to know whether it is the strong Warcraft who can win control of the basket, or the Eastern kid who bloodbathed Cleveland. Dominate the basket.

Two young opponents, in the same position, even when they end someone else's shot, they will use their roar to frighten each other. Maybe this kind of confrontation will be one of the few bright spots in this doomed game, but It's better to have a gimmick than nothing, not to mention that these two guys haven't really come face to face to distinguish a superior one, and there is no conclusion on which one is stronger and weaker.

Also, don't forget, the shadows of those seniors behind them, one is a student of Patrick Ewing, and the other is a junior of Dameng. Perhaps such identities can add more elements of fate to such a peak duel, a kind of The traditional confrontation between the centers is a good news proposition and a very good idea. If the two legendary guys can be invited to the broadcast booth at that time, it will increase the focus of this game.

It's just that before the game, Howard and Lin Yi kept their mouths tightly shut. When they were interviewed, they both used the same language to praise each other's performance, but kept silent about the upcoming game. Maybe only These two guys know best in their own hearts that all words are not as effective as when they actually rushed to the basket to directly confront each other.

"A strong opponent, you finally don't have to enjoy the double-team treatment, but that guy's muscles are enough for you, are you ready, kid." Listening to the voice on the phone, Lin Yi frowned. Consciously pulled out a smile, maybe what he was looking forward to was another collision with that monster.

"Teacher, the students you teach will never be afraid of any opponent, it doesn't matter whether he is a man or a beast, just like your apprentice once defeated Ewing, I will not lose to that guy, wait Watch me on the court, you won't be disappointed. Promise me to Chuck, he's with me, I won't embarrass him, I've never been the type to throw in the towel on the basketball court Guy, it was the same in the past and it is the same now, it doesn't matter who the opponent is, I will beat him."

"Boy, although old Chuck hasn't woken up yet, I believe this old guy has feelings. He will be proud of having a student like you. I am also the same. I can teach a little guy like you. It is our glory, go and crush your opponents, don't leave them any illusions, and use your hands to tell the group of guys who say you will lose, they are all idiots, they are wrong!"

"No problem, I like to do this kind of thing that makes others regret, teacher, remember to watch my game at that time, in the Amway Arena in Orlando, I will put on a good show for you, for sure." Lin Yi hung up Before the phone call, I talked with Lewis as agreed.

This kind of duel is not only the matchup between Lin Yi and Howard has been involved recently, even the veterans like Pat Riley have not been spared, and Spoelstra is still under the penalty of being prohibited from directing the game Under the circumstances, Pat Riley may have to lead the Heat to play the entire series before he can be regarded as letting go of the burden.

Such factors determine a dramatic meeting, the great Van Gundy, who was once removed from the head coach position of the Heat by Pat Riley, is leading a group of murderous Orlando people to step over the body of the Miami man Straight to the finals.

If the original Heat were not controlled by Pat Riley, maybe they would not have won the championship, but no one can deny that Van Gundy is a very successful coach, and many of the things he instilled in the Heat are the foundation The basis of their final championship.

But a palace-like coup took its place, keeping Van Gundy away from the chance to touch the top trophy. It can be said that the shaper of the Heat's lineup and style of play was thrown away from Miami's core at the last minute. . Riley drove straight out of Miami.

Maybe this is just a simple personnel change, and Pat Riley also led the Miami Heat to the championship that year. His experience and incitement played a key role when the team was behind. Perhaps the championship can obliterate many things, including their former head coach.

If Van Gundy left the league from this day, or if he didn't develop very well, then maybe everything will fade from people's memory so slowly, but in fact, this guy who was expelled from Miami was from Orlando. Stand up again.

In two years, this guy took Orlando to the Eastern Conference Finals again in only two years. It is already difficult for you to erase this guy's coaching ability, and even you have to admire this guy's adaptability, including his Brings tactical literacy and discipline to the Magic.

This guy has not been interviewed by any media since he entered the Eastern Conference finals. He never mentioned what happened at the beginning, but such a statement made the media speculate that this guy is going to use the team he led to fight against the original team. The old club takes a deadly revenge.

The strength gap between the two teams is now obvious, and maybe this will provide a good chance for Van Gundy to get revenge, and he may let his hands play a game that will make Miami unforgettable, and wash it with a bright red score The humiliation when he was expelled from the team, as revenge for Pat Riley, at least he has to prove to the Miami people that he was not kicked out because of insufficient level, he is an excellent coach, as long as But he won't look at the face of the boss.

Maybe it was arranged by God. Pat Riley and Van Gundy will have the most direct dialogue at such a moment and in such a capacity. Maybe even the fortune teller never thought that such a day would come. It seems that Pat Riley T. Riley is not a universal prophet.

"Is this self-inflicted?" Spoelstra whispered to himself. He could see that Pat Riley also looked a little unnatural when he was interviewed by reporters. In the eyes of many people, the past feels a bit disgraceful, especially the way Pat Riley replaced it, which is a bit unbearable. Although the result is not bad, the process seems a bit dirty.

But now what Pat Riley needs to think about is how to face such a situation, at least he doesn't want to lose face in front of millions of TV viewers, maybe he can only rely on Lin Yi to build a sky for himself, Let's pray, I hope that kid can be as sharp as when facing Warcraft.

Even if the Miami people lose the game in the end, Pat Riley also hopes that his team will leave the field with a tough attitude, instead of walking away in embarrassment, and he himself does not want to lose to himself like this A former subordinate, in a disgraceful way.

Everyone is looking forward to the confrontation between the two big men, it will be a fight about the space under the basket, one is strong, one is flexible, one is full of strength, and the other is full of control skills. is the theme of all the series.

Look forward to having two bigs put on a good show for us in that square inch of the rim. . .

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