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Chapter 480
The Celtics may have had too many classic battles of Jedi counterattacks. They even have a resounding nickname in this tough league, "tie-break experts". No team can compare with these green-clothed Guys have stronger nerves. In the battle of life and death, they will rarely lose to their opponents. Every time they reach the edge of the cliff, they can smoothly get rid of the embarrassing situation and come back to life.

The way the Celtics won the championship in 08 was like this. They even fell into the desperate situation of a tie-break in the first two rounds, but they were the winners in the end, and they won all the way like this Go on until they get rid of the Lakers and win the O'Brien Cup. Maybe this is the secret of the Celtics winning seventeen championships. A will as strong as iron.

From the day when the Cardinals started leading this team, the temperament of this team has been infused with the word tenacity. No matter how desperate they were, they never gave up the idea of ​​winning the game. The Bostonians are so tough Along the way, he has become one of the eternal legends in this league. The team led by Rivers has also maintained such a tough temperament. He won the final victory against the Bulls last year and the Eagles this year.

But when the Miami Heat led the Celtics with a total score of 2:0, this fat guy felt that the toughness in his bones was gradually retreating, not that this guy didn't try to change his team The current situation is just the existence of that big man, which makes him feel powerless to change anything for the first time. Sometimes, it is not because you think about it or do it, that you can make things completely change the result according to your ideas.

Facing the Miami Heat, what Rivers feels the most is a kind of helplessness. The opponent's tactical system is not complicated. It can even be said that the Filipino's thinking is actually very simple. He does not have hundreds of offensive changes. He may not even have half the knowledge of Rivers, but that guy knows how to use the players in his hands, especially he knows how to use Lin Yi, a guy who is just a sophomore.

It is estimated that there are not many people in this league other than the little emperor who can support the backbone of the entire team in the second year of entering the NBA like Lin Yi. He has even replaced Wade as the tactical core of the team. Status, the Miami Heat's offense and defense are completely based on this kid. Every player's movement and penetration are to create opportunities for Lin Yi to pass the ball or directly attack the basket. Lin Yi is the master on the court.

Facing such a sudden emergence of a guy, you may only be able to do two things, one is to admire Pat Riley's good luck, and the other is to admire the courage of those Miami people, who dared to do so when their team fell into a trough. It's time to make a change, even a complete team transformation plan. They put all their bets on Lin Yi. Maybe it is a risk in the eyes of others, but they have succeeded and won a lot.

This may be the same as when the Spurs traded a bad season for Duncan. The Miami people also made their own choices, but the effect of their gamble seems to come faster. Back to the finals, now, they have begun to prepare for the final championship, and they are ranked first in the regular season of the league. The current score against the Celtics has already explained too much.

You can say that God is caring for these Miami people, and you can also say that the tough kid is proving his worth with both hands. There is too much madness in the playoffs. Ray Allen's three-pointer is a This kind of madness, Lin Yi's counterattack is also the same, but what they show is different, Ray Allen is using this kind of performance to resist the storm-like attack of others, and the source of this storm is Lin Yi.

Those crazy Bostonians did not give up their plan to make a comeback at home, even if they are now 0:2 behind these Miamis, they firmly believe that the 17 championship banners flying over the TD North Shore Arena will definitely lead the way. They continue to win the game, that is the soul of the Celtics, and the North Shore Garden is the ultimate killing ground for this group of predators, and they will definitely put on a good show here for those guys who come from afar.

But Spoelstra told the Bostonians with the facts, whether it's at the American Airlines Arena or at the TD North Shore, the people who decide everything on the court in the end will not be those guys in green, fierce Miami. They don't intend to leave any chance for the Green Shirts to defend their honor at home. They have taken the victory here in the regular season, and this time is no exception. The fierce offense is the weapon they rely on, the Miami The fire once again burned the city's hall of honor, 97:78, this is a victory that completely broke the will of Bostonians.

No one can stage a Jedi counterattack with a total score of 3:0, let alone a group of old guys who have been defeated. The Miami people sharpened their sharp knives with a group of former kings. According to Spoelstra In other words, there is no better choice than this ending. From the beginning to the end, the Miami Heat did not leave any chance for the opponent to counterattack. This is how they won the victory on the North Shore of TD.

Those crazy Boston fans cheered on the Celtics with the loudest roar almost from the beginning of the game. They hoped that this roar would scare the madmen in Miami, and they also wanted to be with the Celtics. Defending the honor that belongs to TD North Shore is like the 17 championship flags hanging in the air. They want to use the most traditional way to psychologically defeat those Miami people, even if there is only one game.

But Lin Yi and the others did not leave any chance for these crazy fans. They are still controlling the game. Although their opponents are extremely crazy, there is no way to fundamentally solve their own disadvantages on the field. You can't It is said that the old guys of the Celtics did not work hard. They have been fighting until the last moment before leaving the field helplessly. Garnett and Rasheed Wallace were both ejected for six fouls.

The third game almost turned into a hand-to-hand battle. Every time the teams attack, they have to squeeze through the muscle clusters to score. Even Lin Yi, who has always occupied the absolute offensive initiative on the court, fell into this situation. In this physical entanglement, Garnett and Rasheed's double-team defense still brought him trouble, especially when the referee's whistle sounded a bit hesitant, Lin Yi's troubles will become more Some.

The Celtics put out all the means they can use, they have already regarded the third game as a last stand, they don't want to lose again, and they can't lose again, so everyone playing will not No matter how stingy with his physical strength, the old guys including Garnett and Pierce began to desperately pursue the opportunity of physical confrontation, can't they block the shot?That's okay, as long as Lin Yi can't make a move comfortably, they are willing to do it.

Garnett and Rasheed will try their best to fight for the inside position, the scramble for the basket, and even the floor ball, but they still can't really restrain the kid's impact. That ghostly guy seems to be He can always find a chance for himself to shoot, even if there are several big hands in front of him desperately blocking his sight, there is no way to completely make Lin Yi lose the feeling of shooting. He just shoots one after another like this. Once again, Lin Yi scored four consecutive 2+1 points in the second half.

This is the net that the Celtics set up for Lin Yi. They knew who they had to knock down first if they wanted to defeat those Miamis, but knowing and doing it were always two different concepts. The score in this game has climbed to 37 points, and that guy's score alone has exceeded the sum of the data of the inside players of the entire Celtics. Such a big guy has entered an unstoppable situation.

The only thing the Celtics can do is to improve their defensive strength inside as much as possible. They used this defense throughout the entire game. If it wasn't for the last moment, there would be no one on the bench for the Celtics. , Maybe Rivers will continue this desperate play to the last second of the game, Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, Glenn Davis, Perkins, Celtics Almost halfway through the fourth quarter, all the inside players were directly sent off for six fouls. You can already imagine what kind of defensive strength that is, but even this kind of defense has not been able to completely Trapping Lin Yi, even in the last moments of the game, people like Sheldon Williams and Brian Scalabrine had to be thrown to the basket by Rivers to fight Lin Yi desperately, but all the methods Did not win the final victory for them.

You can't say it's the reason of the referee, especially in the opening stage, the referee's connivance gave the Celtics too many opportunities, they were able to hold on to the score in the opening stage because the referee's whistle seemed too loud. Soft, Spoelstra even received a technical foul penalty for provoking the referee, but this did not change the referee's poor penalty decision on the field, and everything was moving in a favorable direction for the Celtics.

Maybe those referees felt that their home whistle was a bit too serious, so they tried to reverse this situation in the middle of the game, and they tried to return the game to a normal rhythm. The balance change was caught by Lin Yi who had the opportunity to counterattack. He launched his attack sharply almost at the moment when the referee's whistle became tough, and everything began to change in an instant.

Although the Miami people also paid the same heavy price, even Lin Yi was backed for five fouls in such a crazy game, and Ben Wallace and McDyess were ejected like their opponents, and Millsap even They also received two technical fouls, but they still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game in their own hands. The strong defense brought them enough opportunities for quick counterattacks, but the toughness of the opponent did not bring much offense The initiative, this is the key to determine the outcome of the final game. The offensive strategy of the Miamis allowed them to take the initiative when the score was stalemate. By the time he had seven blocked shots, everything had been decided.

This is a battle of will and determination. Those tough Celtics tried to use such ferocity to make a comeback at home. They also made those Miami people scurry, but it all happened with Lin Yi and Wade. The strong attack launched by the inside began to disappear, and the shouts of those crazy fans did not help them win the final victory. After four or 10 minutes of stalemate, the Celtics' strong nerves began to collapse.

You can't expect the Celtics to win without Garnett, without Rasheed Wallace, and even Pierce who can only play 35 minutes because of foul troubles. When you use your sharpest weapon, don't expect them to create any miracles. The tough competition did not bring them the final victory. Maybe this kind of toughness is the only thing these old guys can show to the fans. The honor that belongs to the Bostonians has not been forgotten, but on this night, they have been unable to defend their last dignity.

The cries of the TD North Shore Garden Arena are still there, even at the last moment of the game, the crazy cries have never stopped. Those crazy fans always choose to stand in their seats during the game. The soldiers cheered and cheered, and even the jerseys of the great players hanging above the arena were swaying because of their shouts, but now, these crazy shouts are more like an elegy for Boston.

They were defeated, and they were not reconciled to the defeat. The Celtics, including Rivers, never lowered their heads until the moment the game whistle sounded, but the bright red score on the scoreboard already explained everything. They played tough enough, and they even had a chance to lead their opponents, but they lost the final result after all. Whether they want to admit it or not, those Miami people are about to step over them, just like green jerseys Just like what the Army did when they killed other teams, those tougher Miami people are repeating the way they walked.

No one knows who will be in this powerful Celtics team next season. The coming summer must be chaotic and disorderly, including their Ray Allen, will enter this chaos In the current free market, no one knows what kind of changes the Celtics will experience. Maybe this night will become the swan song of their green big four. The era of these tough guys may be coming to an end.

No one wants to think about how bad things will be in the future. Rivers even wants to win a round against his opponent. Won the next one, but obviously Spoelstra didn't want to give him that chance, the Filipina yelled the sweep chants for the first time after the game, it wasn't him bragging, it was the guy Now that he has the strength to do such a thing, he is definitely not joking when facing reporters in Boston. He will use the results of the game to prove what he said.

Such a tough way of expression may not be used by those Bostonians. In this city that has almost won the NBA championship, no team's head coach dares to be so presumptuous, but they can't find an effective way Go gag that short guy, that Filipino is the winner of the contest, so he has the right to say what he wants to say, express what he wants, he doesn't care what others think, he can point to the nose of all Bostonians and say, lao Your team is going to sweep the Celtics on your territory, no matter whether you are willing to accept such an ending or not!

Maybe those stubborn Boston media will say that this is not the end of the world, they still have a chance, 3:0 does not mean that the Miamis have won the entire series, the Celtics still have to continue to fight their opponents Capital, they still have the four giants running wantonly on the field, the toughness of the third game proved that they can effectively restrain the offense of the Miami people, but they may even know it themselves, this is just an excuse.

This is an excuse for the Celtics to cover up their failure. They can use one or another reason to explain why their team has been pushed to the edge of such a cliff now, and those Boston media are trying to use various Reasons to excuse the team. This may be the first time that no one has criticized the team's performance. They all know that those old guys have worked hard enough, but the gap in strength makes them finally choose to bow their heads. Failure, what an ironic result. When they have the Big Four, they will lose in strength in the end. This may be beyond the imagination of all Bostonians. It must be accepted helplessly.

Maybe the last game is to give these Bostonians a chance to save face, but the Filipino who has already shouted the slogan of sweeping will not let the facts slap him. He has only one task for each team member. , continue to perform powerfully, starting from this honor-filled city, the current NBA has begun to enter the era of Miami, and the fall of the Celtics is the prelude to their enthronement.

4:0, this is a failure that people are unwilling to accept but can't refuse. After three quarters, Rivers looked at the growing point difference. He finally replaced all his main players. It is the last performance of the Celtics. From this moment on, they will no longer be the kings of this league. What they can do now is to watch the team that crosses their own and embark on their own path. The way of the king. . .

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