Guard With a Knife

"I can assure all Boston fans that the Black Eight will never happen!!"

Paul Pierce said decisively at the post-match press conference: "No matter when Kentrick returns, we will easily reach the second round."

Dougrivers also emphasized: "Our coaching staff has several completely different tactical systems, and we still have three All-Stars in charge. We are by no means as vulnerable as others thought."

The general of the Green Army who swallowed the first defeat made a confident shout to the camera.

However, most of them are holding a wait-and-see attitude. They are no longer as determined as before the first game that Boston will easily advance to the second round. Because everyone knows that the playoffs are defensive and the penalty area. But now... the Celtics have not only lost the defensive axis Garnett, but also lost the penalty area iron gate Perkins.

Although their opponents do not have outside singles ability, but their penalty area is extremely strong. From Zach Randolph, who is capable of back and face, to Milicic who is defensive support, to David Lee in the middle of the shooting, and finally Snoopy Todi. In fact, if you count Eddie Curry...the Knicks have too many penalty area options.

In a sense, the series of the two teams has evolved into a duel of two lame men, a battle between the penalty zone and the outside line!

When the Celtics general left, Stephen Marbury and Herb Williams came to the press conference after the game.

Herb Williams smiled, he was confirmed by Snoopy five minutes ago, at least in this series, he will officially become the head coach of the Knicks.

This made him jump with excitement.

He was very excited.

Coaching a playoff team is something he dreams of, and now... it's dawn.

"You have to thank Snoopy." Stephen Marbury reminded him all the time next to him. Marbury has been emphasizing the matter of drinking water and not forgetting the man who digs the well. Since the end of the game, he has been telling the players in the locker room that without Lord Duke, there would be no victory tonight.

He now seems to have become a right-hand man by Snoopy's side. He has begun to arm the team in his mind, as if he wants to turn the Knicks into the private army of the Duke.

Herb Williams quickly expressed his thanks to Dugge.

Doug doesn't have a ‘beneficiary’ mentality. He smiled: "Mr. Coach, everything we do is to win. Next we have to work hard, we want to win this series."

Herb Williams nodded in agreement. He knows better than anyone that losing this series and winning this series will be two completely different concepts for his future. Although he currently has the support of the Lord Duke, he is still only a temporary worker. If it hadn't been for D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas to make the contradiction public and affect the normal operation of the game, there would be no possibility of coaching at all.

However, if you lead the team to complete the second black eight miracle in team history. Then... the hope of getting yourself right will be immense.

But... the premise is to have a very good relationship with Snoopy.

He has tied his future to the thigh of this young rookie.

So, when he appeared at the post-match press conference.

Snoopy would not leave Snoopy in three sentences, and occasionally a Duke would pop out.

"...In fact, many of our tactics were adjusted on the court by Snoopy. He is our on-court coach. Without him, my first playoff coaching in my career would never be successful."

"...The best player to play tonight is of course Duke Snoopy. He is everywhere. He fills every vacancy. I can't ask him to do more. In fact, you will never see him again. He is a more mature and smarter rookie, and it took him less than 10 seconds to adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs."

"Next we will still stick to the style of playing with Snoopy as the core. I firmly believe that he can lead the team through the first round and enter the second round."

Herb Williams is full of praise. These praises are not even like the coach's praise to the players, but more like the flattery of the subordinates to the superiors.

When the reporter asked why D'Antoni coach did not attend the post-match press conference tonight, Herb Williams gave an official reply: "Mr. McD'Antoni has returned to New York for treatment because of the flu virus."

This explanation obviously cannot convince reporters. After all, D'Antoni was still alive and vigorously commanding loudly from the sidelines in the first half, and it didn't look like he was infected with the flu at all.

However, since Herb Williams gave this answer, reporters can no longer continue to ask questions, and can only dig inside information from other channels.

Later, after Marbury answered a few questions officially, the post-match press conference ended.

After the press conference, the Boston Celtics released Kentrick Perkins’ recent injury report: Perkins’ ankle ligament torn, will undergo minimally invasive surgery, and he will be absent from the game for at least four weeks. Say... If you want to see him this season, Boston must at least reach the Finals.

This confirmed news is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Bostonians.

"The balance of the game started to slowly deviate from being completely inclined to the Celtics. Now the Knicks and Celtics are roughly in balance. They have huge advantages on the inside and outside respectively. If you don't consider the Knicks' confusing head coach. Under the circumstances, both sides have a 50% chance of advancing."

ESPN’s basketball experts quickly expressed their views after receiving the information of Perkins’ reimbursement for the season, and immediately revised their previous predictions for this series: many experts previously said that the Celtics would easily get it. Victory, they mostly give five or even four to solve the battle. Now, the number of games has become six or even seven. The Knicks have also begun to gain some recognition, but...the number of people who think the defending champion can overcome the difficulties still dominates.

After all... The Knicks are a young team relative to the playoffs, and their interior doesn't look harmonious.

After Doug returned to the hotel room, he did not pay attention to the comments of the basketball experts on the website, nor did he watch the praises of the sports media, nor did he pay attention to Selena Gomez and Miley Sellers this evening. Gossip on Hollywood Boulevard face to face.

He just took the time to chat with Isaiah Thomas and D'Antoni for a while.

The two head coaches will fly back to New York on the same plane tomorrow morning~www.ltnovel.com~ and start their long vacation.

Their conversation was not tense, and of course, they were not very happy.

They completed the dialogue in a very polite manner.

Isaiah Thomas has been known as a smiling assassin since he was a player, and he didn't show much emotion in his conversation.

On the contrary, D'Antoni feels that he has been deprived of his command. He cannot accept this kind of thing, but he did not use the word ‘betray’.

Because he still hopes to continue to improve the running and bombing 2.0 system with Snoopy next season.

"I have no resentment against you, I just hate Isaiah Thomas (D'Antoni) and Herb Williams. One of them is the stupidest idiot, and the other is the most sinister mirror man."

They almost said exactly the same words at the end of the conversation.

This made Duger unable to answer.

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