Han Yi was speechless when he saw the praises for the Celtics on page after page of newspapers:

"We are the youngest team in the playoffs, and we have no experience. The only one with playoff experience in the team is Coleman who can't control his weight!"

"Don't you experts value the so-called playoff experience the most? Why can't I see it?"

The reason is simple:

The NBA has suffered from Michael Jordan for a long time. For the commercialization of the NBA, it is really great to have Jordan. Michael Jordan has increased the commercial value of the entire NBA tenfold!

But for the stars who lived in the same era as Jordan, it was really depressing!

Michael Jordan not only won all the championships by himself, but also won most of the honors!

This led to a very direct consequence. When future generations look back at this era dominated by Jordan, they will feel that the shooting guards of this era except Jordan are all junk!

Reggie Miller: Selected to the All-NBA Third Team 3 times!

Clyde Drexler: 1 championship, 1 first team, 2 second team, 2 third team.

Joe Dumars: 2 championships, 1 second team, 2 third team, 4 first team.

Mitch Richmond: 3 second team, 2 third team!

Latrell Sprewell: 1 first team, 2 second team!

Chris Mullin: 1 first team, 2 second team, 1 third team!

These are the shooting guards of Jordan's generation. If you add up all the honors, Jordan has fewer championships, fewer first team, and fewer best defense.

Joe Dumars, who has the most honors, put aside the championship. If Han Yi is more familiar with it 20 years later, his personal honor level is the same as Paul George!

And in the era of the deputy GOAT, Paul George might only be ranked fifth in the selection of the four major forwards!

From this perspective, the deputy GOAT is much more merciful than the real GOAT, and is willing to share more personal honors with other players of the same generation.

Michael Jordan is obviously a tyrant who bullies all honors. His strength can only be known by looking at the accumulation of honors!

It is precisely because Jordan is too strong that young people who come later have to bear the title of Jordan's successor to have a little sense of existence!

And the fledgling Han Yi is very different from other new stars in terms of position, playing style, and even attitude towards Jordan!

There are too many people in this world who want to hear the story of young fame!

Especially the young Warriors who are willing to stand on the opposite side of Jordan!

Before the first round started, everyone was looking forward to the second round for the Celtics and Han Yi. As for the life and death of the Celtics' first-round opponent, the Charlotte Hornets?

Who cares?

In the traditional harsh talk session before the start of the playoffs, a bunch of reporters pointed the microphone at Han Yi again, hoping to get some harsh words from this young man who was so venomous that even Michael Jordan could not get a good word from him that could be used as the headline of the newspaper cover.

However, Han Yi disappointed the reporters. Han Yi praised the Hornets so much:

"Compared with the many veterans of the Hornets who have rich playoff experience, we Celtics know nothing about the playoffs."

When the reporter cited the game against the Charlotte Hornets on January 30, Han Yi scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 blocks, an alternative triple-double data, leading the team to an easy victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Han Yi continued to answer modestly:

"Regular season and playoffs are completely different games. We can't bring regular season performance into the playoffs, in my playoff debut."

"Of course I hope we can win, but I also know it will be very difficult, probably more difficult than any game I have ever experienced, so realistically speaking, I hope that regardless of the win or loss, this first game can bring me some valuable learning experience."

Han Yi's speech is so humble that many reporters who have interviewed Han Yi many times began to wonder if Han Yi was possessed by something unclean.

He said it very well, and he said it very much like a rookie, but it was completely unlike Han Yi. Han Yi, who dared to shout the slogan of killing God in front of Michael Jordan, was actually scared in front of the Hornets led by Glen Rice?

Glen Rice, the star player of the Hornets, was very happy with this. He said that they have Vera Divac, Dell Curry, and BJ Armstrong, all of whom are veterans with rich playoff experience.Although Han Yi has a bright future, the winner of this series will belong to them, and they will use this series to teach Han Yi how to play in the playoffs.

On April 23, 1998, Han Yi's first NBA playoff game started!

Boston Celtics:

PG: Dana Barros, SG: Greg Minor, SF: Tracy McGrady, PF: Ben Wallace, C: Han Yi!

Charlotte Hornets:

PG: David Wesley, SG: Bobby Fields, SF: Glen Rice, PF: Anthony Mason, C: Vera Divac!

Facing his first playoff trip in his career, Han Yi was naturally very excited, so he opened up at the beginning. He dunked 8 of 8 in the first quarter and scored 20 points in a single quarter, giving the Hornets' veterans a small gift!

27:17!

The Hornets were stunned in one quarter!

What? Our Eastern Conference lost a big shark, Shaquille O'Neal, and now a yellow devil Han Yi who is even more brutal than O'Neal has come, right?

The Hornets' playoff veterans were really upset by the dunk at the beginning. They had promised to teach these guys who had never played in the playoffs a lesson, but this time, they were clearly arranged by them!

It's really embarrassing!

But the victory or defeat of the playoffs can never be determined from the first quarter alone!

"Calm down, guys, we are the team with more playoff experience," Hornets head coach Dave Cowens encouraged everyone:

"In fact, the Celtics' lineup weaknesses are obvious. In the first quarter, they scored 22 points in the restricted area, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 1 of 6 free throws. In the restricted area, except for Han Yi, the others' attack effects were also very poor."

"This means that we can boldly leave the outside line empty, defend the basket with all our strength, and form an iron bucket formation to win the game!"

"Han Yi is not Jordan, he is a human, not a god. No matter how powerful he is, can't the five of us kill him?"

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