Chapter 229: The Wolf King's Persistence

The Finals against the New York Knicks, this result did not surprise Garnett, who had already unloaded the burden of the Wolves, in fact, from the day the playoffs began,

The Knicks are a formidable opponent, and he's well aware of that, having faced off against each other four times this season, and the Celtics have been underdogs in each of their direct conversations with Keller. Although after the end of the regular season, the Celtics finished ahead of the Knicks, and also won the honor of the first regular season record after more than 30 years by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the last game, but Garnett and his teammates know very well that this so-called honor is just because Keller was banned for 30 games, plus the Knicks were full of injuries during that time.

For Keller as a player, Garnett has always admired it very much, in his opinion, Keller is even greater than any player in the history of the league, outstanding offensive ability, good overall view, and his innate leadership temperament are much stronger than many players, although the defense is a little worse, but the flaws are not hidden, Keller is known as the first star of the NBA, or deservedly.

Garnett has also heard about the speculation from the outside world, and he knows very well that people are more optimistic about the prospects of the Knicks, which is understandable, and who makes Keller the most popular basketball player in the world today, and it is normal for people to be optimistic about his team.

If it had been in the past, Garnett would have stood up to refute the speculation, and vowed that he would definitely kill his opponents and make everyone who looked down on them slap himself.

But now he won't, although on the court he is still the majestic inside rule, no one can despise the wolf king, but his mentality has been much calmer than in previous years. He began to fall silent off the pitch, as if there were many things that could not alarm him, even the iconic wolf howl on the pitch was rarely seen.

Many people speculate about this, after leaving the beloved Minnesota Timberwolves, Garnett's soul also stayed there, after all, Garnett, who no longer rushed to the front of the wolf pack and led the wolves to attack, the title of wolf king is no longer suitable for him, and Garnett, who has lost the faith he has struggled for more than ten years, naturally lost his soul.

But in fact, Garnett has never regretted his decision to leave the Timberwolves, he loves that team, and for him, the team that gave him countless honors is everything to him, but it is also that team that has killed his championship dream again and again.

He will never forget the lifeless situation of the Timberwolves after Chauncey Billups, Steve Marbury, Alien Russell, and Crazy Sprewell left, and every time the team finally had to settle down, they had to go through a major change. At the end of the day, it's all about money, and it's understandable that the players want a bigger contract for their own benefit, but every time the team gives a no, and for that reason, every season feels like a fresh start for Garnett. Gradually, he was disappointed, he felt that the championship was getting farther and farther away from him, and finally he chose to leave, leaving the team that never saw hope, and went to a new environment to continue to pursue his dream.

The reason why he chose the Boston Celtics, Garnett was also because he was shocked by the plan of TCeltics general manager Rivers, when the Celtics had traded to Ray Allen, plus Paul Pierce in the team, if you add yourself, the combat effectiveness of this team will only be described as terrifying, and finally he was moved, and when he arrived at the Celtics, he formed the terrifying Green Shirt Triumvirate with Ray Allen and Pierce.

At the beginning, Garnett also thought that with the current lineup of the Celtics, although they dare not say that they have dominated the league for a long time, it is no problem to at least establish a dynasty, but when they first went to the Madison Square Garden Arena to challenge the Knicks, but after a heavy defeat, he knew that although the team's lineup has been unprecedentedly strong, but if they want to win the championship, they have to face an enemy that cannot be ignored - the New York Knicks.

The night before the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, it was late at the TD North Shore Garden Arena, the home of the Boston Celtics, but it was still brightly lit.

After today's practice, Garnett had already gone home, but halfway through the drive, he suddenly turned around and returned to the training gym, although he has been in the NBA for thirteen years, but when he faced the Finals test again, he still inevitably got a little nervous.

The last time he reached the division finals was in the 03/04 season, and it was in that season that Keller, the guy who now gives him a lot of headaches, entered the NBA league and became the Avenger in people's mouths, of course, at the very beginning, Keller's challenge to the entire league in the draft was just a joke.

At that time, Garnett was facing the Los Angeles Lakers with O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, and Payton in the Western Conference Finals, and that season was also the strongest season for the Timberwolves, with the madman Sprewell and the alien Russell in the team, but after six games of hard fighting, the Timberwolves were still eliminated, and that was also a season in which Garnett recently won the championship in the Timberwolves, but in the next three seasons, Garnett did not taste the playoffs.

Changing into a tracksuit and grabbing a basketball, Garnett began to run slowly around the court with the ball, his ball handling skills were good, and he was known as one of the four players in the league who could play all positions, the other three being Anthony Walker, Tony Kukoc, Dior, and of course, now adding a Keller.

Until now, almost everyone thought that Garnett could do it as long as Celtics coach Doc Rivers agreed, and certainly better than Walker and Kukoc, or even Keller. It's a pity that basketball is a team sport, and although Garnett can play all positions on the court, when he was with the Timberwolves, he couldn't get his teammates at the other four positions to reach the same level, and his teammates around him didn't give him enough help.

But now the situation is different, he has enough help by his side, he is no longer a hero in a tragic story, this time he has to hold his fate firmly in his hands, and the championship is his only goal.

Leaving the Timberwolves, for the championship, in the past twelve years, he has done enough for the Timberwolves, he has made this team really into the field of vision, bringing all the honors to this team since the establishment of the team, and now he is going to play for himself, he wants to win a championship ring for himself.

Although they have not performed well since the start of the playoffs this season, first they narrowly missed the Atlanta Hawks in the gutter, and then experienced a tiebreaker with the Cleveland Cavaliers. And the Knicks, the opponent they are about to face, easily used two 4-0 to solve the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors, which is why people are not optimistic about the future of the Celtics.

But Garnett is well aware that the team has gone through several tough games, but this has not drained their energy, but has allowed them to use these games to adjust their form to the best.

This makes Garnett very excited, and he can't wait to start tomorrow's game as soon as possible, and he wants to prove that the Celtics are the best, and that he is definitely capable of winning the championship with Kevin Garnett, no matter who is against him.

Dribbling to the basket, this time Garnett did not run back with the ball, but like a guard player, he made a light pull and turn, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Afraid of popping, popping"

Garnett burst into applause behind him as he landed, and when he looked back, he was surprised to find that behind him were his two comrades-in-arms, Pierce and Ray Allen.

Garnett grinned and said, "Why are you here?"

Pierce laughed too, took two steps forward and picked up a basketball, slapped it twice and said, "I think we're all here for the same purpose." ”

"Paul and I met in the parking lot outside, and when I heard a voice inside, I knew it was you."

Ray Allen said as he picked up a basketball and threw it to Garnett: "Excited, nervous?"

Garnett caught the basketball, turned over and slammed the dunk with one hand: "I didn't know that the car was halfway there, and I didn't know why the ghost came back again."

The three of them burst into laughter.

After laughing, Ray Allen suddenly said, "Keller, Paul, what do you say that guy in New York is doing right now, is he as nervous as we are?"

"How is it possible" Garnett said helplessly and firmly, "I guess that guy must have fallen asleep by now, and slept soundly, that guy with thick nerves didn't know about nervousness, if he really couldn't sleep because of a game, I guess the end of the world would be coming"

At this time, Pierce spoke: "I hope he can sleep well tonight, I bet he won't be able to sleep after tomorrow's game"

Garnett was stunned and said, "That's for sure"

"That's right"

The eyes of all three of them showed a strong sense of confidence

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