"Whew, whew!" Sitting on the bench, even Lamar, who has always had excellent physical strength, couldn't help but gasp, and the beads of sweat on his forehead flowed down as if he couldn't stop at all.

"Damn!" Lamar wiped the sweat from his sweat.

Van Gundy also felt nervous and shouted loudly to cheer the players on. But because they were so tired, even if Van Gundy heard it, the players couldn't listen to it at all.

The severe physical exertion caused the Knicks players' brains to temporarily lose the ability to think.

The crisis that the Knicks had been fearing for a long time finally arrived! The tough physical confrontation in the playoffs quickly drained their physical strength.

"They're not going to be able to do it! It's stamina! It's stamina! Now it's our advantage!" Rick Pitino finally saw the dawn of victory when he faced the Knicks, and it was hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, and he shouted loudly: "Work harder, don't let up! Think about what happened when we played them before." I think that humiliation has long seeped into the hearts of each of you, and now is our best chance for revenge, don't give them the slightest chance, don't despise each of them!"

"Now I'm asking you to treat every Knicks player like a player of Lamar's level, you have to give your best on every ball, and if you're thinking about celebrating right now, the cold bench on the bench is your final destination!"

"It's time to prove to the arrogant New Yorkers that you hillbillies they see are going to overthrow them today. Pierce was the first to respond to the head coach's call and began to raise his arms and shout!

Although Rick Pitino has repeatedly stressed not to take the opponent lightly, the relaxed look on the faces of the Boston Celtics players after coming on the court cannot be concealed. In their opinion, this game is already nine out of ten, there is no need to be so careful, and if they can't win against a bunch of tired guys who can't even walk, they will have to disembowel.

The Knicks' players clearly don't feel like they're just giving up. After the game restarted, they led Lamar and Houston to launch an almost frantic onslaught against the Boston Celtics' half.

The spree did have some effect, and after Houston hit a three-pointer, they even closed the score to just two points at one point. But this can only be the last madness of the Knicks.

Sensing that something was wrong with the situation, Rick Pitino quickly adjusted his strategy and sent Pierce, who had just rested for a few minutes, back on the court, and finally collapsed in the face of the Celtics who began to get more crazy.

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This was the final score, and the Knicks, who lacked a strong defense from the outside, couldn't make it through in the end. 113 points is also the biggest point conceded since Lamar led the Knicks into the playoffs!

After the game, the Boston Celtics players naturally rejoiced and celebrated, while the Knicks players were left with bitter helplessness.

Lamar has been standing still with his head down since the end of the game, although he has done a good job in this game, with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, no matter who comments about it. It's just that Lamar still craves a win, a win that could take the Knicks to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

"Lamar, it's time for us to go!" Houston walked over.

Although Houston is always a little taciturn in the team and always feels cool, he is the only one who has the right to come over and persuade Lamar at this time.

Houston were also unwilling, and if they hadn't lost Lamar or had a good defender, the outcome would not have been like this.

"I'm fine! I'm just sorry!" Lamar patted Houston's hand, then turned his head towards the players' tunnel.

"This guy!" Alan Houston smiled helplessly, and followed into the players' tunnel.

All the players in the Knicks' locker room had their heads down, and even through the door they could hear the Bostonians celebrating their victory outside.

In the past, it should have been a time for them to celebrate, and those laughter should have belonged to them, but at this time, they felt very harsh when it came from the opponent's team.

"Damn!" Dampott jumped up and kicked the trash can next to him.

"Is there anything wrong with that trash can?" Lamar's cold voice sounded, and there was no trace of disappointment on his face, only colder.

"Lamar, I'm just feeling panicked!" Dampoter shouted back, his eyes red, "Don't you think it's us who enjoy the victory? 'It seems that Dampott has a very big opinion of the referee of this game, Donahi.

"If you get angry here and the outcome of the game can be changed, I'm not going to say anything if you just tear down the whole house! But do you think it's useful? I know you want to win, but will this kind of venting help you win?"

Dampotter was stunned by Lamar's words, and stood still not knowing how to refute it.

Lamar glanced at him, then turned to look around at every Knicks player: "I know it's not good for everyone to lose the game! Everyone has been treated a lot of injustice today, but! This is something that can't be helped, and it's not the first time we've encountered a black whistle!"

Lamar paused before continuing: "I also encountered these things when I first entered the Lakers, do you know how Shaq comforted me at the beginning? Losing is losing, and we didn't make excuses for our failure! Why? In the final analysis, our own strength is not enough! If our strength is enough to crush the opponent, we can press the opponent to play the whole court and not give them any chance! Is the referee useful?"

The Knicks were also shocked by what Lamar said, losing is losing, and you can't complain!

At this time, the door of the locker room was pushed open, and Van Gundy walked in with a black face, and he didn't have to think about it to know that he must have been ridiculed by Rick Pitino at the press conference that had just ended, and he must be in a bad mood now.

Seeing that the young players were still stunned, Van Gundy couldn't help but get angry: "Damn! What are you doing here? Go take a shower and go back tonight to get some rest." If anyone still wants to go to a nightclub, just let him do it!"

Van Gundy was still angry after speaking, and looked at the Haitians who were clubbing like a black tower: "And you Samuel, don't put on such a damn look again, no one owes you here! Everyone did their best in today's game, and losing is not the responsibility of one person, or you want to be responsible, and now it is not your turn, hurry up and roll into the bathroom, and wash away your stinky sweat." ”

Being yelled at by Van Gundy, the Knicks players got up and squeezed into the bathroom, and walked out in twos and threes after a while.

Everyone didn't say a word when they walked out of the arena, and the atmosphere in the Knicks team was always very lively in the past, with Dampoter, Arenas, and Simmons, the atmosphere was never dull.

It's just that today's situation is a little different, no one has the heart to be amused after losing the game, and they walked all the way to the gate in silence, and everyone seems to be preoccupied.

But when everyone was about to part at the entrance of the stadium, their mood finally improved a little. Even though it was already early in the morning, many fans were still waiting for them, without the reproach they wanted, let alone the insults.

Although the game was lost, the players showed enough effort in the game. Especially in the final quarter, he struggled in adversity, and stubbornly launched a crazy onslaught against the Boston Celtics in the half, knowing that there was little hope.

Such fighters are not to blame, they have done everything they can, but the results are somewhat unsatisfactory.

Besides, everyone knows the situation of the team at that time, and God is not on the Knicks' side today.

After a brief exchange with the waiting fans at the entrance of the stadium, the players were finally in a better mood. It's better to be comforted than to lose and suffer from the fans.

"Go back and rest, tomorrow's training is canceled!" Van Gundy dropped the sentence and got into his car and left.

The players looked at each other, and no one expected to get a day's rest if they lost the game. In the past, every time you lose, it all means extra practice the next day, is it possible that Van Gundy is also confused after losing?

The aggregate score was tied at 2:1.

Knicks fans are disappointed, but they are far from despairing! After all, the Knicks are still in the lead. Although the team is not in good shape, don't forget that there is one more game and the team will be back on their home turf.

A day's rest gave the Knicks players a rare break.

After a boring day at home, Lamar was still a little listless on the way to training, as if he hadn't woken up. In fact, it is not only Van Gundy who is having a headache with the formation of the lineup, but Lamar is also the same.

As soon as he arrived at the training gym, Lamar saw a group of reporters not far away surrounding a person conducting an interview.

Lamar had a rare smile on his face, and muttered, "Which hapless man was caught by these flies?"

Perhaps influenced by Lamar, most Knicks players don't really like to deal with media reporters, with the exception of winning.

The sharp-eyed reporter apparently discovered Lamar's presence and immediately wanted to smell a bloody shark. Throwing Arenas swarmed towards Lamar.

"Lamar, can you tell us what you thought about the last game?"

"Lamar, do you think the referee's enforcement in the last game is debatable?"

"Lamar, how are you going to fight back against Anthony Walker's remarks at the press conference?"

(End of chapter)