The Rockets have been in unstoppable form lately and have become the hottest team in the league. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It can be said that no team is willing to meet the Rockets at this stage.

But there are people who don't believe in evil, and this team is the next opponent of the Rockets. Changed to a new handsome Doug. Rivers' Boston Celtics. The Celtics just beat the Raptors by one point on the road, making it five wins in a row. When reporters interviewed Rivers after the game, they asked: "The Green Army will challenge the Rockets away in two days, and the opponent is in very good shape, and today the home game beat the Trail Blazers by 38 points. Do you have any thoughts? ”

Rivers smiled contemptuously and replied, "I was the live broadcaster of last year's Finals, and I am very clear about the strength of the Rockets. But we're the top three teams in the East, and we're also very strong, so we're going to teach the Houstonians a lesson. ”

The news quickly reached the Rockets, and the next day off the day, the players were talking about it.

"Rivers is too arrogant too!" Jefferson was indignant, "They're only 36 wins in the East, and we're all 43 wins, the fourth in the West. He was able to finish third entirely because the Atlantic zone was too weak. If it were in our Southwest Division, he would have to be behind the Spurs Rockets Mavericks and Grizzlies! ”

"But Rivers' arrogance is not completely blind confidence." Yuan Fei walked over and said: "The Celtics only had 36 wins last season, and they are out-and-out underdogs. The season is far from over now, and their wins have caught up with last season, so they have improved a lot. ”

"Jason, you're just in time to tell us about their lineup changes. After all, it was the Eastern team that didn't play many games last season, so I don't know much about them. Bosh said.

"The big deal some time ago, everyone knows it. At the end of February, the Celtics traded the veteran Walker back from the Hawks for 6 for 1, 3 role players and 2 second-round picks for a little cash, it can be said that the Green Army did not hurt the muscles and bones, and got back Walker The roster has improved. And for the Hawks, rookie Josh. Smith played well, and Walker left to make room for him. Yuanfei analyzed: "In this way, there are really many famous players in the Celtic lineup. Pierce and Walker twins reunited, veteran Payton is going strong, and Ricky is a big player. Davis was the former Cavaliers boss, and Lafrenz is also a very capable center. These five people are almost the poor man's version of the all-star lineup. What's even more terrifying is that they have three very good rookies this year, and all three are in the main rotation. So their bench depth is also very good. ”

(Small allusion: Ricky. Davis plays well, but has low emotional intelligence. At one point, he thought the Cavaliers had chosen James to find him a helper, and even asked James to lift his sneakers for him at one point. Later, the team sent James away in order to free up the ball)

"I played in this team back then, so I paid attention to it. You're talking about Al. Jefferson, Dronti. West and Tony. Aaron, right? Billups said.

"That's right. I said I especially appreciate Danny. Anji, this guy's Taobao ability is really first-class, and he has selected good young people after hoarding draft picks. Allen and West both have good outside defense, while Jefferson is an interior player with good singles skills. These young people, training and training may become the champion puzzle piece. Yuan Fei exclaimed: "The Green Army is worthy of being the number one giant in the history of the alliance!" ”

"Isn't the No. 1 big man the Lakers?" The bus asked.

"Munch, you're a layman. Americans know that the Celtics are the best team in NBA history. In addition to the unprecedented eight consecutive championships, Russell has won three championships, and he won 11 championships in that period alone. In '74 and '76, veteran Havlicek led the team to win two more championships, and now Mavericks coach Don Brown. Nelson was also part of the Celtics at the time. In the 80s, the Green Army won three more crowns. Many members of this team are still working in the league, including Pacers president Bird, Celtics manager Ainge and Timberwolves coach McHale. The Celtics have such a glorious past, and the helmsman Angie is an ambitious guy, they will definitely not be willing to be ordinary. ”

(Note: In February '05, McHale fired Sanders as head coach)

"I see, I don't really know much about the history of the NBA. After all, after our country began to broadcast the NBA live, the only dynasty teams we could witness with our own eyes were the Bulls and Lakers. The bus touched his head embarrassedly.

"Tomorrow's game will not be easy, everyone must be vigilant and play the Celtics as a strong team like the Pistons and Spurs!" Tang Shuai concluded.

But as soon as the fight started the next day, Lao Tang was disappointed. The players played this called a mess, and the anger of the first few games was completely gone, only all kinds of mistakes and irons. Billups, who has always been the calmest, was also out of shape, shooting 0-of-4 in the first quarter and not scoring, but let Payton Sr. play a rejuvenating performance. Maddie shot okay, but made three turnovers when the opponent was closely marked. Allen is a master defender, and Pierce and Walker often help him defend Maddie when he gets the ball away. Lafrentz is not comparable to Yao Ming in terms of strength, but he is also a tall center with great experience, especially the ability to protect the frame, and he averaged 3 blocks per game at his peak. Yao Ming was also uncomfortable. And the Celtics have a lot of experience in the small range of passing in the three-second zone, and the backup center Mark Brown. Blunt scored under the basket again and again, and scored 8+4 in one quarter. The Celtics led 30-20 in the first quarter.

"The Celtics are very selective on the offensive end, and they have the second-highest percentage of shots under the basket in the league, behind only the Hawks, who like to play around. It's the opposite of the three-point team we played before, the Sun SuperSound. Therefore, in this battle, our internal line co-protective frame is very important! Yuanfei reminded Tang Shuai.

"But the tallest Yao and the fastest Bosh were present at the same time, and they still played badly." Tang Shuai said helplessly.

"This ...... That's the state issue. Tactical arrangement is not a panacea. Yuan Fei was also speechless for a while.

In the second quarter, Rivers changed his lineup and replaced a number of bench players, but the Rockets played even more uncomfortable. Davis's emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and he can break through the storm without being at the peak. And Jefferson is the type of interior that Yao Ming is not good at dealing with, he has skill in the low post and stable jump shots in the high post. He won the ball in a row, and Yao Ming was bitter. As a result, the score in the second quarter was exactly the same as in the first quarter, and the Green Army led 60-40 in the first half.

"We were a team very good at turning the tables in the second half, do it again, you can!" Yao Ming is still encouraging everyone.

But miracles can't happen every time. Unlike the SuperSonics, the Bostonians' solid bench ensured that their main players were still fit in the second half. Pierce still showed off his all-around skills, three-pointers, back-to-back shots, and foul shots. By the time the Rockets' shooters came out on top and Reed and Billups started hitting back-to-back three-pointers, the remaining time was not enough to pull off miracles.

105:97, although the Rockets played a scoring climax in the fourth quarter, but the pit was too big before, and they had to swallow the bitter fruit of the loss. The Bostonians won six in a row, four and a half games ahead of the 76ers, and firmly occupied the top spot in the Atlantic region.

As Yuan Fei said, the problem that players and coaches can't solve is the state problem, whether it is the sluggish state of their own stars or the bursting state of the opposing stars, it is a difficult problem to solve. Two days later, Garnett soared 34+18+7+4 to completely destroy the Rockets' interior line, and the Rockets lost Minnesota 96-100.

Just the day before, on March 19, Cuban fired Don. Nelson, who has just retired as an assistant coach Jr. Johnson, took over as head coach. Johnson got off to a flying start on the day, beating the Bobcats at home. It was this victory that made the 43-22 Mavericks overtake the Rockets, who lost 43-23 in a row, and the Rockets fell to fifth place in the West again. (To be continued.) )