Chapter 426: Arrogance
Rivers only repeatedly emphasized that the team was only experiencing temporary difficulties, so he couldn't get the media with new topics, and quickly focused the problem on Shi Lei. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Shi, a lot of people talk to you about LeBron. James put it all together and think you're going to be the biggest rivals in the NBA for the next decade, do you have anything to say about that? ”
It's a trap question, and Shi knows that if he says it's honored, or takes it for granted, reporters will follow up with questions surrounding their recent ups and downs in order to hit him. But if he humbly denies it, the media will not let him go, "Shi thinks he is not as good as James" or something, which is a routine they are good at.
But it was such a dilemma, which did not make Shi Lei low-key even a little, he still "arrogantly" said confidently at the spear cannon held high in front of him: "In fact, James has never been my opponent, just like the Cavaliers will not be the opponent of the Celtics." I'm not playing against anyone or any team, it's ourselves. You can't deny that we have the quality to beat any team, and the reason why we have failed is not because they are better than us, but because we are not perfect enough. The only thing we have to do is to overcome the flaws that hold us back! ”
Although what Shi Lei said was a fact that should be recognized, the media still seized on the loopholes in Shi Lei's language and quickly organized their counterattack: "You mean that your ultimate goal is to become a team that will not fail, right? So when do you think you'll be able to do all that? ”
The sharpness of this question made Shi Lei silent for a moment, and just when people thought he didn't dare to answer positively, Shi Lei suddenly spoke, he still didn't admit defeat, but said sarcastically: "We don't need me to describe our strength, why have we only lost nine games so far, and we are still the team with the best record in the league, but you think it's like the end of the world?" Isn't it because you also recognize that we are powerful? Too strong to fail! Obviously we have a consensus on this, so what else is there to discuss? ”
Shi Lei's sharp words made the media dumbfounded, but this did not bother them, and they quickly changed the topic, but they did not give up their intention to make Shi Lei ugly: "You have four All-Stars in your team, and you are the team with the most star players among all teams in the NBA, so your strength seems to be a matter of course." But you lost all the games against your main rivals last season, the Lakers, so if you meet in this year's Finals, do you think you can beat them? ”
Shi Lei is still very calm: "I should probably say that time will tell, to end all the differences between us and shut everyone up, but I don't plan to do this." I would say, 'yes, they still won't be our opponents, if they get lucky enough to make it to the finals!'"
It is conceivable that Shi Lei's arrogant rhetoric will make many people rejoin the criticism of Dota, and how many fans who support the Celtics will be encouraged, but this has not affected the Celtics' next games, has not made them more difficult, and has not made them much smoother.
They ended all of February's schedule with a five-game winning streak and won three of their road games in March, which started back-to-back, including the Cavaliers.
But with a wave of eight consecutive wins to welcome back Garnett's Celtics, they lost to the Orlando Magic again with a full lineup!
The Celtics scored the lowest points of the season in the first quarter and in the first half, and the Magic led the Celtics by 22 points at the end of the first half.
But for the Magic, this game is still extremely difficult!
The Celtics still didn't have any customer service problems in the third quarter of the game, seeing Howard beat Perkins to six fouls, the Celtics, who were already at a disadvantage on the inside, completely lost their restraint on Howard, and it was widely believed that the Celtics might have the biggest loss of the season.
But.....
Shi Lei dribbled near the horn area to seduce Turkglou to follow his rhythm, and then suddenly lifted the ball and stuffed it into Garnett's hand.
It was a surprise pass, but Howard, who was athletic, managed to interfere with Garnett's shot. But when he was about to pick up the rebound as if no one was around, Shi Lei, like a gust of wind, suddenly passed by his side in mid-air.
Shi Lei, who was impacted, savagely made a hard physical contact with Howard in the air, and then used a dunk to pour the basketball into the basket.
Shi Lei's loud roar roared at the Celtics' home court, which ignited the atmosphere at TD's North Shore Garden Stadium and ignited his teammates' pursuit of victory.
After losing Perkins, Shi Lei mentioned the team's offensive and defensive conversion speed.
The starting point guard for the Magic in this game is Alston, who is the street ball king and a very good point guard, but he doesn't have much experience in controlling the rhythm.
The Magic also passively followed suit, and their defense became full of holes. Howard's physical fitness is against the sky and he has a super ability to protect the basket, but he is still an earthling, and he does not have the legendary three heads and six arms!
Faced with Shi Lei's breakthrough inside ball, he couldn't do anything, allowing Garnett to hit the shot. Immediately afterwards, because the offensive rhythm became faster, there was a problem with the tactical connection of the Magic, and Alstom's cooperation with Turkoglu made a mistake, allowing Shi Lei to seize the opportunity and quickly pass the ball after the steal. Allen, who assisted the latter for a three-pointer.
This pulled up the thunder. Allen single-handedly rode the Savior's prologue as if the engine had finally been ignited, and with 4:08 left in the game, the Celtics trailed 70-82, and he then hit three consecutive shots to close the gap to 3-point in one fell swoop. Thunder. Allen had one driving layup, one three-pointer, one close-range shot and two free throws during that period.
But the margin behind in front was too big, and finally didn't let the Celtics complete this epic comeback. Allen's last-ditch three-point shot missed, leaving the Magic in a cold sweat and a win!
"Losing all to the Lakers, losing the Magic in a row, it looks like they are still very far from the perfection that No. 1 said!"