Shi Lei had realized the problem and was prompted by Pierce, so he began to try to change his style. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info To be honest, it's difficult, everyone's style is not developed overnight, than resolute breakouts, can't help but look for the position of teammates, which makes him a little hesitant, but fortunately, the strength of the Celtics team gives him plenty of time to grow and change himself.

Pierce and others think so, but things always change so unexpectedly, after successive victories over the 76ers, Timberwolves, and Wizards, Garnett, the team's most important interior pillar, was accidentally injured in the game against the Knicks.

When the Celtics lost this important link, when the "Big Three" was no longer perfect, the weakness of the Celtics bench was completely exposed. After Shi Lei topped the power forward position, the Celtics led by 15 points while the main team was present, and the benches played less than three minutes before the advantage was wiped out by the Knicks who played their fast-break rhythm, thus giving the Knicks the most important victory of the season!

However, this is not the end of the story, as in the next game, Celtic were the target of another upset, and they lost unexpectedly to the Bobcats.

Although Rivers quickly adjusted the team's roster and reassigned Shi Lei to the bench as the sixth man, the Celtics did not regain their once-in-a-kind prestige over the season, and after their victory over the Rockets, they lost to Cleveland from afar.

The Celtics' interior became a soft underbelly, and they made LeBron . James scored 38 points, mostly on breakaway layups, in addition to seven rebounds and six assists, as well as three blocks.

"How can the Celtics make themselves look like a championship team in the two-month time that Garnett has been sidelined?"

But everything has pros and cons, although this period of time has made Celtic's record have had a lot of ups and downs, but this has accelerated Shi Lei's growth.

Entering the middle of January with a stumbling record, Shi Lei gradually adapted to all the new roles in the team, allowing them to play their signature game against the Phoenix Suns.

The Celtics pulled away in the first quarter, and the Suns lost the demeanor of a Western Conference powerhouse. Pierce hit three consecutive shots in the opening game, one of them hit 6:0, and the Suns played 2 minutes and 11 seconds before O'Neal dunked and scored. Allen immediately returned with three points. Halfway through the first quarter, Shi Lei, who came off the bench, broke through to make a layup, and the Celtics led by 14 points at 21:7. At one point, the Celtics extended the gap to 17 points, and although they didn't score a point in the final 2:42 of the first quarter, they ended the quarter 30-15.

In the second quarter, the Celtics continued to attack under the leadership of Shi Lei, and the suspense of victory and defeat was quickly lost. With 3:26 left in the second quarter, Shi Lei hit two free throws to give the Celtics a 32-point lead at 56:24. At halftime, the Celtics led 64-34.

It took only two quarters to score 23 points and seven assists. Allen finished with 20 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, Paul Pierce had 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Rondo had 16 points and eight rebounds.

This game completely brought the Celtics out of the haze and found a way to win again, and they won the following games in January, beating the Heat, Magic, Mavericks, Kings, and Pistons in succession.

In these five games, the "Big Three" scored 57 points, 24 rebounds and 5 assists, 64 points and 17 rebounds, and 69 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. The "Big Three" didn't stand out in terms of stats against the Kings, but the three of them combined for 17 assists, helping Rondo and Eddie to get 17 assists. House scored 24 and 29 points respectively to win the game comfortably.

In the last game of the month, Shi Lei scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. Pierce had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. Allen scored 14 points to lead his team to a victory over the rebuilding Pistons.

"The Celtics have formed a big three again, and the number one perfectly replaces Garnett!"

There is no one to replace Garnett in this team, and the "perfection" reported by the media is actually just a victory covering up the shortcomings.

In February, the Celtics continued their victory, before the All-Star break, they didn't lose a game, after the All-Star, the Celtics only lost one game, but that was the most important one!

The last time the two teams met on Christmas, the Lakers narrowly won at home, ending the Celtics' 19-game winning streak. Meeting again in a narrow way, and it was on the home court of the Celtics, the Lakers passed the test again, and the two sides met this season, and the Lakers swept the opponent 2:0.

Bryant. Bryant finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds on 10-of-29 shooting. Paul. Gasol had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Bynum had 20 points and nine rebounds...... The Celtics' interior line, in front of strong teams, has once again become the main factor in the team's failure to win.

But before Garnett returns, the Celtics have to endure such pains, so they lost to the Magic on the inside after playing well on the outside.

Thunder. Allen scored 32 points, and Paul scored 32 points. Pierce scored 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, and Shi Lei had 17 points and eight rebounds. The "Big Three" scored a total of 72 points, but still could not bring a victory to the team.

The performance against a strong team has made the Celtics' championship quality this season begin to be questioned. "Defending the title? The Celtics' bench is even weaker than the Heat's championship season, so people can't find the temperament that a championship should have in them! ”

"The reflection that the stars should have in a group, the championship has always been a strong team, not an individual!"

Followed Pierce out of the locker room, where Rivers had been waiting for a long time. Shi Lei followed Pierce and Rivers to the media area in front of the arena.

As soon as I entered the room, a large white light flashed on the opposite side, and the reporters were frantically pressing the shutter. Shi Lei forcibly resisted the desire to raise his arm to block it, just lowered his eyes to block the flash, and slowly sat down on the row of small chairs.

The wall fell and everyone pushed it, and the questions asked by the reporters returned to their accustomed acerbity: "Mr. Rivers, the 'Big Three' scored 72 points and still couldn't take a win from Orlando, do you think that shows that your previous team building ideas were wrong?" What would you like to say about your title defense this season? ”