"Why is this bus so crowded?"

Perkins frustrated his ass, for a 'rookie' who has been in the league for two years, it is already a familiar thing to find a suitable position in the bus, and the reason why they are so irritated is because they lost today's game.

Perkins performed well today, with 7 points and 12 rebounds, and completed his interior defense task very well, but unfortunately these big brothers next to him are too inaccurate.

Naturally, he was in a bad mood when he lost, but he didn't dare to shout loudly, because everyone knew that the responsibility for today's loss should lie with the veteran Payton, who originally wanted to teach the Bulls' No. 3 rookie how to play a qualified playmaker, but was beaten by the opponent instead, scoring a double-double, and a mistake almost double-double.

But Payton is a veteran, and a former superstar-caliber veteran, and deserves respect on the team, so who would complain about anything?

Perkins understood, so he only dared to complain that the bus was not comfortable enough, and the others understood, so everyone was silent.

Coach Rivers was also very difficult, although he understood that the opponent would be difficult, young, and impactful, but he didn't expect the impact to be so fierce, like a tsunami, and hit the Celtics by surprise.

The only advantage of the Celtics is Pierce on the front line, when Pierce also pulls his hips, do you expect Payton, a veteran who is almost forty years old, to turn the tide?

As for Ricky Davis, hehe, since being sent by the Cavaliers, it is clear that his self-confidence has been greatly damaged, and his performance this season has not been ideal, and his form has declined seriously.

I heard that the management is already planning to find an opportunity to send him away next season.

If you want to win this series, you still have to rely on Pierce!

Rivers gave Pierce a deep look.

Pierce closed his eyes, as if he was asleep, wearing headphones, and there was a song in the headphones, but in fact, he wasn't asleep, he wasn't listening to the song, he was just thinking: "I've been doing well this season, averaging 21.6 points per game, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists, it's a pity that the team can rely on defense except for him alone, everyone else relies on defense to eat, and there is no one who can pass the ball......

He doesn't want to think about it anymore, the key question now is to play every game well.

But his heart still longed—

It would be nice if the team could have two helpers.

……

Two days later, the SuperSonics lost 101-102 to the Lakers and were beaten by Kobe Bryant with a three-point shot.

The day after the supersonic lost the game.

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of basketballs colliding with the floor can be heard in the arena, and the stars in the night sky can be seen from the glass of the arena.

It's rare that Seattle doesn't rain.

Wang Zhizhi walked into the stadium and saw the familiar figure, "I'm still practicing, be careful that I can't recover my muscles when I go to Los Angeles tomorrow, and I can't play because I'm sore." ”

Lu Fei threw the basketball in his hand and stopped.

"Then why didn't you go to rest, but instead went to the stadium?" He asked rhetorically.

Wang Zhizhi smiled: "I'm not here to train, I'm just here to comfort you, you were gone after the game yesterday, and I didn't even go to the post-game press conference, so I can only come here to find you." ”

"It's normal to lose, let alone to the Lakers." Lu Fei said.

As the two spoke, they walked to the locker room, where Lu Fei wiped his sweat and turned on the remote control of the TV, which was playing the second game between the Chicago Bulls and the Celtics.

"Dazhi, how many years have we been teammates?" Lu Fei asked suddenly.

"Two years, the year you first entered the league, I came to the supersonics." Wang Zhizhi turned down the sound of the TV a little.

"Yes, for two years, the two of us have been playing together almost all the time, playing the national team after the league, and playing the league after the national team, and the two of us have been together longer than my girlfriend and I have been together in the past two years."

Wang Zhizhi thought about it for a while, and really, the two of them have never been separated since they were teammates.

It is precisely because of the past two years that he has been with Lu Fei, a training maniac, that his skills and playing style are more suitable for the rhythm of the NBA.

"We're professionals and our job is to win, but who can guarantee that we will win all the time?"

Lu Fei's eyes were closed, and he seemed to be talking to himself.

"I'm sure I'll lose, but I think if you do your best, there's no shame in losing." Wang Zhizhi replied.

"Do your best to ......"

Lu Fei opened his eyes, and his mind came to the words that Luo Dahai told him when he was at the University of Mines, yes, do your best and leave no regrets!

"But I really want to try what it's like to lift the championship."

After speaking, Lu Fei himself laughed.

Not only him, but even all his teammates understand that this year's Lakers are really a big mountain in front of the supersonics, although everyone is riveting and hoping to rush to the finals, but the game is not at the last moment, and no one knows the result.

Just like yesterday's game, no one expected Kobe Bryant to score a three-pointer in the last minute.

!

The strength of the supersonic team in the face of the Lakers does not have any advantage, so no one is sure of the victory or loss of this round of the series.

At this time, the game on the TV screen attracted the attention of two people.

Pierce turned, very neatly, and shook off the Bulls defenders at once, but when he made a layup, Milicic who was guarding the basket had already pounced, waiting to change his layup.

"Smack."

It wasn't the sound of Pierce being blocked, but a sudden stoppage that blew the ball up and stepped back out of Milicic's defense.

Sell!

Hit!

Clean and efficient!

It was already the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, and the difference between the two sides was only one point before the goal, and Pierce's mid-range shot stretched the difference to three points.

The players of the Bulls looked serious, they didn't expect that the opponent who won easily in the last game suddenly seemed to have changed, and the Bulls fell into passivity instead.

Chris Paul dribbled the ball steadily across the halfcourt, and with the help of the pick-and-roll to get rid of Payton's defense, he did not go in, but stepped sideways and stepped on the three-point line to shoot directly.

His shot wasn't subpar, and the moment he got the ball from the bottom was a little too slow, but the basketball still landed firmly in the basket.

The score was tied again.

"Who do you think will win?" Wang Zhizhi asked with a smile.

Lu Fei glanced at it and saw Payton hoist the ball directly to Pierce after half court, and when Pierce received the ball, the Bulls' defensive formation was already in chaos.

"The Celtics won."

He said with a smile.

The Bulls paid the price for their youth, and when the formation shrank to Pierce's area, Pierce passed the ball out unhurriedly.

Anthony Walker scored on an open cut layup.

It was these two points, and the Bulls didn't chase it back until the end of the game.

The experience of a veteran is always useful in the anxious moments of the game.