As soon as I entered the mission, the surrounding environment lit up.

A slightly shabby dressing room, but it's spacious.

Li Liang was standing there, and someone slapped him from behind, "Boy, put on your shoes quickly, what are you doing in a daze?" ”

When he looked back, he was a middle-aged man with a bald head and a short body.

Li Liang recognized him, this is Celtic's head coach and later Cardinal, Reed Auerbach.

He is only 45 years old this year, and he has not yet become the archbishop of the NBA, and he is brushing his gray hair and is patrolling the territory.

Li Liang looked at the jersey on his body, No. 17, he really replaced Havlicek.

Took out shoes from Havlicek's locker, a pair of black Converse flat shoes, the laces not yet on.

"Hey, hurry up, sit down, get your shoes right."

A black player sitting in front of the locker patted the stool and asked Li Liang to sit down and put on his shoes.

The man wore the number 16 jersey with "Saunders" written on his back.

He wore a pair of glasses, and like an old grandmother doing needlework, he sat on a stool and put on his shoelaces seriously.

Li Liang sat down beside him, put on his shoelaces, and changed into sneakers.

The sneakers of the 1960s, which were not much better than those of the 1950s, were still rubber-soled flat shoes.

This is the second time Li Liang has participated in this kind of early NBA game in the mission.

Theoretically, according to Li Liang's current strength, the NBA in the 1960s was enough to become the team's starter.

With his long-range three-point shot, he can shoot the jaws of players of this era.

But Li Liang knows that there are a lot of troubles in playing games in this era.

One is the issue of rules, which were very different from those of today.

At that time, he participated in the initial mission and played the 1950 game, and Li Liang was blown through several walks.

It wasn't until later that I slowly got used to it, figured out the rules, and passed the test smoothly.

The second is that in this era of competition, there are always more task requirements.

Like the previous three "curb rookies" mission, none of them called for winning the game.

This rookie difficulty is to help the Celtics defeat the Royals.

If Li Liang's impression is correct, Havlicek is still a rookie this year, sitting on the bench.

If Auerbach doesn't let him play, he won't have a problem if he loses the game.

"Damn, do you want me to scold the cardinal?"

Li Liang thought that as a last resort, he could only choke Auerbach's neck and force him to let himself play.

"Hey boy, do you want to smoke a cigarette?"

A man with a haircut of blond hair walked up to Li Liang and asked.

"Uh, no, I don't like to smoke." Li Liang said, he felt that there was a smell of tobacco on this person's body.

"Don't like it? Hehe, how boring life is if you don't like smoking. The man turned around, and Li Liang saw that "Heinsohn" was printed on his back.

It turned out to be the Celtics' famous super invincible smoking gun, Tom Heinsohn

Li Liang heard Wei Dazhi say that among the old players of the Celtics, this Heinsohn likes to smoke the most.

Havlicek never smoked, and neither did Li Liang.

"Hey, what kind of person is this Celtics Du Nima, how do you rule the NBA." Li Liang muttered in his heart.

"Where is Bill, Bill! Where's Bill! ”

Auerbach made a round trip and noticed that the team's star player, Bill Russell, was not there.

The white player, who wore number 14, said, "Bill is in the toilet and he's throwing up." ”

Li Liang recognized that this was the legendary point guard Bob Cousy of the Celtics.

Because Wei Dazhi is a Celtics fan, he chatters about the old stars of the Celtics all day long.

What Cousie, Sharman, Russell, Double Jones, Heinsohn, Jojo White, Cowens and so on.

These players, who seemed to be ancient to Li Liang as if they were playing in the Stone Age, are now alive all around him.

He was a part of it.

At this moment, the door to the toilet opened, and a tall black player walked out.

Cousy handed him a glass of water, which he rinsed and spat into the trash.

This is Bill Russell, the absolute ruler of the NBA in the 60s, the creator of 11 championships in 13 years.

Off the court, however, he is a somewhat dull, sensitive, eccentric, and freak who will cause stomach cramps and vomiting due to nervousness before the game.

Li Liang had seen him before, and in the mission of "King of Thirds", he partnered with Rick Barry to do sideline commentary.

His commentary level is really indescribable, and he is about to catch up with CCTV Erping.

Russell looks much younger now, and he's only 26 this year.

Seeing Russell come out, Auerbach gathered everyone, gathered around and said a few words, and then appeared together.

Li Liang followed his teammates into the court, the famous Boston Garden Arena.

"Damn, this arena is really broken." Li Liang couldn't help but sigh.

The Boston Garden Arena was built in 1928 and is located just below the arena with a train station.

The capacity of the arena is not small, and you can see that the stadium is already full of spectators.

Compared to the 1950 competition, the spectators have become more casual and life-like.

Boston's stadium floor is parquet, made of square panels.

Li Liang held the ball and dribbled on it to warm up, Nima's floor was uneven!

However, as the lights gradually came on, the crowd grew, the noise grew louder and louder, and as the game approached the start, the Boston Garden Arena began to look spectacular and solemn.

Today's opponent for the Celtics is the Cincinnati Royals, who have a triple-double of the '60s, Oscar Robertson.

As a famous season triple-double player in the NBA, Robertson's famous Li Liang is certainly thunderous.

During the warm-up, Li Liang ran to the halfway line to take a look at Robertson.

The superstars of that era were really very different from ordinary players, and they were talented at first glance.

In the 60s, players were generally one size smaller and less muscular and not strong enough.

The exception is Robertson, who is tall and burly, with a thick body, long arms, and muscular hips.

Li Liang thought that if Robertson played in the NBA today, he would definitely be a power point guard.

"Beep beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to signal that the game was about to start and the players were ready to get off the pitch.

In the '60s, the NBA game was still very simple, and there was no cheerleading squad on Boston Garden Stadium.

After the introduction of the players, the match between the two sides will begin.

Li Liang sat on the sidelines and watched the game next to Auerbach.

That's fine, Li Liang wants to observe first and see how the game is played in this era, he knows it well.

By the way, observe Oscar Robertson's style of play, think about how you can defend him when you come out, and how you can pick three steals from him.

The game started with Russell and Royals center Wayne Embury jumping the ball.

Li Liang took a look at it, and the center of the Royal Team was shorter than himself, estimated to be about 2 meters, 6 feet 8.

The center of that era, like Russell, who was about 2.08 meters, was already very tall, and many were less than 2 meters.

Therefore, a monster like Chamberlain, who is 2.16 meters and has super long arms, is a giant on the pitch today, and it is not surprising that he scored 100 points in a game.

Li Liang thought, I don't know if he will be asked to defend Chamberlain in the future and prevent him from scoring 100 points?

Just thinking about it, Russell made a jump ball, and the Celtics took the lead in attacking.

The Celtics' point guard on the court is Bob Cousy, but he doesn't dribble past half court.

Possession of the ball was shooting guard Sam Jones, wearing the number 24 jersey and a wrinkled face like a little old man.

Li Liang watched from the sidelines, Jones passed the ball to Coussy, who took the ball and bent his body to break through the middle.

The speed is not fast, the dribbling is a bit monotonous as always, and the opponent's defense is not fierce enough.

"It seems that the physical confrontation is not particularly intense, so you should pay attention to the scale."

The NBA entered the '60s, and the control of physical confrontation was tightened, and there would be no fights in the forties and fifties.

Cousy dribbled through the middle, and after an unsteady stop, he suddenly flicked to the side and the ball was passed to the outside.

This kind of passing without looking at people was very rare in those days, so Cousy was treated as an outlier in the early days, and no team wanted him.

Just as he was about to drive a taxi, it was Auerbach who brought him into the Celtic and started a legend.

The 1962-1963 season was late in his career, and his speed was noticeably weaker, but his passing was becoming more and more accurate.

Sam Jones, who received the ball from the outside, sold a jumper with the ball at a distance of about 15 feet!

The ball "tied" and smashed into the basket, and Oscar Robertson rushed inside and grabbed a backcourt rebound.

Li Liang looked at the lineup of the Royal team, the center was only more than 2 meters, and Robertson himself was 195.

Coupled with his strong body, Robertson has no problem playing center on the court, averaging 10 boards per game with ease.

Robertson pushes forward with the ball, and his dribble, like Cousy, is characteristic of his era.

One-handed, low-level, dribble carefully, for fear that the referee will not be satisfied with the gesture of sending you a circle.

Robertson completed a pick-and-roll with Embury at the top of the arc.

Embrie cuts, Robertson jumps up for a Nesse pass, Embury catches the ball and lays up!

A big hat by Russell!

Sam Jones gets the ball and pushes for quick counter-attacks.

The Celtics counter-attacked with great speed, and the whole team ran and shook the floor of the arena with a bang.

Sam Jones missed a layup of his own, and Russell, who followed up, made a layup.

The crowd cheered, and the Celtics scored first.

Less than 30 seconds into the match, the two sides have already gone back and forth for three rounds.

Basically, if you play a tactical match, you will shoot directly.

Li Liangsuan understands why the rebounds were so high at that time.

Like Russell, he grabs 30, 40, or even 50 rebounds at every turn.

One is that his body advantage is too obvious, and the other is that the pace of the game was really fast at that time, and the tactics were relatively simple.

After observing for a while, Li conscience had a spectrum in his heart.

He poked Auerbach, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Hey, coach, when are you going to let me play?" Let me play, won't you? ”

"Don't worry, what are you anxious about?" Auerbach glanced at Li Liang, this game has just begun.

"If you don't let me play, the team will lose!"