Chapter 251: Play with momentum
It's normal for Magic Johnson to be intimidated by Boston Garden Square.
He was only 25 years old that year, he became famous as a teenager, the pride of the sky, and the whole world loved him, except for the Bostonians.
He was too proud and too nervous, and his psychological defenses were broken.
Historically, on that painful night in 1984, he watched Boston hold a championship parade in his hotel because there were no red-eye flights.
He was accompanied only by his good friends Isaiah Thomas, and Mark Aquili.
This is the price that any superstar has to pay for his growth, and he was too smooth in the past few years.
The rookie won the championship and FVP, easily overpowered the old man Norm Nixon in the team, drove away coach Paul Westhead, and signed a super long-term contract of 25 years and 25 million.
He did early on what no other player could do in a lifetime, and all that was left was to fight himself and Bird.
He was afraid of defeat, of losing to Bird in this crucial, decisive battle.
He's been a winner before.
Win the NAA championship, get the championship first, and get the FVP first.
With only regular season VPs and lip reviews in the media, he's at the bottom of the pack.
If he wins this championship, won't he overtake Bird?
But he made mistakes, mistakes one after another, and they were fatal mistakes.
They shouldn't have played a tie-break, they should have ended the series early, and they shouldn't have challenged the Celtics to go to the finals to tie-break......
There weren't too many of them, and he was still thinking about those two free throws in Game 4 until Game 7 began.
So his brain is insensitive, lacking fighting spirit.
But Li Liang is different!
He entered this task, although it was also mentally burdensome, because there was only one chance.
But would he be afraid of Boston Garden Square?
I have made meritorious contributions to Kaizi, and I have sweated for Kaizi!
I talk and laugh with Auerbach, I fight side by side with Russell, I am Havlicek's role model, I am Maravich's savior!
You fans, who turn their faces and don't recognize people, dare to spray at me?
I can't scold you!
In the real world, Li Liang, who was embarrassed to scold because he was too popular, opened up and scolded at the Boston Garden Arena this time!
He stood on the sidelines, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and exchanged trash-talk with the Celtics fans in the front row.
There has never been a player like this in Boston Garden.
Li Liang is not afraid, a group of NPs I'm still afraid of you?
He is from the 21st century Internet age, he is quite proficient in all kinds of "civilized language", and he has read all kinds of trash talk.
Even if the Celtics fans are overwhelming, Li Liang will not be left behind.
After scolding, the technical station and the referee on the scene came to dissuade him.
Li Liang said: "The game hasn't started yet, there is no rule that you can't scold, right?" ”
The people at the technical desk explained again and again, hoping that he would remain restrained and calm.
Li Liang just wanted to shut up, but the Celtics fans yelled at him again, and Li Liang said angrily: "You scold again!" ”
So, he started scolding again.
Now the Lakers players couldn't stand it, Pat Riley came over and hugged Li Liang and said, "Focus on the game, don't waste saliva." ”
Li Liang said: "I'm not wasting saliva, I want to tell the players that there is nothing to be afraid of here!" They're just a little bit more crowded, can these fans get on the pitch and play? The opponent is five people, we are also five people, we can win! ”
Li Liang's words injected a shot in the arm for the Lakers players.
Magic Johnson's eyes were a little less dazed.
Of course, Li Liang didn't scold in vain, this wave he suddenly gained tens of thousands of anger points!
Haha, it seems that in the system, Boston Garden is still his blessed land.
Although he often plays games on behalf of the Celtics in the system, when it comes to the Lakers' mission, Li Liang will not show mercy to the Celtics.
In his heart, he doesn't belong to any team, he belongs only to himself and the fans who like him.
……
After a scolding battle, Li Liang felt comfortable, and the game was about to start.
put on sexy little shorts again, and this time Li Liang appeared in place of Rambis.
In Game 4, Rambis was hit by McHale's drying rack, which changed the course of the game and even the entire series.
Li Liang acted as the team's power forward this time to help the Lakers get back on the court in this position.
Rambis, who usually wears glasses and is known as a court civil servant, is the most mediocre of the Lakers' five.
The other four positions, three champions, plus one Cooper, are all star-calib.
The game is about to start, and the Celtics are Larry Bird, Parish, Maxwell, Henderson plus Denis Johnson.
Li Liang walked up to Bird and said, "The magician told me that he was going to beat your blood mother in this game and win the cup in the Garden Square." ”
Bird glanced at Li Liang and said, "Why don't you say it yourself, coward." ”
Li Liang said: "Because he doesn't bother to talk to you." ”
After speaking, Li Liang ran to Magic Johnson again and said, "Larry just said that you are a coward." ”
The magician said, "He's the coward, we'll see." ”
Johnson's face was noticeably better and more relaxed than he had been before the game.
The scene where Li Liang just scolded the Celtics fans was also to vent his anger to the Lakers players and give him a psychological massage.
The game starts with Jabbar and Parrish jumping the ball.
The Celtics were given the opening offense.
The decibels on the scene reached the highest level, and it was destined to be a noisy battle.
In the first shot, Bird flanked the ball and rushed inside, missed, and got a rebound in the front court and hit a pick-and-roll with his left hand.
Celtic hit the opening goal.
Then, Johnson missed an outside jumper, the Celtics counterattacked, and Dennis Johnson hit a board toss!
The Celtics soon got the upper hand, and the roof of the Boston Garden was about to be overturned.
But the Lakers responded quickly, with a super long pass, Abdul-Jabbar catching the ball in the front court, making a layup, and causing a foul on Henderson.
The Lakers' quick counter-attack is a notch faster than all teams.
Their passing was extremely tacit and they counter-attacked very quickly, especially Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Don't look at him as a 2.18m center forward, he is very fast.
He must get the ball quickly, the opponent can't resist it at all.
Of course, one of the reasons he's so quick is because he doesn't defend......
The free throw was hit and the score became 4:.
The Lakers were quick to catch up.
Then, Dennis Johnson burst inside in the middle of the attack, causing James Worthy to foul.
It can be seen that the Celtics are playing very fiercely, and their strategy is very clear, which is to crush the Lakers mentally and mentally.
After Worthy fouled, he raised his hand with his head down and claimed the foul.
Li Liang rushed forward and took Worthy's hand down, and said, "What kind of hand, the referee will foul you if you foul?" ”
Then, Li Liang beeped at the referee and insisted that there was no foul on the ball.
In fact, this ball is an obvious foul, but Li Liang is unreasonable to fight for three points.
Worthy's mistake in the second game also had a big psychological impact on him.
Li Liang knew that he came not only to help the team on the field, but also to morale.
The Lakers are inherently superior, and as long as they are mentally okay, they will definitely be able to beat their opponents in Boston Garden Square.
Li Liang's argument was of course meaningless, but there was no zero tolerance at that time, so Li Liang did not receive a technical foul.
Standing on the court and watching Dennis Johnson make free throws, Li Liang said to Worthy: "Don't bow your head, we will win!" We're stronger, why not win! ”
Dennis Johnson made two free throws.
The Lakers attacked, first the ball was touched out of the baseline, and then Cooper's long shot from the outside missed it.
But Li Liang grabbed the frontcourt rebound under the basket!
He made a layup and caused a foul on Parish, a free throw!
The free throws were a point for Li Liang, and he hit two free throws.
Then both sides began to play iron constantly, and the shooting percentage from the outside was very low.
The Celtics also had a bad hand, with Bird missing an outside jumper and Henderson missing.
Li Liang got the backcourt rebound, a double cooperation between Magic and Cooper, Cooper received the ball and dunked it!
Overtaken, the Lakers overtook by 1 point.
The Celtics' offense is still stagnant, in fact, throughout the Finals, and they always start behind.
It's just that the Lakers are fighting, and they will be caught up by the Celtics later, which is a psychological problem.
Then, the Celtics still missed, the Lakers counterattacked, Li Liang got a chance to catch the ball and go to the basket for a layup, but the referee blew them for a three-second.
Li Liang rushed up and yelled at the referee, saying "Why is Lao Tzu three seconds?" Do you count seconds by second? Is your time Earth time? Did you look at the watch? Are you counting accurately?
The referee was confused by Li Liang's spray, and reacted and gave Li Liang a technical foul.
There were boos at the scene, and cheers after seeing a technical foul.
Bird is going to the free throw line.
Pat Riley reminded Li Liang on the sidelines to keep his emotions under control.
In fact, Li Liang's emotions are well controlled, and the reason why he does this is to mobilize the emotions of the team.
Comrades, get passionate, there are 10,000 people on the field, and none of them support us.
If we don't support ourselves, if we don't argue and cheer ourselves on, who else can we rely on?
Li Liang's efforts were effective, and the Lakers players slowly came out of the pre-game tightness.
The most stable person is still Abdul-Jabbar, and as long as he is there, the Lakers' positional offense is guaranteed.
Then there was Worthy, who played more and more resolutely.
The Magic hadn't relented yet, and he was visibly hesitant on the court.
His passing is still very sharp and beautiful, but he doesn't grab rebounds, he makes a lot of mistakes.
Towards the end of the first quarter, he had already made three turnovers.
The two sides played to a 0:0 draw.
Riley didn't dare to let Johnson rest more and kept him on the court.
Li Liang came down to rest for a while, and he was replaced by Kupchak.
A moment later, in the second quarter, McHale came on.
Li Liang immediately got up: "Change me to play!" ”
Riley looked at it and said, "Calm down, calm down, you've already had a technical foul." ”
Li Liang said: "I asked you to replace me because I was calm, Kupchak can't!" ”
In this game, every scoring and offense and defense are important, and he has to go on the court to teach McHale a little lesson before the Lakers can fully wake up.
Li Liang kept chattering behind Riley, Riley finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he wanted to punish Li Liang.
In the end, he gave in and replaced Liliang Lambis on the court at the time of the free throw.
As soon as Li Liang came on the court, he saw McHale and said, "Long time no see, Kevin." ”
McHale later recalled that he did not mean it at the time, but just felt that something was going to be done.
Otherwise, he should have used this move against the Magician or Worthy, not Rambis.
But whether it was intentional or not, McHale's dangerous move took a toll on Lambis and had an impact on the situation.
Since Li Liang has appeared on the stage of Delambis, he has to find this field back.
"Be careful, Kevin." Li Liang "reminded" McHale.
In fact, Li Liang will not do anything to McHale, there has already been a technical foul, and he cannot be punished.
Li Liang is a kind of psychological deterrence, which makes McHale afraid.
It's like the Lakers were scared of the Celtics' three-second zone in Game 4.
There was no need for violence, Li Liang had other ways to deal with McHale.
Midway through the second quarter, the two sides played almost disorganized.
Rushing inside, grabbing rebounds, and fighting for every ball is a word "fight".
It's really a fight, a life-and-death game, which is a test of the player's will and quality.
The Celtics began to dominate the court, and Dennis Johnson fearlessly attacked the interior.
The Celtics started to take the lead.
At this time, Li Liang got an open opportunity on the outside - although it was not an opportunity in the eyes of others.
Even in 1984, the fifth season of the three-point shot, it was still far from popular.
Only Michael Cooper has hit two three-pointers in this game in history.
The Celtics didn't score a single three-pointer, they only shot two, and they were still forced to shoot.
The Celtics didn't even think about using three-pointers to win.
It appears that this plane is not affected by the "Maravich plane".
Then I, Li Liang, will influence you!
Li Liang Rambis took the ball on the outside, and others thought he was going to pass, but he shot straight three!
Pat Riley was stunned and was about to blurt out expletive.
Then I saw that the goal went in!
Really in, very nice a hollow three.
The scene was suddenly much quieter.
Everyone thought it was luck, but it wasn't over yet.
Then, Li Liang squatted in the bottom corner, and the Lakers' inside line couldn't be opened, so they could only pass it to Li Liang.
Still thought he wouldn't shoot, so Li Liang had plenty of time to aim...... Again!
It's over, the Lakers have overtaken!
Two unexpected three-pointers turned the Lakers around at once.
K-Jones could only call a timeout, and the Lakers players all came over to hug Li Liang.
Li Liang gave Magic Johnson a kick and said, "I can throw in, why don't you dare to vote, why can't you vote?" Play with momentum! ”
For the first time tonight, Johnson's face showed a smile, "I can throw in, don't worry." ”
At this time, on the sidelines, in the audience, young David Stern was sitting in the front seat watching the game.
At that time, he still had gray hair and a mustache, and he had just become president of the league on February 1 of this year.
Sitting next to him was the previous president, Larry O'Brien, the name man of the championship trophy.
This will be Stern's first overall title.
Historically, in 1985, after the Celtics won the championship, Stern officially succeeded him and began to carry out drastic reforms to the NBA, and by the way, suppressed the Celtics, who were too strong.
He did not allow the emergence of monopolies.
And when Stern saw Li Liang Lambis's goal and the change in the situation, some of the original thoughts in his heart may have changed. Genius remembers the first three or five in a second