When Van Gundy found out that the Rockets couldn't even deal with the inside line of the Wang Zhizhi and Anderson combination, his heart was broken. In www.biquge.info the third quarter, the Celtics relied on a quick counterattack from the two players and the outside to pull the score apart.

At this time, Leon took the initiative to call a timeout, and he replaced Wang Zhizhi and Anderson from the court, and replaced Garnett and PJ Brown. Leon knows very well that the odd soldier should be accepted when he sees it, and he must not be overjoyed, thinking that relying on the bench players can just kill the opponent's main force. Being able to play to the advantage and extend the lead, Leon's goal has been achieved.

If Wang Zhizhi and Anderson are always on the court, there will definitely be problems at the end of the third quarter, Yao Ming will not be limited by Wang Zhizhi all the time, and Anderson is not as solid as Garnett on the defensive end.

Leon's rotation strategy of flattening in the middle and seeking stability in the middle of the game makes Van Gundy hardly find any flaws, unless the Celtics players themselves are in trouble and the Rockets players explode, the plot in the second half of the third quarter and the fourth quarter is almost predictable.

Obviously, after tonight's game, Van Gundy will have a few fewer hairs on his head and more dark circles under his eyes.

It's not that Van Gundy is incompetent, it's that the Celtics are too strong, and even Fox Leon himself feels that this Celtics are too strong by themselves. He even began to wonder what kind of method he should use to defeat the Green Legion.

Miracles, more superstars, to make them collapse in their mentality, or whatever. Leon didn't know it himself, standing on the sidelines watching Kevin Garnett and Pierce complete a beautiful empty catch, turned around and cut off the Rocket's pass in defense, assisted Arenas to complete a fast-break layup, and then the whole team actively retreated, without slackening at all, Leon himself felt very distressed.

After some discomfort in the early part of the season, the ups and downs caused by his case, and injury issues, the Celtics have consolidated into a formidable force, from starters to benches to water coolers, with every screw to play and each one to play a role.

The enthusiasm of the fans at the Toyota Center continued to wane, because after the third quarter, the Celtics had extended their lead to 15 points, and it was no surprise that the Rockets had a hard time filling the hole in the fourth quarter.

However, there was still a slight wave in the fourth quarter, Steve Francis suddenly went berserk, hitting consecutive three-pointers that he was not good at in the offense, and the Rockets once saw hope of closing the score. That's when Pierce stepped up and stabilized the situation with a solid mid-range jumper that finally allowed the Celtics to bagged the victory.

In the end, this eye-catching Chinese derby did not escape most people's expectations, Yao Ming played better, but Wang Zhizhi's team won the game, and Wang Zhizhi did not fall behind in the confrontation with Yao Ming, and made a key contribution to the victory.

After the game, Wang Zhizhi finally stepped forward to high-five and hugged Yao Ming, and the two hugged and said something. After that, Yao Ming also kindly stepped forward to shake Leon's hand, Leon looked at the super giant, shook his thug's hand, and then leaned over and patted him on the back.

"I would like to give you two pieces of advice, one is to control your weight and not to pursue absolute power; Second, pay attention to the so-called loyalty and think more about yourself. Leon said to Yao Ming as he approached him.

Leon uses Chinese, Yao Ming has long heard Wang Zhizhi say that their head coach Leon's Chinese is amazing, Yao Ming was indeed shocked, but not by Leon's Chinese level, but why he said this.

After this game, the Celtics won 20 consecutive games, becoming the second team to win more than 20 consecutive games since the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972, which also brought the Celtics' momentum and Fox-Leon's fame to a peak. On the way out of the Toyota Center, reporters and media people almost rushed forward, hoping to get a few words from the mouths of Leon and Celtic players about what it was like to win 20 in a row.

"That's what victory looks like, and it's just a small step." On the bus back to the hotel, Leon said this to the Celtic players. Victory is so intoxicating, like all the good things in the world, people keep chasing it and never get tired of it.

The Celtics' winning streak didn't stop at 20, and a day later, they slaughtered the Bucks in Milwaukee, with a huge margin of 129:78, a huge 51 points, setting a record for the largest point margin this season, which is also the highest point difference in NBA history.

On January 14, the Celtics returned to Boston back-to-back, and this time it was the Rockets' turn to visit the Celtics. Affected by physical strength, the Celtics were in poor form in this game, and the Rockets were with a vengeful mentality, coupled with Cato's return, they once took a 14-point lead at the North Shore Garden Arena, and looked like they were about to end the Celtics' winning streak.

As a result, in the fourth quarter, Wang Zhizhi was ordered to take the three-point shot like God, and hit all 5 shots, helping the Celtics to overtake the score by one point one minute before the end of the game. The imposing Celtics didn't waste the biggest burst of Wang's career, and in a key offense, Leon boldly used an Indian combination, unexpectedly allowing James Posey to serve directly from the baseline in the bottom corner of the right corner, and hit a three-point shot to give the Celtics a five-point lead over the Rockets with 40 seconds left in the game.

This goal extinguished the Rockets and Van Gundy's hopes of revenge, turned Yao Ming's performance of 33 points and 11 rebounds into a cloud, and also raised the Celtics' winning streak to 22 games.

But apparently, the Celtics are starting to get tired too, playing back-to-back rockets until the last minute, and after just one day of rest, he's leaving Boston for Orlando to face the Magic. It's another tough battle, and now the Celtics are the target of the crowd, with all the teams thinking about beating the Celtics to end their winning streak.

It's an overtime game, and the Magic are already in the East this season, with Hill's injury and the failure to bring in Duncan to make the Magic gradually fall into the abyss. Last season's 3-1 lead was overturned, and the 19-game losing streak that began this season completely destroyed the otherwise hopeful team. However, such a weak Magic team still resisted the Celtics at home until the last moment, and it was not until overtime that the Celtics relied on a strong defense and used a 12:0 attack wave to take away the victory on the road.

Finally, two days later, on January 18, in San Antonio, the Celtics ended their winning streak when they were beaten by the Spurs at the center of the SBC, trailing the Spurs by 22 points at halftime. In the second half, the Celtics seemed to finally feel like they had to pick up their spirits and fight to catch up, but it was too late, and they lost the game by 79-89, a 10-point difference, and their winning streak was fixed at the number 23.

After the game, the players didn't feel too much frustration, but felt a lot more relaxed. León decided to take the players with them to San Antonio's famous riverside promenade for drinks, snacks and shopping. The focus shifted to the Spurs and Popovich, and Leon and Celtic breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that sometimes, too many victories are not a good thing." On the pedestrian street, Leon was eating a tacos while talking to the players - the Celtics were scattered in twos and threes on the pedestrian street, and Leon was with Pierce and Garnett.

"Because it's not the ultimate victory, and my ass hurts from the plane for the past two days." Paul Pierce prefers a kebab burger, and Leon allowed them to let go of it tonight.

"I can't wait, and hopefully the playoffs will start soon." Garnett didn't eat anything, and when it came to eating, Garnett was a very self-controlled person, and he was better than Pierce, a fat little man.

"We're only halfway through the season, and there's a damn All-Star Game to be part of this circus show." The thought that he would be the head coach of the All-Star Game nine times out of ten gave Leon a headache. Now he doesn't need to be close to the stars, so he is too lazy to participate in this kind of pure star show.

What made Leon even more troublesome was that on the long road ahead, he didn't seem to see anyone who could really stop them.

Except for the Celts and himself. (To be continued.) )