Wang Zhizhi returned to the game, and he was prepared for the offense. Before him, there were many interior players in the NBA who could shoot three-pointers, the most famous of which was the Pistons' bad boy leader, Bill Ranbill, the root of all evil. It's just that compared with Ranbier, Wang Zhizhi's defensive and rebounding abilities are basically negligible, which is why Cowens and other NBA coaches don't look down on him.

How can a 7-foot-1 interior player gain a foothold in the NBA if his ability to fight may not be as good as that of some small forwards? And Leon has found value for him this season, scoring from the outside when it mattered most.

The 7-foot-1 height ensures that he is difficult to be interfered with by small defenders on the outside, and if the opponent's interior line comes out to follow, sorry, your interior line is empty, and the Celtics also have a cadre of outside attackers who can break through to the inside.

The reason why there have been few such players in the past is simple, big men are reluctant to practice shooting, and the fierce competition in the NBA makes it difficult for those big men who have experienced inside fighting to maintain a consistent shooting touch.

Wang Zhizhi has a good feel, and Leon doesn't want him to go to the inside to resist, after coming to Boston, Wang Zhizhi's shooting training standards are exactly the same as those of outside players. So when he confidently stood outside the three-point line and continued to cross his waist, Kenyon Martin had to stare at him indefatigably.

The Nets' players are highly focused, and Scott has just laid out on the defensive end, sticking to the three-point line, putting two points, and never fouling the opponent to the free throw line. Therefore, Martin can prevent it without any scruples, and he has just been deflated by Wang Zhizhi twice, and he feels extremely angry.

The whole game ravaged Antoine Walker, and in the end he was taken advantage of by a Celtic water cooler manager, and he couldn't bear this breath with a short temper. Before the referee's whistle on the serve, he had already begun to push Wang Zhizhi with small movements.

Wang Zhizhi was unmoved, anyway, Leon said that at this time he was a feint to scare people, just stand on the field and pretend, since Martin was staring at himself, his goal was achieved.

"Beep!" The referee's tee whistle blew and he handed the ball to PJ Brown, out of him, at which point the other four players on the Celtics court had three-point ability. Brown didn't hesitate when he received the referee's ball, because he knew that as long as he hesitated for a second, their offensive tactics would fail because they didn't have a tactic!

Gilbert Arenas, who was originally standing on the three-point line, suddenly took a step back and took a big step back, and Brown immediately passed the ball to Arenas. Arenas is a big step away from the three-point line, just pull it up and shoot!

The ball highlighted a surprise, but Arenas was a little far from the basket and the shot was not well prepared, and Kidd reacted very quickly and immediately sealed his arm.

The ball made a high arc in the air, and Leon knew from the sidelines that the goal could not be scored, and the force was obviously small, but Celtic still had a chance. The ball smashed into the front of the basket, and Paul Pierce relied on his strong body to resist the two Nets players and grab the rebound. In the continuous off-ball simulation training, the rebounding ability of every player in the Celtics has been improved by a notch.

But Pierce, who grabbed the ball, knew that he couldn't go straight to the basket, they wanted three points, and there was enough time, so he found Reed in the bottom corner and passed the ball.

Under the interference of Steers, Reed did not catch the ball smoothly, but he finally held it, he dribbled the ball and adjusted the space, there was almost no time, less than five seconds, he made a hasty shot, and the ball smashed on the neck of the basket!

By this time, PJ Brown had rushed to the court, and this was the last chance for the Celtics, and all the Nets players squeezed around the three-second zone to grab the rebound, and the basket was huddled together. Kenyon Martin was the best bouncer of all on the court, rushing to the spot where the ball landed and then leaping high with PJ Brown squeezing him next to him, and he couldn't get the ball down steadily.

So Martin slammed the ball outwards like a volleyball, trying to shoot it directly across the halfway line, preferably into Kidd's hand.

However, Martin missed Wang Zhizhi.

From beginning to end, Wang Zhizhi didn't take a step towards the three-point line, he just stood there, because Leon told him, "At the critical moment, you stand outside the three-point line, better than you lie in the three-second zone." ”

Then, Wang Zhizhi waited for Martin's gift package, and a flying ball fell into his hands.

There are still 1.2 seconds left before the end of the game, Wang Zhizhi did not hesitate, and received this "pass" with just the right strength and speed, Wang Zhizhi made a three-point shot directly at the top of the arc, a seemingly slow and leisurely throw, but it became the most deadly action in the eyes of the fans.

Before the ball could go in, Leon on the sidelines raised his hand and stretched out his index finger, and he shouted: "Over-time! (OT)

The ball hollowed into the net and the score was equalized and overtime was given.

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A game that could have ended early was dragged into overtime by Wang Zhizhi's three-pointer. And one dozen in overtime was three, until the third overtime, Kenyon Martin and Collins were both sent off, and Paul = Pierce suddenly came out of nowhere, with a three-pointer and a mid-range, and took away the game. The Celtics struggled to win the Nets on the road, and Leon led the team to a three-game winning streak after his return.

On the bus back to the hotel, there was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, and although everyone was exhausted by this grueling three-overtime time, what could be more joyful than such a victory?

Wang Zhizhi became the hero of the team, and after the game, every Celtic player and staff found Wang Zhizhi to celebrate with him, and Wang Zhizhi also showed a bright smile on his face that he had not seen for a long time, and even the pimples on his face were brighter.

The only unhappy person was Antoine Walker, who never got a chance to play after being substituted in the fourth quarter, but Wang Zhizhi, who came off the bench for him, saved the team.

Although Wang Zhizhi did not perform in overtime, Leon still used Chris Anderson to play the whole game in the position of power forward, and Walker asked Leon to replace him twice off the court, but Leon ignored it, which made Walker quite annoyed, but he didn't dare to say it in front of everyone.

The current Celtics are no longer Walker's Celtics, this is Pierce's Celtics, and Pierce is Leon's staunchest and loyal supporter, and nearly half of the players come to Celtics to be related to Leon, and they are all Leon's protégés.

Walker began to despair to find that Fox Leon, who was once the team's number one star, is now impossible if he wants to eliminate him from the main lineup.

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Because the game ended so late, the Celtics stayed in New Jersey for another night, and the next morning the whole team flew to Detroit to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Pistons.

On the afternoon of 14 days, the Celtics had a pre-game team training in the training hall, and in the middle of the training media interview, Leon was asked why he didn't let Walker play in last night's game, and he didn't let Walker get a chance to play until overtime, Leon replied: "Injury, Walker's ankle is not very comfortable, I can't hurt my players because of one game." So I tried to get other players on the pitch and Wang did well, unexpectedly well, and that made up for Walker's void. Of course, Walker is still indispensable, and he will play tomorrow against the Pistons. ”

"Will anyone not show up?" A reporter asked, a very nonsensical question, but Leon actually answered, he said: "Yes, Paul Pierce won't be on the court tomorrow, his groin is not very comfortable, obviously not good." ”

Paul Pierce's 37 points in yesterday's game against the Nets was the basis and guarantee of the team's victory, but Leon's words in the interview said that if you don't let him play, you won't let him play.

Pierce got the news after training and immediately approached Leon and asked, "Coach, why do you say I won't play tomorrow?" I'm in good shape, nothing is going on in my body, I don't need to rest, I need to play. ”

Leon patiently replied, "Trust me, Paul, you need to rest, you don't rest for yourself, it's for the Celtics." Think about the playoffs, think about where we stand, think about our opponents. I made the decision based on a lot of factors, and of course, I knew that I would be lectured by Angie again when I returned to Boston the day after tomorrow...... But, trust me. Let Reisert take good care of your knees at night. (To be continued.) )