Jackson did what he said, and in the days that followed, Chang Wei could clearly see that his restless heart had settled down, and the tape he watched changed from the Celtics to the team's opponent for the next game. In fact, many rookie coaches will have this problem, they only see that important game, but ignore the previous games that are relatively not so important, but you must know that any season is made up of 82 or more games, and one game may not be important.

With Jackson leading by example, the Bobcats' players also refocused on the next game, and they lived up to expectations to put together another winning streak and not be overtaken by the Celtics before the showdown began.

Although they are also under a lot of pressure as a team at the top of the table, after almost two seasons of grinding, such pressure is not too much of a problem for them. Besides, leading is leading, and if you lose the game, you can still pray that the opponent loses in the last few games, but if you are behind, you will not be saved.

Now that the top eight positions in the East and West have basically been determined, the only ones who are still in suspense are the Bobcats and the Celtics. In fact, many experts are dumbfounded by the Bobcats' performance this season, in their opinion, the Bobcats made the playoffs last season because of good luck, and this year's playoffs are a victory, but what they didn't expect is that the Bobcats actually firmly occupied the top four positions in the East in the closing stage, and now they have to compete with the Celtics for the third place in the East.

What team are the Celtics? Last offseason, Angie traded for Ray Allen and Garnett to form a big three with Pierce, and although all three All-Stars have entered the twilight of their careers, the power of the combination is still very amazing. Coupled with Rondo, Perkins and other players, they became championship candidates before the season started.

However, they are still fighting for a third place in the East, and the competition is still a team like the Bobcats, which has only been established for less than two years, and it is a slap in the face. The Celtics are still doing very well this season, but now it seems that the Bobcats are not bad, I really don't know if the Celtics are not as strong as they seem, or if the Bobcats don't look so weak.

In anticipation, the game that decided the third place in the East finally kicked off at the TD North Shore Garden Arena in Boston. That's not good news for the Bobcats, who have a pretty scary home record, with their home record top-five in the league this season, while the Bobcats can't even finish in the top five in the East on the road.

But to the surprise of a group of fans, it was the Bobcats who took the lead in attacking away. In the face of the Celtics' defense, the Bobcats players were unafraid, and Roy broke through with the ball again and again, completely unconcerned about Garnett's defense under the basket. Of course, he wasn't stupid enough to go to the basket against the defense, and whenever he found that Garnett was already in place, he would give the ball to his teammates on the perimeter, and Jack, Ariza and even Milicic showed a good touch after receiving the ball.

Gasol Jr. is naturally not idle, in addition to pulling to the high post and Roy to block and dismantle, he also conscientiously does a good job of a central axis, when Roy finds that there is no opportunity, he can always use a return pass to find Gasol Jr., who can pass the ball to others according to the gap created by Roy, or simply shoot near the free throw line.

At first, the Celtics were able to compete with the Bobcats, but soon the disadvantages of too many veterans became apparent, and with the exception of Rondo, almost no one in the starting five could keep up with the Bobcats, and even if they did, it took a lot of physical strength. In the second half of the first quarter, the Bobcats took advantage of their physical advantage and gradually began to open up the difference, and they led 31-25 at the end of the quarter, and most importantly, the Big Three all played nearly 10 minutes in this quarter, which definitely had an impact on the rest of the game.

Rivers had to let Rondo take the bench at the beginning of the second quarter, but Rondo was the only one who could compete with the Bobcats' bench lineup, and "Big Baby" Glenn Davis could only be counted as half. Chandler, who was drafted by the Bobcats last year, showed his usual big heart, hitting three consecutive three-pointers from the bottom corner to help his team continue to widen the gap.

This made Rivers feel very entangled, and after thinking about it again, he still had to let the Big Three come on early, otherwise the Celtics would be directly destroyed for the rest of the second quarter. Jackson, who held a double-digit lead, was unfazed, and he was steady on the sidelines until he switched to the starting lineup when the Celtics had reduced the deficit to 11 points with 7:12 left in the second quarter.

However, at this time, the main force of the Celtics has been consumed a lot, and at this time, Jackson sending a starter is tantamount to taking advantage of the fire. Rivers' face is ugly, the Bobcats' benches are simply fierce on both offensive and defensive ends, and his players need to spend more energy to narrow the gap with difficulty, and the Bobcats are undoubtedly a heavy blow to the starters at this time.

At the end of the first half, the Bobcats led the Celtics by 12 points at 59-47 with a 9-0 spurt from their main players, which is not a big gap, but it is a bit strange that the Celtics are behind rather than the Bobcats.

Such a score boosted the morale of the whole Bobcats, and they launched another wave of offensive at the beginning of the second half. Although the Celtics tried to regain the initiative, the Bobcats did not give them any chances, and this young team is very old-fashioned, with Roy in charge, they rarely make some low-level mistakes, which also makes the Celtics never find the opportunity to turn the tables, and their fitness has turned red. On the contrary, the Bobcats players appear to be vigorous, and in addition to the large number of players in rotation, Chang Wei's special emphasis on physical training is also a key factor in their ability to play the whole game with ease.

In the fourth quarter, the difference between the two sides was irreversible, and Rivers had no choice but to let the Big Three rest to prepare for the playoffs. Jackson then replaced the starters, not to rest the starters, but to let the benches play more, after all, in the playoffs, a team's roster depth can largely determine the outcome of a series.

In the end, the Bobcats comfortably defeated the Celtics 105-95 to secure their third place in the East, and as long as they don't make mistakes in the rest of the game, the spot will be theirs at the end of the regular season.