Chapter 278: Too Excited
Injuries have always been the last thing the team wants to encounter on the basketball court but has never been able to avoid a problem, the NBA schedule is tight, the confrontation is fierce, and no matter how good the physical player is, he will often fall under a confrontation, after all, when you are exercising, others are also exercising in the gym, who will be worse than who will really collide together? And more importantly, no matter how strong your muscles are, it is impossible to make your fingers, wrists, knees, and ankles, the most vulnerable parts of the human skeleton, invulnerable.
Historically, the Celtics failed to enter the playoffs this year, because in the regular season, Garnett was reimbursed for the season because of injury, and the final East Finals was a 6-game battle between the Cavaliers and Magic, and finally the Magic entered the finals 4-2.
But what should come will come, Garnett did not fall in the regular season, but fell in the game with only one game left in the Finals, Rivers was blinded on the spot, and the general manager of the Green Shirts, Angie, smashed three or four expensive vases in the office, while the big Van Gundy, who was sitting on the Magic bench, had a happy face.
The Celtics team doctor hurriedly came up to check the situation, but the situation was not optimistic, and the old wolf king didn't know if it was because he was old or because the injury was too serious, Garnett couldn't even stand up, and the Celtics team doctor had to shake his head at Rivers, signaling that he couldn't play now.
Yan Shi sighed, he has been a coach all his life, and he won a championship with the help of the Big Three last year, and the outside world questioned him very seriously about holding his thighs to win the championship, which also made Lao Li himself very unhappy.
Although he himself feels that the three semi-giants are the primary contributors to winning the championship, no one can erase his credit as the head coach, and it is something that ordinary coaches cannot do to use the three semi-giants well, from tactical design to player morale, which one is not doing the work himself? If you want to say that he is a thigh-hugging person, then isn't the Zen master the king of thighs? Phil Jackson once bluntly said that he would only choose to coach teams with superstars, this is not a naked thigh remark? Now no one scares about the Zen master, just because he has a lot of rings in his hand, if he can catch the tail of the Big Three this year to have two consecutive crowns, by this time next year, will there be a lot fewer people who say that he hugs his thighs?
But this wish is estimated to be difficult to come true, Garnett's injury situation is now unclear, but from the point of view that he can't get off the court on his own, at least the rest of the season is all off, his reimbursement, it is difficult for them to cross over from the Magic, even if they cross, can they win in the Finals and get ready to go, is there a lack of David Lee's rocket?
The arena in the North Shore Garden suddenly boiled, and many fans were even more excited than Yan Shi Rivers, who had worked hard to support the team for a year, and saw that they had passed the ninety-nine bays, and they were close to the last trembling to win the highest honor of the NBA and achieve the hegemony of two consecutive championships, but they didn't expect to be beaten down by a blue-collar player opposite at this critical moment? I'm afraid that dozens of extreme heart pills can't calm my mood!
Especially after seeing the referee go to the video center to watch for a long time, and finally only gave Howard a technical foul, those North Shore Garden fans suddenly stopped, they shouted that they were ready to rush into the field, and they wanted to give Howard and the referee a little good-looking, and the US imperialist security police immediately rushed out, and there was a white-hot confrontation on the scene.
The city of Boston is also a place with a strong basketball culture, but unlike New York, their basketball culture is more wild, and Boston basketball hooligans are also more famous in the world, but they don't care at all, but feel that this is called playing bravely and toughly, anyway, they can't eat a little loss on the court, otherwise it must be the other party's fault.
Warcraft said that he was very innocent, he really didn't want to hurt Garnett on purpose, he gave up this game in his heart, he just wanted to brush up a few rebounds and mix up some data, who knew that old man was going to be tough with himself? And it's as crisp as glass, and Howard says he doesn't want to carry this cauldron!
The on-site contradiction did not escalate again, under the guidance of the on-site DJ and special staff, a small number of excited fans finally sat back on the viewing seat, now the game is still very early from the victory, they are ahead of the score, and they also have an advantage on the field, if they go on to make trouble and let the referee cancel the game, and then find a time to replay it will be unfavorable to them, although they are hooligans, to hooligans does not mean that the culture is low, nor does it mean stupid.
It's just that without Garnett, it is not easy for them to hold on to the difference of more than ten points, and this is not the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the whole game will be over with 22 minutes to go, and the Magic has begun to fight back.
As soon as the wolf king fell, the Celtics' initial shortcoming was that the quality of defense declined, although Garnett couldn't handle Howard when he was there, but relying on his large-scale defense and Perkins and Davis's rotational hard top, Warcraft at least in the first few games did not have an aerial relay, the original flying Superman was deep in the Celtics' bucket array, but as soon as the old wolf king was not there, Warcraft began to take back his Superman cloak again, and after blocking and dismantling, two consecutive aerial relay dunks that had just jumped up raged the basket.
This is just a microcosm, it represents more of a complete collapse of the Green Shirts' defensive front, and the Warcraft used two games to ask Perkins and Davis to contain him, and now they have played the sixth game, and Howard at the peak is even more omnipotent.
Open from the inside will affect the outside line, this is no way to do it, the Green Shirts can't completely let their inside line go, even if it's the small ball tactics of the shooting star behind, the team also needs a big tall man to protect the basket, the Rockets' cake king, the Warriors' scum, McGee and Green, the Cavaliers' TT, the Spurs' Ade and Dajia, these are either tall and long arms or tough ball style, even if a team says that they emphasize the outside line, he can't completely empty the inside line to hand over to the opponent, There's so much a player can do on the inside, protect your own rebounds, steal your opponent's rebounds for a second offense, score in the paint, and that's something that a great guard can't do.
Even if Pierce and Ray Allen hit three points in a row on the outside to stop the bleeding for the team, they can't prevent Howard from turning the river and the sea on the inside, because they can't score three points every time they go against the sky, and the Monster's singles are almost all balls, and if they can't score, they can also cause fouls, and what's even worse is that the Magic seems to have burst out of their potential in desperate hopes, playing the combination of inside and outside tactics that Van Gundy has always dreamed of.
Da Fan Bald is a little different from Little Fan Bald, he emphasizes defense but is not like Van Gundy Jr. who only emphasizes defense, and he also has his own routine on the offensive end, that is, a strong center with four top shooters on the outside, playing a combination of inside and outside to destroy the opponent.
This lineup is not very forgiving, but the requirements for the players are exceptionally high, first of all, the big center in the team must be lethal, the kind that can attract two people to wrap the clip, and secondly, the center must have a good view of the overall situation, and the ball must be able to pass out in his hands, otherwise he will work alone after attracting the bag, which makes the four shooters standing on the outside line eat melon seeds and watch the play together?
But Howard is clearly not this material, or throughout the history of the NBA, there has been no such center.
Russell, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon and Ewing are too long ago to verify, but judging from their assist data, these big centers are not the masters who can pass the ball, the triple-double center of that era Divac is not good inside, and the current O'Neal and Yao Ming's dominance is enough, but they don't have too good passing awareness, Duncan is a little bit of a meaning in this regard, but people basically play the position of power forward, not a pure center, Embiid, who came out of nowhere, may become a center of this historical level, but after all, he is wearing the gimmick of a great emperor, and he crossed over after just a few years of playing Totoro, and it is impossible to know how the future development will be.
Anyway, it is impossible for Howard to have this awareness, the inner dominance is not as strong as the fat of the year, and the passing awareness is even lower and outrageous, generally the ball is like a meat bun playing a dog in his hands, and the back single is either an iron or a mistake, or the ball has not reached Howard's hands, and he has been playing with the four players on the outside, and the dignified league's No. 1 center is used as the league's No. 1 blue-collar player.
But now the Magic team has actually evolved a real combination of inside and outside tactics, Howard will distribute the ball back after holding the ball to attract the bag, even if his vision is not outstanding and cannot be passed to the empty player in place, but this is enough to make Big Van Gundy see tears.
O heaven, O earth! My monster has finally learned to pass the ball! He's finally enlightened!
The Celtics are dying in good times, and the Magic team is super evolving in adversity, and the two are judged by a high and low comparison, not to mention the Celtics' score difference of more than ten points, even if it is a score difference of more than 20 points, it is not enough for others to chase........
Turkoglu hit a three-pointer on the right side, Pierce missed a three-point shot and was protected by Lewis to rebound, Lewis then shot a three-point shot from the left side, but it was not a big problem, Howard beat the four of the Green Shirts to point the basketball in the crowd, grabbed the second landing point and successfully grabbed a frontcourt rebound, and after passing back to the vacant Redick, the latter immediately hit a three-pointer!
With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, the Magic magically completed a comeback and took a one-point lead with a score of 76-75?
"Coach, coach! Don't study your tactics, our opponents in the finals may have to be changed! ”
Randolph excitedly ran over and knocked on Adelman's office door, Ah Shuai walked out of the office with an unhappy face and questions, he usually hates others to disturb him when he is working, but this big black bear said that they are going to change opponents, what is going on, can magic turn the tables like this?
"The Celtics' Kevin went off injured in a confrontation with Dwight, and now the Magic are overtaking the score!"
Randolph was as excited as a 2-meter child, and he shouted loudly while showing the game information displayed on his mobile phone to the old coach, this surprise that fell from the sky shocked Adelman on the spot.
"Is that true?!"
The coach rubbed his eyes and looked at the news on the page, which read in black and white the follow-up report of Garnett's injury, which was preliminarily diagnosed as a foot fracture in the stadium, and has now been transferred to the hospital for specific observation, at least it has been confirmed that he will miss all the remaining games after this season.
"Hahaha!! Hahahaha!! Hahahahaha!!! ”
Adelman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up like a sheep and laughed, the rampant laughter made the other coaching staff members who were still in the office puzzled for a while, could it be that his own coach bought Powerball and won tens of millions of dollars? Laughing crazy because you're so excited?
However, the laughter stopped abruptly after a few seconds, and an anxious voice shouted from outside the door, "Coach, coach! You're okay Coach! Help me! Someone! The coach fainted! The assistant coaches immediately realized that something was wrong, and rushed out to check the situation, some were hurriedly calling the ambulance, some were looking for the security guards at the scene, and some glared angrily at Randolph, thinking that this guy had attacked Adelman, and the scene became a mess for a while.
The Celtics finally capsized at home, and this year's home game in the East is like being cursed by the devil, whoever plays will be cold, and the Magic and Celtics have all won away from home so far, and no one can say what the reason for this is.
But this is not the most important news, after the game, there is a hot news from his Houston peers, rumors that when Adelman heard about Garnett's season reimbursement, he was admitted to the hospital for emergency treatment because he was too excited and suffered a cerebral congestion, of course, this is not only one version, some say that he had a conflict with Randolph and was punched into the hospital by a big black bear, and some reporters said that Adelman accidentally fell when he walked the stairs, anyway, there are any reasons, But it is an indisputable fact that Adelman went to the hospital for rescue.
"Hehe, I know about it, but I don't believe he was excited to hear about Kevin's season reimbursement and had a brain break, because it's something that no professional coach can do, and it's inevitable when the team has an injury, and no one wants to see that."
The next day, Rivers said this in an interview with reporters, but in his heart he hated Adelman, and his heart said why didn't this old thing go directly to God? Save yourself a lot of trouble!