Chapter 71: The Celtics

Although Osborne has been rested, his performance is enough for others to envy and hate, and not only the Pistons teammates, but also the rookies in the same class as him.

Osborne's performance is very envied by players within the Pistons team, such as Daco Milicic is very envious of Osborne's playing time, but Daco Milicic is a player who is not good at jealousy, he firmly believes that he is a genius, but the team head coach does not give himself a chance.

Other rookies in the same class as Osborne are also very jealous, such as LeBron James, who feels that Osborne's presence has raised the demands of media reporters and fans, and LeBron James is even more envious of Osborne's joining a championship-level team. LeBron James thinks that if he had a group of such teammates, he would definitely be able to surpass Osborne in his numbers.

And the most unbearable thing for the top pick is that Osborne's best rookie ranking has surpassed him and also surpassed Carmelo Anthony. This is the most difficult thing for James to accept, if the skills are not as good as others, James can still accept it, but if he is not as lucky, James can't accept it. He has always considered himself the chosen one, favored by God, and has been unlucky, ever since he came into contact with basketball.

Before he entered the NBA, he was a superstar, and he signed a large commercial contract. Only this time James was indeed jealous, but he did not give in, he felt that superstars could indeed change the balance of power in the league, and he himself was a future superstar.

If anyone else knew that James was so narcissistic, they would definitely scoff at it, but Osborne knew how terrifying this young emperor would be in the future.

Osborne's role in the Pistons team now has been slowly reflected, Osborne just got off the court, the Pistons' performance struggled a little, especially the offensive performance was more obvious, the Pistons' offense basically stagnated, and the Celtics although the shooting percentage was also low and scary, but they also scored from time to time.

The two sides began a long iron battle, but the Pistons fans still watched with relish and did not get bored by the team's ugly play.

Pistons fans are one of the few loyal fans in the league, and they don't demand very much, they just want to win, whether you win beautifully or ugly, unlike Lakers fans, who not only demand players to win, but also win beautifully.

This is also thanks to the home court of the Pistons, if it was at the home of other teams, fans would have started to curse their mothers long ago when they saw such a big iron battle.

"Today, Osborne's performance is very gorgeous, it seems that the Pistons' games in the future will not be all defensive battles, with Osborne's all-round performance, the Pistons' future box office will be guaranteed, if it is the owner, it will definitely keep such a player."

The commentator complimented Osborne like this, which made Osborne feel very embarrassed, he was constantly losing his character, and secretly brushing the data to have such gorgeous data, otherwise Osborne would just be a rookie who was a little more powerful.

Osborne pays close attention to the changes on the court, in fact, he very much hopes that the Celtics will explode and surpass the Pistons, his idea can be said to be very selfish, but Osborne is just a rookie, and gorgeous statistics are the basis of Osborne's life, so even being selfish is forgivable.

Maybe Osborne's idea was known by God, and someone of the Celtics players really began to explode, this person is Celtics captain Paul Pearce, who saw that the team had hope of catching up with the score, so he took advantage of the situation to use his single ability to start a counterattack.

Paul Pierce, a player full of feints, is a real offensive kaleidoscope in the league, his offensive skills are comprehensive, very difficult to defend, and he was once the bitter master of the little emperor James.

He constantly delivers cannonballs to his Celtics teammates through various back-hitting techniques, and he also hits cold-blooded three-pointers from time to time, Paul Pierce deserves to be called the truth, no matter how much strength the team has, as long as Paul Pierce exists, his team will always be an existence that cannot be underestimated.

Watching the Pistons on the court be caught off guard by the Celtics' sudden outburst, Osborne was very excited in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it. He immediately approached head coach Larry Brown and said: "Head coach, I think it's time for me to play, I've rested enough, I don't need to rest more, the Pistons' advantage is gradually losing, I don't want to see the team fall behind, please let me play." ”

Larry Brown heard Osborne's invitation to fight, smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, Osborne, the team has not yet reached the moment of life and death, but it needs to be adjusted, you still have peace of mind, you can rest well in the third quarter, I will let the players on the court know how to adjust." ”

Osborne saw Larry Brown's unhurried look, and knew in his heart that this stubborn guy wasn't going to let himself play.

Then Osborne returned to the bench to continue his bench career, and Larry Brown looked indifferent on the surface, but in fact, he had already scolded the players on the court in his heart. He called a short timeout, and then Osborne saw Daco Milicic and the rest of the players let Larry Brown's saliva drown in.

After a roar, the game started again, but the situation did not improve significantly, the offense was still a mess, Larry Brown thought to himself, when did the Pistons start to suffer from Osborne dependency, this is not a good phenomenon, if the team's victory is pinned on a certain player, Larry Brown is very reluctant to see, it seems that the Pistons lineup must change and can't make do.

In the third quarter, the Pistons' performance was like shit, and Larry Brown thought about it and resisted the urge to let the main team go all-in, and forced Osborne, Richard Hamilton, and Ben Wallace to rest for ten minutes.

After the end of the third quarter, the Celtics actually overtook the score to lead by nine points at 85-76, which surprised everyone, the Pistons who were strong at the beginning were reversed, and the Celtics, who were weak at the beginning, came from behind.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Larry Brown said: "We've had a tough third quarter, but we're not going to throw in the towel, so then you need to play to your strengths and show the teams that are trying to challenge us what is overwhelming." ”

When Larry Brown finished speaking, Osborne complained in his heart: If it weren't for you, we would have clocked out of work in three quarters, and we would have been arrogant, but Osborne didn't dare to say this, and then he started a counterattack journey.