Chapter 22: Rivals
Ending their game against the 76ers, the Lakers also managed to complete a three-game winning streak, and they temporarily sat in fourth place in the West with a 9-6 record. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, the Lakers' next opponent is of great significance to them.
Throughout the history of the NBA, there have been two teams that have played each other throughout the NBA, and the history of these two teams can almost represent the history of the NBA.
They are the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers' next opponent is exactly them.
The Celtics have been weak this season, and they are clearly aiming for the lottery, but when they meet the Lakers' door-to-door challenge, everything will be different.
As soon as the Lakers' players entered the court, except for a few players who had been working hard in the league for a long time, this year's rookies were almost drowned out by the boos.
In the audience, I don't know who was the first to shout "BeatLa!" After that, the Celtics rang out with a "BeatLa" chant throughout the stadium.
This kind of hostility, such madness, is something that these young men have never encountered in previous away games.
Even if he is as tough as Kobe, he is not immune to the influence, let alone Tony and Fisher and others.
Celtic fans have maximized home field advantage. Even if the Celtics are not better than the Lakers, in this frenzied atmosphere, they all broke out one by one.
This year's Celtics rookie Anthony Walker single-handedly knocked out Eddie Jones and Robert Hawley. Kobe Bryant had the intention to kill the enemy, but he had no choice but to hit the iron frequently, and this dilemma made Kobe Bryant fight more and more urgently, and then the bigger and more iron.
Tony is not much better, he has been intimidated since he first entered the Celtics' TD North Shore Garden Arena, even if he later adjusted his mentality, but the stiffness of his muscles made him helpless, the Celtics' interior defense is not very tough, but tonight he just couldn't put the ball in the basket.
By halftime, he and Bryant had combined for 23 shots, but they had 17 irons. The Lakers are like a tattered rag doll that has been torn up at random by the Celtics.
Those who thought it would be a Mars vs. Earth matchup may be disappointed, but at halftime, the Lakers' rookies this year seem to be a little confused, they seem to be lost in the brutal shouts of Celtics fans, and they seem to be becoming unable to play.
Harris had an ugly face, and to be honest, he really wanted to replace these rookies on the court and replace them with some experienced old birds, but he knew that Kobe and Tony were the future of the team, and what they needed was to rely on their willpower to get through this, not run away.
He knew that the two lads had encountered the legendary rookie wall in the North Shore Gardens.
If you advance, you will live, and if you retreat, you will die.
This match will decide the careers of these two kids.
Therefore, he still left Kobe Bryant and Tony on the court, and they had to get through this level by themselves after all.
Toney was sweating profusely as he stared at the Celtic players, his eyes were a little red, and he knew that he had been very poor in the first half, and it was reasonable that he should have been substituted at this point, but Harris didn't do that.
Of course, he knew it was a trust from Harris, so in the second half, he had to show that he deserved it.
At the beginning of the second half, Jones intended to lead the team to counterattack, but he had no choice but to hit the iron, although Anthony Walker has the problem of distraction from time to time in defense, but if he guards carefully, his fat but flexible body can still cause a lot of pressure on Jones.
Seeing Jones' far-fetched shot, Walker knew that there was a chance that the ball would not go in, so he went straight to the basket without looking back to grab the board.
As expected, he was overjoyed and jumped up to grab the rebound.
However, what he didn't expect was that a pair of big hands reached out in front of him and forcibly took off the rebound before him, and the huge impact made him stumble.
It was Tony, Tony spread his wings and let the basketball into his arms, and then he forced a shot against Celtics center Dino Ladia, his hand did not come back, he was still a little worse under interference, but fortunately, he caused Radia to foul and got two free throws.
The first free throw rolled out after a few spins around the basket, and Tony clapped his hands in annoyance.
Luckily, the second free throw was hit.
A one-point gap doesn't do much to help the 18-point deficit that is already behind, but at least it breaks the Lakers' scoring drought.
Kobe Bryant seems to be starting to compete with himself, can't he shoot? Then cast until you put it in.
Harris can be said to be mixed in his heart, Kobe Bryant's style of play is obviously suspected of being a waste, which is a huge damage to the team, but on the other hand, it can also be seen that Kobe Bryant has not been knocked down, and his heart is obviously strong enough.
Kobe Bryant made a shot from outside the three-point line and missed.
As luck would have it, the rebound bounced into Tony's hand like an eye, and Tony saw Holly in the space outside the three-point line at a glance, and he passed the ball out.
Hawley made a three-point shot, but helplessly, Hawley, who has always been known for his stability, also missed in this unguarded shot.
Tony jumped hard again, Radia was a shot slower, and the rebound was picked up by Tony again.
Attacking rebounds in a row lifted the Lakers' spirits. Tony saw Kobe Bryant who had already cut in, he understood and threw the ball directly to the rebound, and Kobe jumped high at the same time.
After the rebound rebounded, the basketball changed the path of flight, and Bryant received the ball in the air, and he roared and poured the ball into the basket fiercely.
To complete this morale-enhancing dunk, Kobe and Tony high-fived hard, and years of cooperation have allowed them to have this tacit understanding.
The Celtics' serve was broken by Jones, Jones broke through and caused a foul, and scored the ball, 2+1.
With the addition of free throws, the gap between the two teams has been reduced to 12 points, which at least doesn't look so difficult to catch up with.
In the next game, Toney's hand has recovered, but the shooting percentage is still not very high, however, he adjusts quickly, since he can't shoot the basket, he will concentrate on grabbing rebounds and creating a second offensive opportunity for his teammates.
Eric Williams was pinned down by Hawley, and he was pulled out of the spot, and the Celtics couldn't stop Tony, who was tall and arm-long, with Radia alone.
Before the end of the third quarter, Radia left the court with six fouls, and Frank Brickkowski, who replaced Radia, was unable to protect the rebound.
The Celtics shouldn't have let this white soft-ass center defend Tony alone, and coach Kyle also noticed that Toney's one-on-one rebounding was simply a complete blow to Frank, and he could only let Williams give up Hawley and come to the restricted area to protect the rebound.
Without Holly, the pressure was suddenly relieved.
Whether it is passing or shooting, the Lakers' outside line runs a lot smoother, and the Lakers' outside linemen who have played a whole game of iron have gradually regained their touch.
In the final quarter, Kobe Bryant shot inside and outside, helping the team overtake the score in one fell swoop.
Toney's explosive rebounding ability in this game puts the Celtics in a dilemma, if he doesn't send people inside, Tony will grab offensive rebounds unscrupulously, but once the defense is contracted, the Lakers' outside group will continue to shoot.
And the boos of the fans seemed to lose their magic in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics still couldn't find a solution until the end, and they were defeated.
In the end, with Tony's 10 points and 21 boards, the Lakers successfully completed a big comeback, winning the grudge between the two giants 106-100, and they won 4 consecutive victories and rewrote their record to 10-6.