"Okay, so the playoff schedule is out, our first round opponent is the Hornets, we need to pay attention to the Hornets Glen Les Vladivac and Anthony Mason, this is their star level players, it can be said that a combination of a small giant. And the rest of the players on their team are not something that we can afford to underestimate, David Wesley, I think the players who played with the Celtics last season should know this player, he is very strong and can score anytime and anywhere. ”

"Their other starter is Bobby Fils, a full-time defender on the perimeter, Jonny Lee, I don't think you're going to be stopped by him, are you?" With two days to go before the game, Rick Pitino had all the information about the Hornets in his hands, and instead of this morning's practice, it was replaced by a tactical session, using the materials in Rick Pitino's hands to alert the Celtics players to certain players in the Hornets.

For Bobby Fils, Jonny is still very familiar, Bobby Fils, who was still in the Cavaliers last season, moved to the Hornets on a free transfer this season and became the Hornets' full-time defender on the outside, and in this series, Bobby Fils must have high hopes for the Hornets, and they must have hoped that Bobby Fils could guard against Jonny Lee.

However, Jonny Lee doesn't take Bobby Fils seriously, and now there are outside defenders in the league who can threaten Jonny, except for Gary Payton, maybe only the Jazz.

Jonny smiled and told Rick Pitino that Bobby Fils couldn't have stopped him.

Rick Pitino also nodded, and then made some arrangements for other Hornets players, such as David Wesley, who is a leading point guard and now plays a cameo point guard in the Hornets, and the Celtics obviously don't need to put more defensive attention into this position, because David Wesley is not the core of the Hornets' organization at all.

The Hornets' current tactics are more like the Princeton tactics of the later Kings. Organized by the interior to organize the offense, Vladivac averaged 4.6 assists per game in the regular season this season, and Anthony Mason Jr. also averaged 4.2 assists per game. The Hornets' tactics this season revolve around two interior lines.

Attention is drawn through the inside singles of Vladivac and Anthony Mason Jr. Open up the space, and then distribute the ball to the outside, so that Glen Lesdale, Curry, David Wesley, these shooters on the outside line, the Hornets finally hit the fifth place in the East with this tactic, which is not simple, after all, the current East is not the East that is difficult to even have a 50-win record.

The current East can be called the West where more than a dozen teams competed for 8 playoff spots!

And this tactic of the Hornets, in terms of advancement, is still very advanced, what Jonny doesn't know. In later generations, many NBA teams fought against strong teams, such as the Spurs, Boris Dio, as a big forward, mentioned the high post organization offense, such as the Hawks, Paul Millsap and Al Horford.

So, in terms of real strength. This Hornet is really not as bad as the Celtics thought.

Rick Pitino spent the day detailing the specific set-up for each of the Hornets' players. And after a half-day tactical drill, the Celtics will welcome the first game against the Hornets at home.

The last time the Celtics made the playoffs was in the 1994-1995 season, when they managed to make the playoffs with a 35-47 record led by Dominic Wilkins and De Noradia. As a result, he was killed by the Magic in the first round. After three years, the Celtics are in the playoffs again, this time in fourth place in the East, which has aroused the enthusiasm of Celtics fans.

Home tickets for the first round of games sold out in a short period of time, and even Celtics fans went to Charlotte to buy tickets for the Charlotte Hornets home stadium. Preparing to travel to support Celtic on the road, this shows the enthusiasm of Celtic fans.

The uniform clothing of the Celtics home fans has also been made, and Jonny also got a short-sleeved T-shirt with the main color of green, with the Celtics logo printed on the front, and the two sleeves also have the Celtics' championship record, as well as a scarf printed with the Celtics logo, and a beret printed with the Celtics logo, which is a very classic cheering costume.

And this cheering costume can only be purchased at the Celtic fan store, except for the T-shirts, which will be distributed directly to every fan who buys a ticket before the home game.

And as soon as these things were put on the shelves of fan stores, they were immediately sold out. Many of the fans who bought these were fans who couldn't get tickets for the first round, and they couldn't get these T-shirts from home games, so they had to buy them from fans in stores as souvenirs.

The Celtics entered the playoffs after 3 years, and the Lakers also ranked first in the West this season, the main theme of the league ten years ago, the Celtics vs. the Lakers, these two teams all broke out after a short period of slump.

When the playoffs were about to begin, the major media outlets were also idle and had nothing to do, and made a special column with the experience of the re-emergence of these two teams.

The Lakers' resurgence was in 1996, and before that, the Lakers had been able to make the playoffs, but they were all running companions, and then in the summer of 1996, they got Shaquille O'Neal, who was waived by the Magic, and the Heat rose in the 1996-1997 season.

The way the Celtics rose, after a summary of the media, was found to be similar to the way the Lakers, the two teams were only one year apart in time, and in the summer of 1997, the Celtics also rose by acquiring Jonny Lee from the Magic, and then this season with a record of 54 wins.

And the teams that helped these two giants rise all pointed to the Magic, they sent two stars before and after the team to help the two giants rise again, and looking at the strength shown by Jonny Lee and Shaquille O'Neal, the Celtics and Lakers both got a cornerstone level player from the Magic! After this special, Magic became the laughing stock of the whole league.

"Magic helps the two giants rise, and the future pattern of the alliance has been decided!"

"This season will be Michael Jordan's last, what will the league be like after Michael Jordan retires? I think the rise of the two teams this season has already told us the answer, and in the next ten years, the league will once again become a Hukai battle! ”

Just when the media was optimistic about the future of the Celtics and Lakers, the Hornets arrived in Boston, and the Celtics played at home against the Hornets in the first round of the Eastern Conference! (To be continued......)