Chapter 15: Victory

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At halftime, the Celtics entered the locker room with a 15-point advantage, which was a big surprise, after all, no one expected that the team that was considered the worst team in the league before the game would actually lead the league's best team by 15 points at halftime!

And Michael Jordan was defended by a nobody, only 6 of 15 shots in the first half, and he made a lot of shots, but the scoring efficiency was very low. ±, for Michael Jordan, when this happens, it's either his own poor form, or he meets his old rivals Gary Payton or Brian Russell. However, this game is obviously neither, the Bulls' opponent is the Celtics, not Gary Payton's supersonics, and in the first quarter of this game, Michael Jordan also hit consecutive shots, and in the middle of the second quarter, he only hit one shot after meeting Bruce Bowen, and was obviously prevented by Bruce Bowen, a nobody.

And Michael Jordan's dysfunctional performance on the offensive end is not only Bruce Bowen's defense, but actually has something to do with Scott Pippen's absence, as the actual playmaker of the Bulls, Scott Pippen's absence undoubtedly makes Michael Jordan need to bear more pressure on the offensive end. And when the Celtics fielded a stalker on their side, the Bulls' offense fell into stagnation.

And deliberately delaying the offensive rhythm made the Bulls' offense even more difficult. On the contrary, it is the Celtics, their offense plays as they like, although the success rate is not very high because of the cooperation, but it is always higher than the Bulls, so at halftime, it is not surprising that the Celtics lead by 15 points.

Of course, it must be strange if the Celtics led by 15 points at halftime to the journalists who predicted the Celtics' heavy defeat before the game. Some reporters have to admit that this Celtic team is not quite the same as they thought Celtic, while others believe that Celtic can play like this. Maybe it's just because something went wrong with the bulls and the Celtics were out of their shit.

During the break, the Celtic dressing room was very relaxed, and Rick Pitino did not have strict requirements in this game, and did not say that he must win, that is. Even if the team loses, it won't disappoint some of the team. What's more, it's the Celtics who are leading now, which is a bonus.

Rick Pitino glanced at the players who were busy with their own business and clapped his hands: "We played well in the first half, and here I would like to praise a few players, first of all, Jonny Lee, who helped the team to take the lead in his playing time. Secondly, there is Ben Wallace. He did a very good job of controlling the box and I was very surprised. Of course, the biggest surprise should be Bruce Bowen, Bruce actually defended Michael Jordan in the second half of the second quarter so embarrassed, I have to say to adjust your playing time. ”

Rick Pitino said to Bruce Bowen with a smile, and Bruce Bowen smiled innocently, making people think that he was just an honest player, but the cunning in the corners of his eyes exposed him.

Rick Pitino then laid out the team's tactics for the second half. For Celtic, all it takes now is to maintain the current form. Bruce Bowen, who defended Michael Jordan well, naturally continued to play, while Tim Thomas, who played the entire first half, was replaced, and Walter McCarty, who had rested for half a quarter, continued to play.

At the beginning of the second half, the Bulls seemed to have made adjustments, and they attacked the Celtics at the beginning, and the 15-point difference was easy for the Bulls to chase. And at halftime, Phil Jackson had already given a death order to the team, not only to win this game, but also to win big!

After the opening, both sides were in full lineup. Michael Jordan continued to hit the inside, and at this time Bruce Bowen's defense was no longer as sharp as in the first half, but Michael Jordan's offensive efficiency was still lower than usual, and the Bulls were not as fast as they imagined.

On the Celtics side, Jonny was not to be outdone, the Bulls were still slowly narrowing the point difference, but when Jonny turned on the personal mode, the Bulls found that the point difference stabilized, and it didn't increase at 12 points!

Under the excited and crazy cheers of the Celtics fans on the sidelines, the Celtics continued to stabilize the situation on the court and control the rhythm of the whole game, and finally, the game ended, and the Celtics won 107:92 at home with a 15-point difference, and for the Celtics players, the victory in this game is undoubtedly to vent their dissatisfaction throughout the summer!

All offseason, all summer, almost all the media in the United States was saying that the Celtics were the worst in the league and that the Celtics were going to be a strong contender for the lottery. But today! The Celtics used a 15-point victory against the Bulls to directly slap those media!

The opponent is the Bulls, although it is only the Bulls who lack Scott Pippen, but such a Bulls is still one of the strongest teams in the league, the Celtics can achieve a 15-point victory, obviously not just a team in the lottery area, if the Celtics are really not shit luck in this game, then the Celtics have every chance to challenge the playoffs!

On the other hand, the Magic, who have been considered the beneficiary of Jonny's trade throughout the offseason, have seen the team's prospects go down after Anfernee Hardaway's injury, and shortly after the Celtics' game, the Magic lost at home to the Atlanta Hawks, a far cry from last season's second-place finish in the East.

And Jonny scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists against the Bulls and Michael Jordan, leading a group of players who were considered pig teammates before the season to defeat the Bulls. Anthony Walker, who was thought to be very suitable for the Magic system, only got 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and Kristen Leitner, who was opposite by the Hawks, got 30+10 data, and the Magic also failed miserably.

After the game, Jonny didn't pay attention to the somewhat annoyed Michael Jordan, he spoke to reporters on the sidelines, once again expressed his opinion on this season's transfer, and then got down to business.

When asked by a reporter what you think about the Celtics winning this game, Jonny replied: "We won the Bulls without Scott Pippen, I don't think it's anything to say, this is what we should win, and the reason why you are so surprised and so unbelievable is that you don't understand our strength, and we won, in fact, this is our strength." ”

Jonny's tongue-twister-like answer made the group of reporters around him blush, and it can be said that as long as they are reporters, they all shouted that the Celtics are the worst team in the league, and there is only a difference in degree, and there is no difference that has not been said. (To be continued......)

ps: The second update, checked it three times, I hope there is no wrong team. Wrote more than 300,000 magic, and it was really difficult to change it to Celtic