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The Boston Celtics' home win over the Washington Wizards quickly caused a huge response in the media the next day, not because this game is just a focus game, this comparison is a huge role for many people in predicting the league situation this year, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses in this game, the important thing is that many people want to be able to see the difference between the Wizards and the Boston Celtics in this game, or the gap between the Boston Celtics and the Wizards that many people want to see, For many people now in the East, there is no gap between the Boston Celtics and the Grizzlies and the Wizards, the three teams are of equal strength, in this case, they are more willing to hope that there will be this kind of triwizard situation in the East, so there will be so many media supporting the Wizards before this game, and it can even be said that the Wizards' momentum will be overpowering the Boston Celtics and Zhuang Fei. ,!

And after this game, perhaps from the course of this game, it is clear that this is not the answer that these people want.

"The Washington Wizards are strong, maybe they're one of the eight strongest teams in the NBA, well, I'm talking about one of the eight strongest teams, if it's just the four strongest teams in the league, I'd vote for the Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Kings and Spurs, from the current point of view, the Washington Wizards are very small from these four teams but there is still a gap, maybe these four teams are still half a level above them, if the Wizards don't improve much this season, especially their rookie doesn't improve much. Then the future of this team is limited this season, although we all know that for a rookie. That's a bit too much, but if it's a team that wants to win a championship, then they have to do it. Stoudemire has to make himself as great as Magic Johnson" was the Washington Post's front-page headline after the game, and for the most authoritative national media in the United States, it is clear that even if the Wizards are a local team in Washington, the American mouthpiece newspaper does not overestimate this team that has been touted by many experts.

Of course, for the Wizards, the loss of this game has widened the gap between the Boston Celtics and Grizzlies, and the second half of the game will be even tougher for them. Now this team may not only be fighting for the record for the rest of the time, but more importantly, improving the team's internal strength, and if they are for the championship, they will have to do all of these things very well.

Of course, this game exposed a lot of the Wizards' shortcomings. But for the Boston Celtics, this game just got them through a crisis, and now their record is the same as that of the Grizzlies, although the Grizzlies traded the team's interior core Rasheed Wallace not long ago, which made the team's interior offense have a lot of problems, and many times Reaves, who has been riddled with injuries, has no way to replace Rashid's fulcrum on the inside, but even so, the overall framework of the Grizzlies has not changed much, Ben Wallace, the team's defensive core, and Carter, the offensive core, are still running the team well, especially after Rashid's departure, and the team's interior box has been handed over to Ben Wallace. The center has played almost unbelievably well, in the past five games the interior player has been able to average 15 rebounds per game, and some people have even compared this very short center with Rodman of the original Bulls dynasty, as many people say, this Grizzlies is completely able to replicate the original Bulls' style of play, as long as Carter is used as Jordan, Ben Wallace is used as Rodman, of course, if Artest is not allowed to play, he can act as Pippen, Add to that a large number of role players, such as Michael Reed and the likes of Billups and Terry. It can be said that this team is fully capable of doing what the Lakers did.

Even if the other point of this team is incomplete due to Artest's absence, this team is slowly returning to the right track of its own title defense, and it can be said that the strength of this Grizzlies is still extremely strong. In this case, Zhuang Fei and his Boston Celtics still have no room for error.

On February 13, 2003, the Boston Celtics challenged their first opponent in the West, the Seattle SuperSonics, who are currently ranked sixth in the West, and this opponent was also the last opponent of the Boston Celtics before the All-Star Game.

Of course, the Boston Celtics played supersonic at home very calmly, but it was not like that for this away game, the Boston Celtics were very passive throughout the game, and even in the third quarter of the game, Zhuang Fei began to use the No. 5 tactic, it can be said that Zhuang Fei was forced to gamble after there was no way, this tactic with Yao Ming as the complete core has this strong requirement for Yao Ming's ability to control the ball, and the longer it takes, the more mistakes will occur, It's just that the Hypersonics are not the kind of team that is extremely good at playing fast break, and this team is not the kind of team with strong internal urgency, so in this game, the Boston Celtics used a killer strategy and were somewhat lucky to defeat this young team that is currently very hot in the West after using a killer strategy.

On February 15, 2003, the Boston Celtics visited the Portland Trail Blazers again, this team had defeated the invincible Grizzlies with their interior advantage not long ago, and now the team's morale is also working hard for their playoff spots, which is also a game that should not be underestimated, fortunately, compared with the SuperSonics, it is more experienced to deal with Zhuang Fei and his Boston Celtics, a team like this that is dominated by interior teams. In terms of matchups, the Boston Celtics' two generations of inside lines did not suffer against Gasol and Randolph in this autumn field, and in this case, the Boston Celtics played a lot easier than the previous game. And the final result of this game was also 110 to 100. The Boston Celtics are on the road with their second back-to-back win on the road.

The Boston Celtics' first two consecutive away opponents were strong, which was a great test for the Boston Celtics. It was also one of the biggest tests of the trip, and when the Boston Celtics arrived in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, it was the Los Angeles Clippers who needed to challenge them. Although this team got the former Bulls leader Brand, but this team is still a fish belly, and in this game Zhuang Fei even came to a very unexpected big rotation, like Yao Ming and Maddy, Xiao Ao and Arenas did not even enter the team's activation list, and Zhuang Fei's lineup is the starting center Haslem and the starting power forward Kirilenko. Starting small forward Prince and starting guards Jackson and James Posey, the leader of this lineup is also former Clippers boss James Posey.

This is not the first time that Posey has returned as an away team, and there were even some voices cheering for James Posey before the game started, and it is clear that James Posey still has a lot of popularity in this place. Perhaps, in a way, the Boston Celtics player hasn't forgotten these Clippers fans right now.

This game for Zhuang Fei is a game based on adjusting the lineup, or it is also a game to let the four All-Star Syndrome players breathe, the first three games are a great mental drain on these four people, and this one is also to let these four people take a break.

Although the Boston Celtics lacked all four core players, the Boston Celtics still easily defeated the Clippers under the leadership of the team's fifth big man James Posey, and the final score of this game was 109-97, and the best player of the game was also awarded to James Posey, the player who was completely suppressed in statistics this season got 28 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks and 2 steals in this game, and Pippen's demeanor was also shown again

Los Angeles is different from most places in the United States. If many parts of the U.S. are still experiencing cold winters, Los Angeles is still full of spring.

After beating the Clippers on the road, Zhuang Fei and the Boston Celtics players were not in a hurry to leave here, although there was a back-to-back game against the Suns on February 18, but because Phoenix is not far from Los Angeles, there is no need to travel overnight, in this case, Zhuang Fei decided to let the team stay overnight in this place where the seasons are like spring.

"Coach, can't you sleep so late?"

In the hotel where Zhuang Fei and the Boston Celtics stayed, Zhuang Fei was reading a local newspaper in Los Angeles in his suite, and Stephen Green, the assistant coach of the team in the same room as Zhuang Fei, also came out of his room and was a little surprised to see Zhuang Fei reading the newspaper in the living room of the suite.

"yes, I can't sleep. Recently, I've been flying around the away stadium and can't sleep until 2 o'clock in the morning, and now it seems that my biological clock is completely messed up," Zhuang Fei smiled and put down the newspaper in his hand, and then said to Green with a smile, but Green nodded and picked up the newspaper that Zhuang Fei had just put down and looked down.

"I'm the same, I've always had insomnia lately" Green also said helplessly, Zhuang Fei naturally understands the reason for his assistant's insomnia, recently this guy has begun to think about this year's men's Asian Basketball Championships, because of the outstanding performance in last year's World Championships, domestic fans are also very much looking forward to the head coach of the Chinese team, especially for the Olympic Games a year later, in this case, the coach basically completes the Celtic tasks assigned by Zhuang Fei every day, Every day, he also needs to study the videos sent to him by the Chinese Basketball Association from the CBA or the videos of some Asian teams, it can be said that the Boston Celtics are very tired now, if Zhuang Fei is because of the recent away game and the biological clock is chaotic, then Green is because he often stays up late to completely break his biological clock.

"Do you want me to give you a month off? Now that the team is on the right track, it doesn't matter if you come back in the playoffs," Zhuang Fei looked at his assistant with some concern and said, but at this time, Green was stunned for a moment and then shook his head very firmly.

"Coach, no need, this is also a test for me, although I am tired a lot now, but I find that people have a very clear mind when they are tired," Stephen Green glanced at Zhuang Fei gratefully and said with a smile, and at this time, looking at his assistant like this, Zhuang Fei was also a little helpless.

Obviously, Green also knows the current situation of the Boston Celtics, although Zhuang Fei is the head coach, but the team's daily work is presided over by Green, how can the team lack him in this situation? Not to mention that Zhuang Fei gave him a month's long vacation, even if he was given a week off, the Boston Celtics would have to be in chaos, so Green didn't want to accept Zhuang Fei's kindness at all, and he had no reason or possibility to leave the team at this time.

"It seems that now I need to reconsider finding a qualified assistant coach" Zhuang Fei looked at Green's somewhat tired figure when he returned to the room, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, under the current situation, Green is no longer suitable to handle the daily affairs of the Boston Celtics, Zhuang Fei also needs to find an assistant for his disciple, thinking of this, Zhuang Fei couldn't help but think of the person who rejected him again.

"Now he probably won't reject me again, right?" In the end, Zhuang Fei also made up his mind to go to him again this offseason.

Phoenix, 18 February 2003.

This is the fourth opponent of the Boston Celtics on this road trip, and it is also the first back-to-back game of this road trip, in this game the Boston Celtics have released all four core players who have been rested for three days, and the team that just traded their boss Marbury in this game also failed to create any trouble for the Celtics, and this game The Boston Celtics also easily defeated the Suns 117-100 on the road, After this game, the Boston Celtics also won four consecutive away games, and their record became 48-7, beating the Grizzlies to occupy the first place in the league.

And when the Boston Celtics were winning in a row, Zhuang Fei was 'teased'. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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