"Guys, did a good job in the first half, now we just need this momentum, as long as we can show what we have been training in the previous period in this game, we can beat this Laker, now I don't need you to stay, I hope we can completely beat this Laker through this game, even defeat"

June 9, 2004, Boston, North Shore Garden Arena, the home team locker room, at this time the Celtics players in the locker room were very excited, and in fact this is really something that can really make them extremely excited, after all, they were able to lead the Lakers by a large margin in the first half.

You know, in the two games of this year's regular season, this team is also a complete defeat, although the regular season and the playoffs are two completely different games, but it is clear that these Celtics players at least before this game also fully agree with what many people say, the Lakers are indeed a team with strength above them, and the pressure brought to them by this team is indeed very great, although Zhuang Fei has been actively and deliberately protecting these players from being disturbed by outside voices, but it is obviousIn a place like the United States, no NBA player can do that.

In this case, the first game is very important for the Celtics, psychologically they are indeed under the Lakers, but if they can beat the Lakers by a big score in this game, then this sensory or psychological disadvantage will be indifferent, and the Celtics have no psychological disadvantage in the face of the Lakers, Zhuang Fei does not think that his team will really be much worse than the Lakers, in fact, Zhuang Fei has always been very confident in his team, especially the strength and integrity of this team, As far as this team is concerned, just in terms of the strength of the players and the integrity of the team, this team is better than the previous Timberwolves. It's a fact.

Zhuang Fei has encountered many strong teams in the past six years in the NBA, such as the Jazz who used to have two evils and three elders, the Lakers who are now and before Fat and Kobe, and the Spurs who are Duncan and the generals, and even the Grizzlies of Carter, Rashid and Artest, these teams are strong in terms of strength and talent, but Zhuang Fei still does not think that these teams can compare to the current Celtics in terms of talent. In fact, these young players of the Celtics are able to create a lot of things, but the reason why Zhuang Fei has been worried about this team before is also because this team does not have a pillar player.

But now, when this team has found their own pillar, Zhuang Fei doesn't think they are inferior to the Timberwolves, in fact, now Zhuang Fei has indeed put the Timberwolves' recognition on the Celtics, of course, Zhuang Fei thinks that this team has no way to compare with the Timberwolves on the offensive end, and the Timberwolves are one of the best offensive teams in NBA history. The current Celtics have been one of the league's best offensive teams since Zhuang's arrival.

But obviously, it is best to say that it is not the historical level of the Timberwolves, but has the limitations of the current league, so the Celtics, who are not as good as the Timberwolves offensively, now have their own advantages, and the defensive integrity and defensive system of this team are also incomparable to the Timberwolves. In this case, Zhuang Fei also began to think about the question of which of all the teams he coached was the strongest for the first time, but Zhuang Fei's thoughts at this time naturally no one knew.

It's not the same as Boston, of course. While Boston is now rejoicing about the start of the first half of this game, the Lakers on the other side are not in the mood at all, or the team's locker room is now completely losing the sharpness that it had before the game started. In particular, many media outlets are actually analyzing the possibility of this team sweeping the Celtics at the beginning of this round of heart series, and for the Celtics, such a statement is certainly impossible, even if Zhuang Fei has not been swept in the playoffs at any time.

So for many rational people, they know that this is impossible, for example, the Lakers don't think they can sweep the Celtics, although they don't think that their team's strength can be strong enough to sweep the Boston Celtics, but I'm afraid they didn't think that their team was so far behind the Celtics from the beginning, at least this is definitely not the real strength of the Lakers, and in fact this is really not the real strength of the Lakers, the first half was at best a contest between Ao Fat and the Celtics, In this contest, Ao Fat is a big defeat, it is obvious that at this time, the Lakers' star is a lot worse than when he was at the peak of the previous Timberwolves by himself, although the current Ao Fat is still full of dominance on the inside, but it is no longer possible to defeat a championship team alone.

"We need to change in the second half, I was really careless and underestimated the pre-game arrangement, I underestimated this Celtic, but I believe that we still have something to do in this game, we can still win this game, Gary, in the second half you run the team, pay attention to the timing of feeding the ball to Shaq, and also pay attention to the timing of blocking and dismantling with Karl, in the second half I hope we can move the ball and not let Shaq attack alone."

Phil Jackson, although his face is not very good now, but it is not very bad, after all, for him, as long as the result is that this game is not over, then he will not say that his team has no chance, and in fact, after having such a group of players, he has never surrendered in advance, he has enough solutions at any time, or this Laker can face any situation because of the individual ability of these six players. And the current situation, although difficult, is not difficult to the point where the Lakers are helpless.

It's just that compared with the Lakers' players or Phil Jackson's dignifiedness, Kobe Bryant, who was sitting in the corner, was a little bit gritted his teeth at this time, but at this time, no one would notice the expression of the Lakers' guard who had been keeping his head down, he was very uncomfortable playing this season, as long as the team had a problem, he was the first point to be adjusted.

When the team fell behind, the first thing Phil Jackson did was to let Payton control the ball, when he missed a few key shots, Phil Jackson's first thought was to replace him, in the face of such a range, it is no wonder that he can be happy as an extremely conceited player, so the Lakers' leading guard lowered his head again after looking at Ao Fat not far away and snorting coldly.

Although he thinks that the effect of attacking alone in the first half is definitely better than Ao Fat, but at this time he can't express these things, and now his position on this team is awkward, almost everyone is rejecting him, he is now not even as good as a rotation player in the Lakers, everyone is ostracizing him under Ao Fat's instructions. And he can clearly feel that after he returned to the team after the incident in Eagle County, Phil Jackson's attitude towards him has completely changed.

Of course, for Kobe Bryant, facing such an encounter with the Lakers now hurts him, and it also makes him clear about his future, anyway, after the end of this season, whether the team wins the championship or not, he doesn't want to stay, unless the team throws away the entire Lakers players and coaches

"The Lakers have obviously made adjustments in the half, Payton and Malone's blocking and dismantling cooperation has increased, Shaq is now more in the interior cruising to seek opportunities, after Malone and Payton block and dismantle, both Payton and Malone have a strong ability to dominate the ball, as long as the opportunity comes out, whether it is Shak, Kobe or Wally can attack directly, Phil Jackson's arrangement is very correct, let his main scorer not hold the ball, all on the side waiting for the opportunity, so that they will encounter a lot less pressure"

Magic Johnson frowned, then looked at the Lakers on the court with some deep thought and said, and judging from the look of the greatest player in the history of the Lakers, it seems that he appreciates Phil Jackson's approach.

"However, the Celtics' defense is still not chaotic, Shaq is not in a good position now, at this time I think Malone and Payton pull away from the periphery, pull away the Celtics' defense, let O'Neal and Yao Ming directly in the low post one-on-one effect may be better, Shaq's ability to respond to the ball is also extremely strong, so that the Lakers' offense may be more threatening, if the Lakers play a triangle offense at this time, it may be a very good attempt" Unlike Magic, Larry Bird doesn't seem to think it's the best thing to do for the Lakers' offense to be started by Malone and Payton.

"Yes, although Shaq's current dominance is not as good as before, but if the Lakers can really play the triangle offense, the power will indeed be better, but obviously, now it can't be played, Malone can't play, Payton can't play, Kobe, I'm afraid I don't want to play, the triangle offense is not a two-person game that can be played" The magic also said with some regret, sometimes many people criticize Phil Jackson's tactics this year for not having too many rules, this is not the reason for Phil Jackson, but the characteristics of the team itself, Such a team can't play too disciplined cooperation.

But anyway, the Lakers and Phil Jackson came up with their own answers at the beginning of the second half, but this answer didn't seem to have much effect after five minutes of play.

Because at the beginning of the second half, the Lakers were behind by 13 points, and after the third quarter, the Lakers were behind by 15 points. (To be continued.) )