Chapter 398: A Belated Decision (Yesterday's Third Update)
"The Celtics are in trouble. They had just played a suffocating iron defense before they were destroyed, first smashing into their box like a grim reaper, and supporting the Knicks with one free throw after another to prevent them from being broken. And then... An unexpected person on the Knicks bench stepped up, and Nate Robinson woke up the Knicks players with a moth to the fire, and although he was knocked directly to the ground, he stood up and roared...... At that moment, the image of him in my mind was that of a tall giant. Although it looks a little silly! ESPN's host commented.
"It's not that he looks stupid, it's that Nate Robinson has always been so stupid. He has always been reckless, but he has never lacked blood, and the conflict in Madison Garden had nothing to do with him at all, but the result was that he rushed up to fight with Carmelo Anthony! So, when Xiao Slam hit the Celtic penalty area again and again, he was the first to be infected, because his blood was the easiest to boil. Then, he hit Perkins with a fierce stance, and I think his ball was just for a physical altercation, and he didn't even think about scoring. I have to admit that he succeeded, he ignited the passion of other Knicks players with his blood, took them out of their fearful state, and showed his determination to fight the Celtics! Reggie Miller also spoke positively about Nate Robinson.
"I swear, I never thought the Knicks would be able to drag the Celtics to the same running line, and while the Knicks had swept the Magic comfortably before, I still think Boston would have been easy to take out the Knicks. But watched tonight's game. I think I'm underestimating the Knicks and underestimating the chic. Things on the pitch are ever-changing. Unconsciously. The team that took the initiative was the Knicks. The Celtics will struggle even more in the future, as their iron-clad defense is likely to not be effective. While they can take what they want on the offensive end, they can only watch on the defensive end. What will happen next will be a hand-to-hand offensive battle. Jeff Van Gundy analyzed.
At the same time, the timeout on the field has also ended.
The Celtics re-introduced Ray Allen, and Perkins, who had accumulated four fouls, was replaced by Glen Davis. This lineup is undoubtedly a level lower than the previous lineup in terms of defense, but the offensive firepower after the return of the Big Three has been greatly improved.
After the game restarted, sure enough, the Celtics scored quickly, and Ray Allen hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line!
It's something that can't be limited. The Big Three can always find a way to score, and without a team that can completely kill three All-Star-caliber superstars at the same time, the Knicks can't do it all.
And in fact, Xiao Sao never wanted to take advantage of the defensive end.
His idea now is to pull the Celtics to the offensive level to decide the winner. And now he's more than half of it.
Back on the offensive end, Xiao quickly broke through the defense and then easily drew a foul on Glen Davis...... Swish! Swish! Two penalties must be hit!!
Although the Celtics knew that Xiao Shing's goal was to break the highest record, they really couldn't stop Xiao from scurrying into the box with a three-man bag. However, once the three-person bag clip is used. Other Knicks players are bound to get open spots, and Xiao Xiao's passing is so sharp now.
Alas!
The Celts were very distressed. Obviously, the Knicks are a bad team in a bad team, but they were completely revitalized by Xiao Xiao. As a result, they were able to stand up to the tough Celts.
The game continued, but the tempo had calmed down.
The two sides scored a goal, and I scored a goal in harmony, and the score never opened or narrowed, but time kept slipping away.
Soon, the halftime whistle came after Paul Pierce missed a three-point shot.
Paul Pearce's three-pointer didn't go to the basket, and the audience sighed.
Because, if he hits this three-pointer, the Celtics will only be two points behind. But now, it's still five points behind.
This result is obviously a disappointment for the Bostonians, who in their hearts cannot accept to be on par with a team like the Knicks. Although the Celtics players attached great importance to the chic before the game, they still didn't expect the game to be so difficult, and the Knicks actually suppressed themselves invisibly.
The most important thing is that while leading the team to take the lead, Xiao Sprinkle also scored 36 points and 36 points in the half!
In fact, that's not the most devastating thing for the Celtics. The thing that broke them the most was that Xiao was only one assist and two rebounds away from a triple-double. According to this trend, Xiao Sao cutting down three pairs is just a matter of pushing the boat along the water.
A triple-double is not terrible, but a triple-double after breaking the record for the highest score is terrible.
If he does achieve that goal, then there is no doubt that he will be defined as great in this game, even if he loses, after all, his teammates are just too bad.
And if Xiao Sprinkle completed the record triple-double for the highest score at the same time, he also took the victory of the game.
So... His greatness will be crowned 'the greatest in history', and there is no one. And the Celtics, as a footnote, will definitely be the most humiliating existence, which can be said to have lost all the face in history.
So, the Celts could not accept this fate anyway.
So, after returning to the locker room, Doug Rivers immediately convened a discussion with all the players and coaches, focusing on whether to lock Xiao Shaw completely to ensure that he did not break the scoring record at the North Shore Garden Arena, or let go of the shackles and simply pursue the victory.
These are two very different approaches, and the previous Celtics have been hesitant, so neither the dashing defense nor the overall limit on the Knicks has been done well. Now, we have to come up with a plan.
Because the Knicks have gained momentum, they have played at a comparable level. In this case, a trade-off must be made.
Dignity or victory. This is a problem.
At a time when there was a heated and active discussion in the home team's dressing room. Xiao Xiao found Donnie Walsh for the first time. Walsh told him that the plane was ready, the formalities had been filed, and he would be able to fly non-stop to Los Angeles after the race.
For the kindness of Boss James Dolan, Xiao expressed his emotion and gratitude.
Then, he went to the closet and took out his mobile phone, and there were no missed calls on it, which meant that there was something new happening on Mr. Wooden's side for the time being.
Xiao Shao silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he leaned back on the locker and counted the time. Waiting for the time to pass quickly.
Xiao Xiao still did not make a tactical arrangement.
At this time, the Knicks players also got some information from Donnie Walsh, so they kept silent and did not disturb Xiao.
Soon, the second half of the game was underway.
The Celtics have finally made a decision after a heated discussion. With the Big Three as well as Lagalondo at their insistence, their ultimate goal is to win. As for the recording of this thing, Xiao Swan wants to break it. It's nothing more than bearing infamy. Paul Pierce was even ready to take full responsibility for the record-breaking after the game.
Victory is so important to these old men that they don't care about the loss of reputation. They can't wait to knock out the Knicks and then go all the way to another championship. They believe. Even if he is humiliated, as long as he wins the championship, he is still a hero. Still worthy of the glorious history of the Celts.
After the restart of the third quarter, Lagalondo finally re-entered the court.
He assured everyone in the locker room and gave a military order, he vowed never to have any more conflicts with Xiao Shi on the court, just silently do his tandem organization work, integrate into the team's defensive and offensive system faster, and make the team's strength to a higher level.
With such a serious commitment from Lagalondo, what reason is there for Doug Rivers to continue to hold him to the cold bench.
After the restart of the third quarter, when Xiao Xiao watched Lagalondo return to the court, the sneer on the corner of his mouth immediately rose again.
He quickly finished playing with Lagalondo, outside the three-point line, Xiao two consecutive fast and fast crossovers, instantly shook Lagalondo to a stagger, and then rushed to his eyes like lightning and then flashed by, with a quick spin directly shattered Lagalondo's sense of direction, messy he instantly knotted his feet and sat on the ground.
This is the second time that Lagalondo has been shaken down in this game.
The North Shore Garden Arena was full of exclamations...... Many even reached out and hugged their heads. If it were the home team players who shook the opponent like this, they would definitely shout all the energy in their throats at once, but now it is their own team members who are shaken down. So they could only hold their heads and sigh and scream.
After shaking off Lagalondo, he sprinted all the way to the penalty area, and a deft layup extended his score to 39 points.
The goal once again sent boos from the North Shore Garden Arena. This boo is for the Celtic players.
The opponent led by seven points and gave the guy who threatened to break the record a 39th point, which is simply unforgivable and unforgivable.
At this time, Xiao Xiao was a little unhappy, although his goal made Lagalondo completely humiliated and scored, but he was still not satisfied. Because it didn't get the effect he wanted, because he didn't get Perkins a fifth foul.
Perkins plays an important role in the Celtics' penalty area defence, and his mountain-like body complements Kevin Garnett, and the two form an extremely strong defense against the penalty area. If Perkins can be knocked off the court, then the Knicks will be much easier to play next.
It's a pity that Perkins actually dodged the impact of Xiao Xiao this time, which is equivalent to watching Xiao Xiao go to the basket without doing extra active defense.
This is not normal.
Are the Celtics planning to give up their defense against me? Have they finally made a decision? Would they rather I break the scoring record? Aren't they afraid that Boston fans will treat them as historical sinners?
Xiao Ran was very surprised.
If that's the case, the game will be much more interesting...... Because Boston will lose its wife and lose its soldiers.
Or rather, they're going to make the same mistakes as the Magic.
It was theoretically possible to let the rest of the players go and even hailed as the best way to deal with Michael Jordan back then. But... Xiao is not Jordan, he is a player who will make a big splash when his body gets tired.
There are no such examples in the whole world. Therefore, the deceived people came forward and poured in one after another.
In fact. If Celtic had made a decision at the beginning. So... Whatever decision they make, they won't lose. And now that they have entered the second half, they may still have hope for their devouring play. And once they make a decision, the balance of the game will be permanently tilted in favor of the Knicks.
Back in the half, Lagalondo really didn't settle accounts with Xiao Sa, nor was he annoyed and angry because of Xiao Sao's shaking, but just calmly combed the attack.
Xiao Sage no longer pesters him defensively.
Because he wants to save the body. He didn't want to quickly enter the god-killing state because of the rapid exhaustion of his body.
In his mind, the best timeline to enter the god-killing state should be the middle of the fourth quarter.
Under Lagalondo's combing, the Celtics quickly scored successfully, and Pierce easily broke through the defense and scored a layup.
For his teammates' defense, Xiao Xiao has no requirements at all, because he has already determined one thing, as long as the Celtics make a choice, then... They were doomed.
Who made them hesitate for so long? If they make a decisive decision when they say that into the microphone, then... Xiao Sao is estimated to have entered the state of killing gods at this time. After a period of highlight, the Knicks completely lost the ability to resist. It was a matter of minutes for Celtic to come back and win.
However, they did not do so.
It can be seen what a valuable quality it is to make a decision on the spot!
Returning to the halfcourt, it was still Lagalondo who defended him, and the rest of the Celtics players didn't mean to help, they just stared at the other Knicks players. No matter how aggressive the Knicks players run, they're always with them.
At this time, Xiao Xiao also quickly passed Lagalondo's defense and continued to sprint into the penalty area. Under his deliberate temptation, he discovered that Perkins did not play aggressive defense, and he just worked according to his defensive instincts, for fear that he would lose control of Jerome James and that he would be fouled by the sloppy.
So, Xiao Swan scored easily again!
41 points.
There was still a lot of boos, and they were already out of anger. Seeing Xiao Shao casually break into the forbidden area and spread wild, their anger will not be hit. Although the name of this arena is North Shore Garden, this is not the back garden of Xiao Shi's family, how can it make him so relaxed?
However, the Celtics just kept going through their tactics.
They just want to win.
So, the game went according to this rhythm. The Celtics scored with ease, and it wasn't difficult for them to score, although their shooting percentage dropped slightly after a few interruptions. But since I was 7 points ahead before, I was not in a hurry at all. And in Xiao Xiao's heart, as long as he does not fall behind by more than ten points before entering the state of killing gods, then he will win the game.
Soon, the third quarter was over.
Xiao Xiao's personal score has reached 58 points, and he scored 21 points in the entire third quarter, and also scored an assist and two rebounds, completing his triple-double jΓΉ perfectly.
However, at this point, the Celtics finally took the lead in points, and they completed a four-point lead from five points down in the entire quarter.
According to their psychological expectations, as the game progressed, the dashing body fell more and more, and the Knicks would lose the game by more than fifteen points.
Although, Xiao Dash has become a sure thing to break the record for the highest score, but... Just win.
Historical sinners, then scold. It's better than losing!
The Celtics players are at ease.
But at this time, some fans of the North Shore Garden Arena have begun to leave, they do not agree with the home team's deliberate behavior of letting Xiao score in order to win, in their opinion, this approach has completely lost its backbone, it is simply a servile knee, to say that it is good to say that it is a curve to win, and to say that it is not good to say that it is cheap and shameful, and even dignity can be sold for the sake of victory!
The home fans kept leaving, and before the game was over, the North Shore Garden Arena went from being full to full, and there was still at most 60% left.
It can be seen how unpopular Boston's approach is.
"The Boston Celtics are a little bit of a win for the sake of victory... Unscrupulous means. You see, their fans don't share their philosophy at all. They quit one after another. Protest the team's actions with action! ESPN's host said during a pause between the breaks.
"But strategically. This is very reasonable. As things stand, it seems like the only way to win the game is to do it. Reggie Miller nodded silently, he agreed with the Celtics' tactics: "If only Xiao Xiao hadn't communicated his goal through the microphone before, and the fans didn't know that Xiao Xiao was going to break the record, they wouldn't have been angry, and they wouldn't have inflicted this anger on Celtic." Without the pressure of this kind of anger, even if Xiao broke the record by then. There's nothing to say either. But...... That's what Xiao Dash did. He's insidious! Very insidious! β
"Now you know how terrible it is to be chic, right? He's the kind of person who has no last resort, and the one who lives in his body is not a teenager at all, but an old fox who has gone through reincarnation, too... Cunning! Every move he makes is purposeful, and you have to not only localize his movements on the pitch, but also pay attention to his behaviour off the pitch. You see... He just said a word with the microphone and caused the separation of the Boston fans from the players! Jeff Van Gundy said, his words were convincing, because he was the only one of the three people in the room who had been taught a harsh lesson.
"But then again. You see. Xiao Xiao's score has reached 58 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, and this is only three quarters of the game. If I'm not mistaken. He once again broke numerous records, such as the most scoring triple-double, such as the youngest playoff triple-double holder...... You also know how detailed the number of jΓΉ is in this alliance. Based on current trends, there's a good chance that Shaw will become the No. 1 man in the league before his rookie contract ends. Yes, I changed my mind, I used to think that chic was not good enough. But I have to be serious about saying that his rookie season surpassed that of any great star in the last two decades. He now has a reason to be put on the stage of the league's top 3 for discussion. The ESPN host said very seriously.
"I agree with you. You see, he has now shown his dominance, and his opponents have nothing to do with him! This is the embodiment of dominance! Reggie Miller agrees with the hosts: "Usually, the average rookie is still trying to try the league in his first season, and he's already changing the league and even disrupting the league." This is the difference between great and ordinary!! β
"I think you still ignore one thing, that is, the most terrifying thing about Xiao Wan is not his technique, nor his physical elements, nor his super scoring ability. It's his intelligence, it's his ability to control tactics! I suppose Mr. John Wooden should be rejoicing in what he has accomplished today. What a great achievement to be able to coach someone who has never been in contact with basketball so well in the twilight of his life! β
After Jeff Van Gundy said this, suddenly, the host exclaimed, "Wow!! I just got the news from the director from the headset, Mr. John Wooden has now been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and judging from the news revealed by the hospital so far, it is very not optimistic!! β
"Oh my! It's really sad news, Mr. John Wooden is a living fossil of our basketball world, and he is second only to Mr. Naismith in my heart. Mr. Naismith invented basketball, and he redefined basketball. Reggie Miller said with great regret.
At this time, Jeff Van Gundy suddenly woke up: "No wonder tonight is so unconventional at the opening!" looked like he was lost and depressed, so I thought he was out of love, but it turned out that his teacher was critically ill. What a loving boy this boy is! β
"yes, I understand it as soon as you say that. No wonder Xiao Shi would have choked Lagalondo's neck before, he was so angry that he had never been so angry, and I thought it was because he was beaten by Lagalondo. Now I understand that it was most likely because Lagalondo said something that he should not have said, and it was probably related to Mr. John Wooden, otherwise he would never have been so out of shape with his dashing personality. And his cold response after that just confirmed this! β
"yes, tonight's decisive chic looks like he's attending a memorial service."
"I don't think the Celtics will get the victory they want tonight, because there's no reason for a defeat to send Mr. John Wooden on his last ride!"
"That's how it should be."
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