"We should be able to win this game like we did last time."

"Well, yes, we should be able to win, it will be like the last game"

June 16, 2004, Los Angeles, Staples Arena, this is the fourth game of the Boston Celtics and Lakers Finals, and it is also a key game to determine the trend of the Finals, before this game the Boston Celtics were temporarily leading the Lakers 2-1, and for a best-of-seven series, the fourth game after the two sides fought 2-1 is a game that determines the trend and even the winner of the game, after all, the difference between 3-1 and 2-2 is still very large.

Of course, for the Lakers, this team just bloodied the Boston Celtics at home the day before yesterday, with such an advantage, this team was also favored by most people before the start of this game, but it was not so easy for some Lakers fans, after all, this is when they were in a big score behind, you know, before the start of this round of the series, most Lakers fans are extremely optimistic, after all, they double-killed the Celtics in the regular season, and the public opinion is also obvious.

In this case, these people's vision is naturally very high, perhaps in their hearts, the Boston Celtics are not on the same level as their team at all, therefore, they naturally can't worry too much about their team's finals, but after the first two games, it is estimated that no Lakers fan will be optimistic, in fact, the two away games in Boston can be said to be shameful, each of the two games lost by more than 10 points, which can almost declare their finals over.

But fortunately, the 20-point win in the previous game also gave them some confidence, but this confidence is also very fragile, after all, the last game may not be an accident, so compared to the one-sided media, Lakers fans at Staples Arena are extremely cautious, of course. This is also to blame the Boston Celtics and Lakers for these three games are all the kind of big scores, or the first three quarters of the game decided the outcome of the game, such a game is almost impossible to see the difference in strength between the two teams.

And in fact, for the two teams that bite at the beginning, the two teams that barely leave their hole cards, such a result is almost certain, there are no hole cards. It means that the two teams need to decide a winner at the beginning, and such an early decision will naturally make the results come out faster, and in fact, although the first three games are basically garbage time in the third quarter, but most of the time, the winner is basically decided at halftime, and this kind of game is also the most variable game, and there is also no way to see the full strength of the two teams, so. Although the Celtics and Lakers have played three games, basically everyone is extremely vague about these two teams, which also causes many experts to be dissatisfied, thinking that Zhuang Fei and Jackson are too unwise or too impulsive, but in fact. In addition to the dissatisfaction of these experts who predict the trend of the game, NBA President David Stern is also extremely dissatisfied.

Because the highest ratings in the first three games were actually in the first quarter, and then as the game progressed. The ratings are getting lower and lower, and the average rating of a game is not more than 25%, which is definitely not the game that David Stern expected. What makes David Stern even more dissatisfied is that as the game progresses, it seems likely that these two teams will always follow this rhythm, and if this year's Finals are at this pace, then the NBA will definitely lose a lot, and even a complete failure. Of course, no matter what the outside world thinks of this round of the finals, Zhuang Fei and Jackson enjoy the feeling of being directly bombarded. It doesn't seem to mean to change.

"Yao, how do you feel, will you be nervous?"

Zhuang Fei smiled and patted Yao Ming, who was sorting out his equipment in his seat, and said softly, at this time, the Boston Celtics' leading insider was also a little excited, first nodded, and then immediately shook it again.

"It's much better than last year, coach" Finally, the Boston Celtics inside line also returned with some excitement, and this answer made Zhuang Fei slightly stunned, and finally shook his head helplessly, Yao Ming was blown up by Duncan last year, and even almost lost confidence, but judging from the previous three games, the current Yao Ming is much stronger than Yao Ming at that time last year, and he has made all-round progress.

In fact, Yao Ming has been improving for the past three years, at least after this year's one-foot step-back jumper is stable, he basically did not have the situation that he couldn't score in the finals last season, in fact, for Yao Ming, a big man like 2.26 meters, he can not only have McHale's footsteps under the basket, but also have the skillful feel of a guard, although his tonnage is a little worse, and his back is slightly lacking, but this does not affect his offensive strength, at least in Zhuang Fei's dynasty system, This is a center player with an A+ offense, and in the current league, the only centers with an A+ offense are Ao Fat and Yao Ming, of course, Ao Fat's offense in the first two seasons was S, and he fell down after the injury.

So in terms of the killing of the center and the stability of the inside attack, although Yao Ming's average points per game is not very high, but compared to Xiao Ao, Zhuang Fei trusts Yao Ming more, and in fact, Yao Ming can also be compared with Ao Fat on the offensive end, and can also become one of the team's main offensive points, when Maddie's current state is not very good, Yao Ming is indeed the only candidate who can become Wade's second tactical offensive point after Wade, of course, as far as the current Celtics are concerned, Wade's 1-4 tactics are still the main offensive tactics.

"That's good, I think after this game, you will be surprised, our first center," Zhuang Fei said after patting Yao Ming on the shoulder.

"First center?" Yao Ming was also stunned again after hearing this long-lost word, and when he came to his senses, Zhuang Fei had already left his side and went to Wade's side on the other side, but even so, Yao Ming's heart was still recalling the word that Zhuang Fei had just said.

The first center, becoming the first center in the NBA, four years ago, Zhuang Fei said, at that time he didn't believe it, two years ago, Zhuang Fei still said, he still didn't believe it, last year, last year's finals, when he was extremely sluggish, Zhuang Fei also said to him, at that time he couldn't believe or even dare to think about it, and now, when Zhuang Fei said this word again, Yao Ming's heart did not shrink and retreat like in the past, but there was a trace of challenge in his heart for no reason.

"Maybe I can really challenge it" When Yao Ming looked at the big fat man on the other side, he also thought secretly in his heart.

Of course, in the locker room not long ago, Yao Ming knew the role he played in today's game, so he also knew his current status in the team, and at the same time, this also aroused his psychology of challenging Ao Fat, and at this time, Ao Fat was not thinking about whether someone was preparing to challenge him, in fact, after defeating his current NBA biggest opponent Wang Zhizhi in the West, Ao Fat has not taken other center players to heart, including Yao Ming, who is also a Chinese player, In fact, in the current league, Yao Ming has been become the second center by some people, and he was also selected for the second team this year, but in the eyes of Ao Fat, he is just a second center, and the difference in the level between the two is too big, and in fact, Ao Fat's eyes have never left Zhuang Fei now, at this time, the Lakers' leading player has been staring at Zhuang Fei fiercely, as if he wants to tear him apart.

The Lakers and the Celtics are two very interesting teams, whether these two teams are between teams, or between players, or between coaches, players and coaches are full of stories, and in fact, this is also the hope of David Stern in this series, hoping that this series can create the maximum ratings for the NBA to make this league truly become the second largest professional league in the United States, of course, compared with the grievances of these two teams, there are now a lot of grievances on the commentary bench.

"In the last game, Phil Jackson made one of the best tactical decisions since coming to the Lakers, and his decision in the last game made people vaguely see the shadow of the Bulls' dynasty coach."

Magic Johnson smiled and looked at the players of the two teams who were still warming up on the court and said, after Kobe was won in the last game, Fan Maniac completed the task of breaking the Boston Celtics defensive system very well, and then liberating Ao Fat and Malone, and this is also one of the things that many experts talk about the most after the game, after all, using the offensive space to break the space that the defensive system can control is an innovation of Phil Jackson, in the past when facing teams with defensive systems, Most teams are either more patient to play tactics and break the system with tactics, or let the players stand directly in the opponent's defensive system with super personal ability to break the defensive system, and this is how Fat dealt with the Celtics in the regular season, like Phil Jackson's last game to jump out of the opponent's defensive system is a very novel attempt, so after the last game, Phil Jackson, who has been full of controversy and doubts since coming to the Lakers, got it for the first time 'Master of Tactics' was previously a title that belonged to Zhuang Fei or Popovich and others.

"Phil Jackson did a very good job, but Kobe's playing time has shrunk, and it will be difficult for him to stay with the Lakers next year, I don't know if the Pacers will be able to bring him in" At this time, the Magic was very happy, and Larry Bird secretly set his eyes on Kobe Bryant, who shot a man there. (To be continued.) )