Chapter 200: The Battle of the Seven
The Pacers lost the game at home, where Li Cheng scored 38 points on his own, but it still didn't change the final result of the game.
Li Cheng worked so hard and wanted to win so much, but in the end, he could only watch his opponent and take away a precious victory on his home turf.
Losing Game 6 would have cost the Pacers their best chance of knocking out the Celtics.
Before the seven-game battle came, Li Cheng said very sternly at the pre-game press conference.
"The last game, on our home turf, we lost. But actually we should be hopeful, but this series is not over yet, and we are still hopeful. ”
And the Celtics' Big Three, at the press conference before the tie-break, also said that the Celtics will do their best in tomorrow's game.
"The Pacers are a very formidable opponent, as long as you have a little bit of slackness, as long as you give them a little chance. Then he will follow the flaws you leaked and then seize the opportunity to defeat you. That's the terrible thing about this team. Garnett said.
Pierce looked calm, but his tone betrayed the tension in his heart. "Indiana is a very strong team and their cohesion is terrible. They are a team full of miracles and they will not let go of the slightest opportunity. They have a wolf-like spirit and will never give up until the last moment. ”
Pierce would say that, definitely not because he was worried about the strength of his team. It's that he's very uneasy about the erratic X-factor of the Pacers. A team like theirs can burst out with very terrifying energy in the face of adversity.
After pondering for a long time, Ray Allen finally spoke: "The Pacers are not scary, but because they have a scary player, they will look very scary. Lee's desire to win has only seen in two people, one is Michael Jordan and the other is Kobe Bryant. A talented and very paranoid player. It's really scary to have a team like that. And Li Cheng's terrible doesn't stop there, he also has a power that infects the whole team. ”
After a pause, he added: "So, we will definitely give it our all in this game." Because if we just give them a little chance, they will take the opportunity to beat us, so we must not give them any little chance. ”
Celtic, for their part, could tell from their pre-match interview that they take this game very seriously and that they are not taking it lightly just because they are back on their home turf.
The walkers on the other side are not as calm as the Celtics. The Pacers were preparing for a tie-break, and there was a hint of madness on the whole team.
Tomorrow's game. The Pacers decided to play their run-and-gun tactics again. In this game, if it is not successful, it will be a beneficiary.
It's a big deal to come back next year, I'm not afraid. If you can pull down your biggest favorite to win the championship, Lao Tzu will be worth it.
With that in mind, the Pacers' pre-game preparations were relatively easy, but a little crazy.
The night before the competition, Li Cheng's mobile phone received a lot of text messages, as well as calls from his parents.
Before this important game. Li Cheng's pressure is very high. But these text messages and phone calls have invisibly relieved some of his pressure.
"Come on! I'm waiting to see you in Los Angeles! "It's a text message from Jenny.
"Keep trying, I haven't seen enough at the Conseth Center this season!" Ava's text messages have a hint of playfulness to them.
Nissa called directly, and the two of them talked for a long time. And finally. Nissa repeatedly admonished, "Even if you lose the game, you can't get hurt, you know?" ”
Li Cheng could only smile bitterly and agree, but although he promised with his mouth. But he secretly said in his heart: "Our tactics tomorrow, if I am afraid of injury, how can we play at the strongest level?" ”
Tomorrow against a formidable opponent like Celtic. It's not enough for the Pacers to play at their best, they have to play above the box to have any hope of winning.
At this time, on the homepage of the domestic "Xiao Li Flying Knife" website, a huge picture appeared at the top.
This picture combines many of Li Cheng's shooting actions in the playoffs, and then writes in yellow font, "Grab seven, win!" ”
The final battle is coming, and this game is truly a game of life and death. But in the eyes of the outside media, in addition to the Indiana media, even many Chinese media are not optimistic about the Pacers.
Again, the Celtics are much stronger than the Pacers. And the means that the Pacers relied on to win before have been difficult to show again.
And the most important point is that the Celts themselves will never fall into the same river twice. They will never make the same mistake twice.
The prestige of the Big Three is much louder than that of Li Cheng, a fledgling rookie.
On May 31, 2008, the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers finally kicked off in a tiebreaker.
Before the start of the game, in the locker rooms of both teams.
All of the Pacers' players were waiting to play, and they folded their hands on top of each other.
"What time is it?"
"Game time!"
"What are we?"
"Warrior!"
"What do we want?"
"Victory!"
"How do we do it?"
"Fight!"
"Guys! To whom does the victory belong? ”
"Victory, ours!"
"Then, let's fight!" Li Cheng took the lead and shouted.
Now Li Cheng has become the well-deserved core of the team, his character, his talent, his skills, and his character have been recognized by everyone.
The Pacers walked out of the locker room door in high spirits, and the Celtics on the other side were making their final moves.
Pierce stood in the middle of the locker room, clapping his hands and shouting, "Who are we?" ”
"Great Celts!"
"Where is this?"
"North Shore Garden Arena!"
"So what do we do?"
"Beat them up!"
"One, two, three, let's go! Brothers, let's go out and blow them up! Pierce shouted hoarsely.
……
In this game, the two teams did not have any tentative attacks at all.
These two teams have played six games in a row, who is not familiar with whom? The Celtics have been forced to reveal their most secret weapon, and Rivers has been struggling with it for the past few days. And the Pacers have already played all the tactics they have prepared, and now these two teams are completely bayonet-eyed battles.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Foster dialed the ball to Li Cheng. Li Cheng threw the ball in the direction of Granger and quickly ran to the basket opposite.
The Pacers lost the game at home, where Li Cheng scored 38 points on his own, but it still didn't change the final result of the game.
Li Cheng worked so hard and wanted to win so much, but in the end, he could only watch his opponent and take away a precious victory on his home turf.
Losing Game 6 would have cost the Pacers their best chance of knocking out the Celtics.
Before the seven-game battle came, Li Cheng said very sternly at the pre-game press conference.
"The last game, on our home turf, we lost. But actually we should be hopeful, but this series is not over yet, and we are still hopeful. ”
And the Celtics' Big Three, at the press conference before the tie-break, also said that the Celtics will do their best in tomorrow's game.
"The Pacers are a very formidable opponent, as long as you have a little bit of slackness, as long as you give them a little chance. Then he will follow the flaws you leaked and then seize the opportunity to defeat you. That's the terrible thing about this team. Garnett said.
Pierce looked calm, but his tone betrayed the tension in his heart. "Indiana is a very strong team and their cohesion is terrible. They are a team full of miracles and they will not let go of the slightest opportunity. They have a wolf-like spirit and will never give up until the last moment. ”
Pierce would say that, definitely not because he was worried about the strength of his team. It's that he's very uneasy about the erratic X-factor of the Pacers. A team like theirs can burst out with very terrifying energy in the face of adversity.
After pondering for a long time, Ray Allen finally spoke: "The Pacers are not scary, but because they have a scary player, they will look very scary. Lee's desire to win has only seen in two people, one is Michael Jordan and the other is Kobe Bryant. A talented, very paranoid player, such a team is really scary. And Li Cheng's terrible doesn't stop there, he also has a power that infects the whole team. ”
After a pause, he added: "So, we will definitely give it our all in this game." Because if we just give them a little chance, they will take the opportunity to beat us, so we must not give them any little chance. ”
Celtic, for their part, could tell from their pre-match interview that they take this game very seriously and that they are not taking it lightly just because they are back on their home turf.
The walkers on the other side are not as calm as the Celtics. The Pacers were preparing for a tie-break, and there was a hint of madness on the whole team.
For tomorrow's game, the Pacers decided to play their run-and-gun tactics again. In this game, if it is not successful, it will be a beneficiary.
It's a big deal to come back next year, I'm not afraid. If you can pull down your biggest favorite to win the championship, Lao Tzu will be worth it.
With that in mind, the Pacers' pre-game preparations were relatively easy, but a little crazy. (To be continued......)