Chapter 458: An Unexpected Invitation (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
W (two chapters in a row for a monthly pass)
After losing to the Vancouver Grizzlies on the road, the Boston Celtics' record has also become 55-12, and now the record from the Grizzlies has been stretched again.
With more than a dozen games left in the season, it is extremely difficult for the Boston Celtics to catch up with the Grizzlies, if they want to catch up with the Grizzlies, the Boston Celtics not only have to ensure that they win all the next 15 games, but also need the Grizzlies to lose three games in the next games, which is too difficult for the current Grizzlies, and it is almost impossible to lose three games in the next games in the current state of the Grizzlies.
And even if the Grizzlies can lose three games, Zhuang Fei does not dare to guarantee that his Celtics can win all of them, because the Celtics' next schedule is also extremely difficult.
"Well done"
On March 18, 2002, Boston's North Shore Garden Plaza, Zhuang Fei looked at Yao Ming, who was replaced from the court, and also gave his hug cordially, tonight's game here is the Boston Celtics home game and the Portland Trail Blazers, this game can be said to be the end of the battle between Yao Ming and Gasol for the best rookie, in Portland not long ago, Gasol lost the game at his own home, and it was also in the competition with Yao Ming in the data was completely exploded, In that game, Xiao Ao and Yao Ming were basically beating Gasol, while Randolph was brushing up on the front court to rebound.
It's just in this game, it's obvious that Randolph's support for Gasol is a lot bigger, and because of the big trade that shocked the league, Kassel, who was traded from the Bucks, is also well integrated into this team, this game is actually the Trail Blazers gave the Boston Celtics enough trouble, and even this away team has been leading at the beginning of this game, Cassel's pull-up jump shot is too accurate in the first half of this game, It's clear that the point guard wants to take out all of his unpleasant sulking when he met the Celtics with the Bucks in this game.
And in this game, James Posey did a little lax on Kassel's defense. It wasn't until the beginning of the second half that Zhuang Fei let Arenas play more to defend Kassel, but even in the second half, the Boston Celtics found the initiative and didn't pull the score away until midway through the fourth quarter. The resilience of this Trailblazer is also good, and when there are two minutes left in the game, Zhuang Fei also replaced his main player.
And Yao Ming, who was embraced by Zhuang Fei in this game, was the best performer in this game, the center scored 25 points in the first half of the game, and also scored 35 points in the whole game, so it can be said that it was this center who kept the team up when the Boston Celtics were in trouble in the first half.
For Zhuang Fei, it is difficult to catch up with the Grizzlies now, but this does not mean that Zhuang Fei will give up catching up with the Grizzlies, the current time is only in mid-March, Zhuang Fei still wants the Boston Celtics to catch up with the Grizzlies for half a month, and then if they still can't catch up in April, then they can only adjust the state for the playoffs.
So Zhuang Fei didn't want to lose this game. The result of the final match was 100 to 90. The Boston Celtics won at home to claim their 56th win of the season.
After beating the Trail Blazers at home, on March 20, the Celtics once again challenged the Cavaliers on their home court, and the Cavaliers have been doing just too well lately. Won nine of the last ten games, and in one fell swoop moved his ranking from ninth in the East to seventh in the East, it can be said that if there is no accident this month, the Cavaliers' star Penny Hardaway will definitely win the Player of the Month trophy, the former superstar can actually contribute 26 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds per game this month, such data is definitely his peak can only play, this super player who left the Suns and ushered in his second spring has won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week in the past two weeks, Even Carter, who has won 34 in a row, is below him, and the aging swingman is in complete control of the Cavaliers' locker room, if the former Cavaliers boss Marion is completely unable to control Andrimiller. Big Z Ilgoskas and Ricky Davis, but now these former knights' thorns have become extremely honest after meeting Penny, and Penny's personality charm is indeed not comparable to ordinary players. …,
In fact, the strength of this knight is not bad, Andre Miller was able to contribute 158 last season, and this season he can contribute 1611, which is the second person on the assist list, and although Big Z has been plagued by injuries in the past two years, he has not had the sharpness of the previous two years. But he is also a player who often plays 1510, as long as the playing time allows, even if he plays 2010, there is no problem, and Ricky Davis is also a strong player, otherwise he would not dare to play against the former boss Marion in the locker room, this guy has been very stable since he was signed by the Cavaliers as a team after his rookie season, and has been able to steadily play more than 15 points per game, and he is also a strong contender for this year's Most Improved Award.
Zhuang Fei is indeed very cautious in the face of such a Cavaliers, if there has been no change in the current Eastern rankings, then the opponent of the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs is also this newly rising team.
At the beginning of this game, the Boston Celtics launched a fierce attack under the arrangement of Zhuang Fei, in fact, although this Cavaliers look strong and defeated the Grizzlies not long ago, but this team has a fatal flaw, the defense is too inferior, the movement speed is too slow, whether it is Big Z, Penny, Miller or Davis, they are not players who are good at moving speed now, and there are also big holes on the defensive end, at present, this Cavaliers only have pennies Hardaway and Miller two defensive points that can be handled, And this game Hardaway, the old swingman is against Maddie, it can be said that even if this old penny is experienced, it is difficult to resist Maddie's impact, the two are now tall, speed is much different, and Miller is the same against James Posey, and as for the other points are even more embarrassing.
In Zhuang Fei's research, this Cavaliers is a rhythm team, they are suitable for playing in their own rhythm, and the best rhythm for this Cavaliers is not fast or slow, which is why they were able to beat the Grizzlies in an upset, and the Grizzlies were completely caught in the rhythm of the Cavaliers in that game. The Cavaliers Miller and Hardaway are both extremely calm and big-picture tempo-controlled players, and if these two are allowed to slowly bring the game into their hands, no team in the league can easily break this dilemma.
So at the beginning of this game, Zhuang Fei ordered the team to play as fast as possible. Although it is not possible for the Celtics to have Yao Ming at the height of the current game and want to play as fast as the Timberwolves, even if the speed is a little slower, the Celtics can still create opportunities for Maddy and James Posey to play strongly, so that the Cavaliers' two rhythmic hearts can't take much care of this game.
There is no doubt that Zhuang Fei's arrangement caught the Cavaliers a little off guard, after all, just like the Grizzlies and Lakers, the Celtics gave other teams the impression of a positional offensive team this season, and the sudden acceleration of this game also made the Cavaliers feel a little scrambling, and it was not until the second half that they found their rhythm, but it was too late for them at this time, and the difference between the two teams in the first half was a little large. Although the Cavaliers tried their best to catch up in the second half, it was also a bit useless.
However, at the end of this game, Zhuang Fei's mood was not calm. This team, which is currently seventh in the East, can definitely rank in the top four in the East in terms of absolute strength. Although it is not as good as the Grizzlies, it is at most half a percent lower than the Celtics, not worse than the Wizards and the Heat, and vaguely a little higher than the Pistons and 76ers.
"If the playoffs really meet this team, it will be very difficult," Zhuang Fei looked at the penny on the court who was exchanging jerseys with Maddy, and Hardaway sighed with some emotion in his heart.
After beating the Cavaliers at home, the Boston Celtics have their third consecutive home game. Recently, the Boston Celtics' opponents are all playoff teams, and if these opponents are all away games, then it is really difficult for the Celtics to get out of the game, but fortunately, the Celtics' recent games are all two-day home games. …,
On March 20, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers, and on March 22, the Celtics welcomed the 76ers, compared to the Cavaliers, this game with the 76ers looks much simpler, this team is a team that completely counts on Iverson on the offensive end in addition to defense, although Iverson's lethality is not comparable to any player on the Cavaliers, but this team is too single. Although Iverson is very lethal to the Celtics, although the Celtics and the 76ers played more in this game than in the last game against the Cavaliers, Zhuang Fei, who was on the bench, has not been too worried, because the general trend of the whole game is in the hands of the Celtics.
And the final result of this game was the same, Iverson scored a game-high 44 points in this game, but the 76ers lost to the Celtics 89-95 on the road. This defeat also made the Celtics basically give up the fight for the third place, and the Wizards, Pistons and Heat are still biting, and the 76ers seem to have the limit of falling behind.
The home win over the 76ers was the 70th game of the season for the Boston Celtics, who have a 58-12 record in those 70 games. The last time Celtic won more than 58 games in a season was in 1986-1987, fifteen years ago.
After the end of the game with the 76ers and won the 58th victory, even many Celtics fans and Celtics local media called on Zhuang Fei to attack the team's 68-14 record created in the 1972-1973 season, but at this time Zhuang Fei did not set his goal on this record, when the Boston Celtics have been winning streak, Zhuang Fei has been aiming at the Grizzlies, and the Boston Celtics winning streak, this team that is currently the first in the league has not failed, Now that this team is 61-10, Zhuang Fei is also a little sighing when he sees such a stable performance of the Grizzlies, it is too difficult to counterattack this team.
What makes Zhuang Fei even more helpless is that after ending this easy home journey of the team, the team will embark on an away trip.
On March 24, the Boston Celtics challenged the Pistons away, and Zhuang Fei's team won this game without surprise in the face of this singles team, and the last time Zhuang Fei beat them, Zhuang Fei ordered the team to also play singles, this time Zhuang Fei defeated the team with a triangle attack.
It's just that after beating the Pistons, on March 25, the Boston Celtics suffered a defeat, losing to the Heat 82-87 on the road. Since the last loss to Zhuang Fei's No. 5 tactic, the Heat head coach has been trying to transplant this system in his team, but the effect has not been good, which is also the reason why the Heat's record is not outstanding enough recently, and even when competing for third, he has to be pressed by the Wizards and Pistons.
After two very difficult back-to-back games on the road, the Boston Celtics returned to their home court, this time the Boston Celtics met the Warriors from the West, and this game was also the first time Anthony Walker returned to the North Shore Gardens, the last time Zhuang Fei led the team to Oakland, Anthony Walker and Larry Hughes caused a lot of problems for Zhuang Fei, but in this game Zhuang Fei did not let this team play at the same level as last time.
In this game, Zhuang Fei directly took Arenas and Kirilenko all, and replaced James Posey and Jackson, this game under the care of Arenas Larry Hughes's speed advantage is somewhat gone, and in the face of Kirilenko's defense Anthony Walker is also a little unable to play, this game Boston also easily defeated the Warriors 105-89 at home.
After beating the Warriors on March 27, the Boston Celtics finally welcomed a fishy Hawks at home on March 29, and the Celtics' opponents in recent days have been some playoff powerhouses, and this game against the Hawks is a kind of adjustment to the team's condition.
After easily defeating the Hawks at home, Zhuang Fei's team record has also become 61-13, while the Grizzlies have 64-10, so it can be said that the Celtics have completely lost the opportunity to catch up with the Grizzlies.
After defeating the Hawks at home, Zhuang Fei was a little surprised to receive a VIP invitation card from the NCAA league. Your support is my biggest motivation. m
(Ask for a commuter pass).
(Ask for a commuter pass). ,