Chapter 804: We Are the Champions
"Brother Su, I didn't expect you to be able to get tickets for the first row, I heard that the tickets for this game have been fried to an average of more than $2,000 a ticket, and the tickets for the first row are even more than $8,000 a piece, tsk, this is equivalent to my salary for a year, it's so crazy."
Wang Xin, the new reporter of the basketball striker newspaper that Zhuang Fei funded Su Skirt to run, is also the new apprentice of Su Skirt, this is also the first time in his own journalist career to come to the scene of the finals decision, and the atmosphere around him makes it impossible for him to devote himself to the game on the court, for these young people, this is also inevitable, and it is indeed extremely difficult to maintain concentration in this atmosphere.
Of course, unlike such a rookie, at this time, Su Skirt has been staring at everything that happened on the court, for him, although he has not started writing now, he is already thinking about tomorrow's front page headlines in his mind, and for these old reporters, this is not anything difficult.
Of course, Su Skirt can calm down in such an atmosphere does not mean that other people are like this, in fact, most of the people at the scene, except for those reporters with occupational diseases or others, most of them can't maintain their normal heart at this time. This is true even for seasoned players.
North Shore Gardens, Wade has been observing the player in front of him who should be called his idol, and there is fire in his eyes, and since the last game against the Lakers at the last moment, his eyes have been on fire, the young guard of the Boston Celtics has been completely crazy at this time, and in fact, in such a situation, anyone can be crazy, let alone a little rookie, At this time, the only thing Wade wanted to do was to crush his former idol again, Gary Payton is much older than Wade, the two are not players of the same era, although Payton maintains an extremely good competitive state at this time, but it is almost impossible to block Wade at this time, in fact, this round of the finals, he did not block Wade, if Yao Ming and Maddie are the best players in the Celtics in the first five games, Then Wade is actually not bad, because he can contribute his own points or assists and breakthroughs in every game, although the defender who replaced Arenas was not as amazing as Arenas in last year's finals, but he was stable and efficient enough, and even delivered a fatal kill in the last game. It can be said that this year's Boston Celtics and Lakers Finals were perfect for Wade, he gained too many things, and perhaps the most important of these things is courage and self-confidence.
At this time, Wade just wanted to crush Peyton's body directly as he had done before, and he did it when he thought of it, and what is even more regrettable is that when Wade accelerated and came directly to Payton, the Lakers' No. 1 player did not have a reaction at this time, and his steps seemed to be completely immobile, or as if he was immobilized by Wade, there was almost no resistance, and Wade, who broke into the restricted area, did not have any intention of slowing down or playing breakthrough points. Instead, he went directly to the basket guarded by O'Neal and Malone, and went to the previous game, most of the time, Wade didn't play like this when facing the Lakers Twin Towers, after all, the deterrent power of the Lakers' two towers is too much, even Wade, a player who is not afraid of heaven and earth, is a little frightened, but now, this self-confidence is almost able to directly ignite his own guard is completely disregarding all this to kill the Lakers' restricted area, and at this time, although Yao Ming and Xiao Ao can do some role in attracting defense for him, But in the face of the defense of Ao Fat and Ma Long, the Boston Celtics guard player actually forced himself directly against the scolding body, and almost threw the basketball in his hand directly to the basket without any layup space, and he himself fell to the ground completely, but soon the Boston Celtics guard stood up from the ground, and the basketball he threw out at this time also fell into the net. Then this ball is the most wonderful single-knife straight layup, and after Wade completed the layup, the three Lakers players Wade, Malone and O'Neal who were completely broken through by him, could only stand there with their hands crossed at this time, the powerlessness and confusion of these three just set off Wade's madness and resoluteness after the goal, and his offense was too resolute in this game. In fact, the Boston Celtics players were all extremely resolute on the offensive end of the game, because this is their home stadium and they need to defend their home court. Of course, although equally resolute, Wade is also clearly a cut above other Celtics players.
This season, the player who originally hoped to surpass James and Anthony or want to reach the level of James and Anthony is completely unstoppable at this time, at least no one in the Lakers can stop him.
"Nice layup. The bounce and the coordination in the air are amazing, Wade's offense is so exciting, the Lakers have collapsed, it's hard for these players to keep the game going, they've been completely suppressed by the Celtics, I think they'll all be off the court after the third quarter, and soon, the winner of this year's Finals will be the "Commentary Bench at North Shore Gardens." Larry Bird, one of the team's greatest players, also said with a happy face at this time, while the magician on his side was a little silent.
The development of this game is actually not surprising, the last game was almost killed by the Celtics' morale of the Lakers away from Boston is a little out of state, it is obvious that there is no such sharpness in the hearts of these people, there is no desire to be able to give everything in order to win the championship, and in fact, these people have these ideas, but ideas are always so fragile in the face of reality, plus after the game starts, The Lakers, who changed their lineup again and threw Kobe Bryant to the starter, didn't start the game well.
Just like Zhuang Fei said after the last game, he will stick to his team style of play in this game, and in fact, he fulfilled this promise in this game, the Boston Celtics once again played back to the 1-4 tactics with Wade as the offensive core and the defensive system adjusted by Thibodu, although Wade broke through on the offensive end after the ball was less, but this is still a 1-4 tactic, Wade's strong personal offensive desire does not mean that the Celtics are individual tactics. And even more so at the time. Kobe Bryant, who was outside the three-point line in the last game, did not show the hot touch of the last game after starting in this game in place of Fan Maniac, and there was no way to break the Celtics' defense, and when Fan Maniac came on the court again, although his three points were better than Kobe, there was still no way to break through the Celtics' defense. Obviously, the impact of the road on the team's feel and shooting percentage is not only for the Boston Celtics, but also for the Los Angeles Lakers. And no one in this game will have a problem with the referee like in the fourth game. The Lakers were able to get valuable adjustment time, and in fact, when the Lakers didn't feel good at the beginning, they were directly thrown away by the Celtics by more than 10 points. And with a 15-point deficit at half-time, it was clear that David Stern had no intention of leveling the whistle in this game, after all, he had now achieved his goal.
It is precisely because of this situation that the Boston Celtics led directly from the beginning of the game to the end of the third quarter, and at this time, when the highest score difference in the third quarter reached 20 points, the Los Angeles Lakers were also completely disarmed, and the mood of these players also completely changed
"Coach. Now whether you want to replace Wade, he's so excited, you see if you want him to calm down so that he doesn't have any injuries."
In front of the bench for the Boston Celtics, the North Shore Gardens were filled with all sorts of noises. But at this time, whether it is the team's assistant coach Green or head coach Zhuang Fei is very calm, for Green, now the Boston Celtics and the Lakers have little to do with the victory or defeat, at least the Lakers in this game are now really no hope of getting back. In this case, it is indeed the best option to let Wade come down and cool down, and it would be tragic if Wade had better get injured because he was playing too well. It's just that what makes Green helpless. His head coach did not agree to the offer.
"Since he wants to release it all, let's release it" Zhuang Fei finally said with a smile, the impact of the last game on this young man was too great, on the mental level, the young guard was almost always in a state of excitement, and in terms of the value of the dynasty system, the young guard also reached the A level in terms of ability, it can be said that he is not inferior to last year's Arenas in terms of ability, and James and Anthony are the same, in this case, If you really have been holding back this annuity 22-year-old guard, it is estimated that this guard will be suffocated, in this case, for this game Wade's crazy impact on the basket, constantly using those moves that are almost with life in the layup Zhuang Fei did not stop, in the past game Zhuang Fei had limited his very hurtful style of play, but at this time Zhuang Fei did not limit it anymore.
Of course, the fighting spirit of the Lakers is a little sluggish now, but it's just some people, at this time for Kobe Bryant he never thinks it's time to give up, this game is a game for him to return to the starter, and it is also a game for him to regain his status, he knows that although he performed well in the last game, he knows that his teammates still don't like him, and he also knows that his coach doesn't want him either, in a sense they are not all the way, Just like his style of play in the last game, which was considered a cancer by many people, if he had a bad hand in the last game, he was likely to become a scapegoat for the loss in the last game, but he had a good hand in the last game, and in the end he became the object of praise from many people after the game, so he is very clear about all this.
The NBA is so realistic, in this case, as long as you can throw the basketball in your hand into the basket and let your team win, then even if you take 100 shots, it won't make people feel that there is anything wrong, so Kobe has always believed in what Zhuang Fei said to him.
"If you want to control the game, then you need to control the basketball"
"On the basketball court, the only person you can trust is that one basketball"
Whenever Kobe Bryant was confused about his way of basketball, every time he was blamed by Jackson or by his teammates, he would remember that Zhuang Fei said these words to him could also strengthen his confidence, and in fact this is also the source of his strong fighting spirit, because every shot he believes that basketball will eventually go to the basket.
Because the feeling that came from the basketball every time he dribbled always made him feel very grounded, and he didn't want to give the ball to someone else.
"Kobe, I said you should give up now, the Lakers have already lost by almost 25 points" Maddie was actually quite speechless in this game. Because of his young friend in the opposite position, this game is like crazy, crazy shooting in front of him, crazy directly at him, not to mention Kobe's shooting rate, but no one wants to be played like this by another person, at least Maddie doesn't want to be shot like Kobe like this all the time, but it's a pity that Kobe is the attacking side. And he is on the defensive side.
Kobe really didn't care what Maddie said, after dribbling past half court, he just raised his head faintly and glanced at O'Neal, who was playing with Yao Ming, and before O'Neal could succeed, the Lakers' leading guard pulled up directly at the top of the arc, and then the basketball went out of his hand without a little resistance, and Maddie in front of him was bukkake again, and Kobe's irrational three-point shot fell directly into the basket after smashing it on the blue neck. Three-point hit. It's just that when the TV camera on the scene was focused on the other Lakers players, except for O'Neal who snorted coldly, no one else said anything, as if the ball was not shot by their team, and Lakers head coach Phil Jackson on the sidelines also sat in his chair without a trace of expression.
"The shot is beautiful. The arc is also very high, Maddie has blocked in place, but he was still shot by Kobe, which is a beautiful three-pointer. It's really beautiful" In the commentary bench of North Shore Gardens, as the commentator of this game, it is difficult for Larry Bird to talk about Kobe's shot with what kind of mood, maybe as he said. It can only be described as beautiful, and in the end it was just beautiful, but he knew that if he was a player, if Danny Angie or Rick Carlisle dared to throw it in front of him, he would definitely go up and give them a kick. Of course, it was the player's perspective back then, but now it's different as a commentator and a fan, and of course it's a different perspective as a manager and a general manager.
This is Kobe Bryant's 17th three-point shot in this game, of which the shooting rate is 5 of 17, it is clear that Phil Jackson has been arranged before the game, the Celtics' defensive system in the case of O'Neal can not be forced to open the inside, and the team has no advanced tactics to rely on, so it can only rely on Van Exel's and Kobe Bryant's long-distance three-point shots, Szczebiak is not this type of player, he can't implement such a tactic, in the case of Van Exel's worse hand in this game, Kobe can only attack like this, but obviously, it was very unsuccessful, this game Phil Jackson has no way for his team, he has to bet on Kobe, but obviously, at the moment, his bet failed, the away game has a big impact on this team, if they have home court advantage, I think it will be completely different" Magic also frowned after Larry Bird finished speaking, this is the coach's perspective, and now Larry Bird's perspective, this game Lakers suffered a complete defeat from top to bottom.
"But under such a shooting rate, he dares to shoot more than 17 times, and directly ignores his teammates who want to do inside, this is perhaps the most determined one of all the players I have seen in the NBA, Michael is one, Vince Carter Tim Duncan is also one, and maybe add the little man of the 76ers, these people can do a lot of unbelievable things" Larry Bird also said with some appreciation at this time, which reminded him of his team's leading player Joe Johnson, obviously, there is a big gap between the two, Larry Bird is also genuinely hoping to bring in the Lakers' undesirable guard this summer.
"But it's a pity that Phil Jackson used Jordan well in the Bulls but didn't use Kobe Bryant well in the Lakers, otherwise, the Lakers may not be in such a situation, but there is no if on the basketball court" Magic Johnson also said with regret, maybe this is not a hypothesis that can be established.
Now there is almost no suspense in this game, the Boston Celtics have scored 90 points before the end of the third quarter, while the Lakers are only 68 points, and at this time, the third quarter is only Wade and Kobe Bryant's mutual drama, the two of them break through a shot, almost you go back and forth, and when the Boston Celtics end the third quarter of the game, the lead over the Lakers has reached 25 points again, and the final score is 95-70, And when the third quarter ended, Zhuang Fei also hugged his players one by one, obviously, this is Zhuang Fei's reward for these players, and in fact, in the next fourth quarter of the game, most of these players can no longer appear on the court, and in fact, when the fourth quarter of the game began, Zhuang Fei did replace almost all of his starters
"The Boston Celtics have made a large number of substitutions, and now the lineup on the court is center Haslem, forwards Kirilenko and Prince, and the guards are Wade and James Posey, except for Wade, the others are substitutes, James Posey is the sixth man, obviously, this game Coach Z thinks his team has won, and Maddie and Yao Ming on the sidelines have begun to wear sports shirts, and they should not play again in this game, On the other side, the Lakers also replaced all the starters except for Kobe, and now on the court is Kobe and Van Exel, who combined for 25 three-pointers.
When the fourth quarter began, the Boston Celtics fans on the sidelines of the court began to sing the melody of 'We are the champions' after seeing the two teams make a large number of substitutions, and it was clear that in their opinion, the Lakers had surrendered, their team was now sweeping, and the championship was only 12 minutes away.
Of course, and in fact, it is also the same, but when there are a few twists and turns, in the fourth quarter, the Lakers did not completely give up resistance as Celtics fans expected, in fact, this team is still extremely tenacious, because Kobe Bryant has no intention of giving up, and Fan Maniac is also not a person who easily admits defeat, and his performance in this game is too stinky and he is like finding the court, so when there are 4 minutes left in the game, the Lakers even chased the score until only 15 points, It's just that the Boston Celtics' Wade and James Posey have been able to stabilize the situation, and when the difference between the two teams reaches 15 points, the Lakers can no longer chase it.
"Kobe Bryant hit again, this is his 25th three-pointer in this game, 10 of 25, from 5 of 17, his three-point shooting rate is 5 of 8, if he hits so well at the beginning, the Lakers may still have a chance to fight, of course, this is naturally related to the decline in the Celtics' defensive intensity after Maddy's departure, James Posey's defense is very good, but he does not defend as seriously as Maddy, after all, this time is no longer needed" When he saw Kobe Bryant hit his 10th three-pointer of the game, Magic Johnson also sighed helplessly.
"Of course, congratulations to Kobe Bryant for hitting 10 three-pointers in this game, he broke the record for the number of three-pointers shot in a single game in the Van Exel Finals, he made 40 shots in this game, hit 17 of them, and scored 49 points in the game, which is the highest score in the game, Wade's 20 of 35 scored 47 points in second place, these two are the most influential people in this game, they are the tactical core and offensive core of both teams in this game, but their shots are also high"
"Other than that, the most important thing is, of course, congratulations to Coach Z, congratulations to Celtic, this is their second title in the last two years, they successfully defended it"
And when Zhuang Fei and the Boston Celtics watched from the sidelines as time went to zero, and when the Boston Celtics defeated the Lakers 120-105, they all rushed to the court.
This is the glory moment that belongs to the champion, and at this time, the North Shore Garden, the color paper is full of voices. (To be continued.) )