O'Brien smiled very contentedly on the sidelines, as a manager, isn't it the happiest thing to have a group of good players?

As a head coach, with players like Lee Cheng and Granger, what's not to be satisfied with?

Li Cheng came to the players' tunnel, and today Nissa pounced directly, and she didn't care about Li Cheng's sweat.

"Li Cheng, you are amazing. You were so good today that a lot of people thought you were going to give Celtic a head start at home, but no one expected you to get a 21-point win. Nissa exclaimed excitedly.

Li Cheng smiled and stroked Nissa's shoulder, soothing her affection.

"Scoring is like a probe, and under your firepower, all opponents are wiped out in an instant. Li Cheng, you are so handsome. Nissa's praise for Li Cheng is far from over.

Nissa vented for a while before she calmed down. The two of them started today's interview.

"Li Cheng, did you hear the earth-shattering shouts of the Conseth Center today? In particular, the DJ shouted, 'Where is Li Cheng's limit?' Then the fans collectively replied, 'His limit is in the sky.'" Then I want to ask you, where do you think your limits are? ”

"My limit?" Li Chengleng paused, and he remembered his dream many years ago.

That year, Li Cheng's height was taller than all the children around him, and he was very distressed at that time. But when he first saw an NBA game on TV, it was a Los Angeles Lakers game. He fell in love with the sport, and from then on he began to celebrate his height, and he began to dream of himself standing on the NBA court.

At that time, he often dreamed that he was in the NBA, scoring like a bag, and waving his hand to destroy it.

However, as time went on, he grew up and got lost in the good family conditions.

Then his father's bankruptcy woke him up completely, and then he regained his dreams and ambitions. But the cruelty of reality took his breath away. It turns out that the previous qiē was just a dream.

It's not easy to score, and it's even more of a dream to pick up things. At that time, it was difficult for him to get to the top without scoring a single point on the court, but the number of fouls and turnovers was very easy to get.

After a period of dissipation and silence, he was given the opportunity to soar. Now he can be called "unsolvable" on the field, as long as he is given space and his score is as simple as picking up something.

Such dreams were once thrown to Australia, but now I have the strength to do this dream.

The corners of Li Cheng's mouth turned up slightly, and he muttered, "My limit? I don't know where my limits are, I just know that I'm nowhere near my limits. Maybe one day, the sky won't stop me. ”

Nissa didn't expect Li Cheng to give such an answer. But she liked Li Cheng's answer very much. She continued: "Now that you have a 2-1 lead over your opponents, have you grasped the initiative to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals?" ”

Li Cheng first jokingly said: "If we win two more games, we will reach the Eastern Conference Finals." Then he said sternly: "But in front of an opponent like Celtic, it is too difficult to win two more games." ”

Nissa could understand the difficulty in Li Cheng's tone, but she also experienced the kind of non-giving up in Li Cheng's words. "Then I wish you two more wins in the next matches."

"Thank you! Your blessings. Li Cheng finished speaking and was about to leave, but Nissa suddenly jumped up and kissed him on the face.

Although it was only a little touch of the dragonfly, Li Cheng still took a step back as if he had been electrocuted.

Nissa blushed and said, "Let's go!" See you the day after tomorrow when we play. ”

Li Cheng was stunned and didn't say hello to Nisha, and after Nissa left in a hurry, Li Chengcai turned around and entered the player's tunnel.

Last time, Li Cheng didn't answer Nissa's question. But it's a fact that the two of them are now closer than before.

Li Cheng thinks this is good, but Nissa obviously wants Li Cheng to publicly admit their relationship.

"This woman knows me really well." Li Cheng shook his head helplessly, leaving the question behind.

"This kind of thing. When things are at the worst they will mend. ”

……

In this game, the Pacers' big win on the court was something that no one expected.

Ahead of the start of this series, most people thought the Celtics would sweep the Pacers. After all, the difference in strength between the two teams is too great. But in the first game, these people were slapped in the face, but they didn't think the Pacers could win again. The second game also proved their point very well.

But in this game, the Pacers' big win at home made these people's faces crackle again.

The Pacers were able to beat the Celtics by more than 20 points. Who would have thought that? Even if everyone didn't think that the Pacers would be swept before, at least they took advantage of the Celtics' negligence to "steal" two wins, but they actually beat the opponent by 21 points in this one, which is a big surprise to everyone!

At this time, on the other side of the ocean. In Yang Yujian's QQ group, there is everything to say.

Yang Yu sat on the sofa, smoking a cigarette, watching the heated discussion in the group, the smile on the corner of his mouth and the satisfaction in his heart could not be hidden.

"21 points! The next home game, the next city will get the match point. Maybe we can really knock out the Celtics! ”

"Damn, let the Celts pretend to be forced, and now you will be punished! Brother Cheng, come on, two more games will enter the Eastern Conference Finals. ”

"To be honest, it's really possible to make it to the finals this season!"

"Yes! Enter the finals and win the championship. Create a zào Chinese-style miracle, haha! ”

Li Cheng's large fan base in China is in heated discussions, and they are already looking forward to the Pacers' performance in the Finals.

In Indiana, the expectations of fans are not at all different from those of Chinese fans.

"I look like I'm seeing the team reach the finals again."

"I feel that way too, and it's a great feeling."

"Who do you think we're going to be against in the finals?"

"I don't know! But I think it's one of Los Angeles and San Antonio! ”

Everyone was talking about this topic, but O'Brien was starting to reap the excitement of victory.

With these two wins, the Pacers won the first game above love and madness. And today's game, the Pacers won on the basis of the Celtics' surprise and the Celtics' lack of wanting to expose their defensive strategy.

But what's next?

O'Brien is really exhausted, where else can he do?

Let Li Cheng run frantically without the ball. Then forcing the Celtics to play against each other was already his last resort. What's next?

After thinking about it all night, O'Brien couldn't think of any other way. In the end, he had to make the most helpless decision, "I can only continue to maintain today's tactics, and then it will depend on their performance on the field." ”

Then, O'Brien thought dreamily: "It would be nice if that Rivers guy continued to hold it, and if he won the next game again, he would get match points, or 3 match points!" ”

Unfortunately, O'Brien's idea is doomed, and Rivers has already called a meeting with the coaching staff.

After their discussion, Rivers finally decided to give it his all. Keep this round of the series alive.

Otherwise, if you continue to be forced by the Pacers to attack, you will give up your advantage. Then in the end, under the leadership of Li Cheng, a madman, the Celtics may really be eliminated!

Now that Lee is one of the hottest players in the country, his adaptability to tactics has dazzled the management of all teams around the league.

Now many people have begun to contact Larry Bird to discuss the possibility of trading Li Cheng. But how could Larry Bird agree? He's not stupid, let's not talk about Li Cheng as a player he likes very much, let's talk about Reggie Miller's relationship with Li Cheng and his connections in the Pacers team. If Larry Bird sends Lee Cheng away, Reggie Miller has the big mouth. How the media will shoot at themselves is something that cannot be said.

Larry Brown turned everyone down, and Li Cheng now has no agent, and people can't contact him directly. Such. Many teams have straight back down from their uniforms. But there are still people who haven't backed down, like the Utah Jazz, and the New Orleans Hornets, teams like that.

These two teams' desire for a good shooting guard has gone beyond a single qiē. If Sloan is given an All-Star No. 2 spot now. He dared to say that his team had an absolute chance to reach the finals.

And Sloane's love for Li Cheng is absolutely unquestionable. He has praised Li Cheng in front of the media more than once, and he has also expressed his regret for not picking Li Cheng in the draft more than once.

Now the Utah twin evils are very powerful. They are one point away from sustaining them. DeLong now often has the dual responsibility of scoring and organizing. If Li Cheng arrives in Utah, then the Utah Twins will directly evolve into the Big Three, and in this way, the power of their blocking tactics will be even higher.

In addition, New Orleans, this year's upstart Hornets in the league, how much do you want to find an All-Star-caliber scoring guard to form a luxurious backcourt combination with Paul?

Utah and New Orleans have been harassing Larry Bird for Li Cheng, but Bird directly refuses them on the grounds that Li is not for sale. He even refused to negotiate with the two uniforms, which shows that Li Cheng also has a very important position here with Larry Bird.

……

After a big home win over the Celtics, the Pacers didn't have much time to rest, and they were about to have their fourth game against the Celtics.

The seven fierce battles in the playoffs were sometimes even more brutal than the regular season. After all, you have to face the same team for half a month, and there is no novelty at all. This is not only physical torture, but also psychological torture.

Although the Pacers are now leading 2-1, they don't have the qualifications to be proud of. Even if they lead 3-1, there are not a few who are overturned by their opponents. Besides, the Pacers are facing the Celtics, who have won 66 games this season, so what right do they have to be proud of?

And their game also touched the hearts of many fans. Whether it is Celtics fans, Pacers fans, and even many neutral fans, the hearts are also touched by this game.

This round of the series, the Pacers' second home court.

If the Pacers win this game again, then they will have a 3-1 lead over the Celtics, who have a big three, which is definitely a miracle. Even if they have to play Celtic on the road, they have one more chance to return to their home stadium, and if they can take advantage of it, they will knock them out.

Will the Pacers knock out the Celtics? The idea is ahead of this round series. It will never appear in anyone's mind. But now such thoughts have unconsciously appeared in the hearts of many fans.

Many basketball professionals may not think so, because they can see that the Pacers have run out of skills. But more people are not basketball professionals, basketball is just a hobby for them, so they unconsciously have the idea that the Pacers will eliminate the Celtics.

Pacers fans naturally hope that their team can win this game. In that way, their team will be one step closer to creating a zào miracle.

Celtic fans are no longer relaxed at this time, and they will unconsciously feel a little nervous in their hearts. Because they lost a bit miserably in the last game!

Neutral fans, they hold the mentality of "watching the excitement is not afraid of big things", in their opinion. It's going to be a great game. So, they're paying a lot of attention to this game.

Now, the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers have already taken a 2-0 lead over the Jazz, and the sweep of the Jazz is really not just talk. In the series between the Spurs and the Hornets, the Spurs are already 2-0 ahead, and they also have the possibility of sweeping the upstarts of this league.

The only real excitement may be the two games in the East. The Pistons lead the Magic 2-1, and such a score is also expected by many people, after all, the Pistons are stronger than the Magic. And the Detroiters have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for five consecutive seasons, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Therefore, it is inevitable that this series between the Pacers and Celtics will get more attention. After all, it's the Pacers who are leading the way, and the Pacers have never been favored before the start of this series.

Stern is now more and more satisfied with Li Cheng. Not to mention that Li Cheng's average points per game in the playoffs now surpasses Kobe Bryant's best in the league, let's just say that the Pacers are now gaining attention in the league because of Li Cheng's rise, which makes Stern very satisfied.

Stern has already begun to think about how to promote the Chinese market, and he is also thinking about whether to help the Pacers win another game. This may be more helpful in promoting the Chinese market.

Stern will leave it at that. Game 4 between the Pacers and the Celtics has already been played at the Consex Center.

In this game, the changes in Celtic are very obvious, and the atmosphere of their team is different.

Meantime. In this game, Rivers changed the team's starting lineup. He put Ray Allen on the bench and started James Posey.

James Posey first played an all-round, close-quartered defense against Li Cheng. In addition, Garnett's position was also moved forward, in order to compress Li Cheng's running space. In addition, Pierce's position is deeper, also to compress Li Cheng's defense.

This qiē was originally prepared for Kobe, and it was Rivers' method of preparing to compress Kobe's space for action. But now this qiē has to be taken out in advance, after all, if this method is not used to restrict Li Cheng, the Pacers may really eliminate them.

At this time, Phil Jackson, who was watching the game, had a bright eye.

"You've finally taken out what you're hiding." Phil Jackson began to seriously study the Celtics' tactics.

On the other hand, Li Cheng ran into huge trouble.

He could no longer run as he used to and disrupt the Celtic formation. He has two players on his side almost all the time, and it can be seen from here that the Celtic defense is very fluid.

With iron-like defense, Li Cheng once again experienced that deep sense of powerlessness.

However, this sense of powerlessness is not only when the main players on both sides are present, but also after Garnett and Pierce were replaced, the Celtics did not relax their defense against Li Cheng.

Ray Allen and Tony Allen, these two Allen also spared no effort in defending Li Cheng, and their effect was also very good.

The Celtics' bench lineup, even if they don't score, will never let Li Cheng score.

Ray Allen was tortured by Li Cheng's running in the first three games, and today he has Tony Allen's help, he can be regarded as unloading huge pressure, and he spares no effort in Li Cheng's defense.

Li Cheng is in trouble, and the Pacers' side is even more in trouble. Their offense couldn't be opened, and their defense was too far behind the opposition.

The score is widened little by little. That's what Celtic do best. They've rarely hit a hearty offensive high, and their winning pattern is the polar opposite of the Pacers'.

The Pacers' victory mode is to beat you by waves of offensive highs. But the Celts are more like boiled frogs in warm water, slowly grinding you to death.

They have the Big Three, and they are not afraid of attacking at all and not scoring points. So they use tough defense to limit the opponent's scoring, and then under this mode, the opponent is stifled.

Today's Pacers, in front of such a Celtic, have hardly a glimmer of chance. Li Cheng was restricted miserably. The Pacers' offense is a little weaker.

While Granger's watch is still eye-catching today, he doesn't move the entire Pacer around. Granger didn't turn the tide and helped the building to fall.

In the end, the Pacers lost the game 85-96 at home. The two teams are tied 2-2 and will next travel to Boston for a battle against their opponents.

The game was won, but the Celtic triumvirate wasn't happy at all.

They were forced by their opponents to use their most secret weapons. It can be said that today's Celtic showed all their strength. And the score behind also forced them to full form.

In this case, they also won by only 11 points against the Pacers.

They developed a reverence for the walkers. Because, the Pacers forced them to give it their all. The difference in strength between the two teams on the books is so huge, but they can force us to come up with the most secret weapon.

So. In the hearts of the Big Three, they still lost, losing to the Indo-City Twins. You know, Li Cheng and Granger. One is a rookie this year, and the other has only been in the league for three years. The two are so young that this is their first time in the playoffs. They are already very proud to have such an appearance.

But the Celtic triumvirate still underestimated Li Cheng's pride and Li Cheng's heart.

In the face of reporters, Li Cheng still did not show the slightest relief, they were still so proud, and even a little arrogant.

"We still have a chance, as long as the opponent gives us a little chance, we can take the opportunity and get the final victory."

The meaning of Li Cheng's words is obvious, I admit that you are powerful, and I admit that you are powerful. However, as long as you give us a chance, then we will definitely be able to seize it, and we will give you the most fatal blow if we seize the opportunity.

Li Cheng's words at the press conference naturally reached Rivers's ears.

In the end, the Pacers lost the game 85-96 at home. The two teams are tied 2-2 and will next travel to Boston for a battle against their opponents.

The game was won, but the Celtic triumvirate wasn't happy at all.

They were forced by their opponents to use their most secret weapons. It can be said that today's Celtic showed all their strength, and the backward score also forced them to their full form.

In this case, they also won by only 11 points against the Pacers.

They developed a reverence for the walkers. Because, the Pacers forced them to give it their all. The difference in strength between the two teams on the books is so huge, but they can force us to come up with the most secret weapon.

So, in the hearts of the Big Three, they still lost, losing to the Printing City Twins. You know, Li Cheng and Granger, one is a rookie this year, and the other has only been in the league for three years. These two are so young, this is the first time they have stood in the playoffs, and they are very proud to have such a performance.

But the Celtic triumvirate still underestimated Li Cheng's pride and Li Cheng's heart.

In the face of reporters, Li Cheng still did not show the slightest relief, they were still so proud, and even a little arrogant.

"We still have a chance, as long as the opponent gives us a little chance, we can take the opportunity and get the final victory."

The meaning of Li Cheng's words is obvious, I admit that you are powerful, and I admit that you are powerful. However, as long as you give us a chance, then we will definitely be able to seize it, and we will give you the most fatal blow if we seize the opportunity. (To be continued......)