Chapter 180: The Origin of Anger
While Chinese fans were frantic over Xiao Sa's performance in the final minutes of the third quarter, Xiao Sa himself was sitting on the bench panting. No one knows better than him how much the scoring spree just now consumed him. Now he even felt tired of wanting to sleep, but he knew the game wasn't over yet.
If he chooses to give up at this time, the fans will not criticize him, after all, his numbers are good enough. Moreover, his team also showed a dazzling surprise, and even if he lost, others would think that the Clippers were still honorable despite the defeat.
But for Xiao Shao, although defeat is still a very sinful word, why should he feel glorious when he loses? Losing is a shame and there will never be glory.
So, he still gritted his teeth and persevered, and didn't even take a sip of the energy drink.
"Xiao, I think you should rest for a while." Teresa, who was sitting next to Xiao Sa, said very gently to Xiao Sa.
Xiao Xiao didn't make a sound, just tried to adjust his breathing.
"I minored in kinesiology in college, and I know you're getting very tired right now. If you stick to the pitch, it will greatly increase the likelihood of injury. After all, under this kind of high-intensity confrontation, the tired body will not be able to withstand it. Teresa said to Xiao Shi very insistently.
Xiao Shi didn't speak, he looked up at Teresa, and then shook his head firmly.
Teresa was subconsciously a little sluggish at the moment when she shook her head casually. Because she saw the persistence in Xiao Shi's eyes, although she was very reluctant to believe that there were players in this world who ignored injuries for the sake of victory, she even thought that the inspirational stories she had seen were fake. However, this moment. She suddenly felt that Xiao Xiao was such a person.
This is a player who can forget about jì a qiē in order to win.
Suddenly. Teresa couldn't help but be moved.
Suddenly. She felt that the chic figure sitting beside her, breathing hard, was very majestic.
Although in this business alliance, in this alliance that pursues the supremacy of money. Chic persistence seems very out of place, but if a man does not have the spirit of pursuing victory, is he still a man? At least, a large part of the charm is missing.
In Teresa's mind, the dashing charm value has completely exploded.
Although during this period of contact, she found that Xiao Xiao is indeed a guy who meets all the definitions of a great player. He can boost morale in the dressing room, he can connect the team in his own way on the pitch, and he can step up in the pinch, and carry the team forward with his excellent scoring skills. The most important thing is that even in an extremely exhausted state, this guy is unwilling to let go of the responsibility on his shoulders, and he is not willing to give up his thirst for victory.
Teresa was moved by the fascination.
Xiao Sao himself was not moved by his actions in the slightest, and he did not feel that it was a great act to grit his teeth and stick to the game. He just wouldn't admit defeat.
And within his understanding, since he received a salary. And he has become the boss of the team, if he doesn't stand up in a difficult moment to turn the tide. How to convince the public?
When you are the boss, you have to take the lead, otherwise it will be difficult to lead the team.
This is the reason why Xiao has been the boss for so many years.
"Byron, can you still play?" Xiao Sao turned around and whispered to Byron Davis in a more energy-saving way.
When Byron Davis heard this, he hurriedly replied, "Yes." ”
Although Byron Davis is not in good health now, Xiao Shao asked this question, and he immediately agreed, because he also saw Xiao Shao's body tired. At this time, if you come on the court and help him sprint for a while, the result will be much better.
Byron Davis was full of promises, and at this time, Elsolton on the side took the initiative to come over and said to Xiao Shi: "Let me go." You can take a break first, and it won't be a problem to help you last three minutes in my current state. ”
Elsotton said it very sincerely, because he wanted to help Xiao Shi share the burden from the bottom of his heart.
Although he was very disgusted with Xiao before, with the contact of these two games, he was already convinced. Although this guy is a rookie, there is no one in the whole team who is more suitable to be a leader than him.
El Thorton said this, and Chris Kaman on the side also took the initiative to say: "You rest for a few minutes first, and I will also play." My attacking ability can also create some points in the box. ”
Both of these people used to be Xiao Shao's sworn enemies, and now they put themselves in Xiao Shi's shoes.
This shift is clearly visceral.
Because they can see the changes that Xiao Sang has brought to the whole team, and they can see the help given by this rookie when they are on the field at the same time as Xiao Dash, and everyone's number has increased in an all-round way. The most important thing is that this rookie really carried this team on his own shoulders.
Xiao Sao looked at his teammates who took the initiative to ask him to fight, and was very surprised.
To be honest, he didn't expect Chris Kaman and Elthoton to come forward and say such things.
However, in his heart, he actually didn't believe in their strength. Because now that the Celtics are all in their all, they may not be able to stop them when they go up.
However, if they are not allowed to go up, they will more or less take their good intentions as donkey livers and lungs.
At this time, Teresa also hurried over: "Xiao, you let them fight first, you hurry up and rest for a few minutes, and then you go up again, we still have a chance to win, after all, we are still ahead." ”
As soon as Teresa finished persuading, the Adidas physical trainer behind her also stepped forward to express his professional opinion: "Xiao, in a state of fatigue, the players' performance is actually discounted, and you may not be able to help the team when you go up, and it will increase the probability of injury." ”
Listening to these voices, Xiao Shi frowned and thought about it, and finally he made a decision: "Okay, you guys go up first." You try to control the rhythm as much as possible, don't play fast attacks, I'll take a little rest, and I'll play later. It's a tough fight and we have to be ready to fight until the last second!! ”
"Okay." Byron Davis was the first to agree.
As a point guard, controlling the rhythm is his job.
At this moment, the whistle sounded on the court. The game continues to begin.
Byron Davis stepped onto the court with the Clippers players. And at this time the Celtics also walked up their players.
But. When Celtics head coach Doug Rivers saw that Xiao Xiao did not appear on the court, the whole person was a little stunned. Because the lineup he changed was not attack-oriented, but strangled and choked, he replaced Ray Allen and replaced him with Tony Allen. At the same time, he replaced Leon Bowe with O'Brien.
But now, Xiao Xiao didn't appear on the court.
What's going on? Does this guy want to surprise again? There must be a conspiracy in this!!
Doug Rivers felt that such a lineup was a conspiracy, but he didn't call a timeout to replace players right away. He wanted to see what the Clippers had in mind, after all, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent was the only way to survive a hundred battles.
"Control the rhythm. Rondo!! Doug Rivers told Lagalondo that he didn't want to play fast, and the rhythm was so messy that he couldn't see the Clippers' plot.
And he is exactly in the heart of Xiao Shao, who is afraid that the Celtics will play a fast-paced offense and suddenly reverse the Clippers' lead point difference.
As long as they play at a slow pace, it will take a while for them to chase points.
And Xiao Xiao doesn't need much time to rest, he only needs to recover a little bit to get back on the court. After all, his supergod state can only be maintained in a state of exhaustion, and when he is not tired, the attack will not be sharp.
After the Clippers took the lead. Byron Davis immediately moved forward at a slow pace, knowing that now was the time to buy time for Xiao Xiao. It must not be fast, let alone rush, it must be played at a glance.
The Clippers were slow to control the tempo, and so did the frontcourt. In addition to Elthoton and Stephanovak running and interspersing from time to time, the two interior lines are also standing on the edge of the penalty area like Tarzan.
When the clock was running out of seventeen or eighteen seconds, Byron Davis hurriedly let DeAndre Jordan step forward to block and pick-and-roll, and then quickly sprinted inside, made a sharp stop on the way, threw the basketball into the basket, and scored two more points.
When Doug Rivers saw this scene, he was very surprised, and he muttered in his heart, what kind of tactic is this? How did you play so slowly? It's like the last attack, what is Xiao Shi thinking? Mr. John Wooden's students just can't figure it out!!
At this time, Lagalondo also dribbled the ball through the half court at an almost slow pace, and then slowly sorted out the players' runs, and finally handed it to Kevin Garnett, who faced DeAndre Jordan's close defense, suddenly turned around and shook Jordan away, and then scored a layup!
After he made a successful layup, he didn't forget to glare at Xiao Sao defiantly: "Shrinking turtle!" ”
Xiao Shao smiled faintly, his mood was like a peaceful lake, so he would not be disturbed by such childish remarks.
In fact, he was in a good mood. Because that rhythm on the pitch is exactly what he needs. Both sides went into a slow-paced attack.
In this way, a lot of game time will be consumed. And the Clippers can maintain their lead for longer, and only run into the court when the bayonets are red. In this way, the probability of victory is much higher.
Back in the half, Byron Davis was still pushing the tempo slowly. At this time, Doug Rivers felt a little strange, because the Clippers on the court didn't look like they had a conspiracy at all?
However, he still intends to wait a little longer.
Seventeen or eighteen seconds were consumed, and Byron Davis still used the pick-and-roll to break through, but this time he chose to pass, and the basketball passed to Elsorton, who ran diagonally and inserted in, and Elseton received the ball and made a pull-up jumper............ Bang!
The basketball hits the iron, and Kevin Garnett picks up the rebound and passes to Lagalondo.
After Lagarondo took control of the basketball, he did not immediately launch a fast attack, but followed Doug Rivers' advice on a slow offense.
In the end, although Paul Pierce scored the score, it also consumed more than eighteen seconds.
And this would have been a fast break that could have been solved in five or six seconds.
This is undoubtedly wonderful news for Xiao Shao.
At this time, Doug Rivers finally thought of another possibility: Could it be that the Clippers are playing so slowly because there is no conspiracy at all? Just Xiao is tired, so they take advantage of the slow pace to provide him with plenty of rest? At the same time, it will not let the score open quickly???
Doug Rivers finally realized this, and at the start of the fourth quarter. CCTV's Zhang Gui pointed out that Xiao Shi was resting on the bench because of the accumulation of body.
Director Zhang can guess. And Doug Rivers couldn't see it.
This is certainly not because Coach Zhang is at a higher level than Doug Rivers.
It's that Doug Rivers thinks too much. He was too wary of chic. So he felt that any action of Chick was a conspiracy.
The basketball was slowly thrashing in Byron Davis's hands, and he was still consuming time.
And Doug Rivers was obviously unwilling to wait any longer, he hurriedly shouted loudly on the sidelines: "Bag, bag!" Paul, hurry up, hurry up!! ”
He tried to force the Clippers' conspiracy with aggressive defense, and if there really wasn't a conspiracy, then the next step was to play a quick offense. The score difference will be quickly narrowed.
When Paul Pierce arrived, Byron Davis immediately lost his stride, and he couldn't delay any longer. If you delay the time like this, you will encounter a crazy bag and lose control of the ball.
Therefore, he chose to take the initiative to break through.
However, at the moment when he took a big stride to attack, Paul Pierce had already closed in a swift manner...... Crash!
The two met in a narrow way, and before they could dodge, Byron Davis's right foot had already stepped on the instep of Paul Pierce's left foot. Because Byron Davis is full of force. No reservations were made. When the footstep reaches the instep, a strong twist immediately occurs...... Crash!
I heard a rattling sound from my ankles. Byron Davis felt a heart-rending pain in his ankle.
He quickly fell to the ground, not even bothering to care about the ball.
After all, at this time, protecting the injury is the most important thing.
Watching Byron Davis fall to the ground, Xiao Xiao's heart suddenly crumbled. He quickly stood up, and the referee didn't blow the whistle at this time, because Paul Pierce had already rushed to the front court with the ball that originally belonged to Byron Davis, and then hit a three-pointer.
At this time, Xiao Shi had already stood up angrily, and he shouted loudly: time-out! time-out!!
However, the referee did not call a timeout until after the goal had been declared valid.
After the referee announced the timeout, Xiao Shi had already rushed forward angrily, and the team doctor behind him also hurriedly ran up.
"Are you alright, Byron?" Xiao ran to Byron Davis's side and asked anxiously.
For him, Byron Davis is not just a teammate, but also his big brother, and his nobleman. If he hadn't met Byron Davis, Xiao Dash believed that he would never be where he is today, he is the same as Lenny Kuhn and John Fog Lamp, and they are all benefactors who help him change his fate. Moreover, if it weren't for Byron Davis's support for himself within the team, he would have been completely isolated in the first game. It wasn't his turn to turn the tables at all.
That's why he is so anxious and so anxious.
Although Byron Davis gasped for air from ankle pain, he still smiled, and he reached out and patted Xiao Swan's shoulder: "It's up to you next, brother!" ”
"Okay, I'm going to win tonight." Xiao gave his promise with great perseverance.
And before that, he had said this to Tenderloin Davis.
"Come on!" Byron Davis smiled slightly, and then said to the team doctor next to him, "Call it a stretcher." I should have hurt my ligaments!! ”
After saying this, he commanded again: "Slow down, let Xiao Sage rest for a while!" ”
As soon as Byron Davis said this, Xiao tears burst out of his eyes in an instant.
Xiao swore that these were the warmest words he had ever heard, and this was a real concern, which made him feel warmth that he had never felt before. If Lenny Kuhn gives care like a dashing mother, John Fog Lamp gives care like his father. Davis, then, is a loving brother.
I would rather give up the time for treatment than buy time for my little brother to rest.
Xiao touched his tears fiercely, he wiped away his tears, and then walked up to Paul Pearce: "I will let you double the three points you scored!" ”
Chick's fierce attitude was revealed, completely revealing his hideous side.
Facing a scaring and vicious look, a cold tone, and a hideous expression. Paul Pierce was subconsciously a little stunned, and he remembered the night he was stabbed eleven times.
So, he didn't speak, just turned away silently.
Although his three-pointer just now was in line with NBA rules, he knew better in his heart that Byron Davis stepped on his instep very hard, and he also heard the sound. However, he made a tackle and touched Davis' right foot with his toe as he sprinted.
He heard the screams, but he didn't stop.
And this is also the origin of Xiao Anger!
…… (To be continued......)