"The combination of these two people is really good, this Argentine is not bad for the NBA performance even compared to Manu, and they are very suitable for the NBA in terms of playing style."

Boston North Shore Huā Park Arena, in front of the Boston Celtics bench, Boston Celtics assistant coach Stephen Green looked at the Spurs on the court Duncan and Scola said with some emotion, for the 2002 rookie players, most people's eyes are now focused on Stoudemire and Jay - Williams and Butler, these three people are the top three people on the rookie list this season, and these three people are also the three people who have the biggest impact on the best rookie award this season. And under these three people, many rookies in 2002 are not so exposed, although this is also very related to the overall quality of this rookie, but there are also some rookies who have performed very well, but they are still unknown, and the Spurs' young Argentine interior Scola is like this, the Argentine interior line who came to the Spurs this season quickly played the main force in the Spurs, squeezing the already aging admiral to the bench, And this season, the rookie is also able to average 7 rebounds per game, which is an excellent result for any rookie inside, and more importantly, he and Duncan can complement each other perfectly this season.

The complementarity of Scola and Duncan is perfect, it can be said that to a certain extent, Scola is very suitable for Duncan, after the inside line came to the Spurs, on the offensive end, the Argentine interior offensive ability and attack range can liberate Duncan, in the past, everyone knew that against the Spurs, as long as Duncan was surrounded on the inside, and now, because of the arrival of Scola, this situation has to wait for the essential solution, when attacking, Duncan has encountered much less pressure, This is also the reason why the Spurs' average points per game this season can reach more than 10,000 points, although it has a lot to do with his ability, but it is also because of such a starter as Scola, and in the same way, Duncan's deterrence on the defensive end can largely make up for Scola's defensive weaknesses, and it can even be said that as long as the Spurs do not meet a team like the Lakers with a super interior killer like O'Fat, it is extremely difficult for any team in the league to encounter Duncan under the basket.

"Yes, these two people are really compatible" Zhuang Fei nodded and said after hearing Green's emotion, in fact, for him, Scola is not only a good match for Duncan, this interior player is very compatible with most of the league's powerful interior players, except for Duncan of the Spurs now, such as the Lakers' Ao Fat, if this interior line is allowed to go to the Lakers, then there are really not many people in the league who can stop the Lakers.

This game between the Spurs and the Boston Celtics is very intense, which is inevitable, although this game is definitely inferior to the Boston Celtics who have rested for three days in terms of physical fitness and condition for the Spurs, who are currently on a continuous Eastern road trip, but even so, this team that is currently the first team in the West has created enough threats to the Boston Celtics, In particular, the inside combination of Duncan and Scola was a bit unbearable for the Celtics.

Therefore, this situation is also small, resulting in even if the game enters the official timeout in the middle of the second quarter, it is still difficult for the Boston Celtics to open up the difference, and when the official timeout in the second quarter comes, the score of the two teams on the court is also extremely close 40-38, and the Boston Celtics only lead at home, two ......

"Tracy, you need to be a little more determined in this game"

Zhuang Fei looked at the Boston Celtics players next to him who were panting loudly and shouted loudly, this game is very important for the Boston Celtics and Spurs, there is no doubt about this, and for the Boston Celtics this game occupies the initiative and advantage, in this case, Zhuang Fei is absolutely going to win this game, although the current score is more favorable to the Celtics even if it has been dragged, But if the game really drags on in the fourth quarter and needs a key ball to decide the winner, Zhuang Fei really doesn't think that his team can have an advantage in the key ball, you must know that the Spurs are one of the most stable teams in the league in the fourth quarter, the Spurs and the Grizzlies plus the Timberwolves are all teams in the league, the team with the strongest key ball ability, in this case, even if the Boston Celtics occupy the physical and home advantage, Zhuang Fei does not want the final victory of this game to be decided at the last moment, For the Boston Celtics, it was safest to go into the second half with a five-point advantage and into the fourth quarter with an eight-point advantage or more.

It's just that Zhuang Fei is a little disappointed that the team's boss Maddy's desire to attack in this game is not strong, especially after Popovich formulated the strategy of preferring Maddy to shoot easily and not foul in this game, the small forward actually has a good offensive opportunity, in this case, the small forward did not score desperately, it is obvious that Maddy's current performance is definitely what Popovich wants to see.

For Maddie personally, his ability is now one of the top players in the league, and now the most important thing for this high school rookie is how to read the game, in this regard, this player's ability is still different from that of players like Carter or Duncan who have studied in college for a long time, and many times the Boston Celtics leader needs Zhuang Fei's special arrangement and reminders.

After getting Zhuang Fei's instructions, Maddie was also stunned for a moment, and then quickly nodded, seeing Maddie like this, Zhuang Fei also quickly aimed his words at the team's substitute guard Arenas.

"Gilbert, you've done a good job up front, I need you to continue to kill Parker now, I need your first thought every time you attack is to lean on that Frenchman and let him keep fouling" After Zhuang Fei finished speaking to Arenas, he smiled and waved his fist.

"Coach, don't worry, I know I have to do this, I'll play that kid again later" Arenas also said with a smile after getting Zhuang Fei's praise, this game, the team's backup guard who played until only 5 minutes left in the first quarter, caused 2 fouls to Parker in just three minutes in the first quarter, which directly caused the Spurs core point guard to be in a foul crisis, in this case, the young French guard naturally cannot have continuity and stability in performance. It can be said that when Maddy did not open up, the Boston Celtics interior line was also briefly suppressed, and the Boston Celtics were able to suppress the Spurs in the score because of Arenas, and it can be said that the Boston Celtics backup guard was the team's best Celtics player in the previous games.

"Okay, I'm very satisfied with everyone's performance in front, now it's time for us to speed up again, this game we are going to kick the Spurs' ass hard" Zhuang Fei finally glanced at all the Boston Celtics players and said with a smile, and at this time, these Boston Celtics players also all smiled and nodded.

"Greg, it's been good that we've been able to hold on to this game so far, and that defense was not Toney's fault"

McBrown looked at his side with an iron face, looked at Popovich on the court very unkindly, and said with some comfort, and just after McBrown finished speaking, the head coach of the Spurs also glared at Brown with an extremely embarrassed face, this game is very difficult for the Spurs, just yesterday they just played a vicious battle with the Nets, the fifth in the East, for many Eastern teams have been traveling in the West recently, and many Western teams are also on their own road trips to the East, This is the case with the Spurs that are the first in the West now, in this case, although Popovich was almost yelling at the Spurs players in the Spurs locker room before the game to ask for victory, but for Brown, it is naturally best for the Spurs to win this game, even if they can't win, they are not losing their sharpness, especially when the players are embarrassed, as the head coach, Popovich should not do something cynical or angry.

And just now, Tony Parker, the core point guard of the Spurs, was stuck to Arenas's body again in a defensive Arenas and then made a shooting foul, and what is even worse is that after that foul, Popovich stubbornly did not replace Parker, and in the next round, Parker was almost played by Arenas again by the same means, in this case, Popovich on the sidelines was almost able to replace Parker off the court with fire in his eyes, And looking at the French defender's eyes was almost able to swallow him, and after the French defender came off the bench, the Spurs head coach directly scolded the Spurs starting point guard in front of more than 20,000 Boston Celtics fans.

Faced with such a situation, as the team's assistant coach, McBrown actually didn't approve of Popovich's management of players, but at this time, he was powerless in the face of Popovich's angry eyes.

Of course, McBrown can see where the balance of victory and defeat between the Boston Celtics and Spurs is in this game, just when the two teams met in the first meeting, the two teams were sent off in the first meeting, and then played four overtimes, it can be said that the strength of the two teams is similar, so the key to determining the outcome is which team can make the other team attrition faster, which is why in this game Popovich slammed the Spurs inside, while the Boston Celtics beat the Spurs outside, It's just that the result this time is different from the last meeting between the two teams, this game Yao Ming and Xiao Ao did a good job of controlling the fouls, and there was no foul crisis like the last meeting, and there was some tragedy on the Spurs' side, the Spurs' talented guard Parker was almost played by Arenas, and the player who was able to restrain Parker so obediently in the NBA Mike Brown really didn't see anyone else besides Arenas.

In this case. Parker, who fouled four times in the second quarter, disrupted all the deployment of the Spurs and Popovich, according to Popovich's character, although Brown did not agree with Popovich's handling of it, but he can also understand the reason why he is so angry, for this second meeting with his old rival this season, no one cares more about winning than him, if this game is lost, then in the regular season this season, the Spurs were killed by the Boston Celtics, which has rebuilt the team, It is almost impossible for Popovich to accept the fact that if he fails this time, he can only regain face in this year's Finals, and if he can't make it to the Finals this season, he can only wait for next season's regular season, which is not the result Popovich wants.

In fact, when Zhuang Fei saw Popovich training Parker face-to-face in that ruthless face-to-face training, he actually had a sense of déjà vu, in fact, for this situation, Zhuang Fei has not seen it in later games, if the video of Popovich scolding Parker in the game is edited, it is definitely not much less than a game, but at that time, Zhuang Fei was more of a rookie coach in China for Popovich's appreciation of execution and control, and now when it happened in front of him, Zhuang Fei greatly appreciates Parker's receptivity, and being able to grow up in this situation is also a wonderful French sports car.

"Coach, it looks like we can win this game"

After seeing Parker being beaten, the Boston Celtics assistant coach Stephen Green on the side was also very excited to say that the Boston Celtics have now taken the full initiative, and it is obvious that with Parker's current situation, it is estimated that it will not come up before the fourth quarter, although the French point guard is not the most important player for the Spurs, but the impact of this player on this team is also self-evident. The Spurs can really control the ball on the outside only Pippen alone, if it is Pippen at the peak of the fine, now Pippen at this time also needs to face the Boston Celtics' first strong point when defending, if you expect him to complete the task of defending Maddie and then be responsible for the entire Spurs' offense, this is extremely unrealistic. But if Pippen can't organize the team's offense, then he can only give the ball to Duncan, although Duncan's organizational skills are excellent, but as an inside big man, although his ball control skills are much better than Yao Ming, but he also has the same problem as Yao Ming, and there will definitely be a lot of mistakes. It is precisely because of this that after Parker left the game, Green was also very excited to announce that the balance of victory was in favor of the Boston Celtics.

"This is not necessarily, it depends on how much difference we can open up in the next quarter or so" Zhuang Fei said a little lightly after hearing Green's words, at this time he was not as excited as Green. For the Spurs, as long as they can survive the third quarter and the last part of the second quarter, then after the fourth quarter, this team can still have a chance to give the Boston Celtics the final blow, for a team with players like Duncan, it is not too difficult to hold on in the face of the Boston Celtics' offense, so now the Boston Celtics' advantage is not as huge as Green imagined.

And just as Zhuang Fei expected, this game that Popovich absolutely cannot afford to lose did not have as big a collapse as Green imagined, but after Parker went off the court, the Spurs' offense played more simply, this team had no one to organize the team's offense on the periphery, and then Pippen, as a ball handler, handed the ball directly to Duncan on the inside after half court, and let Duncan and Scola on the inside complete the offense and end the game, although this approach of the Spurs is simple and rude, But it is obviously very good in terms of effect, at least the score of the two teams in this game has been maintained, until the end of the third quarter, Boston Kyle Patch is only 5 points ahead, and for the NBA, a 5-point lead with one quarter left is not an advantage at all, and such a point difference may be equalized at any time.

It's just in this game, the Boston Celtics held the last five-point advantage, and after the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics and the Spurs were all on the court, and the Spurs failed to complete the comeback in the case of falling behind as many times in this game, and the final result of this game was 106-100, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Spurs at home with a difficult victory.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Duncan, the leader of the Spurs who played 46 minutes, scored 51 points and 22 rebounds in this game, and once again completed a new breakthrough in his career, while in the Boston Celtics, Maddy and Arenas both scored more than 33 points, Maddy scored 38 points in this game, and Arenas was a stubborn score, and the Boston Celtics starting guard Jackson had limited playing time in this game, after all, the Spurs did not need a player he specifically marked on the outside.

After this victory, the Boston Celtics consolidated their position as the first in the league, while the Spurs ceded their first spot in the West to the Kings.

It's just that after the end of this game, when Zhuang Fei went to shake Popovich's hand again, the Spurs head coach glared at Zhuang Fei fiercely again, and said that after seeing him in the finals, he used Zhuang Fei aside again.

"See you in the finals? Maybe it's really possible" Zhuang Fei looked at the back of the angry departure and also thought back to the game just now, the Spurs were very restricted by him in this game, and the strength of this team was still strong in this situation. Perhaps this team is more likely to break through in the West than the Boston Celtics are to break through in the East.

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