In two consecutive games, the Boston Celtics were not able to win in Los Angeles, which is definitely not something that Zhuang Fei imagined, if the Boston Celtics easily won the Lakers 2-0 at home in the first two games, all the pressure was concentrated on the Lakers, then now, the Boston Celtics lost two away games in a row, then this pressure is definitely on Zhuang Fei's side, although the Boston Celtics still occupy the home court advantage, But this does not mean that Zhuang Fei will definitely be able to win his last two home games.

If the Boston Celtics lose away from home in the fifth game, then it is absolutely unfavorable for the Celtics, and the loss of match point is not a simple home court advantage that can make up for it, and in fact, the most difficult thing for the Boston Celtics now is not to lose the fourth game, but the Lakers now do have a big weapon to break the Boston Celtics defensive system, and this weapon is now in excellent shape, in the last game, the Los Angeles Lakers' Fan Maniac missed all 11 three-pointers in front of him, In the second half, he hit six three-pointers in a row, directly throwing the Boston Celtics to death in the second half.

In this case, anyone can see that no matter how bad the shooting rate of Fan Maniac is, as long as the Boston Celtics don't care about him, he will always break out, which is what makes Zhuang Fei a little headache, in fact, if the Boston Celtics want to defend their defensive system, then the defensive players who stay outside the three-point line cannot exceed 2, in the case that a defensive player has given Szczebiak, now one must be distracted to Fan Maniac, in this case, The Celtics' defensive system was gone, and eventually the Boston Celtics' defense became completely one-on-one.

In fact, the Boston Celtics currently have a very good one-on-one ability of these players, and the two players who have been selected for the defensive lineup, whether it is Xiao Ao or Jackson, are very good, but because of the poor performance of the one-on-one situation in the face of Ao Fat or other superstars in the past, Zhuang Fei is now a little skeptical about his team's one-on-one defensive ability, of course, for Zhuang Fei, he will always pursue the most secure victory, and on the offensive end he is not worried about his team, in fact, as the second team in the league's regular season scoring this yearThe Celtics' scoring stability and explosiveness are nothing to worry about in the league.

If the Boston Celtics really want to win, they only need to solve their own defense, and in fact, the Boston Celtics' defensive system has been able to strangle the Lakers' two big interior King Kongs, so before this round of the finals, Zhuang Fei is also very confident in his team, but at present, such confidence comes a little too early, maybe for the Lakers, the only player in the league who can directly open the Boston Celtics' defensive system from the outside is on their team, This is definitely a coincidence and a frustrating thing.

Of course, Zhuang Fei is worried, this does not mean that the Lakers have an advantage, in fact, even if the Boston Celtics have no defense, with their own offense, the Boston Celtics and the Lakers are also five or five, there is no need to worry about it; fell behind, but this was far from enough for Zhuang Fei, Zhuang Fei didn't want a five-five game.

"Coach, are you still wondering how to deal with the Lakers?"

Los Angeles, Boston Celtics hotel, Boston Celtics assistant coach, Stephen Green smiled into the Boston Celtics head coach Zhuang Fei's room, and at this time he also watched his teacher in a daze at the TV, two consecutive games by the Lakers inside and outside the defeat of the defeat, it can be said that this is in Green's heart. One of the few coaches who lost two games in a row for the same reason, although there were many surprises in the last game, such as because of the referee, Fan Maniac had a good hand in the first half, and the Lakers did not lag behind, if the referee's blowing penalty in the first half was not balanced, the Boston Celtics would have bloodied the game when Fan Maniac had a bad hand.

It's just that Green is very clear about his teacher's character, in his eyes. No accident can happen, there can be a second time for an accident, on the stage of the finals, this kind of thing does not happen, when the accident occurs once, after two, it is obvious that the team is not ready, just according to the current Boston Celtics preparation. Green is also very clear that this kind of accident will happen, after all, the Celtics' current defense can't take care of Fan Maniac, whatever he plays, in this case. He always has a time to get his shots right.

If the Celtics can pull away when he's not right, and if they do it when he's not right, like in the last game, then the Boston Celtics won't be much better than the last game, where they lost by eight points 100-108. It doesn't seem like much, but it's because Yao Ming scored 20 points in each half and scored 40 points in the whole game. In fact, in addition to Yao Ming, Wade's breakthrough was somewhat blocked, after all, the inside line was too crowded, Maddie's desire to attack was not very strong, in fact, his hand was not very good after coming to the away side, and Xiao Ao also consumed a lot in hand-to-hand combat with Ma Long, and the offensive end did not support Yao Ming enough.

In this case, in fact, the Celtics are not at their best, and the Celtics lost to the Lakers twice in the regular season for this reason, when the defense is not there, the offense is blocked, and the Celtics lose, of course, this is the current situation of the Celtics in Green's heart, and this situation makes him feel a little tricky.

"Yes, it's really too troublesome to face such a team" Zhuang Fei also woke up from a daze after hearing Green's voice, and then looked at Green with a smile and said, this Laker is a team on the bright side, the strength of this team is not as hidden as Zhuang Fei did to the Celtics, and he doesn't let others know his strength, in fact, the Lakers have almost been thoroughly reported this season, but when everyone sees that this team has two giants inside, When there are two super shooters on the outside, even if you have a complete understanding of this team, there is no way to do it, otherwise this team will not make it to the finals, this is a team that makes you understand their strength, but it is not very useful.

"The next game is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, for the two teams, whoever can win Tianwang Mountain will have the biggest advantage, if we win, there will not be too much suspense about this year's championship" Green looked at Zhuang Fei, who had been frowning, and sighed and said, to be honest, he didn't think that the Boston Celtics would fight the battle of Tianwang Mountain. In fact, after 2-0 at home, he even thought that his team could settle the battle in Los Angeles, because in the first two games, the Boston Celtics had an absolute advantage, but the NBA is like this, and the speed of the transformation between advantages and disadvantages is really difficult to guess.

"The battle of Tianwang Mountain," Zhuang Fei also sighed after hearing Green's words. But then a smile appeared on his face.

"It's really time to work hard" When Zhuang Fei finally said this with a smile, Green on the side also smiled and nodded.

While his teacher has wowd everyone with their near-devastating victories in recent years, that doesn't mean the Boston Celtics head coach is afraid of this kind of bayonet game, considering that Popovich, the league's best bayonet head coach, was nearly killed by him in his first year with the Timberwolves

June 18, 2004, this is the fifth game between the Boston Celtics and the Lakers, and the most important game in the entire series, and the result of this game basically represents the result of this round of the Finals, the Boston Celtics won, the Finals are basically over, if the Celtics win this game with match points in their hands plus they have two consecutive home court advantages, Phil Jackson and the Lakers, there is no chance of a comeback, and if the Lakers win, Will go away with match points and three consecutive wins, albeit away.

But the Lakers with three consecutive wins are also very likely to win the sixth game with a devastating momentum, in this case, this game is a game that cannot be lost for either side, and in fact, this game is indeed no longer able to lose, so the tickets for the fifth game of the finals played at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles have also been speculated to an astonishing maximum of $10,000, and even the cheapest tickets have reached more than $1,000, and Los Angeles tickets are almost the most expensive in the league, coupled with this hype, it is simply a situation against the sky.

Even so, this is still priceless for most people. You know, Los Angeles has never been short of rich people, and in fact, after the Lakers won two games in a row, fans and even non-fans all over Los Angeles wanted to see how the Los Angeles Lakers won three games in a row against that Z coach at home.

Of course, Los Angeles is now a little excited by the Lakers' two consecutive wins, compared with the excitement of Los Angeles, the Lakers' head coach Phil Jackson is much calmer at this time, although the team is now seen by the outside world as dominant, but after the darkness of these seasons, the former head coach of the Bulls dynasty has long lost the sharpness of the past, and now he has been very calm, and he also knows very well that although the Lakers are in excellent condition now, the physical condition of the players is also good, The most important thing is that the team's two big macs on the inside have no injuries, which is the foundation of his victory over the Celtics and the cornerstone of winning the championship.

But he also knows that it is far from enough to beat the Celtics in this way, that Chinese has never been an easy person to admit defeat in his impression, let alone easily admit defeat, even if he is easy to hand over the initiative of the court, in this case, Phil Jackson can be sure of one thing, that is, today's game will be the toughest game in the entire series, and the price he needs to pay to win will be great. Of course, for Phil Jackson, no matter what the price of this game is, he only needs to win this game, because he knows very well that this is the right time for him to beat Zhuang Fei, and this is also a result that he has no choice

"Phil. Will this be the end of our feud? Zhuang Fei looked at the league coach in front of him with a smile, and his heart was full of emotion, since the day he played a triangle attack in Wake Forest, the grudge entanglement between the two has begun for almost ten years, whether it is Zhuang Fei comparing him in Wake Forest with him, or pressing him in the selection of the best coach in the United States over the years, or having a direct conversation with him after coming to the Timberwolves, even if he comes to the Boston Celtics, the two are also influencing each other.

It can be said that in the first ten years of Zhuang Fei's career, Phil Jackson will always be a figure that Zhuang Fei cannot escape, and in fact, no matter how much grudge entanglement the two have, the Lakers head coach and the former Bulls head coach are the people who grew up with Zhuang Fei, and this growth is not just as simple as making Zhuang Fei from a rookie coach who only relied on the triangle offense and dynasty system at the beginning to the current tactical kaleidoscope Z coach. And this game is indeed a game that drew an end to Zhuang Fei's career in the first ten years.

"This is what I want to say" After being stunned for a while, Phil Jackson also said with a complicated expression, nearly nine years is very special for Zhuang Fei. The same was true for him, when he completed his first NBA triple nine years ago and that was a turning point in his life. Now, nine years later, he has become one of the most controversial head coaches in the league, and it was a turning point in his life.

"So, Phil, I will beat you" In the end, Zhuang Fei also smiled and glanced at Phil Jackson deeply, then left with this sentence and left, and at this time, Phil Jackson also looked at Zhuang Fei's back and clenched his fists fiercely.

"Me too"

"Larry, this kind of game is the most test of a player's psychological quality of the game, but whether it is the Boston Celtics or the Lakers are not lacking these, the Boston Celtics 11 players have championship rings, of which two of the 11 people have won three rings, in addition to the players, their head coach Coach Z is also the holder of three NBA championships, although they are one of the youngest teams in the league, but they are also one of the most experienced teams in the league, as for the Lakers, Although their team does not have so many championship players, whether it is Malone or Payton or Szzambiak and Kobyshack, they are all players who have reached the Finals before this, and they are all experienced veterans, of course, Phil Jackson has three more championship rings than Coach Z, in this regard, the two teams are not much different" Magic Johnson also said with a smile in the commentary box at Staples Arena.

"Yes, it's a game of similar strength, which requires a lot of determination and courage," Larry Bird said with a smile after the magician finished speaking.

Game 5 of the finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers began as the television camera shifted to the players on the court preparing to jump the ball. (To be continued.) )