Chapter 455: Ten Years of Waiting for a Miracle
"It seems that it is still a little too difficult to defeat him now."
On March 11, on the bench of the Wizards at the North Shore Garden Arena, Wizards head coach McD Anthony looked at the players and women on both sides of the court and then looked at the scoreboard on the side, at which time the new coach of this season was full of melancholy.
The current Washington Wizards are basically a strong team that can compete with any team in the NBA, even if they meet teams like the Grizzlies and Lakers, they can have a three- or four-point chance of winning, but this game is a bit of a restraint when they face the Boston Celtics led by Zhuang Fei.
"He knows too much about this system, and he knows too much about Steve," at this time, the former assistant coach of the Wizards head coach Zhuang Fei saw Nash, who was constantly harassed by James Posey on the court, and the head coach was also extremely emotional.
In the eyes of others, the core of this team seems to be Jordan, the current MVP favorite, just like Garnett and Pierce of the Timberwolves, but for Zhuang Fei, he knows very well who the real core of this Wizard is, and now it is the thin Canadian who guides the Wizard forward on the court, although this point guard has been living under the aura of Jordan God this season, but his role is above Jordan. And more importantly, Zhuang Fei also knows too much about Nash's characteristics.
In this game, Nash can be said to have been harassed by James Posey all over the court, whether it is with or without the ball, this guy is like gummy candy sticking to him. Even if Nash can get rid of the ball, D'Antoni is very clear that James Posey can see that James Posey is very accurate in defending Nash's passes or timing his own attack. Even in the prediction of the passing route, it was clear that Celtic had worked hard in this game.
"It seems that what Mr. Zhuang said before was right. If you want Nash to play the most powerful, this point guard must score more than 18 points per game, and now his offense is too low" McD Anthony looked at Nash's back on the court again, thinking thoughtfully, even if he left Zhuang Fei, he would still remember a lot of Zhuang Fei's words and teachings a lot of times. In D'Antoni's opinion, Zhuang Fei is the biggest lighthouse and the brightest lighthouse on his life path, even if he has left the bottom of this lighthouse to go into the distance, but the light of this lighthouse still accompanies him in the darkness.
The current wizards are strong. Especially after getting Marion from the Cavaliers not long ago, this lineup consisting of Haywood, Marion, Jordan and Hamilton and Nash can basically be said to have reached perfection. Marion is the No. 3 position in the Cavaliers, and after coming to the Wizards to play the No. 4 position, the forward's mobility and scoring ability have been newly developed, although his body is difficult to defend the opponent's No. 4 position, but the offense is the first in the run-and-gun system, as long as he can contribute more to the Wizards on the offensive end, after all, there is only one No. 4 position like Garnett in the league, although Marion is not as good as Garnett, but it is also extremely valuable, and now the only shortcoming of this team is probably their center, Although Haywood was good at blocking and covering, he was too poor in offense.
It is precisely because of this weakness. Nash also suffered a lot in this game, when he and Harwood blocked, the Celtics would always pinch him and let Haywood go, which also made the Wizards' offense a little unsmooth, otherwise the Wizards would not have so many holes in this game, the Wizards are not a perfect team, everyone knows this, many teams are also able to find one or two shortcomings of the Wizards in a game to hit hard, but after meeting the Celtics this time. Zhuang Fei basically magnified all the shortcomings of this team, which is no longer one or two shortcomings. …,
Watching the Celtics get stronger and stronger in this game, D'Antoni on the sidelines is becoming more and more depressed, he is ready to perform in front of Zhuang Fei, the teacher, even if he can't win, he can't lose too ugly, but he really lost this game ugly. And he lost from the beginning to the end, without a trace of resistance.
"I thought I was close to him, but now it seems that this distance is still very far" D'Antoni looked at his former boss standing on the side of the pitch this time, and at this time it was no longer himself standing next to the Chinese, but Stephen Green, but what remained unchanged was that this guy's mountain-like back could still make his enemies afraid.
When the referee of this game, Crawford, blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire North Shore Garden was boiling, and the victory of this game meant that they entered the playoffs early, in fact, for Boston Celtics fans, at this time this season, they knew that their team would definitely be able to enter the playoffs, but sooner or later, since the Chinese came here to slowly adapt they have no longer worried about playoff seats.
It's just hard to let go of the fact that although I know that I can finally enter the playoffs, when this moment comes, it can still make people feel mixed feelings, especially some older Celtics fans who are here for this game, in their opinion, they are just to be able to witness the moment when the team enters the playoffs, so when the whistle blew at the end of this game, many Celtics basketball fans were already crying excitedly.
You know, the last time they saw the team enter the playoffs was in the distant 92-93 season, and it has been nearly 10 years now, which is not a long time, but it is also able to make a son who used to watch the game with his father become a father who brought his own children to watch the game.
"We're finally in the playoffs again, and we can finally touch the floor of the playoffs again," Carl, the director of operations in the stands, also hugged Danny Angie next to him, and said excitedly. In this moment, he was as excited as every die-hard Boston fan.
And Danny Anji, the deputy general manager of the team who was hugged by the director of operations, was very pleased, and Zhuang Fei did not disappoint him. In fact, it proved that inviting Zhuang Fei this season was a very correct decision, and Zhuang Fei and Pitino are indeed not the same coach.
"Coach. We succeeded, and this season we succeeded."
On the sidelines of the court, the Boston Celtics' leading player Maddie also rushed to the sidelines immediately after the game and hugged Zhuang Fei tightly, this is the first time in his life to enter the playoffs, this summer Zhuang Fei abandoned Anthony Walker after the pressure on the small forward has been very high, Zhuang Fei abandoned Anthony Walker to show him the trust in him, he needs to meet Zhuang Fei's trust. It's also important to convey to the fans that he can surpass Anthony Walker, and the best way to prove it all is to lead the team to the playoffs, which now looks like it all came to fruition tonight.
"Alright, Tracy. You can put me down" Zhuang Fei also smiled and patted the back of his young disciple and said with a smile, while Xiao Ao and Jackson on the side looked at Zhuang Fei and Maddy with a smile on their faces, for the two of them, this kind of scene is too familiar when they were in the Timberwolves, let alone the playoffs, even if this team reaches the finals now, they will not have such a gaffe again, maybe only when this team wins the championship can they continue to be excited, As for the other Celtics players on the side, they didn't show that Maddy was so excited, but Arenas on the other side showed a hint of envy in his eyes, and it was obvious that the guard regretted that he was one step late. …,
Maddie also let go of Zhuang Fei a little shyly after hearing Zhuang Fei's words, and then looked at his teammates who were around. At this time, the other Celtics players on the side also laughed when they saw Maddie at this time.
And Zhuang Fei shook his head with a wry smile on the side, this Maddie really doesn't have a bit of a leader, but maybe this is his style, as long as he can find his own position, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have a leader.
"Congratulations to all of you on the playoffs, starting today the burden on each and every one of you will be a little heavier, and from today onwards, you all have to be ready for new challenges. A month from now, the game was of a completely different nature than it is now, and it is a strange kind of competition to many of you, but you have to remember that your goal, no matter what, your goal is to win the championship, you see?"
"Got it!"
"Very well, that's it, now you all go and thank the fans, remember, these fans will always be your strongest support"
Under Zhuang Fei's instructions, these Celtic players who were still a little excited had begun to wave or bow to the fans in the stands, and Zhuang Fei was also extremely pleased to look at the backs of these Celtic players. When the game comes to this, he is halfway done this year, and the other half is to lead the team to regain the long-lost O'Brien Cup.
"Coach, this is another fresh start, isn't this feeling special?"
Just when Zhuang Fei was looking at the Celtics players in a daze, a voice sounded next to him, and Zhuang Fei looked back to see that Nash was standing next to him with a smile.
"Yes, it's very special, when I see them, I can still think of you in the first year of the Timberwolves, when you were more excited than him, at that time we were also competing with the Spurs for the first place in the league, but even so, but I also know that they are different from you, you are more mature, and they need someone to guide them more" Zhuang Fei also sighed and smiled.
Nash, who heard Zhuang Fei return, nodded, and he has always been extremely convinced of the coach's words.
"By the way, Steve, you're a big disappointment in this game."
Just when Nash was stunned, Zhuang Fei's face changed, but he looked at him seriously, and at this time, Nash was also slightly stunned again after seeing Zhuang Fei's eyes, and then shook his head with a wry smile.
"I know, I had a poor performance in this game" Nash's voice was a little low at the end, he wanted to show his best ability in front of Zhuang Fei in this game, but in the end, he couldn't show anything, as if he was completely tied up by his mentor. This feeling also made him very melancholy, and I am afraid that the entire alliance also knows himself so well.
"Steve, do you know, all the arrangements of my game are according to the previous Timberwolves' you, originally before this game I thought I shouldn't be able to trap you" Zhuang Fei glanced at Nash deeply and then said: "But unfortunately, compared to you when the Timberwolves were there, you still haven't changed, you haven't improved in the slightest, in my opinion, you can do better"
When Zhuang Fei said this, Nash also stood there again without a trace of reaction, and Zhuang Fei gently patted Nash on the shoulder and left, and when Zhuang Fei left, Nash woke up.
"Isn't there a little progress? Can I really do better? At this time, the point guard muttered Zhuang Fei's words just now, and suddenly seemed to have some understanding in his mind, and then the guard raised his head and looked at the back of Zhuang Fei leaving, and secretly made an oath.
"Coach, I'll do what you say to find another one for me"
At this time, Zhuang Fei was already waving to the Celtic fans around him, just like the Celtic players
defeated the Wizards 115-100 at home, which made the Celtics' record reach 53-11, and the Bucks, who are ninth in the East, will not be able to catch up with the Celtics even if they win all of them next, so the Celtics entered the playoffs ahead of schedule, which is also the Boston Celtics have entered the playoffs again after nine years, and 18 rounds of the playoffs in advance is also a miracle in the history of this team, although it is not as good as the Grizzlies who entered the playoffs 20 rounds early this season, but it is also great enough.
So after this game, the Celtics fans all over Boston were ready to parade through the streets, and the same was true for the Boston Celtics fans who came out of the North Shore Garden Arena.
As you can imagine, it's a night of wonder, a night of wonder that belongs to the Boston Celtics and the whole city.
It's just that on the second day of this miracle night, a miracle night belonging to the whole league is also ready to be staged. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )