If, in the first game of the Finals, the Celtics acted like a fledgling due to too many finals debuts in the team, everything seemed so immature and rusty, then Paul Pearce's clumsy imitation of Willis Reed's "return" moment is like an educational film about connecting people and growing up the inexperienced.

They're starting to get used to the finals.

And so came the second game of the series.

The Celtics are acting like they were in the regular season.

They have a tough interior line, top-notch wings and interior lines, and the depth of the roster beyond the SuperSonics gives Doug Rivers, who likes to make mistakes and is unresponsive, the greatest margin for error.

For the whole game, the Celtics shot 54% from the field, 41 to 30 rebounds and 33 to 21 from the free throw line.

Hypersound lags behind in all key indicators.

Yu Fei scored 36 points, but he couldn't change the result of the away losing streak.

The most impressive thing is still the live atmosphere of the North Shore Gardens.

Normally, Yu Fei can meet a lot of his fans away from home.

Because Yu Fei's fan base is already the most powerful existence in the basketball world, no matter where he plays, there are hundreds of fans who go to the scene to support.

But in Boston, there are very few such people.

Is this because Bostonians are generally more loyal? No, it's not like that.

The Celtics announced a rule of play as soon as the playoffs began: if you wear an away jersey or support an opposing team at the game, you will be banned from the garden for one year. Even if you are a Season Pass owner, you will lose your Season Pass next Season.

It sounds like this is a violation of the "freedom" of American society. But it's just such a politically incorrect rule that is legal in Boston, and no one thinks it's problematic.

As a result, the garden scene is full of fans in green or white t-shirts who take the atmosphere to new heights. Then there are Boston's most famous sports stars, both active and retired, and, moreover, several other leagues are covered.

Tom Brady, Bobby Orr, Curt Schilling, John Havlicek and others symbolize the Boston heroes of today and the ghosts of the past, a phenomenon peculiar to the city, where several sports clubs that are not part of the same league interact with each other very frequently.

Moreover, their recent situation is all converging.

The Patriots became the Yankees of the NFL, the Red Sox broke the curse, and the Celtics were dispelling the gloom of the past, and they were all at their peak.

With a good team, good management, owners willing to spend money and avid fans, Boston Sports has become the temple of America, and if you want to succeed, learn from them.

On this night, the Celtics once again defended their home court, beating the SuperSonics 103-88 to take a 2-0 lead.

After the game, avid "sports man" Bill Simmons wrote excitedly in a column: "Once upon a time, Boston was a fairly easy place to understand. Things never change, and more importantly, we like things to never change. Life revolves around changing weather (often brutal), sports teams (often disappointing), and those occasional sunny days in April or October. Year after year, we face traffic, blizzards, infrastructure, parking problems, and sports failures, and that's who we are. But the resurgence of the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots is a reflection of what's happening in Boston as a whole. To put it simply, the city I left in 2002 no longer exists. ”

Sports are often given a higher meaning in the United States, which Yu Fei could not understand when he was in Milwaukee.

But if you look at Boston, the problems they face in their lives are still unsolvable, no one can change the weather, no one can solve the transportation problems, and no one can give the old infrastructure a new look, but when the sports teams start winning, they feel like the city has recovered.

Back in the days back in Seattle, the SuperSonics' coaching staff has been studying the Celtics.

George Carr thinks they are strong, but how strong? How do they rank among the various opponents they've faced before? Are they stronger than the 2006 calves? Are they stronger than Spurs in 2007? No, looking at the previous Finals opponents, the Celtics are not significantly better than them.

The Celtics' biggest advantage is balance.

They have a neat lineup, and they can give solutions to any problems according to the lineup as soon as possible.

However, if you are too comprehensive, you will encounter the problem of being complete but not precise.

The only thing the Celtics are proficient at is defense.

As a dominant team in the regular season, the Celtics don't have the same great offense as the dominant teams of the past.

The Celtics aren't great offensively, they often lose power and need to rely on defense to make up for their shortcomings.

There seems to be nothing wrong with that.

That's what Carl thought before he met Yu Fei.

Defense is something that will never betray you.

But after his success with Yu Fei in Milwaukee with carnival basketball, Carl's mindset has changed.

His thinking now is that defense is important, but if you don't have a great offense, you're not a dominant team.

That's how far the Celtics have been in the playoffs.

Even the defense they rely on will have to be at home to get the most out of it.

"Fry." Karl said before the third race, "It's time to be yourself. ”

Yu Fei had a puzzled face, "It turns out that the average of 40 points per game in the finals is not me".

"How?"

"Play like you did in Milwaukee."

Does that mean that Channing Fry is going to temporarily replace Brown's starter?

Yu Fei guessed right.

Karl has little confidence in the system in place – or rather, he is not confident that the young players on the team will be able to take their responsibility and keep Yu Fei safe as the ace in the No. 3 position.

What's so good about the big nuclear play? It makes it simple.

Frye will only score three points? Then you specialize in three points, and it's like the caste system, you always only do this, and you only deserve to do this.

In the short term, this can be useful, but in the long term, it can hurt a player's development potential.

This is the reason why Yu Fei is determined to transform.

But now it's a different matter, the young man can't take on that much responsibility, Yu Fei must step up and disrupt the Celtic arrangement by drastically changing the formation.

Moreover, the supersonic who return to the home court will undoubtedly profit in terms of penalty scale, so around Yu Fei is the absolute core, Roy serves as a wing attacker, which is like the Bucks in previous years. It's just that Roy's maturity level is higher than that of Martin at the time.

Yu Fei had no objection.

Supersonic simply practiced playing around the big core.

The process is not complicated.

Yu Fei is even more familiar with the road.

Subsequently, the third matchday of the finals.

Unlike North Shore Gardens, Key Arena is not averse to visiting fans, and even the front row seats are lined with visiting fans.

For example, Bill Simmons came to Seattle on purpose and got a ticket in the front row through his connections.

The reason? He said he didn't want to miss out on Celtic's away win.

It's a good joke because the Celtics haven't won a game on the road so far in the playoffs.

"Let's win the championship, Fry, the supersonic are here anyway, you've done your job." Simmons teased Yu Fei in the front row, "We can't be too greedy, can we?" ”

Yu Fei sarcastically said: "Celtics fans who have 16 championships in team history actually think that SuperSonics is greedy to win the second championship in team history? Don't you think it's because there are too many people like you that it takes more than ten years for the Celts to pay off their debts? ”

"Enough, Fry, you're no match for us!"

"Is that a good thing to say from a fan of a team that has never won on the road?" Yu Fei said, "Let you be revealed tonight!" ”

Yu Fei's words were true, and when he returned to the big core position, he firmly grasped the situation from the beginning of the game.

In the first quarter, supersonic thundered down 33 points, and Yu Fei alone accounted for 19 points.

Coach Pig's Head Eyes Wide, what kind of play is this? Not on the scouting report!

When the Celtics trailed by 20 points at halftime, Rivers and his coaching staff affirmed that Yu Fei had returned to the style of play he had with the Bucks.

However, the situation has become irreversible.

08 The most important reason why the Green Army will never be associated with the word dominance is their ugliness on the road.

When their three-board axe failed, Rivers lacked the ability to adjust, and his timeouts were spent a lot of the time pouring chicken soup and then letting the players fight for themselves.

Of course, it's right to fight, but on the road, is the referee willing to let you fight in your own way?

As a result, the routine failed, the countermeasures were not available, and the classic formulaic substitutions were added, the score difference was getting bigger and bigger, and a rout was inevitable.

Yu Fei seemed to go back in time, the team won, and he scored an amazing big triple-double.

Tonight, he slashed 45 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists.

"Frye Yu, the most attractive ever!" Doug Collins said, "He's back!" ”

Then, after the game, Yu Fei left a paragraph that made the Seattlemen boil and the Bostonians both angry and restless: "The finals are simple, we only need to win one game on the road to win the championship." ”

"You have two home games after that, can you really win them all?"

Yu Fei laughed playfully: "You shouldn't ask me this question, you should ask the team that hasn't won away so far, and see how much they want to be the first championship in history without a win away." ”

(End of chapter)