NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 327: The opponent actually resisted (-word chapter)

On April 2004, 4, the NBA announced the best manager of the season:

Ernie Grunfield of the Knicks successfully won this award.

After the selection results were announced, some football commentators felt that it was outrageous. What signings did Glenfield make during the offseason?

Due to his lack of possession of the ball, Laga Bell has some outstanding performances in the regular season, but overall he is no different from an ordinary rotation player.

The biggest impression this new player left on the fans was that he worked hard defensively. As long as he played, regardless of his offensive performance, there was nothing to say about his attitude on the defensive end.

The veteran Mutombo, signed with a mid-level contract, did suppress the fatter big man Wright, but during the regular season, he could only play a maximum of 20 minutes in a game.

His outstanding performance is that he can block shots in every game, but he also spits out cakes many times. This signing can be regarded as increasing the depth of the team's lineup.

If it were said that adding these two players would allow the Knicks to win 70+ games again, the critics would not believe it!

This award was given to the Knicks, and the Los Angeles Times made a strange comment:

"Maybe this is compensation for Lee, after all, Kevin Garnett stole his MVP!"

In the G2 game, 85:100, the Lakers easily defeated the Nuggets and showed their dominance. The sports media in Los Angeles became active again.

These words served as eye drops for future rival Garnett. Before the Western Conference finals even started, the Los Angeles media took action in advance!

New York fans feel that Grunfield should have won this award long ago. With 73 wins last season and 72 wins this year, everyone deserves the credit.

The Los Angeles sports media ridiculed opponents for their mentality, but New York fans took it seriously.

After the game against the Celtics last night, some fans did not leave the field, but continued to hold up white boards to express their dissatisfaction:

"Kevin Garnett!"

After the award was announced, Jerry West publicly expressed his stance and criticized the unhealthy development of the league:

"When the winner takes all, fans naturally don't buy it. For small ball markets, it has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Players want to play in big cities."

"Don't forget that Li is only 26 years old. As long as he stays healthy, anything is possible!"

It seems like a reliable configuration, but it still cannot get the Grizzlies into the playoffs.

When the Knicks flew to the away game in advance to prepare for the game, general manager Glenn Field accepted the award and accepted the interview with a smile.

"The 72 wins are all due to Li. In comparison, we only did some minor work!"

"The Knicks went through a lot of screening in the offseason before it was the turn of the small-market teams. We all know what this means!"

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Relying on his personal connections, he even invited veteran coach Hubie Brown to serve as the head coach.

After the Knicks took a big lead in the second half of the game, these fans wearing Li You's home jerseys held up the whiteboard and shouted.

In the G2 game, 86:113, the Knicks won by a big score.

But the next morning, Boston Globe NBA columnist Dan Shainnis angrily criticized the Knicks in a column and shouted to the Celtics:

"As the star player, Paul Pierce must defend the honor of the Celtics!"

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Saying these words at the home court of the Celtics sounded a bit provocative.

After the Knicks came out, they were booed by the Celtics fans at the scene.

Encouraged by the Boston Globe and Boston Sports Radio, Celtics fans came to Fleet Center early that night.

After Jerry West left the Lakers and came to Memphis, the team has indeed improved a lot in the past two seasons.

The live broadcast also allowed these enthusiastic fans to "go on TV", which further stimulated the emotions of the fans at the scene!

The reason why New York fans held up a whiteboard to demonstrate was because this was the last home court for the Knicks' first-round game. If things didn't work out, Garnett would have received the award in early May.

The Celtics, who had been ignored, did not burst out with energy throughout the game. They repeated the G1 game and lost silently.

Perhaps the schedule was easier than expected, and his mustache was a little swollen, so he took the initiative to lend:

After taking over the Knicks, he won this award for the second time. After the afternoon training session, D'Antoni looked very proud when being interviewed.

After the report, Jerry West’s words resonated with many teams, and some bad teams also spoke plausibly:

Players who believe in their talent would rather be involved in the Knicks than play in Memphis.

"Win a Real Trophy!"

At most, some players will be invited to participate in trial training symbolically. As for other tasks, they will ensure that assets do not depreciate and solve Stoudemire's knee problem.

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are real rivals, and the Celtics and the Knicks have no grudges.

Pierce, who has always been very low-key, didn't know what to say when he heard these words. The interviews in the newspapers were all fake. He never said those words at all.

Kick-off was at 19:40 that night, and with more than minutes left until the start of the game, the Fleet Center Arena was already full.

During the final warm-up, Li You, who was wearing training clothes, shot casually. After saying hello to the "doormat", he approached Pierce:

"It is said that you are going to score 40 points tonight to defend your home court?"

In recent seasons, the management has done almost nothing. Just like James Dolan letting himself go and holding concerts, everyone has begun to enjoy life in addition to making money.

He is the only player in history to have 70+ wins in two consecutive seasons. Compared to Jeff Van Gundy, D'Antoni seems to be more dominant!

Before the end of the regular season, Garnett also stood up for coach Sanders, but as the Knicks won 72 games, the future MVP also remained silent.

Grunfield, who has become a big fat man, was very modest in interviews with sports media:

On the one hand, excellent young players can be signed at relatively low prices; on the other hand, contracts higher than the market price are required to attract players to join the team.

On April 4, the NBA announced this season’s Coach of the Year (COY):

Mike D'Antoni of the Knicks won this award without any suspense.

"Actually, I don't care about this award. After taking over the team, I want to create our dynasty with the Knicks again."

After entering the playoffs, the Knicks' management is still on hold because this year's draft has the 29th pick again.

李佑出场33分钟，15中10，三分线外5中3，罚球7中7，砍下30分3篮板13助攻2抢断1盖帽，没有失误。

After saying these words and adjusting the green headband he was wearing, Pierce held his head high and walked away from Li You.

Whether it was a matter of compensation or not, Grunfield still offended some people by winning the award.

"We don't want to lose either, but the team lacks real talent!"

As a core player, Pierce still maintained his composure. After being slightly stunned, he held his head high and responded confidently:

“I don’t care how many points I score, but I’m going to win the game tonight!”

After clocking in for three consecutive quarters and coming to the away game, Li You was very low-key. In his opinion, this was just a formality. After all, his opponent had given up resistance!

But after seeing the newspaper early in the morning, Li You couldn't help but feel a little interested.

"The Celtics won eight consecutive championships that year, and I think the Knicks also have the same strength!"

As a veteran team in the NBA, the Celtics have a deep fan base. The boos in the arena couldn't stop before the game even started.

Both teams continued their starting lineups. When they came to the center of the field, Grant Hill also patted Pierce's shoulder in a friendly manner.

With a big lead, everyone in the Knicks team was very relaxed. As the referee threw the ball up, Gasol reacted faster and moved the ball to half court in front of the big man Blount.

"Defense!."

As the fans' defensive cheers rang out, Pierce seemed to regain his energy and began to loudly greet his teammates to counterattack in time.

Artest quickly ran to the left corner. When he saw Pierce snoring, he immediately said disdainfully:

"Do you think you can really win the game?"

Near the baseline on the left side, Pierce saw Artest wearing an X and immediately shouted back:

"Who do you think you are? This is between me and Li!"

In front of the home fans, Pierce would not show a frustrated look, and returned to his aggressive appearance. The two had a quarrel in front of the fans in the front row, which caused everyone to cheer.

After the opening, the Knicks played their best "V-shaped offense", with Gasol and Kurt Thomas stopping at the left and right elbows.

Vershko did not completely follow Hill to the right corner, but followed the defensive deployment and stopped near the right blocking area, ready to help prevent interference at any time.

Seeing Li You coming to the top of the arc, Atkins began to loudly remind his teammates. Blount noticed Gasol moving and also accelerated his steps to the three-point line.

Approaching the left wing, Gasol stood still. Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, quickly circled the ball behind his back, switched to his left hand and squeezed past him.

Atkins was delayed and failed to pursue the defense in time. Blount was forced to come up with a big delay. Before he could bend down to interfere, Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity and quickly changed direction with his hips.

The moment he switched to his right hand, he quickly moved forward to lead the ball. Li You passed through the gap in an instant, and Blount could only stay in place and turn his head.

In the right elbow area, McCarty wanted to slide to help defend, but in the blink of an eye, Li You had broken through to the paint area directly in front of the basketball, and had no choice but to stop.

Pierce was very active and quickly helped defend to the basket, but before he could jump to block the shot, Li You had already combined the ball.

After three long strides, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and Li You dunked with one arm!

"boom!"

The basket made a loud noise, and Pierce stopped helplessly and stood depressedly on the lower left side of the basket.

"Shh!"

Boos resounded throughout the arena. Although Celtics fans knew that the team's defensive discipline was not strong, some people still couldn't hold back when they saw Li You dunking so easily.

Coach Carroll stood on the sidelines with his arms folded. Like the previous two games, he had no rhetoric before the game.

Even though the sports media in Boston were clamoring to win the home court, Carroll still reacted indifferently. When it was the Celtics' turn to attack, he only made tactical gestures to remind the players.

The cheers at the scene were almost drowned out by the dissatisfied noises of the fans. Atkins came to the top of the key and immediately gave the ball to Pierce on the right wing.

After his teammate received the ball, Atkins immediately stepped forward to cover. The referee did not call the small defender a foul on the screen. Seeing the opponent pulling, Li You took the initiative to switch defense.

Obviously Pierce also wanted to be a softie. In the first two games, Artest always interfered with big men's pick-and-rolls, so tonight he changed his routine.

Holding the ball in his left hand and reaching the top of the arc, Pierce was still moving laterally.

For the Celtics, McCarty quickly came to the top of the arc to open up space, and Vershko also quickly slipped across the baseline from left to right. Only Blount stayed on the right near the baseline, waiting to grab the cake and grab the board.

Pierce's dribbling speed was not fast. After lowering his center of gravity, he first changed his face to his left hand in advance. After approaching the three-point line, he immediately leaned forward and accelerated.

Strikers usually don't need to make fancy moves when facing defenders. They protect the ball while running and crush breakthroughs. Pierce would choose such a simple and unpretentious offense.

Easily predicting the opponent's offensive intentions, Li You chose to stick to the defense and constantly provided physical confrontation while sliding quickly to the right and back.

The two collided and broke through to the blocking area. Pierce was forced to slow down. Finally, he simply blew the ball and retreated, quickly joining the ball.

The moment the opponent retreated, Pierce exerted force on his shoulder, but Li You was not affected and stepped forward to cut the ball.

Just as he raised the ball to his chest, before Pierce could react, Li You cut the ball off, causing the opponent to yell.

"what!"

Some fans in the front row were still cheering, but in the blink of an eye they changed positions, and gradually the cheers turned into boos.

Pierce, who dropped the ball, did not complain to the referee and cut the ball cleanly. He was just careless and thought he could gain space through confrontation.

After completing the steal, Li You controlled the ball. Seeing Pierce counterattack on the spot, he simply slowed down and signaled his teammates to pull away after halftime. Only then did the halftime pass in 8 seconds.

In front of the home fans, Pierce naturally had to express himself, switching to defend in front of Li You, always keeping a distance, and from time to time stepping forward to cut the ball near the waist to interfere.

How to defend a speedy defender? Pierce showed excellent defensive basic skills. Coupled with the cheers of the fans, the more he defended, the more energetic he became.

Coming to the right wing, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, used his ball protector to slap off the opponent's arm from time to time. The two were entangled outside the three-point line.

When he was close to the three-point line, Li You immediately changed the direction of his crotch and swung his body forward to the left. Pierce, who had always maintained a distance, immediately turned sideways and started to disturb again.

He quickly crossed back and dodged the opponent's chip. Li You, who switched to his right hand, paused slightly and pretended to connect the ball. In reaction to the stress, Pierce hurriedly stepped forward.

Deceiving the opponent's center of gravity, Li You quickly released the ball, took a big step forward, and then blasted the ball vigorously on the spot.

Being attacked and supported on his foot in front of the defense, Pierce was forced to turn around. Seeing Li You stop suddenly, he subconsciously defended again.

Without waiting for the opponent to defend himself, Li You quickly went in and out, and his body swayed to the left and forward again. Pierce was completely confused.

He wanted to slide backwards again, but his body and brain clashed. As the fans screamed, Pierce plopped down and sat on the floor.

After finishing the swing, Li You accelerated his breakthrough and easily reached the lower right side of the basket. Facing Blount who came up to help defend, he held the ball with his right hand and picked the basket!

Watching the basketball draw a huge arc in the air, the big man under the basket could only look up at the basket and watch the basketball hollow into the net.

"Oh!"

The beautiful goal still made many Celtic fans exclaim. Li You's shaking was clearly visible at a glance, and the speed was not fast, giving people the illusion that I can do it.

Pierce, who was pulled up by his teammates, turned darker. He felt that Li You did it on purpose. He had two opportunities to break through directly, but in the end he chose to humiliate him.

Pierce, who was so angry that he made emoticons, couldn't help but glare at Li You who raised his hands to inflame the atmosphere.

"Relax, man! Getting knocked down means you're extremely committed on the defensive end! The fans love it."

When Pier saw Li You saying these words seriously, he felt a little confused.

But when he saw people on the Knicks bench holding their heads and jumping up and down, pointing at him and screaming strangely, Pierce was immediately angry again:

"Damn it!"

Grant Hill noticed that the Celtics seemed to want to consume Li You after the start, and waved actively, but Li You shook his head, indicating not to worry.

Head coach D'Antoni and the coaching staff are still sitting firmly on the bench, and everyone is not worried about their opponents relying on illegal screens to name their thighs.

The advantage the Celtics gained after returning home is that small guards can also play high-quality screens.

Atkins was 180, and he just relied on his short body to push and pull Artest away.

The referee on duty tonight, Steve Jarvie, seemed to be blind and acquiesced in this cover action.

Playing singles at the top of the arc again, Pierce was still the same, holding the ball in his left hand, gradually increasing his dribbling intensity and changing his body's center of gravity.

Seeing that Li You was unmoved, he suddenly accelerated, quickly changed direction with his hips, then held the ball in his right hand and accelerated with his shoulder, Pierce crushed and broke through again.

Still easily predicting the opponent's attack options, Li You stepped to the left and rear while giving physical confrontation.

The two collided. Although Pierce's ball protector used it well and blocked the interference, he lacked explosive power and failed to squeeze through the defense in the first place.

The moment he was forced to stop the ball, Pierce immediately pivoted with his left foot, turned around sharply, switched to his left hand and immediately joined the ball, leaning on Li Yousan, sprinting up and driving straight to the basket.

From turning to finishing the ball, Pierce explained his steps very clearly and made excellent use of his body.

But when he came to the front of the basket and grabbed the ball with his left hand and tried to tilt his body to complete the throw, Pierce couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Li You, who adjusted his pace early, jumped up high and was already waiting for his opponent in the air.

With his excellent jumping ability, Li You still maintained an excellent height when Pierce began to fall.

Pierce tilted his body and pulled his arm down, grabbing the ball with his left hand and reluctantly throwing the ball to the basket. In the end, he watched Li You condescendingly hit the ball!

"Snapped!"

The block shot suddenly made Pierce lose his center of gravity, and he stumbled to the floor...

"Shh!"

After landing, Li You calmly shook his finger and was suddenly booed.

Kurt Thomas grabbed the ball in front of McCarty, Grant Hill stepped forward to respond, and the Knicks quickly launched a counterattack.

Pierce stood up, gritted his teeth, and rushed forward, following Li You.

Grant Hill, who was accelerating along the left sideline, was also observing the situation on the field. Different from the previous two games, the Celtics' defense was obviously much more active after returning to the home court.

"Defense!."

The fans at the scene were also shouting hard. There was no chance to directly attack the frame. Hill stopped on the left wing, then moved laterally to the top of the key.

Gasol and Kurt Thomas saw that Li You had come to the right wing, and immediately stopped and stood at the left and right elbows.

Pierce, who was guarding to his side, saw that Hill had no intention of attacking Atkins alone, and immediately knew that Li You was going to cross the ball.

Pierce quickly pulled Li You and reminded his teammates loudly:

"Mark, switch to defense!"

Big Blount saw that Li You had used Kurt Thomas' screen to get rid of the defense, and after being reminded, he quickly moved up the line.

The ball was faster than people, Hill quickly sent a cross pass, and Li You came to the right wing and just received the pass.

The moment he caught the ball, Li You didn't make too many adjustments. He turned sideways, drifted toward the left sideline, and shot a quick jump shot!

Blount was still adjusting his foot to control his center of gravity, but when he saw Li You taking action, he was blinded. In the end, he could only turn his head to look at the basket.

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net! At 7:0, the Celtics fans were silent at this time. Everyone watched Li You raise his left arm, put up three fingers, and slowly retreated to the defensive position.

Blount subconsciously showed his hands to Pierce, indicating that he had tried his best. It is a foul to jump on this kind of jumper.

"Shet!"

With a low curse, Pierce punched hard to show his unwillingness.

The Celtics still used the same tactics when attacking. Pierce once again broke through the paint area against Li You's defense at the top of the arc.

However, this time he did not choose to attack the basket directly. He deceived Li You and passed the ball from behind in the air, finding McCarty who cut to the basket.

The quality of the pass was average, which forced McCarty to bend down to catch the ball. Kurt Thomas seized this opportunity to defend again. At the same time, Gasol, who was near the baseline on the right, also took the opportunity to return to the basket.

In the end, McCarty, who relied on his side to defend, shot a right-hand throw that was rejected by Gasol's long arm!

As soon as the basketball was released, it was slapped away by a big hat and failed to transfer the ball again in time. After landing, McCarty could only watch Li You rush to the free throw line and control the ball again.

Atkins reacted the fastest. The small defender didn't wait for Li You to accelerate and rushed forward to pull the foul.

After the referee blew the whistle, the Carroll coach on the sidelines immediately clapped his hands in encouragement, indicating that this was an excellent defense.

In the live TNT commentary box, Kevin Harlan didn't like to see such a scene. A smooth fast break would be more eye-catching:

"It seems that the Celtics were well prepared tonight, and the few attacks after the opening were very targeted."

Rivers, who was partnering with him, secretly complained about the lack of quality of the Celtics stars. After hearing his partner's words, he subconsciously said:

"Pierce should have seized these opportunities. The forward players faced the defenders, and the misplaced attack should at least cause the opponent to foul!"

"Perhaps he lacks experience in the game. Pierce should play smarter!"

The Celtics quickly retreated to complete the defensive matchup again, but the defensive cheers on the scene were much quieter, and the fans couldn't stand it anymore.

After taking the sideline ball, Li You quickly dribbled across the half court, noticed that Atkins had maintained a defensive distance, and quickly made tactical gestures.

It's almost the same tactic, with the two big men still standing in the elbow area.

From the left corner, Artest accelerated his cut from left to right. At the same time, Hill also started from the right bottom corner and came to the right wing to cut laterally.

The two began to move, and Li You took advantage of the situation to pass the ball to Gasol at the right elbow, and then pretended to pass the ball to the front hand.

The Celtics' defensive attention involuntarily turned to Li You. At this time, Hill used Kurt Thomas' off-ball screen on the left elbow to speed up and cut to the basket again.

After receiving the pass, Gasol first turned sideways and pretended to pass the ball, then suddenly turned around and threw the ball to the upper left side of the basket.

Vershko, who lost his defensive position, could only watch Hill leap high, pick up the ball with his right hand, and slam the ball into the basket!

"Boom!" Alley-oop dunk succeeded!

"OH——!"

"Wonderful synergy! This is why fans love watching Knicks games!"

In the commentary box, Kevin Harlan shouted and looked very happy. Rivers also praised:

"The gap between the two teams is too big. Coach Carroll should probably ask for a timeout to interrupt the Knicks' offense!"

Rivers, who was talking on paper, began to help the Celtics with ideas again, but after the main attacker Pierce made a mistake in breaking through and passing the ball, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Blount bent down to catch the ball at the lower right side of the basket. Before he could release the ball under the basket, he was cut off by Li You.

In the semi-switch attack, it was the same tactical cooperation again. This time Li You accelerated the advance and handed over the ball after half court, and then immediately completed a hand-off with Gasol on the right elbow.

Blount hurriedly slipped and delayed, and Atkins was also chasing after him. Li You, holding the ball in his right hand, went straight to the basket. The moment he approached the basket, he took three long steps and immediately threw the ball high!

Blount, who jumped to block the shot, saw the basketball flying backwards and realized something was wrong but it was too late.

The ball came to the player. Gasol quickly jumped down the middle, grabbed the ball with both hands, and smashed the ball into the basket!

"Shh!"

Gasol roared as he completed the dunk, and boos resounded throughout the arena again.

At 11:0, head coach Carroll did not take a timeout and seemed to still believe in the players' self-adjustment.

In the following games, the Fleet Center Arena gradually became quiet, with no cheers or defensive cheers.

The DJ was still shouting at the top of his lungs, but most of the time, there were only boos.

After Vershko helped the Celtics break the deadlock with a free throw, Blount was also about to foul inside.

It's just that this situation is not what Celtics fans expect to see. Everyone hopes that the core players will step forward and say "the team lost, Pierce did not lose" and everyone can accept it.

As a result, within a few minutes, except for struggling with Li You and wrestling with Artest in the low post, Pierce spent most of his rounds passing the ball.

In this offense, Pierce sent out another assist tonight, and Blount succeeded in putting the basket under the basket, but there were still boos in the arena.

"Man, you should be attacking the rim!"

Li You smiled and reminded Pierce, pointing to his ears to indicate that these boos were for him.

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Pierce's mouth twitched slightly and he remained silent. When he broke through to the inside, there was help on defense. He thought he was playing well.

At 6:19, even if the referee took care of it, the point difference did not narrow.

After being beaten many times by the Knicks using the same tactics, coach Carroll suddenly felt relieved when he thought about the fact that the opponent had almost all All-Stars, and silently returned to the bench.

When Atkins noticed that Pierce had made no sound, he knew that the boss was resting again.

Watching Li You reach the top of the arc and glance back, Atkins realized that the Knicks' big men were all under the basket and the forwards stayed on the wings.

Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly leaned forward and accelerated. When his opponent slid to the left and back, he quickly pulled his hips back, and then quickly retreated.

Atkins had no choice but to stop and did not rush to defend. He watched Li You make an easy jump shot from outside the three-point line.

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net.

There was jubilation on the Knicks bench, and everyone raised their hands in celebration.

The Celtics once again gave the ball to the inside. Gasol just raised his arms to interfere. Blount turned around at the lower left side of the basket and made the layup.

Such a goal did not make the fans cheer loudly.

A simple pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Li You circled the ball behind his back and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, attracting Pierce's help. Artest on the right wing immediately received the pass.

Instead of sliding to defend in time, Pierce chose to rush to the basket and get stuck in advance. As a result, the three-pointer went hollow into the net.

"Shh!"

25:8, the score difference went straight to 20 points, the boos became louder and louder, and the fans at the scene couldn't hold back.

In the eyes of many fans, the Knicks are just playing pick-and-rolls over and over again. Li You can always find an opportunity every time a simple hand-off occurs.

The Knicks hit three-pointers, but the Celtics failed to seize the opportunity to complete the counterattack.

With 1 minutes and 2 seconds left in the first quarter, substitute Ricky Davis hit a three-pointer from the right wing.

Looking back, during the semi-transition attack, Li You suddenly increased his speed and made a crushing breakthrough from the left wing, causing Atkins to pay another foul.

Seeing Li You step to the free throw line, Kevin Harlan felt that this scene was very familiar, and then he remembered that the previous two games had the same trend:

"Considering the difference in quality between the two sides, I think the Celtics have done their best."

"Pierce should step up and score, and maybe he handles the ball reasonably, but it doesn't solve the problems the team has."

Rivers was also very disappointed with the Celtics' performance, and he also followed up with a wave of output:

"As a traditional strong team, they have lost their team culture!"

"No matter who the opponent is, they should play with momentum instead of losing calmly like this."

The gap between the role players was too big, but when Li You also started to hit some three-pointers at will, there was only noise in the arena.

The fans at the scene witnessed the changes in the Knicks' tactics, from being rigorous and serious after the start of the game to being reckless at the end of the first quarter.

In addition to maintaining the formation during the transition offense, most of the time, whoever has the ball attacks the basket.

Seeing Gasol grab the rebound and advance with the ball, he came to the front court and circled the ball behind him, and assisted Grant Hill in a cool way. Finally, after Grant Hill scored two points under the basket, DJ couldn't hold back any longer, and the cheering sound disappeared.

Everyone in the Knicks team had smiles on their faces. As Atkins missed a three-pointer from a distance, the Fleet Center Arena was booed.

At 36:14, the first quarter ended, and the game was no longer suspense.

凯尔特人队球迷可以接受输球，但皮尔斯3中0，拿到0分2篮板2助攻2失误的表现却让众人无法接受。

Many fans began to switch sides and export Pierce. The home game suddenly became an away game, and the yelling and cursing became louder and louder.

The Boston Globe's instigation before the game raised the fans' expectations. However, after one quarter of the game, it was no different from before, and everyone broke the defense.

打满首节，7中5，三分线外4中2，罚球4中4，16分2篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽，李佑出色的表现也狠狠刺激到了凯尔特人队球迷。

Sitting on his seat wearing a towel, Li You felt the lively atmosphere at the scene and couldn't help but joke to himself:

"There are no awards, but there is a whistle in the Fleet Center Arena. It's not a bad idea!"

The Celtics have always had a great home court advantage. Li You has enjoyed different treatment before, but tonight the referee gave him face and blew the whistle in a timely manner.

Although Artest has become a fun-loving person, he still expressed his dissatisfaction after hearing Li You's words:

"The referees still take care of them, those damn screens always make me lose my defensive position!"

If the game is tense and encounters this kind of psychological cover, Artest will most likely give the opponent an elbow early.

Coach D'Antoni just clapped his hands in front of the bench, said a few words of encouragement, and then returned to his seat to continue watching the game.

In the second quarter of the game, a scene that was unacceptable to Celtics fans occurred again. Their main lineup could not beat the opponent's substitute!

Fighting against the main force means that the opponent resists. In the changed lineup, the little Knight was in good condition tonight and found his teammates continuously in several rounds after his debut.

First, during the transition attack, Lagar Bell hit a chasing three-pointer from the right wing. As Pierce struck, looking back, Knight screened and rolled in the left elbow area, easily assisting Stoudemire and dunking down the field. !

Celtics center Chris Mihm, who came off the bench, was watching the play from the lower right side of the basket.

Pierce, who was traveling at the wrong time, naturally had to seize the opportunity to attack Prince when he met him.

But his shooting touch tonight was really bad. Every time he relied on his physical advantage to get to the basket, he would be interfered by Prince's long arms.

In addition, Mutombo will also assist in defense, and soon fans will witness Pierce leading the Knicks to play consecutive transition offenses.

"Shh!"

The boos couldn't stop from Pierce's hard work. With 5 minutes and 58 seconds left in the half, Li You reappeared and the Fleet Center Arena was completely transformed into a "library."

In the first round after coming on the field, Atkins kept making interference. Li You, holding the ball in his left hand, leaned out from the left wing to accelerate, dribbled across the three-point line and suddenly dropped the ball.

Facing the defense, Li You drifted to the left and rear and shot a quick jump shot!

On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere team that had just come off the court all raised their hands in advance to celebrate.

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net.

Atkins looked helplessly at the head coach. He didn't get any instructions and could only continue the game.

Ricky Davis had no intention of helping, and he went all out attacking once he came on.

Facing the defense's step-back three-pointer, deceiving the center of gravity and driving to the basket, and quickly attacking the basket after switching offense, Li You was particularly active when he came back on the court!

With 54.6 seconds left in the half and 6.8 seconds left in the attack time, the Celtics took a baseline kick.

Artest guarded Pierce tightly and did not give the opponent an easy chance to catch the ball.

Seeing that a service violation was about to occur, McCarty threw the ball directly beyond the three-point line, trying to get Atkins to catch the ball away from the three-point line.

There was a problem with the accuracy of the pass in a hurry. Li You jumped high in front of Atkins and moved the ball forward.

Accelerating immediately after landing, Li You squeezed away Atkins who was chasing him from the side, rushed across the half court to control the ball, and immediately rushed with the ball.

Although he struggled to catch up, Atkins rushed into the paint area but was easily passed by Li Youxing's big looping ball.

Li You, who completely dodged the defense and rushed forward in three strides, finally grabbed the ball with his right hand and hit a dunk on the lower left side of the basket!

Seeing Li You standing under the basket and beating his chest in front of the camera after completing the dunk, Kevin Harlan also praised him:

"Lee dominated the game! Looks like he must have read the Boston Globe article."

"I love how he performed tonight!"

Rivers has determined at this time that after this series, the Celtics will definitely change their head coach, and he will spare no effort to show his tactical qualities at this time.

In the Celtics' last attack, Pierce finally made a step-back jumper from the right elbow, completing the game's first sports goal.

With Li You's super long three-pointer at the last moment, the half game ended.

At 68:34, some fans sitting at the back of the Fleet Center Arena began to yell and curse.

The series score is about to become 3:0, and the Celtics failed to surprise the fans.

半场比赛9中1，罚球4中2，4分4篮板3助攻2失误，皮尔斯走向球员通道时，被情绪激动的球迷泼了一杯啤酒.

The security personnel hurriedly pulled Pierce to the tunnel. They thought that the star player would get excited and cause trouble for the fans, but they did not expect that Pierce covered his face and cried softly.

Before entering the locker room, Pierce, who was holding on to the wall, seemed unable to suppress his emotions and burst into tears.

Coach Carroll did not expect such a situation to occur. He could only hug the core players and comfort them in a low voice:

"Pau, the game isn't over yet."

Everyone in the Celtics team was speechless after hearing these words. This chicken soup is poisonous!

With a score difference of 34 points, even if God comes, we will lose.

At this time, Li You didn't know that his opponent had been beaten to tears. After returning to the locker room, he was still clapping his hands and loudly encouraging:

"Show that guy some color in the second half. We controlled the fouls very well. The fourth quarter is garbage time. You know what to do!"

Artest punched himself twice and said excitedly:

"I gave him all three of my fouls and I'm going to beat the shit out of him tonight!"

"Wow!"

After hearing these words, everyone burst into laughter, and then started cheering loudly. If their opponents actually resisted, then they didn't have to worry about their face.

After the second half of the game started, Pierce, who had adjusted his emotions, felt the malice of the Knicks again.

He was double-teamed when he broke into the blocking area. Artest intensified his physical confrontation without any concern for fouling.

The same goes for Li You and Grant Hill who switched defenses. Everyone was targeting him, pulling and colliding with him, and even took the initiative to attack Pierce on the offensive end.

The referee blew the whistle repeatedly and saw the strong Pierce being knocked to the ground by Kurt Thomas. In the commentary box, Kevin Harlan couldn't help but said sympathetically:

"Looks like the Boston Globe did something bad! They seem to have inspired the Knicks to play."

In the end, Coach Carroll couldn't stand it anymore. After Pierce and Artest clashed again, he took the initiative to request a timeout, then changed to the atmosphere team and surrendered directly.

In the three quarters, Pierce made 15 of 4 shots and 8 of 5 free throws. Pierce, who scored 13 points, returned to the bench and covered his head with a towel to prevent the cameras from capturing his face.

At 21:29 in a single quarter, after three quarters, it was 97:55, and the Knicks had led by 42 points.

出场28分钟，17中11，三分线外9中5，罚球8中8，35分5篮板10助攻3抢断1盖帽1失误。

Li You once again hit a double-double, coach D'Antoni smiled brightly, and the series was over.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides got a little more heated, and the referee was forced to blow the whistle continuously, which made the game go very slowly.

Many Celtics fans sitting in the back couldn't accept such a game and simply left the game early.

In the end, 121:81, the Knicks defeated their opponents and easily got the match point.

At the end of the game, there were no more boos in the Fleet Center Arena, and everyone in the Celtics came to the tunnel early.

The most eye-catching thing in the arena was the large flag in the sky. After D'Antoni took a look at it, he put his arm around Li You's shoulders and said with a smile:

"Lee, records are meant to be broken. We need more championship banners at our home court!"

The Celtic fans on both sides lost their temper. They seemed to have lost their temper and did not attack Li You and the others.

Although he felt that his mustache for winning the best coach again was swollen, Li You still boasted confidently:

"The Celtics can win back-to-back championships, and so can we!"

Back in the locker room, Pierce still kept his head covered with a towel. He didn't expect that his habitual blowjob would turn out like this:

"I never said I wanted to score 40 points."

(End of this chapter)