Chapter 324 Feast
Updated: 2012-12-01
The playoffs will only become more intense as the game deepens. The bloody scene in the first round is difficult to continue to the second round. At least every team wants to go further by this time.
One more step is the final. If you take the lead, you will be the finals. The highest honor is there. I believe that no one can be inferior to this fatal temptation, even the Spurs, even if they have won three championships.
The difficulty of distinguishing the first two games also proves this. No matter who it is, at this stage, they will do their best to show off all their cards, and strive to give their opponent the most fierce and fatal blow.
The competition between the east and west will become increasingly fierce, and even the odds of gambling companies are adjusting. As the game progresses, the odds of the final championship will begin to fluctuate, and unpredictability is gradually fermenting.
Cavaliers? Pistons? When the top two in the East faced challenges, their Eastern Conference Finals tickets were not that safe. In this fierce battle, these guys could only fight to grab the position. The Eastern Conference Finals were not so easy to enter, and the new forces of the Bulls and Celtics were so cruel.
Young, energetic, and motivated. The most important thing is that they are both talented, especially the Celtics have a few old guys in the teaming of personnel, which can more steadily exert their strong attack power.
Even the current football critics dare not say anything easily. How do you say it? They also said that the Cavaliers and the Pistons will definitely meet in the Eastern Conference Finals? Or is it predicted that the Jazz will definitely beat the Warriors? Or the Spurs will definitely win the Suns?
Now no matter who it is, you just want to make trouble for yourself. It may be okay to say in the first round, but after the game is so hard, it is probably normal for the showdown between the Warriors and the Jazz.
But no one can guarantee whether the Golden State gang can still perform a reversal drama under the leadership of Old Nelson, and the battle between the Suns and the Spurs is hard to say who can win. No matter who wins, it is normal now.
However, the battle in the East is really unpredictable. The Bulls are not a joke. The Cavaliers may not be able to withstand it. The current winning rate of both sides is at most a 50-5-point account.
As for the contest between the Celtics and the Pistons, as long as you are a commentator with no problem, you will not make any decisions. If Detroit can win, you will probably be thrust into the final result.
There is no way, who made those guys in Boston like to slap others in the face, just like no one thought they would really wipe out the Raptors in the first round, but what happened? These guys swept completely than other teams.
So much so that there is a saying in the commentators circle now, "Even if you are bored, don't predict the Celtics game results when you're fine, otherwise you will always be shocked by them."
As it turns out, the person who said this is definitely foresighted, and Murphy can guarantee that the guy who wrote this sentence must have been slapped once by the Celtics with bloody results, and was slapped very hard.
The Pistons were beaten to one game at home, so, no matter what, they had to regain their face in Boston, otherwise the Celtics would be able to return to Detroit with a 3:1 result.
However, before the team landed in Boston, the media in Detroit made a prediction that this away game is not easy for the Pistons, and the Celtics' hard bones will never make Detroit too easy.
"It will be a tough game. In Boston, we will try our best to win the opponents, they can win again Detroit, and we will have the opportunity to win again Boston, and the players have confidence."
Before leaving Detroit, Sanders left a sentence when facing reporters' questions. It can be seen that this guy actually has no full confidence in whether he can defeat his opponent in two matches in Boston.
When facing reporters' questions, he could seem calm, but if it were the old guy Larry Brown, he would definitely say that he led the team to Boston to make trouble on his opponent's territory.
The coach's temperament also determines the future direction of a team. Sanders does not have the sophistication of Old Brown.
So when leading the team, Sanders made more of a score talking, rather than relying on his mouth to be ruthless.
But this time Sanders was a little unlucky, and he met the most fierce team in the East. If he really had the courage to compete face-to-face, the ruthlessness that those Bostonians showed might be better than the Pistons.
At least at the level of coach, Rivers sometimes has more courage than Sanders. Even if the Celtics are at a disadvantage, this fat guy dares to say harsh words and fight to the end with his opponent!
It was probably also the last moment of the last game that the Celtics' fierce counterattack shocked Sanders. Those animals on the away game could be so fierce. At home, such a fierce attack might become even more crazy, and even surpass the imagination of Detroit fans. Sanders's concerns are not without reason.
Facing such an opponent, even if Sanders knew that they had no way out except to win, they had to speak carefully. Although they won a game back, Detroit fans were not optimistic about this guy's future.
In fact, not only the fans, but also the team's management, as well as the media watching the excitement, the pressure from all aspects made Sanders be cautious. This was not the time when he first came a year ago.
At that time, he was the successor of Brown, leading the team to win 60+ games and successfully reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. He only lost to the final champion Heat. At that time, he was very happy.
But the situation this season has taken a sharp turn. Not only is the result of the regular season not strong, but the second round of the playoffs was hit head-on. The Pistons fans couldn't stand it, and the management was obviously in the mood.
After all, before Old Brown left, they won a championship and reached the finals. No matter what, they were the top in the East. The current Pistons are not only chased by the Cavaliers of the Little Emperor, but also hit the fierce Celtics, and it seems that they can't get any advantage.
Sanders knew very well that if he had made a mistake at this time, in addition to endless refutations, there would definitely be a dismissal letter. The management of the Pistons would definitely not save him.
The head coach of the NBA has always been used to push the jar. Except for a few super big names, the rest, including Old Nelson and the young general, are often used as scapegoats.
Now for Sanders, only by reaching the Eastern Conference Finals can this pressure be alleviated. If he fails, no one else will have to chase him. He will have to get out of Detroit in shame.
Those blue-collar workers will definitely not care about what you are. For them, the coach who cannot lead the team to win is a waste. If you don’t have that ability, you can get a little faster from Detroit.
In fact, after the second game, Sanders was considering how to play away in the future. He didn't even drag the team to Boston in advance for adaptive training, in order to polish it in Detroit.
Although there is not much room for improvement to play until this time, Sanders is still preparing to go to Boston the day before the game, one to avoid being harassed, and the other to allow the players to stabilize their emotions.
The Pistons' veterans shouldn't have such a problem. These guys' rich playoff experience is not in vain. No matter how you encounter such a passive situation, you will not shrink back and stay in the door.
But the impact the Celtics created on them in the first two games was indeed far beyond ordinary confrontations. I thought it was not that difficult, but the final result has proved that the fierceness of those guys was really a headache.
Even a strong player like Billups and Rashid did not smile because he won the game after the game. For the old guys, there was nothing to say about winning the game so hard, let alone that it was still at their doorstep, and they could be forced into such a embarrassment by their opponents.
So going away early is not to put pressure on the opponent, and more pressure will be added to the Pistons. Sanders understands this truth, and those veterans even understand how difficult it is to play away.
Originally, Boston's home winning rate this season was in the top three in the East, and the Pistons had once again scored the North Shore Garden Arena, so no one would think that this game could be easily controlled.
Even Billups was cautious when talking about his away trip with a familiar reporter, "Winning one game is a victory for the Pistons." It can be heard that this old guy is by no means joking.
The Pistons' bottom limit is to save one game away and then strive for two wins, at least one home advantage. Otherwise, when you return to Detroit, you won't know what the situation will be.
If the Pistons are behind 1:3, at least they don’t have the confidence to say that they can still turn the tables. The Celtics are not the Magic team led by McGrady, and they will not easily panic at the last moment.
McGrady's nerves are not strong enough, but the Celtics' livestock are as nerves as steel.
I hope those guys will collapse? Forget it, if you make that plan, it’s better to consider how to win a game away. Those Boston lunatics have never had a record of collapse this season.
North Shore Garden Arena is now becoming one of the most difficult fortresses in the East. Even teams like the Spurs and Mavericks can't get any advantage in Boston. Can the Pistons be stronger than those two teams?
The Pistons have no advantage in away record. At least in the analysis of the media in Detroit, these old guys have a better chance of winning at home. If they fall into a hard battle in the second exam room, the ending is indeed difficult to predict.
Even Sanders himself admitted that the Pistons' away record this season is worrying, and their results in the Central Division can prove many problems. Detroit is no longer the team that defeated the Lakers. They are gradually aging, and the decline in levels in some positions is far beyond the expectations of the Pistons' management.
Both Sanders and Pistons players knew that they would not have a good time in Boston, so they did not plan to set off early. Instead of going there and being disturbed, it would be better to rest in Detroit.
On the contrary, the atmosphere on the Celtics is much more relaxed than the solemn Pistons, especially after they returned to Boston, the loyal fans really stomped their feet and cheered and applauded these guys.
For those Boston diehards, the Celtics are now on the rise. Compared with the sluggish state last season, Boston is definitely happy at this moment.
Last season, he couldn't even make it into the playoffs, but he had already swept the Raptors this season, and he could not lose the upper hand in the arm wrestling battle with the Pistons. No one would be dissatisfied with such a tough result.
And they could clearly feel that the fierce wild boys were confident that they would beat the Pistons again at home. Even if Rivers did not make any predictions, the honest fat coach was full of confidence.
Not only because of his fierce performance at the end of the second game, but also because he knew clearly that the young men under him did not lose their due confidence because of a defeat, but instead became even more fierce.
"This is our own territory. No matter who comes, it's the same." Pierce, who has always been low-key, made a harsh statement after returning to Boston after his first public training. The Celtics' chief core lost away, so he was ready to take revenge.
The Pistons only won one game by winning the home game. On this acre of three-point field in Boston, Pierce definitely doesn't think his opponent has the ability to press himself to the floor and beat him up.
At least in front of more than 10,000 loyal supporters in Boston, the Celtics' young men did not intend to continue to be suppressed by the Pistons. They had to fight back and counterattack fiercely! Give their opponents some excellence!
This is Boston, the North Shore Garden, and the Celtic territory. No one can easily conquer it!
Pierce is no longer hiding his emotions, and the remaining animal can still be stable? Even Jefferson has said, "When we go back to home, all we have to do is to defeat the Pistons!"
This is what Rivers means. At the door of his own house, why are you polite to your opponent? Bang me to death! As fierce as you can, you will be as fierce as you can! You will never show mercy, just to show the most sharp feeling!
Even Murphy wrote in his column that this is a game that the Celtics don't want to lose, and they have to defend the honor of North Shore Garden, so the pressure the Pistons will face will be difficult to see.
This is definitely not an alarmist statement, but all Bostonians are thinking so. This is a game for the freshman Celtics. No matter who the opponent in front of him is good, he must knock him down!
The Pistons chose to come to Boston the day before the game, but for the Boston Celtics, they returned to their doorstep to accumulate strength and let the old Detroit guys see the fierceness here!
Everyone was nervously preparing for the battle, including Rivers and Thibodeau, and were also looking for ways to crack Sanders' tactical arrangements. Regarding the battle at the basket, the Celtics must not be missed.
Chen Feng is naturally the most critical point. He was banned by his opponent in the last game so thoroughly. This time at home, Rivers hopes that this kid can explode and disturb the Pistons.
Tacanian was not idle either. As soon as Chen Feng returned to Boston, the old guy immediately pulled the kid away. For him, it would be better to put some effort into sharpening his guns in the face of battle.
As for how much that kid can understand, it depends on his luck. Taganian started with the problems he saw in the two games and could always find some solutions to solve them.
Even if you can't instill too much tactical things into this kid, at least in some details, Chen Feng can understand where he still has flaws.
Fighting to fight. In this top-level confrontation, there are some things that need to be enlightened, and maybe a little tip can make this kid understand.
Regarding Chen Feng's basketball IQ, Tacanian never worried that this kid could not digest anything. He could be like this on the street with Hammond. How could he be worse with a coach like him be by his side?
The only thing Tacanian is dissatisfied with is that this kid didn't go to college to further his studies. If he could forge him in NCAA for two years, he would probably be the first pick when he came back.
Moreover, in terms of understanding ability in some aspects, it may be better than the current wild way of playing.
But Takanian could only follow the path he chose and keep following him. This method of sharpening a gun in the face of battle is not very wise, but at least it may be of some effect.
Even Auerbach agreed with this approach. For the old man, the Celtics are now on the road to maturity. This kind of top-notch expert confrontation can make the team more perfect.
"If it weren't for the arm wrestling competition with the Lakers for many years, the Celtics wouldn't have been able to dominate that era. Without a good opponent as a foil for themselves, even if they win the championship, it would seem boring."
According to the old cardinal, if you don’t fight with a strong team to the end, you will never be a strong team. No matter how much potential you have, it will be useless. Only after sharpening the blade can you feel fatal.
The Pistons are now a standard whetstone. They are stubbornly tangled with these guys. No matter how long they can play in this game, they will just take the initiative to defeat them!
If you want to come out of the East and reach the finals in the future, you must have the courage to kill all your opponents!
The Pistons are now just the first level for the Celtics to mature! If Chen Feng wants to really make a name for himself in the NBA and compete with such an opponent, he can understand what he wants to learn and what else he has to learn.
Sanders was careful enough, but when he stepped on the floor of the North Shore Garden Arena, he found that no amount of caution was useful. The Celtics who returned to the home court had a fierce attitude that he could not imagine.
Moreover, the welcome banquet prepared by Rivers for him was also rich enough, and it was definitely a big meal...
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