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Chapter 15 Take action when it¡¯s time to take action

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    NBA giants have several teams. In 2000, everyone remembered the green Celtics, the purple and gold Lakers, the red Bulls and a group of teams with poor records over the years. Only New Yorkers would consider themselves a giant.  The Knicks.

    If you want to become a giant, you must have good records, such as the Bulls' two three consecutive championships, the Lakers' 10 championships The most impressive one has to be the Boston Celtics. This team has a total of  Won 16 championships!

    Jordan once pretended to be cool in front of the camera. At that time, he wore a championship ring on each finger of his left hand and the remaining one on his right hand Although he just pointed at the rings and talked about each championship match.  His significance, but this scene is really enviable and jealous for most NBA players.

    But there is someone who is more envied and hated than Jordan, and that is the legendary superstar Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics. This old man has won a total of 11 championship rings in his career, and he can't even wear them on both hands!

    This is the Boston Celtics, a team with the longest history in the NBA and the most glorious history in the NBA!

    However, the Celtics were not a strong team at this time in 2000. They have never won a championship since 1986, and starting from the 1995-96 season, the Celtics have never been able to break into the NBA.  Playoffs.

    In 1997, the famous NCAA coach Rick Pitino took over the Celtics. He not only served as the team's head coach, but also the team's general manager, executive president and chairman.

    At that time, he promised the team and fans that he would work harder than "Cardinal" Auerbach to bring the Celtics back to championship level.

    But three seasons later, the Celtics have not even made it to the playoffs, let alone the championship. The fans can no longer stand his inaction and have demanded that he be replaced.

    In the 1999-2000 season, they ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference with 35 wins and 47 losses in the regular season.

    Although Coach Pitino once led the University of Kentucky to win the NCAA championship, and also led the Knicks, a weak team, to successfully get out of the quagmire and enter the playoffs, fans only care about your current results as a team leader.

    So for Coach Pitino, even in the preseason, he needs to lead the team to good results, otherwise the angry Boston fans may make some big noise for him.

    Last season, there would often be a large number of fanatical fans surrounding his home. They were not noisy or making any noise, but they would hold signs with big letters in their hands - "Coach Pitino, please leave! We don't trust you."  !¡±

    This is the result of being visited by the police many times. At first, the sign they held was - "Pitino, get out of Boston!"

    On October 8, when Pitino brought his players to the "American Airlines Center" arena, he couldn't help but feel extremely melancholy.

    "Oh, it's useless to think so much. This game must be won!" Pitino patted his cheeks with both hands and murmured, "Alonzo can't play today, Tim is already old, the Heat  His strength is not strong!"

    Although the Heat traded Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason and Brian Grant this year, it is generally believed that apart from Jones, who is considered a top player, Mason and Grant can only be regarded as relatively good role players.

    After all, Mason only averaged 11.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists last season, and Grant only averaged 7.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1 assist. His performance was not very good.

    How could Pitino imagine that the upcoming 2000-2001 season would be the peak of these two veterans' entire careers?

    This season, Mason averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Grant also averaged 15.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He was a major contributor to the Heat's entry into the playoffs as third in the Eastern Conference.

    He could not have imagined that in addition to these outstanding veterans, the Heat also added a person who had never appeared in NBA history the original NBA history!

    The new NBA history will start from this day to write Wang Dalin¡¯s legendary basketball career

    Wang Dalin¡¯s jersey number is No. 8. He originally wanted to choose No. 7 because Durant was No. 7 in the Nets. Unexpectedly, this number has been chosen by Don Macron.

    Unable to choose No. 7, he wanted to choose No. 35. After all, Durant wore this number throughout his peak period, but he did not expect that No. 35 was also chosen by Todd Fowler.

    There was no way, he could only comfort himself in his heart: "No. 8 is not bad, this is the early jersey number of the 'Black Mamba'! And doesn't 3 plus 5 equal 8? At least it has something to do with Durant  ¡­Bar?"

    At the beginning of the game, the Celtics¡¯ starting lineup was point guard Kenny Anderson, shooting guard Bryant Stich, and small forward PaulPierce, power forward Antoine Walker and center Mark Blount.

    The starting lineup for the Heat is point guard Tim Hardaway, shooting guard Eddie Jones, small forward Anthony Mason, power forward Brian Grant and center A.C. Green.

    Mourning's absence has indeed had a great impact on the Heat's inside line. They no longer have one of the top three super centers in the league. Compared to Causwell and Fowler, Riley is obviously more willing to trust Green, who has just turned 37.  Birthday veteran.

    As soon as the game started, the Celtics took the lead. Pierce and Walker showed off their power at the same time. The two succeeded in consecutive attacks. The Heat were caught off guard, and the score quickly reached 17:9.

    Then the "Magic Calculator" made adjustments, replacing the aging Green and replacing him with Bruce Bowen, the best outside defender, to guard Pierce. He also arranged for Mason to follow Walker closely at all times, and Grant moved to the center position.

    This series of adjustments has had a certain effect, but Bowen's defensive effect against Pierce was not good.  He is 201cm tall, but weighs only 91kg. Compared with the strong Pierce, his strength is far behind.

    Although Bowen defends very hard, how can he defend against "Truth" who has reached the peak of his career?

    Bowen during the Heat era has not yet evolved into the perimeter defender who was selected to the All-Defensive Team for 8 consecutive years during the Spurs era. At this time, he can only be regarded as a relatively good perimeter defender.

    "One more thing, even Bowen during the Spurs era couldn't do anything against Pierce. After all, his physical condition was too poor.

    Riley couldn¡¯t help but frowned. He was a little helpless about Pierce¡¯s sudden explosion in this game.

    In the team¡¯s first rotation, Hardaway, Grant and Mason took a rest and were replaced by Carter, Causwell and Marley. Jones must have finished the first quarter.

    The first quarter of the game ended quickly, with the Heat trailing by 8 points at 22:30. The opponent Pierce scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter. Walker also scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

    After the start of the second quarter, Jones took a rest and Davis replaced him. The team's offense still couldn't open up, and the defense was not very strong either. The opponent's second team made consecutive attacks.  Seeing that the point difference had reached 13 points, Riley had to change into the main lineup in advance.

    The two sides played very fiercely in the second half of the second quarter. With the strong offense of Jones and Mason, the Heat gradually closed the score and fell behind by 7 points 49:56 at the end of the half.

    After the start of the second half, Walker and Pierce continued to show off their power, but the Heat suddenly misfired.

    At first, Jones missed a three-pointer, then Mason's attack under the basket was slapped away by the opponent's Ukrainian substitute center Vitaliy Potapenko, and then Davis' mid-range shot was also hit

    The Celtics seized the opportunity to launch a 12-0 spurt in these three minutes. The score was already 74:55, and the Heat fell behind by 19 points.

    Spoelstra whispered a few words next to Riley. After hearing this, the "divine fortune teller" thought for a moment, then clapped the tactical board in his hand and shouted: "King, come on!"

    ?The Heat then took a timeout, Bowen came off, and Wang Dalin came on.

    There are currently about 4 and a half minutes left in the third quarter, and the Heat are 19 points behind. Wang Dalin is facing such a difficult situation for the first time in the NBA, which is really unlucky.

    But Wang Dalin thinks this is his chance. After all, the team is lagging behind by a big score. If they lose, don¡¯t blame him. If they win, the benefits will be considerable.

    As the saying goes, "take action when it's time to take action." When Wang Dalin came to the court, he felt extremely excited. He was already eager to try (remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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