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In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks took away the Wizards 4:0, and the Cavaliers and Magic took seven games to decide the winner, which gave them a physical advantage in the Eastern Conference semifinals;

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the same situation happened again; the Hawks swept the Cavaliers 4:1. In another matchup, after playing 7 games in the first round, the Celtics once again faced the Pistons in the second round.

Mutually protecting the home court", they played seven rounds before narrowly winning 4:3!

Two rounds of series, 6 away games, and they didn’t win a single game! The Celtics’ image as “away bug” is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Whether it is the strength of the “Big Three” in the team or the ability of head coach Rivers, they have all suffered.

A lot of doubts were raised.

In the Eastern Conference finals, facing the strongest Hawks without home court advantage, even the most confident Celtics fans find it very difficult.

On the morning of the 21st, the Celtics players came to the Phillips Center for adaptation training, shooting, and running tactics, and then it was over. There was no competition.

No way, after the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics only got one day to rest. Not to mention that the players had not had time to adjust, and even the coaching staff did not develop an effective method to fight against the Eagle in front of them.

Team!

After the training, Rivers called the players together and fed each of them a bowl of chicken soup. This was all the preparations he had made for G1!

In the evening, the game started. The Celtics basically "collapsed" at the first touch. They were beaten 14:5 by the Eagles at the beginning, opening the score.

In less than a month, the Celtics have played 5 more games than the Hawks, especially in the second round when the team faced the Detroit Pistons, who have a very tough style of play! This makes the Celtics in

He is at a natural disadvantage physically.

This was reflected in the game. The Celtics generals were obviously slow on their feet. On the defensive end, they could not keep up with the Eagles' frequent pick-and-rolls without the ball. Joe Johnson frequently seized opportunities and hit shots from various positions. On the offensive end, one of the Big Three

Ray Allen turned into a "fixed-point shooter" in this game. Since he did not have enough physical strength to move without the ball, the threat of "Gentleman Ray" was also greatly reduced!

Unable to beat the Hawks, the Celtics resorted to "off-the-table tricks" again. Facing his "lifelong enemy" Paul, Rondo got close to him and used various little tricks to provoke him; Paul is not a fuel-saving lamp, and the two of them are very

Soon he started to butt the bull again, one person ate a piece of bull, and then he was pulled away by his teammates.

These two people are like destined enemies, and they can have some disputes under any circumstances!

Fortunately, this episode will not affect the Eagles' victory. The Celtics were unable to counterattack due to physical problems. Ke Yan was afraid of the Celtics' "potential" extra-game moves, so he replaced the main players early.

Preparing for g2 in two days.

108:83, the Hawks defeated the Celtics at home and won the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the whole game, Joe Johnson made 13 of 21 shots, scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and was awarded the best of the game.

In the post-game press conference, Rivers denounced the entire schedule, believing that the schedule was too tight and that the G1 game was more like a welfare game for the Eagles!

Lao Li is famous for his tough talk. Historically, after the Warriors won the championship in 2015, Rivers once said: "The Warriors won the championship without meeting the Clippers!" The result was because of this sentence.

In the past three years, Rivers and his Clippers were beaten to death basically every game when they met the Warriors, with a minimum cost of 20 points!

When Ke Yan came on the stage and was asked this question, he was also happy: "Doug and I had completely opposite experiences. I felt that the schedule was too loose. In today's game, the strings in the players' minds were never tightened!

We played too relaxedly. Maybe it’s because we rested for too long?”

This is a joke on the surface, but in fact it is not entirely ridiculing. Too long a rest can indeed make the players unable to keep up. Fortunately, the Eagles are already a quite mature team.

, to prevent this situation from happening.

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After a day of rest, the two teams immediately started the G2 competition!

Compared with the easy victory in g1, in the g2 game, the Celtics were in better shape to match the intensity of the Eagles' game!

The two teams did not test the game after the start and fell directly into a strangling defensive battle.

Compared with the "single-core operation" Cavaliers, the Celtics not only have the "Big Three", but the other two starters Perkins and Rondo are also people who can fight hard! The team's bench includes Bo

West and Cassel are two high-level rotation players, and the manpower shortage problem caused by Anji's "hemorrhage" to form the Big Three has been largely repaired with the reinforcements in the middle of the season!

Rivers' tactical ability has been criticized, but Celtics assistant coach Thibodeau is the league's top defensive assistant. In response to Joe Johnson's efficient scoring output in the last game, the Celtics arranged Pierce to give Joe Johnson more

Personal confrontation to limit Joe Johnson's output; in this game, the referee's whistleblower standards were slightly loose, which in itself was a more favorable arrangement for the Celtics.

Thibodeau's arrangement has achieved obvious results. Compared with the last game where he was able to get everything he asked for, Joe Johnson's shooting percentage dropped sharply in this game, making 9 of 21 shots and scoring 23 points and 6 rebounds.

Pierce focused more on the defensive end, and Ray Allen became the main focus of the Celtics' offensive end! In this game, Ray Allen was in excellent condition, scoring 34 points, and he scored in the first half alone.

5 3-pointers helped the Celtics gain a slim lead in the first half;

But after his physical fitness declined in the second half, the Celtics' offense was stubbornly blocked by the Hawks. The Hawks relied on Garnett's score to even out the point difference and take the lead, which they maintained until the end of the game.

Although the Celtics launched a counterattack in the fourth quarter, Garnett's ubiquitous defense made the Celtics feel depressed; Garnett used his actual performance to prove the decline in his statistics this season.

It's more about "sacrifice" and "retaining strength" rather than "degradation" and "aging".

In the whole game, Garnett contributed 23 points, 12 of which appeared in the "chasing points and overtaking" stage in the third quarter; and in the fourth quarter, the defense led by Garnett interfered with Kyle again and again.

The special attack also made an "indelible" contribution to the final victory!

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Celtics 106:99, leading the series 2:0!

After losing two consecutive away games, Rivers has smelled a dangerous signal! The team's away record in the playoffs this season has come to 0-8! Even if they can hold on to the next two home games, the home court advantage will still be with the Eagles.

In your hand!

But even so, Lao Li is still the same Lao Li who "give him one or two divisions, and he will f*ck dare to hit Taiyuan"! At the press conference after the game, he was full of emphasis on the Celtics' playoffs this season.

The glorious history of "eight wins and zero losses" at home!

Counting the two wins just now, the Eagles have only won 7 home games!

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On May 24, the lottery ceremony for this season's draft took place at Madison Square Garden. The Bulls miraculously won the No. 1 pick with a probability of 1.7%, becoming the winner of the No. 1 pick with the lowest probability in history.

Also cheering with the Bulls management was Derrick Rose, the current top pick! He is a native of Chicago. He has been a Bulls fan since he was a child and has always dreamed of playing for the Bulls. Like James, he plays for his hometown team.

It's a very happy thing for Rose.

Rose even plans not to try out with other teams!

The Timberwolves won the second pick! The position they urgently need to strengthen is also the point guard, and the player they need most is Rose! However, if they want to get their wish, they still have to look at the Bulls' face!

The third pick belongs to the Grizzlies, who are accelerating their reconstruction this season. The Grizzlies are currently in a state of poverty and are short of players in every position! So, no matter if it is Rose, Beasley or OJ Mayo who falls, they will do it!

The Thunder, who hold the fourth pick, are in a similar situation to the Grizzlies. They have the "Gemini Constellations" of Durant and Jeff Green, but there are still obvious vacancies in other positions. Experts are optimistic that they will choose the template Bird.

Kevin Love!

The fifth pick fell into the hands of the Hornets, who had Paul intercepted by Ke Yan. The Knicks won the sixth pick, followed by the Clippers, Bucks, Bobcats, Nets, Timberwolves...

The Hawks have their own No. 30 pick, and they also use the Pistons' No. 59 second-round pick. According to Ke Yan's suggestion, they still have to find ways to trade up as much as possible to try to get Batum.

The summer of 2009 is a very important summer for the Hawks! The five-year, $80 million contract that Paul is about to sign officially takes effect! At the same time, the five-year, $100 million contract that Garnett signed in 2004 also officially expires! Joe

Johnson has entered a contract year; the most important thing is that if Ke Yan does not reach an early contract extension with the team, his fate is unknown!

Regardless of Key Yan's own fate, if he is allowed to run this summer, he may choose to renew Garnett's contract at a suitable price, while giving away Battier's contract and letting Batum take over! In this case,

Basically, it is to preserve the team's strength to the greatest extent while reducing some expenditures.

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As for the issue of Joe Johnson's contract renewal in the summer of 2010, it cannot be solved by Ke Yan's manpower! To put it bluntly, the establishment of the "N Giant" team itself is something that can only be met by chance. In markets of the size of New York and Los Angeles

Under this, it may be able to accommodate the huge economic expenditure, but Atlanta is still a little worse, and Ressler is also a little "poor"...

The Bulls won the state lottery with the lowest probability in history, which caused a lot of heated discussion in the United States. After all, the Bulls are not like a weak team in the "traditional sense". They have many good players in their lineup, but

There just happens to be a lack of a "leader". As the No. 1 pick, Rose may face the best environment among all previous No. 1 picks!

Just as the frenzy caused by the lottery ceremony swept across the United States, the Hawks lost the Eastern Conference Finals G3 with the Celtics in an "unbelievable" way.

With a big score of 0:2, everyone from Rivers to the players to the fans knew that if they lost another game, the Celtics would basically bid farewell to this season. There has never been a 0:0 in NBA history.

There is a precedent for making a comeback after falling behind in 3 games. The pressure of 0:3 is unprecedented!

In this desperate situation, the Celtics, who returned to their home court after three days of rest, were united as one. Ray Allen was extremely smooth in this game, throwing three-pointers one after another, which fascinated Ke Yan on the coaching bench.

, I only saw the waves rolling around the basket!

In the whole game, Ray Allen made 8 of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line. This efficiency and output were even more exaggerated than Curry. Ke Yan even cursed several times on the sidelines!

As the defending champion, and also considered a "tough warrior", the Eagles' performance today was really tough. With Gundam on the opposite side, they forced the suspense of the game to the last 4 minutes!

However, when Pierce succeeded in three consecutive singles against Joe Johnson at the end of the fourth quarter and scored 7 points to open the score, the Eagles lost hope of winning!

The final score was fixed at 108:91. The Celtics "defended their home court" and won a key victory in the series!

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