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The Boston Celtics lost two games in a row, and the Celtics lost again.

But who was the most upset after the Boston Celtics lost two games in a row?

It must be the most die-hard Celtics fans!

Because the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment!

When the first game was just over, although they lost, the Celtics fans were excited and full of expectations!

What made them excited was that the star player of their home team actually scored 62 points in a fierce battle with the defending NBA champion, the absolute ruler of the 90s, the Bulls led by Michael Jordan, and was only one point away from the highest score in NBA playoff history!

How can it not be exciting to face the strongest opponent and play the most explosive ball?

The expectation is because in the first game, when Han Yi single-handedly beat all the Bulls inside players, he forced the Bulls to double-team deeply. As long as they double-teamed, the Celtics would have large open spaces outside!

But the Celtics' role players did not respond reliably. After all, we are all NBA players. If you open up the open space every game, can we really not make a shot?

The second game proved that the Celtics made some shots, but it was far from enough, because Han Yi's score dropped. Han Yi scored 22 points less than the previous game.

The Chicago Bulls kicked the Celtics hard and said gloomily:

"If you, Han Yi, can't average 60 points per game, you are not worthy of being my enemy!"

The Chicago Bulls lead the Boston Celtics 2:0!

Do the Boston Celtics still have a chance?

In the preparation for the third game, although the Celtics returned to their own TD Garden, the Garden was no longer as noisy as before, and the fans were very depressed!

If I put it another way, after the second game, the Celtics players were confused first, not to mention the fans!

How should the Chicago Bulls win?

In the second game, the Celtics' role players' offense had recovered significantly.

Tracy McGrady, Walter McCarty, Dana Barros, and Otella Harrington all made three-pointers.

But it was useless, because... Han Yi didn't score 60 points again? ?

If Han Yi's second game was bad, it would be fine, but Han Yi didn't score 62 points in the last game, but he actually scored 40 points again!

The combined score of two consecutive playoff games exceeded 100 points, which is the first feat in NBA history!

Can't win this?

How to play then?

Very rarely, Michael Jordan started praising the opponent's main player before the series was over!

"I am very happy that I can meet a little guy like Han Yi at the end of my career. There is no doubt that he will become an absolute big figure in the NBA in the future. You say he is not Jordan's successor?"

"Oh, no, no, we are just in different positions and play differently. From our confrontations on the court again and again, I know that we are the same big winners. I am very sure that he will be the most like Jordan's successor in the NBA!"

"After me, I must be sure that Han Yi will lead a new era and become the leader of the next era of NBA!"

But behind this seemingly perfect praise, isn't it a kind of contempt?

Han Yi is very strong, very strong, but wants to lead this Celtics to beat our Chicago Bulls?

No way!

But these are the Bulls' ideas, not the Celtics' ideas!

In the third game at the Celtics' home court, Rick Pidino made a change in the lineup, choosing to take the guard Greg Miner, who made almost no contribution on the court, out of the starting lineup and replace him with the power forward Walter McCarty who can shoot three-pointers.

Although McCarty's three-point shooting percentage was only 31% in this playoff trip, and his average hits per game barely reached 1, even in this era of unreliable three-pointers, McCarty is an unworthy three-point shooter!

But Han Yi still chose to believe him, because he is already one of the two or three strongest three-point shooters outside the Celtics' three-point line!

In the first round of the opening, Han Yi did not choose to violently kill the basket as before, but after attracting double-teaming, he chose to pass the ball to Walter McCarty who was completely left open on the outside!

Why are the Celtics trailing 2:0 now?

Lack of strength is naturally the biggest reason for the defeat.

But if you don't consider the strength issue first, and only focus on the game, you will see that it is still the teammates who help Han Yi.

There were too few assists. Han Yi could not defeat the Chicago Bulls even if he worked himself to death.

So teammates had to step up, and how to make teammates step up still depended on Han Yi!

Han Yi attracted the defense to create opportunities, passed the ball, and then prayed that his teammates might hit the target!

However, the opportunity came too quickly, and Walter McCarty was obviously not ready yet, and missed the three-pointer!

"Hey, pure waste, Han Yi has already fed the ball into your mouth, and you still can't make the shot, right?"

"What else can you do?"

But Han Yi was not discouraged, he jumped high and grabbed the rebound from the air!

When Luke Longley saw Han Yi grabbing the rebound, he subconsciously blocked it. Even if it was a drop in the bucket, Longley wanted to do his duty!

But what he didn't expect was that Han Yi chose to continue passing the ball and gave the ball to Walter McCarty again!

McCarty held his breath and shot another three-pointer!

Score!

"Good job, brother!"

Han Yi also gave McCarty a big hug:

"Go ahead and shoot. If you make it, it's yours. If you don't, it's mine. I just need you to do one thing, that is, shoot resolutely. When the ball is in your hand, shoot resolutely!"

Han Yi did what he said. No matter whether McCarty made the shot or not, he fed him the ball one after another!

Walter McCarty, who averaged no more than 4 three-point shots per game in the playoffs this year, made 6 three-point shots in the first quarter alone!

McCarty made 4 of 6 three-point shots in the first quarter and 1 of 1 free throws, scoring his career high in the playoffs in one quarter: 13 points!

McCarty's 13 points in a single quarter also became the highest score between the Bulls and Celtics after the first quarter!

Such a sudden move really scared the Chicago Bulls, who thought that this round of the series had been firmly in their pockets!

If Phil Jackson had ignored this according to his previous coaching style of blocking shots, maybe the Bulls would still be the winner of this game!

But when the furious Jordan asked Luke Longley to guard McCarty, it meant that the Bulls had to explain this game!

Longley really couldn't defend Han Yi. Whether he was there or not had no effect on Han Yi's offense, but this didn't mean that it had no effect on other Celtics players!

For example, when Dana Barros was able to pass Harper and took advantage of the gap when Han Yi pulled Rodman away to make a layup, everyone knew that the Bulls would have a hard time in this game!