The rest is just noise

In early March, the luncheon was suspended for a few weeks because Auerbach's wife, Dorothy, fell ill.

This incident made everyone at the luncheon nervous. For people of Auerbach's age, a minor illness could kill them.

Louis has been very concerned about Auerbach's health in recent years.

Although he did not know the specific year in which the old man died in his previous life, he was certain that it was before 2008.

He watched the 2008 Finals. If the old man was still alive at that time, he would have come to watch one or two games.

Therefore, it is certain that the old man's final time is within these few years.

However, Louis couldn't see any signs of that in Auerbach. He looked very healthy and there would be no problem for another five or six years.

However, Louis was not sure, because he was not a doctor. Maybe Auerbach had some hidden disease? Moreover, the body of an elderly man was very fragile, and his life was like a candle in the wind, and he could not withstand any blow.

Although Auerbach arranged for the best hospital for his wife, he still received the worst outcome.

Dorothy Auerbach, her husband of more than half a century, died at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota at the end of March.

Louis was in the same bad mood as everyone else at the luncheon, but they were more worried that Auerbach wouldn't be able to withstand the blow.

First his brother, and then his wife, Auerbach lost two important family members in two years. No one knows whether he will be completely devastated.

During this period, the lunch meeting was suspended for nearly two months.

After Dorothy's funeral, a week later, veteran Hemi called everyone and said that the luncheon would be resumed from the next week.

When he got the news, Louis breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man is still willing to hold a lunch party, which shows that he is not as negative as everyone thinks.

Since the Celtics are doing well, everyone will try their best to talk about NBA games. Those positive things are what Auerbach is happy to see.

At first, Auerbach was very silent and could not say more than a few words during a lunch meeting.

Finally one day, when everyone was talking about the Celtics' current shortcomings, Auerbach intervened: "They need to solve the problem of ish not getting the ball."

"ish can't get the ball" is a topic that fans and critics like to talk about.

TNT's Charles Barkley didn't hide his love for Lu Wuxia at all: "I'm not bragging, if Larry gives ish enough ball rights, ish can average a triple-double. I put it here, as long as ish gets enough

With the ball, he will definitely become the third player after Big O and DeYoung to average a triple-double per game!"

A reporter asked Bird why he didn't give way to Wu Xia and hold the ball more.

Whenever a reporter wouldn't open his eyes, Bird would say with a dark face: "Next question."

Bird was not aloof, and he briefly discussed the issue of ball rights.

He said to those who just want to watch Lu Wuxia make special moves with the ball: "This is a profound basketball issue. You need to see the essence from the surface."

Bill Simmons, who is known as the most die-hard Green Key player on earth, fully agrees with Bird's flawless use of the lane. "Holding the ball a lot will only turn ish into penny, and penny has never been a core player at the championship level. History has changed

It proves that even as powerful as MJ, he eventually fell in front of Benj who is proficient in off-ball. ish grew up watching those great games. He knows how to play and he has mastered the secret of winning. He will be Benj in the 21st century.

Let those ignorant people continue to roar!"

Who is right and who is wrong needs to be decided by the result of the game, but if even Auerbach thinks Lu Wuxia should hold the ball more, then he must have a reason.

The Celtics ended the 2004-05 regular season with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, ranking second in the league.

The team ahead of the Celtics is the Utah Jazz with 63 wins and 19 losses. This is also the biggest change this year.

Since the disintegration of the Lakers dynasty in the first year of the new century, the Miracle Generation has been split into four teams, plus the veteran Knicks. They are collectively known as the top five teams competing for the championship.

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In the past four years, the championships have indeed come from these teams. This year, the Celtics and Jazz broke their dominance.

Moreover, due to various reasons, four teams from the top five have fallen behind this season. The only one that can maintain their regular season record is the Knicks.

They had a record of 59 wins and 23 losses, ranking third in the league.

As for others, like the disorganized Lakers, they only managed 48 wins, ranking fifth in the Western Conference.

You know, the last time they won 48 games, Magic hadn't even entered the league yet.

Since the 1980s, the Lakers have won at least 50 regular season games every season.

Winning 50 wins for 24 consecutive years is also an NBA historical record.

However, due to the fierce fighting in the garden and the internal disunity, the KG team seemed to be in perfect harmony. There was only one result waiting for them, and it was the worst one.

The Dallas Mavericks, another championship team in the Western Conference, started a dual-core mode this season, but the results were not as wonderful as Cuban thought.

Bodiloga averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, as if Nash's departure had no impact on him.

When Nash was here, he had almost the same data.

On the contrary, Nash's departure left the Mavericks without a threatening outside offensive point, and the burden he left was evenly distributed to Dejan and Dirk.

Moreover, the plan to try to surround Shuangde with defensive blue-collar players did not go well.

Blue collar will certainly bring defensive intensity, but it will also affect offensive fluidity.

Cuban wanted to know why Bodiloga couldn't do as he pleased with the Mavericks as he did with the Lakers, and he raised the question in the team's internal meeting.

Nelson looked at him as if he was mentally retarded: "If I were teammates with Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and John Havlicek, I could do whatever I wanted on the court.

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The Mavericks, whose transformation was unfavorable, only managed 53 wins and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. This means that the Mavericks and Lakers will meet in the first round.

On the other side, although the 76ers, who were once one of the top five contenders for the championship, have retained Shaquille O'Neal, the Shaquille O'Neal is getting older year by year. He is already 33 years old this year. As a player who relies on weight and historical physical fitness to dominate

A super center under the basket, the impact of age has been obvious on him.

Moreover, the 76ers, who lack a second superstar, are now only a shell of a championship team. Their competitiveness is completely unable to meet the championship standards, and they have only won 49 games in the regular season.

Another strong team competing for the championship, the Heat, has only played 60 games this season because core member Tim Duncan suffered a plantar fasciitis injury.

The Heat lost 16 of the 22 games without Duncan. They would end up with 50 wins and 32 losses.

Therefore, someone said: "Given Miami's reliance on TD, perhaps TD was the NBA's most valuable player from 2000 to 2005."

The fall of the strong players is naturally a bad thing for their respective cities, but it is a good thing for the NBA.

Both the league and the fans need freshness. The top five have monopolized the championship for several consecutive years. It is time for a brand new winner to emerge.

The Celtics got off to a comfortable start and faced the eighth-place Bulls in the Eastern Conference in the first round.

The Bulls are a typical team that relies on failure to turn around. With three young stars in Paul Pierce, Caron Butler and Kenyon Martin, they are determined to find their presence in the playoffs.

However, Yao Yueban, Gasol and Boozer teamed up to dominate the paint, and the Bulls were defeated by more than 20 points every game and were swept without any suspense.

After the game, the arrogant Kenyon Martin shouted that Yao Yue, who averaged 30+10 points in the first round, was invincible.

"Yao is definitely the No. 1 center in the league. He is too tall and has all the basketball skills. He is completely undefendable. No matter what I do, I am like a child in front of him!" Martin said without limit, "He

Shooting a ball over my head is as easy as throwing a ball into a swimming pool from the second floor!"

When Yao Yueban learned that Martin had blown him to the sky, he showed an emoticon smile: "I still have a lot to improve."

Yao is humble, which is good for him because the Celtics will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.

The opponent has the true No. 1 center in the league.

Considering that the number one center is still very small, try not to provoke him if you can.

Dayao was still naive, there were some disasters that he could not avoid.

During the handshake session in G1 of the semifinals, Lu Wuxia shook hands and said to O'Neal in front of Yao Yueban: "Shaq, you are the number one center in name only. Our big man will step on you in the playoffs."

At your feet, then, the title of the world’s number one center will change hands!”

After saying that, Lu Wuxia tactfully approached Dajia to answer the question, "right, Paul?"

Dajia had an honest and honest smile on his face: "Yes, yes, yes..."

O'Neal sneered, stared at Yao Yueban in front of him, and then walked away.

Yao Yue gave the instigator a helpless look: "Pus has a stupid brain, why bother with him?!"

Lu Wuxia blinked innocently: "Brother Yao, I really mean it."

At this point, Yao Yueban had no way out and could only prepare for O'Neal's attack.

Seeing the angry look on that damn fat man's face, Yao Yueban also emboldened himself in his heart - That girl on my side is trying her best!

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