The rest is just noise

Lu Wuxia entered the starting lineup together with Ginobili, Kirilenko, Gasol and Yao Yueban.

This is the Celtics' most regular starting lineup and the five-man group with the best understanding.

"As long as Wish can play, everything else is no longer important!" Tom Heinsohn said confidently, "The Celtics will definitely win this game!"

Lu Wuxia tried his best to make his walking posture look normal.

Others may not be able to see it, but Louis knows his walking style too well.

He saw the subtle differences in the flawless gait.

Therefore, Louis can also be sure that Flawless tonight is just like Willis Reed 37 years ago. He is destined to be the shaman responsible for boosting morale and adding bloodthirsty buffs to his teammates, rather than the leader who charges into battle.

A jump ball was played at the beginning. Yao Yueban jumped hard and beat the ball down.

Lu Wuxia caught the ball and Yin Guodala pressed forward.

The Suns knew that Lu Wuxia was injured, so they asked Yin Guodala to press the whole court and try to force out his weaknesses.

Lu Wuxia was not reckless. If Yin Guodala wanted to press the whole court, he would directly pass the ball to Ginobili and let someone dribble the ball across the half court.

This is a smart choice. Instead of enduring the pain and confronting Yingodala, it is better to hand over the ball directly and suffer less.

After all, Lu Wuxia's mission is not to finish the game with a painful right foot.

He knows what he has to do.

After Lu Wuxia ran to the frontcourt, Ginobili passed the ball directly.

Lu Wuxia caught the ball and faced Yingodala in front of him. His situation was much more difficult than that of Reid back then.

According to Jerry West's recollection, as soon as he saw Reed running out of the aisle, he felt that he could not win.

It can be said that the Lakers were frightened by Reid with one foot.

The Suns obviously did not feel this way, and they carried out high-intensity man-to-man marking on Lu Wuxia with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

Ying Guodala never expected that Lu Wuxia would ignore his defense and use an unreasonable pull-up three-pointer to complete the Celtics' first shot tonight.

Before Lu Wuxia took action, Yin Guodala had no idea that his opponent would have such courage.

According to his understanding, if Lu Wuxia had an obvious foot injury, he should stay on the outside as a bait. Even if he knew that he would not attack, Yingodala would be restrained by him.

But now, Lu Wuxia acted like he was playing it real. He took the ball and shot, not including the lake. The target was Yingodala's lack of guard against the ball holder.

Yingodala turned around and looked at the ball in the air. The arc was too straight...

It’s impossible not to enter!

With a "swish" sound, Lu Wuxia's cold arrow sent the fans at the Fleet Center into an out-of-control frenzy.

"Injuries can't stop Wish!" Tom Heinsohn said boldly, "He is not fighting alone tonight. Larry, who suffered a serious back injury, still insists on playing, and Yin Seiya, who encountered ACL but burst out with the strongest strength.

Hondo, who still insisted on playing through the conference finals despite a torn shoulder, and Russ, who chose to play in the finals with a severe ankle contusion... Wish continued the Celtics' fine tradition of not getting out of the firing line with minor injuries. The moment he shot a three-pointer, he

Not alone!"

As soon as Lu Wuxia scored a three-pointer, the Suns' response came.

The defensive end allows the strongest point to be matched up flawlessly, and the same goes for the offensive end. After all, this is an injured player, and it will be wasted if not targeted.

Lu Wuxia's defensive method is very simple.

If the opponent can't think about it and wants to shoot in front of him, then try to interfere with it.

If they plan to take advantage of his current situation and take advantage of his inability to defend laterally and break through to the Celtics' basket, he also welcomes it.

All he can do is interfere with his opponent's shots and leave the rest to his teammates.

Kirilenko's help was approaching like a shadow.

When the Russians helped to defend, Lu Wuxia ran towards Richard Hamilton with all his strength to rotate.

Subsequently, Yingodala made a layup that was not precise enough and was rejected by Yao Yue.

Lu Wuxia saw a fast break opportunity and ran forward as fast as possible.

One thing Lu Wuxia had to face was that his swollen and painful right ankle could no longer even react to running in a straight line.

This indicates that the ankle is in the onset of injury.

Generally, the first few days of this kind of trauma are the most difficult.

I managed to get over it the first few days, and then got better soon.

Lu Wuxia happened to choose to play with the injury on the day when the injury was most severe, and he did not take painkillers, so the pain was inevitable.

But his downtime didn't seem to be affected at all.

Ginobili picked up Yao Yue's half-covered ball and sent a long pass to Lu Wuxia who was about to leave.

Lu Wuxia counterattacked and scored a layup, scoring 5 points in a row, allowing the Celtics to establish an early lead.

When D'Antoni saw this scene, he just asked Yingodala to strengthen his defense and did not intend to call a timeout.

Because calling a timeout now is to create time for Lu Wuxia to recuperate. Unless the situation gets out of control, D'Antoni doesn't want to give Wuxia any sweetness.

Then, Pence held the ball, called Yingodala to pick and roll, and called Lu Wuxia.

Unexpectedly, Ginobili attacked ferociously, and together with Lu Wuxia, forced Penny away from the three-point line.

Yingodala, who was completely left open, received the pass and hit the mid-range shot.

Then, Gasol responded from the high post and sent a beautiful ground pass, and Kirilenko scored a layup.

7 to 2

Lu Wuxia is playing the most uncomfortable game for his opponents.

Everyone knows that he is injured, and they also know that he is not very good at holding the ball, and he lacks aggressiveness on the defensive end. However, the Suns cannot leave him open, and it is difficult to directly name him, because if he is released, he has already shown

If his shooting touch is good, he will probably score in vain. If he were to directly call his name, the same situation would occur. Ginobili and others would leave their defenders alone and not try to double-check the ball-carrying player.

The winning belief that Lu Wuxia brought to the Celtics is quietly working.

This is something he can do naturally as long as he plays.

However, this is not the most unacceptable thing for the Suns.

After Yingodala hit an open mid-range shot, Ginobili dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Lu Wuxia again.

Lu Wuxia seemed to have accepted the fact that he would not have much firing power tonight, and waved Gasol to the high post to provide support.

As a result, as soon as the Gasol man reached the high post, Lu Wuxia threw the ball to his hand, lowered his center of gravity and ran towards the basket.

Gasol lobbed the ball, and Lu Wuxia took the ball and collided head-on with Garnett in the paint, causing a foul and then put the ball into the basket.

The moment the referee confirmed that the goal was valid, the audience roared crazily: "MVP! MVP!"

MVP!

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Lu Wuxia turned over with difficulty and laughed at himself: "I wish I could lie down all the time!"

Yao Yue half-helped him up, "That's enough. If you can't hold on any longer, you can leave at any time."

"I can hold on a little longer."

Lu Wuxia immediately walked to the free throw line and gestured to his father: I can hold on for one more minute!

Louis believed he could persist, but there was no need.

After Lu Wuxia made an extra free throw, Louis replaced him with Szczerbiak, "Don't think about playing the entire game at once. You may have to come up and play for a few minutes in the second half."

Hearing this, Lu Wuxia, who thought he would be out of the game, asked in surprise: "Do I still have a chance to play in the second half?"

"Yes, but..." Louis smiled, "It mainly depends on whether your teammates can live up to expectations."

Lu Wuxia was in a complicated mood. He wanted to play, but if he could successfully win the game, he could just sit on the bench for the rest of the time.

Does he still have a chance?

Lu Wuxia was sitting off the court. Suddenly, he saw that except Yao Yueban, the other four players were all stretched outside the three-point line.

In the low post, Yao Yue played Milicic in a semi-single.

No matter how optimistic the Suns fans are, they will never dream of Milicic guarding Yao Yuehan alone.

But as long as it is a normal basketball game, the opponent will be asked to try his hand. Sometimes, if your hand is not good or your condition is not good, even if you let Jose Barea guard you, you will not be able to beat him.

At this moment, Yao Yueban was full of momentum. He took the ball and hit it twice. Then he turned around and shook off Milicic's defensive focus. He dunked under the basket and took advantage of the home court advantage to score another 2+1.

At this time, D'Antoni couldn't sit still and called a timeout to interrupt the game without giving the Celtics a chance to continue their momentum.

During the timeout, Louis had no complicated arrangements and just said to Yao Yueban: "Try to find someone other than Garnett to play singles with. If you are confident, you can also play singles with Garnett. If the opponent double-teams you, you should know our

Where is the shooter?"

After the timeout, Yao Yue made a semi-steady hit and added a penalty.

13 to 4

A 9-point difference doesn't seem to be a big deal for a team like the Suns, which is particularly good at attacking.

However, as the Celtics continued to develop Yao Yueban's personal offense, Milicic's defense became increasingly unacceptable.

So D'Antoni made the decision to let Milicic guard Gasol in the high post, while Garnett guarded Yao Yueban at the basket.

However, the Celtics did not continue to fight Yao Yueban at this point.

Because Gasol has a huge advantage over Milicic.

This is how Gasol trampled Milicic.

Hit directly with the back, then turn around and shoot toward the basket;

Still playing from the back, but with a step-back jumper;

They continued to play from the back, but this time the Suns couldn't stand it anymore and defended a little more on the flanks. Gasol seemed to have predicted the opponent's reaction in advance, and wonderfully sent a back pass, and Szczerbiak hit a three-pointer.

At that moment, Larry Bird on the sidelines praised: "What a great pass."

Gasol's performance excited the fans and made his teammates extremely excited.

Anyone who follows the Celtics knows how lost Gasol was before he found his way into the game.

His performance allowed the Celtics to launch a buzzer-beating offense in the first quarter with him as the core.

Without seeing anyone, Gasol passed a back pass to David Lee who was cutting under the basket to help him score. As a result, the score difference in this game was reduced to 16 points.

37 to 21

In just one game, the Celtics tended to overwhelm them.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics replaced Gasol. This seemed to be a key opportunity for the Suns.

If they want to win, they must rely on the advantage gained from beating the main force to defeat the Celtics' transitional lineup, but...

The competitiveness shown by Ginobili, leading Korver, Dunleavy, Kirilenko, and Lee, is no worse than the starting lineup.

The sun is not inflexible.

D'Antoni ordered his players to flank the Celtics' key players.

But Ginobili could use double attack to restrict him in the last game, but it didn't work this time.

Even when Szczerbiak hit his third three-pointer, the Suns began to flank this shooter who was not a fatal threat.

Pinching is a science.

A good double attack can limit the opponent, force mistakes, and not expose any flaws. If the rotation is timely, it will be difficult for the opponent to find an opening.

The Suns' double attack cannot reach this level. Every time they double attack Celtic players, they will open up opportunities.

And tonight's Celtics couldn't miss that opportunity.

Due to the lack of communication, even though the sun's attack never ends, there are still many mistakes and omissions.

In the most critical transition period, their main lineup failed to defeat the Celtics' second lineup. Although the point difference did not widen, it did not narrow the gap by even 1 point.

Two minutes before the end of the first half, Lu Wuxia got up and returned to the locker room.

Before the end of the first half, the Celtics used the pass to beat the Suns to their feet, and then Szczerbiak hit his sixth three-pointer of the night.

However, the unpredictable Ginobili broke out of the chaos, took advantage of the Suns' defense that was disrupted by the Celtics' passing, grabbed the offensive rebound, and completed a putback dunk in the air.

67 to 44

After halftime, the score difference between the two sides had reached 23 points.

"The Celtics had a total of 20 assists in the first half, while the Suns had only 7." Benjamin Wilson of TNT studio said in a final tone, "This is the best team basketball in the past five years.

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Afterwards, Ginobili accepted a midfield interview.

When the Argentinian was asked how the Celtics played such a perfect first half, he simply said: "For Wish."

In the second half, Louis symbolically made way for the starting line-up.

Then, the pick-and-roll tactic between Lu Wuxia and Yao Yueban ended with Yao Yueban's outside shot and Milicic's three-point foul.

After this goal, Lu Wuxia was replaced and was never called upon again.

Lu Wuxia put on his playing uniform, the team doctor was checking his ankle, and the game was progressing towards a victory for the Celtics.

At first, Milicic was the Suns' weakness, then Pence also became a weakness, then Yingodala's inability to make open shots became the Suns' weakness, and finally, Garnett's foul numbers also became the Suns' weakness.

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Fight after fight, the Suns' court is full of weaknesses, and the Celtics will continue to attack those weaknesses until they die.

Everyone was evenly matched and more points were blooming. Halfway through the third quarter, the score difference had reached 30 points.

Louis made another substitution, leaving only Gasol on the field. Then, Jose Barea, Vassilis Spanoulis, Mike Dunleavy, and David Lee replaced the other four.

Even with such a lineup, the Suns are still helpless.

Garnett broke through the Celtics' interior with a single point and scored 9 points.

ABC's Mike Breen praised Garnett's performance in desperate situations: "You can't criticize this man more because he faced a whole team."

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics spent 16 seconds passing the ball. When Barea finally hit a super long three-pointer from the outside, Lu Wuxia limped to his father and asked: "Dad,

Can we keep this team?"

"I don't know." Louis said, "You know, Flawless, this team has been around many times since 1977, but the people who owned it eventually lost it. Thirty years later, I lost it.

Time and time again, I am the least qualified person in the world to answer this question."

Speaking of this, Louis's face showed a smile full of age and loneliness: "If one day you find the answer, remember to tell me."

The young Son of God did not know the weight of these words. He nodded and said: "There will be a day."

Afterwards, Wuxia and the team doctor went to the infirmary.

Because the team doctor suspected that Wu Xia's injury had worsened.

They left quietly. Unlike the shock they brought to the scene at the beginning, their departure at this moment had no impact on the game.

Because the Celtics already have the victory in hand.

From the first second to the last second of the fourth quarter, the Phoenix never saw the light of day.

In the last ten minutes of the game, Louis chose to sit down.

Minute after minute passed, and the game came to an end.

Three minutes before the end, the Suns replaced their main players, indirectly announcing their defeat.

Fleet Center became extremely noisy from that point on.

In the last minute, both sides basically stopped attacking.

Pass the ball, pass the ball, and shoot the three.

The entire audience has stood up, counting down the last few dozen seconds.

By the last 30 seconds, the sound was so sharp that it made people want to cover their ears.

"25!"

Celtic players were already gathered on the sidelines.

"20!"

The audience is ready to party

"10!"

The game is effectively over.

"8!"

No one was playing ball anymore, and the players on the court stopped moving.

"5!"

The audience roared, cheered, screamed and roared with the craziest voices.

The arena was overshadowed by another emotion.

This troubled Celtic team finally came to the end.

The moment the referee blew the final whistle, Barea lifted the ball hard and threw it into the air. The Celtics players rushed onto the court almost frantically.

Everyone on the coaching staff was equally excited and hugged each other to greet each other.

Pat Riley, who felt a lot, looked at Louis.

Louis just sat there quietly, took out a cigar box from his body, took out the cigar, cut it, and lit it.

At that moment, he became one with the stadium, as if he was victory itself, and he was already numb to victory. The cigar was just a reminder to him that if you win everything, everything will stop.

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PS: There is only one chapter today, and there will be only one update every day in the next few days. I still need a few chapters to finish. It has been two years and I have finally come here. If you have the same feelings as me, I can ask you to order a song "

THE GUY UPSTAIRS" (author Monako), even if I smoked afterwards.