The Whip of the God of Basketball

Michael Reed's magical three-pointer put the North Shore Garden into a festive atmosphere, with fans cheering, clapping and standing up to give each other high fives. The Celtics players also stepped forward and everyone touched Reed's head, and then a group of people returned to the locker room in a noisy manner. The depressive feeling of being continuously chased by the Bucks was swept away, and the 5-point gap became 8 points. Leon was relieved, knowing that the situation of the game was back under the control of the Celtics.

In the locker room at halftime, Redd was a star, and all the Celtics were asking how the hell did this guy work out. If it was Antoine Walker, he would have started to blow wildly, and Reed honestly replied, "Mr. Siegfried taught me."

"It's nothing, I just think it's very interesting to practice this thing, it can make Reed improve his ability to shoot quickly, and learn how to better maintain the stability of his body during shooting... I didn't expect this guy, you Guy, he dared to use this trick in the game, he is really a good guy." Siegfried patted Reed's shoulder vigorously, making Reed feel very embarrassed.

"What's going on? Did Michael score a three-pointer at halftime?" Only PJ-Brown, who was sent off halfway, looked confused. He didn't know what happened, so he had to ask Leon in a daze.

"Reed made an incredible three-pointer... Let's watch the video tomorrow, it's hard to describe..." Leon didn't know how to describe this goal. I didn't expect Reed to be able to complete such a goal. Of course, he also knows that such a shot is unique, and he may have the opportunity to make one or two shots in a season. As long as the opponent pays a little attention, he can easily block it, and this kind of shot is too difficult.

In the second half of the game, as Leon expected, Reed's three-pointer extinguished the Bucks' arrogance, and the five points became an insurmountable barrier for both sides. After experiencing a relatively poor offensive state in the first half, Reid finally ushered in an explosion in the third quarter. He made 4 of 5 three-pointers, including three consecutive three-pointers in a wave, directly stopping the Bucks . He no longer cared about how many goals Ray Allen scored and how many points he scored. He no longer always focused on following up and sticking to the body. He let go of his hands and feet and attacked with all his strength, which made Ray Allen feel tremendous pressure. In the second half he actually started to lose accuracy.

In the fourth quarter, the Celtics once opened the point difference to 15 points. Seeing that the general situation was over, the Bucks finally requested a timeout in the middle of the fourth quarter to replace the main players and replaced the players at the end of the bench, announcing that the game had entered the garbage time.

"George really doesn't have the kind of savagery he was in the Sonics anymore. He just gave up with five minutes left. It seems that this team has no hope." Dick Hart saw the Bucks He gave up the game and said to Leon who sat back on the bench. Hart and George Karl are also old acquaintances. When Karl was an assistant coach in the Cavaliers, Hart was an assistant to Chuck Daly in the Pistons. The two teams in the same division often played against each other. The room is also very familiar.

After the Bucks rose briefly in the early 21st century, they will also begin to decline. The Milwaukee era belonging to the three musketeers is coming to an end.

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For a week in a row, the Celtics have experienced three home battles against the Bucks, Nuggets and Magic. It is really a sweet schedule for the Celtics. The ups and downs of the team some time ago are just the time to adjust. It just so happens that the three opponents are not strong. No. 1 pick, at least compete for the top three rookies.

Therefore, in the North Shore Garden, which is gradually becoming the home of the new devils in the NBA, the Nuggets are powerless to resist. They were beaten by the Celtics 35:10 in the first quarter, and gave up resistance almost within three minutes. Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik frowned from beginning to end, and he almost sighed in front of the camera, because the team played really badly, and none of the starters scored in double figures or even scored in double figures. There is only one person with a score of 5.

The only player on the team who scored 10 points was Rodney White, who came off the bench. Chris Anderson showed no mercy in the face of his old owner. He dared to fight hard in the precious garbage time, grabbed 12 rebounds and sent a career-high 6 blocks, dominated the garbage time and became garbage Time MVP.

In the end, the Celtics completed a 43-point massacre at 103:60 at home, sending the Nuggets to hell.

And on January 26, the Celtics ushered in the Orlando Magic, which lacked the top scorer Tracy McGrady. Guard Jarrell Seiser, who replaced Tracy McGrady, played unexpectedly well and even withstood the Orlando Magic. The pressure continued to score, helping the Magic to keep the score with the Celtics in the first three quarters. But in the fourth quarter, when Paul Pierce began to take over the game, neither Mike Miller nor Armstrong nor Jerryl Seiser could replace McGrady and Pierce. Pierce scored 8 points in the fourth quarter , stabilized the team's lead and maintained it to the audience.

The Celtics won another victory, achieved a wave of three consecutive victories at home, ended the ups and downs since January, and further consolidated their second position in the Eastern Conference-their record is second only to Indiana The Pacers even surpassed the Nets, with the New Jersey trailing behind by one game.

And another team that is chasing after it is the Detroit Pistons, who are the opponents that the Celtics will visit on January 28.

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The direct plane from Boston to Detroit arrived at the Detroit airport at 21:23 pm on the 27th. Leon and the Celtics players and coaching staff dragged their suitcases together, took the officially arranged airport bus, and went to live tonight. hotel.

This is not the first time Leon has come to Detroit. He admits that he doesn't like this city at all. This city, which has risen and declined because of the automobile industry, now has a smell of decay everywhere. . Although since the mid-1990s, tourism, gambling, and entertainment have started to develop here, like some cities in the west or Connecticut, and once revitalized, this old industrial city on the edge of the Great Lakes really does not have the background to become the next La Lagoon. Vegas. Since the Bush administration, it has been dying step by step.

Of course, these are not the real reasons why Leon doesn't like this place. After all, how much does the fate of a city have to do with him? He doesn't like this place just because of the Detroit Pistons.

It is normal for a Boston Celtics player or coach not to like Detroit, and a Pistons player would not like the Celtics—including Dennis Rodman, who is still a For the Pistons, the only thing he misses in Boston is Leon and the casino.

Contrary to the city of Detroit, the Pistons are stepping towards revival under the leadership of their general manager Joe Dumars. Since 2002, they have risen together with the Celtics, replacing the 76ers and the Bucks as the new Eastern Conference. power. It's just that compared with the unrestrained and fast style of play of the Celtics, the Pistons still follow the old path they have succeeded in, using defense to find their past glory.

Their backbone is an afro named Ben Wallace, an undrafted center forward with a height of just over 2 meters, rough and violent. They also got Billups in the summer. He was originally Ainge's favorite object, a calm, sophisticated, cunning and resourceful guard. The strength of the Pistons has been quickly replenished. They have entered the first group in the Eastern Conference this season and have become an out-and-out strong team.

And all of this can be a reason why Leon doesn't like Detroit, because here, he smells the enemy and the huge obstacles that he may encounter in the future, just like the Detroit Pistons encountered by the Celtics in the late 1980s . Leon is familiar with that period of history. They ended the Celtics and ruined the last glory of the Green Army.

If there is anything he likes about this Pistons team, maybe it is only their head coach, Rick Carlisle, so after arriving at the hotel, Leon called Carlisle and invited him out for a drink.

Carlisle shied away again and again, but he couldn't resist the urge to see Fox Leon, so he agreed to him, and the two met at the Punch Basin Union for a drink.