Chapter 197: Older legs hurt

"You little bastard, you said you let the players rest before you rest? Who gave you this power? Do you pay the players? Do you know what the media are talking about now? Say you deliberately refrigerate the stars out of fear of failure , So even if you lose, you have a reason!"
　　
In Boston, in the Celtics' small office at North Shore Garden Arena, Danny Angie is slapped on the table against Leon. In the last game against the Detroit Pistons, Leon unexpectedly let the top star Paul Pierce Sit on the bench for the whole game. Not surprisingly, the Celtics lost the game 93:98 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, ending Leon's three consecutive victories after his comeback.
　　
Before the game, there were no reports of any injuries related to Paul Pierce. In fact, Pierce’s body is still relatively healthy. In addition to the groin strain caused by the continuous battle last month, Pierce’s knee injury that has been troubled before. He didn't torture him this season, and he didn't even need to wear knee pads in many games.
　　
So Leon’s refrigeration against Pierce is even more incredible, not to mention that the opponent is the current Eastern Conference No. 1 competitor Pistons. Now the top six teams in the Eastern Conference have very close records, and the results of a game are all Probably the final qualifying for the playoffs. After losing the game against the Pistons, the Celtics dropped to fourth in the Eastern Conference, and tied with the fifth-placed 76ers, relying on their weak record in the Eastern Conference to lead the 76ers in the high position.
　　
The Detroit Pistons kicked off the Indiana Pacers and took the top spot in the East. This result caused the Celtics to suffer a lot of criticism. Angie was very annoyed by this. The Celtics returned to Boston. So called Leon to start training.
　　
Leon looked indifferent. He took a piece of mint from Angie's table and put it in his mouth, spread his hands and said, "You are becoming more and more rude to me now. Actually I was going to discuss with you. Yes, but I made a temporary decision. You know, Paul played very hard with the Nets in three overtimes. I don't want him to have any accidents in Auburn Hills. The Pistons' style of play is still quite rough. The day of the game with the Nets. In the evening, Raisert came to me and said that he hoped that I would increase the rest time for the players for the sake of the health of the players. I hesitated for a while, and finally let Walker rest in the Nets game. Anyway, he went on. Not as good as that. I think you should know that Raisert came to look for it, and it was Arnold's meaning...Don't tell me, you don't know about this, bastard."
　　
After hearing Leon’s words, Angie's face changed, and his angry expression disappeared quickly. He smiled and said, "Little bastard, it seems that many things can't be hidden from your eyes. What did Raisert say wrong? This is indeed what Arnold meant, but in the end it is up to you to decide whether to rest the players. If you think you can withstand the pressure from inside and outside, you can let the players let go and fall outside the top four. Or you rushed to the main force, brought the Celtics to No. 1 in the East, stabilized your handsome position and shut up many guys. However, Reisert’s advice is not random, every team has injuries. The hidden dangers, the Celtics have been healthy for many years, but because of this, we must be more careful."
　　
Leon nodded, and then he said: "Why doesn't Arnold call me directly? He can direct me a lot of things instead of always mentioning me roundly. I haven't had a phone call with Arnold for a while. I don’t know how he is now."
　　
Since it was confirmed that Auerbach had leaked the transaction information, Leon found that Auerbach was almost ubiquitous on many levels, but ubiquitous. He always influenced himself through various relationships, but he did not want to think about it. Contact him directly as before.
　　
"Fox, I want to tell you that now, no one will mention you and guide you. All you have to endure is test, not help. If you can withstand the test, you will naturally make progress. If you can't, you know. Also, some of your methods in the last month are very beautiful, but I think this has attracted the attention of David Stern, including this refrigeration Pierce. He would not like to see the team’s star in the game. Injuries but not playing. Of course, we will deal with the league. What you have to do is to appease the players, so that they can rest well and don't have bad emotions."
　　
　　 Leon nodded again and got up to leave. At this time, Angie stopped him again and asked, "You haven't told me yet, what exactly did Raisert say wrong?"
　　
Leon said: "Raisert is a cautious and friendly person. He never makes irresponsible remarks to people behind his back. This time, he mentioned Cowens, saying that Cowens had used his main force excessively. If not for Cowan With his permission, Raisert would not say that, and only Arnold would allow Cowens to allow others to speak ill of him behind his back."
　　
After speaking, Leon left the office, and Angie sat on the stool and thought: "This guy is getting more and more difficult. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Auerbach has matured him too quickly... …"
　　
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　　 After returning from Detroit, the Celtics will play a game against the Nets at home, and then they will begin a difficult road trip.
　　
　　 At 7 o'clock in the evening on March 18, the Nets visited the North Shore Garden. This time Leon once again let a main player rest, PJ Brown. Brown is 32 years old this year and is a veteran. After coming to the Celtics, he greatly improved the team's interior defense and became the team's pillar.
　　
At the same time in training, he also selflessly imparted his skills to Chris Anderson and Dalemport to help the two young men grow up. Brown has not missed the game this season, so Leon let him rest. Of reluctance.
　　
　　 But under Leon's persistence and persuasion, he still chose to obey. In addition to Brown, Steve Cole on the bench was also put on the injured list by Leon. The reason for the injury and rest of the two was "leg pain when they are older."
　　
Without these two experienced veterans, it was quite difficult to face the Nets Celtics. The Nets, which was reversed at home in the last game, came with a vengeance. They played Kai as soon as they opened. The Ert was 22:10, Antoine Walker was once again ravaged by Kenyon Martin and suffered two big hats in the first quarter.
　　
After that, the Celtics started to chase hard, but they were brought into the rhythm of defensive battles by the Nets from the beginning of the game~EbookFREE.me~ They always kept the point difference at around 6 points, which seemed not big. The difference has become an unbelievable barrier for the Celtics.
　　
　　 Until the last quarter, Leon once again sent Wang Zhizhi, but this time Wang Zhizhi was no longer miraculous. Martin's concentrated defense made Wang Zhizhi lose his role as a surprise soldier. Instead, he was chased and beaten twice as a counterattack.
　　
　　 In the end, the Celtics lost the defensive battle with a 7-point gap of 72:79 at home.
　　
After the game, criticisms of the Celtics and Leon came in abundance. He believed that he was taking turns to rest players at will at the critical moment of the playoff seat battle, causing the team to lose to important competitors and not only ranked first. The key is to lose the momentum and lose the spirit.
　　
　　 In the post-match interviews, almost no reporter cared about the winners, the Nets and their coach Scott, and asked them in a few words. When it was the turn of the Celtics and Leon to interview, everyone rushed in, and everyone had to ask who was ugly.
　　
"Our regular season is very long. My players need to be rested because they are all injured. If you say that they have no injuries, you can ask any basketball player and ask them. Is it true that the moment I stepped onto the basketball court, the injury is always there. I think I will let my players rest when necessary, otherwise, why does a team give so many player places? ?"
　　
　　 Leon’s answer is unusually firm, and a greater storm of public opinion is still waiting for him. He will be under tremendous pressure until the end of the regular season. (To be continued.)