Chapter 198: Full rest

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　　 After playing the Nets, without any rest, the Celtics are about to start their road trip.
　　
　　 After starting the road trip, Leon continued his rotation strategy. In the first stop of the away game, Indiana, he put Michael Reid on the bench. This kid is classified as dangerous in Raisert’s report list. His left knee has been in a bad condition. Raiser reminded that if he is not careful to protect, Reid is likely to suffer a devastating injury to his left knee.
　　
　　 So knowing that it would be a tough fight against the Pacers, Leon still put Reid on the injury list and asked him to protect his knees.
　　
On the night of March 19th, Leon was booed by tens of thousands of fans at the Conseco Arena. The fist fight at the Conseco Arena was still vivid. Those who came to watch the game that night Pacers fans will never forget, the man in a suit who looks like a boxing champion, punching and kicking in a group of strong men in white and green as if into no one.
　　
　　 This is a shame in the history of the Conseco Arena and the Pacers. This American basketball state, this strong team with a tough and iron-blooded tradition, was conquered by the fist of a coach.
　　
　　 Facing the boo, Leon was very calm. He even waved to some of the fans as if they were not booing but cheering for him. It is precisely because of the arrival of Leon and the Celtics that the ticket price of this game has been fired up, and it is hard to find a ticket close to the Celtics bench.
　　
　　 Conseco Arena even added police near the Celtics bench to prevent extreme fans from rushing to the Celtics bench to attack Fox Leon. Of course, when there is a security check, the act of rushing to the Celtics bench to attack Leon without a weapon is basically not much different from suicide, so the police are arranged to prevent fans from thinking about it.
　　
The team lacked Michael Reid. The Celtics were already stretched out as a shooting guard. Leon had to send in Malik Ciri, who had rested on the bench for most of the season. This man was accidentally surprised. A model ruined by injuries. However, after coming to the Celtics, he recovered pretty well. Without playing for a long time, and with careful treatment off the court, he actually recovered about 70% of his peak state.
　　
　　 Pj-Brown, who had a rest in the previous game, was obviously in good shape. The team attacked Brown as soon as the opening game. Brown scored six points in a row. Arenas also hit a three-pointer and directly stopped the Pacers.
　　
After that, the two sides fell into a fight. Without Reed's perimeter restraint and strong single defense, the Celtics' offense became a lot more difficult. Leon opened the game and allowed Brown to play singles to attract shrinking defenses and pull more for the perimeter. Open space.
　　
But Jermaine O’Neal and Artest began to constantly assault the inside line, causing huge trouble to Pj-Brown, and Malik Ciri soon became overwhelmed because he did not play high-intensity games for a long time, and the defensive end began. Missed, Reggie Miller seized the opportunity to score two three-pointers. As a result, the lead at the start of the first quarter became the Celtics' only lead in the game.
　　
　　Isiah Thomas didn't give Leon a chance this time. He didn't dare to use some insidious tricks. Leon's fist frightened him last time. He just asked the players to repeatedly attack the inside line, constantly scramble for offensive rebounds, and create fouls for the Celtics.
　　
　　 The Celtics had 26 fouls in this game, and the Pacers took 30 free throws.
　　
　　 In this situation, even if the Celtics are all neat, it is difficult to win the game. In the end, they lost at Conseco by 99:84, 15 points.
　　
After losing the game, Leon spoke surprisingly in the interview after the game. He bluntly said: "I think the league is using a whistle to find balance. They suffered a loss in Conseco last time. I beat their players. In the end we won the game. The Pacers were definitely not convinced and they must have opinions. So you see, they took 30 free throws. As long as they stood in the three-second zone and jumped up with the ball in their hands, they would get a free throw. And we only have 13 free throws. Don’t our players work hard and don’t attack in the three-second zone? There are too many such balanced whistles. I hope that there will be no such whistles in the playoffs."
　　
　　 As the so-called misfortune came out of the mouth, Leon’s remarks were severely warned by the Union Office and fined $20,000. However, these remarks once again brought Leon to the headlines of the sports page.
　　
　　 Since the fight, Fox Leon has been the new favorite of journalists from major sports media. As long as he interviews him and taps him, there will be all kinds of eye-catching news. From his small reputation at the beginning of the season to his current reputation, he relied not on his skills and tactics, but on various negative news and comments. This has also led to Leon's technical and tactical ability being ignored by many people. He has become the coach of Mark Cuban and Dennis Rodman.
　　
And all of this did not end. When the Celtics came to the next stop in Los Angeles, ready to challenge the team’s historical enemy and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, shocking news came out of the Celtics. Fox Leon decided to suspend all the main players in this game,
　　
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David Stern has been in Los Angeles during this time, and all major sponsors of the NBA have gathered in Los Angeles this week. Here they will discuss with Stern the new sponsorship contract, sharing model and promotion in the next few years. Ideas. Among them are old friends such as Nike, Gatorade, and Adidas, as well as some new faces who want to join the big brand of NBA. After all, the signing of the new TV contract has made this cake a lot bigger.
　　
　　Holding a meeting in Los Angeles, of course, sponsors must watch a basketball game at the Staples Center.
　　
On March 21st, the Boston Celtics are coming to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers. These two teams are the two greatest and brilliant giants in NBA history. They are also the two teams with the most grievances and the most stories. This season Both teams have a good record, both of them are in the east and west regions. Their games are not only full of highlights, but the difference in strength is not too big, and they will not let the game become one-sided.
　　
　　 So David Stern arranged in advance. On the last day of the meeting, all the sponsors in charge would come to the Staples Center to watch the game and feel the infinite charm of the NBA.
　　
Then on the afternoon of the 18th, the Bosh Celtics conducted pre-match training. Celtics coach Fox Leon was asked in an interview with reporters if he would take a rotation in the game against the Lakers. Leon was very direct. "Yes, this time I will let the main players rest because they are tired, Brown and Cole have leg pain, Walker's foot hurt, Reid's hand hurts, Arenas has back pain, Pierce's scar hurts. Playing against the defending champion is also a good opportunity for young people to exercise..."
　　
　　 Stern got the news from watching TV in the hotel room at night, this time it was his turn to have a headache. Not only did he have a headache, but he also wanted to slap Fox Leon back to Boston from Los Angeles. An important game might be completely ruined by Leon's break.
　　
"The-little-son-of-bitch! (The little bastard! Stern again in my heart could not help but rave Leon, Leon now do not know how many people every day to be scolded so many times again.
　　
Swearing in his heart, Stern must solve this problem. He immediately picked up the phone in the room, took out the phone book from his briefcase, and dialed Danny Angie’s cell phone directly. He had to ask Kyle. Special people exert pressure.
　　
Angie was surprised after receiving Stern’s call, because the president of the NBA would not easily call the team’s general manager’s personal phone. He usually used the league office to notify the team’s general manager of related matters through official channels. , Or call everyone to a meeting in New York.
　　
"Danny, tell your coach, that guy named Leon, let him immediately withdraw the decision to take the rotation. You have been taking the rotation of the main players for several consecutive games. What are you doing now? Let all the main players rest? What do you think those fans who come to the stadium come to see? Look at those role players who are paid less than O'Neal and play cba? If the players are not injured ~EbookFREE.me~ let them play, play !" Stern had no time to greet Anji, and directly asked him to call Leon and give up the decision to take a break.
　　
Angie was silent for a while before he said, "Oh, I don’t know the decision he made. He didn’t even tell me... I, you know, this guy doesn’t listen to me much, and I warned him. Don’t take turns, but the list of players to play is determined by the head coach. As the manager of the team, you must respect the coach’s arrangements. I have also asked the boss. The boss doesn’t seem to have much opinion. You know, one of our bosses is considered His father-in-law, I can’t take advantage there... and, most importantly, he only listens to Auerbach’s words, he will definitely listen, and I don’t have much else. Method."
　　
　　 Anji first put away his own responsibilities, and then moved out of Auerbach, let Stern touch a soft nail, let him go to Auerbach to persuade Leon? It is simply impossible. According to Auerbach's bad temper, when Stern called, Auerbach pretended to be inaudible and hung up. Stern didn't want to be uncomfortable.
　　
　　 But as the president of the league, he can't call Leon directly. This is against the rules. The head coach only works for the team and belongs to the players union, unlike the team manager who is also under the jurisdiction of the league to a certain extent.
　　
　　 Stern hung up the phone, he thought about it, dialed another call, called Adam Silva, and asked him to come to him. (To be continued.)