Chapter 305: Powerful loneliness

When Van Gundy found out that the Rockets couldn't even deal with the inside line of Wang Zhizhi and Anderson, his heart collapsed. In the third quarter, the Celtics relied on the quick counterattack of the second general and the outside to hit a wave of attacks, which opened the score between the two sides.
At this time, Leon took the initiative to call a timeout. He replaced Wang Zhizhi and Anderson off the field and replaced Garnett and PJ-Brown. Leon knows well that the auspicious soldiers should close when they meet, and they must not be overjoyed. He feels that relying on bench players can just kill the opponent's main force. Able to play an advantage and expand the lead, Leon's goal will be achieved.
If Wang Zhizhi and Anderson are always on the court, there will be problems at the end of the third quarter. Yao Ming will not be restricted by Wang Zhizhi all the time. Anderson is not as reliable as Garnett on the defensive end. After several counterattacks, the situation on the court will be different again.
Leon’s strategy of tying the odds and striving for stability in a fast and stable rotation made Van Gundy hardly find any flaws. Unless the Celtics players themselves have problems and the Rockets players break out, otherwise the second half of the third quarter. The plot of the paragraph and the fourth quarter is almost predictable.
Obviously, after tonight's game, Van Gundy's head hair has to be reduced a few more, and the dark circles under his eyes have become more serious.
It's not that Van Gundy is incompetent, but the Celtics are too powerful. Even Fox-Leon himself felt that this Celtics was too powerful by his own training. He even began to think about what method should be used to defeat the Green Legion.
Miracles, more superstars, let them collapse in their mentality, or what other methods. Leon didn’t know his own, standing on the sidelines watching Kevin Garnett and Pierce complete a beautiful air-reception, then turned around and cut off the Rockets’ pass on defense, assisting Arenas to complete the fast break. After the basketball, the whole team actively retired, and there was no slack at all. Leon himself felt very distressed.
After some maladjustment in the early season, the ups and downs caused by his case, and the injury problems, the Celtics have integrated into a powerful force. From the starter to the bench to the drinking fountain, every screw is To make a difference, everyone has their own role.
The enthusiasm of the Toyota Center fans is constantly declining, because after the third quarter, the Celtics have extended their lead to 15 points. Not surprisingly, it is difficult for the Rockets to fill this hole in the fourth quarter.
However, in the fourth quarter, there was still a small wave. Steve Francis suddenly went wild and hit consecutive three-pointers that he was not good at. The Rockets once saw the hope of closing the score. At this time, Pierce stood up and stabilized the situation with a stable mid-range jumper, finally allowing the Celtics to win the victory.
This eye-catching Chinese derby did not escape most people's expectations. Yao Ming played even better, but Wang Zhizhi's team won the game, and Wang Zhizhi did not lose the wind in the confrontation with Yao Ming and made the victory. Key contribution.
After the game, Wang Zhizhi finally stepped forward and gave Yao Ming a high-five hug, and the two of them also hugged and said something. After that, Yao Ming also shook hands with Leon amicably. Leon looked at the super giant, held his beater, and patted him on the back.
"I have two suggestions for you. One is to control your weight and not to pursue absolute power; second, to pay attention to the so-called loyalty, and to consider yourself." Leon suddenly said to him when he was near Yao Ming.
Leon uses Chinese. Yao Ming has heard from Wang Zhizhi a long time ago that their head coach Leon’s Chinese is amazing. Yao Ming was indeed surprised, but it was not Leon’s Chinese level, but why he said it.
After this game, the Celtics won 20 consecutive victories and became the second team to win more than 20 consecutive victories since the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972. This also gave the Celtics' momentum and Fox Leon's Fame reached its peak. On the way out of the Toyota Center, the reporters and media people almost rushed forward, hoping to get a few words from Leon and the Celtics players to talk about their 20-game winning streak.
"This is what it's like to win, and it's just a small step." Leon said to the Celtics player on the bus back to the hotel. Victory is so intoxicating, it is like all the beautiful things in the world, it makes people go after it and never get bored.
The Celtics' winning streak did not stop at the number 20. One day later, they slaughtered the Bucks in Milwaukee, 129:78, with a huge score difference of 51 points, setting the record for the largest point difference this season. The difference is also ranked top in NBA history.
On January 14, the Celtics returned to Boston back to back. This time it was the Rockets' turn to visit the Celtics. Affected by their physical strength, the Celtics were not in good shape in this game, and the Rockets had a revenge mentality. Coupled with the return of Cato, they once achieved a 14-point lead at the North Shore Garden Arena. To end the Celtics' winning streak.
As a result, in the fourth quarter, Wang Zhizhi was ordered in danger. If the three-pointer was assisted, all 5 shots were hit, helping the Celtics to lead the score by one point before the end of the game. The imposing Celtics did not waste the biggest outbreak of Wang Zhizhi's career. In a critical attack, Leon boldly used Indian coordination and unexpectedly allowed James Posey to connect directly to the bottom right corner. A line serve and a three-pointer made the Celtics 5 points ahead of the Rockets with 40 seconds left in the game.
This goal extinguished the hope of revenge for the Rockets and Van Gundy, turned Yao Ming's 33 points and 11 rebounds into clouds, and also increased the Celtics' winning streak to 22 games.
But obviously, the Celtics began to feel tired, playing the Rockets back-to-back to the last minute, and after only one day of rest, he would leave Boston and go to Orlando to face the Magic. It was another fierce battle, and now the Celtics have become the target of public criticism. All teams are thinking about defeating the Celtics to end their winning streak.
This is an overtime battle. The Magic is already in the East this season. Hill's injury and the failure to introduce Duncan have gradually plunged the Magic into an abyss. Last season's 3-1 lead was overturned, and the 19-game losing streak started this season, completely destroyed this hopeful team. But such a weak magic, still resisted the Celtics at home until the last minute, until overtime, the Celtics rely on strong defense, with a 12:0 attack wave to take away away. Victory.
Finally, two days later, on January 18, in San Antonio, the Celtics ended their winning streak. They were beaten by a spur of time at the SBC Center and fell behind the Spurs by 22 points at halftime. In the second half, the Celtics seemed to finally feel that they had to be energetic, so they rushed to catch up, but it was too late. In the end, they lost the game by 79:89 with a 10-point gap. Their winning streak was fixed at 23 on.
After the game, the players did not feel much frustration, but felt a lot easier. Leon decided to take the players to the famous river promenade in San Antonio to drink, eat snacks, and shop. All the attention shifted to the Spurs and Popovich ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Leon and Celtics breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that sometimes too many victories are not a good thing." On the pedestrian street, Leon was eating burrito while talking to the players-the Celtics and a group of people scattered in the pedestrian street in twos and threes, Leon With Pierce and Garnett, the two bosses.
"Because this is not the ultimate victory, and my on the plane hurts for the past two days." Paul Pierce prefers grilled burgers, and Leon allowed them to let them eat tonight.
"I can't wait, I hope the playoffs will start soon." Garnett didn't eat anything. In terms of eating, Garnett is a very self-controlling person. He is better than Pierce.
"The season is only halfway through, and there is a circus show of the All-Star Game to participate in." Thinking that he will become the head coach of the All-Star Game out of ten, Leon feels a headache. Now he doesn't need to be close to the stars, he doesn't bother to participate in this kind of pure star show.
What makes Leon a little more troublesome is that on the long road ahead, he seems to see no one who can really stop them.
Except the Celtics and himself. (To be continued.)