Forward to the basket

Rivers is not the kind of coach who changes his tactical arrangements at will, and he seldom follows the players. Even Pierce does not have too many privileges. He should listen to Rivers, and he must listen to him.

After all, Rivers was trained by Auerbach's ears recently. Although he couldn't learn much from the cardinal's aura of monopolizing power, he still needs to understand a little superficial.

And the Celtics have never been the kind of place where the stars are the most important. Bird, Russell, these guys are far from the privileges of Joe and the Magician. Boston's team is ultimately team-based. .

They were able to win so many championships not by relying on the sudden emergence of Qiao Gangzhu, but by relying entirely on a mature group to fire collectively and clean up their opponents without tears.

Regarding this point, it is also because of the good foundation laid by Auerbach that no one wants to pretend to be a big name in front of him. From Russell's Lord of the Rings era until now, no one has been able to break this rule.

Even if Auerbach is gone, as long as he is still in Boston, no one will dare to pretend to be the boss here.

Even Pierce said in private that with an old man in charge, everyone has to keep their tails between their tails. It's okay to provoke that old killer, unless you don't want to live, otherwise, your life will definitely be worse than death.

However, Chen Feng didn't seem to think about those issues. He just put forward the request in the rest area so bluntly. Although he didn't know how Rivers considered the substitution, he definitely didn't want to end at this time.

If we say that the most explosive person in the Celtics team must be Chen Feng, the bald wild boy, and he is also the most unstable factor. Rivers has said more than once that he is indeed difficult to control.

The sharpest knife sometimes hurts others, and sometimes it hurts yourself. If it weren't for the fact that Rivers could not control the boy well, Auerbach would not have tied Tarkanian and himself to the Celtics. In the chariot.

But what Chen Feng said this time made both Rivers and Thibodeau ponder. In the current situation on the court, if they are going to fight the Lakers step by step in a battle of attrition, there may be some accidents.

If Kobe's offensive firepower has been so fierce, it will be a kind of strong pressure for any team. The Celtics are not the leader of the league, nor is it the team that won the eight consecutive championships.

They are currently in the sixth or seventh place in the Eastern Conference. At best, they can be regarded as a mid-to-upper team. They have certain competitiveness, but they don't have the energy to overwhelm others. All wins are brought back by hard work.

It's just that this is not Boston, and the Lakers' home court is not so easy to conquer. Now that Kobe is leading them to counterattack, coupled with this turbulent atmosphere, no one knows what game will be played.

Anyway, those guys are now leading, and if this momentum continues, it will not be good for the Celtics who are playing away. Don't forget, this is only the first stop of their trip to the West.

There are still two strong opponents waiting for me behind. If this leader does not drive well, maybe what is waiting for the Celtics is a three-game losing streak. The little advantage I just accumulated in the East may It will be squandered, and the pursuers behind may take advantage of it, and then have to continue to struggle.

Of course, that's the worst situation, but Rivers doesn't want to lose in the first round, not to mention that this is an old enemy of the team, losing the game at the Staples Arena, that feeling is not normal depressed.

But now if we want to maintain a strong impact in the next two quarters, rotation is inevitable. Similarly, the Lakers are definitely preparing to adjust, but whoever can make a substitution first, who dares to make a move first.

Rivers is not the kind of head coach who often chooses to take risks. Even if he put Chen Feng and Rondo in the starting roster, he has considered it for a long time, and that is already his limit.

But what Chen Feng said just now made Rivers, a guy with a calm personality, a little bit tempted. There are less than 5 minutes left in the second quarter. If the timing of the substitution is grasped, we can continue to put pressure on the opponent. , As long as they don't crash, they will have more physical fitness to fight the Lakers in the next two quarters.

After all, in the first and second quarters, both sides had a process of aggressively attacking each other. Under this kind of high-speed, high-strength confrontation, the physical energy consumption rate was much faster than usual.

Especially when the extreme offensive speed of the Lakers is playing, the whole team is running wildly. In order not to be crucified and stuck, their advancing speed is to compete with the Celtics for time.

Although the high-speed confrontation in less than two quarters will not drain the physical energy of these big guys, almost everyone is gasping for breath, and even Rondo, who runs wild when nothing happens, feels a little weak in his legs.

The Celtics are like this, and the Lakers are not much better. The two sides can only grab points. This is an overdraft fast break. In the second half of the second quarter, no matter which side it is Start thinking about rotations.

It's just that Rivers and Phil Jackson don't want to take risks first, especially the Lakers, who don't want their leading situation to change again, so they don't dare to act rashly if the Celtics don't move.

After all, someone had to make a move first, otherwise the stalemate would only be detrimental to the away Celtics. In fact, Rivers had been thinking about this issue, but Chen Feng said it directly.

After Chen Feng said these words, he didn't think too much about other things. He was just waiting for the reaction of Rivers and Thibodeau. He also made up his mind. Even if the coach didn't say anything, he would choose Kobe.

Kobe's frenzied attack in those six or seven minutes just now, although he didn't directly face Chen Feng, made Chen Feng feel the murderous aura. Similarly, he also wanted to give the opponent a strong counterattack.

I am used to fighting on the street, this is a kind of killing personality hidden in the bones, when no one is teasing Chen Feng, this kid may just be raging, but if someone teases him, it is very likely that he will become a completely different kind Situation, if you ask those guys on the streets of Texas, you may know what kind of devil this kid will become, but no one has seen this in the nba arena.

At this time, only the old bastard in Boston with the wine bottle knew the consequences of teasing Chen Feng, and Hammond just shrugged his shoulders with Tarkanian next to him, and said in a slightly gloating tone, "Kobe is very happy." Strong, but if that kid rises to kill, he will be very terrifying."

Hammond was not joking. When he started teaching Chen Feng, he knew that this kid had an unruly wildness, just like a wild beast, with a little blood, it would become extremely ferocious.

Usually no one provokes that kid, he just spends a while under the basket, his ruthlessness will not be easily revealed, even when he met Ben Wallace when he was playing against the Bulls, Chen Feng was not really very cruel.

He was just attacking with Wallace on his shoulders, and the fight wasn't very bloody, but once he encountered opponents who could arouse Chen Feng's desire to compete, even Hammond had to say that Chen Feng would definitely become very dangerous.

"Offensively, that kid's going to start playing hard, and I'll bet anyone the first time he's on the court with a guy who's been in the ncaa for two or three years at texas, He once let me see it. At that time, he only learned from me for less than half a year, but he was the winner in the end. As for his opponent, since that day, I have never seen him appear on the court again. .”

Hammond is not telling a story to Tarkanian, but telling him a fact very seriously. Even if he encounters Chen Feng's fierce side, he is a little frightened. It is really very cruel. .

It was impossible for Rivers to know the conversation between Hammond and Tarkanian, but after thinking about it for more than ten seconds, he whispered something to Thibodeau, and responded to Chen Feng's request very directly.

"Pearce, Sprewell, Jefferson off the court, Feng Chen, Rondo, Szczerbiak, Webber, Tony Allen, your job is to not let the Lakers continue to do this in the remaining 5 minutes." Take points at will, no matter what method you use, you must nail them to me! This damn point difference cannot continue to expand, otherwise I will replace you all without hesitation! This is my only request!"

Rivers' decision was very straightforward and straightforward. Although he didn't directly point out the intention of such an arrangement, he was staring at Chen Feng throughout the whole process, especially when it came to the end.

If you can’t do it, you can’t hold on, or the team starts to collapse, then you have to obediently return to the bench and sit on the bench. This is the opportunity you asked for, and I gave it to you. It’s up to you if you can seize it My own, I don't want you to complete any reversal, but you must guarantee me that the point difference will not be enlarged!

These words were not clearly uttered, but it was already obvious that the current Rivers gave Chen Feng less than 5 minutes to see how sure this wild boy wanted to try.

This is a gamble, a gamble on whether the Celtics can win the game at the Staples Arena. Rivers' move is very risky, but he is also a gamble on whether this wild boy Chen Feng can give He wonders.

Ever since this kid entered the team, he has been a miracle creator. Now Rivers just wants to try it out. How can such a crazy kid like a beast make such a fuss in the Staples Arena!

I let you fight according to your own ideas!Let's see what kind of answer you kid can give me!

Chen Feng didn't expect that Rivers and Thibodeau would respond to him like this. At first, he thought he was a little whimsical, but the opportunity was right in front of him.

Rivers had already set up the airs, and now he was waiting to see what kind of drama Chen Feng could sing, but at this time, Chen Feng didn't say anything, not even a word of ridicule that was usually on his lips.

Before going on stage, Chen Feng just looked back at Rivers, and then punched his chest fiercely with his fist. His expression was not as fierce as before, but rather calm.

It’s just that everything was calm before the storm, and no one could predict how violent the storm would be. Even Phil Jackson didn’t expect that the Celtics, who had just adjusted their lineup, would be in the first place. In the last 5 minutes of the second quarter, a tyrannical charge was launched that left everyone dumbfounded.

Just like what Chen Feng himself said, when playing heads-up, I have never been afraid of anyone, and he actually did just that...