Forward to the basket

Rivers' rotation continued, and the Celtics' record began to fluctuate. Although they played very well against the Wizards at home, they still lost when they faced the Hawks away.

It's just that Rivers didn't think about letting all the main players play even if he ran into the Hawks.

You can't look down on your opponents like this, but Rivers doesn't despise the Hawks, it's just that before the start of the All-Star Game, he should try his best to raise those wounded soldiers well, and there is no need to fight the opponent every game.

What's more, there are still some aftermaths of fatigue from the trip to the west. Rivers doesn't want the fatigue battle to affect the overall situation.

Before and after the All-Star Game, there is often a watershed. Either the aggressive team starts to crazily win games at this stage, or the previously ranked team starts to fluctuate.

This has become a law. It is said that mid-February is the dividing point of the regular season. One step forward is to enter the playoffs, and one step back is to say goodbye to the hard work of this season. This is the distance between heaven and hell. I also don't want my hard work for half a season to be in vain. At this time, I can only work hard.

Rivers doesn't want the confidence accumulated in the first half of the season to be disrupted by injuries during this sensitive period.

Now many teams have begun to worry about the constant occurrence of injuries. Fortunately, the Celtics have not suffered any serious injuries, but the body of a group of old bones is always a bit scary.

Even if the Celtics' team doctor is reliable, Rivers has to find a balance in training and games.

A team, counting the injured list and players transferred to the development league, is actually only a dozen or so.

This season Rivers has a lot of people who can use him. Unlike last season, in addition to the starting lineup, there are only three or four people who can be used. If he really encounters an injury, he is really worried. The bench this season is really awesome. . <, at least on both ends of the offense and defense, they can come up with their own set of unique skills after playing in the rotation.

Just like Kassel is the core in the Clippers, in the Celtics, he can also help the bench lineup to stabilize the situation, and Novak and Perkins can both contribute their energy on the court.

Now the Celtics are like a machine, all parts are working well, but Rivers doesn't want to overwhelm these guys. In order to speed up in the playoffs, proper giving up is also a must.

It cannot be said that Rivers dared to use a substitute to fight against opponents no matter what the game was like.

But if there are about ten opponents in the east and west of the round, Rivers still plans to use the bench lineup to deal with the opponents. Of course, the game against the Eagles is an exception, mainly because the main players are too tired.

Don't look at the rest after returning from the West, but the fatigue of continuous battles doesn't mean that you can relieve it in a day or two. To be on the safe side, Rivers doesn't want to take risks, not to mention that the bench lineup is also very strong.

From their performance against the Wizards, it can be seen that if these guys let go of their hands and feet, they can also cause a lot of trouble for their opponents. Even some of the top eight teams in the East, it is hard to say the final outcome.

The Wizards fell for this. They thought they could take advantage of the Celtics, a tired team, but they didn't take advantage of it, and they were beaten by a bunch of substitutes. is the bag.

No matter what you say in the East, the Celtics are well-deserved leaders. Even if Boston is finally squeezed out of the league's top spot by competitors in the West, it is still the leader in the East.

The main reason is that their competitiveness in the Eastern Conference is too fierce, especially against the top eight in the Eastern Conference, they are basically in a state of instant kills, and teams like the Cavaliers and Pistons still have room for struggle.

But it's just a struggle. It's really difficult to wrestle with the Celtics.

The Pistons and Cavaliers, who are chasing behind the Celtics, have no hope of evening the gap with Boston in terms of record for the time being. Even they themselves do not expect much, let alone other competitors in the East.

These guys are still busy keeping their positions. The gap between the fourth and eighth place, if you are negligent, you will be drawn closer or overtaken. Now no one dares to relax easily.

This is the current situation in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are rushing forward. The records of the Cavaliers and Pistons have been relatively stable, but the remaining few playoff spots have been in fierce competition.

The Wizards, Pacers, Eagles, Magic, these teams are all desperately trying to win the game, lest they fall behind.

Therefore, now that Rivers has enough victories in his hands, he can play a little more casually. Besides, being able to grind those boys on the bench is equivalent to laying the foundation for the playoffs in advance.

You can't rely on one lineup to win the world. After the regular season is over, do you still rely on those five or six players to play in the playoffs?So do you really think these guys are robots?No one can stand this situation.

Besides, Glenn Davis, Perkins, Tony Allen, Posey, aren't these guys strong?

If Tony Allen hadn't been deliberately retained by Angie and Rivers, there would have been not one or two teams that coveted this guy. He can defend, attack, and score well. He is definitely a practical player.

Even Rivers said that with Tony Allen, I don't have to worry about any problems in the rotation.

It can be regarded as the head coach and manager's efforts to retain this practical guy.

As for Posey, who was transferred later, he is also a defensive champion. He can go inside and outside, and he can stare at the opponent's scoring points. The most important thing is that this guy is very focused on the dirty work of defense.

I'm not afraid that you are not capable enough, but you are not careful. This is what many nba coaches have said when they guide players. This league has never lacked talents with excellent talents, but the pragmatists who are attentive are indeed scarce.

In particular, there are not many people who can settle down to deal with defense. In the position of swingman, more people tend to attack, and only by scoring can they get more money.

Posey is the kind of person who knows exactly where he should work hard, and defense is his strongest weapon.

So, regardless of whether the Celtics are on the bench, even if they are on the bench, they are still a group of fierce gangsters!

Even Glenn Davis, who has just entered the league as a rookie, can play in a tough state on the court.

Don't look at him as pure trust, but every day he hangs around a group of fierce people, and he can learn a lot more or less. Moreover, this guy's physical condition can be regarded as a powerful weapon.

"Big Baby" is a new nickname given to Davis by Boston fans, but this big baby is definitely a heavyweight weapon on the court. Some people even say that this guy is obviously a smaller shark.

Of course, Davis's personal ability is not comparable to that of O'Neal. Even O'Neal, who is now in his twilight years, has a deterrent power at the basket, which is second to a junior like Davis.

But as a novice in the league, Davis dares to fight and make moves, which is definitely what Rivers values ​​most.

So this guy has been under Rivers recently, and he can play in the starting lineup, partnering with Perkins to guard the inside.

Garnett and Chen Feng are now watching from the sidelines. Don't look at Chen Feng clamoring to play, but the team doctor didn't nod and Rivers didn't agree. Even if he screamed, no one would pay attention to him.

"You need enough rest, the average game time is nearly 45 minutes, and there are about [-] games left. Do you really want your muscles to be fatigued? Even if you are in good health, you can't do it!"

Rivers is usually very talkative, but when it comes to preventing injuries, he doesn't want to make any mistakes. If Chen Feng is like Yao Ming, and he is suddenly reimbursed for the season, Rivers won't even have a place to cry.

Although this kid is very worrying, Rivers and Thibodeau are very clear that the inside combination of him and Garnett is the most stable cornerstone of the Celtics. Sit under the basket.

Who dares to come in?You can escape the first blockade, but what about the second?Do you really think they are decorations?

These two guys teamed up and averaged nearly six blocks per game. The Celtics' three-second zone has long been banned. Want to cut in?You still worry about whether you can make a move after you really go in.

There were also one or two people who were slapped away by Chen Feng, and the guy who was baptized by his big slap probably had lingering fears, because that lunatic not only slapped basketballs, but sometimes people were slapped too.

As he said to the media, "Chen Feng's existence made the Celtics' basket a terrifying restricted area."

"The league should pay more attention to some defensive actions on the field. Some players are going for the purpose of hurting people! Their behavior should be severely punished and should not be condoned!"

It is estimated that Chen Feng's blocked shots this season have already provoked anger and resentment, but judging from the current situation, he definitely has no plans to change. Moreover, he can only become more aggressive and modify the defensive rules?This is dreaming.

It may be that when the Pistons encircled and suppressed Joe's gang leader, they touched the alliance, so the defensive side has now become restrained. Those damn rules are purely for the benefit of the offensive side.

But now that there are already complaints, you still go to kill the defense?The league's offense is really going to flood. Even if it's exciting to score points, every game is a battle of points. Is it really interesting?

I vomit after seeing too much of this thing!If every night in the live broadcast, the leader of Joe faced Kobe, and the Flash ran into the little emperor, if nothing happened, you would just watch those people flying around and comparing their slam dunk skills, wouldn't you feel bored?

Why are so many people now calling for a few outstanding big guys?That's because the fans will get tired of watching too much trapeze, so a proper change of taste can be regarded as satisfaction.

At this time, don't expect the alliance to stand up and say something. At most, the referees on the field should pay more attention to the movements of this beast, Chen Feng. If there is a conflict, they will definitely not be able to run away from him, and it will definitely be severely punished.

But now Chen Feng has learned to be smart. It would definitely be unwise to wrestle with O'Neill all over the floor, but it's okay to cheat on someone or something, and you can still do it. A small flaw like a technical foul is not a big deal.

Uh, but Falk can't help this kid get rid of the vicious label now. The number of technical fouls number one in the league is right there. If you say he is a kind person, does anyone still believe him?

The Celtics have been killed in this way in the past three games. After returning from the West, rotation and sharpening the bench have become the main theme, but they only lost once at home to the Atlanta Hawks.

That was because the opponents played with all their main force. Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, and Stoudemire fought until the fourth quarter to win the Celtics, which were somewhat fierce and terrifying.

However, the final score of 95:90 was not so easy no matter how you looked at it. If the Eagles hadn't had a series of small climaxes in the last quarter, the game might have been dragged into overtime.

Or, even worse, the Celtics made another win on the road. Fortunately, that didn't happen.

The luck and strength of the Eagles are dominant, but this does not mean that the Celtics, who have lost their third game in the regular season, can be manipulated casually, and then the Indiana Pacers will be a complete tragedy.

It happened just in time for Novak to recover from his injury, and then Hardaway recovered his touch, and the Pacers were depressed on the spot.

Sitting at home, Hardaway can score [-] points in a game. I don't know how long it has been since he appeared, but when the old guy feels hot, the attack of the Celtics is so smooth that he can kill anyone in seconds.

"Anfernee! Great Penny! He played a beautiful game just like in Orlando!"

With 20 points and 6 assists, Hardaway was able to lead a group of bench gangsters and swing such a fierce knife. The Pacers are not too wronged to die. They may have forgotten how good Hardaway was in the league.

Well now, the Pacers re-witnessed the style of "Penny" at the North Shore Garden Arena, and then they were also defeated by the Celtics 101:89.

Anyway, the Pacers can be regarded as the top eight teams in the east, but in Boston, they have seen what is called the devil's territory. In North Shore Garden, you can't even struggle!

The madness of the fans stimulated the toughness of the players, even if they were on the bench, they were terrifyingly fierce!

"If we can make it to the playoffs, I hope we won't be No.8 in the East. Playing in Boston, the pressure you have to bear is simply unimaginable. The fans here are crazy and make you feel trembling!"

This is what Joe Johnson said in an interview after the game. This is not timidity, it is the truth. The playoffs are very attractive, but being the eighth in the Eastern Conference can only be your fate.

Black eight miracle?Do you think it is reliable?Don't get swept away, you should go to church and thank God!

The life of the New York Knicks is worse than that of the Pacers. Anyway, the Indiana Pacers still have hopes of making the playoffs. Even if they lose one game, they can fight back in the next game.

But the Knicks had a rotten attitude at the beginning of the season, and these guys were messing around.

But even if you're a mess, you won't be allowed to be comfortable. When it's your turn to play in the North Shore Garden, it's a devastation.

Just in time for Rondo to play, and then Chen Feng also came back, the Knicks really couldn't die anymore.

Rondo scored 16 assists and Chen Feng completed at least four alley-oops over David Lee's head.

As for the 28 points and 15 rebounds he scored, they can be ignored. Anyway, this is not the first time. When they meet the Knicks, the Celtics are going to die. Put a layer of soil on it.

The little hearts of New York fans seem to have been stepped on by the Celtics' cattle with spiked shoes.

They were already in so much pain that they didn't know whether they should yell out, and the rest could only look helpless, plus cursing the bastards in their team, who were half-dead with huge salaries!

Relying on the bench can also mix up a situation of two wins and one loss, which really embarrasses the competitors.

Rivers can only put on a seemingly simple and honest face, "This is an accident, because the players performed well."

Accident?Surprise your sister!Why don't you say that your Celtics team is rich in such unscrupulous animals!

However, in the face of the desperado-like temperament of the Celtics, most opponents can only say that they are powerless.

God bless, the start of the All-Star Game finally allows those teams that are about to hang themselves forced by the Celtics to take a breather. This annual event that started in mid-February has finally opened.

No matter how unwilling those big guys who have been looking forward to the All-Star voting for a long time are to accept reality, the final seat battle is still a battle for a small number of people, whoever makes it so that only a few people can play in total.

There are four to five hundred people in the league, but there are only 24 people who can be on the All-Star stage, and there are also scoring starters and substitutes. On average, one person only shows up for a few minutes.

Everyone is rushing to fight for the page, who can care about the gains and losses in this, there are really a few serious ones, that is, working hard for the mvp award of the All-Star Game, but there are really only a handful of people who can compete for that honor.

However, the turmoil in the voting stage did not affect anything after all. Without O'Neill as an absolute signature figure, Yao Ming finally won the throne of the vote leader, but Chen Feng only lost less than [-] votes.

"If there is one more week, maybe who it will be." Xie Miaomiao seemed quite dissatisfied with Chen Feng's second place, which made the old Murphy look melancholy.

"The second year! He has only entered the league for the second year! This is the second vote! What else do you want!"

But Murphy also has to say, Chen Feng's brat is really not a little bit fierce, and now there are probably few people who are still entangled in whether the ticket was swiped or not.

More people may be quietly waiting for this kid to reach the All-Stars, or the moment of the finals...