I'm king in the basket

Chapter 225 What is a Warrior?
Game2
The Raptors-Celtics series proceeded as scheduled at the center of the route.

With the lessons from the previous game, the Celtics' tactics in this game have converged a lot, especially in terms of confrontation intensity.

Considering the limited physical strength of veterans such as Garnett, they basically gave up the Game1 tactics.

When Li Xing was on the court, the Celtics' strong side defense basically stood in the zone defense.Pierce and Garnett blocked the top of the arc and delayed towards Calderon and Stephenson.
When the Raptors sent Li Xingbao to the restricted area, they turned around and walked away.

It's like saying to Li Xing: "Our escort is in place, and the restricted area will be handed over to you." Fortunately, this handover has been successful.

The Celtics still have some advantages: they have the league's leading passionate fighters; they also have the top three offensive kaleidoscopes in the East; The experience of winning rounds to the finals.

What the Raptors don't have, what they lack, they have everything.

But the game is like this sometimes. It doesn't mean that you can win the final victory if you have so-and-so, experience, and skills.

If the younger side is more powerful, the advantages of experience will not be brought into play.

Tonight's game all showed this.

The Celtics are more mature, but the Raptors are the stronger team.

"Next, the Raptors will go to Boston for two games. If they can steal a victory away, we will have the opportunity to witness the first time the Raptors have reached the conference finals at home."

Even a die-hard Raptors fan like Quincy Angus doesn't quite believe they'll make it out of North Shore Gardens.

As for Li Xing, he made the following remarks at the press conference.

"We're not going to bring the game back and the series will end in Boston."

This is what the fans want to hear most, what the reporters want to hear the most, and what those troublemakers who are afraid of chaos in the world want to hear most.

Everyone can do this kind of thing that kills three birds with one stone, but only Li Xing can do it so simply. He is like a brilliant color that is different from others, and he can always speak words that attract people's attention.

The whole world is used to Li Xing like this. His post-match interviews and press conferences are more popular than the hottest talk shows.

Due to the chain effect of Li Xing, the alliance even wanted to insert some advertisements while the live broadcast of the press conference
This will definitely be scolded, but it is very tempting.

Who told Li Xing's press conference to have higher ratings than the fucking game?
Li Xing also got what he wanted - a chain of events in the playoffs.

Sweep Boston.

Li Xing thought that Snyder was going to collapse again, but he didn't.

On the contrary, Li Xing's words are very appetizing to Snyder. He also believes that it should be said that the home game of the playoffs is just a warm-up.

"Larch, I agree with what you said, but can you really lead us to win?"

The two were chatting in the hallway.

Snyder is very serious now, but his tone is very soft. Li Xing doesn't know if he is serious or just looking for something to say.

With Snyder's temperament, Li Xing thought this was a serious conversation, so he decided to respond with the same attitude: "I can."

"Then where do you think we can go in the end?"

Snyder rarely talked so much with Li Xing.

Li Xing didn't know what happened to him today, but he would not avoid answering: "Where is the end point, we can go there in the end."

"Are you confident?"

"coach."

Li Xing's expression is so rich now that Snyder can't associate him with Dante who always has a poker face on the field.

But that was indeed a person, and he was such a contradictory freak.

"Don't you think that what I said in front of the media are all random words?"

"Oh?"

"I'm serious, very serious."

Li Xing said solemnly: "I will definitely do it, I will definitely do it!"

"I'll wait to see your performance." Snyder actually smiled.

The next day
Li Xing was about to set off for Boston. Before leaving, he had a lucky kiss with Pantoliano and hugged everyone in the Witch Squad.

"I'll come back victorious."

Li Xing promised.

A few days later, the North Shore Garden was full of waves. There were loyal fans, veterans who had returned after hundreds of battles, the Celtics who were ready to fight the Raptors, and the inscription flying above the garden. Wearing legendary retired jerseys and flags.

If you want to write legends here, first of all, you have to raise your head, see the names of those legends clearly, feel their greatness, and then face this group of lunatics who carry glory and fight to the death.

"Tonight, we'll win it back!"

Garnett's eyes were red, and he said coldly.

Li Xing twisted his neck, and replied in the same indifferent tone: "Sorry, we are the same, there can only be one winner."

This is the opening statement of both sides, and it is also the keynote of this game.

There can only be one winner, what are you willing to pay for victory?
The Celtics are a team that will drag their opponents into the abyss. If you really want to win, if you really want to survive, you have to smash their flesh and crawl out of the abyss on their bodies. .

The chilling tone also made this game extraordinary.

The Celtics, who fell behind by a big score of 0 to 2, had no way out. They had to face the opponent's young body and push it hard.

Fall to the ground and get up again.

This is the strongest match Li Xing has ever played against.

The referee deliberately controlled the confrontation, like a kickboxing match, both sides tried their best to survive in this bloody battle of life and death.

The younger Raptors took the initiative in this terrible away game, and it was Li Xing who gave them the upper hand.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Xing insisted on singles. No matter who it was, he wanted to play singles.

Low-post offense, high-post offense, pick-and-roll catch-and-shoot, open up space for one-on-one singles.

No matter what, the Celtics just can't stop him.

Garnett can't, O'Neal can't, and Glenn Davis can't.

The indestructible defense was destroyed by one person, and there was no room for resistance at all. In the face of absolute strength, the so-called team seemed to be just a ridiculous joke.

But the Green Army did not give in.

In the second half of the third quarter, Pierce began to lead the counterattack in the face of the big score behind. He hit the team's first three-pointer and detonated the garden. Garnett's ferocious 4 dunks, and his old temper broke out at the end of the game. When the two sides clashed, he rushed to the side of his teammates and roared with elbows, as if I would kill whoever came over with a step.

Very irrational actually.

For example, to Li Xing: The game is far from the time when he needs to hold the ball to win, and Hebi gathers for a while?To Pierce: Why fight until you get hurt?To Garnett: The 34-year-old is still yelling... What if this affects the next game?
Many people don't know why, but more people know what it is for.

At that point, these people, after stepping on the playoffs stage, will become another person.

It's like a shark smells blood and a war horse hears drums.

They don't necessarily have the cleverness and cunning of natural winners, so they often fight too hard, but there is a warrior's heart beating in the chest of this group of people.

At the last moment of the game, Bill Simmons said that there are no losers tonight, but no matter how fierce and moving the game is, there will always be a winner and a loser.

The Raptors won.

In the toughest away game in the league, the Celtics won a difficult third game in the hands of the whole team holding the "I will die if I don't win".

The moment the game ended, Li Xing rested his hands on his knees, gasping for breath.

43 points, 30 rebounds, 6 assists and 13 blocks, these are the great numbers he stayed in the Garden tonight.

"Without Dante's Wilt Chamberlain-like performance, this game would have been in Boston's pocket."

"Sometimes it's like this. You try your best, but you find a frightening monster standing in the opponent's formation."

"No matter how much you hate him, you have to admit that he is the best player in the league!"

Li Xing, who was so tired and weak, didn't even bother to say annoying words.

The reporter held the microphone up to his face, and what he said was: "It was a good game, I enjoyed it, I'm glad we won it."

This kind of official tone should not come from Li Xing's mouth.

But seeing that he couldn't even open his eyes, the reporter expressed his understanding.

He stopped asking: "Congratulations, this is a great game!"

"Thank you."

At the end of the game, Li Xing was greatly relieved. He didn't know what he was going to do, and he only had one clear goal - to go to the locker room.

In the locker room, each teammate had a bucket of water. When he opened the door, they all poured water over.

Just in time!
Li Xing instantly sobered up a lot.

"Is this enough for you to calm down, Superstar?" Bargnani asked with a smile.

Li Xing wiped off the water on his face and said, "Thank you."

"Go take a shower, there are a bunch of sons of bitches waiting for you outside!"

Calderon said.

"it is good."

Li Xing and your teammates beside you high-fived and fisted, and walked slowly into the shower room.

Although everyone usually regards him as a sophomore, as long as they are on the field, as soon as the game is over, they all know who led them to victory.

The atmosphere in the locker room is much more relaxed. They all know that the series is about to be won, and they are going to the Eastern Conference Finals!
Li Xing took a shower, and then attended the press conference with Calderon and Snyder.

When Li Xing appeared in the bar, the lights were bright, and almost a hundred cameras took photos at the same time.

"Congratulations on winning the third game. Do you have anything to say?"

Before Li Xing, Snyder said, "We are already preparing for the next round."

OH MY GOD!

Li Xing and Calderon opened their eyes wider than the other as if they had seen a ghost.

(End of this chapter)