Guard With a Knife

When Perkins was sent out of the arena, Boston's North Shore Garden experienced a brief period of panic, confusion, and uneasiness, and an amazing sound broke out.

They began to roar out the powerful slogan in unison: Beat-NY.

Beat New York!

This arena, which has won 17 championship trophies, exploded with shocking energy at the most dangerous moment.

They did not complain, nor did they sink into themselves.

Rather... an even more vehement declaration of battle.

"This is the background of a wealthy family!" Earl Johnson couldn't help but sighed in the commentary booth.

Although Doug doesn't like the rude abuse and boos from Boston fans, at the moment, he has to be in awe of them.

However, respect is respect, the game still has to be won. He turned to his players and told his team: "Now, the Celtics are in a very hot mood of revenge. Let's keep calm and don't become ghosts lit by green flames."

After playing, Doug took the ball and used Milicic's pick-and-roll to go directly to the basket. Under Glenn Davis' desperate defensive posture, he made an emergency stop easily, flicked his wrist, and passed the basketball to David Lee.

David Lee made a calm jumper.

Dugbe knows that the Celtics players are full of negative emotions now, and their depressed psychology will cause them to consciously seek physical confrontation.

But... Duge just won't let them do what they want, and even wants to use their emotions to cause damage.

Looking back, the Celtics immediately drove to the maximum speed.

In this case, they only have to run and bomb this way.

And this is why Doug put Eddie Curry on the bench and replaced Milicic.

boom!

Paul Pierce misses a jumper.

The rebound was easily given to Milicic by Doug... When Snoopy took off, Leon Bowie's fight in the penalty area seemed meaningless. As a short forward, he doesn't have any advantage against Doug under the basket.

"The Knicks are already crushing inside the penalty area.

Only Glenn Davis, Leon Bowie and Mickey Moore are left in Boston, and these three cannot pose any real threat to the New Yorkers. Now Boston's only hope of winning lies on the perimeter. "

Earl Johnson emphasized.

Before he finished speaking, Doug easily assisted Jeffries in the paint for a layup!

As Earl Johnson said, with Garnett and Perkins injured and retired. The Celtics' defense is completely smooth from the free throw line to the basket.

"Snoopy is a smart guy. He has moved his office to the paint area of ​​the Bostonians. His constant passing, driving, and support... Glenn Davis and Leon Bowie are simply exhausted, even if It doesn't help that Paul Pierce joins it." Charles Barkley said: "If Pierce and Ray Allen can't play an epic performance together, then... this game will be with Stephen Marbury and Zach Randolph. Return to the stadium and declare the end!"

Swish!

Pierce finally hit a turnaround jumper.

However, this did not change the trend of the game.

As Charles Barkley said, Doug is a smart guy. He knows what to do and when, and he won't make mistakes like Lengtouqing. Therefore, he firmly framed the battlefield in the paint area, using rebounds and shooting percentage to win the game.

At the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, the Knicks relied on Doug to make a tip-up in the paint to complete the lead in the score.

Then in the ninth minute, the Knicks replaced Zach Randolph and Stephen Marbury.

After the two entered the field, the Duke's influence shrank in again. Poor Glenn Davis and Leon Bowie took the hit harder: when Randolph's big ass and Snoopy's drive followed, all they could do was foul or put their hands up.

At this time, the thing that makes Bostonians even more embarrassing is that Pierce and Ray Allen on the periphery have finally failed to complete the magic of the savior from adversity. When Lundu couldn't hit an open three-pointer, the Celtics' hope of winning could only be infinitely close to zero.

With 1 minute left, Doc Rivers took the initiative to replace the full bench. The 12-point difference made him realize that no matter how hard he tried, it was useless.

After a burst of encouraging shouts, North Shore Garden fell into confusion and difficulties again.

They really want to completely bury the New Yorkers in this home stadium that carries countless historical medals, but the worst situation now is even... As the defending champions, they are very likely to accept the fate of being swept away.

Before the game was over, the TNT sideline reporter had already come to the bench. He wished Doug a victory in the first game, and congratulated the Duke for becoming the fourth after LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and Johnny McCarthy The player who got a triple-double in the first playoffs of his career.

When Duge was congratulated, he was a little surprised. He didn't pay attention to his own data. It was when the reporter told him that he scored 12 points, 12 assists and 15 rebounds tonight that he realized that he had done so much.

"It's an unexpected compliment for me. When I'm on the court, I don't care about the stats I get. I just do what I have to do to win. My teammates performed tonight. Very good, they played tenacious style, they let us win the first game of the playoffs."

Doug answered the reporter very officially.

Later, the reporter asked Doug: "We observed that since the second half, the Knicks' style of play has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the rotation of personnel has also become uncharacteristically. Moreover, the coach in charge of tactics has become Herb Williams. ...and coach D'Antoni and coach Isaiah Thomas even left the court in the seventh minute of the fourth quarter...."

Duger smiled slightly at the camera, and he replied calmly: "This is an adjustment we made temporarily, but obviously, it has produced good results."

After saying this, the final whistle sounded.

Doug smiled politely at the reporter, and he ended the interview.

The reporter on the sidelines quickly grabbed Herb Williams. He first praised Williams' excellent performance tonight, and then threw the question to the question of the replacement of the head coach.

The answer given by Herb Williams is intriguing: "I am very happy to have the trust of the two coaches and the support of the players. The Knicks will definitely unite closely around Duke Snoopy, and we will return to glory !"

Duke Snoopy? ?

This title made the three commentators in the TNT commentary booth frown.

Although the Duke has always been one of Snoopy's nicknames. But as a head coach, even if it is a temporary head coach, it still seems a little authoritative to say such a name with a look up. Generally speaking, the authority of the head coach is greater than that of the players, but now, the Knicks' interim coach has said that he must be closely united around Duke Snoopy.

This statement can lead to many interpretations.

"So, now Snoopy has obtained the absolute leadership of the Knicks locker room?" Earl Johnson frowned and speculated.

"It's absolutely impossible."

Kenny Smith shook his head firmly. He emphasized: "The interior of the Knicks is extremely chaotic. You know, in their locker room are super thorns like Zach Randolph and Stephon Marbury. If you don’t accept it, will you accept a rookie?”

"In addition, players such as David Lee and Chris Duhon are obviously D'Antoni's direct descendants. Quentin Richardson and Jared Jeffries are completely inclined to Isaiah Thomas. The intricate relationship is far from being traded in the middle of a season. It can be solved by the rookies who come over.”

Kenny Smith gave his conjecture: "I think it should be a stalemate between D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas in the locker room. In the end, the Knicks management made a decision to let Herb Williams, who is acceptable to both parties, come forward to take over The second half of the game. And Herb Williams is obviously betting on Snoopy, and he hopes that this young core will take him to a higher status."

"However, from the current situation. D'Antoni's position is unbreakable, and Isaiah Thomas is also deeply entrenched in New York."

"After this fluke-filled victory, D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas should be on the same page, because now they have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They will easily complete the black eight, after all... The Celtics have consecutive Lost two defensive gates."

Kenny Smith's analysis was clear, and Earl Johnson and Charles Barkley nodded again and again. They all felt that it was reasonable: with Snoopy's weight and qualifications, he really didn't have the ability to lead the entire locker room.

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