The Whip of the God of Basketball

After all, the Timberwolves failed to withstand the Celtics' fierce counterattack. After the Celtics replaced one guard and four forwards, their sharp counterattacks and long shots tore through the Timberwolves' already fragile defense. Paul Pierce took over the game in the last quarter. He scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, especially a wave of 8 points. He beat the Timberwolves to an 8-0 climax and completely extinguished the Timberwolves' counterattack.

Pierce is in surprisingly good form this season. His performance last season was already outstanding, but he didn't expect it to be even better this season. Garnett's arrival did not obscure the light of truth at all. On the contrary, Pierce's strength on the offensive end has made up for Garnett's shortcomings very well, and the cooperation between the two has become more and more seamless.

The Timberwolves' problem is very obvious. Their offense is still efficient despite Cassell's efforts, but when the Celtics try their best, their defense can't stop the Green Army at all. However, the Celtics were able to provide excellent defense in key rounds. At this moment, the fans at the Target Center began to truly miss the all-powerful Wolf King.

In the end, the Celtics completed a wonderful reversal with a six-point advantage of 103:97, and Garnett also left the target center with a victory held high.

After the game, Leon's sudden appearance in this game became the focus of media attention. He came out of the player tunnel early in the third quarter and crossed the Timberwolves bench. The scene that attracted the attention of the audience was repeatedly played on TV. , it is conceivable that this will be another classic scene about coaching in NBA history. More importantly, as soon as Leon came back, the Celtics sounded the clarion call for counterattack until the reversal. Therefore, people are also very interested in what Leon said to the players and what tactics he implemented after he came on the court. .

At the post-match press conference, Leon was mentioned related issues. He said: "Actually, it's nothing. I just told them to make adjustments according to the opponent's situation when defending. After all, I am just the coach, I have no choice. Completely anticipating the opponent's strategy, and then the players on the court can rely on their own eyes to judge. And they did a good job, very good, I am very proud of them."

Of course, Leon's vague answer couldn't scare away those astute reporters, but this time Leon used the method of urinary escape and directly said that he needed to go to the toilet because he didn't go to the toilet in time. Then he disappeared forever on his way to the toilet and left the Target Center with the team.

On the bus back to the hotel, Leon quickly lay down on his seat and fell asleep. He was so tired, even more tired than a player who had just played a hard game. He was so tired that he even forgot about Khomeini. Si is still staying at the target center waiting to leave with him...

In the end, Khomeinis had to take a taxi to the hotel where the Celtics were staying. The next day, she accompanied the Celtics and Leon on their next away trip. They're headed to Dallas, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.

In Dallas, the Celtics experienced another tough battle. The two sides fought to the last minute, and with 29 seconds left before the end of the game, the two sides tied at 99. With the Celtics in possession of the ball, Arenas forced a breakthrough to attract the defense, and then passed the ball to Pierce; Pierce made a fake move to get rid of Finley, then stepped back and hit a jumper from outside the left side of the free throw line.

There were only 6 seconds left for the Mavericks. In the last defense, Leon once again sent Bell and Posey to form a death defense lineup. When Nash and Nowitzki completed the pick-and-roll, Bell and Garnett, who were guarding Nash, decisively changed positions. Bell stayed close to Nowitzki, while P.J. Brown stood between Nowitzki and Fordson. On the one hand, he helps defend Nowitzki, and on the other hand, he blocks the connection between Fordson and Nash.

Kevin Garnett wrapped Nash around like a spider and kept pushing him to the sideline. In the end, Nash, who made only one mistake in the game, stepped on the sideline and went out of bounds at the last moment. Although he yelled at the referee that he had called a timeout, Garnett's suffocating defense not only suffocated Nash, but also suffocated the referee's sight, and he did not see it.

Relying on this successful defense, the Celtics defeated the powerful Mavericks 101:99, and at the same time pushed their record to first in the league.

Two days later in Salt Lake City, the Celtics did not put their fans at risk of heart attacks. They swept the Jazz cleanly in the Triangle Center with a 97:81, 16-point advantage. Their performance on the defensive end tonight was perfect, and even coach Sloan, who has always been rigorous in running the army and claimed that he could play in the NBA by just pulling five people on the bus to practice.

"The Celtics played very well in this game, especially on the defensive end. It made me feel that they are not only a strong team, but also have the potential to become a great team. Their defensive strategy is different. I can feel something unique from it. Maybe this will become an element that affects the entire NBA in the future, and I can feel the power of it. "There is no doubt that Jerry Sloan's vision is vicious.

Leon has been trying his new defensive tactics in the past few games. The effect against the Mavericks was not obvious, or even not very good. Because the Mavericks players have strong personal abilities and have a tacit understanding after years of training, Leon's relatively raw defensive thinking is obviously easy to mess up when facing a team with strong singles ability and tacit understanding. Fortunately, the last defense was perfect.

The Jazz are just the opposite. They have just lost their core players of 20 years, Stockton and Malone. Sloan has a group of players who lack talent but are disciplined and tactically clear. But because of this, when Leon started his death defense experiment, the Jazz almost lost their armor and were defeated, and their tactics were completely unable to operate.

The fans may not feel it, but Sloan was shocked in his heart. Even when facing the Chicago Bulls' defense, his UCLA system could still handle it with ease, but they lost to Michael Jordan. Now, although it was only a short few minutes, Sloan could feel that within a few minutes, the Celtics' defense was indeed watertight, and any tactical intention would be blocked and blocked.

Minutes like this don't appear often in the game, and the same defensive lineup will have many loopholes over time, but Sloan understands that if those minutes can be extended and made more perfect, then the Celtics will Defense can be devastating to a master of team basketball like him.

With such devastating possibilities, the Celtics finally came to the Pacific side from the Atlantic coast.

On December 20, the entire Celtics team landed in Los Angeles on a plane, and the eyes of the United States were focused here. On the night of the 21st, the most watched game of the season so far will start at the Staples Center. Originally, David Stern wanted to have the battle between the Celtics and Lakers on Christmas Day. It would be an extremely exciting Christmas Day battle.

However, after many considerations, the league still made a change, changing the opponent of the Lakers on Christmas Day to the Houston Rockets with Yao Ming, while the Celtics will spend Christmas at home, and they will face last year's Finals opponent, the San Antonio Spurs.

Before that, the Celtics will face off against the Lakers in advance. Two super strong teams that attracted more than half of the attention in the summer. They have been entangled for more than 30 years in history and have met 10 times in the finals. The yellow and green teams are finally going to do it. The first close encounter of the season begins.

Compared with the Celtics, the Lakers are also in good shape at this time. Although the number one shooting guard Kobe Bryant is deeply involved in scandals and lawsuits, the Lakers' strength has greatly increased with Malone and Payton. Their current record is the same as the Celtics. , tied for first in the league. It can be said that this game will not only be a collision of history, but also a battle for the top spot in the league.

After Leon arrived in Los Angeles with the team, he decided to give the entire team a holiday until the official start of the game on the 21st. Khomeinis got some very exciting news from Paris Mills.