On February 20, 2015, the regular season game between the Lakers and the Celtics at home was a big news.
In the history of the NBA, it has been a long time since such a powerful Celtics and Lakers existed at the same time.
The Lakers and Celtics in the three years from 2008 to 2010 were not so strong, and they were not so topical.
In those three years, James and his Cavaliers were actually very topical. You can hardly say that the protagonist of the NBA was Kobe Bryant or the Big Three of the Celtics.
But this season, there is no doubt that the protagonists of the NBA are the Celtics and Lakers.
After half the NBA season, the Lakers' record is 49 wins and 4 losses. Do you know the value of this record?
The Bulls' half-season record of 72 wins and 10 losses was 42 wins and 5 losses. In terms of winning percentage, the Lakers' winning percentage this season is still higher than that of the Bulls.
Although there are not many voices starting to hype the Lakers' new regular season record, there are some.
Regardless of whether the Lakers achieved such a record by luck or something, the current Lakers have the best half-season record in NBA history.
The Boston Celtics are the team that has lost the fewest games in the NBA in the past 30 games. They only lost one game, the Christmas Day game against the Lakers.
Throughout January, the Celtics have not lost a game, and throughout February, the Celtics have also not lost so far.
The Celtics have now won 20 consecutive games and are the team with the most consecutive wins in the NBA.
Many people say whether the regular season MVP this season is James or Seth Curry depends on the final result of this game.
According to the current state of the Celtics, if they win this game, they will have no problem winning all the way to 27 consecutive wins, or even 30 consecutive wins. Is it even possible to win all the way to the end of the season?
Not to mention the winning streak until the end of the season, if the Celtics can win 30 games in a row, Seth Curry will compete with James for the regular season MVP position.
On the other hand, if the Lakers can defeat the Celtics in this game and the Lakers can achieve a record of 73 wins this season, it will be difficult for James to compete with Seth Curry.
In January, the Lakers lost to the Rockets and Spurs one after another. Some strong teams in the Western Conference still caused great damage to the Lakers.
It is not easy for the Lakers to achieve a record of 73 wins, so in a dialogue with a strong team like the Lakers, if you can win, you will win. If you lose, there may be some slight gaps.
Of course, compared with the Celtics who need to win this game, the Lakers are indeed not that urgent.
After all, the Celtics are pursuing a winning streak, and even a fool can see that James is pursuing a winning streak, and he cannot lose if he wins in a row.
The Lakers are pursuing 73 wins. There will be some problems if they lose a game, but if they can win back later, then the problem will not be that big.
However, the news of this game is so big now, and the whole world is clamoring about the rift between brothers James and Wade, and who cheated whom.
So before the game started, the two teams were talking crazy, dazzling the fans, experts and media who were paying attention to the game.
"We lost the Christmas game, but the loss in that game was not our true strength. Our true strength was that we led by 28 points in the first half, and we had the best chance to defeat the Lakers at the last moment. Anyone who has watched the game knows that we are the strongest. In this game, we will not let the victory slip away from our hands. We will tell the Lakers in Los Angeles who is the best team in the NBA!"
"I know what you want to ask. Yes, LeBron and Dwyane and I are very good friends. I won't comment on their affairs, but now LeBron is the best one. , No, in recent years, LeBron has always been the best. Maybe, LeBron has always been the best. So, some of your questions make me not even know how to answer them. At least , LeBron will never cheat his good brother. At the very least, he has never cheated me. At the very least, in my opinion, he is definitely not the kind of player that people say that the championship who is not FMVP does not want. "
As a mutual friend of Wade and James, Paul was really busy after arriving in Los Angeles.
People who support James say that Wade deliberately cheated James and did not work hard.
People who support Wade say that James is not the Finals MVP champion, and deliberately undermines Wade's top ten and championship.
As a mutual friend of the two, many of Paul's statements are actually very important.
Paul himself knew that, and he did not avoid these questions. Paul also knew that he could not avoid such questions.
Don’t you want the championship if you’re not the FMVP?
If James really gets such a black spot, James' entire career will be over.
Therefore, even if he didn't know what happened inside the Heat, Paul knew that he couldn't be silent. Silence at this time was acquiescence.
"I have watched the 2011 Finals many times. After the Heat's Big Three failed against Nowitzki, I had a very sincere conversation with Dwyane. Dwyane has always been a very sincere person. I Wade was once asked about loyalty.
Dwyane told me, Chris, let me tell you, there is no loyalty in professional sports. Dwyane has never been secretive about his views and opinions. Dwyane has always been such a sincere person.
This kind of Dwyane, when talking about LeBron to me, he had already prepared to let LeBron be the leader of this team after the formation of the Heat's Big Three. LeBron did not need to release the ball for eight points in the finals. .
At that time, Dwyane had already suffered a serious injury. At that time, Dwyane knew very well that after his serious injury, he would no longer be able to carry the team to win the championship like he did in 2006. He knew very well that he would never be able to return to his former self. At that height, he knew very well that he needed a more powerful person by his side.
And this person is LeBron!
Therefore, there is no such thing as Dwyane and LeBron giving up the championship in order to compete for MVP or FMVP.
Therefore, the matter you are discussing now does not exist at all. I can prove that it definitely does not exist! "
Paul's words were very decisive, but no reporter at the scene gave Paul face.
As soon as Paul finished speaking, a reporter at the scene spoke.
"Chris, I believe what you said is true, but your statement can only prove that Wade has no intention of competing with James for the Finals MVP. Other than that, it can't prove anything!"
After the reporter finished speaking, Paul felt a little embarrassed.
However, the awkward air only solidified for a moment before Paul continued to answer.
"FMVP, LeBron definitely wants it. This is true. Every player wants such an honor, including me. If I have the opportunity, I also hope to win the MVP of the Finals. Moreover, because of Dehuai Well, we have won the championship and FMVP. At that time, I, LeBron, Melo, none of us had won it, but so what? In our hearts, the championship must be above FMVP, and we FMVP We have never won it, and we have never won the championship. I emphasize once again that the championship is above FMVP!"
Paul's answer must be difficult to convince the public. This topic has been quarreling for so long, how can it be possible to be convinced just because of Paul's words?
"Chris, have you ever thought that if Dwyane won the championship and FMVP in the Finals that year, LeBron would have completely turned into Wade's Pippen? Now, you still think, that Is the championship higher than FMVP? Maybe, for you, it is like this, but for LeBron at that time, was it really necessary to win that championship, which was not the top championship? Even, even LeBron Does Brown want, the people behind LeBron, to allow LeBron to win a championship like Pippen did?"
After the Los Angeles reporter finished speaking, a pin drop could be heard at the scene, and Chris Paul was immediately stunned.
However, Paul did not dare to allow himself to remain stupid.
This question is so fucking difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, you still have to answer it!
"I think there's something wrong with your logic. LeBron's original thought was that when he went to the Heat, he definitely wanted to succeed, and he definitely didn't want to fail. When he just went to the Heat, it wasn't one, not two, or even three. Four, five, six. His thought at the time was that since he came to the Heat and since he teamed up with Dwyane, it must work. If the Heat could really defeat the Mavericks that year, how would you know? LeBron will not perform in G7 like he did against the Celtics in G6 in 2012. Why did the final FMVP default to Dwyane?
If there is a chance to win, LeBron will definitely not fail. If he can win in G6, he will definitely win, because he still has a chance in G7!
Your logic is that you preset a result, but things shouldn't be like this. In your presupposition, LeBron gave up the game and didn't want to win, but this is wrong! "
"So, Chris, what you are saying is that LeBron is simply incompetent, simply restrained by the Mavericks, and simply an undercover agent, rather than intentionally undercover?"
groove!
Farke!
Chris Paul was dumbfounded once again.
Do you want to be so good at talking?
The other reporters at the scene couldn't hold back their laughter at this time. This group of reporters in Los Angeles had been prepared for this!
Bad guys and noobs, you have to be the one for James!
What should I do if I don’t even want it?
Chris Paul was so shaken that he was sweating profusely.
"Chris, a player who can't even beat JJ Barea. How shameless he is. Dare you say that Dwyane Wade cheated him?"
"..."
Just when Paul didn't know what to say for a moment, Zach Randolph, who was next to Paul, pulled Paul's microphone in front of him.
"No matter how much we talk about this question, it doesn't make sense. The most meaningful thing right now is that I want to kick the Los Angeles Lakers for 50 points, and LeBron James wants to score 50 points on Wade's head!"
Zach Randolph gritted his teeth and finished speaking. Paul next to him was stunned for a moment, but soon, a smile appeared on Paul's face.
The words are rough and the reasoning is not rough.
Yes, what are you doing with so many imaginary things?
It's very simple. In this game, the Celtics came here not to reason with the Lakers. James is not one of those fans, and James has no intention of coming to Los Angeles to reason with the Lakers. In tonight's game, the Boston Celtics came here to talk to the Lakers. of!
He was almost taken into a ditch by Los Angeles reporters just now.
"Zach is right. Now that the past is in the past, we all need to move forward. Now LeBron is a Boston Celtics player and Dwyane is a Los Angeles Lakers player. LeBron He has completed his sublimation in Boston, and Dwyane has also completed his rebirth under Coach D. For us, the present is more important than the past, and the future is also more important than the past."
"The Los Angeles Lakers made us suffer in the last game, and in this game, we will make the people of Los Angeles feel the same pain. That's what we are here for."
"Chris, do you think you can easily beat the Lakers in Los Angeles?"
"Isn't it? Or do you think your Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to win us? Who do you rely on? Do you rely on your three veterans? Or do you rely on Dwyane?"
After Chris Paul finished speaking, he stood up with a loud laugh and left with Randolph, leaving the reporters looking at each other.
Watching Paul's leaving figure, the reporters in Los Angeles had extremely ugly expressions on their faces.
Ridiculed by Paul!
However, it is actually understandable.
Except for Barkley, the other two Lakers veterans shriveled up again after the Christmas game!
All kinds of undercovers.
Although the Lakers' record is very good, the performance of Pierce and Garnett is very troublesome.
After the Christmas Day game, many people are looking forward to Pierce and Garnett becoming leaders of the Lakers. Even Pierce and Garnett themselves are looking forward to becoming leaders of the Lakers.
Then……
The result was embarrassing.
I have never seen such a good leader!
In the end, the Lakers had no choice but to organize the whole team to let Seth Curry throw the ball when Wade had a mental problem.
Seth Curry averaged 17 three-pointers per game throughout January, which definitely refreshed the perceptions of countless experts and fans.
Before Seth Curry and Coach D’s Farke basketball came out, no one could have imagined that a player could shoot 2 of 20 and 1 of 19 three-pointers in a game. .
According to the concept of traditional NBA basketball, players who produce such statistics should need to be humanely destroyed!
So, you see the Lakers' current record is very good, right?
It is indeed very impressive, 49 wins and 4 losses. I have never seen a better half-season record than this.
But neither Lakers fans nor reporters in Los Angeles dare to regard the Lakers as a truly strong team.
No one knows who the Lakers will win in the playoffs, maybe...
"The Los Angeles Lakers are the highest-seeded player in the Black Eight this season!"
"I heard that many teams are now planning to take the initiative to fall to the eighth position in the Western Conference, so that they can play the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs!"
"So, being ridiculed by Chris Paul, these Los Angeles reporters at the scene couldn't even refute, because they also thought the same way, hahahaha... Coach D really made this team that was originally unable to enter the playoffs It’s been brought to an incredible height!”
"So, record is record, and strength is strength. For the Lakers this season, record and strength must be separated. Otherwise, problems will occur. Expectations are too high, and it is easy to collapse, hahahaha..."
"Who are you more optimistic about tonight's game?"
"Of course it's the Boston Celtics! In this game, the Celtics will win by at least 20 points!"
"Will the referee cause trouble in this game?"
"Even if you don't cause trouble, it's still 20 points to start!"
"What about James and Wade?"
"Wade scored 30 points in this game, and LeBron James scored 50 points on Wade's head!"
"Where are Coach D and Amazing Monty?"
"It's hard to say this. Magical Monty should win, right? Magical Monty has always been Coach D's nemesis."
"No, Miracle Monty is the nemesis of all the famous coaches in the NBA. You fight yours, and I'll fight mine. Miracle Monty's coaching philosophy is incredible! Such a philosophy, coupled with the invincible Celtics, It is simply invincible!
If James didn't listen to Magical Monty in the Christmas game, I don't know how Magical Monty lost the game! "
"Yes, Miracle Monty has won 20 games in a row. Even after the Celtics recovered from civil strife, they lost the Christmas game!"
"Anyway, this game was so exciting. This may be my last game in the regular season!"
"Hahahaha, this game is my last game of the season. It is difficult for the Lakers to reach the finals, so this is the last yellow-green battle of the season!"
In the last yellow-green battle of the season, fans with this mentality are definitely not in the minority.
Not only Lakers fans who play at home have this mentality, but also many Celtics fans have come to Los Angeles from Boston. They are preparing to treat this game as the last game of the Celtics' revenge this season. .
So, at 10 o'clock in the evening on February 20, there were a lot of away fans at Staples, at least more than two thousand, well, just like those Lakers fans who went to Boston for the Christmas game.
The amounts on both sides are about the same.
The Lakers fans who went to Boston for the Christmas Day game are considered to be the happiest group of Lakers fans this season.
And for this game, the Celtics fans who went to Los Angeles also wanted to be the happiest group of Celtics fans.
Because the Celtics' advantage before the game started was too great, the Celtics' expedition fans were not polite at first.
Although the number of Celtics fans at the scene was not that large, they were all quite outgoing, and the momentum created at Staples was quite huge.
This is much more outgoing than the Lakers fans who traveled to Boston for the Christmas Day game.
If the Lakers hadn't had a very morale-boosting regular program at home, Boston fans might have taken control of the atmosphere at Staples.
And this regular program that brings huge morale to Staples is of course Seth Curry's pre-game test shooting training in the center circle.
In the mid-circle test shooting training before the start of this game, Seth Curry was very efficient.
Come in quickly!
The Lakers fans watching the scene screamed repeatedly.
Even many Celtics fans at the scene were excited by Seth Curry's powerful three-point attempts.
Not to mention the fans at the scene, Stephen Curry in front of the TV is already dancing and spinning in circles in front of the TV.
"The Seth Three-Point Contest is too hard to hold in. It's going to explode tonight!!!"
Stephen Curry is very much looking forward to his brother's performance tonight.
But the other Warriors players and Cole next to him had strange smiles on their faces.
"Seth Curry and Steph should be brothers, right?"
"One hundred percent blood brother!"
"The characteristics of brothers should be similar, right?"
“I don’t know, you’ll know after watching this game!”
Seth Curry's three-point shot was very good, and it has never been better.
This kind of hit rate is really not available all the time.
In fact, in most of Seth Curry's three-point shooting performances, the shooting percentage is average. He rarely hits the target like crazy, and rarely makes crazy progress. Basically, he hits for a while and then shoots.
As long as you can ensure that you can hit a few shots every time you perform in the circle, that's it.
Things like tonight are really scary!
At the very least, the Celtics players were a little intimidated.
James, who had been looking at Wade, opened his mouth and widened his eyes as he watched Seth Curry hit shots in the center circle, on the sidelines, and even in the stands.
Even the thousands of Celtics fans who were about to occupy Staples just now have all their attention attracted by Seth Curry's performance. They have even joined the Lakers fans at the scene. Crazy screams and crazy cheers.
"Kuritian!"
"Kuritian!"
"Kuritian!"
…
A group of Celtics fans followed a group of Lakers fans shouting Kuritian, can you believe this?
However, this magical thing has really happened now!
Du Kang's face showed an expectant smile.
"Perhaps, this is the last happiness and smile that the Lakers game brought to the Los Angeles fans. After the game started, there was happiness and happiness, and the opportunity was gone."
In the commentary box, as soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Kenny Smith next to him was almost choked by O'Neal and was speechless.
Shaq, after all, this is the home court of the Lakers!
Can you be a little more polite?
"Kenny, am I right?"
"That's right, hahahaha, that's right."
Kenny Smith laughed, what could be wrong with this?
The Lakers were able to win the Christmas Day game by relying on some unconventional means.
The Christmas game is actually an unwinnable game for the Lakers.
Christmas Day game, in the end, the Lakers won.
So what else can the Lakers do to win this game?
"In this game, the only way the Lakers can win is with Seth Curry. Seth Curry hit these magical shots like crazy in this game. Otherwise, the Lakers don't have any chance."
"Shaq, you don't like Wade?"
"Coach D doesn't think much of Wade either!"
Forehead……
The game started and the starting players of the two teams appeared on the court.
Then, the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were surprised to find out.
Wade, he didn’t start!
The starting lineup for the Celtics, thick eyebrows, Randolph, James, Gay, Paul.
The starting lineup for the Lakers is Garnett, Barkley, Ebanks, Antetokounmpo and Seth Curry!
Seeing this Lakers starter, the audience in the commentary box almost exploded.
Even O'Neal was shocked.
“In the NBA, I have seen a lot of one-year-olds and four-year-olds, but such a small number and four big-name players are rare!!!”
After O'Neal finished speaking, Kenny Smith next to him laughed.
"It's rare, but not impossible, that Coach D and Miracle Monty met for the first time in their careers. In that classic tactical system showdown, Coach D even used the top five. At that time, the smallest player on the Lakers court was Yi Banks, Coach D used Ebanks who was running all over the court to guard the Pelicans' Eric Gordon. That game was Ebanks' first success. At that time, he didn't know how to defend. He can attack, he can only run, and now, Ebanks is already an All-Star!"
Seeing Du Kang starting this game, many Lakers fans at the scene were exclaimed.
Even Celtics head coach Magic Monty was stunned for a moment.
"Monty, an unwinnable game is indeed suitable for practicing tactical play."
Miraculous Monty looked a little confused when he heard the sarcastic words of the assistant next to him.
Is it really just a challenging tactical play that gives up victory?
Coach D, is he a person who will give up the victory of the game?
Amazing Monty shook his head.
No!
impossible!
but!
"Don't be affected by Coach D's strange formation!"
"Coach D fights Coach D, we fight ours!"
Hearing the shouts of Miracle Monty, the Celtic players on the court nodded.
There's nothing wrong with it. Although I don't know what Coach D is doing, as long as the Celtics play their own basketball, it will be useless no matter what the Lakers do.
even……
"Put Wade on the bench?"
"Coach D, did you forget to take down your other treasure?"
James looked at Seth Curry, his eyes burning with fierce fire!
Directly KOing the MVP competitor, is there anything more satisfying than this?
The starter fucked Seth Curry!
The substitute fucked Dwyane Wade again!
In this game, I become a god!
At the beginning of the game, Thick Eyebrow successfully jumped the ball for the Celtics, and the Celtics launched their first wave of offense.
James named Seth Curry.
"With a small team and a big team, Coach D is focusing on defense. However, if Seth Curry is not removed, there will always be loopholes in the defense. If we really need a small team, will it be better to keep McAway on the court?" good?"
Many commentators at the scene were puzzled, and many experts in front of the TV were puzzled.
On the court, James was already flying down!
After Seth Curry was called out, he didn't even defend and just gave up!
If it were other outside superstars, they would already be making emergency jump shots.
But James...
Well, James looked at the group of tall people waiting for him, and finally chose to make a jump shot. James was flying in the air with his legs spread out. The posture was not very beautiful, and it was a bit crabby, but!
A swipe!
Hit!
2 to 0!
"Now who dares to say that LeBron James can't pull up and shoot a jump shot!"
James hit a pull-up jumper as soon as he came up, which made the Celtics fans jump with excitement. At the same time, the Lakers fans were dumbfounded and even became silent for a while.
It's the Lakers' turn to attack. The Lakers' lineup is really too big. Any fool knows how to defend the Lakers' lineup.
If Seth Curry is strangled, the Lakers' lineup will have no offensive flexibility.
In the first attack, Seth Curry tried to use the double screen of Garnett and Barkley, but failed to cover it, but was intercepted by the astute Paul.
Facing the Celtics, the ball dropped!
This is a big problem!
Before any Lakers players could react, James rushed out.
Bang!
Counterattack dunk succeeded!
4 to 0!
Immediately afterwards, the Lakers continued to attack. This time, the Lakers cooperated, but Seth Curry's three-point long shot failed.
Then……
Another counterattack!
Another bang!
6 to 0!
Immediately afterwards, Antetokounmpo dribbled the ball across half court, and James pressed hard. Antetokounmpo used the cover of his teammates to avoid James' pressing, but Chris Paul came out from the side and stole the ball. .
The Lakers, who don't have an orthodox point guard, made another mistake!
Another bang!
8 to 0!
"Fuck!!!"
"Coach D, what is this?!"
O'Neal in the commentary box was dumbfounded!
It wasn't just O'Neal who was cut down in the commentary box.
Even the on-site commentators, the audience in front of the TV, the Celtics players and coaches on the sidelines were all dumbfounded.
Even the referee of this game was dumbfounded!
We absolutely did not mess up this time. You can testify for yourselves that this was Coach D's own mess! ! !
They did come to this game with a mission, but before they even started bragging, Coach D committed suicide! !
0 to 8!
0 to 10!
0 to 12!
0 to 14!
…
The Lakers' fancy turnovers continue.
"Did Coach D call a timeout? Should Coach D call a timeout?"
"Coach D hasn't called a timeout yet!!!"
"Oh my God, it's already 0-20!!!"
"Coach D actually laughed!!!"
"Oh my god, Coach D actually laughed!!!"
"Could it be?!"
O'Neill looked at that smile, his eyes widened and he stood up!
And the amazing Monty on the sidelines, James on the court, the Celtics fans, Lakers fans, the audience in front of the TV, the experts, everyone looked at that smile, and they all looked at it in stunned silence!
Could it be?
No way!
"Oh my God!!! Coach D took the initiative to give up 20 points!!!!"
After O'Neal shouted excitedly, almost the whole world exploded! ! !
(End of chapter)
