All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball Chapter 304: The pain of being unable to breathe
So difficult.
It's really difficult.
Duncan, whose sweat is slipping from his cheeks, is pestering his heavier knees at the North Shore Garden Arena...
In this G3 battle, I have had the idea of giving up countless times.
59 to 41.
During the intermission, the Raptors and Celtics score was like that heavy load, weighing on the 23-year-old Duncan.
For the basketball game, 18 points is not a score that cannot be caught up.
But if you are also a member of the Celtics tonight, then you will be able to appreciate how desperate the Celtics players are at this moment.
In the Celtic's locker room, during the intermission, Marbury "Stunned Young" didn't even have the mood to relax by listening to a few RAPs.
Because at this moment, what is constantly playing back in his mind is that Steve Nash throws those unreasonable three-pointers in front of him.
As the Celtics' outside firepower guarantee...
In the two and a half games, Ray Allen, who seemed to be missing, covered his head with a towel.
Head down, dejected.
Incompetent, furious.
"Tim, can I talk to you for a while?"
When all the Celtics players were autistic, the 82-year-old Auerbach was sitting next to Duncan with his signature smile and an unlit cigar.
"Hmm."
Duncan nodded.
"It turns out that now, I am the only bad old man who believes we can come back?"
Looking at Duncan's fading eyes, Auerbach asked calmly.
At this moment, Duncan was stunned as he listened to the words "Cardinal".
"Tim, the NBA is like a marathon. It doesn't mean anything to be a leader.
Only when you reach the end can you know if you have beaten the players of this era and your contemporaries.
If you lose this season, then win back next season.
If you can't win back next season, then try again next season. "
Patting Duncan on the shoulder, Auerbach said earnestly.
"Of course, I am not comforting you in advance.
Because in my opinion, basketball games, as long as you don't give up, the suspense of the game will always exist. "After a pause, Auerbach continued to Duncan.
And after a long silence, Duncan said to Auerbach seriously:
"But...Even if we master gravity and acceleration, we seem to have nothing to do with monsters like Sue and Vince."
Puff!
Listening to Duncan's classic sneer, Auerbach knew that this kid's ability to adjust himself far exceeded his imagination.
"So, Tim, we have to use basketball to solve this battle."
Looking at Duncan, who was gradually recovering from despair, Auerbach said.
"Then...how will basketball answer this question?" Duncan asked.
"First of all, Tim, you first think about how the Raptors opened the score." Auerbach said.
"Uh...
Sue made an unreasonable three-pointer in front of Bruce. "After thinking for a while, Duncan replied.
"What about us?" Auerbach asked.
"We...
We are working hard to run tactics according to your arrangement.
But Ray...continued his poor performance in this series. "Duncan continued.
At this moment, Ray Allen and Bowen, who were just about to get bananas, almost fell into the locker room after hearing Duncan and Auerbach's conversation.
Hong Kong, if it weren’t for knowing that Duncan is not the kind of leader who throws the pot...
Naray Allen and Bowen will definitely come forward and discuss the truth with Duncan.
"Come back, it's time for us to defend, right?" Auerbach continued.
"Yes...this time we did a good job of guarding.
Vince... Vince's shooting is a bit deformed, and he missed a three-pointer. "Duncan replied.
"But..."
"But what?"
"However, Su managed to grab an offensive rebound."
"What about next?"
"Steve made another three-pointer on the perimeter."
"That's really bad."
"Yes...because of this, even if we score in the next offense, we can only watch the score get bigger and bigger..."
Is it getting bigger and bigger?
At Auerbach's little reminder, Duncan felt like he had found the key to the problem.
"I admit that due to some personal reasons, I made a mistake in my judgment on the situation of this game.
But Tim, no matter how accurate a three-point shooter is, it is impossible to guarantee that his shooting percentage is 100%. Auerbach then reminded Duncan.
And after nodding, Duncan knew what he should do next.
In this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, Duncan put his main energy into singles because he wanted to carry the team too much on his shoulders.
Although Duncan made a big deal in singles, just as Kenny Smith predicted before the start of this round of the Eastern Conference...
Big Ben was exploded, and there was not much loss for the Raptors.
Because of being abused, but in terms of rebounding, the National People's Congress could have been unambiguous at all.
To put it simply, in Auerbach's view, Duncan did not fully display his strength in this round of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Take Su Feng as an example.
Why is Su Feng able to win over one opponent in this year's playoffs?
Because Su Feng is eye-catching, it's not just about throwing one or two fairy **** in the game.
Defense, position, pull...
In these details that cannot be described by technical statistics, Su Feng has been silently supporting the entire Raptors.
Actually...
No one knows better than Auerbach. After the first half of the game tonight, the probability of the Celtics being eliminated by the Raptors is as high as ninety-nine percent.
But, like Auerbach just told Duncan.
In the NBA, momentary success or failure does not determine anything.
Because in the future, people will not just look at your performance in a certain season when they "make a conclusion".
So, instead of saying that Auerbach still believes that the Celtics can come back, it is better to say that Auerbach wants to guide Duncan to a higher level through this small chat with Duncan.
Inspired by Auerbach, Duncan found the right way to open this round of the final.
In Su Feng's previous life, many people only remember that Duncan was bald.
But I forgot, this guy has left the NBA with 26000+ points, 15000+ rebounds, 4000+ assists, 3000+ blocks, and 1000+ steals.
Actually, Duncan, a player, is far more comprehensive than the world thinks.
He doesn't have the power of a beast like O'Neill.
He doesn't have the explosive power that Jordan can turn on at any time and take you away in one fell swoop.
However, for a team, it is really a blessing to have a cornerstone like Duncan.
Pick and roll, defense, rebounding.
In the third quarter, Duncan became the prettiest boy in the North Shore Garden Arena.
On the court, the Celtics started chasing points.
At his peak, Duncan had enough defense area to cover the three-point line.
Therefore, the Celtics' perimeter players discovered that as long as Duncan stood behind them, even if they lost their position on defense, this defense would not be a disaster.
Duncan, who is willing to be a green leaf for his teammates, helped Ray Allen also win the right to breathe in the third quarter through his extremely high-quality cover.
After all, even if Su Feng's circumvention ability is strong, he cannot bypass Duncan again and again.
Although the Raptors can limit the Celtics' pick-and-rolls by changing defenses, for a pitcher like Ray Allen, as long as you can give him about 0.4 seconds, then he can complete a smooth Shot.
As for rebounds...
As the Celtics twisted the basket tonight, I have to say that it takes a lot of luck to rebound.
And maybe it's because the goddess of luck heard Duncan's prayer...
Anyway, in the second half of the game, Duncan's big hands seemed to be attractive to rebounding.
So, 68 to 54, 68 to 57, 70 to 59, 74 to 64...
At the end of the third quarter, the deafening cheers of the originally desperate North Shore Garden Arena resounded through the audience again.
80 to 73.
The Celtics stubbornly caught up!
Before the start of the fourth quarter, during the break, Su Feng always felt as if he had seen himself in the past when he looked at this tough and unyielding Celtics.
Su Feng, who has experience with the Black Eight Bulls, knows very well that as long as the Celtics don't give up, in this round of the series, no matter how much the Raptors lead, the suspense will always remain.
And, it's like the Pacers woke the Raptors before...
Now, the Raptors have also woke up the Celtics.
In addition, no one knows better than Su Feng, where the Raptors' tactical weaknesses are tonight.
That is...
When the firepower cannot be continued, the stability of the three-pointer is definitely not comparable to the two-pointer.
"The championship is really hard to win."
Listening to the cheers of the North Shore Garden Arena that could pierce the eardrums, at this moment, Su Feng thought with emotion.
Even if this Raptors is already so strong, even if Su Feng is already so stable that it can't be more stable, but this road to the championship is still full of thorns.
A little carelessness, the Raptors and Su Feng may also fall into the abyss.
In the fourth quarter, with the Celtics gradually regaining the momentum of the game, the pressure is now on the Raptors side.
The biggest advantage of a young team is that once they play smoothly in the game, they will play more and more crazy.
But conversely, being young means lacking experience.
In the face of pressure, it is difficult for young players to be as flexible as veterans.
Therefore, in the fourth quarter, when noticing that the technical movements of the young people around him had begun to deform, the "old gangster" knew that it was time to stand up and guide them.
However...
The stage tonight does not belong to Jordan.
Because, just as "Boss Joe" was about to press BKB to take away the game, a strange man named Su Feng had already taken over the stage before him.
At the critical moment, unlike the slightly flustered Kamena and others, 21-year-old Su Feng, where is the shadow of young people?
Fighting against the boos of the North Shore Garden Arena, breaking through and committing a foul, pulling the flanks dry, turning over and leaning back...
Su Feng used his comprehensive attacking skills to successfully withstand the Celtics' counterattack for the Raptors.
For Su Feng, who is familiar with the historical process, he will not make the same mistakes as a team.
In the case of the team missed three-pointers in a row, under the premise that the Celtics are getting more and more momentum in pursuit of points, at this time they still go for three-pointers...
That is not an excellent completion of the coach's tactical arrangement...
That is called head iron.
And obviously, Su Feng's head is not iron.
Because he knows that Tou Tie never ends well.
In the fourth quarter of the game, when he noticed that Su Feng reminded his teammates to play high and low tactics, opened up space for himself and him, and allowed himself and him to end the game through singles, he was in a daze. This kind of stuff is the feeling of the head coach of this team.
"When I was 21, could I be as calm as him?" At this moment, Jordan asked himself with emotion.
Then, after recalling a bunch of "childhood shadows", Jordan shook his head decisively.
……
Sorry.
Although the Celtics played their best half-time performance in this series in the second half of the game, in the fourth quarter of the game, with Su Feng and Jordan’s successive efforts, they have a "god double The "insurance" Raptors still had the last laugh.
105 to 100.
After the game, looking at the score card, Duncan, who had shot all his bullets, sat on the bench and was silent for a full 5 minutes.
Then, after waiting for Su Feng to accept the interview on the sidelines, Duncan stood up and took the initiative to walk in front of Su Feng.
Next, after looking at each other with Su Feng for a while, while Su Feng was "relaxing", Duncan pressed his big hand on Su Feng's head.
Su Feng: "..."
Su Feng, who thought Duncan wanted to talk to him, was speechless.
Because he never expected Duncan to be so "naive"!
Crack, Tim, you don't think you're bald, you can change the result of this series, right?
However, Su Feng, who felt that Duncan's strength was getting heavier, knew very well that Duncan must be quite uncomfortable at this moment.
Although the big score of 3 to 0 does not mean that the Celtics are hopeless, but...
The same sentence.
In the NBA, there is no big difference between being behind 0 to 3 and being eliminated.
In this way, Duncan suddenly felt that he was in a much better mood after lingering on Su Feng for 5 minutes.
"Tim, don't be too uncomfortable. It's nothing to be ashamed of losing to a team with an MVP."
But Su Feng, who was messed up by Duncan's haircut, took the initiative to "comfort" Duncan the moment Duncan let go.
"Huh?"
Listening to Su Feng's words, Duncan felt that he had to squeeze the goods for another five minutes.
I have to say that losing is indeed a very uncomfortable thing.
Even if it was Duncan with a strong psychological quality, he would feel uncomfortable.
It's just that, most of the time, Duncan won't show it.
So, it seems that Duncan is venting through Su Feng's head.
But in fact, isn't Duncan reminding himself that he must remember this feeling like a knife?
In Duncan's view, this kind of unbreathable pain can be tasted once or twice in his life.
In the days to come, feeling like this should be left to others as much as possible...
……
PS: One more classic. Open a 200 set on the 26th. If there is no 200, then ROLL200.
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