You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 325
I don't know if this is the greatest irony.

In reality, Wei Xia fought for the Lakers in a purple and gold jersey.

Once asleep, his consciousness travels through time and space into the old days, and his world changes.

He became a Celtic, he was a glorious Celtic warrior, and he was no longer "Wish", but "Hodo", one of the five greatest players in the history of the Celtics, one of the top 60 stars in the NBA, a bridge connecting the 70s and [-]s, a page that could not be bypassed in the history of the NBA during that period.

He became the John Havlicek of his rookie years, and now the whole team is fighting to get Bob Cousy out of the game.

The biggest irony here is that they passed the Cincinnati Royals in seven games and then met the Lakers in the Finals.

Playing for the Lakers in reality, but playing for the Celtics in the past.

The 1963 Finals was the third meeting between the Lakers and the Celtics since the mid-to-late 50s.

Last year's final was also a competition between the two teams.

It was a round of exciting and classic epic duel without leaving any video data.

The first four games of the series were tied, and in the much-anticipated battle of Tianwangshan, Elgin Baylor was like a god possessing everything he wanted, and no Celtics could stop him from putting the ball into the basket.In the whole game, he made 46 of 22 shots like a ghost, and grabbed 61 points and 22 rebounds.This finally brought an NBA single-game scoring record into his name.One thing that is reassuring about the record set in the finals is that there is no need to worry about Chamberlain's monster who scored 60 points during the regular season depending on his mood to break it.

Baylor's record of 61 points in a single game has been maintained until 2020 as we know it.So far, the closest he has come is Jordan's 1993-point game against the Suns in 55.A full 58 years is enough for many short-lived people to end their lives, enough for a young child to become the oldest person in the family, enough for people to forget everything in the past.

Baylor's god-like performance helped the Lakers win the match point.

When a normal person encounters the opponent's core performance, it is basically a defeat like a mountain, and there is nothing to fight.

However, this is what was so special about the Celtics of that era.

In Game 19, a life-and-death battle for the Celtics, Bill Russell's triple-double of 24+10+35 assists in a single game, as well as Sam Jones' 7 points and [-] rebounds with Baylor and Jerry West, together with the performance of the other four teammates scoring in double figures, brought the series to Game [-].

The final battle is a battle of life and death for both sides.

Gone was the morale boost from Baylor's magical Game [-] performance, but the Celtics, who had never lost in Game [-], thought from the top down that they couldn't lose a game anyway.

That tragic match, which is completely worthy of the word "fighting of gods", fought until the last moment.

Three of the Lakers scored in double figures, and three of the Celtics also scored in double figures.

In the end, the Celtics won by 3 points and won with difficulty.

What exactly happened?Since there is no image data, we can only get a glimpse of the leopard from the data.But the data can explain some problems, at least, you can know where the Celtics win.

First of all, the Lakers, Baylor and West's double Cs did not have a stretch or a downturn.

Moreover, the Lakers have role players to step forward.

韦斯特30投14中，砍下35分7篮板，罕见的0助攻。

Although Baylor's shooting percentage was not high, he made 40 of 13 shots in the game, but made 21 free throws, scored 41 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists, and fouled out in the crucial overtime.

Lakers sixth man Frank Selvy (Frank Selvy SG/SF) stood up at the critical moment. He grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds to help the Lakers tie the score. However, he also missed the free throw line jumper that could end the Celtics dynasty.He missed a key shot and the game went into overtime.

Entering overtime, after Baylor fouled and left the field, the balance of victory and defeat fell to the Celtics.

So what about the Celtics' key players?

Only three of them scored in double figures, and the sixth man Frank Ramsey stood up and scored 23 points and 7 rebounds.

Then, there was Sam Jones again, he was Bill Russell's most reliable helper, scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 27 assists on 8 of 3 shots.

At last…

——Bill Russell made 18 of 8 shots and 17 of 14 free throws. From the first second of the game to the last second of overtime, he never left the field. In 53 minutes, he scored a monster-like 30 points, 40 rebounds, 4 assists and an unknown number of blocks⑴.

With the 1962 finals as the foreshadowing, the 1963 finals, the third round of the Celtics and the Lakers, the outside world is naturally looking forward to it.

But this year's Lakers are not as competitive as last year.

The Celtics supplemented Havlicek with the draft, which greatly strengthened the depth and strength of the lineup.

In the first game of the finals, Russell and Jones seemed to want to prove that they didn't like purple and gold, and they played a competitive state that they hadn't seen much before.

一个25+29，一个29+15+7，对面的贝勒和韦斯特再次以“有心杀贼无力回天”的同场30+输球。

The second game was still anxious. Havlicek did not play due to physical discomfort. Baylor and West staged the second season of "Deliberately Killing Thieves and Can't Recover Heaven", scoring 58 points together, but the Celtics always have someone to stand up to resist their offense.

Bob Cousy played normally, 20 of 8 shots, it doesn't matter, he missed all the balls to Tom Heinsohn and Sam Jones.

Russell scored 16 points in a single game. Thanks to the unremitting determination of the blacksmiths headed by Cousy, he made the Lakers dream of going back to last year's tiebreaker.

In Game 38, Russell grabbed [-] rebounds.

In the third game, how did Baylor and West sum up the lessons of the previous fiascos?
It's not the teammates' fault, it's not the court's fault, it's not the other people's fault, it's our own fault, we didn't play hard enough, we weren't strong enough.

Returning to the third game at home, West and Baylor's performance rose a level.

West scored 42 points, Baylor 38 points, and, one is 30 of 17 shots, one is 27 of 14 shots.In an era where there is no three-point line, no concept of space, and role players basically cannot create space for the core, contracting a large number of shots and scoring 50/30 points with a 40% shooting rate from the outside line is the God of the game.

In this way, the Lakers' double C used a game of "the Lakers are all my carry" to pull back a round with difficulty.

The fourth game is the key. If the Lakers win and push the series to Tianwangshan again, maybe Baylor will motivate himself and become the wandering god who scored 61 points in a single game in the finals.

But West did not play well. He scored less than 20 points, had a low shooting percentage and made many turnovers. If Dick Barnett (SG/SF) hadn't stepped forward to make up for his output, the game would not have lasted.

Although Baylor is still strong and Barnett's performance is amazing, the overall Celtics are too strong. Russell's inside advantage makes the Lakers' inside Rudy LaRusso (a center in his early two meters) look useless.

In this battle, Havlicek played by himself, and the statistics were 5 points and 4 rebounds. Wei Xia insisted on fighting Baylor in the arena, but he was educated and played worse than Havlicek himself.

In the fifth game, the Celtics intend to end the suspense of the game.

The Lakers' double C voice resoundingly refused.

He has played steadily since the first game of the final. Although the state is not as hot as last year, Baylor, who has maintained an average level overall, is still the most reliable one.

单场43分20篮板，加上状态快速回暖的韦斯特以32分7篮板6助攻的表现，他们没有让第五场成为最终一战。

The Lakers desperately dragged the game into the sixth game, which happened to be the game Wei Xia experienced the night he fell asleep after being eliminated by the Clippers in reality.

⑴In this kind of "lose and go home" game, the Celtics in the 60s often played super-standard performances.Once or twice, it can be said that they have big hearts and are big-time players, but what about every time?How to explain?James Worthy's only triple-double in his career in the 1988 final tiebreaker was called a big heart and a key player (the LA media can still blow it up), but this performance was normal for the core players of the Green Kai in the 60s.I can't understand, and maybe only those who have experienced those years and watched their games can explain why.

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