the rest, only noise

Chapter 1399

On Christmas Eve, the Boston Celtics, ranked third in the East, challenged away to start the game with 25 wins and 1 loss, far ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers of other teams.

The strength of the Lakers is obvious to all, and the current record is really expected.

But the Celtics' opening performance was disappointing.

In the finals of last season, although the Celtics were swept by the Lakers, the big guys still have expectations for them, especially after they forced Grant Hill to trade for Scottie Pippen with Tianzi No. [-], many people are looking forward to Lake Kai's dialogue again in the finals.

Because, exchanging Hill for Pippen is a typical behavior of exchanging the future for the present.

Moreover, in the long run, this may be trading Hill's good times for the next 10 years for Pippen's peak tail for the next few years. Is it worth it?
When the deal was done, Celtics supporters simply felt they would regret the deal in the future because of Hill's growth.

From the beginning to the end, no one questioned Pippen's strength.

Not even a single media outlet can assume the worst-case scenario-what if Pippen's back injury is so severe that his strength declines significantly?
Therefore, when the new season comes, people's expectations for the Celtics have reached the highest value since the Second Dynasty era.

The result was unsatisfactory.

Daly sees Pippen as Hill's replacement.

In other words, the Celtics have the same positioning for Pippen as Hill.

To put it bluntly, it is to be the third leader of the team.

In the first ten games of the season, the Celtics had 5 wins and 5 losses.

Pippen began to get emotional. He said to the public: "I have been idle at the top of the arc as an off-ball player for longer than I thought. This is not the way I am used to playing."

Do you think Pippen complaining about tactical status is over?And that's just the beginning.

During this period, Pippen took a few games off due to repeated back injuries.

So Sampson and Malone opened Wushuang, but let the Celtics win consecutive games.

When Pippen returned again, he found that Sam Cassell's tactical status was looming above him.

Then, when they met the Magic in the Eastern Conference, Malone was not in good condition and was shown by Webber. O'Neal's play style of breaking through ten games destroyed the Celtics' inside line.

Pippen scored a triple-double of 21+11+10, but it was difficult to save the defeat.

Pippen, who can be regarded as finding a chance, began to yin and yang teammates: "When I came here, Isiah (Thomas) told me that they brought me to Boston for the championship, but some people did not desire the championship as much as they said."

Celtics decision makers began to find that Pippen's arrival did not allow them to win the moment.

This is a snake.

He is pretentious but easily sensitive. His success in New York made him feel that he has reached a higher level. When he came to Boston, he should be the second person under Sampson. Malone, a loser who never knew what a championship is, should be matched.

Pippen's attitude set off a chain reaction.

The Celtics began to derail. They obviously had a good book lineup, but they were unable to exert their strength stably due to their alienation.

In the Christmas game, the Celtics did not show any competitiveness against the also strengthened Lakers.

On the contrary, it was the Lakers' starting five that suffocated the Celtics.

Because his teammates are strong, Wilson, who has taken off the burden, can spare no effort to defend Pippen on the defensive end.

On the offensive end, Duncan and Garnett's high and low position cooperation is extremely mysterious, suppressing Sampson and Malone.

Before Bodi Loga performed much, the Lakers had already led by 18 points.

Halfway through the second quarter, Louis showed his hole cards and played beautiful basketball with Bodi Loga, Kobe, Wilson, Garnett, and Duncan as the core.

The Celtics collapsed immediately.

The arrival of Bodi Loga and Duncan brought the Lakers' beautiful basketball to a new level.

In terms of staffing, it finally has the five-core foundation that Louis envisioned.

Wilson's familiarity with the system, Garnett after two years of training, plus Kobe Bryant's off-ball positioning, combined with Bodi Loga's command and Duncan's all-around efficiency and ball intelligence, beautiful basketball has rarely been messed up. As long as this card is shown, the scene effect is more intuitive than the 16 Warriors putting on the dead five.

If the understanding of the 16 Warriors' death five is a version ahead of their opponents, then the inherent basketball logic of beautiful basketball has surpassed everyone, and the players who drive it have even stronger strength.

Beautiful basketball works well unless four out of five are out of whack.

Bodi Loga is in the system like a fish in water, and he is intoxicated by the feeling of mobilizing the talents of his teammates to make the overall combat power burst out vividly.

Therefore, if someone does not follow the tactics, such as Garnett suddenly having a twitch and wanting to play singles, or Kobe launching the "Eye of the Storm" tactic to get the ball without authorization, he will be angry.

Because Bodi Loga likes to talk to other people with the tone of a superior, young people like Garnett and Kobe often quarreled with him.

It's just that although the two sides have discord on the surface, it's not so bad that it can't be ended.

There was no suspense in this game from start to finish.

144 is better than 93
The Celtics, as a strong team in the first echelon of the Eastern Conference, were beaten by the Lakers for 51 points.

Chuck Daly sighed after the game: "I don't think any team can compete with the Lakers on the same level."

Louis was humbled: "Boston is obviously not in the best condition. Next time we meet, they will play better."

Then, a malicious reporter asked Bodi Loga what the content of the quarrel with Garnett was on the court.

Bodi Loga jokingly said: "I don't speak English well, how can I quarrel with my teammates? Unless they communicate with me in Serbian."

Garnett clarified: "There is no so-called quarrel, it is just a small disagreement, we are all adults, it is not a matter at all."

Garnett is still too young.

The reporter didn't care at all whether he really had an altercation with Bodi Loga.

The reporter just wanted to tell everyone that the quarrel happened. As for how and what happened, that's not important.

Reporters then began harassing Wilson.

After leading the team to win the championship last season, Wilson's name finally appeared in the discussion of GOAT.

8 championships, 3 times MVP, 5 FMVP, entered the best team and best defensive team since the second grade.

This illustrious feat is enough for Wilson supporters to ask the question, has he surpassed Larry Bird?
You know, Wilson not only surpassed Bird in the number of championships, but also surpassed 5 FMVPs.

Only the MVP is missing one.

It's just that he is still young, and he has great hopes of winning another MVP in the future—well, there is hope this season—once his key honors are tied and surpassed by Bird, shouldn't the GOAT position be replaced?
Bird supporters still have a lot of reasons to argue that Bird is a dog, but the gap between him and Wilson is almost non-existent.

It's safe to assume that Wilson will make that move before his career is over.

That's something even the most die-hard Bird fans have to admit.

Because Wilson still has a lot of time to win honors, and everything about Bird is frozen in time.

So, when the reporter asked Wilson how he felt at the moment, he just smiled: "I just want to enjoy every second of the moment."

He looks like a saint.

Data can tell a few things.

This season, Wilson's average playing time is only 30 minutes, which is the lowest average playing time of his career.

Due to the addition of Bodi Loga and Duncan, two strong players in the team, Wilson's burden has been greatly reduced, averaging only 23.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

These three basic data are all the lowest points after the rookie season.

The energy he saved was put on the defensive end, so the improvement in his defensive data was immediate, averaging 1.1 blocks per game and a league-leading 2.8 steals.

If things go on like this, the reelection first defense is a certainty, and there is even a chance to take a peek at DPOY, which has been occupied by the inside line.

Louis is also very Buddha-nature recently.

Since practicing meditation, he felt that his state of mind had changed slightly.

When he was young, he was a fiery temper, but now, when the age is approaching the forty mark, he also wants to cultivate himself.

Meditation was the right time for him.

The Lakers, who were in full swing, won three consecutive games without bloodshed after the Christmas game, and ushered in 30 with a record of 1 wins and 1998 loss.

(End of this chapter)