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Chapter 1544 Happy off-season
The Celtics and Knicks got off to a magnificent start in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the first game of the series, the two sides played two overtimes in the Fleet Center.

Under normal circumstances, the first game of the series will test each other, but Nikai's strength was full as soon as they came up.

During the first overtime period, Tony Parker fouled out, and Lu Wuxia became the team's full-time master. Partnering with Dwyane Wade, he amazingly erased the 2-point gap in 7 minutes and scored an equalizer in the last 2 seconds.

In the second overtime, Lu Wuxia and Wade scored 11 points together, leading the Celtics to win the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In this campaign, Lu Wuxia scored 45 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. After the game, he became a headline harvester and occupied the pages of major media.

"Sports Illustrated" presented a super large tainted milk, with the headline "Is the era of Wish coming?" to blow it up.

Until James' team gets enough to be competitive, the hyped road seems like the safer bet.

This is the media's decision.

Although Louis didn't want his son to be hyped, Lu Wuxia's brave performance indirectly lifted the power of the media, and even his father couldn't hold back the momentum.

What worries Louie is that Flawless has been praised almost as much as Parker has been criticized and Bird has been questioned.

Lu Wuxia's performance proved that if you give him the ball, he can become another level of player.

And Parker's current level does not seem to be able to continue to play in the intensity of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Bird doesn't seem to see this, and always insists on the flawless combo guard position, allowing Parker to be the team's master.

The performance of Flawless and Wade driving the team in overtime subtly changed things.

And that's not the most disturbing phenomenon.

In Louis' view, the biggest landmine is that Wuxia receives far more praise and recognition than his teammates.

Take G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as an example, Flawless is indeed the best player in the game, and Wade, who came off the bench, also had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but the media basically mentioned this.

They believe that if he doesn't play next to Wuxia, Wade will never reach his current level.

There are several situations in G2.

Lu Wuxia's touch disappeared in the Knicks' high-intensity confrontation.

Parker's performance was not bad, all the breakthrough kills and points opened up the team's offense.

Yao Yueban and Gasol continued to erode the Knicks' restricted area.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led by 8 points. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kirilenko was injured after chasing McGrady and was carried off the field. The game situation seemed to be reversed.

Without Kirilenko's frenzied sweeping defense, Yao Yue can't defend halfway, Gasol can't make it hard, Parker and Wuxia will be severely hit by the Knicks' roll call tactics.

McGrady and Hill, the two top three wing aces in the world, started their performances.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks tied the score. At this time, Bird made a wrong decision.

Bird didn't let Wade, who was good on offense and defense but couldn't make a three-pointer that night, play, but let Ginobili, who is omnipotent on the offensive end, partner with flawless.

This decision eventually led to the collapse of the Celtics' defense, which was reversed by the Knicks.

With a big score of 1 to 1, the Celtics lost their home court advantage.

Subsequently, the battlefield shifted to New York.

The Knicks seem to have found a way to deal with the Celtics.

The Celtics' insiders are indeed powerful, but without Kirilenko, the two insiders have become targets.The points they can get on the offensive end, the Knicks can also get them back.

As for Lu Wuxia, he is indeed outstanding. As a young player under the age of 21, his influence in the Eastern Conference Finals is very rare.

However, if you use the highest level of confrontation and hand-to-hand combat to consume him and make his touch disappear, his threat will also drop significantly.

The Celtics, who failed to change in time, suffered their second defeat.

After the game, Louie called Bird.

He thought the only way to break the game was to put Parker on the bench, Flawless in control, and Wade and Ginobili to start.

Bird believed that Louis' plan was feasible, but difficult to implement.

Because Parker played well in the second and third games, making him a substitute in this situation will have an immeasurable negative impact on the atmosphere in the locker room. At the same time, although Wade and Ginobili have the strength to start, if they are paired with Wuxia, it will be difficult to distribute the ball.

Wade is still learning to run without the ball. Ginobili can play without the ball, but he still has to give him the ball if he wants to play.

Louis only gave advice and did not interfere with Bird's coaching.

Because Bird's analysis makes sense, Louis now hardly cares about the team's games and what's going on internally, he only knows a rough idea.

However, Louis's thoughts have not changed.

Kirilenko's injury and retirement led to the collapse of the Celtics' defensive system. Once the flawless combo guard is taken care of by the Knicks, with his current body thickness, it is easy to lose his touch.If he can't find the touch, his role in the second position will drop sharply.

The only solution to this matter is to let Lu Wuxia play number one.

Only when a large amount of ball is held, can the touch be stably maintained.

Louis also wanted to see if Wuxia could be the core No. [-] player in a game of this intensity, but Bird did not accept the suggestion.

Louis is not in a hurry, he believes that as long as the Celtics lose and have no way out, Bird will change.

Game4
Lu Wuxia bottomed out and rebounded. While regaining his touch, he also played the role of a combo guard perfectly. He scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, but Parker fell into a trough.

Lu Wuxia's recovery was faced with the embarrassment of the downturn of all his teammates. The Celtics ended their away game with a two-game losing streak.

3 is better than 1
The Celtics were pushed to the brink, and the hype about the flawless road was gone, replaced by anticipation of the Knicks' defending champions.

Last season's championship can be said to be brought by Benj. If the Knicks can also win this year, it means that this generation of Knicks has completely taken over the torch of the old generation.

Before the fifth game, Louis invited Auerbach to watch the game live.

Auerbach, who hadn't traveled far since his wife's death, didn't want to come at first because Celtic seemed to be on the mend.

This is in line with the law of strong teams composed of young people.

The world loves them for their strength, valor and youthful vigor, but it also deplores them for their inexperience and frivolity.

The Knicks are far more mature than the Celtics. With a 3-1 lead, Boston has no chance.

As a result, Auerbach came anyway.

Two generations of godfathers came to the scene, as if to witness the end of the Celtics season.

"Noah" Reggie Miller greeted Louie before the game, "Coach, I wish you a happy off-season in advance."

Miller's words were too early. Someone didn't want the off-season to start so early.

In the opening game, Lu Wuxia caught Parker's pass, raised his hand and fired a long-range cannonball two meters away from the three-point line, which hit the center of the basket.

That was the beginning of his explosion.

When Knicks took the initiative to violate his center of gravity and use various small moves to destroy his mentality, he chose to use violence to respond to violence.

The mild-mannered Son of God understood tonight that the playoffs are not a place to be decent.

The guy pulls you and rolls in the mud, and you have to ride him and stuff stinky cement into his mouth.

Lu Wuxia played the best halftime performance since the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Celtics were still 5 points behind.

Because Parker continued his slump in the fourth game, he was troubled by his poor long-range shooting ability and couldn't penetrate the Knicks' zone defense. Although he could find Lu Wuxia's open space, the firepower that could activate only one person was not enough to affect the whole team.

Bird remembered Louie's suggestion.

In the first half, Lu Wuxia had already played the role of the combo guard to the extreme, but this still did not allow the Celtics to take the lead. Right now he has only one way to go.

In the second half, Parker sat off the court, and Lu Wuxia, Wade and sharpshooter Rasoul Butler partnered with Yao Jia inside.

A typical Parker round is to use speed to forcibly tear the defense line, and then go inside to cause damage, or find an open space on the outside.

Parker's opening moves are always the same, simple and beautiful.

But this is not a qualified organizer.

The first round of Lu Wuxia's control changed the Celtics' offensive rhythm. He dribbled the ball with one hand and made tactical gestures with the other.

The tactic may only be halfway through. Suddenly, Lu Wuxia made a breakthrough, but grabbed the ball with his left hand and threw a surprisingly unobtrusive through ball, which was given to Wade who was cutting in. The latter scored a pull-bar layup.

"A mediocre playmaker will choose to use brute force to create opportunities, but a great playmaker will seize them the moment they arise." Auerbach asked, "Why did Larry let Wish play combo guard?"

"It was my idea." Louis said, "Last year he was too skinny, and he is not strong enough now. Moreover, he is two meters tall, so he is destined not to be a traditional guard. Playing combo guard temporarily can cultivate his other skills. It's just that there are good youngsters like Tony Parker in the team. Letting that kid play combo guard is a wonderful way for him to coexist with the former, just."

Auerbach saw through the mystery, "It's just that I didn't expect Larry to get deeper and deeper?"

"Don't blame him, Tony is indeed a good player." Louis said lightly, "The problem is, he can't steer the Celtics."

See what Louis means, Parker's time in the Celtics has entered the countdown.

Auerbach believed Louie would trade Parker without frowning.

Lu Wuxia continued his state until the end of the game. He even played better in the second half than in the first half. When he returned to the main control position, his personal offense decreased, but he instigated the whole team through passing.

Lu Wuxia is like a key, opening the Celtic treasure house.

127 is better than 109
The Celtics beat the Knicks 2-3.

"If we succeed in reversing the Knicks, I hope Uncle Miller will be happy in the off-season."

After the game, Lu Wuxia made an official response to Miller's "happy off-season", which also made this round of the series continue to escalate.

(End of this chapter)