Forward to the basket

Is there any pressure to run into the Suns?The answer to this question is undoubtedly yes. Both Rivers and the coaching staff of the Celtics are considering how to defend against the bombardment tactics of those lunatics.

However, compared with the atmosphere in the team, the reports of the media reporters can give the fans an intuitive understanding that the Celtics, who have just started to recover, this time they encountered the No. [-] in the Western Conference at this stage!

"No matter in terms of record or strength, we are at a disadvantage. This game must be difficult to play."

When Murphy made forward-looking predictions in his column, he bluntly stated the troubles that the Celtics are now facing. Not only him, but most fans of the Celtics are a little worried.

After all, this is a deadlock against No. [-] in the West, and some people have even said publicly that even if they lose, it is normal.

There is no way, this is the gap in strength, it is the same with the Pistons, and it is the same with the Suns.

The current Celtics are not the strong team of the Big Three era. In the strength list before the start of the season, they only ranked No. 15, and they should be considered as a team that can barely squeeze into the playoffs.

No matter how glorious the past history is, according to the current strength, they are only a mid-range team.

Although Chen Feng and Rondo's brilliant performances in the first few games did not change much for the overall strength. Apart from Pierce, there were still no other stars in the team's lineup.

This is a serious illness caused by poverty and weakness for more than ten years, and Rivers is unlikely to bring about changes immediately.

Let Rick Pitino suffer once, and now the Celtics have not been able to recover.

Angie is not a trading genius like Auerbach. If you really want to expect him to bring any changes to the team, then you have to wait. At least the team's lineup is almost fixed this season.

Even if things change a bit before February arrives, it won't be much of a difference.

Now what they have to consider is how to get more wins with the current lineup, just like Rivers said, "We have to make good use of the home court advantage and win as many games as possible at home."

Although the Pistons and the Heat have won championships in the past few seasons, compared with the Western Conference, it is still a situation where the West is strong and the East is weak.

Even if O'Neal and a few other guys swim to the Eastern District, it is still a bit of a drop in the bucket to reverse the gap between the East and the West. Rivers can only hope to get a few more victories in the Eastern Conference melee.

Now meeting the No. [-] Suns in the Western Conference, even Rivers is ready to lose.

But the difference in strength is not to show weakness to the opponent, besides, some people don't want to give them this chance.

When a local reporter interviewed the Phoenix Suns flying to Boston, head coach D'Antoni seemed very low-key. "Boston has the advantage of home court, and the result of this game is hard to predict."

It has to be said that D'Antoni is still a relatively low-key person. Although he led the Suns to an amazing record, when facing reporters, he was still the kind of kind person who kept a front line.

D'Antoni is low-key enough, but it doesn't mean that his players will be so low-key. Nash said with a relaxed face that he would play the game well, but Stoudemire dropped a choking sentence.

"We also want to break the regular season record of 62 wins, so at North Shore Garden we will definitely win!"

Just such a hard sentence, and Stoudemire didn't seem to intend to save face for the local reporters in Boston, "We have six wins and one loss, but you have three wins and two losses. This is the gap."

"But you have just experienced a defeat. You are also a loser in the confrontation with Duncan!"

Murphy was also among the reporters. Faced with Stoudemire's unceremonious provocation, he didn't mind exposing his opponent's scars. This is Boston, and no one can tolerate such arrogance.

After the Suns lost to the Spurs at the last moment in the last game, someone said after the game that it was Stoudemire who failed to completely stare at Duncan at the last moment, which gave the opponent a chance to reverse.

Especially in the offensive and defensive matchup between the two, Duncan's consecutive scoring at the last moment became the winner.

Although Stoudemire has been successfully promoted to the ranks of top stars with an annual salary of tens of millions, in the eyes of many people, this guy's offense may be very strong, but his defense has always been his weakness.

Many people also said that the Phoenix Suns spent 7000 million US dollars to sign Stoudemire's five-year contract. This is not a very cost-effective deal, and that guy is not worth so much money.

Especially in the first season after signing, Stoudemire missed more than half of the games due to injury.

And when he faced those top insiders, although he scored a lot, he often lost more points.

It's just that few people have said this to Stoudemire face to face, but Murphy is not afraid of this.

The Celtics are the team that Murphy has been with for more than ten years, and he is quite upset that his opponents underestimate him.

That's why he couldn't help but stab Stoudemire just now, which can be regarded as a kind of counterattack.

"You also just lost to the Detroit Pistons. As for whether I am a loser or not, you will know when the game is over. In addition, I also want to explain that your team does not have Duncan. I don't think Al Jefferson Or Perkins can see me! Please tell them this sentence."

After Stoudemire finished speaking, he was dragged by Jones and was ready to turn around and leave.

Neither D'Antoni nor Nash hoped that what Stoudemire said would cause any trouble.

After all, this is an away game, and they have heard of the tough style of Boston fans.

And there is no need to irritate the opponent so much, but Nash is not the kind of leader who is strong and has a strong desire to control, and he has a good personal relationship with Stoudemire, so he is unwilling to say more.

So D'Antoni signaled Jones with his eyes to quickly drag Stoudemire onto the bus and stop grinding his teeth with those reporters. This is just a regular season, and there is no need to irritate the opponent excessively.

Reporters always like to find topics, but D'Antoni, as the head coach, doesn't like to make trouble.

But before Jones could drag Stoudemire into the car, Murphy threw another sentence behind him.

"We not only have Al and Kendrick, we also have Chen Feng! Can you guarantee that we can win?"

Facing such a domineering opponent, Murphy was unwilling to just bow his head and walk away. Since the opponent looked down on Jefferson and Perkins, Murphy didn't mind pushing Chen Feng out to talk about it.

"Chen Feng? I'm sorry, I've never heard of that name. If he's good, you'll know if you come and try it out."

After saying this, Stoudemire didn't talk to anyone, and went straight to the team bus.

"I will definitely bring this sentence for you, don't worry." Murphy did not show weakness at this time.

"Chen Feng? Is he a Chinese again? I seem to have a special fate with people from that country."

Although the hustle and bustle of the reporters was gone, after getting on the bus, Stoudemire still thought about the few words Murphy said just now, especially the very oriental name.

Ever since he participated in the draft in the same year as Yao Ming, Stoudemire has found that there will always be a group of Chinese journalists who are willing to associate themselves with the big No. [-] pick, and it seems uncomfortable not to do so.

And many people still treat them as old enemies, but after Stoudemire won the best rookie of the year, he really didn't feel that the big Chinese man was a threat to him.

Now here's another one?Before Stoudemire closed his eyes to rest, he silently chanted that somewhat awkward name, Chen Feng?I really haven't heard of it.

"Anyway, this is just a game, and I don't know what those guys are excited about."

After speaking wild words, Stoudemire didn't feel that there was anything wrong. He was used to dealing with the media in this way, otherwise he would not be the bully who likes to cause trouble.

It doesn't matter whether Stoudemire has heard of Chen Feng's name, because Murphy's words were transferred to his column without change, and almost all Boston fans were blown away.

"Arrogant guy! He should know about the horror of North Shore Garden!", this is the tone of extreme fans, and some people even think about teaching that arrogant Stoudemire a lesson.

"A contemptuous attitude, this is the demeanor of the number one in the Western Conference? Maybe after Rivers heard the opponent's winning language, he should let his players see it too. They are almost being ignored."

This is a local newspaper in Boston fanning the flames on the sports page. Stoudemire's outspoken sarcasm has already angered the Bostonians a bit. They hope that the team can hit each other head-on!

"I think there is no need to say anything now. If we don't play well in this game, there will be a lot of boos at the North Shore Garden Arena. This is not an estimate, but it will definitely be."

During the training session, Rivers held a local Boston newspaper, pointed to the reports on it, and told all the players that Stoudemire's declaration of victory was greatly exaggerated by the reporters.

"The opponent is very strong. I don't want to deny this. They are the number one in the West. We are just in the middle of the East. Their scoring average is the highest in the entire league. We can enter the top [-] at most. If we compare these Dong, we are doomed, needless to say, even my son knows."

Rivers' relaxed ridicule made the players smile, but they all knew that this was not the end.

"But, this is Boston, it's our home game! I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm going to tell those teams that come to your door to make trouble, the Celtics are a team that's going to make the playoffs! Not just In the first round, we have to go further! We will definitely meet those strong teams, so from this game onwards, I don’t want to hear people say, we are doomed, we can’t beat them, these nonsense! Starting with the Suns, we're going to tell all our opponents! Boston is not to be messed with!"

After finishing these words, Rivers thumped the newspaper in his hand, and scolded his mother for the first time, "This bastard has bullied us to the door, why don't you kick his ass?"

This time Rivers did not cause laughter, but ignited a group of beasts screaming for war.

Especially Chen Feng, who was holding a newspaper to read, looked at Murphy's report with grinning corners, "Oh? That guy said he didn't know me? This is so easy to handle. I'll let him know the man when the time comes!"

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