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Chapter 213 Chapter 211 The best player in the first round

At the beginning of this season, Henson once said.In the regular season, the Boston Celtics will definitely not be able to produce a good report card.

Facts have proved that Henson's prediction is extremely correct.In the regular season of this season, the aging Celtics only ranked fourth in the East in the dense schedule.The record is 39 wins and 27 losses, and if the score of 39 wins is placed in the West, it can only be ranked No.6!

39 wins and 27 losses, fourth in the Eastern Conference.Is this poor grade?Actually not bad.But is it a good grade?There is no doubt that it is far from good for the Green Army sitting on the Big Three.

But Henson's statement is limited to the regular season.He didn't say that the Celtics' performance this season will definitely not be very good, but that the results of the regular season will not be very good.

Because Henson knows very well that the Big Three of the Celtics, who have championship experience and are still focused on the championship, will not be easily knocked down in the playoffs!

Although the playoffs are more intense, they don't have to play back-to-back games.Therefore, the physical problems of the three veterans of the Green Army will not be too serious.

Facts once again proved Henson's conjecture. In the last game of the series between the Celtics and the Hawks, Garnett scored a terrible stat of 28+14, leading the Celtics to defeat the Hawks by 3 points and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals!

The moment the game ended, the camera gave Garnett a close-up.The 76-year-old veteran, who will turn 9 in 36 days, stared at the camera with a grim expression.And around him, there are teammates who surrounded him in ecstasy.

Garnett's ferocious eyes seemed to have stared at Henson through the TV screen.Henson couldn't help tightening the blanket around his body. What did he see?He seemed to see a bloodthirsty wolf!
"Tsk tsk tsk, rejuvenation." Henson shook his head. Garnett's performance was really unexpected.Not just the 28+14 tonight, but throughout the first round, Garnett was in surprisingly good condition!

In the first game of the series between the Celtics and the Eagles, the Celtics lost by 6 points and Garnett was 20+11.After that game, talk began to circulate that the Celtics would be eliminated in the first round.

After experiencing the silence of the second game, Garnett was 20+13 in the third game, 20+16 in the fourth game, and then 22+8.To this day, in the decisive game, "Wolf King" scored 28 points and 14 rebounds in one breath, and hit the key ball, abruptly pulling the Celtics to the Eastern Conference semifinals!
Garnett knew that it was time for a desperate fight.During the regular season, he could live with being ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.But in the playoffs, the Celtics will never allow failure!
Although it is better to deal with the Celtics than to deal with the Heat or the Bulls in the second half.But in fact, the Celtics are not as easy to win as the 76ers in the first round.

Turning off the TV, Henson rubbed his temples.Last year, he and the team fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals.Let's hope the same nightmare doesn't happen twice this year!
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After May 5, the competition for the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs has all ended.Among them, some results were completely expected, and some were unexpected.

As expected, the Pacers and Heat advanced one after another.The Pacers swept the 4ers 0-76 directly, while the Heat solved the Orlando Magic in 5 games.

Of course, the Chicago Bulls, who won 50 games in the regular season, were eliminated by the New York Knicks. This is undoubtedly an unexpected result.

No one would have thought that the youngest MVP Derrick Rose would be injured in the playoffs.In fact, Rose missed 26 games in the regular season this season, which is enough to explain the problem.Many coaches, including Henson, can see that Rose's own style of play and Thibodeau's deadly manpower strategy have greatly harmed the youngest MVP.

But Thibodeau has not taken any protective measures when Rose has missed 26 games this season.As a result, Rose was injured again in the first game of the playoffs, ending his ambitious season early.And the Chicago Bulls couldn't get up after losing their MVP, and they were actually staged a black seven by the Orlando Magic!
The Magic didn't play well this season, and they were able to advance, which is indeed something most people didn't expect.Originally thought that Rose, the Heat and the Pacers would stage a wonderful three-way melee.However, the Bulls' early exit caught many fans and experts by surprise.

As for another unexpected thing in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Eagles and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In fact, it is normal for the Celtics and the Eagles to win and lose, because as far as the regular season is concerned, the strengths of the two sides are very close.

The reason why the fans felt unexpected was because Garnett's performance in the first round was so good!
A veteran who was "dying" in the regular season, went straight to 20 points per game in the playoffs, and scored an average of 20+10 per game. Those who didn't know thought Garnett took the time machine to bring him when he was young!
Therefore, when the heat of Henson winning the best coach dissipated.The most discussed by the media has become the Celtics and Garnett!

"We interviewed the head coaches of all 30 teams in the NBA and asked them to choose the best player for the first round of the series. The results of the voting are beyond your imagination. The coaches believe that the best player in the first round of this year's playoffs is Kevin Garnett of the Celtics!"

On the TV, a basketball program was talking about Garnett.Henson glanced at it, but quickly turned his attention back to the training ground.

This ESPN vote is the real deal because Henson also participated.It was Christine who called to interview him.

Henson's choice is the same as most coaches. He also voted No.1 for Garnett, because the veteran's performance this year is really amazing.

But now is not the time to lament Garnett's magic, but to find a way to deal with that guy.

The reason why Garnett suddenly became miraculous, one thing Henson can be sure of is that Garnett is rarely seen at the top of the fifth position!

As we all know, the Celtics have no center reserves this season.At the beginning of the season, Rivers' practice of using O'Neal as the starting center proved to be unacceptable.

As a result, Garnett, who gained weight, was driven to the shelf and stood at the fifth position.But the result was unexpectedly smooth.

After playing center, Garnett's main task is not to fight inside, but to open up space.In this way, Bass and Garnett of the Celtics both have shooting ability.Coupled with Pierce's still excellent scoring skills and Rondo's ability to control the field, the entire Celtics have a new look!
It's hard for you to say whether Rivers has learned from Henson's style of play to form such a lineup that can shoot inside.After all, once you are successful, you will definitely win many imitators.

Facing the Eagles, who were weak inside and unable to defend, Garnett could get many easy scoring opportunities every game, revitalizing the Celtics' offense in one fell swoop.

Pierce's bravery after gaining the space and Rondo's triple-double like a pocket thing are all the results of Garnett's top five position.

"Are we going to make any special lineup changes against the Celtics in the next round?" Vogel also saw the Celtics' strategy, so he set his sights on Anderson. "We can play a lineup in which Anderson and Horford play at the same time, so that both offense and defense can be taken into account."

Henson waved his hand after listening, Vogel missed the point! "No, we should think about how to strengthen the wing defense. Although Garnett's data is gorgeous, the Celtics really benefited from Pierce who got the space! He got a lot of singles opportunities, and because of Bass and Garnett's shooting ability, Pierce rarely encountered supplementary defense. Paul Pierce is the Celtics who really killed the game!"

"Really? No wonder." Vogel smiled, no wonder, Henson has been staring at Leonard that guy today.
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