Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 81 Back to the Origin
The atmosphere in the Boston Garden Arena at this time is very strange. The noise that the fans were once proud of completely dissipated, and everyone seemed to be strangled and unable to speak out.

The last person who made them speechless was Michael Jordan, in April in the first half of this year.

It was the second game of the first round of the playoffs. Jordan scored 63 points, creating a single-game scoring record in the playoffs. Jordan's No. 23 is playing.

Of course, how could Bird, who is a king of the generation, admit defeat? There is a more classic second half of this sentence, "If Jordan scores 20 points in the next game, I will retire and become a truck driver."

The result was that Bird fulfilled his words. In the third game just two days later, the Celtics showed iron-blooded defense to chase and intercept Jordan. In the end, Jordan made 18 of 8 shots and only scored 19 points. Byrd did not succeed in retiring.

As a result, the world lost another excellent truck driver. As an aside, the last truck driver who resigned was named James Cameron.

However, tonight, people seem to have watched the scene of that night again, only this time God did not wear the number 23, but changed it to the number 99.

You must know that the first half is not over yet, Li Weisi has hit 6 three-pointers and scored 29 points, and the audience is about to score 60 points.

I don't know if Byrd will be slapped in the face this time?
Sure enough, in the next attack, Johnson missed a three-pointer. Fortunately, McHale grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

However, this also marks that the Celtics team lost to Li Weisi alone in the three-point matchup stage.

However, the game is not about shooting three-pointers. In the next period of time, it will be particularly difficult for Li Weisi to connect the ball, let alone shoot.

Unknowingly, the Celtics have changed their defense, from cutting off Li Weisi's passing route to cutting off his teammates' passing route to Li Weisi.

At the same time, once Li Weisi got the ball from the outside, Johnson and Angie were ready to pounce on it at any time. In the end, Li Weisi only needed to lift the ball up a little, and Johnson took off.

However, Li Weisi was calm. When he found that the opponent's defensive focus was all on him, he chose to create opportunities for his teammates. At this time, it was much easier to pass the ball to his teammates than in the first quarter.

With Li Weisi splitting the corner after the pick-and-roll, Mullin caught the ball and tricked Bird, dribbled the ball and hit a jumper. The second quarter ended, the score became 66:58, and the Warriors led by 8 points.

Li Weisi played 18 minutes in the half, made 14 of 11 shots, and scored 31 points. After scoring three three-pointers in the second quarter, Li Weisi never got another shot. It was not until the end that a counter-run opportunity made Johnson foul.

Back in the locker room, the Warriors players were relatively excited. Duckworth and Rodman went to the bathroom together, but the starters didn't go because they sweated far more than their urine.

Li Weisi and Nelson walked in at the end. After the halftime, both of them accepted the interview on the sidelines.

As soon as Li Weisi came back, he sat in front of the cabinet, took out the two bananas he had prepared, and ate them. At this moment, he urgently needed such calorie-rich food to replenish his energy.

After Nelson came back, he came to the players, looked at the faces with different expressions, clapped his hands, and said: "The first half was played well, but this does not mean that the game is over. The second half is more dangerous, the Celtics generally like to play hard in the third quarter, so you must not let your guard down, cheer me up."

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

Different from the small away locker room, the home locker room is much larger and more comfortable, but the atmosphere in the room is different from the bustling atmosphere of the away locker room.

It was also the head coach who spoke, but the players who were the audience did not interact as actively as the Warriors players.

"Given West's magical touch in the first half, we're going to..."

"Jones!" Suddenly, Bird interrupted KC Jones' words. Jones and the players all looked at Bird in surprise, not knowing what he wanted to say.

"Let him shoot, don't change the defensive strategy!" Bird's eyes were full of affirmation.

"Are you kidding? Larry? That guy scored more than 30 points in the first half!" McHale reminded.

"So what? But when the team was pulled apart, it was when we changed our defense in the second half, wasn't it?" Bird emphasized again.

"This..." McHale hesitated for a moment, he thought about it carefully, and found that the facts were indeed as Bird said.

"No matter what, we can't let all the Warriors shoot. Instead of doing this, it's better to let that rookie shoot all the time! Even if he scores 60 points, we will accept this victory!" Bird's tone was not serious, but The fluffy words make people feel powerful, and there is no way to refute them.

Perhaps, this is the leader who can lead a historical championship team!
After the start of the second half, Li Weisi suddenly found that the desperate defense in the second half of the second quarter suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by the defensive pressure of the first quarter.

With such a change, Li Weisi quickly reacted to the opponent's strategy. Shouldn't he change his tactics?
So Li Weisi scored two and three points with "shuahua" again, continuing the touch.

But at this time the Celtics' offense was not interrupted. Larry Smith couldn't prevent McHale at all, and was constantly played by McHale's low-post skills and footwork.

And Bird, who was facing Mullin, also started to exert his strength in the third quarter. He also scored 12 points and 4 assists after stealing points piecemeal in the first half.

After the start of the second half, he went into a frenzy. First he used his shooting ability to hit three goals, and then he used his superb Bird-style setter pass to make consecutive outside passes. In the end, most of these passes turned into points. .

The so-called Bird-style setter is actually his passing without the ball.

Unlike other top big organizers such as Magician and James with the ball, Bird's own style of play is more off-the-ball, but he will use his extraordinary vision and integrate his off-the-ball threat. Observe the change of the opponent's formation while running, and then after receiving a pass from a teammate, do not stop, and immediately create a second pass. Such a pass is often more elusive for the defender.

With the efforts of the Celtics team, although Li Weisi continued his excellent touch in the first half, the point difference between the two teams was gradually decreasing. After 5 minutes in the third quarter, the score of the two teams It even drew again, and the two sides returned to the same starting point.

(End of this chapter)