lakers championship

Chapter 343 Fighting wits and courage
In Boston in November, the highest daily average temperature is only 11 degrees Celsius. In addition, it is located on the Atlantic coast, and the sea breeze blows on the face like a knife. On the various streets of the city, it is rare to see crowds of citizens, even if there are, they pass by in a hurry.

On the day of the 8th, the weather was not beautiful and there was a light snowfall. It was a ghostly weather, but by 6:[-] pm, several streets in the North City were full of traffic, and they were constantly converging towards the North Shore Garden from all sides.

The Celtics vs. Lakers is the main reason to attract these people to travel in the snow. Boston has a strong sports atmosphere. The Celtics have a large number of fans in the local area. They do not hesitate to wait in the cold wind for half an hour.

TNT location reporter Ellie, outside the Garden Arena, randomly interviewed fans queuing up.

She saw a black boy holding up a sign with both hands, which said in kaomoji: "Irving, I came here by car for 5 hours, just to see you beat the Lakers, come on!"

Ellie walked over and asked, "Hello, can I ask you two questions? Also, what's your name?"

The black guy put down the sign, "My name is Jasby, and I can answer countless questions about the Celtics. Even the Celtics in Russell's time are very familiar with them. You can ask them whatever you want!"

Ellie's eyes widened, she was surprised that there were such powerful fans, and then she asked, "Do you think Irving will perform better than usual tonight? What kind of statistics will he get?"

Jasby replied without hesitation: "Of course it will be better than usual. He will face Rondo, the former core player of the Celtics. He needs to prove that he is a qualified captain, and he is already considered a veteran in the team. In this kind of tough battle, we need to set an example for the young players in the team!"

"So how many points do you think he's going to score? Is there a possibility of a double-double or a triple-double?"

"At least 25+10. The Celtics now have a lot of players who can attack with the ball. There is no need for him to play too much singles. At the same time, he can also convert his passes into assists."

"Then what do you want the game to look like? Lore or overtime?"

"Neither, it's better to rub the Lakers on the floor for 48 minutes, and a 30-point victory is perfect."

……

At 7:40, in the TNT live broadcast room, the screen of Jasby being interviewed just ended.

Kenny shrugged and said with a smile: "It's rare to see such a high-profile Celtics fan. In my impression, they all closed their doors to make fun of themselves, playing some memes that other fans couldn't understand, such as 'Lun blowing ', 'Iron Blood'."

Barkley: "The times are different. They now have the capital of arrogance. If nothing else, they will be the Eastern Conference champions this year. Why are they so reserved when they have a chance to win the championship?"

Ernie: "Shaq, you played in Los Angeles and you played in Boston. In your opinion, what is the biggest difference between the fans in the two places? Please don't say 'no difference', 'both are fine' ', 'Each has its own advantages' and other clichés, I hope you are as REAL as Jasby."

O'Neal hesitated for a long time before speaking: "In my opinion, Boston fans are even crazier. I was in the Celtics at the time. Before every game, the big screen in the middle of the stadium would play the animation of KG roaring. As long as the animation appeared , the fans must be roaring together, I have never seen such a situation in Los Angeles."

After the voice fell, all the lights in the North Shore Garden Arena were turned off.

On the big screen in the center of the court, photos of Celtic's various stars began to be played.

This time, there was no roar from KG, but tens of thousands of people still shouted "BEAT LA!"

Amidst the shouts, Irving took the lead and ran out of the player channel, raising his hands to greet the audience.

Immediately, the names of the Celtics' five starters were displayed on the big screen.

Point guard Irving, shooting guard Jaylen Brown, small forward Hayward, power forward Horford, center Baynes.

After their own players and fans had a good time interacting, the on-site DJ began to introduce the Lakers.

But Kobe ignored this restriction at all, and took a group of Lakers players to the bench early.

Soon, the names of the Lakers' starting five were also displayed on the big screen.

Point guard Rondo, shooting guard Tianyang, small forward Ingram, power forward Kuzma, and center Randall.

It was another brand new starting lineup. Stevens on the sidelines squinted his eyes without leaving a trace, then immediately turned his head and waved, signaling the Celtic players to gather together, as if to arrange some tactics.

The pre-match ceremony was over in a blink of an eye, and the TNT team of four began to comment on the game again.

Kenny tilted his head slightly: "The starting lineup of the Lakers is very strong in defense and super strong in offense!"

O'Neill said in a serious tone: "Agreed, it is likely to overwhelm the Celtics!"

Barkley shook his head: "Except for Baynes, the other four have rich offensive means. Your idea is unlikely. Even if Irving alone plays, he can still score ten points."

Ernie: "The battle has begun, now let us see who wins and loses!"

……

On the court, the referee walked to the middle circle, gestured to Randall and Baines, and threw the ball into the air.

The height and weight of the two are very close, and Randall took the lead in touching the ball by virtue of his youth.

But Baynes seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and instead of adopting a strategy of fighting for the ball, he directly poked the ball down and up.

According to the jump ball rules, non-jump ball players cannot step into the middle circle before the basketball is touched for the first time, so many times when watching the jump ball at the beginning of the game, one side often pulls the ball back, and the other side retreats early, which rarely occurs scramble.

But that is basically based on the fact that one side has an overwhelming advantage. Now the situation of the two teams is different. The basketball was stabbed by Baynes, and Randall did not complete the action of pulling the ball back.

Players from the two teams immediately rushed into a group, like a group of lions and a group of tigers, rushing towards a little rabbit at the same time.

Horford once again flew the ball with his height advantage. Judging from the trajectory, he definitely flew to the side of the Celtics.

But the strength was not great, Kuzma saw the position and jumped up, and then turned the ball back to the Lakers.

Hayward wanted to grab it, but Ingram blocked it, Rondo also blocked Irving, and Randall took off to catch the ball again.

Just when the Celtics fans were desperate, Jaylen Brown, who had the most physical fitness, rushed up, leaped high, and caught the ball in his hands before Randall.

Although it was only three seconds, the whole process was thrilling, and bursts of cheers erupted from the North Shore Garden.

I thought, before Jaylen passed the ball to Owen, Tianyang made a lightning shot from the side.

"Crack!", Tianyang slapped the ball, took advantage of the opportunity to slap the ball again and held it in his hands, then pulled the ball to protect him, and moved laterally to the right side, easily got rid of the encirclement, and rushed to the frontcourt.

The ball in his hand was blown away, Jaylen Brown chased after him, and Hayward and Horford also surrounded him.

From the corner of Tianyang's eye, he caught a glimpse of the movement of the three of them, and secretly calculated in his heart that he could not make a layup before the three of them, so he could only slow down and play positional warfare.

After making up his mind, Tianyang made an emergency stop, but Jaylen still defended close to him. At the same time, Hayward and Horford were still showing horns, completely preventing him from suddenly breaking through.

Tianyang really didn't expect that the Celtics valued him so much and defended him so tightly.

Since it is difficult to score by tactics alone, Tianyang decided to come first and fight hard.

He retreated one step, two steps away from the three-pointer, faced Jaylen's defense, and shot!
(End of this chapter)