I'm king in the basket

Chapter 624 They Can't Win

Under the painstaking management of Danny Ainge, the Celtics quickly got rid of the era of the Big Three and quickly became competitive and returned to the playoffs.

It's just that until now, they still haven't found the next core.

Not to mention the next Bill Russell and Larry Bird, they can't even find the next Paul Pierce now.

The biggest card in the backcourt is the strongest 175 on the surface, and the biggest card in the frontcourt is Al Horford, who is always drunk by Li Xing.

Li Xing can definitely be regarded as Horford's nightmare. He was often bombed when he was in the Eagles, and it is the same now.

"If Al Horford is going to fight Lucky Lee on the court, we might as well be a vicious person - I mean, let's put our hands together and pray that Lucky Lee gets into a car accident on the way to the garden Well, that's the only way we can keep him from getting inside!"

"What? This method is too vicious? Should we trust Al? Believe that he is as big and powerful as Al Pacino? This friend, do you have any deep hatred with Al Horford? Don't you know that as long as the two Personally, is it possible for Al to be killed by Dante?"

"If you have any doubts about Dante's dominance, you are welcome to watch the video of the game a few years ago. Make sure it is not a mosaic resolution. Youtube is everywhere. Just look for the playoffs between the Raptors and the Eagles. After reading it, you'll know what I'm talking about."

First on the Surface Kemi Bill Simmons writes with resignation and viciousness in his article.

Before the start of the series, the Raptors had a certain degree of research on the Celtics.

Regarding how to defend the strongest 175 on the surface, Snyder's arrangement can be said to be cruel. With this game alone, what Isaiah Thomas has accumulated this year will be defeated.

His height is his biggest disadvantage. Basketball is a giant's sport after all. Even if Thomas Jr. played a performance similar to the "efficient version of Ray Allen", his weaknesses cannot be erased.

"Keep an eye on their every conversion."

"It's a cohesive and cohesive team that would give up everything for each other, and remember, they're all willing to give up their own chances to give Isaiah Thomas a chance."

"This is critical and a big part of why they've been so successful!"

"However, this guy they've relied on for years is about to become their biggest hole on the court."

The defensive problems brought about by Thomas Jr. will always exist. To make full use of him, the wings must be equipped with defensive champions, or the inside must have a big gate. The strongest flank defense, for the problems exposed by Thomas Jr.'s defense, only uses the method of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, which cannot completely solve the problem.

And now, Snyder is aiming for that.

Dragic, DeRozan, Middleton, and even Bargnani and Li Xing are all thinking about how to make a fuss about Thomas Jr. after playing.

They don't care how tall each other is, and they don't care if they will be ridiculed by the fans. Their goal is the same, which is to defeat the Celtics in the easiest way.

So, Game1.

The news of the death of Thomas Jr.'s sister brought a lot of sadness to this round of the series.

He has every reason to miss this game, he can explain to the team how sad he is, but he still plays, and he wants to give the victory to his sister in heaven.

This is a typical Celtic story.

The Celtics players of all generations basically have such stories, and they are very touching.

For those who support them, the story will be a source of encouragement, while their opponents will regret it and then give it their all on the pitch.

Little Thomas never imagined that he, who was supposed to be an advantage, became a disadvantage after the game started.

Because of his short stature, he needs more space than others to attack every time, but the Raptors' defense is very limited in space; because of his short stature, others can get a chance with one screen, and he often needs two or even Three, it's not difficult for the clever Stevens.

However, this is just an appetizer for the opponent.

The consumption on the offensive end is intense, and the suppression on the defensive end is inhumane.

In the first five rounds of the first quarter, the Raptors started five heads-ups against Thomas Jr., and what is heartbreaking is that all five of these five heads-ups were successful.

The most frustrating one came from Li Xing.

He got the ball from beyond the three-point line, and Thomas Jr. was obviously serious about defending.

Li Xing looked around, pretending that he couldn't see the defender, then lowered his head poorly, and mockingly said, "Oh, you're here."

Then, a three-pointer was shot over Thomas Jr.'s head.

"Shh!"

At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led by 18 points.

Stevens called two timeout adjustments, neither of which worked well.

Thomas Jr., who was targeted by his opponent, lost himself amidst many difficulties, and the Celtics could hardly save the defeat.

"Boston's trump card has become the biggest loophole?"

"Next, what are they going to do?"

"I don't see any hope!"

Game2, the unlucky one is still Thomas Jr.

The first game was about intensity. In this game, the Raptors played double teams.

The strength alone had already killed the little assassin in the first game, but he even played double-team in the second game?The Raptors' targeting of Thomas Jr. has reached the point where both people and gods are indignant.

Even if the second-in-command of the Celtics, Avery Bradley, not only scored and wanted to help him out, his opponents still didn't open their eyes to him.

Thomas Jr. lost himself in a heavy double-team.

He can't find the offensive space, and he can't limit anyone on the Raptors on the defensive end. Even if the opponent is on the bench, he can easily crush him with his size.

Talent becomes extremely dazzling at this moment.

The Celtics protected Isaiah Jr. for a whole season, but he missed out on the best team in the league in the conference semifinals.

The castle that encased him was breached, and he began to bleed profusely.

When Brogge came on the field and called the pick-and-roll misplacement to force Thomas Jr., Celtics coach Stevens silently replaced him.

In the fourth quarter, Thomas Jr. was waived.

For the core players, this is a great shame.

Few superstars would accept such an arrangement, but Thomas had to accept that there was nothing he could do.

The fourth quarter was refrigerated, and the Celtics dragged a 10-point difference to the end and lost the game in the most unwilling way.

"Now for a chilling on-court tidbit."

"A record familiar to Boston fans: Isaiah Thomas is the king of the season's closing quarters."

"In the last quarters of G1 and G2 in the semifinals, he scored 0."

The two games in the Raptors are finally over. Thomas Jr. listened to boos all over the sky, bowed his head and exited. They will return to Boston, return to the garden, and return to the battlefield he is most familiar with.

There, he can still redeem himself.

Game3
This is a real life-and-death battle. In the first two games, the Green Army lost no temper. They didn't know how to deal with the enemy in front of them. It was the same at home.

The little assassin unleashed all his energy at this time.

Targeted setups didn't seem to be working, and he started hitting shots from the [-]-point line several paces away.

He turned on berserk mode tonight.

Maybe it was the pitchside poster that inspired him—"Isaiah, think of your sister!"

The Boston fans inspired him in the most brutal way.

Little Thomas suddenly realized that this game was dedicated to his sister, and he had to redeem himself here.

That night, the game was deadlocked to the end, however, the way out still did not belong to the Celtics.

In the last minute, Li Xing first made a three-pointer and then blocked Thomas' breakthrough.

Then, the positional battle broke through to the basket with the ball, and completed a ruthless dunk with a bloody smell across Horford.

These two attacks completely ended the game.

Thomas Jr. scored 50 points, but he failed to bring a victory.

He tried his best, kept hitting his opponent, and even hurt his own hip, but he still lost.

"IT played a game that made everyone proud!"

Game4
Thomas Jr. made a very Celtic move.

Injured to play.

Whether it was Russell winning countless tiebreakers with a dead body; Bird dragging his back to continue the glory of the Green Army; or Pierce was almost hacked to death but miraculously returned two weeks later Like participating in a game, this is what a typical leader of the Green Army does.

Thomas Jr. played injured, and his approach inspired everyone.

However, they couldn't win.

The cruelest thing is this.

They can't win.

After the start of the game, the three-pointers of the two big men, Li Xing and Bargnani, set the tone for the game.

There's no way they're going to lose this game, they're going to do whatever it takes to win, they want nothing but winning.

Thomas Jr.'s injury worsened during the game, and he couldn't last the game and left the court.

The following story is the tragedy of the remaining soldiers fighting to the last moment and still not being able to win.

The iron blood left by Garnett, Pierce and others still flows in the body of this green army, but they lack a backbone that can lead them to rise.

Thomas Jr. was good, but he wasn't good enough.

Even if he had a phenomenal season this season, it wouldn't be enough.

His performance is also inseparable from the team. He has made the system, and the system has made him.

Now the Celtics were swept out by the Raptors at home, ending the series.

Angie, who sat on the sidelines and witnessed the whole process, made a major decision in his heart.

(End of this chapter)