my golden age

Chapter 31
Gao Fei and Kobe's talents are too good, even if the Celtics withstood the initial stage, they gradually fell into a passive position.

As a young coach with inexperience, Rivers racked his brains, thinking about how teams played against talented players in the past.His first thought was the Bad Boys vs. Chicago Bulls.

The appearance of this thought made him breathe a sigh of relief.

beep!beep!
Dick Batawi blew his whistle to enforce a timeout called by Rivers.

Pierce took the towel and wiped the sweat off his face.He doesn't know if Rivers can find a way to restrain the Lakers. Anyway, he consumes a lot of offense and defense, and there are still three and a half quarters in the game, so it won't work for a long time.

"Do you remember how the Pistons treated Michael Jordan back then?" Rivers said this sentence, like a light, opened the skylight of the players' thinking.

"Are you asking us to do something?" Pierce, the team leader, asked what Rivers meant.

"No." Rivers didn't want to hurt a certain player, but just wanted the player to play a tough defense, so that the opponent's talent could not be displayed, "Tonight's referee is Dick Batawi, he is an old-school referee, the physical contact allowed The scale is loose. Do your best to fight the Lakers hand-to-hand, and drag those two players flying in the sky back to the ground!"

Pierce came to the spirit: "Drag them back to the ground and beat them with floor flow."

"We have [-] fanatical fans as our backing, don't be afraid of them, just use hand-to-hand combat to decide the outcome!" Rivers is a very inspiring coach, and his short words restored the confidence of the Celtics players.

Goofy saw the faces of the Celtics players when he returned to the court and thought Rivers had given them Dianabol during the timeout.

When he broke through and was brought down by his shoulders, he suddenly understood that this was the Celtics' countermeasure.

Rivers guessed right.Dick Battavi just called Ricky Davis a common foul and didn't let Goofy get to the free throw line.

Americans like to appreciate strong sports, and the reason why football attracts attention is that it is strong enough.When the Celtics players showed a rough side on both ends of the offense and defense, the blood in the fans was completely stimulated.

The cheers in the North Shore Garden Arena were deafening, and the momentum was even more amazing than at the beginning.

Even for players with a strong heart, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be affected by sideline factors.

The two sides focused on defense and confrontation, physical energy could not be allocated to offense, and efficiency plummeted.

For nearly one and a half quarters, there were not many goals.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Celtics by 38 point with a score of 37-1!
"I thought the Celtics would play with intensity, but I didn't expect it to be so intense." Every time Odom took a step, he slapped the wall of the player tunnel with his hand.

Kobe is a person who is very persistent in winning. Hearing Odom say something similar to softness, he asked: "Lamar, are you afraid?"

Odom said hurriedly: "Impossible. I have seen the Celtics a lot."

The intensity of the playoffs is stronger than that of the regular season. This kind of scene is often encountered, but it can be dealt with.

Back in the locker room, I can still hear the restless voice in the stadium.

Phil Jackson faced all the players and said: "You should understand now that the Celtics are not fighting us offensively or defensively, but are fighting us desperately. The second half will get worse. Be mentally prepared in advance and play hard. Get tougher."

He looked at Gao Fei and asked, "This game is close to the intensity of the playoffs, how do you feel?"

Gao Fei smiled and said, "This level of physical confrontation is not difficult at all."

Odom squeezed Gao Fei's shoulder and said, "Gao, it's good to have confidence, but don't go too far!"

Kobe said: "Gao's core strength is about the same as that of an inside player. Of course he can say that. If you are as strong as him, you probably won't feel hard."

"Gao, what kind of monster are you? It looks like Kobe's stature, but his strength is so strong." Odom couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Gao Fei thought to himself: "I have a magical system, and I can also check the opponent's ability value, should I tell you?"

Phil Jackson quietly looked at the players joking, and when it came to an end, he said: "In the second half, the efficiency will drop further, and the protection of rebounds is the most important thing. No matter what position the player is, they must rush for rebounds. Do you understand? "

The team members all believed in Phil Jackson. Although he didn't emphasize discipline at ordinary times, he still completely obeyed the coach's arrangements when it came to key decisions.After all, all the people here don't have as many championship rings as the head coach.

"Gao, try talking to your teammates." Phil Jackson suddenly became interested, wanting to continue to cultivate Gao Fei's self-confidence in controlling everything.

If it was when he first came to the United States, Gao Fei would not have dared to say it.The situation is different now, and I dared to express: "Since Phil said, the Celtics want to fight us hard. My response is also very simple-whether it is fighting offensively, defensively, or desperately, we are better than them!" After finishing speaking With these words, Gao Fei was slapped on Wuzhishan by several teammates on his back.

"Gao, you really look like a superstar now!" "When did you become so confident?"

Gao Fei stood up, broke away from the fights of his teammates, and said: "Besides the five players on the field, there are also those restless fans in the North Shore Garden Arena. Stay focused, and you can ignore the impact of the audience on the sidelines. This This game must be won!" His eyes were shining brightly in the light.

"Kobe, have you noticed? Gao is a very competitive player." Odom covered his mouth with his hand and whispered to Kobe beside him.

Kobe put his arms around his chest and replied: "The day I competed for the starting point guard, I discovered Gao's desire to compete. He has a gentle personality and is restrained enough to not show it, but he can't hide the details."

"What are the details?"

"In the first training session, after he waited for me to leave the arena, he continued to train for another hour." Kobe said calmly.

"What?" Odom knew that Kobe was a training freak, but he didn't expect Gao Fei to be even worse. When he looked at Gao Fei who was sitting next to the coach, his opinion was completely different.

Staff notified to return.

Gao Fei stood up and walked in the front, his broad back in warm-up clothes looked very imposing.

"Lamar, have you noticed that since I don't know when, the whole team has followed Gao's footsteps." Kobe and Odom walked side by side.

Odom recalled carefully and found that Gao Fei's presence in these games was indeed super strong, and said: "Maybe this is talent."

"Hey, don't attribute everything to talent. Gao's hard work can't be ignored." Kobe appreciates players who work hard more than talent.This is also one of the reasons why he and O'Neill have different ideas.

Odom said with a smile: "Gao lives an ascetic life. Perhaps the most interesting thing in life is basketball. Of course he is happy to train."

Kobe didn't want to talk about his private life. When he saw the court, he said, "We'll talk about this later. Get ready for the challenge of the second half."

(End of this chapter)