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Chapter 1045 The Championship Team (Part [-])
Doc Rivers, a former NBA player, successfully turned into a head coach after retiring.

His coaching style is known for emphasizing tough game style, iron-blooded defense and teamwork.

In the 2007-08 season, Rivers led the Celtics who had just completed Garnett-Pierce-Ray Allen to win the championship, and was officially promoted to become the championship coach.

Winning the championship made Rivers' natural "big mouth" characteristic even more "unscrupulous".

Although many words were said in a "joke", many of Rivers' remarks were still criticized.

Now facing the upcoming opponent Clippers, Rivers released a lot of "ruthless words" in an interview.

"With the Clippers losing two main players, I don't think there is much room for adjustment. Their bench depth is limited, and there are not many experienced players~"

"If there are no accidents, I think we can win the game smoothly~!!"

"Whether it's the Lakers or the Clippers, as long as we meet a team from Los Angeles, we will beat them up, there is no doubt about it~!"

These "aggressive" ruthless words will definitely make this game more interesting.

"How do you evaluate Coach Blue's transformation of the Clippers over the past season~?!"

And the reporter's questions are not over yet.

"The Clippers are obviously lucky. First of all, they got the No. [-] pick with a very low probability, and then selected Harden, who seems to be playing fairly well. Then they conducted a series of operations around Harden. Obviously their rebuilding speed is very fast, but obviously they have too many young players who need to grow when they are not ready to compete for the championship~ But overall, Blue is a good coach, he knows how to tap the potential of young players, how to Let a team form a strong cohesion, and how to build tactics around these players~”

Rivers said this time in a more positive tone.

"What's more, they recruited Harper this year, which is obvious for their defensive improvement, so the Clippers may become a force that cannot be underestimated in the West in the next few years, but after all, they are in Los Angeles. You have to be under the pressure of the Lakers all the time~”

Rivers added.

In the end, don't forget to taunt.

"This Rivers is so defiant, what he said is simply infuriating~!!!"

Some remarks made by Rivers in the interview quickly spread to the Clippers coaching staff who have finished training and are holding a pre-game preparation meeting in the hotel.

Harper frowned, stared, and said angrily.

"The more Rivers says that, the greater our chances of winning, haha~!!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Shengli said with a calm smile.

"Although I know what you mean by saying that arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated, I still can't bear it~!"

Harper still spoke angrily.

"I think Rivers was just a rotation player when he was a player. He was directly locked by me in many duels. I didn't expect that after becoming the head coach, he would become even more prestigious. Hmph~!!, Looking at this game, I just want to kill his prestige ~!!"

Harper continued to speak angrily and excitedly.

"But Rivers has something to say that really makes sense~!"

Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed.

"Because of the absence of our two starting players, we will definitely have a difficult situation in the formation. On the other hand, the Celtics are all good players who can recruit and fight well~!!, and their rotation depth is stronger than that of the Celtics. There are too many of us~!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

"The advantage of our second team in the past is gone now, and it has become a disadvantage~!"

Lan Shengli continued to sigh.

"And in terms of interior, we are also very passive in employing people. In short, tonight is a difficult game~!!"

Hearing what Lan Shengli said, you can feel that he is still very well prepared for difficulties.

"Anyway, no matter what, I must win this game tonight, otherwise I will definitely not be able to swallow this breath~!!, hum~!!"

Harper said angrily.

"Why do I think you're going to come back to play ~?!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli asked.

"It's impossible to play the game, but I can help the team in other ways~!!, first of all, starting, Bruce, you can accept my previous starting suggestions~!!"

Harper spoke eagerly.

"Okay~, I accept it, I didn't say I wouldn't accept it before, it's just that I want to find a more balanced point~!!"

Lan Shengli responded.

"In the end, the starting lineup I decided is like this~"

Lan Shengli spoke up.

"Okay~!!, just do it~!!, this set of starters is actually more experienced than the previous ones, maybe it can produce better results~!!"

Harper said excitedly after listening.

It seems that Lan Shengli's arrangement of staying up all night has played a role, at least it is recognized by Harper.

But what kind of starting set this is, we have to wait until the game starts to know.

While talking, the game will start soon.

"We won this game for nothing but the injured Hill and Love. No matter who we lack, we have to play the basketball that belongs to the Clippers~!!"

In the locker room, Lan Shengli encouraged the players.

"3, 2, 1~!!"

"Playoffs~!!"

The shouts of the team members seemed to be louder than usual.

And as the game is about to start, the Clippers' mysterious starting lineup will soon be revealed.

After Lan Shengli studied for most of the day, the players who replaced Hill and Love were Livingston and Bass.

So the Clippers' starting lineup for this game is Livingston, Harden, George, Buss and Jordan.

Such a starting lineup, as Harper said before, is more experienced than the previous "Five Tigers".

Perhaps there will be greater changes in the style of play.

It's just that the outside shooting of this lineup is really a bit "urgent".

Except for Harden, the other four players have no three-point shooting ability, which should make the Celtics' defense more calm.

And the starting lineup of the Green Army came out soon.

Because there is no such a large-scale injury wave as the Clippers, the Celtics' starting lineup has not changed much.

Ray Allen, Pierce and Garnett partner Rondo and "Shark" O'Neal.

"Show us the state we deserve, show the state that a championship team should have, take down the opponent, and completely destroy the opponent tonight~!!"

Rivers yelled with a rough voice.

(End of this chapter)