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leave the hotel.

Qin Feng flew back to Goose City by plane, and after three days of rest, he continued to start the journey of the regular season.

Although the regular season record of the Thunder has fluctuated to a certain extent this season, it still ranks first in the league with a record of 30 wins and 3 losses.

No team wants to run into the Thunder!

In a regular season after the All-Star break, the Thunder played at home against the Boston Celtics.

The two teams had a deep grievance last season.

Because Pierce offended Qin Feng by not keeping the door open, Qin Feng showed his power in the two games last season. He couldn't help but completely restrain Pierce and beat the Celtics to the ground.

At that time, the Celtics were still a powerful team in the Eastern Conference, aiming at a championship team, so Pierce dared to be so arrogant.

However, the Celtics this season have already sunk into the sunset, breaking away from the echelon of the Eastern seed team and becoming a mid-range team.

As of now, they have only achieved a record of 15 wins and 17 losses, and the winning percentage has not yet reached 50%.

The once proud Celtics have now become the target of arbitrary bullying by other teams in the league.

The reason is that the strength of the Big Three of the Celtics has declined with age, and Garnett has missed most of the team's games this season due to injuries, which has caused the Celtics' defensive strength in the penalty area to drop sharply. .

Everyone knows that if the Celtics want to compete for the championship with the current lineup configuration, it is already a daydream.

Angie, the general manager of the management of the Green Army, knows this very well.

If the Celtics remain competitive, this is a question that Angie has been thinking about.

Qin Feng is very clear that after one or two seasons at most, Angie will start to make changes to the team's core lineup and rebuild the team.

Two hours before the game, the Thunder's home arena, the Ford Center, was already packed with people.

No matter who the Thunder team's opponent is, any game with the Thunder team, whether it's home or away, is hard to get a ticket, and the game is full.

Although there is no suspense in this game, the grievances between the two sides are also a highlight.

The pre-match interview session.

Thunder team interview room.

"Qin, this is the first time the Thunder have played against the Celtics this season. Will you continue to sanction Pierce like last season? Will you keep him scoreless throughout the game?"

A reporter asked excitedly, as if looking forward to seeing such a scene.

"Although this is the first time we have played against the Celtics team, in fact, I have already played against Pierce in the All-Star Game!"

"But he didn't provoke me. Based on this, I won't deliberately target him!"

"And to be honest, with the current strength of the Green Army, I don't need to sanction."

Qin Feng said lightly, telling the truth.

The reporters were somewhat embarrassed after hearing this.

The decline of the Celtics is already a fact recognized by the league, and it is a bit desolate to say these words from Qin Feng.

After all, Qin Feng and his Thunder team are now in full swing in the league. After winning the championship last season, they are still the most powerful contenders for the championship this season.

No team can dominate this league for a long time, and decline is the law of history.

No matter how great the players are, they will go into decline, enter the reconstruction period, and then rise again. Of course, the management of some teams is too mediocre, causing their teams to fail for many years, but they cannot rise.

"Durant, you made it clear in this All-Star game that you would compete for mvp, but you got it from the same team as Qin Feng. How do you feel about this?"

a reporter asked.

"To be honest, I am very angry. The key is that after the All-Star Game, I helped Qin bring the mvp back to Goose City!"

"But I am also convinced! With Qin Feng's strength, he deserves this mvp."

Durant spread his hands and said helplessly.

After a pause, he continued: "But I will continue to aim for mvp! I believe that I will be able to achieve this goal in the near future."

The reporters were stunned when they heard this.

Will be able to achieve the goal soon?

Where does this confidence come from?

Qin Feng's pretentiousness can really be achieved.

But what about Du?

So far in his career, except for the rookie mvp, it seems that he has not won any heavyweight mvp award.

I don't know how long this "soon" is.

The reporters shook their heads, obviously not believing what Durant said.

Even if Qin Feng is not in this league, Durant still has to compete with superstars like Kobe and James, not to mention that the league now has the king of honor, Qin Feng.

In the two years since Qin Feng landed in the NBA, he has basically won all the MVP awards.

As far as the current season's performance is concerned, winning the mvp of the regular season this season is also a certainty.

So Durant basically has no chance.

The reporters asked a few more questions before ending the pre-match interview.

The Celtics interview room.

Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rondo sat side by side, with serious faces and a hint of bitterness in their eyes.

"Pierce, what do you think of the upcoming game? Do you have any comments on Qin Feng's performance this season?"

A reporter asked, with a wonderful expression.

"I will work hard to win the game! Qin Feng is indeed a very good player. I had a brief encounter with him in the All-Star Game and found that he has become even stronger this season!"

Pierce said seriously, there was no sarcasm towards Qin Feng in his tone.

If you are happy in life, you must be happy, and if you are frustrated in life, you must be low-key.

Pierce is very clear that today's Celtics have lost the capital to challenge the Thunder, so they can only keep a low profile.

"Will the grievances between you and Qin Feng continue in this game?"

a reporter asked.

"Grudges? What grudges? If it refers to the conflicts between me and Qin Feng on the court, then I don't think it's grudges, it's just our attitude towards the game. We all just want to win the game."

Pierce said lightly, his face very calm.

The reporters were a little confused.

Is this... so thick-skinned?

Uncle Pi's mouth is really amazing!

Open your mouth to come?

Obviously it was a contradiction with deep grievances, but now it has become an attitude towards the game, just a confrontation on the court.

Changing the concept to play the real six, I just don’t know if Qin Feng will think so, and if he will just fight against Uncle Pi in the game...

"Pierce, how do you see the plight of the Celtics this season?"

a reporter asked.

This question is more worrying.

"I think the difficulties are only temporary. I believe the team will return to normal. When Garnett comes back, we will still be one of the most competitive teams in the East."

Pierce said lightly, as if pinning all his hopes on the injured Garnett.

But everyone knows that Garnett is not the savior.

Perhaps Garnett will improve the team's strength after his healthy comeback, but he will definitely not bring the Celtics to the championship level again!