Updated: 2013-04-16

After struggling through the Spurs and Nuggets in a row, Rivers had no intention of relaxing at all, especially the life-and-death showdown with the Spurs, which made him discover many loopholes, especially the defensive flaws.

In dealing with opponents' interlude and running, the pace of following defense and the awareness of repairing defense are always a bit lacking.

Especially in the face of experienced teams like the Spurs, the Celtics can always be found by their opponents to attack. A strong point in the inside line, combined with the outside running, disrupts the Celtics' defense line.

You can't expect to think of the Celtics and the Nuggets in all games, and you can still chase back little by little when you are behind. If the Spurs have the lead, you will be able to get back?

Moreover, the opponents you want to meet in the playoffs are not necessarily the Nuggets, the Spurs, Pistons, and those old guys. Once you take the initiative, it will be really difficult for you to stage a reversal.

Although the Pistons are now in a downturn, they can only rank third in the East, but in the playoffs, their overall and defense are not necessarily worse than the Cavaliers. If they meet the Magic's opponents, they are likely to be the winner.

If the Celtics ignore the potential threats of these opponents, Rivers is likely to fall apart.

Those guys don’t care what you are the first in the regular season. When it comes to face-to-face fighting, they will try their best to make you feel awkward, then find your loophole and swing an extremely fierce attack!

Anyway, if they can kill you, they will definitely do everything they can. There is only a distinction between winners and losers in the playoffs, but there is nothing despicable or not. It is a battlefield, and success or failure is always determined by only winning or losing.

An old man like the Spurs knows how to make good use of all conditions. Don’t look at the Celtics’ record now, if they meet the Spurs in the finals, it’s really hard to predict the results.

Even the bookmakers adjusted their odds after this game, and the Spurs have jumped to second place in the West.

They are just a little lower than the Lakers, which are the most popular recently, but if it is really the playoffs, the experienced Spurs will probably be the most dangerous opponent in the West.

But they won't reveal their fangs in advance. When you understand their threat, they may have chewed your throat long ago, and your fate is to wait to see God and be eliminated.

Rivers did not intend to make his team a prey for others, so in the fight with the Spurs, he was not interested in a victory, but paying attention to what the team lacked in this kind of battle.

There are loopholes, weaknesses, slow fever problems, and personnel matching mistakes. These will be what Rivers and Thiboddeau will pay attention to in future training.

The team cannot become perfect in one day. Rivers is just thinking about how to try to make the Celtics do better. It doesn't need to be perfect, but it must be at the extreme of practicality.

"Winning, even if it's a bit ugly, is what we need most now. We can't always think about defeating our opponents with a performance like air relay. In the playoffs, no one can give you such a chance."

Although there are many old guys on the Celtics now and they are not lacking in experience, there are not many of these guys who can compete in the finals. They actually don’t have many fighting experience at critical moments.

Just Kassel and Spreeville had this experience, but after fighting with the Spurs, Rivers used San Antonio as a potential opponent and began to give everyone a small job and assign tasks.

The Celtics' record is very dazzling, but Boston is not an invincible army. Rivers is not so naive that he thinks his team can sweep the league and win the Spurs is due to Chen Feng's decisive victory.

Gang Qiao won so many finals back then, but how many wins did he throw them away? Who has counted this?

So, don’t expect to win the championship by relying on such unreliable final gambling. Chen Feng may not be so accurate every time. If he gives him such a chance, he will definitely not be able to guarantee that he can still invest.

The regular season is a process of letting the team check for shortcomings and fill in the gaps. After eighty-two games, a mature team should take shape. At least in terms of tactical choices, they have their own set of things.

Moreover, the team's operation will become very stable. Not to mention the three armies' life, but at least there will be no major collapse.

But there are still some twists and turns in this. The running-in process of a team cannot be so smooth.

But after the Celtics joined the Big Three, they played too smoothly. After half of the schedule, two 20+ wins in a row brought them to the top spot in the league. There were few that kind of bumpy experience.

If it goes too smoothly, it means you will have much less tempering. Even Auerbach said that a team that wins from beginning to end will either be without any twists and turns, or it may die prematurely.

The fight with the Spurs this time really scared Rivers into a cold sweat. This is not that the Celtics can't afford to lose. On the contrary, they have enough wins. If they really lose once, there is actually no burden.

But this very strong confrontation is also a wake-up call for Rivers. When the playoffs begin, the opponents they meet cannot start to collapse like the regular season, after you put enough pressure on them.

There are no weak teams who can make it into the playoffs. Even if they are slightly worse than you, you can't do it in seconds. The regular season and the playoffs are two completely different styles of confrontation.

If you win the regular season, it may not be possible for the playoffs. After a season of busy work, you don’t just make wedding dresses for others. Even if you are not as strong as you, you will definitely sacrifice your life to fight with you.

Unless you still encounter an opponent like the Raptors who has long had psychological shadows against the Celtics, you can only fight one after another and win in high-intensity confrontation.

Just like the game with the Spurs, it is very likely that they will fight until the last quarter and the last second!

The Celtics played too smoothly in the regular season, so Rivers' concerns are not unreasonable. He doesn't want these guys to lose their vigilance because they win too much.

"We are the league number one, but keep this in mind. This league can produce many incredible miracles. If you don't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame, it's better to keep your nerves tight from now on."

Rivers was also the first time he warned the team against the tough guys under his command on the flight to Houston, and the game against the Spurs and the game against Denver.

The Celtics are not invincible. They will be tired, lose, make mistakes, or have status problems. Therefore, when facing every opponent, you must cheer up and take it seriously.

The first in the league is not a credit book that allows you to enjoy while lying down, but it is just a step to the championship podium.

But Rivers could make the players alert, but he still couldn't change the league's damn schedule.

It's not been a day since they killed the Denver Nuggets, and they have to drag the fatigue of fighting in a row to face the Rockets in Houston. Although these guys have lost their knowledge, they have just won twenty-two consecutive games!

Your sister is not afraid of being slick, but she is afraid of being so stupid. Half the main lineup, plus a fierce substitute, and then she will hit you with her life. Anyone who encounters this kind of playing style will have a headache.

What's more, the Celtics have just fought in two life-threatening battles, and coupled with a continuous away game, even a single vote of iron men cannot withstand such torture.

Scola, Hayes, Uncle Mu, plus Battier, Alstom, Brooks and McGrady, who just recovered from injury, look average, but if you get angry, it will really be torture.

The main ones are the guys in the inside, they are all ruthless characters who are steady in the lower plate and then take root in fighting with you.

Uncle Mu, who is at least 40 years old, can still slap you in the inside line.

Moreover, the shape of this old guy shaking his fingers at you can always cause the victim to be injured internally, so Chen Feng accidentally said Uncle Mu.

Originally he was attacking Scola, but the cunning Argentine dodged at the critical moment. Chen Feng hesitated for a second while picking the basket, but Uncle Mu succeeded.

Then you looked at an old guy who was at least forty years old and shook his finger at you. The feeling of holding your anger would definitely make you feel urge to vomit blood, and Chen Feng almost cursed.

However, in the third quarter, Chen Feng also found a chance to take revenge. Uncle Mu turned around and cut in the inside, but was blocked by Chen Feng. He swung his fierce nail-board hat firmly.

Then Chen Feng also returned the shaking finger to Uncle Mu, but this is not the climax of the story. The problem is that Uncle Mu is shaking it, but as soon as Chen Feng shook his finger, he was directly a technical foul!

"Why! Your sister is just waving her fingers, why am I just a technical foul?" However, Chen Feng's protest only brought a roll of eyes from the referee.

"If you want to be forty, they don't care about you. The alliance also pays attention to respecting the elderly. This is a privilege and you can't envy." Garnett's words completely left Chen Feng speechless.

I'll go, is there any backdoor saying this technical foul? And it's a double standard! Do those referees dare not be so bad!? This is a fool!

However, the referee took care of Uncle Mu and failed to save the Rockets' fate of losing at home. McGrady, who returned to the team after recovering from injury, could not find the touch. His 8 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds did not play a decisive role.

However, the Celtics' winning pace was not as fast as the East. The first two games cost them too much attention. The confrontation with the Rockets was delayed until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter before the winner was decided.

95:87, the Rockets had a chance to reverse, but they all hit the basket with three three-pointers in the last moment.

Pierce and Garnett scored six free throws, which was also the most tiring game that the Celtics have won recently. They did not fight to the death with the Spurs, but the whole process was delayed.

Because of the excessive physical energy consumption, Cassel and Weber both suffered from varying degrees of injuries, including Novak, who had to watch the wall due to the swelling of his ankle. This fatigue injury made Rivers the most worried.

Even Rivers himself said angrily after the game, "If we play like this every trip to the West, maybe it will take only two or three times, and we will only have half of the team left, and anyone will beat us by then."

Of course, this is just a complaint, but just like Chen Feng was called for a technical foul for shaking his finger. When facing reporters' complaints, Rivers would at most give him a ticket from the league.

However, the fine of $25,000 is not much for Rivers' annual salary of 5 million. It is better to be able to get angry than to hold on like this.

But after winning the Rockets, no matter how Rivers and Chen Feng cursed, these guys had to drag their tired bodies on the plane, because twenty hours later, they still had a game.

The Hornets, who are in New Orleans, are also the last stop of the Celtics' Western trip. They are just tortured by continuous battles and damn back-to-back to collapse. I really don't know if they can continue to win.

Back to back, this is really something that destroys the will of the players. Even these beasts can't stand it...

(The second update is given... I would like to complain about what happened between Mourinho and Cassi, why is there such a big grudge? Is it really a confrontation between the power of the locker room and the power of the head coach? It feels more than that simple.)
Chapter completed!