Updated: 2013-05-21

Not many people can understand Yunas' melancholy now. After all, on the other side of the ocean, everyone is more concerned about the finals, and the reason why the media and fans are excited is because the old enemies meet again.

Decades of grudges have been with each other, and now you encounter them again, don’t expect the game to be dull.

Even the bookmakers have begun to predict whether such old enemies will fight for seven times?

Anyway, no one says that the Celtics can sweep their opponents with a arrogant saying. Don’t look at the Celtics sweeping through the East, but after all, this time they made it to the finals. Is it really a nickname to be the number one in the West?

After all, the Lakers also swept the Spurs and the Jazz to make it to the finals.

Not to mention the old topic of strong West and weak East, just looking at the opponents conquered by both sides, this is obviously not the same level! Especially Los Angeles fans are even more yelling that Boston has been going well before.

"How can Bostonians bear it without going through the test of iron blood? All this is unknown, so don't use those sweeping experiences as results! That will make you look pale!"

"If Boston can fight the Spurs for seven games, they will be qualified to comment on the Lakers!"

"A team that has just experienced a life-and-death battle, but Boston has been comfortable for too long. Can they really win the Lakers in a face-to-face showdown? I think this may be small and almost neglectable."

"Boston is not bad, but they do play too smoothly. Once you encounter setbacks, it's hard to guarantee that they won't collapse. In the past few decades, there are precedents for such teams."

Such a voice is a bit of a rampant now. In contrast, more people are optimistic about the Lakers now. After all, these guys have shown their fierce style in the confrontation with the Spurs.

And now the team is running in place, the players are in good condition, and there is no trouble with injuries. The most important thing is that in the coach position, they have a very experienced "Zen master", and Rivers is a newbie!

Don’t look at that fat guy who has been in the NBA for several years, but has he entered the finals? Does he have nine championship rings on his hands?? There’s nothing great about the league’s first place!

Let’s take a look at the honor book of “Zen Master”. The best record in the league’s regular season is someone else’s. In the playoffs, he is more experienced and has a very high winning rate. Rivers lacks too much in this regard.

Faced with such a horizontal comparison, no one may say that Boston is at a disadvantage in terms of player strength, but in the position of head coach, the "Zen Master" is in a state of instant killing Rivers.

Moreover, the "Zen Master" just defeated Popovich, who was extremely tough in style, and what role did Rivers kill along the way? Mike Brown or Sanders? Who can compare it with the table?

Even if Sloan took it out, it would be more important than these two guys, right? And that loyal guardian of Salt Lake City was still taken down by the "Zen Master"!? Can Rivers really plot against the old fox?

Not to mention that the opponent is not optimistic about this comparison, even Boston's own people are a little worried about this issue. But for Rivers himself, he doesn't have the time to pay attention to such a comparison now.

Anyway, since the day he served as the Celtics coach, the criticism has never stopped. Before last season, some people even said, why do such a guy with an annual salary of 5 million yuan still stay in Boston?

But no matter how noisy the criticism was, wasn't the final winner still Rivers? He was still sitting on the sidelines of the Celtics to direct the game, and what about the guys who said he was leaving? Didn't they all disappear?

So, even if the media are already quarreling, Rivers still has an attitude of not being concerned about himself.

Now that I can't do anything, who has the time to argue? Rivers doesn't have that time.

When the opponents in the finals have been finalized, the question that Rivers and Thibodeau need to consider is how to beat the Lakers with a home advantage. The first two games are definitely not to be missed.

Facing an old fox like Phil Jackson, don’t think about playing any tricks for him. If you want to deal with this old guy like Sanders, you will definitely suffer the loss in the end.

"Zen Master" has never seen anything. Even Auerbach said that no matter how unhappy Jackson is, he has to make a very pertinent evaluation. In the past twenty years, that guy is the best.

Not to mention Pat Riley, Popovich and Sloan, if you really have more coaching skills and stability, even if Jackson often finds some places with many stars to hold on, his ability to adjust the team is definitely first-class, even if he is often pretending to be calm on the sidelines.

After all, that old guy has nine championship rings on his hands, which can no longer deny Jackson's value. If you are really not convinced, you can also bring nine, uh, but most of the inside should be imitation.

Of course, when facing such an opponent, Rivers will only be more cautious. This black fat man is no longer a rookie. Even when facing an old fox like Jackson, he is not very afraid.

What are the people on earth who are all with one nose and two eyes? What are they afraid of? Is that old guy still able to eat people? In the game, it’s not always up to players to play. The coach at most sets up tactics to stabilize the morale of the army.

Do you really expect the coaches on both sides to roll up their arms and sleeves and go out to fight with real guns? But if that is true, Rivers is very sure to kill Jackson, who is already old.

At this moment, the teams of both sides have no secrets. They have almost all the cards they have in their hands. Now, the stability is left.

Whoever can play all his strength in the finals and play more stably than his opponents will be, then the final champion will belong to whom. Such a confrontation will be a strength.

But looking at the Lakers' lineup, Rivers also knows that this is a tough tough trick. After all, it is also the number one in the West, and the lineup of those guys is also very fierce.

If you take a closer look, you will find that the Lakers' scoring efficiency can definitely rank among the top two in the league. Even if the Celtics can lead a little, the gap is absolutely no big deal.

The Celtics' always advantage is in the inside, not to mention Pierce on the outside, Ray Allen.

But the Celtics have the highest offensive efficiency, Garnett and Chen Feng, who often detonate bombs in the opponent's three-second zone, causing those guys to collapse beyond recognition.

This is true for the Hawks and the Cavaliers, including the powerful Pistons, who were eventually swept out because of the loss of the inside, so they had to accept the result of being killed.

However, the Celtics, the most advantageous offensive area, is facing strong challenges from the Lakers.

After a season of trading, those Los Angeles also added strong players like Gasol to the inside, which has traditional advantages, and used Espanyol to enhance the offensive and defensive vitality of the inside.

It can be said that the Lakers' reinforcement this time is completely aimed at their own advantages. They are trying hard to restore their center traditions.

Even if Kobe is the leader now, the team's position in the inside must not become the weak point. However, with Gasol's joining, the Lakers' inside line has become quite strong now.

This season, the Celtics and the Lakers have not played against each other, but at that time, Los Angeles had not yet waited for the arrival of the Spanish power forward, and Bynum's injury was delayed again and again.

Even Kobe's own wits were a bit sluggish. At that time, the Lakers were only ranked eighth in the West, rather than the powerful team who could reach the top in the West.

If we had to measure the confrontation at that time now, even Rivers might feel that it was not convincing. The Lakers are their strongest state now.

Especially the three high points in the inside line, they obviously have more advantage over the Celtics in terms of height. Rivers also admitted that Chen Feng is only less than 2.10 meters away.

Gasol and Bynum are several centimeters taller than him, and only Garnett can match them. This may not be obvious, but if Odom is counted as well.

At least in terms of average height, the Celtics suffer a little, and with Kobe and Fisher, Los Angeles is now fully capable of fighting against the Celtics.

In fact, it is not just a simple arm wrestling. If you really have the strengths of the card count, the Lakers and the Celtics are almost the same, let alone Kobe, a big killer weapon in Los Angeles.

Look at what crazy state that guy was in when he fought with the Spurs. If you really want to kill the Lakers, you really have to consider this. Kobe's desire to win is so strong that it makes people scared.

Just like Boston has been in the fall for twenty years, Kobe has also been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive years. Faced with those doubtful voices, Pan needs a powerful counterattack!

He needs to let those who question themselves know that even without O'Neal, he can still lead the Lakers to win the championship! He can also allow the championship flag above Staples to continue to increase!

Instead of throwing away O'Neal, throwing away the Lakers tradition, leaving Kobe, leaving behind a madman who likes to swipe data if he's fine!

On the finals stage, not only the Celtics have to prove themselves, but Kobe also needs a championship.

Such a situation is a headache for Rivers. How to deal with the Lakers' inside line is probably going to kill a lot of brain cells. Thibodeau also needs to spend more time on overall defense. After all, the famous triangular offense of the "Zen Master" is almost unsolvable in this league.

It is not that easy to block the Lakers' offense, and these guys are now extremely hungry for honor. Just look at their fight with the Spurs, you can know how cruel the Lakers are.

This is definitely a match for the Celtics. Now that the old enemies are reunited, they may be killed. Don't think they can be harmonious anyway.

There is no foundation for peaceful coexistence between these two cities. If you don’t curse directly after meeting, even if you are very polite, Rivers said it on the spot when he saw the Spurs being eliminated!

Although they have not met in the finals in the past twenty years, now, the grievances in the past have gathered and fermented, and what is left to both sides is also a battle like a dragon and tiger.

If the meeting between old enemies is missing some bloody scenes, then is it still called an old enemy? It's so peaceful that even that old guy Stein can't stand it.

Between Los Angeles and Boston, there has been a start to warm up, but no one knows how much the temperature can soar.

Anyway, you will never be disappointed in such a final. It is certain that sparks are everywhere. Maybe, this will be a forest fire, but I just don’t know who will be burned to death...
Chapter completed!