391-The first game of the playoffs-substitute or starter
.391 playoff first match or start
In the indoor training hall of the Boston Celtics, the drizzle hit the glass, making a beeping sound, but this cannot cool down the hot training mood in the room. ~
"This bad weather was still Jingtian yesterday, why did this kid become this weather as soon as he came?" Pierce said with a frown and complaining.
"Blame me? I can still control the weather? How can I have such great ability?" Ace didn't care about their nagging. You must know that when they learned that Ace and Dwyane went to the "Hell Kitchen" for dinner yesterday, they envied him, and they would be able to mock him for a long time.
A group of people were in a deep mouth with a lot of fun. Doug Rivers pushed open the door of the training room from outside, shook the rain, and watched all the Celtics players gather. This was also the last day before the start of the playoffs, and he needed to experiment with the tactics well. In fact, it was also for the player Ace. After all, he didn't play in one game in the regular season, and even if he came to the team to train, it would not be as good as the actual battle.
In fact, Doug Rivers is more optimistic about Rondo, a point guard, mainly due to the contract issues of the two. Besides, since the regular season of this season, Rondo's performance has been unstoppable, and he is completely the strength of a pseudo-All-star. If Ace did not have that weird three-pointer and the physical strength of playing the whole game, he would not have integrated training at all. At least the day before the game, everyone would have to take a good rest.
"Paul!" Doug Rivers called out to the players gathered there.
"Hey, head, come here." Pierce and a group of players around him noticed that the head coach had come. They rushed to do shooting practice and shoot rebounds. They suffered from a season of eardrum pushing.
"What did you say you asked Paul to go over? Will you say that he deliberately let the water go?" Ace said mysteriously.
"That's what the coach ordered. The last irrelevant game is, if you are injured, the team can't afford it." Garnett rolled his eyes to Ace.
"What would that be? Could it be that the old man Dougriffus, his girl, read Paul? No, have you read the new issue of the magazine that I have been so handsome than him?" Ace frowned and looked like he went over and eavesdropped.
Garnett was too lazy to pay attention to him, although he knew that the sexiest male athlete of the year selected by the latest issue of Playboy Weekly was Ace again, and this guy has been ranked for the third year.
When Pierce trotted all the way back, before Ace ran over, he heard Rondo next to him ask first, "Boss, it's not the boss. Which girl in his family really sees you."
"What girl?" Pierce frowned. "Okay, let's not talk about it for now. The coach asked us to warm up and have an internal practice game, which is mainly to restore Ace's condition." Pierce said seriously. This is related to the issue of winning the championship ring. They don't want to take good measures. Garnett transferred here for this ring.
"How to group it." Garnett also asked with concern.
"Rondo first played with the second team for ten minutes, and then replaced Ace and the second team for more than one minute. You two can be attentive. I heard from the coach that it depends on who you two starts first." Pierce said, after all, the palms and backs of his hands are fleshy, and the atmosphere of the team is also very good. There is only one goal, that is, the O'Brien Cup. At this time, he can be a substitute if necessary, as long as someone is better than him.
"No problem, come on, rookie." Ace showed off his biceps to Rondo.
"You are also a rookie, hurry up." Pierce kicked Ace in the butt and started warming up with everyone.
Rondo smiled and said it didn't matter. He actually admired Ace very much, and of course he was a little grateful. Ace helped him a lot during training, and the guidance he gave him was controlled by the scene, which was what he lacked.
Over the past year, he has been running to Ace's house many times in the past few days, usually taking videos of the game from the previous few days to help him analyze it. Of course, he has to play a few games. Although it was ordered by the head coach, this is of great benefit to him, and of course he is happy. Rondo understands that Ace will not stay in the Celtics next season, so he is just a playoff substitute, and he is also happy, as long as he can help the team win the championship.
Everyone is already very clear about the news that Ace will not stay with the Celtics. Although he doesn't know where his next home is, he has also expressed that of course, Ace has contributed all the salary Ace received this season to a local orphanage. The reason why he did not hand it over to the teaching institution run by him and Avril is to avoid trouble. The Celtics have understood Ace's no longer renewal.
In fact, it was not just Rondo who actually ran to Ace's apartment. Pierce and Garnett often went there, and there were other teams. It was not that Ace was rich and generous every time he asked them to spend money, but that Ace was a very good person and was easy to get along with. None of them was a millionaire. There was no way to find Ace often. Who told this guy to be lazy to a certain extent and asked him out, it was even harder than using his ball skills to panic Iverson, so they could only run over to party.
When the regular season competition came to an end, 16 teams that entered the playoffs began to move forward to a new journey. The Celtics, the No. 1 in the regular season league, will face the Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. After re-changing the blood, the Celtics played the biggest turnaround in Pengshi. The Hawks returned to the playoffs after 9 years: the Celtics shining starlight, and the Hawks are young and full of vitality.
Compared with the past few seasons, the Boston Celtics this season is a completely different team. The main reason is that they have a combination of three giants, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Estyk. From the end of the season's record to the first place in NB regular season record this season, the Celtics have undergone earth-shaking changes in terms of game experience, number of stars, chemistry and bench depth.
Unlike some team stars in the past, the Celtics' giants complement each other and everyone has the spirit of teamwork. Main point guard Rajoan Lando has used his outstanding performance in a season to dispel people's doubts about whether he can be competent as the "commander of the Big Three." In the bench lineup, James Posey, Cassel, Eddie House and Staring Brown are all veterans with extremely rich experience.
Of course, the Hawks were also reborn from the ashes. After a bad record of 2 wins and 54 losses in the 1999200 season, the Hawks, who learned from their mistakes, began a bitter reconstruction. After a long years of hard work, the Hawks finally returned to the playoffs this season. "Hawks." Joe Johnson continued to maintain his All-Star level. The mature progress of Josh Smith and Marvin Williams benefited a lot. Rookie Al Horford became a strong contender for the Rookie of the Year. In the middle of the season, they introduced veteran McBeeby to add more chips to the playoffs.
Both teams are old NB teams, and the grudges between the two sides have been concentrated in the 1950s to the 1980s. Especially in 195, the two teams met the Celtics in four seasons in the finals, and won three of the championships. The Hawks only won the championship trophy in 19575. In the subsequent playoffs, the Hawks fell at the feet of the Celtics. In the 197 season, the Hawks finally lost seven games in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, which became the most recent playoff collision between the two sides. After entering the 197th season, the strength of both teams began to decline seriously and never encountered it in the playoffs again.
On the afternoon of April 1, 200, the Celtics arrived at their home stadium, North Shore Bank Garden Stadium early. Because they were the number one in the West, they played the home advantage and waited for the Hawks to arrive.
St. Inside training match yesterday afternoon, Doug Riffles said nothing on the sidelines, especially he did not say who Ace and Rondo were. Neither Ace nor Rondo had a stunning performance on the court, and he did not make any comments.
"Okay, we're going out to warm up, you won't want to disappoint the fans at home," Doug Rivers said when he saw that everyone had changed into sportswear.
When all the players went out, Pierce slowed down and stayed in the locker room. The others didn't pay much attention. Pierce saw that the other teams left and walked to the coach and felt a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to speak.
"Do you want to ask who I want?" Doug Rivers smiled in a crooked and said.
"Haha..." Pierce scratched his head embarrassedly and didn't say anything, and just laughed at the head coach.
"Anyway, there is no one here, so I'll tell you, I'll use Rondo to start." After Doug Rivers finished speaking, Pierce was also stunned, but he still didn't dare to ask "why".
"Is there any problem?" Doug Rivers said.
"Uh, no, I just have a bottom." Pierce wanted to run after saying that. He did not understand. As usual, he said that the internal training in yesterday was Sergeant. After Ace's performance as a star, how could he not be appreciated by the head coach? Or was it because yesterday's score was not as high as Rondo.
"Come back." Doug Rivers smiled and called out Pierce, who was about to run out. "I know you are confused, so I'd better tell you, after all, you are also the captain of the stadium."
When Pierce heard that there was something else to say, he quickly turned around and sat opposite him at the coach's instructions.
"From yesterday's training game, Ace was indeed the first choice for starting. He fully fulfilled his role as a point guard and scored at no less than double digits, especially his assists to you and Garnett are better than Rondo." Doug Rivers showed a brief talk and continued to say that Pierce had no objection.
"Rondo has the potential and the ability to be a good point guard at first sight, but yesterday he was so impatient. He tried his best to score in order to show his value.
I know this is for me. He has proved his strength in the regular season. In fact, yesterday he went to be the point guard and I would put him on the bench. I would let him do his abnormality…” Doug Rivers said and looked at Pierce’s puzzled expression.
"I'm so confused," Pierce said.
"Because Rondo has a young and has potential, since he wants to be a position, why don't I give a boy who loves basketball a chance? Believe it or not, Ace has long understood that he will be a substitute today." Doug Rivers said with a mysterious smile.
"No." Pierce had some lingering tongue.
"He is an absolutely smart person. If he hadn't thought of this, he would not be the top point guard on the court, so this is also his greatest advantage. I have to use this kind of words to praise a young man this year." Doug Rivers smiled with a self-deprecating smile after saying this.
"Is it because I want to give Ron many chances? Isn't want to hit his mind? "Pierce also had this understanding.
"Well, that's right, if I were not the head coach, I would like to chat with Ace in private. As an elder, what I want to say is that you will definitely be worth the money when making friends with Ace. Uh, it may be a bit weird to say that, but that's the truth, it's just my personal understanding. OK, it's been delayed a lot of time, so you hurry up and go to the stadium to warm up. If you don't perform well, I will let you go here to watch the full game in the first minute." Doug Rivers waved after saying that.
Pierce quickly slipped away since he knew the question he wanted to know, so he left quickly. Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw Rondo leaning against the outer wall of the door. He looked at him in surprise, "Why are you back? Is there anything wrong?"
"Boss, I will definitely work hard!" Rondo said seriously, turned around and ran out of the player channel.
"This kid probably heard it." Pierce smiled and said to himself, looking around to find out if there was Ace's figure, but he realized it when he thought about it. Since the coach said Ace could think of his substitute, why was he wasted time here? The beautiful star on the sidelines was the goal he was chasing.
When Pierce came to the basket on his side, he heard Ace's slutty voice, "Rondo, my brother said, "Who bullied you? Oh, hey, he's crying. Tell me, which beauty told you that moved you."
Pierce looked carefully and found that Rondo's eyes were indeed red and there was a tear mark on his face. He understood that this was touched by the coach's words, and he might have been moved by Ace.
"Little rookie, I can't bear it anymore. I thought to myself that when I was eaten by a hundred female fans, I was calmly facing it. Let me tell you a secret, just imagine them all as Audrey Hepburn, and then you can close your eyes and think about it so much, it's a great thing." Ace was still joking about Rondo.
"I guess it was my first time playing in the playoffs, and it was inevitable that I was a little excited. When I first played in the playoffs, my server was soft," Percy analyzed and comforted him.
"Look at this is the direct gap between mortals and gods. Look at me, Dwyane, who was in the Heat, had to please me and ask for the ball. If I don't give him, he can't get angry with me. The playoffs is where I became famous," Ace said in a very bad mood.
"Who can compete with you for this 250's?" Garnett couldn't help but recall how unbearable it was for his first time in the playoffs.
"Rondo, I'm going to talk about you. Cassel is better than you. No matter how big a star you are in your team, I'm a point guard. If you want to pass the ball, run for me. If you don't run, you'll want the ball. If you want it, stay wherever you are cool," Ace said with a pat on Rondo's shoulder.
"Ace, I'm not as good as you said," Kassel said with a smile.
"I'm just exaggerating. Well, in general, we point guards must have a temper. Let me tell you a little trick. When they ask you for your request at the same time, you have to compare. Recently, these two people have given you good things, and you can compare them. Then pass the ball. Think about your future life. Do you have to pay for your meal?" Ace continued to instill bad thoughts in Rondo.
"Go and go, practice ball quickly, don't take this opportunity to be lazy." Pierce quickly knocked Ace away, and then patted Rondo and asked him to do the practice.
"Look at such people, they only pass less and dare to attack point guard Ye Ye, and Kevin is good. They are just assisting, and who is not passing? If some people don't apologize to me, they have the ability to not let me play. Anyway, I won't pass it to him." After Ace finished speaking, he ran to the three-point line for practice.
"Boy" Pierce laughed and scolded her, too lazy to pay attention, so she organized everyone to start a warm-up.
After a while, the Eagles also arrived at the stadium and came to warm up one by one. Pierce, the captain of the team, also ran over and said hello. In fact, for other teams, the Celtics' garden stadium is what they need to adapt to the most. The dazzling wooden floor is really unique, and it is the only one in the league. Ace once commented on this stadium, just like Pierce's butt.
Why do you say that? It’s not that these people went to Pierce’s house on a whim. Who knows what this guy did on the bed sheet last night? He made pieces of chocolate and red wine. In short, it made it very disgusting. Pierce slept on the side all night. When the team saw the marks of his shorts, Ace said on the spot, "It really looks like the floor of the Garden Stadium."
Just because Pierce almost fought with Ace, saying that he could, but he couldn't mock the team. In the end, Ace was pressed on the sofa and continued to mock him for being unhygienic, disgusting, sloppy, and in short, he used it all.
So every time the team plays home game, when Ace has time to watch, he will mock Pierce, "Have you washed the sheets today?" or "Paul, you changed into new shorts, it's so clean." Later, I don't know why Pierce's incident was reported, and Garnett also took a photo of that day and posted it. From a distance, it looked like the wooden floor of the garden court. However, Pierce's underwear was sold for $20,000 to buy. What's hateful is that Pierce threw him into the trash can that day.
Chapter completed!