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As soon as he entered the mission, the surrounding environment lit up.

A slightly dilapidated dressing room, but the space is still spacious.

Li Liang was standing there, someone patted him from behind, "Boy, put on your shoes quickly, why are you in a daze?"

When he looked back, he was a middle-aged man with a bald forehead and short stature.

Li Liang recognized him. This was Reid Auerbach, the head coach of the Celtics and later the Cardinal.

He is only 45 years old this year, and he has not yet become the archbishop of the NBA. He strokes his gray hair and is touring the territory.

Li Liang looked at the jersey on his body. No. 17, he really replaced Havlicek.

He took the shoes out of Havlicek's locker, a pair of black Converse flats, the laces still unworn.

"Hey, hurry up, sit down, and get your shoes on."

A black player sitting in front of the locker patted the stool and told Li Liang to sit down and put on his shoelaces.

The man was wearing the No. 16 jersey with "Sanders" written on the back.

Wearing a pair of glasses, he sat on a stool and carefully laced his shoes like a grandmother doing needlework.

Li Liang sat down beside him, put on his shoelaces, and put on his sneakers.

The sneakers in the 1960s did not make much progress compared with the 1950s, and they were still rubber-soled flat shoes.

This is the second time Li Liang has participated in this early NBA game on a mission.

Theoretically speaking, according to Li Liang's current strength, in the NBA in the 1960s, he was enough to be the team's starter.

Just his long-range three-pointer can make players of this era drop their jaws.

But Li Liang knows that there are many troubles in playing games in this era.

One is the issue of rules. The rules and standards of that era were quite different from those of today.

At that time, he participated in the initial mission and played in the 1950 game. Li Liang was blown several times.

It was only later that I slowly got used to it, figured out the rules, and passed the test smoothly.

The second is that in games of this age, there are always more mission requirements.

Like the previous three "contain rookie" missions, none of them required winning the game.

In this rookie game, it is required to help the Celtics beat the Royals.

If Li Liang's impression is correct, Havlicek is still a rookie this year, sitting on the bench.

If Auerbach doesn't let him play at that time, he will have nothing to do if he loses the game.

"Damn, do you want me to scold the cardinal?"

Li Liang thought, as a last resort, he could only pinch Auerbach's neck and force him to let him play.

"Hey kid, would you like a cigarette?"

A man with short blond hair came up to Li Liang and asked.

"Uh, no, I don't like smoking." Li Liang said, he felt that this man smelled like tobacco.

"Don't like it? Hehe, life is so boring if you don't like smoking." The man turned around, and Li Liang saw "Heinsohn" printed on his back.

It turned out to be the Celtics' famous super invincible smoker Tom Heinsohn

Li Liang heard from Wei Dazhi that among the Celtics' veteran players, Heinsohn is the one who likes to smoke the most.

Havlicek never smoked, and neither did Li Liang.

"Hey, who are the Celtics? How can they rule the NBA?" Li Liang muttered to himself.

"Where's Bill, Bill! Where's Bill!"

Auerbach looked around and found that the team's star Bill Russell was not there.

The white player wearing No. 14 said: "Bill is in the bathroom and he is throwing up."

Li Liang recognized that this was Bob Cousy, the Celtics' legendary point guard.

Because Wei Dazhi is a fan of the Celtics, he talks about the old Celtics stars all day long.

What Cousy, Sharman, Russell, Double Jones, Heinsohn, Jojo White, Cowens and so on.

In Li Liang's view, these ancient players who seemed to be playing in the stone age are now vividly appearing around him.

He also became a part of it.

At this time, the door of the toilet opened, and a tall black player came out.

Cousy handed him a glass of water, which he rinsed and spit into the trash can.

This is Bill Russell, the absolute ruler of the NBA in the 1960s and the creator of 11 championships in 13 years.

Off the court, he is a bit dull, sensitive, weird, and a weird freak who would have stomach cramps and vomit because of nervousness before the game.

Li Liang had met him before. He and Rick Barry were on the sidelines during the "Three Points King" mission.

His level of commentary is really hard to describe, and he is almost catching up with CCTV Erping.

Russell looks much younger now, he is only 26 years old this year.

Seeing Russell coming out, Auerbach gathered everyone together, gave a few instructions, and then appeared on the stage together.

Li Liang followed his teammates into the stadium, the famous Boston Garden Arena.

"Damn it, this arena is really broken." Li Liang couldn't help expressing emotion.

The Boston Garden Arena was built in 1928. Below the arena is a train station.

The capacity of the arena is not small, and it can be seen that the stadium is full of spectators.

Compared with the game in 1950, the dress of the spectators has changed, becoming more casual and life-like.

Boston's court floor is a parquet floor, which is spliced ​​together with square planks.

Li Liang warmed up by dribbling the ball on it, the floor is uneven!

However, when the lights on the scene gradually came on, the audience grew, the noise became louder and louder, and the Boston Garden began to look spectacular and solemn as the game approached.

Today the Celtics' opponent is the Cincinnati Royals. They have the triple-double king of the 1960s, Oscar Robertson.

As a well-known triple-double player in the NBA season, Robertson's name, Li Liang, is of course well-known.

During the warm-up, Li Liang ran to the center line and looked at Robertson.

The superstars of that era were indeed very different from ordinary players, and they were very talented at first glance.

In the 1960s, players were generally one size smaller, and they were not muscular and strong enough.

The exception was Robertson, who was tall and heavy, with a thick frame, long arms, and a strong hip.

Li Liang thought that if Robertson played in today's NBA, he would definitely be a powerful point guard.

"Beep beep!"

The referee blew his whistle to signal that the game was about to start, and the players went off to prepare.

The NBA game process in the 1960s was still very simple, and the Boston Garden has never had a cheerleading team.

After the introduction of the players, the game between the two sides will begin.

Li Liang was sitting beside Auerbach watching the game.

This is also good, Li Liang wants to observe first, to see how the games are played in this era, he knows it well.

By the way, observe and observe Oscar Robertson's playing style, think about how to defend him when he is on the court, and how to get three steals from him.

The game started with a jump ball between Russell and Royals center Wayne Embrey.

Li Liang took a look, the center forward of the Royal team was shorter than himself, estimated to be about 2 meters, 6 feet 8.

The centers of that era, like Russell, who were around 2.08 meters, were already very tall, and many of them were less than 2 meters.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Chamberlain, who is 2 meters 16 and has super long arms, is a giant monster on the court today. It is not surprising that he can score 100 points in a game.

Li Liang thought, wondering if he will be allowed to defend Chamberlain in the future to prevent him from scoring 100 points?

Just thinking about it, Russell succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Celtics took the lead in attacking.

The point guard for the Celtics was Bob Cousy, but he didn't dribble half court.

Handling the ball was shooting guard Sam Jones, wearing No. 24 and wrinkled like a little old man.

Li Liang watched from the sidelines. Jones passed the ball to Cousy who was on the ground.

The speed is not fast, the dribbling is as monotonous as ever, and the opponent's defense is not fierce enough.

"It seems that the physical confrontation is not particularly intense, so pay attention to the scale."

The NBA entered the 1960s, and the control of physical confrontation became stricter, and there would be no fights like in the 1940s and 1950s.

Cousy dribbled the ball from the middle, and after an unsteady stop, he suddenly flicked toward the side and rear, and the ball was passed to the outside.

Passing without looking at people like this was very rare in that era, so Cousy was regarded as an outlier in the early days, and no team wanted him.

Just when he was about to drive a taxi, it was Auerbach who brought him into the Celtics and started a legend.

The 1962-1963 season was already at the end of his career. His speed was obviously not good enough, but his passing became more and more accurate.

Sam Jones, who received the ball from the outside, took the ball directly from a distance of about 15 feet and sold it for a jumper!

The ball "tied" to the rim and Oscar Robertson sprinted inside for a backcourt rebound.

Li Liang looked at the lineup of the Royals. The center was only in the early 2 meters, and Robertson himself was 195.

Coupled with a strong body, Robertson has no problem playing center on the court, averaging 10 rebounds per game with ease.

Robertson advanced with the ball, and his dribbling, like Cousy, had the characteristics of that era.

One-handed, low and flat, dribbling carefully, for fear that the referee will send you a circle gesture if he is not satisfied.

Robertson ran a pick-and-roll with Embree at the top of the key.

Embree cuts inside, Robertson jumps up to pass the ball inside, Embree catches the ball for a layup!

Big hat to Russell!

Sam Jones gets the ball and drives a quick counterattack.

The Celtics counterattacked so fast that the team ran up and shook the floor of the arena.

Sam Jones missed a layup, and Russell followed up with a tip-up.

The scene cheered, and the Celtics took the lead in scoring.

Less than 30 seconds into the game, the two sides have gone back and forth for three rounds.

Basically, if you play a tactical coordination, you will shoot directly.

Li Liang understood why the rebounds were so high back then.

Like Russell, he often grabs 30, 40, or even 50 rebounds in a game.

One is because his size advantage is too obvious, and the other is that the pace of the game was really fast at that time, and the tactics were relatively simple.

After observing for a while, Li Liang had a clue in his mind.

He poked Auerbach who was sitting next to him, and said, "Hey, coach, when will you let me play? Let me play soon?"

"Don't be in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for?" Auerbach glanced at Li Liang, the game had just begun.

"If you don't let me play, the team will lose!"