The Whip of the God of Basketball

Since Leon came to the Celtics, their record at the beginning of the season has been good. Last season, they made great progress at the beginning of the season and jumped to first place in the league, and became the last team in the league to taste defeat. After winning five consecutive games with unparalleled momentum at the beginning of this season, the Celtics also began to lead the league. Together with the Sonics, they are the only two undefeated teams in the league so far.

It's just that the SuperSonics only played three games due to schedule, which is different from the Celtics who played five games and defeated powerful enemies in a row. In comparison, the Los Angeles Lakers, who are also a luxury division, have also lost one game so far. After winning five consecutive games at the beginning of the season, they unexpectedly lost to yellow fans, Joe Johnson, in Game 6. Scored a career-high 41 points in this game.

But in the eyes of many people, the good days of the Celtics should be coming to an end soon. Their schedule at the beginning of the season was not easy at all. In addition to switching back and forth between home and away games, they continued to defeat their strong rivals in the East. Next, The opponent will be the powerful player in the Western Conference, the Celtics' opponent in the regular season, the Sacramento Kings.

On the 8th before the game started, Leon gave the team a day off and invited Carlisle's family to eat lobster at the beach. Since Leon's accident, Khomeinis decided to slow down her career in Los Angeles and leave everything to her assistant Dali. She will control it remotely from Boston and spend more time with Leon to solve legal problems. .

After the meal, Khomeinis went for a walk on the beach with Carlisle's wife and daughter, leaving Leon and Carlisle to talk about basketball. The two quickly talked about tomorrow's game, and Carlisle felt a hint of nervousness from Leon's words. This was extremely rare in his opinion. No matter how powerful the opponent was, Leon would not be afraid. When asked why, Leon smiled and said: "I hate playing against the Kings, like a slippery loach, but those tough defensive teams, I have more experience in dealing with them."

Leon expressed his concerns. Since coming to the Celtics, the team's performance against the Kings has been poor. Last season, the Celtics suffered a double kill from the Kings. In the confrontation with the Sacramento people, Leon could never find the feeling.

Leon is confident of strangling the Kings in the playoffs, but the Kings' tactical characteristics are really suitable for the regular season. Once they fall into the Kings' rhythm and play against them, the Celtics often fall into passivity. The only chance for the Kings and Celtics to meet in the playoffs is in the finals.

"With Chris Webber unable to play, the situation should be better." Carlisle said. Webber will miss the beginning of the season due to a knee injury, which is good news for the Celtics.

Leon nodded, shook his head again, and said, "This might be a good thing for Adelman."

On the evening of the 9th, the Celtics' third game at the North Shore Garden, the fans' enthusiasm did not retreat at all. They will face the challenge of the Kings, a strong team in the Western Conference. Such a powerful dialogue naturally attracted the attention of the United States, with ESPN, TN-T and other major TV stations broadcasting the game live.

Bill Walton and his old partner Tom Tolbert were responsible for commentating this game. This was the first time Bill Walton commented on a Celtics game this season. He almost pulled the microphone off the studio table with excitement. Come down and explain.

There is no doubt that Kevin Garnett chose to wear the No. 5 jersey. Walton was very proud. He gushed before the game about his happy and wonderful days with the Celtics in 1986 until the game was about to begin. Bert reminded him, "This is the 21st century. Please come back from the time machine, otherwise time and space will collapse."

"The Kings lost their king, but I think Brad Miller's performance in the first few games was quite good. It was a bit like my style when I was with the Celtics. He didn't have great statistics but connected his teammates. Let the team have a good chemical reaction." When evaluating the Kings' starting lineup, Walton did not forget to praise himself.

But when the game started, the performances of Miller and the Kings proved that Adelman, the coach, was not capable of cooking a feast with treasures, but his ability to prepare a good meal with ordinary dishes was first-rate.

At the beginning, the Kings did not use the so-called Princeton tactics. Instead, they took advantage of the fact that the players were full of energy at the beginning of the game and let Divac play in singles. Divac is 35 years old this year. He is an old center who is approaching the end of his career. People always praise his passing and support, but they often ignore that he is also a heavy center weighing 270 pounds and standing 7 feet 1 tall. He made two consecutive singles in the opening game, hit a hook, caused a foul on PJ, and made two free throws at the free throw line. The Kings led 4:0 in the opening game.

Then PJ Brown turned over and hooked in the attack. For a while, two teams known for their light and fast offense were engaged in a low-post offensive and defensive battle. This made Fox-Leon a little frowning. He knew that the team was beginning to be led by the opponent again.

"Adelman has no other skills. He is good at digging holes and setting the rhythm." Leon couldn't help complaining to Carlisle. He was annoyed every time he played against Adelman. This old guy has a way of leading a team. , and he is different from Larry Brown. Brown's set is for defense, while Adelman's set is for offense.

Therefore, Adelman's team's offensive system is always "smooth", like a machine with fine oil, running in an orderly manner. On the basketball court, the side with the advantage in offense is always the dominant side. If you can execute your own set of offense smoothly and smoothly, no matter what kind of opponent it is, the team can press it all the way like a machine. This is also the reason why Adelman's team can always perform well in the regular season. When he comes to a new team, he can always bring immediate results to the team.

The Celtics are different. The Celtics have the simplest tactical basis - quick counterattacks and man-to-man marking, but at the same time they have the most complex tactical changes because they have the fastest and most versatile brains in the league.

But sometimes people with a quick mind are afraid of being stubborn. Leon hates playing against such a team that is too "ego". He is good at interfering with other teams, whether it is tactically or psychologically, or using basketball methods. Or a method other than basketball. Once the opponent is disrupted, the Celtics' quick offense will be the salt in the wound.

But against Adelman, this guy's routine is like this. No matter what changes you make, he just won't move. He just insists on playing his own tactics and insisting on believing in the players' performance. Therefore, in the 2002 playoffs, the Kings could lead by 30 points against the Lakers, but were also chased by the Lakers by 14 points in one minute. This was still the case in the playoffs, which shows Adelman's stubbornness.

If Adelman doesn't pick up the move, Leon can't use his "crooked brain". Watching the Kings on the court slowly transition from low-post offense to teamwork, with Divac and Miller in the high post, and Christie and Bibby working from the inside out. Movement involves defense, Bibby cuts inside after passing the ball, a typical Princeton routine.

Leon knows that the Princeton tactic is not a mysterious super tactic. Although it is indeed very powerful in opening the back door. As long as the defensive players on the field are not focused, they may give the opponent an opportunity to easily layup, but the meaning of Princeton is not It lies in a few layups, but in his reasonable and fair idea of ​​distributing the ball, which makes every player on the field likely to become a strong point.

More than halfway through the first quarter, the scores of both sides increased alternately. The Kings always led the Celtics by 3 to 4 points. As the game progressed, the Kings' offensive cooperation became more and more smooth. At the beginning of the second quarter, , Mike Bibby and Stojakovic each hit a three-pointer. When the Kings suddenly opened the point difference to 8 points, Leon realized that he had made a mistake.

I clearly knew that it was easy to follow the Kings' rhythm when playing against the Kings. In the end, in the first quarter, I really went toe-to-toe with the Kings, playing singles, and was led by Adelman as if I was willing to accept my fate.

"You're really stupid... Time-out! (Pause!)" Leon looked at the stretched score and woke up from a dream, and his brain slowly became clearer.