The Whip of the God of Basketball

With the end of the last game between the Celtics and the Detroit Pistons, the 2003-2004 regular season has come to an end for the Celtics. They have achieved a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, which is the second consecutive record of 67 in 1986. After winning 68 games in 1973, they achieved the third-best record in the regular season. This is also the 12th time in the history of the Celtics that they have achieved more than 60 wins in a single season.

The Celtics have also undoubtedly become the king of the regular season this season. Not surprisingly, all major awards will go to Boston. After last season's wasted season and the shocking trade in the summer, the Celtics finally blossomed.

However, whether these beautiful flowers can bear heavy fruits still needs to go through a more cruel schedule, at least in the eyes of fans and reporters. Even though they used shocking defense to completely block the Detroit Pistons in the last game of the regular season, many people still think that this is just a regular season game and does not explain many problems.

Indeed, people have countless examples to prove this statement. For example, in 1998, the Chicago Bulls faced the Jazz in both games in the regular season. However, in the finals, they defeated the Jazz again to win the championship and completed the game in the third game of the regular season. There was a massacre. There was also the Rockets in 1995, who suffered a terrible defeat against the Magic in the regular season, but ended up sweeping them in the finals.

In short, in the NBA with its long history, except for the comeback after falling behind 0:3, no matter what the situation is, you can always find examples to prove your point of view, and you can always add a little pessimistic prediction to the bright prospect, or add some pessimistic predictions to the uncertain future. Add some optimistic expectations.

This is no exception for the Celtics, but only those who have experienced it personally have experienced 82 regular season games, experienced last year's finals, experienced the team's running-in, progress and efforts, and experienced many unpleasant experiences. Only those who know the details can get rid of experiences that look similar but actually have no internal connection, and truly see the fate of the team clearly.

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After the regular season ended, the Celtics got three days of rest. Leon decided to let the players relax a little, so he took the whole team on a yacht to go fishing in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15.

The Atlantic Ocean was still a bit gray and cold in April, so the entire Celtics team set off from Boston Harbor on Kevin Garnett's yacht to go fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. The weather is good today. White and huge cumulonimbus clouds are floating in the light blue sky, like big white camellias. The waves were not high, and the wind felt very comfortable on my face. It also smelled of the sea when we first set off.

As the yacht gradually moved away from the coast, the smell of the sea became less fishy and more of a salty smell, and the wind gradually became stronger.

This yacht was bought by Garnett after he came to Boston. It is also his third yacht. This is a high-end yacht specially ordered from the United Kingdom. It can not only roam in the near sea, but also sail in the open sea far away from the coast. Able to withstand large enough waves and bad weather.

This time Garnett also hired a group of professional deep-sea fishing experts and boat experts to travel with the cruise ship. This was not a high-end party on the yacht after the regular season, which ended with eating and drinking on the shore. It is a deep-sea fishing activity that truly belongs to men.

"Pay attention to the weather. If it doesn't work, we have to return in time. I don't want the league's biggest favorite, the league's number one Boston Celtics, to end their championship due to a ship accident before the playoffs start. brigade." In the cab, Fox-Leon reminded driver Jimmy Dellon to pay attention to the weather. As the head coach, he still needs to be responsible for the safety of his players, and he doesn't want to make big news at this time.

After confirming that the weather was safe, the boat was temporarily anchored in waters with a water depth of more than 80 meters. This area has left the coastline, and some larger fish can be caught here.

The professional fishing team provided guidance to the Celtic players, distributed bait, and gave everyone a ruler with length markings and the names of some common fish species printed on it. If some smaller fish are caught, the juvenile fish Fish must be released back into the sea.

Compared with basketball, fishing is an extremely quiet sport, but at the same time, the extremely quiet contains undercurrents that will erupt the moment the fish takes the bait, especially sea fishing.

Leon is considered a half-fishing enthusiast. This season he has completely stayed away from gambling and spent more time on fishing and sea fishing. He has a calm mind and calmness, but he can also explode in an instant. The feeling of violence is very much like him coaching on the sidelines of the NBA. At the same time, thinking silently for a long time beforehand allows him to better summarize and plan the team's training and games.

Before the playoffs are about to start, Leon hopes to participate in a fishing trip that can not only relax the players, but also excite everyone and prepare them for the real battle.

Leon came down from the cab and came to the first floor. Arenas, Garnett, Dalembert and Anderson stayed at the stern of the boat. They hung for a long time but got nothing. Arenas said that it would be better to use a fishing rod than to shoot with a gun. more effective. Pierce, Reed, Bell and Percy stayed at the bow of the boat. Reed and Bell had already made small gains. Reed caught a mackerel and Bell also caught a cod, but they still returned to the sea because the length did not meet the standard. .

On the side of the boat, Dior, Wang Zhizhi and Brown were together. These three people were real fishing masters. Dior, wearing sunglasses and a white round felt hat, caught fish one after another; although Wang Zhizhi had no fishing foundation, he also gained a lot due to his patience. As for Brown, he was a master of fishing and even hung up A big lobster because he chooses his bait.

Alston and Strickland were on the other side. They enjoyed fishing for all kinds of strange things, such as small turtles, sea hares, and starfish.

"Coach Leon, I heard that you also like fishing, why don't you give it a try?" Carson, the fishing coach hired by Garnett, saw that Leon was just watching the players fishing, so he asked without moving, and at the same time handed over a fish A fishing rod.

Leon took the fishing rod and said: "It's still too close to the coastline. I like to go fishing further out in the sea." Leon took the fishing rod as he said it, but it seemed that he didn't like the hanging rod very much. Rods, some are too thin and short.

After fishing in the 80-meter-deep water for two hours, the group had lunch and then began to move toward farther seas. They sailed toward the southeast. According to the positioning of the sonar, there were schools of fish gathering there.

Sail to an area with a water depth of 400 meters, which is close to the edge of the continental shelf. It is an area with a lot of seawater nutrients and plankton. There will be many large schools of fish, and there will also be large fish that prey on small fish.

When he got here, Leon was finally ready to fish. He used his own big sea fishing rod. He tied a squid on the hook, got the sinker and float and started lowering the rod. He asked the cab to maintain a certain speed and drive slowly southwest. Carson knew that Leon might want to catch a big fish.

Arenas and other guys who had gained nothing had already put away their fishing rods and ran to the lounge chairs on the second deck to enjoy the afternoon sea breeze and black tea. At this time, Leon was standing on the bow of the boat, the wind blowing his hair in all directions. drift.

Suddenly Leon felt something on his hand, and he knew it was a big fish, a big fish.

"North, north! Turn the steering wheel to the north!" Leon shouted towards the cab. After hearing this, Darren immediately turned the steering wheel, startling Arenas and Garnett who were drinking tea on the second floor. Almost turned over.

Leon began to continuously retract and unwind the line, and the boom was pulled until it almost became a three-quarter circle. However, the material of the boom was extremely tough, and Leon's arms were also extremely tough.

Slowly, the players gathered at the bow of the boat, where Leon had been fighting the fish for almost half an hour. No one knew when the battle would end. But it seemed that Leon had no intention of giving up. He kept pulling, retracting, and directing Darren to circle. Slowly, everyone found that the circle of the boat was getting smaller and smaller, and the speed was getting slower and slower.

A full hour passed, and everything was finally over. Leon caught a bluefin tuna that was 2.6 meters long and weighed 201 kilograms!

When several people moved this big guy onto the yacht, everyone was shocked. This guy was longer and heavier than Dalembert, the tallest Celtic.

Leon felt that his arms were going to be useless. This was indeed the biggest fish he had ever caught.

After taking the photo, Leon said to everyone: "Throw this fish back into the sea. Although he is very tired, I think he is still alive."

Everyone did not understand Leon's decision. Catching such a big fish is the pride of any angler and can be bragging about for a lifetime.

But Leon still insisted on releasing the fish that had been fighting with him for an hour, and then he said to all the Celtic players on the boat: "I did an incredible thing, didn't I? Then I want to The same goes for us in the playoffs. Our goal is not just the championship, but a higher place. I would like to quote a vow once made by a senior. If someone asks us what our goal is in the playoffs, I will tell Him: Fo, Fo, Fo, Fo”

Two days later, at a pregame press conference at the North Shore Garden Arena, a reporter asked Kevin Garnett what their goal was in the playoffs. Garnett hesitated and glared at the reporter. , said in a calm language with a slight southern accent: "Fo, Fo, Fo, Fo."