Chapter 525 The right time

The Celtics won the first game, continuing their home unbeaten record.

The Celtics who entered the playoffs have one controversial point, that is, their ability to play away.

On their journey to the East, they won all the home games and only won one away game, namely Game 6 in the East Final against the Pistons.

This explains why they played a tiebreak in the first two rounds and were unable to win away games, so they were not allowed to play a tiebreak.

After the finals began, they continued their usual strength at home.

When Phil Jackson talked about this issue, he joked: "Maybe the legendary mechanisms are still in the garden."

His jokes are not funny enough, anyway, his opponent can't laugh.

Boston media accused Zen master of being sarcastic and fans mocked the Lakers for not being able to afford to lose.

Jackson's joke came to Kobe, and a reporter asked him what he said about the Zen master's statement about the existence of the garden and the mechanism.

Kobe denied calmly: "No, I didn't feel anything wrong, Phil was just joking."

At this point, things are all gone.

Wei Xia was not affected much, and he couldn't even attend the press conference.

In the first finals of his career, he scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. In terms of scoring, it is no less than his previous series scores, but the Lakers have been suppressed by the Celtics since the second quarter and have been unable to turn over for a long time, just like the nightmare of the two teams reappearing in the first game of the regular season.

After Game 1, Weisha and Jerry Wayne made an appointment to meet at a Chinese restaurant near the garden.

"This is the Chinese restaurant that Red visited the most often in the past." Wayne said vividly, "When your father was a child, I often brought him here to eat. Once, we met Red..."

The story of the old man is told in a casual manner.

The story is not new. When a celebrity in a city comes to a restaurant, naturally someone will ask for an autograph.

In those years, the people in the NBA were different from now.

The players at that time, even star players, were not as far away from ordinary people as they are today.

Auerbach, circulated in fans, writers' biography, and NBA 60s stories, is an evil emperor who controls the league, and in Wayne's mouth, the other party is just a wise and generous celebrity.

"You would never have thought that your father would be so happy that he couldn't sleep for several days because he got the signature of Red Head!" Speaking of that incident, Wayne was able to restore the details of that year.

Weisha listened silently, and he believed in Wayne's story because he was probably the most familiar to all young people in the world in their early 20s and who knew Auerbach.

Auerbach, who Wayne mentioned, and the person Wei Xia knew, was right.

But he is not in the mood to review history now.

"Grandpa, have you seen every final between the Lakers and the Celtics?" Wei Xia suddenly asked.

"Of course, I dare not say anything else. Between the Lakers and the Celtics, I am a witness to all history." Wayne said proudly, "In 1969, I watched Jerry West break down with my own eyes in the Old Garden!"

Wei Xia continued to ask: "Who do you think has a greater chance of winning, we or the Celtics?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Wayne asked.

"Of course." Wei Xia said.

"I don't think you can win."

Wei Xia didn't even ask why.

Wayne said alone: ​​"Although the Celtics are not as easy as you, they have encountered many challenges. On the other hand, you can even deal with the game while dealing with things off the field. The Celtics are tougher than you, and the Lakers' inside line is too bad. Espanyol has no power to fight in front of KG. You really shouldn't exchange Lamar Odom for him."

Wei Xia listened silently.

Wayne spoke very politely and tactfully.

The Lakers are not hard enough. Although they have Kobe and Wei Xia, the rest of them are not hard enough. On the contrary, everyone in the Celtics is very hard.

This is not a problem for the contemporary Lakers. From ancient times to the present, facing Green Kai, the Lakers will expose problems that are not tough enough.

But it’s no wonder that Los Angeles and Boston are two completely different cities, and the competition styles required by the local market are also different.

Wei Xia played for the Lakers for three years, and in the old days, he also played for the Celtics for three years.

He has had three championship experience in another era, and he believes that the championship genes are the same, and any champion team has common ground.

"I think we can win."

Wei Xia did not have midnight snacks in the Chinese restaurant. Although he occasionally couldn't control his mouth, he didn't want to be greedy in the finals.

Leave this, he went to help Wayne check the bill, and then left alone.

He went home by calling.

The next day, the Lakers reviewed Game1's defeat.

Phil Jackson focused on several elements.

Not hard enough, not ruthless enough, not fierce enough, and not strong enough to protect the rebound.

“There are indeed many things that affect the ownership of rebounds, but I think the most important element of rebounds is the heart,” Jackson said seriously. “I don’t think we have made our attitude wholeheartedly and didn’t let Bostonians know our determination to defend our rebounds.”

The second game of the finals began under this situation.

Before Game 2, a Boston tabloid revealed: "Faced with a real tough guy, Kobe's soft egg essence is clear at a glance."

Usually only inexperienced media are called tabloids.

What they did was similar to the nature of the various self-media hypes that attracted clicks from later self-media. Taking tabloids seriously was basically a second sentence that had no ability to judge things.

Kobe said happily: I will treat this as a second deal today!

Pre-match interview, Kobe from Craig Seger: "I will focus more on offense tonight."

From the beginning of the game, it can be seen that Kobe's aggressiveness is as strong as a flame.

His offensive is extremely strong. Facing the highest level of defensive pressure from the Celtics, although he cannot guarantee a shooting percentage of more than 50%, he is much more active than the previous game.

It seems that Ray Allen, who has a miraculous effect against Kobe, did not continue to prove that he could limit Kobe in the second game.

In a single quarter, Ray Allen made 1 of 3 shots and was also fouled by Kobe.

Pierce and Ray Allen are like a pair of brothers in distress.

Allen was beaten by Kobe on both offense and defense, while Pierce was defended by Wei Xia so hard that he could not attack.

Ray Allen made 1 of 3, Pierce made 1 of 4, and the two were locked. The Celtics' offense actually fell to the point where Rajon Rondo needed to remedy it.

The contrast between Rondo and Fisher proves one thing.

Putting three meters is not the best way to deal with a player with unstable shooting.

Especially this guy who emptys his opponent is still a person with very slow movement speed.

Rondo made 3 of 5 shots in the first quarter, and was the person with the Celtics to score the most points.

The person who picked up his offensive firepower was James Percy. After appearing on the court, he fired continuously at mid-range and also scored 5 points.

In a single quarter, the winner is hard to decide.

At the end of the first quarter, Wei Xia played Pierce with the ball on the back with the ball at the low post.

"Not a smart choice," Heinthorne commented. "Paul is much bigger than Wish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Xia was like a mirror version of Kobe, shaking her shoulders exactly like a step back, taking a faster and higher bounce speed and jumping height, plus leaning back.

Pierce has no other performance except for Wei Xia's belly button.

Wei Xia's shooting could not lose direction just because the opponent clicked his navel.

With a swish, 24 to 22.

The first quarter time returned to zero, and the Lakers led the Celtics by 2 points.

Muscle battles, defensive battles, and confrontation first. The Lakers learned from Game1's lessons from all aspects.

Kobe scored 11 points in a single quarter, made 7 shots but had 8 free throws, and the Celtics worked hard on the confrontation.

Kobe, whose shooting percentage is over 80% of the year, conceded 3 free throws in eight free throws in the first quarter.

The free throws were not good, but the Lakers were in excellent momentum, and the whole team was on a clear track. Even the rebound that was hit hard by the opponent in the last game was only 12-14 behind 2.

The most important thing is that the offensive rebounds of both sides are 3-3.

"That's it, keep it, our vitality is far better than them!" the Zen master shouted.

The Zen master looked at Wei Xia, who was sweating like rain: "Do you want to continue, Wish?"

"Please let me continue," said Wei Xia.

The Zen master nodded, Wei Xia played the first quarter and it became the norm for the second quarter.

He is the only one in the league, so unhealthy playing time.

Some people always say that they should let him rest for a while, otherwise the potential for injury will increase, but Wei Xia never complains. If he doesn't turn one or two or two wheels, Jackson will feel that something is missing.

"Felix," Kyle Lowry is one of the few teammates who would call Weisha's name, "If you need the ball, you wave your hand."

So Wei Xia waved.

Lowry didn't think much and immediately passed the ball to him.
To be continued...