Chapter 829 The Sword Points to the Championship!
Only Rivers attended the press conference on the side of the green shirts. Tonight's green shirts are undoubtedly disappointed. Everyone knows what losing Tianwangshan means for the green shirts who have no home field advantage. The Celtics have already done so. There is no way out.
They had a chance to win this game. Even if they fell behind by 13 points, they did not give up chasing points. Even if Pierce played poorly tonight, he only made 5 of 16 shots and scored 16 points and 3 rebounds, but Garnett's 28 points and 11 points The rebounds and 6 assists are still outstanding. Ray Allen only hit a three-pointer and scored 5 points in the first half. In the fourth quarter, he still stood up and made 5 of 6 three-pointers in a single quarter. scored 23 points.
Rondo scored a large double-double of 15 points and 15 assists tonight, breaking his record for the highest assists in a single game in the playoffs. Perkins also scored 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Rivers almost relied on the starting five to play the entire game, and Garnett played 45 minutes. In these six games, the Wolf King played an average of 43 minutes, the most of the two teams.
And their bench did everything they could, in very limited playing time, James Posey scored 7 points, PJ Brown 6 points, Davis 5 points and 4 rebounds.
As usual, the Celtics will win the game if they play like this. After all, they have scored more than 100 points in this game. For them, who are known for their defense, it is not easy. You must know that they scored a lot throughout the regular season. Hundreds of games are no more than 2 hands!
But their hit rate is not bad. The 42% hit rate of the audience is not easy in such a fierce competition. From each position, except for the No. 3 position that is suppressed by Ji Feng on a daily basis, the rest of the positions are all. It's not a disadvantage, Kobe has no solution, but Ray Allen has a perimeter after all, it is difficult to solve after the pick-and-roll, and Garnett's matchup has a great advantage, Perkins also limited Bynum very well. The Lakers Twin Towers, who were unanimously believed to have an advantage, unexpectedly lost by a small margin.
It’s just a pity that they encountered the Lakers, a team with both offense and defense, and excellent rhythm ability. According to the analysis of the commentators after the game, it is not a good thing for the Green Army to score so high, which means that they have been playing. It's the rhythm of the Lakers!
In this game, Kobe Bryant 24 points, Gasol 12 points, Bynum 16 points and 10 rebounds, Fisher 10 points, all starting points in double figures, except for Ji Feng, the Lakers rely on a strong overall ability!
Therefore, Rivers' coaching ability has also been questioned by many people, who think that he is too dependent on the main force, that there is a problem with his ability to adjust on the spot, etc...
Faced with such doubts, Rivers did not respond clearly. He simply answered a few questions and left the field first.
Because he also understands that it is wrong to say anything about losing, and those keyboard warriors will not care about the specific situation of the stadium, and it will be over with a keyboard.
Just like what Rivers said to the future sixth game, for them, win or go home, it's that simple!
But judging from the crying Celtics fans and the pessimistic Boston media, they are not optimistic that the Celtics can complete a miraculous reversal at Staples.
Throughout the history of the NBA Finals, people almost know that no team has ever come back from a 1-3 deficit. So far, there have been 30 1-3 situations, all of which are true.
However, the 2-3 lead is not optimistic. In the history of the NBA in the past 40 years, there have been only two comebacks after losing Tianwangshan!
They are the 1988 Lakers 4-3 reversal of the Pistons, the Pistons took a 3-2 lead in the first five games, and only one win away from the championship. The crucial sixth game, at the Lakers' home, Isiah Thomas Dragging his injured leg and scoring 43 points, including 25 points in the third quarter, the Pistons also led the opponent at the last moment. However, in the last attack of the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar caused a foul on Laimbeer and made two free throws. overtake the opponent.
Thomas was very close to making history at one point, and it was only the last foul. If this game is won, the historical status of the "Smiling Assassin" will definitely rise to a higher level, but unfortunately, there is no if.
The next thing is as it should be. Thomas, who was forcibly injured in the seventh game, was greatly reduced. The audience only played for 28 minutes, while the Lakers were full of fire. James Worthy scored 36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Double, Magic Johnson 19 points and 14 assists!
The second time was the Rockets and the Knicks in the 1994 finals. The famous big dream Olajuwon and the gorilla Ewing confrontation, also lost Tianwangshan, in the crucial sixth game, Olajuwon Wang scored 30 points and 10 rebounds to help the Rockets successfully drag into the tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, John Starks of the Knicks played a serious disorder. He scored 27 points in the last game. In this game, he only scored 2 of 18 points and scored only 8 points, and Ewing only had 17 points. 10 rebounds, Olajuwon scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks, helping the Rockets beat the opponent 90-84.
Although these two still sound exciting through the text, but after so many years, only these two have been completed. In other times, the team that won the fifth game first won all the wins, and the above Both times were comebacks with home-court advantage, that is to say, in the away game, no team could complete the comeback with two consecutive games!
Needless to say, everyone understands this probability. Now the Green Shirts really need to call for a miracle.
But don't say it, the Boston media really published an article in the magazine after the game, bluntly saying that Boston needs miracles!
But for this, Ji Feng said very clearly: "The Green Army is very strong, so we will strive to solve the battle in the sixth game, because no one can predict what will happen in the tiebreaker, our goal is only one, that is It's a champion!"
Ji Feng's remarks also aroused applause from the Los Angeles media. What we want is your attitude!
And the Chinese fans are also rejoicing. Ji Feng is too good for the Chinese people. Chinese sports have watched other people's faces for so many years. Now is the time to show his influence in the world, starting from the NBA!
But what Ji Feng said was what the Lakers thought. After this game, led by Kobe and Ji Feng, the Lakers returned to the locker room without much celebration. Compared with the previous two games, the locker room was It was obviously much quieter. Even when they were attending the press conference, Ji Feng and Kobe looked very calm, and there was no smug look on their faces. Just now, there were reporters who were very strange.
The reason for this is precisely because the Lakers understand that even if they have match point, they are still nothing until they win a championship.
This also shows the determination of the Lakers. They will be aiming for the championship in Game 6!