readytorunbook Chapter 1627 Whipping That Spaniard
Chapter 1627 Whipping That Spaniard
Chapter 1627 Whipping That Spaniard
whip the spaniard
Lu Wuxia's absence from the first half due to injury was like a bolt from the blue to Celtic supporters.
Many are reminded of the injury issues that have plagued the Celtics this season.
Before Lu Wuxia was injured, they had lost Alan Houston, Dwyane Wade: Brandon Roy and Tony Allen because of injuries.
These five are all guards. If they are there, the Celtics' guard line will be eligible to compete for the best backcourt in history.
Even with so many elite players injured and unable to play, the Celtics still have the league's best record.
Lu Wuxia was elected MVP, entered the first team for the second time, and led the team to an astonishing [-]-game winning streak in the playoffs. Even neutral viewers who don't care about the Celtics have to admit that they are the best team this year.
Seeing that the Celtics were about to win another championship, the injury came suddenly like bad news.
This time, it is no longer the important but replaceable main rotation that is injured, but Lu Wuxia.
"Did Reid really take away Boston's good fortune?"
Tom Heinsohn said this with a look of astonishment while the microphone was closed.
In the second half, the Celtics needed to find a second strong point in the absence of a flawless road.
Although Ginobili has this ability, but without the shooting touch, his breakthrough threat has declined.
Fortunately, although Yao Yueban was not good in singles with the ball, he finally regained his average 40% three-point shooting percentage on the outside.
上半场投进两记三分，下半场更是神勇，外线6中4，全场24投14中拿下38分%2篮板。
The recovery of Yao Yueban's touch drove the Celtics shooters.
However, in the absence of a flawless road, the Celtics' offensive firepower has never been able to fully explode like in the regular season.
Therefore, throughout the second half, they just bit the score, but failed to go further.
At the end, 111 to 104, the Suns beat the Celtics at home, avoiding the desperation of being in straight sets, and breaking Louie's fabulous 68-game winning streak in the playoffs.
"As the first head coach to beat Boss Lu in the playoffs since 1997, how do you feel?"
After the game, Mike D'Antoni was asked this question by reporters.
This is what the authorities are obsessed with.
For D'Antoni, breaking Louie's record is not a happy thing, because if the Suns want to win the championship, they must beat the Celtics four times. During this period, ending Louie's record is just a incidental thing.
But the current public opinion is running in the direction of "the sun wins a game and it is a success".
It's so weird that the team that's at a disadvantage is the Celtics...
"I am very honored."
That's all D'Antoni could say.
In the media interview room of the Celtics' postgame press conference, Louie could feel the gloom on the faces of the Boston media.
Lu Wuxia's injury may completely change the situation in the finals.
Therefore, when the reporter asked Louis whether the injury of Lu Wuxia would affect the team's confidence in the follow-up games, Louis couldn't help but think of the famous scene of Cole's cold game after the Warriors' 2018-3 Warriors game in the Western Conference Finals in 2. "I am very satisfied with the current situation."
"Our current situation is very similar to this year's Miami Heat." Louis said, "Even, Wish is far more important to us than Gilbert is to the Heat. However, we are not the Heat. A true champion will prove his strength without anyone, because a champion is a champion."
Afterwards, the reporters played their traditional skills: "You mean, Wish will miss the next game?"
Louis suspected that the reporter was sent by the BBC.
"No, I mean, we're going to win the Finals with or without Wish."
The night when Lu Yi's mythical record was terminated did not cause much disturbance, because to the outside world, Lu Wuxia's injury was the main reason for this result.
The next day, the Boston Celtics announced Lu Wuxia's injury report: he had a first-degree sprain on his right foot and needed to be absent for 6 to 10 days.
According to the estimate of the shortest injury date, Lu Wuxia will not return until at least the sixth game of the finals.
The Celtics have no attitude towards this.
Only assistant coaches like Steve Kerr said: "Unless he fully recovers, Wish has no clear timetable for his return."
However, what is certain is that Lu Wuxia will definitely miss the fourth game of the finals.
There is a two-day gap between Game [-] and Game [-], and then there is a three-day gap between Game [-] and Game [-]. Louie wants Game [-] to see if he can come back. Before that, the Celtics need to prepare for the worst.
What Wuxia wanted was to come back in the fifth game.
Of course, Louis disagreed, so Wuxia began to grind hard.
Louis said that there is no father and son in the team, don't come here.
Wuxia said that they are father and son now, because he was injured and unable to play, so he is not a player.
Louis also said, since it is a father and son, isn't it only natural for a son to listen to his father?
Lu Wuxia also had a reason to refute, so why couldn't his father support his desire to play with injuries?Athletes have to be prepared to endure pain. Is it decent to take care of a small injury?This is the finals.
When he said this, Yao Yueban felt a chill down his back, as if someone was speaking ill of him.
Having said that, Louis disagreed.
"Don't be stupid, even if you come back, you can only help us win one game at most, it's not worth it." Louis said seriously, "Or, do you think your teammates can't win the championship without you?"
"It's not without me," Lu Wuxia said, "It's very difficult to win the championship without me, Alan, D-Wade, Brandon, and Tony."
"They'll find a way," Louie said.
"Really? I don't think it's fair to Team Yao. If I can't play, there won't be many people around him who can help him share the pressure."
As soon as Lu Wuxia finished speaking, Ginobili said, "Wish, watch me next time."
"I believe in Manu, and I also believe in Andre..." Lu Wuxia said, looking at Gasol, "Paul, is KG that scary? I provoked him so much, and he didn't eat me. Why are you so afraid of him?"
Gasol shook his head and said firmly: "No, I'm not afraid of him, I'm just out of shape."
"Three games have passed, are you still not in shape?" Louis interrupted the invalid communication between his son and the soft guy, "I want to know how long you have to adjust to be able to compete with KG? Two days? Three days? Ten days? Or adjust to next year? Maybe the Suns will not make it to the finals next year, and then you can perform well against others and announce that you have found your state, but KG didn't come?"
Gasol was speechless.
"Remember what I said to you last night? KG is not even the best insider of the US team. If you take the revitalization of Spanish basketball as your mission, you should prove that you have this ability in the NBA. Otherwise, what if you beat the US team on the FIBA stage? The rules are different and the scales are different. You just gained the upper hand because of your better understanding of the rules and scales of FIBA games, which does not explain any problems."
"Now, since you said that you have adjusted your form in the past few games, I will look forward to your performance in the fourth game." Louis announced the matchup in the fourth game of the finals in advance. "In the next game, KG will be handed over to you. You can play whatever position he plays. Let me see if your state can be adjusted."
Luigi put so much pressure on Gasol, not to make him reborn.
To be honest, no matter how enlightened Gasol is, at most it is that after Akagi was beaten by Owada, Dache Dawu began to fully play the role of a blue-collar and showed some performance, instead of showing the only smile in the whole show because of being too excited and unlocking the three threats after Rukawa was completely blasted by Zebei.
The next two games will be flawless, and if the Celtics want to win one of them, Gasol will have to play.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for Yao Yueban to face Garnett and Milicic on the inside.
Lu Wuxia didn't expect that his father would use his few words to spur Gasol. Although he really felt that the Spaniard didn't play well in the first few games, isn't the father afraid of crushing him under such pressure?
He could only wait and see. Anyway, no matter what he said, he would not be able to play in the fourth game.
(End of this chapter)