redvbooks Chapter 364 Let the giant ship crash into the iceberg!
Chapter 364 Let the giant ship crash into the iceberg!
For the finals, the schedule uses a 2-3-2 system, that is, two games are played at the home of the team with a better record in the regular season, and then three games are played at the home of the other team. If necessary, then return to the original home court for the last two games.
After the victory over the Spurs, the Lakers did not choose to fly back to Los Angeles, but flew directly to Boston, so as not to be exhausted.
You know, the Celtics, who swept their opponents, have rested for another full 5 days, and the Lakers' rest time is not just 48 hours.
At the request of Phil Jackson, the Lakers wanted to avoid all the extra travel and delays. After the game in San Antonio, they came to Boston as soon as possible and checked into the hotel they had already reserved. At this time, it was already 2 o'clock late at night.
Phil Jackson also ordered the team to be disbanded immediately, everyone went to rest immediately, and there would not be any training or gatherings all day tomorrow.
But it is not allowed to go out and fool around, not to drink and club, and no outsiders are allowed to enter the room where the players are, including the players' relatives, friends and wives.
Everyone, recover your physical strength and state as quickly as possible, and welcome the first game of the finals in 40 hours with your best appearance!
This somewhat inhumane request did not lead to complaints and resistance from the Lakers. They obediently returned to their rooms and waited for the finals two days later.
Because everyone knows that the first game of the finals is a game that sets the tone for the entire series. If this game is not played well, it will affect not just one game, but the entire ball. Team morale!
Especially for this Lakers team, now they are united, fighting spirit is high, and they have made up their minds to give the arrogant and arrogant Lin Long and the Celtics a good look.
Do you want a 15-game winning streak to end the playoffs?
Daydreaming!
To win the first game and give the Celtics a head-on, this is the goal set by all the Lakers on the plane to Boston!
Phil Jackson was very satisfied with the spontaneous unity of the players, which greatly improved the cohesion of the team once again.
The Lakers' fighting spirit and determination to overthrow the Celtics are not hidden in the slightest.
Their desires and longings can be clearly seen by everyone who sees them.
Obviously, the regular-season fiasco left the 3 Eastern Conference teams with little to no fight back in the series!
Lin Long's super scoring title and unanimous MVP, including the Celtics having three first-team members, didn't make the Lakers a burden at all.
They're going to give the Celtics a good look!
At the last press conference before the game, O'Neal smiled in the face of reporters' questions: "I think you can go and tell the Celtics guys that their road to victory (dbdd) is over! Down, it's Los Angeles time! We're not like some old tattered ship! 99
"We're a big boat! We're the biggest boat the NBA has ever seen, and we're going to crash and sunk everything that comes in front of us and destroy it! I don't care if the Celtics keep going in the playoffs. Won a few games and they didn't beat us! They couldn't beat us either! Finals, it's Los Angeles!""
Phil Jackson, on the other hand, maintained his demeanor and grace. He smiled and said: "If they can achieve a 15-game winning streak in the playoffs, that's really amazing, it's amazing! It's a pity that they met us. , that failure will inevitably come to them.
"I don't know how many games we'll take to win the title, after all the Celtics are a strong team! We'll probably get to the last leg of the tiebreaker, and we'll probably have a winner soon, too, Who can say for sure? The only thing I can be sure of is that the last victory of the year must be ours!""
The Lakers were full of confidence and surging.
As the host, the Celtics will certainly not be polite to the number one enemy for decades.
After hearing the media report, Lin Long smiled and said: "They are a big ship? There is no problem with this, so what if they are the largest ship? We all know that the largest ship in this century is called Titanic, and they are Titanic If so, we're icebergs! We'll tear them apart and head back to LA on their stomachs!
"The last win is theirs? It doesn't matter, we will win 4 first, if they can come back 5-4, then I will give them the last win. Of course, this requires them to be empty. In a one-person arena, hit a wave of five consecutive victories!""
Lin Long's arrogance was also undiminished, which drew cheers from Boston fans and ball critics such as Vermarcus!
Just to be arrogant, to be arrogant!
Young people, if you are not angry, are you still called young people?
The war of words between the two sides is in full swing, and everyone is full of expectations for the NBA Finals of the NBA 1998-1999 season that will start at any time!
In particular, this year's finals script is definitely the ultimate showdown that all basketball fans want to see!
Not only are the players on both sides of equal strength, but most of the core players are in their prime. The grievances and grievances between the yellow and green sides have been lingering for decades and 4 generations of players, which are even more talked about by fans.
Before the first game of the finals, the major media invited retired NBA legends, active stars and well-known ball commentators to form a strong commentary team to carry out the preview and commentary work of the finals.
In addition to Double Smith's partner, cbs once again found Reggie Miller, who was well-received as a guest commentator last year. This guy's stinky mouth is inexplicably very flattering, coupled with the old staff specially recruited from Boston. Vermarcus and Elton Brand, the No. 1 pick in the 1999 NBA draft, formed their five-man cast.
At first glance, this combination can be seen as a remake of last year. Obviously, CBS was very satisfied with the combination mode of this combination of old, middle and new.
As the oldest person, Smith took the lead and said: "The Lakers and the Celtics, this is definitely the most exciting and most anticipated finals matchup in NBA history! As we all know, as the top two in the NBA The two giants, the Lakers have entered the finals 25 times and won 11 championships, and the Celtics have entered the finals 20 times and won 16 championships!
"The two sides have met in the finals 10 times, and they can definitely be called the NBA's first rival combination. It's just that the Celtics have an almost terrifying win rate against the Los Angeles people. The two sides have met 10 times, and the Celtics won. Eight of them, even from the first Finals meeting in 1959, all the way to the 1984 Finals, where the Celtics blew the Lakers eight times in a row!"
"Only in 1985 and 1987, the Lakers finally ended the Celtics' embarrassing 8-game losing streak. Everyone, what do you think of the two sides meeting again after 12 years?"
Will Marcus is familiar with the road, and the first one said: "These historical data are not important at all. From the first meeting between the two sides in 1959 to today, the two sides have changed from management to players. I don't know how many waves, those historical data , is just a meaningless cold number, but I still have to say: I am optimistic about the Celtics, I even think that their 15:0 plan has a great probability to be completed!
"Want to sweep the Lakers? Maybe it's a daydream after eating his own shit." Miller, as a master of the bar, opened his mouth to make people want to beat him: "The Lakers' twin tower combination plus Perhaps Lin Long is unstoppable, but O'Neal will also shred the Celtics' inside line!
"The Lakers have a much stronger roster than the old Knicks! They're the real galactic ships! The Lakers will win this series!"