redvbooks Chapter 313 Rename the Player of the Month to the Lin Long Award!
Chapter 313 Rename the Player of the Month to the Lin Long Award!
The two major players were absent, and the battle of the century immediately turned into a one-sided massacre. Alan Houston and Larry Johnson were simply unable to resist the Celtics' firepower, and they were exaggerated by the Celtics at 42:19 in the first quarter. The score, and has never been able to close the score since then, finally ended the game 120:77, the Knicks lost a full 43 points.
After the game, Lin Long didn't make any additional mockery or smack down on Jordan's absence, because Lin Long knew Jordan well.
Jordan is not one of those soft guys who will run away or join if he can't beat him 20 years later. Even in such a game, as long as he's not injured and can't walk, Jordan will definitely play.
His self-discipline, paranoia and desire for survival are rare in the entire history of the league.
Therefore, Lin Long was very uneasy about Jordan's sudden absence.
Either Jordan was really injured and couldn't play the game, or the Knicks were holding back something bad and hiding something they didn't want to take out at this time.
But watching Jordan's game against the Raptors was still alive and nothing, and two days later he was injured and unable to walk. Lin Long would never believe such a thing.
It's just that Lin Long also knows that it's useless to think too much. What he has to do now is to continue the winning streak in front of the Celtics!
With the New York Knicks down without a fight.
The Celtics' winning streak continued throughout February, when they went 9-0 in February. In this month, Lin Long averaged 33.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 2.1 steals, 1.9 blocks, and the shooting percentage was as high as 55%, 47% and 95%.
The hit rate of 3 items in a single month reached a terrifying 197%!
There is still more than 30 points of output. This kind of dominance on the court is absolutely brutal and unparalleled. The best player of the month in February was awarded to Lin Long again without any suspense.
So far this season, in addition to missing half of the games due to suspension in January, he failed to win the award, and Lin Long was also awarded the Player of the Month in November and December.
Wilmarcus of Boston local radio said excitedly on the live show:
"The best player of the month award should be changed to the Lin Long award directly. No one can compete with him anyway, and, in order for the players in the west to be less miserable, the award for the best player of the month should be changed to each of the east and west. One, as for the stars in the East, if you want to win awards, you can go to the West.""
As time enters March, the Celtics' winning streak has accumulated to 27 games, and only 6 games are left to tie the NBA's historical record, but at this time, the tide of injuries has gradually found. The Celtics, Billups and Rashid almost simultaneously need some time to recuperate due to injury.
Although both of them expressed their willingness to continue playing with injuries for the sake of the team's winning streak.
But it was rejected by Auerbach and Bird.
The regular-season winning streak certainly matters.
But the more important thing is health and the playoffs, if you can't win the championship, then everything is meaningless!
Even if the so-called regular-season winning streak at the expense of players' health, whether Bird himself or the entire league, will see the Celtics as a joke.
In the end, after Lin Long's personal persuasion and assurance that the winning streak would never end, the two guys finally gave up playing and started to recover with the help of a physical therapist.
In the first game that the two missed, the Celtics challenged the Detroit Pistons on the road. Facing the Pistons led by Grant Hill, Lin Long did not leave any sympathy!
The whole game was full of firepower, hitting a season high and a personal regular-season high of 61 points, leading the team to take Detroit lightly.
2 days later, when the Celtics back at home faced the menacing Dallas Mavericks, Lin Long shot down!
He scored 53 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists again and successfully slaughtered the bull, extending his winning streak to 29 games.
After defeating the Mavericks at home, the Celtics will set off for the west. They will usher in a six-game road trip to the West. In the fourth game, they will face the Los Angeles Lakers, the king of the West. !
If all goes well and they can beat the Suns, Sonics and Kings on the road, their winning streak will come to 32 games.
There is only one game left in the league-record 33-game winning streak set by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1971-1972 season!
And in Game 33, it was the Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers!
It has to be said that there is indeed the existence of destiny in the dark.
The top two giants in the league have had countless confrontations and finals battles in history. The Celtics have always overwhelmed the Lakers in the finals, but the Lakers also have a 33-game winning streak in the regular season. record of.
But now, the Celtics have a chance to break the 33-game winning streak!
And the last peak standing in front of them is the Los Angeles Lakers!
This is definitely another big event of the season and the battle of the century!
The gimmicks and feuds of the Yellow-Green Battle make it impossible for the two sides to choose to avoid a fight like the Knicks did!
I will definitely give everything I have and give everything to fight this epic battle!
Lin Long, who had scored 50 points in two consecutive games, made the trek all the way to Phoenix. Facing the Suns led by Kidd, Lin Long once again turned on all his firepower, chasing after the entire Suns buttocks and beating, Lin Long took the lead. He scored 55 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, scoring 50+ points for the third consecutive game, continuing the team's winning streak.
Leaving Phoenix, the Celtics headed non-stop to Seattle, where the combination of Vin Baker and Gary Payton was waiting for them.
In the face of the SuperSonics, who had made him feel shriveled and uncomfortable last year, Lin Long once again made a big show of power, and he broke the whole line of defense of the SuperSonics and scored 61 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
But in this game, there was a scene that everyone did not want to see. Sprewell accidentally twisted his ankle when he made a layup and left the court early. During the post-match inspection, Sprewell was injured. Not serious, but requires at least 2-3 weeks of recovery time.
At the same time, what is even more worrying is that Rashid's recovery is not as good as expected. He was originally scheduled to play against the King tomorrow and needs to continue to rest for more than a week to ensure recovery. Another general Billups also appeared. The repetition of the injury, although not serious, will definitely not be able to appear in the game against the Lakers.
This time, there are three main generals missing, and the Celtics' winning streak is covered with an indescribable smoke.
In desperation, Auerbach could only urgently transfer 3 players from the team's Development League (Zhao Zhao) to temporarily fill the team's vacancy.
The players who were brought up were 210-centimeter white insider Andrew Jack, 198-centimeter striker Jaylen Thompson, and 171-centimeter point guard Aaron Bryant.
Among them, Aaron Bryant is an old acquaintance of Lin Long.
He once became the biggest dark horse in the creation camp in the summer, leading the team to the final four.
This experience brought a lot of fame to Aaron and the opportunity to try out for the NBA team, but unfortunately, because of height and defense issues, he was not able to get a contract in the NBA in the end, so he could only stay in the NBA The Development League, waiting for his chance.
In the first training after the 3-person upgrade, Bird and Lin Long couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing bitterly. Andrew Jack and Jaylen Thompson didn't have the ability to play in the NBA at all. Apart from their stature, they were very good. Hard to really help the team. On the contrary, it was Aaron Bryant, who had been least hopeful of Bird, who made his eyes shine.