signingbooks Chapter 178 The soul of the green army! The foundation of the dynasty!
Chapter 178 The soul of the green army! The foundation of the dynasty!
Auerbach paused and continued: "But this is not good. Excessive pride and self-righteousness will destroy you, your combat effectiveness will drop, and your self-righteousness will eventually fall apart."
"I've seen countless talented teams go to ruin because of their self-righteousness, and I've seen countless teams that could have reached excellence but ended up being mediocre."
"Lin, it's my luck to get you, I don't want one championship or two championships. I want a dynasty! I want a super dynasty that doesn't lose to Bill Russell's time! To achieve this, fail And blows are necessary, and it is also necessary to be beaten up and realize one's own weakness.99
"But..." Lin Long understands what Auerbach means, but he thinks it's too risky to do so: "We can do it in the regular season, why should we be in such a crucial Eastern Conference finals? If the Bulls really Found the perfect form and won three games in a row?"
"Then out, we are a young team, there will be opportunities in the future, it is better to suffer losses and grow first than to suffer losses and grow later!"
Lin Long nodded, his respect for Auerbach deepened.
You must know that Auerbach only took one year. It was agreed at the beginning of the season. In other words, this is the last chance for Auerbach to lead the team to win the championship as a head coach!
Not to mention his battle for the all-time No. 1 coach with Phil Jackson. If this series is lost, the feisty old man is destined to stay in second place.
But Auerbach is betting on these things! He will use his fame and achievements to bet on a dynasty!
Lin Long looked at the court, the Celtics were behind by more than 30 points, and the suspense of the game was quickly slipping away.
"Coach, let me go! I will tell the brothers what we should do, how to play, and how to face our opponents!" Lin Long stood up and approached Auerbach.
Even if this game can't be brought back, even if we lose 30 points today, Lin Long has to rush to the front and tell everyone how to play basketball!
Auerbach was stunned for a moment, obviously understanding his thoughts from Lin Long's expression, then he nodded without saying much.
After Lin Long came on the court, the situation of the game changed immediately.
Lin Long isn't as hard-pressed to score and attack as he used to be.
On the contrary, Lin Long didn't make a single shot in the entire second quarter!
Defending, Lin Long is desperately defending! Lin Long has become the most desperate person on the court, constantly filling and defending for his teammates. He is the most aggressive in rebounding. Every floor ball Lin Long will fall to the ground. Grab, every defensive possession, Lin Long will do the dirtiest and most tiring work.
And on the offensive round, he shared the ball with his teammates to get everyone involved in the offense.
Lin Long's performance gradually led other Celtic players, the Celtic's vitality and intensity gradually began to return, the Bulls' offense, no longer so sharp, began to be contained.
However, the point difference between the two sides was too great. By the end of the first half, the Celtics had just caught up to 26 points behind and was still 41:67 behind the Chicago Bulls of the home team.
During the intermission, Lin Long rarely stood in the middle of the locker room.
He clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
"Guys, I think we all saw the first half. We were relaxed, slack, arrogant, self-righteous. This gave the Chicagoans their chance! They had their chance to beat us up! We all forgot, they were the defending champions. Champions, they have the most mature and reasonable system, and they also have the best superstar 々々!"
"But that's not a reason, it's not a reason for us to relax! Being behind by 26 points is not our level! It's not how the Celtics should play! To be honest, we don't even deserve that 26 point difference, we Should have lost more! We should be behind by more than 35 points, we deserve it!
"Of course, we don't deserve the victory! The Chicago talent who went all out deserves this victory! 99
Lin Long looked at his teammates who were silent, like eggplants beaten by frost.
Each of them bowed their heads and looked at the floor, as if they had lost all vigor and vitality.
The trace of strength regained at the end of the second quarter seemed to disappear again amid Lin Long's scolding.
Lin Long looked at everyone present and exhaled heavily: "However, this team is still our home! It's still our everything! I will sink with him and destroy with him! No matter the score If I can't catch up, I will continue to do my best in the second half and do my best! 95
"In the second half, I will show Chicago people our determination, I will show them our attitude! I want them to know that it is a dream to win three games in a row! Reversing the series is a dream! Three consecutive championships is also a damn Dreaming! Let's go tell the Chicagoans that they're completely desperate for this series!
"Let them despair!
"Fuck them!
"Let them feel that it is better to lose if they win!"
The dressing room is surging, and everyone's fighting spirit is back!
Auerbach sat comfortably in his chair.
These were originally supposed to be his jobs, and he originally planned to do so before the start of the sixth round. But I didn't expect Lin Long to do it earlier and do it better.
Maybe, this year is really a first year of a dynasty on par with the Russell era?
In the second half of the game, the Celtics entered the court with full fighting spirit and an almost crazy state. They did not play like a team that was almost 30 points behind. Instead, they played an admirable game. blood!
It's a pity that the Celtics' recovery in the second half was too late. They fell behind too much in the first half, and the Bulls were in good shape, so they could never fill the almost 30-point difference.
When the final whistle sounded the end of the game, the Celtics still failed to counterattack the game.
88:1050
They lost the game by 13 points.
Lin Long did what he said, he only got 17 points this time, and for the first time since the playoffs, he did not become the team's scoring leader.
But at the same time, Lin Long only took 8 shots, hit 5 goals, grabbed 22 rebounds, sent 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
At the same time, there are countless contributions that cannot be shown in the data.
Floorball, help defense, off-ball screening, and the Bulls' every moment of scramble and physical confrontation.
Lin Long did the most dirty work, did not show the limelight, and had a high probability of injury. Lin Long did the most.
He told everyone in the Celtics with practical actions (so good Zhao): I will do what I say, and I will lead by example!
After the game, the Celtics players did not have any frustration and loss on their faces, it didn't look like they had just lost the game.
On the contrary, every Celtic athlete was full of fighting spirit and eagerness to play again.
Next game, we're going to end the playoffs!
After a night of defeat in Chicago, the Celtics did not have any sinking and pessimism.
Now everyone on the team is working hard to give the Chicago people a good look in Game 6, so that this round of series will end in Boston!
Before this decisive battle, major print media and TV stations also made various predictions, inventory and analysis of the most exciting round of the playoffs so far.
The CBS referendum showed that after the fiasco in Game 5, those who still believe that the Celtics can advance has dropped from about 80% after the end of Game 4 to 48%, and more people believe that the Bulls can even make the cut. Win two games.