Chapter Nine Hundred and Three Never Underestimate the Knicks

The Knicks' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Celtics.

Although it is currently agreed that it is only a matter of time before the Knicks advance to the finals (in fact, the Knicks themselves think so), but in any case, in competitive sports, there is a certain basis for death.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the Knicks will not be dragged into a bitter battle by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, Knicks coach D'Antoni directly gave the team a holiday until the 18th...

Therefore, the Knicks players should play and eat in private. Everyone adheres to Harden's rigorous attitude of working hard and never giving up until the early hours of the morning, and resolutely never underestimates the enemy.

As for Lin Yi, he even booked tickets for the finals directly to express his respect for the opponents in the East.

The entire Knicks, during the preparation period, fully demonstrated their hard work and diligence, low-key and pragmatic.

In short, in Lin Yi's words, "Don't underestimate our opponents (you can just fight casually), we must be prepared to face a tough battle this time in the playoffs (you all take it easy, let me Play more in the playoffs), we not only want to win, but also make sure we advance to the finals as quickly as possible."

It's a pity that although the Knicks have been so diligent, they still suffered a lot of criticism.

For example, the Heat's behind-the-scenes strategist, after Riley learned that the Knicks didn't even have a training session before the playoffs, the fortune teller said in an interview: "They will suffer sooner or later!"

For Riley, who likes devil training very much, he can't understand the Knicks' behavior of "waves out of the sky".

Similar to Riley's idea is Celtics coach Stevens.

Because the young commander felt that he was underestimated.

Although in Stevens' opinion, the possibility of the Celtics eliminating the Knicks in this round of the series is less than 0.1 percent, but in any case, the Knicks' behavior of not even arranging training sessions It's really contemptuous of people.

Therefore, Stevens is definitely not a time traveler.

Because this young marshal still has a long way to go before becoming a famous marshal of the generation.

You know, after Spurs coach Popovich and Warriors coach Cole learned of the Knicks' "underestimating the enemy" behavior, the pair of masters and apprentices immediately observed a three-minute silence for the Eastern teams.

"In the regular season, in order to ensure that they can create a new record in NBA history, the entire team is exhausted...It seems that their behavior is very arrogant, but in fact, the Knicks are using a few Losing in exchange for the future..." Popovich and Kerr said with emotion.

That's right, you must know that the strengths of the NBA teams are very close. The Knicks won 35 consecutive victories in the regular season and set a new record of 77 wins and 5 losses. "With the great achievements of the triple-double, the whole team is already very tired.

Therefore, for the Knicks, the most important thing for them is not to engage in any devil training, but to have a good rest. After all, judging from the strength of the Eastern teams, it is difficult for them to cause too much trouble for the Knicks.

If there is no rotation at this time, do you wait until the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals to take a rest?

Perhaps in the first and second rounds of the playoffs, the Knicks will pay some price for their "underestimation of the enemy", but such a price is really not worth mentioning compared to the team's healthy finish of the playoffs.

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On the 19th, the first-round first-round contest between the Knicks and the Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoffs started at Madison Square Garden.

There is no need for Stevens to mobilize with chicken soup for the soul like Rivers did back then. Before the game, the entire Celtics were already fighting against each other.

The young Smart and Bradley both had fire-breathing eyes, as if they wanted to rush up and fight the Knicks players.

You know, the players also want to save face, but the Knicks' behavior that they didn't even have a training session before the game is really exciting.

In the eyes of these young players from the Celtics, no matter how strong you are, you can't look down on others like this!

Speaking of which,

The Celtics are also Lin Yi's old friends, because in his rookie season, Lin Yi and the Knicks were eliminated by the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After that, Lin Yi led the Knicks to revenge in the second year and won the championship in one fell swoop.

In the past few days, Lin Yi spent time at home with his children and wife, but tonight, Olsen also came to the scene wearing a set of casual clothes.

I don't know if it is because the arrival of his wife has brought more luck to Lin Yi. Before the game, Lin Yi's finger-snap skill that he drew tonight was actually the ultimate ten cents.

Although it was said in the introduction of the dog system that the probability of getting the five snapping skills is about the same, in actual operation, Lin Yi found that the most likely thing he could get was the waste skill of iron and blood.

Of course, the reply that the system often gives is that your face is too dark, so you can't blame me...

But no matter what, being able to draw the ultimate ten cents also increased Lin Yi's confidence in tonight's game.

After all, don't ignore the inappropriateness of the Eastern teams, but you must know that the Knicks haven't even had a joint practice in the past few days.

In addition, it is more regrettable that Morris sprained his ankle because of an accidental fall while riding a motorcycle two days ago, so the Knicks swingman can only miss the Knicks' playoff roster up.

The teenager Dinwiddie was not considered by Lao De from the beginning, because in the playoffs, D'Antoni believed that Pierce would play a greater role.

Poor Big Mo... It is said that the kid burned his Harley motorcycle in a fit of rage after learning that he was not going to make the Knicks playoff roster...

Closer to home, as in previous years, after the playoffs, the attention of the entire New York City was attracted by the Knicks.

In the past two years, Manning Jr. has not continued to stage myths, and Brady has finally gotten rid of his nemesis.

With the Knicks' record getting better and better, the Knicks have become the pride of New Yorkers.

Tonight, Madison Square Garden turned into a sea of ​​white, and all the Knicks fans were cheering for the home team excitedly.

The big screen at the scene quickly gave the starting lineup of the two teams tonight.

Knicks: Boxing Champion, Lin Yi, Green, Clay, Salted Fish Cannon.

Celtics: Zeller, Olynyk, Smart, Bradley, Thomas Jr.

Before the trade deadline, the Celtics traded for Thomas Jr., and many people were not optimistic about the deal. After all, Thomas Jr. was too short.

But Lin Yi knew that under Stevens, Thomas Jr. would usher in the brightest career of his life.

Known as "the strongest 175 on the surface".

After coming to the Celtics, in the second half of the regular season, Thomas Jr. averaged 22.7 points per game. Regardless of his short stature, he can always use his flexible skills to set the tone for the Celtics' offense.

In addition, in defense, Stevens also protected Thomas Jr., which made Thomas Jr. not only did not drag down the entire Celtics, but brought the young Celtics what they need most at present. - Offensive firepower.

This season, the Celtics management, who had made a bad plan, was stunned... because they never thought that this Celtics could make the playoffs.

Of course, there are also reasons why the East has a lot of belly at this stage, but it is undeniable that Stevens is really good at it.

On the court, I am very happy tonight, because he finally found someone shorter than him.

It's not easy!

Of course, it didn't take long for Paul and the rest of the Knicks to feel the hostility from the entire Celtics team.

After Lin Yi jumped the ball, I was knocked out of the sideline by Smart, nicknamed Sima Gang, before I even dribbled the ball for half the court!

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