Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 640
Although the Warriors lost to the Bulls, after the match against the Bulls, the Warriors seemed to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du.

The first was on December 12, the last game of 29, when the Warriors challenged the Atlanta Hawks away.

尽管这场比赛，多米尼克·威尔金斯砍下45分16篮板8助攻的豪华准三双数据，但依旧不敌勇士队三巨头合砍84分，球队以136:140输给了勇士。

After entering January of 1991, the Warriors first defeated the Bucks 119:116 in an away game, and then beat the Kings 131:113 at home, and then came to Los Angeles, not far from Saramento, and again in Los Angeles. There, they defeated the Lakers 109:101.

In this wave of five-game winning streak, the Warriors have achieved a proud record of four consecutive victories, except for the initial loss to the Bulls.

On January 1th, the Warriors finally returned to their long-awaited home court and faced the incoming Nuggets, Supersonics and Suns. In the end, the Warriors made persistent efforts and defeated the Nuggets 8:147 and the Super Sonics 125:113. The Sonics defeated the Suns 103:127 and continued their seven-game winning streak.

Then they will go to the east for a new round of east road trip. Their first opponent this time is the Celtics, which is now ranked first in the east.

The Celtics this season have indeed brought too many surprises to people. I thought that due to the injuries in the first two seasons, the team would sink and fall into a slump. Unexpectedly, they actually played in Phoenix this season. Nirvana, reborn from the ashes.

Under the leadership of this group of old guys, with the efforts of Lewis, Kevin Jamber, Dee Brown and other young people, the team actually beat the Bulls, Pistons and other Eastern powerhouses, and proudly ranked in the No. [-] position in the East.

However, just as the Celtics were preparing to show their ambitions, after the Celtics defeated the Suns on January 1, Bird once again truce due to back nerve root compression and is expected to miss a month.

However, this blow did not make the Celtics say defeat lightly. They worked together as a team. After Bird was injured, they won five consecutive victories and continued to maintain the momentum of No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, whether the Warriors can end the Celtics' seven-game winning streak has become the focus of everyone's attention.

In this game, the starting lineup sent by the Celtics is: Dee Brown, Kevin Jamber, Reggie Lewis, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.

It can be seen that except for the two old guys inside, the rest are young people.

Facing his former club, the Warriors, Lewis looked a little excited tonight, although every transfer player more or less wants to prove himself in front of his former club.

It's the same as when you always want to show your ex how good you are now.

But Lewis is a bit special, because since he came to the Celtics, his life has indeed been better. Not only has he secured the team's starting position, but his scoring average has also improved from 8 points in the Warriors to now. With 18 points, he is already the Celtics team's second-leading scorer after Larry Bird.

It can be said that Lewis contributed a lot to the Celtics' ability to achieve such good results after losing Bird.

It is precisely because of such confidence that Lewis dared to strengthen his aggression when facing the Warriors and was very active.

It's just that sometimes an individual's performance on the court is not directly proportional to his own efforts, and sometimes it can be counterproductive.

Lewis used a breakthrough to forcibly enter the inside line from Mullin's left side. After taking a step, he immediately prepared to fly for a dunk, but was intercepted by Rodman who came to assist in the defense. In the air, Rodman's big hand firmly pressed on On the ball, it made it difficult for Lewis to move an inch.

In the end, Lewis even dribbled the ball and was pressed down by Rodman. Naturally, this attack ended without a problem. Fortunately, because he had always controlled the basketball, the referee called a scrimmage and avoided another mistake by Lewis.

Although this was considered a good result, it was extremely difficult for Lewis to accept, because this was his third attack tonight and he failed to score.

The Celtics team, even with Bird, has always been egalitarian. Bird, the team's highest scorer, averaged only 19.4 points per game, not even 20 points, but what he got in exchange was Six players from the team scored in double figures.

But at the beginning of the game tonight, Lewis took the initiative to ask for the ball to play singles. Fortunately, his teammates knew what he was trying to do, so they didn't bother with him. Let Lewis make it up, after all, he doesn't have Bird's status.

Therefore, McHale took the initiative to step forward, patted Lewis's butt, tilted his head and whispered in Lewis' ear: "Calm down, we will fight according to tactics."

In the absence of Bird, McHale is the boss of this team. Whether his scoring average has declined or he is on the bench, as long as he is on the court, his status and achievements are enough to overwhelm the team. All young people.

Although Parish is older, he has a more "Buddhist" personality and is also very quiet on the court. If the "Big Mouth" cup is filled with goji berries, then the old "Chief" holds Korean ginseng in his bowl .

If it weren't for the chaotic private life, maybe he could really play until he was 50 years old, but even so, he was already 43 years old when he retired.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for such a "Buddhist" giant to stand up for young people, let alone have any conflicts with McHale.

After hearing McHale's amiable advice, Lewis just nodded. He knew that under the seemingly west wind and rain, there was a heavy warning hidden. Obviously, Lewis' behavior of disregarding the team had already aroused the attention of other people. dissatisfaction.

Reining in his mind, Lewis focused his attention on the court, and temporarily let go of his determination to win or lose. This time, the burden on his heart was relieved a lot, so that the jump ball actually beat Rodman. .

The ball was caught by the tall and long-armed McHale. After turning around to deceive Mullin and Malone, he took another turn and used silky steps to get rid of the defense. He made an easy layup and finally helped the Celtics score. The score was 5:2.

Since then, the Celtics' offense has finally returned to a normal rhythm. Whether it is the old players McHale and Parish, or the young players Jamber and Dee Brown, they all played well. Only Lewis still has not recovered. , but under the pressure of old players, Lewis can still contribute to the team in other ways.

For a while, the two teams played back and forth, not giving in to each other.

(End of this chapter)