Chapter 396： we have no choice

espn: "26 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks, Zuo Li hit a career high in blocks in the playoffs, but this performance failed to bring them a victory, 88-105, the Knicks lost to the North Shore Garden. The first and most crucial game, 2-1, the Knicks trailed by a total score."

Barkley: "This game is a superstar battle. The Celtics' new Big Three and the inside twin towers have played their roles. Pierce has 18 points and 7 rebounds, Ray Allen has 28 points, Rondo has 14 points, 13 assists and 6 assists. In rebounds, Tony Allen scored 8 points, Perkins scored 11 points, Davis scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Knicks only played Zuoli normally, Randolph only scored 13 points, David Lee only scored 7 points, and K6 scored 9 points. It's normal to lose like this, but Zuo Li's problem of being double-teamed by three people really needs to be solved. The Knicks need to find help for him, don't let him fight alone! Same as the first one."

Sports Illustrated: "I have to admit that the Knicks were too happy. After winning the first game, they seemed to have everything, but the two losses that followed made them realize who they were facing, Kyle. The specials let the Knicks score less than 90 points in two consecutive games, and they played a phenomenal performance, 2-1, and the next is home, the Knicks encountered the biggest crisis of the season..."

CCTV Sports: "It's time for the Knicks to go back and sum up. Except for Zuo Li, everyone else needs to review."

Tencent Sports: "Suddenly the Knicks can't play. They looked very messy on the court and were completely torn apart by the Celtics' defense."

Boston Post: "Return to the original? This is the true face of the Knicks!"

Boston Sports Daily: "Easy! We know we're looking for form! Winning consecutively, let's go to the Eastern Conference Finals!"

...

Lost, lost again.

After an 18-point home defeat, the Celtics were torn apart by a 17-point advantage at North Shore Gardens.

Overwhelming reports hit, all kinds of remarks and analysis came one after another, and there were even more brainless trolls who started spraying directly, spraying Knicks players without anger, spraying Zuoli is a tumor and only scoring points by themselves, spraying everyone on the Knicks is still soft. The egg shattered when touched, and the Knicks played the whole sleepwalking game without knowing what to say...

In short, from top to bottom, from the starter to the bench, to the coach, and even Dolan, who was lying on the gun, was pulled out and scolded.

It's hard to believe that less than 5 days have passed since the world's praise, and the timeliness of the media is vividly reflected here.

Five days ago, it was the light of basketball, and the Knicks, the favorite to win the championship, have been ironically called a "pseudo-strong team", "hands team", "weak chicken team" and so on.

Changed room.

This is the truest feeling of the Knicks up and down.

Oh, or rather, now they don't know what feeling is.

The visiting team's dilapidated locker room, where no complete fan could be found, was as silent as one could imagine. The Knicks, who had been beaten in the face, came back here in embarrassment, no one spoke, and time seemed to stand still.

Only the TV hanging on the wall and the sound came from there. There was a picture of the Celtics who had just won and were being interviewed.

Pierce: "Happy? Fortunately, they didn't create much difficulty for us. 2-1 is normal. You all know that we entered the state relatively slowly, but now that we are back, we will continue to maintain and win the fourth place. field."

Perkins: "Zuo Li beat me up? It's nothing like that, it's all tactics, do you understand tactics, I'm responsible for holding him down, and then others are responsible for the output, the Knicks are too bad, the first game is them lucky."

Ray Allen: "Six games, I think it's enough for us to get to the next round."

Rivers: "I'm already thinking about my opponent in the Eastern Conference finals."

...

If this sentence was the usual Knicks locker room, it would definitely explode after hearing it, but tonight, obviously, no one responded, and it was dead.

No one tried to lift the spirits of his teammates. In such a failure, the most important thing was to rest, so D'Antoni chose to do the interview himself, and the Knicks simply packed up and returned to the hotel.

Lying on the big bed of the hotel, listening to the cannonballs fired by excited Celtic fans outside the window, Zuo Li laughed at himself:

"Sure enough, the playoffs won't be so simple. As expected, it was still swelled before, and the expansion will lead to defeat. The ancients did not deceive me."

It was too smooth before, swept the Bulls 4-0, and the 5-game winning streak in the playoffs gave Zuo Li the idea that the playoffs were nothing but such, although he knew that the opponent was very strong. In the past three years in history, except for the Lakers in the West , the Eastern Celtics are the most difficult to deal with. Their ability to adjust is extremely strong. The team has both old rivers and lakes like Pierce and Ray Allen, and new generations like Rondo. .

Moreover, winning the first game is inherently luck. If it is so, any team can win. Although luck has always been a part of the game, if there is no luck, it is the time to test the true strength of a team.

Clearly, the Knicks are the ones who haven't stood the test.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, the Knicks are a rookie team. Zuoli and Dragic are both rookies in the starting lineup. Chandler is only in the second year, and Randolph has little experience in the playoffs. Larry Hughes also played with the Cavaliers in the Finals two years ago.

The same is true for the substitutes. David Li is in the third grade, Du Hong is in the second grade, and Ewing is a rookie. The proportion of rookies can be said to be very high.

When there are many newcomers, it is inevitable that they will easily swell. Young people The mood always fluctuates greatly, plus the journey is smooth, and the media is very supportive, and the mentality will inevitably float. In such an old world, losing is inevitable.

But the outside world won't see your reasons, and the sunspots won't give you sympathy. You don't need to look at it. Zuo Li knows that the outside world must be ridiculed at this time. 'Justice orgy'.

But fortunately, Zuo Li's mentality is only slightly affected. At this moment, he has regained his composure, and his mobile phone is turned off. He is not ready to learn from anyone, and he does not want any comfort or strength. The source of his strength has never been others, but yourself.

But he can't be the only one who wins the game. Now, what he needs to solve is the morale problem!

How to solve this problem?

it's actually really easy.

In the training hall the next day, Zuo Li took the initiative to make a review and attributed the loss to his lack of calmness.

"Don't say that, boss, you played well, it's us..." Dragic wanted to say a few words for Zuo Li, but Zuo Li waved to stop him.

"I know what you want to say, but it's not necessary. I'm not here to share the pot. I'm the core and I'm the boss. I'll take the blame for losing. There's nothing to say. We don't lose the whole team. I didn't lose. set."

"But, I don't want to lose!" Zuo Li waited for a week: "Now you should understand that the opponent is not made of mud."

"Understood, sorry, boss, we were too proud and underestimated our opponents."

"Yes, we should not underestimate our opponents, but please don't underestimate yourself!"

"2-1 is not the end of the world, but we, have no choice."

"Go to Tianwang Mountain to win, or go home to fish if you lose, it's up to us to play tomorrow!"