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First time in the NBA Chapter 26: Remember this humiliation

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    Rivers had to call a timeout. He replaced Milicic and sent on another more offensive combination: point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Eddie Jones, small forward Paul Pierce,  Power forward Al Jefferson, center Krstic.  Although Milicic was off the field in this lineup, Krstic's appearance also gave the inside line good support capabilities, and the appearance of Eddie Jones and Paul Pierce at the same time shows to some extent that the Celtics have increased their efforts.  In addition to the firepower of outside offense, this swingman combination is actually the Celtics' real ace backcourt combination, but in the second half of the season, Tony Allen's performance became more eye-catching, and his defense can save a lot of money.  Pierce's pressure, and putting Eddie Jones on the second team can lead the bench to play a good offense and ensure the continuation of firepower.  Rivers kept Milicic off the court throughout the second quarter, and the Pistons had already deployed their entire main lineup. Neither Krstic nor Chris Anderson could make up for Milicic's vacancy.  After Rasheed Wallace dunked on Krstic, the Pistons had led the Celtics by 7 points. Milicic said to Rivers: "Let me play! Again.  If this goes on, the points difference will get bigger and bigger. " Rivers sat next to Milicic and patted Milicic on the shoulder, as if he was not on the court now, but in his reception room.  He said to Milicic: "Today I want to teach you two things. The first is that you must believe in your teammates no matter where and whenever you are. Even people like Bill Russell and Michael Jordan still have to rely on them.  The outstanding performance of your teammates, your strength is based on the opportunities created by your teammates for you" "But, now the situation is like this" Milicic couldn't hold it back and interrupted Rivers.  .  But Rivers ignored it. Looking at the court, Pierce knocked over Prince after a shake and hit a three-pointer.  The difference in score is 4 points.  "See, it's not that this team will suddenly collapse if it loses one player. If that's the case, then this team is not a team, nor is it a strong team. At most, it is just a team.  Just a playoff team." As he spoke, Rasheed Wallace made a straight-arm shot in response to Chris Anderson's block.  In fact, he passed the ball across to Ben Wallace, who dunked Al Jefferson with two hands. After the dunk, Ben shouted to Milicic off the court:  "Darko, come up quickly, I need to dunk someone taller." Milicic couldn't help but feel angry.  Rivers on the side said: "I don't care about winning this game at all. The Pistons and Shaquille O'Neal are much older than you. Maybe it is their time now, but within three years, their  Your competitive status will decline sharply, and you will become a real leader in this league. What I need you to do now is to adjust your mentality. You can always be able to play against Ben Wallace and LeBron James.  Play a good game because they can fully stimulate your fighting spirit and you can be focused enough. I need you to be able to maintain this concentration in every game, otherwise you are just a crazy knife like Anthony Walker.  It¡¯s an embarrassment.¡± Milicic clenched his fists tightly. This feeling made him feel like he was back to last year, when the victory or defeat of the entire team had nothing to do with him.  He could only endure the humiliation of bystanders and was not one of the protagonists of the Pistons' grassroots counterattack.  "I need you to remember this feeling of humiliation. You have to know that on the basketball court, the slack you just made on McDyess is fatal. The outcome of high-level games is often between one or two balls. You  Are you really unable to defend McDyess? Or are you not focused at all? If you don't want to be humiliated by your opponent, you must always stay focused. This is the only way to succeed.  When you are slacking off, just think about the feeling of being humiliated on the bench." Milicic never played again in the entire second quarter, and the half-time score was 57 to 46.  The Pistons led by a full 11 points.  During halftime, Angie called Rivers and said that the boss was also watching the game and asked why Milicic was not put on the court and watched helplessly as the team was being ravaged by the double Wallace in the paint.  Rivers said without being humble or arrogant: "I am the head coach of this team. What I have to do is how to make this team win. I don't need anyone else's guidance in using the lineup. Milicic's mentality has changed.  Problem, I need to adjust him in time. I don¡¯t like my favorite player to get lost in a game and cast a shadow on his future career.¡± Krstic said to Milicic in the locker room.  "When I watched you play before, I didn't think those two guys were so good.Although Ben Wallace was short, he was too strong. With him pushing me behind me, I couldn't even take a step forward.  " Chris Anderson over there has a different personality and doesn't like to show his weakness, but his whole body has been sweating. This is a sign of excessive physical exertion. He is responsible for guarding the Pistons' interior offense.  Ace Rasheed Wallace, Wallace's solid footsteps, hard-to-defend straight-arm shooting, and good ability to support offenses all make it difficult for Chris Anderson to start. During training in the team, although Chris Anderson usually gets  Milicic took more care of him, but he still tried his best to prove in front of Milicic that he was not much different from him. But just now on the court he discovered that whether it was strength or technique, even he had always been  Even though he thought his defensive skills were far inferior to Milicic's, he really realized his gap. Despite this, Pierce said in the locker room that everyone played well in this game because everyone faced it.  That's right, last year's championship team was able to reach the current situation, which is still relatively ideal, and this is under the premise that Milicic rested for nearly a quarter. Rivers said that this game must be won.  Yes, if we can't win the first game on the road in one go, the subsequent games will be very difficult. In the second half of the game, everyone has more expectations. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come.  Please vote for recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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