After all, ginger is still spicy.

In the end, Boston's Big Three failed to let the Chicago Bulls drag the game into a tiebreaker.

They overturned the young Bulls on the road, and they tried their best in this game. Frankly speaking, if it weren't for Luol Deng's unnecessary foul at the last minute, the outcome would have been far from certain.

...Even if it goes into overtime, the young Bulls will have a better chance of winning!

The Bulls paid for the youth and immaturity, and it was the Bulls fans who cheered loudly for the players after the game.

They know very well that as long as they stick to the style of play with Derrick Rose as the core, it is only a matter of time before they can defeat Boston... Time is no longer on the side of the old guys of the Celtics.

Everyone knows that this year is Boston's last ditch effort. Whether they admit it or not, they will find it difficult to cope with the increasingly fierce Knicks and Bulls.

Li Zhen learned that Boston had eliminated the Chicago Bulls with a score of 4:2 and immediately started booking a flight to Boston.

Although he has been staying in Los Angeles these days, he has not actually stopped exercising. He has always maintained a good condition.

But, who would have thought that the flight would be delayed?

As a result, when Li Zhen rushed to the North Shore Garden Arena, the first game was already over.

The Knicks lost to the Boston Celtics.

This is the Knicks' first defeat since the playoffs, and the first time since the All-Star break that they have lost a game by more than 20 points.

The painful defeat made some fans dissatisfied with Li Zhen's absence.

In addition, Phil Jackson previously said that Li Zhen went to Los Angeles to deal with his younger brother's affairs, which is even more emotional. How can he miss important games because of some family scandals?

Some articles criticizing Li Zhen also appeared in the New York media.

This made Phil Jackson ecstatic.

What he wants is this opposite effect.

What he wants is for the fans to create a rift with their spiritual idol basketball totem. Only in this way can he carry out the next operation legitimately.

He no longer wanted to work with a strong man like Li Zhen.

He admitted that he could not control Li Zhen. He only wanted to build a dynasty like before, not a dynasty led by strong men.

Li Zhen apologized to the fans for his absence and also apologized to the players.

Although flight cover is an objective fact, he does not want to make this reason public.

However, some fans were very resourceful and dug out the flight information, which to some extent cleared Li Zhen's innocence.

…

Winning the first victory was especially important for the Celtics, and the whole of Boston was encouraged by it. This meant that they had a head start, and it also greatly improved their morale.

However, they can no longer claim as arrogantly as they did two years ago that the Knicks are just a bunch of chickens and dogs, and Li Zhen is just a fake star with only appearance.

As time has passed, the essence of many things has changed.

Zach Randolph started making harsh words the day before Game 2, trashing Boston.

Li Zhen was looking through the game records at this time.

He deeply realized how stupid it was for the team to trade DeAndre Jordan and Eddie Griffin.

If these two were still there, even if Li Zhen missed the first game, Boston would not be able to win so easily.

It's a pity that Phil Jackson and Jerry West gave away Eddie Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, two defensive insiders with amazing athletic abilities, for their own selfish purposes.

The Russell Butler exchanged for him was basically a pension. Eric Gordon was slightly better, but in the face of Boston's brutal defense, his weaknesses were infinitely expanded. Ray Allen took advantage of his weak defense and short stature.

He held the ball and beat him several times.

This made Li Zhen feel extremely depressed.

He even thought of those border generals in ancient times who were determined to kill thieves but were unable to save their lives.

These two are obviously professionals in their profession, why would they make such stupid mistakes?

Who doesn't know that in the playoffs, what they are fighting for is the thickness of the inside line. It would be better for them to give up DeAndre Jordan and Griffin! Especially DeAndre Jordan, he showed amazing potential in his first grade. Although he is prone to foul tactics,

But given time, it is not difficult to become an ordinary All-Star, let alone a superstar.

What a short-sighted person!

Li Zhen deeply feels that the difficulty of the series has increased as a result.

…

The second game started quickly at the North Shore Garden Arena. When Li Zhen came on the stage, he still received the most violent boos from the audience, and the malice came like a frenzy.

But Li Zhen remained unmoved.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks executed a triangle offense, but it was quickly dismantled by the experienced Big Three.

Immediately, Li Zhen began to automatically switch to the original system.

Even though Phil Jackson showed a surprised and stunned expression on the court, he completely ignored it.

Victory is the most important thing.

He doesn't want to be a paper framer and take care of the head coach's emotions at this time.

Moreover, he believes that Phil Jackson, as such a senior head coach, should also be able to see that his tactics cannot bring out the full strength of the Knicks players.

If he has ideas, it just proves that his motives are impure.

When Li Zhen starts his crazy impact, Boston must restrict him...and once Boston restricts him, Li Zhen will quickly release the ball. Other Knicks players can quickly seize the opportunity and complete the attack.

The Knicks have long been integrated.

Their amazing chemistry in battle is the best in the league.

Moreover, every player and Li Zhen support each other.

Especially, this season... all players have improved.

The Celtics simply couldn't stop the Knicks' offense.

They quickly fell behind.

However, one problem the Knicks have now is that their rotation has become very fragile after Marbury went to China to seek advice and Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were traded.

Boston can always finish chasing points during this period.

Then wait for the Knicks' main force to return before being pulled apart.

Repeatedly.

But fortunately, Li Zhen's physical fitness is no longer as weak as it used to be.

In the end, the game was won without any danger.

Celtic lost 1 home game.

Their game becomes difficult.

However, after the game, the Boston media frantically reported on Phil Jackson's stunned expression. They deliberately provoked conflicts between the Knicks generals, and even accused Li Zhen of being arrogant and domineering and ostracizing the 11-championship coach.

Generally speaking, such clumsy psychological tricks will be refuted by the parties concerned with righteous words.

However, this time Phil Jackson was silent.

He deliberately allowed the sound to rise wildly.

Li Zhen immediately realized that something was wrong. Looking back on what happened before this season, he suddenly realized: Master Zen came to the Knicks not to improve the record, but to play politics.

What made Li Zhen even more sad was that the board of directors actually asked about the matter.

James Dolan's wife talked in the media that players should have a tacit understanding with the head coach and follow instructions...

This time.

Not only Zach Randolph was angry, but Li Zhen was also extremely angry.

"I don't want to play on this team anymore."

Randolph told Li Zhen angrily: "Look, how many things have happened to the team since Isiah left!!"

Li Zhen did not persuade Randolph again this time.

He already had a grudge in his heart.

On one side are the Knicks who are getting more and more outrageous, and on the other side are the Los Angeles Clippers who are showing infinite sincerity.

To be honest, he is already more inclined to the Clippers.

but now.

I have to win another championship.

Li Zhen wants to give a final explanation to Knicks fans.

Therefore, he clearly told Phil Jackson: "You don't have to play with people's hearts. Next, we will not let you implement wrong tactics. You can make this statement public!"

Li Zhen showed his cards to the Zen Master.

And the Zen master was also very straightforward.
To be continued...