Lu Wuxia entered the starting lineup together with Ginobili, Kirilenko, Gasol and Yao Yueban.

This is the Celtics' most regular starting lineup and the five-man group with the best understanding.

"As long as Wish can play, everything else is no longer important!" Tom Heinsohn said confidently, "The Celtics will definitely win this game!"

Lu Wuxia tried his best to make his walking posture look normal.

Others may not be able to see it, but Louis knows his walking style too well.

He saw the subtle differences in the flawless gait.

Therefore, Louis can also be sure that Flawless tonight is just like Willis Reed 37 years ago. He is destined to be the shaman responsible for boosting morale and adding bloodthirsty buffs to his teammates, rather than the leader who charges into battle.

A jump ball was played at the beginning. Yao Yueban jumped hard and beat the ball down.

Lu Wuxia caught the ball and Yin Guodala pressed forward.

The Suns knew that Lu Wuxia was injured, so they asked Yin Guodala to press the whole court and try to force out his weaknesses.

Lu Wuxia was not reckless. If Yin Guodala wanted to press the whole court, he would directly pass the ball to Ginobili and let someone dribble the ball across the half court.

This is a smart choice. Instead of enduring the pain and confronting Yingodala, it is better to hand over the ball directly and suffer less.

After all, Lu Wuxia's mission is not to finish the game with a painful right foot.

He knows what he has to do.

After Lu Wuxia ran to the frontcourt, Ginobili passed the ball directly.

Lu Wuxia caught the ball and faced Yingodala in front of him. His situation was much more difficult than that of Reid back then.

According to Jerry West's recollection, as soon as he saw Reed running out of the aisle, he felt that he could not win.

It can be said that the Lakers were frightened by Reid with one foot.

The Suns obviously did not feel this way, and they carried out high-intensity man-to-man marking on Lu Wuxia with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

Ying Guodala never expected that Lu Wuxia would ignore his defense and use an unreasonable pull-up three-pointer to complete the Celtics' first shot tonight.

Before Lu Wuxia took action, Yin Guodala had no idea that his opponent would have such courage.

According to his understanding, if Lu Wuxia had an obvious foot injury, he should stay on the outside as a bait. Even if he knew that he would not attack, Yingodala would be restrained by him.

But now, Lu Wuxia acted like he was playing it real. He took the ball and shot, not including the lake. The target was Yingodala's lack of guard against the ball holder.

Yingodala turned around and looked at the ball in the air. The arc was too straight...

It’s impossible not to enter!

With a "swish" sound, Lu Wuxia's cold arrow sent the fans at the Fleet Center into an out-of-control frenzy.

"Injuries can't stop Wish!" Tom Heinsohn said boldly, "He is not fighting alone tonight. Larry, who suffered a serious back injury, still insists on playing, and Yin Seiya, who encountered ACL but burst out with the strongest strength.

Hondo, who still insisted on playing through the conference finals despite a torn shoulder, and Russ, who chose to play in the finals with a severe ankle contusion... Wish continued the Celtics' fine tradition of not getting out of the firing line with minor injuries. The moment he shot a three-pointer, he

Not alone!"

As soon as Lu Wuxia scored a three-pointer, the Suns' response came.

The defensive end allows the strongest point to be matched up flawlessly, and the same goes for the offensive end. After all, this is an injured player, and it will be wasted if not targeted.

Lu Wuxia's defensive method is very simple.

If the opponent can't think about it and wants to shoot in front of him, then try to interfere with it.

If they plan to take advantage of his current situation and take advantage of his inability to defend laterally and break through to the Celtics' basket, he also welcomes it.

All he can do is interfere with his opponent's shots and leave the rest to his teammates.

Kirilenko's help was approaching like a shadow.

When the Russians helped to defend, Lu Wuxia ran towards Richard Hamilton with all his strength to rotate.

Subsequently, Yingodala made a layup that was not precise enough and was rejected by Yao Yue.

Lu Wuxia saw a fast break opportunity and ran forward as fast as possible.

One thing Lu Wuxia had to face was that his swollen and painful right ankle could no longer even react to running in a straight line.

This indicates that the ankle is in the onset of injury.

Generally, the first few days of this kind of trauma are the most difficult.

I managed to get over it the first few days, and then got better soon.

Lu Wuxia happened to choose to play with the injury on the day when the injury was most severe, and he did not take painkillers, so the pain was inevitable.

But his downtime didn't seem to be affected at all.

Ginobili picked up Yao Yue's half-covered ball and sent a long pass to Lu Wuxia who was about to leave.

Lu Wuxia counterattacked and scored a layup, scoring 5 points in a row, allowing the Celtics to establish an early lead.

When D'Antoni saw this scene, he just asked Yingodala to strengthen his defense and did not intend to call a timeout.

Because calling a timeout now is to create time for Lu Wuxia to recuperate. Unless the situation gets out of control, D'Antoni doesn't want to give Wuxia any sweetness.

Then, Pence held the ball, called Yingodala to pick and roll, and called Lu Wuxia.

Unexpectedly, Ginobili attacked ferociously, and together with Lu Wuxia, forced Penny away from the three-point line.

Yingodala, who was completely left open, received the pass and hit the mid-range shot.

Then, Gasol responded from the high post and sent a beautiful ground pass, and Kirilenko scored a layup.

7 to 2

Lu Wuxia is playing the most uncomfortable game for his opponents.

Everyone knows that he is injured, and they also know that he is not very good at holding the ball, and he lacks aggressiveness on the defensive end. However, the Suns cannot leave him open, and it is difficult to directly name him, because if he is released, he has already shown

If his shooting touch is good, he will probably score in vain. If he were to directly call his name, the same situation would occur. Ginobili and others would leave their defenders alone and not try to double-check the ball-carrying player.

The winning belief that Lu Wuxia brought to the Celtics is quietly working.

This is something he can do naturally as long as he plays.

However, this is not the most unacceptable thing for the Suns.

After Yingodala hit an open mid-range shot, Ginobili dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Lu Wuxia again.

Lu Wuxia seemed to have accepted the fact that he would not have much firing power tonight, and waved Gasol to the high post to provide support.

As a result, as soon as the Gasol man reached the high post, Lu Wuxia threw the ball to his hand, lowered his center of gravity and ran towards the basket.

Gasol lobbed the ball, and Lu Wuxia took the ball and collided head-on with Garnett in the paint, causing a foul and then put the ball into the basket.

The moment the referee confirmed that the goal was valid, the audience roared crazily: "MVP! MVP!"

MVP!

!”

Lu Wuxia turned over with difficulty and laughed at himself: "I wish I could lie down all the time!"

Yao Yue half-helped him up, "That's enough. If you can't hold on any longer, you can leave at any time."

"I can hold on a little longer."

Lu Wuxia immediately walked to the free throw line and gestured to his father: I can hold on for one more minute!

Louis believed he could persist, but there was no need.

After Lu Wuxia made an extra free throw, Louis replaced him with Szczerbiak, "Don't think about playing the entire game at once. You may have to come up and play for a few minutes in the second half."

Hearing this, Lu Wuxia, who thought he would be out of the game, asked in surprise: "Do I still have a chance to play in the second half?"

"Yes, but..." Louis smiled, "It mainly depends on whether your teammates can live up to expectations."

Lu Wuxia was in a complicated mood. He wanted to play, but if he could successfully win the game, he could just sit on the bench for the rest of the time.

Does he still have a chance?

Lu Wuxia was sitting off the court. Suddenly, he saw that except Yao Yueban, the other four players were all stretched outside the three-point line.

In the low post, Yao Yue played Milicic in a semi-single.

No matter how optimistic the Suns fans are, they will never dream of Milicic guarding Yao Yuehan alone.

But as long as it is a normal basketball game, the opponent will be asked to try his hand. Sometimes, if your hand is not good or your condition is not good, even if you let Jose Barea guard you, you will not be able to beat him.

At this moment, Yao Yueban was full of momentum. He took the ball and hit it twice. Then he turned around and shook off Milicic's defensive focus. He dunked under the basket and took advantage of the home court advantage to score another 2+1.

At this time, D'Antoni couldn't sit still and called a timeout to interrupt the game without giving the Celtics a chance to continue their momentum.

During the timeout, Louis had no complicated arrangements and just said to Yao Yueban: "Try to find someone other than Garnett to play singles with. If you are confident, you can also play singles with Garnett. If the opponent double-teams you, you should know our

Where is the shooter?"

After the timeout, Yao Yue made a semi-steady hit and added a penalty.

13 to 4

A 9-point difference doesn't seem to be a big deal for a team like the Suns, which is particularly good at attacking.
To be continued...