From South China Tiger to NBA King

After defeating the Hawks, the Celtics won 27 consecutive games. They tied the Miami Heat in 13 seasons and became the second team with the most consecutive wins in history. The only thing ahead of them is the final record. holder, the Lakers.

In the 1971-72 season, the Lakers were the team with the oldest average age in the league. In the early stages of the regular season, the team's achievements helped the Lakers reach the Finals eight times. Elgin Baylor, who was also the team's main striker, suffered from injuries. He announced his retirement after playing only 8 games.

The other two main players of the Lakers, Chamberlain and Jerry West, are 35 and 34 years old, both at the end of their careers. However, Bill Sharman, who only took over as the Lakers coach that season, united the players. , he made adjustments to his rotation and moved forward.

On November 1971, 11, the Lakers, who had experienced two consecutive losses before, returned to their home court to compete with the Baltimore Bullets. The Lakers played with 6 players, 7 of them scored in double figures, and scored more points, defeating their opponent 6-110. This was also the starting point of their extraordinary 106-game winning streak. From then until January 33, 1972, the Lakers went without a defeat for more than two months.

On January 1972, 1, the Lakers were going to play their third consecutive away game in Milwaukee. The Lakers' opponent was the Bucks. At that time, the Bucks had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the core. In the 10 offseason, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hired. With the strong support of "Big O" Oscar Robertson, they started the 3-1970 season as the defending champion, and the Bucks also made great progress in the regular season.

Against the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in full form, scoring a massive double-double with 39 points and 20 rebounds. The Bucks finally defeated the Lakers 120-104, whose winning streak stopped at 33 games.

On December 2015, 12, the Warriors faced the Bucks. At that time, Antetokounmpo had not yet completely become the "Greek Monster." The Bucks were a team ranked outside the 13th place in the Eastern Conference, but the Warriors ultimately lost, 10-95. For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo scored a near-triple-double with 108 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the game. Monroe felt hot and scored a team-high 8 points with a 64.7% shooting rate. OJ Mayo and Jabari Parker They scored 28 and 18 points respectively. In addition to scoring 19 points as a substitute, McAway also sent out 17 assists and 7 steals.

Although the Warriors' loss had a lot to do with fatigue. Before the game with the Bucks, the Warriors had played 6 consecutive away games. They also played away games against the Bucks, and it was back-to-back. The Warriors defeated the Celtics in the previous game. The opponent fought fiercely for two overtimes.

The Bucks can definitely be called the "long winning streak terminator". In the 1971-72 season, the Lakers' winning streak was ended by them, and finally stopped at 33 consecutive wins.

2015-16赛季的勇士的长连胜也是在遇上雄鹿后遭到终结，不止于此，1973年12连胜的凯尔特人、1983年打出14连胜的76人、2007年13连胜的马刺、2010年12连胜的独行侠也都是在遇到雄鹿之后停下了连胜脚步。

Here's the interesting thing, the Celtics' next game opponent on December 12th is also the Milwaukee Bucks...

Antetokounmpo, who just finished his last game, also scored 76 points and 39 rebounds against the Philadelphia 20ers. The Bucks are also performing very well at present, with 19 wins and 9 losses, ranking first. The third position in the Eastern Conference.

This also caused the media to be crazy about the Bucks. Before the game started, some people were even crazy about some mystical theories. For example, the Bucks have an Indian at home. Every time a team with a winning streak comes here, they will be disturbed by this Indian. ………

For example, the Bucks' home floor has a special paint that becomes very slippery after application. Safety can only be ensured by applying another anti-slip paint, and only the Bucks themselves can apply this paint...

But Jianghu knew that what they said was all nonsense.

The reason why the Bucks were able to end so many winning streaks was simply to have extra motivation and focus when playing against these teams.

Jianghu is 100% confident that the Celtics' winning streak will never end here with the Bucks.

The day before the game, Jianghu found Stevens and expressed his thoughts. Stevens suddenly felt like he was enlightened.

On the second day of the game, Antetokounmpo felt as if he was being maliciously targeted.

Because from the first minute of the game, he encountered the Celtics' crazy defense.

How crazy is it exactly?

To put it simply, it is a stacking wall tactic that will collapse even when James is at his peak.

Vogel used this tactic against James back then, with George on the outside, David West in the middle, and Hibbert at the basket. He led the Pacers, who were obviously inferior to the Heat, to a tiebreaker with their opponents.

The Celtics' personnel are even more abnormal than the Pacers' arrangement. Leonard leads the defense on the outside, Horford is the second wall, and Gasol is the third wall.

Along the way, there are two best defensive players and a second defense winner. What an invincible and refreshing lineup.

Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo started attacking with the ball in the first minute of the game. During this period, he made many attempts. It was not until the 6th minute of the game that he scored his first sports goal, and the goal was a throw. Throwing, for Antetokounmpo, throwing is by no means his signature skill, it is a lucky ball.

Facing the Celtics' level of defense, Antetokounmpo's attempts to score goals come at a cost.

In the next round of this goal, Antetokounmpo wanted to score another goal in the same way, but this time he was stopped by Horford at the free throw line. Not only was he stopped, but he was also given his second offensive foul. Had to take a break.

The Bucks, who have lost their star player, are no different from pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

Before Jiang Hu could take action, Brown couldn't wait to step forward.

He first stole Middleton face-to-face, then hit a chasing mid-range shot. In the next round, he defended Middleton's three-pointer, turned around and made a three-pointer against Middleton's defense.

Brown has rarely played so actively and proactively. The reason why he is so excited today may be largely due to seeing the recent news. Media reporters said that he is the eighth small forward in the Eastern Conference and the seventh ranked small forward. Middleton.

In the next four consecutive rounds, whether it was three-pointers, two-pointers or free throws, Brown scored points against Middleton.

He alone hit a 16-0 climax. His outstanding performance led the Celtics to 36-21, leading the Bucks by 15 points in the away game.

In the second quarter of the game, the Celtics still felt very good. Jiang Hu, Green, and Leonard each made three three-pointers. The team scored a total of 12 three-pointers in a single quarter, and another 42-game victory. 24 wild wins.

At the end of halftime, the Celtics' lead reached 78 to 45 Bucks.

Everyone who was optimistic about the Bucks before the game fell silent and pretended to be dumb.

They are full of joy, thinking that the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo may have a chance to end the winning streak. Even if they don't end the winning streak, they can still scare the Celtics like the Nets in front of them.

Who knows, people already have countermeasures.

The Antetokounmpo killing everyone that the media wanted to see did not appear at all, because Antetokounmpo was locked in an iron cage from the beginning of the game.

The Bucks did not make any waves in the second half. Although Antetokounmpo scored some points, he played more difficult most of the time.

The Celtics were different here, they played very easily.

The one who defends Jianghu is Middleton, and the one who defends Leonard is Brogdon. It's not easy for them to play, and that's strange.

The Celtics finally finished the game calmly, defeating the so-called "long winning streak terminator" Milwaukee Bucks 136-99 away from home, winning their 28th consecutive victory and occupying the second place in history.

After the game, Jaylen Brown, who scored 35 points, was also interviewed by reporters and was asked again about Russell's previous statement.

"Jiang or Michael?? I choose Jiang, there is no doubt about it."    "I have watched a lot of Bulls videos and many documentaries, including The Last Dance and the like. I even had a conversation with Pippen. We had a very in-depth chat probably in September last year.”

"Michael is more focused on improving his skills most of the time. He will scold everyone and even scold his teammates. That is his leadership style, but I don't like it very much. Jianghu will never scold us. He also wants us to Everybody can be successful and he wants the team to be successful.”

"For this goal, he wanted us to move the ball instead of just standing still."

"We are doing something very, very different now (challenging a new winning streak), and I have to give Jiang Hu credit because he is really committed."

On December 12, the Celtics came to Toronto, Canada, to compete with the Raptors.

In the end, they fought fiercely here for three quarters. In the last quarter, Leonard and Jiang Hu's key goals helped the team overcome the danger and won 121 consecutive victories 116-29.

From December 12th to 17th, for three full days, the Celtics had no games, but what followed was that they would face three games in four days, and the ensuing Christmas Day war.

There is a Chinese saying that before an important exam, you must have fun, take small exams with a little fun, and have fun with big exams.

The core meaning is that the more important the moment comes, the more the mentality needs to be relaxed. Only a relaxed and good mentality can create better results.

If the pressure is too great, it will inevitably become unbalanced.

Coach Stevens announced a holiday and will not even arrange adaptive training in order to adjust the players' physical condition and mentality.

Everyone on the team will take a break, leaving only him and assistant coach Uduka to work overtime, analyze the next opponent's situation, and try to arrange the most appropriate tactics before the game.

All sports media are discussing the Celtics' 30-game winning streak, thinking that such a record is a miracle in the modern high-intensity game. It is rare in NBA history to win 20 consecutive games because it is a great challenge to the players' physical fitness and the overall state of the team.

As the saying goes, "Tigers always take a nap." However, the Celtics have not taken a nap for two full months from the beginning of the season to now.

The most amazing thing is that almost all the Celtics players are starting to show signs of fatigue, but Jianghu, who has the most ball rights in the team, is still very active.

Both his mental state and physical fitness are as good as when he first started. Some fans began to describe him as a "high-quality human male" and felt that he was a very extraordinary existence.

Jiang Hu doesn't like the term "high-quality human male" very much. It reminds him of those ghost videos.

But it’s not like they say he won’t get tired. He will get tired too, but his body is very magical. No matter how tiring and intense the game on the first day is, even if it’s a tie-breaker for the whole game without rest, he will have to sleep for a while. Just feel better.

His current results have a lot to do with this.

He was not sure, but according to his guess, this attribute should have been brought to him by the system. It was a passive skill that he would not know about, but it did exist.

After a few days of rest, Jiang Hu returned to Boston, staying at home alone to play games, not accepting any interviews, and recuperating his energy.

He didn't even touch Sophia. He felt that releasing energy at this time was not a good thing. He would rather be a monk than leave any regrets.

At this point in time, media reporters do not want the Celtics to lose. Instead, they hope that the Celtics can win these three games and return home with a 32-game winning streak.

By that time, the 32-game winning streak of the Boston Celtics will be against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, the yellow-green game, the Christmas game, the 33-game winning streak, James’ battle for the top spot in the league, so many gimmicks, this game It would be strange if the attention of it doesn’t explode.

If the Celtics really do not lose, on that day, it may be a carnival in the basketball world that basketball fans around the world will pay attention to.

Not only the media thinks so, but league officials also seem to be adding fuel to the flames.

Not only did they put up a preview of the Celtics-Lakers game on the league's official website a week before the game, but official news also revealed that Xiao Hua would be there to watch the game.

In addition to Xiao Hua, there were also famous players from both teams including Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Magic John, Larry Bird, Garnett, Pierce, and Gasol watching the game.

Whether it’s traffic or star flavor, it’s all very impressive.

Not only that, in the following games, the Celtics were treated differently by the league.

For the first time in Jianghu's career, he felt what the ultimate version of "star whistle" is.

In the next three games, Jianghu almost lived on the free throw line.

Basically, as long as Jiang Hu makes a shooting movement and the opponent touches Jiang Hu with his hand, the referee will immediately blow the whistle in his mouth.

Jiang Hu himself was shocked, he had never thought about it. There will be a day when I become Harden.

He has never been the kind of player who actively asks referees for whistles, but in these three games, Jianghu took a record 65 free throws, averaging an incredible 22 per game.

In three games, Jianghu scored 49 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, 42 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and 39 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists. The Celtics also defeated the Timberwolves, Pelicans, and Rockets respectively, winning 32 consecutive games.

After losing to the Celtics, James Harden, once nicknamed the "Golden Wheel Punishment King," said sourly:

"Jiang Hu played a very beautiful game today. Obviously, he is a very difficult opponent to guard against."

"And the referee's whistle made us even more confused about how to defend him."

"He just keeps hitting difficult shots, and he keeps playing like this. Jianghu got everything he wanted from the mid-range today, and he also got a lot of free throw opportunities. His free throws really hurt us."

"Tucker was in foul trouble. I went up to defend him and he was called for a foul and was in trouble."

"Jianghu got a lot of free throw opportunities, and the Celtics performed very efficiently today."

(End of this chapter)