The morale of the Celtics has sunk to the bottom. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, Lin Yu can clearly see that his teammates are not in good condition.
In the locker room, Delonte West's eyes were confused, Kendrick Perkins looked up at the ceiling, Al Jefferson lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking...
Only Pierce's eyes were still firm.
Including Lin Yu, they are the only two normal players in the entire Celtics. The prospects for this game are not optimistic.
Lin Yu closed his eyes, entered the system space, and opened the system warehouse.
"'Roy the Return of the King', or 'Three Minutes of Death', it all depends on whether the score of this game can kill it."
On the "Linsanity" feature page, Lin Yu hesitated for a long time, but still didn't make a move.
Regardless of whether he is eliminated from the playoffs or not, he must at least win one victory first and refuse to be swept!
Lin Yu is not qualified to take risks now.
The courtside auditorium at the North Shore Garden Arena was full again. Although the Celtics were about to be eliminated, Boston fans still maintained their enthusiasm.
Amid cheers, the Celtics' starting five appeared on the stage.
Pierce kept clapping his hands: "Come on, guys, we still have a chance, we have to win this game!"
But he received very few responses, only Lin Yu clenched his fist and touched him.
The referee walked to the center of the court holding the ball, and the game was about to start.
"The fourth game of the series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs will continue at Boston's TD North Shore Garden."
"The Celtics' life-and-death battle has begun. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the outcome of this game is related to whether they can advance to the second round."
There was a beep, and "Big Z" Zarunas Ilgauskas took the lead and captured the basketball.
LeBron James grabbed the basketball and rushed directly to the frontcourt. Lin Yu was the one guarding him.
Rivers was too superstitious about liberating Pierce to the offensive end, so he always insisted on using Lin Yu to defend James.
Lin Yu almost couldn't bear it anymore, but he gritted his teeth and continued to bear it.
James broke through to the basket at the beginning, swept away Lin Yu's defense, and scored easily.
Then came the Celtics' attack. Pierce's mid-range shot missed slightly and the basketball hit the frame.
Big Z raised his long arms to collect the rebound, and then threw the ball to James.
James advanced to the frontcourt and continued to break through without hesitation. Then he was flanked deep inside and bypassed the defense with a point ball to find Big Z.
Big Z raised the ball over his head and made an easy layup.
At the beginning, the Cavaliers' offense was extremely smooth. LeBron James' offense was still unstoppable. The Celtics were passive from the beginning.
Compared with the first three games, the problem faced by the Celtics is not only the passive situation, but also a group of players who lack fighting spirit.
Facing James' impact, Lin Yu could not get help from his teammates. He could only use his "thin" body to block James again and again without fear of death.
On the offensive end, Pierce couldn't get help from his teammates. He could only play alone, facing double-team defense, and took unreliable shots again and again.
After half a quarter, the Celtics were defeated at 17:8.
Except for Pierce who made two mid-range shots and made one foul and two free throws, only Lin Yu made an open three-pointer.
The referee blew the whistle and paused, and the teammates on the field walked to the sidelines in silence.
Too bad, everything is too bad. If he continues to fight like this, Lin Yu may not even have a chance to use the "Roy in the Return of the King" special effect card.
Rivers knew he had to play his part. He called a timeout and then asked Jim Bravo to pay attention to the timeout time.
Once the time is up, immediately continue the second timeout.
Two timeouts gave Rivers plenty of time.
He put down the tactical board in his hand.
Uh... to be precise, he probably dropped the tactical board in his hand to the floor with a loud noise.
"Snapped!"
The spectators on the sidelines were stunned, wondering what happened in the bench area?
"8:17, we are already 9 points behind in the middle of the quarter. Tell me, can you be any worse?" It started with a question. Indeed, the Celtics played too poorly in this game.
Worse than the previous three games.
"You are like a bunch of garbage, a bunch of garbage that should not appear in the playoffs. You have been beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers for three games. If you continue like this, you will become the worst team in this arena.
Celtics, you will be the worst team I have ever led!"
Rivers burst out in anger, and the camera was attracted: "Even if it were a group of kids from the high school league, they would definitely play better than you. At least they still have fighting spirit, and at least they won't give up easily.
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After being reprimanded in person, Delonte West looked sullen, and Perkins seemed a little more angry. Only Lin Yu and Pierce in the starting lineup remained expressionless.
"In the next game, I will not substitute. I will let the five people on the field keep playing and keep playing. I want to see how bad you will be and whether you will be bad to the end. If you can't win this game
Game, I will let Danny trade away you guys who are like dirt!"
"Mother-fxxk's pile of slop!"
In the camera, Doc Rivers is waving his hands constantly. Even with the silence, people can still feel Rivers' anger, which seems to fill the entire screen and is about to overflow...
Anger poured out like crazy, but the Celtics players were not made of clay. Everyone was aroused. Most of them were not directed at their opponents, but at Doc Rivers, who looked like a tyrant in front of him.
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If it is allowed to take action against the head coach in the NBA, I am afraid that Delonte West and Perkins have already taken action.
But the NBA didn't allow it, so they could only vent their anger on their opponents on the court.
After two timeouts, the Celtics re-entered the game, and Lin Yu finally found fighting spirit from his teammates.
"The timeout is over, the Celtics' offense, ohgod! Is Delonte West crazy? He directly hit a three-pointer against the defense! He missed without any doubt!"
The commentator opened his mouth wide, and then came Rivers' roar from the sidelines: "fxxk you! Delonte, if I don't want to fuck you, get out of here!"
This time there was no silence, and everyone heard Rivers' roar.
"Doug Rivers is completely angry. The Celtics played too poorly today. They were disorganized and had no fighting spirit. They really need to be scolded..."
Rivers scolded the Celtics players, and Delonte West's wild shots were just a microcosm.
In the next game, everything was different from the opening.
On the defensive end, Delonte West was running without hesitation, and Perkins was also moving back and forth in the penalty area like crazy, as if they were only playing this quarter and were not planning to play the rest of the game.
What the crazy running has brought about is that the Celtics' defensive intensity has increased, to the point where it is even stronger than the previous three games.
Then on the offensive end, Pierce and Lin Yu were as usual, and Delonte West and LaFrentz, who had made changes, were also running in various ways, looking for opportunities.
After another half of the game, the Celtics actually took the initiative on the court and narrowed the 9-point deficit at the beginning to less than 5 points...