Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Lian Dao also enjoyed his daily entertainment.
"We're betting on who will be the Knicks' opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals."
"I bet on the Celtics to win!"
"If I win, I want the pair of signature sneakers you wore against the Clippers on the 83-point night, boss!"
Gallinari said with confidence.
"You're such a thief, you've already planned on my pair of sneakers for the 83-point night, right?"
Lian Dao laughed and cursed.
"Okay, I agree, does anyone else want to join?"
Lian Dao continued to ask.
"I bet on the Celtics to win! I want your '83-point night' signed jersey, boss!"
"I'll bet on the Celtics too! I want your signature sneakers from last year's finals, boss!"
"Celtic..."
"Celtics! I want your signed underwear from the night when you scored 83 points, boss!"
"Damn it, whoever wants my underwear, stand up for me, I promise not to beat you to death, it's such a heavy taste!"
"Hahaha~"
The Knicks locker room always seems to be filled with joy.
…
Lian Dao suddenly discovered that except for himself, all his teammates believed that the Celtics would become the Knicks' ultimate opponent.
"Okay, now that you've all named the team you support, you've also said your bet after winning!"
"Then let me also say that I support the Miami Heat!"
"I won. You will be a coach in the summer training camp I organize for about half a month during the offseason!"
"There is no limit on the date. If there is time in any offseason, it will come in that offseason. Can you accept it?"
Lian Dao did not make any excessive demands, but asked them to serve as guest coaches in the training camp.
The training camp held in the previous off-season was very good, and Lian Dao also wanted to continue it.
Especially for domestic young players, let them have access to higher-level and higher-level training as early as possible.
This will be of great help to their horizons and their subsequent growth in professional basketball.
"make a deal!"
"no problem!"
"..."
"What's going on? It's so lively?"
At this time, D'Antoni opened the door and came in, asking curiously.
He heard the movement inside outside the door, which made Mustache curious.
Lian Dao then told D'Antoni about the bet he had just played, and asked if he would join.
D'Antoni was also very interested, but to everyone's expectation except Lian Dao, he also chose the Heat.
Lian Dao couldn't help but smile when he heard D'Antoni's choice.
The reason D'Antoni gave is simple: Rivers' coaching ability is not as good as Pat Riley and Spoelstra!
D'Antoni said his bet.
If the Heat advance, the Knicks will not be allowed to go to nightclubs until the end of the Finals.
If the Celtics advance, D'Antoni will treat him to a nightclub party after the finals!
D'Antoni's proposal was unanimously approved.
…
The Battle of Tianwang Mountain is a crucial game for the Celtics and Heat.
Therefore, from the beginning, this game was extremely exciting.
In the first quarter, James and Pierce faced each other completely, and both played for 12 minutes.
James was even better, making 3 of 5 shots and scoring 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Pierce was not weak either, scoring 6 points, 1 assist and 2 steals.
However, the Celtics are a slow team.
In the first quarter of the game, except for Pierce, the other players did not perform well.
The Heat, on the other hand, were on the offensive as a whole.
In addition to James, Wade also scored 7 points and 2 rebounds.
JR Smith, who made his first appearance, scored 5 points.
At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Celtics 24:16.
At this time, everyone else in the Knicks video room was a little nervous, feeling as if they were more nervous than they themselves were in the game.
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But Lian Dao and D'Antoni were still lying calmly on the sofa watching the game.
Throughout the first quarter, no matter whether the Heat were leading or trailing, Lian Dao and D'Antoni had no emotional ups and downs throughout.
A true general always has an overview of the overall situation and does not care about the gains and losses of one city or one pool!
In the second quarter, the Celtics bench showed great potential.
Especially after JR Smith mentioned it, the strength of the Heat's bench is much inferior to that of the Celtics.
In addition, as the game progressed, the Celtics' feel and condition gradually improved.
On the Heat's side, Wade had problems with his condition, shooting 0-for-4 from the field and scoring no points in the second quarter.
Before Lao Zhan could rest for two minutes, he was replaced by coach Spoelstra again.
But James is really easy to use, plug and play. As soon as he comes up, he breaks through the basket and causes damage.
He played 9 and a half minutes in the second quarter and scored 11 points and 4 rebounds.
But in the end, it is difficult for the Heat to defeat four players with only two fists. Only James is efficient and the other players are in sluggish condition.
In the second quarter, the Celtics trailed by 8 points and caught up to only 2 points left.
In the third quarter, the Celtics completely gained momentum. Garnett made 4 of 6 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter.
Not only Garnett, but also Paul Pierce and the players on the bench began to exert their strength one after another.
On the Heat's side, James was taken care of by the Celtics, and after the halftime break, he could not find the game state for a while.
Suddenly, you can't break in, and if you throw, you can't hit!
Made 1 of 7 shots in a single quarter and only scored 3 points.
Fortunately, Wade regained his form, because his performance in the second quarter was not very good, and the Celtics relaxed their vigilance against him.
Wade seized the opportunity in time and scored 6 points and 1 assist.
Chalmers, Battier and Haslem all scored.
But with the Celtics strengthening their defense, the Heat's offensive efficiency was far lower than the Celtics.
At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics not only caught up with the lagging score, but also led the Heat by 5 points.
Although the Heat still launched a counterattack in the fourth quarter, they were eventually suppressed by the veteran Celtics with a more fierce counterattack.
In the end, at the end of the game, the Celtics defeated the Heat 94:90 with a 4-point advantage.
Won the battle of Tianwang Mountain!
The Heat have also reached the edge of elimination.
If they lose in the next game, the Big Three's playoff journey will be completely over!
All this seems to indicate that the Celtics will be the Knicks' final opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals.
"Hahaha, boss, I just said that the Celtics will be our final opponent, so just prepare the trophies for us!"
Gallinari jumped up when he saw the Celtics winning.
He seemed to see Lian Dao's signature sneakers from "83 Points Night" waving to him.
Other players who have placed their bets on the Celtics are also very excited.
"Why are you so anxious? Isn't this series over yet?"
"If the Celtics really win in the end, the coach and I will fulfill our promise!"
"However, I'm afraid that you will be the losers in the end!"
Lian Dao is still very calm, as if he has already seen the direction of this series between the Heat and Celtics.
"It's impossible..., I, I believe the Celtics can beat the Heat!"
Gallinari became a little less confident when he saw Lian Dao's confident look.
But then we saw a big score of 3:2, and the next game was at the Celtics' home court.
With all the advantages, Gallinari didn't believe that the Celtics could be overturned by the Heat.
He also strengthened his confidence again.
"Good luck, boy!"
Lian Dao smiled, then waved to Gallinari and walked out of the video room.
…
Lian Dao returned home and found his junior sister lying on the sofa watching TV series.
What was playing was the most popular TV series "bJ Love Story" which was just released in China.
But the little senior sister didn’t follow it episode by episode, but bought the DVD from Chinatown.
In fact, domestic dramas are available abroad, except for watching them online.
Another way is to buy some domestically exported DVDs from Chinatown.
The young senior sister, who grew up in Chinatown, is very familiar with this aspect.
She doesn't have time to watch dramas every day because of her work, but she only watches them in her free time.
"Honey, didn't you grow up in the United States? How can you find resonance in this TV series?"
Lian Dao was a little curious whether the young senior sister could really understand it.
The young senior sister gave Lian Dao a charming look.