The Knicks' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Celtics.

Although the consensus is that it is only a matter of time before the Knicks advance to the Finals (in fact, the Knicks themselves think so), but in any case, in competitive sports, there is a certain basis for the popularity to die.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the Knicks are not dragged into a hard battle by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, Knicks coach D'Antoni directly gave the whole team a holiday to the 18th......

As a result, the Knicks players played and ate in private, and everyone adhered to the rigorous attitude of Harden-style diligence and hard work, and did not give up until the early hours of the morning, and resolutely did not underestimate the enemy.

As for Lin Yi, he directly booked tickets for the finals to show respect for his opponents in the east.

The entire Knicks, during this preparation, fully demonstrated their hard work and diligence, low-key and pragmatic.

In short, in Lin Yi's words, "Don't underestimate our opponents (just play and it's over), we need to be prepared for a tough battle in this playoff journey (you all close the points, let me play more in the playoffs), we not only want to win, but also make sure to advance to the finals as quickly as possible." ”

It's a pity that although the Knicks have been so diligent, they have still received a lot of criticism.

For example, after Riley learned that the Knicks didn't even have a training session before the playoffs, the god operator said in an interview: "Sooner or later, they will suffer!" ”

For Riley, who likes devil training very much, he is very unaccustomed to the Knicks' behavior of "waving out of the sky".

And Riley has a similar idea, Celtics coach Stevens.

Because this young marshal felt that he was being underestimated.

Although in Stevens' opinion, the probability that the Celtics will eliminate the Knicks in this series is less than 0.1 percent, but in any case, the Knicks' move of not even arranging training sessions is too contemptuous.

So, Stevens is definitely not a traverser.

Because before becoming a generation of famous marshals, this young marshal still has a long way to go.

You know, after Spurs coach Popovich and Warriors coach Kerr learned of the Knicks' "underestimation" behavior, the pair of masters and apprentices immediately observed three minutes of silence for the Eastern teams.

"In the regular season, the whole team was already struggling to make sure they could set a new NBA record....... It looks like they're acting arrogantly, but in reality, the Knicks are trading a handful of losses for the future......," Popovich and Kerr lamented.

That's right, you know, the strength of the NBA teams is very close, the Knicks played a 35-game winning streak in the regular season, and also created a new record of 77-5, coupled with Lin Yi's great achievement of "40+" triple-double, the whole team is very tired.

Therefore, for the Knicks, the most important thing for them is not to do any devil training, but to rest, after all, judging from the strength of the teams in the East, it is difficult for them to cause too much trouble for the Knicks.

If you don't take turns off at this time, will you wait until the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals?

Maybe in the first and second rounds of the playoffs, the Knicks will pay some price for their "light opponent", but this price is really not worth mentioning compared to the whole team playing the playoffs healthy.

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On the 19th, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs between the Knicks and the Celtics was played at Madison Square Garden.

There is no need for Stevens to use chicken soup for the soul like Rivers did back then, and before the game, the entire Celtics team was already the same enemy.

Young Smart and Bradley both had fire-breathing eyes, and their expressions were eager to rush up and fight with the Knicks.

You know, the players also want to save face, but the Knicks' behavior of not even having a training session before the game is too exciting.

In the eyes of these young players of the Celtics, no matter how strong you are, you can't look down on people like this!

Speaking of which, the Celtics are also Lin Yi's old friends, because in their rookie season, Lin Yi and the Knicks were eliminated by the Green Shirts in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After that, the next year, Lin Yi led the Knicks to take revenge and won the championship in one fell swoop.

In the past few days, Lin Yi has been at home with his children and wife, and tonight, Olsen also came to the scene wearing a set of civilian clothes.

I don't know if the arrival of his wife has increased Lin Yi's luck, before the game, Lin Yi's finger snapping skill tonight was actually ten cents.

Although it was said in the introduction of the dog system that the probability of drawing the five snapping finger skills was about the same, in actual operation, Lin Yi found that the easiest thing he could draw was the waste skill of iron-blooded pulling.

Of course, the system often responds to this that your face is too dark to blame me......

But no matter what, being able to draw the ultimate ten cents also increased Lin Yi's confidence in tonight's game a lot.

After all, don't ignore the teams in the East anymore, but you must know that the Knicks haven't even had a joint practice in the past few days.

In addition, it is more regrettable that Morris Jr. sprained his ankle due to an accidental fall while riding a motorcycle two days ago, so the Knicks guard swingman can only miss the Knicks' playoff roster this time.

Youngster Dinwiddie was not in the minds of the old German from the beginning, because in the playoffs, D'Antoni thought that Pierce would play a greater role.

Poor Da Mo ...... It is said that after the kid learned that he was not on the Knicks' playoff list, he directly burned his Harley motorcycle in anger......

Getting back to business, as in previous years, after the playoffs, the attention of the entire New York City was attracted by the Knicks.

In the past two years, Manning Jr. has not continued to play the myth, and Brady has finally gotten rid of his nemesis.

As the Knicks' record has gotten better and better, the Knicks have become the pride of New Yorkers.

Tonight, Madison Square Garden turned into a sea of white, and all the Knicks fans were cheering on the home team with excitement.

The big screen on the scene quickly gave the two teams the starters tonight.

Knicks: Boxing champion, Lin Yi, Green, Klay, Salted Fish Cannon.

Celtics: Zeller, Olynyk, Smart, Bradley, Thomas Jr.

Before the trade deadline, the Celtics traded for Thomas Jr., and many people were not optimistic about the deal, after all, Thomas Jr. was too short in height.

But Lin Yi knew that under Stevens, Thomas Jr. would usher in the brightest career of his life.

It is known as the "strongest 175 on the surface".

After coming to the Celtics, Thomas Jr. averaged 22.7 points per game in the second half of the regular season, despite his short stature, but he always used his flexible skills to set the offensive tone for the Celtics.

In addition, in defense, Stevens also protected Thomas Jr., which made Thomas Jr. not only not drag down the entire Celtics team, but instead brought the young Celtics what they need most at the moment - offensive firepower.

This season, the Celtics management who originally made a bad plan were stunned...... Because they didn't expect the Celtics to make the playoffs.

Of course, there are also reasons why there are many fish belly in the east at this stage, but it is undeniable that Stevens does have a set.

On the pitch, I was so happy tonight because he had finally found something shorter than him.

It's not easy!

Of course, it didn't take long for Paul and the rest of the Knicks to feel the hostility from across the Celtics team.

After Lin Yi jumped off the ball, I didn't dribble the ball past half the court, and I was nicknamed Smart ...... Straight out of the sideline!

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PS: The first one, the second one later!