I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 214 Veterans Will Never Die

Time is the most ruthless thing, no matter how talented you are, no matter how brilliant you are, no matter how invincible you are, you will still be trapped by time and wear away your edge.

As strong as the Big Three of the Celtics, they cannot escape the law of time.

Ray Allen is 34 years old, Paul Pierce is 32 years old, and Kevin Garnett is 33 years old.

Together, the Big Three are 99 years old.

Last year, they tried their best and finally won a championship ring in the twilight of their careers, but this does not mean that they have stepped into glory, but it is more like a flashback of their careers.

Although they are still strong this season and are still the favorites to win the championship, they themselves know better than anyone that time and years have left a deeper and deeper imprint on them.

Especially when the season is approaching halfway, the fatigue of continuous combat has deeply affected everyone.Maybe at the beginning of the game or at a certain stage, they can still play wonderful games, but most of the time, especially when they are in a difficult battle, they can no longer fly and escape like they were when they were young. can't.

As MacArthur said: "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away"

In this fierce game, under the tough defense of the Rockets, their consumption was much greater than usual.

Under the interference of Battier, Ray Allen missed more three-pointers than usual. Pierce was physically and mentally exhausted under the melee of Metta World Peace like a bulldog, and his best breakthroughs were frequently blocked.

After Garnett successfully knocked out Landry and Scola, he finally hit a wall on Dorsey.

Dorsey's explosive physical fitness, excellent mobility, aggressiveness and enthusiasm for defense, and the shooting on the move that he obviously didn't have last time, but is now handy, all gave Garnett a headache.

Although Garnett was still able to rely on experience and technology, grit his teeth, and uphold the honor and dignity of a veteran, he scored the ball with difficulty.

But scoring goals is not easy for him, and more importantly, he has been unable to limit Dorsey's offense.

At 8 minutes and 21 seconds of the third quarter, Dorsey attacked with the ball. Just as Garnett was ready to wrestle with Dorsey again, Dorsey suddenly changed hands and dribbled the ball. .

The ball goes in.

This kind of Dorsey has appeared many times before.

When you are ready to fight with him, he will use his skillful outside dribbling skills to swing out of the gap and form a breakthrough; When he is fully prepared for one-on-one defense, he will suddenly take a few shots without warning.

This guy seems to have many forms on the court, one is a battering ram, the other is the Qingming sword, the other is a sun-shooting bow, and the other is an embroidery needle... There are so many changes, it is hard to guard against!

Garnett can clearly feel the opponent's progress and changes.If the last time I fought against him, I had a [-]-[-] split with him, or even a [-]-[-] split, then now I have a [-]-[-] split with him. Liukai, even faintly has a tendency of [-] to [-]!

The dignified Kevin Garnett has been fighting in the league for more than ten years. When has he ever been beaten up by someone? When has he been in such a mess!

Garnett was very angry. He really wanted to dunk on Dorsey's head, and then use yelling and trash talk to vent his emotions, but he didn't have such a chance. As the game went on, his body Getting tired and weaker.

At 9 minutes and 19 seconds, Ci Shiping hit the iron with a three-pointer. When Dorsey was not in the dominant position, with his excellent explosive power and bounce, he grabbed the ball before Garnett and made it into the basket.

"Kevin, you're old!"

After the goal, Dorsey continued to spray. This is also a repertoire between him and Garnett. In this contest between the old and the new, no matter who gets the opportunity, he will immediately spray on the other party.

Garnett has a big heart. As the top talker in the league, he has always regarded other people's trash talk as fart, but this time, for some reason, Dorsey just blew it and hit Garnett directly. mind.

Seeing the old wolf's distraught look, Dorsey hit the rails while it was hot:
"There is an ancient Chinese poem, which says that a beautiful woman is like a famous general since ancient times, and the world is not allowed to see a white head! No matter what kind of hero you are, you can't stand against time. The final outcome of the lion king in the lion pride is either killed by the latecomer, or I left alone! you konw?"

Garnett didn't retort, but just repeated the poem that Dorsey said: "Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and the world is not allowed to see gray hair..."

The Celtics coach Rivers on the sidelines noticed Garnett's strangeness and asked for a timeout.

"Kevin, don't talk to that talkative kid, he's messing with your mind with his talk! Pull yourself together and focus..."

Rivers reminded Garnett.

Garnett didn't say anything, but "Big Baby" Davis interjected: "Coach, that bastard is a devil! His mouth is magical, as if it can interfere with people's souls, it's really scary! We should hire someone The exorcist is coming..."

"Shut up!" Rivers raged.

Of course, the well-informed Rivers knows that Dorsey’s mouth cannon has never been used. He just has an insight into human nature, and his spray is accurate and ruthless. Of course, his performance on the court is invisible. Added!
If Dorsey is a devil, then he is also a "demon"!
Rivers saw that the big three under him were already panting and exhausted, and was impetuous by the Rockets' tough defense, so he simply withdrew the main players temporarily, let them have a full rest, and then came to the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

At this time, the score was 88:87, and the Celtics were one point behind.

Adelman also quickly adjusted his deployment, allowing all the main players, including Yao Ming, to rest.Leaving the bench lineup led by Dorsey, seize the time to grab points.

Both coaches believe that the final battle will be in the second half of the fourth quarter.

But it turns out that they are all wrong.

At this time, Dorsey's barrel was already hot and his firepower was fully fired, and the momentum of the Rockets had also risen.

Facing the likes of House, Davis, and Bowie, they were utterly devastated, rampaging like roaring beasts.

In the last two minutes of the third quarter, he scored 14 points in a row!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Rivers, who was lucky, still didn't play the main force, because the Big Three needed sufficient rest to maintain a strong combat effectiveness at the last moment.

However, the bench gangsters led by Dorsey have gone crazy.

Another wave of 3:13 was played in 4 minutes.

When Rivers woke up like a dream and changed into the main force in a panic, it was too late, and the Celtics were already 18 points behind!
Even though the three giants still exploded with super fighting power, they were unable to recover.

In the end, the Rockets beat the Celtics by 108 points 94:14.

The Rockets, who are good at face-slapping, once again created a miracle.

In this game, Dorsey scored 43 points, setting the highest score in a single game since he entered the league!

After the game, Garnett walked to the locker room lonely.

"HI old wolf!"

Dorsey's voice came from behind him.

Garnett's expression changed, and a trace of anger flashed across his face.

This kid, after the game is over, do you still want to mock yourself?

Garnett clenched his fists, turned around, and asked coldly, "What do you want to say?"

"Kevin, I just want to tell you that you didn't lose to me today."

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"What you lose is only time and years!"

(End of this chapter)