One Hundred and Fifty: Not Very Friendly

At noon on March 22, Hollins took the players on a plane to Boston. One of the biggest features of the Grizzlies' schedule for the month is that they're playing more often with Eastern Conference teams.

In the past few months, the Grizzlies have basically faced teams from the Western Conference. But in June, their East road trip began to grow. The most annoying thing about playing the Eastern Conference team is that in addition to being unfamiliar with the opponent, there is also the long flight distance.

From Memphis to Boston, most of the civil flights need to transfer, which will take at least five hours. The Grizzlies' private flight, which does not require a connection, also takes more than three hours to reach Boston.

It was a long flight and most players started taking their naps as soon as they got on the plane. Link couldn't sleep. The Chinese forward leaned his head against the window of the plane, thinking about his conversation with Tony Allen and Randolph after yesterday's game.

"Boston isn't as easy as you think, Link. We're going to have more trouble there than basketball. I don't like Boston, and that's one of the reasons I didn't choose to re-sign with the Celtics back then. That What does the place say? As a person of color, I find life quite depressing.”

Link didn't expect Tony Allen to say this. He knew that Boston was one of the most racially discriminated cities in the United States, but he never expected it to be so serious.

Link believes that, as a member of the Celtics, Tony Allen should not have encountered too much trouble even if he was not popular.

However, Tony Allen's later remarks refreshed Link's understanding of the city of Boston.

"You know, Boston is a city with a long history. Most of the aborigines there are pure whites who immigrated from Europe 00 years ago, there are fewer black people, and because of many historical reasons, Boston has suffered from serious problems until today. racism. You might say that we, as NBA stars, must be respected. Wrong, Link. Even Bill Russell was in Boston when he met a local white man who broke into his apartment at night and killed him. The situation in the bedroom. I also had a lot of unpleasant things when I played for the Celtics. Anyway, I really didn't like the place."

"Yeah yeah, I lived in Boston for a while and it was a totally white supremacist city. Racism and Great Irishism are etched into the bones of the city, I still like Memphis, at least the ethnic tolerance here. Better." After listening to Tony Allen finish, Randolph nodded in agreement.

Thinking of the conversation in the locker room yesterday, Link shook his head. These two guys are too exaggerated, what age is this, and they are still worried about this kind of thing. Which of the Celtics Big Three is not black? People don't get mixed up.

Without further thinking, Link also felt a little sleepy, so he closed his eyes. He didn't want to be so messy, he just wanted to perform well in the North Shore Garden.

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Boston's North Shore Garden Arena is another basketball temple in the league besides Staples.

The dome of the arena, the retired jerseys and the championship pennants have written the glorious history of this great NBA team. Even the special texture of the oak floor of this arena exudes a strong sense of history.

Link was standing in the North Shore Garden Arena. The scene was noisy. The noise here was much louder than when he played away games in Salt Lake City.

Hollins had to shout at the top of his throat to make sure the players could hear him. Now Link can be considered to know how Rivers became a drake voice.

Link looked at the surrounding stands, and as expected, he saw many signs with discriminatory slogans. Randolph and Tony Allen didn't even bother to look up, it was the norm for them.

Link shook his head. From yesterday afternoon to now, he has lived in Boston for almost 24 hours. But Link can already feel the unfriendlyness of the city of Boston.

During the media opening during training yesterday afternoon,

A local Boston reporter even asked Link, "How does it feel to survive in the NBA as a Chinese American?"

At first glance, this question is not a problem, but the reporter uses the word "hk" to describe the Chinese.

The word came out of the Boston reporter's mouth so naturally, he blurted it out without much thought, and didn't even feel the slightest bit wrong after asking. It can be seen that how Boston people usually call Chinese Americans.

In the end, Link declined to answer the reporter's question. The reporter was quite dissatisfied at the time, saying that he would report to the Union Office to punish Link.

When Link was on the plane yesterday, he thought that Randolph and Tony Allen were exaggerating, but now Link has seen the power of Boston.

"Hey, can you see the numbers on the scoreboard with your eyes so small? Hahahahaha!"

At this moment, the shouts of the fans in the stands jumped into Link's ears. Not only Link, but also Hollins suddenly stopped talking and looked up at the stands. There is no doubt that everyone heard the shout from the fan just now.

Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the Grizzlies players, the white fan raised his eyes from the corners of his eyes. It seemed that he was quite pleased with it.

"Don't pay attention to those rubbish words, just focus on the game, Link." Hollinster comforted Link, and Link nodded silently.

He is very fortunate that at least he has a group of supportive teams beside him.

In this smoky atmosphere, the referee urged players from both sides to step into the pitch. At that moment, the shouting in the North Shore Garden was an octave higher. But in addition to the voice of cheering for the Celtics, it is naturally mixed with a lot of trash talk.

This place in Boston is indeed a place where people don't want to stay for a second.

"The game is about to start and it's definitely the biggest challenge the Grizzlies have faced in nearly ten days. The Boston Celtics are different from those on the verge of the playoffs, they're third in the East and still have a tough time on the team. Champions are eyeing them. For the Grizzlies, it's a challenge to test their quality!"

Before the game started, the voice of ESPN ace commentator Mike Brin had already aroused the appetite of the fans.

Mike Brin is also the first time to comment on the Grizzlies game live this season, because as ESPN's ace commentator, he mostly appears in important games such as national broadcasts. And this season, the Grizzlies have almost no nationally televised games.

However, today, due to the momentum of the Grizzlies and the huge traffic of the Celtics, ESPN listed this game as a key game. Therefore, Mike Brin was sent over.

Although Mike Breen did not comment on the Grizzlies' game, he had a certain understanding of the Grizzlies' performance and the magical undrafted pick. Therefore, today, Brin is particularly looking forward to Link's play. He wanted to see how far an undrafted pick could do on the court.

After all, his opponent today is Paul Pierce, one of the strongest small forwards in the league!

I wonder if the villain wearing the dark blue No. 0 jersey can continue his counterattack this time.

"Okay, the two lineups play. On the Celtics side, Nenad Kostic and Garnett are partnered on the inside, Paul Pierce plays the 3rd position, and Ray Allen is still the same. The 1st position is still Rajon Rondo. , the lineup has not changed."

The Celtics' lineup is almost the same as last season, with the only change being that Kendrick Perkins, a defensive stalwart at the 5th position, has become a Serbian center Nenad Kostic who has little presence.

Mid-season this year, the Celtics traded Perkins and "Little Potato" Nate Robinson to the Thunder for Krstic and Jeff Green.

Perkins' defensive ability is naturally not possessed by Krstic, but the brawny center didn't return until January this year after a knee injury last year, and he was in a very normal state after his return. Coupled with the fact that the Celtics are currently short of a 3, Ainge made this trade.

It can be said that it is another typical example of a hero who was directly abandoned after being injured and useless.

Ainge believes that with Garnett guarding the interior, even without Perkins, the Celtics' interior defense will not be too bad. What's more, the Celtics now have O'Neal and O'Neal in their ranks. Ainge hopes that these two can play the role that Perkins previously played in the playoffs after returning from injury.

However, from the perspective of the game for the first half of the month after the trade, Perkins' departure had a huge impact on the Celtics' defense. kg is already 5 years old, and it is difficult for him to be tight on the defensive end. And Jeff Green's insane offense is hard to make up for the Celtics' losses on the defensive end.

So today, Hollins' task for the players is to storm the Celtics inside!

Link looked at Pierce and listened to the insults coming from the stands. He couldn't help taking a deep breath, feeling the air filling his lungs, which calmed him down.

He still believes that the Boston Celtics are no longer invincible. Moreover, he is extremely eager to take away victory in front of those foreign garbage in the North Shore Garden!

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