As soon as I entered the mission, the surrounding environment lit up.

A slightly worn locker room, but the space is quite spacious.

Li Liang was standing there, someone patted him from behind, "Boy, put on your shoes quickly, why are you stunned?"

When he looked back, he saw a middle-aged man with a little bald forehead and a short body.

Li Liang recognized him, the Celtics' head coach and later Cardinal, Reed Auerbach.

He is only 45 years old this year and has not yet become the archbishop of the NBA. He stroked his gray hair and was patrolling the territory.

Li Liang looked at the jersey on his body, No. 17, and he indeed replaced Havrichek.

Take out the shoes from Havrichek's locker, a pair of black Converse flat shoes, and the shoelaces are not worn yet.

"Hey, hurry up, sit down and get your shoes ready."

A black player sitting in front of the locker patted the stool and asked Li Liang to sit down and put on his shoelaces.

The man was wearing a No. 16 jersey with the words "Sanders" written on his back.

He wore a pair of glasses, and was sitting on a stool wearing shoelaces seriously like an old lady doing needlework.

Li Liang sat down beside him, put on his shoelaces, and changed into sneakers.

The sneakers from the 1960s have not made much progress compared to the 1950s, and they are still rubber-soled flat shoes.

This is the second time that Li Liang has participated in this early NBA game in a mission.

Theoretically speaking, according to Li Liang's current strength, the NBA in the 1960s was enough to be the team's starter.

His long-distance three-pointer can make players of this era fall off their chins.

But Li Liang knew that there were a lot of troubles in playing games in this era.

One is the issue of rules. The rules and standards in that era are very different from those now.

At that time, he participated in the initial mission and played the 1950 competition. Li Liang was blown away several times.

It was only later that I slowly adapted, understood the rules, and passed the test smoothly.

Second, in this era, there are always many tasks required for competitions.

Like the previous three "curb rookies" tasks, none of them required winning the game.

The difficulty of this rookie game is required to help the Celtics defeat the Royals.

If Li Liang had a correct impression, Havrichek was still a rookie this year and was on the bench.

If Auerbach doesn't let him play at that time, he will be helpless if he loses the game.

"Damn, do you want me to scold the Cardinal?"

Li Liang thought that, as a last resort, he could only pinch Auerbach's neck and force him to let him play.

"Hey, do you want to smoke a cigarette?"

A man with a blond hair caressed his buzz and asked.

"Uh, no, I don't like smoking." Li Liang said, feeling the smell of tobacco on this person.

"Don't like it? Haha, how boring a life that doesn't like smoking is." The man turned around and Li Liang saw that "Hyinthorne" was printed on his back.

It turned out to be the famous super invincible smoke gun of the Celtics Tom Heinthorne

Li Liang heard from Wei Dazhi that among the old Celtic players, Heinthorne likes to smoke the most.

And Havrichek never smokes, and so does Li Liang.

"Hey, these Celtics are so damn who, how can they rule the NBA?" Li Liang murmured in his heart.

"Where is Bill, Bill! Where is Bill!"

Auerbach inspected the team and found that Bill Russell, the leader of the team, was not there.

The white player wearing No. 14 said: "Bill is in the toilet, he is vomiting."

Li Liang recognized that this was the legendary point guard of the Celtics Bob Cousy.

Because Wei Dazhi is a Celtic fan, he talks about the old stars of the Celtics all day long.

What are Cucy, Shaman, Russell, Double Jones, Heinthorne, Jojo White, Coins and so on?

In Li Liang's opinion, these players who seemed to be playing in the Stone Age now appear vividly around him.

He also became a part of it.

At this time, the toilet door opened and a tall black player walked out.

Kusi handed him a glass of water, and he rinsed his mouth and spitted the water into the trash can.

This is Bill Russell, the absolute ruler of the NBA in the 1960s and the creator of 11 championships in 13 years.

Off the court, he was a bit dull, sensitive and weird, and at the same time, he would cause stomach cramps and vomiting due to nervousness before the game.

Li Liang has met him before. In the mission of "King of Thirds", he and Rick Barry partnered to serve as sideline commentator.

His commentary level is really hard to describe, and he will soon catch up with CCTV's second-level team.

Russell looks much younger now, and he is only 26 years old this year.

Seeing Russell come out, Auerbach gathered everyone, gathered together to give instructions, and then appeared together.

Li Liang followed his teammates into the stadium, the famous Boston Garden Stadium.

"Damn, this arena is so broken." Li Liang couldn't help but sigh.

The Boston Garden Arena was built in 1928, and is located below the venue is a train station.

The capacity of the stadium is quite large, and you can see that the stadium is full of spectators.

Compared with the 1950 competition, the audience's dress has become more casual and lifelike.

The floor of the Boston court is made of wood-patched floors, spliced ​​with square sheets.

Li Liang dribbled the ball on it and warmed up. Damn the floor was uneven!

However, as the lights on the scene gradually light up, there were more and more spectators, and the noise became louder and louder. As the game was approaching, the Boston Garden Gallery began to look spectacular and solemn.

Today, the Celtics' opponent is the Cincinnati Royals, who have the triple-double kings of the 1960s, Oscar Robertson.

As a famous NBA season triple-double player, Robertson's name Li Liang is of course well-known.

While warming up, Li Liang ran to the center line and looked at Robertson.

The superstars of that era are indeed very different from ordinary players, and they are very talented at first glance.

In the 1960s, players were generally smaller in size and were not well-developed and strong enough.

Robertson is an exception, he is tall and burly, thick, long arms, and strong buttocks.

Li Liang thought that if Robertson played in the NBA today, he would definitely be a powerful point guard.

“Beebeep!”

The referee blew the whistle and signaled that the game was about to begin and the players were ready to go.

The NBA game process in the 1960s was still very simple, and there were no cheerleaders at Boston Garden Stadium.

After the players on the field are introduced, the game between the two sides is about to begin.

Li Liang sat off the court and stayed beside Auerbach to watch the game.

This is also good. Li Liang wanted to observe first and see how the game in this era is played. He knows it well.

By the way, I will observe Oscar Robertson's playing style, think about how to guard against him when he appears, and how to steal three steals from him.

At the beginning of the game, Russell and Royals center Wayne Embri jumped.

Li Liang saw that the center of the Royals was shorter than him, probably about 2 meters, 6-foot-8.

The center forwards of that era, like Russell, who were about 2.08 meters tall, were already very tall, many of them less than 2 meters.

So, monsters like Chamberlain, who have 2.16 meters and are extremely long arms, and are all giants in the stadium today, it is not surprising that they score 100 points in a game.

Li Liang thought, I wonder if he would let him defend Chamberlain in the future and prevent him from getting 100 points?

Just as Russell succeeded in jumping the ball, the Celtics took the lead in attacking.

The Celtics' point guard was Bob Cousy, but he did not dribble through half the court.

The one who controls the ball is shooting guard Sam Jones, wearing the No. 24 jersey, and his face is wrinkled like a little old man.

Li Liang watched from the sidelines, Jones passed the ball to Cousy who was lifted up, and Cousy took the ball and tilted her body to break through the middle.

The speed is not fast, the dribble is as monotonous as ever, and the opponent's defense is not fierce enough.

"It seems that the physical confrontation is not particularly intense, so you need to pay attention to the scale."

As the NBA entered the 1960s, it became stricter in the control of physical confrontation, and there would be no situation where there would be a fight in the 1940s and 1950s.

Kuxi dribbled in from the middle, and after a not very stable stop, he suddenly threw the ball backward and passed the ball to the outside.

Such passes without looking at people were very rare in that era, so Cousey was regarded as an alien in the early days and no team wanted him.
To be continued...