Ruler League

After defeating the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics did not celebrate excessively, because in their eyes, it was simply what they were supposed to do.

Even in their postgame interviews, they did not lavish praise on how outstanding their performance had been. They believed it was merely their normal level.

Without anyone noticing, after several years of tempering, the Boston Celtics had gradually begun to reveal the aura of champions.

Although the roster had changed from time to time, core players such as Goodwin, Paul Pierce, Tony Allen, and Marc Gasol had remained steadfast, and now two outstanding rookies, Gordon Hayward and Jimmy Butler, had joined them.

No matter what difficult predicament they faced, they feared nothing.

Even after the Chicago Bulls had shattered their undefeated playoff run that season in the previous game, leaving them in poor form, they had swiftly adjusted within a single day and comfortably claimed a 25-point victory to even the series.

To them, it was only a trivial matter. Winning games was routine.

The belief that "We are strong, we are champions" had long taken root deep in the heart of every Boston Celtics player.

At around 1 a.m. that night, the entire Boston Celtics team boarded a private plane for Chicago.

After arriving in Chicago, Goodwin felt somewhat tired and decided to sleep first.

That nap lasted until noon. When he got up, his stomach was growling, so he went to get something to eat.

After eating, he spent some time organizing his luggage.

Originally, Goodwin had planned to go train, but an unexpected phone call interrupted his plans.

Goodwin picked up his phone and saw that the caller was Kobe Bryant.

He could not help but feel surprised, because they rarely contacted each other