Forward to the basket

Since the Celtics lost to the Pistons, they have won a wave of consecutive victories, their status has risen sharply, and their results have naturally increased. However, such results have not attracted too many people's attention.

Boston's poor and weak image in recent seasons is not so easy to change.

The main reason is that in this wave of victories, only the Phoenix Suns are considered powerful. Like the Raptors and the 76ers, they all lose in terms of strength, especially the 76ers, who are completely self-destructive.

This has weakened the quality of winning the game a lot, and Philadelphia fans think that the Celtics are lucky enough. If Iverson is here, it will definitely not be like this, and they will definitely win.

But it's useless to complain, the 76ers lose if they lose, and the Celtics did win easily.

It's just that such a result has made many people unconvinced, and most people are saying that Rivers is lucky.

Guys like Cheeks who can't afford to lose are even more outspoken, thinking that the schedule is more beneficial to the Celtics, allowing them to seize this opportunity and quickly rise from the bottom to the middle of the Eastern Conference.

Of course, for this kind of half-crazy guy, the Celtics simply ignored him.

Rivers even said directly, "That guy already has persecution paranoia. As long as he loses the game, he will make trouble for everyone, and then think that all this is someone else's calculation of him."

However, the debate about whether the Celtics are recovering is still going on, mainly because they do not have any eye-catching strong dialogues. Many newspaper comments also tend to this point, thinking that the recent results of the Celtics, It's all about snatching victory from weak teams, and it's not really a rise.

"The weakening of the powerhouses in the Atlantic Division gave Rivers a chance to make a comeback."

"After the Celtics had trouble early in the season, they began to rely on weak teams to refresh their records."

"The defeats in Detroit and New Jersey show that the team is still very unstable. Even if they can win the first place in the Western Conference, it does not mean that the Celtics have started to get on the right track."

"Rivers and the Celtics still have a long way to go. After all, the season has just begun, and they have to pass a lot of hurdles. If they want to make it to the playoffs, they still need to continue to win."

Such headlines and comments, without exception, all point to the recent results of the Celtics. In the eyes of many people, the current Celtics are not very competitive in the Eastern Division.

This is not only what the media who are not optimistic about them say so, even a staunch supporter like Murphy has reservations.

"After a winter-like season, it's actually not that easy to recover."

In the eyes of veterans like Murphy, the current strength of the Celtics is far behind that of Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Miami Heat.

Although the recent results are good, but the season is just the beginning, the long regular season, it is the foundation of the team, it is not uncommon for the team to be fierce in the early stage, but in the end it still depends on the strength.

If you want to determine the current strength of the Celtics, it can only be ranked around No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. This is Murphy's relatively optimistic estimate.

Xie Miaomiao is not so pessimistic. In her opinion, the current Celtics team has a strong temperament, which may bring unexpected pressure to other teams.

However, most people still choose to make a conservative assessment. The strength of the Celtics is now in the middle of the league. This is a more objective view.

If you work hard, you will be able to enter the playoffs. If you are not careful, you may be stuck outside the playoffs.

Compared with last season's performance, it is indeed much better, but such a result is not enough to dominate the East, let alone rush to the finals in one go.

The Celtics, who have been ruined for several years, will have to wait for a while if they want to make a good turnaround.

If you want to be stronger, you have to continue to work hard, and you can't just rely on the relationship with weak teams to refresh your results, otherwise, once you enter the playoffs, you will definitely encounter trouble.

You must improve your ability to confront strong teams, otherwise, it will only be a round of playoffs.

The game against the Suns was a clear proof that even if they could kill the Hornets before that, not many people paid attention to the Celtics' results.

But stepping on the Suns to start the winning streak mode instantly attracted everyone's attention to Boston.

However, no matter how many such comments there are, it will not affect the progress of the Celtics' regular season. After winning the 76ers, they went to Washington and played back-to-back games.

To say that the schedule that NBA coaches hate the most is probably back-to-back away games. Not to mention not getting enough time to rest, it is easy to cause unnecessary injuries.

And exhaustion and long-distance travel always make the team's state suffer, but Rivers can only secretly curse the bunch of idiots who arrange the schedule in the bottom of his heart.

The disadvantages of continuous combat are self-evident, and this time is no exception. Just after a fight with the 76ers, they have to deal with the counterattack of the Washington Wizards when they return.

And the opponent is sitting at home, not to mention, there is still plenty of rest time, waiting for the Celtics to come.

The final result of the game also made Rivers break out in a cold sweat. Facing the teams that can enter the quarterfinals in the East, the Celtics played extremely hard and even fell behind in the first two quarters.

It wasn't until the last minute of the fourth quarter that the two sides decided the winner, 1:124. With Chen Feng and Pierce's continuous strong fights within 117 seconds, the Celtics were considered to have retreated.

This is also thanks to the fact that the Washington Wizards lacked Jamison, the main insider, otherwise I don't know what will happen, but fatigue did affect the Celtics' competitive state in this battle.

Jefferson only made 10 of [-] shots in the game, and Pierce only made [-] of [-] shots. If it weren't for the many impacts on the inside and scoring [-] points with free throws, Pierce's statistics are probably not good.

However, due to Jamison's absence, the Celtics have seized the opportunity to control the inside line.

The Celtics grabbed a total of 48 rebounds in the game, while the Washington Wizards had only 25. The Celtics scored 22 points in total on the second offense alone.

If there were a few fewer rebounds, it is estimated that the result of the game would be reversed, especially in the last few offenses, it was entirely relying on the inside rebounds to ensure hard play.

The three-pointer Pierce made was also a shot opportunity created because Perkins and Chen Feng grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row.

At the last moment, Chen Feng's tip-up on the inside broke the Wizards' idea of ​​continuing to chase points.

If there is no guarantee of rebounds inside, I really don't know what the result of this game will be.

Even the Washington fans said unconvinced, "We lost this time because the lineup was not complete."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this statement. If it weren't for the disorganized lineup and catching up with back-to-backs, the Celtics really don't know if they can win.

How to say that the Wizards have also been frequent visitors to the playoffs in recent seasons, and their strength should not be underestimated.

But it was Arenas, nicknamed Mr. 0 by Washington fans, who made Rivers break out in a cold sweat. This guy scored 44 points abruptly in the game.

He made 10 of 6 shots from beyond the three-point line and 12 of 12 free throws. This guy alone held the Celtics back in the game.

It is estimated that no one thought that this guy would suddenly explode at home. After the opening, one player even scored 8 points in a row.

Washington's 10:2 small ** after the opening game was also because of this guy's fiery touch.

Whether it was Rondo or Tony Allen, including West who went up later, the three people besieging this guy didn't have much effect.

If it wasn't for the consecutive missed shots at the last moment, who knows if this guy would have scored more than 50 points. Those three-pointers that are as precise as missiles are really frightening.

And Arenas is obviously the kind of player who goes crazy. The louder the fans shout, the hotter this guy will feel.

In the end, Rivers even had to consider finding someone to defend Arenas so that he could catch the ball as awkwardly as possible, otherwise, the Celtics must be unlucky in the end.

Even Rivers said after the game, "If Jamison is also on the court, we may be in big trouble. With the addition of Butler, the Wizards' offensive power will be terrifying."

If the Wizards' Trident is fully fired, it will be a very fierce existence in the entire Eastern Conference, and Rivers has to be careful.

This game can only be said to be a bit of a fluke to win, the opponent's personnel were not organized, and the feel was a bit inaccurate at the last moment, and the Celtics grabbed a few key rebounds.

If it weren't for these comprehensive factors, the back-to-back fatigue in away games alone would have dragged down the Celtics, not to mention a crazy Arenas.

Otherwise, that guy wouldn't have complained to reporters after the game, "If the game is played for a few more minutes, those Bostonians will definitely not be able to take away the victory."

"I promised to get these guys out of Washington in disgrace, but God didn't hear me, and he stopped the game with the referee. This time, let those guys be lucky."

Arenas is indeed a big mouth, but what he said was directed at the problems exposed by the Celtics in this game.

In fact, after the game, Thibodeau summed up this issue with Rivers. The Celtics' defensive system is relatively stable, but once they encounter those guys with particularly strong personal abilities.

It is easy to be torn open by the opponent, especially when the opponent's main attacker can make sudden shots, he is always a bit overwhelmed. Arenas' single-handed fight has sounded the alarm for them.

Both Rondo and West's organizational skills are pretty good, but it's still a bit overwhelming to meet such a tough and unreasonable super scorer.

Especially when Rondo defends this kind of guy with body and shooting, he always seems a little struggling.

In the whole game, the opponent took more than 20 points in front of him. For Rondo, it was really an embarrassing experience.

After the game, this guy kept his head down and got on the bus without saying a word. His expression was as gloomy as he wanted.

Letting a scoring maniac cut points like this face to face, it is estimated that it would be embarrassing to change anyone, let alone a rookie who has just entered the starting list.

Rondo was really afraid that after such a bad performance, he would be sent back to the bench by Rivers, and his self-esteem was also hit by letting the opponent get what he wanted.

Although both Rivers and Pierce patted him on the shoulder and said, "Arenas is the kind of guy who goes crazy and doesn't care about it, so the responsibility for this game is not yours."

It's just that such consolation didn't have much effect. Rondo's face was still a bit gloomy. After all, it was his responsibility that the team almost lost.

And when facing Arenas, Rondo really felt so strenuous for the first time. If it wasn't for the opponent's singles miss in the end, maybe the team would usher in a defeat.

It's so hard to meet Arenas, so what about the future?This league has never lacked such scoring maniacs.

Kobe, Tracy McGrady, and Iverson, whoever picks the No. [-] player, are more threatening than Arenas.

What if you run into them?Is it also such a defeat?There are still many issues that Rondo has to consider now.

However, Rivers and Thibodeau obviously have more things to consider, and the problems exposed in one game are enough to make them scratch their heads for a while.

Fortunately, the season has just started, and there is still time to make up for all shortcomings, but this game did make them a little wary.

I haven't come across a guy who can score like Arenas before, and even Stoudemire is not a scorer with such a wide range of attacks.

Such a head-on collision is really a headache for Rivers, and what he needs to consider is how to defend against the same type of players in the future.

If they encounter such an unreasonable beast every time, the defensive system that the Celtics have built with great difficulty must have a way to deal with it.

"Building a defensive radiation surface around a certain point may be the most realistic approach." When Thibodeau was studying this matter, he was used to starting from a defensive perspective.

This kind of defect that the system will collapse if one point is broken has a long history. It is mainly a problem of personal ability, and now it can only be made up for by other methods.

Thibodeau has no idea how effective it is, but the one-on-one defensive decision is definitely the worst.

Like Rondo and West, they are not the kind of defensive pioneers, and their height and confrontation ability are not dominant. The process of this game can illustrate these things.

It should be like the Pistons in the 03-04 season, starting to build a defensive system around one point.

The first point of defense is broken, and there are still people behind who can step up, not to mention directly blocking the opponent, but also ensuring that the opponent cannot easily cut in.

This game is like this, Arenas tore open the gap from the outside, but few people inside can push out in time, often let that guy seize the gap and shoot comfortably.

In fact, Thibodeau's defensive training ability is already very strong. You must know that one-third of the current Celtics are rookies.

When attacking, Pierce leads, Rondo and West cooperate on the outside, and Jefferson supports the inside, so there is not much problem in cooperation.

But when it comes to defense, it is really necessary to be familiar with each other. You must be able to understand where your teammates' defensive weaknesses are, and you must also be able to understand how to block people when defending pick-and-roll cooperation.

These all require a tacit understanding. The cooperation between Rondo and Chen Feng is not bad, but if the five people can act in unison on the field, it really takes some time.

At least Thibodeau still needs time to instill his own defensive philosophy into the minds of these guys.

"Establish a strong defensive point inside? Like Ben Wallace back then?" Rivers can understand what Thibodeau is thinking now, but who should be responsible for this point.

"That's almost what it means. At least there must be a guy who can stand alone on the inside."

After saying this, Thibodeau and Rivers looked at the list of players in their hands, especially the big men inside.

Jefferson's offensive firepower is fine, but his defense is not his strong point. They all know this. Perkins is better at defending than attacking. Unfortunately, his defensive range is a bit small.

Although Ratliff has recovered recently, Rivers has doubts about the psychological quality of the former shot-blocking king, at least he doesn't trust him.

Ogwakandi can be skipped directly. If it weren't for the lack of a suitable center, Rivers might have let this guy go.

"That kid?" There were only a few big guys on the inside. After denying it, Rivers and Thibodeau looked at the remaining names, and their faces were immediately full of melancholy.

"It may be possible in terms of ability, but... let me think about it again." Thibodeau was discouraged first.

Sometimes, it’s okay if you don’t have the ability. If you have such a criminal animal in your team, you will have lingering fears. You are always afraid that this guy will cause you some trouble if he is fine.

"Then do some research." Although Rivers didn't exaggerate, he also secretly wiped his sweat.

Let that wild boy be the defensive core?Hell, this idea is worse than praying to God for world peace!

However, how to position Chen Feng had indeed become a concern for Rivers. He always had to think carefully about how to use this incomparably fierce machete well.

Just like in the game against the Wizards, Jefferson was originally going to be on top, but Arenas' wild shots in the opening game directly disrupted Rivers' tactical arrangements.

In the end, Chen Feng and Jefferson had to join forces to sit on the inside line, and the wild boy went up and killed Heywood within ten seconds.

Heywood was taken aback by that fierce expression, and just watched Chen Feng slam dunk on top of his head with both hands.

After the game, some people also talked about this attack. Many people said that the Celtics, who would have been stunned by a wave, launched a counterattack from this second.

And in the last minute of the fourth quarter, Chen Feng grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row, creating an open three-pointer for Pierce.

Then he also completed a fierce tip-up, and the goal was scored, so the Wizards' counterattack momentum should not be extinguished.

Rivers had to admit that whenever Chen Feng stood up from the bench, he could cause trouble for the opponent.

Of course, he can also cause trouble for his own people, such as the kid's five fouls in the game, including before the end of the game, he deliberately hit Butler who was trying to score a layup.

Barrett, who had been in prison and had an unusually hot temper, almost didn't fight Chen Feng at that time.

So Rivers sometimes has a real headache watching Feng Chen, it's easy to use, but it's definitely not worrying.

starting?Or the sixth man?I am afraid that this multiple-choice question will entangle Rivers for a while.

There's no way, who made that kid always look so vigorous and inhuman, like a raging beast...

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