This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 204 Visiting the North Shore Garden Arena
At the beginning of the new year in 2008, the life of the Charlotte Bobcats was not easy. The team's head coach dismissed get out of class, rumors abounded inside the team, and it was reasonable to lose.

On January 1, facing the visiting Chicago Bulls, the Charlotte Bobcats lost their home game.

On January 1, he went to New Jersey to challenge the Nets, but still ended in failure.

On January 1, facing the third-to-last Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Bobcats lost 6-89.

Another three-game losing streak.

11-21, the Charlotte Bobcats lost two games more than they did in the same period last year.

The management of the Charlotte Bobcats finally couldn't bear it and started to move, and the first deal was to send away the team's center Brezek.

The center Brezek from Slovenia can be regarded as a meritorious player of the Charlotte Bobcats. Since the establishment of the team, he has been the starting center of the Charlotte Bobcats. Height is limited.

This season averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. After Sean Marion came to Charlotte, Brezek, who moved slowly, was given up by former head coach Bernie Bickerstaff in many games. There are only 3 starts this season, and his status in the team has plummeted. Even if his successor Capel changed the offensive system, he is not very fond of him.

Walking with Brezek is Walter Hermann, a useful Argentine player.

Zhou Lin and Walter Herman, who likes to eat barbecue, get along very well, and he can play in the third and fourth positions, and he can also defend. He can be regarded as a practical player. Zhou Lin also hopes that the team will keep him, but in the end he still Got traded away.

After all, without Walter Herman, this deal would have been completely impossible to succeed.

The Detroit Pistons also quickly found Brezek's receiver, and then switched to the Toronto Raptors. The Pistons left only one Walter Herman.

What the Charlotte Bobcats got here was the Pistons center Nazir Mohammed.

Mohamed, who averaged 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this season, is only 208cm tall, but his defensive and rebounding abilities are not bad.

Then the Charlotte Bobcats signed a free agent, Earl Boykins, who is 165cm tall.

Boykins, who was able to survive in the NBA and has survived for many years, was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal last year, but it didn’t take long before Boykins and the Bucks made a buyout , This season has not signed a team until the Bobcats throw an olive branch.

A one-year contract of $53.

Signing Boykins with a basic salary is also a deal that will never lose money. After all, last season and last season, Boykins was able to steadily contribute double-digit points and four or five assists.

Even if the current state has declined, it is absolutely qualified to play the second and third point guard.

After four days, on January 1, two new aids appeared directly in the game.

Two days ago, Zhou Lin led the Charlotte Bobcats without Sean Marion to defeat the New Jersey Nets. Today, they will face the strongest team in the league.

Epic team - the Boston Celtics in the 07-08 season!

本赛季的凯尔特人打到1月份的，也就输了3场比赛，分别是11月18日两分惜败奥兰多魔术队，以及11月27日5分输给克利夫兰骑士队，12月19日以2分惜败底特律活塞队。

In the lost games, the point difference was within 5 points, or even a point difference of 1 or [-] goals, and they were all the strong Eastern teams this season.

The gathering of the Big Three has attracted many veterans who hope to add a championship ring to their career resumes. This epoch-making team is also writing their legends like the process of history.

Before playing the Charlotte Bobcats, the Celtics had won 9 consecutive victories and hadn't lost a game so far in January.

The Boston Celtics are still playing at home. You must know that they have missed once at home this year.

It was the Detroit Pistons where Muhammad was still on the team.

It can be called the home of the devil!

The good news for the Bobcats is that Ray Allen, one of the Celtics' Big Three, chose to truce in this game. Of course, they don't think the Charlotte Bobcats, the second-to-last in the East, can have any counterattack.

"Come on, Charlotte Bobcats!"

The Bobcats still have a regular lineup: Raymond Felton, Brandon Roy, Zhou Lin, Sean Marion, Emeka Okafor.

For the Boston Celtics, they lined up: Jane Rondo, Tony Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Kendrick Perkins.

Kevin Garnett easily took the ball away from Emeka Okafor's head. After all, the height difference was nearly 10 centimeters. After receiving the ball, Paul Pierce fired directly from outside the three-point line , the ball turned around and still came out.

Sean Marion protected the backcourt rebound and passed it directly to Brandon Roy. Brandon Roy faced the league's defensive champion Tony Allen and did not rush to make a shot. Instead, he made a move with Zhou Lin. With a pick-and-roll, Zhou Lin quickly returned to the sweet spot and shot a long three-pointer.

in!
In the North Shore Garden Arena, the sound of basketball hitting the net was crisp and clear, and it was extremely pleasant. There have been countless classic battles here, and today Zhou Lin is going to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to capture the North Shore Garden.

Perhaps because he was facing a super luxurious team, Zhou Lin had a greater desire to defeat them.

Looking back, Garnett supported at a high position and fed it to Perkins who was off the assembly line, and the latter dunked.

Then, Sean Marion's mid-range shot went wrong, Okafor grabbed the rebound, but the shot was interfered by Garnett, and he failed to make a hit. However, at this time, the Celtics' hinterland, which was empty inside, lit up again. There was a yellow figure.

Zhou Lin!

Zhou Lin came out of the crowd and ended the round with a penalty.

Paul Pierce behind him glanced at Zhou Lin and frowned slightly.

I can't let this guy score anymore.

Regarding the visiting Charlotte Bobcats, to be honest, the Boston Celtics are a little absent-minded. They think that the current Charlotte Bobcats are really weak and are no different from a sick cat.

This kind of mentality is also reflected in the specific links on the court. After all, things like losing offensive rebounds in a row should not happen to a powerful team.

And today's Charlotte Bobcats, today's Zhou Lin, are here to prepare for a tough battle!

The head coach Capel on one side also kept applauding Zhou Lin, putting his hands on his mouth and shouting to Zhou Lin for a good job!
The Celtics quickly began to look for weaknesses. Ray Allen is not here today, so more focus will be on the inside. Kevin Garnett finally started to dig Okafor inside.

And Zhou Lin made a defense at any time, and after two pushes, Garnett turned over, squinted at Zhou Lin's supplementary defense, adjusted the arc, easily avoided Zhou Lin's block, and waited for the ball. After entering the frame, he gave Zhou Lin a push and said, "Boy, probably only in your dreams can you block my shot."

Monster, Kevin Garnett is a real monster!

A player with a real height of 2.16 meters, and his shot point is still raised above his head, coupled with a small back, who can block this ball.

5-4 start.

Returning to the Charlotte Bobcats side of the half, Okafor tried to do the same to Kevin Garnett's shot, but facing the tall and long-armed Kevin Garnett, Okafor's shot was obviously false. up.

After Jane Rondo got the rebound, he sprinted to the frontcourt, pulled back and found the follow-up Kevin Garnett's air cut follow-up, and handed it to Kevin Garnett. Garnett stepped into the paint with a small jump. Facing Zhou Lin's help defense, he taught Zhou Lin a lesson with a violent explosion.

At the same time, the referee whistled, and Zhou Lin also paid for a foul.

7-5, the Celtics overtook the score, and the team's general Kevin Garnett played an absolute role.

While Kevin Garnett made the free throw, he also said: "Listen, you can't cover me in your life, don't try, it will only give you more shame."

Zhou Lin retorted: "As proud as you are, why don't you stay in Minnesota and lead the Timberwolves to win the championship? How does it feel to hug your thigh?"

"Wait until you've played ten years in the NBA before arguing with me! Little thing."

Kevin Garnett responded to Zhou Lin.

"Hey Brandon, give me the ball!"

When Zhou Lin faced Paul Pierce, he still played very smoothly. Paul Pierce's defense was not particularly good, but today's Zhou Lin has a good hand feeling and is in full swing.

Facing the first-generation target offensive kaleidoscope, Zhou Lin chose a step-back shot and made another move!

7-7, tie the score!
In the opening game, Zhou Lin scored 7 points in a row. Paul Pierce, who was watching the matchup, frowned.

"If you want to score points, I'm not afraid of you!" Zhou Lin spread his hands.

Zhou Lin is the only rookie in the second grade who dares to speak harshly in front of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett this season.

Of course, what responded to Zhou Lin was more intense physical confrontation and more targeted defense.

So far, the Celtics rank first in the league in defensive efficiency, conceding only 87.9 points per game, scoring 110.2 points per game, ranking tenth in the league, with a net rating of 13.2 points, far ahead and ranking first in the league.

The defensive ability and efficiency of this team are even better than the Spurs and Pistons this season, and they can almost catch up with the Detroit Pistons who won the championship in 04.

Kevin Garnett and Tony Allen are the two gates of the inside and outside, plus Rondo, who averages almost 2 steals per game, can lock almost any scorer of any attribute.

Zhou Lin's outburst at the beginning of the game also made the Boston Celtics finally cheer up to deal with this yellow-skinned kid who had just entered the league.

Tony Allen's assisting defense and pressing, and Kevin Garnett's inside threat caused Zhou Lin to make 3 turnovers and 2 missed shots in the next 2 minutes.

At the same time, the Charlotte Bobcats were beaten 6-0 by the Celtics.

7-13.

Charlotte Bobcats head coach Capel was forced to call the first timeout.

"My fault, my fault!" Zhou Lin took the initiative to apologize to his teammates after the timeout: "Maybe I really want to win this game so much, so I may be temporarily overwhelmed."

"Remember, you are not alone."

Capel patted Zhou Lin on the shoulder and said, "You need to help your teammates, and at the same time accept the help from your teammates."

"Okay, I know what I should do."

In the first round back, Zhou Lin chose a wave of feints. Facing Tony Allen, who was ready to help defend him at any time, Zhou Lin finally found the loophole.

Brandon Roy's reverse run allowed him to easily go through the back door.

Zhou Lin's pass just passed through the gap between Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, and when Perkins turned his head, Brandon Roy had already completed a layup.

"Good job!"

Zhou Lin stretched out his hand and high-fived Brandon Roy and said, "As I said, Brandon, you and I are the best partners!"

"I like that statement!"

"Shrink the defensive circle and limit the inside scoring!"

Capel on one side shouted, hoping that the players would implement his defensive thinking.

Jane Rondo failed to find a good opportunity for Kevin Garnett, and Jeff McGinnis, who came off the bench, was obviously smarter than Raymond Felton. His body and bones, if he fights for speed, is definitely not as good as young people like Raymond Felton and Rajon Rondo, so he has to use other means.

Before McGinnis came up, Jane Rondo had already broken through Raymond Felton twice in a row.

"I know, Trash, you don't have a basket. If you don't believe me, you can try to take a shot."

He was teasing the guard with words. Jane Rondo has already occupied the absolute starting position this season, and he is as smart as him. He has indeed learned a lot from the Big Three, and his data has also increased from 6.4+3.8 It's 11+5, but what can't be changed is that his shooting still hasn't been practiced.

Last season, the three-point shooting percentage was 20%, and this season it was slightly better at 25%. The free throw percentage did not even rise but fell, falling to 61%.

Those big hands and long arms gave Jane Rondo enough defensive capital, but this proportion... It seems that his shooting is not so coordinated and soft.

And Jane Rondo couldn't stand up to McInnis' teasing, and, after all, McInnis put him one meter away, so it would be unreasonable not to vote.

Outside the three-point line, the shot came directly outside the basket.

Watching the ball fall out of the field, Kevin Garnett had a black question mark on his face.

The tactics here on the Charlotte Bobcats are starting to work.

Ray Allen is absent from this game, Tony Allen and Jane Rondo are blacksmiths again, the only one with relatively stable output is Paul Pierce, as long as he is blocked, Zhou Lin is naturally impossible Give him an easy vote.

Therefore, the Charlotte Bobcats can safely shrink the defensive circle again.

The offensive efficiency of the two sides also began to decline obviously. At the end of the first quarter, the Boston Celtics at home led the Charlotte Bobcats by 18-17, 1 point.

　Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. If you are alone in a foreign country, don’t forget to eat a piece of moon cake to express your longing for your family’s hometown. If your relatives are by your side, you can hug them happily and enjoy the bright moon together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)