NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 87
After the players came out, Li Zhi and Avril played KISS on the sidelines, causing the fans to scream, especially the female fans, who looked at Avril with jealous eyes.

The Celtics challenged the Denver Nuggets in the first game after the All-Star Game. The three veterans of the All-Star Game, Garondo, were extremely uncomfortable with the long journey.

The "Golden Double Guns" are still sharp, and the Denver Tigers will not give up the opportunity to beat the league's No. 57. Taking advantage of Garnett's injury, the Golden Double Guns scored [-] points together, which is a vivid lesson for the old giants.

The Celtics were not looked down upon by this defeat. Although they were bullied by dogs, the media believed that Garnett would still be the most powerful team in the league after his return.

This is the biggest difference between a strong team and a bad team. The Warriors also lost the first game after the All-Star Game, but the media shouted that the Warriors were bad, which made Li Zhi scoff.

Garnett returned in this game, and the Celtics' starting lineup remained unchanged: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins.

Warriors starting: Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Li Zhi, Stephen Jackson, Bitrins.

Standing by, Li Zhi reminded Monta Ellis.

"Take care when defending later, pay attention to Ray Allen's three-pointer, and I will leave it to me when he breaks through."

Monta Ellis nodded gratefully, thinking in his heart that he really deserves to be a good buddy.

Monta Ellis is very active in defense, but his height determines that he is not a piece of defensive material. Li Zhi hopes that he can defend Ray Allen's three-pointers well, so that Li Zhi can help defend as much as possible.

After the jump ball, the Celtics took the lead in attacking, and the Warriors shrunk their defense, leaving Baron Davis and Monta Ellis on the outside. In fact, the Warriors launched a pseudo-zone defense.

The Celtics didn't have a good chance on the first attack. The time was almost up. Paul Pierce played Li Zhi with a back and single, and missed under the interference of the basketball.

"Truth" looked remorseful, obviously Li Zhi's defense made him very upset, Li Zhi has experience in post-ups, and he has his own theory of defense in post-ups.

If it is said that before acquiring the Super Saiyan skills, Li Zhi's defense of Pierce's back-up singles can only interfere, but the great improvement in physical fitness has brought Li Zhi's soaring strength.

For people who are similar in size to him, Li Zhi will hold his lower body to make him feel full pressure, and at the same time raise his hands to interfere with his sight. To defend such a person, he should be relatively close, and the distance between his legs should be wider, in a half-horse stance, which can appropriately reduce his range of motion.

Slightly stand in the opposite direction of his weak side dribble, so as to prevent him from turning around and shaking you away.

Li Zhi's brute force defense was very effective. The basketball bounced from the basket to Li Zhi. Li Zhi predicted the position and grabbed the rebound.

Matt Barnes was very powerful, stuck Garnett firmly, and gave Li Zhi a chance to grab a rebound. Garnett seemed to have not fully recovered from his injury, which gave Barnes an opportunity.

Li Zhi quickly passed the ball to Baron Davis, and Davis made a long pass to Monta Ellis in the frontcourt. The latter missed a layup under Rajon Rondo's pursuit.

Rajon Rondo once again demonstrated his superb passing skills, directing a long pass to Patrick Perkins who has not returned to the defense.

Perkins is an important part of the Celtics' inside line. He is only 6 feet 10 but has a very strong body. He participated in the draft in high school and was an overlooked member in the 03 draft.

Beside Kevin Garnett, Perkins is a perfect blue-collar coolie center with a lot of small moves and tricks. Due to his physical advantages, Perkins has done a very good job in pick-and-roll screens and walls.

But the offensive end is relatively jerky, mainly frontcourt rebounds and low-post hooks that occasionally flash, and there will be buttery hand mistakes at the basket from time to time.

Perkins does not have solid inside offensive skills, he is neither O'Neal nor Howard, so facing Bitrins who is a head taller than him, Perkins dare not act rashly.

This ball seems to be Rondo impatient, pass to the basket and ignore Perkins' offensive threat, Perkins can only pass the ball.

Perkins' pass instantly wasted a fast-break opportunity, and Celtics coach Rivers cursed anxiously on the sidelines.

Rivers paranoidly believed that in the face of a one-on-one opportunity, Perkins should force it, even if it was a foul, but who knew that Perkins chose to pass the ball.

In Rivers' mind, the Celtics are a well-deserved strong team, but the Warriors' semi-disabled lineup just happens to restrain them.

Small stature and fast running are exactly the pain points of the old Celtics.

Rivers is a proud man. In the last game, the Celtics almost lost to the Warriors at home, which made Rivers feel ashamed.

But in this game, Rivers did not target the Warriors. Subconsciously, Rivers did not regard the Warriors as an opponent, but the Warriors did restrain the Celtics.

Rivers still has the level, the ability to subdue players, and the ability to train players. However, the adaptability is still a bit weak, especially the offense, so the Celtics' tactics are relatively simple.

In this game, the biggest mistake Rivers made was to leave Perkins on the court. With Perkins, the Warriors can drag down the inside.

After receiving a pass from Perkins, Ray Allen opened his hand and scored a three-pointer from the outside, but Monta Ellis defended well. Even though he was not tall enough, Ray Allen still put a lot of pressure on Ray Allen for further defense. The basketball missed the basket, and Li Zhi rushed inside to grab a rebound from Garnett.

This time, Li Zhi confirmed that Garnett's injury was not healed, and Garnett just jumped aside, but Li Zhi didn't fight after getting the ball, according to the character of "Wolf King".

Even if the basketball is in the hands of the opponent, Garnett will fight for it.

Li Zhi came by himself this time, directly pushing the ball for a fast break. Ray Allen was chasing after him. Seeing that he attracted the defense, Li Zhi passed the ball to Stephen Jackson who followed up.

Jackson received the pass, faced an empty basket, and scored two points with a skillful layup.

The Warriors took the lead to open the situation, 2:0.
The Celtics attacked, Rondo dropped the ball to Pierce under the basket, and seemed to consciously let Pierce single Li Zhi.

Pierce repeated his old trick, shaking his shoulder twice, seeing that Li Zhi did not respond, he passed the ball again, and Ray Allen held the ball again, facing Monta Ellis again.

Ray Allen, who has a very high golf quotient, saw Monta Ellis's strategy of defending the perimeter, and instead adopted a breakthrough method, but Ray Allen ran into Li Zhi after passing Monta Ellis.

Li Zhi had already made up his mind. His ability to assist in defense is outstanding, and he is obliged to take on the responsibility of defense. Even if he can't form a system like Duncan, he will still cause interference for his opponents in the middle.

Ray Allen encountered a block and passed the ball instead. Rondo caught the ball behind Ray Allen, open!

Rondo hesitated, but heard Rivers yell, "Vote."

In a panic, Rondo missed a shot

　Thank you all for your votes

　　


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