basketball hero

Chapter 189 Against the Celtics

In the end, the Milwaukee Bucks narrowly beat the Washington Wizards at home, ushering in a two-game winning streak.Ying Xiong played 3 minutes in the game, got 2 rebounds, made no shots, and made no mistakes.Richard Jefferson scored a game-high 32 points and led his team to victory.

For Xiong, the team's victory is the most important thing.Although his playing time was relatively short, it was almost 1 minute longer than the previous game. From this perspective, at least he was improving.It's just that he knew very well in his heart that the most direct reason for his playing was because the team boss Michael Reid was absent due to injury.Once Reid returns from injury, he may not have a chance to play again.

Ying Xiong needs to seriously consider how to perform well in the limited playing time during Reid's absence and gain the trust of the head coach so as to get stable and sufficient playing time.

To Xiong's disadvantage, his competitors Mbah a Moute and Charlie Bell both played more than 20 minutes.Mbah a Moute even played 34 minutes and was excellent.If the performance of these two people continues to be outstanding, and Reed returns, if he wants to get playing time, he can basically only go to garbage time.

Ying Xiong knows very well that Charlie Bell and Mbah a Moute are not his opponents in terms of ability to hold the ball, whether it is creating opportunities or attacking.But if you are a blue-collar coolie or a role player, you are not as familiar with them as you are.

It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.It is really difficult for Ying Xiong, who is used to being a point guard in the CBA, to make him a marginal wing player who only plays for a few minutes.But he also understands that the current situation may last for a long, long time.I can only find ways to change myself, improve myself, and adapt to this environment, otherwise I can only be eliminated.

Two days later, the Milwaukee Bucks visited Boston's North Shore Garden Arena to challenge the defending champion, the Boston Celtics with the "Big Three".

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers last season, and won the championship trophy again after many years.This team has the "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, as well as outstanding players such as Rajon Rondo and Tony Allen. It is one of the favorites to win this season.

Ying Xiong is looking forward to playing against All-Star wing players like Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, and he will definitely gain a lot.But I don't know whether I can play or not. Even if I play, it is probably during the substitute rotation time.At that time, the two All-Stars probably had already rested.

In this game, the boss of the Bucks Michael Reed is still absent due to injury, and point guard Luc Crednor is back to start the game. The rest of the starting lineup is the same as the previous game.

The starting lineup of the Boston Celtics at home: center - Kendrick Perkins, power forward - Kevin Garnett, small forward - Paul Pierce, shooting guard - Ray Allen, organization Guard - Rajon Rondo.

The difference in strength between the two sides is visible to the naked eye.The strength of the Bucks is poor, coupled with the absence of the team's core, so the predictions given before the game are almost all the Celtics winning easily at home.

Of course, anything can happen in competitive sports, so until the game is over, we dare not say who will win.

In the first quarter of the game, the Celtics leading by the "Big Three" were a bit slow, their offense was not good, and their shots were not accurate enough.On the contrary, the Bucks of the visiting team had no ideological burden, and the offense was more decisive, leading the score instead.

With 2 minutes and 23 seconds left in the first quarter, an official timeout occurred on the sidelines.After the timeout, Ying Xiong was substituted.At this time, the "Big Three" have all rested, and the bench lineup led by Tony Allen and "Big Baby" Glenn Davis is on the court.

Sessions dribbles over and passes to Mbah a Moute in the high post.Mbah a Moute used Elson's pick-and-roll to break through with the ball, was forced to stop and threw it to Ying Xiong.

Facing Tony Allen's defense, Ying Xiong faked a shot and made a feint, but the opponent was not moved at all.

Ying Xiong was very surprised. You must know that his actions just now were very realistic, and most of the players would be shaken by him.Even if you don't jump up, your center of gravity will rise.If this Tony Allen is not experienced in defense, then he is unresponsive.Obviously, based on his understanding of Tony Allen, the opponent naturally belongs to the former.

Ying Xiong saw that he didn't shake the opponent, so he broke through.He took the ball to the line to break through, taking advantage of his quick start and big feet, trying to overtake his opponent.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's defense was very tough, and his feet moved very quickly. He kept in front of him, and kept using small movements to interfere.

Ying Xiong found that he hadn't completely thrown off the opponent through changing direction + speed. Seeing that the opponent didn't come to help defend, he turned around with the ball to the baseline, and then tried to make a layup.

Unexpectedly, when Ying Xiong was turning around and was about to collect the ball for a layup, the ball in his hand suddenly disappeared...

When he came back to his senses, he found that the ball had hit his feet and went out of the baseline.

The bottom line referee saw it clearly and decisively gave the backcourt the ball.The fans at the scene began to applaud Tony Allen's wonderful cut.

Ying Xiong had heard of Tony Allen's excellent defense for a long time, but when he really competed with him on the court, the feeling was different.

Looking at Tony Allen, who is only 193cm tall, Ying Xiong lamented that there are so many strong men in the NBA Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Here Eddie House made a step back and made a mid-range shot!

Sessions came over with a dribble, and also hit back with a mid-range shot.

Here, Glenn Davis trampled Elson under the basket, and when he was about to make a strong move, Ying Xiong suddenly let go of Tony Allen, stepped forward to knock the ball out of the opponent's hand, and then snatched it.

Ying Xiong got the ball, dribbled it forward, and quickly passed the ball to Mbah a Moute. The latter took the ball and was about to make a layup, but was blown into a walk by the referee.

In the following time, neither side scored, and the first quarter ended.

In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks led the Celtics.At the start of the second quarter, Ying Xiong did not play, and the Celtics returned to form, quickly smoothed the point difference, and soon overtook the score.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics lead the Bucks.

In the third quarter of the game, Ying Xiong only played for 3 seconds before the end of the quarter and grabbed a rebound. After being replaced, he never played again.

In the end, the Bucks lost to the Celtics on the road, ending their two-game winning streak.Ying Xiong played 3 minutes, got 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

In this game, the Bucks exposed the weak offense of the bench lineup under the defense of the Celtics.There is not a stable scoring point on the bench, which is quite a headache for the coaching staff.

(End of this chapter)