basketball hero

Chapter 608 Championship Ring

This game is the Raptors' season opener, and the NBA will also broadcast it live across the United States.Since they won the championship last season, they have been highly touted. This season, the games broadcast live in the United States are also the most in the league.

And this is also the first game of the season for the Celtics. They have undergone huge lineup changes this summer. The team's current lineup is completely different from a few months ago.Judging from their current lineup, the goal is no longer to compete for the championship, but to hit the playoffs.

Obviously, the purpose of the Celtics management in this big deal is to focus on the future.For this reason, they did not hesitate to send away the soul of the team, Paul Pierce.After their general manager Angie made this deal, he was cursed countless times by Celtics fans.Some scolded him for being ruthless, some scolded him for being impersonal, and some scolded him for killing donkeys, everything.

But Angie doesn't care.In his opinion, even if the team still retains the two veterans, plus Rondo, they still can't beat the Raptors and Heat, and even the Pacers are unlikely to win.Instead of this, it is better to take advantage of the trade value of the second elder in exchange for young players and draft picks, focusing on the future.He believes that the team was swept by the Raptors last season, and the championship window has been closed ahead of schedule. This season, the two elders are one year older, and the youngsters of the Raptors have evolved after being baptized in the finals.It is better to avoid the edge and seek future plans.

And not only the two elders were sent away, but the champion coach Doc Rivers was also sent to the Clippers.The team's new coach is Brad Stevens from NCAA Butler University.

The Celtics management wants to completely rebuild, not only sending away all the main players of the team, but also replacing the champion coach in exchange for a young NCAA coach.

In this game, the Air Canada Center, the home of the Raptors, was packed, because there will be a championship ring awarding ceremony and a championship flag hanging ceremony before the game.As a fan of the home team, how would you want to miss such an exciting historical moment?

In the cheers of 2 fans at the scene, all members of the Raptors were awarded the NBA championship rings for the 2012-2013 season.Then the championship banner slowly rose over the arena...

——This is the team's first championship banner, the glory of this arena, and the glory of this city.

Many players who accepted the ring shed tears of excitement. This championship has not come easily.Many fans at the scene cried. They are all witnesses of the team's difficult road to winning the championship, and they naturally understand the difficulty and bitterness.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: center - Valanciunas, power forward - Amir Johnson, small forward - DeMar DeRozan, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, Point guard - Jeremy Lin.This starting lineup was the team's most used starting lineup during the regular season last season when Bargnani was injured. Now that Bargnani has been traded, Amir Johnson has naturally become the best choice for the team's starting power forward .

The starting lineup of the Celtics in the away game is: center - Victor Favillani, power forward - Brandon Bass, small forward - Jeff Green, shooting guard - Gerald Wallace , Point guard - Avery Bradley.After the two elders left, when Rondo was injured and unable to play, the team's starting lineup was Jeff Green, one of the former "Three Young Thunder" and former All-Star Gerald Wallace.

Everyone knows that there are no non-sale items in the Celtics, not even Rondo, the core of the team, let alone the starting players.Most of the players in this team are hired workers, and it is not yet possible to see any player who has the possibility of becoming the cornerstone of the team, so no one knows where they will be next.

The game was explained by the famous NBA commentator Mike Breen and Jordan's champion shooter-Steve Kerr.

"Steve, it feels very good to watch the awarding ceremony of the championship ring on the spot!" Mike Breen said with a smile.

Cole nodded and said: "It's really good, the atmosphere here is very good, after all, this is the team's first championship!"

"Did you cry when you took the ring?" Mike Brin asked with a smile.

"Me? Er... I forgot!" Cole licked his lips and said with a smile.

"Without the Big Three in Boston, there will be fewer topics in this game!" Mike Breen said.

"The next time we explain Toronto's game against Brooklyn, there will be more topics!" Cole smiled slyly.

Valanciunas and Victor Favillani prepare for a jump ball near the middle circle as the game begins.

With the referee tossing the ball over the court, the game officially begins.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Raptors' shooting touch was not good, but there were a lot of turnovers.They don't know if it's because they haven't entered the state yet, or if the conferring ceremony just now has affected their emotions.The Celtics, who were a guest, had no burden, played very decisively, and soon led by 8:0.

Raptors coach Devin Casey quickly requested a timeout!

After experiencing the home team's bumpy championship season, the fans at the scene are very confident in the team and are not worried that the home team will have too many problems.Falling behind in the playoffs can be reversed, let alone the regular season.Moreover, the opponent's strength on paper is indeed shabby enough.

"Toronto has some mental problems, and its performance is not normal. It had a few good opportunities just now, but it didn't grasp it!" Mike Breen said.

"It's normal. Just after getting the ring and playing the game immediately, it's normal to have emotional fluctuations." Steve Kerr explained.

During the timeout, Coach Casey did not explain any tactics, but said to the players: "The game has already started, don't think about the ring just now, put the ring away, and study it slowly when you go home at night!"

After the timeout, Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and handed it to Ying Xiong who came out to catch the ball.

Defensive Yingxiong is the former Bobcats defensive champion Gerald Wallace.

Since Gerald Wallace left the Bobcats, his state has been declining. He is only 32 years old now, but compared with his peak state, his state is completely different.At present, he still maintains a good level in addition to defense, and the offensive end basically seems to have disappeared. This is obvious in the preseason.In a game of such intensity in the preseason, he was unable to score steadily, which shows how bad his offense is now.

With the help of Valanciunas' pick-and-roll, Ying Xiong moved the ball laterally. Seeing that Gerald Wallace retreated intentionally, he suddenly made an emergency stop and shot a 3-point shot...

(End of this chapter)