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Chapter 279 You have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder

Before the start of the game, David Stern visited the Rockets in person and awarded the Rockets the championship ring. It wasn't the team that played the finals with the Rockets a month ago, and they didn't want to see the little bastards of the Rockets receive the ring that originally belonged to them in front of them.

But the staff of the Rockets is a bit bad. They came to knock on the Celtics locker room half an hour early to remind them that the playing time is up, but the Celtics are not stupid. Reeves deliberately led the team to dawdle They waited until they walked out after wasting 15 minutes in the locker room. However, the time was added and subtracted, and they happened to meet the moment when the Rockets players stepped on the podium. These veterans were very tired of it.

Celtics starting lineup: Perkins, Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo.

The Rockets' starting lineup: Yao Ming, Hill, Totoro, Battier, Paul.

Compared with the roster of the Celtics, which has not changed much, the starting roster of the Rockets, which changed half of the team in the summer, has changed too much, and because many new players have joined, Adelman has been constantly changing recently. Experimental lineup, he communicated with Iguodala before the game and asked Yige to play the best sixth man of the Rockets.

And he also communicated with Paul, let the queen bee start for 5 minutes first, then replace him and let him rest for a while, and let him play with Iguodala, Chandler, Evan when the substitute battle Adelman thought about this for a long time before he came up with this trick. Last year, Totoro has demonstrated that he has a strong ability to hold the ball and also has a great organizational talent. , It is a waste to keep two organizers on the court at the same time, after all, there is only one ball, and staggering the playing time of Paul and Totoro can ensure that the Rockets have a star every minute and every second in 48 minutes The level of ball handling personnel, as for Paul to bring the substitute, the old coach also took into account his relationship with his old partner Chandler. They are the repertoire of the former New Orleans Hornets. They all changed to Houston, how could they not bring this alley-oop over?In addition, Chandler is strong defensively, but has low autonomous attack ability. Such a boxing champion is worth 600-800 million annual salary. He can be matched with Paul. His attack ability has also been developed. If he can average If he gets 10 points more steadily, his value can rise to 1200-1500 million annual salary in a flash, which is a shortfall!

"Boy, I want to congratulate you here. Your luck is really good. You actually took the opportunity to pick up a championship ring. How is it? The stolen championship feels good, right?"

During the jump ball before the game, Garnett deliberately approached Totoro and started talking trash. Although the three old guys from the Celtics looked good at Totoro, after a year of regular season and playoff competition The baptism also admitted Totoro's star power, but trash talking has become a mantra that the Wolf King is accustomed to. James can't help but go up and chatter a few words.

"Really? In fact, I think it's not my luck, but your bad luck. The year before last was the year when you three grandpas were in the best condition, so you won the championship. You were able to work hard for a year, but you failed to enter the finals. This year, you are one year older. When you wake up in the morning, do you feel your knees are more sore? Do you feel your waist before going to bed at night? Even more embarrassing? You are no longer the Big Three who could dominate the world at that time, especially when you broke a bone at the age of 32, even if you recover now, how much of your athletic ability is left?"

Totoro can be said to be the new king of trash talking, but the wolf king obviously has not experienced the power of poisonous snakes of Totoro, and now being confronted by Totoro, Garnett thinks that this little guy really has a set.

What he said is all true, not because he is the roundworm of the three old guys, but at this time, NBA veterans will generally be in this state. With such fierce confrontation in the NBA, who has not been injured when they were young? After surgery, and NBA players become various non-humans through their special training methods when they were young, but in fact this is equivalent to an extreme training method that overdraws the potential of a person's body, making you stronger at the peak, but in What about after getting older?They age faster than ordinary people, especially once the inside players pass the age of 30 and the outside players pass the age of 33, this aging will become particularly obvious.

They are no longer in their peak state now. The Wolf King can't defend in such a wide range as when they were young. Pierce and Ray Allen can no longer break through and contribute to dunk. The three old fellows still refuse to accept their old age, and are ready to compete with the sky for another year.

"Little brat, you were still drinking milk when I was playing. It's up to you whether my peak has passed or not. As long as I haven't retired from the army, this league will not be yours for a day!"

Garnett said exactly the same ruthless words as Kobe. It seems that superstars like to deceive themselves like this when they get old. They have ruled the league for too long and are used to the taste of this kind of dominance. So for the new comers, They have always held a hostile attitude. They don't want to passively snatch the crown from their heads, but want to wait a few years before they get old and hand over his crown to the latecomers.

But Totoro said in his heart that he would not get used to these guys' many problems. If you can't do it, you should abdicate and give way. If I'm better than you, I should take over. Why, if you old guys are 40 years old, you can talk about inheritance. Doesn't it mean that the young master has to wait another 7 or 8 years?Who is in the mood to pay attention to this etiquette with you?
Totoro didn't talk back either, he felt that there was no need to argue about it anymore, and he didn't have anything to say rubbish to them, he just needed to use his strength to shut them up.

The referee blew his whistle, and he threw the ball high into the sky. Amid the enthusiastic and uniform shouts of the fans, two big yellow and black hands rose at the same time to fight for the small orange ball in the air.

The Wolf King didn't fight for the ball today, otherwise the Celtics would still have a chance to win, but on the other hand, the Totoro didn't bother to fight for the ball today, anyway, it's useless to get the first attack. You always serve twice and I serve twice. There is no big difference. If he stands in the midfield circle, I am afraid that the Celtics will not be able to earn the ball if they come up.

Paul took the basketball steadily, and Rondo looked at the queen bee nervously. In the past, the Rockets only needed to pay attention to the two Chinese, Totoro and Yao Ming. Now that there is another queen bee, Rondo felt the courage on his shoulders. All of a sudden, when he was young, Paul could be able to play 40+5+10 or 30+5+15 players. Everything depends on whether he is in good condition, whether the team needs him to score like this, and whether he wants to In this way of playing, if his teammates are very good, and he can win without getting these luxurious statistics, Paul is naturally willing to make himself easier.

Yao Ming is still on the inside. It’s not like he can pull up to cover for Paul like McGrady did, but it’s too bad to use his absolute height of 2 meters to be used as a screen. There is time for Yao Ming to turn back like this. It's better to hang it in and let him play by himself, so that Dayao can save energy and score a few more goals.

Perkins took the initiative to go around the front to defend Yao Ming, and Hill went up to cover Paul, but Rondo's defense was not to be ignored. Breakthrough and defense are the two biggest magic weapons for him to survive in the NBA. Rondo insisted on relying on Walking around Hill with his nimble steps, a wall that was taller, stronger, and stronger than Hill appeared in front of him without warning. The "Fourth Giant" didn't care about it Unprepared, he bumped into it with a "bang", and then fell to the ground by himself.

Totoro didn't make any fouls on this ball. He stood in advance to cover the queen bee. He didn't move his feet and raised his hands high. He didn't pull or sink his shoulders. It was Rondo himself who hit him. Even the Celtics' home referee is not easy to catch this problem, let alone the Rockets' home court, and even if the whistle is blown, the referee will call the center for a defensive foul. It's just that Rondo fell a little bit this time. Miserably, the referee hesitated for a while and didn't hit him again.

Paul immediately broke through with his own speed. Garnett had no choice but to step up and delay, but in fact the Celtics' defensive formation was already in chaos. At the moment Paul asked Rondo, he had too much The offense was chosen, and he made a small play to single out the Wolf King, and hung the ball to the right. Give the ball to Totoro, he is also a misplaced little player here, or he can rush in and give the ball to Yao Ming to let him attack the basket. A historically excellent point guard needs to take advantage of these possibilities at the moment of opportunity. Taking everything into account, and then making the most beneficial choice for the team in the next moment, it can be said to be very difficult!

Paul doesn't know if he is perfect in this aspect, but he can say responsibly that it is not clear who is stronger and who is weaker in this aspect except for a few old monsters in the 97th class of the league and himself, but after the 97th class, he will It is the strongest brain among traditional point guards!In this regard, even Deron, who dedicated his own ass to open the way, can't compare with him!
The queen bee made a quick change of direction ahead of time and directly put the wolf king in place. If it were Garnett five years ago, he would still be able to keep up with Paul, but if he were 33 years old this year and Garnett, who had just recovered from his serious injury, didn't dare to exert more force to make moves. He could only watch as Paul, who was like a loach, touched his right side, and Perkins came up to make up for it. The base sent the ball from his crotch to Yao Ming's waist, and the little giant just lowered his head slightly to pick it up and grabbed the ball, facing Kong Lan with both hands for a dunk.

This shot dazzled the audience, and it was very exciting in terms of the scene effect, but only people in the industry know that this ball is not a complicated tactic. The tactic is two double pick-and-rolls, and the rest is all up to the players. Personal ability completes the cooperation, and this kind of ball is the most terrifying to the enemy coach.

If you rely on tactics to score, he can also formulate a strategy to break it, but if the opponent relies on personal ability to score, he, the coach, will not have many ways to do it. How young are the players below, or how much flesh can they grow?
The Celtics also succeeded in attacking back. Garnett is also incomprehensible to the Rockets. Although he is old, the man with the title of Wolf King is not a 17th pick in the first round. Otherwise, his historical superstar would be too ugly.

It's not that Adelman has never considered putting Totoro at the [-]th position, but the first reason is that Totoro is unwilling to play power forward, and the second reason is that it is too bad for Totoro to play power forward a little.

If Totoro is a power forward, he will have no problem on the offensive end. None of the players in the league including the five positions can limit him alone, but he can only be promoted to one position at most. To compete with the opponent's star power forward, because it is difficult for Totoro to defend the opposite power forward. His weight, height and tonnage are at the BUG level in the small forward position, but in the muscle-like power forward position. In fact, that is only a normal category. When everyone is [-]-[-], Chinchilla has no physical advantage, and it is difficult for him to limit the opposing power forward by himself.

The result of this going on is that he could have blasted the opponent's small forward on both ends of the offense and defense, but after being promoted, he can only play [-]-[-] with the opponent, and the opposite small forward may not be able to do so without Totoro's containment. Being able to carry the whole game, plus Totoro consumes too much energy on the defensive end, this will inevitably affect his offensive performance. Such a thing is not worth the loss, Adelman said in his heart that he is not so old and confused. To a certain extent, he is the champion coach who was newly released last year!

You have powerful power forwards, right? Then let you continue to be strong. No matter how strong you are, you are only a little stronger. Compared with the advantages of point guards, small forwards, centers, and bench players here, they are in turn against other players. There are too many strengths for the team. I can't solve your power forward problem, and you can't solve my troubles. In the end, let's fight and see who can firmly grasp the advantage and expand. Let's see to the end Who will win?

(End of this chapter)