hall of fame small forward

Chapter 280
In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the two teams tied 18-18. Garnett scored 7 points and 3 rebounds alone, while Pierce and Ray Allen also played very well. A mid-range shot made 3 of 3 and scored 6. Scored a three-pointer and scored 3 points in 2 of 6. According to common sense, these old giants should not be in such a good state in the early stage of the regular season, because after a summer break, it is more difficult for veterans to adjust themselves than rookies. body condition.

However, it can be seen from their physical fitness and resolute attacking attitude that they did not drop too much. Last year's failure to enter the finals was a very huge blow to the entire Celtics team. It is said that Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen did not go out on vacation to relax during this summer offseason. Instead, the three old guys took Rondo to train in Boston to maintain their state. From this game, the Totoro can see All these gossips are true.

But the first team did not decide the winner, and the substitute lineup is the moment for the Rockets to decide the victory. Although the Celtics have added the famous roaring god Rasheed Wallace from the Pistons this year, they still have more points at the shooting guard. There is Bill Walker, a powerful second grader like "Carter's second", but this can't change the old Wallace's 35-year-old age and Bill Walker's "glass man" physique.

Although Rasheed Wallace has the ability to shoot from the outside, his accuracy cannot be compared with that of the Wolf King, let alone the footwork that the Wolf King still has. Rasheed Wallace's world is dominated by the paint area. But in the face of the paint zone composed of Evans and Chandler, who are more defensive, Roar Tianzun is obviously lost.

In contrast, Paul, who came off the field early for a rest, stepped forward at this moment, but dealt a fatal blow to the Celtics. Rondo, who had an excellent defense, could not limit Paul's scoring and connection. Now he was replaced by Eddie House and was beaten by Paul Liao Xiang, the queen bee had to rely on the pick-and-roll of his teammates to pass Rondo, but the old Eddie House didn't have so much trouble. He swayed the ball on his spot with a cross step, and House arrived in the blink of an eye. Paul went behind.
Paul himself can make mid-range shots, while Iguodala, who is good at penetrating, Chandler, who is used to going down, and Gibson, who is good at grabbing second rebounds and eating cakes, have created countless lob opportunities for the queen bee. After the breakthrough, you only need to hang the ball in the air to get an assist. The Celtics' substitute was obviously beaten to doubt life.

The lineup of Chandler + Evans + Gipson + Iguodala + Paul is actually a substitute?I'm afraid that if it weren't for the fans who saw it with their own eyes, no one would believe it. This is clearly a starting lineup that can make the playoffs, but the Rockets mash it up into the second team and bully the bench. Who can bear this?
A little more than 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Celtics' 15-4 start with the Rockets was forcibly broken, and the point difference fell behind by as much as 5 points. In just 6 minutes, Paul himself had to It reached 7 points, but he helped Chandler get 6 points, Iguodala got 4 points, Ty Jipson got 6 points, and even Evans, who can only grab rebounds, got two big open opportunities at the basket. With 28 points, the Rockets scored 6 points on the Celtics bench in less than [-] minutes!If it weren't for Bill Walker, who has no potential injury risks, breaking through the penalty area and scoring [-] points in a row, plus the piecemeal attacks of other Celtics players, the Celtics are afraid that they will be GG in this normal rotation.
It was 1 minute earlier than the Big Three's original game, and Reeves, who couldn't bear it, had to bring up his starting lineup. The Celtics still wanted to win the first game of the regular season. It's just a Chinese tradition, and the West's Wei Guoren also values ​​​​this, and these two teams were originally the established teams in last year's finals, but because the Celtics fell behind due to some problems, they can win, which is equivalent to To show the world that their team is capable of defeating the Rockets. If they could play normally last year, the champions still don't know who will win!
"Little guy! Don't you just hug your thighs? It's your happiness to have a group of good teammates. Isn't it interesting to win a championship that you didn't get yourself?"

Garnett took a look at Totoro's stats before playing, 4 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, which is slightly worse than his own. It seems that he can spray it, and Garnett's mouth can't be idle immediately.

However, the fact is not that Totoro can't play the same explosive data as last season, but that the team is full of talents, and it is not a player with a single function. There are too many people who can score. There is no need for him to be like last season To stand up when the team is in trouble like this season, it is only natural that the data of the core players get worse, because their data is all allocated to those role players.

"Old guy, look at the score on the field. Young master, I rely on the players. How about it? Not convinced? If you want to prove that you are better than me, you can recover the point difference by yourself!"

The wolf king's trash talk didn't affect Totoro at all, because he has already proved it in just one season. If the championship can be won by the players lying down, what about the FMVP?After all, no matter how you lie down, you can't lie down.
Garnett has nothing to say about being attacked by Totoro. Like his tricks, he has tried a lot on black people. Maybe even he said it to Paul, who is known as the black man with the highest emotional intelligence. Because black people are generally competitive and self-esteem Stronger than other races, if you say he can't, maybe they will all get hotheaded and prove to you that they can do it in singles regardless of the form on the court.

It's a pity that Totoro is too thick-skinned. If you are in a good mood, you can provoke him however you want, and he will still play in his own way. When he is in a bad mood, even if you don't need to say anything, he will take revenge for everything with practical actions.

The Celtics' starting lineup is not weak. Needless to say, the big three, Perkins has a tonnage, Rondo has a defensive breakthrough. One of the teams that is considered to be capable of competing for the championship, the starting lineup of the Rockets is still forcibly tied at this moment, and even relying on one or two players to play for a long time, the 15-point difference was pulled back by 3 points , but this is just a regular season after all.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Reeves knew that sending a substitute might collapse, but he would not let the Big Three spend 35+ playing time. The durable Rondo was sent up, hoping that he could rely on defense to limit Paul, the engine of the substitute lineup, but Yan Shi's idea was obviously a bit too naive.

Rondo's advantages lie in his long arms, big palms, quick reflexes and quick feet. He has all the potential to be an excellent defensive player, but this does not change the fact that he is still a third-year player in the league. He has only played for three years It's possible for Rondo to limit the offense of Paul, the league's top point guard, but asking him to limit it in an all-round way in terms of organization may be a bit of a dream.

Paul continued to use Chandler's pick-and-roll to cause trouble for the Celtics. The pick-and-roll is the most basic tactic in basketball, but it is also the most powerful tactic. Its power has no upper limit. The difference lies in the strength of the players. If Malone and Stockton level players come to play pick and roll, then it is really a god to block and kill a god and a Buddha to block and kill a Buddha. The boxing champion may not be as good as the postman, but Paul and Stockton can split [-]-[-], and again Coupled with the fact that the level of basketball in the league is now regressing, there is no Bulls composed of Jordan + Pippen + Rodman at this moment, and the Rockets' copycat Pan Xuanming can still be invincible.

The Celtics' bench lineup collapsed again. On the defensive end, Rondo could not defend against five opponents alone. On the offensive end, he himself could not score points for the team. It's better to let him save his energy to fight against the Rockets with the starters.

78 to 55, when the Celtics started the game, the substitute had successfully dug the hole to 23 points. The wolf king sighed silently, but he did not give up the game. Even if his team lost the game , and must not lose to the Rockets by 20 or even 30 points, because what is the difference between them and last year's Magic?
The old wolf king first handed the ball to Pierce and Ray Allen, but these two uncles really can't score at the moment. There is still a physical gap between the young and the old. In the first quarter, everyone is refreshed. The current Pierce and Ray Allen can play against Totoro + Battier and flourish, but as the game progresses, Uncle Pi and Uncle Lei are a little bit powerless. On the other hand, Totoro and Battier Thiel is still alive and well, and they are no longer as chic as before in front of the two mighty defensive champions.

Seeing that the team was about to collapse, the Wolf King had no choice but to carry the team on his shoulders alone as Totoro said in the second quarter. Garnett seemed to have returned to himself four or five years ago, when he was in the Timberwolves. Unaccompanied and without a single helper, he averaged 24.2 points + 13.9 rebounds + 5.0 assists + 1.5 steals + 2.2 blocks per game in the season he won the MVP, but he was also eliminated by the Lakers 2-4 in the Western Conference Finals. Wolf King knew at that time that it was impossible to rely on one person alone to succeed in the NBA, so he quickly joined the Celtics in 07, but now it seems that he is not much different from the Timberwolves at this moment .

The old wolf king scored 14 points in one fell swoop in the third quarter, and he relied on his own efforts to close the point difference between the two teams to 15 points. When the media exclaimed that the wolf king was back, the fourth quarter did not continue. The angry Totoro suddenly went crazy, hit three unreasonable pull-up three-pointers in a row at the beginning, and forced to break through Pierce in the next two rounds, and put the ball away against Wallace and Garnett's fouls respectively. Going into the basket, scored 2+1 twice, and in the next round, he blocked the Wolf King's alley-oop slam dunk. He scored 3 points in 15 minutes alone, closing the gap between the two teams. As high as 27 points, it directly killed the suspense of the game.

Garnett's eyes gradually lost color. He has jumped not as fast and as high as before, and the time in the air is not as long as before. When Totoro took off before him, he just waited in the air until he pressed the ball hard. When he fell down and fell to the floor because he couldn't bear the confrontation, he realized that this was no longer the era for him to rule the alliance.

The referee may be in a pitiful old wolf king, and at the same time, the poor point difference between the two teams awarded a block foul to Totoro. Based on the current Celtics' inability to beat the Rockets by 25+ in 9 minutes, and whether the ball was fouled just now, Chinchilla knows very well, and Garnett knows even more, as long as this result is enough for Chinchilla .

After the block this time, Rivers hurriedly replaced all the Big Three. The point difference on the field was enough for him to announce that he would give up the game, and compared to the results of the first regular season, Rivers What Smith cares more about is the health of the Big Three. Garnett has just recovered from surgery. Although he is already able to play in the NBA, if he is unlucky and suffers another injury, it will be regarded as an injury. Maybe it's not necessarily that he can't play in the NBA directly.

Adelman also withdrew all the starters, but the lineup of Chandler + Evans + Ty Jepson + Battier + Beverly is too unlike a substitute who should come out to collect data during garbage time, but the Rockets may There are only so many players, and they can't field worse players than these
The result was 121 to 90. The Rockets beat the Celtics by 31 points at home. At the same time, the result of the Rockets scoring in double figures also caught the attention of the outside world. Chandler scored 9 points and 13 rebounds. It is not surprising that Evans, a rebounding idiot who can only grab rebounds but not attack in the eyes of others, can score a large double-double of 12+10 is a bit incomprehensible. Only the Dynasty team can make role players shine. The Rockets let others see through their strong strength this year in just one game.
At the press conference, the game performed well. Wolf King, who scored 30 points and 12 rebounds, was not present. Although it cannot be said that Garnett lost his will to win after being blocked by Totoro, but in a short time The influence of guilt on him is still very huge, and the wolf king will be out of order for at least a while.

"I think it's exciting to win this game. You have to know that we have undergone a big change this summer. This is the first regular season victory of our new Rockets. I think it feels great to win, and I confirm that we will remain that way."

Totoro listlessly read the manuscript that others had prepared for him, but he didn't think so at all.

Isn't it just to win the Celtics?I won't be so excited in my heart, what kind of team is the Celtics?Are they strong?Isn't it a matter of course that I can beat them?
(End of this chapter)