After a day of adjustments, the Celtics travel to New York to face the Knicks.

This season, Zen master Jackson used former Lakers player Lao Yu Fisher as the team's head coach, but the Knicks' record is not optimistic, only a pitiful 26-20 wins, the winning rate does not exceed 50%, and it is gradually moving away from the playoffs.

Now Fisher's position is in jeopardy, but the biggest attraction of this game is the battle between Shangguan Yu and Porzingis, the best rookie in the East.

The Latvians have 13.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists this season. Shangguan Yu's performance is also not bad, averaging 12.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game, and it looks like he is slightly better.

The best rookie is not something Shangguan Yu is fighting for, but for Porzingis, such a title is urgently needed to prove his strength. When the Knicks signed him with the 4th pick, they were ridiculed by the media.

Although he can't compare to Downs on the rookie list, he doesn't want to lose to Shangguan Yu, a rookie who was defeated.

In a pre-match media interview, Porzingis showed his determination: "Although Celtic are very strong, I don't think we are worse than them, I will beat Shangguan Yu during the game!"

The current media can't wait for more big news hype, but Shangguan Yu doesn't give face.

The reporter asked: "Porzingis has stated that he will beat you in the game, what do you think about this?"

Shangguan Yu just said lightly: "I just want to help our team and win this game!"

That's what Shangguan Yu said, and he did the same.

In the first half of the first quarter between the two sides, the Knicks took the advantage, and Afraro scored seven points in a row to help the Knicks play a wave of 9-0 mini-climax.

Aaron Afflaro has been on the rook for several teams, but his quality is still unquestionable. After the Pistons made a name for themselves, after being traded to the Magic, they shined even more. He has the feat of scoring 43 points in a single game, has good shooting ability, has a high ball quotient, and is not bad defensively, and is a good scoring guard.

However, Thomas quickly recovered and led the Celtics to close the score. But when Shangguan Yu came off the bench, the Knicks still maintained a five-point lead.

The Celtics are point guard Thomas, scoring guard Bradley, small forward Crowder, power forward Shangguan Yu and center Olynyk.

The Knicks are point guard Galloway, shooting guard Afflalo, small forward Anthony, power forward Derrick Williams and center Porzingis.

Although one is in the No. 4 position and the other is in the No. 5 position, when playing, the two are still easy to match, which is also what fans are more willing to see.

What makes Shangguan Yu happier is that there are still many fans of their own in New York, and when they saw Shangguan Yu appearing on the stage, they held up a sign with Shangguan Yu's poster and Shangguan Yu's name.

In the noisy sound of Madison Square Garden, Shangguan Yu could still hear the cheering voices of his fans.

"Shangguan Yu, come on!"

This made Porzingis very unhappy, and he wanted to come up, so he gave Shangguan Yu a big hat. However, such a wish, it is estimated that he will not be able to realize this game.

But he can seize the opportunity and play Guan Yu on the inside, he covers Williams, Olynyk follows Guan Yu to change defenses, and Porzingis directly asks for the ball in the low post.

Although he has a height of two meters and twenty-one, his weight is only one hundred and six kilograms, which is not much heavier than Shangguan Yu.

Now Shangguan Yu's strength has been improved, so Porzingis hit his back twice, and found that he couldn't knock Shangguan Yu away, so he chose to half-turn and jump.

This shot took advantage of his height, Shangguan Yu did not have a chance to block, and the interference action did not work, Porzingis hit a shot, and the Knicks were 22-15, already leading the Celtics by 7 points.

Porzingis' eyes were not very contemptuous, but what they showed was obvious.

I can defeat you, what can you do?

It's a provocation, but it's also a challenge.

At the beginning, Shangguan Yu did not have the heart to win, but this time, Shangguan Yu did not want to lose.

Perhaps, as Kobe Bryant said, it is necessary to maintain a winning heart, and at the same time have the idea of winning, so that the combat effectiveness will be explosive.

Thomas advanced to the half, and Shangguan Yu pretended to cover it, but suddenly withdrew, and in the middle of running, received a pass from Thomas.

The rhythm is the same as in the sleeping shooting training system, Shangguan Yu receives the ball and adjusts his shots, his posture is quite beautiful, the arc is also very beautiful, and the ball goes into the net.

Although Williams followed this ball, Shangguan Yu shot a lot faster, which was the result of recent training, so he didn't have time to block it at all.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Porzingis didn't take a position on the inside, but ran out to help cover. Avlalo failed to break through and had to pass the ball back to Porzingis, who picked up the ball from beyond the three-point line and hit a three-pointer.

This kind of drama is more popular with the audience, and the fans in New York are calling for their new king to their heart's content.

CCTV commentator Su Qun also likes this script: "Now that the two are soaring, as the two strongest rookies in the East, their playing styles are relatively similar, and this game will be very good!"

Director Zhang Weiping also said: "I'm looking forward to the showdown between the two, Shangguan Yu, as a rookie who was defeated, is really not easy to play to this point today." And as this year's No. 4 pick, Porzingis certainly doesn't want to lose. However, I feel that Shangguan Yu's performance will be a little better. ”

Although he makes mistakes in his explanations from time to time, he should not be wrong this time.

Thomas followed up with Guan Yu and Olynyk to play a wonderful block-and-tear air cut coordination, and Shangguan Yu assisted Olynyk to shoot a three-pointer.

Porzingis didn't have a chance on the outside, so he moved to the low post to ask for the ball, Shangguan Yu watched his game, and he likes to attack with the basket a lot of the time because of his body.

He was chiseling Olynyk so hard that he didn't notice Shangguan Yu at all, he had been eyeing him for a long time.

At the moment when he turned around, Shangguan Yu pounced on his side, slapped his left hand, and cut off his ball.

Afflaro saw the ball coming and rushed up as soon as possible, trying to control it. But Shangguan Yu's ape arm was light, and he pulled the ball high in advance, and the basketball was higher than Afflaro's head, and Shangguan Yu turned around and passed by Oflaro.

After catching the ball, he passed it with his back, and Bradley chased the ball and dunked in three steps.

Although Bradley's ball was beautifully buttoned, everything in Shangguan Yu just now, a flick, a pass, was full of freehand.

Coach Zhang Weiping couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart: "Shangguan Yu's vision is very broad, this time the top grab is very decisive, the timing is very good, and he is very thoughtful about this ball." ”

Director Su Qun also agreed with his statement: "That's true, in fact, Shangguan Yu's style of playing should be like this." I've seen him in the NCAA before, and the highlights of him playing on the streets, and he's pretty creative with a lot of balls. Before, he probably didn't get used to the rhythm of the league, but now he is more and more daring to make moves, and I expect him to perform better. ”

Shangguan Yu before was more thoughtful than now. Of course, many times, because of such thoughts, there are a lot of mistakes, so he will be so restrained.

However, the set of actions just now can be described as smooth, and in Madison Square, Shangguanyu's fans began to call.

Shangguan Yu enjoys this feeling very much, Madison Plaza has always been a place to brush points, Kobe Bryant has brushed high scores here, Maddie has also brushed high scores here, and James has also brushed high scores here.

And today's confrontation with Porzingis, whether Shangguan Yu can brush a new career high, he is also quite looking forward to it.

Seeing that his little brother played three in a row, Anthony couldn't hold back, leaning on Crowder to get the ball in a high position. The boss of the team reached for the ball, and Afflaro had to give it to him.

Anthony has the advantage of height, but his weight and strength do not have the upper hand. Relying on a few strokes to squeeze Claude away, Anthony turned directly to face Claude, shook a few times, and pulled up and shot.

This is one of Anthony's killer features, and the mid- and long-range jumper is his forte, but this shot did not hit.

Olynyk unceremoniously accepted the rebound, and then honestly handed the ball to Smart, who had just come on the court.

This is the difference between Olynyk getting rebounds and Shangguan Yu getting rebounds, if it is Shangguan Yu, it is estimated that the current Claude has already taken the ball to the basket.

The opportunity to break fast is fleeting, but Olynyk can't be blamed for this ball, after all, he is seeking stability.

Bradley made a layup and was covered by Porzingis, but the rebound was grabbed by Shangguan Yu.

Dribbled the ball two steps and made a gesture to find someone to pass to the outside, but Shangguan Yu suddenly turned around and threw a jumper. It's not just Porzingis who can't think of it, but also the players of Celtic.

Syllable!

This time, the shot was a little stronger, but Smart kept watching the situation on the court, and at the moment Shangguan Yu made a shot, he rushed to the basket and grabbed the rebound from Williams.

handed the ball to Turner on the outside, although he had a chance, but he didn't make a shot, because he saw Shangguan Yu slip around and once again found an open three-point opportunity, so he made a ground pass and handed the ball to Shangguan Yu.

Catching the ball during the run, Shangguan Yu did not hesitate at all, Porzingis was completely out of position, Shangguan Yu was not disturbed in any way, and shot a three-pointer again.

Although Fisher knew a lot about the triangle offensive tactics, there was no way to let his players show it.

Porzingis got the ball, and the other four didn't run much, so he had to play with his back to his back. With Olynyk's interference, he shot from 18 feet out and missed.

Turner grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, used his speed to get inside, and passed the ball to Olynyk, who drew a foul on Porzingis when he took up a jumper.

Fisher could only replace Porzingis with Seraphim.

In this round of the struggle, Shangguan Yu made 2 of 3 shots and scored 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 2 assists.

Porzingis scored five points while committing a turnover and a foul, and was clearly slightly inferior.