Chapter 44: Rookie, You Can't Fool Me

Tonight, the TD Center Garden Arena was like a sea of green, because of the arrival of the league's No. 1 team, it was almost full.

Perhaps because of last night's game, Shangguan Yu performed very well, so when he entered, the screams and applause he received were no less than Isaiah Thomas, the core of the team.

And even on the road, Stephen Curry, the cute god of elementary school, still has many fans.

As soon as the game began, the Celtics showed their determination to win, and it was obviously an unwise choice to play against the league's No. 1 offensive team. But the Celtics' iron-blooded defense is the strongest weapon.

As soon as the game began, the Warriors' first offense, Ian Clark's layup, was blocked by Johnson.

However, it was the Warriors who were the first to break the deadlock, as Brandon Rush received an assist from Draymond Green and hit a two-point jumper from mid-range. The Celtics, on the other hand, had a poor hand, and even though they did a good job defensively, they were still suppressed by the Warriors.

After Curry and Green hit back-to-back three-pointers, the Warriors had a 10-2 lead. The offense couldn't open up, no matter how good the defense was, he still couldn't win the game, so Coach Stevens waved his hand and replaced Shangguan Yu on the court.

Thomas faced Curry's defense, everyone is a guard who is good at speed, and the Warriors' interior defense is not bad, with Andrew Bogut and Green in charge, so Thomas's breakthrough has been greatly affected. Therefore, Shangguan Yu is needed to help Thomas and open up the offensive situation of the Celtics.

Although Shangguan Yu couldn't achieve immediate results, as soon as he came up, he fought very resolutely.

The breakaway caused Rush's thug to foul and hit both free throws to help his team close the score.

On the defensive end, Shangguan Yu did not drag the team back, and Green is also a player who likes to shoot on the outside, so Shangguan Yu is not afraid at all and follows the defense closely. So even if Green ran out of the open position, the team's rotation was good, but under the interference of Shangguan Yu, he didn't hit a three-pointer.

Sallinger took the rebound and handed it to the Thomas organization, and Shangguan Yu came over to cover. Pulling Curry away, Bradley then covered, took Green away, and in the face of Clark's defense, Thomas hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to three.

But Curry immediately returned the favor with color, and the outside line unreasonably shot and hit a difficult three-pointer.

Shangguan Yu came over to cover for Thomas again, but this time Thomas didn't have any chances, so he could only pass the ball back to Shangguan Yu and face Green's defense. Shangguan Yu tried a few steps, but did not force a breakthrough, but suddenly jumped, Green thought he was going to shoot, but saw Shangguan Yu hit the ground and passed the ball to Bradley, who received the ball and turned around and hit a jumper.

The Warriors served quickly and Rush missed a three-point jumper from 23 feet out. In terms of physical condition and athletic talent, Shangguan Yu is a little worse than Green, so he wittily stuck his position and took the rebound in the backcourt, but Thomas jumped out of the basket with a three-point pull-up jumper.

The two sides played back and forth, Shangguan Yu and Thomas continued to assist to help the team equalize, and Curry used the breakthrough to pass to Bogut in seconds to overtake the score again.

Shangguan Yu missed a three-point shot, Green won the backcourt rebound, Curry launched a quick counterattack, Clark received the ball and hit the basket, but the layup was covered by Shangguan Yu. Crowder saved the ball and the Celtics regrouped their attack.

Seeing Thomas's gesture, everyone kept covering the run, and the vacancy appeared in Shangguan Yu's hand.

Gently, he wanted to shake Green away, but he was not fooled: "Rookie, you can't fool me!"

Green is not only a big mouth, but also has a lot of trash talk, but Shangguan Yu said, "Oh, is it?"

The tentative step deceived Green's center of gravity to the left, Shangguan Yu suddenly broke through from the right dribble, Green couldn't keep up, and could only watch Shangguan Yu pass by him, and then turn around to chase after him. Seeing Shangguan Yu go straight to the basket, Green called Bogut on the inside to make up for the defense, but before the two could form a sandwich, the ball was thrown out of Shangguan Yu's hands.

Crowder received the ball and didn't make a follow-up shot, deceiving Clark's defense, and the ball was passed to an open Thomas, who hit another three-pointer through the net.

The Warriors fell into a positional battle, and Shangguan Yu faced Green, and he did not forget to counterattack: "I don't think you can deserve the title of the best defensive player, even a rookie like me, you can't prevent it." ”

Green will not be so easily irritated, but he wants to play with the ball on his back and keeps pushing Shangguan Yu outside and inside, but Shangguan Yu's tight and loose defense makes him a little uncomfortable.

Shangguan Yu suddenly pressed hard against Green, and just when the two were entangled, Thomas came over and pulled out Green's ball. Shangguan Yu smiled slightly, followed Thomas to the fast attack, three to two in the frontcourt, Thomas passed to Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Yu passed to Crowder, and the latter dunked successfully.

The Warriors called a timeout while bringing on Iguodala.

This is also a fierce player, and Iguodala contributed to the Warriors' championship last season. Some people even commented that Klay is seen in good times, Curry is needed in adversity, and Igo is needed in desperate situations.

But it's true, Green, while versatile, is not destined to be the core of the team, but is an important piece of the puzzle. And Iguodala has proven himself with the 76ers, and his ability is unquestionable.

So as soon as he got on the court, he assisted Green and made a jumper from 24 feet out.

But Shangguan Yu immediately returned to color, took a step outside the three-point line, received a pass from Thomas, shook off Green's defense, and opened his hand for three points.

However, after Thomas went down to rest, Curry began to exert his power, using speed and superb dribbling skills to constantly impact the Celtics' interior line and frequently help the team score.

Shangguan Yu's performance was not bad, he actively made up for it on the defensive end, and once again sent a subtle assist on the offensive end to help the team stabilize the situation, but after being cheated by Curry for a foul, Coach Stevens also replaced Shangguan Yu.

The performance in this quarter was average and could only be described as mediocre, but the Celtics' iron-blooded defense kept them not much behind.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Olynyk was in a hot state, firing inside and outside, and actually overtook the score, Shangguan Yu was on the bench and applauded him excitedly. However, Festus Ezeli and Maris Speights frequently attacked inside and once again overtook the score.

After Thomas re-appeared, the Celtics once again took the initiative, but Curry was on fire and hit consecutive three-pointers to once again overtake the score.

With less than 5 minutes left in the first half, Shangguan Yu appeared again.