Chapter 128: A Shocking Deal
Dominance is a very illusory topic, and if it is put on the pitch, it is to be able to resist the team at key moments and be able to stand up and lead the team to win when the wind is against the wind. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's a very difficult thing to do, there are very few players who can actually do that, and Shaq O'Neal is one, and Kobe Bryant has been considered a dominant superstar in recent years.
However, in fact, the dominance thing is a bit overdone.
To put it simply, if you get more honors and win one championship after another, the dominance will come. With so many championship rings under his belt, his dominance is unquestionable, even if he doesn't have many other accolades.
For example, Tim Duncan, although there is still some time before retirement, but with his individual and team honors, he is destined to enter the list of the top 50 superstars in history, and no one doubts his dominance.
Sean didn't pay attention to what other media said about the Magic team, but he breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart, because after this game, Taylor finally left, and it was said that there was going to be an album signing party.
This is good news.
After the game, the team had a day off and then began the brutal road trip again.
On the first road, the team travels to Boston to play the Celtics.
The Celtics are getting caught up in the trade message these days, because with the Wolves king Garnett leaving the Timberwolves, one of the biggest trade objects is the Celtics, and the Lakers are unwilling to give up Bynum, which makes Kobe angry and has repeatedly said in public that he wants to leave the Lakers and wants to go to strong teams such as the Bulls, which makes Kobe involved in the wave of league trades. The Celtics, on the other hand, are rumored to want to trade Kevin Garnett.
The Celtics have good draft picks and potential rookies, making them more suitable chips.
With a low-key superstar like Paul Pierce, it's a good fit for Kevin Garnett to join.
But...... It is not yet certain whether this news can be made, anyway, the league has been full of rumors about Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett recently, and the news reports are one after another. In this case, the Magic played away against the Celtics.
The Celtics are not a strong team, in fact...... The team's lineup is also awkward.
Potential rookie Al Jefferson has a low-post offense that everyone can see, but ...... Attacking in the low post needs the ball, and Paul Pierce can't play Al Jefferson, and Paul Pierce is also a superstar who needs the ball.
In this case, it's understandable that Celtic want to trade Al Jefferson.
At the beginning of the game, Sean would have thought it would be a good game, but in fact it was far from as good as he thought. Howard's advantage on the inside is not as big as imagined, in the face of Kendrick Perkins, Howard played very aggrieved, completely without his previous performance, plus the Celtics' interior Lafritz kept pulling outside to shoot three points, Howard also felt helpless.
In the small forward position, Paul Pierce should not have much advantage in the face of Stephenson, but Pierce's offensive skills are very perfect, and the back skills and Pierce dance steps play 66, Stephenson was helpless.
But...... The Magic's advantage is still obvious.
Al Jefferson did not play, Lafritz is old, he is very qualified as a center to pull the inside line, but the rebounding and frame protection are not good, plus the Celtics' overall defense is not good, Tony Allen on the outside is good, but he is a substitute, and there are not many opportunities to play, Dronte West starts, stronger and more balanced, and Szzebiak is the second oldest of the Celtics after Pierce, and he has a lot of playing time, but he has pitted his teammates.
Sean misplaced Szzebiak defended Szzebiak on several occasions and defended successfully.
Szczebiak was 6 of 15 in the whole game, and the shooting rate was very average, and although Howard had very good statistics in this game, only 18 points and 8 rebounds without blocks, he and Stephenson limited Paul Pierce, making the latter 13 of 30, scoring 37 points and hating at home.
Sean still doesn't shoot much, 7 of 14 hits are good, but it's not particularly experienced, Pat as a veteran 9 of 13, once again stunned everyone, this old driver is close to retirement, more and more demonic, many times to get an amazing hit rate glowing second spring.
Of course, the most frustrating thing for the Magic was Kendrick Perkins, who got six blocks, one for Sean, three for Stephenson, one for Kenyon Dulin, and one for Howard.
Six blocks, which is a very rare honor for all interior players.
Although Kendrick Perkins is slow, he is very reliable as a heavy weight rim-protecting interior lineman, and if he is paired with a big forward who is good at helping defense, then the strength of the Keventers is far from a matter of one plus one equals two.
The Celtics have a big problem with interior defense, and players like Darko and Pat don't shoot too easily, and in the mid-range position, the Magic team shot the Celtics to death.
Sean once again easily scored 16 points, 13 assists, 2 steals and 4 rebounds to lead the team to victory, and after this statistic, Sean also won the Player of the Month in January. In January, Sean averaged 17 points, 12 assists, 2 steals and 3 rebounds per game, and the data was very versatile, and the changes brought to the Magic team were also very obvious.
After winning against the Celtics, the Magic will next play the Wizards on the road.
This long game is not the key, the key is that after the game, the Celtics and the Timberwolves completed a shocking trade, the Celtics traded Al Jefferson, Gerard Green, Ryan Gomez, 2009 draft pick, Lafritz, Telfair and a small amount of cash in trade for Wolves king Kevin Garnett.
It's the equivalent of trading half a team for Kevin Garnett.
The entire alliance was in an uproar.
All the media are talking about the impact of this game and the development of the situation in the league.
TNT News:
"The Celtics finally ushered in the pillar of the interior line, the addition of Kevin Garnett made the Celtics instantly a playoff-level powerhouse, maybe this season the Celtics will have a certain situation, but next year, the Celtics only need to tinker a little, they can become a championship-level powerhouse, and the superstar combination of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett may lead the league trend."
TNT News is right, when Kevin Garnett said that he was leaving the Timberwolves, everyone thought it was just talking, Kevin Garnett was the symbol of the Wolves, how could he leave the Timberwolves, and how could the Timberwolves uniform team allow Kevin Garnett to leave.
It's impossible.
But...... It happened.
Kevin Garnett, who averaged 20+5+5 data per game, joined the Celtics, and the impact of this trade exceeded everyone's expectations, and the Timberwolves were so decisive that they exceeded everyone's expectations.