In the early morning of Thanksgiving, Zhou Xuan flew to Boston on a special plane to challenge the strongest opponent, the Celtics.

If it weren't for the fact that the NBA players were all energetic and physical, they wouldn't have been able to stand flying back and forth like this, and life would be too fulfilling.

The Celtics are on a five-game winning streak and are in high spirits.

Last season it was the "Big Three" of Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen, and now there are people who talk about the "Big Four". Rajan? Rondo's performances have been taken up another notch this season, averaging 10 per game. 7 points 5. 1 rebound 7. 8 assists and 2 steals. The stats don't look prettier than Zhou Xuan's, but Rondo's defensive ability has been recognized by experts, and with his amazing movement speed and long arm span, he is very good in one-on-one defense and is difficult to pass.

Rondo is thinner than Zhou Xuan, with a height of only 185CM, and it is difficult to dislocate to prevent the big one. In terms of single defense breakthrough, Zhou Xuan also did a good job, and his shooting was better than Rondo. However, when experts mention Zhou Xuan, they often say that he is a defensive hole, and the reason for this deviation is that Zhou Xuan's interior behind is Randolph and Biedrins, while behind Rondo is Garnett, the best defensive player, and Perkins, who looks bitter and hateful.

Occasionally Paul? Pierce can also help defend. This is an underrated guy, his best helper in the early years of the Celtics was the "fat head" Walker who loves to shoot three-pointers, and he has not played well in the playoffs, but his individual ability is very outstanding. Now that I'm older, my speed is getting slower and slower, and I can easily cut down an average of 20+ per game by relying on my skills.

Ray Allen is also an excellent team player, and his skills are also very comprehensive, with everything from penetration, back to body and passing. After arriving at the Celtics, he began to develop in the direction of a pure pitcher. He should still play for many more years, and he will definitely set an amazing three-point record for the NBA league, which will be difficult for future generations to break.

Kevin? Not to mention Garnett, who has played 20+10+5 in the Timberwolves for several seasons in a row, has been the core of the defensive end for many years, and now he also has a championship ring, and he has no regrets in his career.

All three are Hall of Fame-caliber players and would be unimaginable if they were to get together at their peak. Now they are in the twilight of their careers and will be title contenders for a few years. Celtic has a very high home attendance, and this is also a famous devil's home stadium, or since last season, they have been "devils" home and away.

The game was broadcast live on ESPN radio in the United States, and China's CCTV5 finally broadcast a Warriors game, but the original intention was to see how the Celtics ravaged their opponents.

In the locker room, Jackson called Zhou Xuan to his side and said: "This team has a characteristic, they all love to talk trash, if Rondo **** spits on the star, don't be distracted, guard against him, that guy can only break through and score." ”

"I'm going to put two steps to defend, he shouldn't be able to spray me." Zhou Xuan always carefully looks at the opponent's information before the game, thinking clearly about how to play to catch the opponent's weakness, Rondo's biggest weakness is that the shooting is too bad, and even the free throws are terrible, which is very rare among guard players.

At this time, Nelson Sr. said loudly: "Today I ask you to do your best to try to win this game." You have to do your best to play the Cavaliers next game. I don't allow anyone to desert on the court, especially on the defensive end. ”

The players listened very carefully, and Nelson Sr. said: "Zach, I'm not happy with your defense in the last two games, your task today is to keep up with Perkins, he doesn't have much containment on the offensive end, you have to defend his offense." Andris, your task is heavy, you have to change the defense in time when Garnett and Rondo play blocking and pick-and-roll, Rondo is fast, but the style of play is single, don't let him burst in, Zhou, you have to find a way to intercept the passing route, Garnett is a person who likes to pull up to the high position to shoot, and he is very accurate. Forget they're the defending champions, we can win! ”

Can you win? Everyone knows that the road is very difficult, you can lose the game, you can't lose the momentum, that's the old Nelson's requirements.

If you just play the weak point and give up easily when you meet a strong team, this kind of team will never become a climate, because it lacks the dignity of a strong team. This is mostly said to Zack? Randolph said that he has become accustomed to losing in recent years.

On the Celtics' side, Coach Rivers did not underestimate the Warriors, and said to his disciples: "Today you have to play as a playoffs, and don't take it lightly because the Warriors have lost two in a row." It was no accident that they had led the West before, Margeti was injured, Randolph needed to run in after he arrived, and it was not that they were out of strength to lose. Especially point guard Zhou Xuan, don't treat him as a rookie, he is still leading the assist list. Rajan (Rondo), you have to guard against him. ”

"Don't worry. Instructor. Rondo nodded, straightening his headband and socks. He didn't talk much, he was withdrawn, but he was full of faith.

Many players in the NBA have their own special habits or habits, such as wearing headbands or throwing magnesium powder into the sky before a game. Rondo's habits are particularly strange. His headband was worn upside down, because in the first year of the league, there was a game where he wore it upside down, and that game performed very well, and in order to have a good performance in every game in the future, he wore the headband upside down to the end. Another strange fetish of Rondo is that he keeps a jar of Carmex lip balm in his sock every game. Since he started carrying lip balm with him at all times, he has also behaved very well, often taking out lipstick from his socks and applying it to his mouth......

Some people say that Zhou Xuan and Rondo are very similar, both because there are excellent offensive players around him and good data, Rondo does not agree with this, and today he wants to prove that he is much better than Zhou Xuan.

The Warriors made changes to their starters. Zhou Xuan, Azubuuk, Jackson, Randolph, Biedrins.

Letting Azubuke start is to strengthen the defense on the outside, although Morrow is very accurate in three points, but it is easy to be passed, and the defensive awareness of the rotation position is also very bad, so he will definitely be blown up in the face of Ray Allen.

The Celtics started last season's championship-winning starters: Rondo, Ray Allen, Pearson, Garnett, Perkins.

At the start of the game, Garnett jumped the ball to outrun Biedrins. Legend has it that the person who can touch the top edge of the rebound still has a strong bounce at this age.

The ball passed into Rondo's hands, he dribbled to the frontcourt, and Zhou Xuan kept a distance from him. If he gets too close, Rondo is easy to accelerate and break through, and the distance is two steps closer, even if he relies on blocking and dismantling, Zhou Xuan can bypass the defense and chase the defense.

Guards are not good at shooting and are a miserable weakness. Rondo was aware of his shortcomings and would not take a casual shot, and the ball was passed to Paul Pierce on the right, with Jackson defending. Garnetra went out to cover Jackson, Pearson took the ball down the middle and jumped into the basket by Bidrins, and after jumping up, there was a small pull-up movement, and the basketball was picked up with his left hand. 0 to 2.

Brilliant goal, Pierce's perfect combination of physique and technique, there is nothing Biedrins can do.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan dribbled, and Rondo began to press in the frontcourt. Zhou Xuan relied on the width of the court, changed direction horizontally, and relied on solid basic skills to steadily pass the half.

Randolph also pulled out to cover, Zhou Xuan broke through on the right side, and the person who stepped forward was Garnett, who did not give him any space to shoot. Zhou Xuan passed back to the high post, and Rondo circled in front of Randolph and waited for a steal. Zhou Xuan passed a high ball, and Randolph raised his hand to take it, but in the process of turning the frame, Rondo and Garnett had already completed the switch.

Garnett faced Randolph at the top of the arc, Zhou Xuan cut in the air, and there was a pass at this moment, but Randolph's passing awareness was uncatchable, and if he was slow for a second, the opportunity was gone.

Rondo is so fast that he ranks in the top three of the NBA's active players. Zhou Xuan's speed is not slow, but his explosiveness is definitely not as good as Rondo. No wonder he said in an interview that he had a dream of racing against Usain Bolt.

Randolph made a poor choice in the high post after receiving the ball and singled Garnett. He has a strong physique, resisted Garnett's dribble and walked on the left side, stopped with his back on the edge of the three-second zone to get the ball, took his left foot as the axis, took the right foot to the bottom line first, shook the ball, and then quickly turned in the opposite direction and jumped and threw his hand, the action was very beautiful, and a small backlash was added, if it was an ordinary player, he could only watch, but Garnett was tall and had long arms, and his hand was pressed in front of Randolph's eyes after jumping.

Garnett's actual height is 215CM, and the NBA's official information says that he is only 211CM, which is Garnett's own idea, and the reason for the false report is that he is afraid that if the information is reported to be 215CM, he will be forced to play center. Randolph had a soft hand, and it was difficult to ensure the shooting percentage without seeing the basket, and the ball bounced out of the frame, and Rondo won the rebound in the backcourt.

Both head coach Rivers and assistant coach Thibodeau are good at arranging the team's defense. The Celtics have a bit of a arrangement similar to the Nets' approach to Kidd, which is that when the big man goes out, the point guard goes to the basket to protect the backcourt rebound. Rondo is physical, has good bounce and does a good job of rushing for rebounds.

Grabbing rebounds is not mainly based on height, and there are examples of tall people who can't grab rebounds, such as the Mavericks' "big bamboo pole" Bradley, who is taller than Yao Ming, and I haven't seen him grab many rebounds, a career high of 8. 7 pcs. In fact, the great rebounders in history are not very high. Like Rodman and Barkley, rebounding depends on the amount of force, the judgment of the ball, the position and other factors, the ability to bounce continuously, and the kind of obsession with grabbing rebounds. Rondo loves to grab rebounds and isn't afraid to get stuck with interior players.

As soon as Rondo got the rebound, the Big Three immediately ran to the front court together. Rondo passed to Garnett first, Garnett, an all-round warrior who claims to be able to play five positions, dribbled across the half, Randolph couldn't come back, Jackson hurried to make up for the defense, Garnett passed to Pierce in the run, Azubuuk stepped forward, and Pierce passed to Ray Allen.

Zhou Xuan chased after Allen, jumped with all his strength and blocked it, Lei Allen shot on the periphery, the action was elegant, and he hit a three-point shot at 45 degrees on the left side. 0 to 5.

Looking at Randolph, who had just run past half the court, Nelson Sr. looked ugly on the sidelines, and the Warriors' defense was not something that could be done well by talking.

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