The Celtics attacked, with O'Neal and Garnett both providing cover for their teammates.

Garnett helped Rondo block Zhou Xuan in the high position, O'Neal blocked Matthews without ball cover on the bottom line, Zhou Xuan immediately went around the front, prevented Rondo from returning the ball to Garnett in the high position, and Rondo passed the ball to Ray Allen, who ran from left to right.

This is a tactic often played by the Celtics, Evans can't completely let go of O'Neal, otherwise the inside ball will definitely dunk, and Matthews is blocked solidly and can't chase it. Ray Allen made a jumper and made a three-pointer. He shoots very quickly and moves beautifully. 5 to 3.

CCTV5 Su Qun said: "Ray Allen's three-point defense had to be defended, O'Neal was still powerful in the low post, and Evans didn't dare to change the defense." The ball didn't rotate in time either. ”

Yang Jian said: "After all, the Knicks are not a team known for their defense, they have recruited Malone and Woodson as assistant coaches this season, but the defensive end still needs to be run-in, so Evans just wants to make the interior defense better." ”

Zhou Xuan still didn't play fast, the joint defense was already in place, and playing fast would only make the opponent happy, he used double cover to break through to the bottom line. This time, the Celtics rotated quickly, with Ray Allen defending Zhou Xuan and Rondo chasing after Matthews. Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Matthews on the periphery, and Matthews protected the ball and Stadamire blocked it again and gave it to Xiao Si.

Xiao Si's mid-stop jump shot was missed, Rondo couldn't cover it, this ball Garnett helped defend, O'Neal won the rebound, the Celtics broke fast, O'Neal gave Rondo, Rondo attracted the defensive pass to the right side of the follow-up Ray Allen, Zhou Xuan changed the defense in time and blocked in front of him. Ray Allen shook the ball with both hands, Zhou Xuan didn't shake, just stretched his neck forward, Lei Allen broke through to the right, Zhou Xuan followed in one step, and the Celtics' fast attack was destroyed. After a couple of passes, Garnett hit a jumper down the middle.

Barkley said: "Zhou Xuan is recovering well, moving quickly, his knee should be fine, his defensive skills are still there." ”

Smith said: "If Zhou Xuan hadn't been injured last season, I think I would have played the best defensive after the worst, and there might not have been much to do with Rondo." ”

The Knicks completed a counterattack, Gallinari grabbed a three-pointer and missed, Pierce ran out of speed, but he was experienced, and he kept interfering in front of him when defending, and he didn't lose position.

The Celtics battled in a positional battle, and after a few passes, they hoisted to O'Neal in the low post on the right, and the big sharks singled out Evans, turned and made a jumper but still didn't score.

In the opening game, the Celtics limited the opponent with defense, and they did not play well on offense. The Big Shark is indeed old, he signed a two-year contract with the Celtics, and the second year is a player option, and it is not ruled out that he may retire at the end of this season. He was too slow, he could only defend under the basket, and he was killed when he got out of the box, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm. His offensive ability has also deteriorated, even Evans can't play, and he was also defended by Hayes in the last game.

The Celtics' joint defense was a headache, and Zhou Xuan saw through the routine, but he couldn't convey his thoughts to his teammates. The Celtic defence will move to the strong side, wait for the opponent to split the ball, and then quickly move to the other side to put pressure on the weak side. At this time, as long as the person who receives the ball on the weak side is not good at making passes, such as Stadamer