Chapter 62: Preseason Part II
In the early morning of October 11, Beijing time, the Celtics defeated Garnett's parent team, the Timberwolves, 92-81 in London, England. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After all, it is a team that has been playing for ten years, and Garnett did not have much desire to score against the Timberwolves, scoring only two points in the entire first half, and only cutting nine points in the whole game.
Maybe that's Garnett.
Thunder. Allen had a good performance in this game, scoring a game-high 28 points.
The game ended with the Celtics returning to the United States from Europe, with their first destination being their home stadium, TD North Shore Gardens.
For the first time, the new squad played on their home turf and they delivered a 40-point win for their fans.
After the third quarter, the Celtics had a 31-point lead, and the entire fourth quarter became a time for the benches to revel.
Facing the Knicks, who couldn't find the main force in the game, they extended the lead to 11 points.
Shi Lei, who played 16 minutes in this game, scored 9 points and got 7 rebounds.
In the game against the Nets, the two sides only played half a game. The game was played at the DCU Center in Washerst, Massachusetts, which was supposed to be the home of an ice hockey team, but after half-time, the ice under the floor began to melt, and the floor became so wet that it was impossible to continue the game, so it had to be cancelled.
On October 21, Beijing time, the Celtics continued to face the Philadelphia 76ers at their home court. In this game, Garnett and Pierce took turns resting, and they were replaced by Shi Lei and Posey.
At this stage, the main force of the Celtics has no fixed tactics, everything relies on the improvisation of the three star players, Pierce's main task is to break through the outside line and increase the opponent's internal pressure.
Shi Lei did a good job at the beginning, and he scored a layup after three consecutive breakaways to help the team lead the 76ers 14-7.
However, the 76ers then changed their defensive strategy, and Shi Lei's breakthrough under the basket became difficult, and he made two mistakes when he tried to transfer the basketball to the outside because he was not familiar with his teammates' running habits. The 76ers took the opportunity to overtake the score, and by the end of the first half, the Celtics were already 10 points behind their opponents.
In the third quarter, Ray, who had a poor first half. Allen, who reduced his three-point shots, frequently responded after Shi Lei's breakthrough, and in five minutes, he played a wave of 17-5 attacks, rewriting the score to 56-54.
The 75ers changed their defensive strategy again, Shi Lei's breakthrough was limited, lacking another reliable breakthrough player, and they lost all three points, and they did not score a point in the last two minutes, and the opponent once again stretched the difference by double digits.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Celtics shot just 1-of-6, and the 76ers went on a 10-3 run to take a 17-point advantage at 83-66. The Celtics have since failed to close the gap.
Pierce had 29 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, Garnett 17 and Ray Allen 12. All three played close to 40 minutes. However, they still lost to the Knicks!
In this game, the Celtics began to reduce the number of players on the bench, except for Shi Lei, Tony. Aside from Allen, Posey and House, none of the rest got a chance to play.
The game with the Nets is completely different from the game against the Knicks. Allen and Posey started the game.
The Celtics lost again, but the good news was that Shi Lei scored 21 points and 6 rebounds.
The Celtics' final game of the preseason was against the Cavaliers, and in this game, Shi Lei replaced Ray. Allen starts.
In the playoffs, Shi Lei limited James' breakthrough very well, and after matching White, Shi Lei played better in the face of James, and in the whole game, he only let James score 17 points, although he only scored 9 points himself. But he did share a lot of pressure for the team's interior line.
In the end, the Celtics won comfortably 114-89.
The Celtics' preseason games are all over, and the record should be good, but the various problems that leaked out in the game have gradually increased the criticism of this team by public opinion.
Too many star singles, bad reviews.
Can't connect the inside and outside, bad reviews.
Rotten substitutions, bad reviews.
Perkins, who can't control the foul, has a bad review.
Substitute center Patrick. O'Bryant's habit of stealth, bad reviews.
There is also Shi Lei, the American media is particularly mean to him. The high-profile signing in the summer and Anji's deliberate manipulation have made Shi Lei still the object of heated discussion in many media.
The previous was a question, a mockery, and a difference between a non-draft player getting a contract comparable to Oden, so when Shi Lei finally appeared on the court and showed immature skills, the media's attacks really came. Even in the game where he had 21 points and 6 rebounds, it didn't make people tolerate him a bit.
Shi Lei's worst fear still happened, and he didn't even dare to look at the domestic reports on him.
There was criticism everywhere, and every game was accompanied by huge boos.
The boos are so frightening, the panic, the criticism, but so angry.
Every time he played, Shi Lei told himself: "You have to fight back." ”
So he focused on the game, tried hard to protect the rebound, and insisted on sending every basketball, no matter what kind of predicament ahead, to the basket.
But the voices were still there, one after another, as if telling him, "It's not enough!" ”
On Oct. 27, after the game against the Cavaliers, the Celtics were given a week to adjust, during which time Rivers tinkered with the team's tactics based on the team's leaks in the preseason.
It's mainly the tactics of substitutions, as for the main force, they don't need to adjust, they just need time to get them together.
In the Celtics' bench lineup, the interior line could not take on the task of attacking, and Shi Lei's breakthrough and Posey, Eddie. House's three-pointer is the team's main scoring tool.
In preseason, Shi Lei often encountered opponents laying down a defensive line one step in front of him, and usually Shi Lei would pass the basketball to House, who would reorganize the team's offense.
Rivers' adjustment is here, he asked one of the two inside lines to pull out for Shi Lei to block and dismantle, creating a breakthrough path for Shi Lei, and after the breakthrough, it is a throw or a pass, depending on the opponent's defensive thickness. And then there's Percy and Eddie. House, the two of them must intersperse the running position after Shi Lei's breakthrough is successful, ensure that at least one of the two people runs out of position, and then wait for Shi Lei to make a decision.
The last point is to control the rebound on the inside. Although Rivers himself has little faith in them.
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