Chapter 220: The Possibility of Defeating the Celts
As last season's champion, although the Celtics left Joe and Tony Allen, the big three are still there, and Rondo is paying strongly. It is also the only team that has not lost since the new season.
On the other hand, the Clippers are a new team that can't be new. And the biggest problem for the Clippers now is the interior line, and many people predict that the Clippers' interior line will be blown up by Garnett.
Stevens also has a headache, and the Clippers' interior line has been a big problem, especially when playing the Spurs. Duncan single-handedly upset the Clippers' interior line, Millsap was too short, Jordan Jr. was "bullied" again, and Gortat was a little better, but only a little. Now that we have to face super power forward Garnett, the interior is a big problem.
That's when Joe stepped up, "Let me defend Garnett, I'm familiar with him, so there should be no problem." ”
Stevens asked, "Are you sure?" ”
Joe also told the truth, "No, but that's the way it can be." Don't worry about Rondo's shooting in the Celtics' starting lineup, Ray Allen can just hand it over to Tony (Allen), and Pierce will let Paul (Millsap) or Matt (Barnes) defend it. Let Jordan Jr. come to the center position, he can compete with Perkins on the inside, Gortat's strength is still smaller, as long as the power does not lose, Perkins is not a threat. And Jordan Jr.'s rebounding ability is strong, and the Celtics' starting defense is very strong, so we have to fight for a second offense. As long as they are up to the starters, the quality of their substitutes is not good, and we have to play. ”
Stevens agreed, he is also a rookie coach in the NBA, and he often communicates with players to get to know them better, as well as learn about other teams' playing styles and weaknesses from veteran players......
"This is Tian~Chao Sports 5, and today we will bring you the Celtics vs. Clippers game. I am your old friend Yu Jia, and sitting next to me is Teacher Zhang. ”
"Hello everyone. Yu Jia, you seem to be looking forward to today's game? ”
"Yes, Mr. Zhang. I think a lot of JOJO fans are like me, and I've been looking forward to this game for a long time. JOJO takes the new Clippers against his old teammates. This game is a test in a big sense, a test given to JOJO by the Big Three. ”
Zhang Li nodded and said, "This game will definitely be exciting." As we all know, the Clippers beat the Lakers, who are the No. 1 team in the West, in the first game of the new season. Now they are facing the Celtics, who are first in the East and first in the league. If they can win this game, it will not only end the Celtics' six-game winning streak, but also become the first team to win first in the East and first in the West so far this season. ”
Yu Jia's side was very excited, but Zhang Reasonable poured cold water, "It would be very unreasonable if the Clippers won, the overall strength of the Celtics is stronger than the Clippers, and the Clippers' interior line is a big problem." ”
Although it is really uncomfortable to pour cold water when such momentum is high, Zhang Reasonable is telling the truth. But Celtic are not without their weaknesses. Yu Jia said, "Although the Clippers have problems on the inside, they are not bad at other positions, and the outside defense is very strong, like JOJO, Tony Allen, and even Matt Barnes are good outside defenders. There is also the fact that Celtic's bench lineup is not strong. The reason why the Celtics were able to play a 70-12 record last season was mainly due to the defense of Tony Allen on the bench, and JOJO led the second team without losing to any team. This season, JOJO and Tony Allen have both left, and the Celtics have become too reliant on the Big Three, and Rondo is good but his shooting percentage is too poor, and the three-point shooting is basically none. The Clippers seized this opportunity and had a good chance of winning. ”
People like Yu Jia who support the Clippers account for the majority, after all, everyone wants to see the weak defeat the strong.
After the two analyzed for a while, the game was about to start, and Yu Jia said, "Okay, the game is about to start." Please send a text message to xxxx to select the team you support, and the official will give away 5 pairs of "Platinum Star" generation boots. ”……
At the beginning of the game, the Celtics started point guard Rajon Rondo, scoring guard Ray Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Perkins. Standard lineup.
On the Clippers' side, point guard McConley, scoring guard Tony Allen, small forward Paul Millsap, power forward Joe, and center Jordan Jr.
Joe is back on the inside again, and many people remember that Joe played most point guard with the Celtics last season, because at that time Rondo was reimbursed, and Joe rose to the starting point guard position to become the tall point guard with the body and speed and not bad ball assists that any team fears. It also made the Celtics' 5 2-meter big starters blow up all teams. And Joe's position in the Celtics at the beginning was the inside, Joe relied on flexible footwork and solid low-post offense, which made people dare to surprise, it turned out that small men can also play low-post offense, and LeBron James also understood the importance of the back under Joe's offense. This season, his back has been good, except for the loss to the Celtics in the first game of the season, and the Cavaliers are currently in second place in the East.
Rivers knew Joe well, and he valued Joe when he was with the Celtics. It's a pity that Joe went to the Clippers, otherwise he could have come up with a perfect roster this season.
Rivers also knew about the Clippers' interior problems, so the Clippers would definitely let Joe defend the interior, but he didn't expect the Clippers to directly let Joe play power forward.
You have to know that defense and position are different, if you just let Joe defend Garnett, then the Celtics will be much easier, and the Clippers can let Pierce defend Joe on the offensive end. But now it's different when Joe plays power forward, Garnett has to guard Joe, Millsap is not afraid, he doesn't have three points, and Joe does, so Garnett may be pulled out by Joe, and then there are only Jordan Jr. and Perkins on the inside.
Jordan Jr. has a good talent and strong rebounding protection, but the disadvantage is that he has no offensive means, but he has too much advantage against Perkins. The Celtics will be dragged into a stalemate by the Clippers' second offense. And the Celtics' starting lineup is very slow, and the Clippers are easy to get if they play fast-break.
Rivers couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Clippers head coach Stevens, this lineup may be able to stump the Celtics, I can still be a rookie coach, it seems that the Clippers are not soft persimmons. It's just that if Rivers knew that the idea was Jyoti's, I don't know what he would think.
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