No. 7, the Celtics in Boston will begin their second home campaign, which is also a tough one, against the New Jersey Nets. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info's two consecutive encounters to last year's playoff semifinals and finals will also be a big test for the Celtics. Once these two games are lost, the previous three big wins will be considered bullying.

In fact, after the fourth game, many people thought that this Celtic team had a lot of weaknesses and was not as strong as it seemed in the first three games.

Of course, Leon is dismissive of this, in his heart, the Celtics have not played 100% at all, no matter how well Garnett integrates into it, there are problems in the handling of some key details, and the game with the Pistons also exposed these problems. But that's the case in the regular season, and the sooner the problem is exposed, the better it will be for the team's growth.

In the locker room before the start of the game, Leon made two set-ups, the first was on the offensive end, he decided to increase the role of PJ Brown, especially PJ Brown's offensive involvement in the mid-range and low post. Before the arrival of Garnett, everyone ignored that there is actually a solid center in the team who averages 12+10 per game, and in the case of the general weakness of the Eastern interior line, PJ Brown's offensive play can greatly reduce Garnett's offensive pressure.

And the second point is about Arenas.

"I'm going to ask you for your opinion here, and tonight, I've decided to make Gilbert the team's first commander because he feels like he's a better point guard than Jason Kidd." Leon said in front of everyone in the locker room.

Everyone laughed, and Pierce said in a broken voice while wearing his socks, "In terms of three-point shooting, you're ten times better than Jason Kidd." ”

Arenas looked depressed, he recklessly agreed to Leon's offer yesterday, but he didn't look at the schedule before the game, how did he know that their next opponent was the New Jersey Nets, and he had to face Jason Kidd. In fact, in last season's competition, Arenas's personal performance was not bad, and he had an amazing performance in the Eastern Conference Finals. But the premise is that he honestly follows the path set for him by Leon, pushing, handing over the ball, breaking points, and sending cold arrows, often with unexpected effects. But if he wants to be like Kidd, who is responsible for sorting out the whole team's offense and grasping the offense and defense, Arenas has no bottom in his heart.

In the last game, he was choked up enough by Billups, and many times he had to force himself to attack, because standing on the field, looking at nine moving points, he didn't have the talent or the brains of the calculations to give the pass that changed the offensive situation. He can't be a completely invisible man like Alstom, he's almost a Lamborghini.

"I will! I'll organize the team's attack! I'm going to score as well, I'm going to defend well and we're going to be ahead in the first half! Arenas was anxious to the laughter of his teammates, he is a man who never admits defeat, and he jumped up and said that he would do what a core defender should do.

Everyone stopped laughing, they knew that Leon and Arenas didn't seem to be joking. Pierce has always liked Arenas's personality, that kind of tough and unyielding personality, and Garnett did not object, although he is the highest-paid superstar on the team, he knows that the real bosses of the Celtics are Pierce and Leon.

In this way, Arenas, who was previously only a quick counter-attacking setter, was promoted to the Celtics' offensive conditioner, and against Jason Kidd, he was going to show off the results of his summer training in front of the Boston people.

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The regular season is different from the playoffs, everyone is an encounter, and they will prepare before the game, but they will mainly make some general arrangements based on the experience of previous games and some videos, and will not be too detailed to carve out the details.

The process of the game is also that both sides try to play their own characteristics as much as possible, with me as the main player, and strive to play well to outperform the other party. Like the Detroit Pistons, I don't have any characteristics, and I have very few teams that make you also have characteristics.

The Nets have undergone some minor roster changes from last season, and they have retained the core lineup, the four-man duo of Kidd, Martin, Jefferson and Kittels, plus Collins. The first of all is that the former Mutombo did not play his due role and left New Jersey in favor of Alonzo Mourning from Miami.

At this time, Mourning has begun to suffer from kidney disease, and it is unclear how much of a role he can play with the Nets, as well as Mutombo last year, in short, seeing the Celtics get Garnett for a big deal, the Nets will make a move anyway.

They picked Kelly Covor in the second round of the draft, but quickly sold him to the 76ers; They added Damon Brown up front, but it didn't look useful.

By seven o'clock, the North Shore Garden had become a sea of green.

After experiencing the frenzy and passion of the first game, Boston fans have been looking forward to this big battle for a long time, and they can't contain the excitement in their hearts. Naturally, tickets were sold out early, and before the game officially began, fans were sitting in their seats and waiting for the players to take the stage. This is not often seen in the NBA regular season, and many fans will go out to buy some food or souvenirs at the opening of the game and wait until the first quarter is a while before returning to watch the game.

Now Celtic fans don't want to miss a second of the team's game.

The players' debut ceremony was still shocking, with DJ shouting the names of the Celtics' starters in the dark, and green laser lights making the starting five look like future fighters.

Arenas, the first of the five, didn't look so relaxed, his lips pursed tight, his mind racing, and his eyes skimming in the direction of the Nets on the other side.

This isn't Arenas' first game, it's his third season, and he's already had more than 100 regular-season games and dozens of playoff games, scoring highs, putting on shutouts, and having a big heart. This is only the first time that Fox Leon has put the task of organizing the whole team on his hands, and he is facing Jason Kidd.

Arenas dreamed of this day, and he had the ambition to become the next Isaiah Thomas, the next Jerry West, like a general, who commanded the whole team most of the time, personally draped himself in battle at critical moments, and slashed his opponents in the crowd with his sword. And judging from Leon's previous training of him, he feels that he is the next Mike Beebe, his senior brother at the University of Arizona.

Arenas used to be Bibi's backup, but he hated being a substitute, he didn't want to always hide behind Bibi's thick back, only now, he found that his shoulders were getting wider and his arms were getting stronger. His long-range three-pointers, his pull-up jump shot, are becoming more and more Bibby's shadow. Arenas didn't want that, he felt that his firepower could be higher, his passing could be more coquettish, and he could play more relaxed instead of going around in circles according to the diagram Leon had drawn for him.

In just a few minutes, countless thoughts rushed through Arenas's mind, and he didn't slow down until the start of the game.

"Cheer up, boy, what do you think? The race is about to begin! Seeing Arenas' thoughtful look, Pierce stepped forward and nudged him, reminding him that the game was about to start and that he should not think about messing around.

At the beginning of the game, PJ Brown won the ball, Pierce got the ball, and handed it to Arenas as soon as possible, and it seemed that the Celtics players would cooperate well with Arenas tonight.

In a team, it is very important for players to give in to each other, there is only one ball, there are so many opportunities to shoot, and no matter how fast the pace is, it is impossible for everyone to share the same opportunities. As a team that has never scored the most points in their history, the Celtics have a tradition of selflessness, team spirit, and neither Pierce nor Garnett are statistically important players, and they are happy to play for Arenas tonight.

Arenas held the ball and passed the half safely, against Kidd, who has been able to compete in the playoffs for the past two years, and playing against such a master is undoubtedly the best growth fertilizer. Arenas is familiar with Kidd's defensive characteristics, solid pace and chassis, superior height and reach, outstanding strength and very good tackling.

Arenas made a rare move to his side, his ass diagonally facing Kidd, and observed the situation on the court like an old-school point guard, Mark Jackson. In the opening game, the Celtics played the most basic blocking tactics, using two high-quality screen shields of Garnett and PJ, to cover Reed and Pierce, one inside and one outside, Pierce ran from the right side to the left three-point line to respond, and Reed slipped from the left baseline to the bottom corner to ambush.

Blocking and cutting is the most basic tactic, and the routine is extremely simple, but as long as the details are done well, it is easy to get a chance. In an instant, the Celtics had three offensive opportunities, Brown on the inside, Garnett on the outside, and Reed on the baseline.

It's just that the opportunities are fleeting, Brown didn't dare to hang directly, Reed was stared at by Kittels and didn't dare to plug the three-second zone, Garnett had a chance, but Martin posted it quickly.

Arenas hesitated for a moment and handed the ball to Pierce, which was the link to the catch, which was equivalent to a failure in the first round of running tactics, and a restart from Pierce.

Pierce didn't hesitate to receive the ball, immediately beckoned Garnett's block, and after a simple single block, he hit a jumper in the right corner and scored the team's first point.

"Damn, I should have just called Kevin's block and shot! No way...... What's the difference between this and what Leon taught me......" Arenas was still thinking nonsense during the defense.

In the general offense, Leon's rule for Arenas is to quickly counterattack and divide the ball in two ways, one way in the middle and one side and one way, do not make a large range of transfers, and do not do piercing the ball; Positional offense, sudden points, single blocks are up to you, according to your own feel and the situation on the court, you can choose to shoot, and at other times you will either hand over the ball in a circle, or squat 45 degrees and other three points.

It was by following this simple rule and with some extra play of his own that Arenas went through two seasons in the NBA, and today he suddenly let him command the offense, and he realized that his brain was a little inadequate. It's not that he doesn't understand tactics, it's that the changes on the field are too fast and he can't react.

That's when Kidd showed him what a master point guard looks like. (To be continued.) )