Chapter 42: Back-to-Back First Experience
Rushed to Boston overnight, leaving the Trail Blazers sleepy! After the plane landed at Logan International Airport, the usually energetic boys, who were no longer interested in touring the historic city, shrugged their eyelids, climbed onto the bus that came to pick them up, and went to sleep in their rooms after returning to the hotel.
"Di Lingling ......" rang in his head as the mobile phone was set, and Oden, who was still asleep on the bed, was woken up. Groping with the phone on the bedside table, his eyes reluctant to open.
After stopping the alarm clock, and seeing that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, Auden struggled to get out of bed and squinted into the bathroom after a struggle of thoughts.
The cold water stimulated the warm skin, and woke up the groggy Auden. After a brief wash, Auden went to the restaurant, ordered some vegetable salad and boiled chicken breast, and comforted the temple that had been protesting for a long time.
When Oden arrived at the bus, he found that the team's staff and teammates had already arrived, and he thought he was a little early Oden, only to realize that he was thinking too much!
The Celtics, one of the oldest teams in the NBA, have won 16 championships, and the Celtics have become the team with the most championships in the league! Together with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Western overlords, they are called "the two greatest teams in NBA history"! The Celtics are almost an encyclopedia of the NBA, and their history is a history of championships and a history of stars.
The Celtics' home stadium is located on North Boston's Fleet Street, near North Station. When the bus slowly arrived at the arena, everyone on the Trail Blazers saw a huge poster hanging outside the arena at a glance, Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen stood side by side, and the rest of the Celtics players stood behind them, smiling and revealing super confidence!
At 8 p.m., to the cacophony cheers of the seated spectators in the TD North Shore Garden, the Trail Blazers' back-to-back games against the Celtics at home began.
"This is CCTV Sports Channel, here is CCTV Sports Channel! You're tuning in to the 2007-2008 regular season of MLB Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics! In the central five studios, Zhang Weiping, who was sitting in front of the computer, said loudly.
"This is the first back-to-back game of the Trail Blazers this season, Mr. Zhang, what do you think should be paid attention to when playing back-to-back games for a young team like the Trail Blazers?" Yu Jia, who was sitting on the side, took the initiative to stir up the topic.
"First of all, it's definitely a matter of physical strength, you have to play two games in 24 hours, and the physical exertion is crucial! The second point is to pay attention to defense, and at the same time score yourself, you must find a way to contain the opponent's score! ”
"Wow! The race is about to begin! Zhang Weiping saw that the players on both sides began to walk towards the middle line, and quickly said: "Let's see the starting lineups of both sides!" ”
At this time, the starting lineups of the two sides were played on the screen, Zhang Weiping looked at it and said: "The Celtics start the Big Three Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, as well as point guard Rajon Rondo and defensive blue-collar center Kendrick Perkins!" ”
The Trail Blazers continued the starting lineup from the previous game: Steve. Blake, Brandon. Roy, Grieg. Oden, LaMarcus. Aldridge, Martell. Webster! Yu Jia continued.
"Well, the game is officially on! Both sides play the jump ball! As soon as Zhang Weiping's words fell, his voice sounded again: "The center of the Trailblazers jumped really high today, and he forced the wolf king Garnett to dial the ball!" ”
At the beginning of the game, Oden came to the center circle to prepare for the jump ball, and unexpectedly, it was not the starting center Perkins who came out to jump the ball, but the power forward Kevin Garnett. Looking at the tall and thin black man in front of him, his swarthy head reflecting the light, Auden knew in his heart that if anyone underestimated this tall black man, he would be taught a painful lesson!
Auden did not have a trace of timidity because he was a long-established basketball superstar who came to jump with him, but it stimulated Oden's fighting spirit, Oden felt his excited palms sweating, but his heart kept shouting: "Come on!" Let's compare the highs! ”
Oden, who is full of energy, is unusually focused! Just as the referee's ball fell, Auden rose to the ground! Just when Oden thought that he could easily take the ball down, he suddenly found that Garnett's height was on par with his own, and it was still unknown who would kill the deer!
"Sure enough, even if a superstar who has become famous has entered his peak, the end of the period cannot be underestimated!" Auden thought to himself. Auden straightened up at the thought of this, stretched his arms high, and narrowly flicked the ball to Aldridge, who was standing in the middle!
Aldridge saw the ball flying towards him and grabbed it with speed! After landing on the ground, Oden kept running to the inside line with his feet, and before Garnett could react, Aldridge had already thrown the ball to Oden, who ran to the penalty area and was unguarded. Take off and dunk! The game has just begun, and Oden has a calculus and unintentionality, giving the Celtics a small dismount!
Garnett ran to the basket, picked up the ball that was still bouncing on the ground, wiped a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said secretly in his heart: "This rookie is a little interesting!" Garnett handed the ball to Rajon Rondo and slowly ran through the half.
Kendrick Perkins didn't rush into the interior, but used his height, weight and strength on the outside to cover for Ray Allen, the league's top shooter. Roy, who was defending Ray Allen, was taken by Ray Allen and collided with Perkins twice, and Roy felt like he had collided with the rock twice these two times!
"Fortunately, I was often blocked by Uncle Ao when I was training in the team before, so I didn't lose my position so easily!" Roy thought to himself as he chased Ray Allen.
This time it was replaced by Ray Allen who was surprised, according to the first two games, he followed Perkins to cover twice not to say that he could find a great opportunity, at least he had gained a positional advantage! But this time, Roy's reluctance to follow closely made Ray Allen's heart tighten, and this situation will not be uncommon in the future!
Garnett ran across half court and came to beyond the three-point line. Seeing that Garnett was already past half time, Perkins took the initiative to sink into the penalty area and let the outside space be handed over to Garnett!
Garnett first covered Rondo, blocked Steve Blake, and pulled Aldridge to a position about a 45-degree angle inside the three-point line.
Rondo didn't choose to break through, but stopped outside the three-point line and passed the ball to Wolves Garnett! Garnett holds the ball on the outside with his back to Aldridge! Compared to Garnett, Aldridge's strength is a little weaker! Garnett, who was going to make a strategy, felt that Aldridge was resisting confrontation, so he sank down and hit Aldridge inside!
Recently, he also received a back-beating of the inner monster Oden, and Aldridge felt that such a confrontation could still be resisted, so he fought hard against Garnett!
A smile flashed at the corner of Kevin Garnett's mouth again, sure enough, the young man was inexperienced! Garnett unceremoniously turns his back and throws a high-pitched jumper! This move can be regarded as Garnett's most sure way to score! As expected, the ball didn't let Garnett fall into the basket disappointed!
Although the game was only played for less than a minute, what the Trail Blazers showed made Garnett's eyes light up and successfully aroused Garnett's interest!
"It's kind of fun!" Garnett thought secretly in his heart!