Tang Shuai held the ball and pushed forward.

Just then, he noticed a strange look from Stevens on the sidelines.

It was a look of longing, and a look of confidence, as if to say: You see you didn't come to my team, if you do, I can make you the first person in the league.

Tang Shuai glanced at it, and then focused his gaze on the field.

Defense is a more powerful weapon for the Celtics than offense, and as soon as the Lakers players are in position, they are heavily defended by opposing players.

Tang Shuai beckoned his teammates to run, and in the end, he didn't run out of any offensive space, he looked up at the timing, and didn't wait for the Celtics to adjust the formation, and directly rushed to the basket.

The man who defends him is Bradley, the league's top perimeter defender and the top purple defensive bag player.

Tang Shuai didn't get rid of the change of direction twice, and the fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Stevens also stood up from the sidelines excitedly, as a coach, he admires Tang Shuai very much, as an opponent, he also attaches great importance to Tang Shuai, if Bradley can lock Tang Shuai alone, the probability of the team winning will increase exponentially.

He thought so, but after waiting for a second, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed helplessly.

Tang Shuai dribbled behind his back, followed by a quick stop, and Bradley was caught off guard and completely lost his defensive direction.

With a "swish", Tang Shuai got rid of Bradley and hit the ball with a beautiful dry pull.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar, they didn't expect Bradley's defense to be so in place, and Tang Shuai was able to get a chance to shoot and hit it easily.

The Celtics' offense was defended by the Lakers, and Tang Shuai came back to his senses and singled out Bradley, a beautiful crotch dribble and turn, squeezed past Bradley and then lightly sent the ball into the basket again.

Bradley clapped his hands in annoyance, and he could see that he was a little frustrated by not being able to defend himself for two consecutive rounds.

Stevens was also quick to react, and after seeing that Bradley couldn't defend himself, he immediately got up and walked to the sidelines.

The Celtics' offense, Thomas's flying pick-and-roll sent the ball into the basket, his height of 1.75 meters made his speed like a lightning bolt when he broke through, and Batum, who defended him, reached out and fished it out.

In retrospect, Stevens immediately made a defensive gesture to the team, and the team followed suit and shrunk the defense.

His adjustment is quite timely, but Tang Shuai is not stupid, seeing the defense in front of him, he immediately beckoned Gasol to come out to block and dismantle, and after blocking his quick dismantle, he will give Gasol.

Much like Horford in front of him, Gasol raised his hand to hit a long-range two-shot jump shot after receiving the ball in the high post.

With a "bang", even the result was similar to Horford's, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

6 to 4, the two teams played evenly at the beginning.

"Kenny, I seem to be getting back the feeling I felt when I watched the Purple and Gold play against the Green Shirts." On the commentary bench, Barkley turned to Smith and said that he had commented on the game for 16 years, witnessed too many matchups between the Lakers and the Celtics, and saw the revival of the two teams, he was also doubly emotional.

"Charles, you're not the kind of person who is easy to fall into emotion, they all say that always feeling emotion will make people lose their hair, don't believe you touch the top of your head." Smith followed.

Charles reached out and touched his head, and when he touched his bare head, he burst out laughing, and he accidentally fell into Smith's way.

"Kenny, it's easy for you to be without friends." Barkley said to Smith after reminiscing.

"Oh well, Charles, we're good friends forever, but we're still focused on the live game, who do you think will win the game today?" Smith continued.

"Let me see." Barkley said as he took out his phone and searched for it as if it were a matter, "Wait for me in a moment, and I'll know the answer right away." ”

"Don't be like that, tell me what the hell are you doing for God's sake?" Smith couldn't help but turn his head to look at it.

Barkley protected his phone as if he had a secret, and after a while, he spoke: "In the last 21 years, the Lakers and Celtics have played each other 11 times in the Finals, and the Celtics have won eight of them, well, it is clear that the Celtics have the advantage, but because this is not a playoff game, the Lakers are more likely to win the game." ”

Barkley said it seriously, Smith listened carefully, and when he heard what he said, the whole person immediately leaned back and forth with laughter.

The two people in the commentary seat were teasing non-stop, but the game on the field had entered a white-hot stage.

Under the leadership of Tang Shuai, the Lakers played well, but the success rate was not too high.

Stevens is constantly making adjustments on the defensive end, once Tang Shuai attacks, he shrinks the basket, the Lakers' outside three-point shot is really not very reliable, which leads to a greatly reduced success rate, and when Tang Shuai does not break through and starts to throw in three-point shots, he will let the team expand out of the defense, not allowing the Lakers to get an easy shot.

In the first quarter, it was in this defensive change of contraction and expansion that the Celtics took the initiative on the court, and at the end of the quarter, they led by nine points, 25-16.

Tang Shuai observed the competition between substitutes off the field, and I have to say that compared to Wharton, Stevens does have a better set, he is like a top chef, whether it is a starter or a substitute, he can always fry a good dish.

After the start of the second quarter, in the cheers of the fans at the scene, Tang Shuai finally saw Zhou Qi.

It's still so thin, his face is full of greenness, and he hasn't changed much from when he was in the Olympics, but judging from the people around him when he came on the court, and even Horford patted him on the butt, he should get along well with his teammates on the Celtics.

The Lakers' offense, Clarkson handed the ball to Landry in the low post single, and Landry squeezed Zhou Qi into the basket with solid basket footsteps and steady downboard power.

Zhou Qi wanted to go to seal it, but he couldn't reach it after being squeezed open.

The fans at the scene booed sporadically, also yellow-skinned, Zhou Qi was obviously not much better treated than Tang Shuai and Jeremy Lin, and if he didn't perform well, he would be disliked by the fans.

The Celtics' offense, Smart sent a second pass, Jerebko received the ball and made a layup, and the tactics were quite beautiful, but just when he was about to go to the basket, Ezeli intercepted the ball, and in the power confrontation, Jerebko was too undominant.

The Lakers' offense, Clarkson's cross to Stephenson, Stephenson's cross-shaking, slammed into the basket, and got rid of James Young's defensive layup and scored.

As soon as the second quarter came up, the Lakers went on a 4-0 offensive run, and the difference was chased to 5 points.

"Replace Zhou Qi!" There were fans shouting loudly from the sidelines, more than one person, and some people shouted intermittently.

Tang Shuai frowned, the fans at this scene really didn't give any face.

He looked at Zhou Qi again and found that his face had changed.

After all, he is still young and has little experience in the game, so emotional fluctuations can easily affect his performance.

Sure enough, in an attack by the Celtics, Zhou Qi cut the basket and received Smart's pass, got up and was about to dunk, but he jumped early, and collided directly with Landry, and the two rolled to the ground together.

The referee's whistle sounded on the sidelines, and Zhou Qi's offense was fouled.

The scene suddenly sounded a lot of boos, and I don't know whether to boo the referee or Zhou Qi's performance.

Stevens immediately called a timeout.

"Tang, your little Chinese brother seems to be struggling." Stephenson saw Zhou Qi's play, and patted Tang Shuai when he got up and said.

Tang Shuai smiled bitterly, and then continued to look at the field, Zhou Qi's ability should be more than that.

After the pause, Zhou Qi was still on the field, which immediately caused a burst of dissatisfied restlessness from the fans.

The Lakers' offense, Landry received a pass from Clarkson, stepped out of the slow three-step layup, perhaps easily squeezed Zhou Qi away before, this time he didn't make any moves, jumped up and sent the ball directly to the basket.

Zhou Qi seized the opportunity this time, and seeing that Landry was not well protected, he jumped up from behind him and slapped the ball directly from his hand.

This block is quite powerful, and after the basketball falls, it hits Randle's knee again, and then goes directly out of bounds, the Celtics' possession!

Zhou Qi waved his fist vigorously, and it could be seen that he had been holding back for a long time for this moment.

However, the reaction of the scene was still very ridiculed, and it was obvious that in the eyes of the fans, a simple block could not vent the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

The Celtics' offense, Smart and Jaylen Brown played together, and originally wanted to pass the ball back to Brown to shoot, but as soon as he turned around, he saw that Brewer's defense was very timely, and his talent was stimulated.

After Zhou Qi received the ball, he got an open three-point opportunity, he did not hesitate, and shot it directly.

The scene was restless, they didn't expect Zhou Qi to dare to throw such a ball.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball slashed through a beautiful arc in the air, and then fell into the net bag accurately!

Zhou Qi's three-point shot, in!

"Oh, your little Chinese brother is doing really well!" Stephenson shouted excitedly.

After hitting the three-point shot, Zhou Qi didn't show too much excitement, and after reaching out and patting his chest hard, he turned around and retreated.

Tang Shuai nodded after seeing it, the ball should be played like this, not to mention anything else, just this ball, it shows that the Celtics' draft vision is good, and Zhou Qi does have cultivation value.

Just when Tang Shuai thought so, there was a sudden burst of cheers at the scene.

The Lakers' offense was stealed by Smart, Zhou Qi followed behind him to break fast, and when he was about to get to the frontcourt, Smart used his body to defend his Clarkson, a backward pass to him, and he jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

After this dunk was completed, he finally vented his squeezing emotions, stepped forward with his feet out, his hands bulging on his chest, and opened his mouth to roar at the audience with excitement.

The fans at the scene burst into excited cheers, and after Zhou Qi's continuous performance, they were finally moved. (To be continued.) )