Chapter 197: Offensive Maniac
The Trail Blazers have always been one of the strongest teams in the league, joining the NBA in 1970 and winning their first championship in 1977 under the leadership of Bill Wharton, although this is their only championship trophy so far.
But the Trail Blazers have never been weak, although they have not won the NBA championship since then, but in 90 and 92, they have reached the finals, from 90 to 02, 12 years they have entered the playoffs every year, and after 02 years, because the team is too chaotic, the owner of the Trail Blazers, the super fat cow, one of the founders of Microsoft, Paul Allen.
I couldn't stand the team's record anymore, and began to build a new trailblazer under the roy as the core lineup.
I have to say that the Trail Blazers are really rich, even after the reconstruction, their salaries are just as high.
None of the players who play here will make a transfer because of unsatisfactory salaries or something, money, yes!
The current Trail Blazers, also one of the strong teams in the West, have entered the playoffs in recent years, Roy has slowly grown into one of the top scoring guards in the league, he is somewhat similar to Rondo's style of play, both belong to the physical has no obvious advantage, basically the offense relies on full play, and the change of rhythm to play! At the moment, the squad in the team is very gorgeous.
In the game after the Trail Blazers, there was actually no storm, although the Trail Blazers have now introduced an interior defensive gate, Marcus Camby, but Jiang Yang They don't care much about the opponent's combat effectiveness, after all, the Celtics are still more confident.
Today's starters on both sides, the Celtics are still the old five, and Nate Robinson has not yet come to the team.
The substitutes are still Jiang Yang's group, Jiang Yang, Daniels, Tony Allen, Glenn Davis and Rasheed Wallace, the substitutes are definitely the strongest in the league, there is no one, as long as they play well.
For the Trail Blazers, the starting center is a well-known big gate in the league, the best defensive player of the regular season in the 06-07 season, Marcus Camby, the power forward is the team's second leader, the talented inside, LaMarcus Aldridge, the small forward is Martell Webster, the scoring guard is the core of the All-Star level, Blanton Roy, the point guard is the other one of the two noble guards who have not entered the All-Star with Bibie, Andre Miller! Also sitting on the bench are Huo Ershu, Juwan Howard, Spanish flyer Rudy Fernandez, Bouncing Junior, Nicholas Batum and other potential newcomers.
As soon as the game began, the two sides began to attack each other, and at least in the early stages, the Trail Blazers were not weaker than the Celtics.
And the Celtics are now also testing the current strength of the Trail Blazers, and when they feel that the temptation is almost over, the Celtics began to attack, and Garnett began to single Aldridge on the inside, relying on the mid-range shot to score six points in a row. With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Celtics led the opponent 28-18 by as many as 10 points, but fortunately, the Trail Blazers pursued hard, and finally the Celtics led the opponent by seven points at 32-25 in the first quarter into the second quarter! At the beginning of the second quarter, with the play of Jiang Yang and their substitutes, the Celtics continued to take the lead, and halfway through the quarter, the Green Shirts led the opponent by as many as 14 points at 45-31!
After that, Garnett began to compete with Archie, Garnett first stepped back and hit a three-point shot, and then cooperated with Jiang Yang, relaying in the air, Aldridge frequently scored on the inside, and after Rondo hit the whistle shot, Celtic led the opponent by 18 points at 56-38! By the start of the second half, the Celtics had stretched the deficit to 20 points.
In fact, as long as the Celtics don't make mistakes at this time, there is no big problem, at the end of the third quarter.
Although the Trail Blazers played a wave of small ** in the end, they still trailed the Celtics by 15 points at 61-76, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers once rewrote the score to 64-76, but Ray Allen hit two three-pointers in a row plus a mid-range shot, and after scoring eight points in a row, the difference was re-extended to more than double digits, and with 2 minutes and 55 seconds left in the game, Jiang Yang hit a three-point shot to help the Celtics turn the score into 96-70, leading by as many as 26 points...... At this time, the suspense of the game has been lost.
In the end, the Celtics were 101-76 in the game, with a 25-point advantage over the Trail Blazers, and Roy, the core of the Trail Blazers, was completely out of shape today, with only 9 points in the game, Aldridge 15 points, Miller 16 points, and Bayles 14 points.
As for the Celtics, Ray Allen has gone berserk again, and since he didn't make the All-Star selection, his combat power has skyrocketed.
Today he was the best player of the game again, with 21 points and the highest score in the game, Rondo had 10 points and 11 assists, Garnett had 16 points and 7 rebounds, Pierce only scored 9 points, and Perkins only scored 7 points, because it was back-to-back and a big lead, so except for Ray Allen who played 39 minutes and Rondo who played 32 minutes, the rest of the players only played more than 20 minutes.
Just like Garnett only has 22 minutes of playing time, on the bench, Jiang Yang scored 15 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds, the data is very good, Jiang Yang has become more and more popular with everyone recently, and his fans have become more and more.
After the Celtics All-Star break, they won three games in a row, first with a big win over the Kings, then a big win over the Lakers, and then a big win over the Trail Blazers.
At least now the Celtics in the league are in the limelight, but the next thing they want to play, the last away opponent, is not so easy to deal with, the Nuggets, the Nuggets are currently ranked second in the West, and the Trail Blazers are not at the same level as the eighth, the Nuggets' offense ranks first in the league, higher than any Suns and Warriors.
And they are not running and bombing, nor are they chaotic battles, as you can see from this, the Nuggets lineup is crazy now.
The Celtics haven't really played against the Nuggets this season, and this is their first game against the Nuggets.
Fortunately, it was not back-to-back, and the Celtic veterans had plenty of time to rest and prepare for today's game.
The Denver Nuggets, one of the hottest teams in the league recently, their leader is one of the leaders of the 03 generation, Carmelo Anthony, in fact, when it comes to offensive ability, the current Anthony is not an exaggeration to say that he is the strongest in the backcourt in the league, his three-pointers, mid-range shots, and dunks after the breakthrough are all extremely sharp.
A big ass also makes him hit his back outside the three-point line, which is very lethal! Originally, the leaders of the 03 generation were not James and Wade, and some old fans may remember that when they first entered the league, who knew who Wade was.
Most people just regard James and Anthony as the leaders of the 03 generation! And the two have been fighting, and they have never been able to distinguish the winner or loser, although James has always pressed Anthony in terms of reputation, but the two of them are half a pound and two in terms of strength, especially in terms of potential, everyone has always had a keen hope for Melon Anthony.
But everything changed in '06! Wade was born out of nowhere, followed O'Neal to win the championship that year, and with his breakthrough, he became the MVP of the playoffs that year, just by virtue of this playoffs MVP.
He instantly became the leader of the 03 generation, while James' Cavaliers were as tepid as Anthony's Nuggets.
But he has at least won the MVP of the All-Star Game, and Anthony lost at this time in the name, and in recent years, Wade has become stronger and stronger, and James has slowly become the No. 1 player in the league, only Anthony is still standing still.
His talent is just as good as the level he wasted, but in recent years, since Billups arrived, Anthony's fighting power has slowly recovered, and in the last few games, Anthony has played quite hard.
Today's starters are as follows, the Nuggets, the starting center Brazilian Nene Hilario, is a midline without eggs, originally when he had eggs, his reputation was not too obvious, but after there were no eggs, this season he has gradually become a famous horror inside line in the league, it seems that the theory of undefeated in the East is also applicable in the United States, if you want to become a star, you must first go from the palace.
The power forward is Kenyon Martin who has an erosive private life and an equally erosive court life, and the current Martin is not one of the original Nets Big Three, to some extent, he is like Marion next to Nash, without Kidd, he is nothing! Now staying in the Nuggets, there is no shortage of main positions for the time being, but if you want to play a good game, it is not so easy.
Small forward Carmelo Anthony, this one needs no introduction, and scoring guard Aaron Afflalo, who was also a guy who called the wind and rain in college, but after arriving in the NBA, he became soft, is the main breakthrough point for the Nuggets' home team.
Also sitting on the bench are Birdman Chris Anderson, J.R. Smith, Ty Lawson and other good benches.
The Celtics are still starting the old five, and the latest news, Nate Robinson, has arrived in Boston.
He'll play in the next Celtics vs. Knicks game, and it's a revenge battle.
But that's the next game, it has nothing to do with this game, today's game is the Celtics vs. Nuggets game.
At the referee's suggestion, Nene and Perkins both came to the center circle to prepare for the ball, the Nuggets' Pepsi Center is also the famous devil's home court in the league, there are not many magic home stadiums in the league, the Celtics' North Shore Garden counts as one, Portland's Rose Garden counts as one, the Golden State Warriors' Jiashiwen Stadium, the Detroit Pistons' Auburn Hills Palace, and the Lakers' Staples can only be ranked behind these arenas, and these devils' home courts, most of them refer to the fans are crazy, and there is a arena, the fans are not crazy, But the referee was crazy...... That's the Jazz's Energy Solutions Center.
You can never think about a clean game there, and of course this is relative, the Jazz can bury it, you can bury it, and you won't be blown up, but sometimes, a certain fairness, is the most unfair performance.
Nene and Perkins' jump balls jump directly from Nene to Nene and Nene are at least as good as Perkins' bounce ability.
The basketball went straight to Chauncey Billups, what does it mean to have a quick offense? Today, Jiang Yang saw that after Chauncey Billups received the ball, he was still slowly dribbling the ball across the half court as if he was fine, probably seeing Billups's speed slowing down, so Rondo also had some carelessness, slowed down the pace of chasing, and was ready to start running the position.
And at the moment when Rondo's mind relaxed, and his body relaxed, Billups moved, using his strong body.
He directly knocked into Rondo, who was not mentally focused, and went inside, and before Garnett came to make up for it, he hit an easy jump shot to let himself score and help the Nuggets lead by two points! But right away Pierce caught Anthony's weakness.
If there is one thing that is most different between Anthony and Wade and James, it is their defensive attitude!
Anthony has little to no defense, which is why he is now being pressed down by Wade and James.
If Anthony's offense is S, then his defense is only B+, and when it comes to floor flow like Pierce, as long as Pierce plays normally, there is no problem at all with him! Just like now, after Pierce got the ball, just like Billups bullied Rondo just now, he also bullied Anthony, directly pushed Anthony into the interior line, and then turned around and hit a jumper.
Then Anthony didn't get his face back and didn't score, but Nene Hilario received an assist and dunk from Avlaro in the next round, and Garnett also hit a jump shot after receiving Rondo's pass, but Billups used his own method to force Rondo's jump shot at the same time, he deceived Rondo's foul and made a 2+1!
The Nuggets' score began to slowly pull away, Anthony hit a jumper to make the score 9-4, and Perkins also hit a jumper inside to chase the score back a little, but 12 seconds later, it was another Anthony jumper that hit again.
With just 3:49 left in the game, the Nuggets already led the Celtics by five points at 11-6.
In the whole Celtics, Garnett's hand is still relatively reliable, and it has changed from an 11-6 score to a 17-8 lead to 9 at the beginning, after a half-quarter pause, the Nuggets are getting braver and braver, Anthony and Nene have staged a violent dunk, but the main force on the Celtics' side is still weak offense, with five minutes and 37 seconds left in the game, Anthony of the Nuggets received a pass from Nene and a violent dunk, turning the score into a 28-14 lead over the Celtics by as many as 14 points.
And Garnett was also one, passing the basketball out of bounds, and at this time Doug Rivers couldn't sit still anymore and replaced the bench player, four up and four down! Rasheed Wallace replaced Perkins, Glen Davis replaced Garnett, Tony Allen replaced Ray Allen, Jiang Yang replaced Rondo, Jiang Yang played point guard, played so many outside positions, Jiang Yang still felt that point guard was the most suitable for him. Some people say that what suits you is the best, and the restart of the game proved that.
On the Nuggets side, Nene first hit a layup on the inside, but immediately Jiang Yang cooperated with Glen Davis, and the big baby made a layup, and gave Jiang Yang an assist, biting the score! At this time, the Nuggets took a timeout, and after the timeout came back, Birdman Anderson's pass was stealed by Tony Allen, and then Tony Allen made a long pass to Jiang Yang, who was fouled by Billups for a layup.
Billups also knew that Jiang Yang's level was very high, so he had already said before the game that he couldn't let Jiang Yang fight! Especially after Jiang Yang threw his hand, the threat of the three-point shot was no worse than that of Ray Allen.
So this time, as soon as Jiang Yang appeared vacant, he fouled, and the Celtics didn't get a foul, only the ball.
However, the ball was enough, Jiang Yang and Glenn Davis made a pick-and-roll cover and then dismantled the ball to the big baby.
But it's a pity that Glenn Davis's shot was blocked by Billups, and it can be seen from here that Billups is really strong.
Offensive and defensive conversion, Billups in front of Jiang Yang, he also tried to break through Jiang Yang, but Jiayang is not as abrupt as Rondo, Jiang Yang's black hand makes Billups very uncomfortable, so he chose to pass the ball at this time, unlike others who were forced by Jiang Yang to pass the ball, Billups is the person who is looking for the main attacker to pass, and directly put the ball into the inside line to Nenei, and Nene catches the ball, which is a violent dunk, 32-16 The score gap between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and then, after Jiang Yang dribbled and rushed into the inside line, Cooperate with Wallace in the internal pass, but I didn't expect that this cooperation also made the other party discover, Birdman Anderson jumped directly and slapped the basketball away, with 1 minute and 16 seconds left in the game, Rashid Wallace fouled Anthony, before the foul, the score on both sides was 32-16, and the Nuggets led the Celtics by 16 points, and after the foul, it is estimated that it will rise to 18 points!
"That's not going to work, we have to find a way to score goals!" Standing on the outside and watching Anthony on the free throw line preparing to make a free throw, Jiang Yang couldn't help muttering, Billups' defense is notoriously difficult in the league, and today Rondo faced Billups, and he hasn't scored a point until now! This is not a joke, this Billups is definitely a mountain in front of Jiang Yang and Rondo, Rondo can also use his own passing, his own strings and rhythm to compete with Billups, what does Jiang Yang have?
"Attack, next time you say anything, you have to attack yourself!" Jiang Yang watched Anthony hit two free throws, and at the same time made up his mind in his heart.
(To be continued)