Chapter 221: Against the Wasp

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After a good night's sleep, the winning Celtics players had a good breakfast at the hotel and then took an early flight to Charlotte, where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets the next day. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The two sides have actually played each other twice in the preseason, and the Celtics have achieved a 1-1 record, but these two games can be of little reference, on the one hand, both teams are playing for the purpose of running in the team and scouting players, so Paul, Horford, and even Yahai and other players do not play much, and the Hornets are even more exaggerated, the star Kemba Walker and Mr. Nicholas Batum, who signed a big contract with the team, did not play in two games.

The Hornets' young players led by Frank Kaminsky have grown rapidly, and with the team's signature Kemba Walker, all-around wing Nicholas Batum, Marvin Williams, who was once the favorite player of the league president, and Michael Kidd Gilchrist, a small forward who has returned and played more and more consistently last season, the Hornets are not only targeting the playoffs in the new season, but also hoping to go further in the season.

Although the Hornets are at home, this game is the second game in a back-to-back for the Hornets, as the Celtics, who are given a day of rest, seem to have the upper hand in terms of physical strength.

The Hornets defeated an already unrecognizable Miami Heat in their first back-to-back road game, so this game was also their home debut. The Hornets don't want to mess up their first home game of the season, they want to keep the wins on the line and get the season off to a good start on their home turf, so it's back-to-back games but the Hornets players are very motivated and energetic.

Before the game, Hornets head coach Steve Clifford said at a press conference that he had watched the Celtics' Chinese rookie in his first game, and his performance surprised him, and it was hard to believe that such a talented player would appear in China. He continued: "He reminds me of Jeremy Lin, a Chinese player who used to play for the Hornets, and judging by their games, both of them are players who are passionate on the court, and I like that kind of player." ”

I don't know how Jeremy Lin, who has left the Hornets and is struggling with the Nets, will feel after hearing this.

It is worth mentioning that the Hornets and the Bulls, the opponent of the Green Shirts in the last game, have an indissoluble bond with the same person, that is, Michael Jordan, who was previously a Bulls meritorious player and is now the team owner of the Hornets.

After watching the Celtics vs. Bulls game in the last game, Jordan appeared on the home court of the Hornets again, as the owner of the team, he has a good reason to come to the home court to cheer for the team's first home game of the new season, but there is another reason in Jordan's heart that attracts him to come, that is, the Celtics' rookie player Ye Hai, will also appear in this game.

I don't know why, from the moment he saw Ye Hai's first game, Jordan's heart seems to have been a fan of Ye Hai, maybe it's been a long time since I've seen a player like Xike Dong Ai Bei Kanan Mai with a strong ball style, elegant movements and superstar appearance! Moreover, from the style of playing and the green shirt jersey he wore, he vaguely saw Rumbaias who had the upper hand in the duel with himself in the NCAA game before! Maybe this is the fate of one side, when he met Jordan for the first time, Jordan vaguely had a cordial feeling for Ye Hai!

The two sides announced their starting lineups before the game, and the Celtics' starting lineup remained unchanged, continuing the starting lineup of the previous game against the Bulls, and Jack Crowder continued as the team's sixth man.

The starting lineup for the Charlotte Hornets is as follows:

Center: Roy Hibbert, 2.18m;

Power forward: Marvin Williams, 2.06m;

Small forward: Michael Kidd Gilchrist, 2.01m;

Shooting guard: Nicholas Batum, 2.03m;

Defender: Kemba Walker, 1.85m.

On the Hornets bench, there are also goalscorer Marco Belinelli, forward swingman Jerry Milan, versatile frontcourt player Frank Kaminski, stable center Cody Zeller and "Ranger" Raymond Sessions.

The Hornets' first team is very strong, and the 2.18-meter-tall Hibbert's rebounding ability is the weakness of the previous Hornets, and after the departure of Aljefferson, Hibbert's height, rebounds and blocks have improved the Hornets a lot. The team's second squad has also been honed into shape, and for the team that has been running in for a year, this year should be a year of results, and the pressure on Clifford is naturally not small.

Although the Celtics won the summer league under the leadership of Ye Hai, their only defeat was against the Hornets in the first game, so for Ye Hai, this is the best chance to recover from the loss of the last meeting.

There is revenge, there is revenge! Ye Hai, who was born in Zijin Middle School, brought this habit of playing from the domestic high school arena to the NBA in the United States!

With the whistle blowing, the game officially began, and Horford was very excited today, fighting for the ball in front of Hibbert, who was 10cm taller than him, as soon as he came up.

Paul received the ball and threw it forward, and before the Hornets players could react, Ye Hai had already appeared under the basket, jumped up with his back to the basket in the Hornets backcourt, took Paul's pass from the front, and then made a relaxed and flowing back dunk to take the lead for the Celtics!

2-0!

The opening of this game was completely the Heat in the heyday of the year, and the blitzkrieg between Wade and James was like a meteor!

Gilchrist, who returned from a serious injury and is also a draft pick, knows that the Chinese player in front of him is this year's top pick, and at the same time heard that his last performance against the Bulls was very good, and he didn't dare to be careless, after stepping down and dribbling twice, he suddenly made a stop-and-go jump shot after accelerating, the ball was very sudden, although Ye Hai blocked it in place at the first time he reacted, but the ball had flown out of Gilchrist's hand, but the ball popped out of the frame!

"This guy reacts so fast!" On the surface, this is Gilchrist's own shooting inaccuracy, but he himself knows that because he was afraid of Ye Hai's block, he shot early, resulting in a little haste when he shot.

Gilchrist's shot was a little short, hitting the front of the basket and popping off the front of the basket, and Horford stuck Hibbert firmly behind him and grabbed the backcourt rebound with ease. For a tall man like Hibbert, the best way is to get stuck in his position and occupy a favorable rebounding position, anyway, the opponent has poor flexibility and will not re-snatch the position under the basket when he loses his position!

The Celtics opened the game with the Hornets in a quick offensive and defensive battle, which is the Hornets' consistent way of playing, but it is also Paul's strength.

Although Hibbert has an obvious height advantage, Horford, who can be inside and out, is the player that such a big center is afraid of, just like the NBA's Oku was to Yao Ming, and Tan Mingyu in the domestic high school league was to Kuroki.

Horford fully demonstrated the strength of an All-Star interior at the beginning of the first quarter, not only winning rebounds one after another, but also scoring on the opponent's interior, flexible footwork, and excellent mobile mid-range shots, which made Hibbert, a big man who followed Horford's defense, miserable.

The Hornets mainly attacked from the outside, although Walker fell behind in the confrontation with Paul, but the team's starting point guard Batum played well in the first quarter, not only did he not score 1 point in the opening Rush defense, let the opponent miss all 3-pointers and 2 shots, and he also got 8 points and 4 rebounds, supporting the team to bite the score in the first quarter.

18-15, the Celtics lead.

In the first quarter of the game, when the ball was dead, both sides changed their players, and although their teams temporarily fell behind their opponents, Hornets coach Clifford, who has a good squad depth, is convinced that the balance of victory will gradually tilt in favor of his team! (To be continued.) )