With the referee's whistle, the 65th NBA Christmas game came to an end, with the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics battling the two sides.

The absence of All-Star point guard Delon and All-Star center Lopez due to injury has made the Eastern "upstart" Nets lose some star flavor, but it has not reduced their popularity in the slightest, because as long as the potential new star and the absolute core of the team are tall and strong, the Nets are worthy of the title of "upstart".

The six-game winning streak has given Nets coach Johnson plenty of time to adjust the roster and revamp the team, and today he sent out the "small" lineup again.

The center continued to use Greg Smith, who performed well in the previous game, while Gerard Wallace was put in the team's power forward position, and he will play directly against Garnett in this game.

Small forward starts with 39-year-old veteran Jerry Starhouse, while Tall and Strong and Mashawn Brooks continue to partner the guard line, and that's the Nets' starting lineup for today.

The Celtics' starting five on the court are: center Jason Collins, power forward Kevin Garnett, small forward Paul Pearce, shooting guard Jason Terry, and point guard Rajon Rondo.

"Hey, the game is on, the Celtics win the jump ball, they're going to be the first to attack" A familiar voice was heard on TV to basketball fans who were following the game.

It was "Big Shark" O'Neal, and when he retired, people often wondered what his next job would be, and O'Neill quickly gave the answer, signing a contract with the famous American cable network. Joining their lavish commentary team, the game was co-narrated by O'Neal and his "big mouth" partner Ross Barkley.

"Now that the Celtics are slowly turning into a Rondo team, it's hard to imagine that he has so much ability in his skinny body, the same amount of energy as me," Barkley said undisciplinedly.

"Rondo is good, but obviously the Nets have a better guard," O'Neal said, pouting.

"Oh, is that Delon?" As soon as the game began, Barkley and O'Neal got into a verbal fight.

"Pap", "Pap", "Pap", ...... Rondo dribbled calmly at the top of the three-point arc and waved his arms from time to time to direct his teammates to run.

Although the Celtics' "giants" Pierce and Garnett are both on the court. But at this time, Rondo is very much like the real master of the "Green Shirts".

In fact. Although Ray Allen joined the Miami Heat as a free agent in the new season, Boston's "Big Three" system has not disintegrated, and the rapid rise of Rondo has made up for the vacancy left by Allen's departure, which is in the minds of many fans. Rondo is already a "giant" of the team.

Although Rondo's shooting ability is not outstanding. But his passing and rebounding abilities are hard to match among guards. In the game, there are often "triple-doubles" data, especially Rondo's passing is becoming more and more weird, which is unguardable. Breaking through with fake passes has made him more and more sharp, and Rondo is a well-deserved key figure for the Green Shirts' Boston Resurge.

"Pop" At this time, Rondo, who dribbled, smashed the ball to the floor, and the whole person suddenly started, and after dribbling under the continuous crotch, he changed direction sharply, and with a "cluster" sound, it swept past the side of the Nets defender Brooks.

Rondo's breakthrough disrupted the defensive rhythm of the Nets, and Rondo, who cut inside, made a fake facsimile shot, successfully disrupting the rhythm of the defenders and scoring an easy layup.

2:0, less than 10 seconds into the game, Rondo scored the first point for the Celtics with a sharp breakthrough.

Many people think that Rondo's scoring ability is weak, and that is misled by his weak jump shot, as one of the representatives of the new generation of point guards, Rondo has a strong ability to break through and score.

"I've been shocked by how he's grown over the years," Ross Barkley, the on-site commentator, spoke highly of Rondo.

The Nets launched an offense, and the first offense was unexpectedly handed over to Gao Dazhuang, but Gao Dazhuang's first offense was played a little hastily, and after a feint, he shot a stop-and-go jump shot, and the ball bounced out of the basket.

"Alas," O'Neill sighed exaggeratedly.

After the "snap" Celtics Garnett grabbed the rebound, he immediately launched a counterattack.

Rondo dribbled the ball at high speed, and after stepping into the Nets' paint zone, Rondo had no intention of slowing down, and he stepped straight to the basket and forced a layup against Brooks' defense.

Seeing this, Gao Dazhuang immediately attacked from the side and prepared to make up for the defense, but just when Gao Dazhuang just took off, Rondo made a blind pass from his backhand who didn't look at people, and assisted Pierce who was inserted in the back row to make an easy layup.

4：0

"Oh, good pass, there's no one in the history of our sport like Rondo, he's the funniest player I know," Barkley, the on-site commentator, immediately exclaimed excitedly, "How can a player who is only 6-foot-1 grab 18 rebounds in a single game?" How can someone deliver 20 assists without running a fast break? How can a man who never shoots create open opportunities for everyone? We can't understand how he did it."

Before Barkley's words were finished, there was a "snap", and Rondo suddenly ran back, directly stealing the Nets' pass, and Rondo's steal also made the fans on the scene exclaim.

"Rondo is the most well-rounded point guard on the roster, and no one even comes even slightly close to his level," Barkley couldn't help but exclaim.

In fact, Rondo's physical condition is the limit of speed, and he has long been known as the most physical point guard, and when he is not on the defensive end, Rondo can always put strong pressure on the opponent, and use his speed and breaking skills to suppress the opposing guard.

Rondo once again controlled the ball to the top of the three-point arc, and this time Rondo did not choose to break through, but instead made a through ball without warning, and the ball went directly through the Nets' entire defense and into the hands of Garnett, who cut under the basket.

"Good Ball" Garnett easily puts the ball in the basket after receiving it.

6：0

The Celtics' new "Big Three" took the team's first six points, and all three goals were related to Rondo.

"Rondo is a dominant player right now, and he dribbles like a big man. No one in the league can threaten or even press Rondo's possession, on the one hand, he can control the ball with his palm at will, and on the other hand, he can speed himself up at will, waiting for the opportunity to cut in," commented Barkley, the on-site commentator.

With the continuous attack of the Celtics, the temperature in the entire Barclays Center arena seems to have been affected by the heavy snow outdoors and began to decrease, and many fans are even more frowning.

Not only the fans, but the heavy snow outside also seemed to affect the feeling of tall and strong, and there was a "dang" sound. A tall and strong outside three-pointer bounced out of the basket again. The Nets still haven't been able to break the scoring drought.

The Celtics certainly won't let go of this opportunity and immediately launched a counterattack, this time by their All-Star big forward Garnett.

I saw Garnett receive the ball on the inside, and leaned back against Wallace for a turnaround and backward jumper. Shoot high and fast. "Brush" sound. Garnett hit a mid-range shot.

That wasn't the end of it, and a minute later, Garnett received the ball again on the baseline. It's still a back-to-back single, it's still very simple, a small hook with a jump, Garnett's nimble pace and slender arms allow him to hit a ball again.

At 10:0, the game went on for more than 3 minutes, and the Nets still hadn't scored.

"The Nets play too soft, soft like the fat on my belly" Seeing the Nets so unbearable, Barkley couldn't help but say sarcastically, and looked at O'Neal proudly.

Perhaps it was Barkley's words that stimulated the tall and strong, and seeing that the defensive attention of Jason Terry in front of him was slightly negligent, the tall and strong suddenly picked up speed and threw him behind him with a stride.

The tall man who burst into the restricted area was already in the air the moment he stepped into the paint area, and the Celtics center Collins immediately rushed out to block it, but the tall man was already prepared, using the momentum in the air to push the former away and change hands in the air to make a layup.

With a "brush", the basketball fell steadily into the nets, and the tall and strong layup scored the first point of the game for the Nets.

"Oh", the nearly 20,000 Nets fans in the Barclays Center arena finally burst out of the pent-up emotions after the opening game.

However, the Nets fans didn't get excited for long, and soon Garnett received a pass from Rondo and hit the Nets with a mid-range jumper again.

At 12:2, the Celtics started quite beautifully, holding a 10-point lead in less than 5 minutes.

The Celtics are very experienced from players to coaches, and after Garnett's successive offensive successes, the Celtics also took advantage of the situation to focus on Garnett.

Garnett's offense is mostly based on mid-to-long-range step-back jumpers and back-to-back jumpers, supplemented by his extremely fast speed and strong penetration in the interior, although the style of play is on the outside, but because Garnett's shooting point is very backward, coupled with height and arm span, it is difficult for his shooting to be blocked and interfered with, so the shooting percentage is still quite impressive.

And Garnett's passing vision is superb, and whenever the Nets' interior Greg Smith and Gerard Wallace wrap it up, Garnett assists his teammates to score easily with a good big-picture view.

"When" Garnett not only suppressed Wallace offensively, but also put Wallace under great pressure on defense, no, under Garnett's block, Wallace missed, and Garnett immediately closed the rebound.

Although he is getting older, Garnett has an extremely strong individual defensive ability, with an arm span of 226CM, flexible steps and extremely long arms, coupled with his super physical fitness, even if he can't block the opponent, he can still interfere with the ball.

Garnett's defensive rebounding is also the best in the NBA, and he has excellent anticipation and control, and was the NBA rebounding leader for four consecutive years when he was young.

Not only does he defend Wallace, but Garnett, who sits under the basket, is active in the defense and has a strong sense of rotation, and is the league's top defender, who can defend five positions from guard to center.

"Counter-attack" Garnett made a long pass to Pierce, who dribbled the ball forward and advanced at high speed, took advantage of a teammate's block at the top of the arc, and then accelerated backwards along the middle.

"Brush" in the face of Stackhouse's defense, Pierce did not flinch in the slightest, and forced Stackhouse to make a layup.

The whole script is going according to the plot arranged by the Celtics, and after Rondo and Garnett, the last "giant" of the Celtics team Pierce begins to go berserk.

One of the highlights of the league this season is that many old players are getting more and more demons, the most representative of which are Kobe Bryant and Duncan, the former is still able to beat Anthony, Durant and James and other superstars, ranking first in the scoring list, and Shi Buddha is also old and strong, before the Nuggets, he actually played 31 + 18 + 6 + 5 amazing data.

But if you look at Pierce's recent performances, you should definitely put the Green veteran on the list of crazy veterans, who have scored a total of 75 points in the last two games and hit 26 of 39 shots.

In this game, Pierce once again continued the feel of the previous game, "brushing", and Pierce hit a strong attack under the basket.

"Pierce's strongest way to score is to rely on his abs to play low back singles, relying on his tiger back, he can carry deep as soon as he pushes hard, Pierce is the most serious player in the league to do low-post feints, his feints are not fast, not complicated, but the realism, consistency and ability to make fouls are definitely the first in the league," Barkley commented.

36：19

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics had a 17-point lead over the Nets. (To be continued......)