Chapter 119 vs. Thunder Alun (1)
Chapter 119 vs. Thunder Alun (1)
This season, the Celtics exchanged their young players for the leader of the Timberwolves and the league's top power forward - Kevin Garnett, and abducted the "gentleman's sword" Ray Allen from Seattle, plus their own original leader "Truth" Paul Pierce formed a terrifying triumvirate at once, and the combat effectiveness of the combination of three middle-aged men who are hungry for championships is obviously amazing. Although their bench lineup and mid-range players are not very good at keeping up, they are three people who can leave one person to lead the bench, and under the leadership of such a big three, the Celtics' current record in the East is only second to that of the Cavaliers, and many people are more optimistic about the Celtics.
"We're not thinking about how to win now, even though we just won against the Cavaliers with a better record than them, now I just want us to lose a little bit less in Boston, there's no way to compare to the Celtics at the moment, we can only hope to come back next season after we strengthen the team." Dunleavy told the media this season, as if his team was going to lose.
"Really? It's hard to imagine a manager of a team saying that, but we don't let our guard down, and we're going to give it our all against any opponent, especially if they have a super rookie! That's what the head coach of the Green Army said in an interview.
Before the game, in the locker room at the North Shore Garden Arena.
"Guys, do you really look like you're losing? It's definitely impossible to beat them without trying, they're strong but we're not too weak to fight back, their interior and bench weaknesses are our chances, Noah and Chris ......" said Dunleavy as he drew it on the tactical board.
Everyone gathered together to really listen, and Noah and Carman, who were named, were even more attentive and did not dare to be sloppy.
After the tactical arrangement was over, Dunleavy called Gu Fei aside, and Gu Fei was puzzled why the coach called him out alone.
"Gu, I know that today is your Chinese New Year, and you must be homesick and homesick for your parents in the United States by yourself, but the team's schedule is not something we can change, but we have prepared a Spring Festival gift for you, and we will let you see it after the game."
"Are there any surprises? I didn't expect you to prepare a Spring Festival gift for me, and it's a bit interesting to watch this Spring Festival. ”
"Yes, you are the core of our reconstruction, what will we do if we don't serve you well and you run away." Seeing that Gu Fei was in a good mood, Deng Leavy also made a joke.
"You're doing the right thing, maybe one day I'll be gone!" Another joke, Dunleavy and Gu Fei both laughed.
On the other side, the Celtics will be interviewed by the media, "Gu? I've said before that I think he's going to be a superstar in the future, as long as he keeps working as hard as he does! Garnett said.
"Ray, do you have any thoughts on the Clippers' rookie Gu? He's already broken several three-point records this season, and it's no surprise that he should break your three-point shooting tally this season, and the current three-point shooting percentage is higher than yours, and the number of three-point shots is second only to you, do you think he will become the No. 1 three-point shooter in history? A reporter asked Ray Allen.
Lei Allen, who has always been the image of a gentleman, smiled and said to reporters: "Of course, I don't doubt this, but as a senior, I think he still needs to improve his shooting speed, of course, this is just an old bird's advice to a rookie, I hope Gu doesn't blame me for many things." ”
In the limelight, a rising team vs. an established powerhouse has begun.
"This game has actually become the focus of the battle, I don't know why people pay so much attention to this game, it is more eye-catching than Gu vs. LeBron, is it a three-point matchup?" It was still Bill Wharton and Hoffman who commented on the game, and Mr. Barkley's company, who was number one Gumi, was clearly unaware of the Jazz's hobbies.
"Of course, I don't doubt the excitement of this game, can rookie Gu Fei continue his wonderful performance? Please join me and wait and see. ”
With a whistle blowing, the game kicked off, and Noah lost to the former Wolves in the jump ball, and the Celtics were the first to attack. The Clippers immediately began to stand up and down to prepare to defend the Celtics' offense, and Gu Fei's defense was naturally Ray Allen.
"Beautiful running position, Lei used his actions to tell us that the super rookie alliance is not the only one who can run, oh, the opportunity is out, Gu is lost." Bill Wharton exclaimed, and Ray, who shook off Gu Fei and ran out of the vacant position, had already received the pass.
"Damn!" Gu Fei couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, and immediately pounced on Lei Allen, but when Gu Fei arrived at Lei Allen's side, he saw that Lei Allen's ball had already been shot, and before he turned around, he heard the sound of wiping the net from behind.
"Beautiful emergency stop three-pointer, it's really not a loss to be the number one three-point master in the league, Gu should really improve his shooting speed, look at Lei's shot!" Hoffman said with some amazement.
In the stands, the Celtic players cheered for Ray Allen, but the same voice could be heard inside.
"One more, one more." Obviously they have a lot of confidence in the game, and now they need to see the best matchups, and they don't need to care about the outcome at the moment.
"Isn't it just a three? Go and pay him back! Cassel walked up from behind and patted Gu Fei on the shoulder and said.
"Of course, I'm not afraid of anyone by three points, even Ray Allen." Gu Fei stared at Lei Allen's back and said.
Looking at Ray Allen in front of him, Gu Fei also had a hard time, as mentioned earlier, Gu Fei wanted to face Ray Allen the most when he came to the NBA, but the last time the Bulls faced the Celtics, Gu Fei was injured and unfortunately missed the matchup, this time he was ready.
The fans in the stadium and in front of the TV were excited, knowing that a three-point battle was about to start before their eyes, and it was much better than Crawford.
"Thank you for the advice, I've been trying to improve my speed." Gu Fei suddenly said thank you to Lei Allen, which made De Lei Allen stunned. Then he smiled and said, "Your three points are great!" ”
The conversation between the two ended immediately, and Lei Alun was also 100% energetic and didn't dare to relax, Lei Alun's praise for Gu Fei was not just talking, he had also studied Gu Fei's video, and knew that Gu Fei's running position was also very powerful.
Gu Fei's simple feints failed to deceive Lei Allen, Lei Allen quickly blocked in front of Gu Fei again, and the experience of countless defenses made Gu Fei feel the pressure of defense in an instant.
In fact, Ray Allen's defense has not received much attention in the league, but this is mainly covered up by his stronger offense, although it is not top-notch, but it is also not to be underestimated, especially against Gu Fei's playing skills.
Many fans at the scene saw that Gu Fei couldn't run out and actually cheered for Gu Fei with cheers, obviously these people were really looking forward to it.
"You see, you seem to have let them down." Ray Allen talked about it.
"Don't worry, this is just the beginning, you won't be able to stop me."
At this time, Carman on the inside line suddenly got rid of Garnett's entanglement, and a middle distance on the left side was mentioned, Gu Fei immediately accelerated, briefly left the control range of Lei Allen, and quickly cut into the inside line, and Lei Allen did not give up a turn and immediately chased the defense.
Carman's pick-and-roll was successful, Ray Allen was blocked out, Gu Fei changed direction, bypassed Garnett, who was about to make up the defense, ran to the other side, and reached the outside of the three-point line before Pierce arrived.
Full of tacit understanding, as soon as Gu Fei arrived outside the three-point line, Kassel immediately passed the ball, and Gu Fei, who was already ready, immediately jumped up when he received the ball, which was a little different from Ray Allen's quick shot, but Gu Fei's movements were obviously more standard, and the textbook-like wrist press and fingers, the basketball left Gu Fei's palm and flew to the basket under the attention of the fans now.
The basketball lived up to the expectations of those who wanted to see the three-point battle, and it fell cleanly into the Nets!
Seeing the white waves of the Nets, Gu Fei raised three points in celebration high.
Tied at 3-3, the opening two three-pointers did not disappoint their supporters, both of whom offered a three-pointer.
"Gu Yi scored a beautiful three-pointer, he was telling Lei that I would also score three points!" Wharton laughs.
One person at a time, it seems that it is indeed on the line.