Chapter 959 - Dominating SUPER-Z

The Greenshirts and the Warriors, somehow, are now rivals.

Maybe "Sports Weekly" is right, there is no hatred between the two teams, but when there is more friction, hatred comes.

The conflict between these two teams is a class conflict: the Green Shirts represent a declining aristocracy, they have a glorious past, a team of glory, and a lot of influence on the basketball world. However, as the Big Three grew old, this aristocracy also declined, and its competitiveness was not as good as year by year.

In the eyes of the declining aristocracy, the Warriors are naturally nouveau riche, they just relied on getting Chamberlain, who has risen rapidly in recent seasons and has become a new generation of powerhouses in the league.

In this way, both sides look down on each other, and the Warriors think that your Celtics are a bird, what are you pretending to be, isn't it just that there are many old and few left? Isn't it just relying on the glory of the ancestors to be able to make a living? Look at what it has become now, it has become a nursing home.

What about the Celtics? When they mention the Warriors, they want to scold: Aren't you a group of no-riche, uneducated, and no-history no-riche teams just a few stinky money? What the hell, there's a kind of letting Chamberlain go to the other teams, and see what else you can do without Chamberlain!

The two sides not only think this in their hearts, but also express this in interviews and forum speeches.

In this way, it is hell that the Green Shirts can get good treatment on the Warriors' home court.

The players entered, and the Celtics were playing away from home, so they naturally entered first.

The Celtics finished 50-32 in the regular season last season, but they managed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs and narrowly beat the Cavaliers to reach the Finals, putting the aging team back in the league's first group.

In the 2010 offseason, the Heat's Big Three forced the Celtics to make significant changes in the offseason with the aim of returning to the Finals in 2011.

Among their players, in terms of guards, Rajon Rondo has grown into a top point guard next to the Big Three, and in a sense, he is a more important star than the Big Three.

Rondo is the representative of the NBA's speedy point guard, who is good at breaking and shooting hard, and his limbs are long, and defense is his strength.

On the bench side, rookie Avery Bradley is likely to be the first bench, Bradley is a fast-flowing bantam with a good ability to score points, and if Bradley fails to play the expected table, then there is also Nate Robinson in this position. As for Oliver Lavert's non-guaranteed contract, it's a blessing to be on the squad after the regular season.

In terms of shooting guard, Ray Allen declined significantly last season, but as a god shooter, he is still an important piece of the puzzle for the Celtics to challenge for a championship.

Tony Allen made a name for himself in the Finals for defending Kobe Bryant and switched to his team, which will be a blessing for Robinson, and the "Helium Man" has stolen the spotlight in the Finals, and his playing time is expected to increase in the new season. In addition, the Green Shirts also have players such as West and Vaughan Weaver in this position.

Paul Pierce is the starting point for small forward, and he was in the best form of the Big Three last season, averaging 18 per game. 3 points, his singles ability is still an offensive weapon that Celtics rely on.

His replacement could be Marcus Daniels, who played just 51 games last season due to injury and has never really been fit in his career, so it is not ruled out that the Celtics will line up a back three when Pierce is off.

The third substitute was Tony Gaffney, who struggled to get into the team's rotation.

At the power forward position, Kevin Garnett is over 34 years old, and his decline last season was very obvious, and if it weren't for the back-end efforts, he was almost completely suppressed by Gasol in the Finals.

Garnett's role on the team is primarily on defense, and his offense is mostly high-post jumpers and pick-and-roll follow-ups. Glenn Davis is the first bench at that position, and the latter has a great performance in the Finals, making up for the Green Shirts' lack of interior offense.

In addition, the Celtics also signed second-round rookie Luke Haaland Gaudi, but his rookie should spend time in the NBDL.

Kendrick Perkins was originally the first choice for starting center, but he was injured in the Finals last season and underwent surgery, and the current news is that Perkins himself wants to return in January next year, while the Celtics want him to return in February or March, and now he is still in the hospital, so he can't play in this game.

In this way, it means that the starting center will be produced in the O'Neal family: Jermaine O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal.

Coach Doug Rivers has publicly stated that he will let the "Big Sharks" play off the bench, so O'Neal Jr. should be the starting center, and his form has picked up last season. However, both O'Neal have a history of injuries and attendance is not complimentary.

As a result, second-round rookie Turkish Semi Elton is expected to get some playing time, Eldon is a good player at the World Championships, and "Big Baby" Davis also has a chance to play in that position.

In stark contrast, it was the Warriors players who were so hot when they came out on the pitch that the fans literally tore their throats, and on the bench, a black kid was also waving his fists excitedly, he was the other protagonist of the game, Christian.

West was the first to play due to injury, he straightened up and strode to the bench, Christian excitedly shouted to him: "Mr. Mad Dog, your back is so straight!" You're a tough guy, my dad says you're a tough guy, you're a tough guy! ”

Rarely, a shameless man like West blushed a little in embarrassment, and he explained in a low voice, "I straightened my back because I had a bandage on my back to fix my back muscles for recovery, and in fact, I wanted to fucking twist and lie on the floor right now." ”

Iverson pushed him, glared at him angrily, and said, "Damn, you idiot, don't ****** say these ****-like swear words in front of the child, do you want to spoil this stupid little idiot?" ”

Christian: "Mom, Warriors players are horrible, I want to go home ......"

However, with the appearance of heartthrobs, handsome little guys Curry and Chamberlain, Christian screamed wildly again.

After the warm-up, the starters of both sides are about to play, the green shirts are O'Neal Jr. + Garnett + Pierce + Junzi Ray + Rondo, and the Warriors are Chamberlain + Ibaka + Jackson + Carter + Curry.

When the Warriors' starting five came on the court, they suddenly took out a headband as if by juggling, and the snow-white headband was embroidered with gold letters: Happy birthday, Christian.

Chamberlain and Curry never wore a headband because it affects the image, but today they did it anyway to make a kid happy.

Of course, their goal was achieved, and Christian was going crazy on the bench.

The jump ball was played between Chamberlain and Garnett, and as he grew older, the wolf king's body began to decline, but his temper began to skyrocket.

Chamberlain and Curry played with laughter, originally planning to have anything to do with Garnett, but the wolf king said coldly: "You can really put on a show, that kid is really pitiful, I don't know if I was deceived by you, I think you are a good person." ”

Chamberlain was furious when he heard this, and he was just about to open his mouth to ridicule Garnett, when suddenly his mind turned and said to Curry, Carter and others around him: "Who can make the old men in Boston sob in front of the camera?" Who can make a little girl in Minnesota cry with a stinky shoe in her hand? Who else can be the next person to score a quadruple-double and be the first to do a five-double? Who can top the list at the age of 35? ”

"Kevin Garnett......!" Jackson said in a long and strange way, Curry, Carter and the others laughed and joked with each other, and pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey, which made Garnett secretly hate.

When jumping the ball, Chamberlain didn't give Garnett a chance, after all, the wolf king's body dropped badly, and the bounce and bounce speed were not as good as before, Chamberlain took the lead in giving the racket to Curry, and ran fast to the front court after landing.

Curry received the ball and changed direction past Junzi Lei, quickly rushed across the halfcourt, and then threw the ball to Chamberlain, who had already run inside.

Garnett and O'Neal Jr. are also very mobile, and the two of them successfully deployed on the inside line at the first time, but Chamberlain held the ball in his hand and made a turnaround jumper, and his arm was thrown like a flying knife thrown by Xiao Li Tanhua, and the antelope hung its horns, no trace could be found, but it was extremely accurate!

"Whew", the basketball falls into the hoop.

Chamberlain looked back at O'Neal Jr. and Garnett, and slowly ran to the backfield to defend.

Rondo has grown into a strong point guard, he steadily ran through the half court with the ball, constantly waving his teammates to run, Curry tried to let go of the distance, he knew that Rondo was the kind of pure point guard, and his shooting skills were unreliable and relied on breakthroughs, so he opened up the distance and always left reaction time.

Pierce didn't passively wait for Rondo to pass the ball, although Rondo was now able to make good passes.

Truth ran out of the three-point line to ask for the ball, the Warriors' defense had been organized, Pierce didn't care, he got the ball and spun it around in his hand, looked at the hoop, bent over with the ball in both hands and made a few tentative moves, obviously decided to attack.

Last season, the Boston Celtics were a disappointing man, and when they were not favored in the playoffs, they easily crushed the resurgent Miami Heat in the first round, and then beat the Orlando Magic in succession, and played seven tough games against the Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers, which Pierce can say can be said to have contributed to it.

Pierce averaged 18 per game last season. 3 points 4. 4 rebounds 3. 1 assist, 3 points jΓΉ compared to the previous 2008-09 season, both have declined.

At the same time, Pierce's average number of shots per game has also increased from 14 previously. 6 times down to 14. 2 times. The only improvement was in the shooting percentage, which went from 45 to 45. 7% rose to 47. 2. The three-point shooting rate has also reached the level of 40% for the first time since the 2001-02 season.

In this season's regular season, Pierce's table is also up and down, although he has had a stunner experience at the beginning of the season, but his table on the offensive end is not as stable as last season.

The Big Three of the Green Shirts are now in a race against time, with the gradual rise and growth of new forces, although the experience of the Celtics still has an advantage, but whether they can withstand the impact of youth power, I am afraid no one can guarantee.

One day the Big Three remains, and so do their hopes of winning the championship. Among them, from 2007 to the present, Pierce's leading role in the Big Three has not been weakened. This will continue to be the case for the new season, and Pierce's charge is still the starting point for the Green Shirts' tactics.

With solid and all-round ability, strong body, and good defensive awareness and ability, Pierce also gave full play to his own characteristics in the process of the Green Shirts fighting for the championship.

Among the Big Three, Kevin Garnett was a defensive mainstay, as the 2008-09 playoffs proved. Ray Allen's 2008 Finals and Pierce assisted Kobe Bryant in defending Kobe Bryant can be considered his progress.

But overall, Ray Allen is one of the more limited roles in the Big Three, and he has also lamented being suppressed by Pierce. It's fair to say that Garnett and Ray Allen have both made different sacrifices in order to win the title, while Pierce is more likely to play on his own terms because he doesn't need to change.

Taking a small broken step, Pierce roared, suddenly stepped out with his left foot and leaned over to accelerate the breakthrough from Carter's left side, his strong body was like a cheetah assault, and that kind of strong fighting spirit made Carter, who belonged to the same era as Pierce, frightened.

Carter and Pierce can be said to have fought for the entire career, and on the whole, if Pierce hadn't caught a good opportunity to form a big three with Garnett and Gentleman Lei, his popularity and fame would be far worse than Carter's.

One of the things that Pierce is tougher than Carter is that he is particularly durable, so that although he was far behind Carter in the first half of his career, he caught up in the second half.

Seeing Carter retreating, Pierce broke through faster, he strode to the inside line like a tiger going down, but suddenly took a step and then braked suddenly, pulled up, and made a mid-range shot without hesitation.

The basketball also landed in the hoop with precision.