Chapter 698: The Season of Subversion
This year's NBA is considered by almost all NBA experts to be a very subversive year, not only the Lakers formed a terrifying F6 lineup, nor is it just that the Spurs welcomed Kidd, one of the best players in the league, and not just because the Grizzlies signed former All-Star power forward Juwan Howard or Divac, one of the tactical cores of the Kings, left the NBA and retired, but this year it is likely that there will be a few fish belly that used to seem to be absolutely the belly of the fish belly to stage a turnaround.
And in the eyes of experts, the team that is likely to turn over is probably second to none is the Memphis Raptors who won the championship this year and signed Anthony, this team is currently the team that almost all experts believe is most likely to subvert the Western Conference and NBA pattern this year, and in fact, when a team has a center like Kwame Brown who averages 10+14+2.5 per game and a guard like Mobley who can win 20+5, plus this year there is also a champion who is recognized as the most powerful player in history. It's a strange thing that such a team isn't competitive, and none of these three are the league's top superstars at the moment.
But obviously, the combination of Mobley, Kwame Brown and Anthony is definitely one of the most distinctive combinations in the league and one of the most powerful young trio, and in fact, in the first game of this team this season, these three people gave people a bright feeling, the team's first game this season was at home against the Spurs, who were the first in the West last season, as far as the current Raptors are concerned, although the strength of this team is very strong, but it is clear that there is a gap between this team and the Spurs, Such a game is basically like the opening game of this year, the Boston Celtics vs. the Heat, the Boston Celtics are obviously stealing a piece of the Heat, and the Heat can only play at a super level and expect the Boston Celtics to perform badly, which is not a very easy thing to do.
And the same is true for the Grizzlies to play the Spurs, the Grizzlies have the ability to beat the Spurs at home, but such an ability also needs external help, such as the Spurs can't play their ability, under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the Raptors to beat the Spurs, and just when everyone thinks so, on October 29 this year, the Grizzlies played with the Spurs at home, and the Grizzlies actually defeated the Spurs by 88-80 points at home, and in this game, The combination of Kwame Brown and Mobley and Anthony combined to contribute 55 points, 27 rebounds and 13 assists.
The statistics of these three people in this game account for almost half of the entire team, although this game is a back-to-back away game for the Spurs, the Spurs just beat the Suns at home on October 28, even if the Spurs lineup in this game has not been run in well, but it is clear that to beat the Spurs, who are currently recognized as the second strongest team in the West, this young team is enough to be proud of, and it can also bring them a lot of confidence.
And in fact, this team did bring a lot of self-confidence after beating the Spurs, on October 30, after beating the Spurs, the Raptors once again ushered in last season's champion Boston Celtics, this game is the Raptors' home back-to-back game and the first away game of the season for the Boston Celtics, and in this game, this young team once again brought a lot of trouble to the other team in the finals last season, this Boston Celtics away game, The Boston Celtics have been trailing since the first quarter.
And the Boston Celtics are not the kind of short-term behind, but have been behind from the first quarter to the third quarter, although the Boston Celtics are not very far behind, but it is clear that although the Boston Celtics are playing away, and the Raptors are also back-to-back, in such a schedule, the two are tied, and in the final score, although the Boston Celtics finally defeated the Raptors 94-91, but from the game, The Boston Celtics actually took advantage of the Raptors' inexperience in the last 2 minutes to play a wave of 6-2 to separate the winner.
And even if the winner is decided, the difference between the two sides is only a few points. And in this game the Boston Celtics game. The young trio is still doing well, which is also a sign that the team's last win over the Spurs was no surprise.
"Coach, we still lost this game" Mobley looked at his mentor in front of him a little helplessly and said with some pity, they didn't have no chance in this game, they just had a point ahead and had the ball with two minutes left, but in the end they were scored 6 points by the Boston Celtics in just two minutes, and they themselves only scored 2 points, in this case the team also lost a good game, And Mobley, who is the core player of this team, also said helplessly to Zhuang Fei after the game at this time, he has not beaten his head coach since leaving Zhuang Fei.
"Yes, we are very lucky to win this game, in fact, you performed better than us in the whole game" Zhuang Fei looked at the disciple in front of him and said with a smile, since the former Timberwolves' best sixth man left the Timberwolves, he has not entered the playoffs. In this case, the former Timberwolves star has begun to forget what it feels like to win, and at this time, the team actually drew the first pick in this year's draft.
This also made the strength of this team soar instantly. This also makes Mobley, who has been sullen in recent seasons, obviously much more positive in the new season, and this game with the Boston Celtics, the guard played an All-Star performance of 28 points and 8 assists, and he and Anthony's combination contributed more than 50 points again, which finally made the Boston Celtics almost suffer their first loss of the season, so Zhuang Fei said that the team's better performance in this game is not a compliment, but a fact.
"Coach, I think we will take revenge next time we go to Boston, our goal this year is the championship, and when the time comes, we hope to meet the coach's team in the finals" Finally, looking at his mentor, Mobley also said with a cautious face, the most rubbish team in the league last season is now actually saying that it is competing for the championship. It's funny no matter how you look at it. In fact, although the Raptors have not had any superstars on the team in recent years, the strength of the team's role players is beyond doubt, and now this team is no longer a team that can't get players at critical moments after getting Anthony, and Mobley, who has been in this team for a long time as the boss, doesn't seem to have any intention of competing with Anthony for the position of the boss, and in this case, the team has also undergone a qualitative change.
Now Mobley is very confident that this team has really given him things that he didn't dare to think about before, and now, all of this has become a reality
"Mr. Zhuang, what do you think of Anthony's performance in this game, and are you satisfied with the Boston Celtics' performance today?"
Even at the post-game press conference, as the hottest champion show this year, Zhuang Fei couldn't escape such a problem. The performance of the Raptors' top pick in this game is absolutely outstanding, there are not many rookies who can face the Boston Celtics with 25 points and 11 rebounds, which is also a side projection of Anthony's strength at this time, for Anthony and James, their goals this season are to average more than 25 points per game, Anthony needs to increase rebounds to more than 7, and James needs to increase assists to more than 7.
'It's a team with a lot of potential, they've been able to be competitive enough this season, they've got the quality for the division finals for this game, of course, if they have to have that every game, it's just not realistic, so I'm still going to congratulate our team on the performance, they still won.
"As for Anthony, he's a promising scorer, he's always proven that he's the best freshman in basketball history, and I can recognize that, but obviously if he comes to the NBA, everything here is going to have to be readjusted, and while he's good enough now, I think he can improve a little bit more."
Of course, Zhuang Fei left Memphis after the end of this game with the Raptors, and he also left the victory of this game behind, as far as the current team is concerned, Zhuang Fei and the Boston Celtics don't need to pay too much attention to them, and the research results of these two are also slow, in this case, Zhuang Fei is also able to buy what he wants.
When the Boston Celtics left Memphis, their next opponent was the Hornets.
Obviously, judging from the current Boston Celtics schedule, almost everyone knows that the Boston Celtics have suffered one of the most difficult consecutive road trips in the NBA at the beginning of their game, which is commonly known as the trip to the American Southwest.
It was only on October 31, the day after the victory over the Raptors, that the Boston Celtics defeated the Hornets for their third win of the season, but such a victory could hardly hide the difficulty of the next Boston Celtics game. Because next, the Boston Celtics will play the Mavericks and Spurs in a row. (To be continued.) )