Chapter 385: Fighting the Green Army Back to Back
Seven-thirty p.m., North Shore Garden Arena, Boston. Look at the book
The Celtics take on the Warriors on the road.
Some of the Warriors' players only had a little more than four hours of sleep.
So this game is not easy for the Warriors, and the players are definitely not in good shape.
Nelson Sr. didn't put too much pressure on the players, after all, it was an away game, and it was still back-to-back.
But Zhou Yang and Curry don't think so.
The Warriors can lose, but they must not lose to the Greens.
Let's not talk about the small grievances between Pierce and Zhou Yang, in addition, the Green Army is a strong team in the East, and they must be defeated in order to deter the Eastern team.
The Celtics starting lineup is Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo, Jermaine O'Neal.
The Warriors' starting lineup is Zhou Yang, Curry, Chandler, Turkoglu and Barbossa.
Because Zhou Yang once beat Pierce's, every time the Warriors and Celtics matched, Pierce played fiercely.
It's a pity that he doesn't take advantage of it every time.
Jumping the ball in the middle circle, Chandler grabbed the first wave of possession.
Curry dribbled past half court, and it was Rondo who defended him.
Rondo is about the same height as Curry, but his arm span is exaggerated, so he's always been a perimeter defender.
Curry still has a bit of a headache with Rondo, he doesn't have hard steel, and he called a cover.
Turkoglu came up to block Rondo, and Garnett made a big delay and blocked in front of the library.
Curry passes the ball to Turkoglu and lets him single Rondo.
Turkoglu averaged 18.6 points per game in the two Eastern Conference games he just played, more than in his previous games.
Facing Rondo, Turkoglu used his height advantage to crush the restricted area, and then near the free throw line, he turned over and made a jumper to score two points.
Old Nelson laughed, did Turkoglu have a grudge against the Eastern team?
Celtic attack.
Rondo dribbled to the front court, saw Pierce reach for the ball, and immediately passed it.
Although Pierce is a 34-year-old veteran, his physical condition is good, because he has a lot of offensive means and is a floor stream, so his skills are not physically demanding.
He trained hard in the offseason and hopes to lead the Celtics to a good performance in the new season.
Seeing his enemy Zhou Yang today, he secretly swore that he must take revenge!
Zhou Yang posted anti-Pierce in the back, and he didn't say anything at first.
But Pierce is a very broken mouth, and he starts chattering.
"Boy, don't think it's great to win the championship, Lao Tzu also has a championship."
In fact, Zhou Yang has always had no personal grudges against Pierce, on the contrary, he has a good impression of Pierce.
So Zhou Yang was not angry at Pierce's trash talk, but responded with a smile: "You rush out of the east first!"
This sentence pierced Pierce's lungs, and he roared angrily and began to hit Zhou Yang on his back, chiseling under the basket.
Although he was a few centimeters taller than Zhou Yang and looked very strong, he chiseled twice, but Zhou Yang didn't move.
It's a little embarrassing.
Pierce was so angry that he used all his strength to slam Zhou Yang again.
Who knows, Zhou Yang played with a stool.
Pierce was miserable.
Whew......
Pierce lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.
The ball also came off his hands.
Zhou Yang saw that the referee didn't blow the whistle, so he immediately grabbed the ball and passed it to Barbosa.
The Brazilian Lightning turned on the fast-break mode, killed the half, made an easy layup, and scored 2 points.
Pierce reacted fairly quickly, he found the back empty, rolled on the ground twice, and stood up again.
He looked at Zhou Yang hatefully, wondering in his heart, why was he so embarrassed every time he saw Zhou Yang?
Zhou Yang still greeted him with a smile and said, "Take it easy, you old arms and legs!"
", you don't have to!"
Pierce replied angrily.
Celtic attack.
Pierce didn't ask for the ball this time, he knew that he couldn't beat Zhou Yang, so don't hit hard, after all, he is not a stunned young man.
Rondo passes the ball to Garnett.
Garnett wanted to bully Turkoglou.
At the beginning of the East, Garnett could indeed bully Turkoglou, but after the agent came to the Warriors, his defensive ability improved a lot, and the Warriors' overall defensive ability was very strong, and Garnett was not so easy to bully.
Garnett leaned in for Turkoglu and then tried to score with his own turnaround jumper.
Who knows, Turkoglu stuck in advance and stuck to Garnett's next plate, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Yes, Turkogru, it's not a small improvement!" Garnett also boasted.
Tekoglu sneered, "You think you're like you, regressing every year!"
「……」
Turkogru isn't as loyal as he seems, and his mouth is broken.
Garnett shook his shoulders angrily again, trying to shake the agent away.
But the agent just stuck to him and didn't pick up the ball, which made Garnett very uncomfortable.
In desperation, Garnett had no choice but to make a backward jumper, and he also drifted, which was extremely difficult.
If you're a few years younger, that's fine.
But Garnett is also in his thirties, and his bounce height and speed are much weaker.
Boom!
The shot is crooked.
Chandler protected the rebound and passed it straight to Curry.
Curry killed half the court, and before Rondo pounced, he chased three points, and hey!
Precision guidance, hit!
Garnett glanced at the agent, he didn't expect that Turkoglou's defense had improved so much.
5:0!
The warriors, who fought back-to-back, actually played a magnificent start.
The Celtics, who are waiting for work, seem to be a little overwhelmed.
This made many Green Army fans very unhappy.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers turned grim.
He had already mobilized the players before the game, asking that no matter whether he wins or loses this game, he must play with the momentum of the iron-blooded Green Army!
Whether it's back-to-back or away, if you can't win it, Celtic won't even mention anything to compete for the championship.
Rivers yelled from the sidelines, "What are you doing? Haven't you eaten?"
Zhou Yang was even more annoying, and when Rivers shouted, he also shouted at the Celtics players: "Eat more next time, or you won't be bored to play......
Celtic attack.
Rondo was also angry with Zhou Yang, he advanced to the front court with the ball, this time he didn't pass the ball, but called a cover, he was going to play by himself!
In fact, Rondo is already an indispensable outside engine for the Celtics.
O'Neal raised the high post and blocked Curry, and Rondo hit near the box.
Zhou Yang immediately came out to help defend, Garnett blocked Zhou Yang again, and Rondo took the opportunity to kill the basket.
The moment Chandler pounced, Rondo made a fake pass from behind, shook Chandler's center of gravity away, and then made a frontal layup!
It was Rondo's signature dreadful layup, tried and tested.
The main reason is that his hand is too big, and that kind of passing action, which can be pulled back, is indeed very difficult, and the defender is helpless to be deceived.