The Clippers have relied entirely on twin brothers to win this season, and even Billups is no longer one of the irreplaceable cores.

Returning to the Clippers' next opponent, the Celtics. Last season, the Boston Celtics reached the Finals, the credit cannot all be attributed to the play of the Big Three, in addition to these three, the key to the Celtics' victory is defense, the latter is even more important than the former, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, or even the Finals, are good examples, defense is the eternal theme in the basketball world.

Coach Rivers said he will not pursue the best record in the regular season this season, and in addition to the offense, the Celtics will continue to maintain the team's defense, paying attention to the rotation of the Big Three to avoid injuries in the second half of the season. But the Big Three are a year older, will the Celtics' defense be as suffocating this season as it was last season?

The biggest criticism of the Green Army this season is probably the shrinking bench depth, Brown, who once made a big show in the final quarter of a game in the Eastern Conference Finals to help the team get through the difficulties, retired, and the former talented player Darius. Myers' fragile knee didn't impress in the end, and the Celtics were cut. Al. Thorton is very capable, but he is still relatively young and needs to accumulate more experience, and other players like Glenn are very capable. Davis, Brian. Scala Blanei and Patrick. O'Bryant and others also have room to work on. Now the Celts are counting on young Rajan. Rondo and Al. Thorton can grow quickly, but the results are unknown.

Thankfully, the Big Three's will remains resilient, and last season they were united in their common vision for a common goal. None of them averaged more than 20 points per game. They all put the interests of the team first. Rather than individual number jù. But the championship was snatched away by the animal brothers in the end, and behind the unfulfilled wish is often the mood of more desire for the championship, the fighting spirit of the Big Three has not been lost, and they still maintain the original motivation to compete for the championship?

Ji Guoyi poured a bucket of cold water on the Green Army before the game, saying: "The Celtics haven't changed much from last year, basically they are still those people. It's going to be tough for them to win this year, not just against us, but also against the Knights and the Magic. Last season they were able to beat both teams, but this season I think it will be difficult for them to get to the final. Of course, we are the same, the Lakers and Spurs are our fierce rivals this season, and maybe we won't see either of us in this year's Finals. ”

Dead Fox's courage to curse even himself in order to influence the opponent made Boston fans speechless, although they all knew that this guy was cursing the Celtics, but they even brought their own pieces, which gave them no excuse to complain.

The game between the Clippers and Celtics was scheduled for 8 p.m. on Feb. 26, and Staples was as hard to get as always. The Clippers have no less attendance than the Lakers this season and are often full. Expensive tickets in the eyes of fans in small cities. It's not a big deal among Los Angeles fans who don't have a lot of money, and there are many fans who watch the games of both Los Angeles teams. In other words, whoever plays well depends on whose game they play, and this season the Clippers ranked first in the league, attracting many fans with such thoughts.

TNT broadcasts this game live across the United States, and Charles. Barkley said of the Celtics before the game: "The Green Army's offensive and defensive systems are all based on the Big Three, especially their impregnable defensive system. Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, all three have different experiences, different personalities, different styles of play, but last season they sacrificed their individual accolades to fight for the same goal, but in the end their efforts did not pay off. The new season heralds that they have risen by another year, according to their age, 32, 33, 34 years old, saying that they are old and not old, saying that they are not young, but fortunately they are still in Boston, which also gives the Celtics enough capital to become the favorites to win the championship in the new season. ”

Kenny. Smith also said: "For the Celtics, fans who know a little bit will know that it is Garnett's arrival that has changed the atmosphere and defensive mode of the Celtics, his passion can ignite the entire East Coast, his defensive feet can make a huge difference in the team, and his selfless feet can infect any teammate." ”

Barkley laughed, "Don't forget, there's also his trash talk that can off most people except Fox." ”

The two of them laughed when they said this, Ji Guosha didn't quarrel with Garnett a lot last season, but he didn't fall behind, and sometimes he could take a small advantage, which made many players in the league who like to talk trash even more afraid to take the initiative to provoke Ji Guoyi, and the little fox's game was rarely provoked by the opponent, because everyone was more afraid of being provoked by him.

Ji Guoyan is playing at home, and of course he can't forget his favorite somersault. However, Phoenix's team doctor warned him during the All-Star Game that this action would be a hidden danger to his knees, especially for a big man like him, if he doesn't take good care of his knees, his peak will fall faster than others. Of course, he is still young, maybe he won't see a problem for ten or eight years, but if he wants to be a superstar in his thirties like Duncan, then he has to take care of his knees as soon as possible.

The fox brother was most afraid of death, and as soon as he heard the warning of the Phoenix miracle doctor, he immediately decided not to perform his super somersault, and at most two in place. He's thinking about new pre-fight rituals, like pull-ups, which he prefers, or doing push-ups with one hand, which would be cool anyway.

Today's scrum is in charge of Ji Guoyi, this guy is idle if he doesn't flip and fight, so he snatched this job. Ji Guoqiu said that he didn't care about this, anyway, the ability of the dead fox to fight for the ball was even stronger than him, and he should have been responsible for it a long time ago.

Perkins and Ji Guoshi fought for the ball, which was probably the least suspenseful thing in the game, and the fox brother tossed the basketball to his teammates with a light jump. Perkins on the opposite side gave up early, and the big fat of the Celtics didn't bother to jump in the face of the fox brother.

The Clippers attacked for the first time, and Ji Guoyi felt that he and Garnett were not winning or losing in the heads-up at the All-Star Game, so he had to dribble and break through the wolf king as soon as he came up, but he was moved sideways by Pierce, who had been prepared, and poked the basketball out, and the Clippers only made one mistake in their first offense.

Rondo grabbed the basketball and advanced at high speed, and after hitting the frontcourt, he made a hidden pass to Pierce, who dodged Garcia's defense and scored the ball with a layup, and the Celtics took the lead.

Pierce slapped Rondo after scoring a goal, and the point guard who melted the championship ring of the Big Three in last year's Finals has not been sidelined by the team this year, nor has he transferred. The Big Three are not stunned, they know that the team can't find a better point guard than Rondo right now, and the Green Army uniform team has been working hard to find reinforcements this year, but the team's salary space is limited, and in the end they still haven't got a player they want.

In terms of point guard, the Celtics originally looked at Calderon with a long range, but the Raptors' annual salary of 7 million made the Celtics sigh. Then they fell in love with James. Posey, this can be obtained with the full middle class, but unfortunately they want the main position, and the Celtics are helpless. In the end, the Celtics tried to seduce Udri, but this unlucky guy who was shamed by Ji Guosha's death buckle chose to stay in the king after weighing the pros and cons, on the grounds that he didn't want to move, which made the Celtic uniform team so angry that he wanted to vomit blood!

This season, the Celtics didn't use their middle-class treaties to bolster the team, and Boston fans can only pin their hopes on the Big Three and two rookies. Rondo's assist ability has improved significantly this season, averaging 11+10 per game this season as an All-Star player, and he almost made the All-Star Game. To the dismay of the Celtics, Rondo has not improved on the offensive end compared to last season. It's Al. Thornton has improved significantly on the offensive end, and his 17+6 count this season qualifies him to compete for the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Although the Celtics were playing away today, they got into the groove significantly faster, and Garnett hit two consecutive mid-range jumpers with his signature turnaround jumper, followed by Ray Brown. Allen made a shot from outside the three-point line, and Pierce's breakthrough caused Ji Guoqiu's defensive foul, and the Celtics opened with a wave of 11:2, and the Clippers only threw a mid-range shot by Ji Guoqiu during this time, and the whole team shot 1 of 5.

The elder Dunleavy quickly called a timeout and expressed his dissatisfaction with the slow heat of his players: "Cheer up, this is a 48-minute game, do you think you can look down on the second team in the East if you are the first in the league?" Don't forget, we beat them by luck last season, and we're not invincible! ”

Barkley said after a timeout: "Paul. Pierce scored six points after the opening, he was nicknamed the truth, and he repeatedly replayed the table at critical moments, could shoot three-pointers to make fouls inside, and was almost omnipotent on offense. ”

Kenny. Smith: "You summed up all the characteristics of him, and the older he gets, the better."

Charles. Ross Barkley: "Of course, he found more help last year, but he's still a good athlete, he's got enough scoring ability to score whether he's near or near the basket, and at 32 he's the youngest of the Big Three. ”

After the game restarted, Billups hit a three-pointer on the offensive end, and Ji Guoyi also scored a goal with his back-to-back shot in the low post. But the Celtics Big Three were in good shape today, and it didn't look like they had slipped much from last year, especially Pierce's offensive threat was even stronger than last year, and he scored four straight points after a timeout, and the Clippers didn't close the gap. (To be continued......)