Chapter 774: The New Green Shirts One
"Celtic are really talented."
While Yang Di lamented the strength of the Celtics, the Celtics also lined up the Warriors as their biggest enemy since the start of the season.
"The Warriors are the defending champions and we have to put 120 percent of our fighting spirit up against them." Head coach Doug Rivers has been a little proud lately, with the Celtics winning nine in a row, and he has become the person who has the most credit, in fact, the tactics have not changed much from last season, nothing more than the addition of a low-post single from Pau Gasol.
Janela Rondo couldn't help but pout, and turned her head to look at the arena.
Both sides came on, with Ben Wallace and Tyson Chandler in the center circle.
After a year with the Bulls last year, Ben Wallace's help on the defensive end of the team was clearly visible, and the Pistons lost their big roots and gradually fell out of the ranks of the top teams.
Ben Wallace is 33 years old but still in great physical condition, playing in 77 games with the Bulls last season, averaging 6.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 2.0 blocks in 35 minutes per game, and is one of the league's most defensive interior players against Young.
At the same time, Pau Gasol is one of the No. 4 players in the Yang Di league who hates defense the most, and the two got together, and Yang Di couldn't help but sigh that the Celtics were prepared.
The Celtics wore the classic green jersey, while the Warriors wore a white jersey.
The audience shouted hoarsely.
"Toot ~"
With a whistle, Tyson Chandler and Ben Wallace jumped into the air.
Chandler didn't pay attention to Ben Wallace at first, thinking how capable the 33-year-old veteran could be? As a result, the jump ball gave him a blow to the head, Ben Wallace took the lead in touching the basketball with more than half of his palm, and he actually lost to the opponent with a steady jump ball.
"That's amazing!" Chandler really didn't expect Wallace to jump so high.
Celtics fans cheered as the Celtics mastered the first wave of offense.
Rondo tightened the headbands on his head, and the two alien-like arms skillfully controlled the ball under his crotch, pulling away from a certain position with Byron Davis, and dribbling forward through the half.
Yang Di stood in the center, and the Warriors were scattered and defended.
Rondo held the ball for two seconds at the top of the arc and beckoned Pau Gasol to come out and block the pick-and-roll.
Byron's eyes showed a color of surprise, this guy who is not good-looking is so arrogant, he came up and let the core players of his team come up to block the demolition?
To his surprise, Pau Gasol naturally obeyed Rondo's command, standing on the three-point line, with his hands down and making a standard pick-and-roll pose.
Rondo had excellent ball control and had a rhythm of his own, following Pau Gasol's pick-and-roll to get past Byron Davis' defense.
"Fill in the position!"
Without Byron to make a sound, Yang Di had already moved sideways and slammed Rondo, who was facing him head-on.
Yang Di opened his arms to defend, Rondo unhurriedly pulled to the three-point line, Yang Di didn't know much about this player, thinking that such a guard must not be able to shoot, and followed almost out of the three-point line.
Rondo threw it casually and transferred to Pau Gasol.
Pau Gasol, who was in the position, took the ball with his back, turned around and pushed to the basket, then stretched out his big arm and hooked the ball high.
The speed of the movement was not fast, but Byron and Yang Di couldn't interfere with their pounces.
"Huh!"
Basketball hollowed into the net, 2-0, and the Celtics took the lead.
Byron Davis patted his chest, signaling that he was responsible for the ball, and then asked to serve past Yang Di's baseline and push forward without hurrying.
Dribbling under the crotch and dribbling behind the back, Byron Davis controlled the basketball at the top of the arc and looked up at Jaena Rondo, a somewhat thin player who followed him without shaking at all.
Yang Didou came out and made a pick-and-roll for Byron Davis.
Byron leaned over and accelerated, breaking through to the basket, his beard fluttering and uninhibited.
Ben Wallace immediately moved over under the basket, and Byron saw the big picture very well, raising his hand to shoot a cross pass to Tyson Chandler in the open position.
But he split the ball a little harder, Chandler didn't hold it firm, and Big Ben easily reflexively stuck Tyson Chandler and put pressure on him.
Paul Pearce got the grip just right, and with a single hand, he broke the ball in Chandler's hand.
Yang Di and others immediately retreated quickly, and the Celtics had a chance to break quickly, but the head coach Rivers, who emphasized defense, yelled "slow down" on the side, and Pierce controlled the rhythm and slowly advanced through the half.
Paul Pierce and Pau Gasol form a "double Paul" lineup, with the two on the outside for pick-and-roll.
The Warriors did not change the defense, Pierce was ready to make an emergency stop in the middle distance, Yang Di felt the time, and reached out to interfere.
"Bell~"
The basketball brushed out of the frame, Chandler flicked in the direction of his teammate, and Ray Allen advanced with the ball.
Yang Di fell into a low single, Ben Wallace was engrossed in back-to-back defense, and Yang Di's shoulders were shaking, he was unmoved.
"Bang!"
Yang Di's back hit Da Ben's body, and Da Ben was like a diamond rock, and in Yang Di's powerful impact, he didn't move at all.
Fans are amazed that there are few players in the league who can withstand Yang Di one-on-one, and for that alone, the Celtics are worth the trade for Ben Wallace.
Yang Di felt Ben Wallace's defensive intensity, the strength of the two was between the two, and in terms of strength, even if they were older, they would not eliminate much.
Yang Di pulled the ball out, turned around, and began to attack with a frame.
dribbled under the crotch two times in a row, pretending to break through to the middle of the road, and the whole person slammed into the ground, stepped on the ground with both feet, bent his knees to burst out of strength, and bounced up to shoot.
"Huh!"
Under Big Ben's blindfolded defense, Yang Di hit a mid-range jumper.
For him, the mid-range shot is the easiest way to score, and if he's in the playoffs, he's going to dig in, but in the regular season, he's usually trying to get his groove.
It looks like it feels pretty good today.
The Celtics attacked, Petrus ran to the top of the arc to receive the ball, and then passed to Pau Gasol in the elbow zone, who turned to face Yang Di, who was defending him.
He arched his back in twice, but he couldn't move, giving Paul Pierce a hand-to-hand pass screen.
Paul Pierce received the ball, feigned a break inside, and suddenly took a big step back to the left, opened a step away from Danny Granger, almost stepped on the three-point line, and shot a big two-pointer.
"Huh!"
It is also almost hollow into the network.
Granger looked up at the goal, and he felt like he was reacting quickly, but Pierce's movements were too consistent, the pace was not slow at all, and the pace was very large, as if it didn't interfere with his shooting.
4-2, just a few rounds, but the Celtics have completely shown a different state from last season, and the team's strength is enough to wrestle with the Warriors, and the two sides are tentatively entering the stage of the anxious game.