Chapter 520 - Completely Different
Judging from the warm-up, Owen is in good shape. The rest of the team also seemed relaxed.
"Welch, how far do you think the Greenshirts can play in this game?" A question that suddenly came to mind immediately threw up.
"You're asking Owen, right?"
"Yes"
"Although James, as we talked about, the aura on his body seems to have somewhat overshadowed Irving, making him less important in the past few years. However, Owen has not changed, his desire to win, determination and personal ability are still there. So this game is going to be difficult. ”
"Are you saying they're going to be strong under Owen?"
"Isn't it? The Celtics have an equally strong team. It's just that they are not as good as the Cavaliers in terms of technology and ability, and what makes the opponent better should be that they have won the championship and are invincible in the playoffs! This is all a manifestation of the accumulation of experience and the ability to be too strong."
"It's okay now, both teams ......"
"Take what you need, Cleveland might be feeling like they're hitting a bottleneck or something that needs to adjust, and the Greenshirts need to have a seasoned leader here, and now Irving is here."
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Chen had a somewhat unpleasant feeling when he heard this. Welch gave Irving a high rating, and he likes such a player if he is a fan. When the little emperor did not return to Cleveland, Owen showed the demeanor of a future leader!
At the beginning of the game, Horford got the basketball and turned around and passed it to Brown, and Irving then received the basketball. At this time, Chen Yi vaguely heard cheers. Facing Russell, who directly used his speed and nimble feet to get past the opponent and go straight to the basket after seeing Jonathan's defense, he dodged the pass in the air and went to Crowder, who had just arrived!
Facing Zhang Hao's defense, Claude felt that something was wrong, and immediately the basketball had left him! Zhang Hao stabbed the ball nimbly, and the basketball was picked up by Jason in the air, and after a quick pass, he took the ball and smashed Goodwin's foot in the middle of the game. The referee immediately ordered Goodwin to kick the ball.
After the basketball went out of bounds, Brown served to Irving. The latter jumped directly into the net with three points of hollowness! The chaos at the beginning made Chen's heart a little more relieved. If everything goes smoothly, the Nets will probably call a timeout after the Celtics hit a few quick shots.
Coming to the front court, Russell decisively passed the ball to Zhang Hao, and in the face of Crowder's strong defense, Jonathan immediately jumped up and scored 2 points from a long distance after receiving Zhang Hao's pass, and entered the basket steadily! 3:2!
Hayward sat quietly on the sidelines, and the camera was given to him from time to time. There was no reaction, and Hayward watched the game quietly. The Nets didn't expect that. The opponent didn't put all the great players on the field either!
Jason immediately adjusted his posture after receiving Irving's pass in the front court and quickly threw the ball in! After receiving the basketball, Goodwin turned around and got past Brown next to him and immediately made a layup to score 2 points! 5:4!
Slowly coming to the frontcourt, Irving deceived Russell with a feint and jumped directly into the basket with a jump shot! With Jonathan's shot not going in! Horford got the basketball and immediately passed it to Jason. Crowder scored a violent dunk immediately after changing it back! 9:4!
Chen suddenly became nervous at this time! The Greenshirts need to be careful not to let them build momentum now! Otherwise, the Nets won't be easy to chase. This is possible. Now it's time to get ready to call a timeout.
Chen, who was thinking about it at this time, saw Zhang Hao shoot a three-way basketball directly out of bounds. Brown served to Irving, and Jason then took the basketball and rushed over quickly! After Jonathan used his rhythm to get points after a beautiful pass when Jonathan used to defend! 11:4!
As Russell's ball was cut off by Irving, the opponent immediately accelerated to the front court and hit a direct three-point shot! 14:4! The Nets are about to take a timeout. Russell was pinned down by Irving after a few rounds. Indeed, Irving's ability may be more than two levels higher than Russell's.
"Teague did a good job with Jonathan. Goodwin is going to see an opportunity to get the basketball out. Don't let the team play too loosely. The focus is not on Irving too much, but on where he's going to get the ball. Find a way to cut off the other party's ......"
If Lin is put up in advance, maybe Brooklyn will not have much suspense to fight with the other party right away. So I put Teague up anyway. This way, both sides don't have to pay too much attention to defense. The previous game was basically a battle between the two teams.
Another scorer, Hayward, is still off the court. The Nets just need to improve their offensive efficiency. After Teague came to the arena, he began to watch more cautiously, paying attention to the distance between Owen and himself! Relatively speaking, Teague still has experience, at least he can still play a role in the regular season.
He used to be Indiana's main level defender! When he came to the frontcourt, Owen immediately followed! Suddenly, after a quick stop, he used the rhythm to get rid of Irving, and immediately started to score a layup! 14:6! The Nets bench immediately became lively!
Irving took the ball and immediately passed it to Brown, who jumped straight up and hit a three-pointer! 17:6! It was a bit unreasonable. Goodwin has already defended himself in place, but he still let him enter! Since the start of the game, the opponent has given the Nets a lot of pressure!
All kinds of emotions began to pour into Chen's mind at this time. Is that the right thing to do? Are the Nets in a very passive situation right now, did they make a mistake from the start? What's next? Reason told him to watch the game calmly and not do anything, because he was not allowed to do anything else right now.
Teague made a quick pass to Jonathan, who saw little chance and passed the ball back! The defense of the Green Shirts gives this head a sense of oppression! After dribbling the ball a few times, the chances were not great, and the decisive and Owen were on top again!
You can't fight hard with such a defender! Teague's physicality didn't allow him to do that either. Seeing that the time was gradually decreasing, he immediately retreated a few steps back, and after seeing that Owen found out his intention, he immediately moved to the right, and immediately jumped up and hit three points directly! 17:9!
A guy just got 5 points on the field! The team is currently limited by the opponent very well! Teague also had to pick up the burden of scoring alone! He was thinking quickly in his mind at this time about how he could open up the situation! Goodwin is a good seedling! Use him!
Now, after a timeout, the Brooklyn players have discovered that Irving is indeed giving the team a constant pass of the ball. What he can't deal with is that you don't know what he is going to do soon! The individual is also very powerful!
As long as Owen wants to start going head-to-head, sometimes it's hard to stop him! There aren't many people in the league who can be more successful in defending him, but the one that comes to mind right away is Kobe Bryant of the Lakers.
After a passing feint shook off Teague, Goodwin immediately came over to help defend and was passed by Owen again! Then you can easily go to the basket to score points! 19:9! The Celtics started the game feeling really good and they were very efficient offensively!
It took a while for the offensive efficiency to slow down! Finally, the first quarter ended at 33:24! The other players on the Celtics' side feel quite satisfied~ This newly traded superstar-level player is not much different from the previous Thomas Jr.!
He has a strong desire and ability to attack! Physicality, speed, awareness on the field are good! If Thomas Jr. used to be a strong attacker and pass to infect his teammates, then what the star showed was agility and the ability to quickly interpret and organize the game on the field!
Chen knows that if the opponent continues to play according to the current state, the Nets may go from a passive state to garbage time.