In addition to defense, the Celtics are also at the forefront of the league in the competition for rebounds, and during the nine-game winning streak, the number of defensive rebounds ranked first in the league.

Of course, this defensive rebounding and defensive good actually go hand in hand.

Pau Gasol and Ben Wallace are both good players who can get cards and grab rebounds, and even the whole team has made great strides in this area.

All in all, it's a new Green Shirt, strong overall, with excellent chemistry and a strength that is on par with the Warriors.

After the Celtics quickly adjusted their game, they continued to compete with the Warriors in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors and Celtics were tied at 65.

During the break, Yang Di sat on the sidelines, and Grant Hill sat right behind Yang Di.

Grant Hill is 35 years old, the peerless young man who chased the wind back then, and now he has become a veteran who is about to retire, a few years ago when he was in the Magic, Grant Hill suffered from serious injuries, and a season is always stop-and-go, no more than 70 games, most of them only play one or twenty games.

Grant Hill became a free agent in the offseason, and the Warriors brought in Chris Mullin to convince him to come to the Warriors, only to miss a game and have a sore knee that made him a daily watch list.

Grant Hill insisted on traveling with the team and insisted on returning to training every day, waiting for his chance to play.

"Mr. Grant, how did you say the Celtics suddenly became so good, their overall defense was simply suffocating."

Yang Di complained to Grant Hill about the Celtics' defense, which has been the strongest he has seen in recent years.

"Yes, fortunately, it feels good today, otherwise it is a big question whether you can pass 80 points in a game." Grant Hill nodded.

Yang Di said: "I heard that the Lakers are also very powerful, and the two giants have all risen this offseason, I really don't know what kind of changes have taken place in the Lakers, I'm afraid they won't be weaker than the Celtics." ”

"Celtic players are strong in every position and Pau Gasol is definitely underrated." Grant Hill said.

Yang Di agrees with this, Pau Gasol quietly cut down 19 points and 9 rebounds, and went to the 20+10 double-double data, which is very stable. Yang Di played ten percent of his skills today, and so far it is only 25 points and 11 rebounds, which is still because Yang Di occupies a lot more balls than Pau Gasol.

"There are still a few away games in the future, and playing Celtic is tired like this, and the next games are not easy to play." Yang Di is also very worried about the state of his teammates, Ray Allen, as a shooter, is also a quasi-game, an iron game, Byron Davis has not yet recovered to 100% of the state, the court is obviously closed, and the Warriors are really full of firepower, only Yang Di is alone.

"You still have to maintain a little bit of physical strength and give it to young people to fight." Grant Hill and Yang Di said, and after saying that, he felt a little strange and glanced at Yang Di with inexplicable eyes.

Yang Di didn't see Grant Hill's eyes, and nodded in agreement: "That's right, the regular season is actually just a casual game, what I am thinking about now is always the championship, this year is the most critical year to achieve the dynasty championship, and the playoffs are the stage to play 120 percent." ”

Grant Hill thought to himself that Yang Di was actually only 23 years old, but unconsciously, he was already a veteran who had played in the league for 5 seasons, and no one regarded him as a young man.

On the field, Monta Ellis led the benches against the Celtics.

The Celtics' bench bandits are also very strong, in addition to talented rookie Jeff Green, there are players such as Eddie House, Tony Allen, James Posey, etc., who are only better than the Warriors.

With the home bonus, the Celtics even had the advantage, leading the Warriors 74-70, and the Warriors replaced Yang Di, who took the lead in the game.

The Celtics didn't make any changes, and Rivers glanced at Big Ben off the bench, who had already committed four fouls and was ready to put him on the final five minutes.

Yang Di scored a personal offense to help the Warriors quickly equalize the score, and then the Celtics replaced Paul Pierce and Pau Gasol at the same time to form a "double Paul" lineup.

The two stabilized the situation, and Pierce's outside attack was almost unstoppable, and the two sides formed a tug-of-war.

In the final minute, Yang Di hit a key two-pointer to help the Warriors tie the Celtics 87-87.

Rivers arranged Paul Pearce's key shot, which was spotted by the Warriors, and Ray Allen made a contribution on the defensive end at a critical moment, disrupting the Celtics' pass, and the Celtics missed a great opportunity.

Fortunately, the Warriors also failed to attack and Byron Davis missed a layup in the final moments, and the two sides went into overtime.

Montgomery secretly complained in his heart, the Warriors have been completely exhausted, Danny Granger, Tyson Chandler and other players have been replaced by new forces such as Ariza and Biedrins, but the three cores are not easy to replace, and the playing time will definitely exceed 40 minutes.

In the second battle of back-to-back, such a big consumption, the key has been fought to this point, and it is definitely impossible to give up like this, and it is difficult to ride a tiger.

In overtime, the Warriors took the lead in scoring, and Yang Di, who had already scored 34 points, scored another two points from the middle shot.

Not to be outdone, Pau Gasol singled out Beedrins with his back, turned and hooked his hands to score, and also caused a foul on Beedrins, who started early.

Pau Gasol let out a loud roar, clenching his fists to lift his spirits.

The first few years of his career were too embarrassing, in the Grizzlies, he was able to bring the Grizzlies into the playoffs almost every year, but he was always swept in the playoffs, and it was obvious that the team's strength was too far behind the opponent, but the media always said that he was too soft to lead the team forward.

After the Grizzlies got their talent potential as a rookie, they decided to rebuild, and Pau Gasol came to North Shore Gardens.

He's been given a new lease of life on this new team with a strong bloodline, and he's been able to show off his basketball skills and make a name for himself.

Yang Di raised his head and shook his head, and he really felt a little tired in the noisy and noisy cheering.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Di turned his back and asked for the ball, Ben Wallace was fouled five times, and Paul Gasol, who was fouled four times, was defending Yang Di.

Yang Di arched his body, picked up the ball and shook it for a moment, hit Pau Gasol and then turned over and jumped.

This is his simplest and more efficient way to score, Gasol was knocked away by Yang Di, the defense was not timely, and Yang Di was still shot near the baseline.

91-90, the Warriors led by 1 point.