Chapter 588: North Shore

The Celtics are the giants of the league, and the championship flag they won was hung all over the arena. ??? ? A look at the book ??· y K?A?NSHU·COM

But in recent years, the Celtics have been tepid, from the departure of Antoine Walker to the failure of the combination of Ricky Davis and Paul Pearce, the Celtics have been looking for a team that can partner to become a top competitive lineup, which is why Iverson has been rumored to be with the Celtics in the offseason.

It was Ange's intention to Iverson, it was the intention of both sides, not without evidence, but unfortunately, for various reasons, Iverson never came to the Celtics, and finally unexpectedly went to the Denver-Nuggets, a small ball market, a result that no one could have imagined.

Celtic also have Szzczebiak and others injured, and the lineup is not particularly complete.

The Celtics had a 10-13 record and could finish 9th in the East, which is not too bad, and only narrowly missed the playoffs.

The Warriors have a 20-6 record, tied for first place in the league.

The other team with a 20-6 record is none other than the San Antonio Spurs.

After that, the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks gradually started to a bad start, with the Suns 18-6, the Mavericks 19-7, and then the Pistons in the East 16-8, and four of the top five teams in the league are teams in the West.

The pattern of strong in the west and weak in the east has emerged, and the gap between the strength of the top teams and the bottom teams in the west is more obvious.

Previously in the East, when he was in the Miami Heat, Yang Di often played against these Eastern teams, but in the past two years in the West, this kind of opportunity has become rare, just like with the Celtics, only play twice in a season, and some Western teams in the same division have to play 4 times. 1. Reading a book ?· yKANSHU·COM

Yang Di's attendance has almost reached 100% in recent seasons, and Boston has also come many times.

He loves the city and the arena, and he's heard of the Celtics since he was a kid.

However, in the North Shore Gardens over the years, his approval rating is not high, and he is usually booed by the audience, and the people here are xenophobic and dislike him.

He snorted and shook his head nonchalantly.

Before the start of the game, the starting lineups of both sides were released.

On the Warriors' side, the No. 1 to No. 5 spots are Derrick Fisher, Ray Allen, Danny Granger, Jandy and Tyson Chandler.

On the Celtics side, there are Telfil, Tony Allen, Paul Pearce, Ryan Gomez, and Al Jefferson.

The Celtics' roster is relatively short in height overall, especially the two players on the inside.

Gomez actually plays a lot of small forwards, with a height of only 2.01 meters, but his weight is not bad, a full 250 pounds, which can be regarded as a heavyweight forward, so the center of gravity is relatively stable, the strength is good, and he is good at card positions.

Al Jefferson is a player selected by the Celtics in 04, the first two seasons were slowly cultivated, this summer, Al Jefferson had a devilish special training, after returning, not only has his body strengthened, but his skills have also improved greatly, successfully squeezing out all competitors and becoming the Celtics' starting interior player.

Jefferson's bounce is average, and Tyson Chandler's jump ball is completely uncompetitive.

Fisher received the ball and advanced, and the Warriors attacked in the first wave.

Yang Di turned his head to look, probably because of the influence of the weather, even if the league's No. 1 Warriors team visited, the attendance in the North Shore Garden Arena today was not high.

The front row is full, and the individual seats above are obviously sparse.

Fisher raised his arm in command and Ray Allen began to run.

Jandy and Chandler both stood on the baseline, and Ray Allen ran from the right to the left, feintting to shake off Tony Allen, who was defending him, and Tony Allen hit Chandler headbutt.

The 24-year-old Tony Allen is also a player in the class of '04, this is his third season, this stunned young man, the physical fitness is not bad, and the defense is also very good, but the Celtics head coach Doug Rivers wants him to develop more offensive means, and he needs Tony Allen to play the role of a shooting guard and share the offensive pressure for Paul Pierce.

At the level of Tony Allen, Rivers is not ready to let him enter the starter, but now the Celtics have no one available, so they have to rush the ducks to the shelves and let Allen be the starter.

Only this time, Tony Allen exposed his immature side again, failed to catch up with Ray Allen, who was running without the ball, and let Ray Allen get a chance to shoot three points.

Ray Allen was in front of Telfil, who was on the defensive back, and hit the first shot.

"Huh!"

Hollow into the net, the sound is very crisp.

Wow, it's not bad, Ray Allen was in a very happy mood, and he scored the first goal, which probably indicates that today will be a hearty game.

Celtic attack.

Gomez picked up the ball high and immediately transferred it to Paul Pierce on the wing.

Paul Pierce dribbled slowly, holding the ball in his right hand, shaking his shoulder, shaking his head, and breaking through to the left in front of his body, his height of 2.03 meters suddenly dropped very low.

Danny Granger has been playing against scoring players from all walks of life for more than a year, and his defensive ability has improved greatly, and he is unmoved by Paul Pearce's breakthrough moves.

In an instant, Pierce stepped out with his right foot, turned his body in reverse, and was able to break through on the right side.

"Fortunately, I didn't move the first time!" Danny Granger was glad he had the right prediction and followed Pierce inside.

Pierce wasn't in a hurry, and slowly picked up Danny Granger and walked inside.

The warrior didn't have a bag, so he suddenly paused, and stood in place with the ball in both hands.

Granger jumped to block, Pierce waited for him to jump, and then he leaned back with a time difference, Granger fell in gravity, and Pierce dodged the defense by a large margin in the opposite direction.

With ease, Granger couldn't help it.

"Huh!"

It's also a hollow shot.

2-3, Celtic trailed by 1 point.

Yang Di was amazed, in the past two seasons, Pierce's offensive rhythm has been getting better and better, I remember when he first entered the league, Pierce was mainly known for his exaggerated step-back, and now he has played the rhythm, and the average defensive player can only be played by him between applause.

Yang Di knew that he didn't need to use this offensive method for the time being, because his offense was more concise and effective.

Just like some players in the league who like to shoot strongly, there is no need to do more offensive moves, but they can score against defense.

Outside the North Shore Square Garden Arena, the cold wind was raging, and the night was getting darker.