For Celtic, the game was tough.

Especially in terms of defense on the inside, it takes a lot of money to defend Yang Di.

Pierce was up and down, hitting a step-back three-pointer at the beginning of the first quarter and never hitting a 3-pointer since, and he shot less than 50 percent from inside the three-point line to score two points in the second quarter.

Ray Allen, on the other hand, was as consistent as ever against the Celtics.

Ray Allen scored 13 points in the first half, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, giving the Warriors great outside firepower.

It's half-time.

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After March Madness in the NCAA, a slew of talented youngsters was announced to participate in this year's draft.

Before the '08 Olympics, a large number of these youngsters will be drawn out as sparring partners for this year's American Dream Team.

It's both an affirmation and a development for them, and playing against superstars can help them integrate into the professional game better and faster.

UCLA's twin stars, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook, have also been announced for this year's draft.

The two signed up for a joint tryout in Chicago together, and their excellent performance in the trial camp attracted the attention of many scouts, and the draft market went all the way.

When asked who the Warriors and Celtics prefer to win the championship, the rookies all gave different opinions.

Russell Westbrook said he is more bullish on the Warriors to win the championship.

This powerful defender from UCLA, when facing media interviews, told the truth, did not embellish and disguise it at all.

"The Warriors are the championship team, this year is the most critical year for them to build a dynasty, they have a more complete offensive and defensive system, and Yang Di is the strongest interior in the league, he has been in good shape in the playoffs so far, and the finals will definitely usher in a new round of outbreaks, and they are optimistic about defending their title."

Rookie, the well-known Michael Beasley, said he was more bullish on the Celtics to win the championship.

"Celtic, Celtics have entered the finals after many years, they should show more fighting spirit, in the finals, the strength of the two sides is very close, the key is to see who has more momentum."

Mature players like Derrick Rose, Kevin Love or Jonny Flynn all mean that the Warriors and Celtics are indistinguishable.

Among the many talented rookies is a player named OJ Mayo.

Mayo is the No. 1 high school student in the United States, and before entering college, he was considered the absolute favorite for the top pick, and his template was Kobe Bryant + James, and last year's name was only one head behind Oden, which was even louder than Durant.

However, because of the difference of one year, Mayo only entered college this year, played the freshman competition, and is also the favorite for this year's top prize.

As long as there is no absolute main force in the front team that overlaps with Mayo, Mayo still has a great hope of winning the honor of this champion.

And Mayo clearly expressed his position in an interview, he is a Celtics fan and is more optimistic about Celtics winning the championship.

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In the United States, the Celtics' call to win the championship is much higher than that of the Warriors, after all, the Warriors are also Yang Di, such a foreigner-led team, compared with a giant team with a long history like the Celtics, there is neither background nor feelings.

In the first half of the first game, the two teams were inseparable.

In the second half, the two sides continued to play anxiously.

Yang Di took the lead in scoring, and after receiving the ball from Byron Davis on the outside, he hit the inside line, clearly making a foul on Ben Wallace or Pau Gasol.

Neither of them dared to make a big move, and Yang Di flew up and glided in the air to hit a layup.

Paul Pierce picked up his form, hitting consecutive jumpers in the quarter, including three-pointers from the outside in addition to mid-range, scoring 10 points in a single quarter and scoring 22 points at the end of the third quarter.

Yang Di frantically attacked the Celtics' interior in the third quarter, taking advantage of Paul Gasol and Ben Wallace's foul troubles, and scored 14 points in a single quarter, more than Paul Pierce, and at the end of the third quarter, Yang Di had scored 27 points, the most points among the players in the game.

The Warriors led the Celtics 73-70.

After the end of the third quarter, the two sides entered the most anxious fourth quarter.

CCTV5 sent Zhang Weiping and Cai Nan as guest commentators to the scene to comment, and in the stands of the Oracle Arena, the two of them opened up a small space to comment.

"Originally, the United Arab Emirates was invited to commentate on this game, but the task of the national team is more heavy, this year's Olympic Games are held at home, and the basketball players have said that they will continue to write the glory of the 06 World Championships, so now the United Arab Emirates should return to Beijing to participate in the third phase of the national team's assembly training."

Zhang Weiping talked about Yi Jianlian, and when his partner commented, he always had to talk about something outside the game.

"This year's American Dream Team has a huge lineup, and the players who are confirmed to participate include Little Emperor James, Flash Wade, Kobe Bryant, these league's top scorers today, compared to 06, the lineup includes three generations of old, middle and young, not only young people, and experience has been greatly compensated." Cai Nan broke another revelation and exaggerated the particularity of the basketball game of this Olympic Games in advance.

"Good guys, basically all the players Yang Di has played against in the playoffs!"

Zhang Weiping laughed and said, as soon as he heard this list, he thought it was very funny.

"Yes, including Wade, James, Kobe, Delon, Paul, these players, both new and old are the opponents that Yang Di has defeated in the playoffs in the past two years, especially Wade and James, who were defeated by Yang Di in the finals, so the United States calls this Dream Eight team the "Avengers". ”

Cai Nan raised his chest and said, feeling that this word still has a lot of face.

Zhang Weiping echoed: "Good guy, isn't Yang Di the villain!" If the Warriors win another championship this year and Paul Pierce participates in the Olympics, it will be true that Yang Di is the enemy of the whole world. ”

"It's the same when Michael Jordan is ruling the league, and every player of that caliber is the ultimate boss that others want to beat."

Cai Nan suddenly changed the topic, "Good ball, the Warriors have scored again." ”

"The goal was scored by the Warriors' backup guard Monta Ellis, who broke through the Celtics' Tony Allen, went straight to the basket and pulled the lever to make a layup."

"Monta Ellis' scoring ability is really good, and the Warriors threw him at point guard, but he actually did the work of a shooting guard, and this arrangement has paid off in the past two years."

Cai Nan thought for a moment and said, "A two-way guard like Monta Ellis is now becoming a new craze in the league. ”