Chapter 316: The Strongest of the Century (1)
"Welcome to our hero, the best team of the century, Boston - Celtics!!"
In the North Shore Garden Arena, the DJ chanted incessantly, and the title of "the strongest team of the century" seemed to be an exaggeration, but when you think about it, this Celtic team does seem to have the strength to compete for this title.
In the 21st century, there are many powerful teams, such as the OK Lakers at the beginning of the century, the Spurs GDP, then the Pistons Five Tigers, and then the Heat and Mavericks.
Among the teams that didn't win a championship, the Kings at the beginning of the century were also very competitive, and the Suns were also strong.
These teams are all strong teams that have dominated the game in a few years, either attacking and defending, or defending so hard that it is terrifying, or the offensive strength is unstoppable. And the Boston Celtics, is there a chance that they can take a place in it?
The answer is yes.
"Number 20, Ray Aaron!!"
Before Curry entered the league and stamped all the all-time three-point records under his feet, he dominated the All-Star backcourt for several years as the league's top scorer.
"Number 5, Kevin Garnett!!"
The Wolves, the backbone of the Celtics, once competed for the league's No. 1 superstar, former MVP.
"And the Guardian of Boston, the Spirit of the Green Army, No. 34, !! Paul Pearce"
“WOOOOOW!!!”
As soon as Pierce's name was shouted by the DJ, the fans in the audience were all excited, and the cheers were even more deafening than Garnett's appearance.
"What a hassle......!"
Off the bench for the 76ers, Iguodala shook his head as he watched the frenzy of the fans at the North Shore Garden Arena. I can't help but be staggered.
"It's ...... these three guys to get together"
Korver also smiled wryly, as the core player of Philadelphia's trident with Chen Mu in the past two years, how could Korver forget the pain of being "tortured" by these stars in the past few years?
Ray Allen and his supersonic once almost set a record for the number of three-point shots made in the game against the 76ers, and waves of three-point rain poured people cold and shuddered.
Pierce and his Celtics, who had a very weak roster last season, also beat the 76ers at home. Iguodala still thinks back to being destroyed face-to-face by Pierce, and her heart shudders.
Garnett, Chen Mu once had a rebounding scramble game with him when he was in the Suns. obviously has a plug-in, but after meeting Garnett, there is a feeling that he can't use it. After Garnett gave up the game of guessing the landing point with Chen Mu, he was on par with Chen Mu in terms of rebounding and grabbing, and on the offensive end, Chen Mu was not left with scum.
These three guys have more or less left a psychological shadow on the 76ers and the players on the team, and they belong to terrifying opponents who will tremble every time they meet. Now, these three swords are combined, not to mention the offensive end, but the strength of the defensive end. Definitely one of the strongest in the last century.
76 at the beginning of the century? Except for Allen, all of them are good defenders, relying on Allen to attack the whole team and reach the finals, compared to the Celtics, the 76ers' defense is too gentlemanly. Ruthlessly owes a little.
The Pistons Five Tigers? The whole team is above the level of defenders, Prince and Ben Wallace are defensive gate-level figures, and the overall defensive deterrence is quite terrifying. Compared to the Celtics, the Pistons are too direct. Too hard, not cunning enough.
Spurs GDP? With Duncan as the core, it is difficult to be "cunning" and "ruthless". Horry's elbow in last season's playoffs left Holy City fans speechless, and they still owe a little bit compared to the Celtics.
The Celtics' defensive toughness has allowed them to average less than 90 points per game, shooting less than 42% from the field and shooting less than 32% from three-point range since the beginning of the season. Not to mention the defense of the starters, the bunch of people on the bench are all the main ones who defend frantically regardless of the offense, and they are all here to fight the court.
Can the 76ers, who already have many problems on the offensive end, escape under the Celtics?
The game begins.
"This is the first meeting between the two teams in the Atlantic zone this season, and it's an interesting schedule, because in the first half of the season, the two teams didn't meet in the same league once, and in the second half of the season, they met twice in a week, and then twice again soon after. Will the Celtics complete four kills against the 76ers? Okay, we saw that both players came to the pitch and the referee threw the ball...... 76ers ball possession! ”
With the commentary of Yoga, the game officially started, Perkins already had the power to see the world when he first entered the league, but the bounce was really not enough, Dalem Porter was able to grab the ball, and Philadelphia took a small advantage at the beginning.
"Keep moving!"
Cheeks shouted on the sidelines, the academy coach is always like this, he will not sit in his seat for a long time, and from time to time he will get up and yell on the sidelines, as if this can add aura to the players and strengthen their abilities.
Lowry was very steady on the ball, with a pause at the top of the front court, and his eyes searched quickly for a passing route.
A dark shadow jumped up.
"Beware!"
Although the offensive end is responsible for the important task of distributing the ball, there will not be much pressure on the individual offensive side, 80% of the energy is on the defensive end, and the remaining 20% is used to share the ball.
What a strong sense of oppression!
Lowry hurriedly lowered the ball, Rondo was like a wolf, constantly stepping forward to make a nuisance, a pair of long arms with a terrifying arm span, and the defensive area after stretching out was comparable to that of an interior player, which made Lowry very uncomfortable.
If Lowry's defense is Marion-style full-court interference plus high-intensity explosions, then Rondo's defensive peak is to put pressure on the opponent in an ultra-high-pressure situation all over the court, and it is quite difficult for ordinary point guards to maintain a normal mind and maintain normal technical movements at such times.
Lowry is naturally not an ordinary point guard, how could the potential stocks that were named and traded by Chen Mu be restricted so easily? Once the call for blocking and dismantling, Chen Mu stepped forward to cover, and Lowry pulled horizontally to make way for space.
"This kid...... It's so hard! ”
Chen Mu just wanted to go down after covering, but found that Rondo stretched out his long arm to interfere with the instant ball that Lowry might make, and at the same time pushed Chen Mu desperately, and the other hand pulled from time to time, the action was quite hidden, and even the referee couldn't see it clearly.
This is Rondo's defensive style, fierce, leaving no room for error, entangled with the opponent all over the court, if the strength is a little stronger, Rondo's defense can definitely reach the level of Kidd and Payton at his peak.
"Andrey!"
Lowry didn't dare to slack off and hit the ball at great speed, Iguodala had already completed his initial run, came out of the weak side, reached out, and almost touched the basketball.
"Smack"
A long black arm appeared, cut in the air, and the basketball was easily broken, followed by a long pass.
Kevin Garnett!
Garnett is not a steal master in the traditional sense, but as an interior player, his average of about 1.5 steals per game is absolutely amazing, which is even higher than Chen Mu today.
Garnett's steal was not a face-to-face steal, and like Chen Mu, he was also a master of interception of mid-way balls. Long arms, height, judgment, agility, superhuman reflexes and bounce speed give Garnett the opportunity to touch the ball and complete the steal when it seems impossible for ordinary people to reach it.
The most terrifying thing is that Garnett, who can even make a small cameo on the court in the point guard position, has a brilliant passing skill with one hand.
"Whoosh!"
Quickly out of the ball, quick counterattack, the Celtics in the ray allen is undoubtedly one of the arrows of the counterattack ball, at this time has run to the frontcourt, outside the three-point line to catch up with the basketball, korver hurried to catch up with the interference, seeing that ray allen is about to shoot, unconsciously stretched out a little bit of his wrist.
It's a thief......!
Ray Allen was also a little surprised by Korver's move, the most important joint in the shooter's body is naturally the wrist, whether it is the starting hand or the shot, the swing of the wrist determines the speed, height, crosshair and other details of the ball. As a shooter, Korver naturally understands this very well, and this time the movement of the wrist makes Ray Allen's rhythm a little chaotic, the height after the jump is not enough, and the body is about to fall and has not adjusted the shooting posture.
However, it is not enough.
Sell!
Ray Allen, All-Star backcourt, all-time three-point king, Korver's little trick, how many people have used him on the court, and how many have succeeded?
"It's a bit of a rush...... Wow! Entered! The referee and referee whistle blow, three plus one!! ”
In the broadcast room, Lei Allen's three-plus-one performance at the beginning made Yoga exclaim, and Teacher Su on the side was also stunned, but he didn't expect Lei Allen to be so resolute.
“RAINBOOOOOOW!!!”
The DJ roared, and the audience boiled!
On the big screen in the center, Ray Allen's opening three points were immediately replayed, Korver clicked his wrist, Ray Allen's rhythm was chaotic, and when he was about to land, his arm was slightly retracted, and then he quickly threw the ball out.
So fast!
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and in order to ensure that the basketball shot, Ray Allen made a small pull rod action in the air. Although it may seem a little strange to say a pull rod when shooting, it is true, and Ray Allen took advantage of his own air to complete this wonderful three-plus-one performance!
Unlike Ray Allen's usual three-pointers, this shot arced so high that it stayed in the air for as long as a century, and only fell heavily on top of the basket, like throwing a pebble into the ocean.
"Very good effort."
In the cheers of the audience, Ray Allen finally stabilized his center of gravity and did not fall, and then walked past Korver, walked to the free throw line, and said softly: "But don't think that I will only shoot that kind of three-pointer." ”
Korver was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Ray Allen in dismay, who chuckled and continued: "Everything related to shooting, I am the number one ......!" (To be continued......)
PS: Shooter vs. shooter! FIGHT!