Chapter 167: The Mighty Green Shirts

After that, the three of them didn't talk about business, Li Feng and D'Antoni didn't insist on talking about the topic they just argued, the three of them chatted casually and left, Dolan also knew that it was impossible for the two of them to let go of their understanding, but I just hoped that the two could not have infighting before the playoffs.

Before the playoffs, the Knicks are under a lot of pressure, the New York Knicks are preparing for the next NBA game, their opponent is the terrible Boston Celtics, although the first position in the East this year almost does not belong to the Green Shirts, but no one dares to underestimate this team, the Knicks went to Boston to challenge the Celtics must have encountered a vicious battle, and at this moment the Knicks are tired again, and the outside world is worried that the Knicks will fall in front of ten consecutive wins.

If there is any advantage of the current Knicks, it is that the morale of the Knicks is extremely high now, in terms of the Boston Celtics, although the Knicks have been a little tired recently, but the aftermath of ten consecutive wins still makes the Boston people full of attention, in an interview with the Boston Evening News, the head coach of the Boston Celtics Rivers, spoke very cautiously.

'The record is a reflection of the form of a team, they have won 10 in a row, the morale is high, and we will give it our all to hold on to the win.'

The Knicks challenge the Celtics, seventh in the East and second in the East, and if they make the playoffs according to this ranking, the two teams will meet, which is also seen by some media as a preview of the first round of the playoffs.

Many experts have given their own opinions, last season the Celtics still showed great power in the playoffs despite losing Garnett, especially Rondo, whose performance is not an exaggeration to call it a top point guard, and this summer Garnett returned from injury, and Angie made a move to bring in Wallace, Daniels and other giants, defining the strength of the Green Shirts as a significant increase.

On the offensive end, the Greenshirts are not the famous super saboteurs, but they are definitely the best in the league in terms of attack power. Very simple truth, even if you do a simple accumulation. The Green Shirts' star build-up is also enough to generate lethal firepower. At the same time, the distribution of firepower is reasonable, with both the main ace core scorer and the talent on the bench who grabs the score. Perhaps the stats don't tell the horror of this team. But if you play against them in the game, it will definitely be a dead end.

If the Green Shirts are missing a star on the offensive end, then the Celtics are a true "five-star" team on the defensive end. As one of the top three teams in the league in defense, its defensive intensity is huge. The requirements are jaw-dropping. Especially this season, when Garnett, the core of the interior defense, returns and is equipped with more depth to the roster, the Green Shirts' defense may only go beyond that.

In this analysis, almost everyone is on the side of the Green Shirts, and the Knicks interior Eddie Corey has also encountered a heavyweight defensive player like Perkins, and there is little advantage. Chris Dujon is a lot worse than Rondo, Thornton, a young shooter, and Ray Allen also has a significant gap, Harden is naturally not as good as Pierce, and the Knicks' most powerful Li Feng plays against Garnett, who has the most comprehensive defense, it seems that the Celtics are the nemesis of the Knicks.

However, judging by the Knicks' game. They have already defeated many opponents who are outwardly superior to them. The key to their victory is Li Feng, Garnett's defense may be able to contain Li Feng, but Duncan has not been able to prevent Li Feng, if Li Feng can make a gap in Garnett, the strongest point of the Celtics, the Knicks still have the possibility of victory.

Therefore. The battle between Li Feng and Garnett will shape this series, and it is a battle between two era forwards.

Garnett and Barkley played each other more than a decade ago. Or when playing against Larry Johnson, there will be media that use this kind of big man duel as a gimmick. …,

Now the battle between Li Feng and Garnett. It was also taken out, but Garnett, who used to be a challenger for young people, is now an older generation player, and Li Feng has become a challenger.

At a time when the whole country was in an uproar, the Knicks also set off from New York and headed straight for Boston.

Boston is not as developed as New York, but living in such a city feels much more comfortable than New York, Li Feng lives in a hotel, he often opens the window to let the sea breeze in, and then rests while enjoying the sea breeze.

The atmosphere of the big game is on the verge of blowing up in Boston, and the air is filled with the smell of both teams.

Eventually, the two teams finally met at Boston's North Shore Garden Arena, and Bostonians poured into the court from all directions.

ESPN's broadcast crew took up the filming position in the stadium early, and before the game even started, the media, fans, and commentators were busy.

Before today's game began, the tension began to permeate, and Boston fans dressed in green uniforms, like a sea of pale green filled every corner of the stadium.

Li Feng walked down from the bus, didn't say anything to the media, walked into the locker room in a dull manner, and was dullly ready to start the game.

It's also easy to find someone to do the opening ceremony in a city like Boston, and after the grand opening ceremony, the Knicks-Celtics game finally begins.

The Knicks' lineup tonight is point guard Chris Duhon, scoring guard Marcus Thornton, small forward James Harden, power forward Li Feng, and center Eddie Corey.

The lineup on the Celtics' side is point guard Lagalondo, shooting guard Ray Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Kevin Garnett, and center Kendrick Perkins.

There are no surprises in the layout of both teams, the Knicks are still the same, and the Celtics have maintained their usual lineup

The current lineup of the Knicks, in terms of offense, has strong firepower, strong shooting ability on the outside, and hard enough on the inside.

The only drawback is here with Du Hong, Du Hong's organizational ability, offensive ability are relatively mediocre, and there are some problems in defense.

Especially tonight, let Duhon, who is average in defense, meet Rondo, I am afraid it will give Rondo a lot of attacking space.

Overall, the Knicks have no problems offensively, and the problems are focused on defense.

Dujon is not reassuring against Rondo, and playing a veteran team like the Celtics, the Knicks' outside rotation defense is also insufficient.

There are a lot of problems defensively, and these are the things that the Knicks need to overcome in the game.

Thankfully, the Celtics' problems are similar to those of the Knicks, and the Celtics are not short of offensive firepower, with Garnett on the inside and a large number of scorers on the outside. The Celtics' offense was also no problem, but the Celtics didn't do a very good job defending today, and of course it wasn't very good. It's not as good as usual, and even so, it's a lot better than the Knicks.

At the referee's behest. Corey and Perkins walked into the center circle, and with a whistle, the referee threw the basketball into the air.

In an instant, Cory, who had long been holding back and couldn't help it, seemed to be a beast out of the cage. Jumped up.

Perkins was ferocious like a beast and crashed through Corey in the air and got the basketball first.

With the basketball in Rondo's hands, the Celtics started the game with the upper hand, and the crowd at the North Shore Garden Arena cheered.

Li Feng ran towards his own half court while reminiscing about Perkins' scrum. Perkins, the dead fat guy just now, took a bullet and jumped so fast!

Rondo was moving slowly, seeing that Ray Allen had run to the bottom line, and then he threw it hard, simply passing the basketball from Thornton's head to Ray Allen's hands. …,

Rondo's passing was rustic, with no particularly fancy moves and no particularly precipitous passes.

Now he sent the basketball to Ray Allen across Thornton, and Ray Allen simply jumped. The opening game was a three-point shot to the Knicks' basket.

After Ray Allen's goal. Bill Wharton, who was sitting in the commentary seat, immediately said:

"Celtic are off to a good start! In terms of the comparison of outside personnel, the Celtics are obviously superior to the Knicks, which is a big advantage for the Celtics.

Ray Allen, Pierce, and even Rondo, they're going to be very easy to score on the Knicks' perimeter. ”

The Celtics hit a three-pointer at the beginning. After the Knicks pushed in, they started to hit from the inside.

The Knicks' first offense. First of all, it was given to Li Feng.

This is a tactical strategy that the Knicks developed before the game, first attracting the Celtics to shrink inside. Then the outside line fired. This is also a tactical strategy that the Knicks have insisted on in the recent period.

Li Feng got the basketball in the high position, immediately turned around quickly, and at the moment of turning, Li Feng formulated a targeted offensive strategy.

Originally, Li Feng's opponent was Garnett, but when Harden came over a level, it became Pierce and Li Feng opposite, although the truth is physically strong, his height is only 2.01 meters!

Playing this kind of player, isn't Li Feng's best choice to rely on his height to shoot? After making up his mind, Li Feng turned around, paused slightly, and jumped out directly.

Li Feng's dry jump shot is completely bullying other people's truth short, and Pierce is not slow to react, jumping up and sealing Li Feng's face with one hand.

But where is the difference in height, Li Feng used a standard high throw, and as soon as Pierce's hand arrived in front of Li Feng, Li Feng had already finished his shot.

Although Li Feng escaped Pierce's block, but this shot, Li Feng felt particularly fucking awkward, the feeling of today's jump shot, I always felt that the finger at the moment of the shot was very obstructive, and the feeling of the basketball flying out of the ball was very unpleasant.

Such an unpleasant feeling was in Li Feng's psychology, and the basketball he shot was also very uncomfortable and smashed onto the rebound on the side.

Didn't hit! Missing the first shot is not good news.

The basketball was easily picked off by Garnett under the Celtics' basket, and Li Feng shook his head and quickly retreated.

Li Feng retreated, and at the same time silently thought on his mental side, is it not good to feel today, if this is really the case, things will be bad.

Li Feng was pondering, the next time he passed, when he was trying the feel.

The Celtics pounced quickly again, don't look at the Celtics is a team that mainly plays inside and outside, but the speed of the Celtics is not slow, and Garnett's ability to move is also very strong.

In this way, when the Celtics have a strong ability to play position, they are also very tough when they play fast break.

The Celtics came so fast, and Rondo's speed and agility were all on display at once.

I could only watch Rondo burst to the Knicks' free throw line with the ball, and suddenly stopped and threw Dujon away.

Then I watched Rondo jump straight and raise his hands high for a pull-up jumper.

Rondo's jumper was extremely full, and both hands were almost completely straight.

The basketball smashed into the Knicks' basket from Rondo's hands like a cannonball.

The Celtics' two offenses started from the outside, and Garnett was not involved, but the Knicks, who played like this, did not have any power to change hands.

Rondo and Ray Allen played with ease, sending the basketball to the Knicks' basket.

As a result, the Knicks' outside defense is really worrisome.

The Green Shirts can score so easily, simply, from the outside. This made D'Antoni look ugly, but it was too early to adjust, and it was less than a minute into the game.

D'Antoni stood on the sideline with a sinister face, and all the Knicks players ran quickly to the Magic half.

This time the attack was switched to Santon, and the team helped Thornton to make a cover at 45 degrees.

Thornton quickly ran behind Li Feng to get the basketball, and then Thornton received the ball directly here and made a jumper.

Before Thornton's jumper, his teammates' screens, his own runs, and his shooting movements after receiving the ball.

Thornton did everything perfectly with his teammates, and Ray Allen didn't interfere with Thornton in the slightest.

But it was such a good opportunity, Thornton's jump shot actually missed.

The basketball jumped out all at once.

D'Antoni's face became more and more ugly, the Celtics seemed to have invisibly put a lot of pressure on the Knicks, even he naturally had this feeling, as if his team was not a ten-game winning streak, but a ten-game losing streak, Li Feng and Thornton's offense, the Celtics' defense had flaws, but they didn't go in, in front of the powerful Celtics, even if they didn't defend well, the Knicks still took advantage of it, and today's game was very difficult to play. (To be continued......)