Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 670
As soon as the game started, the Raptors were stunned. It never occurred to them that the team that had just been pieced together would have such a strong defensive ability.

If you want to talk about the offensive power of this starting team, it is not that strong, but their defensive ability, especially the perimeter defense ability, is definitely among the top in the league, not weaker than the Lakers' perimeter defense ability.

The Raptors were stunned at the beginning of the game, and they didn't adapt to the Knicks' defense throughout the game.

It ended in a fiasco.

At 108:85, a 23-point victory ended the Knicks' first game of the new season.

Li Tian scored a big double-double of 28 points and 15 assists, mainly because his playing time was too short to achieve a triple-double at all.

Even if the Knicks beat the Raptors, ESPN still believes that the Knicks' game is just an illusion, because the Raptors lost their core Bosh, so they will be directly defeated.

A big victory over a team without any stars is not a sign of strength.

Brin even said, "If you want to prove whether it is a strong team, the Celtics are the best detector of a strong team. Everything will wait until they win the Celtics."

In this way, the Knicks' first big victory still did not change the media's view of them.

Although the big victory in the first game did not change the media's perception of them, the Knicks players seemed extremely excited, and their self-confidence was also stimulated.

In an interview with the Celtics before the game, Pierce said, "Without Kobe, he is nothing, just a player with high salary and low ability."

Seeing what Pierce said in the interview, Li Tian just shook his head, man, that's it, even if you slap your face thousands of times, as long as you are a little weaker, he will jump out and provoke you.

Then I was slapped in the face again, just like this reciprocating cycle of slapping in the face, and I still enjoy it.

Ignore these at all, Li Tian is checking, there are no players signed yet, there is no way, the team is still short of manpower, and the lineup still needs to be strengthened.

It suddenly dawned on him, why don't you give it a try? Although he is not a future All-Star, he is still a good role player, and he won't spend too much money anyway.

Forget it, let's not think about it for now, and wait until the game is over.

On October 10, local time, the Knicks' second game officially kicked off.

"Tony, you should be very familiar with this place." The relationship between Lowry and Tony Allen has become more and more familiar. They often train together, and they spend no less time together than Li Tian.

"Yes, if you are a Celtics player, you will love it very much, but if you are an away team player, sorry, you will hate it very much. This will let you experience the most hated away game in your life, because here It's going to happen, away games that you hate."

Tony Allen said flatly that he has long been used to all this.

Even though he was a player of the Green Army back then, he did not receive any preferential treatment. Since his injury, his status in the team has plummeted, and the fans have never given him any good looks.

"No way, how could it be like this, the Celtics are a traditional strong team in the NBA." Jeremy Lin felt a little unbelievable. This season, he was able to join the Knicks as an undrafted pick. He can be said to be very lucky.

Players who can enter the NBA as undrafted players are really good, and those who can sign a four-year contract are even rarer.

"Son, you're still young. The Raptors' away game is nothing. The North Shore Garden is the scariest away game." Tony Allen thought for a while, and added, "Enjoy it. In the future playoffs, you have plenty of it." Opportunities come here.”

"Okay, I will experience it well!"

As soon as he walked out of the players' tunnel, the sound of abuse that swept through the arena was like a heat wave.

"Trash, traitor, get out of the North Shore Garden Arena!"

"Wait to be blown up, you weak and ugly guys."

Many fans, wearing green clothes and green hats, continued to point at Tony Allen and curse, "Traitor, you are a disgusting traitor."

"Traitor, get out of North Shore Garden quickly, you will definitely be blown up."

"Be sure to protect your chrysanthemums, otherwise they will definitely be barrel-exploded."

"Tony, don't pay attention to them at all." Li Tian saw a change in Teacher Tony's face, thinking that his mentality had changed, so he immediately stepped forward to comfort him.

"It doesn't matter, I don't care about all of this. Only a tough fight back is the best way to deal with it." Teacher Tony was just a little uncomfortable just now. After all, it was his first time coming to Boston as a visiting team. , did not respond.

"That's good, don't worry, I will communicate with them and give you more opportunities, but you have to grasp it. You also know that the Green Army is not a weak team. We must treat it with caution. I hope you can understand."

Putting his arm around Teacher Tony's shoulder, he spoke.

According to the usual practice, when a teammate plays against his old club for the first time, he must play the ball for this teammate, but the Green Army is a strong team, they cannot do anything recklessly, and all of this must be treated with caution.

"No problem, I will give some color to Ray Allen, he is really strong, but as he grows older, his mobility has declined too much, and he is not as strong."

I have to say that with Mr. Tony here, his understanding of the Green Army is definitely better than that of Li Tian, ​​who played against them twice in the finals.

"Fuck them to death!" Everyone on the sidelines yelled.

The strength of the Green Army this season continues to decline. The Big Three are getting older and their deterrence on the court has dropped sharply.If it is said that at the critical moment, their Big Three are trustworthy, but if they are talking about the whole game, then their stability will decline, and physical fitness is their biggest enemy.

This season, they only introduced Jr. O'Neal. Due to injuries, his appearances were restricted, and he would need to rest every few games he played.

Jermaine O'Neal was a little unwell, so he missed this game.

This season because of Li Tian, ​​O'Neal did not join the Green Army, which also caused their strength to decline.

Celtics starters: Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, Davis.

The Celtics have no chance to bring in more players this season due to salary pressure.For several consecutive seasons, they have not won a championship, and the luxury tax for years has weighed them down.

"The Knicks met the Celtics for the first time this season. I don't know if Li Tian can lead the team to victory. The outcome of this game will directly affect the media's evaluation of the Knicks." Director Zhang said nervously.

He saw it clearly in the last game. The Knicks' high-intensity defense directly defeated the Raptors.But the Green Army is also a strong defensive team. The most surprising thing is that the Green Army won the first two games against the Heat, but they lost against the Cavaliers who lost James.

"Without Kobe, you will be blown away by us!" Pierce walked to Li Tian and said.

"It seems that you are still afraid of Kobe. Don't you know that he can't beat me in the bullfight now?" Li Tianrao said with interest.

"Damn it, we're going to lock you up."

"I'll wait and see how you lock me up."

The fat O'Neal won the jump ball, and Lowry dribbled the ball across the half court. Facing Rondo's defense, he did not flinch in the slightest.This game was broadcast live across the United States. Once he shrinks, the whole world will see it, which is very bad for his future development.

With the help of his broad shoulders, Lowry has been leaning on Rondo. Because of the power gap, Rondo can only retreat steadily.

"Traitor, I really don't know what's so good about the Knicks. You actually left the Celtics because of such a small salary." Ray Allen saw Teacher Tony in front of him, and he couldn't get angry. Don't spray it like money.

"Hehe, I said I was a traitor, and I learned from you. Is there any difference between you and Garnett? The team has trained you for so many years, and you have become traitors resolutely. Compared with you, I have a lot more Need to learn."

Teacher Tony is also the kind of guy who kicks the dead with a donkey, and Ray Allen is choked with a word.

Lowry has pushed Rondo to the free throw line, and Randolph has moved over from the other side, ready to pick and roll for Lowry. At this time, if the Greens don't come up to double-team, Lowry breaks through Rondo and gets a shot Chance.

"Touch!" Garnett wanted to help defend, but the movement of his feet was still slow, and Lowry stopped abruptly to make a mid-range shot.

The opening felt a little tight, the basketball bounced out of the basket, O'Neal squeezed away Davis, took off the rebound, and the second attack was completed.

"Little guy, don't worry, just shoot boldly, the rebound is on me." O'Neal said confidently.

Turning their heads, both Rondo and Pierce wanted to attack.

"What's going on, it seems that Rondo has been communicating with Pierce about something, why didn't the green army launch an attack?" Director Zhang was a little confused, how could the veteran green army not figure out who was going to attack.

"Damn it, why haven't they launched an offense yet?" Rivers looked at the field and kept shouting "give it to Rondo".

The problem was finally resolved, and Rondo attacked with the ball.

Li Tian signaled to strengthen the defense, and Lowry did not give Rondo room to attack. Before the start of the game, Mr. Tony specifically explained that he can take a step, mainly to defend Rondo from breakthroughs and to prevent breakthroughs.

"Fourth Green, hurry up and break through, I can't wait." Lowry's words were extremely ugly.

After Rondo heard this, he became angry and rushed towards the basket with the ball in anger.

"Touch!" The collision of muscles, Lowry is no weaker than any point guard in this regard.

"Two-team, double-team!" Lowry greeted Teacher Tony beside him.

The double-team came up instantly, and Rondo faced the double-team, so he could only choose to pass the ball to Ray Allen.

"Crack." Li Tian, ​​with quick eyesight and quick hands, snatched the pass in one step and completed the interception of the pass.

Ray Allen blocked up quickly, delaying the Knicks' fast break, and could only advance slowly.

Li Tian's breakthrough in the first step was very fast, pushing away Pierce's defense, and his strength made the breakthrough easier.

Ray Allen could only come forward to double-team, he didn't want Li Tian to beat him out of the game at the beginning.The Knicks are not the Lakers of last season. There are two strong scorers, and there is only one Knicks in Li Tian. They have enough double-team opportunities.

Seeing the flank attack coming, a ground pass was passed to Mr. Tony who was open.

The catch is a mid-range shot.

A pleasant voice came, and the basketball was hit steadily.

"Li Tian put too much pressure on the Green Army, and at the same time he had to do more. His breakthrough speed in the first step is not weaker than that of defenders." Director Zhang commented on his breakthrough.

With a 4:0 start, the Knicks took the lead.

"Give the ball to Kevin." Rivers directed at Rondo on the sidelines and made a tactical gesture. This tactic is to hand over the inside singles.

Rivers reacted quickly, and in just two rounds, he discovered that the Knicks' defensive weakness, that is, the power forward position, is the Knicks' only weakness.

After receiving the ball, Garnett turned around with his back, easily bypassed Randolph's defense, and scored a layup, breaking the Celtics' scoring drought.

This was the case throughout the first quarter of the game. The Knicks used Li Tian's breakthrough to attract opponents, distributed the ball to teammates, and scored consecutively. In the first quarter alone, they got 6 assists; on the Celtics side, Garnett frequently hit the basket , and still avoiding O'Neal to play singles at the basket.

It's just that the inside line is strong, and its efficiency is definitely not as good as the Knicks' full bloom.

At 22:18, the Knicks took a 4-point advantage and the starters were replaced.

"How do you feel?" D'Antoni came over and asked, but he was worried that Li Tian's continuous breakthroughs led to a serious decline in physical fitness in the last quarter, resulting in a drop in shooting percentage.

"It's okay, don't worry at all, my physical fitness, so playing until the fourth quarter, there is no problem at all." He waved his hand at D'Antoni, physical fitness, don't worry at all, we have absolutely no problem.

In the second quarter, D'Antoni changed his armor and put Turiaf on the court to defend Garnett. The purpose was very clear, just to consume him. Garnett was not a few years ago, with unlimited physical strength, and now he has three passes The gate also slipped away.

"Hoohoo!" By the third quarter, Garnett's physical fitness had long been insufficient to support him to continue his strong attack, and he missed another reverse jumper.

"You're getting old, you must take a good rest." Randolph shouted excitedly, finally had the opportunity to get back on the field, how could he miss such an opportunity.

"Damn it, you're just rubbish. What face do you have to say about me? I've scored 25 points." Garnett countered.

"That's right, but the Knicks have already led by 10 points, and there are 8 minutes left in the game, do you still have a chance?" Randolph said with a smile.

Garnett tightened his chrysanthemum, and suddenly realized that he was playing very happily, but the team fell too far behind, his physical fitness declined seriously, and the only advantage of the Green Army was gone.

"O'Neal catches the ball." While speaking, Li Tian made another lob and threw the ball in his direction.

"Bang!" O'Neal dunked to end the attack.

"Old guy, it's already 12 points, and you have no chance." Randolph was reluctant, talking trash in Garnett's ear.

Hit me if you have the ability, I'm cheap, you come and bite me.

Garnett could only stare at Randolph viciously, but did not ask for an attack. He must recover his physical fitness and prepare for the next attack.

"The basket is my territory, you have no chance." O'Neal easily made Ray Allen's layup and shot fly.

"Damn it, why did you go to the basket? That's Shaquille O'Neal. Are you all out of your mind?" Rivers was a little restless and kept roaring from the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)