rpbooks Chapter 500 Collision of Old and New Powers
Chapter 500 Collision of Old and New Powers
Chapter 500 Collision of Old and New Powers
After avenging the Pacers in the away game, the Raptors will usher in a few days of rest. Their next game will be an away game against the Boston Celtics on November 11.
The Raptors ushered in two consecutive victories, and the current record is still 3 wins and 5 losses, with a winning percentage of less than 50%.But for this situation, neither the head coach Casey nor the head star Yingxiong felt anxious or impatient about it.In their view, the defeat in the first few games of the season is due to the fact that the team is still running in, and on the other hand, it is also due to the relatively strong opponents.Of course, Ying Xiong didn't insist on attacking on the offensive end, so his record seems a bit shabby.
The two-game winning streak made the one-sided media public opinion a little more normal. The American sports media is like this. When you are in good form, they will try their best to praise you. Once you are in poor form, they will always step on you.
With the wonderful performance of the two games, Ying Xiong finally got rid of the label of "flash in the pan".He himself didn't care, but his fans were suffocated. After finally getting the chance, they were naturally addicted to the Internet.
After these few games, Coach Casey made further adjustments to the team's rotation.Since Lowry will continue to be injured, Calderon should be the team's backup point guard; Amir Johnson and Ed Davis are the team's backup insiders, and the main center in the playoffs last season Along Gray will fade out of the rotation, unless the opponent has a big center, otherwise his chance to play may only be in garbage time; Terrence Ross is the chief backup of Yingxiong and DeRozan, as a rookie, his performance is becoming more and more stable now , the outside shooting talent has also been gradually revealed, and he has the potential to become an excellent 3D player; Fields has been replaced by veteran Kleiza because of his poor form. While waiting patiently.
On November 11, the Raptors were a guest at the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston to challenge the Celtics.The Celtics have had a hard time recently. The departure of Ray Allen during the offseason made the Big Three lose one giant.Although Rondo can be considered a giant, after all, the team lost a top 18 super shooter in NBA history, and the decline in strength is obvious.Not to mention that Garnett and Pierce are one year older, and the possibility of sniping the Heat's Big Three in the East is getting smaller and smaller.
The record of 5 wins and 4 losses of the Green Army can already explain the current situation of some teams. Facing the young upstart Raptors in this campaign, "one old and one young" will stage a wonderful matchup at the North Shore Garden Arena.
As a super giant team in the NBA, more than a dozen championship flags hanging over the North Shore Garden in Boston symbolize the past glory of this team.In today's Green Army, the skeleton of the team that won the championship in 08 is still there, but everyone knows that the window for the team to win the championship is infinitely close to closing, unless there is a major injury to the competitor, or KG and Paul Pierce are rejuvenated, or it is the ball. The team's young people such as Avery Bradley and others quickly grew into All-Star players.But in fact, for the above situations to occur, the possibility is infinitely close to 0.
The attendance rate of Boston's North Shore Garden Arena is still very good. As a veteran team, its popularity is still online, and the number of fans is also considerable.The fans of the Celtics are still very proud. Many of them think that their home team has a glorious team history, which is different from the "upstart" like the Raptors.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Celtics at home is: center - Kevin Garnett, power forward - Brandon Bass, small forward - Paul Pierce, shooting guard - Jason Lane, point guard-Rajon Rondo.
Terry replaced Ray Allen as the starter. Although his 3-point ability is somewhat different from Ray Allen's, his overall scoring ability and shooting ability, he does not lose to the opponent very much.The gap between the two is on the defensive end.Terry has never been a player known for his outstanding defense in his career. Now that he is older, it is even more impossible to expect him to perform well on the defensive end. In position 2, his height of 188cm is a natural disadvantage. After all, not everyone is Tony Allen.
The starting lineup for the Raptors on the road is the same as in the previous game against the Pacers.
The age gap between the starting lineups of the two teams is huge. The average age of the Raptors is less than 25 years old, while that of the Celtics is over 30 years old...
Garnett and Valanciunas near the middle circle prepare to jump the ball.The age difference between the two is 16 years old. When KG was selected by the Timberwolves, Valanciunas was only 3 years old...
The jump ball seemed to be a teenage maniac in KG's old man, and the instant explosive power frightened Valanciunas, who was 16 years younger than himself, to jump. He easily grabbed the landing point and passed the ball to Bass.
Bass passes the ball to Rondo, who dribbles over.
The Celtics' offensive rhythm is also very slow. Even in the year they won the championship, they relied not on offense but on defense.Today, their core players are getting older, and they are naturally playing more slowly. It is impossible to run and shoot, and the offense is still based on the half-court position.
As the core defender, Rondo has absolute possession of the ball in the team, and whether it is Terry, Bass, or even Pierce, they rarely hold the ball to start a pick-and-roll attack.
Terry circles the screen, catches a pass from Rondo, pulls up for a jumper -- and misses.
Bargnani grabbed the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.
The defender should be Paul Pierce.Of course, it's not that Pierce wants to defend or can defend, but that he can only defend in the starting lineup.Otherwise, should the 185cm Rondo and the 188cm Terry be defended?
The Celtics' defense is not purely one-on-one defense, so even if Pierce knows that he can't restrain Yingxiong one-on-one, he still has the assistance of his teammates.
Jeremy Lin gave the ball to DeRozan. The latter faced the old Terry's defensive defense that looked like paper, and rushed with the ball, but Terry made an offensive foul!
Watching DeRozan and the referee explain excitedly there, Terry passed by him and did not forget to tease him with trash talk.
DeRozan was panting with anger, planning to rush up and argue with Terry.Ying Xiong went over to pat him on the back, and said a few words of comfort, which made him calm down slowly.
Ying Xiong knows very well that both his former teammate Terry and KG are well-known trash talkers.As veterans, they know that if they can use this kind of trick to make young players lose their cool, it will be beneficial to them.
Rondo came over with the ball, and Jeremy Lin prevented him from putting 1 meter, and let him make a long shot if he didn't give him a breakthrough.But he just won't vote...
It's hard for Ying Xiong to imagine what the picture would look like if a point guard who didn't shoot was partnered with Tony Allen... Hey - Tony Allen seemed to be with the Celtics before!
(End of this chapter)