Forward to the basket

In fact, it wasn't just the Pistons who stumbled in Boston. From the end of the All-Star Game, the kind of ruthlessness played by the Celtics began to spread in the Eastern Division.

Rivers said that they must work hard, and then these guys really started to work hard. In addition to killing the Pistons at home, the leader of the Eastern Conference, they also won a wave of four consecutive victories.

Two guests and two hosts, this schedule is actually not very favorable, and one of them is back-to-back, but the gang of Boston animals insisted on maintaining a high level of performance in the four games and winning consecutive opponents.

In their back-to-back games, within 30 hours, they grabbed two consecutive victories against the Sacramento Kings and Bobcats, and both games were won by big scores.

Among them, in the game against the Kings, the score was rewritten to 59:40 before the end of the second quarter.

In the last two quarters of the game, the gap was once extended to 30 points. If Rivers hadn't replaced a substitute player in the fourth quarter to exercise, it is estimated that the Sacramento Kings would usher in the worst defeat of the season, but Rao So, those die-hard Kings fans have already started cursing.

Only Kevin Martin scored more than 20 points. The team's second scoring point turned out to be Brad Miller who pulled out and threw three three-pointers, but this guy only scored 11 points.

Kenny Thomas, Mike Bibby, Sherif Abdul-Rahim, who can be counted as stars, just can't find another one who can score in double figures.

In this sluggish offensive state, it is obviously incomparable with the Celtics' beasts.

Those Boston bandits, even Scala Bryan scored 10 points and 3 rebounds, and seven of the team scored in double figures, but the highest statistic of the team was Pierce's 27 points.

Scattering scoring points and firing around, this is Rivers' arrangement before the start of the game. Originally, he was going to play back-to-back games, so he spread his offense like this to save a little energy.

But such a dispersal can be regarded as activating the Celtics' offensive points, but anyone who can play, the shooting feel is a bit against the sky, swish, swish, basketball is all kinds of nets.

Even Rondo scored 11 points. In addition to the breakthrough, he also threw two three-pointers for the first time. When Rivers saw this scene, he couldn't help but pat his thigh and applaud.

A guy who doesn't shoot the ball at all is starting to freak out, and you can't count on the beasts in Boston not to wreak havoc?How is that possible? The Kings were really caught off guard by such a multi-point bloom.

Originally, before the start of the game, the Kings were still thinking about the confrontation between the Celtics and the Pistons. They were worried that they would encounter these Boston bandits at home, and they would also fall into a hand-to-hand battle.

The result was good, the hand-to-hand defense did not meet, and they ushered in a stormy offensive wave. In less than 3 minutes of the opening, the Celtics scored 13 points ferociously. start.

It must have been a perfect start for the Celtics, but for the Kings, it was a disaster.

It was originally at his own home court, but these guys wanted to rush forward when they first came up, trying to disrupt the Celtics' defensive position, and then controlled the rhythm.

But before these guys from the Kings played a beautiful offense, the Celtics' assault had already begun, especially Rondo's long-distance delivery to Pierce after the opening jump ball.

It was the jump ball Chen Feng dialed when facing Brad Miller. Rondo grabbed the basketball before Bibby, and then almost without observation, shaking his hand was a super long-distance pass .

Pierce, who had already reached the basket of the Kings, received a pass and made a beautiful dodge to the basket, so that the strong Artest did not have a chance to get stuck, and he took advantage of the opportunity to make a backhand layup.

It was an offense within five seconds of the opening, and then turned back Bibby's possession was cut off by Rondo, Pierce blocked a transfer station, and with a flick, Jefferson faced Kenny Thomas again at the basket. The attack was successful.

However, the smoothness of the offensive end is not the biggest headache for the Kings. Boston's toughness on the defensive end is the key to completely killing the opponent's possibility of winning.

In the team's first five offenses, Chen Feng only held the ball on the weak side to attract Miller and Thomas' double-team. The rest of the time, he was more like a transitioner. He didn't take a shot at all in the first 3 minutes.

But this didn't affect Chen Feng's attention on the field, because this guy really followed him on the defensive end, just like what Tarkanian told him during the training in Las Vegas.

"Don't try to make yourself independent of your team's defensive system. Remember, you have to blend in, or you have to make the entire team's defense, based on you, start to operate. This is key."

Chen Feng is not the kind of player with a professional background, so defense has always been one of his weaknesses, especially when facing players at the level of Nowitzki and Stoudemire, he can only try to explode each other.

Using offense against offense may be a good way, but when it comes to critical games, if you can prevent the opponent from easily tearing apart at this point, then the entire team will appear very passive.

So during the special training, apart from letting the kid figure out some defensive things, Tarkanian paid great attention to letting Chen Feng think about how to integrate his talent with the team.

Although it was not easy, Tarkanian also knew very well that if he couldn't solve this problem, then Chen Feng would definitely encounter his own bottleneck very quickly. After all, you can't expect to explode with your opponent every game.

And when it comes to the playoffs, a player who can only attack but not defend will inevitably be weakened. In the playoffs, defense can win the championship. This is the truth, not just a joke.

In the past, Chen Feng fought too many times alone on the defensive end. This kid always relied on his animal-like talent to cull his opponents, but this method also had the fatal flaw of disrupting the entire defensive level.

Thibodeau and Tarkanian are actually trying to integrate Chen Feng's ability into the entire team's defensive system. They are even trying to create defensive traps around this kid.

It's just that this method is still in the trial stage. There is no need to question Chen Feng's talent, and his basketball IQ is very high, and he can understand many things at one point. It's just that this kid still lacks experience.

But Thibodeau and Rivers dared to attack, so when they met the Kings this time, Brad Miller was the biggest victim. He was forced to go out and shoot three-pointers, because In the interior offense, he shook Jefferson twice to prepare for a single, but he was slapped away by the same big slap!

Especially in the second singles with the ball, Bibby shook off Rondo and gave a very beautiful pass. It was almost here that Brad Miller could face the basket directly after receiving the ball and turning around.Jefferson actually wanted to get stuck, but his position was a bit awkward and he couldn't withstand it. Miller took advantage of the situation and then raised the ball with one hand just to make a dunk.

As a result, Brad Miller saw a big slap coming up to him before he actually took a slap. He repeated the previous encounter again, and the slap directly sent the unlucky ghost flying.

It was a confrontation without any suspense. Whether it was the timing of the shot or the explosive power, Miller was absolutely at a disadvantage. Moreover, these two fierce blocks made Miller even more frightened.

This guy didn't even plan to stay under the basket a little later, but pulled the outside line to throw three-pointers.

Although he also scored three goals, but inside, he shot a mid-range shot from a high position, but if he wanted to get close to the basket, he would definitely be stopped by Jefferson and Chen Feng.

In fact, the Celtics are obviously not as strong as the previous confrontation with the Pistons on the defensive end, but the blockade of the interior is very fierce. Rebounds and interior control do not give opponents a chance at all.

In particular, Chen Feng's deterrence at the basket was simply an animal-level existence. Although this guy was not completely able to fit into a complete system now, the trap around him had already been born.

As Thibodeau said on the sidelines, "This kid is very smart, so he knows how to use his advantages, and he knows how to dig a hole for his opponent." Then, someone was buried...

In fact, this is the effect that Rivers and Thibodeau need. They can't expect Chen Feng to become the backbone of the defense in an instant, but they need the sturdy consciousness of this little animal.

Being able to accurately pounce in place and blocking the opponent's attack at the basket is the most important thing. The remaining problems can be worked out slowly and cannot be rushed for a while.

Anyway, no matter how other competitors are playing, at least the Celtics have started at a high speed.

Less than 30 hours after killing the Kings, they killed the Bobcats on the site of Joe's gang leader with a score of 100:78. That sturdy offense stunned the opponent like a catastrophe.

And this is not the end. After winning two consecutive away games, these guys also played very fiercely at home. The 76ers were trampled by them again, and this time they really trampled the opponent to death.

Not only is there no competitiveness in this region, even the 76ers have made it clear that their team is preparing to rebuild, and this season's playoffs are no longer extravagant.

This is to be ready to be bad. Although they are not reconciled, but after losing the game at the North Shore Garden Arena, the 76ers also have to recognize the fact that under the strong rise of the Celtics, they can only choose to retreat. .

And another unlucky team is the Trail Blazers. They originally expected Roy to show his recent good form in the game, but the Celtics' fierce offense just discouraged them.

For four consecutive games, at least five players can keep scoring in double figures in each game, with an average margin of 15 points per game. This sturdy data is helping the Celtics start sprinting.

Chen Feng even made his scoring average soar to more than 15 points per game, and his rebounds are also close to 10. This kind of double-double data is almost unique in the rookie data list.

Even Rivers himself said that these little bastards are crazily grabbing victories...

(Second update... I wrote a little less today... woo woo woo...)