Forward to the basket

The Washington Wizards are not a super team, but the reputation of these guys in the East is more due to their ability to go crazy. Once you want to make them go crazy, no matter who they are, they will probably suffer. .

With Jamison, Butler and Arenas, with these three in the team, the Wizards may have a leak on all sides defensively, but if they want to fight offensively, if these guys go crazy, even the old Nelson will feel a headache.

The ferocity of the Golden State Gang lies in the madness of the group, while Washington's trump card lies in personal ability.

Whether it is Jamison, Butler or Arenas, they all have the ability to turn the tables at critical moments.

Especially the general Arenas, once he enters his attack mode, he can instantly smooth out the gap of more than ten points for you. The nba believes in personal heroes, and Arenas has this kind of talent.

If you let him play smoothly, it will be really difficult for you to contain such a convulsive player who is not stingy.

Rivers is not a freshman who just entered the league, so he knows exactly what kind of encounter it is to meet the Wizards in Washington. Before the game started, he had already warned his players not to underestimate the enemy.

"You all know how fierce the Wizards' offense is. If you don't want to lose the first game of the new season, you'd better cheer me up and listen to those people shouting crazily. It must feel good to shut them up .”

Thibodeau has now discovered that his partner has begun to become less and less kind, especially since last season, just like the gang of wild boys under him, he prefers to beat his opponents to death.

However, compared to the group of animals under his command, Rivers may still be very kind, especially compared to that boy Chen Feng, it is obvious that the bald wild boy is darker, and that guy is the one who tosses people to death.

"Kevin, Ray, Paul, Rajon, Kendrick, five of you start. I only ask you one thing. Try to limit the opponent's impact in the opening stage, and you must first stabilize your position."

"There is nothing special about Washington's tactics. They just like to attack. Don't follow their rhythm. Otherwise, you will only fall into a state of disorder. Remember, we have to fight our own."

Before playing, Rivers explained word by word that although this is just a regular season, it is undoubtedly a battlefield for the Celtics who have changed most of their team lineup.

How many people are waiting to see the jokes of the Celtics now, Rivers doesn't know, look at the dozens of media reporters, are they really here to cheer for Boston?If you believe it, it is really a hell.

Rivers is quite aware of his current situation. This is walking a tightrope. Too many people are staring at him as the head coach. If the players do not play well, he must attach responsibility, especially with such a strong lineup.

Others are predicting that if the team does not play well, Rivers will definitely dismiss get out of class within a month, but even Murphy knows that within a month, as long as there is a losing streak, Rivers will be dismissed at any time. The dismissal, even though the team's management said it was full support, but everyone knows that they really can't afford to lose now.

The Celtics are almost exchanging their future potential for the hope of a championship. They can only move forward and cannot retreat. Rivers can't do it, and neither can Thibodeau, including Angie who is also hesitating now.

If it wasn't for the big kills in the preseason that reduced the pressure by one level, it is estimated that those negative news would have broken out long ago, but that was just the preseason, and the regular season is an important battlefield for them to test their results.

Rivers may be on a more secure lineup. He doesn't want to be overwhelmed by the Wizards' offense in the opening stage, and he doesn't want to fall into a soaring battle. What he needs is control and everything under control.

While maintaining the team's offensive firepower, it is also necessary to make the defensive intensity on the field reach a height that is difficult for opponents to reach. This is the plan that Rivers has long thought of during the course of several preseason games.

But this is just something on paper, whether it can really be played, only God knows. In order to maintain a balance, Rivers even put Chen Feng on the bench. Of course, this knife will be drawn at any time.

The Wizards didn't have so many ideas, at least the guys like Arenas never considered the issue of balance and imbalance.

However, when they met the Celtics last season, they had an incomplete lineup, so they didn't take advantage of any advantages. However, this season their personnel are in a rare order, and they feel very hot.

Regardless of the Celtics' eight-game winning streak in the preseason, the Wizards' results are not bad, especially in the last four games. The lineup, which has been running in, also blasted a wave of four consecutive victories, making their Confidence soared.

At least before the start of the regular season, these guys have already yelled the slogan of going to the playoffs, and their lineup does seem to have that strength. Anyway, this can be regarded as a combination of the Big Three.

If these guys go crazy, they are really capable of overthrowing any opponent. Regardless of their poor record last season, when they set up a goal line at home, the Spurs, Mavericks, and Cavaliers have all stumbled here. It's no wonder Rivers is cautious, because you can't predict the thoughts of a group of offensive lunatics.

But everyone knows they will attack!And it will attack very fiercely!So Rivers hopes to be able to withstand it first, but he still a little underestimated how much damage a group of psychopaths will cause when they go crazy.

We all know that the Wizards' offensive firepower at home is very fierce. Sometimes their charge in the opening stage will make the opponent dizzy.

But Rivers still didn't expect this group of guys to be so hot at the beginning. I really don't know if it was those full fans who stimulanted these guys with roars, or if these guys were really suffocated.

Anyway, just at the beginning of the game, the Wizards' offense seemed unreasonable. Even though the Celtics had stabilized their position, they were also a little embarrassed by the opponent. The main reason was that the Wizards' offense made people It's a bit defenseless, they don't have a fixed attack line at all, it can be said to be a standard chaotic battle.

It's not like Rivers has never seen the chaotic style of fighting. He has wrestled with the Golden State gangsters and the mad cows of the Mavs. !

Butler, Arenas, Jamison, Haywood, Stevenson, this lineup is the starting five of the Wizards, and it hasn't changed much from usual, but just after the game started, these guys were in a row. The perimeter fired violently, and the three-pointers, as if they didn't want money, kept hitting the basket.

Especially the beast Arenas, the "General" who has been struggling for a season always wants to find a chance to break out, so as not to have nothing to do, there will always be people talking in the newspapers, saying that Arenas with a high salary is a high-paying low-energy As a representative, the salary given to him can completely allow the team to find a few more useful middle-class players.

Someone even calculated that if Arenas were traded, the Wizards would have a better chance of making it to the playoffs. If they were lucky, they might be able to go further. With such a big contract, it would be a burden.

The person who said this didn't know what kind of intention they had, but if someone said it, someone would agree.

Especially when your team's performance is not good, this kind of talk is even more clamorous. Although Arenas has not publicly scolded the street, it is definitely not easy to make people poke the spine. But if you want to hit a reporter in the face, You can only let your team's performance go up, then even if someone wants to talk nonsense, it's useless.

However, last season's injury turmoil kept the Wizards in a sluggish state, and the results of the regular season have also been falling all the way. This has made Arenas, the core of the team, criticized, and there are many people who say that he does not work hard.

This season, it's so easy to wait until the personnel are complete and the physical condition is good. How can he not have a little extravagant hope, at least to make it to the playoffs, and facing the strong team, this guy definitely has the desire to explode.

The star lineup of the Celtics has been coveted by many people. Before the game, some people said that this is a confrontation between the old and new giants. Facing such a strong opponent, the guy like Arenas is excited. There is no difference between the potions, this guy just likes to play against this kind of strong team, so that he can show his extraordinary personal ability.

So as soon as the game started, the Celtics side wanted to play steadily, while Arenas had already fired first. This guy actually seemed a little restless and a little manic when he was warming up.

Before the jump ball from both sides started, this guy was beating his chest like a gorilla in heat. The second time is still one step away from the three-point line!How to prevent this! ?At least Pierce and Ray Allen are gone.

You can't stay close to this guy. Once Arenas' physique chooses to break through, he will be very threatening. What's more, this guy's attack range is very large. Are you planning to prevent a breakthrough?Or prevent him from shooting?

And no one thought that Arenas would play so aggressively. Two of the shots were basically made when the Wizards had no one under the basket. .

"That guy is still the same, it hasn't changed." Regarding Arenas' unfathomable shooting touch, Rivers was helpless on the sidelines, so he could only curl his lips and express his depressed feeling to Thibodeau beside him .

"If he was that kind of calm person, I'm afraid his achievements would have surpassed many others, but the fans in Washington seem to like his performance very much. For the first time, I feel that the atmosphere here is really not much worse than that in Los Angeles."

Thibodeau can only shrug his shoulders. It is indeed as he said. If Arenas is really a guy with a very reasonable shot and a calm mind, then his achievements may be much higher than what he is now.

It's a pity that Arenas' talent is more squandered in this kind of free-wheeling attack. If he suddenly feels crazy, he can indeed knock down many opponents, but his stability is very problematic. .

Especially in terms of mentality, this guy is more like a person who is used to playing by feeling. As long as the feeling is right, he will have no pressure to score against Kobe or James.

But once there is a problem with the mentality, it is not uncommon for him to take [-] shots in a game and only make five or six shots. This is a guy who plays according to his mood. To let him be the core, you really need enough courage .

Just like the attack just now, Arenas can suddenly stop in front of Pierce and shoot a long three-pointer. He is quite confident in his touch, but this guy really doesn't care about how to grab the rebound if he misses the shot. .

However, Rivers could only express his helplessness when he encountered such a fiery animal who threw four three-pointers in less than 3 minutes, and the starting five on the court felt that it was also a kind of Intense pressure.

Sitting at the home court, playing so hot right from the start, Arenas set off crazy cheers from the entire Washington, including the fans on the court, and the live commentary who stood up and screamed loudly while clutching the microphone. These guys were very excited.

This is a kind of catharsis after being depressed. Last season, these Washington fans were indeed too depressed. They had a relatively good lineup, but their results have not improved. This is unacceptable. They need passion too much!

And Arenas played so hot in the first game of the new season, this is giving the fans of the Wizards a shot in the arm!He wants to tell those guys cheering for the team in this way, they are very strong!

It was a bit of a headache for the Celtics to encounter such a group of unreasonable guys head-on, but although Arenas threw four three-pointers in a row, the score did not show any one-sided situation .

There was really no pressure for Garnett to carry Haywood under the basket. The main reason was that he was not interested in fighting that guy with any strength. He relied entirely on moving his feet to beat Haywood to death, and he succeeded in two consecutive strong fights.

And when Ray Allen met Butler, he didn't fight for any physical condition, but he used Rondo's smart pass to find an open shot in the bottom corner, allowing his precise three-pointer to also get in. into the basket.

While Pierce didn't keep an eye on Arenas, he also made a due counterattack. He got rid of Arenas twice in the mid-range. Reassuring.

The Wizards showed off only one Arenas, but the Celtics' offense seemed more reasonable, but this is the opponent's home court, no one would applaud for them, and the Wizards fans are sparing no effort to shout.

However, when Stevens also made a three-pointer and Jamison then made up a shot, Rivers still called a timeout, and the score was temporarily fixed at 17:13. The current momentum of the Wizards is indeed a bit crazy .

The call for a timeout was not because Rivers was dissatisfied with the players, but when the opponent felt hot, he still hoped to let the Wizards hang out, and there was no need to really follow the opponent's rhythm.

"Our offense and defense are both good, but the opponent's touch really makes people feel helpless. This has nothing to do with tactics, it's just because of the pure shooting rate. They can't keep this shooting rate forever, so don't worry about the current gains and losses. The question we should consider is how to fight ourselves, not how to fight offense."

"Kendrick, you take a break for a while. Our inside strength is not enough. We need to strengthen the control of the rebound. Jamison made a tip-up, and he has grabbed three backcourt rebounds. We need to give him enough now. pressure, but also to Haywood to feel that pressure, so we can control everything."

When Rivers explained the tactical problem, he was not aimless. After five or six minutes of the game, the Celtics' shooting percentage was not high or low, but the score was always tight, and Arenas went crazy and did not change much. thing.

But in terms of rebound control, Jamison obviously took advantage of his height and experience when fighting against Perkins. He can avoid Perkins' impact, but he can find enough space to attack the basket and score. .

Especially when it comes to controlling defensive rebounds, with Haywood blocking Garnett for him, although it is a bit reluctant, Jamison can hold Perkins steadily, which makes Garnett have to face two people at the basket alone. flanking defense.

It may not be a problem when attacking, but once it is fighting for rebounds, it will be a disadvantage, especially Perkins' footsteps can't keep up with Jamison, which makes him help Garnett , it will be a step slower, and it is often such a difference that Jamison has already taken the rebound. This situation must change. The special team showed the tough attitude inside!In this kind of control over rebounding, he doesn't want to leave any opportunities for opponents.

"Chen Feng, get ready to play, your task is to control the rebound, don't let Jamison guy have the chance to make a tip-up like just now, if you still have it, you should hurry up and get ready to stick your ass and get kicked out of Washington by me .”

While replacing Perkins, Rivers has already made adjustments, and Chen Feng can finally stop being benched.

"Boss, calm down, if you stick your butt up in front of so many people, they will definitely not think you are going to kick him out, anyway, this is also a live broadcast, aren't you afraid that your wife will think that your sexual interests have changed? "

"I don't want tomorrow morning's newspaper to be full of your friendship with me, boss, I'm a virgin!"

"You have to be responsible for my reputation! If you put on such a pose, it will be difficult to find a wife in the future."

Rivers had nothing to do with such an unreasonable guy like Chen Feng, but the kid's relaxed tone seemed to have isolated the surrounding noises, and everyone was no longer so cautious.

Chen Feng, who threw his training jacket on the floor, was rolling up his arms and sleeves and looking at a group of big guys from the Wizards. No one could see that this guy had faintly exposed his sharp teeth...

(After being discharged from the hospital, I will rest for another day, and then start two shifts. There should be another chapter today...)