Forward to the basket

D'Antoni really didn't expect such a big scene in an ordinary regular season, let alone that Rivers would play so well. As soon as the game started, he gave himself a fierce blow.

Originally, D'Antoni thought that the opponent would attack him when he came up, but he didn't expect that Rivers didn't plan to come up to play against the Suns at all, but started to fight hard.

Starting from the jump ball, the Celtics' defense pursued close combat. Even Pierce chased Marion and stretched out his hand to interfere, not to mention a big guy like Perkins who focused on defense.

But what makes D'Antoni feel incredible the most is probably the contest between the two guards. He didn't expect Nash to be entangled so badly by a rookie who just entered the NBA.

Rondo seemed to have given up his desire to attack, and hung himself by Nash's side, never leaving him.

In terms of height, Rondo has a slight disadvantage, but this guy has a lower center of gravity and can follow Nash's footsteps very well, and Rondo doesn't suffer at all when he turns and stops suddenly.

The weight of the two is not much different, but Rondo's physical fitness is obviously stronger.

This also caused Nash a bit of a headache. He was harassed by Rondo more than once, and dribbling was a problem.

Even if the Suns tried their best to cover Nash in the pick-and-roll, Rondo was still chasing after him.

Those two long arms have been interfering with Nash's ball control. If it were someone else, this kid would have intercepted the ball long ago. Nash has been using his low center of gravity dribble and changing direction to get rid of this entanglement.

But Rondon's extremely long arms and wide palms have always put pressure on Nash.

But I don't know what Rivers thinks. He doesn't seem to intend to let the players be stingy with their physical fitness and just chase after him. Not only is Nash being entangled like this, but everyone else is also suffering from this.

Moreover, this kind of oppressive defense did bring a lot of trouble to the Suns' offense in such a hot atmosphere at the North Shore Garden Arena. D'Antoni's team made unnecessary mistakes in a row.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, D'Antoni had already called a timeout, but this timeout did not reverse the situation where the Suns were suppressed. They had already been hit by opponents with three fast breaks due to mistakes.

Among them, the guy Marion was cut off twice, and one of Nash's passes also had problems with Bell's running position, so Rondo seized the opportunity and sent Pierce a beautiful assist.

15:6, in just 5 minutes, the Celtics have widened the gap between the two teams to 9 points.

This made D'Antoni a little unacceptable. After all, the Suns had been playing smoothly in the previous games, and they had never encountered such a difficult situation, even if they were playing against the Spurs.

But the Celtics gave them a head-on blow. Rivers' formation, with desperate defensive intensity, put tremendous pressure on the Suns, which caught them off guard.

No way, when the game reached the 6th minute, D'Antoni could only ask for a timeout again.

He also knew that if the game continued like this, his team would be stunned before the first quarter.

Even Nash kept shaking his head during the timeout, as if he hadn't recovered from such a fierce pressing by the Celtics. As for the others, he was a little confused.

Marion wiped his sweat vigorously with a towel on the seat. Although it had only been five minutes, he was already annoyed enough, because even Pierce put down his body and began to fight with himself.

Even if Marion's physical fitness is very good, he can't help carrying it so fiercely.

"These guys are crazy." Although the voice was not loud, the words Marion muttered were heard by many people, and most of them felt the same way.

Crazy, really crazy, those guys in green clothes, like the last madness before the end of the world, everyone tried their best to attack the Suns players.

"Damn it, my ribs hurt from being hit by that guy from Tony." Bell, who has always been tough on defense and even dared to knock Kobe down with his head, grinned and rubbed his left rib.

Thomas didn't say anything at all, but he could tell from the sweat on his brow that the five or six minutes of fighting with Perkins at the basket just now exhausted him, an old guy.

Only Stoudemire was holding the Gatorade bottle vigorously beside him, with an unhappy look on his face.

The 6 points scored by the Suns in the opening game, one was Marion's mid-range jumper, and the other two were Nash's mid-range shots at a 45-degree angle when he couldn't find a suitable passing route.

It had nothing to do with Stoudemire. He got two shots in total, both of which were missed by Jefferson's interference and only got one rebound.

And every time Stoudemire catches the ball or pulls out to cover for Nash, boos will be heard overwhelmingly. Those Boston fans almost use megaphones to stand in their seats and curse the street.

This noisy environment made Stoudemire very irritable. Even during the timeout, he didn't listen to anything and kept yelling that he couldn't catch the ball. It seemed like everyone had a problem with him.

This also made D'Antoni only able to replace this guy, because in less than 5 minutes, Stoudemire had already committed a foul. If he continued according to his temper, he might not be able to last two quarters, although The scene was suppressed by the Celtics, but D'Antoni was not dizzy.

Different from the depressed expression on the Suns side, when the Celtics returned to the rest area, they all walked back roaring, and the expressions of each one were extremely excited.

Pierce even gave everyone a high-five to celebrate. He didn't expect that the start would be so perfect.

Only Chen Feng put his arms around Thibodeau's shoulders and said, "I just said, if you charge desperately, the other party will definitely be beaten to the ground. These guys never thought that we would fight them desperately at the beginning."

Both Rivers and Thibodeau looked at this culprit speechlessly, but what Chen Feng said was indeed correct. When arranging the tactical drill, the crazy boy said he had mentioned this suggestion.

It's just that what he said at the time was more direct, "Fuck him! This time I will fight with these grandchildren!"

Of course, Rivers wasn't that idiot, but Chen Feng's words made him wake up a bit. Since he decided to fight his opponent to the death, why didn't he fight to the limit.

Anyway, the Celtics are not as strong as their opponents, so it's better to go all out, make a desperate wave, and suppress the opponent at the beginning!Beat hard!

Such a sudden attack by Rivers really made D'Antoni scratch his head a bit. The atmosphere in the stadium was a bit intense, but now that his opponent has made such a sudden attack, he is also a bit depressed.

But D'Antoni is not an idiot who can make it to the Western Conference finals in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.

At this time, he knew that he had to make some changes, otherwise the Suns might usher in a second defeat.

"Boyce, you replace Thomas, pay attention to changing positions with Sean, try to hit the rebound! Bell, take a break first, let Barbosa go up and charge!"

D'Antoni quickly made tactical adjustments. Stoudemire didn't get a chance to play, but Banks was thrown on the court by him. Diao and Barbosa also fought from the bench.

"Since you guys want to fight hand-to-hand, why not let me use my speed to play big with you."

Seeing the excitement of the players on the Celtics side at the moment, D'Antoni also became a little bit ruthless.

If you can play so hard on defense, then I will show you how terrifying the league's number one firepower is on offense!

(Second update, I may update more tomorrow, the sun is a hot spot for this game, so I may write a little more, try my best, okay.)