This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 329
"There is no doubt that we will still be the best team in the East. Now that I am healthy, the Celtics will regain the championship."

Kevin Garnett, who has returned from injury, is full of confidence. Even though Paul Pierce, the youngest of the Celtics' Big Three, is already 32 years old, he is finally free from the damn groin injury Come out, if two years are taken out, then the Celtics have little difference in lineup compared to the team two years ago.

The joining of the former all-star power forward Rasheed Wallace and the growth of Rajon Rondo are still favored by many ESPN experts, and they are regarded as the best team in the East.

The league also noticed this when arranging the first game.

On October 2009, 10, the new NBA season kicked off, and the Boston Celtics will sit in the North Shore Garden Arena to face the visiting Charlotte Bobcats, the Eastern Conference champion team last season.

This is the first game of the Bobcats and the second game of the Celtics. In the last game, the Celtics defeated the same team in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland Cavaliers.

But to the disappointment of the fans, the old O'Neal only scored 10 points and 10 rebounds, 11 of 5.

Of course, this is because he only played 28 minutes. In fact, O'Neal can't play for longer. Perhaps this is a fairly efficient statistic for other players.

But that was Shaquille O'Neal, who had an annual salary of 2000 million and once made the stars of the league tremble.

It can only be said that the power of time is really terrible.

The fans also had to recognize the reality once again, O'Neal is no longer that O'Neal.

The same game, the contest between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Boston Celtics.

It is also considered a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the North Shore Garden Arena, there are almost no seats left.

In two years, the Boston Celtics' starting lineup has barely changed, while the Charlotte Bobcats have changed dramatically.

With Okafor's departure, this team has completely become the Bobcats 06 Gemini team.

Inside defensive gate Emeka Okafor was traded to New York in exchange for scoring inside David Lee.

After the deal was concluded, many media people were not optimistic about this team, and in some preseason games, it could also be seen that the ups and downs of the Charlotte Bobcats.

This game is a tough one.

Although it is the first game, the Celtics are naturally the main enemy of the Charlotte Bobcats.

It is about the matchup in the playoffs and the psychological level, so in this game, the two teams will definitely play more intensely than the normal regular season.

Moreover, this is also a duel between spear and shield.

The healthy Big Three, with the combination of Rondo and Perkins, have a defensive ability that is not comparable to that of ordinary teams.

As for the Bobcats, whether they are starting or coming off the bench, they are all aggressive.

The Charlotte Bobcats have a very young starting lineup.

05届的菲尔顿+06届的布兰登.罗伊+06届的周林+05届的大卫.李+07届的易建联。

Roy Hibbert has a timetable for his comeback. With a torn cruciate ligament, he will rest until around the All-Star Game, or until mid-March, but there is no big problem in catching up with the playoffs.

Before Roy Hibbert returns, Yi Jianlian will take on more defensive tasks.

During this offseason, the weight of the UAE has increased from 240 pounds last season to the current 255 pounds, which allows Yi Jianlian to better fight against the NBA's muscular sticks. The team's inside line is definitely weak, except for injuries Roy Hibbert, and David Lee, who joined in the offseason, the remaining insider of the Bobcats is Solomon Jones, who has averaged 3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in his career. He is a man in NBA suit, and his height is only 208CM.

Of course, Zhou Lin will also play as a guest at the fourth position at certain moments, and Luke Mbah a Moute will also occasionally go to the fourth position.

Compared with the Celtics' inside line, the Bobcats' inside line is indeed completely at a disadvantage.

But the Bobcats' lineup also has its own characteristics, that is, high-quality outside shooting ability. The starting lineup ranges from 1 to 5, and all of them have the ability to shoot three-pointers.

In fact, the Bobcats have become a team with the top offense in the league, but the defense can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the team.

The jump ball between Yi Jianlian and his template player Garnett finally ended with Garnett helping the Celtics get the first wave of possession. The 33-year-old Garnett is still a first-line inside player in the league .

Yi Jianlian also needs to take on the heavy responsibility of defending Garnett in this game.

In the off-season, Yi Jianlian completed his personal training goals. While gaining weight, he also strengthened the practice of inside footsteps and outside three-pointers.

The area Yi Jianlian was most familiar with was actually a mid-range offensive method.

But now the Bobcats have too many players to choose from in the middle distance, especially David Lee is going to completely grab Yi Jianlian's role in last season.

Yi Jianlian's approach is not unreasonable.

A player like Yi Jianlian who can run, jump, shoot, and hold the ball at the [-]th and [-]th positions is not much in the NBA, but less is also a lot.

But less is produced, and more is not produced.

After all, there is only one Nowitzki in the league, and the style of play that needs the ball is close to that of a star player, and the Bobcats can't give Yi Jianlian such authority at all, and if it is that kind of skillful style of play, the Bobcats The team does not need Yi Jianlian to take on that responsibility.

If it is the first two years of Yi Jianlian's entry into the league, then maybe everyone can look forward to it. After all, it is a talent show, and the team will definitely give certain rights. 99% of the players who can enter the NBA will be in the NBA. Jordan Kobe in the lower leagues, no one naturally wants to be a role player.

On the Bobcats side, there is indeed no need for a power forward or center who can hold the ball in the middle distance.

What the Bobcats need is an inside line with space and the ability to finish under the basket, referred to as 'pie-eating inside line'.

In the team, Zhou Lin, Felton, and Roy are all very good at playing and dismantling, and their respective breakthrough abilities can attract defensive attention, so other players may get a lot of good opportunities.

In fact, why mid-range shooting will be gradually downplayed in the future NBA league, and the proportion will also be reduced a lot, precisely because it is the least cost-effective way to score.

Outside the three-point line, you can get 50% more points, and at the basket, you can increase the final shooting rate by more than 30%.

Especially for inside players, either outside or inside instead of center, this is a trend of the times.

In other words, Yi Jianlian's own choice of direction may be towards the type of Lopez in the future, with high efficiency without occupying the ball, and at the same time has some mobile and defensive capabilities.

Although Ah Lian has not yet become the so-called devil's muscular man, his core strength is growing almost year by year. Yi Jianlian's professional attitude never needs to be questioned. He is also the most diligent player in the inside power room of the Bobcats.

And all the hard work paid off. Ah Lian's body shape is also changing in a way that is visible to the naked eye. Garnett wanted to eat Yi Jianlian in the low post this time, but what he never expected was that Yi Jianlian was not pushed. Garnett is definitely not an NBA insider, but his absolute strength is stronger than most people imagined. When he met Yi Jianlian in the past, he was more willing to use his strength Go to him, but this time Yi Jianlian played the role of a meat shield very well in the low post.

Garnett's first wave of offense was fruitless.

The counterattack speed of the Lynx team is very fast. One reason is that they have an absolute advantage in age. This is a team with an average age of only 24 years old, while the average age of the opponent is close to 30 years old. The second point is that the attributes of the Bobcats players themselves are better at running.

The combination of Garnett and Perkins is definitely not an advantage for the Bobcats to play against the Celtics, so once there is an opportunity, it is absolutely necessary to rush.

Brandon Roy, who helped the team hit the first ball of the season, counterattacked and made a layup.

Looking back, the Celtics are still the seasoned three-pointer Ray Allen made a three-pointer.

As the most low-key of the Big Three, the one with the least honors, and the oldest one, Ray Allen is in a better state than his age shows.

After the Celtics focused on defense, the Bobcats fell into position. Zhou Lin gave David Lee. Zhou Lin gave up the weak side of the low post. Facing Perkins' defense, David Lee Speed ​​and skill completely had the upper hand. David Lee did not disappoint Zhou Lin's trust by pulling back after the three threats and then throwing the ball in.

In the live broadcast room on the other side of the ocean, the commentator also shouted repeatedly: This is the ultimate meaning of letting David Lee come to the Bobcats.

You must know that they started to take out the core players, the defensive gate Emeka Okafor, in exchange for players.

This is something Emeka Okafor cannot do.

In the preseason, David Lee's performance was average. Some of the fans couldn't bear to complain that the Bobcats made a wrong move.

But the commentators are more rational. Only when they enter the regular season, or even in the middle of the season, can they see whether David Lee is suitable for the current lineup of the Bobcats.

The data of 16+11.7 per game came to the Bobcats, shrinking is inevitable. Regarding David Lee's expectations, the commentator felt that David Lee could have an average of 14+8 per game, and this deal would not be a loss. This is also similar to Emeka Okafor's data last season. Of course, the composition is different. It is a certain fact that David Lee can enrich the team's tactics.

It is worth mentioning that although everyone's influence on David Lee is a data flow player, and skills account for most of the scoring, David Lee's physical fitness is better than most people imagined After all, he once won the slam dunk contest in the McDonald's All-Star Game in 2001, and he is also one of the few white insiders who can win the slam dunk contest.

His wingspan and height limit his imagination on the defensive end, but his confrontation and shooting make him feel like a fish in water on the offensive end.

For joining such a team that is determined to win the championship, it is of great significance for everyone to get rid of the impression of his data brush. Of course, he also needs to prove that he can really become the starter of a championship team number four.

In the first quarter, the Bobcats basically focused on checking David Lee and Yi Jianlian.

What surprises the Chinese is that this season, Yi Jianlian is no longer afraid of inside confrontation, or his body can support him to complete many actions after the confrontation.

Even, in the first quarter, Yi Jianlian made a two-plus-one after completely taking the rebound in front of Garnett.

Yi Jianlian makes people feel more efficient and more solid, although it seems that Yi Jianlian's style of play is not as elegant as before.

In the first quarter, at 2 minutes and 56 seconds, Zhou Lin and Roy got off the field together. They made three-pointers and four-pointers. They didn't attack too deliberately.

The Bobcats began to change players. This is also the rare time when Larry Brown can put Zhou Lin and Roy off the court at the same time.

In the team, Mike Dunleavy, Quentin Richardson and Luke Mbah a Moute can fully support the score in the substitute stage.

This is also a relatively big change for this team during the offseason. More scoring players joined, so that the Bobcats do not need to worry about the support of no firepower, but the disadvantages still exist. Emeka Okafor's Leaving makes this team a bit weak on the defensive end. Yi Jianlian's frame protection is still not as good as Okafor's, but this should change after Roy Hibbert returns from injury.

In the first quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides were surprisingly high. The Bobcats scored 36 points. This is facing the top three defensive teams in the league. It is conceivable that the Bobcats' scoring ability is much higher than the league. average.

It's just that on the defensive end, the Bobcats were also smashed by their opponents and scored 35 points.

However, as long as it is the substitute stage and is stronger than the opponent, then the time period when Zhou Lin and Roy play early is the most dangerous time period for Lukai. After David Lee left the field, Zhou Lin replaced David Lee. Falling to the low position, he stood at the fourth position in this lineup.

Defending Zhou Lin was Paul Pierce, a kaleidoscope of offensive goals.

Zhou Lin's figure is already slightly bigger than Pierce's.

After one and a half months of hard work in the summer, Zhou Lin is going to try Paul Pierce, the changes in his off-season, and whether the hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in vain.

Zhou Lin's previous low positions were mostly based on his height and bullet speed, or faced with the pressure of small players, lacking in technical skills, and because Olajuwon has retired from the NBA, the system cannot collect them, so Zhou Lin used the low position He chose to learn from Olajuwon, and at the same time, Olajuwon's ability projection was also included in Zhou Lin's system space. Zhou Lin studied day and night, and finally achieved some small success.

Facing Paul Pierce, who was no less powerful than himself, Zhou Lin staged a fantastic footstep. He directly used three footstep transitions and successfully put the basket. Pierce watched the ball enter the basket helplessly!

"Beautiful, Pierce is flying!"

"This, this is Zhou Lin's progress during the offseason!"

"It used to be said that Zhou Lin was so tall, why didn't he play more inside, especially in the face of ordinary players in the third and fourth positions, Zhou Lin can definitely enrich his offensive methods, but from today's point of view, Zhou Lin's The tuition fees are not in vain!"

Zhou Lin's change also attracted applause!
(End of this chapter)