pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 375 The Opponent of the Opening Match
On the first day of the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers won the first NBA victory of the new season. James Bryant shined throughout the game, winning a triple-double, showing his strong dominance on the field. He also told the entire league that the Lakers are still the favorites to win the new season.

In addition to James, the twin stars Oscar and Felix from UCLA also performed well in the game. Oscar scored a double-double of 16+11, and Felix scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Many outstanding rookies appeared on the first game day, but only a few players performed as expected. Most of the players still did not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game and made many mistakes that should not have been made in the game.

A total of 6 rookies appeared in the 18 games on the opening day, 6 of them fouled out, and 10 made more than 5 turnovers. Only Oscar, Felix, and William can make a shot.

The results of the game report after the game were shocking. The rookies hit the wall collectively, and the star players were still the winners of the game.

The match between the two super rookies Jackson and Mu Chenfeng was scheduled for the next day, and Qiu Fei was always in the match.

The Miami Heat’s first opponent in the new season is the Boston Celtics. This Eastern Conference team is so full of resilience. Last season’s stop in the Eastern Conference Semifinals allowed Celtics to set a higher goal in the new season, which is to enter the Finals. However, it is not easy to break through from the Eastern Conference. Both sides attach great importance to it.

The night before the game, the Heat held a pre-match meeting specifically for the Celtics. The purpose was to analyze and arrange several core players of the Celtics.

The core player of the Celtics team is the 4-time All-Star Gaia. This bloody small forward is not elegant, but full of power, especially the low-post skills are among the top in the league. This is all thanks to the words and deeds of the Celtics star Paul Pierce. Pierce passed on his low-post skills to Gaia without reservation. The jersey was handed over to Gaia, because Gaia had been wearing the No. 34 jersey because of her admiration for Pierce when she was at Boston University. After entering the Celtics, because the No. 34 jersey had already been hung above the Boston Arena, Gaia chose No. 34, hoping that her strength and achievements could be as good as Pierce’s.

Faced with Pierce's move to give up the jersey, Gaia naturally refused decisively, because he knew very well that his own strength was not enough to wear this jersey that symbolized the soul of the Celtics.

In addition to Gaia, the strength of the Celtics power forward Hudson should not be underestimated. This power forward with a height of more than 2.10 meters has comprehensive skills. The offense can help his teammates open up space. The defensive end also protects the basket very well. He is an inside player with excellent offense and defense.

Whether it is Gaia or Hudson, most of their offenses are in the interior or in the middle and long distances, while Hilton is a pure outside shooter with precise shooting skills from beyond the three-point line, and is an indispensable interior fort for the Celtics.

In the eyes of the outside world, the combination of these three people is like a replica of the "Pierce + Garnett + Ray Allen" Big Three in 08. However, the strength of these three people is even worse than that of the old Big Three. The biggest advantage of the three is that they are all young.

The grievances between Miami and Boston have a long history. There are some "grievance matches" in the NBA. The matchup between the Celtics and the Heat is one of the more famous teams. The grievances between the two teams originated from the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals.

Since then, every time the two teams meet each other, they are extremely jealous, and the killing is very popular. Although all the members of the tiebreaker that year have retired, the two teams will still play a fierce game.

"Tomorrow's game will be at the level of the finals." Coach Scola reminded the players. Of course, this is only for the new members who have not experienced the two teams' games, and those players who have played against the Celtics are naturally how miserable they are in the game.

"Finals level?" A rookie next to him questioned. It is understandable to say that the intensity of the game is stronger than the average game, but how can the intensity of a regular season be compared with the finals?

"That's right." Scola nodded, "That's a confrontation that you haven't seen before."

As soon as confrontation is mentioned, the image of the game against the Celtics immediately appeared in the minds of the Heat players. It was really "hand-to-hand combat".

This is definitely not an exaggeration. The Celtics, like the Heat, built their teams on the basis of defense. Therefore, the players of both teams have a strong defensive awareness and will not give the opponent easy shots. Therefore, the scores of the two teams are usually not very high, and the shooting percentage is pitifully low.

Scores below 90 points are commonplace, and it is rare to break the percentage. Therefore, there has been a saying between the two teams, "Whoever can get [-] points will win."

"Tomorrow will be a fierce battle." Barrett moved his body. The physical fitness of the Celtics players is well-known in the league. From the main force to the substitute, they all have strong explosive power. Barrett had played against this team many times when he was in the Bulls.

Today is different, because with Wade beside him and many reliable partners, Barrett wants to rewrite his winning percentage against the Celtics.

"Everyone, go back and rest early. Tomorrow's game is at 19:30 in the evening and will be broadcast live across the United States."

Usually, games that can be broadcast live across the United States are games with extremely high ratings. Games with popular championship teams such as the Lakers, Heat, 76ers, and Nuggets will naturally receive more attention.

In the Los Angeles Lakers game that ended earlier, it created a new high in ratings.

(End of this chapter)