Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 77 Powerful Attack
How strong are the Celtics?All five members of the team have the strength of the All-Star level. It can be said that this is an All-Star team.

In addition to the absolute core of Larry Bird, "Chief" Robert Parish and "Refrigerator" Kevin McHale are definitely a nightmare for every team. They can attack and defend without any flaws.

Outside shooting guard Dennis Johnson, although his scoring ability is not particularly strong, but his defensive ability is extremely outstanding. He was selected to the All-Defensive Team 6 times in his career. It can be said that he is the defensive gate of the Celtics outside.

Although point guard Danny Ainge’s overall strength is not as good as the other four, he is no worse than the point guards of most teams at all, and he is still young and in the growth stage. He has made great progress in three-pointers since the beginning of this season, and his shooting is accurate God is accurate.Once the opponent ignores him, he will be like a ball god possessed, hitting consecutive shots, and his scoring explosive power is not inferior to the opponent's trump card.

It is precisely because there are so many powerful players that the Celtics can become a dynasty team above the apex of the NBA, and they have also become one of the teams targeted by Stern.

No way, who told Stern not to allow someone who is better than him in the league, well, he is talking about the Celtics' meritorious coach Cardinal Auerbach.

The jump ball spread between Malone and Parish, and when the referee threw the ball high, Parish, who is 213cm tall, was even better and put the ball into Bird's hands.

Bird passed the ball to point guard Jerry Hitting who came to meet him.

That's right, the Celtics' starting point guard is Jerry Hitting, not Danny Angie. This is because Angie has just returned from injury, and the coach arranged him as a substitute to protect him.

Bird generally plays off the ball and will not take the initiative to control the ball, but this does not mean that Bird will not be able to control the ball. You must know that Bird's skills are extremely precocious and comprehensive, with almost no flaws to pick.

Walking without the ball, post-ups, passing, free throws, shooting, dribbling, and rebounding are all masters, and they are proficient from the beginning.So much so that in this year's "SI" magazine, the former Celtics star Bob Cousy was quoted as saying that Bird's mission in the world was to "set a new standard for all basketball skills."

This statement may be exaggerated, but it also proves from the side how comprehensive Bird's technology is.

After the ball was handed over to Hitting, Bird slowly entered the position. From the moment Bird entered the three-point line, Mullin was always on guard, with his hands on Bird's waist forever, never leaving Bird's side. .

For Mullin 5's defense, Bird seemed completely indifferent, already wandering back and forth around the three-point line and inside.

Jerry Hitting is only 185cm tall and weighs 76kg, so he is not as tall as Li Weisi in terms of height or weight, which also gives Li Weisi a rare opportunity to bully someone with his body.

Faced with Li Weisi's press, Xi Ting naturally knew his strength. After the formation was settled, he immediately dropped the ball to McHale inside.

McHale easily received Hitting's pass. With his height of 208cm and wingspan of 244cm, it was really difficult for the defender to intercept the lob in front of him.

Larry Smith didn't lose his position, but he was on the verge of a big enemy, and he was against McHale.

At this time, both Hitting and Bird began to move to the weak side, opening up space for McHale to play singles, obviously believing in McHale's ability.

McHale was once hailed as the best white power forward in history, and his low-post footsteps can be ranked in the top two in history. Why not say it is the first, because the other is the big dream Olajuwon.

I saw McHale catch the ball from the bottom line, put Smith behind his back, and first dribbled two steps towards the middle. At this time, Malone, who had been not far from the two, immediately came over to double-team McHale, because he knew that only relying on Smith's single defense, McHale cannot be guarded.

Facing the double-teaming of the two, McHale didn't panic at all. He had experienced too many such small scenes. He immediately turned towards the baseline, made a motion to shoot, and then used two bamboo pole-like arms to hit the ball above his head. After making a big loop, he took a step forward and got out from between the two. After using his footsteps to get rid of the two, he made a layup with his left hand without any pressure.

After the goal, unlike the slow attack, the Celtics quickly returned to defense and did not give the Warriors a chance to play a fast break. It can be described as extremely experienced.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Li Weisi didn't intend to pass the ball to Hitting's defense at all. A crossover successfully passed Hitting and entered the penalty area.

However, before he entered the restricted area, he saw two giant figures standing inside the restricted area with their hands raised high to cover the sky.

Want to get in there for a layup?You can't even see where the basket is when you go in.

Just when Li Weisi hesitated for a moment, Xi Ting also caught up, intending to steal Li Weisi.

Li Weisi was not flustered either, taking advantage of Xiting's high-speed movement, he took a step back and threw a mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the basket without any suspense.

2:2 draw.

The Warriors' offense just now took only 8 seconds, and when it was the Celtics' turn, the speed slowed down again.

Logically speaking, the Celtics' playing style is not so slow. Take last season as an example, the Celtics averaged 114.1 points per game, which is not a slow playing style.

The only explanation is that the Celtics know the style of the Warriors, deliberately slow down the pace, and intend to let the two sides fight for positional battles. From this, it can be seen that the Celtics still attach great importance to the Warriors and are willing to change themselves for the Warriors offensive style.

As soon as he settled down, McHale leaned against Smith again and reached out to ask for it, which attracted the attention of the Warriors players.

At this moment, when Mullin was also attracted by McHale's ball, Bird suddenly ran back and got rid of Mullin's left hand on his waist.

Realizing that his hands were empty, Mullin immediately realized that Bird had run away, and hurriedly turned around to chase after him.

At this point Hitting had already passed the ball to Bird, who was unattended.

After receiving the ball, Bird turned around immediately, but instead of making a shot, he stretched the ball in the direction of McHale.

Seeing this scene, Mullin couldn't help but slow down.

However, at this moment, Bird withdrew the ball and immediately chose to shoot.

His shooting action is to hold the ball above his head with his hands, and then press his wrist to shoot. This awkward shooting posture requires a lot of upper body strength, and he basically does not jump when shooting, and his shots are relatively slow.

But because of his fake fax shot just now, Mullin subconsciously didn't stick to Bird when he was defending.

Of course, this is not to blame for Mullin, because Bird is top-notch in terms of coordination, passing threat, and vision. Before he shot, he was stuck tightly by the defender.

So when Mullin came up, Bird had already thrown the ball.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the score was changed to 4:2.

(End of this chapter)