Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 329 Danny Ainge's Calculus

In March, the Lakers' first game was a guest at the North Shore Garden to challenge the Boston Celtics.

Compared with the match two weeks ago, the lineups of both sides have changed this time.

While the Lakers signed Steve Blake in full swing, the Celtics, who were hovering on the edge of the playoffs, also actively made reinforcements.

And their routines are classics. Danny Angie personally found Ricky Davis and had the following conversation with him.

"Listen Ricky, you're going to be sent to the Atlanta Hawks for Antawn Walker in order to make the team better."

After hearing this, Ricky Davis was ready to accept his fate. The Eagles seemed to be a good choice. With Josh Smith and Childress as two potential rookies to assist him, he might be able to make a name for himself. It’s better than here Give Paul Pierce a shot.

"Then you'll be cut by Billy Knight and we'll sign you to a new contract and the team will be much stronger. Here's a round-trip ticket to Atlanta. Enjoy your trip. Danny Ainge finished in a flat, emotionless tone, turned and left, leaving Ricky Davis in a daze.

"Is there still such an operation?"

So, before the trade deadline, Ricky Davis, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, and the Celtics' three future first-rounders were sent to the Atlanta Hawks, and Antawn Walker returned Celtic.

Next, Billy Knight, who has a background in the Celtics, completed the operation as promised, laying off Ricky Davis, who had two years left on a contract totaling $1100 million, and the latter immediately used a two-year, $500 million contract. million dollar contract to re-sign the Celtics.

This kind of empty-handed white wolf trade immediately aroused the reaction of various teams in the league, but there was no express regulation at the time that such an operation was not allowed. Even if David Stern wanted to use "basketball reasons" to veto it, there was no valid reason. It acquiesced that the Celtics used their huge network to complete all transactions and signing operations.

Jim knows it, is another masterpiece after Danny Ainge took office, Antoine Walker from the Mavericks to the Eagles, came full circle, brought Lavrentz and Ricky Day to the Celtics profile After Weiss, he returned home.It's just that in the previous life, the protagonist was Gary Payton.

However, Jim is willing to take this opportunity to attack the Celtics. Under his call, the "Lakers" teams, such as the Clippers and Grizzlies, have questioned the Celtics and the Eagles. , asked the alliance to intervene in the investigation of the matter.

"The whole deal, the Hawks acted like a Celtics G League team. I've never seen a deal like this. Obviously Gugliotta and Stewart can't play anymore. So, the Celtics People traded Ricky Davis for Antoine Walker and Ricky Davis, which is ridiculous."

Jim knows very well that with the current situation of the Celtics, even if they get an Antoine Walker, there will be no disturbances, but if they can disgust Danny Ainge and the Celtics management and cause them some trouble, it is always worth it. It is good.

But in the eyes of other teams in the league, after getting Antoine Walker, the Celtics' strength has soared, and the originally weak power forward position has been supplemented, and the recent wave of games seems to confirm this view.The Celtics are in high spirits, and they beat the Grizzlies, Suns and Jazz in a row. Rookie Delonte West made a big splash in the game against the Suns, scoring 12 points on 8 of 19 shots, and has since squeezed out Marcus in one fell swoop. · Banks, became the first choice in the hearts of head coach Doc Rivers.

Before the game, Billups had a strong fighting spirit and came to the arena early to do shooting training.No matter how many times, this is where his dreams started and where his basketball dreams almost ended.

"Chauncey, the rookie guard on the opposite side is very hot recently, are you confident to stop him?"

"Of course, I'll kick his ass hard, I'm not Steve Nash, I can defend."

Billups did not break his promise. With Wade's sprained ankle absent, he made 19 of 11 shots and scored a game-high 29 points. He taught Delonte West a good lesson. He made 9 of 2 shots and only scored 5 points and 4 assists.

科比拿下24分10篮板12助攻的三双，加内特19分16篮板，并且让对面的安托万·沃克17投只有6中。

The Celtics relied on the 50 points scored by Pierce and Ricky Davis to make it to the fourth quarter, but Billups' consecutive three-pointers defeated the Celtics' tenacious resistance.

"There is nothing more exciting than getting the best player against the Celtics. Since the moment I was swept away by them, I have never thought about defeating them. As a Laker player, considering the history The grievances between the two teams made it all the more interesting." After the game, Billups vented his grievances.

With the prestige of winning streak, the Lakers are a guest in Dallas to challenge the Mavericks.

After getting Stackhouse, the Mavericks took an active shot and sent Alan Henderson and Calvin Booth, using these two expired contracts to get 97 The second place in the list this year, Nowitzki's lowest template-Keith Van Horn.

In fact, the Mavericks have a more reasonable lineup this year. Jason Terry plays point guard. Although there is no Nash’s go-between, the Jets will never hesitate when they need to score. The cold-blooded jumper made the Spurs and Rockets miserable in the Texas Civil War. , Josh Howard and Marquese Daniels have made great strides.Finley and Stackhouse are still there, Nowitzki has stepped into the top, and Dampier, who claims to be the second center in the league, is added to the inside to do the dirty work.The addition of Van Horn allows Nowitzki to have a fully weakened version of him on the court when he is resting, continuing the Mavericks' offensive system.

The game between the Lakers and the Mavericks fell into a bitter battle. Billups seemed to have exposed all the beans he had saved in the last game. He was sleepwalking in the matchup with Terry, and he missed 3 three-pointers. He has always been calm and made continuous mistakes. Jim had to replace Blake in advance to stabilize the situation.

But Blake's error control is better, and the three-pointer is also out of the question, and even Kobe and Artest also started to hit the iron.The Lakers made 7 of 0 three-pointers in the first quarter, allowing the Mavericks to shrink the inside more unscrupulously. Although Nowitzki's defensive skills are not good, he has both height and weight, and it is still possible to provide collision volume. Dampier's basket protection Trustworthy, pick-and-roll defense is even better.

Fortunately, Garnett and David West have a good touch in the middle distance. In the first quarter, Garnett made 5 of 4 shots and West made 4 of 3 shots, helping the team to bite the score 21 to 25.

(End of this chapter)