NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and the Nets will also be held at the North Shore Garden Arena.

Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the showdown in this game.

The Celtics are in first place in the Eastern Conference.

After the start of the playoffs, Lin Sen's dominance in the interior has shown everyone the determination of the Celtics to win.

On the Nets side, the combination of James and Durant, after a failure last season, they made a comeback this season.

From the first game of the playoffs, their performance has shown their dominance over the game.

So this game is indeed a very big challenge for the Celtics.

Whether they can defend against James and Durant will be the biggest challenge for the Celtics.

And it's not easy for the Nets. The Celtics' strength inside is unmatched by the Nets.

Whether it is Jarrett Allen or Ed Davis, they have no ability to resist Lin Sen.

What's more, there is still a Griffin.

In terms of strength on paper, the two teams are about the same.

The Celtics are star-studded, and the Nets are not bad.

Dinwiddie has grown up completely this season.

He has proven himself by averaging 16.8 points per game in the regular season.

Therefore, who can win the final victory in this game depends on who makes fewer mistakes.

In this kind of game, there will either be mistakes and the team will take away the game with a wave of offense, or it will be a stalemate until the end, and whoever wins will be left to the core players to resolve.

Soon the starting players of the two teams also came to the field.

The Celtics' starting lineup has not changed, the combination of Conley, Smart, Brown, Griffin and Linsen.

On the Nets side, Dinwiddie, Joha, Durant, James and Allen's starting combination.

The lineups of the two teams can be said to be star-studded.

It depends on how exciting the game is.

"Brother, who do you like in this game?"

The bearded man also sat down and asked after finishing his work.

Chen Tian took a sip of the coffee that the bearded man handed over.

"It's really hard to say who to be optimistic about, but the Nets have greater hopes."

The answer given by Chen Tian surprised the bearded man.

After all, many of the Celtics team are Chen Tian's friends.

On the other hand, the Nets are all Chen Tian's enemies.

But Chen Tian is optimistic about the Nets.

Seeing that the bearded man didn't speak, Chen Tian knew what he was thinking.

"The basketball court is about relationships, so is it still a basketball court?"

"The strength of the Celtics is indeed very strong, but there is still a little gap compared with the Nets!"

"This gap is not big, but the Celtics want to beat the Nets, the degree of difficulty is still higher!"

"So this requires Lin Sen and the others to show [-]% of their strength!"

"Coupled with the experience of James and Durant, it is not comparable to the Celtics!"

"So this round of the series, I am more optimistic about the Nets."

The bearded man nodded in agreement when he heard this.

At this time, the game between the two teams also started.

The Celtics won the first offensive ball, and Lin Sen directly pressed Allen inside and scored the ball.

The advantage of the inside line was shown by the Celtics in the first minute of the game.

In fact, this is also normal, after all, the advantage of the Celtics is here.

If you don't fight the advantages and fight the disadvantages, it is completely courting death.

The same is true for the Nets in turn.

Their outside line is their advantage, so they naturally want to play outside.

Durant and James attracted the defense, and Joha had an opportunity. James gave the ball to Joha in the bottom corner, and Joha directly hit a three-pointer.

Joha's three-pointer is indeed very good, and opportunities can be seized.

This is also a surprise for the Nets.

Originally, when James was still in the Cavaliers, Joha and James were teammates.

It's just that in his previous life, Joha went to the Nets after a three-way transaction between the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Nets.

But in this life, because jr was intercepted by the Lakers, Joha did not go to the Nets, but to the Knicks.

But Joha's performance in the Knicks was not good, so he was also signed by the Nets during the offseason.

It can be said that he turned around, and he turned back to the Nets.

This time Joha seized the opportunity. Under the leadership of James and Durant, his three-pointer has also become an important scoring weapon for the Nets.

As time went by, the games between the two teams completely presented two different tactics.

For the Celtics, it was Linsen and Griffin's pick-and-roll, and then the ball was scored inside.

Even if there is no good opportunity, the ball can be distributed so that the outside line can have open opportunities.

On the other hand, the tactics of the Nets, although seemingly simple, are very struggling.

Because the Nets' tactics are all based on James and Durant.

No matter who holds the ball between the two, they will attract the attention of the opposing defense.

So when attacking, they have the opportunity to play by themselves, and if they don't have the opportunity, they will attract the defense to score the ball.

But outside shooting is a matter of luck after all.

Even Curry and Miller cannot guarantee [-]% of their outside shots.

So after 4 minutes of the game, the score gap between the two teams appeared.

The Celtics' steady inside offense made it impossible for the Nets to play fast breaks.

This makes it impossible for the Nets' biggest killer to show up.

But there is no way for the Nets.

Soon they changed their tactics, and James and Dinwiddie's impact on the basket was very good.

So the two of them started to attack with the ball, and then after attracting Lin Sen's defense, they distributed the ball to Allen, allowing Allen to complete a dunk with both hands.

Chen Tian relaxed his frown when he saw the Nets' tactical play.

If the Celtics beat them in the first quarter, the game would be really meaningless.

Fortunately, the Nets responded quickly enough.

So at the end of the first quarter of the two teams, the Celtics were only slightly ahead.

But it can be seen that James and Durant haven't really played yet.

In fact, Lin Sen didn't give full play to his full strength.

Generally, the core players will play in the second half of the second quarter and the third quarter.

Because these two quarters are the most critical.

Look for the status in the first quarter of the game, show off in the second half of the second quarter, and take a break in the half.

The third quarter broke out, trying to spread the score as far as possible, and it was much easier in the fourth quarter.

If the score cannot be opened, it will fall into a stalemate.

Because the general physical strength will drop in the fourth quarter, and the efficiency will also drop by then.

Soon the second quarter of the two teams began.

The role players have also been replaced.

As far as the role players of the two teams are concerned, they are not very good.

It can be said that only one or two people are not bad.

The Celtics are mainly Justin Holiday, Terry Rozier and Aron Baynes.

As for the Nets, there are young players Caris Luft, Langdai Hollins-Jefferson, and Ed Davis.

The Nets teenager Lufter is really a surprise that the Nets discovered this season.

His performance has strengthened the depth of the Nets' bench and allowed the main players to have more rest time.

When the role players of the two teams come up, the excitement of the game will be reduced a lot.

However, there are still restrictions on the playing of role players, so the two teams soon replaced the main players.

When the main players of the two teams come back, they are destined to prepare for a confrontation.

Sure enough, after the main players of the two teams came back, Lin Sen and Durant broke out directly.

The scoring of the two also ignited the atmosphere of the audience.

Immediately after James and Brown also stood up.

Immediately, the intensity of the competition between the two teams increased immediately.

This is the matchup in the second half of the second quarter.

Lin Sen's small hook scored the ball, which made Allen envious.

But in turn, James held the ball and directly rushed to the basket to stage a one-handed dunk.

This ball greatly boosted the morale of the Nets.

After that, the defense of both teams improved, and the offense was not so simple.

The Nets began to cut off Lin Sen's cooperation with others.

On the Celtics side, there is a trick, which is to let Smart defend James.

This made Chen Tian a little puzzled.

After all, Smart cannot limit James in any way.

Smart's defense was really good, but it was against someone in the same position, against James, which made Chen Tian a little confused.

But soon Smart gave everyone a surprise.

James held the ball and hit Smart with his back. Before James could turn around and attack, the referee's whistle sounded.

James looked at the referee a little puzzled.

I only saw the referee making an offensive foul gesture.

This made James spread his hands in wonder.

But James soon saw Smart lying on the ground behind him.

This time he also understood.

When Chen Tian saw this scene, he also laughed.

How could he have forgotten that Smart has another unique trick, which is the Eighteen Falls.

This is Smart's housekeeping skill.

Suddenly Chen Tian understood why Smart was asked to defend James.

Not to mention that this trick is really effective.

In the following time, James' offense was also very hesitant.

After all, he is always cheated and fouled, which is not what James wants.

On the Celtic side, this effect is what they want.

When James hesitated, the pressure on the Celtics' defense was relieved a lot.

In the following time, the Celtics also played very smoothly.

The Nets had some difficulties playing there.

At the end of the half, the Celtics had entered the second half with an eight-point lead.

The Celtics played very well in the halftime game.

But Chen Tian knew that in the second half, the Nets would definitely counterattack.

After all, the eight-point gap, in the eyes of James and Durant, will soon be able to recover the score.

After a 15-minute break, the two teams returned to the field.

Sure enough, as Chen Tian guessed, the Nets started to fight back.

Durant scored two consecutive three-pointers, directly reducing the score to a four-point gap.

The Nets' counterattack is very strong. If the Celtics can't withstand this wave of offense, they will probably lose this game.

So Chen Tian also wanted to see if the Celtics' ability to withstand pressure was strong enough.

Because now the Nets' threat to the Lakers has been formed.

But on the Celtic side, it hasn't reached the point where Chen Tian attaches great importance to it.

In the following time, the Nets' counterattack was also very violent under the leadership of James and Durant.

And the Celtics are also looking like they are retreating steadily.

This made Chen Tian wrinkle his brows again.

But at this moment, Lin Sen stood up.

Lin Sen first blocked Dinwiddie's layup inside, then counterattacked and grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked the ball in with both hands again.

This attack and defense stopped the Celtics' decline.

When Chen Tian saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chen Tian was very satisfied with Lin Sen's performance just now.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Celtics seemed to have woken up from their big dream.

The whole team has also entered the state.

Griffin's mid-range shot, Kang Li's three-pointer, and Brown's breakthrough were all made.

The two teams once again fell into a stalemate.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led by two points 69:67.

Such a game depends on the performance of the core players in the last quarter.

After the start of the fourth quarter, sure enough, the core players of both teams broke out.

First, James made a mid-range shot.

In turn, Lin Sen responded with an inside hook.

Durant took a step back and scored steadily.

Griffin received the pass with both hands, which also exploded the audience.

At this time, the test is the physical fitness of the core players.

As time passed, the game between the two teams also entered the last 2 minutes.

Time is running out, and the scores of the two teams are still not opened.

But at this time Durant scored a three-pointer again. This three-pointer is very critical, because the Nets overtook the score.

Chen Tian knew that the score was reversed at this time, and it would be difficult for the Celtics to catch up.

Sure enough, no matter how the Celtics attack, the Nets can maintain a two-point lead.

Chen Tian knew that the outcome of this match was already doomed.

At the end of the game, the Celtics held a game lead, but were finally overtaken by the Nets.

The Celtics lost to the Nets by two points 104:106.

When the game was over, Lin Sen also slapped the racket on the floor angrily.

For the loss of this game, he was very upset.

The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals ended, and the Nets also took back the home court advantage with a big score of 1:0.

This makes the direction of this round of the series also biased towards the Nets.

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