From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 126 Irving: He is my first opponent who can play key shots
After playing this high-intensity game with the Raptors, even though he only scored 36 points, he felt even more tiring than the 60+ game.

The output under high-intensity defensive pressure feels completely different from the output under low defensive pressure.

However, the opponents behind do not have the top level in the Eastern Conference like the Raptors. He can make a little splash and let his teammates fight more.

Jianghu and Irving attended the press conference after the game.

Jianghu performed very well when defending DeRozan, and everyone can clearly see how much defensive pressure it brought to DeRozan, so the reporter asked him what he thought of DeRozan as soon as he came up.

Jianghu doesn't like to belittle other stars after the game, which will make his statistics and performance less valuable. He is more willing to flatter his opponents, which will make him appear more graceful.

"It was an intense game, we were always physically fighting, whether it was us or Toronto, everyone showed the fighting spirit to win the game, I like this kind of contest."

"The defensive pressure I feel today is greater than in the past few games. Whether it is DeMar (DeRozan) or OG, they are all praiseworthy opponents."

"Demar is a very good scorer, but he didn't feel good today, so he lowered his desire to shoot. My situation is different from his. My teammates want me to shoot more, so my data is higher than his. a little better."

The reporter continued to ask: "How do you evaluate your defense against DeMar, do you think you can be selected for the defensive lineup?"

"First of all, I want to thank God for my excellent physical condition, but defending DeMar is not my job alone. This is due to the tacit cooperation of the whole team. Each of us works hard on the defensive end to win the game."

Regarding his defense, Jianghu feels that he has nothing to brag about. He does not try his best on the defensive end in every game, but only works harder in specific games.

So for the defensive lineup, he doesn't have high expectations. If there is one, he will be pulled down.

A reporter asked Owen, "How do you feel about being teammates with Jiang?"

Owen thought for a while, then said:

"He is special, his talent is unparalleled, he is proficient in all kinds of offensive methods, his heart is huge, and he dares to take responsibility."

"This season is probably the first time in my career that I feel like it's okay to have that 'damn guy' do something, and I think if we let Jiang do the last pitch, he can do it very easily. arrive."

The reporters at the scene were in an uproar, and they all looked at Owen with disbelief.

If I heard you right, Irving said "For the first time, I feel like someone can shoot a key shot..."

Owen's remarks are also affirming Jianghu's ability.

Maybe the speaker had no intention but the listener had the heart. Irving said that this is the "first time in his career", so the implication is that none of his previous teammates can make him feel capable of shooting key shots?
Former teammates...

James:? ? ? ?
Jianghu feels a bit overwhelmed, Owen is such a person, he behaves and speaks as he pleases, he can do whatever he wants, and he can say whatever he wants.

His speech seemed to be okay, and he was praising Jianghu, but it might feel different when he heard James' ears.

The world doesn't want to have too many intersections with James. After all, he has been in the NBA for more than ten years, and he still has a lot of fans. It seems that it is not a good thing to offend Azhan.

But after thinking about it carefully, the world should not panic. There are many fans in the United States who like him, and there are also many fans who are unhappy with him. It is normal.

His base camp is still in China, and no one in China has more fans than him, whether it is James or Curry Durant, they are all scumbags.

That is his real home field and his retreat.

As long as he guarantees that he will not offend the domestic fans, even if he offends a bunch of people abroad, no one can affect his status.

……………….
On December 12, the Celtics, who defeated the Raptors at home, set off again and went to Salt Lake City to challenge the Utah Jazz.

After playing the Jazz, they will play the Kings back to back.

Jianghu felt that the Celtics' schedule was simply poisonous. In the first half, they often played back-to-back, and there were even 4 games in 3 days. In the second half of the season, they often played only one game in 4-5 days.

But thinking of the opponents in the next two games, Jianghu doesn't feel so boring again.

If we talk about who is the best rookie in the league, Jianghu is of course number one without a doubt. The number one in Jianghu is out of gear, and no one can come close to his performance.

The second-ranked rookie is hard to say.

In November, Simmons averaged 11 points, 18.6 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, ranking second among all rookies.

In addition to Simmons, Mitchell also showed signs of breaking out.

He has also set a lot of records in the recent period, and he is going to compete with Simmons for the second place in the rookie of the year.

On December 2017, 12, in the Jazz's 2-114 home victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Donovan Mitchell played 108 minutes and scored 36 points, setting a new career scoring record in a single game and becoming a world leader. In addition, this rookie is the first player to score 41 points.

2017年12月6日，在爵士队客场94-100不敌俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的比赛中，多诺万·米切尔出场36分钟，得到31分、5次抢断，其中三分球12投5中，连续第4场比赛得分20+，成为爵士队史自1980-81赛季的达雷尔·格里菲斯之后首位取得这一成就的球员。

In addition, Mitchell hit 25 three-pointers in the first 61 games of his career, becoming the rookie with the second most three-pointers in the first 1993 games since statistics began in 25. players.

It is not Curry who ranks first, but Jianghu. Jianghu can make 3.2 three-pointers per game. He has made 76 three-pointers so far, setting a new record.

Jianghu vs. Mitchell, as the challenger, what kind of performance Mitchell can perform in the game against Jianghu, and whether he can dominate the Jianghu, these are the content of the game that the media and some audiences are looking forward to.

Before the start of the game, Jianghu felt a cold gaze staring at him. He followed that feeling and found that the person staring at him turned out to be Jazz coach Quinn Snyder.

Jiang Hu followed his gaze, but Snyder pretended to look away as if nothing had happened, but there was still a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

"abnormal……"

Jianghu felt a little helpless, and then pointed at Snyder's back with a middle finger.

Snyder was born with the face of a Hollywood standard villain, and he looked at people with such a gloomy look. It was already considered good that Jiang Hu didn't hit him with the ball.

Snyder turned his head again and smiled at Jiang Hu, but that smile was a little creepy no matter how you looked at it.

Back in the locker room, Snyder called all the Jazz players and arranged the defensive tactics for the game.

"Donovan, come and defend Jiang's off-ball."

"Ru Di, when Jiang falls into positional warfare, I'll leave it to you."

Although the coaching staff had speculated and simulated before the game, Mitchell and Gobert still felt a little nervous when this task came to them.

That's Jianghu, the man who broke Chamberlain's record in his rookie season and scored a 60-point triple-double.

He is currently the hottest rising star in the entire NBA, and may even be the face of the future.

Such a person, do you really want me to defend?
Although Mitchell was a little apprehensive, he was a little excited at the same time. He had been looking forward to the confrontation with Jianghu for a long time.

When Gobert heard the coach's arrangement, he scratched his head in distress. He was completely unsure about defending Jianghu.

"Coach, can I really?"

"He's a small forward, but I'm a center."

Hearing Gobert's objection, Snyder glared angrily.

"What, what did you say?"

"I let you defend his position and singles, but didn't let you run around the field with him, what are you afraid of?"

"Did the defense last season go for nothing?"

Seeing Snyder's menacing eyes staring over, Gobert, who is 216cm in length, was instantly frightened.

He hurriedly raised his hand in a flustered expression:

"OK, OK!!"

"I'll do my best, coach, and I promise not to give him an easy chance to score."

Gobert, as an old player who has been in this team for several years, how scary it is for the devil coach to get angry in front of him.

That perverted pressure is not to kill, but to eat people, or to eat them raw.

The 51-year-old Quinn Snyder graduated from Duke University, a prestigious NCAA school, and has been an assistant coach in the NBA since 1992. He has successively played for the Clippers, 76ers, Lakers and Eagles.

He has also coached in the NCAA and Russian leagues, and was hired as the head coach of the Jazz in 2014.Although it is the first time to become the head coach of an NBA team, Snyder has already won praise in the circle.

The legendary star Kobe Bryant, who worked with him in the Lakers, praised Snyder for his high basketball IQ.

He was a stern man from the outside, and one of the most famous moments of his coaching career was his "death stare."

In 2016, the NBA fan circle counted all the "death stares" that happened on the NBA field. All the people on the list are superstars like Kobe and James. Snyder is an exception. He is the only one on this list coach.

This moment happened in his first year of coaching. The Jazz played against the Lakers in the preseason. Although the Jazz still led by more than 10 points on the scene, he was dissatisfied with the players who dribbled too much.

The way he looks at people on the bench is like a standard perverted killer in Hollywood.

In addition, he also had a very coquettish operation against the Hornets in 2016.

In the early part of the fourth quarter between the Jazz and the Hornets, the Jazz missed all kinds of people on the defensive end. The Hornets played a wave of 8:0 spurts, from leading by 3 points to trailing by 5 points.

Snyder was very angry and called a timeout.

During the timeout period, he didn't say a word, but took the tactical board, and directed a wave of "death stares" at all the players, staring at every player in the team.

Something magic happened.

After the timeout, the Jazz seemed to have changed a team. Both offensive and defensive ends played completely different performances. In 6 minutes, they blasted a wave of 21:3, and directly took away the Hornets.

This is the "death stare", so terrifying.

Coincidentally, both times, Gobert was in the formation, and he felt like he was staring at him every time.

…………

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game started on time.

Celtics starting lineup: Irving, Brown, Jianghu, Horford, Baynes.

Jazz starters: Ricky Rubio, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert.

The most conspicuous person on the Jazz is Gobert, who is 216cm tall and has a wingspan of 235cm.

In his rookie season, Gobert was about the same size as Zhou Qi. He looked like a stickman. In order to protect him, the Jazz only allowed him to play 8 minutes per game. A glowing insider in the NBA.

Since his rookie season, he has been gaining weight every season, and finally evolved into a big muscular bully. The body shape of him and Antetokounmpo changes every season. More traditional small forward, Gobert is a traditional center.

In the 2016/17 season, he averaged 14 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. He was selected to the first team of the best defensive team and the second team of the best team. He is also the winner of the best defensive player this season, and his strength is not bad.

For the Jazz, besides Mitchell, Gobert is the most impressive in Jianghu.

In later generations, this guy was the first person in the NBA to be infected with the XG virus. Not only did he not take it seriously, he even spat on the microphone on purpose, which eventually caused the NBA to be shut down due to the epidemic.This guy looks honest, but he's actually full of bad things.

Stevens put Morris Jr. on the bench again today, put Baines on the starting lineup, and increased the height of the frontcourt to deal with the twin towers of Gobert and Favors.

His formation has always been very flexible, and he likes to choose different lineups when facing different opponents, which is very similar to Popovich.

In the lineup competition between the two sides, the Celtics are not dominant, but when predicting the outcome before the game, most people are still optimistic about the Celtics, because they have two major players in Jianghu and Irving.

There are also people who are optimistic about the Jazz on the grounds that they have home court advantage and that Donovan Mitchell may face an outbreak.

Before the game started, Coach Stevens called Jianghu aside and told him:
"Jiang, if you are facing Donovan today, there must be inside players covering him, and he will keep running. Keep up with him and don't let him catch the ball easily. On the offensive end, play more off the ball. Their defensive pressure They are all at the basket or the three-point line, and you mostly shoot from the mid-range."

Jianghu prefers Stevens' arrangement. Let him face Mitchell and let him shoot more mid-range shots without the ball. This is definitely a very reasonable arrangement.

Both sides returned to mid-court for a jump ball, and as the referee tossed the ball into the air, the game began.

Gobert, who has a 235cm long arm, has few opponents on the jump ball. Facing Baynes, who bounces only as high as a matchbox, he can easily get the offensive ball.

The first attack belonged to the Jazz, and the bearded "golden boy" Rubio launched the attack with the ball.

On the first attack, Mitchell actively got rid of Jianghu and went up to ask for the ball. Jianghu did not stop Mitchell and let him get the ball in his hands.

Mitchell holds the ball and Gobert picks and rolls.

After their pick-and-roll happened, Jianghu pressed up, and at the same time Baynes also let go of Gobert and double-teamed up.

The Jazz made targeted defenses against Jianghu, and the Celtics had no reason not to restrict Mitchell and Gobert.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Gobert and Mitchell and Gobert's solid cover are the basis for Mitchell's wonderful performances repeatedly. The Celtics' response is very simple, double-teaming Mitchell and emptying Gobert.

Gobert is a blue-collar player who moves around the basket. Outside the penalty area, his shooting has no threat at all.

Mitchell was a little dazed. He didn't expect that he would be against Jianghu, let alone be double-teamed when he came up with the first ball. He didn't react for a while, and the ball was taken away by Jianghu.

Jianghu passed the ball non-stop to Brown, who was fast down on the right.Brown started to get rid of Ingles in an instant, dribbled forward quickly, Jianghu followed behind, received the basketball in two steps inside the free throw line, and dunked with both hands.

Celtics 2:0 Jazz.

After the goal, Jianghu roared.

The fast-break dunk was booed violently by the Jazz home fans.

Hearing the boos, Jiang Hu felt excited again.

(End of this chapter)