From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 137 Super God Irving and the Great Defensive Rivers and Lakes
On the evening of the 17th, the Celtics narrowly beat the Blazers 113 to 105 in an away game, refusing to lose streak.

欧文发挥出色，贡献了全场最高的43分4篮板8助攻；江湖有19分8篮板12助攻2抢断2封盖进账。

Irving only took 19 shots in the game, but hit 15 goals. He made 100 of 7 three-pointers with a 7% hit rate, and made all 7 free throws. The rate made Jianghu feel that Owen was cheating like himself.

In fact, it is not. When Jianghu becomes the opponent's number one marker and attracts most of the enemy's defensive firepower, Owen can transform into an assassin with a sharp sword, stabbing the enemy's defensive loopholes one by one, stabbing the opponent to death blood hole.

On the Trail Blazers side, Lillard took over from Davis and once again played the role of the deputy leader of the empty cut group in front of the Celtics.

利拉德全场比赛投篮25投12中，三分球13中6，罚球8中8，拿到了38分5篮板6助攻的数据。

Smart's defense was useless in front of him, and he layup directly after passing by him more than once, and was fouled 5 times by Lillard in three quarters.

但是开拓者依旧输掉了这场比赛，因为麦科勒姆的进攻效率太低了，17投3中，三分球9中1，罚球2中2全场仅仅得到9分5篮板3助攻4失误。

The reason why McCollum's offensive efficiency is so low is because the defenders are quacks.

Ever since Jianghu and Anthony Davis faced each other, Stevens has been fascinated by Jianghu's defensive ability. He began to firmly believe that Jianghu still has a lot of potential to develop, especially on the defensive end. In today's small ball era, he has unlimited possibilities.

In the last game against the Cavaliers, Stevens had arranged Jianghu to arrange James' right-hand man Kevin Love.

Jianghu accomplished the coach's defensive task excellently, limiting Love to only 6 shots and making one goal, but it is a pity that the Cleveland Cavaliers' three-pointers broke out, even without Love's firepower , the Cavaliers still won that game.

Facing the Trail Blazers game, Coach Stevens had a new idea in his little head. He wanted to dislocate the world to defend McCollum.

He put Irving in his position, and on the defensive end, he went to the pitching small forward Harkless.

Arrange Jianghu on the defensive end of the shooting guard to directly face McCollum.

Let Smart play small forward on the defensive end but face opposing point guard Lillard.

Let Brown play power forward against Aminu, who has a relatively poor offensive ability against the Blazers, and Horford will continue to play center against Nurkic.

Except for Irving and Horford, the other three had a new experience, trying positions they had never tried before.

The results of the competition proved that this can be regarded as a successful attempt.

McCollum is not tall, and he is not the kind of guard who relies on speed to make a living.

He relies more on the mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll and the three-point catch from the outside.

Jianghu's speed is fast, and his height and wingspan are sufficient. As long as he stands in front of McCollum, he can cause a lot of interference to his shooting, not to mention that Jianghu's method is oppressive defense.

The defense of Jianghu made it difficult for McCollum to play even if he called the pick-and-roll.

Jianghu's oppressive defense is very effective. He sent a block and a steal to McCollum in the first quarter, and prevented him from shooting 5 of 0 shots to help the team take the lead.

At the beginning of the second quarter, McCollum learned his lesson. He never played with the ball once, and the whole court was catching and jumping.

However, in order to avoid the interference of Jianghu, he can only forcefully speed up his shot speed after the pick-and-roll. If he is a little slower, he may be blocked by Jianghu who is chasing behind him.

The sudden acceleration of his shooting speed caused his shooting rhythm to be very different from his usual habits, and he completely lost his shooting touch.

The Blazers happen to be a team that relies heavily on two guns in the backcourt. If one gun misfires, it will be difficult to win. If two misfires, the Phoenix Suns, who are at the bottom of the league, may be able to slaughter them.

If their lineup removes the double guns, the best player is Nurkic-a standard white center.

Nurkic is tall and strong, but his disadvantage is that he is slow. He can play his back one by one and has excellent footwork around the basket, but he can't score in a row, let alone change the opponent's defensive style.

Except for the three of them, the rest of Aminu, Napier, Harkless, and Evan Turner are basically rotten fish and rotten shrimps that no one wants in the free market. As a treasure, I think they can become Lillard's support for the championship.

Of course, if the Blazers miss McCollum and Lillard plays superbly, they also have hope of winning.

But I'm sorry, Lillard's performance can be said to have surpassed his season average, but there is still a certain distance from super god.

要知道这个男人可是在平行世界2021年季后赛天王山的比赛里轰下55分12助攻＋季后赛历史最高的12个三分的家伙，38分当然不可能是他的极限了。

But the situation is like this, the Blazers side: McCollum is pissed off, and Lillard's efficiency is acceptable.Celtics side: Irving played a godlike performance. Although Jianghu only scored 19 points, he sorted out the team's offense and became a metronome for the team's steady progress.

The Celtics naturally got their wish and won the game away from home.

On December 12, the Boston Celtics returned home to face the Oklahoma City Thunder from afar.

Facing the Thunder Big Three composed of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony, the Celtics fought fiercely with them until the last moment before deciding the winner.

The process of this game is also very evil. It is hard to imagine that Russell Westbrook can shoot 4 of 3 three-pointers. In the whole game, he made 13 of 10 shots inside the three-point line. He was extremely accurate and won 11 free throws from the free throw line without missing a single one.

This fucking is Master Wei? ?

Is this still the young Master Wei in Jiang Hu's memory who only smashed the timer and made no brainy mistakes, no one defended outside, and the opponent even desperately wanted him to take a shot? ?

Maybe time flies too fast, maybe 2017 is far away from 2023 before Jianghu came here...

The world even forgot that Westbrook was also one of the league's top superstars during this period. Before this season, Westbrook had just become the second player in history to average a triple-double in a season after Oscar Robertson. After Te left, he resolutely fought against the Thunder, won the second MVP in the history of the Thunder, and even made history by scoring 41 triple-doubles in a single season.

In the whole game, Master Westbrook scored a super large triple-double with 46 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and his shooting percentage was even more terrifying 24 of 15. What was even more frightening was that even Westbrook had played like this, and the Thunder hadn't won yet.

You guessed it right, he has another cheating teammate.

Paul George, a player that the world admires very much.

In 2014, in the US men's basketball training camp, Paul George once suffered a terrible injury. He had an accident in a defense chasing Harden. His left calf stepped on the basketball hoop and sprained 90 degrees. Totally deformed and broken...

Jianghu will never forget that injury, which was more terrifying and bloody than the injury that Hayward should have suffered.

Almost all the U.S. national team players at the scene were dumbfounded. Durant was in a daze, and Curry helplessly covered his head with a towel, like a child who was at a loss. Rose and Irving even shed tears. After the second time, even the frequency of dunks dropped a lot.

It hurts to look at...

That was the arena in front of the TV, the most real feeling about George's injury.

Such a terrifying injury, no less than a ruptured Achilles tendon, is enough to ruin any player's career.

After Sean Livingston suffered this level of injury, he went from being a genius with high hopes to being a useless person without the ball to play.

Even the historical superstar Kobe has to admit that he will never go back to the past after suffering this level of injury.

But Paul George survived such an injury.

It may be because of his extraordinary willpower, or it may be because today's medicine has become more and more advanced.

After this injury, Paul George not only recovered, but was even selected to the All-Star and the best team many times. I have to say that this is like an incredible miracle.

Could it be that he, like a certain red hair, lived out a second life? ?
However, Jianghu admires George, and he will not talk to anyone on the field.

Whether you have a broken leg or a crooked mouth, you are his opponent when you come to the field and stand opposite the rivers and lakes.

Standing on the stage of the game and facing the opponent, there are only four words in Jianghu: go all out.

Going all out is the greatest respect for the opponent, and letting water and not defending is the greatest insult to the opponent.

Although George may really want to be insulted like this, how could the righteous world allow him to get his wish?

As soon as the game started, Jianghu was like a licking dog chasing after the goddess, following Paul George closely.

The two are about the same height and weight, so it can be said that they are quite suitable in terms of alignment.

At first, George enjoyed this kind of confrontation very much. He scored several goals in a row against the defense of Jianghu. With a smile on his face, he kept saying:

"Yes, the sense of oppression is strong."

"Good job, boy, with my demeanor back then."

"Not bad, it's a good seedling."

But as the game progressed, the smile on Paul George's face slowly began to fade.

He found that the guy on the opposite side was really unreasonable in defense. He followed him wherever he went, inseparable, like a piece of dog skin plaster that couldn't be torn off, or like chewing gum stuck to his hair, not fatal but true Feeling super sick.

He began to say impatiently:
"That's enough, kid, just mean it."

"It's okay, it's almost enough, everyone can see that you are serious about defending."

"Fuck, can you take a break, aren't you tired?"

"Brother, I've convinced you, can't I stop fighting??"

Under Jianghu's defense, Paul George's shooting rate experienced a roller coaster-like landslide.

At the beginning of the game, he played with ease. He scored 5 goals in the first 4 shots, which made Jiang Hu think that he underestimated George. This guy can ignore his defense and score casually? ?
Fortunately, Jianghu just suspected casually, and did not relax his defense. Instead, he became more courageous as he fought.Not only is it tighter than at the beginning, but also uses many sneaky tricks, such as pulling jerseys, pulling trouser belts, and sneaking on the heels, which are shameless but effective actions.

Although these small moves are shameless, they are effective. Jianghu never thought that defense would be a clean thing.

乔治的表现也没有让江湖失望，他从比赛前5分钟的5中4，一直下滑到比赛结束已经下滑到了21中6。

威少打出来了一场超神的表现被乔治超鬼的表现给抹平了，安东尼则是表现平平，全场出手16次命中7次拿到19分6篮板3助攻。

In this game, it was Irving who stood up and decided the trend of the game. In the first quarter, he and the outstanding Paul George faced off. George scored 5 points in 4 of 10, Irving scored 7 points in 4 of 11, and the Thunder scored 29 points. than 28 Celtics.

In the second quarter, Westbrook showed his prowess by making consecutive three-pointers and scoring 16 points in a single quarter from mid-range. It was Irving who stood up and scored 11 points to maintain the point difference.

At the end of halftime, the Thunder took a 65-59 lead away from home.

欧文半场拿到22分5篮板2助攻，威少半场25分7篮板8助攻，两人彻底飙起来了。

In the third quarter, the Celtics played a crazy performance. Both Jianghu and Brown shot 100% in this quarter. Jianghu scored 6 points in 6 of 15, and Brown scored 5 points in 5 of 12. , The crazy performance of the two allowed the Celtics to score 43 points in a single quarter. After three quarters, the two teams scored 99 to 102.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides were in a stalemate and it was difficult to score. It was Westbrook who set off an offensive and counterattack climax. After the dunk, the Thunder led by 5 points with 12 minutes left in the game.

Master West played his signature "cradle" move, mocking the entire Celtic team as babies.

His arrogant celebration ignited the anger of the North Shore Garden fans, and it also ignited the anger of the entire Celtics team. In the battle of the rivers and lakes, he directly broke through from the outside and smashed dunks vigorously towards the Thunder's basket.

Then Jianghu stole George again, and hit a three-pointer after chasing him from the outside.

In the next round, Irving also steals Westbrook's pass, and then hits a three-pointer on the right side.

He also stretched out his little finger, making a mocking gesture.

The continuous steals gave the Celtics a wave of climax, and on the defensive end they had the momentum to swallow mountains and rivers like a tiger.

The Thunder began to lose themselves. First, Westbrook's zombie jumper hit the iron, and then George made an outrageous "three non-stick shots across the bridge" from the bottom corner. Anthony's post-up singles also failed to contribute to the team.

For a full 5 minutes, the entire Thunder team did not score any sports games. Only Master West and Adams each got two opportunities to go to the free throw line and made three of four free throws.

The Celtics blasted a wave of 17 to 3, successfully overtook the score at the last moment and won the victory.

全场比赛，江湖拿到23分9篮板9助攻，欧文狂砍40分6篮板7助攻，布朗得到26分6篮板3助攻。

After this game, except for a small number of media who are touting Irving, most of the Celtics' news is about the defense of the rivers and lakes.

"Almighty offensive and defensive, a new generation of superstar Jianghu"

"A big lock, lock the outside line of the alliance"

"Oppressive defense, who can break free from Jiang's death entanglement"

"Two consecutive games against McCollum and George, scored 75 defensive efficiency, Jiang's performance is terrible"

"Offensive and defensive integration, will he be the Jordan of the new era?" "

This is the second game in a row that Jianghu has limited the opponent's shooting rate to less than 40%. The media began to hype that the Celtics' defense is very strong, and Jianghu's defensive ability is also top-notch outside.

Jianghu is not interested in being selected to the best defensive team. He thinks that thing is dispensable and has nothing to do with the championship.

Xiao Hua's various reports want to shape Jianghu into a perfect person, who is both offensive and defensive on the court, has no unhealthy hobbies off the court, trains hard, is polite, united and friendly.

But this is too fake, Jianghu knows that he is not a good person, and when someone provokes him, he will definitely beat him.

The league began to use some of the resources used to promote LeBron James on Jianghu.

This is Xiao Hua's instruction. Jianghu is now the traffic code. A large number of fans pay attention to the Celtics and Jianghu, wanting to see if this 19-year-old young man can lead this dynastic team that has been silent for many years to complete the revival.

And Xiao Hua is still a little cautious, he wants to win the Jianghu and then fight the Warriors in the finals. The ratings of the "Youth Challenge the Dragon" game must be so high that the ratings will explode.

It's not that the league doesn't want to praise James. The league has always praised James, otherwise Curry's honor would have been shoulder to shoulder with him.

But the current situation is that the Cleveland Cavaliers are indeed too weak. They are no longer qualified to be the opponents of the Golden State Warriors.

Apart from LeBron James, they couldn't even find a suitable second scorer when facing the Warriors.

Love?

He has long proved that in the intensity of the playoffs and finals, he is a dispensable existence.

Isaiah Thomas?

His height is even 15 centimeters shorter than Curry, and he has suffered serious injuries. Whether he can return to his original state is still a big question mark.

A new generation replaces old ones, the league is like this, there will always be new talents emerging, as strong as the basketball god Michael Jordan, and there will be a day when he loses his dominance, let alone LeBron James.

(End of this chapter)