From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 71 The new legend continues

October 10, Boston, cloudy.

Tonight, the Boston Celtics will usher in their preseason debut of the season at their doorstep.

The North Shore Garden Arena was overcrowded, and dense crowds crowded the square, waiting for the start of the evening game.

The Celtics performed very well last season and entered the Eastern Conference Finals.

This season they went further in the lineup, retained the All-Star Al Horford, signed a free agent All-Star-Gordon Hayward, traded the All-Star champion guard Kyrie Irving, and used the Nets The No. [-] lottery selected Jiang Hu, a genius from China.

With such a lineup, even if they don't win the championship, it's not too much to enter the finals, right?
Therefore, the Celtics' enthusiasm for this season is even crazier than last season.

The Celtics' first preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets.

黄蜂队这几个赛季的成绩还是非常一般，他们2015-16赛季取得48胜34负东部第六以后，在2016-17赛季立刻回落到36胜46负东都第十无缘季后赛。

The magic of coach Steve Clifford only lasted one season, and then it suddenly disappeared, and the winning percentage of almost the same lineup dropped sharply.

If the Hornets' record this season is still not good enough, it is estimated that Mr. Joe will wave the money to find a head coach again.

In fact, the Hornets' problem has little to do with Clifford, and it is mainly because of a super colander in the team.

Although the team's top scorer Kemba Walker has a good scoring ability, averaging 23.2 points per game, he also has a fatal flaw, that is-his height.

Kemba Walker's registered height is 183cm and weight is 83KG. Isaiah Thomas' height is 175cm and weight is 84KG. The higher height and lower weight make Walker also the biggest loophole of the Hornets. If people still have enough defensive champions to make up for Thomas Jr.'s defense, the Hornets are not. Their overall defense is very average, let alone take care of Kemba Walker.

Therefore, before the game, Stevens also emphasized that everyone should try to fight Kemba Walker.

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The Celtics' starting lineup for this game is:
Point guard -- Kyrie Irving (93)

Shooting guard -- Jaylen Brown (85)

Small Forward - Jianghu (90)

Power Forward -- Gordon Hayward (91)

Center -- Al Horford (88)

The Hornets' starting lineup is:
Point Guard -- Kemba Walker (89)

Shooting Guard -- Nicolas Batum (83)

Small forward -- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (79)

Power Forward -- Marvin Williams (79)

Center -- Dwight Howard (86)

Before the official start of the game, all the lights in the venue were turned off, and a new season trailer was played on the big screen at the North Shore Garden.

The video begins with pitch black, then suddenly rustling snowflakes appear.

In the next second, pictures and sounds began to appear on the big screen, and the sound of the ancient stadium broadcast sounded:

"Bob takes the ball, hits the ball and passes it to Bill."

"Bill Russell, get close to the basket, turn around and shoot."

"The ball went in!!"

"Legendary Celtics center Bill Russell absolutely killed the game and led this team to its eighth consecutive championship."

The young Bill Russell roared to the sky and raised the championship trophy with one hand...

The screen changed, and we came to the 1969 NBA Finals. Don Nelson won the tiebreaker in the finals.

"Bill caught the ball, was double-teamed, and passed it to Don!!"

"Don Nelson, shoot~!"

"state………"

"The goal is scored, the goal is scored, it's over, the game is over, Don Nelson used a mid-range shot to kill the Los Angeles Lakers and help the team win the No. 11 championship!!"

The lore Don Nelson looked calm, everyone at the scene except him fell into madness, and all the fans at the scene rushed to the center of the court crazily while roaring.

The picture turned again, and came to the draft in 1978. Auerbach was wearing a suit and a red tie, showing a rebellious smile with a cigar in his mouth...

Then-NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien opened the draft envelope:

"With the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics select Larry Bird from Indiana State University."

The screen turned again and came to Bird's 1984 Finals lore against the Lakers.

Larry Bird, facing Magic Johnson, made a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and his throat was sealed with blood...

"Bird, shot a three-pointer and scored!!"

"There is no more critical ball than this!!"

"This goal is likely to determine the ownership of the championship"

Kevin McHale on the sidelines raised his super long arms and rushed into the field.

The picture turned again, and a bucket of Gatorade was poured on top of Doug Rivers' head, and a smile appeared on his face...

Pierce was wearing a championship hat and dangling a cigar, talking to the camera...

Kevin Garnett bangs his head on a basketball hoop, then roars wildly...

"Let us congratulate the Celtics for winning the championship again after 22 years. This is the 17th championship in the team's history."

Finally, here are the highlights of the current Celtics players...

Brown's counter-attack dunk...

Irving's juggling layup...Three-point lore Warriors...

Windmill dunks at the free throw line in Jianghu... A tribute to Ma Long's dunk...

The picture is accompanied by intense BGM and special effects, and it keeps flashing...

Afterwards, the screen was completely black, the subtitles appeared, and the BGM reached its climax...

"A new legend continues..."

At the end of the video, the lights went on.

All the fans stood up and gave warm applause and cheers, as well as fierce whistles.

At the end of the video, the player appearance session began. After a brief introduction of the visiting Hornets, it was the turn of the Celtics.

Jianghu was the first to appear in the starting lineup, and DJ's heartbreaking shout almost made his scalp tingle:
"Next, let's invite the Celtics' first starter."

"It's the first time he's played here as a home player..."

"From Guangdong, China..."

"6 feet 9 inches tall..."

"No. 2017 pick in the [-] draft."

"Owner of the Celtics No. 1 jersey."

"Let us welcome with warm applause..."

"Jiang~~~~Lake!!!!!!"

DJ finished the whole paragraph in one breath with a fierce and indignant tone, and then dragged out a super long ending! !
The Celtics fans applauded continuously, and at the same time issued enthusiastic cheers...

Jianghu trotted out of the player tunnel, under the spotlight, trotted forward, and high-fived every teammate on both sides.

Then he and Jaylen Brown completed a complex set of exclusive pre-game gestures, and then jumped up and did a shoulder bump to celebrate.

By the way, accept the cheers of the fans...

This is the North Shore Garden, the league's famous devil's home stadium.

The cheers from the audience already made Jianghu feel the feeling of blood pulsating and blood boiling.

This is the feeling of dreaming into reality. From a young age, I listened to the introductions of other stars in front of the TV. From this moment on, I am also a real NBA player.

After everyone played, Horford called the whole team together and formed a circle.

Standing inside the circle, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Everyone, keep your attention!!"

"Don't tell me it's just preseason."

"This is our first game at home this season. We need to win this game to start the new season well."

"Got it? Everyone."

"Understood!" Everyone responded loudly.

Horford stretched out his right hand: "Come on, 1-2-3!!"

"champion!!!"

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"Beep-"

With a whistle, the game started.

Horford tried his best to take off and successfully won the ball in Howard's hands.

The Celtics mastered the opening first attack.

Kyrie Irving holds the ball, Jaylen Brown and Jianghu make quick runs from the sidelines on both sides.

Jianghu received a pass from Irving in the right corner. Without even thinking about it, he broke through to the basket. When he met Batum, who was back on defense, he passed it to Jaylen Brown in the left corner. He retreated to a free throw. The position of the line.

The person in front of Jaylen Brown happened to be Kemba Walker. Without thinking about it, he directly followed the coach's pre-match instructions-playing Walker.

Take a step, and pull out the middle distance above Walker's head.

"Boom~"

Brown's feeling good, the shot... missed.

Standing under the basket are Howard and Horford, the two of them are fiercely stuck, and neither of them gives way to the other.

The basketball bounced in the middle distance.

Jianghu, who had just broken through the basket to score the ball to the basket, saw the right moment, knocked away his defender McGee, and sprinted into the basket again.

He jumped high, fished the rebound back into his hand with one hand in the air, and then slammed the ball heavily towards the basket with one hand.

"Bang~"

The basketball hit the rim with a loud noise and trembling, announcing the start of the new season for the Celtics.

After the goal, Jianghu shook his jersey at the home fans, meaning: you guys must remember this number.

The fans at the scene let out a "boom" cheer, and before they had time to sit down, they started roaring wildly to celebrate again.

"Oh my god, it's just the first goal of the season!!"

"The No. 6 Scholar, just [-] seconds after the opening, showed us why he will eventually be the No. [-] Scholar this year."

"The trembling Nets told us that just now, it suffered a terrible violent attack!!"

The Hornets attacked, and Jianghu was responsible for guarding their top star Kemba Walker. Jianghu stuck to him tightly, making it difficult for the latter to even dribble forward, so he simply gave the ball to Batum.

Kemba Walker couldn't get rid of the entanglement of the rivers and lakes, so he had to take advantage of his lightness and try to use off-the-ball running positions to gain offensive opportunities.

Batum took advantage of this opportunity and handed the ball to Howard, who was successful at the basket.

Howard's weight is a lot smaller than when he was at his peak. In order to adapt to the small ball era, he is also beginning to lose weight.

Howard faced Horford in a low position on the left, first turned to the left, and then quickly turned to the right regardless of Horford's reaction, and shot a hook.

"Shu~"

The basketball bounced into the basket, and even with only 6 hits left, Warcraft was still stronger than most centers in this league.

After scoring the goal, Warcraft showed an imperceptible smile.

This scene made Jianghu feel a little embarrassed. The most impressive thing about Warcraft was wearing a Magic jersey with explosive muscles and a pair of silver and black armguards. He smashed the basket with both hands vigorously. He can be called the most violent dunker in the entire league.

Which is like now.

"Lian Po is old..." Jiang Hu sighed and began to attack.

The Celtics attacked, Irving faced Kemba Walker, played a very beautiful dribbling combination, and then rushed to the basket to play a super high-arc throw. This ball has the style of Uncle Drew , but unfortunately did not score.

But Irving doesn't care. Anyway, the preseason is just a warm-up session for stars like them.

The rivers and lakes are different. For the first time at home, he must leave a good impression on the fans. Those who work in the media can't let those who work in the media say that he is a parallel importer, and that he hit the wall every day.

So he was very serious when dealing with Kemba Walker, no matter how he ran, Jianghu followed him closely.

Even in the preseason, Jianghu hopes to show its own characteristics and advantages in front of the fans.

Kemba Walker led Jianghu around twice, and he still couldn't get rid of Jianghu. Not only that, but he also felt that Jianghu didn't use his full strength. His speed and flexibility should be more than that.

Helpless, he could only hand the ball to Batum, squat to the bottom corner, and play without the ball.

This ball can only be handled by Batum. Batum gave the ball to Marvin Williams. After receiving the ball, he casually made a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

"Boom." Marvin Williams didn't feel good at the beginning, and the basketball went out of the frame.

Horford jumped high to receive the rebound.

"Al, give me the ball."

In the backcourt, Jiang Hu directly reached out to Horford for the ball, and Horford gave it to him without hesitation.

The defender of the arena is Michael Kidd Gilchrist, generally called McGee.

He found that the defensive method of this McKeegee team was to let him go from the backcourt...

So what are you waiting for, just charge with the ball.

Jianghu held the ball on the bottom line in the backcourt, and immediately began to shift gears to accelerate. With a slight change of direction, Jianghu threw away McGee and began to accelerate one-stop.

He gritted his teeth and began to speed himself up crazily.

Originally at the back of the team, as he accelerated, he overtook all the way and crazily overtook everyone.

From the rear of the team, overtaking all the way visible to the naked eye...

Fourth, third, second...

Three seconds, in just three seconds, Jianghu dribbled from the bottom line of the backcourt to near the free throw line. He had already rushed to the forefront. Due to his super fast speed and good size, there were no players in front of him. Willing to step forward and defend.

One step past the free throw line, Jiang Hu grabbed the ball with his right hand and slapped it hard on the ground.

Then he took off directly, took the ball with both hands in the air, turned slightly sideways while pulling the bar with both hands, and slammed it back to the basket from bottom to top.

"Boom." Qi pierced Changhong! !

Jianghu slammed his hands back heavily towards the basket.

Speed ​​combined with impact and inertia makes the basket sound pleasant.

The basketball passed through the net at an extremely fast speed, hit the ground heavily, and then bounced high, flying out of the sideline with great force.

"Oh oh oh oh!!!!"

The Celtics fans at the scene fell into an unprecedented madness! ! ! !

(End of this chapter)