At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 37 Undercurrent
"Celtics" - the Celtics, is a typical representative of the league's ancestors who were once rich.

In the last century, the team has successively produced a number of powerful ancient and Chinese players such as the "ancestor of point guards" Bob Cousy, "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, and "Big Bird" Larry Bird. Ancient demon.

In addition to these legendary powers, first-rate powerhouses such as John Halicheck, Jojo White, and Kevin McHale are also emerging in endlessly.

The team was first established in the NBA in the 60s and [-]s, and achieved nine consecutive championships, making the Celtics during this period almost synonymous with championships.

Even a monster as powerful as "Basketball Emperor" Chamberlain, who set a record of 100 points in a single game, could only surrender under the pressure of the Celtics, and only won two championships in his lifetime.

However, in the 70s when the world was in chaos and heroes were rising together, although the old demon Cousy and Russell had long since retired, the Celtics were still fighting for the first place in the chaotic 70s under the leadership of John Haflicek and others. Two champions were placed.

It is worth mentioning that the Warriors coach Nelson's player career ran through these two periods. Although the old coach has not won a championship for decades, he won five championships with the Celtics during his player period.

In the 80s, with the birth of "Big Bird" Larry Bird, the Celtics won the championship three times in ten years.

From the 50s to the 80s, the Celtics can be said to have emerged in large numbers, and they can carve their own deep imprints in every 10 years.

The Celtics in those years, it can be said that the fire was cooking, the flowers were blooming, and they dominated the entire league for a while.

It's just that the moon waxes when it's full, and the water overflows when it's full. After 80 seconds, the Celtics started to accelerator all the way, rushing towards the downhill road without looking back.

At that time, it was just an ordinary championship, but it never got a chance to win it again in the following 20 years. The team also went from being a regular in the playoffs to being a dispensable ordinary team step by step.

Especially after the 90s, with the return of the new god Michael Jordan, he led the Bulls to create a legendary dynasty, which further set off the decline of the Celtics.

Although the middle team also ushered in a brief highlight with the combination of the twin stars "Fat Tou Tuo" Antoine Walker and "Dao Lang" Paul Pierce.

But compared with the behemoth that won the championship as simple as eating and drinking, the decline of the Celtics is beyond doubt.

Almost everyone believes that the team that has won the most championships in the league is no longer good.

Even in the 06-07 season, the team's record had dropped to last place in the Eastern Conference and second last in the league. It seemed that the team's revival was far away.

However, changes often come very suddenly. In the summer of 2007, in order to make some changes and reproduce the style of the Jagged Dynasty, the Celtics broke the boat and took the initiative to dismantle most of the team's lineup and began to seek changes.

The team sent out core players such as Al Jefferson and Ryan Gomez, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, and Sebastian Telfair. Round draft picks and some cash were successfully traded for Kevin Garnett from the Timberwolves.

At the same time, after the draft that year, the Celtics also reached an agreement with the Thunder's predecessor, the Seattle SuperSonics, in exchange for Jeff Green, the fifth pick of the year, Szczerbiak, and West. Three-point shooter Ray Allen.

Coupled with Paul Pierce who stayed on the team, the Celtics officially formed the Big Three that shocked the league.

At the same time, it is also announced to all teams in the league that the green giant who has been sleeping for many years has officially awakened.

It can only be said that the effect of establishing the Big Three was immediate. In the first season, the Celtics passed all the way and successfully won the championship of the season.

In the subsequent 08-09 season, the Celtics only made it to the second round and failed to successfully defend their title due to an injury to Garnett, one of the Big Three.

This season, the old-hearted Celtics Big Three have regrouped and are preparing to seize the tail end of their peak and once again attack the goal of the championship.

It can be said that no team in the league dares to take it lightly in the face of such a team that is constantly striving for victory.

In the last game, the Warriors, which had an eight-man rotation, were at the end of their strength when they had two consecutive visitors back to back.

In the first half, the Warriors were able to hold their breath and match their opponents evenly, entering the second half with a score of 48:49.

But at the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors with physical problems finally couldn't stand it, and lost 12 points in just one quarter.

In the end, the Warriors lost the back-to-back game with a score of 100:109.

In this game, with the blessing of Ray Allen's three-point skills, Du Zhe experienced the thrill of shooting from outside the three-point line.

Open three-pointers, strong three-pointers, and ultra-long three-pointers. After the whole game, Du Zhe took 11 shots, 10 of which were outside the three-point line.

In the end, he scored 11 points on 6-of-18 shooting. Such an efficient performance actually made the team's first offensive option Monta Ellis somewhat disgraceful.

After all, Ellis only shot 21 of 8 from the field in this game, and counting 23 of 9 in the previous game, his shooting percentage in these two tough battles failed to break through [-]%.

Faced with this situation, the team's coaching staff also tactfully suggested that Ellis can play more teamwork and be willing to share the ball with other teammates who feel better.

But this made Ellis, who was very rebellious in his bones, a little unhappy.

As a player who grew up in a slum, his growth environment can be said to be relatively difficult and harsh. Such a living environment has also given him a conceited character and a fiery temper.

As a star player, Ellis's personality also caused headaches for the team management.

Last season, he injured his ankle because of illegal cycling.

Later, in order to avoid the team's fine, he not only performed the surgery privately, but also chose to cover up his mistakes with lies, deceiving the team that the ankle injury was caused by offseason training.

It wasn't until the team sent someone to find out the truth that Ellis chose to confess his mistake.

For this reason, the team also shed tears and punished Ma Su, giving the future star a severe penalty of a thirty-game suspension without pay.

This series of incidents caused a rift between the team and Ellis unknowingly. Ellis, who returned to the team, urgently needed to rebuild trust and prove that he could lead the team to win.

However, a wave of unrest has occurred again.

Before this year's draft, Ellis had a lot of criticisms about the team's draft decision.

He believes that the team's selection of Stephen Curry, a rookie guard, will have an impact on his ball possession and performance.

For this reason, he even told the media that he could not coexist with Curry, and it was completely unfeasible for the two to form a backcourt combination.

However, the Warriors management was not affected by his words and still took Stephen Curry with the seventh pick.
This gradually deepened the rift between Ellis and the team.

If Curry hadn't actively integrated into the team with his low-key and humble character, otherwise a battle between one mountain and two tigers might really break out in the Warriors.

Although the relationship between Ellis and Curry has been eased, when the coaching staff hinted that he would share the ball with other players, it touched his backlash.

For him, in order to consolidate the team's status, he must prove his worth through crazy shots to score high points.

It is unacceptable for Ellis to let a player with a basic salary like Du Zhe share his possession of the ball.

It can be said that this unintentional suggestion from the coaching staff of the team aroused Ellis' suspicion of Du Zhe.

It's just that Du Zhe still doesn't know anything about these things. After finishing the back-to-back, the team finally ushered in a respite. He wanted to take advantage of this gap to quickly practice his open three-pointers.

Two days later, the Warriors faced the Portland Trail Blazers at home.

Looking at the lineup list of the Trail Blazers, Du Zhe was filled with emotion.

This is a team full of talent, but unfortunately it is also a team cursed by injuries.

The team has a group of young talents such as "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy, "The Great" Greg Oden and Lamarcus Aldridge.

Among them, Roy made his debut as the best rookie, and was subsequently selected to the All-Star lineup year after year. With his strong strength, he won the reputation of "Yellow Mamba" among fans.

Greg Oden is already well-known in the league even before he can participate in the draft, and he is regarded as a favorite with the potential to make a difference in the world.

After defeating Kevin Durant to become the No. [-] pick, he was dubbed "The Great" by fans.

Although Aldridge is not as eye-catching as the two teammates, but with his proficient low-post offense and mid-range shooting, he has also become a qualified second-in-chief next to Roy in recent seasons.

It's a pity that Lin Feng will destroy everything. Among the three, Roy and Oden have been plagued by injuries since they landed in the NBA.

Du Zhe also knew that this season the two of them would suffer the most serious injuries in their careers and gradually disappear from the NBA.

And this talented Trail Blazers team will become history.

In this game, the Blazers' starting inside line is naturally composed of Aldridge and "The Great" Oden.

On the outside, a combination of three guards was sent, namely Brandon Roy, "Bankrupt Nash" Steve Blake, and "NBA Karen Karen" Andre Miller.

After the opening, Du Zhe took the initiative to guard Brandon Roy.

After experiencing the successive baptisms of the two stars James and Pierce, Du Zhe felt a lot easier defending Roy, who is one size smaller in physique.

Although Roy is a young player, his playing style is known for being steady and reasonable, and he can be described as a typical representative of youth and maturity.

However, for Du Zhe, under his defense, it is extremely difficult to find a reasonable opportunity to make a move. Often only unreasonable attacks can break through his defense.

It’s just that not everyone can use this offensive method. If you don’t have top strength and a little luck, the success rate of being so reckless in front of Du Zhe will not be too high.
And Roy's strength is indeed still a little behind the top players, and his luck in this game is obviously not very good.

After the whole game, under Du Zhe's restriction, Roy only made 17 of 5 shots and scored 15 points with a shooting percentage of less than [-]%.

The other players of the Trail Blazers were obviously not ready to take over the game after the team boss misfired.

In addition to the Spanish trapeze Rudy Fernandez scored 19 points, "The Great" Oden scored 16 points, all other players contributed little.

On the other hand, for the Warriors, after two tough games in the Eastern Conference, it is obviously much easier for the team to deal with the Trail Blazers.

Among them, Morrow, who came off the bench, finally felt better and scored 13 points efficiently with a shooting rate of 8 of 23.

Ellis seemed to want to demonstrate to the team and still took crazy shots. Fortunately, his touch was pretty good today. He made 30 of 13 shots and scored 34 points.

However, this caused the number of shots taken by several other starting players to be affected, and Du Zhe was naturally among them.

He only got 8 shots in the game, including 3 of 6 2-pointers, and the other two shots were all dunks and he hit them all.

最终加上3罚3中的罚球，杜哲全场拿下13分3板4断3帽的数据，得分位列全队第三。

Since he won another victory, Du Zhe's system points finally accumulated 5 points, which can be exchanged for a permanent attribute improvement card again.

This time, Du Zhe increased his 98 points of open three-pointers to the full level, and the remaining four attribute points were allocated to strong three-pointers.

Now his ability to shoot three-pointers against strong defenses is only 66 points, which is still too weak. Next, he must focus on improving this ability.

However, although the team won the game, the hidden cracks are getting deeper and deeper.

Faced with the assistant coach's tactful suggestion to share the ball more, Ellis obviously went in one ear and out the other.

But his approach has also caused more and more dissatisfaction among the players.

After all, this season, Ellis has averaged five more shots per game than last season, but his shooting percentage has been declining and has not improved.

Some players even anonymously told the media that "some players on the team are playing too selfishly."

The ultra-high usage rate coupled with the average shooting rate makes Ellis gradually lose the support of his teammates.

And knowing this well, he is more and more eager to use high scores to prove himself and stabilize his position.

It's a pity that although Ellis has wind-like speed, he is really lacking in offensive methods. Apart from breaking through and finishing inside, his other scoring methods are not stable.

The three-point shooting percentage is always below 35%, and the mid-range shooting percentage is always below [-]%. These are destined to make Ellis not an excellent positional player, and also make his high scoring form a vicious cycle.

More shots are inefficient-teammates lose confidence in him-need high scores to stabilize the team's position-many shots are inefficient.

Since the Warriors will have 4 days before their next opponent after the game against the Trail Blazers, the team has increased the training schedule for the next few days.

At this time, the contradiction also quietly occurred.

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(End of this chapter)