Forward to the basket

"Position! I need you to understand where you are! As a whole, you are a whole!"

"You are a group of professional players who have played in the NBA, not a group of kids who just got into basketball in middle school! But all I could see was that you were running around like headless chickens just now! Flying around!"

Although Rivers didn't growl loudly at the moment, the fans sitting not far from the players' seats must be able to hear him growl. Rivers has already lost his harmony, only anger.

Less than 5 minutes into the second quarter, the Celtics had already called two long timeouts. Rivers replaced Derante from the field, but Tony Allen was also a bit overwhelmed after playing.

Paul's breakthrough is not only sharp, but this kid is not the kind of player who patronizes his own scoring.

Chris Paul can guarantee that he will be the main player of the team in the first grade. In addition to his steady performance in breakthroughs and shooting, assists are the unique skill of this kid.

Although the Hornets have been at a disadvantage in the first quarter, no one will deny Paul's role. Even if the score is always behind, Paul's assists have reached four before the end of the first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, Paul not only succeeded in making three consecutive breakthroughs, but also made Delonte West very depressed with a technical foul, and he also earned two free throws.

The most important thing is that Paul's success in breaking the defense on the outside directly led to the offensive firepower of his team inside and began to vent wantonly.

One, two, three, when Paul's assist count has reached eight, anyone with long eyes can tell that this guy's passing is the most troublesome thing for the Celtics .

Breakthroughs, points, and breakthroughs are fairly easy to defend, but Paul's passing is a bit elusive.

Every time you don't know when this guy will choose to shoot, let alone when he will use the pass to find your defensive loopholes, and then assist his teammates to score easily.

If you can't prevent the opponent's breakthrough at one point, then the entire defensive system will start to collapse.

This is what Thibodeau often said to the players during training. Today, Paul, as an opponent, confirmed Thibodeau's defensive theory with practical actions. He used one point to penetrate the Celtics.

Even Pierce has become a bit dull now. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the first quarter, but his previous efforts have now become the foil for the opponent's performance.

After the start of the second quarter, Pierce also scored 4 points, but compared with the opponent's crazy counterattack, his points are just a drop in the bucket and have no effect at all.

And Pierce has a lot of energy involved in the defense. Tony and Derante have been blasted by Paul alone. Pierce has to stare at Stojakovic who is cruising on the outside.

Because after a quarter of silence, Stojakovic, led by Paul, scored two three-pointers at the beginning of the second quarter, and all of them were assists after Paul cut in.

Now Pierce can only follow the former Yugoslavian sharpshooter every step of the way to prevent this guy from suddenly starting to shoot three-pointers like crazy. If his hands get hot, it will definitely be a disaster.

However, following a pure shooter who often moves in a wide range on the outside is indeed a very strenuous job, which also makes Pierce a little exhausted, and there is no way to devote himself to the offense at all.

Only Jefferson in the entire Celtics team can continue to contribute points steadily, but under West's restraint, he can only be regarded as a support, and cannot play as smoothly as in the first quarter.

In the face of a swarm of wild bees, all the Celtics can do now is to hold on to the end.

Rivers also knew that his growl was not helpful to the team. After venting his anger, he had to find a way to curb his opponent's fierce attack during the 100-second timeout.

"Rajon! Damn it, take off your outer clothes quickly! You are going to replace Tony. I don't care what you do. In short, you must slow down Paul's breakthrough speed for me! You must let him You can only stay on the perimeter! You can't let him cut to the basket so casually!"

After the torment of the first five minutes of the second quarter, Rivers has used Tony Allen and Delonte West, and now he can only hope that Rondo's long arm will work.

"Maybe I'm crazy, but now I'm afraid I can only hope that Rondo can catch up with Paul."

Rivers will not say the words in his heart, but now he is almost treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. If Rondo also loses, then he can only be ready to use fouls to stop Paul.

After all, this is the Celtics' first home game. He doesn't want to be defeated because of the opponent's outbreak alone, and Rondo's outstanding performance in the preseason also gave Rivers a little hope.

"Don't let that little guy get too complacent after you play, if the score is too wide, I can't guarantee that I will be able to chase him back!" Chen Feng took advantage of this gap and whispered to Rondo.

"It's best if you can guarantee that you will play in this game, and not in garbage time." Rondo is only thinking about how to play against the "queen bee", but has no time to talk to Chen Feng.

"Wait and see. The premise is that you don't be able to stand up to that kid, otherwise there will be more than 1 people here booing you." Chen Feng ignored Rondo's attitude just now, and just said it a little seriously.

After all, Rondo is not himself, and Chen Feng thinks he can stand still in front of 1 boos.

But he can't guarantee that Rondo is like himself, after all, not everyone has such a thick skin.

"People who have been baptized by you every day, endlessly, will not be so nervous."

Although Rondo is a little nervous now, he may be more concerned about his opponent than those boos. Just like he said, Chen Feng talks a lot of nonsense every day, and he is used to it.

As for booing, God, Rondo always thought that no amount of booing could keep up with Chen Feng's nagging.

"Hey, Rajon, remember, you are much better than that kid! I said so! Don't lose to him!"

After the timeout, when Rondo was about to play, Chen Feng stretched out his hand and patted Rondo's shoulder. He spoke seriously for the first time, and at the same time gave Rondo a thumbs up to show his support.

"I will prove that your vision is right!" Rondo also gave Chen Feng a thumbs up before going on stage.

"My God! What is Rivers planning to do? Does he want to give up this game? We are only four points behind now! He actually sent a first-year rookie to mark the opponent's core guard at this time? Does Rivers Do you think a rookie can pull off such a daunting task!?"

Alex's whisper in the commentary booth not only represented his surprise, but also represented the views of many Celtics fans. Many people thought it was a trick by Rivers.

Although fans who have watched the preseason game know that Rondo is a relatively promising rookie, but more people still think that his current ability may be more suitable as a substitute instead of appearing at this time.

I am afraid that only Thibodeau and Rivers themselves know that their gamble was actually forced.

They originally hoped to allow Rondo to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game step by step, but now it seems that this idea must be changed.

Because of Paul's strong attack, they had to let Rondo go up. Although they don't know the result, it is much better than standing on the sidelines anxiously watching the opponent's casual performance in their home court.

"Chris, continue to attack like just now. You control the rhythm of the team. If there is trouble, don't let yourself get hurt. The opponent has a rookie. Be careful with his movement."

As the head coach of the Hornets, Scott is more concerned about the core of his team, whether he can finish a season healthy, rather than being injured by his opponent in the first game.

You must know that when Derante made a black hand behind Paul, Scott almost jumped onto the field and yelled at the referee.

After all, the Hornets' big move this season is to find a bunch of helpers for Paul who can support the team, and then let the Hornets break out in the West.

Now that Rivers is playing against such a strange novice, Scott can't help but doubt the other party's intentions. If Rivers doesn't want to lose too badly, he will give Paul a slap.

The opponent can afford to compromise a rookie, but Scott can't afford to compromise Paul. After all, the gap between the two is too great.

"Don't worry, coach, I know how to deal with it." Paul is one of the very rare good boys in the NBA. He is not only polite, but also very humble in many cases.

But no matter how humble a player is, he will show a strong sense of aggression when facing the game, especially after he defeated the defenses of Tony Allen and Delonte West in succession.

When the game restarted, Paul still dribbled the ball quickly across the half court, and when Rondo posted it, Paul changed direction during a high-speed dribble, preparing to complete the cut like throwing off Tony.

"Beautiful!!! Our rookie boy didn't let Paul pass by! He successfully stopped the queen bee in Orleans!" Alex's voice in the broadcast booth woke up many people.

Before this second, many people thought that Rivers' decision was terrible, and Rondo would be tortured by Paul's sharp breakthrough, but a second later, Paul was pushed outside the three-point line.

breakthrough!Paul's mind is very simple, he wants to break through the defense of the rookie in front of him, and then score a layup, or assist West and Stojakovic to make a three-pointer.

But just after he had already taken the first step to break through, the unremarkable rookie, with a pair of long arms and clinging footsteps, abruptly stopped him near the three-point line.

"No, don't think about it!" Rondo's voice was not loud, but it was enough for two people to hear clearly.

"I don't want to be ridiculed as a fool by that bareheaded guy, so don't even think about it!"

When the queen bee meets "Uncle Liu Huang", she is bound to confront her.

Don't forget, there is a more aggressive guy sitting on the Celtics' bench.

The Hornets met the Celtics, and now it is just a deadlock...

(Second update... continue to repay the debt, don't ask for anything...)