NBA: Fusion of two talents to dominate the entire league

The next day, the Nets defeated the Celtics again at home.

Just like the previous game, the Green Army had no chance at all.

Just like the slogan of sweeping shouted by many Nets fans,

In the hearts of Nets players, this idea has already sprouted.

The opponent does not seem to struggle much. Even in McGuinness's view, there is no difference between the Celtics and the Cavaliers.

But Roy has a hidden worry. The strength of the Green Army's lineup is far from as weak as it appears on the court.

Coach Doc Rivers is not an unknown rookie coach.

Will they really be so willing to be swept by the Nets?

Roy dare not say so anyway, and it is impossible for him to think so.

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The Boston Celtics, located in Boston, Massachusetts, America,

are one of the founding teams of the NBA, and have a glorious history of 59 years since 1946!

He is the team with the most championships in NBA history, with 16 championship titles in its long history. It is a real wealthy team with a profound historical heritage.

The North Shore Gardens is a basketball palace in the eyes of many fans.

Due to Bruce Bowen's foot injury, Roy missed the opportunity to play in this stadium during the regular season.

This is the first time he has stepped into this stadium in his life.

Although the Celtics have fallen into decline in recent years, their ancestors are really rich.

Walking into the stadium, the clover is green, the traditional color of the Celtics, and the whole stadium is a sea of ​​green.

Looking up at the sky above the court, any player who steps into this court will feel emotional.

You must know that the weight of 16 championships is not something that ordinary people can bear, and there are 8 consecutive championships that are unprecedented and unparalleled!

The retired jersey numbers flying over the court record the glorious history of the team:

No. 00 "Chief" Robert Parish, No. 1 "Cardinal" Arnold Auerbach, No. 6 "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, No. 14 Bob Cousy, No. 17 John Havlicek, No. 24 KC Jones, No. 32 McHale, No. 33 Larry Bird...

A large number of excellent players, as long as they know the history of the NBA, most of them can name them,

The history is completely piled up with championships. The Celtics occupy one-seventh of the top 50 superstars,

The history is too glorious, there are more than 20 retired numbers, and the opportunity for other Celtics players to choose numbers has become scarce.

The rich historical heritage is reflected here,

Therefore, the fans here are also famous hardcore fans of the NBA,

There are many people who have accompanied the growth of this team for three or four generations,

Basketball culture has been integrated into this city and this stadium.

During the warm-up phase, Roy felt the charm of the playoffs here.

The fanaticism of the fans is relative to the home team. For the away team, this is definitely not a friendly place.

The fans who shouted loudly on the sidelines even affected the normal warm-up of the Nets.

They were too excited or fanatical, and they used all kinds of words.

It was to influence the mentality of the Nets and help their beloved team.

Fortunately, the team was leading by a large score, and the Nets players were very relaxed. Occasionally, some fans who were full of nonsense,

the players were too lazy to pay attention to him and chose to ignore him directly.

Of course, there were also New Jersey fans here, and they even organized to put up a banner outside the Celtics' home court.

It read: Do you still need to watch the New Jersey Nets game? Waking up is a victory!

This arrogant context made the atmosphere between the Celtics fans and the Nets fans more tense.

There were even some frictions outside the court before the game.

It's fine if you're leading, but you still use this tone to make slogans.

Even a clay man can be angry, not to mention the old giants like the Celtics. Do you really think you can control others? In the end, this controversial banner had to be put down.

The media who watched the excitement before the game had already started to make trouble on the homepage of the website:

"Who can stop the New Jersey Nets? Their winning streak continues!"

The Celtics players who were holding back their anger at home were angered by the media and the opinions gathered from various corners.

They were all holding their breath in their hearts.

Especially Antoine Walker who was defeated in the last two games.

Originally, he didn't care about other people's evaluation of him, but when even the nightclub girls questioned him with words, he couldn't bear it anymore.

It's okay to be looked down upon by anyone, but when you go out to play, you are speechless when you are asked!

Head coach Rivers made adjustments to today's game roster,

He put this year's rookie Al Jefferson on the rosterThe starting lineup was to increase the height to counter the twin towers of the Nets.

The rosters of the two teams:

Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker, Al Jefferson, Riv LaFrentz

Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Roy, Tyson Chandler

It is worth noting that Antoine Walker, who was locked up by Roy in the first two games, changed to play small forward,

This successfully staggered Roy's point-to-point defense,

After the opening, Al Jefferson of the Celtics did his best to help the team get the upper hand in the fight with Chandler,

Celtics' ball possession,

Gary Payton took the ball and quickly rushed to the Nets' backcourt,

Fortunately, everyone was near the midfield, and it was easy to return to defense,

As one of the teams best at fast breaks, the Nets' defensive fast break execution is very high, and did not give the Celtics any chance.

The ball was in Payton's hands, and he organized the offense, which was just another change made by Doc Rivers.

Today, we had to play in an organized way, instead of letting the Celtics twin stars take turns.

Payton's offensive choice at the beginning was unexpected. In the first round, he did not give the ball to Pierce or Walker.

Payton passed the ball to Al Jefferson, who was in position under the basket.

Chandler's big body was actually firmly stuck behind him.

Al Jefferson, who had the ball, was quite a general. After observing the surroundings and making sure that no one was interfering, he started the singles mode.

The flexible and outstanding footwork was pleasing to the eye when he turned his back.

Continuous fake moves, back-turning, back-fading jump shots,

The Celtics got a good start.

After two baptisms, Roy found that Chandler was not completely sure of Al Jefferson's defense.

Every time he would be deceived by his excellent footwork and flexible hand movements.

Fortunately, the Nets relied on Kidd and Chandler's pick-and-roll in the next round.

Chandler cut inside the basket, and Kidd made a timely pass to assist Chandler in dunking.

However, Chandler's nightmare had just begun. In the first four attacks, the Celtics gave the ball to the young player.

Al Jefferson did not live up to the trust of the head coach and his teammates, scoring 6 points and causing Chandler to foul twice.

Rivers showed a satisfied smile on his face. This was the result he wanted.

"Aren't you invincible in the interior with twin towers? Then I will use people to beat you down in the interior. Without the interior barrier, what can you use to fight me!"

Coach Frank needs to calm Chandler down and control the number of fouls.

The main center is now facing the embarrassing dilemma of having committed two fouls just after the first quarter.

Without the number of fouls to cover the bottom, Chandler is obviously playing more and more timidly.

Just now, Pierce scored a layup.

When chasing and defending, he dared not use too much force, for fear of another foul.

The first quarter just ended, the Celtics led by 5 points.

This was the first time the Celtics took the lead in two games.

The Nets' shooting percentage in the first quarter was affected by the active defense of the Celtics, and the efficiency was average.

Frank needed to make targeted adjustments to Doc Rivers's tricks.

He replaced Chandler with the team's backup center Collins, which was just one of the adjustments.

He then turned his attention to Roy.