Basketball striker

The 76ers were once one of the most attractive teams in the NBA in the past few years because they had Allen Iverson, the most gorgeous dribbler, a fighter on the court who carried the entire team on his shoulders.

The trade of Iverson to the Nuggets last season was a sensation, no less than the Celtics' formation of the Big Three this season. With Iverson's departure, many people's attention also followed.

The current leader of the team is small forward Andre Iguodala, inside, center Samuel Demport, and power forward Reggie Evans, who is only 2.03 meters tall; controlling the ball on the outside

The defender is Andre Miller, and the scorer is Willie Green.

In any case, such a lineup is unlikely to cause much trouble to the Celtics, although their strength is not bad.

But Rivers has been frowning since the game started. Nearly 8 minutes into the first quarter, the Celtics trailed by 9 points at 19:28.

If the Celtics' score of 19 is not enough to explain anything, then letting the 76ers score 28 points before the quarter is over means that there is indeed a problem with the Celtics, and the problem lies with Rivers.

The most important aspect of this season is defense.

This season, after introducing the defensive giant Garnett inside and recruiting defensive assistant Tom Thibodeau, the Celtics' defensive strength has increased significantly, and their defensive efficiency ranks first in the league. Today, they obviously did not

This advantage comes into play.

Yang Shuai has not had a chance to play today, so Rivers sent Tony Allen in order to suppress 76ers substitute guard Lou Williams, who is currently very active on the court.

Asking Yang Shuai to defend Williams Rivers, who is only 1.85 meters tall, he didn't think it would achieve very good results, so he sent in the shorter Tony Allen.

But today's 76ers had a vague feeling that they were playing crazy. The Celtics players felt that they were not facing the 76ers, but like the Golden State Warriors. Anyone could catch the ball and throw it into the basket.

At 23:32, the score after the first quarter declared the Celtics' failure in this quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, Yang Shuai got a chance to play. However, the defense that handsome young man Yang relied on for survival did not play much of a role.

His opponent Iguodala continued to score during this period, and the scoring of other players was also unstoppable.

Andre Miller also seemed to be playing crazy. He only played more than three minutes in the second quarter. He had already sent out 5 assists and scored 8 points. The young Rondo was completely suppressed by him.

After the second quarter, the Celtics were still 8 points behind 50:58, but due to the rebound in offense, the point difference was not widened to double digits, which gave the Celtics generals some peace of mind. Starting

The 76ers' lead in the first two quarters relied on high shooting percentage, so Rivers emphasized the importance of defense during the halftime break. He was convinced that as long as the opponent's shooting percentage was suppressed, the team would have a chance to win.

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His emphasis was effective. The 76ers' shooting percentage dropped in the third quarter, but what he didn't expect was that the Celtics' shooting percentage dropped even more sharply. After three quarters, the Celtics' shooting percentage dropped by 70.

:84 fell behind by 14 points.

The Celtics' condition improved in the fourth quarter, but facing the 76ers who were in good shape, they ultimately failed to fill the big hole they dug earlier. The Celtics lost to the 76ers in the away game 96:102.

, also brought their record to 15 wins and 2 losses.

Yang Shuai did not play much playing time in this game. He only had 15 minutes and scored 6 points and 2 rebounds, which was a decrease compared with the previous games.

Rivers did not get angry when the team lost. One game has an impact compared to the long regular season, but it is far from that big, especially at the beginning of the season. He believes that his players can adjust quickly.

, after all, the core of the team now are experienced veterans.

Rivers' idea was not wrong. The entire Celtics team adjusted quickly. After returning to Boston for a day's rest, they faced the Raptors from afar at TD North Shore Garden. Led by Dragon King Bosh,

The Raptors faced off against the Celtics, who were preparing for a big fight after losing, and the result was predictable.

90:112, the Celtics defeated the Raptors at home, sweeping away the "slump" in the previous game. Yang Shuai played 23 minutes in this game, almost sharing the playing time with Pierce, and his performance was also very good, scoring again

While he scored 11 points in double figures, he also grabbed 5 rebounds, plus a block and a steal.

Then the Celtics rushed to Chicago without stopping, and they needed to challenge the Chicago Bulls back-to-back.

The Celtics won this game again, and their defense made the Bulls suffer. The final score was fixed at 91:79. The Bulls' shooting percentage was only 35%, and the three-point shooting percentage was only a pitiful 18%.

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Yang Shuai's playing time was slightly lower than in the previous game, but he still had 21 minutes. Mainly because Tony Allen's performance in this game was not satisfactory. The data of 8 points and 2 rebounds showed that Yang Shuai was very stable.

Handsome Yang's offense is actually very average. If he were on another team, his playing time and data would definitely not be as good as now, but it is different with the Celtics.

This season, the entire Celtics team focuses on one thing, which is defense. It happens that Yang Shuai's strongest point is defense, so his playing time is always guaranteed.

On the offensive side, the Celtics have the Big Three, which involves too much defensive firepower. In addition, the team's tradition is selflessness. Yang Shuai, who has open shots and guaranteed playing time, has few chances to take action.

It will be too few, and the data will not be too miserable to look at.

From this point of view, Yang Shuai is very lucky. There are very few teams in the NBA that are so suitable for him at this stage.

The team has won two consecutive games, which is good news. Another good news for Yang Shuai is that his offensive awareness has improved to an intermediate level. Twenty-five days of non-stop training is equivalent to his ability in space.

After staying for nearly half a year, he finally successfully passed another level.

At the same time, he also triggered the task of the next level, rebounding! This means that most of his energy in the next nearly month will be focused on improving his rebounding ability.

For Celtics fans, they are happy this season. The reason is simple: the team keeps winning.

The Kings, Bucks, and Raptors did not cause trouble to the Celtics. The Bostonians ushered in 5 consecutive victories and improved their record to 20 wins and 2 losses.

A China Derby with the Bucks should have attracted a lot of attention, but at the beginning of the season many Chinese fans did not turn their attention to the Celtics. Yao Ming's Rockets and Yi Jianlian's Bucks attracted too many

This also caused many TV stations to have no plans to broadcast this game. Few people watched this game, but compared with the previous China Derby between the Rockets and Bucks, it was much worse.

The task of sniping the Celtics has come to the Warriors. As regulars in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference in recent years, although the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals last year, it does not mean that they do not have the strength.

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When two defensive teams come together, the game is certainly not a good one, but the process is quite intense.

25:26, 48:47, 66:64 After three quarters, the Celtics were 2 points behind at home. They encountered strong resistance at TD North Shore Garden.

In the crucial fourth quarter, the two teams worked harder on the defensive end, and the score rose very slowly. Five seconds before the end, Ray Allen received a pass from Garnett and hit a three-pointer. The two teams tied at 80:80.

, Detroit paused.

Rivers deployed his strongest defensive lineup, and Yang Shuai was among them. His task was to guard the famous midfielder Richard Hamilton.

However, Yang Shuai failed to play to his strengths. Although his defensive players kept running, the basketball eventually fell into the hands of another player, Chauncey Billups!

This low-key but absolutely superb superstar point guard received Prince's serve while running, then passed Rondo's defense in the mid-range and made a sudden jump shot.

When the ball swished through the basket, it was announced that the Celtics had suffered their third defeat of the season. Although they were helpless, they had to admit that they were defeated.

It was annoying to lose, especially after persisting for a whole game and being defeated within 5 seconds. However, the young players of the Celtics still adjusted their mentality very well under the leadership of the old players, and then in the next two games

Defeat your opponents in the game.

Facing the Bulls at home, the Celtics gave the opponent no chance at all. They once again won by a big score of 82:107. Then they faced a special opponent at home, the Magic.

The Celtics lost to the Magic in their first game of the season, which made this game a focal point in the eyes of Celtics fans.

In the locker room before the game, the Celtics showed their determination to win this game, and during the game, they indeed showed this state.

"Kevin! He turned around and stuck Rashad (Lewis) behind him. Beautiful, two-handed dunk!"

"Yes! Paul pushed away Hedo Turkoglu and turned and hit a jumper. The Turks may have thought that his height determined everything, but Paul told him with his actions that strength is the truth!"

"Nice shot from Kevin...Garnett! Dear friends, welcome to the volleyball championship."

"Thunder... Allen! He shot through Yang with a hundred steps, shot from 24 feet away, and hit the ball! Rashad, did you see it? This is the real three-point master."

"Yang, the Chinese boy Yang caught up with Jamil (Nelson), Jamil made a layup, Yang blocked it, beautiful, beautiful block, Yang pressed the ball directly on the backboard. He made a contribution, Rajan made a mistake, but

Yang successfully defended this fast attack."

"Yang, alley-oop, yes! The pass from Kevin, it's the Chinese guy again! Oh! He's listening to the cheers of the home court. He's such a showman, but Boston people like this great guy."

Throughout the game, Boston Celtics commentator Tom Heinsohn kept shouting. In the end, the Celtics beat their opponents by 11 points, and the rhythm was completely in their hands.

At 91:102, Boston won this game and avenged last month's defeat. This can be regarded as the best gift to the fans before Christmas.

Christmas is coming soon!

(ps: Monday, please give me a red ticket!)