Basketball striker

After spending the most important holiday of the year for Chinese people, Yang Shuai once again devoted his energy to the ball game. The Celtics' situation was very stable. After Pierce returned, Yang Shuai returned to the bench, but his performance was still

It can be described as stable. At this time, the benefits of defense are shown. Although Yang Shuai's offensive state was not very good in one or two games, he helped the team with defense and made everyone ignore his offensive skills.

downturn.

Before the start of the All-Star Weekend, the Celtics' record was fixed at 42 wins and 8 losses. When many teams are thinking about sprinting for the playoffs, the Celtics don't have to worry. With the situation in the Eastern Conference, they are almost ahead of schedule.

Locking up a playoff berth, of course, is just a close call, but no one doubts that the Celtics can't make the playoffs.

The All-Star Weekend is finally coming, and Yang Shuai is going to New Orleans to participate in the rookie game. He is not alone. He is going to New Orleans with coach Doc Rivers, captain Paul Pierce, Garnett, and Rondo.

Rivers is the coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, Garnett is the Eastern Conference All-Star forward, Pierce is the Eastern Conference All-Star backup forward, and Rondo is the second-year point guard.

For Chinese fans, this All-Star Weekend is a very interesting gathering. Three Chinese people currently in the NBA will participate. Yao Ming is the Western Conference All-Star center, and Yang Shuai and Yi Jianlian are the rookie players respectively.

Grade team players and substitutes.

However, many fans believe that although there are three Chinese players in this All-Star Game, there will not be many opportunities to perform. This has something to do with the style of play between the three people.

Yang Shuai also agrees with this point. The rookie game is a rare opportunity to show himself, but it is not suitable for him now. Yang Shuai's good performance in the Celtics is due to his defense and the involvement of the Big Three.

Defensive firepower, but in the rookie game, individual singles are more important. After all, it is a performance. Although Yang Shuai's running position is not bad, his teammates may not be able to spot his opportunities.

In fact, this is indeed the case. In the rookie game, Yang Shuai did not perform as well as he did with the Celtics. He lacked singles ability and tried to get offensive opportunities through running positions. However, the passing skills of fellow first-year rookies

It's really mediocre and a lot of opportunities were wasted.

Yang Shuai played 20 minutes and scored 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. The most eye-catching thing was that he completed a putback dunk on Aldridge's head in the second quarter.

Chinese fans who expected the three Chinese people to perform well in the All-Stars felt a little regretful, because none of the three did perform very well, but handsome young man Yang accepted it all calmly. He admitted that he still had some problems this season.

Weak, give him another year, let alone the rookie game, even in the All-Star Game, he believes he will have his own place.

What is more meaningful about this All-Star Game for Yang Shuai is that he, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian found time to get together for a while. It was the first time that the three of them sat together and talked about life in the United States with different feelings.

Yao Ming mentioned in the middle that he wanted Yang Shuai to join the national team to compete in the 2008 Olympics. Yang Shuai did not answer directly. After staying in this circle for a long time, he understood some things. The issue of joining the national team is very complicated.

, he was not mentally prepared. From the bottom of his heart, Yang Shuai actually still wanted to do his part for the country, but he was worried that the domestic environment would put too many constraints on him.

During this period, Yang Shuai also did some activities with Nike, but in general, he was not busy during this All-Star weekend.

The trade deadline is coming soon after the All-Star Game, and teams are also seizing this last moment to strengthen their lineups. The Suns traded Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat for Shaquille

- O'Neal and the Mavericks made a big move to acquire All-Star point guard Jason Kidd. In addition, the Rockets, Bulls, Cavaliers, Hawks and other teams also made moves, and the Celtics were the calmest.

Although Doc Rivers also wanted to strengthen the team's lineup, he did not find suitable opportunities in the transfer market.

Of course, the Celtics are not without any movement. They strengthened their inside line at the end of February. The 39-year-old P.J. Brown joined the Celtics at the end of February. His joining will give Garnet

Special brings more rest time. At critical moments, his experience brings help to the team that Perkins, Bowyer, Pollard, and Davis cannot do.

At the end of February, the Celtics took a short break after the All-Star Game. They lost 2 of 6 games and their overall record became 46 wins and 10 losses, but they still ranked first in the league.

Yang Shuai lost to the Hawks' Al Horford in the Rookie of the Year selection in February and failed to win the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year award again, but he did not gain nothing this month.

In late February, Yang Shuai's blocking was successfully upgraded to a high level and triggered the next level of the task. After continuous defensive tasks, Yang Shuai finally had another opportunity to improve his offense, a three-pointer!

If nothing else happens, Yang Shuai will complete this task in late March, and his three-point shooting will be upgraded to a high level by then. This is undoubtedly good news for Yang Shuai, who has always been unstable in shooting from the outside.

,Similarly, it will also be good news for the Celtics.

During this period, he had more contact with Chu Xiyun than before. The strange thing is that since the Spring Festival, Zhu Li contacted him more often. She came to watch almost every game, and even more frequently after the game.

Chatting with Yang Shuai. Due to school matters, Chu Xiyun has come to watch games less often recently. Most of the contact between the two is during breaks.

The good news about Yang Shuai's improved offensive ability will take some time to appear, but after entering March, the Celtics got another good news early.

Rivers, who has been worried about outside rotation, has seemed particularly happy in training these days. The Celtics signed an experienced veteran-Sam Cassel after entering March.

As one of the heroes of the Rockets' two championships, Cassell, like P.J. Brown, will use his experience to help the Celtics win the championship. At the same time, his arrival also solves the problem of the Celtics' lack of outside substitutes.

This current situation of his own ability to create scoring opportunities.

After continuously adding two veterans, the Celtics stated that the team is now fully equipped and does not need to adjust the team's lineup. The team's strength and depth are sufficient to cope with the following regular season and post-season.

race.

Sure enough, starting in March, the Celtics continued their strong performance with a seven-game winning streak, improving their overall record to 53 wins and 10 losses.

In the home game against the Utah Jazz, the Celtics encountered some troubles. The Celtics were in a collective downturn and were suppressed by the Jazz on both offense and defense. They grabbed 10 fewer rebounds than the opponent and only got 27 in the game.

In terms of rebounds, the one with the highest number was Shuai Yang who came on as a substitute, with 6 rebounds.

The rebounds were not well protected and the Celtics' shooting percentage was not ideal. In the end, they defeated the Utah Jazz 84:111 at home. Their winning streak was ended and their record became 53 wins and 11 losses.

The strength of the Celtics this season is that they can always quickly adjust to their state. So far they have not lost two consecutive games. This time they have once again demonstrated this super adaptability. Although in the last game

They were defeated at home, but they beat the Bucks 103:77 on the road.

Yi Jianlian was injured and unable to play, which caused the game that was supposed to be a Chinese derby to lose its original gimmick. Without Yi Jianlian, Yang Shuai alone supported the passion of the Chinese fans. He played a team-high 32 times in the whole game.

Minutes, he scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, completing another double-double.

Starting from playing the Bucks, the Celtics have five consecutive away games to play. In the next four games, they need to visit the Southwest Division to play against the four teams here. Four games and two away games are called back-to-back schedules.

The devilish schedule is not an exaggeration, not to mention that the Spurs, Rockets, Mavericks, and Hornets are all the top eight teams in the Western Conference.

Playing the Spurs away from home was definitely a very difficult game, and that was indeed the case. In the first quarter, the Celtics were unacceptably slow. They only scored 11 points in the entire quarter, while the Spurs scored 25.

points, a big hole of 14 points was dug in one quarter.

It was in the second quarter that the Celtics players really found the feeling. They pulled back 9 points at 34:25 in this quarter and trailed by 5 points at 45:50 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Celtics defeated their opponents by 7 points 27:19 and successfully took the lead. However, in the following fourth quarter, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Spurs. At the beginning of this quarter, the two teams fell into a stalemate.

Also take the lead alternately.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the scene that Rivers least wanted to see happened. After a breakthrough layup, Ray Allen stepped on Bruce Bowen's foot and fell to the ground in pain. Was the latter

Intention is no longer important, what is important is that the team doctor clearly told Rivers that Ray Allen will be absent for a period of time, and the specific situation will have to wait for the test results.

At this time, Yang Shuai was called on to play, but the entire Celtics team was affected by Ray Allen's injury. They were beaten 6:0 by the Spurs, and the point difference was widened to 5 points.

After coming back to their senses, the Celtics finally remembered what they were going to do, but the experienced Spurs were not a vegetarian. They always had the lead. With 7 seconds left before the end, the Celtics trailed the Spurs by 2 points, 93:95. Paul

- Pierce had a chance to win, but his missed three-pointer cost the Celtics their last chance.

Losing the first game in the Southwest Division was not good news for the Celtics. The even worse news was that Ray Allen, the team's stable outside scoring point, was injured. After the game, the team doctor gave the news that Ray Allen was injured.

Allen will be absent for about 10 to 15 days, which means that Rivers will not have to think about Ray Allen's three-pointer for nearly two weeks.

The team will then go to Houston to challenge the Rockets, who have been hot during this period. How to deal with an opponent that has won 22 consecutive games is a problem facing Rivers. Before that, he needs to figure out who to add to the lineup.

Among them, Yang Shuai or Tony Allen?

After learning about Ray Allen's injury, domestic fans most wanted to see Yang Shuai in the game against the Rockets, although it was impossible to perform in the China Derby because of Yao Ming's injury.

The Rockets, who have won 22 consecutive games, meet the Celtics, who are ranked first in the league. This is destined to be a wonderful game. Many fans hope that Yang Shuai can play against Tracy McGrady. The key now is to see if Rivers is

It's not really that cooperative.

(PS: Being infected with pinkeye is so painful. I keep crying when I look at the computer screen for a long time! Woohoo)