Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"Finally, I think we have to seize the home court. It's best to start early and seize the home victory, so that we can have a chance to defeat them." Zuo Li continued.

The Celtics are the famous home court of the Dragons, and the North Shore Garden is also the famous Devil's home court in the NBA. The bright green arena lighting combined with the unique parquet mahogany flooring in the North Shore Garden, coupled with the fanatical fans, will make any opponent stand out.

It is very difficult to win here.

Fans who have watched the game will definitely be deeply impressed by Kobe Bryant's experience here in the last season's finals. There were boos everywhere, a terrifying atmosphere, and it is really difficult for players with poor mental endurance to gain a foothold here.

Zuo Li also heard countless stories about this arena. It was said that in order to ensure the Celtics' "devil's home court" advantage, the Cardinals would do tricks on the floor to prevent the ball from bouncing in some areas.

, it is convenient for players on the court to force opponents into these areas, and then complete steals and fast breaks. In the 1980s, the "Magicians" suffered a lot from these traps. The Lakers were also smart enough to draw a "trap distribution map" through video to remind players to pay attention. Do you think

That's fine. The cardinal doesn't care at all. The spliced ​​floor will still be deceiving if it is changed to another position.

In addition to the floor, the missing air conditioner, and the raised basket... in short, as a witness to NBA history, this arena has too many stories.

The Celtics' winning percentage at home in the past two seasons is also very impressive. In the last round, they relied on 4 home wins to eliminate the Heat. In the first two rounds of the playoffs last season, they also had the same 4 consecutive home wins to defeat the Hawks and Cavaliers respectively.

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This also established the Celtics' status as the home team in the playoffs.

On the contrary, they will be extremely uncomfortable on the road. Not only will their shooting percentage drop, but their defense will also be lax. Therefore, if you want to defeat them, it is particularly important to master the home court.

"Well, we have to work hard to seize the first two home games and strive to gain an advantage, so that the error tolerance rate will be greater." D'Antoni obviously understood, so he quickly made sufficient plans in the first game.

It's as simple as one word: do it!

The Knicks are ready to fight in the first game!

As for tactics, the Celtics' tactics are actually very simple. What did they rely on to win the championship last year?

Defend!

With Garnett as the core of the defense, he fragmented the opponent's offense with his ubiquitous help. Kobe had an extremely painful life in such a defensive system. The sight of being double-teamed by three people in the finals must have been impressive.

And what about the offense?

Big Three singles!

Yes, it's a singles match between the Big Three.

I don’t blame others for looking down on Rivers. Even the Celtics themselves looked down on Rivers after he retired. His offensive tactics were really bad.

Except for pick-and-rolls, it's all about singles.

This season, it relies on Rondo's organization, Ray Allen's movement without the ball, and Pierce's wing containment.

But their defense still cannot be underestimated.

As analyzed by ESPN, Zuo Li will face the most severe test of his career!

Sports Illustrated even said: "How good Zuo Li is will be revealed in the next round."

It can be seen that the outside world also knows that the Green Army has a strong defense, and whether Zuo Li can play is the key to the victory or defeat of the two teams.

After analyzing their opponents, the Knicks also randomly launched targeted training. Time was tight and they had to complete preparations within two days.

Earlier, the assistants returned to the training hall and directly threw all the information about the Bulls into the box for filing. It was as tall as one person, which shows how much the coaching staff and management have done for the playoffs.

Work.

In the past two days, the analysis data on the Celtics began to accumulate rapidly. After D'Antoni formulated the specific strategies, he quickly printed a book and distributed it to every player. It can only be said that it is the best basketball in the world.

In order to win in the league, you have to be professional enough.

The afternoon of May 4th was a targeted training. Everyone put on training uniforms and simulated the Green Army's defense. It mainly simulated how to play when the left-sided inside line encounters a double-team, and the positioning of the outside line. As for the defensive end, Chandler,

Larry Hughes, Dragic and Duhon are ready to give it all.

After the training, everyone dispersed at 6pm and went back to their respective homes. The game started on the night of the 5th. Except for the warm-up in the afternoon, there was no more training. This was also to keep everyone refreshed. Even Zuo Li was kicked out if he wanted to practice more.

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"You need to rest, we need you." D'Antoni said.

So Zuo Li followed his good example, gave up his plan to practice more, and simply went to Times Square with O Mei for dinner.

Returning to school, with the evening breeze blowing, the two of them held hands and walked on the street next to the campus, where Zuo Li could walk freely without being disturbed.

Maybe she knew that the big battle was coming, so the O'mei was very gentle tonight and deliberately didn't talk about the competition. The two of them chatted about some interesting things about campus and the preparations for filming the movie.

In such an atmosphere, Zuo Li felt that his heart was empty. When he returned home, he fell into a dream. In the dream, he was killing everyone in the playoffs. He was about to win, and one hand was about to touch the final goal.

Where is the trophy? A quick ringing sound woke Zuo Li up...

"What's going on?" Zuo Li answered the phone and looked at the alarm clock. It was 9 a.m., which was still early for the afternoon training.

"Hey! Boss, you are the favorite again!" Rich Paul shouted with surprise: "One defense at a time! Second in mvp! Boss, you are one of the best players this year!"

"Oh?" Zuo Li suddenly woke up: "Is it announced so soon?"

As he spoke, Zuo Li opened his laptop and started searching for keywords online.

Sure enough, the NBA announced three important awards early this morning, namely regular season MVP, All-NBA first, second, and third teams, and All-Defensive first and second teams.

Among them, the MVP was indeed won by LeBron James of the Cavaliers. This is the first time in the career of "Little Emperor" James that he has won this award, and he is also the first player in the history of the Cavaliers to win this award.

Zuo Li beats Kobe and Wade on the list and ranks second on the list. He is only one step away from winning the mvp in his rookie season.

But this is not important. Zuo Li had no intention of competing for this honor. He quickly ignored it and focused on the best team.

Best team: Zuo Li, Nowitzki, James, Wade and Kobe.

Best Second Team: Howard, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Brandon Roy.

Best third team: Yao, Pau Gasol, Anthony, Billups, Chris Paul.

The best defensive team first team is: Zuo Li, Garnett, James, Kobe, Paul.

Second team: Duncan, Battier, Artest, Wade, Rondo.

Zuo Li, James and Kobe became the three players to be selected for the All-NBA First Team and the All-NBA First Defense at the same time!

"Not bad!" Looking at his name, Zuo Li nodded with satisfaction. Being recognized by the All-NBA Team and the All-Defensive Team proved that his performance was pretty good.

"Not bad!" Rich Paul expressed dissatisfaction with his boss's modesty!

"This is a double team in the rookie season! It's the first time in history! This is even more awesome than the MVP!"