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The team was in a state of panic, and the situation was very complicated.

When Han Yi had finished shooting practice on the sidelines and was ready to start his first preseason game in his career, the other Celtics players did not smile at all.

Especially McGrady, whose young face was full of nervousness:

"Hey, Han, is this reliable? We just ran tactics for the first time yesterday, and we are going to participate in the official game today?"

"This is not considered an official game, right?"

Han Yi smiled and patted McGrady's head: "Preseason games are not counted in the regular season record, and you are not even a starter, just watch the game from our sidelines!"

"I am worried because you are not a starter!" McGrady said frustratedly: "I won't be able to play in the regular season, right?

"No! "Han Yi patted McGrady's head again: "You are my favorite! Have confidence in yourself, young man!"

Stephen Jackson asked weakly: "Then I didn't even make the rotation today, what's the matter?"

"This..."

Han Yi scratched his head. NBA head coaches habitually treat second-round picks as non-humans. This is also one of the unspoken rules of the NBA. No matter whether you have the ability or not, you must sit on the bench first.

Stephen Jackson performed quite well in training. It is not certain whether he can enter the normal rotation, but he will never be unable to enter the 12-man roster.

But in fact, he can't enter...

Don't look at the arrangement of head coach Rick Pidino. Rookie McGrady did not get a chance to start, and second-round pick Stephen Jackson could not enter the 12-man roster.

But this does not mean that the Celtics' starting lineup is not good enough. The four players are very strong, but on the contrary, they are not only weak, but also a bunch of rotten metal except Han Yi!

PG: Dana Barros, SG: Greg Minor, SF: Dotar Jones PF: Han Yi, C: Tyrese Knight!

To say how bad these four are, one sentence can explain it clearly. If you add up the entire career of these four players, the highest individual honor they have received in the NBA is the second team of the best rookie!

Among them, except Dana Barros, the other three have never averaged more than 10 points per game in their NBA careers!

The current Celtics lineup this year The content is indeed bad, but it is definitely not that bad!

In fact, the reason why this lineup was arranged was that Rick Pidino was experimenting. The general rotation list that should have been determined in the daily training games was put in the preseason by him!

Why did he do this?

Because before, he was busy with the spirit and spirit of this scattered Celtics. The team was temporarily pulled together, and his authority was finally established, but the lineup for the new season has not been determined yet!

Rick Pidino has already decided on the starting lineup or the first six players of this team. I have a rough idea, but the other six guys who are qualified to enter the rotation are still completely uncertain in the preseason!

If Auerbach hadn't asked Han Yi to start, Rick Pidino would have wanted to put Han Yi directly on the bench, because in his eyes, Han Yi was obviously exempt from inspection and just went through the motions in the preseason. There was no need to appear in his experimental lineup.

After all, Rick Pidino also knew that the starting lineup he had pulled out was a pitfall!

Rick Pidino smiled and said, "It's hard for Han Yi to play with these guys, but isn't this a kind of tempering?"

"If you want to be the core in the NBA, what monsters and demons can't your teammates see? ”

In the first preseason game, the Celtics’ opponent is the Indiana Pacers, who ranked second in the Eastern Conference last season and are led by Reggie Miller.

The difference between the last-placed team in the Eastern Conference last season and the second-placed team in the Eastern Conference last season is obvious!

Not to mention, the Celtics’ current lineup is not this year’s starting lineup, but Han Yi with four miscellaneous soldiers...

For the Indiana Pacers, who are aiming for the championship, the preseason is a preview of the regular season. With the core of the team relatively stable, they are more willing to further combine their starting lineups in the preseason to find a feel:

So, the Pacers’ lineup is:

PG: Mark Jackson, SG: Reggie Miller, SF: Chris Mullin, PF: Dale Davis, C: Rick Schmitz!

Compared with the shabby Celtics lineup, the Pacers’ lineup is a little old, but it can be said to be star-studded.

Yi!

It is no exaggeration to say that any one of them has scored more points in his career than the total points of the Celtics' four players combined!

Therefore, Han Yi knows that his current situation is probably worse than in the NCAA, but a bad situation usually has a simpler and more direct solution!

That is to put the ball there, I will do it all!

When the Indiana Pacers are still seriously running tactics to score against a top weak team like the Celtics, Han Yi doesn't care about that. If the ball is in the hands of his teammates, he will open his hands and attack directly if the ball is in his own hands.

But what if the ball is in the hands of the opponent?

Mark Jackson lobs the ball directly to Rick Schmitz, the tallest white center at 2.24 meters in the field.

It is worth mentioning that in the previous life, when Yao Ming was preparing to enter the league, the template given by the scout was Rick Schmitz!

Rick Schmitz's offensive habits are very good. Mark Jackson's lob is high. After he got the ball, he didn't put it down, but raised it high and dunked it on tiptoe!

But he completely ignored the young beast standing beside him!

Rick Schmitz's offensive habits are good, but the frequency of his movements is really too slow!

When Schmitz's ball was about to be dunked, Han Yi had already jumped into the air!

"Bang!"

A nail-back block blocked the ball firmly on the backboard!

And this is not over yet. When the basketball hit the backboard and burst out, it jumped again!

Han Yi grabbed the backboard and switched from defense to offense!

When Celtics point guard Dana Barros signaled Han Yi to pass the ball, Han Yi saw it, but he had no intention of giving it to him. This big step had already flown!

It can't be said to be lightning fast, but this dribbling speed and pace are obviously not something a 7-foot-tall man can have!

Chris Mullin, nicknamed "God's Left Hand", was closest to Han Yi and hugged Han Yi around the waist, trying to break the fast break with a foul!

But Han Yi stepped into the edge of the penalty area and flew into the air!

"Bang!"

With great force!

After Han Yi smashed the ball into the basket with one arm, Han Yi had time to look down and see Chris Mullin still hugging his waist.

Han Yi said kindly:

"Sorry!!!"