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Yang Ruiken signed with the Wizards not just for a gimmick. If Jordan has no strength, no matter how big the gimmick is, it will be useless. He simply cannot arrange tactics with Jordan as the core.

The 40-year-old Jordan can still crush many young people with his comprehensive strength. In Yang Rui's previous life, in his last season, Jordan averaged 20 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.5%. This is data that most people cannot achieve at their peak.

Jordan didn't suffer against a technical star with average speed like Pierce. In Yang Rui's previous life, during the Jordan Wizards period, the two played 6 games. Jordan had 4 wins and 2 losses, averaging 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 42.6%.

Pierce has 2 wins and 4 losses, averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 35.3% from the field. Judging from the shooting percentage, Pierce has been restricted by Jordan.

After the first quarter, the Wizards led 27-20.

The Celtics' offense is terrible, relying on high pick-and-rolls and the personal abilities of the two stars. Pierce felt bad today, and only Walker had some advantage in singles against Marshall. Delk scored 8 points in a single quarter, the highest in the team, otherwise they would be even more behind.

Delk is a jerk, with a point guard body and a shooting guard soul. His highest average per game in a single season is 12.3 points and 2 assists. But on January 2, 2001, Delk faced his old team, the Kings, and scored an astonishing 53 points with a super high shooting rate of 20 of 27.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent on Rafe Alston, Laga Bell, Corey Maggette, Gerald Wallace, and Carlos Boozer. The Wizards played a small ball strategy, and Boozer, the tallest player, was only 206cm, so his weight was not a disadvantage.

The Celtics sent out Shamond Williams, J.R. Bremer, Eric Williams, Vin Baker, and Bullalo Sandev.

On the surface, the Celtics players were more famous, with two Williams leading the bench, and Vin Baker being a former All-Star, but they were quickly defeated.

Yang Rui arranged a 122 zone defense, with Bell in the middle, Wallace and Boozer on the baseline, controlling rebounds, and the other two also shrank near the penalty area, focusing on preventing breakthroughs and interfering with shooting. Although the players in the Wizards' lineup are short, they do not suffer from confrontation. Unless they are a heavy inside player like O'Neal, they can't get to the basket.

The Celtics' high pick-and-roll tactic was broken, and Vin Baker could only rely on his height advantage to single out Wallace and make a jump shot under interference. The point guard cannot get to the basket to attract double teams, and there will be no opportunities to pass from the outside.

Sandev is 218cm tall and only weighs 100kg. He is the ultimate softie in the league. He was blocked outside the penalty area by Boozer, who weighs 117kg.

Can't score either.

Once the Greens missed a shot, the Wizards immediately grabbed rebounds and counterattacked, with at least three people going on a fast break. Alston also showed his specialty. He has excellent ball control and can quickly advance to the frontcourt. Passing is an opportunity.

Williams could barely keep up with Maggette, but No. 4 Wallace rushed up and was able to get rid of Vin Baker in a few steps. He performed an alley-oop dunk and a solo fast-break windmill dunk.

Maggette also had a misplaced opportunity, throwing away Sandev for a one-handed dunk; he also forced a layup during the counterattack, causing Williams to foul, and made two free throws.

After an 8-0 attack, the point difference widened to 15 points, and O'Brien was brought back bad memories. The Raptors' counterattack is also so fast that many teams dare not send big men. Now, this happens again.

O'Brien quickly replaced Sandev and replaced him with Walter McCarty, who is more mobile and can shoot three-pointers. He is 208cm tall and weighs 104kg. Wen Baker moved to the center position, which was a forced adjustment. The Green Army's plan to use the big man to bully the Wizards rookie failed.

O'Brien soon discovered that he still couldn't defend him. Although the speed of returning to defense was accelerated, the Raptors picked and rolled from a high position and Alston broke through with the ball and passed the sleepy Vin Baker.

At his peak, Vin Baker had a balanced offense and defense and was selected to the All-Star four times. This led the Celtics management to mistakenly think that he was a skinny camel bigger than a horse. As long as he was sent to an alcohol rehab center for a period of time, he would be able to help the team when he sobered up. In fact, after 2000, this guy has forgotten what defense is and is a standard inside cancer.

The Celtics players freely adjusted on the field, switching to Walter to defend the pick-and-roll. Alston attracted the switch and passed the ball to the center. Boozer played a defender near the free throw line in a misplaced position. After resisting two cannonballs, they all went into the net and directly hit the green. The army was blinded.

O'Brien couldn't believe it and forgot to call a timeout.

Aren't these all marginal players from other teams last season? This bald man who looks like a terrorist is just a second-round pick this year... He can make a shot with such a weird posture, are you really cheating?

Boozer's jump shot can easily irritate opponents. If Reed and Fisher on the outside are standard shoulder-resistance shots, his action is an evolved version, looking like cement on a construction site.

The Green Army replaced the main force ahead of schedule. Vin Baker, who had high hopes, sat on the bench. O'Brien wants to trade him out now.

Unfortunately, it's easy to ask for help but hard to give away. The whole league knows how bad Wen Baker is. Even if he is traded, he can only be exchanged for other garbage contracts. The Celtics were destined to be deceived by this guy, and it wasn't until the formation of the Big Three in 2007 that they recovered.

Yang Rui was not in a hurry to replace the main player, and the substitutes still did not fall behind.

Wallace and Bell performed excellent one-on-one defense. Wallace faced off against Pierce, successfully interfering with shots twice and once stealing a lateral pass from point guard Shamond to Pierce.

Bremer, who was entangled by Bell, didn't take a shot for several minutes and followed him on the court.

When Jordan, Hamilton, Wesley, and Stoudemire returned to the court, only Maggette was left on the bench to continue playing. The Celtics' defense collapsed and they were completely unable to withstand it.

Maggette's height of 198cm and playing power forward is Yang Rui's unique move. His strength can withstand power forwards on the defensive end, his arms are thicker than many heads, and his lower body is relatively stable. However, he is short and has difficulty blocking shots. Maggette's defensive level at the 4th position is above the league average.

On the offensive end, if the opponent lets the power forward guard Maggette, it won't work. It's obviously a mismatch.

Maggette holds the ball in the low post and leans back. His turning speed makes it difficult for inside players to keep up. When he attacks facing the frame, he can hold the ball and take three steps like a rugby player. If the inside speed is slower, he will be passed. Mainly on defense, he can also lay up against people, which is about the same as LeBron James who is not good at dividing the ball.

Except for Pierce, the Celtics couldn't stop Maggette from outside.

The second half was also one-sided, with Jordan organizing, occasionally playing singles, the two outsiders running around, the center cutting, and Marshall attracting defense from outside the three-point line. Today, the Wizards players had a collective convulsion, their shooting percentage was super high, and the point difference quickly widened to 35 points, entering garbage time.

In the final quarter, both sides sent all substitutes to compete. The five Wizards were Laettner, Boozer, Wallace, Bell, and Tyronn Lue. All 12 players played and continued to crush the Green Army substitutes.

On the offensive end, the Wizards' two big men can pull out the pick-and-roll and can make mid-range shots. Tyronn Lue can hold the ball in misplaced singles, or he can attract defense switches and pass the ball to his teammates.

On the defensive end, the Wizards' 122-team defense blocked the penalty area. The Celtics, who came on the bench in the final quarter, lacked shooting points and only scored 9 points, 9-32 in a single quarter.

The final score was 122 to 69, and the Wizards staged a 53-point massacre in the opening game!