The Way of the Center

The blood is boiling, and it is not easy to make a 37-year-old veteran feel this way. Most of the players in this age group have no desires and desires, but just take their wages and wait to die. But Garnett is different. Although he is 37 years old, he still has a desire for victory and even a championship in his heart. Like Anjie, he is a bad boy and a bloodthirsty beast. When he saw An Jie running amok on his territory, "Wolf King" finally couldn't sit still like this any longer.

Just because of his age, Doc Rivers only let Garnett play for 20 minutes in each game. Therefore, Garnett did not play for the remainder of the first quarter. Not long after An Jie completed the block, he was also replaced by Meyers Leonard.

Celtics rookie center Jared Sullinger played unexpectedly well, but this insider with a rough technique still couldn't compare with the firepower of Batum and Courtney Lee.

Unsurprisingly, the Celtics were passive after the first quarter. 25 to 18, the Blazers led the league's oldest giants team by 7 points in the away game. This kind of thing was unimaginable two or three years ago.

"It's easy, man, it's easy." Nicholas Batum said after leaving the court, while high-fiving An Jie. They didn't underestimate the enemy, but they could probably guess that there shouldn't be any major surprises in the next three quarters. After all, a team that has entered the aging period does not mean that it will explode if it explodes. Spurs? The Spurs were an "exception" from top to bottom.

"Boom!" Doug Rivers tapped the tactical board hard. He was very dissatisfied with the performance of the Celtics' substitute lineup just now. But there is no way, the point difference has been widened, and all Rivers can do is look forward. He immediately began to set up tactics for the second quarter, but to Garnett's disappointment, he didn't seem to play a big role in the offense.

"Coach, will you also arrange a few more tactics for me?"

Hearing this voice, Rivers raised his head. He originally thought that Garnett was smiling hippie at this time, but to his surprise, Garnett looked very serious when he said this!

"You have your offensive time KG, but you also know that the most difficult place for the Trail Blazers to attack is the inside! I don't allow you to confront Anjie head-on. In fact, I don't allow anyone to match up with him. Head-to-head.

We don't need singles, what we need is conduction, what we need is pick-and-roll, what we need is cooperation! "Rivers has been emphasizing the importance of tactics. The only thing the Celtics are better than the Trail Blazers now is tactical training.

"I know, I won't be stupid enough to confront Ann head-on. I mean, add a few sets of tactics that will allow me to get a shot." Garnett was indomitable. To put it bluntly, he just thought he was in The proportion of shots in the offense is too low.

Rivers stared at Garnett for a few seconds, and all the players stared at the hoarse-voiced coach. After that, Rivers began to bury his head in drawing tactics. Garnett smiled with satisfaction. As the hero of the Celtics winning the championship that year, Rivers could not refuse such a request from his own star.

It's not difficult to add a few tactics to Garnett, after all, that's how the Celtics won the championship. Rivers is familiar with the arrangement, and Garnett will not be unfamiliar with the tactics. The only question now is whether KG can carry such a large offensive burden.

"Beep~~~" The beep of the timer sounded, and the rest time officially ended. The cheerleaders left the field, and the referee urged the players to get on the field and stand up according to the rules.

"Man, are you interested in being who you were back then?" Before going on the court, Garnett touched Pierce with his elbow excitedly. Pierce didn't respond because he didn't know if the guy was joking or... serious! ?

"Kevin~~~ Garnett!" However, shortly after the start of the second quarter, the live DJ shouted Garnett's name loudly. Since Anjie left the game late in the first quarter, he still didn't play at the beginning of the second quarter. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Garnett swayed the inexperienced Meyers Leonard in the paint with his footsteps, and dunked with both hands.

The "Wolf King" hanging above the basket is still domineering, and his grinning expression is still terrifying. The TD North Shore Garden Arena was full of people in an instant, and they finally saw the recovery of the top predator.

"Stuck him, Meyers, stuck him!" It wasn't Rickard or Divac who shouted from the bench, but Anjie. Leonard was born as a guard back then. If he hadn't grown so tall when he was in school, he might have played guard all his life.

This kind of experience has made Leonard's skills relatively comprehensive, but his inside skills are not superb. An Jie reminded loudly from below, hoping that this guy can pay attention to his own loopholes.

However, in the Celtics' next attack, Garnett scored again.

This is a pick-and-roll cooperation between Garnett and Pierce. Pierce, who used the pick-and-roll to bypass Iguodala, did not speed up and rush to the basket. Space for layups.

I have to admit that Pierce's trick is indeed very thief. Although the physical confrontation is more intense, it also allows Pierce, who is not fast, to continue to threaten the basket.

Seeing that Pierce was about to make a successful shot, Meyers Leonard resolutely abandoned Garnett and chased after Iguodala and Pierce.

Pierce started to take three steps, and Leonard also accelerated and prepared to take off to complete the chase. But Pierce glanced back secretly before taking three steps. A rookie like Leonard naturally didn't see Pierce's eyes, but Garnett understood Pierce's meaning.

He quickly ran to the 45° angle on the left wing, while Pierce, Iguodala and Meyers Leonard took off in turn. Just when the tall Leonard was about to touch the basketball in Pierce's hands, Pierce accurately delivered the ball to Garnett with a behind-the-head pass without moving his torso and keeping his eyesight.

Garnett was not afraid of J.J. Hickson's supplementary defense. Even if Hickson rushed towards him aggressively, Garnett's heartbeat did not exceed 65 beats per minute.

This guy has a solid shot, a shot that jumps low and lifts the ball high. Hickson leaped vigorously, but could only watch helplessly as the basketball brushed his fingertips and moved closer to the basket.

The basketball spun three or four times inside the basket, and finally fell into the net. Meyers Leonard shook his head helplessly, yes, a rookie, how can he play against these two mature guys.

"The cooperation between Pierce and KG is very exciting. In the second quarter, the Celtics frequently scored in the interior. I think, should Coach Ricard replace Ann?" Following Mike Breen's comment In the commentary, the ESPN cameraman also pointed the camera at the Trail Blazers bench again. However, just like before, Ricard and Divac were still sitting steadily, without any expression on their faces.

These two guys certainly know that Garnett seems to be a little active during this time, but judging from the performance of the last few games and the performance in the first quarter of this game, Garnett must be just a flash in the pan.

To put it bluntly, Ricard and Divac did not regard the aging Garnett as a threat at all.

But when Garnett hooked Leonard's defense for the third time, Ricard couldn't help but frown. The tall Leonard actually defended the ball quite well just now, but Garnett still hit the hook with huge interference. If Garnett's first two goals were due to Leonard's unfavorable defense, then this goal was entirely due to Garnett's ability to score!

Ricard and Divac glanced at each other. What are the chances of a 37-year-old veteran breaking out? very low. But considering that this fierce-looking guy was once the king of Minnesota, he was the most promising high school genius back then. Ricard and Divac decided not to relax on this guy!

"Ann, get ready to play!" Rickard gave an order, and Anjie immediately took off his training clothes and walked to the technical stage to get ready to play.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of a dead ball, An Jie jumped twice, and after high-fiving Leonard, he strode to his own position. Now that the Trail Blazers are defending, Garnett naturally "sticks" with Anjie as soon as he comes up.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, boy, it's not good to let an old man wait for you for so long." As soon as An Jie came up, Garnett also opened his own mouth. Compared with Leonard, Anjie is more interesting.

"It's over KG, it's over." An Jie didn't talk nonsense with Garnett, he came on the court just to strangle Garnett to death.

"Hmph." Garnett sneered, not paying any attention to An Jie's words. Jason Terry saw that he was unable to break through Lillard's defense, so he moved the basketball to the inside and prepared to let Garnett handle it.

"Here we come!" An Jie didn't dare to underestimate Garnett. This guy has always been one of the most successful power forwards in the league.

Garnett also knew that he couldn't handle Anjie with a back hit. He raised the ball high and turned around to face the frame with his skillful footwork. After that, he raised his waist again, threatened three times, and looked for the gap to break through.

"Left!" Seeing that Garnett started suddenly, An Jie moved across without the slightest hesitation. For a top defender like Anjie, Garnett's three-threat footwork is not confusing at all.

An Jie was secretly proud that he judged the direction of Garnett's breakthrough, but in the next second, he bumped into a shiny black guy.

"Brandon Bass, beautiful pick-and-roll! Unexpectedly, An Jie would be caught by the way he is best at!"

An Jie knew that something was wrong, and immediately reached out to pull Garnett's jersey. But Bass' pick-and-roll is really tough. Don't look at this "pocket insider" who is only over 2 meters tall, but his style of play is very tough.

After Garnett broke through Anjie, he immediately walked towards the basket. Aldridge naturally switched positions with Anjie, and he went to chase the "Wolf King" who had successfully broken through.

Just when Garnett started to take three steps, he held Aldridge with one hand and raised the ball high with the other hand! Then, Garnett's legs exerted strength, and the whole person jumped into the air suddenly. Aldridge also jumped up, but because of being framed by Garnett, Aldridge couldn't get close to Garnett's body in the air.

So Garnett barely dunked the ball into the basket through Aldridge's outstretched arm! Looking at Garnett's career dunks, they don't rely on strength and impact like Griffin, but rely more on his long arms. If Garnett's arm had been a few centimeters shorter for the ball just now, the ball might have been dunked on the basket!

"Hoho! Garnett actually dunked on Aldridge's head. This is really a dunk through time and space!" Mike Brin couldn't believe that Garnett, who was almost 37 years old, could make such a move .

"Woo!" After landing, Garnett tensed the muscles on his arms and gritted his teeth! This expression is still fresh in Divac's memory. After Garnett successfully dunked himself, he showed such an expression!

After that, Garnett turned around and pointed to Anjie. This action is like a street gangster saying to you: "I remember you".

It was precisely because of this dunk that the Celtics officially tied the score.

What are the odds of a 37-year-old veteran breaking out? very low. Especially in front of An Jie, this probability will be even lower. It's just that Garnett can't be judged by ordinary people's standards...

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