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Chapter 531 New Army VS Giants
Chapter 531 New Army VS Giants
The time has entered January 2013.
Xie Kai is already 25 years old. He knows that he is no longer the rookie who just entered the league. He needs to take on more responsibilities, and needs to challenge his dreams, personal honor and collective honor.
On January 1, on New Year's Day, the Grizzlies played away against the Indiana Pacers.
This game was a defensive battle. Neither side scored more than 90 points.
The Pacers are currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference and have a very strong momentum this season.This is also a defensive team, and Frank Vogel has built an excellent defensive system for the team.
On January 1, the Grizzlies will continue their away game in the Eastern Conference. They will face the veteran Boston Celtics.
The Celtics won the championship in 08. In the following four seasons, although they did not win the championship, they have always been one of the favorites to win the championship.The Big Three have disintegrated after Ray Allen joined the Heat, and KG and Pierce are getting older.After the Heat formed the Big Three to win the championship, their hopes of winning the championship became increasingly slim.But even so, no Eastern Conference team is willing to foresee them in the playoffs.After all, never underestimate the heart of a champion.
There are many theories about why Ray Allen left the Celtics.One is that he has conflicts with the team's young core guard Rondo, the other is that He Doc asked him to serve as a substitute for rookie Avery Bradley, and he is dissatisfied with this treatment, and the third is that he is very important to the team. The number of years and the total price of the renewal contract are dissatisfied, and so on and so on.
Xie Kai felt that since Ray Allen left, it was normal. Even if he joined the Heat, he was a free choice, and there was nothing to say about traitors.They are all adults, and Lei was not selected by your green army back then, and it doesn't mean that he has to be with you if he wants to die.
There is no rule that a player can only play for one NBA team. Team fans and management want to kidnap players morally, so why didn't they hesitate at all when trading players?
Moreover, Angie should not talk about loyalty and other nonsense. When he was still a player, he suggested that the team trade Bird who had gone downhill. It was extremely cold-blooded.
Boston, the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, is one of the oldest and most culturally valuable cities in the United States.The Boston Tea Party event in American history eventually led to the famous American War of Independence.
The Celtics have won the most championships among the 30 teams in the NBA. They have won 17 championships in total.As one of the top giants in the league, as their players and fans, there will naturally be a sense of pride.
The 17 championship banners and 21 Eastern championship banners hang above the TD North Shore Garden Arena.The retired jerseys alone are a large piece, enough to show the glorious history of this team.
The Celtics have performed poorly this season. They are currently ranked 14th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses, and may fall out of the top 8 at any time.
During practice before the game, Arthur joked with Xie: "It should be a great honor to be able to retire the jersey here, right?"
Xie Kai nodded and said, "Well, but there are too many, I'm afraid you won't be able to find your jersey."
Arthur laughed and said, "That's true, and it's not easy to choose a jersey number when you come here to play!"
"Yeah, let's think about how to add a flag like that to the FedEx Arena in Memphis!" Xie Kai pointed to the championship flag.
Even though the recent record is not good, the TD North Shore Garden Arena still has a good attendance rate. After all, this is a big city with a large ball market and a huge base of die-hard fans. There is no need to worry about the lack of support from fans.
Only KG and Foreskin are left of the Big Three, but their strength on paper is not bad.When Jun Zilei was still there before, Rondo was known as the "fourth giant" with strong strength.Among the role players, Bradley, Courtney Lee, Jeff Green, etc. are also outstanding players.
Therefore, even if there is a gap in the record between the two teams before the game, there are still many people who are optimistic that the Celtics can beat the Grizzlies at home.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Celtics at home is: center - Jason Collins, power forward - Kevin Garnett, small forward - Paul Pierce, shooting guard - Ivor Ray Bradley, point guard -- Rajon Rondo.
The Grizzlies' starting lineup remained the same as before.
The commentators for the game were Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the White Bears and veteran center Jason Collins were preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game was about to start.
At the start of the jump ball, even though Collins is 33 years old, he still beat the White Bears in the jump ball link, and there is still a big difference in the speed of the two.
The Celtics won the first wave of offensive possession, and Rondo, wearing a headband, slowly dribbled the ball across the half.
Rondo graduated from the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Suns with the 2006st pick in the first round of the 21 draft.But soon, the Suns would trade Brian Grant to the Celtics in exchange for the Cavaliers' first-round pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and a cash offer.
In this way, Rondo did not play a regular season game for the Suns who selected him, and became a member of the historic giants Celtics.
Rondo is a player with very obvious advantages and disadvantages. He has excellent ability to control the ball, a pair of big hands can firmly control the ball, and pass many exquisite balls.In addition to passing the ball, he also has excellent rebounding ability at 185cm. He often grabs more rebounds than the center. He is nicknamed "Long Center" by Chinese fans.However, as a No. 1 player, his shooting ability is even worse than that of many power forwards and even centers. He hardly shoots 3-pointers, and his shooting percentage has been below 30% for many years.Now that the league is increasingly emphasizing outside shooting, his style seems a bit out of place.
Last season, Rondo averaged 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 11.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. The statistics are very good.
Rondo and KG are in the high pick-and-roll, he stabs with the ball and gives the ball to KG in the high post.
KG is 37 years old. When he was young, he didn't like inside melee combat very much. Otherwise, he would not have falsely reported his height if he was over 213cm tall.The reason is not to play center forward, everyone knows that.
Now he is playing more and more outside, and he hardly goes in the inside, and his offensive method is basically a high jumper.
KG is also known as "Hard Special". His iron-blooded big jumper has become one of his personal signature moves, which is particularly memorable for fans.
No, KG's iron-blooded big jumper is here-but it's iron!
The White Bears protected the backcourt rebound and handed it over to Conley to advance.
(End of this chapter)