Chapter 182 Against the defending champion
Rondo's defense and organization are excellent, with a pair of long arms that are perfect for steals.
But he also has his own fatal weaknesses, his shooting ability is not good, and his size is relatively small in the point guard position.
What Billups likes to bully the most is that his point guard is not as good as his own.
The game was on Saturday, domestic game time, and CCTV broadcast the focus game in the morning.
"CCTV, CCTV," Yu Jia's voice rang out from the TV. "Today we bring you the NBA regular season game between the No. 1 Celtics in the East vs. The Timberwolves, currently ranked tenth in the West. I am very happy to invite everyone to coach Zhang Weiping and I to serve as the guest of commentary on this game."
"This game is not easy to play today," Zhang Weiping analyzed. "The Celtics are the first in the defensive league, and whether they lose points or limit their opponents' shooting percentage, they are at the top level. The Timberwolves did not perform well at the start of the season. They have won four consecutive victories in the last four games, but it is a very big test for them to compete with the defending champion Celtics."
"Look at the starting lineups of both sides," Yu Jia said. "Mac Days returned in this game. The center is Jefferson, small forward Li Rong, shooting guard Brewer, point guard Billups. The Celtics are still their old lineup in these games. Garnett, Perkins, and Pierce are three front courts, shooting guard Ray Allen, and point guard Rondo."
"Last season, the Timberwolves lost both games," said Zhang Weiping. "The biggest reason is that Li Rong did not perform well in the face of the Celtics. Garnett's assisted defense put a lot of pressure on him. This season, the Timberwolves came to Billups, and should be able to help him share some defensive pressure."
Although Garnett has been away from Minnesota for more than a season, there are still countless fans wearing No. 21 jerseys at the Target Center.
After the opening, Garnett took the initiative to say hello to the fans on the sidelines. His popularity in Minnesota is still very high.
At the beginning, the Timberwolves' offensive focus was first on the inside, and Jefferson was still at the advantage when facing most insides in the league.
Moreover, among the old Celtic players such as the Timberwolves, Jefferson spent the longest time with the Celtics.
Against his old club, Jefferson showed his firm side on the offensive end at the beginning.
The inside hit Perkins hard and turned around and had a signature one-handed shot.
Unfortunately, the ball failed to score, Garnett received the defensive rebound and gave the ball to Rajon Rondo.
Although the Celtics are generally a slow-paced team, their counterattacks are also very fatal because of Rondo.
The magic weapon for the Celtics to win this season is usually positional battles to eliminate their opponent's hit rate, and then use Rondo's fast break to find opportunities to score counterattacks and widen the gap in one fell swoop.
The Timberwolves dared not be careless, and the five people's retreat speed was not slow.
Rondo advanced after halftime and saw that there was no chance to score easily, so he slowed down his speed to attack the position.
The Celtics' first attack was also initiated by the inside. As soon as Garnett landed in the inside, he began to lean on Mike Des behind him and be in a crazy position.
Chapter completed!