On the Celtics bench, Strickland lowered his head, not daring to look up at the furious coach Pitino.

Pitino had veins popping out on his forehead: "He's just a rookie, a second-round pick, and you actually let a rookie play around on the court!"

No one dared to say anything.

Pitino pointed at Joe Johnson and said: "You are the No. 10 pick this year, go up and prove yourself."

...

Sun Zhengping: "The timeout is up, let's take a look at the lineups of the two teams. Kidd came on for the Nets, and Walker and Pierce also came on for the Celtics."

Zhang Weiping: "Both teams have replaced their core players, and it looks like they are going to fight for real."

After the substitutions, the Nets' lineup is: Collins, Martin, Jefferson, Shentong, and Kidd.

The Celtics' lineup is: Batty, Walker, Pierce, Johnson, Anderson.

The game restarts.

Pierce came on the court again and performed his famous stunt: back-to-hip singles.

He just managed to break through Jefferson's pressing attack.

He turned around and made a layup, which also caused a foul on Jefferson.

Sun Zhengping: "Oh, the Celtics scored 2+1 with Pierce at the very beginning, narrowing the point difference."

Zhang Weiping: "Pierce is really tough. This is what we often call aggressive. He plays very aggressively."

After scoring, Pierce stared at Jefferson arrogantly.

"Rookie, you can't stop me."

Jefferson was not afraid at all: "Yes, my crotch is not tight enough."

"Hahaha!"

Shen Tong appeared out of nowhere and suddenly laughed in unison with Jefferson.

Pierce, who was pretending to be cool, couldn't get off the stage...

However, Pierce, who has seen big scenes, still made the extra penalty.

38-30

Shentong, which was shining brightly at the beginning of the second quarter, encountered Johnson's close defense.

Kidd controls the ball on the outside and directs his teammates' movements.

Scott even yelled tactical codes from the sidelines.

Except for Kidd, who was standing near the center circle, the four Nets players kept running on the court.

Zhang Weiping: "Look, you played so patiently. This game is interesting..."

Johnson, who was defending Shentong, didn't know what kind of medicine was being sold in Shentong's gourd, which ran around the court twice.

"This guy is really good at running away."

Just pause and think.

Martin came over to block, and Shentong immediately dodged Johnson.

Pierce, who had been paying attention to Shentong, quickly came over to cover the defense.

Who knew that Jefferson, who was facing Pierce, blocked Pierce and opened a clear path for STO.

When the person arrives, the ball arrives.

The 45° angle on the right is the position where STO has the highest three-point shooting rate, and it is also a tactic specially arranged by Scott for STO.

Double pick and roll!

Sun Zhengping: "Hey, the Nets have two players doing pick-and-roll for Shentong. This is a tactic specially arranged for Shentong."

Zhang Weiping immediately said: "It seems that the Nets are really confident about Shentong's long-range shot."

Amid the discussion about the double draw, Shentong jumped high after receiving the ball.

Hold the basketball with your right hand, hold it slightly with your left hand, and throw the ball with the strength of your wrist.

The basketball drawn on the fingertips drew a wonderful parabola in the air.

"brush"

The wonderful sound made the Continental Arena explode instantly!

Cheers roared like a tsunami.

...

"Who is that young man with black hair and yellow skin? He is so handsome!" A plump and temperamental white beauty asked happily.

"His name is Shentong, he comes from China, and his shooting is pretty good!" a middle-aged man with a big belly and a beer shouted back.

"Oh, his shooting is so wonderful. Look at the muscles of his arms and the lines of his calves. They must be very strong and powerful." These words came from a beautiful middle-aged woman.

"After the game, I went to buy a No. 25 jersey. He is my new idol. Yes, it's him!" This is a young middle school student.

Shen Qing and Avril, who were sitting in the audience, looked at each other and smiled.

...

After scoring the goal, Shentong raised his finger.

Three roots.

The 3rd three-pointer!

Sun Zhengping stuttered unusually because of surprise, and said: "Again and again... again."

Zhang Weiping repeated it in a low voice, and then added: "That's not right. It's the fourth one. It's the third one."

Sun Zhengping: "That's right..."

...

In the second quarter, Shentong hit consecutive three-pointers and became the hero of the Nets.

After scoring the goal, Shentong was surrounded by Kidd, Martin and others.

Kidd: "Keep it up, you hear me?"

Martin: "My blocking cannot be in vain, otherwise there will be no next time!"

Jefferson, who wanted to kick Shentong, wandered around the three of them for a long time, but he really had no place to kick.

But some people regard STO as a thorn in their side.

...

The Celtics used the passing game to create mismatches.

Pierce holds the ball, and Shentong is guarding him.

Sun Zhengping: "Oh, it's STO defending Pierce. It's a direct confrontation between the stars of both sides."

Zhang Weiping: "That's right."

...

Pierce didn't jump, just feinted on the spot, then used his hips to push out the space, broke through to the basket, turned around and shot a small floater.

Shentong made a move to block the shot.

The ball circled around the basket and missed.

But the referee blew the whistle.

Shentong defensive foul.

...

Sun Zhengping: "I'm afraid Pierce deliberately came to attack Shentong. He wants to say that if you don't shoot accurately, then he will cause trouble for you on the defensive end."

Zhang Weiping agreed with his partner: "Yes, use experience to make your fouls and destroy your rhythm while scoring. Pierce is a very experienced player."

Pierce, who caused the foul, faced STO: "Haha, I..."

Shentong: "Richard, do you still remember the hat of Lao Wang next door?"

Jefferson: "Of course I remember, the green one."

Shentong trembled all over: "I have never been fond of green."

Jefferson nodded in agreement: "So after hearing the legend of green, I will never wear my green peaked cap again."

The two were chatting to themselves, without giving Pierce a chance to speak.

Pierce looked at the green clothes on his body and couldn't help cursing in his heart: "Two hateful little bastards."

...

Made two free throws steadily.

42-32

A difference of 10 points.

Zhang Weiping: "We see that the Nets' spag is very good, and the players are very open to each other."

Through passing and running, it was Pierce who had just caused the foul to defend Shentong.

Sun Zhengping: "Look, both sides have opened up, let Shentong challenge Pierce one-on-one."

Zhang Weiping: "How bold!"

...

The home fans started to get noisy.

Newcomer Shentong, who has a hot touch, faced off against the enemy general Pierce.

Exciting one-on-one!

STO skillfully dribbled the ball under Pierce's defense and suddenly started.

Continuous feints, dribbling while changing hands, and emergency-stop jump shots from beyond the three-point line!

Pierce's defense was very good, he did not lose his position, he used his body to push Shentong to the bottom line, and almost pushed Shentong out of the baseline.

The basketball flew out from Shentong's fingertips and drew an almost perfect parabola in the air.

Pierce looked at Shentong jumping in the air.

This shooting angle should be negative.

This goal cannot be scored.

Pierce turned around and yelled, "Rebound!"
Chapter completed!