Chapter 176 Durant's own eyes, a big gift at the beginning
On the evening of February 4th, the Suns went to Boston for the first game in February!
Before the game started, Durant slowly walked out of the tunnel wearing a green knitted hat.
There are dozens of knitted hats of different colors in Xiaoshuai's wardrobe, and he matches different hats according to different moods every day.
Durant looked a little serious today. The Celtics currently have a record of 15 wins and 29 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. From a record perspective, Durant has no pressure, but from a personal perspective, the coach has a lot of pressure.
The media always likes to compare him with Chen Yan. The two are teammates in the NCAA, private friends, and rookies in the same class.
Because of Chen Yan's explosive performance in the NBA, this comparison often ends with Durant falling behind.
This makes Durant, who is fragile, very concerned about this, but sometimes this kind of pressure is not a bad thing. During this period, Durant practiced shooting and physical fitness after training every day in order to grow up quickly.
During the warm-up period, Chen Yan and Durant were chatting on the sidelines.
"Brother, congratulations on making the All-Star starting lineup!" Durant and Chen Yan gave a brotherly hug.
"Come on, you'll be here soon, and we'll face each other in the All-Star Game!" Chen Yan patted the young coach on the shoulder. He was not polite. Durant is now a key training target of the Celtics.
In addition, there are not as many outstanding forwards in the East as there are in the West. If Durant keeps working hard like this, he may have a chance to enter the All-Star next year.
After listening to Chen Yan's words, Durant smiled happily. He always likes the feeling of being praised.
The two didn't chat for too long. They mainly warmed up before the game started.
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Soon, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the main screen of the arena.
Boston Celtics starting lineup: Rondo, Tony Allen, Durant, Al Jefferson, Perkins.
Both sides are regular starters, and the game will start soon!
Stoudemire defeated Perkins with a jump ball!
Perkins is a floor player, and his bounce and speed are not on the same level as Stoudemire.
However, the Suns did not grasp the ball. Nash pushed forward two steps and passed the ball to Laga Bell. Under Durant's pressure, Laga Bell dribbled the ball out of bounds.
This seemed to be a dribbling error by Raja Bell, but in fact he was trapped by the Celtics floor.
The Celtics' flooring is not replaced at least every 10 years as required by the NBA. They repair it whenever they want.
Because it has not been replaced for many years, it has aged seriously and the floor has some unevenness and bulges.
In addition, the floor is a square grid, which is spliced together piece by piece. It is also a wooden floor glued on top of the basic floor of the arena, so some of the squares are aging inside, and there is a gap between the wooden floor and the ground. When a basketball is batted up, it bounces.
Can't get up.
Therefore, the home court advantage of the Celtics is: the Celtics defenders are generally very experienced and usually do not move the ball to the bad floor. When defending, they try to drive the opponent's point guard to the bad floor, thus causing
The other party made a mistake.
Ragnarok Bale just fell into a trap due to carelessness.
Rondo handed the ball to Durant at the top of the arc and then took the initiative to pick and roll for him.
Rondo often likes to do some center things, such as rebounding and pick-and-roll.
Nash was forced to switch defense after Raja Bell was blocked.
Durant swayed with a drag step and then directly pulled it out!
This shaking is not to shake Nash away, it is purely to find his own shooting rhythm.
"Whoosh!"
Hitting a high two-pointer, Durant takes the lead for the Celtics!
2 to 0.
After the ball was scored, Durant looked at Chen Yan expressionlessly.
Durant sees himself: a killer of emotions.
Durant in the eyes of others: a hard-working contractor...
Sun attack round.
Nash passed the pick-and-roll and handed the ball to Diaw at the top of the key.
Diaw was not in a hurry to play the ball. The French magician kept observing the movements of his teammates and was ready to deal the cards at any time.
Within the Suns, he and Nash were responsible for the organization of the team.
At this time, Chen Yan accelerated and came out from the left at a 45-degree angle. Laga Bell worked very tacitly to help him set an off-ball screen.
Tony Allen did not go around the screen, and Durant did not make up for it. The two of them seemed not to have fully entered the game situation.
Chen Yan got a huge gap when he caught the ball!
Don't even come up to defend?
Chen Yan did not hesitate and decisively pulled up the three-pointer!
"Whoosh!"
One arrow pierces the heart, and the trajectory does not need to be corrected!
3 to 2!
After the ball was scored, Chen Yan himself laughed. There was a communication problem among the Celtics players this round. The coach and Tony Allen teamed up to give him a big gift.
