On January 18, the game between the Suns and Celtics was held at the North Shore Garden Arena.
This is a game that is broadcast live across the United States. The highlight is Chen Yan vs. Durant.
During the warm-up period, Durant deliberately did not talk to Chen Yan. He wanted to work up his emotions and strive for an explosion in the game.
Due to Oden's reimbursement in his rookie season, people tended to compare Chen Yan, the second overall pick, with Durant, the third overall pick. Naturally, Durant was completely blown away.
Durant was very unconvinced, but there was nothing he could do. Chen Yan ranked third in the scoring list per game. He was a championship member and an FMVP winner.
If the two were not in the same rookie class, there would be no comparison at all.
Durant practiced very hard in the offseason. Durant seems to be an honest person but has a strong desire to win and lose. Growing up, Durant had the nickname Wannianlao Er. Now Durant wants to get rid of this nickname.
Durant and Westbrook have different personalities. Westbrook will express what he thinks directly. If he wants to defeat Chen Yan, he will run directly to him: "Hey! Man, I will definitely beat you, I will definitely do it!"
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Durant, on the other hand, likes to work hard in silence, practice hard behind the scenes, and then make a splash on the court.
Celtics starting lineup: Perkins, Glen Davis, Durant, Tony Allen, Derrick Rose
The Celtics' lineup is very funny, the outside is very mobile, and the two inside are big slow-moving human shields.
The camera panned to Rondo, who looked unhappy. Last season, he was still a solid starter for the Celtics, averaging 31 minutes of playing time per game. This season, his playing time dropped sharply to 24 minutes, and he was reduced to a substitute.
, who would be better off instead?
But there is no way. If you had to choose between him and Rose, any coach would choose Rose.
Rose has averaged 18.5 points and 6.3 assists in 37 minutes of playing time this season. With his help, the Celtics have returned to the top eight. Both his personal performance and team record prove that head coach Doug Lee
Firth's choice was right.
Doc Rivers considered starting the two at the same time at the beginning of the season, but they were not compatible. Rondo likes to control the ball in his own hands to organize, Rose's style of play also requires a lot of ball support, and Durant also holds the ball.
With this style of play, one ball on the court will not be enough to score points.
On the defensive end, dual point guards are also easy to target. Rose's defense is too mediocre and he is always too impatient when defending screens. Rondo's size can defend point guards, but if he is allowed to defend shooting guards, he will suffer a lot.
After sitting on the bench for half a season, Rondo has begun to consider leaving. Rivers hopes that he will serve as the team's sixth man to lead the second team, but Rondo, who is ambitious, obviously cannot accept the status of a substitute.
Suns starting lineup: Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Diaw, Stoudemire
Stoudemire won easily with the jump ball, but Perkins was a fat guy on the floor. Visually, his jumping height for the ball was only 40cm.
After Rose got the ball, he made a tactical gesture and dribbled the ball across half court. Durant didn't care and went around to catch the ball.
Tonight, he had a strong desire to attack, and he started with a high-post pull-up jump shot.
"Clang!"
First attack the iron.
"Durant just threw it as soon as he came up. He was a little too anxious about the ball and should have directed it again." CCTV commentator Yu Jia said in the studio.
"Oh, this jump shot is not easy. Durant thinks he is Chen Yan." Zhang Lili answered.
Fortunately, Durant doesn't understand Chinese, otherwise his lungs would explode when he heard this.
The ball hit very high, and Glen Davis and Perkins had the upper hand in the blocking position. Grabbing rebounds is different from fighting for the ball. It is not just a competition of jumping, but more emphasis on confrontation and skills.
Just when the two teams were struggling inside, Chen Yan quickly jumped up and collected the rebound.
Without confrontation, Chen Yan's take-off height was much higher than the others.
The Sun immediately launched a counterattack.
Chen Yan didn't stick to the ball either. He took a step and passed the ball to Nash, who was in a better position.
Nash paused for a second after advancing past half-court, and then passed the ball to Stoudemire with a cross. The two teams' interior players were more than one level apart in terms of athletic ability.
Here Stoudemire has already received the ball and reached the three-point line, but over there Perkins hasn't passed halftime yet.
Stoudemire caught the ball and took a step forward, then took three steps and made a one-handed split dunk to score two points.
Looking at the Celtics' empty penalty area, a lyric suddenly popped into Chen Yan's mind. The inside line is so empty, and the memories are so fierce...
2 to 0.
In the next round, Durant will continue to work alone. He is the boss of this Celtics. Since his rookie season last year, the most common thing that general manager Angie said to him is to just go ahead and do it without worrying too much!
As one of the smartest managers in the NBA, Ainge understands that the fastest way to level up a rookie is to let him shoot and give him unlimited firing rights.
Durant and Glen Davis played a pick-and-roll and moved inside. Diaw immediately switched defense and blocked Durant.
Durant immediately changed direction and walked to the left.
Xiaoshuai's movements are very smooth, but they are not really fast. After all, given his height, it is impossible for him to change directions at the speed of a small player.
Diaw followed Durant's footsteps and moved laterally, blocking Durant again.
Durant paused, then switched to dribbling with his back, then turned in the opposite direction, and was followed again.
Diaw's defense was better than he expected, and Durant regretted it a bit. If he had directly singled out Laga Bell, he could still have forced a shot against him, but it would obviously be much more difficult to beat Diaw, who is about the same height.
Durant misunderstood that he could only pass to Glen Davis. Laga Bell immediately followed up and completed the rotation. 'Big Baby' Davis had a hand-to-hand distance. Laga Bell did it before the game.
homework.
Glen Davis did not make a strong shot, which is not what he is good at. He passed the ball to Rose on the outside.
This round, Rose felt like he was taking the blame. With the ball in hand, there was not much time left to win.
Rose immediately started to the right after receiving the ball, took a step and then vigorously slapped the ball under his crotch to change direction, suddenly throwing Nash away!
Rose's explosive power was fully demonstrated in this round. Nash was most afraid of such an impactful defender, and he was really unstoppable.
Rose passed Nash and made a move. Laga Bell accurately predicted Rose's move and pounced from the wing to interfere.
Rose had no time to distribute the ball and could only force the shot against Laga Bell.
Rose's jumper missed due to interference from Raja Bell.
Stoudemire was held up by Perkins and couldn't jump up. Diaw took a step back. Just as he was about to take off the defensive rebound, a shout suddenly came from behind him.
"mine!!"
Chen Yan yelled and almost frightened Diaw. Diaw subconsciously retracted his hand, and Chen Yan's big hand firmly attached the ball to his palm like a suction cup.
Chen Yan turned around in the air, and after landing, he quickly pushed back to counterattack!
Chen Yan accelerated towards the penalty area. Durant trotted a small step outside the paint area, preparing to give Chen Yan an offensive foul. However, Chen Yan was too fast. Durant was hit by Chen Yan before he could stand firmly on his feet.
Personally, I fell on my back.
After hitting Durant, Chen Yan continued to complete the shot.
"Beep!"
At this time the referee's whistle sounded.
Durant fell to the ground and subconsciously turned his head to look at the referee, hoping that the referee would be blind and call an offensive foul.
After seeing the referee's blocking gesture, Durant closed his eyes in despair.
However, his closing of eyes was short-lived. The ball thrown by Chen Yan bounced off the basket twice and then fell into the net, hitting Durant's key parts impartially.
Durant's eyes opened instantly and he covered his crotch in pain. The home fans closed their eyes and couldn't bear to watch this scene.