The rise of basketball legends

Chapter 721 The art master is bold

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"The opening game is the Christmas game, which is quite interesting. It is probably the first time in the entire history of the NBA." Zhang Lili said.

Yu Jia nodded: "There are many things to watch in this game. Last season, the Knicks created a miracle of black eight, and the eliminated opponent was the Celtics. This season, both sides have different degrees of reinforcement."

Zhang Lili said: "I am optimistic about the Knicks. Their reinforcements during the offseason are very targeted. They have introduced David West, Jordan Jr., and Arab League inside. These are quite distinctive players. David -West was an All-Star in the Hornets. He has solid basic skills and can form a combination of one inside and one outside with Chen Yan. Both Alian and Jordan are very athletic players. It is easy to play them in the Knicks With a super scorer like Chen Yan and a defensive player like Battier on the outside, when Curry returns from injury, this is definitely a team that can compete for the championship.”

Zhang Lili has high expectations for the Knicks. Of course, this is also the expectation of all domestic fans.

Yu Jia smiled: "Now the Knicks are the most popular team in China. Both Chinese players play here, and their popularity will drop a lot compared to No.2."

"Dayao is actually a free agent this season. If he can join the Knicks and the three Chinese players are all on the same NBA team, it will be a spectacular scene." Zhang Lili said with a little regret.

"There will be opportunities in the future. Let's take a look at the cooperation between Ah Lian and Chen Yan tonight. The two are teammates of the national team. There should be a natural tacit understanding. Okay, the starting lineups of the two sides are now out."

New York Knicks: Barea, Chen Yan, Battier, David West, Jordan Jr.

Celtics starting: Derrick Rose, Daniels, Durant, Stoudemire, Krstic, Jordan beat Stoudemire with a jump ball, and the Knicks went first.

At the beginning, Jordan was very active. He first rushed to Chen Yan's side to cover, and then quickly went down.

It's just that the chance was not good, Chen Yan didn't choose to pass the ball.

Jordan still wanted to pull out and play a screen, but Chen Yan refused. The Celtics didn't double-team, and Chen Yan wanted to play one himself at the beginning.

This is Jordan's first game in a Knicks jersey, so he was very excited.

Chen Yan singled out Daniels, going back and forth continuously.

As soon as Daniels stretched out his hand, Chen Yan immediately changed his rhythm and quickly returned the racket to his left hand!

Daniels immediately moved laterally. Chen Yan slid a step to the left and then suddenly backhandedly pulled the ball back to his right hand. An accelerated Jiang Daniels passed.

Daniels' center of gravity was unstable, so he could only watch as Chen Yan broke through his defense.

In the first game of the new season, Daniels recalled the fear of being dominated by his ankle.

Complementing other Celtics players, Chen Yan adopted the simplest and most practical problem-solving method, making an emergency stop jump shot from a high position.

The next second, the pleasant sound of swiping the net sounded.

2:0.

Yu Jia nodded and said: "It can't be seen from this ball that Chen Yan has maintained a very good state during the offseason!"

"If we play two more games, the Celtics will be double-teamed. After this game, it is very difficult to see the opponent not double-teaming Chen Yan." Zhang Reasonable said.

Celtics attack.

Their model is similar to that of the Knicks, they all hand over the ball to the star, Rose holds the ball, and Durant comes up to pick and roll.

This trick is very difficult to guard against. After switching to defense, Rose immediately transfers the ball to Durant, and the chance of big and small will come out. If you don't switch defense, it is not difficult to find a breakthrough space with Rose's explosive power.

The Knicks adopted a strategy of switching defenses, with Barea facing off against Nordurant.Durant didn't even think about playing singles with the ball.

After taking a step, turn around and squeeze in.

Facing a player of Barea's height, even a big man with excellent ball-handling ability like Durant would not dare to dribble too much head-on.

Barea kept up with Durant, but the size difference between the two was huge, and Durant shot a jumper directly near the free throw line.

Then double-teaming will come up. Durant, as the new mvp and the league's top scorer, has a very strong game reading ability.

"Kang Dang!" The ball hit the rim hard and popped out.

Although he didn't make it, it has almost nothing to do with Barea, it's just that Durant didn't feel good at the beginning.

Jordan jumped up and protected the rebound.

Barea took back the ball inside and organized.

The Celtics retreated quickly, and Barea dropped the ball to David West after landing.

With the presence of David West, Chen Yan's offensive pressure is much less, and he is also a point where he can attack with the ball.

David West pushed Stoudemire twice with his back, then quickly turned around, and made a small hook shot.

"Bang!" It was cut short.

After the serious injury, David West's state still has not recovered, whether it is from the footsteps or the feeling of the shot.Little Jordan stepped up from the basket, lightly.

Make a tip-up!

4 to 0.This picture was almost invisible to the Knicks last season. With Jordan Jr., the Knicks' rebounding ability has taken a big step.

$1000 million a year is not for nothing, the Knicks just took a fancy to Jordan.

Celtics attack.

Durant took two steps beyond the three-point line to ask for the ball.After a tentative step, he directly broke through with the ball in his left hand, and suddenly stopped near the left elbow area! "Shua!"

Durant quickly adjusted after trying in the last round and found the touch.

The score was 4 to 2.

The Knicks attacked, Chen Yan and David West scored after a pick-and-roll.

David West missed from the free throw line.

That's David West's range, but he didn't look very much tonight.

The Celtics quickly pushed back and counterattacked. They handled it a little more anxiously this round. Rose missed a layup against two people.

Knicks attack.

Chen Yan held the ball, and Durant directly defended it.

Durant is different from James. He is not afraid to play against Chen Yan. He has long hands and long arms, and he has inherent advantages in defense against shooting and breakthroughs.

Chen Yan is not afraid of any defenders, but relatively speaking, the types of defenders that give him headaches are players like Marion and Prince. In terms of size, Durant is also the same type of player.

Chen Yan relied on the pick-and-roll to get rid of Durant, attracted the attention of the opponent's defense during the lateral movement, and then suddenly smashed the ball vigorously and passed it to the inside David West.

The pass is just right, and David West can turn and hook directly after receiving the ball.

But he missed again.

Old Nelson looked at Al Harrington on the bench, ready to let him play at any time.

Compared with Al Harrington, David West and Al Harrington have the advantages of attacking with the ball and scoring inside, but all of this must be based on the situation of scoring. If the state is not good, it is better to shoot farther Al Harrington, at least the latter can help Chen Yan make a breakthrough.

For the Celtics, Rose attacked with the ball, and Stoudemire came up to play the pick-and-roll.

After breaking into the crowd, he turned over and passed to Durant.

Durant took a step after receiving the ball and adjusted it.

Feign a shot, wait for Battier to come up and quickly drop the ball to pass him.

Shane Battier feels that Durant has evolved again. Compared with last season's playoffs, his offensive details are richer.

Durant drove straight in with the ball, Jr. tried his best, and the two took off at the same time!

Durant failed to dunk Jordan, the ball dropped in the air, hit the backboard and popped out.

Durant's ball is full of impact and the jump height is enough. If it is replaced by any insider of the Knicks, he may have succeeded in dunking, but he just ran into the beast of Jordan.

David West protects the rebounds and has no form on the offensive end, but his attitude is absolutely fine.

Barea catapulted to the start and rushed out like a mini supercar.

Chen Yan had noticed his running position long ago, and the moment he stepped forward to receive a pass from David West, he flicked the ball behind his head!

This ball is a bold one.

Chen Yan didn't watch Barea's running position at all, and just threw the ball out by feeling.

The ball was almost inseparable, and it landed in front of Barea.

Barea catches the ball for a layup and grabs two points!

6:2.

Celtics coach Rivers roared from the sidelines. He thought it was wrong to leave Barea completely out.