After defeating the Bobcats at home, the Celtics had not had time to rest. The next night, the Celtics once again faced the challenge of the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference at home. In this game, the Celtics played relatively relaxedly.
In the first quarter, Yang Zhenxing took the lead and succeeded in a mid-range shot. Monroe responded with a dunk. Buss' high jump shot and Pierce's horseback shooting helped the Celtics lead 6-2. However, the Pistons were not overwhelmed. Gordon led the Pistons to a small climax.
With 5 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, Rivers called a timeout and came back. Yang Zhenxing made a hard layup and caused Gordon to foul. He made two free throws. Pierce scored 4 points in a row. Buss made a high jumper and hit the net. Kyle
The Celtics responded with a 9-0 lead and then took the lead again. As Monroe failed to make a mid-range shot, the Celtics led by 9 points at the end of the first quarter and ended the quarter.
In the second quarter, Terry, who came off the bench, hit a three-pointer, Garnett hit a jumper, Pierce scored 5 points, and then the Pistons had a small climax. Starkey succeeded in the blue and then in the second quarter
Entering the point battle between Yang Zhenxing and Ben Gordon, Yang Zhenxing succeeded in a mid-range jumper. After Gordon succeeded in a strong attack, Yang Zhenxing immediately responded with a three-pointer. In the second quarter, Yang Zhenxing scored ten points and Gordon scored 9 points. At the end of the second quarter, Kyle
The Titans still led by 9 points, which meant that they reached a tie in the second quarter with a score of 54:45.
In the second half, Pierce succeeded in a three-pointer and Rondo then hit a mid-range shot. The Pistons did not show any weakness. Monroe's dunk started the Pistons' counterattack. Gordon hit a three-pointer and Villanueva made a three-pointer.
The score was also scored and the score was reduced to 2 points. At this critical moment, Yang Zhenxing stole the ball from Gordon and went straight to the frontcourt with a dunk, igniting morale and gaining a precious 4-point lead. Then the Celtics reappeared.
The Pistons' offense was in a slump due to the iron-barrel defense. During this period, Yang Zhenxing hit a three-pointer, and Bradley also stayed on the baseline for a layup. At the end of the quarter, the Celtics once again gained a 10-point lead.
In the most critical fourth quarter, Pierce and Garnett rested off the court at the beginning. The Celtics were still led by Rondo and Yang Zhenxing. The Pistons relied on Knight's three-pointer and Mark Hill's dunk to close the score.
Then Paul Pierce and Garnett came on the court one after another. Buss caused a foul hard. After two free throws, the Celtics once again gained a double-digit lead. Garnett and Yang Zhenxing added another 4 points from the mid-range shot. There were still 4 points left.
At 4 minutes and 20 seconds, the Celtics led 95:83, and the game entered garbage time. In the end, the Celtics defeated the Pistons 99-85 at home, adding another victory to their winning streak.
In this game, Yang Zhenxing continued to perform steadily, scoring 15 points and 7 assists. Rondo scored 18 points and 10 assists in 26 minutes. Garnett scored 15 points and 14 rebounds. Terry also performed very well and scored 15 points.
, Pierce scored 20 points
On the Pistons side, only Stuckey scored a game-high 22 points, and Gordon scored 14 points. No player scored in double figures.
After this game, it is worth mentioning that the NBA All-Star Weekend is about to begin. Celtics Rondo, Pierce, and Garnett have all been selected for the All-Stars. Rondo even got a starting opportunity. Although the outside world
Everyone believed that this was mainly because Bulls core Derrick Rose was injured, which allowed Rondo to pick up the slack, but Rondo did not take it seriously. He believed that this was a reflection of his strength.
Although Yang Zhenxing failed to qualify for the All-Stars, it makes sense. No matter how good he performs, a second-round pick cannot qualify for the All-Stars in the first season. Yang Zhenxing also knows that he is still far from this.
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But Yang Zhenxing has qualified to participate in the All-Star Rookie Challenge. In addition, he is also considering whether to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge. Yang Zhenxing's participation in the Rookie Game is definitely expected by everyone. Looking at all the rookies, except for the Hornets' top pick Davis and
Austin Rivers, the son of Celtic head coach Rivers, performed well. In addition to Harrison Barnes and others, Yang Zhenxing is also one of the few rookies who has performed so well.
Yang Zhenxing was excited when he learned that he could participate in the All-Star Rookie Challenge. Once upon a time, he was still worried about whether he could be selected by an NBA team. But now in his first season, he can compete with those who have already become famous in college.
Players competing on the same stage, this was far beyond his expectation
Yang Zhenxing's performance caused a storm in China. People said that Yang Zhenxing will definitely be a star in the NBA in the future and can lead the Chinese team to achieve outstanding results in the international arena.
What's more, many people think that Yang Zhenxing can become a well-deserved core figure of the Chinese team like Yao Ming. Some even say that with the existence of Yang Zhenxing, he can compete with the American team.
Yang Zhenxing seems very calm about the external attention and high praise. He knows that all this is hard-won, but it is not easy to keep it. Although he still has a lot of room for improvement, he still does not have the capital to be proud and still has to take a step forward.
One step at a time, moving forward steadily
After easily defeating the Pistons, Yang Zhenxing got up early the next morning. He has performed very well recently and feels energetic, so every morning, he gets up early to go out to breathe fresh air and do some long-distance running.
Although his endurance training is already very good, people with better endurance are more willing to exercise. This is true. If his endurance is not good enough, he may not be able to insist on 10,000 meters of long-distance running every day.
On this day, as usual, he
Katie is still sleeping. Yesterday, Katie also went to Boston's North Shore Garden to watch his game. However, Yang Zhenxing didn't know that in the arena with 20,000 people, Katie would not be discovered if she was in an inconspicuous position.
Katie got home first, and it was just 6 o'clock in the morning, which was too early for her.
If it weren't for Yang Zhenxing's recent surge of confidence and energy, he wouldn't be so idle that he would get up so early.
Yang Zhenxing just opened the door
A sexy woman in uniform is at the door
Yang Zhenxing was stunned for a moment, but still said happily: "Why are you here?"
