In the first game, the Tigers defeated the strong Nuggets without any suspense. This undoubtedly attracted the attention of other teams, and even panic. No one could predict what a team composed of 12 superstars could do.
The Energy Tigers themselves don’t know what kind of results they can achieve.
After the opening game, the Tigers ushered in their second game a day later. This time they went to Boston. Yang Zhenxing faced his old team, the Celtics. If winning against the Nuggets does not reflect their strength,
Definitely proved it against the Celtics
In this game, at the beginning of the game, Yang Zhenxing singled out Bradley and scored the first goal. Then Pierce singled out McGrady and McGrady responded with two three-pointers. In the first quarter, the score between the two teams was very tight. At the end of the first quarter,
Tigers lead by 1 point
In the second quarter, Garnett showed off his strength and made consecutive mid-range jumpers. Iverson also entered the scoring mode. The two sides were inseparable. Then both sides entered a scoring drought. Yao Ming, Garnett, Rondo, and McGrady missed consecutively until there was still time left in the second quarter.
At 3 minutes, Yang Zhenxing broke through Terry and succeeded. Later, under his leadership, the Tigers gradually stabilized their scoring situation. At the end of the second quarter, the Tigers led 45:40 by five points. Yang Zhenxing scored 10 points in this quarter.
In the second half, the game changed again. Yao Ming took the lead to score a goal. Garnett responded strongly and then Arenas missed a three-pointer. The Celtics Terry hit a three-pointer, creating a counterattack climax. The score reached 47 and then Tracy McGrady made a shot.
Scored a key goal to stop the bleeding, and then Carter dunked successfully, with an assist from McGrady. Then the McGrady brothers continued to seize the score advantage. At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 65:61, and the Tigers led by 4 points.
In the last quarter of the contest, Pierce hit a three-pointer, Marbury made a successful shot to seal the score, Rondo succeeded with a signature layup, McGrady missed a pull-up shot, and then Terry scored 3 points, and the Celtics took the lead.
After the score, both sides improved their defense. Yang Zhenxing scored a difficult layup under strict defense to tie the score. The two sides entered the timeout period.
After the timeout, in the last five minutes of the crucial contest, both sides were on the same starting line. Yang Zhenxing missed a three-pointer. Pierce was intercepted by Yang Zhenxing. Then he succeeded in a fast break and scored two points. The Celtics then used a tight and complicated game to overtake the Celtics.
Tactically, Rondo bypassed Iverson and stared at Yao Ming's layup. After a draw, the two sides entered a tug-of-war. Yang Zhenxing withstood the pressure and took the lead to break the deadlock. He succeeded in a three-pointer and took a 3-point lead.
Advantage, the two sides entered the last minute of competition. Pierce succeeded in grabbing McGrady. The Tigers only led by 1 point. In the last 40 seconds, entering the timeout, there was only a 1 point gap. This is very critical for both sides.
Phil Jackson and Doc Rivers can be considered old rivals. They have met many times in key games, and each has their own victory or defeat.
Back from the timeout, the Tigers' offense. The current players on the Tigers' court are point guard Iverson and shooting guard Yang Zhenxing, small forward Tracy McGrady, power forward Yi Jianlian, and center Yao Ming.
The Celtics were able to defend the ball many times from the outside, and handed the ball to Yao Ming inside. Yao Ming attacked Garnett, posted up, and then turned around. Garnett responded quickly, but Yao Ming did not.
The shot was taken, McGrady cut inside, Pierce immediately recovered it, McGrady passed it to Yao Ming, Yao Ming hit it high and shot quickly
Brush! The ball went in and the Tigers led by 3 points
The Celtics immediately called a timeout. After coming back, Terry made a three-pointer. Dang! The iron came out. Yao Ming got the rebound and quickly threw it to the frontcourt. Yang Zhenxing stopped attacking and the game ended.
In the end, the Tigers defeated the powerful Celtics 91:88.
In this game, the best performer was Yao Ming, who scored 20 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Yang Zhenxing with 19 points and 6 assists. Other than that, the other players were equally divided.
After defeating the Celtics, they rushed to Brooklyn, New York to challenge the powerful Nets
The score was tight between both sides until the first half of the game.
In the third quarter, Yang Zhenxing's two consecutive three-pointers and Iverson's layup suddenly led to an 8-0 climax, which opened the score. Then Deron succeeded by taking Iverson alone, Yi Jianlian dunked, and Yao Ming scored again.
The difference in winning scores has further widened.
The Nets then called a timeout and came back. Joe Johnson scored two points. Yang Zhenxing immediately responded with a dunk. After Deron scored 4 points from free throws, Arenas and Francis each performed well. Then Carter made another super dunk, and the Nets never fought back.
After the third quarter, the Tigers led by 16 points, 70:54.
The Nets did not give up in the fourth quarter. Deron scored and assisted to reduce the score to single digits. The Tigers then entered a wave of offense. McGrady hit consecutive pull-up shots. With 5 minutes left in the game, Yao Ming hit the ball.
The shot was successful, the score difference had widened to 21 points, and the game had completely entered garbage time.
In the end, the Tigers won the battle again with a 15-point lead of 105:90. Yang Zhenxing scored 18 points and 11 assists. Iverson scored 29 points and performed well.
Back home, Bengals take on New Orleans Hornets in San Francisco
In this game, the Bengals took advantage from the beginning. In the first quarter, McGrady scored 10 points and led by 15 points. In the second quarter, Marbury entered scoring mode. At halftime, the Bengals already led by 22 points.
In the second half, the Tigers never gave the Hornets any chance. In the end, the Tigers did not win the game, leading 108:88 by 20 points. It was another big victory. After this game, the Tigers had won the first 4 consecutive games.
Got it
Then they faced the Hawks, Rockets, Bobcats, and Raptors in turn. Among these teams, except for the Hawks, which was considered a strong team, the other teams were vulnerable.
The Tigers narrowly defeated the Eagles 110:104 with Yang Zhenxing's layup at the last moment.
When playing against the other three teams, it was effortless, defeating the Rockets 109:87, the Bobcats 122-89, and the Raptors 109:100.
So far, the Tigers have not tasted defeat since their formation. They won eight consecutive victories at the beginning of the season, ranking first in the league and unshakable.
In eight games, Yang Zhenxing of the Tigers ranked first on the team with 18.6 points per game, followed by Iverson with 18.2 points, Yao Ming averaged 16 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, Tracy McGrady averaged 17.6 points per game, and Carter averaged 16.5 points per game.
Brie averaged 14 points per game, Yi Jianlian averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game, and Arenas averaged 10.2 points per game. Nine players on the team averaged double digits per game, which shows that the Tigers' lineup has reached a very deep level.
After eight consecutive wins, the Tigers adopted a rotation tactic for these veterans.
