The new season training camp time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, the new season is about to begin again.
Yang Zhenxing's Celtics went to Europe for two preseason games. Once they went to Istanbul, Turkey and defeated the Turkish strong team Fenerbahce, and then they went to Milan to defeat their opponents.
After this, the current day may be just an ordinary game day for most players, but for Yang Zhenxing, this is indeed the first game in the NBA in his life.
Although this is just an ordinary preseason game, it is very important to Yang Zhenxing.
At the shooting guard position, the Celtics are full of talents, so Yang Zhenxing should take advantage of the opportunity to play more minutes in the preseason, so Yang Zhenxing pays more attention to it than others.
Today, their opponent is the powerful New York Knicks. The Knicks did not retain Jeremy Lin during the summer vacation, but they got the old monster Jason Kidd, plus the already existing Stoudemire, and Tyson who has experienced the baptism of the Olympics.
Chandler and Carmelo Anthony, the lineup is luxurious
On the other hand, the Celtics are not weak. Although they lost Ray Allen, they still have Rondo, Garnett, Pierce, Buss, rookie power forward Salinger and center Fab Melo.
In addition, Pietrus was retained, Jeff Green got Jason Terry, Courtney Lee, plus rookie Yang Zhenxing and the previous Bradley. The lineup is also quite strong, plus Yang Zhenxing
With immeasurable potential, the Celtics are definitely still among the top players in the league.
In this preseason game, both sides valued the Knicks' luxurious lineup but failed to produce satisfactory results. Therefore, they must appear stronger this season. Only in this way can they maintain their status as a strong team and Kyle
The Special Team has changed a lot this offseason. They continue to use actual combat to adjust the new lineup.
Today's home game is in Boston. Although it is only a preseason game, the arena is packed with people.
The players have all entered the stadium, and after Pierce comes on for the last time, the game is about to start.
In the Celtics' starting lineup, Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce plus Kevin Garnett are firmly in the starting position.
But because the Celtics' sharpshooter Allen left, they had no choice but to change their formation. Because Jason Terry has always been the league's top sixth man, and the Celtics originally needed a stable substitute scorer, so
Firth still decided to let Jason Terry serve as the sixth man, but a new problem came again. In addition to Terry, the Celtics also had Bradley, Yang Zhenxing, Courtney Lee, and Pietrus.
Shooting guard, who to start is definitely a problem for Rivers.
Bradley made rapid progress last season, and he replaced Ray Allen as the starter in the latter part of last season and performed very well. Courtney Lee has outstanding personal abilities. He was also the starting shooting guard of the Rockets last season.
And Pietrus is a fairly reliable defensive player. Although Yang Jinxing is only a second-round pick, his potential and excellent scoring ability have been proven.
In addition, the inside partnership of Buss and Garnett achieved excellent results last season, but Rivers knew that this was definitely not a long-term solution. The Celtics selected a rookie 7-footer.
Material that can be made
The starting problem has been bothering Rivers for a long time and has not been solved for a long time. But now the game is about to start and the game is urgent. In desperation, Rivers still uses the usual starting lineup from last season.
Point guard Rondo, shooting guard Bradley, small forward Paul Pierce, power forward Brandon Bass, center Kevin Garnett
The opposing Knicks' starting point guard is Jason Kidd, and the shooting guard is Jr. Smith (because shooting guard Landry Fields, who partnered with Jeremy Lin last season, temporarily replaced Smith as the starter), the small forward is of course Carmelo Anthony, and the power forward is
It's Amar's Steedmire. There's no doubt that the center is still Tyson Chandler. After experiencing the baptism of championships and Olympic Games, Chandler's status in the league has risen sharply.
The game has started. The starting players of both sides have already entered the court. Yang Zhenxing can only sit on the bench and watch his teammates play. This must be the most uncomfortable thing for him.
Garnett and Chandler jumped the ball. There was a time when Garnett was the highest-touch player in the league, but now, under the influence of the years, Garnett can no longer jump. The first offense was taken by the Knicks.
Jason Kidd is still sitting in the starting point guard position, and the Knicks point guard is also full of talents. Although they lost Jeremy Lin, they got Kidd and Felton, and they also have Bibby and Baron Davis.
Two veterans, so they still face many problems in the starting position. This time they temporarily let Kidd take the position.
Kidd controls the ball from the outside. Kidd is really slow and Rondo doesn't defend her tightly. However, the old and frail Kidd is no longer the same Kidd who led the Nets to the Finals alone.
Even if the opponent is not wary of him, it will be difficult for him to cause effective damage to the opponent. Fortunately, Kidd is very clear about his position. He is no longer the main offensive point, he is just an offensive organizer.
Just shoot a three-pointer when necessary.
Kidd passed the ball to Anthony. Anthony just won his second Olympic gold medal this summer. His evaluation after being criticized last season has just improved, so he was very cautious at the beginning of this season and would never hold the ball easily.
In singles, Anthony dribbled the ball from the outside. His first concern was whether his teammates had any opportunities. He watched as Jr. Smith ran for several laps and failed to move out of position.
It seems that Anthony will not be able to play alone on this ball. He is facing his old rival Paul Pierce. Anthony clearly remembers that Paul Pierce led the Celtics to beat his team 4-0 two years ago.
I haven't had a chance to settle this grudge yet, so every time I face Piers Anthony in the future, I have to use all my strength.
Anthony faced Pierce. Outside the three-point line, Pierce followed Anthony closely and never gave him a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Pierce has grown older in recent years. Although his sword is still young, people's evaluation of his strength
It has begun to decline a bit, so whenever he faces young players like Anthony, he has to go all out.
Anthony did not get a three-point shot opportunity. There were only 6 seconds left in this attack. Anthony stepped forward and dribbled the ball. Then he suddenly stopped, pulled it up and took the shot. This time he just stepped into the three-point line.
The distance was less than 1 meter and Pierce had already blocked Anthony's eyes so tightly that Anthony couldn't even see the position of the basket clearly when he shot.
