The Clippers rely entirely on twin brothers to win this season, and even Billups is no longer one of the irreplaceable cores. Now, as long as twin brothers appear on the court, everyone will still be able to play without them.

Put your eyes back to the Celtics' next opponent, the Celtics. Last season, the Boston Celtics' contribution to the Finals cannot be attributed to the performance of the Big Three. In addition to these three, the Celtics' winning key is also defense, which is even more important than the former. Whether in the regular season, playoffs, or even the Finals, it is a good example. Defense is the never-changing main theme in the basketball world.

Coach Rivers said he will not pursue the best record in the regular season this season. In addition to offense, the Celtics will continue to maintain the team's defense and pay attention to rotations of the Big Three to avoid injury in the second half of the season. But the Big Three is one year older. Will the Celtics' defense this season be as suffocating as last season?

The biggest criticism of the Celtics this season is probably the shrinking depth of the bench. Brown, who once showed great power in the last quarter of a game in the Eastern Conference Finals to help the team get through the difficulties, retired. The former talented player Dalius Myers' fragile knees did not impress the Celtics in the end. Al Thorton is very capable, but he is relatively young and needs to accumulate more experience. Other players such as Glen Davis, Brian Scara Blaney and Patrick O'Brient also have room for effort. Now the Celtics are counting on the young Rajon Rondo and Al Thorton to grow rapidly, but the result is still unknown.

Fortunately, the will of the Big Three remains as tenacious as ever. Last season, they united and hated the enemy for a common goal. None of them averaged more than 20 points per game. They all put the interests of the team first, not personal data. But the championship was finally snatched away by the animal brothers. Behind the unfulfilled wish is often the mood of more eagerness for the champion. The fighting spirit of the Big Three has not been quelled, and they still maintain the motivation to compete for the championship at the beginning?

Ji Guoxiong poured a bucket of cold water on the Celtics before the game. He said: "The Celtics have not changed much from last year, and they are basically those people. It will be difficult for them to win the championship this year. Not only have to face us, but the Celtics also have to face stronger Cavaliers and Magic. They were able to defeat these two teams last season, but I think it will be difficult for them to enter the finals this season. Of course, we are the same. The Lakers and Spurs are our strong rivals this season. Maybe they won't see our two teams in this year's finals."

The Dead Fox's courage to curse himself in order to influence his opponents made Boston fans speechless. Although they all knew that this guy was cursing the Celtics, they brought him together, which made them have no excuses to complain.

The Clippers and Celtics game was scheduled to 20 pm on February 26, and Staples was as hard to get a ticket. The Clippers' attendance rate this season is no less than that of the Lakers and is often full. In the eyes of small city fans, the high-priced and expensive tickets are not a big deal among Los Angeles fans who are not short of money. Many fans watch the games of two Los Angeles teams. In other words, whoever plays well will watch their game. This season, the Clippers ranked first in the league, attracting many fans with such thoughts to enter the court.

tnt broadcast this game across the United States. Charles Barkley commented on the Celtics before the game: "The Celtics' offensive and defensive system is based on the Big Three, especially their iron-clad defensive system. Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, the three have different experiences, different personalities, and different game styles, but last season they sacrificed their personal honor to fight for the same goal, but in the end their efforts were not rewarded. The new season indicates that they have risen one year more. According to their age, 32, 33, and 34, they say they are old but not old, and they say they are young but not young. Fortunately, they are still in Boston, which also gives the Celtics enough capital to become the favorites for the new season's championship."

Kenny Smith also said: "For the Celtics, fans who have a little knowledge of it will know that it is Garnett's joining that has changed the atmosphere and defensive mode of the Celtics. His passion can ignite the entire East Coast, his defensive footwork can make the team change drastically, and his selfless footwork can infect any teammate."

Barkley smiled and said, "Don't forget that there are also his trash words that can anger most people except fox."

Both of them laughed when they said this. Ji Guomeng had a lot of bickering with Garnett last season, but he was not at a disadvantage. Sometimes he could take advantage of it. This made many players in the league who like to talk trash and dared not provoke Ji Guomeng on their own initiative. The little fox was rarely provoked by his opponents in the game because everyone was more afraid of being provoked by him.

Ji Guomeng can certainly not forget his favorite somersault in his home game. However, Phoenix's team doctor warned him during the All-Star Game that this action would have hidden dangers to his knees, especially a big man like him. If he doesn't take good care of his knees, his peak period will drop faster than others. Of course, he is still young now, and maybe he won't see any problems for ten or eight years, but if he wants to be in his thirties and has superstar standards like Duncan, he should cherish his knees as early as possible.

The Fox brother was most afraid of death. When he heard the warning from Doctor Phoenix, he immediately decided not to perform his super somersaults, and to turn two at most. He is thinking of a new pre-match ceremony, such as pull-ups to the basket, which is also a kind of thing he prefers, or one-handed push-ups, anyway, it's cool enough.

Today's football competition is subject to Ji Guohuo. This guy is idle if he doesn't fight, so he snatched the job. Ji Guoque said it doesn't matter. Anyway, the dead fox's ability to compete for football is stronger than him, so he should have been responsible for it long ago.

Perkins and Ji Guohuo compete for the ball, which may be the least suspenseful thing in this game. The Fox brother jumped lightly and transferred the basketball to his teammates. Perkins on the opposite side gave up early, and the Celtics' fat fat faced the Fox brother, so he was too lazy to jump at all.

When the Clippers made their first attack, Ji Guomo felt that he and Garnett had no winner in the All-Star Game, so they had to dribble the ball and break through the Wolf King as soon as they got ready. As a result, Pierce, who was prepared, moved one step and stabbed the basketball out. The Clippers only gained one mistake in the first attack.

Rondo grabbed the basketball and advanced at high speed. After reaching the front court, he secretly passed the basketball to Pierce who followed. The latter avoided Garcia's defense and scored the ball with a layup. The Celtics took the lead.

Pierce scored a goal and slapped Rondo. The point guard who melted the Big Three's championship ring in the finals last year was not excluded by the team this year, nor did he transfer. The Big Three are not naughty. They know that the team cannot find a better point guard than Rondo now. This year, the Celtics' uniform group has been working hard to seek reinforcement, but the team's salary space is limited, so in the end they still haven't got a player they like.

At the point guard, the Celtics originally came to Calderon with a long range, but the Raptors' annual salary of 7 million yuan made the Celtics sigh. Then they fell in love with James Percy, which could be obtained with a full middle class. Unfortunately, they wanted to have the main position, and the Celtics were helpless. In the end, the Celtics tried to seduce Yudri, but this unlucky guy who was denied death by Ji Guomo, weighed the pros and cons and chose to stay with the King, because they didn't want to move, which made the Celtics uniform team so angry that they wanted to vomit blood!

This season, the Celtics did not use their middle class treaty to strengthen the team. Boston fans can only pin their hopes on the Big Three and two rookies. Rondo's assist ability has made significant progress this season. He averaged 11+10 per game this season and was almost selected for the All-Star Game. What makes the Celtics depressed is that Rondo has made no progress on the offensive end and last season. However, Al Sorton has made significant progress on the offensive end. The 17+6 data this season makes him qualified to compete for the Best Sixth Man award.

Although the Celtics were away today, they were obviously faster in the form. Garnett made a mid-range shot with his signature turn and jump shot twice in a row, then Ray Allen scored a goal from outside the three-point line, and Pierce's breakthrough caused Ji Guoqiu to make a defensive foul. The Celtics started with a 11:2 wave. During this period, the Clippers only scored a mid-range shot from Ji Guoqiu, and the team made 1 of 5 shots.

Old Dunleavy quickly called a timeout and expressed dissatisfaction with his players' slow warming up: "Get up, this is a 48-minute game. Do you think you are the first in the league and you can look down on the second team in the East? Don't forget, we defeated them last season by luck, and we are still invincible!"

Barkley said after the timeout: "Paul Pierce scored 6 points after the opening. He is nicknamed Truth. He has made many major performances at critical moments. He can make layups and three-pointers to force the inside to make fouls, and he can do almost everything in offense."

Kenny Smith: "You summarized all his characteristics, the older he is, the better he becomes."

Charles Barkley: "Of course, he found more helpers last year, but he is still a very good athlete, with enough scoring ability from both far and near the basket. At the age of 32, he is also the youngest of the Big Three."
Chapter completed!