Chapter 194 Christmas War [Second Update]

The Celtics only scored 50 wins and 32 losses in the regular season last season, but they successfully entered the Finals after the playoffs and lost seven games with the Lakers. This aging team returned to the league's No. 1 group. ("《》.com) In the offseason in 2010, the Heat formed the Big Three, forced the Celtics to make significant adjustments during the offseason, with the purpose of returning to the Finals in 2011.

In the starting position, Rajon Rondo has grown into a top point guard around the Big Three. In a sense, he is a more important star than the Big Three. Rondo is a representative of the NBA speed point guard, good at breaking through, and shooting is a flaw. He has long limbs and defense is his strength.

In the substitute position, rookie Avery Bradley is Rajon Rondo's first substitute, while Bradley is a speed-flowing short-legged tiger with good points ability.

In terms of shooting guard, Ray Allen's decline last season was obvious, but as a god pitcher, he is still an important puzzle for the Celtics to strive for the championship. Tony Allen became famous in the finals for defending Kobe in the finals and transferred to his team. This is the blessing of Nate Robinson. The "Helium Star" has had a spot-stealing performance in the finals, and his playing time has increased significantly in the new season. In addition, the Celtics also reserve players such as Deronti West, Vaughan Weaver.

Paul Pierce is the best starter for small forwards. Last season, his form was the best among the Big Three, with an average of 18.3 points per game. His singles ability is still the offensive weapon that the Celtics relied on. His substitute is Marcus Daniels, who played only 51 games due to injury last season, and he has never really been healthy in his career. Therefore, when Pierce leaves the field, the Celtics often line up three-back lineups. The third substitute is Tony Gaffney, but basically has not entered the team's rotation lineup in the new season.

In power forward position, Kevin Garnett is over 34 years old. His decline in last season was very obvious. If it weren't for the strength of the later schedule, he would have been completely suppressed by Gasol in the finals. Garnett's role in the team is mainly defense, and his offense is basically followed by high jump shots and pick-and-roll. Glen Davis is the first substitute at this position, who has performed well in the finals and can make up for the weak inside attack of the Celtics. In addition, the Celtics also signed second-round rookie Luke Harlan Gaudi, but his rookie season has been spent in NBDL for two months.

Kendrick Perkins is the first choice for starting centers, and his substitute is O'Neal. However, both O'Neal have serious injuries and their attendance rate this season is not worthy. Therefore, the second round rookie Turkish Semi Elton has obtained a certain playing time this season, Elden performed well in the World Championships, and "big baby" Davis often appears in this position.

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At 6:00 p.m. local time on December 25, local time in the United States, the highly anticipated Christmas battle between the Magic and the Celtics began.

This game has received a lot of publicity, not only in the United States, but also in other parts of Asia, especially in China.

Undoubtedly, Emma Watson also came to the scene. Although affected by rumors, she did not care too much, but arrived as scheduled.

Wu Feng was very happy that Emma Watson could come.

At this moment, the players on both sides have arrived on the court.

The Magic's starting lineup is: center Dwight Howard, power forward Brandon Bass, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Vince Carter, and organizational defender Wu Feng.

The Celtics' starting lineup also appeared on the big screen on the scene: center Kendrick Perkins, power forward Kevin Garnett, small forward Paul Pierce, shooting guard Ray Allen, and organizational defender Rajon Rondo.

With Kendrick Perkins and Dwight Howard jumping, the game officially begins!

The Magic took the ball first, Dwight Howard bounced well and had a long wingspan, so he basically won the jump.

Wu Feng received a pass from his teammate and took a breath before he quickly dribbled forward. (《》口 7*)

Just after Wu Feng dribbled the ball, Rajon Rondo had appeared in front of him.

Although Rajon Rondo has not fought with Wu Feng yet, he has a certain understanding of Wu Feng's reputation and strength. Therefore, when defending Wu Feng, he did not slacken at all.

Wu Feng did not stick to the ball at all and quickly passed the ball out. Rajon Rondo obviously did not expect Wu Feng to pass the ball out so easily.

When he thought that with the current situation of the Magic team, Wu Feng would try to control the ball in his hands to prevent unnecessary mistakes. When he was distracted, Wu Feng easily passed by him, and the ball returned to his hands as soon as possible.

The moment the ball was obtained, Wu Feng's speed suddenly increased. Rajon Rondo did not expect Wu Feng to start so quickly, and quickly set up a defensive posture within the three-point line. His eyes stared at Wu Feng tightly, not daring to slack off at all.

Wu Feng's body quickly started, and he stopped forcibly after one step inside the three-point line. His toes and the floor made a violent friction sound instantly. Without any stop, his body jumped up, raised the ball high, and gently pushed his hands, and the ball quickly flew out of his fingers.

With a "swish", the ball was arrested!

Wu Feng, who completed the attack, clenched with Gerald Wallace beside him, and then retreated to defend.

Rajon Rondo shook his head. Wu Feng is really strong now. And his current physical fitness has become surprisingly good.

The Celtics' counterattack was very fast. After Wu Feng succeeded, the ball was quickly passed out. Except for Rajon Rondo, who took the ball and fell behind, several other players quickly ran towards the Magic's half.

Rajon Rondo's ball flew out quickly before halftime. With his outstanding overall view, he saw Kevin Garnett's players who were not defending around him. The ball was immediately sent to him. The latter took two steps lightly and threw the ball high before Dwight Howard came to defend. The ball passed through Dwight Howard's raised right hand and easily entered the net.

There are many scorers in the Celtics, and they are just as outstanding as the Magic. When it comes to scoring, they may be slightly inferior to the Celtics.

There is no need to say much about Ray Allen, a great shooter. In addition to Kendrick Perkins, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett are all good scoring players. Even Rajon Rondo, after several seasons of training, his ability to shoot at mid- and long distances has been strengthened.

On the Celtics, Rajon Rondo broke through the baseline and made a wonderful pass from Paul Pierce, who made a mid-range jump shot.

On the Magic, Wu Feng used a double cover and made another mid-range jump shot.

Suddenly, the referee's whistle rang.

Everyone looked confused, and no one should have committed a foul on this attack.

Next, everyone knew why the referee blew the whistle.

Kevin Garnett fell to the ground, with a painful expression on his face, and he covered his knees with his hands. It seemed that his knee was injured.

It turned out that just now when Kevin Garnett was defending Dwight Howard, Dwight Howard turned around and his knee hit Kevin Garnett's knee, so he was sadly injured.

The Celtics called a timeout and two substitutes pulled Kevin Garnett down.

The former Wolf King was so sad that the game only took one minute, and it went on like this.

However, this is not too surprising, because Kevin Garnett's health is not good and has been plagued by injuries these seasons. ("《》.com) Even this season, he had a precedent of missing the game due to injury in the early stages.

The game cannot be stopped due to Kevin Garnett's injury, and Glen Davis replaced Kevin Garnett on the court. The timeout ended and the game continued.

Rajon Rondo also felt depressed when the Celtics' ball rights were played. After only one minute of the game, he lost a player. He only hoped that Kevin Garnett would not be a big injury and would be able to play after a while.

Rajon Rondo roamed the top of the arc with a back pass, and the ball was handed over to Ray Allen. Vince Carter was blocked by Paul Pierce. Ray Allen made a jump shot, but Wu Feng reacted very quickly and rushed forward when Ray Allen shot. Although he did not block Ray Allen's shot, it interfered with his shooting. Therefore, Ray Allen's jump shot was hit, and Dwight Howard protected the backcourt rebound.

Stan Van Gundy looked at Wu Feng's performance with relief. After the past two months of training, Wu Feng's control over the game has become more and more mature.

Whether it is offense or defense, he does a very good job. People often admire Wu Feng's offense and passes, but often ignore Wu Feng's defense. Wu Feng not only has excellent defense skills, but also does a very good job in assisting defense.

The assisting defense of Lei Allen just now was impossible for Wu Feng to appear, but with Wu Feng's current game experience, he is already familiar with this aspect.

Before this game, the Celtics had no matches for three days, so the players were very physically in full force.

Although they are a strong defensive team, in this game, they actually use offensive tactics as the main force and classic barriers. They are often seen in their offense. Paul Pierce even pulled the free throw line and kept blocking the barriers for other players. He also became the delivery station for the whole team. He controlled the ball for a long time and kept sending the ball to the Magic's weak side of the defensive team. In addition, Rajon Rondo's mercury-like pass, the Celtics' attack power was maximized.

The Celtics players are constantly attacking the Magic Team's basket, allowing the Magic Team players' physical strength to be consumed quickly through rapid running.

After all, offensive players are more dominant on both sides of the offense and defense, especially the Celtics' playing style, which makes the Magic players' nerves tightly tense every moment. They have to judge the Celtics' next pass point. The purpose of offensive players is very clear. They only need to find the best route, while Magic players need to constantly judge the opponent's next steps, and naturally, there are many useless efforts.

Under the mobilization of Rajon Rondo, the Celtics scored a 7:2 small **.

Wu Feng has two Celtic players defending at any time, which makes every move very difficult for him. Dwight Howard, the inside "Warcraft" is also uncomfortable. As soon as he receives the ball, two players will come up to defend immediately.

When Wu Feng and Dwight Howard were both in a dilemma, the Magic urgently needed a third player to drive the Magic's offense.

At this time, Gerald Wallace showed his value.

Gerald Wallace received a pass from Wu Feng, singled Paul Pierce, turned around and threw Paul Pierce away, then rushed into the Celtics' penalty area, jumped high, and made an extremely domineering and inspiring tiger-style dunk.

Gerald Wallace's dunk immediately ignited the passion of the Magic's generals.

The Celtics missed the offense, Wu Feng took the defensive rebound, and then gave it to Vince Carter and Gerald Wallace, who were almost at the cost of the break.

Vince Carter and Gerald Wallace cooperated, and the latter easily dunked.

10:11, the Magic fell 1 point behind.

Paul Pierce broke through in the middle and then inserted the ball directly to Glen Davis, who was inside. The latter picked the basket directly, but was blocked by Dwight Howard. Kendrick Perkins fought for the offensive rebound. He did not attack, but gave it to Rajon Rondo, who was outside.

However, when the ball was passed to Rajon Rondo, a gust of wind passed by Rajon Rondo and directly cut the ball away.

It was Wu Feng who intercepted the ball. After intercepting the ball, Wu Feng dribbled the ball quickly. He was in the middle, with Gerald Wallace on the left and Vince Carter on the right.

Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo had already made a good defense in their half. The current situation is that the Magic played three-for-two. Wu Feng did not stop outside the Celtics' three-point line, but rushed to the Celtics' penalty area. Rajon Rondo could only stick to Wu Feng tightly, not giving Wu Feng a chance to attack. Vince Carter and Gerald Wallace were on both sides, so one person would always be free.

After Wu Feng rushed into the Celtics' penalty area, he swung his hand and distributed the ball to Vince Carter on the right. The one that was free was Vince Carter. Vince Carter raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. With a "swish", the ball entered.

The Magic completed this fast break, which took six seconds.

13:11, the Magic overtook 2 points.

The Celtics attacked, Rajon Rondo took the ball and organized the attack, and after half the game, he passed the ball to Ray Allen.

After Ray Allen received the ball, Vince Carter immediately posted it.

Ray Allen singled Vince Carter, using Paul Pierce's cover to get rid of Vince Carter's defense, then jumped into the open jumper, and the ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and floated into the basket.

The Magic's offense, Vince Carter organized the offense with the ball, and faced the defense of cousin Ray Allen, Vince Carter looked calm and ended the Magic's offense with a pull-out jump shot.

Rajon Rondo made a wonderful pass by Glen Davis, who missed a layup, but grabbed an offensive rebound. He missed a tip-in, but failed to make a foul by Brandon Bass.

Glen Davis missed the first free throw. The Magic replaced Brandon Bass with Ryan Anderson, and Glen Davis made the second free throw.

Wu Feng attacked with the ball, but was interfered by Rajon Rondo while passing the ball, and made a mistake. The ball was cut off by Paul Pierce. The Celtics launched a fast break, but failed, and Gerald Wallace took the defensive rebound.

Gerald Wallace dribbled through the half and then passed the ball to Wu Feng. Wu Feng organized the offense and broke through with the ball. A crossover threw Rajon Rondo aside, and then made a jump shot. With a "bang", the ball hit the iron. Dwight Howard fought to grab the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Gerald Wallace on the outside. The latter set up a three-pointer and the ball was hollowed into the net!

Rajon Rondo used the cover of his teammate Paul Pierce and also made a three-pointer from the left wing, but missed it, and Ryan Anderson protected the defensive rebound.

Wu Feng broke through with the ball, used his speed advantage to get rid of Rajon Rondo's defense, then rushed to the basket, attacked the basket, and made a layup.

Before the outbreak of Gerald Wallace, the Celtics obviously strengthened their defense against Gerald Wallace, but this did make Vince Carter and Wu Feng much easier.

With the joint outbreak of Wu Feng, Vince Carter and Gerald Wallace, the Magic made a 9:3 attack wave, instantly expanding their lead.

At this time, Celtics head coach Doug Rivers called a timeout.

After the timeout, the lineups of both teams on the court changed.

Magic: Ryan Anderson, Marik Allen, Michael Pitrus, JJ Redick and Chris Duhon; while Celtics: Glen Davis, Jermaine O'Neal, Marquez Daniels, Ray Allen and Averly Bradley.

In the first quarter, both teams seemed to be more obsessed with offense, but obviously the Magic did better off offense, and they also did the defense well.

The Celtics' offense is very monotonous. Except for Glen Davis, scoring in the inside, only Ray Allen has a better shooting percentage on the outside.

However, under Michael Pitrus' assisted defense, Ray Allen did not have many shots. After the timeout, he made a mid-range jump shot and a three-pointer, in the next two minutes, Ray Allen only relied on free throws to score 2 points, and the other three shots were all missed.

With one minute and one eleven seconds left in the first quarter, the Celtics trailed the Magic by 9 points 21:30. Before the first quarter, the Magic opened such a big gap, and Doug Rivers was extremely depressed.

Doug Rivers called another timeout helplessly, preparing to adjust his tactics.
To be continued...