The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 234 The Contest Between the Old and the New
After defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, the Thunder's record came to 13 wins and 5 losses, their longest winning streak this season, four consecutive victories.

However, in the eyes of the media, their winning streak will come to an end. The Thunder's next opponent is the Celtics. This season, the Celtics have 15 wins and 4 losses, temporarily ranking first in the league with a winning percentage of 80%.

This year they will attack the championship, no matter which opponent they are, they will defeat them one by one.

This season, the Celtics have performed very well. The "Big Three" Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Garnett, the most versatile power forward in league history, and Rondo have made this team even better.

There is also Rasheed Wallace on the bench, one of the Pistons' five tigers. After the upset defeat of the Lakers, everyone in this civilian team began to emerge, and he is one of the strongest blue-collar players in the league. He was selected to the All-Star four times in his career.

The Celtics signed him during the offseason in order to strengthen the bench and have multiple interiors to protect rebounds.

The Celtics, who have no disadvantages in all aspects, are one of the favorites to win the championship.

The Thunder is the biggest dark horse this season, and the two teams are finally about to face off for the first time.

Lin Yue is going to face off against Ray Allen, the all-time three-pointer, and he happens to have a three-point genius Stephen Curry next to him. What kind of encounter will this kind of unexpected match bring to two people who are strong in three-pointers.

Everything will be revealed on December 12th, at the home court of the Thunder.

The whole team is currently in intense training, and Lin Yue followed Curry to practice three-pointers, which has become a tradition for the two.

Lin Yue needs to improve the accuracy and shooting speed of three-pointers as soon as possible, so that he will have another scoring method in the game.

The missed three-pointer made the Davidson Wildcats stop in the semi-finals, making the agreement between Curry and him impossible to reach. Lin Yue has been brooding about this for a long time.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net. This was the last ball they practiced today.

"Lin, your three-point shooting percentage has improved a lot. You're almost catching up with me." Durant exclaimed. This way, he lost another skill that could defeat Lin Yue. If he doesn't practice hard in the future, he will definitely be surpassed.

"It's not the same. You can score three-pointers against your teammates in the game, but I can't. The goals in training are all without confrontation and have no reference value." Lin Yue said.

"That's not necessarily the case. Your shooting posture is quite correct now. After you get used to it, the next step is the speed of the shot and the top shot in the face of confrontation. These are all trained and improved with a lot of practice. The three-pointer is not so simple." Curry said proudly. When it comes to three-pointers, he has the most experience.

"Then when will we reach your level." Durant picked up the basketball at his feet, and shot a jumper two meters from the three-point line, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

"This is my housekeeping skill. You can easily dunk and block shots in the game. I am always the guy who gets dunked and blocked. If three-pointers are so easy for you to catch up with, why would I play in the NBA?" After finishing speaking, Curry packed up his equipment and prepared to go back to the villa.

At this time, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening, and they had to take a shower to prepare for rest. Tomorrow would be a big test for everyone in the Thunder team.

"You should have played against the Celtics. The outside world said that they are the most promising team to win the championship this year. I haven't played against this team yet. I don't know how it would feel." Lin Yue asked in the car.

"Terrible defense, and all-around offense. We lost all the games we encountered last season, and the scores were all above [-] points. It is difficult to see the hope of winning." Durant was a little scared when he thought of the games last season. Only when they played against each other did they know the real gap.

"But this year we have become stronger, and we may be able to fight." Curry clenched his fists and said solemnly.

"Hey, just say what you say, don't let go, and drive hard." Lin Yue immediately reminded, why does this guy always have problems in doing things, can't he chat while driving, he is really a single-core genius.

"Yeah, the Thunder's three will face the Celtics' Big Three tomorrow. Although the three of them are all-star regulars, we will also be the same in the future, and win our first victory!" Durant was also excited. He is always very excited when he meets a strong team.

This kind of game is worth watching.

……

On December 12th, the Ford Center Arena ushered in today's focus game, the duel between the Thunder and the Celtics. Although the Boston Celtics ranked first in the league, the Thunder were not much worse than them.

"This game is related to the rankings of the two teams. At present, the rankings of the East and West are very tight. Everyone has shown their strength. If the Thunder can win this game, they will have a chance to rank second in the West. If the Celtics lose, they will fall out of the No. [-] in the East. This game is very important." Barkley said.

"Yes, in this game, the main players of both sides chose to play. In the past month, none of the Thunder's three players missed a game. The same is true for Garnett and Ray Allen. Only Pierce was plagued by injuries and missed two games." Kenny Smith said.

"Then whether the young Thunder three can win, or the experienced veteran Celtic Big Three will take the upper hand, let us wait and see." Barkley finished speaking, and the referee threw the ball into the air.

In this game, the Thunder's starting lineup is Curry, Lin Yue, Durant, Sefolosha and Collison.

The Celtics' starting lineup is Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Garnett and Kendrick Perkins.

The jump shot was a competition between Collison and Garnett.

At the beginning, Garnett had no reservations. He jumped hard and turned the ball to his own side. Rondo controlled the ball and pushed forward. The rest of the players ran towards the Thunder half court.

Lin Yue followed behind Ray Allen. He knew that the opponent was good at shooting three-pointers after catching the ball, so he couldn't make mistakes in defense.

Rondo commanded with a big hand at the top of the arc, and Curry didn't know what he was going to do.

Suddenly, Lin Yue bumped into Garnett's body. This guy looked very thin, but he didn't expect his muscles to be so hard. This cover was of high quality, and Lin Yue was a little dizzy.

Ray Allen took advantage of the situation and ran out of space, Rondo passed the ball, Ray Allen caught the ball and shot, standard shooting posture, handsome hand shape, textbook-like shooting movements.

Different from Curry's method of launching, Ray Allen's ball is a textbook-level posture. No wonder he is the league's three-point leader. A pitcher who can shoot that kind of exaggerated efficiency pays great attention to such details and is worth learning.

Lin Yue has been with Curry for so long, even though he trained together, he didn't learn his shooting posture. This guy's touch is top-notch, even if his body is out of balance and his shooting posture is distorted, he can still score the ball.

Imitating this abnormal genius will only make people feel inferior.

3 to 0, the Celtics took the lead, and Ray Allen's three-pointer after receiving the ball was very stable.

Garnett's screen quality is excellent, this is the strength and cooperation of top players.

Lin Yue sent the ball from the baseline to Curry, who dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Stephen Curry broke the number of three-pointers made in his rookie season last season. Even though his number of appearances has declined due to injuries, the team's record is not good, which caused him to fail to beat Rose to get the best rookie.

However, after adapting to the confrontation in the NBA, the magical three-pointer emerged here. He is not only a star player in the NCAA, but he can also make a head start in the NBA.

Ray Allen was not a pitcher in the early days, he had outstanding physical fitness, and he played much more explosively. When he was in the Bucks, he was an out-and-out dunker, so it is even more amazing that he can make so many three-pointers.

However, in terms of three-pointers, he will not lose to anyone.

After a crotch, Curry pretended to break through, but actually shot. After pulling away from Rondo's position, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Curry's style of play is here again, holding the ball for three-pointers, there is no redundant movement at all, the whole set of operations is skillful and smooth, and the sound of "shua!" is also hollow into the net.

3 to 3, the Thunder recovered the score.

"It seems that Ray Allen's goal inspired Stephen's fighting spirit, and he chose the three-pointer with the ball in individual singles. This kind of ball is different from Ray Allen. He has his own style. It seems that the NBA will have an epoch-making three-point shooter in the future." Barkley said.

Ray Allen also began to think after seeing Curry's three-pointer. The ball is so decisive. It is obviously an inefficient choice to shoot a three-pointer against the defense, but he just holds the ball and makes a three-pointer. What a strange person.

Ray Allen still believes that it is a safer choice to catch the ball for three-pointers and gain shooting space through running positions.

Reasonable at least.

The next ball, the Celtics' offensive round.

Rondo held the ball across the half court. This time he signaled his teammates to pull away, but instead of playing singles by himself, he gave the ball to Garnett who was back and ready to catch the ball.

加内特上赛季前54场比赛平均每场比赛上场32.1分钟能得到16.4分和8.9个篮板以及1.3个盖帽。在与犹他爵士队比赛中因空中接力未果导致右膝韧带撕裂，其后复出了四场后球队宣布赛季报销。

Under such circumstances, KG's injury cast a shadow over the Celtics' way to defend their title. After losing KG, the team was eliminated by the Magic in the second round of the playoffs, and the Celtics failed to defend their title.

This season, KG (Garnett) came back, and the Celtics returned to the ranks of the championship. They failed to defend the title last season, so they will regain the championship this season.

Facing Sefolosha's defense, Garnett turned around to hold the ball, made a fake move, and made a half-shot. After successfully hitting Sefolosha, he scored two points for a layup.

This kind of power forward with independent offensive ability makes it difficult for the Thunder to defend, and their weak inside line is exposed to the Celtics at this moment.

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