Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 652
Regarding the Petrovic deal, the progress was very fast. The Warriors made an official announcement the day after Reid met with Petrovic.

An important rotation for the team, Drazen Petrovic was traded to the Nets in exchange for the Nets' wing player Jude Buichler and a 95-year protected first-round pick.

Although Buichler's ability cannot be compared with Petrovic, after the Warriors left, the small forward position on the bench was obviously vacant.

Therefore, the Warriors are going to let the new aid Brian Shaw and Buichler share the burden, and Rodman can also play as a small forward from time to time. Therefore, although this does have a certain impact on the Warriors, it is still controllable. within range.

In addition, in terms of the bargaining chips that Petrovich exchanged, it is much better than Lewis. After all, this is a real first-round pick. Although this pick is protected by the top five picks, it is also better than the Celtics. The swap right is much better.

I have to say, Reid is still magnificent, really has the demeanor of a superstar!It's not like the Celtics are so fussy and preoccupied.

Speaking of the Celtics, the day after the official announcement of the trade, the Warriors will face the Celtics at home.

After the All-Star Weekend, Larry Bird finally ushered in a comeback and missed 22 regular-season games. In addition, during the All-Star Weekend, he did not perform well in the last game against the Sonics. He only made 17 of 7 shots and scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Thanks to Lewis scoring 30 points, the Celtics narrowly won.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that it is impossible for a person as proud as Byrd to allow himself to play so badly for two consecutive nights!
Tonight is February 2th, Valentine's Day in the West, and it is also the day when the Warriors and Celtics play against each other.

Marisa couldn't come back because "The Silence of the Lambs" was officially released today, so she just made a quick phone call, and Valentine's Day was over.

Fortunately, the two can be regarded as an old couple, and they are not so disappointed about not being able to celebrate Valentine's Day together.

After talking on the phone with Marisa, Li Weisi focused more on tonight's game.

Sure enough, as expected before the game, Bird showed aggression that he didn't have in the previous game at the beginning of the game.

The 34-year-old Bird, although he can't run as fast and jump as high as before, his shooting and organizational skills have not regressed at all.

Not only that, due to McHale's truce due to injury tonight, Bird took the position of power forward. However, facing Rodman's defense, he completely ignored it and scored the ball in various ways.

This season is Rodman's fifth season in the league. The 29-year-old Rodman has already achieved a great defense at this time, and his defensive ability has long been recognized by everyone in the league.

But it is such a Dpoy winner, when facing Bird tonight, he is still as helpless as he faced Bird in his rookie period.

With Bird making a fake fax shot again, the Celtics beat the Warriors 13:6 at the start, and the point difference was about to close by more than 10 points.

In this attack, Li Weisi no longer chose to pass the ball. From the previous attacks, it can already be seen that Mullin and Richmond did not feel very good tonight, so Li Weisi chose to do it by himself this time.

Since Li Weisi was defended by the new dunk king Di Brown, although the slam dunk king jumped much higher than Li Weisi, his height disadvantage was destined to become a weakness to be targeted when facing Li Weisi.

So this time, after Li Weisi dribbled the ball to the front court, he didn't stop at all. When he was more than two meters away from the three-point line, he immediately chose to pull up and shoot while Dee Brown was not guarding him.

Li Weisi seized on the fact that it took Brown longer to bounce, and beat Brown by a time difference.

If it was someone else, Brown's defense is not wrong, but the problem is that he is defending Li Weisi. As for Li Weisi's defense, as long as halftime passes, he must never let go!
Sure enough, the basketball pierced the sky and fell into the net like a precise guidance.

From the very beginning of the game, the two stars fell into a scoring duel. Although the situation was slightly unfavorable to the Warriors, the Warriors fans on the scene were extremely excited. They really liked watching such star duels, especially Li Weisi's duel.

After the start of this season, Li Weisi's shots and scoring have dropped significantly. Last season's scoring leader averaged only 24 points per game this season.

Although this score is not particularly low and can be ranked in the top ten in the league, it is seriously inconsistent with people's expectations for Li Weisi.

Of course, for the emergence of this situation, fans can also understand that there are many points in the team, such as sacrificing part of the ball and shots, and Li Weisi is a selfless player. As a player who can even selflessly contribute his own knowledge, How can you be stingy with your own shot?
However, tonight finally gave him a reason to make a big shot, so it's no wonder the fans were excited.

Relying on Li Weisi's performance, the Warriors tied at 58 before the end of the first half.

However, after entering the second half, besides Bird, the Celtics also stood up one after another, especially Lewis. Compared with the last time they played against the Warriors, they were completely different.

Facing Mullin, who he had always wanted to beat, Lewis carefully dribbled the ball behind his back after receiving a pass from Brown, wanting to play singles.

At this time, the whole scene also burst into boos all over the sky.

The Warriors have always been more tolerant of players leaving, but the fans are not so magnanimous, especially after hearing some rumors about Lewis catching the wind, the perception of Lewis is even worse, thinking that Lewis betrayed the Warriors.

Therefore, as long as Lewis holds the ball tonight, there will be boos at the scene.

In the first half, Lewis was somewhat affected, but in the second half, Lewis had gradually recovered. At this time, he had realized that no matter what feelings he had for the Warriors, it was already a thing of the past. This green jersey is destined to no longer be a warrior.

Thinking of this, Lewis frowned slightly, and tested his left shoulder forward, attracting Mullin's defense, turned around immediately, and took off to shoot at the same time.

Throughout the whole movement, Lewis did it smoothly, and his whole body was also very stretched, looking a bit elegant.

After throwing all the doubts out of his body at this moment, Lewis felt a little lighter in his body. At this moment, he only had one belief in his heart, that is to defeat Mu Lin and prove that he is no worse than him!
Just like that, Lewis faced Mullin's palm, turned over and hit a jumper!

(End of this chapter)