The rise of basketball legends

On the evening of February 2th, the Suns went to Boston to start the first game in February!

Before the game, Durant walked out of the player tunnel wearing a green knitted hat.

There are dozens of knitted hats of different colors in Xiaoshuai's wardrobe, and he matches different hats according to different moods every day.

Today, Durant's expression is a little serious. The Celtics currently have a record of 15 wins and 29 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. From the perspective of record, Durant has no pressure, but from a personal perspective, the young coach has a lot of pressure.

The media always likes to compare him with Chen Yan. The two are teammates in the NCAA, they are friends in private, and they are also rookies in the same class.

Because of Chen Yan's explosive performance in the NBA, this comparison often ends with Durant falling behind.

This made Durant, who is fragile in heart, also care about this, but sometimes this kind of pressure is not a bad thing. During this period of time, Durant practiced shooting and physical fitness every day after training, in order to grow up quickly.

During the warm-up phase, Chen Yan and Durant were chatting on the sidelines.

"Brother, congratulations on being an All-Star starter!" Durant and Chen Yan gave a brotherly hug.

"Come on, it will be your turn soon, and we will match up at the All-Stars!" Chen Yan patted Xiaoshuai on the shoulder. He was not just talking politely. Durant is now the key training target of the Celtics. Coupled with the fact that there are not as many outstanding strikers in the East as in the West, Durant may have the opportunity to enter the All-Star next year if he continues to work hard like this.

After listening to Chen Yan's words, Durant smiled happily. He always liked the feeling of being praised.

The two didn't talk for too long, and they still focused on warming up before the game started.

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Soon, the starting lists of both sides were displayed on the main screen of the arena.

Boston Celtics starting lineup: Rondo, Tony Allen, Durant, Al Jefferson, Perkins.

Phoenix Suns starting lineup: Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Diaw, Stoudemire.

Both sides are regular starters, and the game will start soon!

Stoudemire overwhelms Perkins with a jump ball!

Perkins is a floor player, and his bounce and speed are not at the same level as Stoudemire.

But the Suns didn't hold the ball. Nash pushed two steps forward and passed it to Raja Bell. Under Durant's pressure, Raja Bell dribbled the ball out of bounds.

This seems to be a dribbling error by Raja Bell, but he was actually pitted by the Celtics floor.

The Celtics' floors are not replaced at least every 10 years as required by the NBA. They want to repair them when they want.

Because it has not been replaced all the year round, the aging is serious, and some of the floors are uneven and raised.

In addition, the floor is a grid, which is spliced ​​piece by piece. It is also in the form of sticking a layer of wooden floor on the foundation floor of the arena, so some of the boxes are aging inside, and there is a gap between the wooden floor and the ground. Can't get up.

Therefore, the Celtics' home court advantage is: Celtics guards are generally very experienced, usually do not dribble the ball to the bad floor, and when defending, try to drive the opponent's point guard to the bad floor, resulting in The opponent made a mistake.

Raja Bell just got caught in a careless move.

The ball is converted, and the Celtics attack the round.

Rondo handed the ball to Durant at the top of the arc and took the initiative to pick and roll for him.

Rondo often likes to do some center things, such as rebounding and picking and rolling.

Nash was forced to switch after Raja Bell was blocked.

After a shuffling step, Durant swayed and pulled directly!

This shaking is not to shake Nash, it is purely for him to find his own shooting rhythm.

"Shh!"

High two-point hit, Durant took the lead for the Celtics!

2:0.

After the goal was scored, Durant looked at Chen Yan expressionlessly.

The self in Durant's eyes: an emotional killer.

Durant in the eyes of others: a hard-working contractor...

Suns offensive round.

Nash passed the pick and roll to Diaw at the top of the arc.

Diaw was not in a hurry to play the ball, the French magician was constantly observing the running positions of his teammates, ready to deal the cards at any time.

In the Suns, he and Nash are responsible for the organization of the team.

At this time, Chen Yan accelerated and came out from a 45-degree angle on the left. Raja Bell helped him with an off-ball screen very tacitly.

Tony Allen didn't go around the screen, Durant didn't make it up, and the two didn't seem to be fully in the game.

When Chen Yan received the ball, he got a huge gap!

Don't come up to defend?

Chen Yan did not hesitate, and decisively pulled up the three-pointer!

"Shh!"

One arrow pierces the heart, and the trajectory does not need to be corrected!

3 is better than 2!

After the goal was scored, Chen Yan himself laughed. There was a communication problem with the Celtics players this round, and Xiaoshuai and Tony Allen jointly gave him a big gift.