NBA: Start with James Harden

In the summer of 2007 , the Celtics traded league top scorer Ray Allen and top power forward Kevin Garnett during the draft , forming a luxurious ” Big Three ” lineup with the team’s original star all-around small forward Paul Pierce.

They rose from league-worst to league-best in 2007–08, with a 66-16 record, and the Celtics beat the Lakers 4–2 to win their 17th NBA championship in Celtics history.

In the 2008–09 season, Garnett missed several games late in the regular season due to injury, still recording 62-20. In the subsequent playoffs, the seventh game won against the Bulls, but in the second round, they met the Magic team with Howard “Warcraft” and ended up 3-4.

The Celtics have won three “firsts” this season.

No. 1 record, No. 1 defense, No. 1 wins in two seasons!

Of course, Li Zhen also remembers the ending of the Celtics in his previous life this season.

The severely aging Celtics played very well in the playoffs this season when all experts thought it was not good, and eventually they defeated Howard’s Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals to become the Eastern Conference champions.

Only to lose 3-4 in 7 games of the Finals meeting the Lakers and rub shoulders with the championship.

Judging by their experience in recent seasons, the Celtics are the top powerhouse in the East!

Their strength also had to make Carlisle back down.

The Mavericks, who chose to take a break, were considered by the media to have abandoned the game.

Although the Mavericks have won the court secondarily more than the Celtics this season, without Kidd, Terry, Nowitzki, Butler, the media does not think that Li Zhen alone will lead the Mavericks to the TD North Shore Garden Arena.

Pre-match press conference.

Carlisle, who was attacked by the outside world, became a target for journalists.

“I didn’t mean to take a break in this game, our veteran fitness has reached a bottleneck, Dirk’s injury has reminded me that I care more about the playoffs in a month than the regular season!” Carlisle said.

Carlisle put it bluntly, the rotation is to preserve the strength to play the playoffs.

The reporters didn’t intend to let Carlisle go, but Carlisle stopped giving interviews.

The off-field fishing boats of this game made him burnt out.

In the dressing room.

The Mavericks’ players are preparing their own things.

Teams with many veterans are like this, very mature, no player feels that there is anything wrong with healthy Kidd and John Terry resting, and everyone understands the decision made by Coach Carlisle.

What’s more, if the main team is not rotated, how can these substitutes have a chance to play?

Stevenson, Nahura, Marion, Li Zhen, Baria, Heywood, Dampier, Bubowa.

That’s the Mavericks’ eight rotation tonight, and they’re all well prepared.

“Coach, we’re all ready, give them a little color.” Li Zhen walked to Carlisle and said excitedly.

Looking at Li Zhen, who was very positive, Carlisle nodded, it is good that the young man has momentum.

“Well, this game is going to be centered around you, do you have any ideas? Tell me about it,” Carlisle asked.

Since you don’t think about winning or losing, let’s train new people, Carlisle is ready to give Li Zhen more opportunities.

Carlisle is not old and stubborn either, he likes to hear what the players think

“Coach, if I can, I want everyone to open up space from the beginning, give me singles, and they have the opportunity to cut inside or wait for my pass after being caught in the pinch …” said Li Zhen timidly.

“OK, yes, I’ll give you singles at the beginning of the match, but what about the back?” Carlisle continued to ask.

Li Zhen’s singles strength was placed there, and Carlisle did not feel anything wrong

“Coach, I mean, the whole match was actually pulled out for me to single.” Li Zhen swallowed his saliva and said again.

That’s right, Li Zhen wants to try to play the whole court like Harden.

The whole court is pulled away, and he uses his own singles to harvest the match.

That’s mostly the case when Harden plays the Warriors.

The Rockets can’t outnumber the Warriors, but Harden forced himself to take turns singled out their superstars with the Rockets and took out the Warriors more than once in the regular season…

If Harden were not willpower, he would probably have a chance to kill them in the playoffs.

Such tactics are no problem on Li Zhen, Li Zhen’s hole cards can reach Harden’s peak level in at least two quarters, and in the other two quarters, Li Zhen is not a big problem.

The ball is in hand, which is also conducive to Li Zhen’s triple-double.

Hearing Li Zhen’s words, Carlisle glanced at Li Zhen.

When the teammates heard Li Zhen’s words, they all stopped putting on their shoes or changing clothes.

This rookie is a bit arrogant….

Is he ready to take out the Celtics by himself?

Did I make a mistake?

Opposite is the championship team!!

Carlisle did not agree to Li Zhen directly, and the singles in the whole court were a little excessive, and Carlisle could not do such tactics.

However, in Carlisle’s perception, Li Zhen’s singles ability is an All-Star level, and Carlisle has planned to increase the number of Li Zhen’s ball holdings in key moments in the future, rather than swarming to Novitsky.

Carlisle believes that Li Zhen has the league’s top three-point shooting percentage!

This made the defenders dare not go too far away from Li Zhen.

But Li Zhen also has a very fast first step, as long as the compressed space to the extreme can free up a breakthrough route for Li Zhen, which makes the Celtics defense of Li Zhen a dilemma.

Then, Li Zhen is still a first-class porcelain old oiler, and its practical single defense to limit Li Zhen is equivalent to placing a few bottles of poison in front of Rivers – retreat, breakthrough, foul… You pick a bottle yourself…

With such an analysis, it seems that Li Zhen’s singles are theoretically possible.

Carlisle thought about it and said: “So, in the first quarter you try singles, everyone creates opportunities for you, and then we will see the effect.” ”

Carlisle did not hit Li Zhen’s initiative, if Li Zhen was so effective in the first quarter, then the second quarter could also be played like this, and the third quarter could also be played, and the whole court could be played, which is actually similar.

If you can’t play in the first quarter, you will stop the loss in time…

“OK！！” Li Zhen nodded excitedly, and he also planned to put a big move in the first quarter.

The other side.

The dressing room at home.

The greenshirts were screaming up and down, all with a murderous aura.

The Celtics have won seven straight games in previous games, and in this streak, they have gained huge self-confidence.

Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen have forgotten what it’s like to lose!

“Just pass the ball on the offensive end, attack them inside, block the No. 6 rookie on the outside on the defensive end, and win easily as you did in the first seven games.” Rivers brandished his tactical pen and shouted in the voice of the duck he was carrying.

Although it is rumored that even a dog in the dugout can win the championship in ’08, it cannot easily deny Rivers’ coaching ability.

Rivers still has a good brush at boosting morale.

For a team like the Celtics, the most important thing is not the tactics, but the coordination between the big players.

There are so many people in the Celtics who can play that Rivers is not needed to direct many times.

“OK！！！” The Celtics also roared with Rivers.

The game was not stressful at all for the Celtics.

Without Kidd, Terry and Nowitzki, the Celtics don’t think the Mavericks pose a threat to them on their home turf.

Garnett is calm, Novitsky is not there today, and no player can put more pressure on him.

Tonight should be another easy win!!

The atmosphere of arrogance is circulating up and down the Celtics!!