The Way of the Center

The blood is boiling, and it is not easy to make a 37-year-old veteran feel this way soon. Most of the players in this age group have no desires or desires, and just take their wages and eat and wait to die. But Garnett is different. Although he is 37 years old, he still has a desire for victory and even a championship. Like Anjie, he is a bad boy and a bloodthirsty beast. When he saw An Jie behave in his own turf, the "Wolf King" finally could no longer sit and wait for death.

Just because of his age, Doug Rivers now only allows Garnett to play for twenty minutes per game. Therefore, for the rest of the first quarter, Garnett did not play again. Not long after Anjie completed the block, Meyers Leonard was also replaced.

The Celtics rookie center Jared Salinger played surprisingly well, but this technique is still slightly rough inside, and still can't compare with the firepower of Batum and Courtney Lee.

As expected, the Celtics were passive after the end of the first quarter. 25 to 18, the Blazers led the league's oldest giants team by 7 points away. This kind of thing was unimaginable two or three years ago.

"It's easy, buddy, easy." Nicholas Batum said after the game, while high-fiving Anjie. They did not underestimate the enemy, but they can probably guess that there should be no major accidents in the next three quarters. After all, a team that has entered an ageing period does not mean that an outbreak can explode. Spurs? The Spurs are an "exception" from top to bottom.

"Boom!" Doug Rivers hit the tactical board hard, he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the Celtics bench just now. But there is no way, the points difference has been widened, and all Rivers can do is look forward. He immediately began to set up the tactics of the second quarter, but to Garnett's disappointment, he did not seem to play an important role in the offense.

"Coach, do you also arrange a few more tactics for me."

Hearing this voice, Rivers raised his head. He thought that Garnett was smiling hippie at this time, but he was surprised that Garnett had a serious expression when he said this!

"You have your offensive time KG, but you also know that the most difficult place for the Trail Blazers to be captured is the inside! I don't allow you to head-to-head with Anjie. In fact, I don't allow anyone to confront him. Head-to-head. We don’t need singles, we need to pass the ball, we need picks and rolls, and we need cooperation!” Rivers has been emphasizing the importance of tactics. Now the Celtics have the only possibility to be better than the Blazers. It's tactical training.

"I know, I won't be stupid enough to confront Ann head-on. I mean, add a few more tactics that will allow me to get out of the phone." Garnett is reluctant. To put it bluntly, he just thinks he's in it. The proportion of shots in the offense is too low.

Rivers stared at Garnett for a few seconds, and all the players stared at his hoarse-voiced coach. After that, Rivers began to concentrate on drawing tactics. Garnett laughed with satisfaction. As the Celtics champion, Rivers could not refuse his request to be a star.

It is not difficult to add a few tactics to Garnett, after all, the Celtics won the championship like this. Rivers is very familiar with the layout, and Garnett is not unfamiliar with tactics. The only question now is whether KG can carry such a heavy offensive burden.

"Beep~~~" The timer beeps, and the rest time is officially over. The cheerleader girl left the field, and the referee urged the players to come and stand according to the rules.

"Man, are you interested in being who you were back then?" Before going on the field, Garnett touched Pierce with his elbow with excitement. Pierce didn't respond, because he didn't know whether this guy was joking or... or serious! ?

"Kevin~~~ Garnett!" However, shortly after the start of the second quarter, the live DJ shouted out Garnett's name. Since Anjie ended late in the first quarter, he still did not play at the beginning of the second quarter. With this opportunity, Garnett shook the inexperienced Meyers Leonard with his feet inside and dunked with both hands.

The "Wolf King" hanging above the basket is still domineering, and his grinning expression is still terrifying. The TD North Shore Garden Arena was full of voices, and they finally saw the revival of the top predator.

"Stuck him Meyers, jam him!" It was not Ricard or Divac who yelled from the bench, but Angel. Leonard was born as a defender. If he hadn't soared in height when he was in school, he might have played a defender for the rest of his life.

This experience makes Leonard's skills relatively comprehensive, but he is not superb in terms of inside skills. An Jie reminded loudly from below that he hoped that this guy could pay attention to his loopholes.

However, the Celtics attacked in the next round, and Garnett scored again.

This is a pick-and-roll cooperation between Garnett and Pierce. Pierce, who used the pick-and-roll to bypass Iguodala, didn’t speed up and rush to the basket. Space for layup.

I have to admit that Pierce is indeed a thief. Although the physical confrontation is a bit fierce, it also allows Pierce, who is not fast, to continue to be a threat to the basket.

Seeing Pierce was about to make a successful shot, Meyers Leonard resolutely left Garnett and pursued Iguodala and Pierce.

Pierce started three moves, Leonard also accelerated to prepare to take off to complete the chase. But Pierce secretly glanced back before taking three steps. A rookie like Leonard naturally didn't see Pierce's eyes, but Garnett understood what Pierce meant.

He quickly ran to a 45° angle on the left wing, and at the same time Pierce, Iguodala and Meyers Leonard took off in sequence. Just when the tall Leonard was about to touch the basketball in the hands of Pierce, Pierce used a back-of-head pass to accurately deliver the ball to Garnett without moving his torso and his line of sight.

Garnett did not fear J.J. Hickson's defense. Even if Hickson rushed toward him aggressively, Garnett's heartbeat did not exceed 65 beats per minute.

This guy shot steadily, the height of the shot was very short, but the ball was raised very high. Hickson made a strenuous leap, but he could only watch the basketball rub his fingertips towards the basket.

The basketball spins three or four times on the inside of the hoop, and in the end, it still falls into the net. Meyers Leonard shook his head helplessly, too, a rookie, where can I play with these two mature guys.

"Pierce and KG have a wonderful cooperation. In the second quarter, the Celtics frequently finished scoring on the inside. I wonder if Coach Ricard should replace Ann?" With Mike Brin's In the commentary, ESPN's photographer also aimed the camera at the Blazers bench again. However, just as before, Ricard and Divac still sat steadily, without any expression on their faces.

Of course, these two guys know that Garnett seems to be a little active this time, but judging from the performance of the last few games and the first quarter of this game, Garnett must be so short-lived.

To put it bluntly, Ricard and Divac did not regard the elderly Garnett as a threat at all.

But when Garnett scored a hook in Leonard's defense for the third time, Ricard frowned. Leonard, who was a tall shot just now, actually defended quite well, but Garnett still hit the hook with a huge interference. If Garnett's first two goals were due to Leonard's unfavorable defense, then this one was completely due to Garnett's ability to score!

Ricard and Divac glanced at each other. What is the chance that a 37-year-old veteran will explode? Very low. But considering that his fierce look was once the king of Minnesota, he was the most promising high school genius back then. Ricard and Divac decided that they could not relax with this guy!

"Ann, get ready to play!" Ricard gave an order, and Anjie immediately took off his training uniform and walked to the technical stage to prepare to play.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Anjie jumped twice, and after high-fiving Leonard, he stepped to his own position. It's time for the Blazers to defend, and Garnett naturally "sticks" with Anjie as soon as he comes up.

"It's been a long time for you kid, it's not nice to let an old man wait for you for so long." When Anjie came up, Garnett also opened his own chatterbox. Compared to Leonard, Anjie is more interesting.

"That's KG, that's it." Anjie didn't talk nonsense with Garnett. He came on the court just to strangle Garnett.

"Huh." Garnett sneered, not paying attention to Anjie's words. Jason Terry saw that he was unable to break through Lillard's defense, so he moved the basketball to the inside and prepared to let Garnett handle it.

"Come!" Anjie didn't dare to underestimate Garnett. This guy has always been one of the most successful power forwards in the league.

Garnett also knew that he couldn't eat Anjie with his back. He lifted the ball high and turned to face the frame with his skilful footsteps. After that, he regained his waist, three threats, looking for a breakthrough.

"Left!" Seeing Garnett's sudden activation, Anjie moved across without hesitation. For top defenders like Anjie, Garnett's three-threat footsteps are not confusing at all.

An Jie was secretly proud that he had judged the direction of Garnett's breakthrough, but the next second, he bumped into a shiny black guy.

"Brandon Buss, a beautiful pick-and-roll! An Jie couldn't imagine that he would be difficult for him in the way he is best at it!"

Knowing that something was wrong, An Jie immediately reached out to pull Garnett's jersey. But Buss' pick-and-roll is really too tough. Don't look at this "pocket insider" who is just over 2 meters tall, but the style of the game is very tough.

After Garnett broke through An Jie, he immediately walked towards the basket. Aldridge naturally completed the transition with An Jie, and he went to chase after the "Wolf King" who had successfully broken through.

Just when Garnett started three moves, he held Aldridge with one hand and raised the ball with the other! Afterwards, Garnett's legs exerted force, and his whole body suddenly jumped into the air. Aldridge also jumped up, but because of being framed by Garnett, Aldridge couldn't get close to Garnett in the air.

So Garnett barely dunks the ball into the basket through Aldridge's outstretched arm! Looking at the dunks in Garnett's career, none of them relied on strength and impact like Griffin, but more on his own long arms. If Garnett’s arm was a few centimeters shorter just now, the ball would probably be dunked on the basket!

"Wow! Garnett actually completed a dunk on Aldridge~www.NovelMTL.com~ This is a buckle that travels through time and space!" Mike Brin couldn't believe it. Garnett, who was almost 37 years old, unexpectedly Can make this kind of action.

"Woo!" After landing, Garnett tensed the muscles of his arms and gritted his teeth! This expression is still fresh in Divac's memory. After Garnett successfully buckled himself back then, he showed such an expression!

Afterwards, Garnett turned around and pointed to Anjie. This action is like a street gangster saying to you: "I remember you."

It is precisely because of this deduction that the Celtics officially tied the score.

What is the chance of a 37-year-old veteran exploding? Very low. Especially in front of An Jie, this probability will be even lower. It's just Garnett, who can't judge by ordinary people's standards...

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