03 The rebirth of the second place Milicic

Although Eddie Jones is a veteran star, he has no airs. He gave way to Kobe Bryant in the Lakers, and this time he has to give way to Wade in the Heat. However, he is neither angry nor sullen, and since he came,

I quickly got to know my new teammates.

Milicic likes this old guy. His three-point shooting and defense are very good, and his character is really good. He was the one who recommended to West to choose Kobe. As a result, Kobe's rise caused the Lakers to send him away.

Milicic felt that this miserable elder brother was very good at being a good old man, which made him feel a sense of intimacy. Pierce also felt that this old guy was much more pleasing to the eye than Davis, and the team had a harmonious atmosphere.

After three days of preparation, the Celtics were waiting for the Trail Blazers at home. Although Eddie Jones had just arrived at the team, his professional attitude and the Celtics' situation had to send him.

On the field, the Celtics' starting lineup is point guard Gary Payton, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward Eddie Jones, power forward Al Jefferson, and center Darko Milicic.

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The Trail Blazers starting lineup includes point guard Damon Stoudemire, shooting guard Derek Anderson, small forward Darius Miles, power forward Zach Randolph, and center Theo Ratliff.

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After the game started, Milicic took off a little early in the fight for the ball. The ball was moved to his own side by Trail Blazers veteran Ratliff. "Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and passed it to Wu.

Miles was guarded by a man, and Miles missed a mid-range shot.

Al Jefferson grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it directly to Eddie Jones in front. After receiving the ball, Jones made a disguised breakthrough and passed Anderson, and scored a counterattack dunk in the open space to win the opening shot.

point.

The Blazers' offense and defense were in chaos. During the offense, Anderson was holding the ball when facing Eddie Jones, and everyone else's running stopped. Payton rushed over from behind Anderson and intercepted the ball, and then hit the ball again.

Made a counterattack layup.

The Trail Blazers attacked again. After receiving the ball from the wing, Myers actually made a mindless cross pass from one side of the three-point line to the other side. Payton, who was more energetic in stealing today, jumped up and passed the ball.

The ball was in his hands. As soon as he stole the ball, the newly joined Eddie Jones started running to the opponent's half. Payton did not stick to the ball and passed a long pass to Jones who was counterattacking. Jones made a strong move.

Taking advantage of Anderson, he hit a layup due to a physical collision. The Celtics counterattacked three times as soon as the game started, catching the Trail Blazers off guard.

This time when the Trail Blazers came to the frontcourt, Stoudemire didn't pass the ball and directly made a three-pointer. Although the ball hit, the scene was really chaotic. This team is gone.

Rasheed Wallace and Pippen became even more chaotic after that, and their tactics couldn't even be described as a team.

Maybe Payton was too proud of his consecutive steals. During the offense, he was unexpectedly intercepted by Stoudemire and successfully counterattacked. The defender who is over 1.7 meters tall is really hard to guard against. Payton's height is like

He is an inside player.

Although the Celtics played well in the opening rounds, Milicic was very uncomfortable against Ratliff. Ratliff always stuck himself in uncomfortable positions, and his defensive initiative was very

Strong, in terms of defensive ability alone, he is probably stronger than O'Neal of the Pacers.

"Hey! Boy, I heard that you have played well in the last few games, but I think your beautiful data may have to take a pause today." Ratliff said beside Milicic.

"Really? Why do I always meet so many idiots who won't cry until they see the coffin?" Milicic said, leaning against Ratliff, raising his hand to ask Payton for the ball, and Payton tipped the ball over.

To Jones on Milicic's side, Jones received the ball and passed it directly to Milicic.

After Milicic received the ball, no one from the Trail Blazers was guarding him. Randolph was lazily behind and had no awareness of assisting in defense. Although Ratliff's individual defense ability was good, he just let an offensive insider go.

, it was still a bit too much. Milicic didn’t even make a fake move after receiving the ball. He directly used Ratliff as the axis, turned around and squeezed Ratliff to his side, and went directly to the basket for a dunk.

After the dunk, Milicic glanced at Ratliff with a frivolous look. This made Ratliff, who had just said such big words, really feel a little confused on his face, and secretly held a breath in his heart.

However, this tone can only come from his inside partner Zach Randolph. Milicic here looks at Fatty Lan who later proved in the Grizzlies that he is not a data brush, just like looking in the mirror, Lando

Randolph also has mid-range shooting and three-point ability. Although he looks fat, his footsteps are extremely flexible. He can be regarded as the same type of player as Milicic. Last season, Rashid's departure just gave Randolph a chance to shine and won the championship.

With a long-term contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, he also hit Jefferson with high spirits on the court and hit a long-range mid-range shot.

Watching Randolph's shot, Milicic felt like competing. When he reached the three-point line, Ratliff did not follow him. After asking for the ball, Ratliff made a two-pointer that stepped on the three-point line.

After making the shot, Randolph looked at the scoreboard.

This kid is just kidding me! Randolph also lost his temper. He is the boss of this new team. How can he humiliate people just by humiliating them like a coolie-type player like Ratliff?

Randolph had finally lost his temper with Milicic. As long as the Trail Blazers ball reached the frontcourt and was passed to Randolph, there was no hope. Randolph must have made the shot himself. After three rounds of this, Randolph

Dov hit two goals, but no one was satisfied. Before Randolph's rise, Myers' status was higher than him. KG II, who is known as "playing on the rim", was not convinced.

Randolph, Stoudemire, Anderson and Ratliff are also veterans. If you don't pass to me, I won't pass to you. This will make the head coach Cheeks on the sidelines very angry. This

Why play basketball? Sooner or later the team will have to break up.

On the Celtics side, Milicic didn't play so reluctantly. He passed the ball when he couldn't move. With Eddie Jones on the outside, Milicic can open up a lot of space. Milicic is getting more and more

I appreciate this guy.

With Eddie Jones' three-pointer, the Celtics led the Trail Blazers 67-38 at halftime. The nearly 30-point gap also caused the game to enter garbage time early.