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“Bird~Yes!”

With Most's simple and powerful commentary, Larry Bird made a 19-foot shot, the second goal he scored at the opening, and the Celtics tied the score.

In the offensive and defensive transition just now, Larry Bird dribbled through the half-court just like the last attack and also walked from the right side.

But this time he did not stop outside the three-point line, but instead took a step inside and shot directly.

The two Trail Blazers players stepped forward to make up for defense, but did not stop Bird from taking the ball calmly, and the ball was hollowed into the basket.

"Why not guard against him?" Gan Guoyang muttered when serving at the bottom line. He felt that as long as he guarded Bird, he could stop Bird's shots like this.

"You can try boy." The muttering voice of Gan Guoyang was heard by Bird. Bird looked at Gan Guoyang with a cold face and said lightly.

"Let me score a goal first." Gan Guoyang finished serving the ball and threw it to Bird.

"Valentin controls the ball, his legs are thick like a neck with hyperthyroidism. Van dervich is in the low post, catches the ball, dribbling and shoots, but the ball is not hit... Gan points the ball in! He can already score 4 points at the beginning."

The Trail Blazers are still 3-2 in offensive formation, but they start to sink Van derwich to the low-post area to single Maxwell.

Cedric Maxville, the Celtics' 1981 Finals MVP, has been declining as he grows older and his personal attitude.

Especially after winning the championship in 1984, he gained weight all summer due to recuperation and other reasons. Although he recovered a little through training, he still couldn't get back to Zhiyong back then.

At this time, although he is a starter, he is no longer the absolute main player of the Celtics.

When defending Van derwich, he was able to do his best and gave Van derwich enough interference when Van derwich took the ball and shot.

But Robert Parish failed to withstand Gan Guoyang at the basket. Van dervic's shot was very soft and bounced far. Gan Guoyang used a small move to push Parish a little away, then jumped and pointed the ball into the basket with a little left hand.

After Gan Guoyang scored, he looked at Bird and shook his head.

"This damn guy dares to provoke Bird. He is so impatient to live." On the bench of the Trail Blazers on the sidelines, Kenny Carl saw Gan Guoyang's actions and knew that Gan Guoyang was competing with Bird, and couldn't help but feel worried about Gan Guoyang.

6:4, the Trail Blazers played well at the beginning of the first quarter, but they were just warming up at the beginning of the first quarter, and both sides were looking for state. In comparison, the Celtics seemed to be less in state.

This time the Celtics were replaced by Danny Angie dribbling through half the game. It can be said that with DJ, Bird and Angie are there, the opponent has no idea who is the ball possession point.

Anji pushed from the left, stopped near the three-point line, and prepared to lob the ball inside.

The Celtics' tactics at the beginning were actually very simple, which was to rely on Parish and Maxwell to open up the situation and drive tactical changes.

Valentine defended Anji. Seeing Anji yearning for the inner lob, he took two steps back and spread his hands to interfere with Anji's passing route.

Seeing that the ball could not be passed, Anji also died, so he could only shoot directly from 20 feet away.

"Bang!" Another empty shot missed. This time, Anji's accuracy was slightly better, but the ball still came out of the basket.

The inside line is still a hand-to-hand fight. This time Gan Guoyang failed to get a chance, and Parrish and Bird both got stuck in the three-second zone early.

During the competition between several people, I don’t know who slapped the racket out and the ball flew to the periphery.

"Dennis Johnson got the ball and passed it to Bird. Bird broke through and suddenly passed the ball. Danny Angie was still at the bottom line! Jump shot! The ball still didn't make it. Today, Angie's hand should have been covered with butter."

Anji's opening feel was quite poor, and he had missed three consecutive shots. It seems that his condition is quite poor.

Gan Guoyang did not give the Celtics any more chance in the inside, grabbed the rebound with one hand and passed the ball to Valentine. The Trail Blazers continued to organize the offense.

"Left, to the left!" Ramsey shouted on the sidelines, saying that this was shouting at Gan Guoyang. Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to take the position on the left.

Gan Guoyang used to rely too much on his turn and hooking his right hand, and this has been figured out by various teams. It is not that easy for Gan Guoyang to get the ball and play singles at the low post on the right.

Therefore, Ramsey asked Gan Guoyang to be able to play singles on both sides to enhance the restraint and damage of the opponent's defense.

"Gan, after receiving Valentine's pass, Angie stepped forward to double-team. Gan did not transfer the ball, turned around and walked from the bottom line! The referee whistled, Parish made a foul, blocking the foul." Moster's opening commentary was quite dull, because the court was full of unfavorable situations for the Celtics, which also made Moster himself very depressed.

Gan Guoyang was very quick when he just walked the bottom line. Parrish was not prepared at all. He could only move sideways and hit Gan Guoyang with his side, which ended up blocking the foul.

"All you can do is foul?" Gan Guoyang was a little annoyed after being fouled. He got into the state very quickly in this game, so he was very straightforward.

"You will find that all you can do is fouls." Bird was also annoyed, as usual, saying that no matter what the game was like at the beginning, he was acceptable, and the game had just begun.

But Bird, a famous trash talk king in the NBA, did not expect that Gan Guoyang, a yellow-skinned rookie, would be able to speak English trash talks one by one, and his performance was really outstanding, which made Bird very angry.

When the Trail Blazers served on the sideline, Gan Guoyang could no longer get the ball because the left side was already full of players from both sides.

Sampson sent the ball to Paxson, and then Paxson passed the ball to Van dervich, who was on the right low post.

This is the second time Van derwich has taken the ball and played single at a low post, which is also a change in the Trail Blazers in this game.

The Celtics are really strange in the starting lineup. In addition to center Robert Parish, who is a real and serious center, Bird and Maxwell are all-around forwards who can be three or four on the front line, while Angie and Johnson on the back line are one or two, which makes the Celtics extremely flexible in the lineup.

Two guys like Maxwell and Bird, both offense and defense can give the opponent a headache for a long time.

Therefore, Ramsey asked Van dervich to start from the low post first, improve the success rate of the offensive, and get the feel as soon as possible. Every detail must be done against the Celtics.

But Van dervich's attack was not successful. After holding the ball at the low post on the right, he turned around and dribbled in the middle, but was defended by Bird in the middle.

Van dervich was like a step-back jump shot, but after the ball was touched by Bird's fingertips, the ball's flight speed in the air was significantly slowed down.

"Bang!" The ball hit the front of the basket. This time Paris grabbed a better position and took the backcourt rebound.

The Trail Blazers team quickly retreated, but it was too late. After a brief observation, Parrish made a long pass from the backcourt, a pass that spanned half of the field!

The ball accurately reached Larry Bird's hand. After Bird received the ball, he did not dribble the ball, but took two steps together. Under the interference of Gan Guoyang and Sampson, a small throw shot with his right hand made!

"So-easy!" After Bird scored, he ran backwards and told Gan Guoyang how easy it was to score this goal.

Although Bird's physical fitness is average, his sense of ball is excellent. He took the ball, took two steps, and started the jump in one go.

His jumping height was also very average, but he was very sure of the choice of shooting points. He slapped Gan Guoyang with one hand and threw the ball towards the basket.

Although the posture was not good-looking, the ball just stumbled in, and the Boston Garden Stadium was instantly filled with joy, breaking the silence that had been before.

The cheers were so enthusiastic, as if Bird had scored a final shot.

"A fast break layup, what about it?" Gan Guoyang thought silently in his heart, thinking that the Boston fans were really fussing.

"These unqualified fans in the East are just making a fuss." Mitchell Sampson also has the same thing.

6:6, both sides are still on the same starting line.

With Ramsey's careful preparation before the game, the Trail Blazers did not lose the disadvantage in the tentative contact between the two sides, while the Celtics seemed out of shape. Their 6 points all came from Larry Bird.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Gan Guoyang obviously became the team's offensive core point. In the next attack, Gan Guoyang once again stood at the low position on the right.

"Gan is on the right side. Should Ramsey use Gan as Jabbar in this game? Or does he think Gan has Bill Walton's magic at once?" Most also felt a little strange about the Trail Blazers' frequent use of Gan Guoyang at the beginning.

Ramsey still has his wishful thinking in his heart, and everything depends on the first lineup rotation between the two sides.

Gan Guoyang received a pass from Valentine, and his position was still very shallow. In such a position, facing the 7-foot-2 Parish, the direct attack effect would not be very good.

So Gan Guoyang chose to pass the ball.

After Valentine passed the ball to Gan Guoyang, she quickly cut into the inside. At this time, the Celtics' inside accumulation was no longer as tight as it was at the beginning.

Relying on Sampson's cover, Valentine instantly threw away Angie's defense and inserted it to the left side of the three-second zone.

This is a tactic that has been practiced many times. Gan Guoyang did not hesitate and passed the ball straight to the basket!

"Valentin catches the ball and lays it up! The ball is in! A-nice-pass (a beautiful pass)." Moster is a little exhausted. He really doesn't want to use the continuous good words in his vocabulary to his opponents, but the Trail Blazers have indeed played very well in these goals.

"Beep!" The referee whistled. It seemed that Celtics' head coach K.C Jones could not stand the team's defense and offensive state, so he called a timeout to let the players adjust.

"Very good, we played great, but this is the appetizer. We'll let them taste the meal later." Ramsey said to the player who ended up.

The targeted tactics at the beginning of the Trail Blazers have had a very good effect, and these are the results of Ramsey's careful arrangements over the past few days.
Chapter completed!