As time goes by March, all the Celtics' matches in February ended. In February, the Celtics played a total of 13 games, with 10 wins and 3 losses.

As of the end of February, the Celtics played a total of 63 games, achieving a record of 51 wins and 12 losses.

Eastern team ranking:

First: Boston Celtics 51 wins and 12 losses.

Second: Toronto Raptors 46 wins and 13 losses.

Third: Philadelphia 76ers 39 wins and 14 losses

Third: Cleveland Cavaliers 38 wins and 14 losses

Fourth: Indiana Pacers 36 wins and 18 losses.

Fifth: Oklahoma City Thunder 32 wins and 20 losses.

Sixth: Miami Heat 30 wins and 26 losses.

Seventh: Milwaukee Bucks 30 wins and 27 losses.

Eighth: Washington Wizards 29 wins and 27 losses.

Jianghu has participated in 61 of the games so far, averaging 35.6 minutes per game, and averaging 31.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 3.2 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.6 turnovers, shooting percentage of 54.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 45.8%, and free throws.

Rate of 93.9%

With all the games in February, the overall situation in the league has become clearer. Now it seems that the Golden State Warriors, which have the Big Four, are still the biggest favorite in the championship. Durant, who joined the Warriors in his second season, has gone a step further with his teammates.

Although they did not win the first place in the West, they played many games that turned against the wind.

The reason why they rank third in the West is entirely because they mostly play casually against those teams ranked in Lotto, thus losing many games that shouldn't have lost....

What about several other competitors in the West?

In terms of the strength shown at present, the Rockets are the most favored team in the Western Conference except for the Warriors. Harden and Paul, a double-held combination that is not favored, played an unimaginable tacit understanding. Tucker proved that he is the champion team.

Excellent puzzle, his defensive ability has been fully recognized by everyone as the Rockets' outstanding record.

The Rockets also have a number of defensive players such as Ariza and Bamot. At the same time, they are the team with the most three-pointers per game in the league.

Their record almost ranked first in the Western Conference on the first day of the season, and no one can surpass them since then.

Their current record is also 51 wins and 11 losses, leading the Celtics by half a win-win margin with one game less.

Although the Thunder ranks fifth in the West, everyone's expectations for them are no less than those of the Rockets. After all, the combination of four All-Stars is the only one in the league except the Warriors.

As for the Celtics? They are considered by the outside world as the third championship team in the league. The Warriors in the first place, the Rockets and the Thunder in the second place, and the Celtics, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Pelicans.
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Their statement is: The Warriors have Durant and Iguodala, the Rockets have Tucker and Ariza, and the Thunder have Paul George and Anthony.

These forward groups are the guarantee that the team can go further in their playoffs.

The Celtics only have front lines like Brown and Morris, which are strong offensive and weak defense. This kind of front line is difficult to ensure efficiency in the playoffs and is likely to have side effects on the court.

Although he has an average of 31.2 points per game, his strength has not been verified in the playoffs, and it is still unknown how much he can perform in the playoffs. Moreover, only Horford and Irving have rich postseasons in the entire Lakers.

Game experience, other players are all new recruits, so they may not be able to go far in the playoffs.

These media are very informative. If you don't analyze it carefully, you may think they make sense....

But if you analyze it carefully, the problems they mentioned are all superficial things.

For example, the Celtics do not have a defensive front line. Can't they defend those powerful front lines with their physical conditions?

For example, if you lack the experience of the playoffs, this problem will almost only appear in the first round. In the later games, besides the Warriors, how much more experience can others be?

James? Experience of being swept or losing to the finals?

Of course, these questions have nothing to do with. You just say it, and you are too lazy to waste your mouth to refute.

The media are relying on topics to make a difference. If you don’t let them argue, where will they go to eat?

Moreover, there is no meaning in the dispute. The facts are the best refutation. After the Celtics achieve excellent results in the playoffs, those doubts will naturally disappear.

Only Jianghu and the people in the team know that the tacit understanding of this team is getting better and better almost every day. After the All-Star Game, Irving seemed to be very guilty when facing Jianghu, which made him play.

The style and style have also undergone some changes. He gives more ball rights to the world on the court and does more offenses by himself. He almost transforms into a traditional point guard with Paul's type, and his average score per game has dropped to 23 points.

Average assists per game increased from 7.5 to 9.

He is also mature, and more often he still recognizes his positioning. He knows that he cannot become the leader of a team in the playoffs and even the finals, and he accepts his fate.

Jianghu's scores are very stable, and he hovering around 25-40 points almost every game. It's not that he does not have the ability to get high scores, but that he does not have the need to get high scores.

The Celtics currently have a healthy personnel structure. Jianghu, who scored the most, averaged 31.2 points per game, second-in-command Irving averaged 23.5 points per game, Jaylen Brown averaged 17.5 points per game, Horford averaged 13 points per game, and the bench's chief scorer was the bench.

Rozier averaged 15.8 points per game. A healthy team will definitely not have only one or two strong scorers. The more people can score, the less restricted the playoffs will be.

However, such scoring ability in the Celtics lineup has also made the world bid farewell to the Player of the Month in February. The Best of the Eastern Conference in February belongs to DeRozan, who averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in February, leading the team.

The Raptors achieved an outstanding record of 12 wins and 2 losses, and also received the honor of the first player of the month.

On March 1, the Celtics ushered in a second battle with the Rockets.

After the game started, the Rockets, who played away, quickly took an 11-7 lead. They maintained a good state after the All-Ming game. After putting Tucker in the regular period, their defensive ability made significant progress.

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Harden came up and made a jump shot against Irving in succession, and Paul also scored consecutive goals against Brown.

The game was suspended and Jianghu made a three-pointer after the timeout. Irving broke through the frame and caused Capela to make a foul. He made both free throws. Jianghu assisted the outside and Smart made a three-pointer. The Celtics overtook the score 20-15.

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The Celtics lineup is not very effective on the defensive end, and some of them cannot defend against the Rockets' offense, but it opens up the situation on the offensive end.

The Rockets requested a timeout, first of all, to strengthen the defense of the Celtics outside players, and try not to give the shooter the opportunity to get an open position to take action. On the offensive end, Ariza, who has been struck by the outside, has been replaced.

Change to their sixth man Eric Gordon.

This kind of formation change is very effective. After the timeout is over, Gordon and Paul quickly worked together to score 9 points.

In this game, Jianghu deliberately lets his teammates master more ball rights and face the Rockets' defense, while he himself uses the off-ball style to maximize his shooting advantages.

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The situation between the two teams began to fall into a stalemate, from 26 to 29 to 32. At the last moment of the first quarter, Jianghu used Bai Ji's no-ball to threaten Irving's pass shot twice, and scored 6 points in a row to end the quarter.

The game, the Celtics won the lead 38-32 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Rozier, the Celtics' substitute, scored 4 points in a row, widening the gap to 10 points.

But soon, Gordon, the sixth man on the opposite side, also began to show his power. Facing Rozier's defense, he hit Rozier's head twice, treating Rozier's defense as nothing, and leads the team individually

Bring out an 8-0 climax and recover the score difference to two points.

Stevens immediately replaced Irving, who had only had two minutes of rest. Irving and Morris Jr. made three-pointers one after another, helping the Celtics break the gap again.

Harden also rested for three minutes off the court, quickly returned to the court, leading the team to respond to a 7-0 climax.

Five minutes before halftime, the two teams tied 46-46, and then the two teams increased their points one after another.

Before the end of the half, Jiang Hu and Harden met outside the three-point line. Jiang Hu used false moves to point Harden twice, and then used all his strength to hit him and caused him to foul.

Harden was hit on his chest and almost lacked oxygen. He was also sentenced to a foul. He looked for the referee, but the referee ignored him. He was suffering and was deceived. He couldn't say anything.

At the end of the half, the Celtics led the Rockets by 6 points 67-61.

On the Celtics, Jianghu scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Irving scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Rozier scored 11 points, Brown defended Harden with all his strength, although he didn't defend at all, but he only took it himself

6 points and 5 rebounds...

Fortunately, he blocked twice, one of which was given to Harden, who was in the match, and a big hat was given to Capela, who was 216cm tall...

On the Rockets, the highest scorer in the first half was Eric Gordon, who came on as a substitute. Gordon made 5 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 two points, and two free throws, scored a total of 21 points.

, higher score than Jianghu.

Harden scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Paul made three three-pointers and scored 11 points, Tucker's touch was not very good in the first half, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and he scored 2 points and 5 only with free throws

Rebound.

Shortly after the start of the third quarter, Ariza made a three-pointer, Paul made a mid-range shot, and Harden got two free throws, and the Rockets overtook the score in one minute of the game.

In the subsequent game, Jianghu strengthened his breakthrough and passed the ball, and Irving, who assisted the outside, hit a three-pointer again. The Celtics expanded the gap to 5 points with a small climax of 11-5.

The Rockets requested a timeout. After the game started again, D'Antoni replaced their hero Gordon again, and focused on the breakthrough of Jianghu, which once again strengthened the defensive intensity on the court.

They took Capela and replaced Paul, Gordon, Harden, Ariza, and Tucker with five small lineups.

In the anxious moment, Paul chose to use singles against Horford, scored 5 points in a row in the inside and outside shots, and Irving also jumped into the game

The Rockets' lineup of two small guards makes the Celtics unable to stand it. Jianghu defends Harden, Paul can always easily score against Horford or Irving, and Jianghu defends Harden, Paul defends Brown or Irving, either

Difficulty.

With 5 minutes and 30 seconds left in this quarter, the Rockets led 79 to 73. After that, the two teams each made several attacks. Before the end of the third quarter, Jianghu hit a three-pointer in the midfield while stepping on the LOGO, and the first three quarters ended.

The Rockets still lead 4 points 83-79.

In the early part of the fourth quarter, Jianghu was resting off the court, but Harden was transferred to the court and continued to lead the Rockets to charge.
To be continued...