Chapter 71 The new legend continues

October 3, Boston, cloudy.

Tonight, the Boston Celtics will make their preseason debut this season at their doorstep.

The North Shore Garden Arena is crowded with crowds of people crowded in the square, waiting for the start of the evening game.

The Celtics had a good result last season and entered the Eastern Conference Finals.

This season they took a step further in the lineup, retaining All-Star Al Horford, signing free agent All-Star - Gordon Hayward, traded All-Star champion guard Kyrie Irving, and also selected Jianghu, a genius from China with the Nets' No. 1 pick.

Even if such a lineup does not win the championship, it would not be an exaggeration to enter the finals, right?

Therefore, the Celtics' enthusiasm for this season is even more crazy than last season.

The Celtics' first preseason opponent was the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets' performance in recent seasons is still very average. After they won 48 wins and 34 losses in the 2015-16 season, they immediately fell back to 36 wins and 46 losses in the 2016-17 season and missed the playoffs.

Coach Steve Clifford's magic lasted for only one season, and then suddenly disappeared, with almost the same lineup's winning rate dropping sharply.

If the Hornets' record is still not outstanding enough this season, Mr. Qiao will probably be waving the money and looking for the head coach again.

In fact, the Hornets' problem has little to do with Clifford, mainly because there is a super colander in the team.

Although Kemba Walker, the team's top scorer, has good scoring ability and can average 23.2 points per game, he also has a fatal disadvantage, that is, his height.

Kemba Walker's registered height is 183cm and weighs 83KG. Isaiah Thomas' height is 175cm and weighs 84KG. A taller height and lower weight make Walker the Hornets' biggest loophole. If the Celtics have enough defensive players to make up for Thomas Jr.'s defense, the Hornets will not be the case. Their overall defense is average, let alone taking care of Kemba Walker.

Therefore, before the game, Stevens also emphasized that everyone should play Kemba Walker.

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In this game, the starting lineup sent by the Celtics is:

Point guard-Kyrie Irving (93)

Scoring guard - Jaylen Brown (85)

Small Forward-Jianghu (90)

Power forward - Gordon Hayward (91)

Center - Al Horford (88)

The starting lineup sent by the Hornets is:

Point guard - Kemba Walker (89)

Scoring guard - Nicholas Batum (83)

Small forward - Michael Kidd Gilchrist (79)

Power forward - Marvin Williams (79)

Center - Dwight Howard (86)

Before the game officially started, all the lights in the audience went out, and a trailer for the new season was played in the live screen of North Shore Garden.

At the beginning of the video, the picture was pitch black, and then rustling snowflakes suddenly appeared.

The next second, pictures and sounds began to appear on the big screen, and the ancient stadium broadcast sounded:

"Bob holds the ball and hits the earth and passes it to Bill."

"Bill Russell, approach the basket, turn around and take action."

"The ball is in!!"

"Celtics legendary center Bill Russell completely killed the game suspense and led the team to become champion for the eighth consecutive time."

Young Bill Russell whistled to the sky and raised the championship trophy with one hand...

The picture changed and came to the 1969 NBA Finals, Don Nelson won the finals seventh game.

"Bill received the ball, was double-teamed, and passed it to Don!!"

"Don Nelson, take action~!"

"state………"

"The ball went in, the ball went in, the game ended, and Don Nelson defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a mid-range shot to help the team win the eleventh championship!!"

Don Nelson, who was the winner, looked calm, and everyone except him fell into madness. All the fans at the scene roared and rushed to the center of the stadium wildly.

The picture changed again and came to the 1978 talent show. Auerbach wore a suit, a red tie, and a cigar in his mouth showing a rebellious smile...

Then-NBA president Larry O'Brien opened the draft envelope:

"The 6th pick in the 1978 draft, the Boston Celtics selected Larry Bird from Indiana University."

The picture turned again and came to Bird's 1984 finals to defeat the Lakers.

Larry Bird, facing Magic Johnson, made a three-pointer at the top of the arc and sealed his throat with blood...

"Byder, three-pointer, the ball went in!"

"There is no more critical ball than this!!"

"This goal is likely to determine the title."

Kevin McHale on the sidelines raised his super long arm and ran into the field.

The picture turned again, a bucket of Gatorade fell on Doug Rivers' head, and a smile appeared on his face...

Pierce wore a champion hat and cigar in his mouth, muttering to the camera...

Kevin Garnett hit the basketball hoop with his head, and then roared to the sky wildly...

"Let us congratulate the Celtics on winning the championship again after 22 years. This is the 17th championship in the history of this team."

The last one is a collection of Celtics’ active players…

Brown's counterattack dunk...

Irving made a layup with a 3-pointer to win the Warriors...

The windmill dunk at the free throw line of Jianghu... The dunk in tribute to Ma Long...

The screen is accompanied by intense BGM and card frame special effects, and it keeps flashing...

Then, the screen was completely black, the subtitles appeared, and the BGM reached its climax...

"The new legend continues..."

The video ended and the lights on the scene started.

The fans of the audience stood up and sent warm applause and cheers, as well as fierce whistles.

The video ended, the player's appearance began, and after a brief introduction to the visiting Hornets, it was the Celtics' turn.

Jianghu is the first to appear in the world, and DJ's heart-wrenching shouts almost made his scalp numb:

"Next, I'll invite the first player to play in the Celtics."

"This is his first time playing here as a home player..."

“From Guangdong, China…”

“Height 6 feet 9 inches…”

"The No. 1 pick in the draft in 2017."

"The owner of the Celtic No. 1 jersey."

"Let's welcome with warm applause..."

"River~~~~ Lake!!!"

DJ finished the whole paragraph in a breath of intense and indignant tone, and then dragged a very long tail sound!!

The Celtic fans kept applauding and cheering enthusiastically...

Jianghu trotted out of the player channel, and in the spotlight, trotted forward and high-five with every teammate on both sides.

He and Jaylen Brown then completed a complex set of exclusive pre-match gestures, then jumped up and made a shoulder-to-shoulder slam.

By the way, accept cheers from all the fans...

This is North Shore Garden, the league's famous home court of the devil.

The cheers from the audience at the scene have already made the Jianghu feel that blood is radiant and passionate.

This is the feeling of dreams coming into reality. I have been listening to other stars appearing in front of the TV since I was a child. From this moment on, I am also a real NBA player.

After everyone's appearance ended, Horford gathered the whole team together and formed a circle.

He stood inside the circle, clapping and shouting, "Everyone, keep your attention!!"

"Don't tell me it's just a preseason."

"This is our first home game this season. We want to win this game and make a good start for the new season."

"Do you understand? Everyone."
To be continued...