"beep!"

Howard smashed the ball into the basket through Yi Jianlian, and the referee blew the whistle to indicate a foul.

The opening was a 2+1!

The North Shore Garden Arena exploded instantly.

Yi Jianlian's block hit Howard in the face, and Howard wasn't angry. He blinked and then smiled.

He is really happy playing now!

And the ball just now also illustrates a problem. It's not that he doesn't like pick-and-rolls, but he is selective.

If he is asked to be a blue-collar player, blocking and creating scoring opportunities for the ball carrier, he will definitely not be happy with that.

But if it's like just now, after taking down the ball and passing the ball to attack, he will still be very happy.

To put it bluntly, there will be no statistics on pick-and-rolls, but there will be statistics on scoring.

He needs to be the end of the pick-and-roll, not just the component.

The Celtics obviously handled this much better than the Heat.

However, his extra penalty missed the target steadily, and Chandler protected the defensive rebound.

The Nets' offense, UCLA's pick-and-roll, Howard did not follow Johnson who was slipping to the baseline, but directly helped defend Deron who was cutting in.

Lin Ying passed the ball to Johnson, who took the shot before Bradley could pounce on him.

"when!"

Smashed the basket and came out.

After losing weight and using tactics, Johnson's shooting percentages have improved compared to last season, but he was a bit unlucky on this shot.

It was a short rebound, and Howard jumped up and easily picked it off.

The Celtics pushed for a fast break, but the Nets retreated quickly.

Rondo reached out and made a tactical gesture and gave the ball to Garnett.

Howard set up an off-ball pick-and-roll for Pierce, then turned and followed.

Garnett looked at Pierce as if he was about to pass the ball, but instead he threw the ball directly over the basket.

Howard was led into the air by the ball.

"Bang!"

Howard's sinking dunk directly pushed the rim down a few centimeters!

Scored twice!

After landing, Howard made a fist with his right hand and arched his biceps, making a "strong" celebration gesture, and then smiled again.

Judging from the opening tactical position, the Celtics really doted on Howard, and Howard played really well.

Deron's throw after the breakthrough was interfered by Garnett.

"when!"

Still not entering.

And this time, it was Garnett who collected the defensive rebound and threw it to Rondo immediately.

Rondo pushed for a fast break, faced Johnson and passed the ball behind his back to Bradley who followed up, and the latter made a layup.

0 to 6!

The Celtics gave the Nets a powerful start.

Lin Ying took advantage of Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll and shot directly from outside the three-point line.

His burst is quick, and the time difference is perfect.

"when!"

But the ball went in and bounced out again!

The basket at the North Shore Garden Arena tonight really put a lid on the Nets!

Green Army fans burst into cheers at the scene, what a great start!

Sloan stood up from the bench.

The camera was focused on this old handsome man, and the photographer seemed to want to see a hint of nervousness on his face.

But, no.

Sloan's expression was very calm. He just shouted a few times to the retreating players and then made new tactical gestures.

That's the defense's adjustment response.

Rondo played a pick-and-roll with Howard again, and the Nets simply didn't change it this time.

Deron bypassed Howard to cover Rondo, and Chandler followed Howard directly.

This way of circumventing the pick-and-roll will definitely leave room for the ball carrier to take action.

However, Rondo didn't take any action. The Nets' defensive adjustment somewhat pinched his weakness in shooting.

Although the remnants of the old era are old, the experience brought by many years of "sailing" is much more than those of the new era ships!

Rondo gave the ball to Pierce, and Howard pulled out to pick and roll with Pierce.

Sloan continued shouting from the sidelines.

Johnson directly used a steal this time to steal from Howard's pick-and-roll position.

At this time, a weakness in Howard's pick-and-roll was exposed.

Because they are all pick-and-rolls aimed at scoring, he does not have the option of dead block in his pick-and-roll options. This leads to many of his pick-and-rolls being like the one at the beginning, which is to block half and then go down. In terms of the quality of pick-and-rolls, in fact Not good.

Therefore, Johnson's grab was particularly smooth. Pierce had no space to pass the ball, and Howard was unable to create a mismatch.

Obviously, the Celtics' consecutive pick-and-roll failures were all due to Bai Sloan.

Playing a pick-and-roll in front of Sloan, this section can be matched with that classic BGM: a small trick, but how dare you try to do the same thing!

The Celtics' attack time was running out, and the others pulled away and gave Pierce a one-on-one shot.

Pierce sat on Johnson's buttocks, turned around and shot backward.

It was almost a buzzer beater.

"Whoa!"

But Pierce put the ball in!

On the one hand, Johnson's weight loss to prevent Pierce has become less effective, but on the other hand, Pierce is known for his big heart!

0 to 8!

The Celtics had a perfect start!

At this time, fans on social media started cheering and celebrating.

Their judgment is correct, the Nets are just a false league number one created by the schedule!

After tonight, everyone will be able to realize its true face!

The camera then panned to Sloan on the sidelines, hoping to see another hint of nervousness on the old coach's face.

But still nothing.

Moreover, Sloan shouted directly to Lin Ying this time and made tactical gestures towards Lin Ying.

After the Nets attacked the frontcourt, Deron held the ball and the others spread out on the wings.

Just when the fans thought the Nets were going to play a two-man game, Lin Ying leaned directly with his back to Pierce and reached for the ball.

This is, I’m going to be single!

When the ball came in, Lin Ying didn't give the Celtics a chance to attack. He hit Pierce with his back, turned around and broke through to the basket.

The opening shot already let him know that his touch was average tonight, so the ball went to the basket decisively!

Pierce didn't expect Lin Ying to be so determined. He slowed down by half a beat and Lin Ying had already reached the penalty area.

Chandler blocked Howard, but Garnett came to help.

Lin Ying jumped up directly towards Garnett, then pulled the ball with one hand in the air and dodged it.

This ball stands out with a handsome character, and Garnett's legs and feet are getting slower as he gets older, so there is no time to block this ball.

"Bang!"

After a light rebound, the basketball fell steadily into the net.

The Nets finally scored!

In the Celtics' frontcourt, Pierce directly engaged Garnett in a pick-and-roll this time.

"Pinch attack!"
To be continued...