189 Jefferson's Complaint (2/5)

Chapter 189 Jefferson's Complaint (25)

Tang Tian didn't live at Olson's house. When NBA teams played away games, they attached great importance to the personal safety of players.

Unless you report to the team, you will be punished if you stay out at night.

After eating the cake, Tang Tian went back to the hotel.

After the Spurs played the Knicks, they flew non-stop to Boston the next day to prepare for the game against the Celtics.

Frequent back-to-backs really make the old players suffer.

And it's not just mental, veteran players like Duncan and Parker both suffered from physical soreness.

Although it didn't affect the game, Popovich arranged for them to take turns.

Ginobili's injury made the old man have to be more careful.

Boston is the city with the best basketball atmosphere in the league, and their home stadium, the North Shore Garden Arena, is also one of the arenas with the strongest atmosphere in the league.

The Celtics are also one of the oldest giants in the league.

This is not an easy game, and Popovich will choose to rest the two cores in such a game.

The occupancy rate of the arena for the game that night exceeded 80%, and Popovich did not release any rumors before the rest of the game.

When they saw Duncan and Parker in suits and ties before the game, the fans frowned, and when the starters were introduced at the opening ceremony, they couldn't help booing.

The rest is not very friendly to fans.

But Popovich didn't care at all, and he was completely on the sidelines.

During the warm-up before the final match, Ray Allen came over to say hello to Tang Tian.

Although the senior from the University of Kang didn't really help him during the draft, he still took him very seriously.

During the exchange, Tang Tian could still feel that Ray Allen was not in a good mood.

This season he was troubled by injuries and did not perform well, and the team's low post also has a faint tendency to be replaced by rookie Avery Bradley.

The game started quickly, and the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.

For the Spurs, Parker and Duncan have a truce, Mills and Green are on the outside, Jefferson and Bonner are on the front line, and Blair is the center.

On the Celtics side, Rondo and Ray Allen are on the perimeter, Pierce and Garnett are on the front line, and O'Neal is the center.

Garnett got the first attack opportunity for the Celtics. With the Celtics' tactical cooperation in the frontcourt, Ray Allen missed a three-pointer after running out of the tactics.

His competitive state is indeed mediocre.

Blair took the defensive rebound and the Spurs pushed to the frontcourt.

With Duncan and Parker absent, the team played more hammer tactics. Green seized the opportunity from the bottom corner and hit an open three-pointer. The Spurs turned away and took the lead.

The Celtics attacked the frontcourt, and Garnett missed the mid-range catch.

It seems that in the season with a dense schedule, the state of the veterans fluctuates greatly.

The Spurs' offense is still a hammer tactic. Mills broke through to the basket and caused O'Neal's thugs.

After making two free throws, the Spurs beat the Celtics 5-0 in the opening game.

Celtics coach Rivers cursed angrily on the sidelines.

Both Duncan and Parker rested, the Spurs are still back-to-back, and the team is still getting such a start, it is a shame.

The Celtics' tactics ran out, but Rondo's throw hadn't made it.

However, O'Neal used his wingspan advantage at this time to press Blair to grab an offensive rebound.

The ball was given to Rondo's organization, and Rondo handed the ball to Pierce to directly play his personal ability.

Pierce's back hit, Jefferson sank.

Pierce made a beautiful illusory turn past him and scored at the basket, finally breaking the scoring drought for the Celtics.

The Spurs' offense, Jefferson's breakthrough continued to add points for the Spurs.

But looking back, Pierce's outside line swayed away from Jefferson, and the dry three-pointer immediately returned the color.

After experiencing a short scoring drought in the opening game, "Truth" began to stand up and lead the team.

The game played for about 5 minutes, and the Celtics led 13 to 9. Pierce scored 8 points and 2 assists alone.

Popovich called Tang Tian up and asked him to replace Jefferson.

Tang Tian came on stage and gave Jefferson a routine high-five, but Jefferson directly ignored him. The latter looked very upset.

When he walked to Popovich's side, he couldn't help complaining a few words.

Last season, Ginobili and Jefferson were the second and third positions of the team. They not only started but also occupied the main playing time.

Manu Ginobili was injured early this season, theoretically his playing time should increase.

But no, the time that originally belonged to Ginobili was divided between Green and Tang Tian.

In the previous away trip, Green's condition was generally good.

But when he returned to the home court, Green's condition recovered, Tang Tian's performance was strong again, and his playing time was constantly compressed.

Up to now, the average is only about 20 minutes per game, which is directly less than half of the 30 minutes of last season.

Now that Ginobili is coming back, it is no exaggeration to say that he is likely to become a false starter, or be directly demoted to the bench.

He just signed a big contract with the Spurs, which is definitely not what he wants to see.

So he has been holding back his strength recently to fight.

He was also in good form in this game. He scored 4 points after five minutes of playing. Unexpectedly, Popovich replaced him early.

This made his accumulated unhappiness finally explode. Although he didn't dare to attack too much, it was the first time he complained to Popovich.

Popovich frowned visibly.

Ordinary NBA coaches don't have too much say in the team, but he is an exception.

His right to speak in the Spurs, like many NCAA head coaches, is basically what he says.

Jefferson's performance made him feel uncomfortable.

The head coach looks at the problem differently from the players. Jefferson scored 4 points, but Pierce scored 8 points, not to mention 2 assists.

This shows that every offense of the Celtics is related to Pierce, and Jefferson was completely blown up.

He has not replaced Jefferson until now, and he has already considered his personal feelings.

Tang Tian went on the court and defended Pierce with all his strength. Although Pierce still scored, his efficiency dropped significantly.

The Spurs gradually stabilized the situation on the court, and the point difference was never widened.

Popovich nodded repeatedly watching from the sidelines. Although Tang Tian didn't score, this was the situation he wanted to see.

He then turned his head and glanced at the bench. Jefferson was chatting with Neil at this time, completely not paying attention to the field.

This guy is not in good form this season, and his attitude is also very problematic. Coupled with his previous complaints and his current reaction, this is really challenging his bottom line.

Thanks to the fool sea dog for the reward!