A new season of sports
The Celtics defeated the Knicks 116-102 at Madison Garden to win eight in a row!
In today's game, Guago Anthony also went to the scene, and 'legend' was played on the big screen, and the specifications were still very high. So, is it possible for the Knicks to retire Anthony's No. 7 jersey? Speaking of which, among the leaders of the class of 2003, the Heat retired the jerseys of Bosh and Wade, and James has no doubt that only Anthony seems to be left behind now!
Speaking of the game, although Anthony was on the scene, the Knicks still lost today. Randle didn't play, and Brunson can be said to have done his best, playing 28 minutes, shooting 12-of-25, 4-of-9 three-pointers, and scoring 34 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists. Brunson's rare playing time of less than 40 minutes today may have been replaced by Thibodeau, perhaps because he was too hopeless to watch the game. Brunson this season is averaging 27 per game5 points, a career high. Averaged 6 per game6 rebounds, also a career high, shooting 479% and 40 percent from three-point range6%。Sure enough, there is always a price to be paid for belittling a player. It must be mentioned here again that the Mavericks have twice rejected Brunson's 4-year 55 million early contract renewal request!
Brunson was the No. 33 pick in the second round in 2018, the same class as Doncic, Trae Young, Ayton, Bridges, Alexander, and Jaren Jackson Jr. I have to say that the success rate of this session is really good. If the 2018 draft is rearranged, how will Brunson be in the ranks?
Brunson did his best today, but the opponent's Celtics, the starting five combined, scored 96 points! And the Knicks played the whole game and only scored 102 points. Among them, the performance of Knicks veteran Porzingis is quite good. He shot 7-of-11 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, which should be what the Knicks wanted to see when they first selected Porzingis.
Here I have to cue the Mavericks management again, and Porzingis was also let go by the Mavericks. And isn't it reported that the Mavericks are looking for an All-Star-caliber interior this year? In this game between the Celtics and the Knicks, there is one winner, and that is the Celtics; There were two losers, the Knicks and the Mavericks. Therefore, Celtic's operation to bring in Porzingis this year has been quite successful. It can be said that it complements the weak link of the team, making the entire strength on paper look free of any flaws. Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Porzingis, such a starting lineup, looking at the entire NBA, is there anything better than the Celtics?
One thing to say, when Brown and Tatum are not convulsing, the pair is still very strong for the twins. Jaylen Brown shot 9-of-12 in the half today, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists efficiently. The last time he played against the Bulls, it was also 20+ in the half, and this was the first time in his career that he had 20+ in the half in two consecutive games.
So, if Brown and Tatum can be consistent in the playoffs this year, prove they can play hard, and Porzingis stays healthy, do they have a good chance of competing for a championship?