Play with your brain

Chapter 480 Conservative Celtics

Lao Hu's outstanding performance not only allowed him to score, but also drove Nowitzki, which made the Celtics head coach Rivers unable to sit still. He sent Tony Allen, the outside engineer, to come Defensive Hu.

But this was not enough. This time, Rivers directly invested a lot of money. In order to seal Hu Lin, Tony Allen and the veteran Posey took turns to fight against Hu Lin again.

However, Lao Hu is also well prepared for this round of wheel battles. He can play when he can, and pass if he can’t. .

This effect is quite good. Before the main players left the field in the third quarter, Lao Hu got 5 assists and scored 8 points personally.

Such a statistic looks average, but it is already a lot to get such a result in one quarter. Besides, this is the finals, and the opponent's performance is also very tough. To be able to still have this statistic under the wheel of others, Lao Hu It is already quite against the sky.

Looking at the Celtics, their performance is relatively poor, because of the existence of engineering players, and there are quite a few of them. The Celtics basically have the main possession of the ball in the hands of the Big Three. .

There is no way, basketball is like this, there are only five players in total, and you have so many defensive engineers, then this game has to be played like this.

But fortunately, they still feel good in this quarter. Although Tony Allen is lacking in shooting, veteran Posey still hits two three-pointers, which can be regarded as helping the Celtics maintain the score. up.

72 to 61, the Mavericks led their opponents by 11 points after the third quarter.

"The third quarter is over. From the score, we can see that the Celtics' offense is not good. The reason for this must be the defense of the Mavericks, but I think it's more about the Celtics. Their own problems, their shooting problems, their passing problems, and even their running positions..." Teacher Su talked about many problems, but did not mention the specific problems.

"Hehe, let's look at the score. Needless to say, neither side scored many points. However, this is the Mavericks' home court, and the opponent is the Celtics. We should all remember that in the first round Facing the eighth-ranked Eagles in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics also played badly away from home. It should be said that since the playoffs, they haven’t played well away from home. Hehe, we have such a team Said, some don't understand..." Mr. Xu said that he couldn't understand a team like the Celtics that would be finished in an away game.

"It's unreasonable!" Teacher Zhang said this first, which made the whole broadcast room burst into laughter. Of course, for the sake of politeness, other people kept their voices relatively low.

"The Celtics, they put too much emphasis on defense. Originally they have strength, but they always hope to use defense to win, which makes the offense and defense unbalanced. Let's say, if the offense and defense are balanced, then this Only the team is really good, but now the Celtics feel a little lame. But obviously they shouldn't be lame..." Teacher Zhang also didn't understand.

"Well, it makes sense, it's right..." Yu Jia still echoed, but basically what these teachers said was somewhat reasonable.

The Celtics actually don't want to do this, but in fact this team also has their own problems, that is, the Celtics are actually not too young. After the playoffs, they will play the regular season. It is still difficult for them.

Moreover, the more critical issue is the current style of the Celtics, which is to focus on defense and strive to defend, but in fact, the total energy consumption of defense is much greater than that of offense. Passive defense will always make people tired faster.

Then there is a choice. It is easy to do at home. There are fans and strong support from the team, but you have to play away games. This adaptability is one aspect. Without the encouragement of fans, sometimes it is really easy to get tired. Do you want to give up defense and play offense when you are away?

Obviously, this is not acceptable. The team's style cannot be easily given up. A team that always changes its style of play has only one code name, a bad team!

That's right, only bad teams always change their styles. Mature teams will not make such low-level mistakes. Therefore, the Celtics themselves are a team that starts with defense. We must start with defense.

The current Celtics team is different from other aging teams, because they look very strong. It should be said that the problem of age has not been exposed at all. They have been winning all the time. Many people simply ignore it. solved this problem!

But let them know it themselves, so if they can't shoot in the away game, then they should just try their best to defend.

Soon, the fourth quarter began. Of course, it was still time for the substitutes at the beginning. The substitutes of both sides had to strive for more rest time for their main players, especially the Celtics.

It's just that people didn't expect that the substitutes led by Rondo actually played vigorously, and they had more achievements in offense than the main players.

On the other hand, the Mavericks, who were originally good at playing with the wind, failed to show their due strength at this time.

With a squeak, Rondo broke through suddenly, without any extra fake moves, he just sprinted and threw Barea away, and then he came to the inside to attract the defense and immediately scored the ball.

Swish!Veteran Posey made another three-pointer!

“嘘嘘嘘！……”这一老一少的发挥相当的给力，就算球迷们不断的干扰，凯尔特人在追近比分。

Bang!Conversely, the Mavericks' Stackhouse missed an open shot, and the situation is getting worse.

Immediately, the Celtics launched an attack again, and Rondo's breakthrough once again tore through the Mavericks' not-too-tough line of defense. He went straight to the middle palace and made a layup!
“嘘嘘嘘！……”谁都知道，这样下去可不行，对手总是进球，自己这边不进球，会加减法的都知道，这是会完蛋的。

Fortunately, the Mavericks' offense quickly picked up a bit.

Swish!Eddie House hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, which somewhat eased the current situation.

The substitute time didn't last long. After 2 minutes and 33 seconds, the two sides began to play the main force. This is a crucial game, and no one wants to lose.

Rondo is off, that's right, Rondo, who performed well in points, is still off, even if it was because of his outstanding performance that the Celtics, 69 to 75, caught up to only a 6-point gap, but he It's still over.

However, Rondo can't say anything, because the veteran Posey who performed better is also off the field. You must know that the veteran made two three-pointers out of the two points. He is the key figure in catching up with the score. But even so, it still has to end.

The reason is very simple, not because of poor performance, but because the Celtics are not qualified to make mistakes again, and they cannot bear the consequences of losing this game.

If the game is lost and the Celtics are one to three behind their opponents, then it will be extremely difficult for the Celtics to win the final championship trophy. Since the establishment of the NBA, this task has been No one has ever done it.

If it was any other playoffs, then after falling behind one to three, someone would come back and win, but in the finals, no team has ever had such a good time.

Therefore, this kind of backwardness not only makes the Celtics uncomfortable in terms of score, but more importantly, it gives the Celtics a heavy blow psychologically, and it can even be said to be a fatal blow!
Rivers didn't believe in Rondo, but at this time he couldn't trust Rondo. He couldn't make mistakes. At this time, when he sent the Big Three, at least his choice was correct. fault.

This is the philosophy of NBA coaches. Maybe sometimes you will become a hero by taking a bold gamble, but more often than not, that gamble will fail. At that time, you will be a bear, followed by a career, and a lot of things that need to be paid back. bills of account.

There is nothing wrong with the choice, and the decisive battle between the two sides will begin.

Old Hu, who played again, faced the super veteran Sam Cassell. This old guy has a good defense. Basically, he just let you take a step to prevent you from breaking through. As for shooting, you can do whatever you want.

But the problem is that Lao Hu can't always take action by himself, not to mention Lao Hu also deeply understands the importance of this game, and mobilizing the whole team is the right way.

Winning is three to one, and the trophy is properly secured!

So, Lao Hu found Nowitzki again, but it can be imagined that Nowitzki's life is not easy now.

Bang!Nowitzki was tough this time. As the boss of the team, it is understandable that he took the first ball by himself, and he still took the ball forcefully. He hoped to play some momentum, but the reality tells us that sometimes we still don’t want to. Good to try lightly.

Slap, the rebound was taken by Perkins, and the Celtics immediately launched a counterattack.

Fortunately, the guys from the Mavericks were all hanging out on the perimeter, and this group of people retreated quickly, and this fast break was not successful.

Although the fast break was not successful, the Celtics also had a way.

Veteran Cassell took the ball from the outside, and he organized it in a leisurely manner. Of course, he was actually dribbling the ball. When he saw that the position was almost ready, he immediately called Garnett to perform a pick-and-roll.

Facing Kassel, Lao Hu was very careful, because this old guy was not easy to deal with, he was too old and too sophisticated.

Squeak!

This time there was nothing wrong with it, just a simple change of position, and then Cassel came to the 45-degree angle on the left at a slow speed. At the same time, Garnett rushed inside and immediately stepped back.

pass the ball! ?
Lao Hu made a judgment, and he moved to his left, so as to block Kassel's passing route, but he didn't expect it.

breakthrough!

It is true that he is an old and refined guy, but Lao Hu is not afraid.

That's right, this breakthrough is nothing, the supplementary defense will come immediately, and it will clamp Kassel.

Whoosh, the basketball flew into Garnett's hands before Cassel was pinched to death!
　Asking for all kinds of tickets or something, it is also good to fill up the appearance, thank you everyone.

　　
　
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