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Chapter 275 One move away from chess

"Excellent back-up footsteps, I really can't think of anyone else who can stop the dream footsteps from raging under the basket in this era!"

In the first round of the game, after Yan Hua easily scored with a post-up single against Perkins, Bill Wharton, who was on the sidelines commentary, praised Yan Hua fiercely. In that era, Olajuwon's fantasy footsteps were almost incomprehensible, not to mention the current era where rough guys are everywhere. Most of the insiders in the current league have nothing to fight back in front of the dream footsteps. of power.

"Kendrick Perkins sent the baseline ball, and Rajon Rondo dribbled the ball into the frontcourt." While Bill Wharton praised Yan Hua, Jeff Van Gundy on the side did not speak, but After Bill Wharton finished speaking, he nodded slightly, and then took the opportunity to change the subject.

"The defensive positions of the Kings players on the field are very interesting!" When Rajon Rondo dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Jeff Van Gundy discovered what was special about the Kings' defense.

Yan Hua defended Kevin Garnett in the low post, Ibaka followed Perkins to the free throw line, John Salmons and Tony Allen followed Pierce and Ray Allen all the time. Kevin Martin, the worst defensive player in the starting lineup, is standing two meters away from Rajon Rondo.

Not only that, Kevin Martin also glanced at Ray Allen who was running from time to time, as if he was ready to rush to defend Ray Allen at any time. The brilliant Rajon Rondo was taken seriously, and he was directly emptied on the offensive end.

Since entering the league, Rajon Rondo's shooting has been criticized, but several seasons have passed, Rondo's shooting has not improved much, and his mid-range and long-range shooting is comparable to the King's Tony Allen.

Therefore, in the Eastern Conference finals against the Magic, Rondo was repeatedly emptied by Stan Van Gundy, and Rondo also failed to make open shots many times in the game, and even stood outside the three-point line and dared not shoot. After planting trees, people can enjoy the shade, and Reggie Toyes also followed suit in the finals against the Celtics, and used the empty tactics against Rajon Rondo.

"It's really interesting. In the past, other teams treated the Kings like this on the defensive end. I didn't expect the Kings to use this trick." Looking at the top of the arc with no defense, he hesitated. Rajon Rondo, who didn't shoot, and Bill Walton smiled less reservedly. After laughing, Bill Walton turned his head and looked at Reggie Toy, who was standing on the sidelines, feeling secretly. s.

Reggie Troyce is indeed in a very comfortable mood now. Even after seeing Rajon Rondo standing at the top of the arc hesitantly, Reggie Troyce almost laughed out loud. Before that, whenever Tony Allen was emptied by the opponent in the game, Reggie Toyes would scratch his head anxiously, so when he thought of his emptied Rajon Rondo, Doug Rivers’ reaction, Reggie- Toyes felt relieved for a while.

Back on the court, Rajon Rondo, who was emptied by the Kings, still held the basketball and stood hesitant near the top of the arc.

Although Rondo knows very well that the more he doesn't shoot, the King's shorting tactics will become crazy, but he knows his own situation. Rondo dare not gamble with his three-point shooting percentage in his early 20s in the finals. In the Eastern Conference finals in 4, Rondo tried it out without anger, but the result of 1 of [-] shots and two non-stick results made Rondo lose the last bit of confidence.

But fortunately, in the previous games, Rajon Rondo encountered this situation more than once, so after being emptied by the Kings and having no chance to break through inside, Rondo grabbed the basketball near the top of the arc , quietly waiting for Ray Allen or Pierce to run out of space, and then pass the basketball to them.

After Rajon Rondo waited near the top of the arc with the basketball for nearly ten seconds, ran from the left side of the court along the three-point line to the bottom corner, then slid to the bottom line, and made a screen with Garnett by the way. Ray Allen, who got rid of Tony Allen's skinny plaster, finally appeared in Rajon Rondo's passing vision.

Although Kevin Martin, who was supposed to defend Rajon Rondo, had already rushed towards Ray Allen, Rondo still passed the basketball in his hand to Ray Allen as if he saw a life-saving straw.

And Ray Allen, who received the pass from Rondo, did not disappoint Rondo's "trust". He received the ball, turned around, took off, and shot. In the blink of an eye, Ray Allen had already completed the shot, and A mid-range shot was made.

"Ray, well done."

After Ray Allen hit a jumper and helped the Celtics tie the game, Rondo gave Ray Allen a thumbs up and extended his right hand, ready to high-five with Ray Allen. In the attack just now, if Ray Allen hadn't run out of space in time, Rondo really didn't know how to end it. Of course, Rondo also firmly believed that Ray Allen and Pierce would definitely be able to Run out of space.

"Interesting, this game is interesting!" After the offense and defense transition, Doug Rivers on the sideline waved his hand, and after the Celtics also started to let Tony Allen go, Bill Walton on the sidelines commentary, He smiled even brighter.

In the long finals, and even in the history of the NBA, this is the first time in Bill Walton's impression that today's game of emptying opponents has appeared. According to common sense, the guard should be a team. One of the players with the best mid-range and long-range shooting in the team, but the two teams of the Kings and the Celtics have two strange things. Two guards with poor mid-range and long-range shooting met in the finals. Is there a funnier game than this?

However, compared to the Celtics, the Kings, who have been frantically emptied by their opponents since the beginning of the regular season, obviously already have a countermeasure for the Celtics' move. After Tony Allen was emptied by the Celtics, originally Yan Hua, who was still competing with Perkins for a position at the basket, quickly pulled up to the side of the free throw line, giving Tony Allen room to break through.

The obvious difference from the Celtics is that Ibaka in the fourth position of the King has a very good three-point shooting ability. In the six-game series with the Lakers, Ibaka hit a total of 15 three-pointers Yan Hua, as a center, has a very long range, so even if Tony Allen breaks through to the basket, it will not appear very crowded.

The Celtics are different. Garnett does not have Ibaka's three-point shooting ability, and Perkins does not have Yanhua's offensive range. If Rondo is hitting the basket, it is really There is no way to fight, the paint area is big, but there is no room for six people!
"The Celtics are not easy to play!" When the unguarded Tony Allen rushed directly to the basket and scored a layup, the serious Jeff Van Gundy also began to shake his head. The Kings have corresponding tactics and strategies to deal with the Celtics’ shorting of Tony Allen, but the Celtics obviously did not take measures to deal with the King’s shorting of Rajon Rondo, so in today’s game, the Celtics have already missed Recruited.

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