Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 438 Jokic

Seeing through the fog and seeing the essence of things clearly sounds simple, but it is not simple at all.

But for Monty Williams, it has become second nature.

Therefore, Monty Williams has no pride in seeing through Coach D's changes.

With almost the entire world's cameras pointed at him at this time, the iconic smile on Monty Williams' face did not change at all.

At halftime, no expert thought that Coach D would abandon Wade directly in the third quarter.

Trailing by 15 points at halftime, most experts predicted that Coach D would change his lineup in the second half, but no one predicted that Coach D would abandon Wade and Barkley in the third quarter!

Most of the thinking is that Coach D needs to quickly chase points in the third quarter, and what he needs is the offensive ability of Wade and Barkley. Wade and Barkley are the two players with the strongest offensive ability on the Lakers.

Although both of them are two-point two-point chisels, the rhythm is indeed a bit slow. The old-school style of play is indeed not as fast as the new-school style. This is the case in stand-up singles.

However, these two people are stable!

These two players were the two players who scored the most points for the Lakers in the first half.

In this case, does Coach D have any other options?

Even though he knows that it is difficult for old-school players like Barkley and Wade to chase points when they cannot defend their opponents in stand-up singles, does Coach D have any choice?

Unexpectedly, Coach D actually came up with other options!

Jokic, Garnett, Ebanks, Kanan and Seth Curry.

This is completely giving up the strong point of attack!

Jokic, Ebanks and Seth Curry are not strong offensive players.

Even Garnett is not a strong attack point in the traditional sense. His performance in the playoffs this season once again made him comparable to Garnett and Nowitzki, not because of his strong attack, but because of his ability. Incredible pass.

If the Celtics didn't have Big Eyebrow and Randolph, two players who are very attached to Garnett's mentality, Garnett can certainly be the core. Although he doesn't have such a strong offensive ability, he can rely on his passing skills. Garnett is still okay.

But don’t the Celtics have thick eyebrows and Randolph?

So many experts suggested that the Celtics could replace Randolph with Jeff Green, but Miracle Monty still started Randolph in the third quarter. Why?

Just to deal with Garnett!

It can only be said that Miracle Monty really understands Coach D. Coach D gave up Barkley and Wade to create such a lineup. It was obviously with Garnett as the core and a desperate bet on three points.

At this time, everyone thought Garnett was the core.

It can't be Kanan after all, right?

Kanaan does have the ability to attack with the ball, but after attacking, there is no passing key. Such a player can focus on offense, but can Kanaan defeat the Celtics by himself? Do not make jokes!

It can only be Garnett!

Therefore, after Coach D was shocked by this lineup, all the audience once again cheered for the magic of Miracle Monty.

"This is why Miracle Monty is Miracle Monty, the most restrained head coach in the NBA against Coach D. I bet that more than 99% of the head coaches in the NBA will abandon Wade and Barkley due to Coach D's sudden attack in the third quarter. I was stunned, but Miracle Monty predicted this early!"

"Hahahaha, now I still want to hear, who will continue to talk about replacing Randolph, and then replace Jeff Green to give the Lakers the final blow, hahahaha, Miracle Monty is really an incredible head coach , Coach D seems to have no secrets in front of him!"

"If I were Coach D, I would be desperate now. What makes Coach D and the Lakers even more desperate is that even if they don't have any chance, they can't give up the game. Even if they know that despair is waiting for them ahead, they can't give up. They can only move forward, towards the end of despair that they already know, where there is a big devil waiting for them that they can never defeat!"

O'Neal and the other on-site commentators were singing praises for Celtics head coach Miracle Monty.

At this time, Jokic, who had already arrived on the court, was looking at the excited Celtic players on the opposite side.

Liberate yourself, and completely liberate yourself in the next three minutes!

This is what he wants in this game.

Liberate yourself, liberate your teammates, and burn the Celtics like flames!

Amid the jeers, the noise, the anxiety, and the arrogance, the second half of the game between the Celtics and the Lakers officially began.

The first offense of the third quarter was the Los Angeles Lakers. As the biggest Lakers player on the court, Garnett knew very well that the whole world was probably discussing him.

Garnett knows very well that once this lineup comes out, he will become the focus of the world and his opponents.

Look, the thick eyebrows and Randolph's eyes are all on him.

After Garnett passed the basketball to Kanan, he quickly entered the court and followed Kanan quickly to the front court.

In order to show his game attitude and swallow the Lakers' attitude in one breath, how could the Celtics not start with a full-court press without Wade on the court?

Even if they know they can't close down, they can at least mess up the Lakers' offense a little.

At the same time, the Lakers players should also know what their Celtics' current goals are.

Especially Chris Paul, he now not only wants statistics, but also performance and presence on the court.

Although he knew that Kanaan was not as easy to press as Seth Curry, Chris Paul still rushed forward and almost forced Kanaan to drop the ball. Kanaan's confrontation ability is very good, but after all, he rarely plays a point guard with the ball. There is still a risk in letting him push forward.

However, Du Kang on the sidelines is still very relieved, because he is protected by two super big men like Jokic and Garnett.

After the Celtics players led by Chris Paul failed to press the full court, they immediately returned to their defensive positions.

The thick eyebrows circled directly in front of Garnett, without any hint of falsehood.

In the first half, it was tested that Jokic has no independent offensive ability, but only has a certain ability to hold the ball. As long as he is careful not to let him break through to the basket, even James can defend Jokic.

Garnett is surrounded by thick eyebrows. As long as Garnett is blocked, the other four Lakers players can directly defend one-on-one, making it impossible for them to cooperate, and in the end they can only force shots.

"Strong three-pointers, this is what Coach D wants, you can now force three-pointers on our heads, hahahaha..."

James, who was in front of Jokic, was holding Jokic while talking trash to Jokic.

"Didn't you say that the finals games are no different from the regular season? Now, do you feel the same? By the way, I almost forgot, the regular season is also rubbish!"

James is very excited now.

In Paul's eyes, Coach D's lineup is simply a happy lineup. How can players like Canaan and Seth Curry defend Sao Paulo.

In James's eyes, the Lakers' lineup is also his happy lineup.

As long as he doesn't go to the basket, there are these two small guards outside. Can't he just call them by name?

As for Jokic, of course he cannot let go of the person who once humiliated him. Although he cannot do anything to this kid, he can still ridicule him.

Sometimes, James really envies Durant and Kobe. If he also has that kind of unlimited singles ability, damn it, I want to kill Jokic by name!

Because he had to completely clear his name, he couldn't break through in this finals, which made him unsteady even when he named the big man. In the past, he could take four or five steps and break through directly with football. Jokic and even Oden were still defeated.

In order to clear his name, James has sacrificed a lot, especially on the offensive end. He can only score by doing side jobs to steal points.

However, his talent is there, even if he steals points, he can score very high points very efficiently.

Although he doesn't have the skills like Durant and Kobe, Kobe will definitely envy him for his talent, right?

They are both two points. Is there any difference between Kobe's two-pointer with unlimited singles and his own two-pointer?

The difference is that he doesn't have the temperament of a big boss. It's all a role player's score, and he can't get the approval of his opponents. But, does he need the approval of his opponents?

No need!

What he needs is the recognition of the media. As long as the media recognizes it, the fans will recognize it. As for other people, it doesn't matter at all.

The focus of the entire stadium was on Garnett's side. James and Jokic were not actually the focus of attention. James actually didn't think Jokic would receive the ball again.

In the first quarter, he was unprepared and didn't know how good Jokic was with the ball. Jokic broke through him. When he was about to steal Jokic, he was lucky enough to score 2 points with a throw from Jokic. He was a little embarrassed.

However, as long as he is alert enough now, there is no need to worry about Jokic's offense.

This kid is just as trash as he was in the regular season.

Although the ability to hold the ball has increased during this period, it has only increased the ability to hold the ball.

His passing was very good during the regular season.

Now he has developed good ball-holding ability.

Give him the ability to play as an organizational center.

However, that's just it. Compared with Yao Ming's all-round organizing center with no blind spots, Jokic is not even worthy of being called an organizing center, only a dribbling center!

After Kanan came to the frontcourt under the protection of Garnett, he has been trying to pass the basketball in his hands to Garnett's hands.

But Garnett was really stuck with his thick eyebrows.

Defend Garnett by going around, and then attack by using Randolph to gouge Garnett and consume Garnett.

This made Garnett miserable and miserable in this year's finals.

"Kanaan's passing ability is not enough, and Seth Curry's passing ability is actually not enough to pass the ball to Garnett who is being bypassed. This is where Coach D is desperate and embarrassed. He wants to be organized. He could only gamble his life in a disorderly manner and let Kanan and Seth Curry throw three-pointers directly after halftime!"

The current situation of the Lakers on the court excites the finishers and makes the Lakers fans at the scene despair.

With the passing abilities of Kanaan and Seth Curry, they couldn't even pass the ball to Garnett's hands for Garnett to organize.

Therefore, many Celtics fans at the scene even laughed when they saw the mess on the Lakers court.

"Hahahaha, at the critical moment, these two little guards whom Coach D trusted didn't even dare to shoot, hahahaha..."

Kanan passed to Seth Curry, Seth Curry passed it back to Kanan, and Seth Curry used the excuse of running to run directly to the baseline on the other side.

This scene really made the Celtic fans and celebrities at the scene laugh.

Take Seth Curry’s shooting percentage for this game.

With the importance of this game.

Everyone can understand when such a situation occurs.

After all, Gay is in front of Seth Curry. Can he really shoot like that?

After all, the person in front of Kanan is Chris Paul. Can he really shoot like that?

"Hahahaha, Garnett can't pass, Ebanks doesn't dare to pass, I bet that Kanan will eventually pass the ball, no, will pass the ball to Jokic, hahahaha..."

As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Kanan passed the ball on the court to Jokic at the last moment with a 45-degree three-pointer on the left.

Jokic received the ball and took advantage of the situation to make a breakthrough.

But this time James predicted in advance and took a step back in advance, causing Jokic's breakthrough to take two steps to the right to fail.

"No chance. Now, you have no chance!"

Looking at James who was extremely excited in front of him.

Jokic took a step back expressionlessly and retreated beyond the three-point line.

Seeing Jokic retreat beyond the three-point line, James was actually stunned for a moment.

Step back?

Although Jokic's action frequency is not that high, this is indeed a step-back three-pointer!

James jumped out almost immediately!

But, damn it, Jokic is not only much taller than him, but this step back three-pointer actually has a slight leanback!

In the end, James could only watch the basketball being thrown like this!

Although James knows that it is impossible for Jokic to hit such a difficult three-pointer, especially the key ball at such a critical moment, let alone a role player like them.

However, having Jokic deceive again made James, who claims to be an invincible football player, very intolerable!

After landing, James almost subconsciously continued to spray Jokic.

However, something happened that made James even more intolerable!

A swipe!

The sound of a basketball hitting the net was heard.

James was stunned.

"really?"

"Luck, right?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Can Jokic make a shot like this?"

Not only James, but the entire Staples was stunned for a moment.

The assistant coach next to Fantastic Monty responded quickly.

"He's not Yao, he's Jokic. Don't worry about this kind of shot. Jokic will never make the second one!"

Yes, Jokic, it’s impossible to hit the second one!

Now, it's our turn to attack!

Jokic glanced coldly, said nothing, and returned to defense.

(End of this chapter)