From South China Tiger to NBA King

The first quarter lasted 7 minutes, and the Celtics took a 7-point lead.

But the Lakers are not a vegetarian. Since James and Durant team up, they will definitely win the championship.

On the way to the championship, Jianghu is definitely their most important opponent. This is true for both James and Durant.

The Lakers attacked and Durant immediately responded with one.

He ran to catch the ball outside the three-point line and hit Horford in the middle for a three-pointer.

Celtics 25-21 Lakers.

This kind of ball makes no sense at all. Durant is 213cm tall and has a wingspan of 230cm. He can jump as high as a guard on a pull-up jumper. Before Antetokounmpo and later Wenbanyama appeared, Durant was always a monster. The same existence.

The Celtics attacked and Jianghu broke through with the ball.

This time Leonard was running on the screen on Gasol's side again. When he saw him running out of the open space, Jianghu immediately passed the ball over and Leonard caught the ball and took a quick shot.

Ingram came out of pursuit and didn't jump immediately. He watched Leonard jump before jumping to interfere with the shot. The two have similar jumping ability and wingspan. If Ingram is slower, it will be difficult to block shots.

Leonard hit a long two-pointer from the left!

Celtics 27-21 Lakers.

"From the start to now, it feels like it's been an All-Star game. Jiang Hu scored 19 points and 2 assists, Durant scored 16 points and 2 rebounds, James scored 5 points and 5 assists, and Leonard also scored 5 points and 4 rebounds. , 4 people scored 45 points.”

"That is to say, this quarter lasted 7 and a half minutes, only Horford scored 3 points, and the remaining 45 points were scored by the four of them?"

"Yes, that's right!!"

"This is a bit interesting. It's the first time I've seen a game where both sides have such concentrated possession of the ball at the same time."

Just as the commentator finished speaking, the Celtics made a pass error on the court and was destroyed by the Lakers. Although the Celtics still had the ball, the offensive rhythm was somewhat disrupted.

The head coaches of the two teams also took this opportunity to change.

The Lakers replaced Rondo and Pope, and replaced Ball and Ingram.

The Celtics replaced Alexander and Morris Jr., and Jaylen Brown and Danny Green went to rest.

Both teams have replaced serious point guards, and Jianghu has also moved up to the shooting guard position.

The Celtics attacked, and this time Leonard played directly with the ball, broke through to the center, found Morris Jr.'s gap in the right corner, and passed the ball.

However, little Morris, who had just come up, had not yet warmed up his hands, so the blacksmithing ended.

The Lakers attacked, and Rondo accelerated his breakthrough along the baseline on the left side, lobbing to James who was in a position at the left elbow area.

James found Alexander's misalignment, and tried to attack Alexander alone with his back, but he turned over and fell back, but he also missed!!!

After the high efficiency in the first half of the quarter, after entering the second half of the first quarter, the efficiency of both sides began to decline.

The side also illustrates a problem, that is, the defensive confrontation in this game is very strong, which can greatly affect the feel.

Jianghu defended the rebound, switched offense, accelerated directly from the left, leaned on Lopez for a high-speed layup, and scored the ball.

But in this round, the referee stole the show and gave Morris a screen to foul.

James once again brought the ball to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball from his hips and then pulled it back, and once again chose a difficult fadeaway jumper to take a chic shot.

Still missed.

James seems to be on the verge of a fadeaway jumper, as if he won't give up until he scores a goal.

The Celtics had the ball. Alexander took the ball to the frontcourt. After turning around, Gasol passed it to Jianghu who moved without the ball.

Little Morris, who was throwing the corner, let go and went out of bounds!

Rondo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and turned around to James. James accelerated along the baseline on the left side and broke through. James faced Jiang Hu. Jiang Hu defended the bottom line on the left side. James turned directly to the right and passed Jiang Hu. Go straight to the basket.

With Gasol under the basket, James stuffed the ball into Rondo who cut through the middle, and Rondo scored at the top of the key for Pope, who was ready to go.

When Pope faced an open three-pointer, he didn't make a shot for the first time. He made a move and made a crossover. Finally, he made a cool fadeaway jumper and missed the difficult jumper!!

Role players like Pope seemed a little nervous and hesitant in this kind of game, unlike his usual playing style.

Durant got the long rebound that popped up and shot a jump shot, but still missed.

After 27 to 21, the two teams played hard for two and a half minutes, but no one scored.

The defensive intensity was indeed more intense than at the beginning.

Jiang Hu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and turned around to Alexander. The new Alexander dared to fight hard. He took the ball and took three big steps. He held the ball with one hand and made a layup.

Although the ball was not scored, the referee still gave Lopez a foul! !

Alexander steps to the free throw line!

The first penalty! Missed!

Second penalty! middle!

Celtics 28 to 21 Lakers.

The Lakers took advantage of the dead ball to replace James and replace him with Crowder, leaving Durant and Rondo to lead the team.

Rondo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and gave it to Lopez. Lopez raised the ball high from outside the three-point line, responded, and handed it to Crowder next to him.

Crowder picked it up and wanted to shoot, but he didn't have a good chance. He hesitated and stopped the ball. He had to give the ball back to Lopez, and Lopez returned it to Rondo.

Rondo was left open outside the three-point line. He didn't really want to shoot. He faked a shot and passed it. He jumped up and passed to Durant. Durant only had one second left to catch the ball. He was in a hurry to take the shot and almost missed it. Just don't touch it.

Gasol got the ball and turned around to Jianghu, who passed a long pass to Alexander in the frontcourt. Alexander stepped on the spring and took off for a dunk.

Celtics 30 to 21.

Durant brought the ball to the frontcourt, rushed in, looked for confrontation, and caused Horford to foul.

With 1 minute and 22 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, Durant made two free throws.

Celtics 30-23 Lakers.

Jianghu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, accelerated his breakthrough along the baseline on the left side, and took a step back.

Celtics 33-23 Lakers.

James is gone, and Crowder is no match for him on the defensive end. This guy only looks tough on the outside, but is actually very soft defensively, not even comparable to Durant.

If Walton didn't arrange for Durant to play against Jiang Hu, Jiang Hu would almost do whatever he wanted on the court.

There was not much time left in the first quarter, and Durant was unwilling to force a shot to give the Celtics a chance to counterattack. His style of play also changed from crazy singles to mainly organizing and linking up.

Jianghu and Alexander continued to play pick-and-roll leisurely, almost using up every 24 seconds of attack time before taking action.

In this way, the Celtics' offense maintains good efficiency, and the Lakers' offense is also in order under the leadership of Rondo.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Lakers 38 to 31.

As soon as the second quarter began, the Lakers quickly gained the upper hand.

Walton adopted the methods of "horse racing" and "staggered travel", allowing his star player LeBron James to play directly at the beginning of the second quarter. Although James only rested for two minutes, for his abnormal physique, two minutes was enough for him to return to the full state he had in the opening period.

James at full form is quite terrifying. North Shore Garden fans have already seen how powerful he is. The "Eye of Death" in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals is a memory that North Shore Garden fans don't want to bring up.

As soon as James came on the court, he broke through to the basket twice in a row, once to score 2+1, and once to score 2+0.

Baynes, who had just come on the field and had not yet started to move, was sent directly to the bench unchanged due to his third personal foul.

Fortunately, Leonard's mid-range shot temporarily stopped the Celtics' bloodshed. Otherwise, in the first minute of the game, all the money that Jianghu had worked so hard to save in the first quarter might have been wiped out.

This was not enough for James. In the next round, he continued to use his tank breakthrough, but this time he did not choose to shoot himself, but distributed the ball to the outside.

Ingram, who was waiting on the outside, did not waste this opportunity. He hit a three-pointer with the knife in his hand, chasing the point difference to the Lakers 39 to 40 Celtics.

Leonard had no choice but to come back and score another mid-range shot, stabilizing the situation again.

But it didn't take long for James to make a comeback again.

It was still a tank with a crab-like posture but couldn't stop it from breaking through. This time King Zhan gave General Pope the opportunity to make a contribution, and General Pope did not miss the opportunity. He accurately hit Kyle with one shot from 800 miles away. Special basket.

Celtics 40-42 Lakers.

"Beep~"

Just 3 minutes and 07 seconds into the second quarter, with 8 minutes and 53 seconds left, the Celtics had to request a timeout because of James' outburst.

Leonard sat in his seat, a little restless.

Obviously, he blamed himself for James' recent outburst, thinking that it was because he failed to face James that this happened.

Although Leonard is indeed inferior to James in terms of team leadership ability, James is not better than Leonard all the time.

At least Jianghu believes that Leonard in 2019 will be a superstar who is not inferior to James in the playoffs, or even better.

Stevens held Leonard's shoulders, looked into his eyes and said, "Hey, Kawhi, this isn't the first day you've played against him, isn't it?"

"You know his ability. This is the game he will play. You just have to be yourself. His teammates won't always score, and your teammates won't always leave the opponent open, right?"

After saying that, Stevens looked at Alexander again. He held Alexander's baby face and said loudly to him:

"And you, SGA, you have to learn to take responsibility. You have to take the initiative to attack your opponents and make them fear you and be afraid of you. You are one of our future leader players. For leaders like Jiang and Kawhi, you have to Learn how they do things.”

"Understood!!" After hearing the coach's encouragement, Alexander roared immediately. He felt that he was full of energy and had endless strength.

Especially when he heard that he could become a leader like Jiang Hu, Alexander even wanted to rush to the field, beat his chest and roar...

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Leonard got the ball outside the three-point line in the middle, and Morris Jr. played a pick-and-roll with him. Leonard took the ball and quickly moved sideways to the right to make a jump shot. Crowder on the Lakers side did not switch defense in time, and James was also slow to get around the screen.

Leonard took the shot easily without interference, and immediately hit a three-pointer after returning from the timeout.

Celtics 43-42 Lakers.

He now dares to throw whenever he gets a chance, no longer hesitating, and after scoring a goal, he simply clenches his fists and roars in simple celebration.

When the Lakers attack, Leonard puts James two steps away, guarding James just like he did when he was with the Spurs, guarding against breakthroughs but not shots.

James caught the ball on the left and made a three-point jump shot. He shot very resolutely. He has a height advantage and is not afraid of being blocked. Under slight interference, James' shot also went in.

Celtics 43-45 Lakers.

The Celtics attacked. Leonard first went to the left corner, then slid down the baseline and ran to the right. Morris Jr. blocked James.

Leonard ran to the right corner and received Alexander's pass and immediately made a jump shot. James was a step too slow to pursue, and Lakers substitute center JaVale McGee did not help defend and double-team.

A player like McGee who is famous for his good physical fitness but can only earn a minimum salary every year, how can he have any outstanding help defense awareness?

And even if McGee wanted to switch to guard Leonard, he wouldn't be fast enough.

Leonard's shot was easy again, and he hit the ball with slight interference from James' hand.

Celtics 46-45 Lakers.

The North Shore Garden fans excitedly cheered for Leonard. Rather than dunking, people prefer to watch stars score high scores. Although Leonard is not as popular as Jianghu, he is still very popular among Celtics fans.

When the Lakers attacked, James and McGee played a pick-and-roll, dribbled to the right to attract the defense, and then passed the ball back to the center.

Morris Jr., who was guarding Ingram, stood far away. Ingram caught the ball and made a three-point jumper, and he also hit one.

Celtics 46-48 Lakers.

After the timeout, both sides seized the opportunity. This kind of game is the best to watch. Some fans also gave the away team players a little applause.

Of course, there must be a very small number, after all, this is North Shore Garden.

The Celtics attacked, and Leonard did the same running route just now again.

This time James caught up more timely, but his center of gravity was too high. Leonard feinted and changed direction to the left and passed James.

At this time, McGee also defended. Leonard dribbled the ball to the center, jumped and shook out the space, and sent the ball from McGee's side to the left baseline with his left hand.

Alexander's position was empty, he caught the ball, jumped up, and scored with a one-handed dunk!

Celtics 48-48 Lakers.

The Lakers attacked, and James made a mistake when playing a pick-and-roll with McGee. James' pass was seen through. Leonard made a fake move when bypassing the screen. He pretended to be chasing but actually got stuck in the passing route and successfully intercepted the ball.

Death coil has always been synonymous with Leonard. His defensive ability has long been recognized by everyone, and he is among the top ranks in the history of small forwards.

His defense has always been very smart and clean. Many people want to say that his moves are dirty. Looking at his games, it is always difficult to find evidence that he is dirty.

Alexander took the ball to the frontcourt to observe the situation and did not make an easy layup himself. He threw the ball to the backboard and bounced it. Leonard followed up, caught the ball with both hands, rounded his arms, and smashed the ball into a big windmill!

Leonard sprinted on the left side and confronted James from the backcourt to the frontcourt. He did not miss James at all. He came to the free throw line and knocked James staggering.

James looked at Leonard who stole his goal and couldn't help but pick his head.

"This annoying guy..."

Zhang Weiping shouted: "The Celtics played five-best alley-oop coordination. After the timeout, Leonard scored 8 points and 1 assist in a row."

Yu Jia said: "He is going to break out today. The four superstars take turns to exert their strength in this game. It is really exciting."

(End of this chapter)