Legend Raiders

Chapter 720 An Advantage

The Heat's next two games are very favorable to them, which gives the Heat a great advantage in securing second place.

Look at the Celtics again.

If they can win the Pistons, they will lead the Heat by one game again.

If they continue to play the Eagles and can win the victory, they will lead the Heat by two games!
of course.

The schedule seems to be very favorable for both teams, but it is true that anything can happen on the field.

You can't pin all your hopes on the schedule, if you are not prepared enough for the game on the field, then the crash will be a matter of minutes.

The game between the Celtics and the Pistons followed.

I said it before.

After Josh Smith joined this season, the performance of the Pistons has really slowed down, and it can be said that there has been no improvement at all.

Perhaps the biggest improvement is that they finally have such an impact point on the offensive end!
But that's all, after all, Josh Smith is also a defensive player.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams collided with each other in a distinctive style.

Of course the Pistons want to slow down the tempo, but the Celtics want to bring it up.

Because the advantage of the Pistons is the interior, the advantage of the Celtics is the flexibility of the players and the understanding of small ball tactics!

And with the in-depth confrontation between the two teams, it was really a very pleasing drama!

Because they all want to grab their own rhythm, this forces the temptation between them to be very limited!
Let's say that.

They can be described as spears and shields.

The Pistons not only have Andre Drummond and Monroe on the inside, but also Josh Smith on the outside. They are really a great threat on the defensive end.

The Celtics have a much more distinctive personality.

As the absolute core, Qin Tao has a very important position on both offense and defense.

And in small ball tactics, his performance can often bring huge influence.

Under his leadership, although the Celtics do not have as many stars as the Pistons, they are very obedient. If you say run, we will run. If you say teamwork, then I will work hard. Also do your own thing.

So by the time they finished the first quarter, the score was really low.

Because the Pistons are not good at offense, the score is fixed at 16 points, but the Celtics are somewhat disappointing, and the score is only 20 points.

To know.

The Pistons look solid defensively, but that's what the books say.

If they can cash in on those strengths, they probably won't be like this this season.

But in this first quarter, the power on the books was played, forcing the Celtics to not play a smoother offense.

To find ways to.

Stevens made some adjustments to the players' tactics, lowered the lineup again, and was fully prepared to play small ball tactics.

The Pistons have a lot of confidence here.

Because their lineup not only was not bombarded by the opponent, but Qin Tao's attack was contained, which allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, they have seen more than once what kind of offense the Celtics will play. As long as they go crazy, not everyone can defend.

pity.

The two teams are really not at the same level.

It may be that the players themselves have some problems. They actually slack a little bit, and the defense is obviously no longer so focused.

It was at this time that the Celtics' ability to seize opportunities immediately became apparent.

They used the quickness of small ball tactics to frantically attack the Pistons' defense.

And after achieving his goal, he didn't want to rest for a while, and the defensive end bit up again.

have to say.

The Celtics, who are completely charged, are a huge problem for any team.

Even though the Pistons were slow-witted and gradually organized an effective defense, after they succeeded in suppressing the tempo a bit, the offensive end was super slowed down, which made the point difference between them and the Celtics even wider. bigger!

So much so that after the end of the second quarter, the Pistons were 12 points behind the Celtics.

With so much behind at halftime, for other teams, there may be a chance to come back!
But for the Pistons, the 2-point difference is really no less difficult than giving them [-] minutes left in the fourth quarter to recover [-] points.

They really, really kicked up the offense!
If their offense can be better, the ranking may not be so low this season.

So after the halftime break, while they really wanted to get back the score in the third quarter, they also made some mistakes and small accidents because they were too obsessed with the point difference.

After such a fight, not only did the Pistons fail to recover the score, but after the end of the third quarter, they were directly stretched to [-] points by the Celtics!

My goodness!

When the game was about to end in one quarter, the Pistons felt helpless!
Because of their poor offense, it may be okay to recover eight or nine points. This is close to a [-]-point difference. Even if they want to fight back, the Celtics will definitely not agree!

and so.

When the main force of the Pistons finished the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, coach Maurice Cheeks replaced all of them on the bench.

Everyone else is like this, Stevens will naturally not be so cruel, and immediately replaced their substitute.

But what Cheeks didn't expect was that the Pistons substitute seemed to have a strong fighting spirit. After a fierce attack and defense, they chased the score to only seven points with 3 minutes left in the game!

have to say!

I don't know how much stronger the spirit of the substitute is than that of the main force!

Although the Celtics' substitutes did not perform well, Stevens still did not replace any of the main players!
Because he can't afford to lose that person.

But what needs to be said and corrected must be done, and these substitutes must be given confidence.

After the two sides returned to the court, Stevens' arrangement and guidance received an immediate response.

First up is Olynyk.

After this guy got a stable playing time, his mid-range and long-distance also became very stable.

In just one and a half minutes, he used his advantage to make 4 of 2 shots, a three-pointer and a two-pointer, and scored five points neatly.

Coupled with Phil Blasey's four points and Chris Johnson's three points, just the three of them gave the Pistons a headache.

Because under their performance, the Pistons only had Jonas Jerebko to respond.

As a result, after the game ended, the Celtics once again brought the point difference back to 92 points, and with a score of 80:[-], they won the game with some twists and turns!

And they won the Pistons, and another game between the Heat and the Knicks ended!
The Heat won the game!
The difference between them is still one game, and the Celtics are temporarily ahead!

(End of this chapter)