The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 301 Tactics and Stars

The Celtics' cooperation is very good, and they can almost slip away when they encounter those weak teams.

But not in front of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are not particularly good defensively, but the personal defenses of Zhang Xiaotian, James and others are very good. In addition, the young talents of the Celtics played in the playoffs for the first time. After the Cavaliers improved their defensive strength, Scoring became very difficult.

Only 4 minutes into the second half, after Evan Turner made a defensive foul, coach Brad Stevens couldn't sit still and could only request a substitution in advance.

Although the team supports him a lot, and Coach Stevens usually looks like he has the wisdom in his hands, in fact he is still under pressure.

It’s okay if they don’t make it to the playoffs. After seeing the hope of the playoffs in the second half of the regular season, the Celtics completely transformed the team. The shadow of the Big Three at that time has been completely cleared by Stevens.

Entering the playoffs under such circumstances, even if he loses, he doesn't want the team to lose too badly.

After adding Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder, the Celtics' offense has improved, but Isaiah Thomas is a double-edged sword, not only his defense, but also the ball possession problem.

Stevens didn't let Isaiah Thomas directly play the main force, because this buddy is a core guard's style of play, which conflicts with his basketball philosophy just like Rondo.

Of course, Isaiah Thomas has a better shot, and Stevens would not have hesitated if he was of normal height. His team concept basketball does not exclude players with a core style of play.

To be honest, Isaiah Thomas is not the kind of All-Star player who can tear apart the Cavaliers' defense by himself, and using him now is a bit like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Because team basketball still has a little hope of defeating the Cavaliers, there is almost no hope for star players.

But if the team does not score, the Cavaliers may blow up garbage time, and the Celtics have no choice.

To be honest, the Cavaliers' shooting percentage is not high, but they have four strong points, and there is always someone who can stand up.

In the third quarter, Love stepped forward, and another big problem inside the Celtics was also exposed, that is, rebounds. Without help defense and rebounds, they may have a chance against other teams. That's the conclusion.

After three quarters, the Cavaliers led by 15 points, and the lead expanded to 20 points shortly after the final quarter, and the rest was basically garbage time.

Just in case, the Cavaliers did not withdraw their main force until the last minute, and won their first playoff victory steadily.

It's a pity that in order to adjust the feel of Irving and Love, who made their first playoff appearances, Zhang Xiaotian basically didn't make many shots and only scored 12 points.

He also laughed at himself when he took a shower after the fight. When he paid attention to statistics, he still used them in victory.

As long as he wins another championship, who dares to doubt his strength.

In another game in the Eastern Conference today, the Eagles won the Nets without any risk.

The Eagles are No. 1994 in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, setting a single-season winning record in team history and becoming No. [-] in the Eastern Conference for the first time since [-].

Tuhao.com entered the playoffs in a thrilling manner.In the last day of the game, they won, and because the Pacers lost, the Nets won the last ticket with a tie advantage.

There won't be much suspense in such a contest, but the Eagles dare not take it lightly, because the scene from last year is still in front of them.They took a 2-1 lead over the Pacers, only to be taken to seven games and crashed out 3-4.

"When it comes to the playoffs, rankings don't make any sense," Hawks center Horford said. "Last year was the best example. We pushed the Pacers' potential to the limit. Therefore, we must maintain a sense of urgency."

In fact, the Nets really had a chance in the game, but they didn't grasp it.

In the game between the Western Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers, Aldridge's 32+14 made it difficult for the Grizzlies to score in double figures.

Aldridge seems to have been playing such a role, but he can get statistics but can't win.

In fact, the record of the fifth-ranked Grizzlies in the Western Conference is better than that of the fourth-ranked Trail Blazers. The ranking is only because of divisional issues, so it is not surprising that the Grizzlies won the game.

In addition, the Spurs lost to the Clippers, the third in the West, even if they used the tactics of cutting Jordan, it was useless.

The Spurs showed their old age in this game. In fact, their regular season record was one less win than the Clippers, but in the game, Paul beat Parker, and Duncan couldn't guard Griffin.

On April 4, the Bulls beat the Bucks again, Jimmy Butler scored 20+31, almost unstoppable.

Zhang Xiaotian is very envious, such rapid growth is the result of the opportunity given by the team.

It's just that his talent is not high, and he can't get any improvement by relying on the core position, so he can only envy him.

In this game, the Bucks' inside line was once again overwhelmed, and they could only rely on Antetokounmpo to grab rebounds, which was extremely sad.

In addition to configuration issues, there are also reasons why several of their core players are playing in the playoffs for the first time.

Someone can shine in the first playoffs, but for most players, there is an adjustment process.

In the game between the Warriors and the Pelicans, the Pelicans persisted for three quarters, and were finally shot to death by Klay Thompson.

The Warriors' two scoring strengths are based on shooting as the main offensive method, which gives people the feeling that they can be restrained, but only when they actually defend against each other will they know how powerful these two guys are.

For the Pelicans, who only have the strength of Anthony Davis, it is too difficult to beat the Warriors.

On April 4, the second game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics continued at the Cavaliers' home court.

The starting lineups of both sides have not changed, and it seems that Coach Stevens is also a bit stubborn.

But the Celtics really played better than they played. The only advantage of the Celtics is that there are more players. Coach Stevens is still good at training young people.

The so-called large number of people means that they desperately hold down the knights during the main battle, and they can show their power when the rotation period comes.

Coach Stevens' trick worked, and Isaiah Thomas, Jared Sullinger and Jae Crowder all played well.

Although Kelly Olynyk played only averagely, it doesn't matter because they are all substitutes.

The Cavaliers' substitutes are still in a mess. JR Smith hits the iron all the way, and the others are worse, and they don't dare to make shots at all.

The ten-point advantage brought by the main force was completely ruined during the rotation period. David Blatt also had a headache. He didn't want to see the team relying on the stars to play.

However, the Celtics' tactics would not be so smooth in the second half. Without him, no matter how the Celtics rotate in the second half, the main players of the Cavaliers will play a lot more time.

The opponent's substitute players have an advantage in playing against the Cavaliers' substitutes, but they are useless against the Cavaliers' main players.

(End of this chapter)