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Chapter 274 Slow down

"Little guy, you did a good job. You are much better than when I was younger." After the warm-up before the game, Yan Hua walked into the middle circle to prepare for the jump ball, and saw Garnett walking towards him. He showed his big white teeth, and after Garnett praised Yan Hua, he changed the subject and continued to Yan Hua in a very serious tone: "But the final winner of this finals, It must be us."

"This guy's face has changed too quickly." Looking at the smiling Garnett, Yan Hua originally planned to flatter each other with Garnett calmly, but unexpectedly, this guy suddenly It became vicious.

"Then let's try! I hope you can still say that when this game is over." Seeing Garnett with a bad face, Yan Hua also shot back at Garnett with a fierce tone, Then stand in position and prepare for the next jump ball.

Once upon a time, Kevin Garnett was also a fearsome existence in the opening jump ball, but now, the 34-year-old Garnett has long since lost his courage. After flying into the air, Garnett, who was still on the rise, saw that a big hand had picked up the basketball in the air.

Regardless of whether he wants to admit it or not, Garnett knows very well in his heart that he is really old. Whether it is jumping height, jumping speed, or various physical functions, there is no way to compare with ten years ago. It was on par with five years ago, and this is the main reason why Garnett uttered harsh words in front of Yan Hua, because Garnett had a hunch that this year's finals may be his last trip to the finals up.

After the failure of the jump ball, the Celtic players who had been prepared for a long time had already retreated into place in a very short time. Tactics and strategies that people are good at.

In the first attack in the opening game, Yan Hua directly went deep into the low post. He wanted to see the depth of Perkins, and also wanted to test the Celtics' defensive strategy today. It's the kind of desperate choke of the Lakers.

Kendrick Perkins is a stocky center forward with a registered height of 2 meters, but when he stood in front of Yan Hua, he was almost half a head shorter. However, Perkins' body is really strong and he has a strong foot It was also very good, so when Yan Hua reached the low position, Perkins was behind Yan Hua, holding Yan Hua firmly, and while using brute force to hard top, Perkins also used small movements to fight Yan Hua harassed.

"It seems that the Celtics will not use the defensive strategy of the Lakers today." The players on both sides have just opened their postures, and before the fight has started, Jeff Van Gundy in the commentary has already guessed that the Celtics are going to fight today. How will I deal with Yan Hua?

The Kings' previous opponents, whether it was the Mavericks or the Lakers, neither of these two teams had an inside line that could withstand Yan Hua, especially the Lakers, not only did they not have a center that could withstand Yan Hua, but they also lacked mobility. The speed is superb, and the fourth position that can be double-teamed can be filled at any time, so they can only use the most stupid and most helpless defensive tactics to double-team Yan Hua's defensive strategy.

However, the Mavericks and the Lakers were eliminated by the King one after another, which also made everyone realize that this tactic can restrain Yan Hua, but it cannot restrain the King. Therefore, the Celtics, who have learned from the past, will definitely not treat Yan Hua Use this defensive strategy too.

In addition, the Celtics have a powerful blue-collar center Perkins, as well as Kevin Garnett's movement speed, and the awareness of defense is the top four position, so the Celtics Speaking of this, it is also reasonable to try regular double-teaming.

Tony Allen, who dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, saw that the Celtics did not double-team Yan Hua, and quickly handed the basketball to John Salmons, who was facing Yan Hua on the side of the court. After receiving the ball, John Salmons directly hoisted the basketball to Yan Hua in the low post.

Although Perkins is only 25 years old this year, compared with those jumpers of the same age who fly in a flash, Perkins' performance on the defensive end is more like an old-fashioned floor player, even in front of Yan Hua's dreamy footsteps , Perkins seldom eats and jumps.

Of course, this also has something to do with the Celtics' positioning of Perkins on the defensive end. In the Celtics' defensive system, Perkins' role is an inside meat shield.

Before the start of the game, Celtics head coach Doug Rivers also told Perkins in the locker room that he should not jump around when he was defending. , You only need to withstand Yan Hua and buy time for Garnett's double-team to complete the task.

So when Yan Hua leaned against Perkins with his back, received a pass from his teammates, and started to attack, Perkins had only one reaction, which was to stay firmly in place, control his body, and No matter how Yan Hua shakes, he just doesn't dance with him.

The biggest feature of dreamy footsteps is that they are true or false, false or real. A fake move in the last second may become a move to complete the attack in the next second. Naturally, the move that seems to be about to complete the attack, It can also be transformed into a feint or feint.

Therefore, when Yan Hua found that Perkins, who was pushing against him behind him, did not respond to his shaking, Yan Hua, who was only planning to feint a shot, quickly changed his fake action into a real attack, turned around quickly, and stuck Perkins is a hook.

It is impossible for Perkins, who is at a disadvantage in height, to defend Yan Hua's hook. In addition, when Yan Hua is making offensive moves, Perkins is always trying to control the hook. My own body wants to be free from Yan Hua's interference, so when Yan Hua took off against Perkins and made a shot, he was still controlling himself not to jump, not to eat Perkins who was shaking, so he could only use it symbolically. He stared at Yan Hua fiercely, even if he had completed the defense against Yan Hua.

"It's still a bit slow!" When Yan Hua singled out Perkins to score before Garnett's double-team was in place, Doug Rivers, who had been standing on the sidelines since the start of the game, looked helpless. shook his head.

One-on-one, Perkins is definitely not Yan Hua's opponent. However, it is not so easy to complete the double-team of Yan Hua in time when Yan Hua holds the ball and the rest of the Kings players all pull away. So after the Kings' first offense ended, Doug Rivers was considering whether to let go of a certain Kings player, such as Tony Allen, to strengthen the double-team defense against Yan Hua.

(End of this chapter)