basketball boulder

Chapter 120 Paul's True Leader Pierce
Celtics attack.

Davis broke through, dodged in the crowd, pulled the bar to avoid the defense, and stuffed the ball into the basket abruptly.

This ball is extremely difficult.

18: 24.

Boston fans exclaimed again.

Today's green army, standing in the garden square on the North Shore, is in a hot state, no matter how they fight.

The Heat's offensive round.

Li Lei took the ball one step beyond the three-point line.

Pierce rushed out directly, defending with a mask.

Davis and Vershko also approached intentionally, making up for defense at any time.

In the first quarter, Li Lei made 3 of 3 three-pointers. The threat was too great.

The Green Army didn't dare to let go.

Li Lei observed the defense and found that the center of gravity of the Green Army's defense was biased towards him, and the entire defense expanded greatly.

Li Lei did not hesitate, and immediately passed the ball to Wade.

Wade took the ball and rushed, as fast as lightning.

Because the Celtics' defense expanded greatly, Wade broke in very easily this time.

Moreover, the Celtics' outside line failed to hinder Wade too much, which allowed Wade to kill the penalty area in an instant.

The Green Army center Blount rushed over to defend, his feet were a little slower, and his position was late.

Instead of retreating, Wade rose directly from the ground and smashed the ball into the basket across Blount.

boom!
20: 24.

The ball was so powerful that Blunt was knocked out of the baseline.

Buckle!

Wade, it's really tough!
Drip!

The referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

Blount blocked the foul.

When he was defending, he failed to stand in a good position ahead of time, and his feet kept moving.

This is illegal defense.

Wade hit 2+1.

"Roar!"

Wade hit his chest and roared.

The Heat's bench, the towel men rejoiced.

On the court, the four of Li Lei also came to celebrate for Wade.

This ball is too aggressive.

Wade made a solid free throw.

21: 24.

The Heat are only 3 points behind.

Li Lei and Wade jointly contributed 9 points to help the Heat catch up.

No one thought that the Heat relied on two rookies in times of crisis.

Zhang Weiping couldn't help but praised: "It is said that Stone and Wade are the twin stars of the future. In my opinion, they are now."

Celtics offense.

The Heat's momentum was high, and they defended for 24 seconds.

Pierce missed a forced shot at the last moment.

Bang!

The offensive wave of the Green Army finally broke.

The Heat attack.

It's Wade again.

He used Odom's pick-and-roll to reach the inside.

Blount was prepared this time and made timely supplementary defenses.

But Wade has good passing vision, he made a wonderful pass to the basket and passed it to Cato.

Cato catches the ball and dunks.

boom!
23: 24.

The Heat are only 1 points behind.

Wade scored consecutively.

The Celtics subconsciously shrunk their defense again.

With the help of Cato's screen, Li Lei ran out of the opportunity again, received a pass from Odom, pulled up and shot.

Swish!
There is also TM.

Li Lei scored 4 three-pointers in the first quarter, and he made 4 of 4 shots.

26: 24.

The Heat overtook the score.

And Li Lei got the highest score in the game, 12 points.

That's also half the Celtics' points.

The entire North Shore Garden was silent, and the Boston fans put their heads in their hands.

They couldn't believe it.

The home team was in such a good state and led by so many points, why was it suddenly defeated?
On the sidelines, Coach Carroll frowned.

Now there are two cups of poison set before him.

One is called Li Lei, and the other is called Wade.

To defend against Li Lei, they will expand their defense.

To defend against Wade, they will shrink the basket.

This is contradictory.

It's like having your cake and eating it too.

Refuse one, and you'll drink another.

And no matter which cup, it can poison you to death.

On the opposite bench, coaches Da Fan and Spoelstra easily discussed tactics.

Spoelstra suggested: "Stan, Stone's offense has far more potential than we thought. I think we can relieve some of his defensive pressure and let him devote more energy to the offensive end."

Da Fan did not agree: "Let Stone participate in the offense more, who will defend Pierce?"

Spoelstra had already prepared: "Eddie, he can do it! Since the playoffs, his offensive performance has been declining, but his defensive strength has remained good. He can defend Pierce."

Da Fan shook his head: "No! Stone's defense is better. To defend the opponent's arrow figures, of course you must use the strongest shield."

Seeing that Fan disagreed, Sipo did not give up directly, but settled for the next best thing.

"Can Stone defend for 20 minutes, Jones defend for 20 minutes, and they work together in a division of labor, so that Stone can save more energy for offense, and Jones can also give full play to his defensive ability."

Da Fan pondered, but did not agree.

He's not a stickler, but he's not a flexible one either.

It will take a process for him to easily change the established tactics.

on the field.

The score gradually widened.

Although Li Lei's hand feeling declined in the last few minutes of the first quarter, Odom and Jones stood up again.

With Wade attacking the inside again, the Heat's offensive power is still very strong.

At the end of the first quarter, 31:26, the Heat led by 5 points.

The second game.

The two sides played off the bench.

The Heat's lineup of Butler, Alston, Haslem, Grant, plus a starting lineup is very strong, and they have both defenses.

The Heat's bench strength is already at the forefront of the league. I dare not say that it is the first, and the top five is absolutely guaranteed.

On the other hand, Atkins can still watch the Celtics' substitute.

Only 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Heat launched a wave of 7:2 attacks.

38: 28.

The Heat already lead by double digits.

Pierce stood up from the bench and offered to play.

The move drew applause from Boston fans.

Today's Green Army has a really strong desire to win.

Especially Pierce, who can stand up at critical moments, this is what a team leader should do.

Coach Carroll immediately agreed.

As a result, Pierce played the full first quarter, only rested for 3 minutes in the second quarter, and then went into battle again.

Back on the court, Pierce made sudden shots and scored 5 points in a row, helping the team to bite the score.

Halfway through the second quarter.

At 42:38, the Heat's lead was only 4 points.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Coach Da Fan dispatched all the main players, and instructed Li Lei to guard against Pierce, increase physical confrontation, and try to consume more of Pierce's energy.

Pierce didn't take much rest in the first half, and his physical strength was exhausted.

Coach Da Fan has no problem with this strategy.

"Okay, sir!"

Li Lei nodded to express his understanding.

Coach Carroll on the opposite side also changed players, replacing all the main players.

The two sides continued to fight.

Li Lei's defensive strategy has become consumption-based.

When defending, he and Pierce kept fighting.

During the attack, Li Lei sometimes moved, sometimes ambushed, and moved and remained still, which annoyed Pierce.

Everyone who runs knows that stopping and stopping is more tiring than running all the time.

But Pierce's state is still pretty good.

He led the Green Army to always bite the score.

At halftime, 56:51, the Celtics were only 5 points behind.

After the halftime break, come back.

The status of Davis and McCarty has declined.

Pierce supported the Celtics almost by himself.

In the third quarter alone, Pierce scored 15 points alone.

End of three quarters, 82:74.

The Heat lead by 8 points, and the Celtics still seem to have a chance.

Come back in the fourth quarter.

Pierce remained on the court.

From the start of the game to the present, he only rested for 3 minutes at the beginning of the second quarter.

real man!
True leader!
Although he and Li Lei did not confront each other, Li Lei agreed on this point.

It was at this time that the situation changed suddenly.

The Heat attack.

Wade broke through and scored, and Jones Sr. hit a corner three-pointer.

85: 74.

The Heat's lead once again extended to double digits.

Celtics offense.

Pierce offered the ball.

He asked for the ball in the low post and hit Li Lei with his back.

Li Lei responded immediately, and there was a fierce hand-to-hand fight between the two.

Pierce relied on perfect rhythm and technique, turning his back and receiving a fadeaway jumper, and sent the ball to the basket.

Swish!
85: 76.

This is a difficult goal.

Li Lei has already defended Pierce's face, but Pierce can still send the ball into the basket.

Although the 27-year-old Paul Pierce is not popular, he is definitely the hottest scoring killer at the third position in the NBA.

Cheers erupted from the North Shore Garden Arena.

Since the second half, the rest of the Celtics have declined, relying on Pierce to play the entire Heat.

back.

Wade broke through and went inside, causing McCarty to foul and made two free throws.

87: 76.

Celtics offense.

Pierce continues to ask for the ball.

The Heat suddenly changed their defensive strategy and double-teamed Pierce.

Pierce broke through to attract the defense and passed the ball to Vershko.

Vershko misses the shot.

Li Lei judged the point of the rebound and gave the ball to Wade.

Wade scored another 2 points in a one-stop game.

89: 76.

The Celtics' offensive round.

Pierce created a chance for McCarty, and McCarty made a shot, but still missed.

The Heat attack again.

Odom forced McCarty under the basket and scored.

91: 76.

The Celtics squandered opportunities created by Pierce.

Unknowingly, the Heat's lead expanded to 15 points.

The Celtics have all but lost hope.

But Pierce refused to admit defeat.

He continued to ask for the ball, and threw the ball into the basket against the double team of Li Lei and Jones.

Swish!
91: 78.

In the North Shore Garden Arena, a small fan was already crying.

Pierce is Boston's hero tonight.

It's a pity that he is the hero in the tragedy.

The strength of the Heat and Celtics lies there.

Jones turned around and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

94: 78.

Pierce continues to ask for the ball.

Bang!

Did not enter.

Finally, the hero is also tired, and Superman is also down.

Pierce, who had fought for four quarters, couldn't move.

The Heat attack.

Wade missed a layup and Cato made a tip.

96: 78.

Pierce is still asking for the ball.

Bang!

still none.

Looking back, Li Lei got rid of the tired Pierce and hit a fatal three-pointer.

Swish!
99: 78.

The Heat have led by 21 points.

The game completely lost its suspense.

Coach Carroll replaced Pierce.

The Celtics threw in the towel.

But Pierce didn't lose.

Walking to the bench, he got the approval of Boston fans.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

……

In the end, 106:84.

The Heat slaughtered the Celtics away, leading 2-1.

In this game, Pierce scored 35 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, but still could not win.

Heat here:
Wade had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

李磊17分5篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

奥多姆15分7篮板7助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Butler had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Jones had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Cato had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

A total of 6 Heat scored in double figures and killed Pierce with team basketball.

(End of this chapter)