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Chapter 827 Vulnerability
Bai Jidong and his teammates went back to the locker room. At halftime, they took advantage of the home court and suppressed the Celtics.

The last attack of the first half is the epitome of the entire first half.

The Timberwolves move neatly, everyone's position is meaningful, no matter who it is, it may become the end point.

However, Bai Jidong didn't let other people be the end point, he chose to believe in himself.

Therefore, Bai Jidong ended the first half with a calm two-point jump shot.

They lead the Celtics by 6 points, the game looks to be in good shape, and they are very likely to tie the game tonight.

This is the best script.

"We did a good job. Boston couldn't find a comfortable way to play under such a rhythm. It is our advantage to continue to maintain this intensity." Casey said loudly, hoping that the players would maintain the offensive and defensive intensity of the first half.

Increase the intensity of the game, which is a common practice for strong teams to beat weak teams.

The Celtics are not a weak team, they just lack the experience of going through tough battles and finally winning in the Finals.

So Casey wants the players to maintain the current intensity, and he hopes that the Celtics will never adapt to this intensity.

But that's impossible.Bai Jidong is not so optimistic, he has already prepared for the worst.

If the Celtics are used to the current pace of the game, he will have to adjust his game quickly.

The current Bai Jidong can drive the entire team, if the situation deteriorates to that point, he will have to show Game5's determination.

After the half-time break, players from both teams returned to the game.

The Celtics changed back to the starting lineup that helped them win 72 wins, the Big Four plus Perkins.

Garnett is the core of these five people: "Don't stop, don't stay, play our intensity and let them know that the series will end tonight!"

Garnett is unique.

In the eyes of the audience, he is like a beast.

His muscles and bones let the audience instantly understand that he comes from a different field. He is so special. In the more than ten years since he entered the league, people have not found a similar existence.

For many, Garnett has changed.

Since last season, he has changed from a perennial full-time attendance expert to a thorn in the team who is often suspended for various reasons.

From a source of joy to a violent fighter.From a flawed genius to a honed basketball machine.

Garnett has changed, and so has the outside world's perception of him.

There are a lot of people who hate Garnett.

People saw him as a big guy who abused his teammates on the training ground, talked trash, and bullied foreign players.

To many people, Garnett's focus on defensive tasks, as if there is a defensive system in his mind, is unbelievable.

At the same time, he sees himself as the unquestioned leader of the Celtics, dedicated to his mission, their mission -- chasing a championship.

This is not to disparage Rivers or Pierce.

Rivers brought a certain level of calm to the motley Celtic Greens, Pierce brought stability and consistent excellence, and Garnett unleashed his passion and madness into basketball. field.

Garnett has influenced the Celtics' most important players at the moment: Tracy McGrady, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo...

Whenever the Celtics want to raise the intensity of the game to a level, Garnett's performance is like a cup drop signal.

Seeing Garnett's state, his teammates knew what to do next.

In the second half, the Celtics launched a tidal wave of offense at the beginning.

Garnett moves from the paint to the corner, Tracy McGrady sinks to the baseline -- there has to be a character in the Celtics system running the paint around the strong-side corner while Pierce drives the ball.

Bai Jidong, Spanoulis and the confused Medved three piled up on the strong side, Yi Jianlian's defense was attracted by McGrady, Ray Allen got an open spot, and Garnett was also open.

This kind of happy trouble can never be too much, McGrady shook his hand, the ball passed to Junzilei, and Junzilei hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

"Don't miss anyone!" Casey panicked.

The Celtics played their tactics, and this was the first time they played tactics in the second half.

The Timberwolves' defensive system was disintegrated to such an extent when they played tactics for the first time. It can only be said that the involvement of each point is too strong.

Bai Jidong had already passed the half court, and Spanoulis could only control the ball to cross the half court by himself.

In front of Spanoulis, McGrady stared at him like a tiger or leopard.

McGrady is not a defensive expert like Rondo, and Spanoulis doesn't need to be nervous.

Spanoulis' fear of McGrady is more of a fear of McGrady's cards.

Tracy McGrady is too big for Spanoulis.Bai Jidong wanted to get rid of the defense, and went to catch the ball, but Pierce stuck it on like a dog's plaster and wouldn't let it go.

Bai Jidong couldn't catch the ball consciously, and Spanoulis didn't have the confidence to attack, so the best time to attack was delayed.

The Timberwolves missed the best offensive node, and finally ended with Bai Weidong catching the ball with a three-pointer.

The Celtics wanted to take the opportunity to push a counterattack, but unfortunately the Timberwolves retreated quickly, and their counterattack failed.

McGrady is standing at the top of the arc holding the ball and preparing to attack. Medved and Yi Jianlian are ready to jump up with their fastest speed at any time-because the Celtics' pick-and-roll and McGrady's shooting skills after receiving the pick-and-roll are too threatening.

According to Yi Jianlian's thinking, Medved should switch defenses after he made a save. The dramatic thing is that Medved only looked at the ball and not the people, and even put Garnett aside.

Garnett sank to the bottom line, unattended, like an abandoned orphan, alone to withstand the wind and rain.

Medved continued to look only at the ball and not at the people, and he will pay the price for this porous defense.

McGrady saw Garnett's position and passed the ball in time.

With no defenders around Garnett, he laughed at the open space Medved gave him.

"African guy, who taught you your head-to-head defense? If I were your coach, I can only suggest that you quickly dismiss this coach who misunderstood his children." Garnett said. "But I don't believe that there will be a coach who teaches this way. The most reasonable explanation is that you don't understand defensive coordination at all!"

Garnett was right, but Medved won't admit it.

"I don't know how to defend? You should ask the No. [-] of your team. He knows if I know how to defend." Medved wanted them to remember how amazing he blocked McGrady.

McGrady was shot for no reason: "This bastard! Does he think blocking is all there is to defense? Too shallow!"

"I think this guy, like Bonu, is a recruit who has never received formal training. He may only have played basketball for a year or two."

"One or two years? Where did they find such a wonderful thing?"

"It's not them, it's him." Garnett looked at Bai Jidong not far away.

At this time, Bai Jidong was explaining the defensive problem to Medved just now: "You should switch defenses. If you just switched defenses, the goal would not have been scored. It was your fault."

"If I don't care about No. 1, won't No. 1 be guarded?" Medved's question was so innocent and cute.

Bai Jidong explained patiently: "Defense is not your job alone. You just need to do the most correct defense instead of guarding everyone. If you release No. 1, others will naturally defend him, but you put If KG lets go, there's no one to guard him."

"Why?" Medved asked.

Bai Jidong said: "Because you are the closest to KG, only you can quickly run to him."

"Boss, a fool like him can't understand such a profound question." Vashabek finally had a chance to rub salt on Medved's wound.

Medved said angrily: "You are not qualified to say that, you have been beaten up all the time!"

"At least I don't make stupid mistakes like this," Vashabek said.

Bai Jidong stopped their quarrel: "Alright, shut up now."

Then, Bai Jidong and Vashabek ran forward together, "Bo Nu, you were just like him before, don't be so mean to Bourne."

"The inside is more important than the outside, isn't it?" Vashabek said. "I made a mistake at the beginning, and KG helped me make up for it. If he made a mistake, who can help him make up for it?"

"It makes sense for you to say that, but it is impossible for a layman to quickly accumulate experience and integrate into the overall defense." Bai Jidong shook his head.

Vashabek said strictly: "We are playing in the finals. Since he is in that position, he must do it, otherwise he does not deserve to be there."

Bai Jidong can only say that Vashabek is really strict.

The problem that the Timberwolves have to solve is not only defense, but also offense.

The Celtics didn't adapt to their defense in the first half, and now it's their turn to adapt to the Celtics' defense.

The core of the Celtics' defense is Garnett. Using Garnett's almost unlimited range of movement, they have built a solid defensive system.

This defensive system allows loopholes, such as McGrady.

This loophole is both a loophole and a trap. Opponents can target attacks based on the loophole, and the Celtics can also set up traps based on this loophole and concentrate on defense.

Whether this loophole can be used well depends on the ability of the head coaches of both sides and the tactical execution ability of the players.

McGrady doesn't like being called a loophole, but his defense is indeed the weakest point in the Celtics' entire starting lineup.

Not only because of his bad defense, but also because he often played against Bai Jidong.

This round, Bai Jidong called a pick-and-roll and replaced the defender in front of him with McGrady.

"Your defense is really good." Bai Jidong praised.

"Thank you." McGrady just finished speaking.

Bai Jidong went on to say: "It's a pity that you have this loophole."

"Fuck you!!"

(End of this chapter)