God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 557 The Key to Victory

Faced with the Celtics, the entire Bobcats team is ready. The only good news is that the Celtics' record in the regular season is not as good as that of the Bobcats, and they have home court advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals.However, the just-concluded Eastern Conference semifinals proved one thing. Facing the Celtics with the Big Three, home court advantage may not be able to help the Bobcats win this round of the series.

Anyone with a normal IQ can figure out what the point of the series is, the bobcats have to break through the celtics defense if they want to win, but that's a very difficult thing for any team in the league things.The Pistons' offense can be said to be top-notch in the league, but in front of the Celtics, they only scored [-] points in one of their seven games.

And Chang Wei was very worried about Roy, who was also the team's scoring arrow, and Wade was beaten badly in front of the Celtics' iron wall.Roy's golf quotient is almost the same as Wade's, but his skills and experience are slightly inferior, and he doesn't know what kind of performance he can play against the Celtics.If Roy is completely locked up, Chang Wei doesn't know what other ways the Bobcats can use to ensure the victory of the game.For Roy, this is undoubtedly a very serious challenge.

After two days of intense preparation, the Bobcats ushered in the challenge of the Celtics at the Time Warner Center Arena.Although the Bobcats are stronger than the Celtics in terms of regular season record, both experts and betting sites are more optimistic about the Celtics' advancement. feel of the ball.

The dark horse of the Bobcats this season is better than last year, but this is not enough to make the outside world optimistic that they will continue to advance to the finals.Compared with the Celtics, they are still too immature. It is difficult for such a team to perform well in key games.

However, the Bobcats successfully sold out the tickets for this game. After all, this is the first time in their team history to reach the conference finals, and it is also the first game of the conference finals. There is no doubt that this is memorable.Chang Wei would like to know how many people in the audience absolutely believe that the Bobcats can win, but as long as they appear here, it is an encouragement to the team.

The veteran Celtics did not underestimate their young opponents at all. Although they did not come up with the suffocating defense of the previous game, the Bobcats' starting five still did not seem so easy.The only thing that comforts Chang Wei and Jackson is that Roy doesn't seem to be affected by the opponent's defense. He is still playing in the way he is good at, controlling the team's offense, and on the defensive end, he is doing his best to fight Ray. · Allen harassed, especially to prevent him from shooting deadly three-pointers.

Of course, this is not to say that the Celtics' defense is useless against the Bobcats. Their greatest achievement on the defensive end is to reduce the Bobcats' offensive rhythm.Although the Bobcats still maintain a good scoring efficiency, but the slow attack makes them feel very uncomfortable, this is not their familiar style of play, although the two sides bite the score very tightly, they are still tied.

Originally, the Celtics could take advantage of this opportunity to open the score, but they did not get enough rest time after the seven games against the Pistons. The veterans in the team have not yet found their form, so they can only maintain the game on the court. balance of power.

However, at 6 minutes and 51 seconds into the first quarter, Garnett seemed to suddenly come back to his senses. He made consecutive mid-range shots and sent 1 steal and 1 block on the defensive end. Not to mention interference.The Celtics played a 9-0 spurt under his explosion, and Jackson quickly called the first timeout of the game.

Jackson didn't intend to make a substitution, and even if he did so at this time, it wouldn't have much effect. He called a timeout just to interrupt the Celtics' scoring climax, and give specific instructions to the players by the way. "OK, OK, everyone is playing well, but the opponent's defense is very annoying." Jackson waved the tactical board and said loudly, "So I hope you can open the situation from the inside first, whether it is a low-ball single or after a pick-and-roll Attack the basket, just be able to get to the basket and score."

Indeed, most of the Bobcats' offense was outside shooting, but under the interference of the Celtics players, the overall shooting rate was not high. It can be said that only Roy is qualified.That being the case, it is better to score closer to the basket. Jackson has confidence in his players. He believes that everyone should know what to do under what circumstances.

Generally speaking, when the coach arranges tactics, he will speak more thoroughly to prevent the players from misunderstood what they mean, but there are also coaches who hope that the players can play freely on the field, such as Chuck Daly who coached the Dream Team back then and successively The Zen master who created the Bulls and Lakers dynasties, and now Jackson has a tendency to move closer to them, he believes in the player's golf quotient.

The Bobcats' starting five did not disappoint him either. Roy, as the actual commander, began to send the ball inside in various ways, allowing Milicic or Gasol to attack.This choice is correct. Garnett's ubiquitous defense makes it difficult for the Bobcats to get to the basket smoothly. Singles, this can at least weaken Garnett's advantage to an acceptable level.

Singles with the ball inside is also a slow-paced offense, but it can compress the Celtics' defense, unless they are willing to bear the consequences of being blown inside.Of course, Garnett's defense at the basket is also overwhelming, but his partner is Perkins, the weakest player in the starting lineup. It is difficult for such a meat shield insider to affect Milicic or Gasol on the defensive end. , and it is impossible for Garnett to take care of two people at the same time by himself. The consequence of doing so may be that no one can guard against it.

With 3 minutes and 17 seconds left in the first quarter, the Bobcats have worked hard to narrow the point difference to 3 points. Immediately back to the same starting line.Jackson, on the other hand, seemed more confident than Rivers. He chose to take the lead on the bench, not afraid of being opened up again.

Seeing the Bobcats taking the lead in making substitutions, Rivers couldn't bear it anymore. The Big Three all need enough rest time.Half a minute after Jackson's substitution, Rivers also replaced the Big Three plus Perkins, and let Rondo continue to lead the bench on the field. In fact, Rivers was not so relieved about his bench. Substitutes are what the league is known for.

(End of this chapter)