God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 558

Rivers' idea is not wrong. Although there are many good veterans who chose to come to Boston last summer to hold their thighs, their athletic ability is far from being comparable to the Bobcats' powerful bench.A fast Ellis is enough for them to drink a pot, let alone there are guys like Chandler, Lee and Max Hill on the court.

In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the Celtics were led by Rondo, but he was also in trouble, because he had to match Allen on the offensive end, which is also Jackson's strategy. .Rondo's strength lies in organizing the offense, and his scoring ability is relatively mediocre, while Allen's task is to limit his passing and try to let him attack with the ball.

This made Rondo feel very awkward. He has never been an excellent scorer. The main way of scoring is to break through and layup. However, Lee and Maxhill are flexible and tough, and they can always block him outside the reasonable collision zone. Let him go and shoot.

When Rondo was unable to organize an effective offense, the Celtics were paralyzed. The scores of the two sides quickly returned to the same starting line, and then the Bobcats overtook the score.Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first quarter. If it was longer, Rivers would probably replace the starting lineup again. At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats took a 32-27 lead by 5 points.

Before the start of the second quarter, Rivers said something very loudly on the bench. Although the arena is very noisy now, Chang Wei can still faintly hear his voice.From the few words that can be distinguished, Chang Wei knew that Rivers was not arranging tactics for the Celtics players, but was emphasizing the importance of defense, which was originally their foundation.

After the start of the second quarter, the two sides changed to the starting lineup again. Jackson paid attention to his opponent, while Rivers hoped to equalize the score as soon as possible.During the intermission, his words were mainly for Garnett. Although Pierce is the team captain and Rondo is the team's first line of defense, in fact Garnett is the team's entire system. The foundation, regardless of offense and defense.

Today's KG has entered the twilight of his career, but his strength is still not to be underestimated. His keen sense of smell and wide defensive range make him even more powerful on the defensive end.For a while in the first quarter, he just didn't get used to the Bobcats playing alone with the ball, which gave them a chance, and now he decided to give the juniors a little color.

As the Celtics' defensive backbone, Garnett has a lot of autonomy on the defensive end. He directed Perkins to sit at the basket while he cruised in the middle distance.Garnett is well aware that the Bobcats' twin towers have good shots, so that Perkins can use his weight to limit their post-up singles, and he can defend near the mid-range and three-point line.

Even if he hits the basket hard, Garnett can use his movement recovery to help defend at any time, and protect the basket by the way. This is also his value in the Celtics' defensive system. Tower most efficient way.

At first, Milicic and Gasol were secretly delighted, thinking that this was the Celtics' determination to use the insiders to make a fuss about them.But Milicic's first attack with the ball was stymied. Although he was not blocked by the front, Garnett, who rushed back to the three-second zone in time, interfered with his hook, and the rebound was conceded by Perkins. Next, a long cross-court pass made the Celtics hit a fast-break counterattack. Rondo, who had already started secretly, made an easy layup, and the gap between the two sides returned to 3 points.

Milicic didn't believe in evil, and in the next offensive round of the Bobcats, he persistently raised his hand in the low post to ask for the ball. As a result, this time he couldn't even make a shot, and the basketball was directly cut off by Garnett in his hand.This time the Celtics did not fight back, but played steadily in the positional battle. In the end, Garnett hit a large two-pointer from a high position.

Now anyone can see that the Bobcats don't have much to do inside. Even though Milicic and Gasol are in their prime, they have nothing to do with Garnett.This made Jackson feel very helpless. The Celtics broke the inside twin towers of the Bobcats with just one Garnett. So what else can they do to break their defense now?
Before Jackson called a timeout to rearrange tactics, the players on the field had automatically made adjustments.Roy, as the leader of the team, has done his part to carry the banner of offense. Since the lethality of the twin towers in the interior has been greatly weakened, let's come up and do the pick-and-roll!Moreover, Roy wisely chose to let Gasol Jr. cover himself, so that he could move to the high position to act as the center axis, while Milicic pulled it outside the three-point line to make his own anti-aircraft turret, clearing all the inside lines and letting Roy Yi flicked around inside.

Roy's absolute speed is not fast, but his sense of rhythm is very good, and Garnett can't be waiting to block his layup at the basket all the time, otherwise Gasol and Milicic's shots Who will defend?Perkins?After this meat shield leaves the basket, it can be said to be useless. It has no speed, no bounce, and thank God if it does not send a foul.

However, this only turned the two sides into a stalemate, and no one could do anything to the other.Although the Bobcats can rely on Roy's breakthrough and pick-and-roll to open up the situation on the offensive end, it is also difficult for them to prevent the Celtics' offense on the defensive end.Garnett is also a good central axis, and his teammates are more experienced. Whether it is Pierce's singles or Ray Allen's three-pointers, they are very effective means of attack. The rhythm is of course a bit slower, but Kyle The Tets are used to playing this way.

Although the Bobcats still have a slight advantage in the score, Jackson is still frowning on the sidelines. He can see that Garnett is the key to the entire Celtics team. As long as he can be dealt with, they can win the game.But Garnett can't do it casually. He is old and his statistics are not as good as when he was in the Timberwolves. However, the experience he has accumulated over the years is very valuable in the game. He knows that How to use the easiest way to achieve the best results.

In Jackson's view, the only way to limit Garnett is to let people go up to fight him and consume his energy in physical confrontation. This is undoubtedly a nightmare for an old player.But do the Bobcats have someone like that on their roster?He has height, strength, movement speed, and enough experience. Can the team really find out?
(End of this chapter)