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Chapter 179 Career "Masterpiece"

Lin Ri completed the attack with a hook, which stunned the coaching staff of the Celtics. They are very dedicated. Before this game, they not only studied the game video of Lin Ri after he entered the Suns, but also studied Lin Ri's NCAA games before entering the NBA. They were afraid that the research on Lin Ri was incomplete...

But in so many games, they never saw Lin Ri use even a single hook!
But now... this guy used a hook!
What the hell is going on here?

Rivers glanced at Thibodeau, and Thibodeau also glanced at him depressingly.

The hook has always been called a magic skill of the inside, because it has a high release point, and it is difficult to be blocked even under the basket. In addition, the most important point is that inside players can also use this trick at a distance from the basket.

If he knew that Lin Ri would hook his hands, he would never arrange such a tactic.

Because in this way, no matter how Perkins stood on the inside, he would not be able to cause any effective interference to Lin Ri.

It can even be said that whether there is this person in the basket is one thing.

This is why Rivers and Perkins looked ugly.

Fortunately, in the next second, Ray Allen used a three-pointer to enliven the atmosphere of the scene, and at the same time, it also eased the expressions of Rivers and Thibodeau a lot.

They decided to stick with this style of play.

It's just that they made some changes on defense. They let Perkins go to defend Lin Day and Kevin Garnett was ready to help defend.

It just so happened that Kevin Garnett couldn't support Lin Ri, and Perkins couldn't affect Lin Ri's shooting so much under the basket, which can be regarded as making up for each other.

More importantly, after Ray Allen's goal, they believe that the Celtics' offensive firepower, which has recovered from the offensive end, is definitely much more fierce than Lin Ri alone.

In fact, to put it bluntly, what they want is to consume Lin Ri's physical energy on the offensive end, so that he has no time to help the rest of the Suns defend on the defensive end!

Gentry quickly spotted the problem.

He's a player who is sensitive to how good or bad a team's defense is.

When he realized that the Celtics had unknowingly played three consecutive offenses, he called a timeout very decisively.

Lin Ri also kept scoring goals during this period.

Perkins switching defenses did not interfere with Lin Ri as much as Kevin Garnett did. Although his weight gave him a strong top defense ability, but after being pulled to a high position, Lin Ri didn't need to beat him because of his slow pace.

Scoring is obviously much easier than just now.

Only under such circumstances, Gentry still called a timeout.

The reason is also very simple, because Gentry is more concerned about the Celtics' scoring offensive than the Suns' continuous scoring. If you want to win them, you really have to keep suppressing their momentum, and that is the most important thing!
But the question is how to suppress it?
Gentry is also very clear that the Celtics forced Steve Nash to hand the ball into Lin Ri's hands and let him attack, in order to consume Lin Ri's physical energy and prevent him from being able to maintain the efficient defense just now on the defensive end.

Judging from the results, the gradual recovery of the Celtics really shows that this trick is effective!

If Gentry is going to put the Celtics' momentum back under control, all he needs to do is refocus Lin on the defensive end.

As for how to get Lin Ri to focus on the defensive end again?

Gentry also had the answer after everyone stood in front of him on the Suns court: a new ball handler must be found!
If this is placed in the previous Suns starting lineup, I am afraid it will be a problem. Apart from Steve Nash and Lin Ri, it is very difficult to find a third ball holder in that lineup!
Of course, no matter which team it is, it is impossible for three ball holders to be on the court at the same time.

The head coach of the old school interpreted this as "fear of not enough points"!
However, the Suns' main lineup on the floor tonight has an easy solution to this problem... Just give the ball to Steph Curry!

This guy's ability to hold the ball is also good.

Besides, he was facing Ray Allen.

With the same thin body, there is no problem of being completely exploded in singles with the ball.

"Dude, I'll leave it to you!"

Gentry once again gave Stephen Curry a trusting look.

He really didn't expect that Stephen Curry would become a surprise player in this game!
Stephen Curry was also a little confused, why did he hand it over to me again, didn't he hand it over just now?
Gentry then gave him a brief explanation of what he needs to do next.

After listening, Stephen Curry was not so nervous.

He is already facing Ray Allen now, and since the match tonight, his performance with Ray Allen still has a certain advantage, which gives him quite enough self-confidence, and the next step is to face Ray Allen dribbling and attacking.

In fact, it is no different from just now.

The biggest difference is that he now has the ball in his hands.

But for Stephen Curry, his two most confident abilities now, one is the three-point line, and the other is dribbling!

He will not be false.

After that, Gentry specifically asked Lin Ri: "The sun, the same sentence, I need you to refocus on the defensive end, tonight is your stage!"

His expression was very serious.

Obviously, this is what Gentry really cares about.

However, this is also normal. Now the Suns have led by about 10 points. In this case, it is natural that as long as the defense is done well, they can win!

Lin Ri nodded and agreed.

There was a lot of cheers at the North Shore Garden Arena just now, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up, which showed that it was useless for him to score on the scoring end. He had to limit the Celtics on the defensive end as Gentry said!

"beep!"

Everything is arranged.

The beep sounded to signal the restart of the game.

Steve Nash dribbles half court.

The entire coaching team of the Celtics on the sidelines looked at the field with some seriousness. They were observing what kind of arrangement Gentry made during the timeout just now.

Nash was double-teamed and passed the ball.

This hasn't changed... No, why is Stephen Curry the one who catches the ball, not Lin Day or Ariza!

Is this their evolution?
How to do?
Rivers glanced at Thibodeau.

Thibodeau was silent for a second or two: "Look first, then talk!"

Rivers nodded and put his gaze back on the court.

Stephen Curry, who got the ball, faced Ray Allen, found a breakthrough opportunity in the skillful shaking, and successfully left Ray Allen behind him. After reaching the inside, he did not play by himself, but completed the linkage with Lin Ri, helping the latter to easily score in the sky.

here you go!
Looking at Stephen Curry's cooperation with Lin Ri, Gentry smiled.

Although Lin Ri was responsible for this attack, he didn't contribute much during the entire process of this attack, and he just made an empty basket in the end.

This is actually the most ideal way for Gentry.

In this way, Lin Ri can score without consuming physical energy on the offensive end, which is really the best of both worlds.

Of course, this is not the reason why Gentry smiled and squinted his eyes.

The more important point is that Stephen Curry's performance in this round proved that he can be a ball-handling point.

His tactics work!

In this way, the Celtics' tactical goal of double-teaming Steve Nash will not be so easy to achieve!

Lin Ri then gradually refocused on the defensive end.

Although he failed to complete any blocks, his interference with the Celtics' offense is beyond doubt.

From the obvious decline in the Celtics' offensive efficiency during this period, it can be seen that Lin Ri's impact on them on the defensive end is too great.

Thinking about it, it's true, there is such a monster whose physical fitness is beyond the charts, and it takes only a second to get in front of you, staring at you, no matter who is in which position to make a move, I'm afraid you need to weigh it!
As a last resort, Rivers could only signal Rajon Rondo to join the battlefield.

"Poker Face" attacks himself on the next turn.

When they saw Rajon Rondo attacking, some Celtics fans showed a hint of helplessness on their faces. Their family knew their own affairs best. They knew very well that Rajon Rondo would never attack with the ball under normal circumstances!
There is only one situation where he will be like this, and this situation is... when the "Big Three" can't stand up, and he is needed to increase the offensive points, this will happen!
Have the Celtics been passive to this situation?
They are helpless...

"Snapped!"

What's even more helpless is that Rajon Rondo scored the basket with the ball and was blocked by Lin Ri!

After the 07 Finals, Kobe taught the world how to defend Rajon Rondo, that is to put two steps away, and then wait for him to break through...

This guy has no shooting ability!
So when Lin Ri saw Rajon Rondo attacking with the ball, he completely locked on his figure and gave him a solid cap.

Lin Ri added another member to the hot pot that he invited the Celtics players tonight.

Garnett: Come on, buddy?

Pierce: Why did you come here? I've been waiting for you for a long time!

After Rajon Rondo was blocked, the Celtics really couldn't make any trouble anymore.

In the end, the Suns won the game 110-99.

Lin Ri scored 24 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks in this game.

His data once again reached the sum of the data of the opponent team's starting inside duo!

斯蒂芬库里在这场比赛成为了“奇兵”，他在这场比赛总共出场31.4分钟，拿到了17分4助攻2篮板1抢断的数据。

He had the upper hand in the matchup with Ray Allen, and he also served as the team's ball-holding point for a long time.His play was key to the Suns holding the deficit to around 10 points during that stretch.

Gentry praised Curry after the game: "He is great. He has always been a very good player. He is always ready. When I told him, man, we need you in this game, he answered me with his performance. Yes, I am already ready! Starting today, I am his fan. Perhaps, I have already been, but I didn't realize it before!"

Ray Allen only scored 11 points tonight, and his performance was not outstanding. In the confrontation with Stick Curry, he once missed because of impatience, but tonight when facing reporters' questions about Stephen Curry, he was very generous: "Many people are saying that this kid is like me. In fact, there is no need to say that at all, because he doesn't have to be like me. He can already compete with me head-on. He is him. This kid deserves everyone to know. His name is Stephen Curry. He is not the next one!"

This evaluation is undoubtedly very high.

But if I really want to say high, the comments of the Suns fans on the Internet after the game are higher:
"When the kid high-fived Steve, I really saw the inheritance. Let's continue to maintain this performance! I love you, Stephen!"

"I'm sorry for questioning you. You are not an ordinary guy. You have energy that no one has seen. From now on, I want to witness you go to glory!"

"There is no doubt that the most correct choice Steve Kerr made this summer was to choose the sun. No one can doubt this, but now I want to say that it is also a wise choice for him to win Stephen Curry. He will become an All-Star player. I look forward to his future with the sun!"

Stephen Curry probably also felt a lot when he saw the messages from these fans. He specially tweeted after the game: Stick to what you insist on, and everyone will see your growth!

He couldn't help feeling it.

He is different from Lin Ri.

Before Lin Ri came to Phoenix, the entire Phoenix fans had already started to welcome him in various ways.At the moment when Stern announced that the Suns selected Lin Day, the entire Phoenix City was even more rejoiced.

But Stephen Curry faced all kinds of doubts at the moment he was selected.

Fortunately, Stephen Curry used his performance to make the doubts disappear. When he started some time ago, he even surprised the Suns fans.

But if you really want to say when Stephen Curry made all the Phoenix fans truly recognize him, then you have to admit that it was the game against the Celtics tonight...

This was a hard battle, and it was in this "head-to-head" contest that he proved his ability!
He was selected by the Suns with the 6th pick in the first round for no reason!
He has this power!

It was because he felt that he had finally been recognized that he had so many insights.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that many media also regard this game as the "masterpiece" of Stephen Curry's career so far. They believe that although Stephen Curry's score in this game is not the highest in so many games, his responsibility and performance in this game are the key to affecting the game!

(End of this chapter)