Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 291 Sudden Crash
I have to say that Princeton's tactics still have some merits, but when the Celtics gave up double-teaming Ye Feng, Batum's counter-running has no power, and can only let Ye Feng or Aldridge hold the ball directly singles.

Relatively speaking, Ye Feng was better against Pierce in singles. Although Pierce was experienced, he was not known for his defense after all, and he could still find gaps to break through the defense if he worked hard.Aldridge is more tragic. Garnett is getting old. His sense of smell and all-round defensive ability have not declined too much. Garnett was a little overwhelmed.

However, under the entanglement of the Blazers players, the Celtics players who are more inclined to individual singles cannot maintain a high scoring efficiency.Indeed, Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett are all well-known stars in the league. It can be said that they have reserved a Hall of Fame seat for themselves, but it is undeniable that they have all entered the twilight of their careers, at least in the twilight period of their careers. In terms of physical strength, it is inferior to the Blazers.

It is precisely because of this situation that the time and frequency of Celtics coach Rivers' substitutions are obviously different from those of McMillan. The playing time of a group of veterans is strictly controlled. Of course, this is not because of their poor performance on the court. I hope they can still contribute at the critical moment of the fourth quarter.So for nearly one-third of the first quarter, Rondo and Perkins played with three substitutes. Even so, the Celtics' defensive strength did not drop much.

Ye Feng, who also faced the Celtics' half-substitute half-starting lineup, was deeply moved. This is the iron-blooded defense that the Celtics have always inherited!Although the management does not necessarily screen according to this standard when recruiting players, it seems that as long as they put on the Celtics jersey, those players will learn the iron-blooded defense of the team without a teacher. It is the background that belongs exclusively to the giants.

Ye Feng originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the opponent to replace the substitute player to open the score, but he had to give up this idea in the end.Although he felt less pressure to score, the difference was not too far from before. His teammates were even more bewildered and continued his journey. The only thing he performed well was to fight at the basket. Camby rebounded.Seeing the performance of the Celtic players on the field, Ye Feng shook his head helplessly: This is really a tough nut to crack!
In the past few seasons, few teams have been able to score big against the Celtics. The Celtics have a very distinctive style of play, which is a slow-paced positional battle, and then use defense to grind their opponents to death.As for the pressure on the offensive end, it is even less. Anyway, if you can suppress the opponent's score, it doesn't matter if you score a little less, as long as you can score more than the opponent, wouldn't it be enough?In this regard, the Celtics are still doing a lot of research.

The first quarter of the game passed in a dull atmosphere, and the more experienced Celtics led by 20 points 18-2.This point difference is of course acceptable to the Blazers, but they only scored 18 points in the first quarter, which was beyond their expectations.Ye Feng was also a little stunned. He knew that the Celtics' defense was difficult to deal with, but he played decently on the court. How could it be possible that the team only scored 18 points in one quarter?If this continues, the Blazers will be in danger!
In a sense, the Blazers are a team that focuses more on offense than defense. If they don't play the desired offense, the team will be very passive on the court and the chances of winning will be greatly reduced.This season, the Trail Blazers have not scored less than 20 points in a single quarter, which is considered unprecedented, but this unprecedented is not a good thing, Ye Feng always has a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Sure enough, the Celtics further increased their defensive strength at the beginning of the second quarter, emphasizing more physical confrontation on the defensive end.When a team that is accustomed to relying on the system to defend suddenly increases the intensity of individual defense on this basis, it is simply a nightmare for their opponents.The Blazers quickly learned what kind of defense is tough. Rivers did not let "Gentleman Ray" and Perkins play, and replaced him with Tony Allen and Rasheed Wallace. He has grown into the league's first-class perimeter gate, and the latter has honed an excellent defensive skill in Detroit.These two people, together with Garnett and Rondo, made the Celtics' defense almost impenetrable, and Pierce was also trying his best to block Ye Feng's offense.

If the Celtics looked like a hedgehog in the first quarter, they are now a tortoise.This is not a curse word, their strong defense is like an extremely hard tortoise shell, no matter how hard the Blazers try, it is difficult to attack.In the middle, the combination of Garnett and Tony Allen, one inside and one outside, played a big role. Garnett alone can support a defensive system, and now with the assistance of Tony Allen on the outside , The Blazers' offense is simply struggling.

Under normal circumstances, it is very dangerous to miss the ball inside, which means that the team cannot score in the most concise and effective way.Originally, the Blazers were not afraid because they still had three-pointers to rely on, but the three outside players including Ye Feng strangely lost their long-range shooting touch. The active Garnett took it away directly.

On the contrary, the Celtics' offense was very impressive. Before Rondo could only play pick-and-roll with Garnett, now that Wallace is replaced, there is another player who can act as a screen, and Wallace The Warrior's attack range is not inferior to Garnett at all.Although Wallace's three-point shooting rate during the regular season was less than [-]%, this game was unexpectedly accurate. He hit two three-pointers just halfway through the second quarter.

Before McMillan had time to call a timeout, the score between the two sides was quickly opened up. The Celtics played a wave of 14 to 2 climax, opening the point difference to as much as 15 points in one fell swoop.The Blazers' poor two points were due to Ye Feng's desperate efforts to cause Pierce's foul and made two free throws at the free throw line. But for these two points, he was hit hard, and it took a while to recover Come on.

But Ye Feng couldn't help taking a breather in the current situation, the Blazers had to come up with a strategy to deal with it.Of course, there are many reasons for this sudden collapse, but now is not the time to find out the reason, how to recover is the most important thing they should do now.

(End of this chapter)