Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 179 Force
At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led by 5 points, but this point difference obviously did not satisfy the Celtics. The Celtics' offense went smoothly. Although the Celtics began to press the Nets' offense in the second half, they could only do so.

If it weren't for shrinking defense, the current Celtics might still be behind, and Jonny also felt more and more through the first quarter that he now needs a player who can help him open up space.Now several players in the team, including Dana Barros, can't help Johnny open up the space, and they are not strong enough to threaten the opponent.

At least it is a bit worse than the Magic's Anfernee Hardaway, and Jonny feels that if the 76ers' Derek Coleman can really come, it may be able to alleviate the current predicament.

"Shrink the defense! Shrink the defense! Ben! Hold the penalty area, don't let them rush in easily, and others, block the opponent's breakthrough! Don't be passed by people like a telegraph pole!" Rick Pitino obviously pointed at the ball The team's defensive performance in the first quarter was very dissatisfied, and his requirements were all related to defense.

In Rick Pitino's view, the first adjustment in the first quarter has solved the offensive problem, and now the team's only problem is defensive.If they can't defend the Nets' offense, then the Celtics will have a very difficult game.This is obviously not what the Celtics want to see.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics were currently attacking. Jonny took the ball and used an unstoppable breakthrough to directly pass Kendall Gill who was defending him. Then he accelerated to the basket and completed a dunk. The cheers of the home fans, especially the group of Asian fans, waved wildly with the slogans in their hands.

There was a dunk in the opening game, and the Celtics' desire to end the Nets as soon as possible has been fully revealed.

But the Nets were not to be outdone. Kendall Gill dribbled the ball for a while and then chose to pass the ball. He was not confident in his singles against Jonny. In fact, the defense in this game was normal. Chauncey Billups and Dana Barros at the outside point guard, as well as Bruce Bowen at the small forward position, have some abnormal performances on the defensive end.Especially the point guard's defense, the opponent's Sam Cassell has gone crazy.

This ball was passed to Sam Cassell again. The aliens have exploded since they transferred to the Nets last season. This season, they have continued to average 20 points per game, and their scoring ability is among the best in the league. Very prominent among defenders.In the face of Dana Barros' defense, Sam Cassell almost passed Dana Barros in a big stride.

Rick Pitino off the court also covered his head at this moment, emphasizing that the defense is still like a telegraph pole.

But what was better than the first quarter was that Dana Barros knew that he was doing his best to defend, so he quickly turned around and chased after him. Although he could only follow Sam Cassell to eat ashes, he still kept up with the defense.

What made Rick Pitino even more troublesome was that Ben Wallace, who had been overwhelmed in the interior in the previous few games, was no longer in the state of being able to defend anytime and anywhere. After Sam Cassell rushed into the interior, The paint was empty, with Ben Wallace standing near the free throw line as he was dragged out by Jason Williams.The penalty area is empty, and Sam Cassell is about to complete a layup directly.

At this time, a hand was stretched out from the side, and Danabaros reached out to pull it directly. He would rather pay a foul.

Beep beep beep~!The referee blew the whistle, but what Dana Barros couldn't accept was that the ball went in too! 2+1, with Sam Cassell's free throw percentage, there is no doubt that he can complete the three-pointer.

Rick Pitino looked helpless, he looked at the bench, looked at Chauncey Billups, this No. [-] defense was at least a little better than Dana Barros, the second quarter just started, The Celtics called another timeout, brought in Chauncey Billups, added a little more emphasis, and the game resumed.

Sam Cassell walked to the free throw line and made the free throw.

And then, for the Celtics' next three offenses, Jonny did not make a shot himself, but organized his teammates to attack, but the teammate's touch was a bit too bad, and all three offenses failed. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Nets actually used The Celtics' downturn during this period directly overtook the score!
This was something the Celtics didn't expect, and Jonny felt very angry. These teammates really meant some pig teammates. Jonny secretly sighed and decided to come by himself.

On the Celtics' next attack, Jonny held the ball outside the three-point line, and his teammates all pulled away.Looking at the very nervous Kendall Gill, Jonny wanted to laugh.

"Can you guard me? You definitely can't!" Jonny muttered a few words, regardless of Kendalljill's attitude, he took a big stride forward, and then suddenly retreated in Kendalljill's panic Another step back, a jumper directly outside the three-point line!
Amidst the exclamation of the fans, Jonny directly hit the three-pointer!

The audience cheered, and the Celtics took another lead!
Kendall Gill was in a bit of a low mood. This game was the first time he met Jonny this season. In the few games he met with Jonny last season, he was blasted into scum by Jonny. This game also Similarly, although the Celtics failed to finish off the Nets as a whole, it was also because of Jonny's teammates, and it had nothing to do with Jonny. At the beginning of the second quarter, Jonny had already scored 17 points. Such a state It's not bad.

Then the Nets' offense was successful again, this time their defense was much better, Chauncey Billups was not passed by Sam Cassell, and it was Chris Gatlin's pick-and-roll that helped the Aliens get away from Chauncey Billups Lupus's, and this ball Sam Cassell hit a layup, the Nets lead by one point, it seems that a tug of war is about to begin.

And then, Johnny took the ball at the top of the arc. Kendall Gill looked at the smiling Johnny, feeling a little trembling in his heart, his eyes kept turning, as if he was thinking about what happened to Johnny. step.But Johnny would not give Kendall Gill time to think. He looked at Kendall Gill in a daze, and made a three-pointer directly on the spot!
Kendaljill was shocked, and rushed forward to block Johnny's vision.But it was already too late, Jonny had already made a three-pointer, and hit it again with a bang!Unknowingly, the score difference came to 2 points!Jonny slightly widened the point difference with two three-pointers!
After hitting the ball, Jonny said: "You still can't guard me!" and ran back to the backcourt to defend.

In the second quarter, Jonny stood up completely and supported the team's offense alone, and even took care of the team's defense at the end of the second quarter.Then there was a break at halftime, and the explosion continued in the third quarter, helping the Celtics continue to expand their lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics took a 20-point lead. Just after the fourth quarter, the Nets chose to surrender. Rick Pitino breathed a sigh of relief, but Johnny was exhausted. In order to help the Celtics win, he almost completely controlled the team's offense and defense in the second and third quarters.

And in this game, Johnny's data has also reached the point of a god-level data. In this game, he scored a season high of 59 points, and also had 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, almost 60. +10+10 god-level data, and Jonny scored 59 points in three quarters. Jonny's explosive scoring directly shocked the Americans.

At the end of the game, the Celtics avoided a losing streak. After this game, their record became 10 wins and 2 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Indiana Pacers who lost only one game. Under the leadership of Liberd and Reggie Miller, the Pacers seem to be on the rise. Especially Reggie Miller, who seems to be stimulated by Jonny, has improved his performance this season.

But it is still not as good as Jonny. After playing so many games, Jonny has maintained an average of more than 30 points per game, and is very versatile. According to the current situation, the MVP of the regular season is appropriate, especially in the The case of Michael Jordan's slippery state.

The most incomprehensible thing about this season is that Michael Jordan's state has declined. In the absence of Scott Pippen, Michael Jordan's state has plummeted, and it seems that he has completely lost the strength of last season. The record is only 6 wins and 5 losses. You must know that in the previous two seasons, the Bulls only lost 10 games and 13 games in one season, but now the Bulls lost 6 games at the beginning of the season, which is obviously not normal.

And Michael Jordan averaged 11 points, 27.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in these 6.5 games. Compared with the data of last season, it is already a substantial dive.However, considering Michael Jordan's 34-year-old age, such a decline is not impossible, but this decline has also begun to make people wonder whether the Bulls' three-peat can be achieved.

But for the Bulls, they can still look forward to what will happen after Scott Pippen returns. After all, they now have one less core playing, and there must be a gap in the strength of the team.

The current situation of the Bulls has also given hope to many teams, such as the Pacers who have exploded this season, as well as the old strong teams New York Knicks and Heat, the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, and Houston Rockets in the West all feel that their opportunities have come. .To win a championship under the pressure of the Bulls, the major stars of this generation without a championship, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, and Karl Malone, all began to look forward to their new season.

(End of this chapter)