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Chapter 1053 Five-shot Lineup
In order to catch up with the 19-point difference, Lan Shengli gave up the inside line, and after the end of the first mandatory timeout in the third quarter, he sent Farmar, Harden, Novak, Delfino and George's super small line-up.

The average height of the five players is less than 190 centimeters, which is indeed short.

And according to the matchup, George is basically playing center and Delfino is playing power forward. This is really too big a gap with the Celtics' inside height.

But this lineup has an advantage, that is, all five players can shoot three-pointers, which is very important.

After all, with a gap of nearly 20 points behind, it is really difficult to catch up without relying on three-pointers.

The Clippers' court space will also be widened.

"What are the Clippers doing~?!"

"The tallest one is George at 203 cm~?!"

"Are you going to give up the game~?!"

Seeing this scene here, Rivers was also very puzzled.

"Ah~!!, I see~!!, it turns out that Bruce is planning to use a small lineup to grab a three-pointer~!!, but it's useless, it's impossible for you to shoot a three-pointer so easily The chance~!!"

But soon, Rivers realized Lan Shengli's intention of arranging troops like this.

Here Harden is dribbling the ball, ready to play pick-and-roll tactics with Delfino.

"Pick-and-rolls and screens all bounce outward~!!, don't give the opponent a chance to shoot a three-pointer~!!"

Rivers reminded the players.

The members of the green army listened and acted immediately.

I saw that Garnett made a big delay here, forcing Harden directly to the center line.

Harden was also prepared for this big delay, and quickly gave the ball to Farmar who was responding on the side.

Although the ball was transferred, the pick-and-roll tactics were not formed.

Here Farmar dribbled the ball, and soon gave it to George on the side.

It was O'Neal who defended George~

Looking at George with the ball outside the three-point line, Jermaine O'Neal was in a dilemma.

If you follow up, you will definitely be passed by George in one step. If you don't follow up, it is basically equivalent to letting George shoot an open three-pointer.

Just as he was hesitating, George took the ball and directly shot a three-pointer.

In the first half of the game, George tried to shoot two three-pointers, but they failed to hit them, so George's hand feeling in this game was not very good.

However, since Lan Shengli had already said before that "it counts for you, not mine", and he had already given the players the "right to fire wirelessly", so George was more confident in his shots.

"Swipe~!!!"

Confident shooting will have good results.

The ball hits hollow.

Lan Shengli's crazy three-point throw tactic has begun to pay off.

"Dum~!!!"

Rivers was also very cautious here, and immediately called a timeout.

The point difference has come to 13 points.

"Jermaine, get off, Jeff, get up~!"

Rivers first made substitution adjustments.

"Hey, guys, the opponent's current tactics are very obvious, that is to use three-pointers to chase points, we must focus on the outside line of defense, don't let the opponent easily shoot, don't be careless, the points we are leading now are not safe~! !"

Rivers reminded the players.

"On the offensive end, we will continue to give full play to our inside advantage, but we must also resolutely shoot outside if we have a chance. As long as we play step by step like we did in the first half, we can still win this game steadily~!!!"

Rivers continued to remind the players.

"Attention everyone~!!, the opponent may change the lineup with us, but we don't have to mess up, we can play as we want~!!, we still have to shoot resolutely when there is a chance from the outside~!! And we have to continue to catch The opportunity to switch between offense and defense, continue to speed up ~!!, increase the number of rounds, and play more proactively ~!!"

Here Lan Shengli reminded the team members.

It can be heard that Lan Shengli has already guessed Rivers' substitution adjustment.

"On the defensive end, if the opponent hits the inside, we try to interfere with the opponent as much as possible without fouling the opponent, as long as we don't give the opponent a "2+1" chance~!!, everyone must remember this~!! If If you really want to foul, then be tough~!!, and send them free throws~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to remind the players.

The moment of fighting between Rivers and Lan Shengli has come again.

After a timeout, the Celtics have the Big Three, plus Rondo and Jeff Green.

It can be regarded as a lineup of one big and four small.

In this way, the Clippers' lineup flexibility may be seriously affected.

This side may want to prove that they can also shoot. Green came up with a three-pointer against George's defense.

"Dangdang~!!" But the ball failed to score.

Farmar and Novak sandwiched Garnett to prevent him from jumping, so Harden accepted the rebound.

Harden dribbled the ball and went straight to the frontcourt.

The Celtics also quickly returned to defense here, because they are afraid of the current "five-shot lineup" of the Clippers, so the defense of the Green Army is very close, completely emptying the inside line.

The Clippers are doing cover.

With the help of Delfino's cover, Harden went directly to the basket.

Pierce, who switched defenses, thought that someone inside would make up for the defense, so he didn't follow too closely at all, but he didn't expect that the inside line was completely "vacuum".

Harden dribbled the ball and unhurriedly completed a very easy three-step layup.

"come~!!on~!!!"

"come~!!on~!!!"

"Defense~!!, focus~!!"

When Rivers saw such a low-level mistake on the team's defensive end, he immediately yelled and reminded him.

This happens when all five defenders go to the perimeter.

The Celtics' defensive position is to focus on one thing and lose another.

The point difference continued to be narrowed.

The "five-shot lineup" has already shown his power, completely abandoning the inside line, allowing the Clippers to play more openly.

Not only have outside shots, but also rely on the containment of shots to break through for layups. This is where the Celtics feel the most pressure now.

"Yeah!!!"

"Crack~!!!"

But Boston fans will not just watch the Clippers play so comfortably and "let it go."

The fans cheered, clapped and cheered for the home team.

Here the Celtics finally set up a position to attack.

Rondo has the ball, and Green and Pierce set the screen for Ray Allen.

Because the Clippers are all outside players, they did a good job in switching defenses. Ray Allen went around twice, but still didn't get a good chance to catch the ball, let alone a shot.

(End of this chapter)