King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 133 Competition of Rhythm

He Yixiang, who was frozen in the first quarter, seemed to have found a switch to turn himself on in the second quarter. He scored 9 of 5 shots and scored 3 points and 8 assists in only 4 minutes of playing. He was more efficient than playing 12 minutes in the previous quarter. It also made Rivers a little angry.His performance in the second quarter really made him very unhappy, especially Rondo's defense. It is also a misfire, and more is relying on the personal ability of the Big Three to maintain the leading advantage in offense.

"What happened? Don't let that rookie break into the paint so easily, Rajon, let me see your defense."

Rondo didn't speak. He was strict with others, but he was even stricter with himself.If he was asked to score a point for his defense just now, it would be completely unqualified.He didn't argue for himself, but nodded silently, saying that it was indeed his own reason. After Rivers gave everyone present one by one, the Green Army, an iron-blooded defensive team, felt that it was his own fault. I feel ashamed.

After returning from the second half, the defense of the Green Army has improved significantly. He Yixiang also obviously felt that the opponent's strength has become higher. Not only himself, but many teammates' offensive movements have begun to deform, but the referee did not blow. The whistleblowing standard for this game is not high. Second, this is the North Shore Garden Arena after all, so it is naturally impossible to be too harsh on the Bostonians.

Fortunately, the king's defense also continued the rhythm of the second quarter and did not give the Bostonians a chance, but it is obvious that the king is not familiar with this kind of defensive meat grinder mode of battle, but the green army is not familiar with this kind of iron-blooded battle. Defense is familiar and cannot be more familiar.Under the defensive battle between the two sides, the Green Army's defense lasted longer.Especially after Rondo experienced Rivers' anger, he adopted a close-to-hand defense against He Yixiang and no longer gave He Yixiang a chance. Of course, he also paid the price of three fouls for this.Of course, it was difficult for He Yixiang to perform well under this fierce defense, and the game entered the familiar rhythm of the Green Army.

"Playing defense against the Celtics is irrational! Why shouldn't you! Get back to the King's rhythm is the last word!" On the forum, the King's fans seemed a little anxious. They looked very hard. In the past, the media always said that the king was good at abuse, but it was not enough when he played against strong teams. This game against the Eastern Conference champions is also a chance to prove himself.

But in this defensive rhythm, the Kings were almost 65 points behind 74:10, and the team was about to slowly lose their rhythm.He Yixiang also understood that the game could not go on like this, so he changed his gesture, indicating that he would start to speed up now.Cousins, who grabbed the rebound this round, passed the ball directly and quickly. After receiving the ball, He Yixiang only dribbled twice and quickly transferred it to Iguodala on the other side. To Landry who was about to come down, Landry made a dunk in the face of the unguarded basket.

The Celtics did not speed up with the Kings. They were still waiting for the opportunity leisurely. After several passes, the newly transferred Green got an open chance in the middle distance, but it may be that the North Shore Garden Ball The basketball court didn't know this new guy yet, so it rejected Green's mid-range shot.Garnett and Krstic failed to get this offensive rebound. After getting the defensive rebound, Cousins ​​made another quick pass. He Yixiang quickly organized a quick offensive and defensive transition again. , This time it was Iguodala who ended the offense.

The king's team has Cousins ​​to guarantee the defensive rebounds, and the others are quick to play. The Celtics' new young Green is obviously not in good shape in this game. Rivers didn't like to use it. As a rookie, seeing Green's state doesn't let him play.The other groups of old arms and old legs are okay to defend for a few rounds, but it is absolutely impossible for them to keep running so closely with the king's rhythm.The game began to tilt like the king again, and the king also took the opportunity to recover the score with a few fast breaks.

When Rivers replaced Garnett and Pierce among the Big Three, He Yixiang and Cousins ​​​​who played more time for the Kings still stayed on the court.Westphal touched his chin, shouldn't he be beaten a dozen more at such a young age?What's the point of taking a break after only playing 28 minutes in the third quarter?Keep fighting, keep running, I can't believe how good those old guys on the opposite side can run today.

However, Rondo is also a person with strong field control ability. He did not change his team's style of play because of the opponent's rhythm. The transition is powerful, but it is also a labor-intensive job. The King's offense is gradually unable to keep up, and the physical strength consumed by the offense is also reflected on the defensive end. Landry is stunned, allowing Green to easily break through the defense and dunk.This beautiful dunk made the newcomer Green win the cheers of many North Shore Arena in an instant.

Green also used this dunk to vent a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart. To the Thunder's management, he was Durant's high-ranking rookie in the same year. Play, run to play the swingman in the third and fourth positions.After finally getting used to this position, the team traded him to the Celtics in exchange for Perkins. However, after coming to the Celtics, he was not valued by the team and the coach, and all kinds of anger and helplessness were in this dunk. He vented out of it, he wanted to prove his worth to the Thunder and the Celtics.After being in a bad state at the beginning, Green seemed to let the Celtics' basket know him by virtue of this dunk. This season, he made only 33% of his three-pointers and hit two consecutive three-pointers. He has scored 15 points in 12 minutes off the bench.

"This deal is really not a loss. I am optimistic about this young man!" A Celtics fan was very excited to see Green's outstanding performance. Although the new center was seriously unqualified to play the main force, Although Green didn't play well at first, many people saw the potential in this guy.

"Yes, I expect Pierce to take over after Pierce retires. Now he is a great addition to our bench lineup. The two giants at the third and fourth positions are slowly getting old. A little older, he will get a lot of opportunities to exercise." Another fan also had bright eyes, and seemed to see Green's bright future in the Celtics.

(End of this chapter)