Guard With a Knife

To be honest, Karlie Kloss, who sat in the sixth row of the auditorium opposite, was also very upset. Although the duke's heavy dunk for Tianxingdao this time made her stand up and applaud, and she was excited from the bottom of her heart, proud of defending the glory of this arena.

However, she didn't like the next 'plot' where Rihanna yelled like a diva. She actually sends out love like a princess rescued by a warrior, what is this? Hollywood soap opera? Snoopy is my real number one.

KK's belly was full of acid, and at the same time, she felt extremely incomprehensible to Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift who sat beside Rihanna and turned a deaf ear: How could they suddenly tolerate Rihanna's overstepping behavior? Have they really given up on Duke Snoopy?

Karlie Kloss is skeptical about this, she always feels that things may not be as simple as she imagined.

The game on the court continued. Lagalondo took the ball to the frontcourt and made a patient and meticulous pick-and-roll with Kevin Garnett, and then handed the ball to Paul Pierce who was pulled to the top of the arc. Pierce faced James Johnson's defense, he used extremely dense fake moves to try to trick the young rookie away, and then shot calmly... Shua!

The strength of the Celtics is...they have players who can stand up and score at every position, and at the same time, they are still running with the logic of a precision machine!

Easy side to fight again.

Stephon Marbury and Doug implemented a high-post pick-and-roll double-cut tactic, but the basketball was interfered by Garnett's defense when the basketball made a second pass at the free throw line. Garnett's defensive coverage is arguably the largest in the league, the ball has to be passed from the weak side to the perimeter, James Johnson catches the ball, shoots it... BOOM!

The basketball misses the rim.

Dug tried to break into the penalty area to grab an offensive rebound, but was firmly locked by Garnett. He stretched out his long arms and almost hugged Dug behind him. There was a great suspicion of a foul in this action, but the referee chose to ignore it.

In the duel with Randolph, Perkins easily protected the rebound.

Randolph's desire for rebounds is far lower than that of scoring goals. It is difficult for him to impact Perkins when he is fighting for rebounds at the basket. After all, Perkins relies on this to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Looking back, Ray Allen once again relied on his amazing back-running ability to take advantage of the double screens of Kevin Garnett and Perkins to easily go around the bottom line, receive a pass from Pierce at the top of the arc, and shoot an arrow at the bottom corner... Swish!

The basketball was like a missile that was accurately hit, and the white waves turned up. The fans in Madison Garden couldn't help but sigh.

Then, the Knicks passed the basketball to Zach Randolph. Duger charged into the penalty area like lightning, and quickly passed to Randolph after encountering the defense.

Randolph is not a traditional C\u0026S forward, so he subconsciously paused after receiving the basketball. As soon as he paused, Kevin Garnett swarmed up... Bang!

In the end, a hasty shot was made!

This shot made Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines frown, thinking in his heart that Randolph is indeed not suitable for the current Snoopy.

In the case that Dug has not yet established a complete offensive system, Randolph's style of play is to some extent an offset to Snoopy's energy. In fact, the ball just now, if David Lee was on the court, might have scored. Switching to Stoudemire is even a violent dunk that can hit the top five goals.

The game is still going on.

Although the Knicks lineup is a bit weak offensively, it is comparable to the Celtics on the defensive end.

Therefore, although everyone knows that the Celtics are superior, the point difference has not widened in a dramatic manner. But very slowly pulled up.

Wait until there are 3 minutes left in the first quarter, 19:13. The Celtics lead by 6 points in the away game.

At this time, Doc Rivers requested a timeout.

Next, he will be replaced in the rotation.

Kevin Garnett played very well tonight, except for the humiliating heavy dunk by Snoopy at the beginning of the game. He put in 100% of his energy in support and defense, although there was no statistics Excellent. But it is indeed the absolute cornerstone of the Celtics.

Even fledgling commentators in the basketball circle now know that the Celtics' championship dreams are built on Kevin Garnett's fragile knees. Doc Rivers certainly understands this, so even though the game meant a lot to Boston, he moved Kevin Garnett off the court on a precise rotation schedule. Replace him with the new Roaring Celestial Rasheed Wallace.

At the same time, Daniels also replaced Ray Allen at the shooting guard position.

The Big Three are now at the end of their careers, and compliance with the rotation rules is beneficial to the continuation of their careers.

The Knicks also made adjustments here, Kirk Hinrich went into battle, with Wesley Matthews, Gallinari, Doug and Randolph.

Randolph vowed to make a promise to the coaching staff and teammates that as long as Snoopy returns to the 4th position, I will be able to use offense to destroy all the Celtics' defenses.

Zach Randolph's repeated promises and requests made the coaching staff agree to his team formation requirements. He originally wanted James Johnson to appear at the 3rd position, which would make the defense more tenacious and he could score more focusedly. But Doug did not agree, he insisted that Gallinari appear in the lineup. Because he knows the meaning of opening up space, and at the same time understands the truth that eggs cannot be put in the same basket.

Although this will allow the Celtics to take advantage of the flank.

beep!

When the whistle sounded, the game continued.

After Lagalondo brought the basketball to the frontcourt, he quickly handed it over to Paul Pierce.

Pierce did not entangle with Gallinari at the top of the arc. As the operator of the Celtics rotation, he decided to let his teammates integrate first when the team was ahead. He passed the basketball to Rasheed Wallace.

Wallace quickly turned his back after receiving the basketball, and it was Doug who defended him.

The height difference between the two is extremely obvious, but Rashid did not take a direct turn-around jumper, but used post-up singles very seriously. After two quick inward arches to no avail, he turned around, followed by a quick straight-arm shot... his signature move.

While he was shooting, Doug had jumped up, and his elasticity exceeded Rasheed Wallace's imagination.

Although the basketball was not covered in the end, it more or less affected Wallace's shooting style... Bang!

The basketball hits the rim.

At this time, Perkins at the basket suddenly squeezed away Randolph who was stuck, and he went to the rebound. This annoyed Duge quite a bit, but fortunately the basketball was closer to him, so he jumped lightly... Crack!

Shoot the basketball to Kirk Hinrich.

Card slot! Card slot!

On the way back to defense, Doug emphasized this point again to Randolph: You have to do all the details before we can win.

He hoped Randolph could understand this truth. The more you confront a strong team, the better you can do the most basic things well.

Back in the frontcourt, the Boston Celtics made a targeted defense. They adopted a 212 zone defense position. This is their response after watching the Knicks in two games.

It has to be said that this set of defense played a very strong role in targeting Zach Randolph.

When Doug received the ball on the left side of the free throw line, he quickly broke through Wallace's defense and was quickly double-teamed, and when he passed the ball to Randolph. Pierce will help defend the first time... If Randolph is a decisive player, he can pass the basketball to Gallinari easily, but he is not. He has the one-on-one lag of an old-school player One-on-one temperament.

Swish!

Although he ended up throwing the basketball into the hoop with a step-back jumper.

But this has deviated from the preset tactics.

As the game moved forward, Rasheed Wallace began to no longer insist on singles, but settled on the free throw line to support. He's a power forward with range to cover the 3-point line, so Doug has to follow in his footsteps.

With Rasheed pulling Doug's defense high, Zach Randolph's post defense was a total slush, plus Gallinari's inability to do anything on the wing. Boston's defensive pressure dropped sharply. If it weren't for their poor hand feeling, the point difference would be stretched to double digits almost in an instant.

boom!

Randolph received a pass from Doug and singled out Kentrick Perkins to miss a shot.

boom!

Randolph missed a high pick-and-roll jumper.

Snapped!

Randolph received the ball from the weak side and was directly intercepted by Lagalondo.

After Randolph's three consecutive offenses were disintegrated by the Celtics, only 31 seconds remained in the first quarter. Boston's lead also extended to nine points.

Paul Pierce received the basketball at the top of the three-point arc. He slowly controlled the basketball and tried to score the goal steadily, expanding the point difference to double digits.

At this time, Doug quickly ordered Matthews and Gallinari to switch defenses. Compared with Gallinari, Matthews' defense is tougher.

Time passed by second by second, and Paul Pierce was not in a hurry at all.

When the offensive clock counted down to the seventh second, Rasheed Wallace suddenly ran out. When he started to run, Doug could only go out with the defense. He pointed to Randolph at the position under the basket while he was out with the defense. He hoped that Randolph would defend the basket no matter what, even with a fat Meat.

And yet... Randolph let Doug down.

When Doug followed Rasheed Wallace and ran to the free throw line, Daniels on the left suddenly ran back and he bypassed Gallinari's defense and went straight to the penalty area. The Italian was chasing after him, and at this time Pierce's basketball was also quickly hoisted into the penalty area.

It can be said that the Celtics' cooperation is very dangerous.

Even if a slightly defensive inside line is in the penalty area, it will destroy this bold alley-oop.

However, Randolph let everyone down.

He was squeezed behind Perkins in a state of ignorance, and then watched Daniels soar into the sky, draw an arc and catch the basketball...Boom!

Dunk happens!

This dunk is very, very demoralizing.

The entire Madison Garden was silent in awe.

I don't want to see my restricted area being trampled on by others as if it were a back garden.

At this time, Randolph finally felt the cold eyes from Snoopy. The four eyes met, and the hairs all over his body couldn't help standing up: Snoopy was really angry.

when he realized it.

Doug's roar has already been heard... RUN-GUN!

Randolph hurried forward desperately, but Gallinari directly drove the ball from the baseline to Snoopy who ran beyond the three-point line. Snoopy rushed forward with Lagalondo behind him The former chased, and Pierce followed closely. When he went deep into the basket, both defenders were driven in.

At this time, Randolph, who ran to the top of the three-point line, hurriedly shouted: Pass the ball!

He hopes to get the chance of the last attack in the first quarter.

But... Phew!

He saw the basketball pass from under Snoopy's ribs, however, the direction of flight was straight to the bottom corner... At the same time as he was surprised, Gallinari rushed over. He received the basketball and shot directly, as a top player A white striker with a potential shooter, this kind of shooting is as easy as eating and drinking for him!

Swish!

The basketball fell into the net with precision.

The point difference returned to single digits from 11 points.

Later, Lagalondo used the last 3 seconds to make a super long shot covering the half court, but the basketball didn't even touch the backboard... beep!

The whistle sounded and the first quarter was over.

With the Boston Celtics' high-intensity defense, the Knicks struggled tonight on the offensive end. Zach Randolph even scored 5 points, and he took 9 shots. If the two sides continue to maintain this The rhythm, Boston will directly lock the victory in the second quarter. Earl Johnson said: The difference in strength between the two sides is too far. And tonight, there is no chance of any fluke for the Knicks.

What he said meant something. In fact, the whole world knows... The Knicks' path to the playoffs last season was too bizarre. Almost every team that played against them suffered major injuries. They almost relied on the opponent's injury all the way to the finals, which caused many challenges this season and became the enemy of the Eastern Conference.

Zach Randolph's defense is still not active enough, and he has faced a real strong enemy. His incompatibility with Snoopy has become apparent. Snoopy now needs an opponent who can finish quickly, and Lando Randolph is not this type of player. He prefers to lay down the rhythm to solve opponents. Kenny Smith analyzed: The Knicks have entered a misunderstanding now. If they continue to use Randolph as the first main player, then Snoopy's It’s hard to hone offense. If Snoopy’s offense can’t be hone, he and Zach Randolph will never be a real inside-out combination.”

Kenny Smith's vision is still very keen. He saw a core conflict between Doug and Randolph.

When the topic discussion is very serious and is about to be sublimated. Charles Barkley next to him suddenly said: Which duchess will Snoopy go to have dinner with tonight? It is said that Snoopy went to Taylor Swift's home in Long Island with Britney Spears last night. , but he didn't stay there. Maybe it's because of tonight's game. You know, the Duke has always been a disciplined player. But it's a long Christmas holiday. Who will he spend Christmas with Woolen cloth?

Charles, when they show up at the same time, you should know that they are eliminated. Earl Johnson is an expert: When two women are rivals, they don't sit together and watch the game with smiles on their faces.

Her analysis has been recognized by the vast majority of people, as is the case in life.

...

When the TNT commentator felt that the game was lackluster and even started to discuss the issue of the Duke Girl's Christmas, Snoopy stood on the bench with a serious face. He told the team: Next, we can only enter the fast running and bombing time.

Then, he made a decision after discussions with Jeff Van Gundy and Herb Williams: Milicic, David Lee, Gallinari, Wesley Matthews followed Duger.

This means that Doug has returned to the No. 1 position.

Zach Randolph had some issues with this, but he didn't make as much noise as he used to. He also knows that he played very badly in the first quarter tonight, and even made a fatal defensive mistake at the last minute.

Zach, you have to understand that you are stopping the loss now. Doug patted him on the shoulder before re-entering the court and told him: It is not a good thing to stay on the court.

This sentence made Randolph think.

stop loss?

He has never been exposed to economics, so it took him a long time to understand what was going on.

At this time, the second quarter of the game has begun.

The Celtics replaced Ray Allen and replaced Pierce. Boston's rotation time has always maintained a giant leading the rhythm on the court.

boom!

When Rasheed Wallace missed the first shot, the Knicks immediately launched a lightning-fast attack. Driven by Doug, it took less than 5 seconds for all members to reach the frontcourt. Moreover, after Dug and David Lee pick-and-roll, he quickly passed the basketball to Milicic who went down, and Milicic dunked easily... At this time, Perkins had just run into the free throw line.

When the Knicks resorted to the fast running and bombing tactics that hadn't been used for a long time, Grievous on the other side couldn't help being a little dazed.

In the playoffs last season, Boston can be said to have lost in this set of running and bombing games that did not follow the routine.

During this time, he has been researching. He believes that apart from the lack of personnel, the biggest mistake he made at the time was being disrupted by Snoopy.

So this time, he resolutely stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands to remind Lagalondo: Maintain our rhythm, come on!!

Lagalondo carried out Doc Rivers' orders, and he took a solid offensive play. And, it didn't take long... Shua!

Daniels scored with a throw.

The Knicks lineup improved offensive efficiency, but dropped more than a notch in defensive intensity.

After Daniels scored, the Knicks ran swiftly again.

Boston also struggled with the fast break, although Doc Rivers brought in the more athletic Leon Bowie after two possessions. But the change didn't stop the Knicks from putting the basketball in the rim.

Of course, the Knicks couldn't stop the Celtics from scoring.

The two sides moved forward in a dynamic and balanced posture and played until the end of the first half.

59:53.

The Celtics lead by 6 points in the away game.

It seems that the two teams are evenly matched, with little difference.

But the TNT studio has made a clear judgment. The Celtics haven't used their full strength yet. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are on the sidelines throughout the second quarter, and the Knicks have almost no cards. I think the victory will be in the third quarter Call it a day. And then it's garbage time in the fourth quarter.

This is not to criticize the Knicks. As a team dominated by young people, they have done very well. I even think they have a chance to squeeze into the top six in the Eastern Conference this year. But...compared to what they achieved last year, The gap in between is still huge.”

And that's why ... the top teams in the Eastern Conference have targeted them one after another and claimed to kill them one by one. I hope the Knicks can withstand this wave of pressure. If they can bring in an All-Star player next summer, They still have hope of getting back to the Finals.

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These remarks can actually be seen in the locker room of the home team, and the faces of the Knicks players are not very good.