Go, go, go, then, pull it up and shoot!
It doesn't matter whether it's accurate or not, and whether it's efficient or not. As long as it can bring the rhythm of the game to the offensive game, the Thunder can hold the Celtics within seven inches.
"Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court, but was stopped by Rondo's pressing. Seeing him rushing out of the sideline, Billups went to respond, received Westbrook's pass, and controlled the rhythm.
The Celtics obviously won't follow the Thunder's desire to speed up, use pressing and close confrontation, interrupt the Thunder's offensive, and position themselves to fight..."
Bang bang, bang bang…
Billups controlled the ball to the top arc, and others opened up the space. At this time, the Celtics' defense was in a difficult situation.
They don’t know how to do this!
The question is about the chain defense they guard and the area they take care of, the most important one is inside the two-point line.
The three-point area is basically the shooting state where I bet you there are no bullets in the three-point pistol.
"Su Bei sank to the left three-point corner, and Durant pulled to outside the 70-degree three-point line. Both positions are painful points for breaking the zone defense.
Although Westbrook's shooting on the right side is poor, the offensive threat on the left side is great. If he is prevented, the chain of their zone defense will be broken. Giving the ball to Westbrook as a breakthrough point is enough for the Celtics. One pot, it depends on what the Celtics choose..."
How else to choose?
They also want to be good and defend the offensive area of the three-point line, but their lineup is too old, their mobility has been lost, and the defensive area cannot be expanded. If they go out, they will most likely not be able to come back. They will only Falling into a passive situation of focusing on one thing and losing another.
They had no choice but to stay in the two-point area and be a turtle, ignoring the Thunder's three-point threat.
Seeing the Celtics' attitude of not coming out, Billups was not in a hurry. He distributed the ball to Durant on the left side and took the ball to pose as a triple threat. Pierce came out to switch defense.
"Durant took a step, put his feet back, and dribbled the ball to the right to break through.
Pierce moved to the right, immediately hit the ball to the left with his right hand, changed direction and broke through to the left. Pierce shifted his center of gravity again, and Durant continued to change back to the right to break through...
After entering, Pierce was stopped in his tracks. Durant rushed to the paint area, facing the help of Garnett and Ray Allen, he jumped up and threw the basketball to the left three-point corner. Su Bei received the ball. When it's empty, lift the ball, raise your hand and shoot a three-point jumper..."
Garnett turned around and rushed towards Su Bei. After two steps, he saw that Su Bei had completed the shot. He could only hear the sound of the gunshot. He turned to face the basket and prepared to grab the rebound, but heard the crisp sound of the net brushing.
Swish——!
“The three-pointer went into the net.
Beautiful, Su Bei's three-point shot was a solid hit.
The Celtics' zone defense has difficulty taking care of three-point shots from the bottom corner.
If Garnett is out, and Pierce can't stand up to Durant alone, two bottles of poison are placed in front of them, and the choice of which bottle is the same..."
The word death in capital letters!
7 to 2!
While returning to defense, Su Bei and Durant high-fived each other.
The successful attack just now made them realize that just relying on the two of them to attack together, they could beat the Celtics defense to death!
Off the court, Rivers looked solemn. He had no cards in his hand and still had no good solution.
We can only hope that what Lu Xun said is true.
Three-point shots can't kill the game!
Logically speaking, zone defense is based on this truth. The closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage!
On the contrary, the further away from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage will be.
With a low shooting percentage, how could a three-pointer kill the game?
Don’t panic, Lu Xun’s words are not wrong!
Soon, he frowned.
Are you Thunder polite?
This is copying their defensive work in person!
At the same time, I was secretly happy inside.
You see, the truth that Lu Xun said is even recognized by the Thunder. The Celtics will not have no chance. When it comes to regional defense, they are the elite!
"Ray Allen took advantage of O'Neal's screen and ran to the left. He then missed Pierce's screen and avoided Su Bei's switch. He ran out of the space and received Rondo's call. He made a 65-degree three-pointer from the left. Outside the line, pull up the ball and try to respond to a three-point jump shot..."
Su Bei continued to pounce on Ray Allen, while others shrank back to grab rebounds.
They struggled to score goals, but they didn't panic.
Bang-dang——!
"The three-pointer missed, and Ray Allen's decline in condition was too obvious.
This season he averaged only 14 points per game. Once upon a time, when he didn't come to the Celtics, he averaged 26 points per game!
The one who shows his crotch stretch has only half of his previous strength. "
"Westbrook grabbed the rebound, immediately switched from defense to offense, and rushed up with the ball. When he saw Su Bei rushing across the half court, he immediately pushed with both hands and sent the basketball to the frontcourt.
Ray Allen and Su Bei were racing, sprinting almost parallel to compete for the basketball passed to the frontcourt.
Su Bei concentrated on accelerating and surpassed Ray Allen visibly. The explosive power of a 37-year-old man vs. a 26-year-old boy is simply incomparable..."
Seeing that Su Bei was overtaking him, Ray Allen gritted his teeth and burst out, trying to crash into Su Bei and using his experience to block the position. Su Bei didn't like him and overtook him directly in the corner and got the basketball in the paint.
It's a pity that he rushed too fast and couldn't stop the car. Su Bei controlled the basketball and braked again. Ray Allen had already rushed to the basket.
"The Thunder's opportunity for an empty basket was gone. Su Bei entered the paint area, stabilized himself, and took the ball out.
What the hell?
Su Bei dribbled out of the left three-point baseline. Without waiting for his teammates to come back, he turned around and picked up the ball. He raised his hand and made a blind three-point shot. This was so random... Oh, my God!
In!
Three points in!
Skilled people are brave!
Su Bei made a beautiful three-pointer. He regained the missed scoring opportunity and turned the two points into three points..."
10 to 2!
The score difference became 8 points.
You call this a three-pointer that can't kill the game?
Su Bei's three-point shot ignored the protection of his teammates' rebounds and actually went in.
Not only is it extremely lethal, it is also extremely insulting. This is a very heart-wrenching blow!
You know, the Celtics have the Big Three... no, the Big Four, the Big Five, and the key to winning is defense.
There is no offensive system, and there is a chain defense on defense.
Accurate three-point shooting is also the biggest weapon to break the zone defense. Subei only needs to stand in the bottom corner, how can they defend?
Even if the defense is not good, the most damning thing is the offense. The Celtics also encountered difficulties.
“The defensive problems were not solved, and the offensive problems also emerged.
The Thunder still don't talk about martial arts and continue to defend the zone defense. What they are doing is a zone defense two or three meters away. In other words, it is a five-defense and four-defense zone defense. I ask you, do you still have the best method?
Is there any law..."
So disrespectful.
Regardless of whether others can bear it or not, Rondo, who is a superstar and very conceited, cannot bear it.
I saw that Rondo did not take a three-point shot, but dribbled the ball to break through. After being blocked by Billups and Westbrook, he immediately pulled up the ball and shot a two-point pull-up jumper...
Billups can't reach it at all. Even though Rondo is shorter than him, his wingspan is inhumanly long. He can only listen to the gunshot and block shots as much as possible to interfere.
In fact, Billups' actions were redundant.
As long as Rondo shoots, he is not called Rondo center. If he doesn't shoot, how can he grab rebounds?
"Bangdang——!
Rondo's breakthrough shot, the basketball bounced out of the basket.
Fortunately, Rondo grabbed the rebound, dribbled out, and reorganized..."
The Thunder continued to ignore Rondo's shooting threat from the outside and tightened up the defense.
Rondo didn't make any more moves. He dealt a new card and turned over Garnett's card.
"In the low position on the left, Garnett took the ball with his back. Durant pulled up close and reached out to cover the basketball. Su Bei recovered it and flanked it.
Garnett passed the ball to Pierce at the three-point line, and Su Bei rushed back. Pierce broke through with the ball. Seeing Billups coming to defend him, Su Bei also rushed in front, chose to pull the ball up, and raised his hand for two A quick-stop jump shot..."
Swish——!
With his hand raised and the knife dropped, Pierce withstood the pressure and scored two points strongly.
10 to 4!
“Very nice!
Pierce stood up and used a precise mid-range shot to help the Celtics stop the bleeding in time.
This goal was scored very timely, giving the Green Army the confidence to win.
The offensive problem has been solved for the time being. Next, let's see how the Celtics break the Thunder's 'Dusu Combination' combined offense..."
Du Su, the pronunciation is 'poison to death'!
In other words, these two bottles of poison are very poisonous. Drinking either bottle will mean death.
However, before the Celtics could figure out a way, their defense was broken by the reckless Westbrook.
"Rondo faced Westbrook with the ball and broke through. He couldn't resist it and had no choice but to foul and send him to the free throw line.
The Thunder's offense is not only unsolvable with the Dusu combination. The original Dewey King Combination is also an unsolvable problem. It's too difficult. The Celtics really don't know how to do it..."
Amid the boos in the entire arena, Westbrook showed no mercy when faced with the question of giving up points. He made two free throws and scored two points.
12 to 4!
When it comes to offense, the Thunder don't care about the Celtics scoring, because they don't score as much as the Thunder.
The rhythm of the game continues to be controlled by the Thunder.
After all, the Celtics have been a championship-winning team for several consecutive years and are very good at seizing offensive opportunities.
"Rondo continued to pass the ball to Garnett. After being flanked by Su Bei and Durant, he immediately passed the ball to Pierce to break through.
As soon as Billups' help came over, Pierce used it as a basketball and passed it back to Rondo, who rushed in with the ball, and then casually sent the basketball into the sky..."
Bang-dang——!
O'Neal Jr. made an alley-oop and dunked with both hands, his whole body hanging on the basket.
12 to 6!
"Beautiful transfer of the ball, reasonable breakthrough and distribution, and then, the basket was scored.
The Thunder's weak rim protection was exploited by the Celtics.
At this time, the Celtics' lineup is the same as before, but after all, it is the lineup of the Big Five and is not so easy to defend.
Whether it's guarding Garnett alone or Pierce alone, it's a difficult problem..."
The personal threat of superstars in singles has declined, but they still understand the principle of 1+1+1=3. Superstars accumulate advantages one by one in singles, and finally deliver a fatal blow, still targeting the Thunder's weaknesses, you What to top it with?
You can't stand it!
Seeing how reasonable and effective the Celtics' offense is, even if they can't score, they can still rush for rebounds and score a second shot...
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The Thunder also realized that it was unrealistic to quickly widen the point difference, and they did not panic. They just worked hard to play their own rhythm and basketball and let the bullets fly for a while.
Westbrook continued to break through with the ball. When he saw Rondo pressing closely, he still did not pass the ball. Instead, he became reckless in the face of Rondo's body.
"He recklessly hit the two-point line, Westbrook changed direction, pulled the ball up, took the ball to meet the man and made a three-step layup.
Hey, Rondo fell.
The referee's whistle also sounded..."
Is it hitting someone with the ball? Or block defense? Affects the direction of the game.
After all, Rondo has already committed one foul. If he gets another foul, Westbrook or other Thunder players will be able to make a fuss about the number of fouls committed on Rondo.
As long as Rondo is knocked out and there are four old ghosts left, the speed on the court cannot be increased or decreased at will, and the Thunder team cannot choose at will!
“The referee was very considerate and ruled that Westbrook hit someone with the ball.
This is the advantage of the home whistle. In addition, it is also reasonable to award defensive fouls..."
Westbrook held his head in disbelief.
But the verdict has been decided, and since he doesn't have a superstar whistle, he can only endure it.
Next, the Green Army has the ball.
Still passing the ball to Garnett, Su Bei continued to flank and passed the ball to Pierce to break through.
"What?
With a back pass, Pierce passed the ball to Ray Allen, who ran without the ball from the right side to the 60-degree three-point line on the right side. He got the ball empty, took a look, and faced Su Bei's rush to block the shot. Raising his hand is a three-point jump shot..."
Swish——!
With the knife in hand, Ray Allen made a three-pointer and hit it accurately.
12 to 9!
"Here we go, the Green Army's tenacity is not bad, and the score difference is reduced to 3 points.
The Thunder are still too young. If they want to take advantage of the Green Army, they must be prepared for a long-term battle..."
"Ray Allen is the bottom line of the Celtics' outside firepower and cannot be underestimated. After all, that person is called Ray Allen, even though he is old.
But when it comes to three-point shooting, everyone else is a younger brother..."
In the 11/12 season, although the Thunder only averaged 14 points per game, their three-point shooting percentage reached 45%, which was almost the peak of his career. When Curry did not become the abnormally accurate Kurri, Rea Lun's three points, dare to say second, no one dares to say second.
The Celtics' offense also opened up the situation.
In the next game, defensively, they broke through and strengthened their defensive intensity. Obviously, the whistle just now allowed the Green Army to test the referee's penalty scale.
Moreover, Westbrook also gave a lot of opportunities. The foul error he just committed also allowed the Green Army to attack. His mind went into fever mode and he wanted to get back the lost points. He just happened to run into the tough defense deployed by the Green Army. .
"Westbrook broke through with the ball and was driven to the sideline by Rondo. Ray Allen and Garnett also rushed over to flank him.
Westbrook is very tough, pulling the ball against the defense and trying to draw a foul..."
As a result, I voted three no-sticks.
The referee's whistle did not sound.
Westbrook had no choice but to show his confusion.
The rhythm of the game is very deep, and the Thunder can't control it just by signing Su Bei and Billups.
It is very difficult to control the rhythm of the game with the old ghosts of the Green Army.
His reading and understanding of the game is obviously not as good as that of the hardcore players in the Green Army.
The game entered the rhythm of the Celtics.
Bang-dang——!
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Bang-dang——!
Fortunately, the decline of the players in the Celtics' starting lineup is irreversible. Even if the rhythm of the game is taken away, it will be difficult to gain much offensive benefit.
On the contrary, the Thunder began to use their physical talent to kill randomly.
Whether it's Durant or Westbrook, the Green Army's formation can't stand it when they rush forward.
The talent is so terrifying, you can do whatever you want.
The Green Army grasped the rhythm of the game, but could not grasp the talent of the Thunder's explosive combination.
After the first quarter, the score was 26 to 17. The Thunder turned away and took a 9-point lead.
Su Bei made 3 of 4 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. At the beginning of the game, he was almost the most handsome guy on the court.
However, when Durant and Westbrook took over the game, they immediately became walk-ons.
Of course, as long as Su Bei stands on the court, the Celtics don't dare to look down upon him and have to send someone to take care of him.
This also gives Durant and Westbrook a chance for the explosive combination.
Durant made 3 of 6 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 7 points and 2 rebounds.
Westbrook made 3 of 7 free throws, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 8 points and 2 assists. His performance was just okay.
The Green Army put on a blacksmith show.
Rondo was 1 of 5, Ray Allen was 1 of 4, Garnett was 2 of 5, Pierce was 2 of 4, O'Neal was 1 of 3...
Such shooting efficiency is of no use even if he catches the rhythm of the game and cannot score points.
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