Chapter 258: Hot Locker Room
The Celtics didn't fail to hit back, at least on a couple of occasions when they hit tough answers against Marvin Williams' defense, well, he responded to the Hawks alone. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Naturally, this was not enough, so his good partner on the inside, Kendrick Erfat Perkins, also stepped up.
Garnett played the ball straight to Perkins on the inside in the high post.
Perkins turned around and cut inward, and Ruan Erniu, who was standing, stuck his forward passage.
He pounced like a bear, and fell to the floor with a thud. Ruan Erniu was wondering what the situation was when the referee's whistle sounded.
The blue team's No. 88 blocked the foul, Ruan Erniu looked confused, Perkins fell down with his center of gravity unstable, and his arms didn't even press down.
When the second fat heard the whistle, he immediately got up, and pretended to be tough and yelled, as if he had been greatly abused in the confrontation just now.
Garnett rushed over to high-five him in celebration, and turned on the roaring mode together, I don't know, how many buffs can be brushed up and down for the Celtics, objectively speaking, in the second quarter of the game, the Celtics did not play well on the offensive end.
Perkins, who has been shooting around 60% from the field this season, hit two free throws and hit two free throws.
What made Ruan Erniu even more depressed was still behind, and in the next offensive round, it was Perkins, a black guy, who received a second pass from Rondo on the inside, wanting to complete a double-arm basket.
Ruan Erniu obviously completed a beautiful cover, but ......
"Beep!" the referee's whistle sounded again.
This is Erniu's third foul in the first half, and at the same time, this is also his second consecutive foul on Perkins within 1 minute.
Woodson had to replace Kraft Nguyen early, and the Hawks' interior couldn't afford to lose Nguyen Er Niu prematurely.
Of course, this was not enough to change the situation on the court, because there was not much time left in the second quarter of the game, but Ruan Erniu was very depressed, and he never expected that he would be killed by Perkins, who looked like an idiot.
Perkins roared again, and the 27 players selected in the first round in 2003 seemed to say: "Lao Tzu is also the 03 golden generation, don't accept it!"
Perkins hit one of two free throws, and the Celtics finally managed to pull back a few points at the end of the second quarter.
But that won't shake the Hawks' huge lead.
At 22:15, the Atlanta Hawks won by 7 more points in a single quarter.
At the end of the first half, at 53:41, the Celtics trailed the away team by 12 points at home, which undoubtedly made the Celtics who were aiming to win the championship lose face.
In a halftime interview with a CBS reporter, River Document only said one sentence: "Our defense is a piece of shit, and the offense is the same!"
It is foreseeable that there will inevitably be a bloody storm in the Celtic dressing room.
However, first look at the Hawks' side, in the away big score to connect to the top of the league, they are naturally in a relaxed and calm state.
Well, except for the lunar eclipse, this guy who scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter of the second quarter of the game is fully showing his burlesque dance, and shamelessly claims that he can run for the next "Rice Idol".
If Erniu is not mistaken, this guy also said two days ago that he would use his singing voice to conquer the judges of "Rice Idol", Ruan Erniu thinks that the people of the United States probably only need one Kong Qingxiang is enough, and there is no need to join in the fun of the lunar eclipse.
The Hawks have a good atmosphere here, and the Celtics are on the edge of an active volcano, and even in a regular season game, they will not allow themselves to be defeated by a rookie-led youth army.
Garnett was the first to speak: "We have to fight harder, we have no way back!"
Rondo greeted Garnett and said, "Then don't always think about shooting the opponent inside, Kevin, you didn't shoot low in the first half, but it seriously slowed down the team's tempo." ”
Garnett said unhappily, "Bastard, you say it again. ”
Rondo said undeterred, "I don't want to repeat it, it doesn't make any sense. You know what I mean, I'm the point guard, and I should distribute the ball, which we have agreed a long time ago. ”
Rondo was right.
The Big Three were all the bosses of their teams, and either side was the team's first point of possession.
When they get together, the first thing they need to solve is the distribution of the ball.
This problem was exposed in pre-season, how did they solve it?
After deliberation, the Big Three finally decided to give the ball to second-year Rajon Rondo and let him distribute the ball.
Rondo, on the other hand, is also very competitive, and he has fulfilled his duties as a point guard this season.
Although the statistics of 10.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.2 rebounds are not obvious, the Celtics' first record in the league fully shows that Rondo's distribution is successful and effective.
Tonight, however, KG was clearly overly obsessed with singles, when in reality, Nguyen Erniu and Marvin Williams were more efficient offensively than him.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Ray Allen and Pierce hurriedly stood between the two of them, separating the two of them.
At this time, if there is infighting, it will not be as simple as losing a game.
Rivers happened to walk in at this time, he waved his hand and said: "Let go of them, they are all adults, they need to be responsible for their actions, if this guy doesn't care about the ban, just do it!"
As soon as the river document said this, the two of them suddenly stopped talking.
No one wants to be suspended at this time, especially Kevin Garnett, he can't afford to lose this man, and people who have despised him since the Timberwolves will double down on him: "This softie is in conflict with his teammates again, this time there is no coaxing his management, he is a bully who is afraid of the hard." ”
River then said to Pierce and Ray Allen: "You two combined for just 10 points in the first half. I don't want to know why, I hope you can do what you are supposed to do in the second half. ”
Then Doug Rivers stepped up and handed over the defensive tactics to assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, who was in charge of the defense.
Thibodeau turned out to be the main coach in charge of the Rockets' defense, and was also responsible for Yao Ming's shooting drills. Zach Hayes' defense was also single-handedly tweaked by him.
This season, due to a disagreement with Adelman's philosophy, he finally chose to switch to Celtic.
In terms of defensive tactics, Rivers boldly let go of Thibodeau, and he lived up to Rivers' trust and built the Celtics into a team with defensive discipline.
And the Celtics' leading record in the league so far has also made Thibodeau's reputation as a defensive master resounding in the NBA coaching circle.
In this game, the tactics he laid out for the Celtics can be summed up in four words: "Shrink the defense!"
The Atlanta Hawks are an inside-out team, and only by strangling the interior attackers led by Nguyen Er Niu can they be completely dumbfounded.
Thibodeau said: "Don't pay too much attention to Mike Bibby and the rest of the perimeter projections, now that the ball is in the hands of the Celestial Empire rookie, as long as we lock him up, the Eagles will lack the ability to adapt." We have to fight harder!"
"If you don't have a heart to win, then there is no need to play, and the victory belongs to us!" )