Chapter 478
Alan Houston's tomahawk slam dunk made the Boston fans who were originally shouting for defense at the scene stop shouting.
The king of Zhongtou pounded his strong chest muscles, like a personal ape Tarzan, roaring loudly, and his self-confidence swelled unprecedentedly.
Looking at Alan Houston's arrogant way of celebrating, the audience also responded with an even stronger boo.
"Lamar, why didn't you just go on yourself?" Paul Pierce looked at Lamar who was still standing in front of him with a relaxed face with a dark face, just now he would rather Lamar rush up and knock him away and slam one of them than endure the humiliation of being crotched like now.
Lamar was about to return to the defense, and when he heard Paul Pierce's, he couldn't help but be stunned, just sneered and walked away without saying anything.
"This bastard is getting more and more arrogant!" Paul Pierce scolded and ran forward.
The Boston Celtics kicked off, and although Alan Houston's earth-shattering dunk just now was very powerful, it did shock the Boston Celtics players. But there was one exception: Kenny Anderson.
The battle-hardened Kenny Anderson never panicked about anything, and as long as he had the ball in his hands, he would take it across half the court in a step-by-step manner. Then pass it on to the companion who he thinks has the best opportunity, which is a habit he has developed for more than ten years, and he can't change it even if he wants to. While Kenny Anderson's style of play will cost him and his team a lot of delays, it will also allow him and his team to maintain a calm mindset at all times in extremely difficult situations.
Billups was still hurricaneing trash talk, but it didn't seem to be noticeable right now. Except for the occasional wry smile, Kenny Anderson didn't react at all, neither impatient nor flustered, and still dribbled the ball in a regular manner.
"This old guy is really hard to deal with, don't be surprised!" Seeing that the other party didn't even react for a long time, Billups was depressed: "Old guy, you won't be a nervous person, right?"
Kenny Anderson finally gave a reaction: "I'm normal!"
As soon as the words fell, the basketball was passed by Kenny Anderson and handed to Paul Pierce in the bottom left corner.
The moment Pierce received the ball, Sean Battier immediately spread his arms and pressed up, trying to control Paul Pierce in the bottom corner to prevent the opponent from breaking through. Battier knows that Paul Pierce's most dangerous thing is his dribbling breakthrough like a tank assault, and his shooting is not much of a threat in comparison.
However, Battier's small plan was destined to fail, because he was pressed too tightly and left a large space behind him, Paul Pierce just lifted the ball high and tossed it lightly, and passed it to Tony Batty on the inside.
"Oops!" didn't expect Paul Pierce to pass the ball so quickly, and Sean Battier immediately realized the danger.
The interior combination of Tony Barty and Anthony Walker is definitely not a top-tier partner in the league, and the level of being able to rank in the middle of the league is about the same. Not to mention the comparison with the fantastic twin towers of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, even compared to newcomers like Dampot and Lamar, it is a bit far away.
Tony Barty is still very self-aware, knowing that he is inferior to Dampoter in strength, and relying on his own two knives to attack will not have any effect. So after receiving the ball, Tony Barty leaned back, leaned on Dampoter, and threw the ball into Anthony Walker's hand.
The fat head did not hesitate after receiving the ball, and sat down fiercely, and Lamar was caught off guard by Anthony Walker's big ass and almost turned his stomach.
"Whew!" Anthony Walker tossed the ball in after clearing Lamar.
With Paul Pearce's playmaking and scheduling in the high post, the Boston Celtics quickly pulled a goal back.
"It's kind of interesting. Lamar gave Paul Pierce a puzzled look and then laughed, looking like he wanted a new toy: "No wonder this guy was willing to accept Kevin and Ray later, even the very controlling guy in Rondo." It seems that this guy Paul is also a guy who is willing to sacrifice for the team, but I don't know if I can get this guy to New York. ”
At this time, Lamar's heart is really greedy for Paul Pierce, if Paul Pierce can come, the Knicks' outside line is absolutely solid, and the Knicks will definitely be the strongest contender for the championship every year.
To be honest, Lamar can now be said to be a guy who is willing to sacrifice for the team. After the precipitation of the period after the All-Star break, Lamar also figured out a lot of truths, from an all-round machine at the beginning of the season to the current court commander.
In the next few attacks, both sides hit high percentages. For a while, the situation on the court was actually anxious, and it was not at all the Knicks who imagined before the game.
Lamar distributed the ball to Damp Porter on the inside, and the Haitian got the ball and forced Tony Barty to turn and dunk the ball in.
Paul Pierce passed the ball after breaking through, and Anthony Walker relied on Tony Barty's block, ran inside to catch the ball and scored the ball in the air.
Lamar dribbled to the three-point line, and Darmsport came out to block it. Lamar managed to break through to the free throw line, attract the bag and split the ball to Billups, who hit a three-pointer.
Paul Pierce ran along the baseline without the ball and received a pass from Kenny Anderson and made a backhand dunk.
Alan Houston, who broke through and split the ball outside, was forced to make a three-point shot by Joe Johnson. The basketball popped out of the frame, Lamar grabbed the rebound and passed it to Alan Houston, and this time Alan Houston didn't waste another chance and hit it easily.
Paul Pierce broke through to near the baseline, Tony Barty came out to block Joe Johnson, and Dampot couldn't keep up in time. Joe Johnson crossed to the top of the three-point line arc and received a pass from Paul Pierce to score the ball.
Lamar forced a three-point shot from the top of the arc.
Kenny Anderson dribbled the ball and was cut off by Sean Battier when he was caught by Billups and Lamar on a pass to Joe Johnson. Battier passed the ball directly to Lamar after breaking the ball, Lamar didn't dribble the ball too much, threw the ball to the rebound, and Billups quickly caught the ball and scored it with a layup.
The continuous offensive and defensive transitions, the fans who watched the scene were overwhelmed and addicted.
The Celtics and Knicks launched an all-out attack as soon as they came up. What is somewhat different from the regular season is that the battle between the two teams is no longer a performance of two of them, but a real full-scale duel between the two teams.
Van Gundy saw that the Knicks seemed to be playing a little too hard during this time, and quickly called a timeout. A lot of injuries happen when you're in a good game, and now it's a critical stage of the playoffs, and Van Gundy doesn't want the Knicks to lose their troops at this time.
"Lamar, control the tempo!" don't you think our players are playing a little too excited?" Van Gundy carefully admonished his proud disciple.
Compared with Pitino, who was still loudly encouraging his player to continue attacking, Jeff Van Gundy now looks significantly calmer and more rational.
Lamar took a sip of water, obviously agreeing with Jeff's statement, nodded and said: "Got it, Jeff, even if you don't call a timeout just now, I'm going to press the team's offensive and defensive rhythm! ”
As he spoke, Lamar glanced at the Boston Celtics rest area on the other side: "What will this guy do? With his IQ, he must have known that there is something wrong with the Celtics." ”
Paul Pierce felt a different way in the game, and after more than six minutes of play, he had only scored one goal. The other balls were passed to teammates with better positions and opportunities, and with Pierce's IQ, it seems that he also found the team's abnormality, but I wonder if the Celtics will make changes next?
Thinking of this, Lamar seemed to have some strategy in mind, so he said to Van Gundy, who was still admonishing his players: "Jeff, I don't think we are changing a little slower. I mean make the Carts a little bit more crazy, they don't like us who can control the tempo and control the tempo, you know, Boston still has a fat guy on the court right now, except for Paul, this guy is an easy guy!"
Van Gundy was naturally happy with Lamar's increasingly mature performance, and after thinking about Lamar's decision, he certainly raised his hands in favor. While doing so could make the Knicks explode, Van Gundy didn't care, believing that as long as Lamar was on the court, Boston would have no chance of winning.
Lamar came up with a trick to deal with Boston, and the Knicks laughed like foxes who had eaten chickens.
Paul Pierce in Boston was full of frustration, and to be honest, he didn't like the way he was playing at all. His basketball is the kind of basketball that controls the ball in his hands to suppress the rhythm, and then instigates the team's full offense to crush all obstacles and destroy all enemies. But now Boston has played a little high, except for the beginning when it was still attacking by itself according to tactics, and most of Boston fell into the stage of fighting alone in the later stages. For the sake of his own championship dreams, and in order to play the ball more reasonably, Paul Pierce clearly opposed Pitino's tactics even though he knew it would cause the head coach to be unhappy, pointing out that the team is now playing too many alone. However, Pierce still overestimated his prestige in the team, and the other core of the team, Fat Tou, stood by Pitino's side very clearly and agreed with Pitino's tactical arrangement.
Anthony Walker is no worse than Pierce in basketball and has great ambitions for the team. Tonight, he played unusually comfortably, how could he be willing to give up when he first tasted the sweetness? He was now dreaming of being the sole commander of the team, which was far more enjoyable than sharing power with Pierce now. Based on his performance tonight, he believes that it will not be long before he can firmly grasp the team in his own hands.