Chapter 454: Whose Territory Is This?
"Watch your guys, don't mess up the position! Try not to let the Bostonians pass half court!" Lamar commanded as commander at the top of the Celtics' three-point arc. One? ?Reading
"Look down on people less. As soon as Lamar actually said that he wouldn't let them pass even half the court, Fattou immediately became angry and shouted and reached out to Tony Barty to ask for the ball.
Tony Barty was a little flustered by the Knicks' full-court pressing at first, standing on the baseline with the ball and not knowing who to give it to. Seeing that Anthony Walker took the initiative to ask for the ball, he immediately threw the ball over as if he had met it like a savior.
It's just that his intention to pass the ball was too obvious, and Billups, who was ambushed next to him, reached out and cut the ball off.
Billups had plenty of time to score on a layup after the break, but he made a decision that no one could understand. The guy didn't look behind him either, and slapped the ball to the ground. Then he immediately turned around and hid to the side.
"Ahh
Lamar, who had been waiting behind Billups for a long time, received the ball, jumped straight into the air, and smashed the ball into the basket against Tony Barty. As for Tony Barty, who was still stunned under the basket, he was already fluttering blindly in the group of reporters behind the basketball hoop.
"Damn bastard!" Anthony Walker slammed the ball to the floor a few times. Now he wanted to be annoyed, but he didn't know who to vent to.
"Brothers, let's move on!" Lamar once again instructed to defend on the spot after scoring the goal, and all the Knicks players immediately moved to their positions, once again cutting off all ties between the Celtics players.
This is also because the Celtics players have not yet reacted at the beginning, and their bodies have not really entered the state. If it weren't for that, the Knicks' full-court pressing wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
Of course, it can be called a miracle that the Knicks players can get into the groove so quickly. Generally, there will always be a process of adapting to each other and testing each other in a game between two teams, but the Knicks don't seem to need that warm-up process at all, and they chase their opponents for a while.
"Everyone should be careful, the current Knicks are not the team that only knows how to eat the old books when the sun sets. Our ambitions are no less than yours, and there is no time limit for bandits to rob their opponents. Jeff Van Gundy stood up excitedly, touching his own bald head and muttering to himself. At this moment, the middle-aged uncle's face is full of excitement, this is what he wants most of the team, a leader with extraordinary strength, and all the players under his leadership, no matter who they are, must be fully committed. Running, stealing, unleashing all your strength from the first minute, all the way to the final victory.
"Hey, boys, don't let me see you slow down, look behind you, there are so many young people like you waiting to play!" Van Gundy has now completed a magnificent transformation, and is no longer the stubborn uncle who was obsessed with defensive tactics during the gorilla period. Now he has become cunning and slick, and as long as the team can win, he can use even the small-ball tactics that have almost given up on defense!
Jeff Van Gundy's words naturally attracted him boos from the fans, but he didn't care at all, but instead raised his head high, and his demeanor was very similar to Lamar. Probably everyone who approaches Lamar will be unconsciously affected by him, close to Zhu is red, close to ink is black!
The Celtics' attack still didn't make it through the half. In front of the Knicks' gambling defense, the Celtics were in disarray, and the players on the court could only blindly pass the ball to each other to avoid the ubiquitous steals of the Knicks players.
Even a star player like Paul Pierce with exceptional strength and top-notch physical attributes is not immune. Not to mention Anthony Walker, a guy who pursues a flashy style of play excessively, although this style of play can attract countless fans for him and provide him with considerable game statistics, but at this time it has become a burden for him.
The basketball finally got to Anthony Walker after a lot of hard work, but our Fat Man had just taken it twice before he was stabbed off by Lamar, who had been attached like a ghost.
"Oops! Defense!" Fat Toutuo felt a light hand, but he also reacted, and immediately shouted to his teammates to defend back.
Although Anthony Walker can be called an ace star now, there are still a lot of shortcomings compared to leaders such as Lamar, Thiem, Kevin, and Shaq. He can never stop scoring to help his team win, but he can't guide his teammates to work together, let alone stimulate the energy of those around him. From this point alone, he is still far from the leader of a team. In terms of leadership, he is even inferior to Paul Beers, who has always been regarded as his helper!
The ball that was poked off by Lamar didn't roll far before it was caught in the hands of a hungry tiger in Damppoter. The Haitians were still lying on the floor when the ball had already been passed. The basketball that flew out found Sean Battier directly, and the latter didn't let the ball stay in his hand too much, and after receiving the ball, he dribbled twice and threw it directly to the rebound, and Alan Houston, who followed quickly, arrived in time and scored the ball with an aerial relay.
The Celtics players who were already a little dizzy by the Knicks' opening attack and beating were even more demoralized at this time! The players on the court were like dead men, and they couldn't help but tremble when they looked at the Knicks players' eyes that were as red and terrifying as wolves.
Morale is low, and when you start playing, you lose your rules. It's been nearly three minutes since the opening game, and the Carts really haven't made a decent attack, in fact, they haven't even made a shot!
"What the hell are you doing?" said Celtics head coach Rick Pitino, who had no choice but to call a timeout.
Before the players could sit down, Pitino began to roar loudly. Rick's chubby face was no different from a bun because of anger: "Are you giving up like this? These fans are not paying for tickets to watch their beloved team being slaughtered by others, passing the ball to Kenny, and letting him dribble the ball through the half, Paul, you do a good job, do you understand?"
Anthony Walker sat on one end of the bench with a gloomy face, and what Rick Pitino said he didn't listen to at all, and now his mind was in a mess.
Anthony Walker also has his own ambitions, and with the improvement of the Celtics' record in recent years, his ambitions are also getting bigger and bigger! As one of the most comprehensive interior big men in the league, Chris Webber and Kevin Garnett needless to say, are already well-known in the league before they became famous. What is Lamar? Not to mention that he entered the NBA later than himself, when he was the boss of the Carters, this guy was still in Los Angeles as his younger brother! But looking at Lamar's achievements and prestige now, he is not reconciled!
Envy, jealousy, hatred! Anthony Walker had it all at that moment, which is why he wanted to steal the show during the All-Star break, and even provoked Lamar later! He wanted to prove his ability by beating Lamar on his home court, but the current result was really hard for him to accept.
Now he is as fragile as a child in front of Lamar, and those fancy moves in the past are even vulnerable in front of Lamar. Anthony Walker became decadent as he thought about it: "Is there really no way I can beat that guy?"
Anthony Walker suddenly had an idea that he felt very dangerous even himself. Shaking his head hard to shake this idea that he thought was ridiculous, Walker stood up and walked in front of his teammates, and was silent for a moment before saying, "Pass me the ball and I'll lead you to victory!"
Fat Toutuo's words were very resolute, he wanted to use this way to awaken the fighting spirit of his teammates and lend him strength, but the sloppy eyes of his teammates disappointed him, after all, he was not a leader who could be trusted unreservedly.
The timeout was over, and although he couldn't achieve his goal, Anthony Walker still had to play with his chest held high, and he didn't want his embarrassed side to be seen by Lamar, his biggest opponent.
Walker got onto the pitch in good spirits, fearing that if he stayed any longer, he would lose the courage to play. The dangerous aura coming from Nix's side made him feel a chill, something that could only be found in the Wolf King and the Stone Buddha.
Seeing that Lamar was already waiting for him, Anthony Walker felt that if he didn't do something at this time, his heart would really collapse.
If you lose, you don't lose!
Anthony Walker took a deep breath and walked over to Lamar, trying to make his expression look fierce.
"Don't try to go wild on my turf!"
"Your territory?!" Lamar laughed mockingly, "I always thought this was Paul's territory! What if it was yours? Didn't you see a bunch of bandits behind me?
The current Knicks players are truly a dangerous bunch of bandits, and their hunger for victory has reached unimaginable proportions. Bloodthirsty, greedy, ferocious, united, and so eager to win, they don't even have the courage to run away.
Anthony Walker looked at Lamar's slightly mocking eyes, and although he was angry in his heart, he couldn't say anything to refute him. He knew very well that at this time, no matter how much he said, what was the use, and if he wanted to fight back, he could only take action.
Glaring at Lamar in disgust, Anthony Walker turned back and walked towards his own half.
"What did that guy tell you?" Billups asked curiously, walking up to Lamar.
Lamar patted Chauncy on the shoulder, then whispered, "He said it was his plate!" )