Chapter 186: The Finals Begin

As expected, five days later, the Celtics won the Eastern Conference Finals and met the Lakers in the Finals with a total score of 4-2. After the pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info Pistons lost their big book, there were serious holes in the defensive system, and there was no way to deal with the Celtics.

As the Zen master said, the Celtics had only lost to themselves before, not the Pistons' defensive strategy that worked on them. The Pistons have always adhered to the strategy of wrapping Pierce and putting Rondo in the middle and long range, but it was also cracked by the Celtics.

The method is very simple, although Rondo can't shoot at the long range, but his breakthrough ability is very strong, the Pistons can put Rondo to shoot, you can't let him break through, as long as the Pistons make up for the defense a little, Rondo can pass the ball to other vacant players in time. The Pistons' defense was instead beaten to a thousand holes!

Now that the opponent has been determined, Li Du's strategy to defend the Celtics has not been well considered, and his initial consideration of the countermeasures of containing Pierce now seems to be fundamentally unworkable, and he has instead considered defending Rondo by himself and Odom defending Pierce.

Odom is taller than Pierce, so he can cover Pierce to the maximum, and he is nimble on his feet, and he is not afraid of Pierce's sudden change of footsteps, which can cause a lot of trouble for Pierce. Li Du is more relaxed in defending Rondo, he only needs to prevent Rondo from breaking through, almost all of Rondo's scores come from breakthroughs, but this is exactly what Li Du is best at, which can completely limit Rondo's scoring, a point guard who has no ability to score, and the assist efficiency is bound to plummet!

The problem with this strategy is that in this way, the Lakers' defensive snag on the perimeter is no longer Lydo, but Odom, who is not good at defense. There is no guarantee at all about what Odom can defend against Pierce, and there is no guarantee for the overall defensive effect!

The Lakers are studying the Celtics, and the Celtics are also thinking about how to defend the Lakers. If in the past, the strategy of defending the Lakers didn't need to be considered much at all, it was just to pinch Kobe Bryant in an all-round way. But since the beginning of this season, especially with Gasol joining the Lakers, the Lakers' lineup has tended to be complete, even perfect!

Now the offensive core of the Lakers is still Kobe, but there have been too many changes, and the Celtics may be able to limit Kobe Bryant by doing their best, but in this case, others will be empty. The current Lakers, Gasol, Ledou and Odom all have extraordinary scoring ability, not only can not be empty, but must be used as a defensive focus.

Rivers even has a feeling, not to mention letting go of Li Du, even if there is a little laxity in Li Du's defense, the Celtics will lose in the hands of Li Du! His three-point shot, which is bound to score as long as it is not heavily disrupted, has now become one of the Lakers' most advantageous scoring weapons, and one of the defensive priorities that every team must consider when facing the Lakers.

The Celtics will suddenly find that they don't seem to have much advantage against the current Lakers!

For the game, no matter how much you think about it and how much you say, it still has to be implemented in the end of the game. On the night of June 5th, the finals were played in Boston!

This season, the Celtics have an indisputable best record in the league with 66 wins and 16 losses, and the Lakers, although they are also very strong, are only 57-25, so in this Finals, the Celtics have home-court advantage, and the format is a 2-3-2 schedule, with the first two games played in Boston and then going to Los Angeles.

This is the first time Li Du has participated in the Finals, and it is also the first time that many members of the Lakers team have participated in the Finals. Before the game, various reports have been overwhelming, and the media has made full comparisons between the two teams in various positions and the matchups of various players.

Although it was the first time to participate in the finals, unexpectedly, Li Du did not have any nervousness in his heart, on the contrary, he felt very calm, and his mind was just thinking about the task assigned to him by the Zen master and Kobe's admonition to him.

Compared with the loud crowd outside the venue, the venue was very quiet, everyone did not talk much, maintained their mental and physical strength, and silently warmed up, stretched and other activities. Li Du's boxing practice before each game has also become a habit accepted by the audience, and the on-site commentators will even guess what boxing Li Du will practice today, and use this to guess what tactics Li Du and the Lakers will adopt tonight.

After two seasons of observation, the media and commentators finally discovered that the tactical strategy adopted by Li Du in the Circle had a lot to do with the style of boxing he practiced before the fight. If Li Du practices Xingyi Boxing, then it means that he will remain tough as always in the game, defend and resist the opponent, and attack with back and three-point shots. If Li Du is practicing Baguazhang, then it means that Li Du will adopt the tactics of roundabout the strong side and attacking the opponent's side in the arena, and try to avoid the opponent's strong points in the attack, focusing on varied running positions and air cuts.

As a result, many commentators and even fans who commentary Lakers games can now accurately distinguish Chinese boxing. Li Du has unknowingly spread boxing and some Chinese culture to the United States!

Li Du was a little unexpected this time, he first practiced Baguazhang, and then just when everyone thought that he would adopt a roundabout attack strategy in this game, Li Du stood in place and began to seal with both hands!

Yoga Mahamudra, this is known to everyone, but no one understands what kind of seal Li Dujie is and what effect this mudra has.

However, through Li Du's rare continuous practice of two different kung fu before the game, everyone understands one thing, Li Du is conveying two meanings: one is that Li Du is more serious and serious than any game in tonight's game, and the other is that in the game, Li Du may not only go all out to grab the side, but there will be other unexpected things happening.

After Li Du practiced Baguazhang and practiced yoga mudra, the warm-up time was much longer than other competitions, and when he finished doing this, the warm-up time was almost over. So Li Du walked to the Lakers rest area, high-fived each other with his teammates to show encouragement, and prepared to play.

In this process, Li Du didn't say a word. Teammates who are very familiar with Li Du know that Li Du is silent, to maintain his energy and physical strength, and he wants to go all out in the game!

The Lakers' starting lineup is: Kobe, Leedo, Odom, Gasol and Bynum. It's their perfect lineup, with a lot of power on both ends of the floor.

The Celtics' starting lineup were: Ray Allen, Pierce, Rondo, Garnett and Perkins. It's their regular line-up and they're all familiar with each other.

As the referee threw the basketball high, the finals began!

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