Chapter 677: Don't be angry
The anger value can not be collected, and the game must be won.
In the third game between the two sides, the Celtics, who returned to their home stadium, wanted to die less miserably, so this one will definitely go all out to win.
However, before the game even started, the morale of the Celtic players was degraded.
Because a large part of the crowd was cheering for the Pacers...... Not just for Li Liang, but also for Kevin Garnett.
Garnett, after all, has been with the Celtics for six years, giving Celtics fans a few good years in the dark.
It can be said that Celtics fans want Li Liang to come, just as they hoped for Garnett to come.
Garnett was a pioneer who gave Bostonians a taste of sweetness.
And none of the current Celtics players can make fans feel hopeful.
It's okay to see, and it can be disbanded.
The starting line-ups for both sides were the same as in the previous games.
In the opening jump shot, McGee won the ball and the Pacers started their first offense.
The Pacers are clearly starting with a slow start.
It was gradually revealed in the second half of the regular season.
Maybe it's the same for defensive teams, you have to start with an iron game, set the pace of the game, and it's best to bring the opponent into the pit.
From this point of view, Kobe Bryant deserves to be the man who has been named to the All-Defensive Team 8 times.
In the opening game, JR Smith received a pass from Li Liang in the bottom corner of the right side and missed.
And the Celtics made several tactical attempts in the first attack.
Stuck positions in the three-second zone, continuous pick-and-roll coverage on the flanks, and a counterrun.
As a result, none of them came out, and they were pinched to death by the Pacers' defense.
Finally, Bradley was defended by Smith and made a three-point shot from the right side of the back.
The ball was so difficult that the ball flew out and didn't even touch the basket, and was picked up by Li Liang under the basket for a rebound.
Li Liang is also not polite, isn't the opening slow heat, Lao Tzu will not pass on, go on your own.
Li Liang rushed to the front court with the ball directly from the backcourt, and hit the basket directly.
The Celtics had no defense, so they were pierced by Li Liang.
Li Liang made an easy layup.
It can be seen that the Celtics have nothing to do about Li Liang's defense.
The key players no longer have that kind of "must-kill" mentality, this is the first quarter, the first round.
Stevens stood on the sidelines expressionless, and the audience was quite happy.
Bruce Lee's one-on-one layup was a beautiful one-on-one score.
You see how quickly he's improving, when he used to play in Boston, he would only shoot three-pointers.
Subsequently, the Celtics attacked but missed.
Li Liang once again used the counterattack and made a layup under the basket.
Li Liang's layup level has improved a lot in March and April.
Thanks to Bill Russell's careful tutelage, of course.
In order to help Li Liang improve, he also recruited helpers, such as Nate Thurmond and Abdul-Jabbar, to help train.
Russell also said that if you want to improve in the future, find you Chamberlain, who can not only help you practice layups, but also improve your hook skills.
Li Liang thought to himself, forget it, I might as well learn from him how to improve the level of the penalty station.
The Celtics' offense, under the Pacers' man-to-man defense, was locked in a one-man battle.
Evan Turner singled out Granger one-on-one and missed a mid-range jumper.
Another chance to fight back.
This time, Li Liang did not push the counterattack, but slowed down the pace and played slowly.
Li Liang fed the ball to the outside again, and JR-Smith missed a three-point shot.
However, Li Liang didn't say anything, he knew that the feel of the outer line needed to be debugged and fed.
The Celtics counter-attacked, Brandon Buss received a pass from Bradley and scored a dunk in the air.
The Greens are starting to score.
But they can only use quick counterattacks to gain a foothold in the unheard, and positional warfare is almost helpless.
There are no singles masters, no low strong points, no top scorers who open up space.
With Stevens' rigorous tactics and discipline alone, there is no way to break through the Pacers' iron bucket formation.
The first quarter of the game was completely in the hands of the Pacers, whose man-to-man defense was almost watertight.
The Celtics can only use fast breaks or fouls to score points.
The score was 31-22 in the first quarter, with the Pacers leading by nine points.
If it weren't for Thomas Jr.'s appearance at the end of the first quarter and his ability to recover some points, the gap between the two sides would have been even greater.
After the start of the second quarter, Garnett began to dominate the game on the court.
It's still a suffocating defense.
Garnett, meanwhile, received two passes in the high post and hit a mid-range jumper.
He's very, very familiar with the hoops here.
The difference of about 10 points has been on the Celtics' head since the first quarter.
It can be seen that the Pacers are still in the state of state in this year's playoffs.
Generally speaking, some strong teams are still trying to recruit in the first round, and when it comes to the semi-finals, if they go through a hellish battle and can win, they will be reborn and improved.
Especially some teams that have not won the championship in the past, no one is optimistic about them winning the championship before the playoffs start, and even they themselves do not think they can win the championship, often play and play the championship temperament.
For example, the Rockets in 1994, the Pistons in 2004, and the Mavericks in 2011.
These three teams, after playing the semifinals, began to unite and show their championship appearance.
But Li Liang is different, Li Liang and his team don't need any reborn battles, Lao Tzu is a god.
Although the Pacers have not won a championship in the past, I, Li Liang, have won it.
I'm Bruce Lee, the creator of the Los Angeles derby dynasty, and I have all the championship temperament and domineering spirit.
This temperament is contagious, and it gives the Pacers' players a sense of confidence on the court.
In the second quarter of the game, the Celtics launched a ferocious counterattack,
The referee also helped a little at the whistle, giving Crowder and Smart the whistle in a row and sending them to the free throw line.
Celtic were a little closer.
But after Li Liang came on the court, he quickly used his inside attack to break up the Celtics' defense and pursuit posture.
In the first two games, Li Liang made a large number of three-point shots at home, resulting in Stevens mainly defending Li Liang's three-point shots on the defensive end.
As a result, in the third game, Li Liang obviously changed his strategy, began to desperately go to the inside, and was very good at grasping the transition.
The Celtics used a distributed, cut-off pass defence.
As a result, Li Liang didn't pass the ball much at all, and he didn't talk about any outside space pulling, he rushed in like riding a small motorcycle when he had a chance.
After he came on the court in the second quarter, he hit the Celtics three times in a row.
Two pullup jump shots, one straight layup — the Celtics didn't have anyone to help defend them.
Because it's messed up, the defensive formation and collocation are messed up.
Stevens pouted from the sidelines, then scratched his head for a moment.
Seriously, when it comes to the playoffs, every opponent's coach will be helpless in the face of a player like Li Liang.
Because he really doesn't play according to the routine.
Some other superstars, everyone knows his routines, and then tries to prevent it, but if you can't prevent it, then you can't help it.
Li Liang always designed a Maginot defense line for you, and he directly bypassed it for you.
After Li Liang's series of quick counterattacks rushed to the basket, the Celtics' defense had to make adjustments.
An adjustment, in fact, also means the collapse and death of the Celtics defense.
Shrinking, pressing the basket, protecting the basket, and as a result, in the third quarter, the Pacers' outside line opened.
J.R. Smith, Granger and Stephenson all hit three-pointers from the outside, hitting seven three-pointers in the first quarter and raining three-pointers at TD's North Shore Garden.
The Pacers' three-point nerve knife is still terrifying, especially JR, once he opens, the confidence of the whole team rises.
The Pacers finished the first half with an eight-point lead over the Celtics.
As a result, the Pacers beat the Celtics 40-21 in the third quarter and won the Celtics by 19 points in a single quarter!
The Celtics scored the same amount of points in the first quarter as the Pacers hit three-pointers.
In the fourth quarter, when Li Liang hit the Pacers' 12th three-pointer of the game, the Pacers had stretched the gap to 30 points.
A humiliating victory.
After the goal, Li Liang opened his arms to the audience, and he tried to provoke the audience.
After two seconds, a faint cheer could be heard.
As for rage...... Forget it, I want to kneel down and beg you to be angry, but no, not at all!