Chapter 365: A Difficult Two Consecutive Victories
The Celtics won the first leg of the Eastern Conference Finals, but they didn't have nothing to gain, at least they knew the Cavaliers' basic deployment and contingency measures, and even if the Cavaliers won, it would not be easy. Bubble*()
The second battle between the two sides is scheduled to start on May 13, and the weather is a bit gloomy on this day, with a little snow streaking across the sky in the morning in Cleveland, but in the evening, when the light wind comes with the light snow, the Celtics who are playing away look a little unbearable.
"Which one to listen to for good news and one bad news?" Before the game began, Scott asked the Cavaliers that the crowd was not there, not because people were lazy but because everyone was basically early.
"Good news, good news." Huang Xiang looked at Scott happily, of course he heard the good news, otherwise he would not have the excitement of the good news when he heard the bad news first.
"The good news is that Celtic just made a statement that Pierce and Ray Allen are sick, so they may not be able to play, and even if they can, they won't be able to play 100 per cent." Scott smiled as he said this, but then an uncomfortable look flashed in his eyes.
"And what about the bad news?" O'Neill winked at Scott.
"Bad news......" said Scott, his eyes full of unhappiness for everyone to catch. Like the Celtics, we also have people who are sick, but not as many as them, only Howard, who is still on a drip, so he can't participate in this game. ”
"Boom" seemed to be a bomb dropped into the crowd, and everyone looked at Scott in disbelief, as if they wanted to see from his eyes that the news was wrong, but Scott's eyes clearly told everyone that what he said was true.
"Coach, no." The saddest thing to get this news is undoubtedly O'Neal, without Howard, he will undoubtedly have to play a bigger role in this game, although he is also ambitious, but he is 40 years old, and he really doesn't have so much confidence.
In the end, when the official website of the Cavaliers simultaneously posted the news that Howard could not play, the whole world followed the game, and all of them were instantly attracted by the news.
Some people are happy, some people are worried, but more people are still not too worried, because although the two giants of Ray Allen and Pierce have said that they are on the field, they are also sick.
It's fair to say that a sudden snowfall in Cleveland has left both sides a little lost, but if one really loses heavily, it will undoubtedly be the Cavaliers.
When the game started, O'Neill put on his shirt and stood in the midfield position with Yao Ming, jumping the ball.
O'Neal, who jumped hard, was still not as light as Yao Ming's jump, probably because there was no scramble for a year, which made O'Neal lose his previous rhythm, Yao Ming slapped the basketball to Rondo, and then the Cavaliers rushed through the half court en masse.
It's a bit surprising that Rondo got rid of Iverson's defense in an instant after taking over the basketball, because Rondo has the impression that there are still a lot more active ball-control than dodges.
Ray Allen is still in the lineup, Pierce did not appear in the lineup, Green replaced Pierce, the latter is still a little incongruous, but he did not fall much behind against Jones.
O'Neal Jr. has been mediocre in his last few games, not taking advantage of West's matchup, and even Hickson hasn't given him a chance to get it.
Ray Allen took Rondo's pass and shook Huang Xiang and then handed the basketball to Green, Green shook forward and retreated again when Jones was ready to defend, and then jumped forward again, getting up is a mid-range shot, Jones jumped up at the same time because of the eagerness of defense, but his hand was smashed Green's hand, the basketball fell, and Green got two free throws.
With both free throws, the Celtics' score was worth it thanks to a foul from Jones, but Jones was depressed.
I was actually fouled by my opponent, and I didn't play well at the beginning, so it seems that I was really a failure.
The game continued, the Cavaliers served, Iverson ran two steps with the ball, staggered the basketball and got rid of it, Rondo next to him rushed over with a lunge, took the basketball and ran two steps to score a layup, taking advantage of the Cavaliers' loss, the Celtics scored again.
Scott's body rubbed and stood up, looked at the scoreboard and looked at Iverson in the field, could it be that this guy also caught a cold? Jones also had a cold? How do you make consecutive mistakes in the opening scene?
After serving again, Iverson was a lot more careful, and handed the ball to Huang Xiang in the half, Huang Xiang rushed out with an arrow step, and then handed the basketball to Garnett on the inside, Garnett received the ball and stepped back, and the iconic mid-range shot basketball hit steadily, fortunately Garnett did not lose his touch, otherwise the Cavaliers would really have a big shot.
After the offense, he defended immediately, but without Howard guarding the inside line, the Cavaliers' interior faced Yao Ming's offense, and O'Neal alone really couldn't completely stop it.
O'Neill looked at Yao Ming with a wry smile, he bullied him like this back then, and now he can't beat him, this guy is bullying me in turn.
O'Neal played 6 minutes and 32 seconds in the first quarter, and the rest of the time was Horris on the court, during which Garnett also played more than a point at the center position.
In the second quarter of the game, O'Neal played again, Huang Xiang and O'Neal high-fived each other and encouraged each other, and the Cavaliers were slightly ahead, but what was depressing was that Ray Allen caught a cold in the first quarter and actually shot 3 of 5 three-pointers, this guy must be a little monster.
Huang Xiang took Iverson's pass and pulled up a three-point shot on the spot, the basketball smashed to the basket and bounced high, and then circled the basket twice, and finally the basketball still fell in and scored.
"Young man, it's not a small anger." Looking at the excited Huang Xiang Lei Allen also laughed, the kind of master who only reached a certain level of three points made him also very excited, Huang Xiang, an opponent worthy of his full fight, but, cough cough, the body is really uncomfortable.
Pierce's offense is still sharp, after receiving the pass, Pierce pouted his ass and pushed Petrus away, and went straight to the inside with the basket, and his big hand was like a fairy in the air to draw a beautiful arc and throw the basketball into the basket, in good shape.
"Is there any mistake about it, is it they who have a cold or we who have a cold?" Scott looked at the tactical board in his hand depressedly, Pierce shot 5 of 7, Ray Allen shot 4 of 7, the whole two guys still maintained such a shooting rate when they caught a cold, do they want to let people live.
Huang Xiang and you are very depressed, the Cavaliers who lost Howard are much weaker in both offensive and defensive stages, while the Celtics have no impact at all, although Ray Allen and Pierce may have a lot less offense in comparison, but this is not much less.
took the basketball and slowly knocked on the ground, the basketball switched back and forth between the ball and the ground in his hand, Huang Xiang suddenly shot out Lei Allen couldn't defend at all, Huang Xiang's speed was very fast, Lei Allen couldn't keep up with Huang Xiang's footsteps, and now the sick Lei Allen couldn't stop Huang Xiang, Huang Xiang rushed over Lei Allen to hold the ball with one hand and jumped two steps to pick the basketball to the basket, rode a horse and shot arrows, and hit.
Ray Allen took the pass and tried to make a layup, but the fatigue of his body had a problem after such a long battle, and his hand paused a little, and Huang Xiang suddenly stole the basketball and quickly took it across the half court.
Because it was a half-time start, Huang Xiang was very fast, and after half time, the big hand shook the basketball and smashed it on the rebound, pulled it up on the spot, took the basketball and slammed it into the basket, and the show began.
In the first half, Huang Xiang's outside attack and Yao Ming's inside attack have been converted, both teams did not rely on the same position to score and defend, respectively, using the opponent's disadvantage at this time to attack, it seems that both sides are out of the way for the victory, after all, a single attack is still a little worrying.
In the second half of the game, the Celtics still focused on the inside, and Huang Xiang's outside heavy artillery was strong but could not shake Yao Ming on the inside, Yao Ming scored again and again with the help of West, and his 18 points in the first half had surpassed Yao Ming's playoff halftime record.
The Cavaliers' interior line without Howard is really a bit unbearable, but the Celtics are really a little unserious to the extreme, grasping the weakness of the Cavaliers and not letting go, impacting ball by ball.
The outside line composed of Huang Xiang and Iverson also began to slowly go berserk, but the Celtics later simply did not let Ray Allen and Pierce defend in a targeted manner, so the Cavaliers were much more relaxed on the outside.
At the end of the third quarter, there wasn't much of a gap between the two sides, with the Celtics trailing the Cavaliers by just three points, largely due to the lack of Howard's interior containment, but the Cavaliers got much better when they became familiar with their opponents' offense.
At the moment of the real decisive battle in the fourth quarter, the fatigue of Ray Allen and Pierce was obvious, their bodies became more and more tired, until the end was completely useless in the court, and the tired sweat flowed like rain, which was also a warning to everyone at this time, the outside line of the Celtics completely collapsed.
"It's a good opportunity, you know what's next, right?" Scott looked at the Huang Xiangzhong on the opposite side and laughed, his smile was really ...... Hehe, I guess everyone will understand.
Huang Xiang, who returned to the game, obviously changed his momentum, without the slightest concern, he was completely a small steel cannon, this explosion and that bang, Huang Xiang, who had cut 12 points in a row, was like killing a god and descending into the world, which can really be described as a Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.
Without two All-Stars on the outside, the Celtics were immediately paralyzed, Huang Xiang and Iverson took turns bombing, even Carter's West and others on the other side could not stop the Cavaliers.
It's impossible to still rely on the inside, even if Rivers tactically pretends to be a belly, but this guy doesn't have any good way to help the Celtics at this time, after all, this time should be the stage of Yao Ming's temporary rest, and Yao Ming has been fighting on the court in the fourth quarter, this guy is already embarrassed, and at this time, relying on him to set up the entire Celtics' offensive and defensive segments, it is better to directly exhaust him.
Not surprisingly, the Celtics were unable to stop the Cavaliers, and in the end, the Cavaliers won again, and the two consecutive wins are quite valuable for the Cavaliers, which indicates that they are more likely to make it to the playoff finals.