As soon as Paul Pearce came on the court, he injected a boost into the Celtics. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Pierce asked for the ball from beyond the three-point line and decided to hit Houston again.

Houston vs. Pierce can't be said to be weak, but Houston is indeed the weakest outside defender of the Knicks on the court. Pierce first made a fake pull-up jumper, but Houston, who was so experienced, was unimpressed.

Pierce quickly changed his offensive strategy, pressed his center of gravity down, and stepped on a few tentative steps in a row, Houston leaned forward a little at this time, but Pierce couldn't wait a lot, and started directly and rushed directly to the Knicks' basket with Houston.

Pierce's violent push left Houston in a moment of misery, and he staggered into the three-second zone completely unprepared.

Just as Pierce entered the three-second zone, Moxi and Camby moved at the same time, and the two of them stepped forward in unison and stood side by side in front of the basket, as if a wall was directly in front of Pierce.

Pierce seemed to have expected it, suddenly stopped, and pulled it out directly, Houston hurriedly stopped the trend of retreating, and with a force of recoil, flew directly towards Pierce's hat.

Pierce directly greeted him, stuck to Houston's body, and then kept the shape of his hands unchanged, and forced a shot on the top of Houston's head.

The whistle blew and the ball went in, and Pierce played a 2+1.

The Celtics got another respite, but the Knicks' comeback was not long in coming.

Because of Houston's efficient performance, the Celtics' defense of Houston has been greatly strengthened, and just after halftime, someone followed inch, as if it was a conjoined baby.

Houston was helpless, no matter how to use cover, he couldn't shake off the defender's steps to keep up, Charles saw that half of the 24 seconds had passed, and simply gave up Houston as an offensive point and hoisted the ball to the inside.

Mo Xi's position was not very deep, and at the lower waist position, Mo Xi's feet were tightly pressed on the ground, and his center of gravity dropped, pressing half of his weight on Vitali's body.

Vitaly took a heavy bite and took a half step back, and then felt that Mo Xi seemed to have a tendency to chisel inward, so he simply retreated backwards, intending to give Mo Xi a withdrawal chair.

However, Mo Xi's lower plate is very stable, this impact feels that there is no support behind him, it seems that the defender has taken a step back, Mo Xi did not fall to the ground as everyone thought, but took a low step and plunged directly to the basket.

Vitaly was startled and wanted to step forward to interfere, but he was two inches shorter than Mo Xi and couldn't interfere with Mo Xi very well, after Mo Xi got into the basket, he directly made a low hand to the basket and licked the ball in.

Once again, Murphy showed Celtic their weakness on the inside, scoring a goal so easily, and it looked like the Celtics' interior didn't even have room to fight back.

In fact, since Auerbach officially retired and can no longer manage the Celtics due to physical reasons, the Celtics' performance has not been very good, or the performance of the management is not very good, and there has been no real smart trade that can change the operation of the Celtics' current situation, and it is no wonder that the Celtics have the classic saying "We need to strengthen the No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 positions." (In a sense, this is the best evaluation of Uncle Pi, and it is also a true portrayal of the Celtics before 07)

Pitino was angry waving his tactical board off the field, he felt tired and frustrated, and there was a big gap between the professional league and the college league, not only in terms of technique and tactics, but also in the psychology of the players. In college basketball, players stand on the court for only one purpose, that is, to play and win, but in the professional league, the player's desire to win or lose has decreased significantly, basketball is not pure basketball anymore, and even the authority of the coach is not as good as that of the university, and some star players can even use the power to question the coach's tactics.

Therefore, many Mi people, including those coaches who have been famous for a long time, such as Larry Brown, always believe that the league is no longer pure basketball, only college and even high school basketball is the purest, and because of this, Curry will be criticized by his high school coach not to take bad children and give them false dreams.

However, Pierce has long been accustomed to the performance of his teammates, and he has been silent, and after returning to the frontcourt, he will do the ball with his back in the high post.

Pierce's current back body skills are not very good, but this way of receiving the ball can allow Pierce to highlight his small advantage in the face of Houston to the greatest extent, in terms of footwork, Houston can be said to be able to complete Pierce, but Pierce's upper body strength is extremely strong, directly with strength, Houston's advantage is difficult to transform into effective defense on the defensive end.

With his back to Houston, Pierce reached his feet back, stomping back and forth, forcing Houston to move out of the way.

Houston had to recycle half of his body slightly, still this little space, Paul Pierce found an opportunity, stepped directly into it, and then turned around, came to the left side of Houston, directly facing the basket, Houston's defense was squeezed a straight way to the basket.

Without hesitation, Paul Pierce rushed straight to the acceleration.

It's just that Houston's footsteps are very flexible, and although he was squeezed out of the way by Pierce, he didn't completely lose his position, and still followed Pierce closely.

Pierce came to the basket with Houston on his shoulder, got up and went to the basket, first half-turning himself in the air to face the side of the basket, and then holding the ball in front of Houston with one hand and throwing the ball in a throwing position with the other.

But Pierce underestimated the Knicks' interior line too much, perhaps because the best interior defense in the team was only Danny Foster, only to see Camby suddenly start, throw off Antoine Walker, kill back to the interior in two steps, jump directly, and cover the basketball in Pierce's hand with a thunderous palm.

Because Pierce threw it with one hand, this ball had no resistance at all, and Camby brutally nailed the ball directly to the rebound, and Pierce planned to get up again to grab the rebound after he landed, but then Mo Xi, who arrived, had stretched out his long arms and took off the rebound directly.

Because the Knicks only had Charles and Sprewell in the frontcourt, Mo Xi did not choose to find a fast break with a long pass, but gave it to Houston nearby, and Houston began to advance the half-court organization offense.

Houston's offensive ability with the ball was not very good, and he chose to pass the ball to Sprewell.

Sprewell dribbled sideways, reached the horn position, looked around, and motioned with his eyes to move forward to block the dismantle.

Mo Xi quickly lifted up, and when Mo Xi came up, Spreville also moved, he first moved another step towards the flank, and then suddenly pulled back, and ran reflexively to Mo Xi's cover position.

The two were separated by a touch, Mo Xi and Sprewell dismantled quickly, and the Celtics had to change the defense to hurriedly block Sprewell's breakthrough, but Sprewell did not choose to break through to the basket, but quickly took the defender away from the basket after separating from Mo Xi, and then, Sprewell coquettishly came to a "Nolook-pass", and directly transferred laterally to Mo Xi under the follow-up basket without looking at the person, at this time it was Eric Williams who defended Mo Xi, he still had some height, and saw Mo Xi receiving the ball, directly stepped back to the basket, and raised his hands high.

After receiving the ball, Mo Xi took a step to the side, turned around, raised his hands, and made a shooting feint.

Eric Williams panicked in his heart, and jumped directly and pounced.

Mo Xi suddenly put the ball away, grabbed the ball with one hand, and then turned his body away, moved his right foot to the left, and performed a waltz under the basket, directly splitting the dunk with one hand.

Pitino hurriedly called a timeout, and the score was pulled away again, the Celtics replaced all the starters, and the Knicks also changed the starters, but the difference was that on the Knicks' side, Ewing was not replaced.

Ewing also played brilliantly in this game, playing nearly 30 minutes, cutting 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists, but there were a few fouls, and he had five fouls. It's just that the current situation on the field doesn't seem to require the veteran to come forward, and if nothing else, there will be about three minutes of garbage time left in this game.

There is almost no deviation from Van Gundy's conjecture, even the Celtics, who are fully on the starting lineup, still failed to open the Knicks' steel defense, the Celtics' shooting still can't find a place in the basket, and Pierce used his personal advantage to force the basket several times, but was interfered with by the ink regret who came from the defense. Two consecutive strong attacks on the inside did not score, during this period of time, the Celtics only scored seven points, and there are less than five minutes left, and the gap with the Knicks is still hovering around ten points.

The Knicks started to decide to make a push and end the game.

Ward controlled the ball through half court, and Sprewell and Houston started to run with Johnson's screen, and the two of them quickly moved to the wings, which opened up space for the Celtics and created a large open space under the basket.

Mo Xi saw the opportunity and plunged directly into the basket.

At this time, Ward passed the ball directly from the top of his head to Johnson, Johnson did not pause after receiving the ball, and also threw it from the top of his head to Mo Xi, who ran to the basket. Vitaly didn't keep up, and was left a whole position behind.

After receiving the ball, Mo Xi made a slight adjustment, pulled the onion directly on the dry land, pulled the frame with both hands and dunked, and scored two points violently.

It's just that the Knicks' offense is far from over, this is just the beginning, and for a team known for its defense, defense is their biggest offensive weapon.

The Knicks' defensive intensity instantly increased to another level, and for a moment the Celtics were forced to scramble, and Ward took the opportunity to suddenly cut the ball from Kenneth Anderson, and the Knicks launched a fast break.

Ward dribbled in front, leading the way, followed by Kenneth Anderson, followed by Sprewell and Houston, one left and one right, like two protectors, following Ward on either side, Adrian Griffin in the middle of the two to prevent the Knicks from playing more together.

However, it is clear that the young Adrian Griffin has no defensive experience at all, and a few simple runs from Sprewell and Houston have left Adrian Griffin dizzy.

Ward didn't shake off Kenneth Anderson in the push, forced a slowdown, and threw the ball behind him.

Houston stood directly on the three-point line, and Sprewell followed up, caught Ward's pass, jumped directly, and dunked with a one-handed straight-arm tomahawk.

The Celtics are starting to be a little overwhelmed, although Kenneth Anderson is also a veteran in his thirties, but the Celtics are too young and inexperienced overall, and the Celtics can't find an offensive direction in the face of a sharp defense like the Knicks.

After Pierce hit the iron again, Mo Xi took the rebound again, and the Knicks approached the Celtics with menacing momentum.

This time, Mo Xi and Johnson both pulled out to make a wall, and Ward dribbled the ball two steps outside the three-point line on the wing to direct the team's run.

Sprewell and Houston staggered each other, and with the double cover of Murphy and Johnson, they greatly shook off the defenders, and the Celtics had to change the defense to restrain the Knicks' outside double shots, but both Vitaly and Antoine Walker said they could not do anything in the face of Sprewell and Houston's unpredictable runs. As for Adrian Griffin and Paul Pearce, who were traded on the other side, they also felt more than capable when facing Mo Xi and Johnson, who were more than a step taller than them.

Ward passed the ball directly to Johnson while running towards the three-point line at the top of the arc.

Johnson received the ball, elbowed Adrian Griffin away, half-turned to the side of the defender, swung his head, threw it in reverse, and passed the ball to Sprewell, Sprewell made a shooting feint, Vitaly was not fooled, but Sprewell burst in one step, seeing that Pierce was going to come over to help defend, and quickly passed the ball to Moxi.

Pierce immediately rushed back to defend, but Mo Xi had already shot, not a shot, but a pass.

Houston has gotten rid of Antoine Walker and went straight to the basket, and the basket was empty because of the lifting of Mo Xi and Johnson, and Mo Xi's pass was just right, and Houston received the ball and went straight to the basket.

In this goal, the Knicks lead has been more than 14 points, and there are still a little more than three points to go, and the Celtics have no hope of turning the tables, Pitino shook his head, reluctantly chose to surrender, and took the lead in replacing the main players and replacing them with a dry bench player.

Van Gundy's side also reciprocated, replacing all the starters, not even staying on the court, and the inside line became a partner of Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, and the full bench lineup.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the invading Celtics with a score of 101:89, and Mo Xi played 21 minutes, scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, and the performance was acceptable, Paul Pierce scored 35 points crazily, but the team's shooting rate was only more than 30.