Chapter 44 This is a no-fly zone
Switch between offense and defense! Pierce's breakaway dunk was like a fire that ignited the passion of the Celtics players! The quick defensive transition and positive attitude kept the Blazers from finding any opportunity to take advantage.
The Trail Blazers moved the ball unhurriedly and looked for the right offensive opportunity. James. After Jones received the ball, he didn't have a chance, so he held the ball and wanted to pass it!
Jones, who was about to pass but did not pass, kept shaking the ball in his hand, and it didn't seem like there was a good timing for the pass.
That's it! Keep staring at James. Jones's Pierce, suddenly took a step forward and reached for the ball in Jones' hand.
Jones, who didn't pay attention to Pierce, couldn't dodge the "pop ......" and was easily picked up by Pierce.
"It worked!" Although Pierce shouted excitedly in his heart, his movements were not slow, and he jumped up first to grab the ball.
"Careless!" James. Jones regretted for a while, but he also quickly retreated and tried his best to save this mistake!
Pierce looked at Jones, who had retreated to the restricted area, snorted coldly in his heart, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, really thought I would make a fast layup? Naive! With no one to defend outside the three-point line, Pierce opened his hand and shot.
Cold arrows outside the three-point line! Hit the bull's-eye! Like an assassin, Pierce shoots a cold arrow into the heart of his enemy, turns and walks away, leaving no trace for a thousand miles!
Only one and a half minutes passed in the second quarter, and the Trail Blazers' lead in the first quarter was gone, and the most angry thing was that they were actually overtaken by the score, and they were one point behind! McMillan was a little anxious and stood up from the bench.
The Trail Blazers reorganized their offense, this time more cautiously, but unfortunately it was a little worse in the final finish, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Pierce controlled the rebound and handed the ball to Eddie next to him, who was reaching out for the ball. Jones.
As soon as he reached the three-point line, Pierce received the passing ball, and James, who was defending Pierce. Jones is two steps away from Pierce! Here's the chance! Pierce but also didn't really and James. Jones politely shot again from beyond the three-point line.
Ball in! After Pierce broke through and dunked, it felt like boiling water, hot and hot! In just two minutes, Pierce scored eight points in a row and successfully overtook the score by four points! The Trail Blazers are in a very passive situation right now!
This time, McMillan decisively called a timeout and prepared for a substitution!
"The head coach of the Trail Blazers called a timeout, and it looked like he was going to make a substitution! I guess the main force can be reached! Yu Jia said.
"That's for sure! Now the situation on the court is very passive, Paul. Pierce suddenly broke out at this point, according to the current lineup of the Trail Blazers, it is really difficult to deal with! Teacher Zhang Weiping analyzed.
"Sure enough, it's a replacement!" Zhang Weiping's face was really like this, and his expression was unexpected: "Nana...... The head coach of the Trail Blazers has really changed! ”
McMillan went up and down again, dropping the bench and replacing him with a starter.
The Celtics head coach was not idle, and Rivers also made the other four starters except for Pierce. Remove Pierce, who had played more than a quarter, and prepare to let him rest and play again.
Although Pierce suddenly burst into excellent form, Rivers replaced Pierce in order to consider the next game.
After Pierce was dismissed, the Celtics naturally took KG as the core and attacked around Garnett! Kevin. Although Garnett is the core of the Celtics' defense, Paul is the core of the Celtics. Pierce is more clearly the offensive heart of the team!
The timeout ended, and the Trail Blazers resumed their offense. Roy, who had just come on the court, showed his fiery hand and hit directly from outside the three-point line.
Kevin. Garnett stood two steps outside the free throw line, holding the ball in the high post, mobilizing his teammates to run and assume the core of the team's offense.
Garnett, who saw that his teammates had no chance, singled Aldridge with his back in the high post, turned around and hit a back-to-back jumper!
This shot made Garnett more confident in his own feel, and then continued to beat Aldridge! Aldridge, who was weak defensively, was hit by Garnett's successive singles.
Oden saw that Aldridge was being beaten by Garnett's successive singles and had no way to restrain him, so he took the initiative to switch defenses with Aldridge and defend Garnett himself.
Garnett wanted to play a single again, but was defended by Oden! In this way, the situation stabilized again, and the score remained within five points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers trailed the Celtics by five points at 78-83. Garnett had 15 points and eight boards in the third quarter, Pierce had 19 points and three boards, Ray Allen had 10 points and four assists, and Rondo had four points and 13 assists.
The Trail Blazers Roy had 16 points and 3 assists, Aldridge had 11 points and 8 boards, and Oden had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Oden, who is often taken out of the restricted area by Garnett, has difficulty effectively controlling rebounds, but fortunately, Aldridge has liberated them, and the Trail Blazers' rebounds have not been blown up too much.
"The game between the two sides was really exciting!" Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "The score is really anxious!" ”
"Yes! The Trail Blazers have played so tightly so far, although they are back-to-back and still five points behind, but it can be clearly seen that the Trail Blazers do not intend to give up the game easily! Yu Jia followed.
"The fourth quarter was really good!"
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers had the ball, and Oden came to serve outside the baseline. Blake, who received the ball, slowly ran across the half court with the ball, and Oden followed closely behind.
Perkins is a strong status defender, but there is still a lot of difference in strength compared to Oden!
Taking a step outside the box, Oden leaned his back against Perkins and reached for the ball. Blake hoisted the ball high into the interior and Oden jumped to catch it, slumping inside with Perkins on his back.
Perkins, who had been happy to finally engage in physical confrontation with his opponent, felt that he had a strong arm and rough muscles, and felt like a ship being beaten by a huge wave, constantly moving backwards.
Oden was unforgiving, squeezing Perkins into the box before suddenly turning to the left and smashing the ball to attack the basket. How could Perkins give up so easily? The speed of turning around quickly made Perkins feel like a flexible three-hundred-pound fat man!
But how can things be so simple? When Auden saw Perkins following, a smile crossed the corner of his mouth and he whispered, "You've been fooled!" ”
"What?" Perkins shouted in surprise.
Before Perkins could recover his composure, Oden quickly retracted his steps and stepped out to smash the ball into the basket from behind Perkins.
The Celtics attacked, and Perkins continued to cover in the high post, helping Rondo block defenders.
Auden put Perkins in the high position, but he hid in the penalty area, and the distance between the two was about two meters or more!
Rondo passed the ball back to Perkins, who was empty in front of him, although Oden was some distance away from Perkins, but even when there was no one to defend, Perkins, who could not guarantee the shooting percentage, did not choose to shoot, but held the ball and waited for his teammates.
At this moment, Oden, who was staying in the penalty area, suddenly rushed out, and before Perkins could react, Oden poked the ball out with lightning speed.
Oden, who took the ball down, took the lead and rushed to the basket.
Take off, dunk! Just like the waves of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the sound of the Oden storm spread through the amplifier and spread throughout the TD Garden.
Not to be outdone, Garnett looked at Oden, who had been staring at him since the second quarter, and Garnett decided to return the ball.
After several encounters, knowing that Oden has strange powers, Garnett did not mean to carry Oden to fight inside.
Garnett hit Auden twice on his back in the high post, and found that Auden didn't move much at all, and his face showed that it was indeed the same. Suddenly, Garnett stepped back and turned around and threw a jump shot backwards, so fast that it was like a thunderbolt!
Feeling that this shot was very positive, Garnett showed a slight smile, "This ball is here!" Garnett said secretly in his heart.
At this moment, Auden suddenly bullied forward and jumped up quickly after Garnett's shot. Under Garnett's surprised gaze, Oden managed to stop the ball.
"Be careful!" Roy saw someone suddenly run towards Oden, who was singled Perkins on the baseline, and reminded loudly.
It's a pity it's still late! Oden, who didn't expect to be suddenly flanked, didn't do anything to protect at all, or didn't pay attention to his surroundings.
When Rondo was following Blake, he suddenly noticed that Auden had a flaw and rushed forward decisively. Although he was discovered by others, Rondo, who was inexplicably confident in his speed, did not stop at all.
The result was obvious, as if it were a script, and the ball was easily stolen by Rondo. Once the ball was in his hands, Rondo ran quickly forward.
Oden glared angrily at Rondo, who had stolen the ball, and the green number 9 on the back of the jersey became glaring in the light.
At this point, Auden was like a wounded tiger, swooping out, following Rondo.
Rondo, who broke the ball, sprinted quickly, and looked at the basket that was getting closer and closer, and Rondo jumped up to complete a brilliant fast-break layup.
At the moment when the ball was shot, Oden, who was following behind, actually sped up again, and when the ball didn't fly out for a while, he jumped up and flew the racket.
After landing, Oden was carried forward by inertia until he borrowed the basketball hoop and stopped. And Rondo on the side didn't realize what was happening.
Looking at the ball that was fanned out by himself, Oden pulled his jersey with one hand, pointed to the penalty area with the other and shouted loudly: "This is my territory, and TMD here is a no-fly zone!" ”
High-spirited, scolding Fang Xuan! At this moment, under the light of the light and the reflection of sweat beads, Auden at this moment is like an incomparable god of war from ancient times!