Chapter 146: A Watershed
"Jiang, come on!" Looking at Jiang Yang on the sidelines, Doug Rivers hesitated for a moment, but still sent Jiang Yang to the court, Jiang Yang played the position of small forward after he came on the court, mainly because Jiang Yang used to limit Iguodala very well.
At this time, Doug Rivers didn't let Pierce mark this guy anymore, and Jiang Yang's passing was good, and he also had the ability to shoot three points from the outside, and today Pierce only shot 4 of 12 and 1 of 3 three-pointers, and only scored nine points.
Such a score really made him a little ugly, and it was understandable to replace Jiang Yang on the field at this time.
"Jiang, you must resist the other party, you must not be beaten by Iguodala!" When he was on the sidelines, Doug Rivers also deliberately said to Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang, who knew the priority of this matter, nodded and returned to the court with the starters.
Replaced Pierce as the team's starting small forward, and the game restarted! Garnett passes the ball to Rondo from the outside.
After Rondo and Garnett made a combination, he handed the ball back to Garnett, who made a jumper, but unfortunately did not score.
The 76ers got a defensive rebound, but before the 76ers were happy, just after halftime, their point guard, Jrue Holiday was stolen by Rondo, and after Rondo stealed, he passed the ball directly to Ray Allen, who hit a layup to overtake the score, and then Iguodala wanted to play alone, but just after halftime, he was stuck to death by Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang's body and defense are A- now, and it is not so easy to get rid of him in such a situation.
There was no way Iguodala could only pass the ball, and Jrue Holiday, who had just lost the ball, did not dare to keep the ball in his hands for too long.
After passing the ball inside, Maris Speights missed the shot, and then although Willie Green grabbed the defensive rebound, he didn't score on the outside three-pointer, until Perkins grabbed the rebound, and the referee, who had been performing all the time, stepped up, and the crucial ball was awarded a foul by Perkins, sending Maris Speights to the free throw line.
The big insider, who made two free throws and two free throws, helped the 76ers lead the Celtics 96-95 with 29 seconds left in the game.
The Celtics paused again, and after the timeout came back, Jiang Yang was still playing on the field, at this time Rondo and Garnett made a cooperation, which was an aerial relay cooperation, but unfortunately Garnett's legs were indeed old.
According to the saying in the league, people are old and old, this thing, there is nothing wrong with this, Garnett has not even completed the aerial relay now, but fortunately he grabbed the offensive rebound, and Maris Speights had to foul him, this Masley has scored as many as 17 points in this game, and it is really not like a substitute center, but more like a starter than Durham Porter.
Garnett hit two free throws to give the Celtics a 97-96 lead with 23 seconds left in the game.
At this time, it has entered the final struggle, after the 76ers paused, half-served, Masley Speights sent the ball to Jrue Holiday and then rushed into the inside, today his hand is really good, plus Perkins can't prevent it, so Jrue Holiday still hit him at this point, but Speights, who had a smooth hand for a whole game, was damp at the most critical time.
This is the difference between a player and a superstar, a superstar is a person who often flashes and occasionally does not flash, while a player often does not flash, and occasionally flashes the light, but may not be able to flash to the point! The shot hit the basket and went wide.
Garnett and Brand on the inside saw the basketball in the air at the same time, Garnett, who has advantages in height and arm span, jumped up for the first time and grabbed the basketball in the air, and at the moment when he grabbed the basketball, Brand who was originally below gently lifted his buttocks, and the two were originally leaning together.
Garnett himself is old, and weight has never been his strong point, so he was hit by the other party and lost his balance in the air, and finally landed to find his balance, and Garnett had no way to interfere with Brand anymore.
Brand jumped high in such a situation, and when no one was marking, he gently tapped the basketball that bounced out of the basket, and with this click, the basketball changed direction directly in the air and plunged into the basket next to him.
"Goal, effective!" When the referee next to him made a gesture to score, everyone in the world gasped.
Because there are only 7 seconds left before the end of the game, and the 76ers overtook the score 98-97 in the final moments, now all the pressure is on the Celtics, if the next goal is not scored, then they will not only lose at home, but also bury their 11 consecutive wins, all fans who know some basketball knowledge know that this time is dangerous.
And the Zhou sisters and Liu Ya in the audience on the sidelines also looked at the field with a nervous face, Zhou Yun was really worried about Jiang Yang and the Celtics, and Liu Ya and Zhou Lu, who had been struggling, also temporarily gave up the struggle between themselves and began to pay attention to the game on the field, the Celtics immediately called a timeout, and during the timeout, the audience spontaneously applauded the team, and the neat voice shook the Celtics team at the same time, but also shocked the opposing players.
It was their last throw, and no one wanted to be overturned by the other side at this point, which was a shame.
"The current score on both sides is 98-97, Brand made a basket at the last moment, and now the problem is in the hands of the Celtics, Director Zhang, I don't know what you think?" At this time, the studio of the imperial court station will also broadcast this game live.
Watching the Celtics take a fourteen-point lead, they were turned over, and the atmosphere in the studio was not very good.
"Pierce's feeling today is obviously not very good, he only scored nine points at the same time, let Iguodala score 18 points, you look at Jiang Yang when he was on the court, the limited Iguodala only scored 2 points, although the main reason why the 76ers performed so well today is their substitute Brand and Speights, but if it weren't for Iguodala's eighteen points, maybe the Celtics would have won a long time ago, and now there are seven seconds left in the game, and there is still a chance, I think it's possible that the Celtics are going to let Ray Allen or Pierce do the last shot, and Garnett has a chance, and they win as long as the goal goes in! Director Zhang looked at the data he had written down, and explained loudly to the audience and friends in front of the TV.
"Last Shot...... Leave it to Jiang Yang! After the players came back, the first thing Doug Rivers said to the players was this, Jiang Yang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he reacted immediately and nodded heavily.
"Well, it looks like the recent confidence development has been very successful!" Seeing Jiang Yang's determined gaze, Doug Rivers smiled.
Then he immediately explained to the other players why he wanted to give Jiang Yang to throw the last ball.
"The other party will definitely think that we have to score two points in the last shot, because as long as this ball is scored, then we will win, so the opponent will not step on the three-point line to defend, and Jiang Yang, after you kick off, you also have to run to the inside line to attract the opponent's attention, but you need to run from the forty-five degree angle on the left side to the forty-five degree angle on the right side in seven seconds, Kevin, you stand at the free throw line on the right, if Jiang Yang doesn't get rid of his defender, you block him, and the other party will always focus on you, So you won't care too much about Jiang Yang, and Rondo, all you need to do is just hand over the ball to Jiang Yang when the time comes, Ray has to stand in the bottom corner, there is your offensive range, Iguodala will definitely follow you, when the time comes, whether it is Willie Green or Jrue Holiday defending Jiang Yang, we all have a chance! Holding the tactical board, Doug Rivers began to explain to the players, the Celtics can be said to be full of talent, there are many people who can play, but there are not many who can really shoot.
Ray Allen is one, and the most dangerous one, so the opponent will definitely send the first person to defend inside and outside, Iguodala to defend him, and the other one who can shoot is Pierce, but Pierce felt too bad today.
Barely counted, Garnett is also a person who can shoot lore, but after all, he is older, when he shot those baskets just now, his hand shape has changed, in this case, he wants to shoot the lore, then just send someone to follow him all the time, Brand's defense is very bad, but it is very bad, it doesn't mean that he can't follow Garnett's side and stop him with his hands.
With only seven seconds, there was no time for Garnett to make a turnaround jumper after hitting the ball.
And Rondo and Perkins are basically given for nothing at such a time, Rondo has been playing in the league for four years this season, but in these four years, Rondo has more than 20% except for last year's three-point shooting rate of 31%.
Including this year's three-point shooting rate is only 21%, and the free throw shooting rate is also very disgusting, he basically hits the layup after the breakthrough, or throwing, the word shooting, basically has little to do with Rondo, occasionally it is in, and it is also blind, so in this case, even if the opponent lets Rondo shoot, Doug Rivers does not dare to let him shoot.
And Perkins, not to mention...... There was little chance he could make the final throw...... So if there is no Jiang Yang, the executor of the last shot is basically Pierce or Ray Allen.
But now that they have Jiang Yang, they have more choices! The short timeout of thirty seconds passed very quickly, and soon the game restarted, and after coming to the court, Jiang Yang first ran to a 45-degree angle on the left side, apparently wanting to catch the ball.
"Oh, Pierce didn't play, it was Jiang Yang who was on the court, I don't know what Coach Doug Rivers was up to?" Seeing that Jiang Yang was still on the court, not only the commentators on the scene, but even Jiang Mi on the side of the imperial court felt a little strange, because now no matter how good Jiang Yang is and how famous he is in China, he is only a substitute in the NBA.
This is an indisputable fact, so now that they see Jiang Yang on the field, they are not only surprised, but also have some joy.
"Sure enough, he followed me!" Looking at Willie Green behind him, Jiang Yang muttered in his heart, Doug Rivers is really quite expected, at least this ball, he guessed it accurately, and Iguodala was sent to keep an eye on Ray Allen, Ray Allen didn't stop standing in the three-point line in the bottom right corner, and he didn't move, he didn't move, and Iguodala didn't dare to move! Seeing that everyone on the court was already in place, the referee handed the basketball in his hand to Perkins, who was serving, and was ready to serve.
At the moment when the ball was handed over to Perkins, Jiang Yang had already started to run, and rushed directly into the interior with Willie Green.
At first, Willie Green was still following, but soon he didn't want to chase after seeing Jiang Yang run to the three-point line.
The two quickly pulled apart more than three positions, and Doug Rivers laughed at the sight of each other's movements.
At this time, Perkins served, and directly handed the ball to Rondo, after Rondo took the ball, he passed it directly to his right at a forty-five degree angle without looking at it, and the player in that position was Jiang Yang, Rondo just passed, Willie Green over there already felt that something was not right, and immediately wanted to pounce, but Garnett stood in front of Jiang Yang one step ahead of him, protected Jiang Yang, and blocked Willie Green, and it was precisely because of Garnett's block, and the space that was opened at the beginning.
Jiang Yang jumped straight up without anyone to defend him, holding his breath deeply.
When Jiang Yang rose to the highest point, he slowly threw the basketball in his hand, and after landing, Jiang Yang's breath was relieved, with the feeling just now, Jiang Yang didn't even need to look at it, he knew that this ball was ...... Pregnant!
Perkins passed the ball from the outside and gave it to Rondo, who hesitated and didn't break through and didn't pass to Ray Allen, but went straight to the right side...... Who's on the right? No. 66 Jiangyang ...... Jiang Yang received the ball, Willie Green wanted to pounce, but was blocked by Garnett, beautiful, Jiang Yang jumped, ball! The ball is in! In the studio of the stage, the moment Jiang Yang's three-point hit hit was boiling in the entire studio, Jiang Yang's goal was really powerful!
"Jiang Yang just relies on this ball, he doesn't have to worry about work in the NBA!" Director Zhang looked at Jiang Yang's unrelenting style at critical moments, and couldn't help but say with some pride, the Chinese-made center, which is known to almost everyone in the world, but the Chinese defender is just a joke in the world, and the current Chinese defender, because of Jiang Yang, has hope.
100-98, Jiang Yang's three-point shot was crucial, while the Celtics only left the 76ers with one second.
Not all teams can be staged, 0.4 seconds lore! At least the 76ers can't, the 76ers called a short timeout at this time, and after the timeout came back, the half-court serve, and Iguodala threw a three-pointer, but unfortunately it was outrageous.
Under Jiang Yang's defense, as long as he is restrained, it will be difficult to score! Finally, the bell rang for the end of the game.
The Celtics welcomed their 12th consecutive win on their home court, and the original fourteen-point gap was caught up by the 76ers at the last moment, and they were almost killed by the 76ers, but fortunately, Jiang Yang performed quite well today.
In the end, at home, with Jiang Yang's three-point shot, he killed the opponent and made the Celtics more stable in the league's first position.
And Jiang Yang also created a history today, of course, this history only belongs to Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang shot 7 of 11 today, 5 of 6 three-point shots, and two free throws, and scored a total of 21 points in the game, plus 7 assists.
These 21 points are the highest score since Jiang Yang entered the NBA, and it has something to do with the fact that the 76ers' benches can't prevent him today, but this score has already indicated that Jiang Yang has officially become a bench player in the NBA.
In the NBA, 10 points, 20 points, 50 points is a watershed, if the average player wants not to be cut, then you have to get at least a few tens, and if you get 20 points, if you play well in the league, then you can become a stable bench player, and if you get 50 points, basically in the league, it is the level of treatment of stars.
Of course, it is not excluded that there are some meteors, and after passing, they will slip, but as long as they score 50 points, in the NBA, he is a player with a name and a surname! And Jiang Yang's 21 points proved Jiang Yang's own strength.
The highest scorer of the game today was Elton Brand, who came out of the bench and made a total of 27 minutes, but hit seven of them, and made 9 of 10 free throws, and he picked up a lot of fouls on the inside today.
In terms of the main force of the 76ers, only Iguodala scored 18 points, shooting 8 of 18 in the game, of which Jiang Yang did not score a point when he was defending, of course, this does not mean that Jiang Yang can keep a clean sheet against the opponent, the main reason is that Jiang Yang's playing time is basically the time when he comes off the bench, Iguodala was off the court at that time, and the two intersected, and they did not play against each other for too long.
Willie Green can be said to be the hero of the 76ers in this game, and it can also be said to be the sinner of the 76ers in this game, if it weren't for him, the 76ers might have hung up a long time ago, but it was precisely because of his last carelessness that Jiang Yang hit a three-point whistle and won the game, so after the game, Willie Green's face has not been very good-looking.
And the biggest finding on the 76ers' side was Mar Speights, who had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds today.
In terms of the Celtics, Jiang Yang is the player with the most points in the whole game today, and this is also the first best player in a single game in his career, with 21 points and 7 assists, which is enough for Jiang Yang to be stunned! The rest of the Celtics players scored more evenly, Garnett's second-highest 17 points plus 10 rebounds, Pierce only scored 9 points today, Perkins had 11 points and 16 rebounds, Ray Allen scored 15 points, and he shot 3 of 8 three-pointers today, and the shooting percentage was not too good.
Rondo's double-double of 12 points and 10 assists in the game, his original assists were nine, and the last one was given to Jiang Yang.
At the same time, on the bench, Tony Allen scored 10 points today, although he played more time than Jiang Yang.
But his efficiency is really worse than the current Jiang Yang, and it's no wonder that Doug Rivers began to cultivate Jiang Yang.
(To be continued)