Chapter 169: Continuing the winning streak
Facing the famous jumping man in the league, Rashid Wallace, he was gorgeously defeated! But here Jiang Yang let Mike Bibi play one, naturally he has to return it, and in the next attack, Jiang Yang also broke through, but it is indeed not easy for him to single out Mike Bibi, but Jiang Yang can also pass the ball, a very beautiful pass without looking at people, Jiang Yang directly led the ball to Shi Lao's back, and then flicked his right hand behind his back, and directly threw the ball into the hands of Paul Pierce who was inserted in the back row.
Paul Pierce was about to dunk the ball directly after taking the ball, but was fouled by Marvin Williams and slapped on the arm.
It was also a foul, and the two countries drew again! But at the critical moment, Joe Johnson stood up again and hit a three-point shot, worthy of the king of the eagles! Joe Johnson's strong offensive ability really makes Ray Allen feel like he is indeed old!
But fortunately, Rasheed Wallace hit one again with the advantage of height on the inside, and the Celtics began to chase points!
Until there were 3 minutes and 46 seconds left in the third quarter, Jiang Yang went off the court, and the Celtics still trailed the opponent by one point at 58-59! And in the next three minutes, Pierce scored three points, but Crawford also shot, and the benches on both sides played extremely hot, but with the play of Crawford, the super sixth man, the Hawks still widened the score!
At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics trailed by three points at 65-68 and entered the final quarter!
They led by eight points at halftime and trailed by three points in the third quarter, and the Celtics lost by as many as 11 points in this quarter.
This can't be blamed on them, the opponent's three-point shot is too sharp, in the whole quarter of the game, only Jiang Yang and Pierce each hit a three-pointer, and then no one else scored a three-point shot, Joe Johnson's side completely locked Ray Allen's three-point shot at the same time, his own three-point shot was repeatedly shot, which really made people feel very tricky!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Crawford did not give the Celtics, and scored four points in a row at the beginning! The Hawks once extended their lead to as much as 10 points, but Ray Allen, who came on in bench time at a critical moment, finally found his touch and hit a three-point shot.
Perkins on the inside also used his size to hit a three-point shot, and Kyle began to chase the points! After Pierce scored six straight points, the two sides battled 78-81! The Celtics chased the score back to just three points again! The Eagles, for their part, had to call a timeout.
And Doug Rivers also replaced Jiang Yang on the court, Pierce and Ray Allen had some physical problems when they played at the end, and Jiang Yang was allowed to play at this time, in order to take over the offensive ability in their hands and chase the score!
However, Jiang Yang had just come on the court when Josh Smith used a jumper to stretch the score back to five points.
Although five points is a lot, it is not much for the Celtics, a team that is particularly resilient and likes to chase points.
After Jiang Yang got the ball on the court, he faced Crawford, as Crawford played better and better recently, he spent more and more time on the field, this player is very distinctive, offensive ability, it can be said that at least A+, and it is even possible to reach the S level, with a title! This player is also a late bloomer, and it can be said that his career has not been smooth.
In 2000, he was drafted by the Cavaliers with the eighth pick in the first round, but was then traded to the Bulls, where he played and later traded to New York in the 04-05 season, where he never played particularly well, although he scored a career-high 52 points in '07.
But he's always been tepid, and the other scouts and teams in the league have only rated him as a crazy player.
When the shot is accurate, you can hit eight points in a row, and when you are not right, you may also shoot more than a dozen shots in a game and hit 0~ In New York, it did not attract the attention of others, Crawford then went to the Warriors, where he was just beginning to shine.
His offensive talent was further developed with the Warriors, and on December 20, 08, against the Charlotte Bobcats, he scored 50 points again, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points while playing for three different teams! And the most important thing is that his points per game average has also gone up, and that's when he starts to attract the attention of other teams, because whether it's the Bulls, the Knicks, or the Warriors, their records are not very good.
So not too many people pay attention to him, but now that he has come to the Eagles, it is different, and the Eagles' record is very good! It's fourth in the East, and it's almost the same as the third-place Magic.
With his current position, Crawford's role has been infinitely magnified, and his strong offensive ability and four-point stunt have slowly surfaced in the league, and he has instantly become a strong contender for the league's super sixth man.
But although his offense is not comparable to Jiang Yang's, his defense is ...... Hey, hey, hey, and the body is also, hey, hey, hey, hey...... Jiang Yang looked at Crawford in front of him, looked at the other party's slender, little black matchstick-like arm~ Jiang Yang simply stepped down and dribbled, the ball was handed over to his right hand, and in a more comfortable posture, he rushed directly towards Crawford, Crawford is not stupid, he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are, he is not stupid to fight against Jiang Yang.
So he took a step back in advance, ready to defend Jiang Yang, but just as he was retreating, Jiang Yang suddenly stopped after taking a step, and then in his surprised gaze, he jumped back, jumped out of the three-point line, and then jumped up again!
"Three points!" Looking at Jiang Yang's rabbit-like movements, Crawford was stunned! Because of this kind of action, even when playing basketball in kindergarten, it may not appear, and this Jiang Yang's 'creativity' is really rich.
Jiang Yang didn't care what Crawford was thinking, anyway, now he was jumping, looking at the basket in front of him, Jiang Yang jumped high, and then with a flick of his wrist, he pushed the basketball out directly, and the basketball drew an arc when it was in the air, and then fell straight into the basket, and the Celtics relied on Jiang Yang to recover three points! 81-83 is still two points away!
And then in the next offensive round, Jiang Yang broke through with the ball again, and this time Crawford did not retreat.
If he didn't retreat, then Jiang Yang would have a chance! This time, Jiang Yang didn't play the game of bunny jumping, and rushed directly into the inner line.
But then Josh Smith on the inside came out, and he is a well-known defensive master in the league!
Physically strong, high jumpers, with a good nose for rebounding and blocking, his offensive ability may be a bit disgusting, but his defensive ability is definitely the best in the league at the moment! Seeing Josh Smith running out, Jiang Yang didn't dare to throw indiscriminately.
Now he is not to the point of ignoring these superstars in front of him, Jiang Yang glanced at the situation on the field, and passed the ball directly to the weak side, where Pierce had already broken through, in order not to let Pierce break through, Joe Johnson could only foul.
This foul pulled Pierce down and also put him at the free throw line, Pierce's free throw may have been too nervous, the first free throw was missed, the second free throw was hit, but it also chased the score to 82-83 only one point!
With 3 minutes and 54 seconds left before the end of the game, the Eagles had to call a timeout!
replaced Crawford, who was obviously beaten by Jiang Yangke, to the No. 2 position, let Joe Johnson top to the No. 3 position, replaced Mike Bibby, replaced Marvin Williams from the court, and let Bibby deal with Jiang Yang, from the confrontation between Jiang Yang and Crawford, it can be seen that Jiang Yang's current level, playing the main force in the league, may still have some shortcomings, but if you play as a substitute, then there will be no problem! Jiang Yang estimated that after Rondo came out again, he might be able to win the best sixth man or something.
Coming back from the timeout, the Hawks started to play on the inside, and they can now see that the Celtics don't have Garnett.
Internal weakness is a huge weakness, and their center Al Hoald has only played for three years, but his own ability is not bad! Leaning on Perkins, he turned around and hit a jumper from five feet out! Opened the score, but immediately Jiang Yang passed another good ball, Jiang Yang may have been because of today's advanced reasons, there was no advanced pass, and today was also very sharp.
Jiang Yang this time was playing an air back hand change pass, handed the ball to Pierce, Pierce no one fouled him this time, hit a layup directly, and chased the score back again, but then Mike Bibby used Al Hoverd to block Jiang Yang, and hit a shot before Perkins defended it, and Jiang Yang here was also anxious, and stopped and shot in front of Mike Bibby.
After shaking Mike Biby up, he relied on Mike Bibi to throw, although he didn't score, but he deceived the foul.
Although Jiang Yang now says that his offense has reached the A-level, Jiang Yang's bones are still A-level with his own offense.
Let him play dangerous dry pulls on the outside, or stop and lean back, he really doesn't have any score in his heart now!
Jiang Yang made two free throws and two hits, and the score caught up again, but it was still only one point away! And the next ball, the Hawks began to bully the Celtics with no one inside! Originally, Joe Johnson singled Pierce, missed the shot, and after being grabbed the rebound by Josh Smith, he turned around for a layup and was blocked by Rasheed Wallace, this ball is logically Rasheed Wallace's, but Josh Smith relied on his body, jumped continuously, and forcibly grabbed the offensive rebound on Rasheed Wallace's head, and then passed the ball to Joe Johnson, who missed the shot, and was grabbed by Al Hoford again to the frontcourt rebound, looking at the protection of his backcourt rebounds, Doug Rivers' face turned green...... And on the comment bench of TNT on the sidelines, they also laughed haha, these retired old guys always like to watch players who are also old guys being bullied by young people with such a body to show that they are prescient!
It wasn't until the time of the attack again that Rasheed Wallace fouled Jamal Crawford, which ended the opponent's rebounding tactics, Crawford hit the first free throw, but the second free throw was missed, and after Perkins grabbed the defensive rebound, the Celtics breathed a sigh of relief, 88-86, and the score came to two points again! At this time, there was only 1 minute and 46 seconds left before the end of the game, Perkins passed the basketball to Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang received the ball, dribbled over half the court, and handed the ball to Pierce, who broke through Joe Johnson, who was obviously inferior to himself and made a layup, but did not score...... However, Jiang Yang, who slipped into the inside line at this time, grabbed the rebound with the advantage of height! Yes, height advantage.
Because it was Mike Bibby who grabbed the rebound with Jiang Yang, this guy was only 188 cm, and when he was still wearing shoes, Jiang Yang was 13 cm taller than him, plus Jiang Yang's arms have also been developing recently, and they have now grown to six feet nine inches (two meters and five).
So the offensive rebound was directly grabbed by Jiang Yang, and he didn't wait for the opponent to have a chance to return to defense, Jiang Yang directly relied on Mike Bibby to shoot, a simple board into the basket, Jiang Yang helped the Celtics tie the score, 88-88! That's an auspicious number!
But this number is not auspicious for long, with 52 seconds left in the game, Crawford received a pass from Mike Bibby, and hit a three-point shot, in front of Ray Allen, who had already sealed his hand to his eyes, but he still hit this super key three-point shot, the name of the big heart, worthy of the name! The Celtics, for their part, had to ask for a timeout.
After the timeout, Ray Allen couldn't shoot, but was robbed of the offensive rebound by Perkins, Perkins used his own size, forced Al Hoford to make a layup, Josh Smith next to him had to come over to help defend, when he jumped, he was deceived by Perkins, Perkins used his left hand to block Josh Smith, and scored the ball with his right hand.
The referee's whistle also sounded at this moment, 2+1! At the most critical moment, Perkins once again played 2+1 under the basket.
With the penalty kick hitting the basket, the battle between the two sides was tied at 91-91! In the next game, every ball counts!
The Hawks attacked, and Horford used his young body to force Perkins, not to mention, his footwork was really very powerful.
Perkins was directly shaken away, and then let him enter the inside line, watching the other party want to dunk, Jiang Yang had to come out and commit the opponent, there is no way, he can expect him to make free throws, if you watch him dunk, it will be a real two points! Now Jiang Yang has also committed four fouls, which is not an easy task for an outside player.
But Al Hoford used his strength to make Jiang Yang's foul come to naught, hitting two free throws and hitting two free throws, and the opponent led the Celtics 93-91!
Doug Rivers immediately called a timeout, and the Celtics had 37 seconds left in the game.
And the Hawks didn't seem to want to waste this timeout, replacing Mike Bibby, who was poorly defensive, with Marvin Williams in the last 37 seconds, with 2 points left, and this last chance was left to the Celtics players!
"When you go up, you score two points quickly, and if you score, you step back, and don't foul easily, remember? If you don't score, then scramble for a rebound in the front court, and if you grab it, you will press the time to attack last, and if you don't grab it, then foul it......" Doug Rivers arranged the final tactics very clearly, there is no way, no one dares to foul easily in the face of the Hawks.
Because none of the five players on the Hawks at this time made any free throw shots, Joe Johnson shot 82% from the free-throw line, Marvin Wihumes 80%, Crawford 85%, Al Hofod 78%, Josh Smith 75%, none of them were bad.
Therefore, the Celtics did not dare to take risks, and could only say that they should never foul until the critical moment!
The thirty-second time was over quickly, Jiang Yang and the others returned to the court, and the game on both sides continued! After Jiang Yang took the ball, he slowly controlled the ball and came to the opponent's half, looking at the situation on the field, Jiang Yang's eyes were constantly turning, thinking of countermeasures.
At the same time, he is also pressing time, in case he doesn't enter, he must not leave too much time and opportunity for the other party!
The time was pressed until 16 seconds before Jiang Yang attacked, and passed the ball directly to Ray Allen, who is currently defending Ray Allen, and Jiang Yang, who has played against Crawford, knows what this guy's level is like, so it is very good to let Ray Allen play alone! After Ray Allen got the ball, he glanced at Crawford in front of him and shot directly into a three-point shot.
When the basketball was in the air, Jiang Yang knew that the ball was crooked...... Looking at this ball, Jiang Yang let out a long sigh.
"Let's go back to defense!" Jiang Yang turned around and wanted to leave, and Marvin Williams, who saw that Jiang Yang was about to leave the defense, also rushed into the inside, which was arranged by the coach, let him rush into the inside, use the advantage of height, and protect the rebound.
If there's any change in today's game, it's rebounding, and while the Hawks now have a rebounding advantage, it's only a slight advantage, with the Celtics' Rasheed Wallace having a height advantage and Perkins having a weight advantage.
So they have to be careful with this ball and definitely can't make mistakes, so they need to let Marvin Williams come over to help defend! Originally, everything came according to their script, Josh Smith bounced hard, touched the basketball for the first time, and wanted to catch the basketball with his right hand around the basketball, but just when he was about to grab the basketball, a hand appeared in his hand, and a slap even the ball with his hand, all fanned down, the force was quite large, and he directly fanned the basketball out of his control, grabbing the rebound without a hitter, which is understandable without saying much! The basketball was fanned straight off the three-point line.
Josh Smith looked back at the guy who fanned the basketball with a surprised face, it was none other than Ray Allen, who had just missed the ball, Ray Allen was guilty at the critical moment and shot the basketball directly to the outside, this ball is left to fate!
And today, the goddess of victory happened to be on the side of the Celtics, and after the basketball turned around on the outside, it happened to fall into the hands of Jiang Yang, who wanted to return to defense, Jiang Yang was also stunned for a moment after taking the ball, but immediately dribbled to the outside of the three-point line.
At this time, the opposing team's players had already pounced, but there was indeed still some distance from Jiang Yang, because in order to protect the rebound just now, they all rushed into the inside line, and at this time, only Jiang Yang was standing alone on the outside line, no one defended, and there was plenty of aiming time, Jiang Yang took a deep breath, jumped high, and then gently pushed the basketball out in his hand...... Pass!
(To be continued)