104. End the losing streak
The defense couldn't be prevented, and the rebounds couldn't be grabbed, and the invincible high and high play in the first quarter turned into a funny big throw, and Gugliotta was completely locked by Ye Han in the second quarter. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, if Gugliotta plays normally like the team when the team does not have an interior height advantage, in the positional offense, occasionally pick up leaks, the effect will be very good, but Rivers just wants to play the inside advantage, and let the point guard pass the ball to Gugliotta when he has the opportunity, both of them are unbelievers, as one of the representative teams in the iron-blooded East, the Celtics' offense is not good, and as a result, the team fell into a scoring drought of up to 7 minutes, and did not score a point in the whole half quarter.
The Bobcats seized the opportunity very well, Ye Han only grabbed the rebounds on the inside, and grabbed Okafor's rebounds along the way.
With more than 4 minutes left in the second quarter, the Bobcats had already overtaken the score! 40-39, the Celtics played nearly 8 minutes and scored only two points! The replaced Pierce finally couldn't help it, and after halftime, he asked for the ball directly from the backup point guard Delonte West, who thought about it like a sad poet, thought it was better to listen to the team boss, and passed it to Pierce.
Pierce was furious! What the team is doing!
An angry Pierce took his anger out on his defending Capono and broke the latter with a beautiful floor feint, and Pierce sent the ball into the basket with a mid-range shot that completely shook off the defense to stabilize the team's decline.
After Pierce began to take over the game, the momentum of the Celtics changed instantly, and when Gugliotta was the first point of attack, the team did not have that momentum at all, even if he played so well in the first quarter. And Pierce taking over the team, even if the team hasn't scored for a long time, still makes his teammates feel very reassured, that's the power of top stars, a lot of teams get a superstar and make people feel like their role players have metamorphosed, because superstars give them confidence, they feel like they have a superstar, they have thighs to hold, and then they can play better.
The Celtics have improved significantly on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, it's still the same. Pierce has never been known for his defense, although he defends well when he plays against top players, but he is not interested in defending Capono at all, and Capono is still the type he dislikes to defend the most, he dislikes players who are strong in defense without the ball, and every time he plays against the Pistons, he has to defend Hamilton, and he is shot into a sieve by Hamilton.
It's the same this time, Cappono has become a containment point on the outside, unlike Ye Han's current large number of ball-holding offenses on the outside, Capono makes opponents feel uneasy without the ball, and unlike other teams' role players who have limited shots, the Bobcats are poor scorers, and those who dare to shoot with a little accuracy have a lot of shots, not to mention that Capono was once the guy with the highest three-point shooting percentage in NBA history.
And Capono couldn't shoot, and Ye Han dominated the rebound inside.
Pierce's desire for Capono forced Gerard Wallace to focus on him, and Al Jefferson, who came off the bench, got plenty of chances.
Both sides couldn't prevent each other, and the scores rose one after another, and the scene became very anxious, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately.
Naturally, it was Pierce who kept scoring on the Celtic side, and it was a little surprising that the person who kept scoring on the Bobcats' side was actually Capono!
In the fourth quarter, Cappono threw in the eighth three-pointer of the game, and his personal score successfully exceeded 30 points, getting the first 30+ in his career!
But the one who shines the most is Ye Han!
As Payton missed the three-point shot against Blake's dogskin plaster defense, Ye Han got the 20th rebound of the game! With 23 points and 20 boards, Ye Han became the first rookie to win double 20 since Tim Duncan! And he's a defender!
Blake, who silently scored 12 assists on the side to set a career record, was ignored, who called the other two too good!
Until the end of the game, the scores of both sides were still anxious.
With 37 seconds left, the two sides were tied at 90 with the Bobcats possessing the ball.
Blake holds the ball at the top of the arc.
The Celtics, for their part, had given up on the interior in the second half of the third quarter and were ravaged by Ye Han with the emaciated Al Jefferson to the center position.
Al Jefferson originally looked down on Gugliotta for a rebound by a guard, and the offense couldn't even squeeze into a reasonable collision zone, but now he feels it.
However, it has to be said that the Celtics have become much more efficient and flexible after giving up the interior.
So Al Jefferson went to defend Gerald Wallace, and now the defender has become a small forward, Ricky Davis, who once regarded James as his assistant to his younger brother.
Ye Han didn't get an easy chance to catch the ball because of the poor outside touch in this game, and Ricky Davis bit him like a vicious dog.
Ricky Davis has hated the outside of genius the most since leaving the Cavaliers.
In addition, Payton is simply defending Blake with his eyes, ready to pounce on Ye Han or Capono at any time, and Capono is also under the strict defense of Tony Allen.
Tony Allen was desperately defending Cappono today, he was driven crazy by Cappano today, he is different from Gugliotta's kind of person who is frustrated when he fails, just like Xiaoqiang who can't be killed, the more he is blown up by the opponent, the harder he fights, and defending the strongest opponent is what he wants to do the most.
And Pierce, who was transferred to defend Hart when Capono hit his fourth three-pointer, really gave Rivers a headache as he sat on the sidelines. Perhaps defensive aggressiveness is what limits Pierce from becoming a superstar and staying at the top of the list. Although his offense is good, it is not as good as the monster of the big four quarterbacks, and he doesn't work the defensive end. That's the status quo for most stars in the league right now.
Blake's scoring ability is average, and his first choice is to pass the ball to his teammates, but that doesn't mean he can't score. Although the overall shooting percentage is only 35 percent, he is a very peculiar player, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 39 percent in his two-year career! Especially in these Bobcats games, there are three-point shots in each game!
Whether it is passing or shooting, Blake's biggest characteristic is resolute and decisive, just like the opening and Ye Han's empty connection, he didn't have the slightest doubt that Ye Han would take off, he chose to do that and passed.
This time was the same, the moment Payton put his eyes on Ye Han, Blake did not hesitate and shot directly with a three-point jumper.
"Huh"
Hit!
93-90, Bobcats lead by three points!
26 seconds left!
There is no timeout for the Celtics! Payton called a number of timeouts in the first half of the fourth quarter to stabilize the situation several times.
Why wasn't Rivers calling a timeout? Obviously, because Rivers didn't think of a solution, Peyton, a seasoned veteran, had to do it for him.
The Celtics attacked, Ye Han didn't care so much this time, and defended directly in front of Pierce, everyone knew that the Celtics would give the ball to his hands.
As expected, Pierce did receive the ball in the first place.
Pierce has a trait that he is good off the ball and on the ball, but if he gets the ball into his hands too early, he will choose to dominate the attack for all the time, unless he can directly provide assists, otherwise he believes in himself.
It's the same this time, the Bobcats are all fighting on their side, Gerald Wallace is hand-to-hand with Al Jefferson on the inside, and poor Al Jefferson, his thin body is ravaged by the two beasts of Ye Han and Gerard Wallace. Payton's stamina has declined, Blake can already guard him, and Tony Allen's offense can be ignored.
It's up to Pierce here.
Wait, everyone seems to have forgotten something, Celtic have more than four players on the field! And there's one more person --
Ricky Davis!
Jason Hart's terrible defense was thrown off by Ricky Davis!
Pierce passes the ball to Ricky Davis near the free-throw line.
Why did Ricky Davis think the Cavaliers had chosen James to assist him? Of course, he has enough confidence and strength, and he is also a former member of the club with an average of 20+5+5 per game, and he is very good at breaking through the dunk and step-back jump shot, as well as the emergency stop jump shot.
A pull-up jump shot before the defense arrives! Ricky Davis hits a nice pullup jump shot!
92-93, the Celtics are only one point behind!
The Bobcats didn't choose to call a timeout, and Bickerstaff really didn't have any better than the current lineup, and Blake and Capono felt just right, and he didn't want to interrupt the two. This is very similar to his admired coach Auerbach, who influenced many coaches, including Phil Jackson, who was famous for his "Zen".
Was Blake's shot just now an accident? Payton prefers to believe that it was an accident, after all, Blake only scored a total of 6 points in the first 47 minutes, and this is still the most difficult three-point area to hit at the top of the arc, Payton once again focused on Ye Han and Capono.
There is a type of player that has a quality called hard bones. Although they don't have the flying proclamation of how tough they are like those physical fitness men, they interpret their toughness in another way, such as Nash and Stockton.
Aside from the difference in strength, this trait is shown in Blake.
Don't you look down on me? Give up defending me? Since this is my score, I'm going to make you regret it!
"Huh"
Blake got up and down with his hand, and hit another three-point shot from the top arc!
There was no time to get annoyed, Payton rushed forward after receiving the serve.
It was Ricky Davis again, and he broke through to the basket and threw up.
94-96, the Celtics are still two points behind, and there are 5 seconds left in the clock!
They choose tactical fouls! As a result of the shark-cutting tactic, the league instituted a foul rule a few years ago, and in the final two minutes of the game, deliberately fouling a player without the ball would be whistled for a physical foul and given two free throws.
So, the Celtics fouled Ye Han this time.
After watching half the intense game, the fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief and watch the team win. Ye Han's free throw shooting rate has always been good, and the free throw shooting rate has reached 83% so far this season, which is a very good level.
However, it was this person who made the fans feel relieved that he raised their hearts to their throats, and Ye Han missed both free throws!
Al Jefferson's defensive rebound!
Ricky Davis went down quickly and took two steps to shoot after receiving a pass at half-time! Just as the colleague who shot it, the whistle blew at the end of the game!
“NO……”
There was a wail from the scene, and Ricky Davis made the last shot!
Life is like a roller coaster, and the ups and downs are too exciting and unacceptably exciting.
Rejoicing too soon, disappointment even greater!
However, if the sadness is too early, the excitement of a moment of excitement can also be very interesting.
Just when the Celtics players were celebrating excitedly, the referee poured a basin of cold water down, and the big screen replayed it, and when Ricky Davis's fingers were still in contact with the ball, the lights at the end of the game were already on, just a few tenths of a second!
The Bobcats players and fans looked at the big screen and the referee's gesture to invalidate the goal, first stunned, and then cheered wildly.
The losing streak is finally over!