Chapter 146: Suppression
In fact, the 76ers have a lot of roster flaws, in comparison, the Celtics' lineup is more balanced offensively and defensively, and the connection between the first and second teams is also better.
However, the 76ers and the Celtics drew 3-3, looking inseparable.
Then a bunch of sub-experts were depressed, according to theoretical analysis, even if the 76ers had a one-game or two-game outbreak, they would not force the Celtics to this role!
It wasn't until Tang Wenlong played one incredible performance after another that the experts understood.
The most difficult thing for the 76ers to predict is actually Tang Wenlong's state, Tang Wenlong is the X-factor of the 76ers, Tang Wenlong's own strength exceeds the level of ordinary stars, and it can change the overall trend of the game at the last moment. And usually people who can perform like this are called superstars.
But Tang Wenlong's first season has already played such a performance.
Now that the two teams are in their seventh game, the outcome is unpredictable, and the performance of superstars in such an important game is particularly important. For example, Tang Wenlong's efficient performance of 12 points in the first quarter was very satisfactory to fans, and compared to the more balanced scoring of the Celtics stars, it was obviously more outstanding.
After the start of the second quarter, the two teams began to face off in the second lineup.
The Celtics still have Jeff Green as the core of their second team, and the 76ers rely mainly on the convulsive man Louis Williams.
In the second team matchup between the two teams in six games, the Celtics actually have a slight advantage.
In the tsunami cheering of the home fans today, the state of the substitutes is like adding heat to the microwave. There's always a sparkling look.
Tang Wenlong can't help it, now every time the Celtics score a goal, they don't prevent a ball. It will cause the North Shore Gardens to shake up, and the team's morale is high.
Three minutes later, the Celtics led the 76ers by six points at 34-27, and the 76ers fell into a scoring drought after the start of the second quarter.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Collins called a timeout and then replaced Tang Wenlong, who had rested for three minutes, on the court.
The fans of the North Shore Gardens breathed a sigh of relief, this damn big devil is on again!
Immediately, they unreservedly booed the warmest. It's like seeing the enemy who killed his father.
Tang Wenlong received the ball in the low post when he came on the court, and the shot from Williams hit the ground, this guy just missed three shots. is in awkwardness.
Tang Wenlong singled Jeff Green with his back.
It's not a good option, the 25-year-old Jeff Green is 2.06 meters tall and weighs 106.6 kilograms, saying it's a small forward position. Playing power forward from time to time. Tang Wenlong couldn't sit still.
Tang Wenlong naturally knows this, and the Celtics' deployment is aimed at his height and reach.
He took the ball and turned around, his hands hanging it down, almost touching the ground.
Jeff Green was like a great enemy, one hand was stretched out and held high above Tang Wenlong's head, and the two people around him pulled away. The Celtics also have West, Ray Allen, Jeff Green, Glen Davis and Kostic on the Celtics side, and the 76ers also have Louis Williams, Meeks, Speights and Hawes on the 76ers' side.
Tang Wenlong took the ball and took a test step. Jeff Green's tense nerves jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to move his body.
But when he reacts. Tang Wenlong made a breakthrough change in the opposite direction on the spot, he flipped the ball with his left hand, and the person moved with the ball, completing a rhythm change in an instant.
Jeff Green moved his body to keep up, but lost half of his body, Tang Wenlong immediately tapped the floor, took a big stride with his left foot to the left, leaned back, and threw a step-back jumper.
Hit! 34 to 29.
As soon as he came up, he hit a mid-range jumper that stabilized the army's heart, and Tang Wenlong's court insight and basketball IQ are very commendable. The Celtics' rising momentum fell back because of Tang Wenlong's crisp and unreasonable shot, and the 76ers gradually stabilized, and the fans' emotions returned to calm.
Rivers secretly scolded Collins for being an old fox, and after calculating the time, he was also ready to put Pierce on the court to replace Glenn Davis, and Jeff Green could play the No. 4 position.
After this change, Tang Wenlong's old opponent Pierce and him faced him, and the two began to be entangled in confrontation again.
By the minute mark, the two teams were gradually switching their first team players back on the court, with the Celtics making slight changes, Garnett switching to the No. 5 position and Jeff Green continuing to play the No. 4 position on the court.
The Celtics held on to a five-point advantage, Tang Wenlong led the 76ers to launch a counterattack, chasing only two points in the first two minutes of halftime, and Ray Allen made a three-pointer and a layup by Pierce to stabilize the situation.
At halftime, the 76ers trailed the Celtics by four points 46-50, but the score between the two teams was the highest in these games.
This posture is to go to the big score, and the fans who bought the small points cried and fainted in the toilet.
At the break, Tang Wenlong, who had already scored 21 points, was redrawn onto the tactical board by Rivers, who held a marker and drew the offensive and defensive lines of the first half in front of the huge tactical board in the locker room.
"We're doing well, guys. The Phillies were in trouble and we limited the rest of us to just 25 points, and if we had been at that pace throughout the game, I think we could have won the game. ”
In the 76ers locker room, there is no big tactical board, Collins can only take the technical statistics of the first half, analyze the situation in the second half with assistant coach Bob, and give instructions and explanations to each player to pay attention to in the second half, emphasizing the details.
The tie-break battle changed the lifeless defense, and the two teams played offense, which made the fans addicted.
At the start of the second half, the ratings had broken through to an all-time high, and in this year's playoffs, there is no game that can compare to the ratings of this game, and it really should be at the level of the Eastern Conference semifinals or finals if Barkley said.
After three quarters, Tang Wenlong scored 36 points, but the 76ers still trailed by 7 points 69-76.
Tang Wenlong sat on the bench panting, feeling for the first time that maybe he was still the protagonist of the game, but the victory would be taken away by others, and the feeling that he was not in his hands, as if things would go in a bad direction.
At the moment, he was tired.
But there was no time to rest, and after an interval of a minute and a half, he returned to the court, and the scorching situation needed him, and the 76ers couldn't do without his offense.
No. 1's back was frozen by the camera, and the appearance of standing up helplessly from the bench broke the hearts of many fans (to be continued. )