Chapter 318: One-on-One

The tall and strong strong layup was blocked, and the Celtics' Pierce grabbed the basketball and immediately drove the ball towards the Nets' halfcourt.

"I'm coming", just as the Nets' Starkerhouse was about to step forward to stop Pierce, a hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder, and Stackhouse looked back and saw that it was tall and strong.

It turned out that Pierce was able to take the initiative to change his defense and find Pierce, so why couldn't Pierce take the initiative to guard Pierce.

"Okay, over to you" Tall and strong is now at the heart of the team, so Stackhouse didn't hesitate in the slightest, and turned to keep an eye on Jason Terry.

"Huh?" Pierce smiled meaningfully when he saw the tall man in front of him.

"Good guy, Tall and Strong against Pierce, Pierce is an experienced old fellow" On-site narrator O'Neill has some worries about Tall and Strong.

"Tall and strong bodies are very strong, but so is Pierce, and there will be a wonderful collision between them," Barkley, another commentator, echoed happily.

Pierce dribbled and slowly approached Gao Dazhuang, and when he was only a meter away from Gao Dazhuang, Pierce turned around and leaned on Gao Dazhuang.

"Peng", "Peng" Pierce began to dribble with his back and forcibly squeeze inside, although the strength of the tall and strong is not weak, but the tonnage of Pierce's body is obviously greater, and under the pressure of Pierce, the tall and strong can't help but take a few steps back.

Suddenly, Pierce retracted his strength, leaned sideways and made several consecutive feints with his hands, and Pierce's movements were not fast, precisely because the movements were not fast. So Gao Da Zhuang didn't know whether Pierce was a fake or a real throw.

Just when the tall man hesitated, Pierce gently lifted his feet off the ground, and it could even be said that he rubbed against the floor and jumped slightly, leaning back and turning around to throw his hand.

Although this move is not pretty, and it is very different from Curry's lightning-fast three-point move, Pierce emphasizes not to use speed to get rid of opponents, but to minimize physical wear and injury.

Therefore, the very slow movement also shows that Pierce is quite confident, and only very skillful skills can score points with such movements.

"Brush". A "hill artillery" type of attack. Pierce made a mid-range shot.

At 51:37, the margin was widened to 14 points.

"Run, cover up" Nets coach Johnson, who was standing on the sidelines, directed the players on the court by constantly yelling.

The "pop" ball passed into the hands of the tall and strong, facing the frontal defense of Pierce. The tall and strong man attacked with the ball.

Paul Pearce's bounce and speed are also much better than they seem. In defense, he is also cunning. He is very good at reading the attacker's intentions, mainly relying on a strong body to block the opponent, and never easily loses his position in defense.

Tall and strong are not without a chance to break through. But that was the "route" that Pierce deliberately left, and if the tall and strong cut in this route, what would be waiting for him would be Garnett, who was sitting under the basket, in the block.

However, the tall and strong still suddenly exerted force, and rushed to the basket along the side of Pierce, of course, the tall and strong did not rush straight to Garnett, but after cutting into the inside two steps, he suddenly made a sudden stop and retreated to make a jumper.

But Pierce, with his rich experience, still grasped the movement of the tall and strong, and immediately pounced on it to block, although it did not stop the tall and strong quick shot, but his palm was still completely covered on the tall and strong face.

"When" the tall jumper missed, the Celtics' Garnett immediately picked up the rebound.

"Pierce's defense is getting more and more sophisticated, when the Celtics played against the Heat last year, when Pierce defended James, James could only score 75 points per 100 rounds, shooting only 43%, but when other people defended James, James's points per 100 rounds jumped to 102 points and the shooting rate also reached 52%, which also shows that Pierce's defense is better than we imagined" O'Neal commented on the sidelines.

"I remember in the playoffs in 08, James had a bad hand in the first two games with the Celtics, only 8 of 42 shots, and the first 10 three-point shots were all missed, and the Celtics used Pierce to defend James alone, although James gradually found his form after that, scoring 35 points in the 5th game and 45 points in the 7th game, but in those two games, Pierce also scored 29 and 41 points respectively, which shows that when the defense is powerless, Pierce can also blow up with the opponent on the offensive end, It seems that Pierce is going to teach Pierce a lesson today," Barkley also spoke highly of Pierce.

Sure enough, as soon as Barkley finished speaking, Pierce found an opportunity on the offensive end, and after an off-ball screen got rid of the tall and strong guard, Pierce hit a jumper from a 45-degree angle on the right.

53:37

Pierce's 45-degree mid-range shot from the right side has been very accurate, and he has been accurate in the most critical moments, and he can often make key shots or killer shots in this position, and it was in this position that he beat the Heat away in Game 3 of the first round of the 2010 playoffs.

Before the game, the Nets assistant coach told Gao Dazhuang to force Pierce to go to the left, but Pierce's experience ensured that he could find opportunities to attack on the right side.

Pierce's defense made Gao Dazhuang feel very uncomfortable, but Gao Dazhuang's breakthrough line into the inside line was stared at by Garnett, so Gao Dazhuang chose to shoot more on the periphery, but today's Gao Dazhuang's hit rate was really average.

At 59:41, the Nets, who were playing at home, unexpectedly ended the first half with a huge disadvantage of 18 points.

Although the absence of All-Star players Deron and Lopez has affected the Nets' combat strength, the Nets' performance today is really not as good as in the previous games, and the most important thing is that these role players of the Nets are thinking about the future and playing more restrained in the games broadcast live across the United States, and they don't even play at their normal level.

The Celtics' experienced "giants" have played extremely well because they are used to the big scene.

Paul Pierce continued to shine today after scoring 75 points in the first two games. Despite Rondo's meteoric rise, as long as Pierce is on the court, he's the undisputed on-court core for the Celtics.

Pierce played 23 minutes and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

In addition, Rondo also scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists for a quasi-double-double, while Garnett contributed 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

On the Nets' side, the top scorer is still tall and strong, he scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, but the 17 points were tall and strong but used 17 shots, and his cold feel directly affected the team's results.

"Let's see if the Nets get better in the second half, otherwise. The third quarter will be garbage time," along with Barkley's voice. The second half of the game officially began.

"When" the first offense of the second half was initiated by the Nets' tall and strong, but the tall and strong shot bounced out of the basket again, and Pierce immediately grabbed the rebound and ran wild with the ball.

Pierce came in with a striking pass before half-time. The ball is like a scalpel. Accurately broke through the defense of the Nets' two. Rondo catches the ball and makes an easy layup.

At 61:41, Pierce's wonderful assist brought the difference between the two sides back to 20 points, and the entire Barclays Center was also a little sluggish. Only Coach Johnson's voice still rings in the pitch.

"Da Zhuang" at this time Wallace made a look at Gao Dazhuang, Gao Dazhuang understood what Wallace meant, in fact, at halftime, Coach Johnson had made it clear to Gao Dazhuang that he had unlimited right to fire, even if the hit rate was not satisfactory, it didn't matter, as long as Gao Dazhuang felt that the time was ripe, he could fire at any time.

It is this trust that makes Gao Dazhuang also feel a little pressure, after Gao Dazhuang has missed 5 consecutive shots, but the coach and teammates are still looking forward to his 6th shot.

"Peng" Wallace and Gao Dazhuang played an off-ball screen, and Gao Dazhuang also escaped Pierce's marking, at which point Brooks, who was in possession of the ball, also passed the ball to Gao Dazhuang in time.

After receiving the ball, the tall and strong quickly cut into the inside line, but when he was a meter away from Garnett, he suddenly made a sharp stop, followed by a jump, and shot again.

With a "dang" sound, the tall and strong shot missed again, "alas", the basketball fans in the audience let out a sigh, and the tall and strong have missed 6 consecutive shots.

But just when Garnett just jumped up and was about to collect the defensive rebound, the tall and strong appeared in front of him with a quick second jump, and unexpectedly grabbed ahead of Garnett and lightly touched the ball with his hand.

"Brush", tall and strong layup shot, 61:43.

"Oh" The fans at the scene immediately let out an earth-shattering cheer, and the tall and strong also exhaled lightly, this goal came very crucially.

"Tall and strong is really an energetic challenger, isn't it?" On-site commentator O'Neill also immediately affirmed the performance of the tall and strong.

In fact, before this ball, Gao Dazhuang had already thrown a lot of balls, and even Gao Dazhuang himself didn't know how many balls he had missed.

The tall man who broke the deadlock soon made a comeback, and the Nets were playing pick-and-roll tactics again.

"Peng", this time Pierce dodged Wallace's cover, but was stopped by Brooks's cover, and the Nets created space for the tall and strong to shoot through a double pick-and-roll combination.

This gap created by his teammates, of course, Gao Dazhuang will not let go, and with a "brush", Gao Dazhuang made a decisive shot and hit a goal again.

At this time, the tall and strong who had already shot 20 balls opened the door in front of him, and it was not a luxury to shoot the basketball, so the tall and strong frantically launched an attack on the Celtics.

The tall and strong shot was so fast that Pierce didn't have time to make any defensive moves in this attack.

"Brush" a standard stop-and-retreat shot, tall and strong to score another goal.

61:47

"He doesn't like to lose, you can see that in his eyes" The tall and strong back-to-back goals also made the on-site commentator O'Neill very excited.

"When" Celtics Rondo missed a layup, Wallace rushed to grab the rebound and didn't wait to land, and threw the ball directly in the air to the tall man who had already started to break through.

The tall and strong galloped, while Pierce quickly returned to the defense, and the two ran into the Celtics half one after the other, when the tall and strong suddenly changed direction and ran to the wing.

In Pierce's surprised gaze, the tall and strong took a step back, and the whole person came to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the wing.

"Isn't it?" At this time, the same idea as Pierce was the entire Barclays Center fans, but with a "brush", the tall and strong proved that nothing is impossible with his actions. (To be continued......)

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Wouldn't it be an exaggeration to continue the winning streak? After all, the current Nets can be said to have an incomplete lineup, except for the tall and strong and Wallace, the other positions are weak.