Chapter 319: Crazy Shot
"Oh" Gao Dazhuang hit a three-pointer on the counterattack, which made all the Nets fans in the audience boil, and the 20-point gap almost made them give up the game, but Gao Dazhuang's consecutive goals gave them hope again
At 61:50, the game is not over yet.
Celtic, as an experienced championship-caliber team, will certainly not be affected by the atmosphere on the road.
Pierce, and again Pierce, the Green Shirts captain on the court pulled a goal back for the Celtics with his signature step-back jumper.
"Run, pay attention to cover, attack, attack, tall and ......strong," Nets coach Johnson roared on the sidelines to remind the players on the court.
At halftime, Coach Johnson also instilled the idea of "disrupting the battle" to the Nets players, that is, to improve the rhythm of offense and defense, whether it is offensive or defensive, to be oppressive, and to disrupt the opponent's rhythm through high-intensity confrontation.
The Nets players on the court also fully implemented the coach's intentions, running quickly, interspersing, "snapping", a half-court cross, and the ball was passed to the tall and strong hands.
Immediately after receiving the ball, Gao Dazhuang leaned forward, and after briefly confusing the defender Pierce, Gao Dazhuang directly pulled out the jump shot.
After copying Curry's skills, Gao Dazhuang shot very quickly, and almost the moment his feet left the ground, the ball was already shot, and Pierce didn't have time to make any defensive moves.
"When" but today's tall and strong hit rate is really low, and the ball bounces out of the basket again.
"Today's tall and strong reminds me of Kobe. Tenacious fighting spirit and non-stop iron, hehe" Barkley, who was the on-site commentator, joked with a smile.
The Tall and Strong missed shot only sent a sigh from the Barclays Center, but the Nets players on the court at least didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction with the tall and strong frequent "iron".
In fact, they also know that the current Nets team has been playing as a "remnant", Brooks, Greg Smith and CJ Watson who came off the bench in the second half are all authentic role players, and they have not fully adapted to the rhythm of the whole game mentally and physically, not to mention that today is the Christmas game broadcast live in the United States.
Although Gerard Wallace is the main force of the team, he has always been a defensive spearhead, and his average of 14 points per game also proves that his offensive power is mediocre, so the team's offensive pressure completely falls on Gao Dazhuang. In this case. What other ideas can others have, you must know that the Nets can occupy the top four positions in the East at present, and tall and strong are definitely the first contributors.
But fortunately, the Nets' frantic scramble also cost the Celtics somewhat, midway through the third quarter. Garnett and Rondo were beaten by Celtics coach Doug? Rivers came off the bench. Only left captain Paul Pierce on the court to lead the rotation and entangle with the Nets.
Although it is known that the Celtics are building up for the decisive battle in the fourth quarter. But at least in the third quarter, the Nets and Celtics played hard.
After Garnett went off the court, the Celtics' interior defense dropped a notch significantly, and the tall and strong who felt cold all over the court began to frequently impact the Green Shirts' interior.
"Peng" was tall and strong, with the help of Wallace's blocking and dismantling cover. Cutting inside from a 45-degree angle on the wing caused a defensive foul on Celtics backup center Jared Sallinger.
Thirty seconds later, Tall and Strong tricked Pierce's center of gravity with a probe in the same position, and scored two points with the same longitudinal cut for another layup.
79:69
With less than 30 seconds left in the third quarter, the Nets stubbornly chased the score to just 10 points again.
At this time, the Celtics once again replaced Rondo, Garnett and other main players, and began to organize their last offense in this quarter.
The ball was in Pierce's hands, and Pierce, who was in possession at the top of the three-point line, kept his eyes on the timer, and when there were about 5 seconds left in the final 24 seconds of the offense, Pierce moved, and his successive broken steps were extremely disorienting.
"Shooting? Breakthrough? Pierce's small steps are similar to Anthony's probes, making it impossible for the tall and strong to judge his next move.
"Smack" At this time, Pierce suddenly changed direction and started, sticking to the tall and strong and rushed to the basket, although the tall and strong reacted quickly, but Pierce still forced to squeeze through with the advantage of strength and weight.
After forcibly breaking through, Pierce took a step to pick up a basket, but as soon as the ball was shot, there was a "snap", and one arm slammed into the basketball and directly fanned the ball on the rebound.
"Oh" contrasted with Pierce's gloomy face with the cheers of the fans, "Tall and strong is a fucking beast," even Onnick, the on-site commentator, couldn't help but shout.
Just now this goal can still be seen that the physical condition of Pierce, who is over 35 years old, is indeed difficult to compare with the peak, and Pierce, who broke into the penalty area, was blocked by tall and strong in the air due to insufficient air.
After being hit on the rebound by the fanned basketball, it rebounded again and was caught in the arms of the tall man who jumped high, and then the tall man grabbed the ball and went straight to the Celtics basket.
At this time, the shameful Pierce and the firefighting captain Garnett chased back from the right and left flanks respectively, and the two veterans burst out with amazing energy at this critical moment, intercepting the tall and strong under the basket almost at the same time.
With a loud bang, Pierce and Garnett intercepted at the same time, causing Gao Dazhuang to lose his center of gravity and fall heavily under the basketball hoop.
It's just that Pierce's movements are a little gentle, while Garnett is more rough, his arm is like a saber to cut the tall and strong from the air, and what is even more odious is that Garnett shouted loudly after tearing off the tall and strong: "This is a Christmas gift for you little rookie."
Although "FUCK" hit the basketball hoop hard, the tall and strong immediately "carp stiffened" after landing, and stood up straight and prepared to settle accounts with Garnett, who had rushed to the audience.
"You bastard" But at this time, there was a guy who was faster than Tall Strong, and Wallace of the Nets swept directly over Tall Strong. rushed to the front, and pushed Garnett down on the audience with both hands.
The "uproar" suddenly made the players of both sides flock to the top and become entangled, and the two teams that already had "ex-convictions" were about to break out in a large-scale conflict again.
"Toot", "Toot", "Toot", ...... At this time, several referees on duty also rushed over, and the whistle kept sounding, and the referee did not hesitate to give Wallace a technical foul.
The referee's decision immediately caused dissatisfaction among Nets fans, and Gao Dazhuang immediately rushed to the referee's side to explain non-stop, and Coach Johnson also rushed to the referee's side to complain.
Although he still didn't win the sympathy of the referee, the referee immediately gave Garnett, who was defending the foul, a T, which calmed the chaos on the court. The Nets, playing at home, are not too much of a loss.
80:72
The third quarter ended. The Nets, playing at home, stubbornly chased the score to only 8 points.
"Whew, the Nets are still alive," O'Neal, the on-site commentator, sighed and said leisurely.
"I don't think so, being tall and strong is their only point of attack. Wow. Take a look at the technical statistics. Tall and strong scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the first three quarters, which is a very eye-catching statistic, isn't it? But do you know how many times he's made a move? Another narrator, Buck, asked in a strange tone.
"Huh?" O'Neill immediately looked down at the technical statistics, and then exclaimed with an expanded expression: "28 times? ”
"Huh. Yes, the tall man has taken 28 shots in the first three quarters, scoring 27 points on 28 shots, and he will set a new efficiency record this season," Barkley said with a slight sneer.
"I like this kid, you have to know it takes courage, I said at the beginning, he doesn't like to lose, and I see that in his eyes, as long as he can win, what if he can shoot again?" O'Neill retorted.
"Are you sure he can win?" "Can't you?" "Of course not"...... O'Neill and Barkley were immediately bogged down in endless arguments.
The tall and strong shot has attracted the attention and discussion of the media, experts, and fans, but so what? Tall and strong don't care.
"When" the fourth quarter of the game just began, Gao Dazhuang tried an outside three-pointer, but Gao Dazhuang still couldn't find his touch, and the ball bounced out of the basket again.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's on defense" The roar came from Nets coach Johnson, it was he who gave Tall and Strong unlimited trust, and Tall and Zhuang's ability to play his own value is the guarantee that he can completely transform this team, and he is now in a relationship with Tall and Strong.
"Brush" Garnett scored a back-to-back single with Wallace first, 82-72.
"Hey, man, I'm sorry, my hand slipped, I was trying to pass the ball" Garnett arrogantly provoked Wallace after the goal.
"SHIT" Wallace was just about to rush up to teach this trash-talking guy a lesson, when he was hugged from behind by the tall man.
"Calm down, we're playing ball, not fighting, I need your help" Gao Dazhuang calmly persuaded Wallace in time.
Although tall and strong is the only main point of attack for the Nets, the tall and strong low shooting percentage makes Coach Rivers of the Celtics feel at ease to let Pierce defend alone.
"When", "When" In Garnett's mockery, Gao Dazhuang missed two consecutive shots again, and the Nets scored another layup by Rondo.
84:72
31 shots, less than 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, Gao Dazhuang has made 31 shots, which is also the highest number of shots Gao Dazhuang has made since entering the NBA.
"I'm just a rookie, I don't have anything to be afraid of" In fact, occupying a large number of shots on the team also put great pressure on Gao Dazhuang, Gao Dazhuang can only keep comforting himself, and Coach Johnson's voice has been ringing in his ears, comforting him and expressing the coach's support for him.
"Peng", "Peng", and "Peng" were tall and strong and singled Pierce, and the huge pressure also made Gao Dazhuang burst out with huge energy, and his continuous squeezing destroyed Pierce's defensive rhythm.
At this time, the tall and strong suddenly retracted his strength, and took advantage of Pierce's unstable footing, and turned around and leaned back to make a move.
The sound of "dang" and the piercing sound proved that the tall and strong shot missed again.
Just when the tall man was annoyed, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, and the tall man who had just been so focused did not even notice that Pierce hit his wrist when he was defending.
"Huh" stood tall and strong on the free throw line, took a deep breath, looked up at the basket, lowered his shoulders, bent his elbows, and made a force, and the ball was shot.
The arc of the ball in the air was good, the strength was good, everything felt perfect, but with a "dang" sound, the tall and strong free throw bounced out of the basket.
At this time, the entire Barclays Center Nets fans were dumbfounded, you must know that the free throw shooting rate of the tall and strong has been maintained above 80% so far this season, and its free throw shooting rate has even been as high as 90% in the last five games.
The "rookie wall" is the first thought in the minds of all basketball fans at this time, although Gao Dazhuang scored 27 points, but this is completely based on the score of Gao Da Zhuang, and now the die-hard fans of the Nets no longer care about the outcome of the game, they are more concerned about the state and future of Gao Dazhuang.
Gao Dazhuang touched the sweat on his forehead, and when he was about to take the second penalty, "Bastard, you're not usually at this level!" Wallace's roar rang in the ears of the tall man. (To be continued......)
PS: Sorry for the update being a bit irregular