Chapter 67: Questioning
"Although it is not as clumsy as the opening performance, but in front of Kevin, Ray still looks very immature!"
At half-time, Ross Barkley summed up what Reeling had done in the first half.
Played seven minutes, shot 3-of-6, and had six points and two rebounds.
It seems to be pretty efficient, but you don't think so when you look at the whole process.
1-of-4 shooting, this is Raining's defense against Garnett.
And what about Garnett?
He easily scored eight points on Raylin's head and grabbed four rebounds.
The Rockets tied the score for a while after the two main players came on the court, but before the end of the first half, Garnett protected two consecutive frontcourt rebounds to allow the Celtics to finally return to the locker room with a three-point lead at 49-46.
"Hey Ray, don't hang your head, you're doing well!"
"No, I'm just thinking about how to defend Garnett!"
Leylin looked at Maddie and shook his head.
"Maybe you should ask DiCambe for advice!"
Listening to Maddie's words, Leylin nodded involuntarily.
Compared to Uncle Mu, Leylin's defense was close to zero in front of Garnett. But under Uncle Mu's defense, Garnett shot 3 of 8 in the first half, and such a shooting rate is really not good as an inside player.
It seems that defense is not enough to rely on hard work and body alone!
But this learning is not a day's work, the last time I consulted Uncle Mu on the skills of blocking, until now Lei Lin has not fully mastered it, after all, experience has to be accumulated slowly, and you must also be familiar with the opponent's shooting rules. This is something that Leylin needs to think about more.
And what about defense?
It is estimated that it is more difficult to learn.
But Lei Lin still found Uncle Mu.
"As an interior player, defending is more about movement and physicality, and you've done a pretty good job of that, with great physicality and flexible footwork. The only disadvantage is your lack of experience, everything you are doing now is to pay for your future, if you can carefully observe the offensive habits of each player, you will find his offensive weaknesses in the process, then you must expand his weaknesses infinitely in defense, so that you can limit the opponent on the defensive end! ”
"So what is Garnett's weakness?"
Lei Lin couldn't wait to ask.
"Kevin?"
After a moment of silence. Uncle Mu touched his head.
"At the power forward position. He doesn't have much of a flaw either, and in this position at the center, his flaw is that he doesn't like to play under the basket. Of course, his rollover and back-to-back jumper is not very stable, if you can, try to force him to roll over and jump shot! ”
Listening to Uncle Mu's words, Lei Lin nodded thoughtfully.
But I felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't think of it for the time being.
……
"Allright, the second half is about to start, Charles, do you think Rick will continue to play Raelin against Kevin?"
"Why not? Although Ray is not as good as DiCambe on the defensive end, the future belongs to Ray, and if Ray is placed on the bench, it will be the biggest blow to Ray! ”
"OK, as you wished, Ray showed up on the field, it seems that Rick understands this too, okay, the game is on!"
The Celtics' first offense of the second half was still to the inside.
Garnett started to play hard against Leylin.
Leylin was holding on to Garnett's back, not giving an inch.
Bell, huh.
But Garnett suddenly made a turnaround jumper, and the basketball bounced off the basket before getting into the basket.
At this time, Lei Lin suddenly realized.
Garnett's turnaround jumper is inconsistent, but whose shot can guarantee that every game is so consistent?
It's not so much a weakness of Garnett as it is Garnett's best scoring tool.
Because he likes to score points that way.
He doesn't like to play to the basket, which may seem like a weakness in the eyes of coaches and other interior players, but his consistent mid-range jumper is enough to score, so why fight to hit the basket hard?
Looking at Garnett's back, Leylin frowned.
seems to have weaknesses, but in fact, there are no particularly big shortcomings, otherwise he would not have become the top power forward in the league.
With a sigh, Leylin hurried down and joined the attack.
Clang.
The basketball smashed into the basket and was quickly pocketed by Garnett.
Prediction, combined with speed and reach, is a guarantee that Garnett can average 7 or 8 defensive rebounds per game.
Swish!
After hitting the outside line, the Celtics quickly stretched the score to eight points, which seemed to be a small difference, but it was not so easy to get back in time.
BOOM……
After missing from the outside, Relin grabbed the rebound after getting stuck on Garnett. Directly hit Garnett with his back, and after reaching the basket, Leylin quickly made a left turn and completed a dunk directly on Garnett's head.
"Roar, pretty, Ray, completed the dunk on Kevin's head! Haha, the game is getting more and more exciting! ”
"This is going to be the best goal of the day, and with Kevin in the background, ho ho, it's exciting to think about!"
After Lei Lin landed, he directly beat his chest and shouted!
“IcanIdo!”
"Well done!"
"Ray, well done!"
……
Beep!
"Block the foul!"
The confidence that had been built up was shattered in an instant.
After Garnett was dunked, he directly hit the inside.
Although Garnett looks very thin, he is not bad at strength.
Although Leylin gritted his teeth and pushed it twice, he still couldn't block Garnett's strong attack.
One turned around and saw that Garnett was about to dunk, and Leylin slapped Garnett's hand directly.
Swish.
Although he blocked Garnett's dunk, it didn't stop Garnett from shooting.
The basketball spun around the basket and rolled in.
Swish!
Garnett made an easy free throw.
Defensively, Garnett has been very aggressive, but on the offensive end, there is a lack of that momentum.
But in today's game, it may have been Reelin who angered Garnett.
Garnett frequently asked for the ball under the basket, and only four minutes into the third quarter, Raelin received two fouls and was replaced by Adelman.
With Garnett's strong performance, the Celtics' outside players fired frequently, and by the end of the third quarter, 81-64, the Rockets were already 17 points behind, directly losing hope of victory.
Although 17 points may seem like a big difference, in order to ensure the team's victory, the Celtics were still the main force in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, and Garnett scored another eight points on Leylin's head.
It wasn't until Garnett was off the court that Raeling took the opportunity to cut down four points and three rebounds, and when the hope of winning was slim, Raeling was replaced by Adelman.
"Looks like the Rockets' winning streak is over here!"
"Yes, but they've shown their charm in the last 22 games, setting the league's second-longest winning streak!"
Honk......
When the sound sounds, the game is over.
The Rockets ended their winning streak by a 92-103 nine-point deficit to the Celtics.
Raelin played 18 minutes, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and committing four fouls.
But on the defensive end, Leylin allowed Garnett to score 23 points on his head.
Garnett scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, making him the best player of the game. Led Celtic to three straight wins, winning two of the three away games in the Southwest.
After the game, Leylin went back to the locker room as soon as possible.
Looking at the data, Leylin is extremely efficient, but from the actual situation, Leylin was tyrannized by Garnett.
The loss to the Celtics didn't allow them to extend their winning streak and put the Rockets back in the headlines.
More media outlets were there to rationally analyze the reasons for the Rockets' loss, but another columnist for the Houston Chronicle focused on the two players.
As the famous McHae, Billingberry has always believed that Maddie cannot be the leader of a team.
And Maddy's performance in this game once again gave Billingbury a chance to attack.
He scored just eight points on 4-of-11 shooting, although he had eight assists and seven rebounds in the game and contributed to the team in other areas. However, Billingberry believes that not being able to step up and score for the team at crucial moments is not what a team leader should be.
As a senior columnist for the Houston Chronicle, Billingberry has been lukewarm about Yao Ming, and although he denies Yao Ming's physical talent, he affirms Yao Ming's attitude and hard work.
Compared to Maddie, he recognized Yao Ming more as the leader of a team.
However, Billingberry has not commented on Raylin's performance. But after the game against Celtic, Billingberry made an assessment of Ryling.
"Excellent physical condition, good at playing with the wind, standard blue-collar player, defensive ability needs to be improved!"
In a few short sentences, it completely applied to Raelin's performance in the Rockets.
Although in this case, it will touch the bottom line of many Leylin irons. However, it has caused a lot of responses.
Although there are occasional performances against Garnett, the overall performance is still a little unsightly.
For a moment, the voices questioning Lei Lin surged from all directions.