Chapter 31: The first quarter is behind
Knight's side
There was no expression on Mike Brown's face, no expression of disappointment, and of course a happy expression was even more unlikely.
Of course, Brown also saw the self-blame expression on Huang Jun's face, and said, "Huang, you don't need to blame yourself, to be honest, you have played very well, and you should not forget that this is your first official game in the NBA." In the last four minutes, you must have seen that you were inexperienced, right? ”
"Of course, experience can only be gained by playing more games. I can tell you unequivocally, Yao Ming's debut is also very miserable, and you are much better than Yao Ming, you are completely inexperienced, I believe you will cheer up" After speaking, Brown stopped and looked at Huang Jun.
Huang Jun said seriously, "Coach, I know, thank you." I'm going to play better next."
Brown looked at Huang Jun and nodded with satisfaction, he was really satisfied with Huang Jun, talent must be there, hard work must be there, and he works harder than others, he knows everything about Huang Jun, he never thought of stopping it, to say, you will have to train later, you will rest for a while or something.
Because Mike really knows a lot about people like Huang Jun, if Huang Jun would listen to his advice, then he wouldn't be him.
"Next, James needs to play more resolutely on the offensive end, and at the same time cooperate more with Huang Jun, I won't change the lineup, and it's still this lineup. You just have to do what I say. Brown paused and then said: "The next main attack point is still Huang and James, big Z, you go to cover Huang more, and Battier, you go to cover James more and run out of the empty position at the same time." ”
Those who were named nodded their heads, indicating that they knew.
On the Celtic side.
"Rondo, you're playing awesome, you've completely organized the team's offense, and your growth is amazing," Rivers boasted when he saw Rondo come off the field.
The main Rondo's performance was fantastic, completely organising the Celtics' offense, and under his organization, the team's offense was organized in an orderly manner and the offense was very efficient.
Rondo only smiled at the coach's praise and didn't say anything more.
Rivers doesn't care either, he also likes to be a player who talks more and less often, and some people talk how they talk off the court, but how the coach scolds him when they come to the court.
"We played a beautiful opening four minutes, but it's just the beginning, I want you to stay on the court, not just four points, you know?" Rivers said solemnly.
The players all nodded, signaling that they understood.
Seeing this, Rivers stopped talking.
The game is back.
Huang Jun held the ball, and Rondo undoubtedly said all kinds of trash talk in front of Huang Jun, trying to influence Huang Jun. However, although Huang Jun was annoyed, he was already a little immune, or he knew a little bit of how to solve it.
Ignoring Rondo, he went straight to the basket, and a pass to the moon was given to Battier on the outside, who passed the ball directly to James, because Battier didn't have any chances. And Huang Jun's pass to Battier is undoubtedly for the transition ball.
James received the ball, drove directly to the inside, and Pierce didn't have time to defend at all, so he was directly given by James in one step. James who hit the basket ignored Perkins' supplementary defense, and directly dunked the ball through Perkins, and at the same time knocked Perkins to the ground, this ball is undoubtedly James is very resolute.
At the same time, James also held his breath and vented this anger on the ball, and after landing on the ground, James didn't look at Perkins and went back to the defense.
There were very loud boos from the scene, booing James. At the same time, the fans also feel pity for Perkins, this kid has become today's background emperor.
Perkins got up from the ground, his expression was indescribably angry, and he was completely angered by James, Perkins had a bad temper, and he couldn't help but fight with James at the moment, which means that Perkins has improved.
However, it is not easy for James to knock down such a heavy Perkins, so you can imagine how powerful James is.
Rondo dribbled across the half court, looked at Huang Jun, and then a very beautiful hit to the ground, passed to Garnett's hand, Garnett, who received the ball, directly singled Landry with his back, and turned his back to shoot a jumper, when, the ball failed to hit, and the rebound was grabbed by James.
James, who grabbed the rebound, immediately passed the ball to Huang Jun, who was already about to fall, and Huang Jun received the ball and ran up and ran towards the basket in the front court.
Rondo chased after him, and said in his heart, "This kid can run so fast with the ball, what kind of demon did the knight choose this year?"
Huang Jun dunked successfully, and Huang Jun was booed again on the spot, but this boo was not at the same level compared to James's boo.
Huang Jun didn't care, and on the way back to his half, he gave James a high-five, there is no doubt that James's pass is too beautiful, this is the advantage of being teammates with James, as long as you have an open space, or the timing is good, James will always pass the ball to you at the first time.
After a timeout, the Cavaliers scored two consecutive goals to tie the deficit to 13-17 and only four points behind the Celtics.
After Rondo received the ball into the half, Garnett stepped forward to cover Rondo.
Rondo went inside and then distributed the ball to Pierce on the outside, who passed the ball directly to Ray Allen in the bottom corner, which was very well timed, and Ray Allen received a pass from Pierce just a little bit of time.
Ray Allen, who received the ball, made a direct three-point shot, brushed, and hit again, which was Ray Allen's second three-pointer in the first quarter, and he shot two of the two three-pointers, which was very accurate.
Ray Allen's three points were very timely, withstanding the Cavaliers' counterattack, and instantly stretched the difference from four points to seven points.
Huang Jun controlled the ball, and Da Z came up to make a cover for Huang Jun, using this cover to accelerate Huang Jun to the basket, and then suddenly passed to Landry, who had just run out of the empty space at the free throw line.
Landry catches the ball, takes a look, and then shoots a mid-range jumper. Brush, the ball goes into the net in response.
Landry's mid-range shot is still very accurate, and there is a very beautiful mid-range shot, which undoubtedly increases the threat of Landry, so that the other party does not dare to lose Landry easily, otherwise Landry will let you know what is called mid-pitch.
Next, Rondo's pass was directly cut off by Huang Jun, and Huang Jun, who copied the ball, threw the ball directly to the front court, because there was a player in the front court who thought he was a knight, James wearing No. 23.
The ball passed very beautifully, making James very comfortable to receive it, and James, who received the ball, directly held the ball and accelerated towards the basket. James then ended the attack with a tomahawk slash.
The fans at the scene did not surprise James and booed him. James just smiled slightly, not caring at all.
The Cavaliers are just three points away, coming back from eight points down to a timeout and now only three points behind, and there's no doubt that the Cavaliers are starting to find their groove and their rhythm.
The Celtics didn't mean to call a timeout, and continued to play at this pace.
The next few Celtic attacks were handed over to Pierce, and Pierce did not disappoint the Celtics, winning several attacks in a row.
On the Cavaliers' side, James and Huang Jun teamed up to withstand the attacks of Pierce and the Celtics, and always maintained the score between three and five points.
When the first quarter ended, the Cavaliers trailed the Celtics by five points 22-27.
On the Celtics side, Rondo and Pierce were the two best performers, with Rondo having seven assists and four points in the quarter. Pierce scored 10 points, Ray Allen hit two three-pointers to score six, and Garnett kept a low profile and scored just four points.
On the Cavaliers' side, Huang Jun got four points and five assists, and his data is obviously not as good as Rondo's performance, but Huang Jun's status is much higher than that of Rondo, after all, there are three giants above Rondo, and Huang Jun only has James.
James, like Pierce, also scored 10 points in a single quarter, and it can be said that the Cavaliers relied entirely on the play of James and Huang Jun in the first quarter to withstand the Celtics' play.
Knight's rest area.
"In the first quarter, you relied too heavily on James and Huang Jun, which is not what I wanted, you are all a great bunch of players. Everyone has to stand up and worry about James and Huang, and don't rely on them for everything. Brown said. He has been watching the situation on the field.
"Next, I will replace Huang and James at the same time, during this time I hope you can withstand it, don't be pulled away by the other party, of course, the other side can't be all the starters, it is estimated that only Garnett, who is resting at the end, may play, and their offense will be a little stagnant when Rondo is off, this will be our chance" Brown looked at West and others after speaking, and the meaning was obvious.
West and the others nodded, especially West, his eyes were very firm, he was used to the identity of the sixth man, because the sixth man had absolute possession of the ball on the field for him to play, and he was obviously very satisfied.
Next, Rivers explained in detail the tactical play of the lineup in this quarter, Rivers spoke, and the players listened, nodding their heads as they listened.
On the Celtic side.
"Garnett, Ray Allen. You led the team in the second quarter, and both of you had a break in the first quarter, so there was nothing wrong with your fitness. Joining the two of you on the court are House, Tony Allen and Glen Davis. Rivers went on to say, "I want you guys to come on the court in the second quarter and give me a difference again in a short period of time, the other side of the bench is certainly not our opponent, I don't think they guessed that I would be shooting Garnett and Ray Allen at the same time." ”
Rivers finished speaking, with a sinister smile on his face.
Next, Rivers also laid out some tactics and some details that need to be paid attention to, and informed the players one by one.