Chapter 309: The Sword of Indiana
Rivers stood on the sidelines with his hands on his chest, a hint of helplessness between his eyebrows.
Of all the players Rivers has seen, Li Cheng is definitely the fastest growing. He went from a shadowy substitute to one of the league's most high-profile superstars in less than a year.
"In the whole year of 2008, I'm afraid only this kid left the deepest impression on people!"
The Celtics' defense has been described as a steel gate, but now they have never had a very good way to deal with Li Cheng.
Even Kobe Bryant has never given Rivers such a headache, and Kobe Bryant is defenseless when his hands are hot, but Li Cheng's hand seems to always be so good. For a player like Li Cheng, his main offensive means comes from outside shooting, and he always has cold hands, but his hands seem to be always hot.
Free throws that never seem to be missed, shots that can put the ball in the basket from every angle of the court, and oversized angled step-back jumpers that can't be blocked.
For such a player, as long as he doesn't feel too bad, I'm afraid he can only be described in two words - "no solution!" ”
"Alas!" Rivers sighed, he was still trying to figure out a way, but he couldn't think of a way.
On the field, Li Cheng once again carried the offensive banner of the Pacers, and the sharpest sword of the Pacers began his expedition again.
After throwing in a very difficult ball, Li Cheng once again held the ball to the left side of the arc.
"Breaking to the right?" Ray Allen adjusted his position slightly, and he was ready to pounce at any time to defend Li Cheng's breakthrough.
Now Li Cheng is definitely much more difficult to defend than before, his breakthrough is not sharp, but that is only compared to his shooting. His shooting is so amazing that his breakaway isn't too flashy compared to his shooting. But his unpredictable possession of the ball, no matter what kind of player it appears on, his breakthrough will not be too bad.
Li Cheng turned to his side and held the ball on his shoulders with both hands. Lei Allen always stared at Li Cheng's movements to prevent Li Cheng's breakthrough, but he didn't dare to put his focus on the queen mother, and he also had to prevent Li Cheng from suddenly pulling up and shooting.
At this time, all the Celtics' defensive players are focused on Li Cheng, who is definitely the most terrifying one in the Pacers.
Prevent Li Cheng from death, and the walker is indeed finished. However, this is the most difficult question that all teams have to face - "How to limit Li Cheng?" ”
Rivers' emphasis on Li Cheng is probably the highest among the other 29 head coaches on the team. Because he knows very well that the Pacers are the biggest enemy on the way for the Celtics to defend their title. However, in Rivers' view, it is better to say that the Pacers are their worst enemy than to say that Li Cheng is one of the biggest obstacles in their way to defending their title.
Rivers' choice is to use people to block, and Li Cheng will fill the position immediately after passing a second one.
However, this time, Li Cheng's shoulders shook suddenly, and then he made a breakthrough move, and then he jumped up. Ray Allen immediately jumped up with Li Cheng, but Li Cheng threw the ball out with both hands...... It's not a shot, it's a pass!
Granger catches the ball and shoots from the baseline, adding two more points to his scoring account.
"It's hard to prevent!" Rivers slapped his thigh and sat down, a little annoyed. (To be continued......)