Chapter 641: Towards the Record
The problem between Lefu and Garnett is not serious, and Garnett himself does not want to really fight, but just wants to disrupt the opponent's offensive morale and rhythm.
Now the purpose has been achieved. So naturally it doesn't matter. The next thing Garnett has to do is raise his hands in the air, make an innocent look, and then rush forward, and if the opponent has completely lost his cool by this time, then Garnett is likely to bring a technical foul to his team, which Garnett often does.
However, this time it didn't succeed to a technical foul, and Lefu pulled his teammates away in time, if his teammates didn't come, then it's really hard to say.
Suspension time, on the one hand, Thibodeau wants to "comfort" Lefu and calm down Lefou's emotions, if the Knicks don't have Lefou, then it is also a big loss in strength.
On the other hand, Thibodeau also changed the main player at the time of this timeout. Chen Jiyuan appeared again, and all Knicks fans were waiting for this, just waiting for Chen Jiyuan to break this 40+ score data.
Although Lefu is a little uncalm at this time, his physical strength is still very sufficient, so Thibodeau still plans to let Lefu continue to play, but he has to let Lefu completely calm down first.
The outside lineup was replaced by Sessions, Iguodala, Stephen Jackson's starting lineup, and Iguodala rested for the second half of the third quarter. It's just to prepare for this fourth quarter of the game.
The Celtics didn't make any substitutions, because the previous five were basically the main players, and Perkins' stamina has always been an issue, so he definitely needs to rest. In the past, in order to let Perkins defend Chen Jiyuan, he had already consumed too much physical strength.
So this is the time to give Perkins a good rest, otherwise, Perkins will not be able to play at all in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.
The game restarted, the Knicks attacked, the person who held the ball and attacked was Chen Jiyuan, and Sessions passed the ball directly to Chen Jiyuan after passing the ball through the half.
The defensive player Chen Jiyuan faced was Glen Davis, Glenn Davis has a super fat body, and it is impossible to use his strength to break Glenn Davis's defense, but Glenn Davis's body has also seriously affected his development, which is too huge, causing his movement speed to be not ordinary slow, but super slow. Maybe sometimes Glenn Davis can surprise you on the inside, but more often than not.
However, Chen Jiyuan moved sideways with the ball, and directly and easily threw off Glen Davis's defense, Glenn Davis could only silently chase Chen Jiyuan behind him, Chen Jiyuan rushed into the interior line, and went directly to the basket, Garnett's defense was too late, Chen Jiyuan also estimated Garnett, directly a one-handed small throw, the distance was very high, and the ball was of course stable.
At this critical moment, Chen Jiyuan felt that it was better to retain his physical strength first. So it's easier and safer to choose the way to score goals. If the Knicks are falling behind at this time, then Chen Jiyuan will definitely come to a violent dunk to find morale for the team.
The Celtics attacked, this time Ray Allen slipped from the baseline, Glen Davis used his huge body to block Iguodala who defended Ray Allen, Iguodala didn't follow up at the first time, but just went around a little bit of time, so that Ray Allen received a pass from Rondo and shot directly.
Ray Allen hit the ball safely.
Among the Big Three, Garnett's fastest-aging man is Garnett, while Pierce and Ray Allen have maintained quite good competitive form as they get older.
In this world, Garnett is not injured, so his physical condition is much better than that world, but Pierce and Ray Allen are in better competitive condition, after all, the two of them, especially Ray Allen, play more on technique than physicality.
After Garnett's physical speed dropped, it was very difficult to rely solely on technique to attack and score.
Ray Allen and Pierce were able to contribute to the playoffs until 2015.
Now the Celtics, who are already beginning to show their old age, have shown it. Not only is Rondo's offensive role gradually increasing, but also personally, Pierce's success rate in singles has also declined, Garnett's reliance on jump shots is also increasing, and Ray Allen's decline is relatively slow, little by little, Ray Allen, one of the greatest scorers in history, relies on excellent shooting skills to be able to play a very good role in opening up space in any level of team.
Chen Jiyuan feels that this year's playoffs are likely to be the last chance for the Celtics to win the championship. Next season, no matter what, the Celtics' players will only get older and older in the following time, and in order to exchange for the Big Three, the Celtics traded almost all of the draft picks in recent years. The ability to replenish fresh blood is almost nil.
If the Celtics can't complete the feat of three consecutive championships in this year's playoffs, then it will be difficult for the Celtics Big Three to win another championship without changing teams.
The Knicks attacked again, and Chen Jiyuan hit another two-pointer in front of Glenn Davis. Glenn Davis' jumper to Chen Jiyuan was difficult to contain.
After all, there is still a lot of difference in height between the two people, and Chen Jiyuan's advantage in speed is even greater, as long as Chen Jiyuan accelerates, and then jumps and shoots, Glenn Davis can only stare dryly.
Only ten minutes into the fourth quarter of the game, Chen Jiyuan had already scored 7 points.
In this short period of time, the Celtics' offensive firepower was still good, and Ray Allen's jump shot seemed to have just found his touch, hitting frequently to help the Celtics bite the score. At least the game doesn't turn into garbage time.
The iron-blooded defense that the Celtics rely on to survive can be said to be full of holes in front of Chen Jiyuan, which is why the Celtics have played so hard in this game and are still 10 points behind.
Six minutes into the fourth quarter, the Celtics brought on Perkins to defend against Chen. Compared to Glenn Davis, Perkins' defense against Chen Jiyuan is already much better.
After switching to Perkins. The Celtics are also the main lineup.
There is still half a quarter left in the game, and the difference of ten points is not without chance, but under the defense of the Knicks, it is difficult.
The Celtics attacked, Garnett turned and burst into the interior with his back to Lefou, but there was no chance to shoot, and then directly distributed the ball to Ray Allen on the outside, and Ray Allen made another three-point shot.
This time, Iguodala followed Ray Allen closely, making Ray Allen's shot look very reluctant. The three-pointer popped out of the frame.
The Knicks attacked, and Sessions and Chen Jiyuan blocked it, but it didn't have much effect, and neither Sessions nor Chen Jiyuan appeared on either side. Sessions took two more steps forward with the ball. Then go straight to the jump shot.
The ball didn't go in.
Both players are in a scoring drought.
Frequent iron strikes, the game became a defensive competition.
It wasn't until four minutes left in the fourth quarter that Ray Allen hit a three-pointer to break the scoring drought.
Soon, however, Iguodala hit a three-pointer at Ray Allen, and the margin was still 10 points.
By the time the game reached the last two minutes, the 10-point gap was almost impossible to catch.
Thibodeau opted to replace the main player. And Rivers didn't want to be embarrassed. The decisive choice was to abandon the game.
At the end of the game, the Knicks won the game with a score of 102-93, extending their winning streak to 21 games.
The relationship between the Knicks and the Celtics is not good, it can be said that whether it is with the Lakers or with the Celtics, the Knicks are not good, although they are not mortal enemies, but the competition between them is still very fierce. Especially the Celtics. these years. The rise of the Knicks poses a very big threat to the Celtics Big Three.
Therefore, at the post-match press conference, there was naturally no such thing as everyone's favorite part of praising each other's stinky feet.
The mutual praise and stinky feet link has become a mutual attack link. On the Knicks' side, the most unhappy thing is Lefou, who was attacked by Garnett's small actions all over the game, which is really unbearable.
At the post-match press conference, Lefu made his point of view very clear: "We should play more civilized. Of course, I'm not saying that you have to be soft and hard, but we can't do things that shouldn't be done beyond the scope. ”
The head of the Leaf gun is pointed at Garnett.
And the Celtics naturally don't have a good impression of the Knicks, after all, the Knicks are stepping on the Celtics to climb up. Stepping on the Celtics has achieved a record of 21 consecutive wins, so it's no wonder that you can be happy.
So when the Celtics were interviewed, they didn't praise the Knicks, and Garnett really said after the game: "Love is a good seedling, there will be greater development, as long as he can play harder." He still has a lot to learn. ”
Anyway, no matter how the players on both sides look at each other unpleasantly, the game is over, and if you want to get back on the field, you can only wait for the next game.
The Knicks will become the first team in the league to win 60 games while winning 21 in a row, and now the Knicks have a 59-9 record, and the next game, as long as they win, it will become the second single-season winning streak of 60 wins and 22 consecutive wins held by the Rockets.
Whether or not you can do this depends on the game against the Wizards.