The Knicks attacked again, when Chen Jiyuan attacked with the ball, Perkins defended Chen Jiyuan behind Chen Jiyuan, and Garnett on the other side also let go of Lefou's defense to some extent and chose to assist Chen Jiyuan. The feet quietly moved to a place where Chen Jiyuan, who could break through to the inside line at any time, to make up for it.

Although Lefu has gradually shown his offensive ability this season, it has obviously not reached the level of being able to be placed at the same stage as Chen Jiyuan.

Chen Jiyuan turned his back, and suddenly turned around at an accelerated pace, passing Perkins behind him. However, Perkins has not completely lost his defensive position, and has been chasing Chen Jiyuan behind him. And Garnett in front is ready for a long time. Just wait for Chen Jiyuan to come to the door.

However, what is different from the script is that after Chen Jiyuan took a step or two, he directly passed the ball to Lefu, who was empty near the free throw line.

Lefu was also ready to catch the ball early, and after receiving the ball, he jumped directly. The ball hit it safely. Lefou's position was only slightly sideways compared to before, and Chen Jiyuan chose to pass the ball to Lefu when he had to pass the ball after being trapped. Still, these are all looks. In fact, Lefu has been waiting for Chen Jiyuan's pass for a long time.

2:0。

The Celtics attack, Thibodeau's understanding of the Celtics is definitely very profound, after all, when the Celtics won the championship in the first year, the Celtics' defense was almost single-handedly trained by Thibodeau, even if it is not all the credit of Thibodeau, then no one can erase the credit of Thibodeau.

Although Thibodeau knows best about the Celtics' defensive formation, but on the offensive end, Thibodeau also understands something, on the offensive end, Rondo organizes the offense, and Ray Allen has completely become a player who runs without the ball, of course, when needed, Ray Allen's ball-handling offense is also very trustworthy.

And when it comes to the Celtics' ball-holding offensive players, it's really Pierce. The Celtics' offense, once they can strangle Pierce, then the team's offense will be missing a leg. That's why Pierce is important.

In that world, the NBA championship winner in the 2009-10 season was the Lakers, and the Celtics were the Lakers' Finals opponents.

That year, the Lakers found Artest, a defensive beast, and on the defensive end, Artest successfully limited Pierce quite well. This is one of the big reasons why the Lakers can win in the end. At the 2007-08 Finals in that world and the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Finals in this world, a significant part of the Lakers' loss series was the difficulty of limiting Pierce.

If Kobe Bryant is substituted for the small forward position, it is indeed possible to defend Pierce. But in this case, not to mention whether it will consume Kobe's physical strength and cause Kobe's efficiency on the offensive end to decline, what should Ray Allen do? If you were to chase Ray Allen at Fisher's usual pace, you would be giving away points, and three points. Vujacic and Radmanovic are both loose defensively, and it will be difficult to follow Ray Allen, who is very fast and regular without the ball, and in the 2008-09 Finals, Phil Jackson did not fail to try this defensive method, but failed.

It is precisely because of the consecutive defeats in the game for two consecutive years that the Lakers' management had to make up their minds and find a defensive maniac on the front line, but fortunately, the Lakers are a favorable contender for the championship, Artest This guy is a little bit of a thigh, so the asking price is not very high. Otherwise, the Lakers may have to pay a lot of luxury tax.

No one's money is blown by the wind, so if you can save it, it is naturally better to save it.

Artest is also very routine when defending Pierce. And now, the Knicks vs. the Celtics, the task of defending Truth Pierce is given to Stephen Jackson. Iguodala will need to defend Ray Allen closely.

For the defense of Pierce, Stephen Jackson also put a lot of effort into it, watched a lot of Pierce's game videos, and kept studying and rehearsing. Pierce's main means of attacking with the ball varies depending on where he lands. On the left side, he used to make a quick stop after dribbling, and then stepped back to shoot a jumper; On the right side, he likes to break through the baseline, and even if the opponent's interior player makes up for it, he can use his strong body to resist the opponent and score strongly. It's not absolute, but it can help Stephen Jackson predict Pierce's next step in advance. If Pierce was forced to shoot only mid-range jumpers, Stephen Jackson would have succeeded.

In the Celtics' attack, Rondo originally wanted Pierce to hold the ball alone, but Stephen Jackson only stuck to Pierce and didn't let Pierce get the ball easily. I don't value my physical strength at all. Stephen Jackson didn't let Pierce stay in a good position all the time. There is no way, Rondo can only choose to break through by himself.

Then after rushing to the inside, Rondo passed the ball to Garnett, and Lefou's defense of Garnett was also to defend Garnett's breakthrough as much as possible. Frame, give Garnett room for a jumper. When Garnett's jumper comes, Love just interferes. This was a tactic arranged by Thibodeau.

Garnett caught the ball and made a jumper, but the ball was deflected.

On the offensive end, the Knicks fell into a positional battle, once again letting Chen Jiyuan play a single in the low post on the left side, Perkins was behind him, but Chen Jiyuan chose to turn around this time, directly facing the frame, in the baseline position, Chen Jiyuan leaned to the right with his right foot, then closed his foot, raised his hands, and made a shot, but Perkins did not shake easily, Chen Jiyuan accelerated directly, walked to the right, Perkins just kept up with Chen Jiyuan's footsteps and movements. Chen Jiyuan suddenly stopped, but Perkins couldn't stop his steps.

I could only watch Chen Jiyuan jump shot.

Chen Jiyuan's hand seems to be good, and this jump shot went in.

Chen Jiyuan can often make some actions similar to those of a small player, and people will not feel disobedient when they see it, which is really melancholy. This is mainly because Chen Jiyuan's dribbling is very good, and he is also proficient in various movements. That's why I was able to make these moves.

4:0。

At the start of the game, Celtic's offense was seriously hampered. It can't be opened at all.

Another attack by the Celtics, Ray Allen received a pass from Rondo, but there was no particularly good chance, although Garnett blocked Iguodala for Ray Allen, but Iguodala was very fast and followed up again, this ball is like this, after Ray Allen received the ball, he shot directly. But Iguodala quickly got around Garnett and followed up with the ball, allowing Ray Allen's shot to be disrupted. And the ball popped out of the frame.

The Knicks attacked again, this time Chen Jiyuan held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left side and singled, and after a step, Chen Jiyuan directly accelerated past Perkins. Perkins' pace is still a little slow.

Chen Jiyuan had just advanced a little distance, and Garnett arrived in an instant. It can be seen that Garnett has been waiting for Chen Jiyuan to break through.

However, Garnett's bag assist didn't help.

Chen Jiyuan didn't even look at it, his right hand flicked directly and threw the ball to Lefu near the free throw line. Once again, Lefu comfortably received and then went straight to the jumper. Once again, the ball went into the basket.

It seems that Thibodeau has also thought of some ways to deal with the Celtics' internal defense of Chen Jiyuan. It was no accident that Lefu was able to receive Chen Jiyuan's pass and appear in that position.

Rewind the clock to before the game started.

"Kevin, the Celtics will definitely wrap up Chen Jiyuan who entered the inside line. And that's when you show how hard you've worked on your shots. Thibodeau said to Lefou: "You just need to hit these simple shots. When Chen Jiyuan breaks through, go to the place you are most comfortable with, and you can shoot directly after receiving the ball. Don't think about anything. ”

Similarly, Thibodeau also said to Chen Jiyuan: "Remember to observe the situation on the field more. Don't force yourself to fight hard. You have to know that your strategy can be the winning formula for this game. The Celtics are absolutely very tight defending against you. Only by giving the right opportunity can we make the game easier and get into our rhythm faster."

Chen Jiyuan nodded in understanding. Chen Jiyuan is not the kind of player who only knows his own score.

Before going on the court, Chen Jiyuan said to Lefu: "Kevin, adjust your rhythm well, you just need to find an empty seat." Go to the places you know best. ”

Lefu has been training his shooting, and Lefou's range is also expanding little by little. Love also wants to develop his three-point shooting ability. It's just not something that can be done in a moment.

Lefu nodded, indicating that he would.

Lefou's most accurate is near the free throw line. Near the free throw line, Love can even step back and shoot near the three-point line. The hit rate is also quite good. This is because Lefu has been practicing shooting in this place. This is Chen Jiyuan's suggestion, it is better to practice shooting accurately in one place first. Then practice on a large scale during the holidays.

Now, it can be said that the results of the Lefouer practice have been shown to the fullest.

The Knicks started the game 6-0, forcing the Celtics to ask for a timeout. The problem that the Celtics are facing now is still the same problem that has been plaguing the team that has been plaguing the league and is facing the Knicks - how to defend Chen Jiyuan?