Chapter 310: See who will copy it
Zhang Yu wanted to learn Kobe's style of play in the last game before the game, but after careful consideration, the lineups of the Knicks and the Lakers are very different, and the gap between their opponents is even greater. But if you think about it carefully, he is still young, even if he doesn't play well, no one will criticize him after the game.
The game is about to start, and the more Zhang Yu thinks about it, the more so, he should now let go of the shackles, lose the pressure of losing, and treat this game as a workout, perhaps with unexpected performances.
Zhang Yu is also a famous university monk who graduated from Stanford University in psychology, although he almost missed the NCAA National Championship because of his bad grades, but the psychology major class is better than nothing!
After the start of the game, Zhang Yu began to activate the pre-set pot throwing skill.
Of course, this is a complete manifestation of selflessness in the eyes of Zhang Yu and his fans, just like Kobe Bryant of the Lakers in the last game, and today the Red Rabbit is ignoring his own number and trying to help his teammates get into the state, which is simply great.
Not to mention, Crawford and Wallace are still strong today, in the last game, these two guys scored 26 points and 22 points, plus Zhang Yu's 40 points, most of the points scored by the Knicks in the last game were scored by the three of them. The Knicks' scoring distribution is also strange enough, I don't know if it means that the other teammates are too useless, or the three of them are too alone?
In the first quarter of the game, Zhang Yu only scored 4 points on 3 shots, but contributed 3 assists, which is very similar to the old university.
The score is 24:18. The Celtics didn't have a good hand today, Garnett had 2 points and 2 rebounds, Pierce 4 points, Ray Allen 3 points, and Rondo 2 points.
The Knicks' last game of three games continued to squander today. Zhang Yu had 4 points and 3 assists, Crawford had 8 points, Wallace had 6 points, and Kenyon had 6 points. Martin 4 points, Nate. Robinson 2 points.
Coach Rivers was furious after the first quarter, dissatisfied with the team's offense and defense, and won the away game, how could the home team be lost?
In the second quarter of the game, the Celtics sacrificed the old way again. Let Zhang Yu score, and guard against other Knicks players.
Rivers can see that this dead rabbit is studying Kobe Bryant today. It's not just the Knicks who watched the Lakers and Nuggets game yesterday, they watched it too, as one of these two teams will meet the Celtics in the finals.
What, you say the Knicks?
All right. Even the New York media and the rabbit didn't think they could make it to the finals. There is still a difference between self-confidence and arrogance, no matter how confident Zhang Yu is, he just wants to win another game.
Rivers decided to disgust Zhang Yu, if you want to compare disciplines, then I won't let you learn, if you have the ability, you will shoot us to death, today's defensive strategy is determined, that is, let Zhang Yu score!
Zhang Yu faced defensive pressure in the second quarter. Arguably the lightest of the five games, the Celtics' defensive strategy against him. It's Rondo and Ray. Aaron takes turns to defend alone, and it is also a single defense that is ignored by taking a step away.
"This is not Jordan's rule, this is the way to deal with the trick!"
Zhang Yu is unhappy, the Celtics play like this, aren't they afraid to let him get 50+?
Halfway through the second quarter, Zhang Yu raised his score to 15 points, and the muscles in the corners of Rivers' eyes twitched when he watched off the court, but this time he will not waver again, since he has decided to let Zhang Yu score, then put it to the end, and never regret it!
The Celtics put Zhang Yu, it is to put the range above the free throw line to Zhang Yu, to be precise, 15 feet away to the red rabbit is not clamped, of course, you can't put it under the basket, that will really be Zhang Yu played to death alone!
In the first half, the Celtics' defense allowed Zhang Yu to get 25 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal alone, and the little rabbit made 15 shots in the first half, hitting 8 times, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. This shooting percentage was not low, but the team was led by 5 points by the Celtics in the second quarter.
With a score of 45:44, the Celtics narrowed the gap to one point in the first half, and they had a chance to lead, but Zhang Yu hit a long-range three-pointer in the last attack of the first half, making the team enter the second half with a one-point lead.
At halftime, in the Celtics locker room, Rivers cheered for his players: "Well done everyone, we didn't feel good today, but we still had the upper hand on the court, what we have to do now is to strengthen the defense, wait for the opportunity, and when our hand is restored, it is time to send them home to fish!" ”
Garnett was the first to applaud, he was the Celtics player who most wanted to send the damn bunny home to fish.
"If you destroy the happiness of other people's families, you will be punished sooner or later!" The wolf king applauded Rivers on his lips, but secretly cursed Zhang Yu in his heart.
In the Clippers locker room, D'Antonevy is also cheering on his players:
'Today was away but at the end of the first half we were one point ahead. In the second half, we can be more active on the defensive end, and today the referee's penalty scale is very large, and we have to drag them into the quagmire together! ”
D'Antoni thinks very beautifully, he thinks that his Zhang Yu should be better than any of the Big Three in terms of offensive ability, so the question is, how can he let the Celtics fight for his personal ability? He thought about this question for several games, and finally the mustache came up with a solution that was not a solution, and that was imitation.
That's right, in the second half, D'Antoni decided to copy the Celtic defense and put one in four.
The Celtics always played like this in the first few games, as if no one would know how to do this trick, but I want to see how your Coach Rivers cracks his defense, and when he sees Lao Tzu, he will copy it again, and he will be angry with you!
At the beginning of the second half, Rivers saw that the Knicks' defensive formation was exactly the same as his own, and he really almost didn't come up in one breath, and almost suffocated half to death!
"Bastard, such a despicable and shameless trick can be used, and you have won the best coach, bah...... Shameless and obscene! Rivers scolded in his heart, the mustache was too bad, and it really made people laugh.
D'Antoni didn't care so much, 1:4 and 2:4 were both eliminated. But the difference is far from the same.
The Celtics released Zhang Yu, and the Knicks released Rajan again. Rondo, who called this guy the worst shot. The shooting posture is ugly, and he is the worst shooting man in the Celtics starters other than Perkins.
At the start of the second half, Rondo missed two consecutive shots, forcing Rivers to call a timeout. In the playoffs, problems must be dealt with early, and they are now five points behind the Knicks in the blink of an eye because of Rondo's two missed shots, and Zhang Yu and Wallace on the opposite side scored a goal each.
Rivers also felt very tricky about Rondo's problems. The Knicks learned his arrangement, and Zhang Yu stared at Ray. Aaron, Gerald. Wallace stared at Pierce. The other three all shrank to the restricted area to defend, there was only one Tieduo outside and no one paid attention to it, and there was also a Perkins who could only slam dunk inside, these two guys who couldn't attack were really terrible!
D'Antoni was very proud at the moment. This is called treating others as they would have done their own thing. See how you crack your own defensive tactics?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Rivers' defensive setup seemed to be more effective for the Celtics themselves, and the Knicks could rely on individual singles to score points on the three outside lines, but the effect of this move was limited.
The 60-second timeout ended quickly, and Rivers still couldn't think of any good solution, so he could only hope that someone from the Big Three would break out......
Perkins gave the basketball to Garnett, who quickly handed it to Pierce, and the Celtics set up Pierce to take control. Rondo runs off the ball.
The Knicks don't care about Rondo at all, as long as this kid doesn't go inside. Whatever he runs on the outside, and when he goes inside, they have three players here, and it's enough to keep an eye on him.
Pierce dribbled twice from the perimeter and finally made a strong three-pointer to score a goal on his own.
D'Antoni originally wanted to laugh at Rivers's ability to play this point, which is completely dependent on the player's individual ability, but I want to see how many shooting percentages you can have? But soon, the mustache reacted, almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and turned to look at the Celtics bench, where Rivers was still polite and smiled.
"Damn, isn't that my offensive set-up? Feelings I copied his defense, and he copied my offense? ”
Rivers is very proud now, you kid is smart, your grandfather and I are not stupid, let's see who will copy it?
The Celtics used Garnett as a pivot in the middle, Pierce on the outside, and Ray Murphy. Allen ran without the ball to help, and at the critical moment, their Big Four looked a little immature, and the Green Shirts relied on the Big Three to kill the enemy.
At 4 minutes and 50 seconds in the third quarter, the score was 55:55, and the two teams were tied.
The Celtics Big Three made great efforts on the offensive end, and Zhang Yu's side was also unable to limit, and the score difference between the two teams has not been separated, and they are stuck with each other.
Thunder. Allen ran without the ball and ran to the basket first, and Perkins blocked Zhang Yu for him.
David. Li for lightning protection. Allen, who didn't expect the latter to catch the ball, turned around and threw a board directly in the penalty area, which the Knicks players couldn't have imagined. Allen came by surprise and hit a goal inside the pile as Celtic put the score ahead of the second half for the first time.
Today, the Celtics' three-point shot has scored a lot of points on the inside. Allen did change his style of play after he was 30 years old, but that doesn't mean he can't hit the basket, even if it is a few years later, Killer Ray can still dunk very chicly.
Zhang Yuzhen didn't expect this guy to be able to attack with the ball, and as soon as he didn't pay attention, he was directly dribbling from the outside to break through, killing the inside line with a one-handed slam and dunk, losing a lot of face.
The Knicks attacked, Zhang Yu dribbled quickly, this is the most effective way to deal with the Celtics' positional defense that he already knew in the first game, as long as the opponent ends the offense before he is in position, then he is not afraid of their defense. However, in the face of the Celtics' layers of blocking, such an attack is very easy to make mistakes, and it is basically a single game based on individual ability.
Zhang Yu flashed past the opponent one after another, relied on his excellent dribbling ability to the frontcourt, exerted his strength again at the three-point line, rushed into the restricted area in three steps and jumped to the basket, resisting the Celtics' only Rondo who could keep up with his speed and scored a layup.
"Toot!" The referee's whistle sounds.
Zhang Yu had physical contact with Rondo in the air, and the referee did not hesitate to award a defensive foul at the Celtics No. 1 position, two plus one.
The "TD North Shore Garden" stadium was greeted with an overwhelming boo from 20,000 fans, most of whom rushed towards the referee......
After Zhang Yu landed on the ground, he high-fived his opponent in celebration, and said at the same time: "We just fight like this, they can't keep up with us." ”
D'Antoni applauded from the sidelines, motioned for the players to continue, then looked at Rivers, and said secretly in his heart: "Dead, you have the ability to learn again." ”
The Celtics really can't learn this style of play, and besides, the Knicks are not afraid of this style of play, this trick can't be learned, and once you learn it, it will just fall into the rhythm of the opponent's bombardment. They are not the opponent of the Knicks, and if they want to deal with the running bombardment, they still have to stabilize their positions and speed up the return defense. Being beaten into a few fast breaks, there is no need to panic at all, who can't play a few fast breaks in a game?
At the end of the third quarter, D'Antoni kept Zhang Yu on the court and kept impacting the Celtics defense, but no matter how Zhang Yu scored, the Big Three were still playing steadily, and the two teams were still in a stalemate.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 64-62, and the Knicks led by two points into the final quarter.
Zhang Yu played the third quarter, and D'Antoni really wanted not to let him rest, but he was ruthless, in case it affected Zhang Yu's shooting touch, it would be counterproductive, and he could only sit on the court in the fourth quarter to rest for a while and recover his body.
D'Antoni didn't dare to continue to Zhang Yu, but Rivers played him a hateful game, and the fourth quarter will Rajan. Rondo, Ray. Allen and Pierce were put on the court together, except for Garnett who sat on the sidelines to rest, their lineup was almost the same as the main team.
The Celtics sent in the fourth quarter: Rajan. Rondo, Ray. Aaron, Paul. Peirce, Glenn. Davis, Mickey. Moore.
Knicks 4th quarter bench: Nate. Robinson, Quentin. Richardson, Gerald. Wallace, Jeffrey. Reese, Birdman Anderson.
Rondo has only scored five points so far, shooting 2-of-10, and he really wasn't your average iron today.
The Celtics' Big Four hasn't been a solid star this season, and he can sometimes play at All-Star level, and sometimes, like now, be a hindrance for the Celtics. The Knicks have been targeting the Celtics point guard in the first three quarters, and they still don't plan to let him go in the fourth quarter, putting two steps away from the exception line and giving him MVP-level treatment, which is not something that ordinary players can enjoy, which is the Knicks' last round against LeBron. James' defensive set-up.
Rondo decided to clear his name in the fourth quarter and let him go two steps, but he still killed inside as usual.
If Zhang Yu still plays point guard, Rondo is looking for a hat by himself, but he is replaced by Nate, who is only 170cm tall. Robinson, Rondo's arm span immediately became conspicuous.
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods.
Nate. Robinson's height is at an obvious disadvantage, and in the Knicks' defense, he is like a short board. Rondo was like trapped water, flowing out all at once along his short board. (To be continued......)