Chapter 523: The Winner Will Be Known
For the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation between Chen Jiyuan and Sessions, it is impossible for the Celtics to wrap the ball carrier, and similarly, it is not very feasible to rely on Perkins to delay Sessions, because Sessions' three-point shot was still the purpose before. If Perkins delays Sessions' breakthrough, then Sessions will get a three-point opportunity, although this opportunity is not a good opportunity, but Doug Rivers believes that Chen Jiyuan will definitely play his life to make Rondo come to Sessions's side slowly, even if it is only a second, Sessions will definitely be very confident to shoot. Once Sessions hits a three-pointer at this time, then there is no point difference between the Celtics and the Knicks. So, Doug Rivers finally decided to switch Rondo and Perkins. Although he knew that Sessions was likely to break through to the interior if he was defended by Perkins, he could only trust Garnett's supplemental defense. As for Lefou, because there was nothing good about Lefou's table in this game, Doug Rivers decided to selectively ignore Lefou.
Facing the blocking and dismantling of Sessions and Chen Jiyuan. Rondo and Perkins changed defenses in time, Chen Jiyuan decisively leaned on Rondo at this time, and then stretched out his hand and signaled Sessions to pass, because if he shot in front of Rondo, the pressure on Chen Jiyuan was almost less than or equal to zero.
Sessions pulls Perkins away to the right. Then passed the ball to Chen Jiyuan. After Chen Jiyuan received the ball, Rondo, as a guy who had just entered the NBA for a short time, was also full of fear of death. Rondo's small body actually resisted Chen Jiyuan to the death, and he wanted to fight for his young life, but also to defend Chen Jiyuan's ball.
Chen Jiyuan bumped it "gently", Rondo took a small step back, and Chen Jiyuan bumped it "lightly". Rondo also took a small step back. Chen Jiyuan bumped into it, and Rondo had completely lost his center of gravity. Chen Jiyuan took the opportunity to turn around directly and prepared to jump.
However, the moment he turned around, Garnett came to Chen Jiyuan's face. Chen Jiyuan had already arched Rondo to the free throw line at this time, Garnett naturally kept an eye on Chen Jiyuan's movements, and when he saw Chen Jiyuan playing with his back, he probably knew that Chen Jiyuan must be going to turn over and jump shot. So, with this ball, Garnett didn't care about Lefu early, but put all his attention on Chen Jiyuan's body, wanting to seize the opportunity in an instant to block Chen Jiyuan's shot.
Chen Jiyuan turned around, and the moment Garnett saw Rondo retreat, he had already started to come to Chen Jiyuan's side. At this time, it happened that Chen Jiyuan turned around. Chen Jiyuan was also quite surprised when he turned around, after all, suddenly a person appeared in front of him who stretched out his hand to cover his shot, and he was not surprised by who was. However, Chen Jiyuan will naturally not be blocked by Garnett so easily.
After Chen Jiyuan took off, he delayed in the air as much as possible, wanting to rely on his not very good air dominance to ask Garnett's block. But, alas, it didn't work out. Garnett still rubbed the ball with the tip of his fingers, if it were replaced with Garnett's body element at the peak of the past, it might really be blocked, but now Garnett is not only older, but although Garnett's injury this season has not been able to reimburse Garnett's season, it seems that it still has a little impact. Both for Garnett's bounce and the rate of bounce.
Garnett grazed one side of the ball, but it flew to the basket, but it was a little off.
However, because Garnett completely pounced, Lefu on the inside was empty. It can be said that the strongest thing about the Knicks is that any player is a player with full potential and considerable strength. Such a relatively well-balanced team is also the capital for them to reach the Eastern Conference Finals all the way.
Love is on the right side of the basket, but the ball Garnett is also blocked from the right, so the direction of the ball is biased to the left, and Ray Allen on the left is already running towards the ball and wants to collect the ball. But Love didn't give up the ball, and when he was under the basket, he jumped straight up, and then almost relied on his body in the air to knock Ray Allen away, and then pushed the ball up with both hands. A rebound, the ball flew to the basket again, and the cricket ball went in.
As for Ray Allen, he was directly knocked off balance and fell to the ground, and the ball itself is not what he is good at. So the consequence of being a little reluctant is that it is also stuck directly on the ground. However, the referee did not blow for a foul on any of the balls, because neither of them had complete control of the ball. Therefore, this collision is considered a reasonable collision. 103:105γ There is 1 minute and 44 seconds left in the game. Lefou's ball is out of work.
Celtic attacked again, and now the scores were so close that a single goal could make the difference.
Once again, Paul Pearce is looking for an opportunity on the outside. Paul Pierce dribbled the ball and Ray Allen was running back and forth, with or without chances, but Ray Allen's movement was able to completely attract Starkey's defensive attention.
At the very least, it will be able to reduce the defensive focus on Paul Pearce. As for Garnett, because Garnett's hand is also quite good today, he can't let go of Garnett's defense, and Lefu is also inseparable. It can be said that if the team on both sides makes a mistake first, which team may lose the victory of this game.
Paul Pierce and Rondo came in for a face, and then Paul Pierce handed the ball to Rondo, who went to ambush him in the bottom corner on the right side. And Rondo, after receiving the ball, is an acceleration, starting from the left side of Sessions to break through to the inside, but Sessions did not lose the defensive position of the ball, however, after entering the inside line, Rondo stubbornly pushed Sessions to near the three-second line, although Sessions' strength is not strong among point guards, but it is not weak, and he can still withstand Rondo, when Rondo's ball came to the vicinity of the three-second zone, he forcibly resisted Sessions' defense, jumped, and then threw his shot, but Sessions was also tenacious to go up to defend, Rondo's shot was interfered with by Sessions.
Sometimes luck is also a kind of strength, Rondo's reluctant ball, almost blocked, Rondo's backwards "throw", or quasi-backward throwing of the ball, actually entered the basket. 103:107γ This ball is fortunate to Sessions' defensive actions and specifications, otherwise, Rondo's action of falling to the ground will easily make the referee give Sessions a foul. That's 2+1. Sessions had always straightened his arms and not violated Rondo's column, which he only snapped into when he leaned back and lost his center of gravity. There is 1 minute and 22 seconds left in the game time.
Rondo shot this ball because the time to attack was coming soon, and if he didn't make a shot, he would attack for 24 seconds.
The Celtics still hold a four-point lead.
The Knicks are attacking again, and the Knicks are not in a hurry to attack now, and it is more important to ensure the scoring rate than to gain time.
Sessions slowly dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, this ball, Sessions and Chen Jiyuan blocked again, Sessions rushed to the inside line by blocking and dismantling, after changing defenses here, Perkins was one step in front of Sessions, defending Sessions, and this time Rondo was also in front of Chen Jiyuan, blocking Sessions' pass to Chen Jiyuan's route. After Sessions took a few steps, Perkins was in front of him, Sessions pretended to accelerate to the right side of the bottom line, Perkins just moved slightly, Sessions immediately collected the ball and jumped, and directly jumped to shoot the ball, without hesitation at all. It was too late for Perkins to retract his center of gravity to block Sessions. Sessions has already made a successful move. In order to avoid being blocked, the arc of this ball Sessions is still quite high. Inherited the hot feel before this. The ball went into the hoop again. 105:107γ
The game is coming to a climax. There is 1 minute 05 seconds left in the game. At this time, it is also a test for the psychological quality of the players on both sides.
At this point, the Knicks are going to have a clear disadvantage. Because none of the Knicks' players have ever experienced such a stage as the Eastern Conference Finals, it is absolutely impossible to say that they are not nervous in the crucial minute of the crucial fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Starki, Lefu, are not a little bit uncoordinated on the Cheng dΓΉ. As for Stephen Jackson as an old man in the NBA, it will be a little better. And Chen Jiyuan's advantage as a reborn person was reflected at this time.
Chen Jiyuan faced such a scene, he was not nervous, but he was very excited in his heart.
And the other person who is not too nervous is Sessions, who shined in this game.
I don't know what is going on with Sessions, speaking of which, Chen Jiyuan has always felt that even if his arrival will produce a butterfly effect, it seems that the change in Sessions is a bit big. It's a bit weird.
For this point, Chen Jiyuan also wanted to go over to explore the profound reason, but later, on the one hand, because he had to practice, on the other hand, after several contacts, Chen Jiyuan did not find any profound reason. Later, Chen Jiyuan simply gave up optimistically.