Chapter 798: The Lakers on the Verge of Shattering
"Hey, this guy is so tight" Van Exel carefully dribbled the ball with his back to Maddy, although he was a shooting guard in the position since he replaced Kobe Bryant into the starter, but in fact, he is not just a catch-and-shoot role, his three-point is very threatening, but he is not a receiver like Szzebiak, he needs to carry the ball.
In fact, his threat with the ball is not only reflected in the three-point shot, in the first four games, the Boston Celtics' defense was too rigid to choke O'Neal and Malone's interior, so it was completely ignorant of him In fact, in the first four games he was the least defended player for the Lakers, and when the Fan Maniac proved that he could throw the Celtics to death like Zhuang Fei, the Lakers' shooting guard felt a lot of pressure in this game, and the Boston Celtics did not ignore him in this game.
And in fact, after the start of this game, he felt a huge pressure, he was directly targeted by Maddy, when he took the ball for the first time, Maddy posted it to defend, obviously, this game Zhuang Fei and the Celtics no longer gave him the opportunity to shoot two or three steps outside the three-point line, and when Maddy saved, it was obvious that the Boston Celtics' system changed.
In this game, the Boston Celtics were the first time in the series that they abandoned their defensive system on their first offense.
"I'm not going to let you throw a three-pointer in front of me in this game" Maddy looked down at the Lakers guard who was almost explosive in the first four games with a smile on his face, and his eyes were no longer sleepy-eyed at this time.
When the Celtics pinched the rest of the Lakers' players, these three-pointers of Fan Maniac were made by the Celtics and Maddie to make him, so no matter how many shots this Fan Maniac made in the past, Maddy didn't have much thought, and it was not his fault. This is a tactical need, but now, the Boston Celtics' tactics have completely changed, and it would be a real tragedy if he let this guy throw so many threes in this game, thinking of what his head coach told him in the locker room before the start of this game, Maddie's heart was also cold, and this round of the series did not feel very good. So in many cases he didn't play very positively, except for squatting in the team's defensive system to contribute, he didn't contribute much in other aspects.
Of course, Maddy is not a role player who only shoots, he has a lot of offensive means, and if he wants to, he can score more than 30 points in front of any team, including the Lakers, who are extremely strong inside, but it is obvious. He would rather see his teammates try it out than his own reluctant offense, and now is not the time for him to compete with Anthony Walker for the top spot, and in fact, Maddy's approach is the right thing for the Celtics in the first four games. But for the current Celtics, there is a need for change.
"Don't let me score a three? Who do you think you are? Jordan" The fiery Fan Maniac almost said this sentence and directly shook Maddie back with a fake back turn, and when he felt that Maddie was not sticking to him, the Lakers guard directly popped out with a real half-turn, and his whole person also drifted out backwards. This is an extremely difficult move, so after the Lakers guard made this series of moves, the Lakers fans at the scene also gasped. For a while, he forgot to cheer for his players, even Zhuang Fei on the side nodded secretly, Fan Maniac This is completely using the advantages of his flexibility, it is not so difficult for a person with 1.85 meters to shake a player above 2.05 meters.
"This ball will definitely go in" Just when Fan Maniac thought that he shook off Maddie and threw the basketball in his hand, the basketball had just left his hand and was still rising a small distance, when it was directly stopped by a big hand that appeared from below.
"You're still too short, I said, don't let you throw a three-pointer" Maddie, who stopped in the air and grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, almost looked down at the Lakers guard under the incredible eyes of Fan Maniac, and said with a smile that made Fan Maniac almost remember it for a lifetime, and when Fan Maniac came to his senses, he had already fallen directly backwards and flew to the ground, and Maddie had fallen from the sky at this time and sped away.
At this time, when he had just woken up from Fan's beautiful and shaking movements and was about to cheer for his players, he saw Medina's inhuman bounce and interception, and for a while Staples Arena fell into the first silence after the opening, and after the silence, a huge sound of attacking the basket was particularly harsh.
"Inhuman bounce, directly blocking the opponent's three-point line outside the three-point line, it's so exciting, it's so exciting" Almost after the silence, when Maddie hung on the Lakers backcourt basket, Larry Bird, who has always been very calm on the commentary bench, couldn't help but stand up. The magician on the side was left shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
"This kid's defensive awareness is terrible" Although Maddie played this ball beautifully, but the assistant coach of the Boston Celtics on the bench, Thiberdu, was not satisfied, this defense was very exciting, but more after Maddie was out of position by Fan Maniac, he himself completed his redemption with superhuman talent, and in fact, Maddie's defense is a defense based on talent. However, at this time, on the bench of the Boston Celtics, neither Zhuang Fei nor Green cared about Thibodu's sigh
This game is considered by many to be a continuation of the previous game, and this game is likely to be the most cautious game for both sides, in the NBA, under the competitive pressure of the Finals, in the context of Tianwang Mountain, no coach dares to really abandon everything before him to make the final gamble, unless his team is completely impossible to win according to the previous ideas, then they will really seek change, and when they can still win according to the previous routine, who will risk changing the formation? This kind of suicidal behavior is basically impossible in the NBA Finals, but it is clear that what was not possible before is now happening.
"One-on-one, or one-on-one, from the very aggressive block of Maddy to Van Exel at the beginning of the game, the Boston Celtics completely opened the one-on-one mode in this game, whether it is offensive or defensive one-on-one, this is not the Boston Celtics game mode, this is the Lakers' game mode, right? Although the Boston Celtics' defensive system doesn't play much of a role for the Lakers, there's no need to fully step into the Lakers' rhythm, right? Johnson, the magician in the commentary booth at Staples Arena, didn't know how to express his feelings at this time. Most people know what the Lakers' tactics are, and one of the team's most complex tactics is Payton and Malone's pick-and-roll, which is the easiest team in the NBA, while the Boston Celtics are widely regarded as the most complex team in the league.
"Erwin, if you've been a coach, you'll understand why he did that" After the magician finished speaking, Larry Bird on the side also smiled, and the magician looked at Larry Bird curiously.
"If both sides can't defend each other, then the easier the offense is the better, and complex scores are worth the same as simple scores, but complex scores are accompanied by a lot of other things, such as turnovers."
"And, Erwin, don't you know that defeating opponents in what they do best has always been the Chinese's specialty?"
O'Neal was very uncomfortable at this time, not only O'Neal, but also Malone, in the first four games, the Boston Celtics had limited impact on the outside, just Wade alone to attack from the outside to the inside, and this game, from the beginning, Maddie strengthened his aggressiveness, not only Maddy, but also Jackson, who is considered the best outside defender in the league, is now playing Szebiak very hard offensively, this guy's breakthrough is not bad at all, And when you need to carry a 2.26 meter super big man one-on-one on the inside, some people continue to come in on the outside, which is simply suffocating, in fact, at the beginning of this game, the Lakers were completely blinded by the Celtics' fierce offense, and under the crazy one-on-one super of the Boston Celtics outside, the Lakers' outside defense was almost on the verge of collapse.
"Steady, steady, Shaq, Cal, steady, Gary, Nick watch defensively"
At this time, Phil Jackson in front of the Lakers bench was also walking back and forth with his brows locked, and from time to time he was still shouting a few voices to the court, the changes in the Celtics in this game were beyond everyone's expectations, seeing that the score on the scoreboard was slowly pulling away, the Lakers head coach was getting more and more anxious, but no matter how anxious he was, now he can only make the player stable, this Lakers is one of the strongest teams in the league in terms of offensive adjustment, but it is also one of the teams with the worst ability to adjust on the defensive end. It's just that when Phil Jackson thought of defense, a figure also appeared in his mind
"Coach, the Lakers can't hold it anymore" Green looked at the situation on the court and said to the coach of the team next to him with a smile, his head coach's tactics worked, and the Lakers were indeed caught off guard. And just as Green finished speaking, Maddie almost crushed Fan Maniac from the three-point line at the top of the arc and scored under the basket to complete a violent dunk again. And the Lakers fans at the scene were silent again at this time.
Just four minutes into the game, the Celtics led the Lakers 16-6 on the road.
"This Laker is about to break" Looking at Maddie's figure hanging on the basket, the magic was also a little helpless, and Fan Maniac had no way to prevent Maddie.
And just after Maddie scored that goal, the Lakers called a timeout. (To be continued.) )