At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics offered a regional joint defense on the defensive end, and the formation tended to be 212 joint defense, with the Wolves in the center, and this formation mainly defended the outside line of the Knicks.

Garnett's position is a little higher than the usual 212 defense, and he can become a 32 defense at any time, responsible for supplementing the Knicks' mid-range and high jump shots. Regardless of any defensive formation of the Celtics, the Wolves are the top priority, and there are few teams in the NBA that play joint defense, especially under NBA rules, playing joint defense is actually not a good choice, unless your team has an interior line like Garnett and Duncan, otherwise the role of joint defense is not as good as that of man marking.

This is also the main reason why the Green Shirts have been disqualified from competing for the championship since the original time and time Garnett's injury. Without Garnett, the Celtics not only can't get up on the inside, but their defensive system has also lost its axis all of a sudden, and the Celtics have no other player who can replace Garnett's role.

The Celtics attacked for the first time in the third quarter, Rondo assisted inside, and Garnett forced the Knicks to foul defensively.

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, D'Antoni immediately felt his heart beat out of his chest. Wallace raised his arm, and the referee counted the foul to Gerrard, who was on the defensive side. Wallace.

"Oh no, Wallace also committed 3 crimes!" As soon as the mustache breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately remembered that Wallace's defense of Pierce was just as difficult, and he had also been fouled twice. Now even the outside defender is guilty of three fouls, how will the next game be played?

In the sideline press area, American reporters held their heads high and beamed proudly.

The Celtics have a slight lead of few points for the time being. But the damage inflicted on the Knicks is calculated in tons, and among the starting five in New York, except for Zhang Yu and Crawford, each has committed one foul so far. The other three have all committed three fouls, and less than half a minute into the third quarter, you can imagine the predicament that the Knicks are in.

The Chinese journalists and the New York reporters, though expressionless, were not as depressed as they had hoped. It was so difficult for the Knicks to go to the Eastern Conference Finals that even the craziest New York fans would not have felt that the team had much hope of reaching the Finals, and that they could accept any outcome in the end. It's almost impossible for the Knicks to win a championship this year. Their bottom line is simply not to be shaved head.

Garnett hit both free throws to score his 13th point of the game.

In the last series, Garnett played seven games. He averaged only 15 points per game, the lowest point in nearly a decade. Facing the Knicks today, the Wolves are at ease on the court, and they have unknowingly scored 13 points. The Knicks' defense hurts!

Kenny. Smith kept waving his arms as he saw Garnett retreat. He smiled and said, "Is Garnett the most committed player you've ever seen?"

Charles. Barkley didn't think about it at all, and said categorically: "He's definitely one of them, and I don't know if there's a player who has more ways to warm up before the game than kg, he jumps up to the basket, stretches, keeps talking in his mouth, looks at the spectators, talks to himself before the ball. He started doing this from the moment he entered the league. His former teammate in the Timberwolves, Sam. Mitchell said that KG is not an ordinary person and that he can do anything to win in a game. ”

Knicks offense. Their starting line-up remained unchanged in the second half, and it was still Nate. Robinson, Zhang Yu, Wallace, Kenyon Martin, David Lee.

Nate. Robinson dribbled to the front court and planned to hand the basketball to Zhang Yu, but immediately found that the basketball could not be passed.

Rondo was close, Ray Allen and Pierce blocked the pass, and the Celtics came over like a big net. Robinson found himself on target and looked like whoever he passed the ball to would be intercepted?

"Joint defense?"

Zhang Yu knew that Nate Robinson was facing the Celtics' sudden joint defense, and he was afraid that he had only one option to break through, so he hurriedly retreated to a position close to the center line to receive the basketball and personally organize the offense.

Nate. Robinson and Wallace distanced themselves and waited to receive Zhang's pass.

Lei Allen didn't dare to defend it, worried that Zhang Yu would use his speed to pass and defend the three-point line, the Celtics' joint defensive formation was only one step away from the three-point line, and if Zhang Yu made a quick shot outside the three-point line, the impact that the Celtics could make was limited.

But then again, this kind of hasty outside shot, the hit rate can be imagined, and I am afraid that I will be taken away by the other party in waves after a few misses, and no one dares to play like this.

As soon as Zhang Yu approached the three-point line, Pierce and Garnett immediately approached him, and the entire Celtics defense pressed like him, but still only one step closer to the three-point line.

"This defense is much stronger than the Cavaliers, and they haven't broken the formation yet, and you can feel the pressure just from the outside, and there is a feeling that there is no return, and there is no such pressure when dealing with the Cavaliers." Zhang Yu's eyes were green, but after a season of training, even if it was really ironclad, he had to go in and give it a try.

Zhang Yu dribbled through, and as soon as he entered the three-point line, Ray Allen immediately pasted it, Garnett on the inside and Pierce at the top of the arc all pounced, and Zhang Yu quickly transferred the ball before falling into the bag.

As soon as Wallace received the ball, the entire Celtics defense rushed to Wallace's direction again, and the speed of switching defenses was extremely fast.

Nate. Robinson received a basket in the bottom right corner, Perkins actually defended it, and Nate Anderson. Robinson immediately closed the ball and broke through.

The entire Celtic defense line retracted in an instant, like a green fishing net, and in the blink of an eye, the net trapped the small potatoes under the basket.

"Is their defense following the ball?" Zhang Yu had moved to the bottom corner of the weak side and was unguarded within two meters, but Nate Robinson was surrounded by the Celtics and couldn't pass the ball at all.

Nate. Robinson really can't pass the ball at this time, the Celtics' defense is not empty, any defense is open, but he doesn't have the ability to pass the ball, and his height is only fatally injured, so he can only choose to attack by himself.

"Bang!"

Garnett interferes with Nate. Robinson's layup, small potato missed the shot, Pierce and Rondo have switched from defense to offense, Garnett got the rebound and made a half-court pass, accurately finding Pierce on the fast break.

Wallace taped to Pierce, and the two scrambled to the Knicks halfcourt.

Rondo received the ball from Pierce, flashed Zhang Yu in a swift disguise, and dribbled into the three-point line.

Zhang Yu was not completely shaken, Rondo entered the three-second zone, feinted a layup but passed the basketball back to Ray Allen who rushed to the outside, and the Knicks were shocked from player to coach!

There are still people defending around Ray Allen, but the 170cm Nate Robinson really doesn't play a role, Ray Allen ignores the block and hits a three-point shot!

Less than a minute into the second half, the score was 45:55, and the Knicks were already trailing by double digits.

D'Antoni immediately called a timeout, and the opponent sacrificed a regional joint defense, this trick mustache will actually be, the Suns played this tactic back then, but the Suns have been criticized for poor defense, and the mustache has not been used again when it arrives at the Knicks.

The NBA lifted the ban on regional defense in 2001, but NBA coaches disdained to play joint defense at the beginning, and in recent years, with the rise of many young coaches, these relatively young coaches have put a lot of thought into joint defense, and their improved regional defense according to NBA rules has indeed made many teams suffer.

The Celtics' regional defense is not a real joint defense, in fact, there is no standard tactics in the NBA now, each team's tactical play has softened a variety of elements, and the NBA team's tactics are more likely to change with the team configuration. Tactics are dead, people are alive, and the Americans know this as well.

The Celtics' defense is like a joint defense and not like a joint defense, it is a kind of hybrid defense, with Garnett as the axis, which can be changed between 212, 23, and 32 defenses at any time, and once the Knicks miss, the Celtics' joint defense can immediately evolve into a quick counterattack.

D'Antoni doesn't have much to do with the Celtics' defense, and the Green Shirts defeated the Purple Lakers last season with this kind of defense, and they are now much worse than the Lakers last season, especially the Knicks' interior line does not have a strong fulcrum, and the Celtics can press the defense out without any worries.

'You have to move the ball quickly, there must be holes in the joint defence, and we look for opportunities in the two corners. Jamal came on after a timeout, waited for a pass in the two corners and had a decisive shot when he had a chance. Little bunny, your test is coming, try to break through the ball, pass the ball after the breakthrough or attack yourself to take the idea, if we can't penetrate their defense, we can't beat them. ”

Zhang Yu slandered in his heart, D'Antoni was happy, and threw all the burden on him, this coach is really easy!

The game restarted, the Celtics continued to sacrifice an oppressive defense, this defensive intensity generally does not last long, the Celtics Big Three are already old, such an intensity of defense can play for three or four minutes at most, otherwise they will be tired to death first.

The Celtics' defense follows the basketball, and the green shirts' encirclement will be transferred wherever the ball is, so that there will definitely be open shooting opportunities, and it depends on whether the ball carrier can distribute the ball to the open players.

Zhang Yu broke through on the flank, Rondo and Ray Allen were caught together, and Crawford quickly moved to the bottom corner.

"Smack!"

Zhang Yu's pass was intercepted by Pierce, and Coach Rivers knew the weaknesses of his team and naturally would not be without arrangement.

Their two corners are weaknesses, but it's the passing of the ball that counts as a weakness.

The Celtics broke the ball and counterattacked, Ray Allen stopped outside the three-point line, Pierce and Rondo attacked the basket, the Knicks were worried that Ray Allen would get another three-point opportunity this time, so they put the defensive focus on Ray Allen, and Pierce forced a layup to score a goal.

The cheers on the "TD North Shore Garden" court continued to wave, and they didn't stop from the second half, and when it was the Knicks' turn to attack, it automatically changed to boos.

The Green Shirts fans are just like their own team, and this cheering doesn't last long, but as long as they can shout for a few minutes, it means that the Knicks have been passive on the court, and they have been passive for a few minutes, thinking that the Celtics have finished the game. (To be continued......)