Chapter 823: Rampage
The game between the Celtics and the Pelicans has now reached a critical stage, with the Pelicans dominating in the first half, but the Celtics launched a frantic comeback at the beginning of the second half.
Li Feng appeared to snipe the Celtics' attack on his own, but the Celtics would not let Li Feng succeed so easily.
The Celtics sent the ball out from the baseline almost the moment Li Feng's dunk was completed.
The Celtics really fought, Courtney Lee got the basketball and rushed towards the Pelicans' halfcourt, the Celtics' offense was really fast, and Courtney Lee fired a jumper, but Courtney Lee's shot was too flat, and the basketball flew back into Courtney Lee's hands.
Courtney Lee threw himself so once, and the Pelicans' defenders had all run back, and at this time the Celtics still wanted to play fast, but at this time the Celtics still had the courage to continue to play zipper offense.
Bradley came out quickly from behind, he ran around from the baseline, and then appeared at 45 degrees, and he already got the pass from Jeff Green, which was close to the three-point line, which was a bit out of Bradley's shooting range.
But Bradley did things beyond his scope today, but there are definitely a lot, Bradley got the basketball at this time and shot directly, and the basketball seemed to be a pendulum, and it fell steadily into the Pelicans' basket.
The anger of the Celtics is not over, these guys have not finished chasing the pelicans, Li Feng felt it at this time, the current Celts are like endless wolves chasing the pelicans.
This time Li Feng was going to come up with something to suppress the Celtics, otherwise these guys from the Celtics really thought that they had nothing to do with them, Li Feng gestured to his teammates, and then immediately passed the basketball to Arenas's hands after half time.
Then Li Feng himself quietly went to the Celtics' bottom line near the card owner to catch up with Jeff Green, Li Feng suddenly stuck the opponent in this position. The Celtic head coach immediately roared from the sidelines.
With the roar, Bradley, the closest to Li Feng in the Celtics, immediately attacked Li Feng fiercely, and as soon as Li Feng got the basketball, Bradley struck up, directly pinching Li Feng inside.
Li Feng waved his arm, hoping to win the referee's foul, but the referee saw Li Feng's arm and then looked at Jeff Green and Bradley's arms, so he couldn't bear to blow the foul.
Li Feng was caught between two people, and Bradley's hand kept waving and harassing Li Feng.
Li Feng was also quite angry by Bradley, so he simply forced a layup and hit the basket directly. Punched between Bradley and Jeff Green to the basket.
Li Feng pounced like this, and immediately knocked away the two people, but Li Feng himself lost the center of the shot, and could only use his left hand in the air to push the basketball towards the basket.
Li Feng's unconventional layup really had a bit of an effect, and the basketball was forcefully clicked into the basket by Li Feng's powerful fingers.
Li Feng relied on his body on the inside line to force down the layups of the two people, which can be regarded as a tough expression.
Hubbie Brown smacked his tongue again and again in the commentary seat:
"Li Feng's body is really strong, and it's okay to force a layup like this."
"yes. Some people have this advantage. ”
Speaking of physical problems, Miller scratched his head and said.
Li Feng continued to rely on his own offensive goals, hoping to suppress the Celtics' counterattack. completely suppressed the Celtics and counterattacked, but at this time, the Celtics also did not let go of the attack.
The Celtics played fast enough and simple enough. Running over and immediately sending the basketball to Bradley, Jeff Green has his own reasons for doing so, and he has now noticed that his teammates are having a really good hand today. At this time, it is better to send more basketballs to him.
Bradley was also a little excited to play today, this prince sultan with a little scholarly atmosphere, always on the court like a suave scholar, running rigorously, and then shooting the basketball as if he was doing learning.
But today Bradley was really a little excited, he started to try to take the initiative to attack, the breakthrough of the left hand, the dribble step, and then suddenly the dribble step to the left again, pulling the space.
A clear two-step dribble, then a straight jump for a precise 2-point shot.
The basketball was sent to the Pelicans' basket by Bradley, and even Rose, the Pelicans' No. 1 defender, was helpless, and Bradley took his movement and shooting ability to the extreme.
The Celtics' offense continued, they played a shocking offense, Li Feng played a personal attack for the third time, this time he chose to break through, but in the face of the basket and Ben's defense, Li Feng actually missed.
He didn't put the basketball into the Celtics' basket, and the rebounding ball was also protected by the Celtics, this ball made Li Feng very regretful, and the center of the New Orleans Arena was also lamenting on the side, this ball is a pity, Li Feng has a chance, but the basketball just didn't go in.
The Celtics couldn't take care of that much, and Buss was also active on the inside, hitting an inside turnaround jumper.
At this time, Li Feng was a little angry, and now he must suppress the Celtics, and he must do this, otherwise the next games will be very, very difficult to play.
Millsap walked to Li Feng's side at this time, comforted Li Feng and said:
"Li Feng, the current situation can't be rushed, we need not only strength, we also need wisdom."
Li Feng nodded, his two attacks just now were too reckless and lacked skill, and if he wanted to continue the game, he not only needed strength but also the wisdom to solve problems.
This time, Li Feng, when he dribbled up, was no longer a reckless forced impact, but played a little trick, dribbling over and using a feint to attract the opponent's defense, and then came to a low-handed layup from the gap.
Li Feng wants to attack, he must be brave, but at the same time he must be cunning.
In this way, Li Feng's efficiency has increased, and Li Feng and the Celtics have started a tug-of-war. The two sides went back and forth, and it lasted for 4 minutes, and both sides kept scoring and scoring goals.
It's a battle that fans love, but it's very, very stressful for both sides of the game, and the slightest mistake on the part of both teams can be overwhelmed by the opposition's attack.
As the game continued, the offense of the two teams gradually stabilized, and Li Feng could finally relax and let the Pelicans enter normal mode of offense, at the end of the third quarter. Li Feng was replaced.
Li Feng, who was replaced, took a long breath, and in the third quarter, the Celtics did play fiercely enough, and the forced Pelicans couldn't breathe.
Li Feng sat on the sidelines and drank a small sip of water, and then watched the situation on the court, at this time the Pelicans had changed to the bench lineup, and the Celtics had also changed to the bench lineup, and the situation began to favor the Pelicans.
Because the Pelicans have a lot of bench depth than their opponents, that's a big advantage.
Watching the Pelicans resist the pressure, they gradually regained the pressure on the score. Miller laughed on the side of the pitch as well.
The Pelicans thought they would control the situation, and the Pelicans' bench players were indeed controlling the court step by step.
But the fourth quarter began. Reggie Miller shouted from the commentary seat:
"Are the Celtics crazy, they're starting now."
After all, Hubi Brown is old and slow, and he opened his eyes for a while before he saw that the Celtics actually changed all the main lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter. And Courtney Lee is also at the shooting guard position.
Isn't this signal obvious, the Celtics plan to fight with the Pelicans in the last quarter, and the Celtics plan to fight with the Pelicans from now on. It's not that the Pelicans want to stabilize the rhythm and be able to stabilize the master, and it's not that the Pelicans want to win easily.
The Pelicans are still on the court with the same bench lineup, and this lineup is not weak, but when they meet the Celtics, who are going to work hard, the Pelicans' game becomes difficult.
In the first round of the opening game, Thornton encountered Bass's stubborn defense on the inside, and cut Thornton's basketball in a daze, and then the Celtics immediately turned to the offensive state.
The young Celtics were still running fast, they rushed over and passed the ball outside the three-point line, apparently preparing for a three-point break, and the Pelicans' defenders immediately gathered on the outside to defend the three-point shot.
At this time, the Celtics passed the basketball to a person that the Pelicans did not pay attention to, Sallinger on the inside, Sallinger turned around and dunk with both hands after getting the basketball, and played a crisp basket offense at the beginning.
Another wave of Celtics' offensive began, and Li Feng's eyelids jumped, and it looked like his troubles were still not over today.
The Pelicans' bench players played at their own pace on the halfcourt, and Millsap forced a force to the basket, but Sallinger under the basket taught Millsap a lesson, and he completely blocked Millsap's offense.
Millsap's layup also missed, the Celtics got possession of the ball again, and Reggie Miller, who was on the commentary bench, realized that his team was in danger:
"It looks like the Celtics have been doing a good job defensively lately, and their defensive level has completely improved in the final quarter."
Hubi Brown said with a torch in his eyes at this time:
"Celtic improved defensively and offensively in the second half, they had a strong desire to survive and a strong desire to win games."
"Instead, watching the Pelicans' game, they didn't have much enthusiasm, really, I didn't see their enthusiasm, maybe they themselves felt that the victory was already in their hands, but this is the game, and the game will definitely not be as smooth as they imagined."
Hubie Brown said the exact mentality of both sides of the game, the Pelicans are stronger, so they take the victory too seriously, this is their shortcoming, but the Celtics are not, the Celtics are coming with a desperate mentality.
One is pampered, and the other rushes up with the belief that he will die, which are completely two concepts.
So when the Celtics rushed to the Pelicans' halfcourt, they looked very violent, and Courtney Lee got the basketball and first called a high post block, calling Sallinger to the high post.
Saleen is now in a high position, Courtney Lee is desperately rushing towards the Pelicans' interior line at this time, and this guy's steps are unusually fast. It's really not very good for Caron Butler to defend this kind of swiftness.
Seeing Courtney Lee rush into the Pelicans' interior line in a posture that almost fell to the ground, and then jumped up at the oncoming Brand, Courtney Lee's body was still in that posture of almost falling.
But Courtney Lee rushed to his feet without hesitation, and then threw the basketball to the basket with a one-handed throw, which went over Brand's head and then quickly landed into the Pelicans' basket.
At this time, Brand's defensive level was not enough, and his ability to face Courtney Lee, who was already desperate, was somewhat lacking.
After Courtney Lee's goal, the guy himself roared loudly under the Pelicans' basket, and there was really tension from the angry Celtics.
Hubi Brown also praised repeatedly:
"Oh, oh. This guy is really wild, and although I personally don't really like Courtney Lee as a player, I love the way he's performing, he's putting on a show with all his heart, he's putting it all in, and I love how he plays. ”
Van Gundy also stood up on the sidelines, the first time he stood up after an opponent scored a goal today, and the reason for this was simple, the pace of the game. By the end of the day, it was out of the Pelican's capabilities.
The Pelicans needed to adjust at this time, and Van Gundy immediately made his own adjustment, he switched Millsap to the court first, and the high defensive ability of the content and his game experience can help the Pelicans strengthen from the offensive and defensive sides on a certain distance.
Millsap is back on the pitch. Sure enough, it worked, as soon as he came back, he scored inside and scored 2 points on the hook.
The Pelicans had just scored two points here, and the Celtics immediately turned back to attack. When watching the Pelicans' offense on the court, it was obvious that although they played with rules, they lacked a kind of enthusiasm. A kind of madness for basketball.
Not so with the Celtics, who had a shining element of living passion burning in each of them when they came running, something that the Pelicans players didn't have.
The Celtics ran quickly, he was used to this rhythm to complete the offense or defense in a fast way, Jeff Green ran quickly, he was enjoying the happy days without Li Feng's depression.
At this time, it was Bradley who was running at the front, Bradley had already reached the Pelicans' basket, Jeff Green quickly hung the basketball into Bradley's hands under the basket, Bradley stretched out his two slender arms and got the basketball under the basket, Brand immediately pounced on Bradley, but Bradley did not attack the basket with the ball.
Instead, he threw the basketball directly into the hands of Buss, who had reached the bottom corner, and Bass got the basketball in the bottom corner, but the Pelicans had no one to block Buss's point, and Buss's appearance outside the three-point line in the bottom corner was a little too unexpected.
Baston paused and adjusted before he was able to shoot, and the basketball arced and landed in the Pelicans' basket.
Celtics' three-point, a beautiful match, Reggie Miller said a little frustrated in the commentary box:
"Oh my God, the Celtics are just going crazy right now, they're scoring points one after another, can't the Pelicans' Van Gundy find a way to stop that?"
In fact, Van Gundy was really thinking of a way, he immediately replaced Arenas and Li Feng, the Pelicans' outside combination, ready to contain the Celtics' offense, Van Gundy left Caron Butler in the small forward position, which is the Pelicans' usual practice, under normal circumstances, in the most critical stage of the fourth quarter, Van Gundy will leave Caron Butler on the court.
Now only Aljefferson has not returned to the main lineup, Brand is barely enough to deal with Sallinger, Sallinger himself basically does not attack, and Millsap is there to assist in the defense.
The Pelicans came back with a full lineup, and Arenas immediately started to warm up on the outside, throwing a mid-range shot that wasn't very far away, but this mid-range shot didn't hit.
The basketball flew out all of a sudden, and the Celtics basketed Ben in the fourth quarter as if he had recovered his rebounding level and flew up to collect the basketball in his own hands, and after Ben grabbed the basketball, he immediately passed the ball to Jeff Green's hand.
But now that Li Feng has returned, Jeff Green is not so refreshing, he can only give the basketball to Courtney Lee to control it, Courtney Lee's organizational ability is really not flattering, but his offensive ability is really strong.
Arenas blocked Courtney Lee, who was running wildly, and Courtney Lee had to call the basketball to Bus, who was closest to him, and Bath received the basketball at this time just one step inside the three-point line, and Buss had already hit a three-pointer.
Now this guy suddenly went berserk, and after getting the basketball, he rushed directly to the Pelicans' basket, and Millsap could only step away from his disabled knee and chase after him, hoping to keep Bass out.
But Millsap never imagined that Bass's desire to attack the basket was so strong, squeezed himself out of the way and squeezed out of the way to the basket. (To be continued......)