Chapter 115: Crazy Score

ps.

Reply to the third update today, this book is basically impossible to sign. When Forrest Gump will end, I can't say for sure.

As the referee blew the whistle, Orange Sè's basketball was thrown into the sky, and Zhang Kong and Garnett jumped almost at the same time!

'Smack! ’

A little ahead of Garnett, Zhang Kong took the lead in dialing the basketball.

"Damn!"

The basketball was firmly in Gibson's hands. However, the Celtics were clearly prepared and retreated quickly, leaving no chance for the Cavaliers to open the game. So far this season, the Cavaliers have had a number of instances of scoring first with the help of a fast break on a jump ball.

But Garnett is obviously still a little unrelieved, his bounce power is definitely among the top in the league, and he has lost the jump ball quite a few times before Zhang Kong entered the league. After jumping the ball, Zhang Kong quickly moved towards the Celtics' penalty area, and when he reached the free throw line, Parkinson stepped up to defend him.

In fact, compared to Parkinson, Garnett's defensive opening effect may be better. But Garnett, as the core of the Celtics' interior offense and defense, needs to take on too many tasks, and Rivers obviously doesn't want Garnett to consume too much physical strength and energy on Zhang Kong, otherwise the Celtics' interior offense will inevitably get into trouble because of this.

Gibson saw that there was no chance for a fast break, so he took a few steps forward with the ball, and when he reached the three-point line, he made a ground-hitting pass and handed the basketball to Zhang Kong, who was stuck at the free throw line.

Zhang Kong and Parkinson's have not fought once or twice. Parkinson is a typical coolie inside, although there is no very sure offensive means, but defensively, Parkinson has height, tonnage, strength, good defensive skills, and more importantly, Parkinson is willing to do dirty work, standing in the center position makes him a good opponent of the traditional interior line under the basket.

However, Parkinson also has his obvious weaknesses.

Zhang Kong was not prepared to use his strength to beat Parkinson's, although he could also fight in that way, but today he had to maintain more physical strength.

With his back to Parkinson, he could clearly feel that Kendrick Parkinson, wearing the green Sè No. 43 jersey, was pushing himself against himself with all his might, intending to push himself off the free throw line. Although Zhang Kong's shè is far beyond the three-point line, the scoring range he is really good at is the distance from the basket to the free throw line. There were back-to-back three-pointers on the court, but with the exception of the one in the All-Star Game, .

Obviously, based on this, Rivers judged Zhang Kong's three-pointer, at least when it was defended, and didn't have a good grasp.

This is the right judgment.

Zhang Kong suddenly hit back, this is not to push Parkinson to the basket, but to turn around with the force of this rebound, Parkinson hurriedly wanted to follow, but Zhang Kong's speed was obviously faster than he imagined, and Zhang Kong, who turned around, had already cut into the inside line before Parkinson pasted it. Then, when Garnett came to make up for the defense, he directly sent the basketball into the basket with a half-hook hand.

Garnett obviously didn't expect Zhang Kong's shot to be so fast and decisive, and he was a little slower when making up the defense, and he didn't have time to form a disturbance.

Parkinson has plenty of height and tonnage, which affects his footwork and is not very fast. This makes him powerless against the kind of deft interior attack that moves extremely fast.

Generally speaking, a person has advantages on one side and disadvantages on the other. It's just that this shortcoming is not very obvious in the Celtics, because the person who works with him next to him is Garnett, the most versatile power forward in history. He is six feet eleven inches tall, but his arm span is seven feet five inches!

The terrifying arm span, emaciated body, and strong physical fitness give Garnett a great advantage in terms of supplemental defense, and the speed-based interior line can easily break through Parkinson's defense, but in the face of Garnett's supplemental defense, he is often locked by that pair of long arms.

It's just that this doesn't include Zhang Kong.

Generally speaking, the force of the fast speed will not be too strong, and the impact force will not be too high. can rely on speed and agility to shake off Jinsen, and under Garnett's supplemental defense, he will inevitably feel threatened.

But there are always a few perverts in the alliance that can't be calculated by common sense...... Formerly O'Neal, he weighed 300 pounds but had the agility and terrifying physicality of a front-guard. Now it's Zhang Kong, and even Zhang Kong is even more perverted than O'Neal, because on the basketball court, there is no dead end for him at all.

The Celtics' first offense was still initiated by their core Paul Pearce. In this game, in order to defend Paul Pierce, the Cavaliers specially changed the service lineup, put Stephen Jackson as the small forward, and moved James to the shooting guard position.

Jackson has a strong defensive ability, and defending Paul Pierce by him can also save James' stamina and allow him to play better on the offensive end, while Ray Allen, although he has been in the playoffs, his performance has been up and down, and has fluctuated greatly, as if he is the most unworthy of the name of the Big Three.

But everyone knows that the result of letting go of Ray Allen easily is equivalent to digging a good grave for himself, just waiting for Ray Allen to fill in the earth, this guy is the successor of Reggie Miller, a natural killer!

Having James defend Ray Allen isn't as physically draining as defending Pierce, and the defense is certainly better than Larry Hughes.

On the three-point line, Paul Pierce skillfully dribbled the ball, and the ever-changing frequency of dribbling kept the pressure on Stephen Jackson. After a few shakings, there was a flaw in Stephen Jackson's defense, Paul Pierce's realistic feints made him can't help but change his center of gravity, and the next moment, seizing this fleeting opportunity, Pierce jumped in an arrow, leaned on Stephen Jackson's body, and broke through against Jackson's body.

Although he was beaten, Jackson obviously would not give up, and he still followed Pierce closely, while constantly impacting Pierce in the breakthrough with his body, interfering with Pierce's movements.

呲~~~

The sound of the sole rubbing against the floor made Pierce suddenly stop and make a shot.

Jackson's heart jumped, and he immediately flew up, jumping up in the air, and saw that Pierce was still on the ground and kept shooting posture, and then he realized that he had been tricked. Pierce unhurriedly crossed Jackson for a layup, and the moment the basketball was shot, Pierce's face suddenly showed a look of horror.

A large yellow hand shrouded the basketball's forward route like a dark cloud covering the sky.

"Smack!"

The basketball flying in the air was slapped out by Zhang Kong. Gibson and Rondo rushed to the basketball that flew out at the same time, and finally with a faster speed, Rondo grabbed the basketball, but at this time there was not much time to attack, Rondo, who grabbed the basketball, made a passing feint, and then his body was short, and he broke through Gibson's loose defense, stepped into the restricted area, and went to the basket.

Sensing that James let go of Ray Allen in order to make up for the defense, the moment the flaw was revealed, Rondo's basketball had already flown into Ray Allen's hands.

Ray Allen, receiving the ball, barely adjusted, and then jumped and shot!

Bang bang......

At the beginning of the game, Ray Allen's hand didn't seem to be very good, and he made his first shot at a 45-degree angle, and he didn't hit the three-point shot. Garnett, who was immediately stuck, took this rebound that flew towards him! The basketball was tucked away in his chest, and his erected elbows shook to both sides, and Garnett, who was still preparing to steal the ball, immediately chose to give up and retreat.

Zhang Kong then handed over the basketball to Gibson.

Moving on the offensive end again, Gibson handed over the basketball to Zhang Kong again after getting James' instructions. And Zhang Kong turned his back to Parkinson's top defense after receiving the basketball, and no longer made more temptations, directly after a half-turn feint, with a faster speed to break through Parkinson's top defense, rushed into the penalty area again, and jumped directly, Parkinson's left behind Zhang Kong had no way, when Zhang Kong jumped, Parkinson's bounce could not cause any interference to Zhang Kong, and Garnett was difficult to prevent.

Because once he puts it up, the inside line is empty!

In any case, one of the two interior players must always be kept under the basket, otherwise the restricted area will fall and the Celtics' defensive system will be over. Rivers crouched on the sidelines, the opening two goals did not make Rivers anxious, and there was still plenty of time for the Celtics to slowly adjust in this game, and there was no need to rush to change the lineup because of a loss of time.

Rivers was ready to watch for a while, but halfway through the first quarter, Rivers had to call a timeout.

After the loss of the first attack, the Celtic attack was not affected too much. Rajon Rondo has obvious weaknesses, but he also has obvious strengths, and he always has the right amount of the ball. After losing the first shot, Rondo quickly assisted Pierce to hit a mid-range shot, and immediately forced the inside to make a gap for Garnetla, Garnett received a pass from Rondo, and shot a solid shot under the basket.

On the offensive end, there were no problems, although they were not able to fully exert their tactical power, but they were not restrained. But on the defensive end......

"Smack!"

Parkinson finally grabbed a rebound, but was slapped down by Zhang Kong, before Parkinson rereacted, Zhang Kong had already grabbed the basketball and directly pressed Parkinson's dunk!

"Bang dang!"

The basketball smashed the basket with a thud, and Rivers felt his nerves beat uncontrollably!

There was no problem on the offensive end!

But the defensive end ...... It's already completely fallen!

Rivers, who finally couldn't sit still, immediately stood up and called a timeout!

Source: Forrest Gump