Chapter 133: Cool Asian Style (Part I)
With Wallace's shot wide in the end, the final score was still fixed at 81-87, and the third quarter ended with players from both sides coming off the court to replenish their water.
This quarter is not about how much the score gets, the most important thing is that Li Ming, Guy and Randolph have been fully rested, and the iron triangle will be the key to the Grizzlies' final victory.
Coach Hollins set the tone for his disciples when he set off from the Big Apple, and he had to win one of the two away games, and since the Knicks had already lost that game, Boston had to win this one.
He seems to be very conservative in terms of personnel today, usually in the second half of the third quarter, Li Ming and Randolph will let one of the insiders and outsiders stay on the court, today he chose to let both of them rest off the court at the same time.
This also directly led to the failure to withstand the repeated attacks of Gerard Wallace and Bradley in the second half, and finally became the lagging side, but fortunately, the point difference is not very large, and it is not too tiring to catch up when the main force comes on the field.
Wallace on the Celtics side has begun to gasp for air, yes, he has poured a lot of attention on both offensive and defensive ends, especially when he gets the ball inside, he is basically caught in the opponent's bag, although he can score at times, but it is very expensive.
He has scored 17 points and 11 rebounds after the third quarter, and is a key figure for the Celtics to maintain the lead, but it is unknown how many rounds he can fight in the fourth quarter of his current state.
After all, more than half of his 17 points were scored by Randolph when he was off the court, and once the Black Bears played, whether he could get to such a deep position, I think all the judges already knew in their hearts.
However, the team's brain, Rajon Rondo, has been given a valuable break, and the Celtics' offense should not be a problem, mainly depending on the performance of the forwards on the defensive end.
From Rivers' point of view, his defensive attention is still on the interior duo of Gasol Jr. and Randolph, and he doesn't put too much strategy and defense on Lee, and each time he only symbolically delays his dribbling and transmission at halftime.
This will also lay the groundwork for the rest of the plot tonight.
Li Ming is a player with accurate three-point points, and even the kind of basketball shooter who has no dead ends, he can not only attack with the ball himself, but also attack with the ball, and he is also a good player without the ball.
In the previous game with the Knicks, D'Antoni almost suffered his loss, and the game was almost taken away by the Grizzlies, if it weren't for Anthony's performance against the sky at the last moment, the result is really difficult to say.
Today's Celtics lack a real superstar after Paul Pierce left Brooklyn, and there is always one less player who can make the final difference when it comes to playing a key role.
Although Rondo is a player with a big heart, after all, his strengths lie in organization and defense, and he is still a shortcoming when he really comes to the goal, and the person who finished has not yet been found by the Celtics to really succeed Paul Pierce.
The Grizzlies' five-man team in the fourth quarter was Lee Ming, Gay, Kenyon Durin, Arthur, Pondset, Bayless and Randolph, with Gasol Jr. all sitting off the court.
It seems that Coach Hollins has made a decision, the Grizzlies who attacked first, Li Ming and Guy were still on the line to cross cover, and Durin calmly received the ball from the side and failed to make a shot at the first time.
Bradley in front of him made him very embarrassed, and when he was about to get stuck, Li Ming passed by with a gust of wind, holding the ball in his hand and not looking at the basket, and carrying it in with his head down, Bradley hurriedly threw away Dulin on the side, and quickly pasted it, along with Bass behind him.
Lee Ming made a delicate turn to the right of Buss and then hit a board, and then made a basket himself.
83 to 87.
The ball is very spectacle, but the coach Hollins on the sidelines is unhappy, which is often encountered on the field field, but it is rare for such contemptuous and insulting players to score goals in the professional field.
still remembers that Maddie on the shore of Daming Lake used the same action in the game between the Magic and the Wizards, and then he was maliciously fouled in that game and was out of action for nearly two months.
White served, Bradley slowly led the half, and Milicic, who glanced inside, chose to shoot himself.
Yes, the ball was also very insulting, and he didn't pass to Milicic in the open space when he shot against the defender.
However, his hand was a little hard, and the ball was too positive, and it bounced out, and Arthur under the basket took the rebound from Milicic's head with a loud shout, and raised his hand to the frontcourt.
Li Ming quickly turned around and followed up with this powerful pass, strode to the basket, and White behind him desperately chased after him, Li Ming gave the ball to Bombset in the air, who came to an easy wipe layup without interference.
85 to 87. The Grizzlies scored four straight points to close the gap even further. Coach Rivers on the sidelines began to be a little anxious, pacing back and forth on the sidelines, and his mouth was full of thoughts, he should be greeting his disciple's family.
Off-pitch, Rondo couldn't sit still, and he began to get up to cheer up his teammates on the field, shouting incessantly to remind his teammates with the ball to pay attention to the defenders behind him.
However, White's pass to Bradley was still intercepted by Li Ming, who was inserted in the middle.
Li Ming continued to run forward, and the opponent chasing behind him came down with a domineering flat frame bomb buckle, this cool cock exploded, excellent physical fitness, and the energetic style of play actually caused a commotion in the away field.
The two commentators even sent witty sentences, and they were secretly amazed by his body.
87 to 87, the two teams were tied.
Coach Rivers quickly called a halt. At this time, it was the time for the grizzly bear to take a moment, so he quickly called a timeout to ease the opponent's momentum.
He yelled at White from the sidelines with a tactical board, his voice too hoarse to be heard, but the greeting at the beginning of F was many and clear, echoing over the North Shore Garden Arena.
White couldn't even raise his head when he was scolded, he kept rubbing his palms, he didn't even dare to look the coach in the eyes, and he didn't dare to answer, he could only stand obediently, like a child who had done something wrong.
On the Grizzlies' side, Coach Hollins pulled Durin aside and patiently talked to him about the pick-and-roll, and kept demonstrating, over and over again, very patiently.
Guy was also learning from the sidelines, laughing from time to time, while Marc Gasol sat relatively quietly on the bench with his head in front of him, without saying a word, and he should be replaced by the coach after this timeout, which will require a good player like him.
His offensive skills on the interior and his passing ability on the line are unmatched across the league.