Chapter 48, See Robbery Again! (2-in-1)
Zhao Yong is so popular that his jersey can now be found in every section of the TD North Shore Garden Arena seating.
Irving's jersey is not as many as Zhao Yong's, Zhao Yong's high popularity is undoubtedly revealed, and most fans remember how strong Zhao Yong was in his last home game.
Tatum is very envious of Zhao Yong, although his rank is higher than Zhao Yong and his tactical status is also higher, but in terms of popularity, he is far less popular with fans than Zhao Yong.
Owen's expression was quite unhappy, and he felt that his light had been snatched away by Zhao Yong.
Fans love the story of Zhao Yong's counterattack, every time they see Zhao Yong beat the opposite player with a higher rank than him, they will feel quite happy, this is not only to beat the opponent, but also to slap those scouts and miss Zhao Yong's team management in the face!
The 76ers' on-court lineup at this time is: Simmons, Fultz, Covington, Saric and Embiid.
Zhao Yong thinks that the 76ers' lineup is quite strange, the two outside lines have no three-point ability, and the two inside lines can be pulled out and throw three-pointers, as if the positions have been reversed.
The lineup on the Celtics' side is Irving, Tatum, Brown, Zhao Yong, and Monroe.
Soon, the game resumed.
Celtic attack.
Irving dribbles to the frontcourt.
Owen didn't mean to make a special ball for Zhao Yong, he gave the ball to Brown and then motioned for Brown to give the ball back.
Brown gives the ball back to Irving.
The 76ers players are still very strong in individual defense, especially Simmons.
Irving hit Simmons a bit of a loss.
Owen motioned for Zhao Yong's cover.
Zhao Yong covered the file and blocked Simmons.
With the help of Zhao Yong's cover, Owen quickly changed direction and broke through.
Irving had the option to pass at this time, and Tatum on the outside had a gap, but Irving didn't choose to pass.
Irving simply staggered Embiid's rhythm and stepped back a little before the three-second zone.
Embiid interfered a lot, and Irving turned up the arc!!
"Box!"
The basketball slammed into the hoop.
Saric jumped to his feet to collect the rebound.
But unfortunately, a dark shadow rushed out from behind him.
Zhao Yongchong grabbed the offensive rebound.
"Bang!"
Zhao Yong gave Saric a confrontation in the air, knocked him away and grabbed the rebound that popped up, and then smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!!
"Box!!"
12 to 12.
As soon as Zhao Yong came up, he contributed a wonderful deduction!!
The fans at TD North Shore Gardens cheered again.
The swaying baskets, the fluttering Zhao Yong, and the noisy sounds, the atmosphere ignited at once.
Barkley laughed and said, "This guy can fly just like me!" ”
O'Neill said: "Don't put gold on your face, you will never jump that high in your prime." ”
Barkley said: "Labor jumped higher than you anyway. ”
O'Neill said: "You have a dick for jumping high, I have 4 championship rings, do you have them?" ”
O'Neill held out four fingers and shook them.
Barkley was speechless: "......"
The damage to the number of championships is huge and irrefutable.
O'Neal likes to use this move to attack Barkley, almost every day.
This dunk did not give Zhao Yong more opportunities, and Zhao Yong's next focus was mainly on the defensive end.
Zhao Yong is responsible for directly defending Embiid.
Embiid tried to single Zhao Yong many times, but it didn't work well.
Zhao Yong's defense of Embiid is to prevent him from receiving the ball on the inside, as for his mid-to-long-range shooting, just interfere with it slightly.
Embiid couldn't help it.
Fortunately, Embiid has played against Horford many times in the early stage, and his long-range shooting is not good.
In addition, in terms of defense, Zhao Yong's footsteps move very fast, whether Simmons and Fultz break in, they are greatly disturbed.
The effect of adding attribute points all the time on the defensive end is still reflected, and the improvement is obvious.
The 76ers are in some trouble on the offensive end.
Zhao Yong was invisible on the offensive end, Irving never passed the ball to Zhao Yong, and Tatum, Brown and others did not see Zhao Yong's good chances.
Then defensively, the 76ers attach no importance to Zhao Yong as they did the last time the two teams faced off.
Zhao Yong's only chance to catch the ball was also caught in a pinch, and he had to pass the ball out.
After it was passed, the ball never returned to Zhao Yong's hands.
Fortunately, Irving and Tatum have a good hand and help the Celtics achieve some advantages.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 22-28.
The Celtics lead by 6 points!
The 76ers' bench.
Coach Brown laid out the tactics and said: "Joel, if Kerry bursts in, you have to be decisive in defense, he won't pass to Zhao, you should be bold and intensive." ”
The 76ers head coach noticed that Irving was not very willing to share the ball with the inside.
Embiid nodded: "Okay, no problem, leave it to me, I'll make him feel uncomfortable." ”
After explaining Embiid, Brown went over to encourage Fultz to make an outside shot.
Simmons doesn't shoot from the outside, and Fultz doesn't shoot either, so it's okay, and all of them are crowded inside.
The 76ers are too deformed compared to the Celtics' lineup, and they don't have any shooting ability from the outside, and the Celtics are only normal outside players.
If this continues, the Celtics will kill the 76ers again as before.
Barkley said: "Boston still have the advantage in terms of overall strength, and Cho's contribution on the defensive end has been outstanding, and his defense has been a little bit better than he was some time ago. ”
"Yes, he's smarter, he's going to use his talent to defend, and then on the offensive end, he's not rushing, he's using his containment to create chances for his teammates," Smith said. ”
O'Neal said: "Smart fart, it's just that Kerry doesn't pass the ball to him. ”
Reggie Miller laughed, "I agree with Shaq. ”
NBA legends are human beings who can see what's going on on the court.
This side of the Celtics bench.
Stevens has always been clear that Irving is not a pass-based point guard, and he prefers to show off his unmatched individual skills rather than the team's offense.
Not only did he not pass it on to Zhao, but even if he passed it on to Jason and Jay, he was reluctant!
Of course, it is not enough to say that he is alone.
As an All-Star level point guard, he only averages 5 assists per game, so you can imagine his willingness to pass.
But on the other hand, Irving's heads-up ability is really awesome, and there are almost no offensive skills that he doesn't know, even if he faces the opponent's crazy pinch every game, he can also score 24.4 points per game.
The 76ers knew he was going to play singles, but it was still hard to guard him.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Stevens sent Irving, Tatum, and Zhao Yong on the court.
Zhao Yong stayed on the court to deal with Embiid, although his height was out of place, his weight could at least resist.
In his first round on the court, Irving used his coquettish dribbling skills to connect the two and then rushed to the three-second zone, gliding from the left side to the right to hit the basket.
"Damn, you can get in." As a hanging, Zhao Yong, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but cheer for Owen's difficult goal.
Once Owen got into the rhythm of the game, his goals were really entertaining.
"Go up against him, don't let him go to the basket so easily." Coach Brown yelled at Embiid angrily.
In the next few waves of attacks, it became more and more difficult for Owen to get inside, and he fell to the ground many times!
At 6:22 of the second quarter, Irving went on a three-to-three run from the outside before bursting to the basket.
Zhao Yong followed up synchronously, but Irving didn't split the ball, and he chose to challenge Embiid himself.
Embiid raises his hand high!
Irving didn't take advantage of Embiid, the ball was deflected, and Embiid got the rebound!
Irving lost control of his body on the ball, and he stepped on Embiid's foot as he fell!
"Ahh
Owen clutched his ankle in pain and fell to the ground.
Although Zhao Yong was not interested in Owen, he immediately walked over when he saw Owen's tragic situation.
Embiid raised his hand and stepped back to signal that he hadn't moved.
The team doctor and the Celtics players came over to check on Irving's injury.
The replay was immediately shown on the big screen.
Embiid really didn't have the intention of stepping on his feet, but Irving himself was not dominant against Embiid, and stepped on the surface of Embiid's foot when he lost his balance and landed, causing his ankle to bend at 90 degrees.
Seeing Owen injured, Stevens' mood immediately turned bad.
Irving managed to get back in shape and the team was on track, only to be the case all of a sudden.
"I can't play this game, I have to go to the film to determine the severity of the injury." The team doctor kept Stevens up on the situation.
Yabusele and Theis set up Owen and sent him to the locker room.
Irving's abrupt departure disrupted Stevens' arrangement.
Stevens sent Smart, and Smart pulled Zhao Yong over to exchange the tactics of the two.
Smart is different from Owen in that he is happy to pass the ball for Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong also knew very well that the next time was his time.
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It is undeniable that Irving has a strong individual offensive ability, but when he is on the court, he will destroy the Celtics' offensive integrity to a certain extent.
Because of Irving's qualifications, status, and ability, many Celtics players are unhappy with him, but there is not much to do.
He wasn't on the field, but everyone seemed more relaxed.
Barkley said: "Carey is out injured, OMG, that's not good news for Boston, this guy can provide 20+ firepower per game. ”
"Stevens needs to solve the problem of tonight's game, and Irving scored 18 points in the first quarter and a half, and he is the Celtics' top scorer," Smith said. ”
O'Neal said: "Marcus is also a good player, of course, if he doesn't shoot threes, haha. ”
"Irving is injured, and the Celtics are hard to beat."
"The team boss is injured, the 76ers have a chance."
"Look, Smart would be more willing to pass the ball."
"Owen is just watching him singles on the court, and Zhao Yong has no chance at all."
Fans are also discussing the situation on the field.
.....
Stevens said to Smart and Zhao Yong: "Play more blocking and dismantling, pay attention to the movement of the ball, Zhao, you can impact the inside line more." ”
Stevens needs someone on the team who can quickly fill in Irving's vacant firepower, otherwise it will be difficult to get the 76ers to morale.
The game continues.
The ball is 76 players.
The 76ers also took advantage of this opportunity to replace the main force.
Simmons dribbled to the front court and gave the ball to Covington on the right.
Covington made a false shot before making a quick stop to mid-range.
"Huh!"
33 to 39.
Covington was basically shooting in this game.
The 76ers' two outside workhorses are too unreliable, and their shooting makes Covington shake his head.
It's still the two champions, the shooting ability is basically 0, and it is estimated that there is no such backcourt combination in the history of the NBA...
Celtic attack.
Smart dribbles to the front court and directs tactics at the top of the arc.
Smart didn't easily send the ball inside, and Embiid on the inside was still a huge threat to the Celtics players.
Zhao Yong went up to block Smart for him.
After the block, Zhao Yong moved horizontally to the right side, and Smart took a step forward to give the ball to Zhao Yong.
Defending Zhao Yong was Saric.
Seeing Zhao Yong, Saric was under great pressure.
The last time he played against Zhao Yong, he was completely blown up, and 3 of the top five goals were goals that he used as a background.
"Zhao, scare him!"
"Kill him!"
"You're welcome."
Seeing such a matchup, the fans on the scene immediately got high!
Saric may be the worst player to be blown up by Zhao Yong.
Saric opened his hands: "Zhao, I won't give you any more chances, I know all your offensive moves!" ”
Zhao Yong shot back: "Do you want to make a bet, you still can't stop me." ”
Saric hesitated, he really wasn't sure how to defend against Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong did not disappoint the fans at the scene.
After a change of direction, he dribbled directly to Saric for him.
"Bang!"
Saric puffed out his chest and withstood a blow from Zhao Yong, and the whole person retreated.
With space, Zhao Yong collected the ball and rushed to the basket, facing Embiid's assistance defense under the basket, and fought in the air.
Grab the ball and dodge in the air, and after folding, it will be deducted!!
"Box!!"
33 to 41
Zhao's 98-point near-frame attack stat gives him an edge over Embiid's basket, and he can find ways to get the ball to the basket.
After Embiid landed, his face was unlucky, and he was almost dunked for this ball.
Embiid yelled at Saric and said, "Don't let him pass in one step. ”
Saric is also innocent, he was not overlooked, he was knocked away, what can he do.
"Oh, Zhao Yong is still putting that dunk on hold, hurry back to prevent it."
"In the face of Embiid, it's still a buckle!"
"Awesome!"
"Everybody knows how he attacks, but they just can't hold it."
"It's brutal, I like this style of play."
The fans shouted.
Kendall Jenner on the sidelines was also waving her fists excitedly.
76ers serve.
Embiid sent the ball to Simmons.
Simmons looked ahead, and he didn't notice that Zhao Yong didn't turn back to defense.
It's a habit.
Thereupon!
Zhao Yong, who was nearby, went directly to get the ball in Simmons' hand with both hands.
When Zhao Yong rushed over, Simmons finally felt the crisis, and he immediately held the ball in his arms with both hands and wanted to dodge.
It's just too late.
Zhao Yong's hands were firmly on the ball!
There was no hold, Zhao Yong pulled hard, and directly pulled the ball out of Simmons' arms.
Simmons lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Embiid froze in place, and he couldn't react to the scene.
Zhao Yong adjusted his pace, jumped high, and came to a big windmill on the spot!!
Box !!
33 to 43.
"Haha, if you don't defend yourself, it's just for robbery."
"You six!"
"This is Flying Pig Madness."
"The man is on the left, the woman is on the right, now the robbery!"
"It's a raw robbery!"
"Fake, the referee doesn't even have a chance to blow the scrum."
"It's too much!!"
"Simmons: Give me the ball, I'm going home."
The fans were shocked.
Although they knew that it was not the first time that Zhao Yong had done this, they were still shocked when they saw this kind of picture.
Kendall Jenner on the sidelines covered her mouth and watched everything on the field.
Ben is really inferior to Zhao!!