The first section of the Battle of Mt. Tenno has all the elements one could want.

The play of the star, Yu Fei scored 14 points in a single quarter, and on the Celtics side, the big three had their own performances.

The Celtics have finally gotten rid of the predicament of not playing on the road, or rather, it was the referee team led by Steve Jarvey who untied their shackles.

Jarvey is known for encouraging confrontation, which is in line with the Celtics, who like to play physically.

In the second half of the first quarter, Roy, who was the secondary attacker, took advantage of Yu Fei's strong start to play, and the supersonic took the lead until the end of the first quarter.

29 to 26

SuperSonics lead by 3 points.

It's just that the advantage of supersonic speed hides a shadow.

Kwame Brown, who started the game actively, carried two fouls, Marion also had one foul, and substitute Nick Collison also committed twice.

The inside line is a high-risk position on the court, and if not an absolute star, in a way, the inside line is also a consumable.

They need to risk a lot of fouls.

The problem with the SuperSonics is that they don't have a proper bench five other than Brown, so every foul Brown has been fatal.

But the opponent is still the Celtics, the team with the best interior depth in the league.

"Nick, I need you to hold on for a few more minutes." "Our inside line needs a break. ”

Collison has no objections.

In the second quarter, the supersonic let Roy take the connecting section, and Yu Fei went off the field to rest.

This is rare at the Grand Final.

Normally, Yu Fei would lead the team through the first five minutes of the second quarter before resting, but tonight, Karl clearly felt the difference in intensity.

Therefore, if you can let Yu Fei rest, take a little more rest, and by the way, take a look at Roy's leadership in the connecting section.

Roy didn't disappoint.

He's a slow-heating player who doesn't usually get out of shape right away, but the Celtics just happen to be the kind of defensive powerhouse that will kill you when you meet. So, a player like Roy, who can't get into shape in the first place, is likely to rot forever if he is affected by this kind of defense.

But with Yu Fei, Roy's pressure plummeted, and slowly, his hand became hot.

As a 198-centimeter two-way guard, Roy is undoubtedly an underrated player, and the Celtics opened the second quarter to the defense of Tony Allen, who was not yet open.

Mr. Tony, like Victor Oladipo a few years later, was seen as the next Dwyane Wade before he entered the league, but one of them developed 70% of Wade's firepower on the offensive end, and the other completely surpassed Wade on the defensive end.

But at this time, Mr. Tony has not yet ushered in a transformation.

Roy broke down with a rhythm, and Allen's defense quickly made a slip and was shaken off to watch the opponent score on a jumper.

Pierce, who is in charge of the Celtics' second formation, is not angry, even if he can't prevent Yu Fei, will Roy also turn the sky upside down?

Soon, Pierce faced Durant and broke through with the ball for a slow three-step layup.

"Champion, you really can't do it without Da Fei!"

Pierce scoffed.

Durant has a devil in his heart and tells him to be bold with the ball.

What Frye can do, he can do.

Being young can be an excuse for many things, but this one doesn't.

Think about what 19-year-old Frye is doing.

Everyone is 19 years old, is he better than anyone else at 19 years old?

Suddenly, Durant stepped into the role of Yu Fei.

As he flew off the field, he suddenly stepped forward and briefly took possession of the opponent's tactical position, asking Roy for the ball.

Pierce is a difficult guy to evaluate on the defensive end, on the one hand, he doesn't defendically fast enough, and on the other hand, he has good counter-plays, dares to make moves, and has a lot of experience.

It's like his offense, it looks like it's slow, but every step makes sense, and it looks like a reluctant offense but when it comes to his hands, it's done.

It's the same with defense.

Unless he is as talented as Yu Fei and James, it will not be easy to pass him.

Durant's talent is undoubtedly overwhelming, but compared to Zhan, Durant's body has greater limitations in his rookie season.

Durant's dribble changed direction, although it was not as good as flying, but it was already beginning to take effect, but the moment Pierce's body was attached, his center of gravity began to be reversed, and he finally forced his shot in a way that he was not used to.

Such a shot is naturally impossible to hit.

This round against Pierce is the norm for Durant in the Finals.

His talent is there, but the confrontation problem is infinitely magnified.

Talent can solve many problems, but in the end, you need to have a strong body as a capital.

Durant struck iron, and the audience booed.

That's not for Durant, it's for Pierce, and even more so for the referees.

Seattle's mayor, Greg Nichols, came out in a classic political showmanship, standing up like a gambling dog who had staked his life on the SuperSonics and roaring, "You pig-like referee, why don't you blow the whistle?" Are you targeting us? Do you want to insult Seattle? You're not going to get your way!! ”

Today, Seattle has a citywide holiday.

SuperSonics fans may be less than a third of the city's fans, but when the game reaches the level of the Finals, it doesn't matter whether it's a fan or not. Every Seattle-man will be watching the Grand Finals.

At least 70 percent of Seattlemen will tune in to the game.

As one of the city's biggest faces, Nichols deliberately chose to be there tonight, not only to show his support for the Hypersonics, but also to show voters just how strong his sense of pride is in the city.

Nichols' thunderous fury startled even "Mr. T" Jarvey.

In the end, nearby security guards came to reassure Nichols, and the game was not interrupted.

Durant hit the iron in exchange for the Celtics' counterattack.

In the blink of an eye, the supersonic lead was only 1 point.

A minute later, the Celtics officially overtook the lead.

After another minute, the Celtics switched to an all-out mainstay and extended their advantage to five points in two minutes.

Then, Yu Fei took off his appearance clothes and came to the sidelines with Brown and Marion, ready to play.

Durant's "evaporation" in the Finals has no small impact on the supersound.

If he could play normally, Roy could use him as a poor man's version of Yu Fei, but since the start of the second quarter, he has shot 0-of-5.

Is it all due to the defensive intensity of the Celtics? Not really.

In addition to the pressure from Pierce's side, on the other hand, he wanted to prove himself too much, and the psychological pressure was too great.

But Roy's self-confidence has exploded, and even without Durant's help, he is confident that he can blow up the Celtics' perimeter.

Reed came to defend, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, changed backwards, suddenly pulled up, and forced a three-point shot that was unreasonable.

The difference returned to 2 points, and then, Childries fouled the Green Army, and Yu Fei and others replaced three players, including Durant.

When Durant walked off the court in frustration, Yu Fei suddenly stopped him and said, "Imagine playing like me now, you are still a million years earlier." ”

The good news is that Durant is just frustrated, not hopeless.

He was still in the mood to joke: "Because I won't live to be a million years old." ”

Yu Fei snorted with a smile, "Watch carefully, I'll get Paul Pearce." ”

Durant warned: "He's in great shape tonight. ”

"That's just right." Yu Fei said without looking back, "The more fierce he resisted, the more excited I became." ”

After Yu Fei came on the court, Pierce, who played confidently on Durant, was still in the mood to ridicule: "Hey, Da Fei, did that useless kid sue his parents?" I'm sorry, I'm just that ruthless. ”

Subsequently, Pierce confronted Yu Fei.

Although he took the ball, it was a feint, and finally the ball was passed to the outside, and Reed hit a three-pointer.

The margin returned to 5 points.

With the lesson of the first quarter, the Celtics nervously pinch whenever they saw Yu Fei get the ball.

One thing they overlooked was that Yu Fei liked to stay near the paint area since he came on the court in the second quarter.

The moment Yu Fei got the ball in the low post, the Celtics instantly shrunk the defense in, and the bag was formed almost instantly.

However, Yu Fei's pass was one step faster than the bag.

Yu Fei in the low post became the axis of the position, and the basketball had already been passed to Marion before the bag appeared.

Even Marion didn't know how Yu Fei found out.

Marion emptied his brain and rushed in from outside the paint to score for a dunk.

After that, Pierce singled Yu Fei and missed.

Yu Fei took the rebound, dribbled to the front court by himself, and as soon as he saw that the Celtics were already in place, he patiently waited for his teammates to come, and then started to play back from outside the three-point line.

"It's too far from the basket!"

As soon as such calls appeared, the Celtics were once again porous in their defense because they were too focused on flying.

With his back to the basket, Yu Fei suddenly threw the ball under the basket, and Childis, who ran out of nowhere, received the ball and made a layup and caused a foul.

Childisga scored on a free throw.

"SuperSonics tied the score!"

"Under the basket, in the paint, inside the free throw line, outside the free throw line, outside the three-point line, in every position, in every area, Frye can be a threat!" Jeff Van Gundy praised, "He's probably the greatest court controller of all time!" ”

And the origin of all this can be traced back to a few years ago, Yu Fei and Jerry West's night talk.

West believes that Yu Fei has reached the extreme as an outside line, and if he wants to go to the next level, the next step is to develop an inside line and a low-post attack.

In the past few years, Yu Fei has made some achievements.

After a few rounds, the Celtics were in complete panic.

Inside? Outside? Low?

What's he going to do next?

(End of chapter)