The Green Army served, and "Little Potato" Nate Robinson passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the key to organize the attack.
This former dunk king has top-notch physical fitness, especially explosiveness and jumping ability, which are at the top level in the league.
However, with his height of 1.75 meters, his shooting is not stable.
This kind of player with obvious advantages and disadvantages, unless the advantages are too outstanding, can only serve as the x factor in the team and it is difficult to be entrusted with important tasks.
But Xiaodudou is a very high-spirited player who is eager to prove himself.
After seeing that Curry, who was equally questioned as himself, had an outstanding performance in the first quarter, Nate also hoped to show his style in this game that was broadcast live across the United States.
In the first round, he called his teammates to cover and successfully passed Curry's defense with the help of pick-and-roll.
Unexpectedly, although O'Neal blocked the cute god, he left Tucker to Nate.
Xiaotuo felt that it was not difficult to defeat the small ones and the big ones, so he planned to use speed to create a sudden attack.
But when he accelerated, he hit the shoe king directly on the chest.
"Bang~"
After a muffled sound, Tucker stood motionless, as did Nate.
Unable to break through, Little Potato immediately changed his moves and took a few steps back to open up space.
Then he lowered his center of gravity and rushed towards Tucker again.
This time, Nate made a huge crossover while traveling!
...
"Bang~"
There was another muffled sound, and Nate slammed into Tucker's chest again.
"PJ Tucker can defend well! His lateral movement speed is not slower than that of a defender!"
Yang Yi commented timely.
Nate also didn't expect Tucker's defense to be so good.
The current situation is that after two attacks, the Celtics' attack time has been less than ten seconds, and there is not enough time to reorganize the attack.
At this time, Xiaodudou suddenly found that the team's shooting guard Vaughn Weaver was in the open space.
Time was running out, so Nate passed the ball without thinking twice.
But the next moment, a figure jumped out like a cheetah and stopped the ball midway!
This person is none other than George, who has been lying in wait for a long time!
As early as when Nate was playing Tucker alone, he was thinking about how to lay out the situation to make his opponent make mistakes.
In the end, George chose to deliberately leave a passing route for Tudou, luring the latter to pass to Weaver.
As expected, Nate was fooled and sent the ball directly to Pickle.
After completing the steal, there was no one in front of George.
He raised his long legs and pushed forward quickly, then pushed his feet on the ground and jumped hard.
In the air, George held the ball with one hand, rotated his body 360°, and then slammed the ball toward the basket...
"bang!"
A one-handed slam dunk that shocked everyone and made the North Shore Garden, who was originally drafted, instantly speechless.
30:27, the Rockets continue to close the gap!
In the next round, under the organization of Nate, the Celtics began to play tactics in an orderly manner.
But the strange thing is that no matter how they move, pick and roll, cooperate...
In front of every Celtics player, there is always a Rockets player.
Green Army coach Doc Rivers on the sidelines quickly discovered the clues.
[The Rockets actually use unlimited defense changes to break our pick-and-roll tactics?]
[That’s right... Their lineup is strong in mobility. Except for Tucker, the other players are actually outside players. It doesn’t really matter who is guarding whom.]
[What should we do...If we defend like this, all offensive tactics seem to be meaningless.]
Rivers thought about it and finally decided to use a misplaced offense to punish the Rockets' defense.
As soon as he thought about this, he immediately sent Pierce from the bench, who had only been resting for a few minutes.
"Paul, you and Nate or Weaver will pick and roll in a while, and then attack the two Rockets defenders alone."
Rivers arranged.
Pierce nodded, looking relaxed.
As the boss of this Celtics team, he has experienced too many big scenes and knows the importance of attacking key points.
In Pierce's view, whether it's against Curry or Roy, it's a matter of success.
Not long after he came on the field, he got such an opportunity.
Through the pick-and-roll with Nate, Pierce successfully replaced the defender with Curry.
The cute god stood down and prepared to resist the impact of "truth".
Pierce was very aware of the strengths and weaknesses between the enemy and ourselves.
He immediately turned his back, then carried Curry on his back, crushing him all the way to the free throw line, and the latter was unable to stop him.
At this time, there are only two paths in front of the Rockets——
One is to double-team Pierce, but this will give the Green Army's shooters lurking on the outside a chance.
Second, if Pierce is allowed to play in isolation, the cost and impact on Curry will be immeasurable.
In the end, the Rockets chose the second strategy.
Pierce made a push, turned around, and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Curry jumped up hard, but couldn't stop his opponent from taking action.
"Shua~"
The basketball went hollow into the net, and at 32:30, the Celtics regained the lead.
Pierce solved the problem as soon as he came on the court, allowing the Celtics to regain their composure.
Big Brother was still retreating and motioned for his teammates to come closer to him, and then said: "Next, try to play inside, do you understand?"
"clear!"
Everyone answered in unison.
............
Seeing Curry being "single-handed" by Pierce, Shen Fei smiled and shook his head.
Problems on the defensive end, if nothing else, will plague Curry for a long time.
Especially in the playoffs, when the two sides go head-to-head, they will inevitably target the weak points on the defensive end.
In the original time and space, Curry began to gain weight in 2019 and gradually solved this problem.
But Shen Fei didn't want him to gain weight at such a young age.
Because in that case, Curry will lose part of his agility and elegance, and it will be difficult for him to perform as terrifyingly as he did during his two consecutive MVP seasons.
"Perhaps, we can only use extreme offense to make up for the loopholes in defense."
Shen Fei muttered to himself.
At least for now, he hasn't thought of a particularly good way to "hide" Curry on the defensive end.
............
When Shen Fei was thinking wildly, Curry responded to Pierce with ferocious firepower as expected.
He first used the "elevator door" tactic to successfully get an open opportunity and hit a three-pointer after catching the ball.
Then, Curry used a butterfly dribble to pass Nate Robinson.
After breaking into the penalty area, he used a no-look-pass to pass the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.
The latter drew his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting a three-pointer...
"Shua~"
Three-point arrow, flames of hell.
With this goal, the Rockets took the lead for the first time in this game!
Then, both sides began to send in their main players one after another.
When they saw Lowry standing on the technical stage, preparing to replace Curry and take a break, all the Green Army generals breathed a sigh of relief!