Chapter 349: Possessing the talent to end a winning streak? This makes sense!
"Jermaine, you can rest later!"
"Glenn Davis, it's your turn to play, the team needs your energy!"
"Yeah!" Big Baby Davis nodded vigorously.
O'Neal, who was replaced, had a dark and calm expression on his face.
His physical ability has declined too seriously. If he can't attack or defend, it doesn't matter. You're still the No. 6, making various mistakes and delivering the ball. I'll keep you here for the New Year!
Moreover, this substitution was just routine. After all, if O'Neal hadn't been injured, O'Neal Jr. wouldn't have been able to play. He was just a spare tire.
Now, it’s just a matter of replacing another spare tire!
Rivers has more important things to do!
Don't ask, just ask about Hong Kong chicken soup.
"Kevin, Ray, Paul... I know you three are very tired!
Continuous high-intensity battles, reaching overtime twice, and a fierce battle with the Thunder yesterday.
However, there is not much time left for you. After waiting for three years and waiting for the opportunity, you have not been able to regain the lost championship.
I didn’t win the championship in the past three years, but I will definitely win it this year.
The Heat are still young, and the Lakers dynasty will have sequelae. This year can be said to be the 'last dance' of the Celtics' championship cycle.
Tonight’s regular season game is just an ordinary regular season game.
The Mavericks are just a team running with us in the playoffs. If they win, they will also win a lonely victory. They will not be our opponent in the playoffs...
What I just want to say is that we can lose the game, but we have to show the ambition and attitude of our championship team. If you want to defeat us, you must be prepared to have a tooth knocked out..."
Beep——!
The timeout ends and the game resumes.
The Celtics made substitution adjustments and the Mavericks played with momentum, so there was no need for substitution adjustments.
"Being 8 points behind, how will the Celtics adjust?
Still in position, Rondo dealt the card from the top of the arc, Garnett received the ball from the high post, and then raised his hand and shot a two-point jumper..."
Nowitzki's interference is completely useless.
Swish——!
In this round, the Celtics played a simple style, and their offense was still the same.
Rondo dealt the cards in the middle, and the Big Three started singles.
However, Rivers' "chicken soup" allowed Garnett to regain his energy and became pregnant as soon as he ejaculated.
The point difference returned to 6 points.
In the Mavericks' offensive round, Kidd was steady. You have Garnett, and I have Nowitzki.
"His back was blocked, he turned around, and during the confrontation, Nowitzki was about to throw it away, but was intercepted.
Davis showed his performance when he came on the field. He gave Nowitzki the ball abruptly, moved one step, and distributed the ball to Rondo to push for a counterattack. After being interrupted by Kidd, he was not in a hurry and played very steadily. After his teammates were in position, he scored
The ball was given to Pierce to single out Butler..."
The three-threat stepped forward and started to accelerate. After Butler fought and retreated to keep up, he immediately turned around and gave his butt, suddenly arched, immediately turned around and pulled the ball up, raised his hand and shot a two-point fadeaway jumper...
Swish——!
Pierce's offense is also pregnant.
The point difference returned to 4 points.
The Mavericks' defense is completely useless. The superstar is so unreasonable.
"What's going on? Nowitzki is being held up by Davis and the basketball is about to be lost.
Rondo stretched out his long hand, cut the ball off Nowitzki's hand, and quickly rushed up to counterattack..."
Swish——!
He drove to the basket and made a lob in the air.
Rondo made an easy pass and scored two points.
The point difference between the two sides became 2 points.
"Nowitzki is still the same, soft, soft and loves to fight.
Glen Davis lost it as soon as he got hard, twice..."
As a role player, he made two mistakes and has been refrigerated, but the Dallas Mavericks are still Nowitzki's team after all.
"Kidd gave the opportunity, and Nowitzki also took it seriously. He used a golden independent fadeaway jumper to return two points..."
Swish——!
Another jump shot.
Big Baby's pressing was finally broken by Nowitzki.
If you tighten it again and again, the more times you do it, the looser it will be.
As the Celtics' offense picked up, the situation between the two sides returned to an anxious state. No one could do anything to the opponent, and the two sides fought back and forth.
After the first quarter, the score was 19 to 24. The Mavericks relied on their previous lead to seize a 5-point lead.
Rondo made 3 of 6 shots and scored 6 points and 2 assists.
Pierce made 2 of 6 shots and contributed 4 points and 5 rebounds.
Garnett made 2 of 5 shots and scored 4 points and 6 rebounds. The three of them performed just fine.
Su Bei made 3 of 4 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers. He had few opportunities but made good use of them. While scoring 8 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds, he also looked down on his opponent defensively, preventing Ray Allen from making 0 of 3 shots.
The score is zero.
Nowitzki made 3 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 7 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound. Just looking at the data is quite good, but in fact it is greatly reduced.
Finally, with Butler shooting 2-for-7 and Kidd making 0-for-2, the pair were at the bottom. In comparison, Nowitzki's performance seems to be okay.
Phew~~
Survived!
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, Rivers had a headache again.
Don't ask, the question is just to blame Garnett.
As long as Garnett was not seriously injured in 2009, the Celtics would not be in this situation.
In 2009, because of Garnett's retirement, the Celtics accomplished nothing in the playoffs.
In 2010, the Green Army took precautions and signed Rashid Al-Rashid with a middle-class contract with an annual salary of 600 RMB, but he was injured.
In 2011, Rasheed had a salary space of 6 million, but could not play for the Celtics.
Therefore, the Green Army continued to gamble and signed O'Neal Jr. with the same mid-level contract. However, it turned out to be a product with no gas in the tank.
You know, Marion also earns an annual salary of about 7 million.
Coupled with O'Neal, who was working on a minimum salary, the Celtics' lineup was known to be powerful, but as a result, no one could play.
With Rondo's rookie contract ending and his annual salary exceeding 1,000, the Celtics and the Big Three have 42 million in salary space.
With no money to sign anyone, the Green Army's bench players are nothing but shabby players.
In the second quarter, the Green Army's three giants could only be replaced by Ray Allen.
The remaining rotation players are Nate Robinson, Marquis Daniels, Glen Davis, plus 2008 second-round pick Semieldon.
The Celtics' opponents are Woodhead, Nowitzki, Marion, Terry, and Barea.
"There is no humanity, this is the competitiveness of the Dallas Mavericks to win the regular season championship.
The Celtics have a lot of old bones and it will be difficult for them to withstand the impact of Dallas..."
Swish——!
Barea broke through, got inside, and hit a two-point shot.
It was Barea's breakthrough layup that scored the basketball.
Then, it was Marion's breakthrough layup.
Terry's long mid-range shot...
In the confrontation, the Celtics faced the Mavericks, who were almost defenseless, but they were able to go back and forth on offense, supporting their core players for 5 minutes.
Then, Garnett, Pierce, O'Neal, and Rondo returned to the court.
Hong Kong True, Rivers' rotation did not lose a few points and actually managed to survive.
Carlisle also didn't expect that the Celtics would be so tenacious. With a wave of his hand, he also replaced the main team.
Chandler, Butler, Su Bei and Kidd also returned to the court.
"Nowitzki took a break and Marion continued to fight.
The Mavericks' lineup has become a defensive lineup..."
Bang-dang——!
Garnett's iron-blooded shots hit the target.
…
Bang-dang——!
Rondo has also returned to the boy he once was, and his shooting is still unreliable.
…
O'Neal Jr. is still stretching his hips, and his offense is useless.
Bang-dang——!
Bang-dang——!
I originally thought that what the Celtics couldn't stand was the rotation, but I didn't expect that it was the core players that couldn't stand it.
The Mavericks' strong defense caught the Celtics off guard.
As for the offense, it's still the Mavericks' bread and butter.
Especially the guy from Subei is very tough.
It's hard there!
Of course he was shooting. He hit three-pointers one after another, which made the Celtics' chain defense completely useless.
The Mavericks beat the Celtics 31-21.
At the end of the first half, the score was 55-40, and the Mavericks entered the locker room to rest with a 15-point lead.
After 15 minutes of rest and recuperation, we came back for the second half of the game.
The main forces of both sides continued to play music, and then fought again.
"The Celtics still have a chain defense, just like a turtle huddled in the penalty area.
On offense, Rondo dealt the cards, and the Big Three took turns to challenge each other.
Three years, three years of waiting, the Celtics still don’t have any offensive system, they are still the same..."
Of course, it was not without changes. In the second half, the Celtics increased their defensive intensity and physical confrontation, hoping to wear the Mavericks to death with defense.
Don't worry, jump shooting teams are also afraid of this style of play.
As a result, Nowitzki, Kidd, and Butler were strong, and Su Bei couldn't catch the basketball and became invisible.
Pierce was strong in the first half, but finally found his touch in the third quarter. He made 5 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 12 points in a single quarter.
Garnett's condition also improved, shooting 4 of 8 from the field and scoring 8 points.
Coupled with Ray Allen's 2-for-3 shooting and 5 points, the Green Army's three giants jointly scored 25 points in a single quarter, leading the Celtics to recover 9 points with a 29-20 shock wave against the Mavericks.
The gap between the two sides is only 6 points.
"When the game started in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks handed the damn basketball to Nowitzki.
In the first three quarters of the game, he had plenty of rest time.
In the crucial fourth quarter, Coach Carlisle decided to let Nowitzki take advantage of the game..."
Kidd dealt the cards from the top of the arc, Nowitzki dodged Garnett's defense, caught the ball and singled out O'Neal, played from behind, turned around, faded away, and shot a jump shot...
Swish——!
The Celtics' zone defense is in vain.
Bang-dang——!
Pierce was so hard in the third quarter that he couldn't stand it. In the fourth quarter, there was finally not a drop left in his body.
The premature explosion left his gas tank empty.
Subei's defense made Pierce's offense in vain.
"Pierce couldn't win in a one-on-one match, so Garnett had no choice but to attack.
Choose the simpler CIC..."
Bang-dang——!
Rivers stood on the court with a confused look on his face.
The third quarter was so hard, but why was it so soft in the fourth quarter? It was all about the outside, so how could we score points?
"fine!
We still have defense, the Celtics can't score points, and the Mavericks can't even try..."
Swish——!
Su Bei's three-pointer.
"Nowitzki's passing ball and Su Bei's connection penetrated the Celtics' defense.
The three-point shooting is a pain that the Celtics cannot defend."
"Huh?
The Mavericks also stalled for time and increased their defensive intensity.
They are also playing zone defense, and it's time to consider the Celtics' three-point shooting.
By elimination method, Ray Allen was deemed dead, and it was Rondo who shot the three-pointer..."
Bang-dang——!
Rondo's offense is a joke.
At this time, the Celtics, who were lagging behind, were in some pain.
They rely on defense to win, but when they need to chase points and have no physical fitness, and rely solely on their individual singles status, they realize how rubbish their offense is.
Rivers' chicken soup fed them like this for three years.
There are many three years in life, and the Celtics are still using the same tactics as they were three years ago, trying to survive until death.
The Mavericks were not used to him and went the way of the Celtics, leaving them with nowhere to go.
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
With a score of 92 to 97, the Mavericks defeated the Celtics with a 5-point advantage, ending their opponent's 5-game winning streak.
Pierce made 10 of 19 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 24 points and 7 rebounds. His performance was okay but unstable, and he only played one good game.
Garnett shot 9 of 20 and scored 18 points and 15 rebounds. This guy is really tough. Almost all of his shots were mid-range shots, not even a free throw.
Ray Allen made 4 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Rondo made 5 of 15 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points, 15 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. His ambition to improve his status is not without reason. In addition to shooting, Rondo is really good in other aspects.
Very strong.
The Celtics did not lose unjustly. The core players were not efficient, and none of the bench players could play well.
Although the Mavericks had Jason Kidd, who made 0 of 5 shots, scoring 0 points and 10 assists, they also had Butler, who shot 5 of 14, and only scored 11 points.
But there were too many players who could score points. Nowitzki made 9 of 16 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 27 points and 7 rebounds.
In addition, Su Bei made 10 of 19 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 29 points, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds. In addition, Terry went crazy tonight and scored 16 points and 4 assists.
Don't play too many players. The Mavericks have the talent to end the winning streak, which makes sense!
