The Celtics players walked into the locker room from the player tunnel one by one. Rivers and his coaching staff walked at the end and closed the door of the locker room, finally temporarily isolating the noise of the stadium, but almost everyone
I felt the atmosphere was depressing (download txt of Mistress Expendables).
Captain Pierce looked serious, looking at every player's face, and then began to fiddle with his own shoelaces (I am a processor). Garnett leaned on the cabinet behind him without saying a word, looking at the ceiling, as if
There was something attracting him there. Ray Allen lowered his head and remained motionless, seemingly slowly recovering his strength.
Handsome guy Yang also had an expressionless face. He glanced at Rivers, who came in later, and then did not look away. He was waiting for the coach to say something.
Rivers stood in the middle of the locker room and coughed slightly. Knowing that the coach had something to say, the Celtics players all raised their heads.
"Being trailing by 17 points at halftime, the Los Angeles Lakers must have thought they were facing an amateur team." Anger flashed across Rivers' face, then he spread his hands and said, "Don't think I'm kidding, you guys didn't deserve it in the first half.
Being called a championship team is no different from an amateur team. What about our defensive tactics? Ah? What about our oppression? Ah?"
Rivers' voice suddenly rose, making many players feel nervous and start to sit upright.
"Defense! Defense! What we have emphasized all season, in the most critical game, did you all throw it into the belly of the mother-in-law?"
Yang Shuai really wanted to answer that he didn't work on the girl's belly, but at this time, he felt that he was really not suitable to bear the coach's anger.
"Look how many times you let those guys play defensive counterattacks? When the offense can't be opened, use the defense to force the opponent, force the opponent to lower their shooting percentage, and find opportunities for defensive counterattacks. Don't you remember these things in your mind?
Medium, ah?
Let's look at your offense again. I said you need to cut to the basket more, attack the inside more when the outside is not open, draw fouls or make strong plays, but what about you? Paul, how many free throws did you make in the first half? Kay
Wen, you only took 4 shots in the first half? Are you afraid of those weaklings?"
After Rivers cursed, he took a deep breath and his tone became normal, "I don't want to talk about what happened in the first half anymore. Talking too much can't change the fact that we are 17 points behind. Now we have to do
What’s important is how to get the score back in the second half and then win the game.”
"Yang, Eddie, Rajon and Kendrick can't play in the second half, you two will come in (read the full text of Foreign Country Koufu)." Rivers first turned to look at Yang Shuai and Eddie House. House was there.
The state of this game seems to be better than that of Cassel, and compared with Cassel, House does not need the ball and is more suitable as a starter.
"Ray, you have the ball. At the beginning of the second half, we will play Kevin's position. After Kevin gets the ball, the others will cut to the basket and have the opportunity to attack the basket. There is no chance to distribute the ball to the outside. Who is outside the three-point line?"
If the hand feels good, the ball will be given to anyone.
Defense, defense is the foundation. We have proved it in the previous games. As long as the defense is improved, the Los Angeles people will make mistakes and our opportunities will come. In the first half, they played too easily. Paul, Young,
You two are responsible for guarding Kobe in the second half, and we have to force him to play more individual plays."
After laying out the overall tactics, Rivers took the tactical board over and began to lay out detailed tactics. Time passed quickly, and when fifteen minutes were about to pass, Rivers closed the tactical board and said solemnly:
"17 points is a big number, but it definitely does not mean that the game is over. This season, we have used defense to suppress all opponents. This time we can do the same. Winning this game is historically
No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit, and you know what that means. Now, does anyone tell me he doesn't want to win? Does anyone tell me he doesn't want a championship?"
"No, we want to win!" "We want the championship!"
Rivers nodded heavily and said: "Very good, the people of Los Angeles may think that they will win if they lead by 17 points at halftime, so let us tell them what tenacity is and what the spirit of the Celtics is! Take
By the end of the game, four-fifths of the O'Brien Cup will fall into our arms, so kill them!"
"Kill them!" "Victory!"
At the same time, the atmosphere in the home team's locker room seemed extremely relaxed. Phil Jackson was also making final tactical arrangements. Unlike Rivers, he only did this kind of thing in the last five minutes because the Lakers were in the first half.
The field performance was good enough.
"Don't relax, there are still two quarters in the game, anything can happen, but I don't want to see this happen (read the full text of The Reincarnation Wizard). Focus on everything, play two more quarters, and tell Celtic
They don’t want to win the championship, the victory belongs to us in the end.”
"Welcome back to Staples Arena. The second half of Game 4 of the 2007-08 NBA Finals is about to begin. The Celtics collectively performed abnormally in the first half. They trailed their opponents by 17 points. The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge advantage.
Advantage, if they can continue like they did in the first half, the result of this game will not change much. Of course, there are still two quarters left, and a lot can happen." Mike Breengang said this
He exclaimed.
"Hey, the Celtics have made adjustments to the lineup. Young and Eddie are playing. Are the injuries of Kendrick and Rajon already so serious? This is not good news for the Celtics."
"Hush!" "Ha, those two substitutes were allowed to come on. It seems that the Boston people have given up on this game." "Lamar seems to be able to continue his performance in the first half. Will it be the Chinese boy who is defending?
Kill him." "Continue to attack in the third quarter and widen the point difference to 30, and the Bostonians will be doomed."
As soon as the Celtics players stepped onto the court, the cheers and cheers that were still ringing for the Lakers players at Staples Center suddenly turned into boos, abuse, and sarcasm.
The Celtics continued to have the ball. After Ray Allen controlled the ball until halftime, he handed the ball to Garnett according to Rivers' arrangement. He played with a back, turned around, and Garnett was on top of Gasol.
Put the ball into the basket.
On this side, Garnett had just scored 2 points. On the other side, Kobe had already forced a break through Pierce's layup, and caused a foul on Yang Shuai who came to defend him.
Then Garnett missed a shot, but Fisher made a successful shot. Instead of narrowing the point difference, it widened to 20 points again. The Lakers fans on the sidelines danced with excitement, while several people in the commentary box began to shake their heads.
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"It seems like the Celtics still haven't found a good way to limit the Lakers. If the game continues like this, it will be difficult for them to reverse the situation."
Rivers, who was sitting on the bench, was not in a hurry at this time. He had just said what should be said, and he could only hope that the players would wake up on their own (the latest chapter of Xuanwu Tianxia).
The ball was still handed to Garnett. This time, Garnett did not miss the opportunity again. After turning around, he made a jump shot and the ball hit the ball steadily again.
The ball came to Kobe, and the defensive player was Pierce. But as soon as Kobe got the ball, Yang Shuai immediately stepped forward to double-team, and the double-team range directly extended to beyond the three-point line.
Dribbling the ball to forcefully find a gap in the double-team of Pierce and Yang Shuai, Kobe passed the ball to Odom, who was in the open space because of Yang Shuai's departure. The Celtics rotated defense very quickly, and Odom
Just when Bian received the ball, Garnett had already rushed to his side.
Seeing Garnett, Odom's mind immediately changed and he threw the ball directly to the inside. After Garnett left, there was only Gasol in the inside. He knew this was an opportunity.
According to Odom's idea, the ball should be taken by Gasol, and then the big man from Spain can get the ball and dunk directly. It is indeed possible that things will develop according to this situation, if Yang Shuai does not intervene.
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Running away from Kobe, Yang Shuai did not run towards Odom, because he had already discovered that Garnett was filling his position. At this time, Gasol would be vacated. All he had to do was
To fill the gap left by Garnett.
Seeing Odom passing the ball, Yang Shuai's speed suddenly increased, but he did not run directly towards Gasol. Instead, he accurately calculated the flight path of the basketball and jumped up to grab the basketball in mid-air.
"Pop!" Feeling that half of his palm had touched the basketball, Yang Shuai quickly pulled the ball down, but his body flew towards the baseline due to the excessive momentum.
"Old guy, catch the ball!" Yang Shuai saw Garnett running toward him in the air and threw the ball into Garnett's hands.
"Yang, what a great steal! His judgment was so accurate! Kevin got the ball and handed it to Ray, and the Celtics started a fast break!"
According to Rivers' arrangement, once the Celtics players get the basketball and have a chance, they must break quickly. After Garnett got the ball, he immediately found Ray Allen who had already run to the other half (
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When Yang Shuai was lying on the reporter's body and struggling to get up, Ray Allen was already dribbling the ball close to the midline, and rushing forward with him was the Celtics captain Pierce.
Rushing into the three-point line, Ray Allen hit the ground and passed the ball to Pierce on the other side, and then ran to the bottom corner. Radmanovic did not dare to be careless and followed Ray Allen away. Pierce took over
After the ball, he buried his head and rushed forward quickly, using his strength to forcefully push away Kobe and then lay up.
"Yes, Paul hit a layup, and the Celtics made a fast break, with a 16-point difference." Mike Breen's next sentence reassured Lakers fans, they still had a 16-point advantage.
But soon, they became uneasy, and the Lakers' offense was in vain again. This time it was Radmanovic. Facing Ray Allen's defense, Radmanovic's ball hit the basket.
, Yang Shuai blocked Odom and firmly grabbed the rebound.
"Kevin gets the ball inside, do the Lakers want to double-team, but the Celtics have four players outside the three-point line."
Double-team! The Lakers still chose to double-team. Fisher and Gasol teamed up to guard Garnett. Of course, the ball was handed over to House, but soon House handed the ball to the player because of Kobe's departure.
Pierce cut directly to the basket.
The Lakers' defense quickly shrunk and was about to break into the Lakers' defense. Pierce pushed with both hands and pushed the ball to the outside.
"Yang! Yang received a pass from Paul outside the three-point line, Lamar rushed over, and Yang took action...
The ball went in! Yang hit a three-pointer, and the Celtics' counterattack began, with 13 points, and the difference between the two teams was only 13 points!"
"Wow!" There was a slight commotion at Staples Arena. Logically speaking, they should be more relieved that they still have a 13-point advantage, but the strength of the Celtics prevents them from doing so.
Phil Jackson couldn't do it either, so he decisively chose to call a timeout.