Chapter 98: It Looks Like I Can Make Another Success
After a day off after the first game, the two sides played again on the night of the third day at the Garden Arena. www There were no changes in the starting lineups of the two teams, but the start was completely different from the previous game.
"Ray Allen, made a shot from outside, his second three-pointer in the first quarter."
"Paul, he rushed into the paint, pushed past LeBron, and made an easy layup. He did a great job."
The Celtics' outside offense found a feel in the first quarter, with Ray Allen and Pierce's offense fully open. The Cavaliers are similar. James' shooting is not very good, but other players' outside shooting is very good. Both teams
The start of the second game changed from the boring offensive attack in the previous game, which made the fans of both sides secretly happy.
Yang Shuai was substituted with 4 minutes left in the first quarter and got a chance to perform as soon as he came on the field.
James was still guarding Pierce. Opponent against Yang Shuai was Pavlovich, who had just come on. Pavlovich's attention did not seem to be on Yang Shuai. When Yang Shuai ran from the baseline, his
His eyes were fixed on Pierce who was holding the ball.
When Yang Shuai came to the basket, he suddenly found that he was completely unguarded. Pierce, who was attacking the basket, also discovered this and pushed the ball to the basket. Yang Shuai scored easily.
James was still preparing to defend Pierce, but found that Pierce sent the ball directly to the inside. He quickly turned around and saw Yang Shuai scoring without any defense, and his face suddenly darkened.
"Sasha, what are you doing? Damn it, how could you let him score so easily." James yelled at Pavlovic with great dissatisfaction, and Pavlovic fell silent after hearing James's shouting.
, ran to the baseline to serve.
James didn't say much. He took the ball and moved it toward the half court, but what happened next made him furious.
James dribbled the ball to half court and handed it to Pavlovic for transition, but Pierce's close contact prevented James from finding a good offensive opportunity. Pavlovic glanced to the other side to find Gibson, and then put the ball down to prepare.
Pass the ball
At this time, handsome guy Yang, who was motionless, suddenly cut hard with his right hand and hit it directly on the basketball in Pavlovic's hand. Pavlovic, who was caught off guard, only had time to subconsciously raise his hand, but he just missed it.
Time to copy the ball.
After Yang Shuai got the ball, he didn't carry it much. He quickly threw the ball to Rondo, who was already starting to speed up. After Rondo and Pierce guided the ball to each other, James was powerless and could only watch Pierce dunk easily.
Then accept the situation from a tie to a 4-point deficit.
James' face was dripping with ink. He didn't even look at Pavlovich, but looked at Mike Brown off the court. He used this action to tell the coach and teammates that he was dissatisfied.
Pavlovich also understood this, so he was very focused in the next game and finally made no more mistakes. At the end of the first quarter, the score stayed at 21:25, and the Celtics' lead happened to be 4
point.
The Celtics maintained their 4-point lead until the end of halftime. The two teams tied at 22:22 in the second quarter, and finally entered the second half with a score of 43:47.
Although the score difference was not big, the Celtics always had the advantage in the first half, which made the Celtics fans very excited. At halftime, the Celtics fans played a 2:0 slogan, Rivers
In the locker room, they also kept encouraging the players, hoping that the team would continue to maintain a good state in the second half and move to Cleveland with two wins.
The first few minutes of the second half gave the fans watching the game an illusion. They seemed to have returned to the previous game, making mistakes and making mistakes... The players of both teams did everything except score.
Three and a half minutes later, the two teams finally scored for the first time. Perkins grabbed the offensive rebound of Garnett's missed shot and scored hard under the basket.
This goal seemed to be a coincidence, because in the next minute, neither team scored again. But then, the offensive of the two teams started.
Szczerbiak hit a three-pointer, and Pierce also responded from outside the three-point line. In the next round, James went inside and forced a layup, causing Perkins to foul and hit an extra free throw. This time, the response was an extra free throw.
Nate, kg hit a high jump shot with a half-step inward from the three-point line.
James once again rushed inside. This time he didn't score, but he still caused a foul on Perkins. Taking advantage of the free throw opportunity, Rivers replaced Yang Shuai on the court and replaced Perkins.
"Boy, do you think you can stop me?" When he attacked again, looking at Yang Shuai in front of him, James, who had just scored two goals and was in high spirits, shouted disdainfully.
"You can try!" Yang Shuai responded noncommittally, but his body suddenly moved in front of James.
Yang Shuai half-crouched and got stuck in front of James. Johnson was definitely familiar with this move. When Yang Shuai first used this move, he couldn't find any space to attack. Now it's James' turn to have a headache.
After turning his steps several times without finding a good offensive opportunity, James finally looked a little impatient. Unlike Johnson, James is very powerful, so although Yang Shuai's move brought him some
It's troublesome, but it can't be completely prevented.
James turned his body sideways to push Yang Shuai away, and then suddenly turned around and charged inside. Yang Shuai reacted and pushed forward, but James only paused slightly before starting again.
This was not the first time that Yang Shuai was beaten by James, so he was fully prepared. When he saw that he could not block the opponent, he quickly turned sideways and interfered with James' dribbling.
Rondo, who had followed inside, was double-teamed at this time, but as soon as his footsteps settled, James had already rushed over, and the three of them immediately collided into a pile.
Rondo's thin body was obviously not on the same level as James, and coupled with James' impact, Rondo flew backwards and fell to the ground almost as soon as the two came into contact.
"Beep!" It's impossible for the referee to show no sign of such obvious physical contact. The only question now is whose foul was called.
"Pop! Pah! Pah!" After the referee made the gesture, the Garden Arena burst into applause. When he heard this sound, he knew that the referee had called James for an offensive foul.
James was very unhappy with this penalty. He rushed to the referee and started to argue. The referee explained patiently, but did not change the penalty. The scene just now was replayed on the big screen. There was indeed nothing wrong with this penalty. Rondo's
He stood still on both feet, and then James bumped into him.
James may have just put pressure on the referee. After seeing that the referee would not change the penalty, he returned to halftime as if nothing had happened.
Rondo was organizing the offense, and Yang Shuai was not involved in the offense for the time being, so he had time to attack James: "He is really awesome, and his ability to hit people is unparalleled in the league."
James glanced at Yang Shuai expressionlessly, but his eyes betrayed him. Yang handsome guy could see anger in it, which made the smile on Yang handsome guy's face brighter. The more unhappy his opponent was, the happier he felt.
After a few seconds of "not doing his job", handsome young man Yang started running. James had some understanding of Yang's running and shooting abilities. Although he was not outstanding in the league, he would definitely be a big threat if ignored.
Because of Yang Shuai's stable performance in the first round, the Cavaliers' coaching staff also studied Yang Shuai's playing style and came to the conclusion that he should not let him have too many open opportunities. Ordinary running, ordinary shooting,
This combination of two abilities has achieved very good results in the Celtics, which makes the outside world very disapproving of Yang Shuai's ability. They believe that Yang Shuai's offense was created by the Big Three.
There is nothing wrong with this, and Yang Shuai himself admits it, but he has such an opportunity in every game.
James was still following Yang Shuai, but halfway through, he found that Garnett had broken through Ben Wallace's defense with the ball. If he didn't help defend immediately, Garnett would kill him.
The attack ends.
Seeing James double-teaming, Garnett distributed the ball very quickly. When Yang Shuai stepped outside the three-point line, his pass also came. James pursued the defense, but could no longer stop the handsome young man from taking action.
"Whoa!" He raised his hand from outside the three-point line and fell, and handsome guy Yang added 3 points to his score.
"e!" Looking at Yang Shuai's excited look, James cursed in annoyance and secretly cursed Yang Shuai a hundred times for his bad luck.
James's offensive foul, coupled with Yang Shuai's three-pointer, the original 4-point difference instantly became 7 points. The Cavaliers had to strengthen their offense. The Celtics were as stable as they were in the first half, attacking
And the defense is still the same.
James's outside shooting ability is not stable, and coupled with Yang Shuai's defense, he chooses to break through more. The Celtics' defense is almost a nightmare for all breakthrough players. James will be hit by Yang Shuai and Yang Shuai almost every time he breaks through.
Even though Garnett and Garnett could score one or two goals under such circumstances, they would miss even more shots.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Celtics steadily controlled the situation. Until the end of the quarter, they still held a 6-point advantage, and the score stayed at 66:72.
Celtic fans had smiles on their faces. They entered the fourth quarter with a 6-point advantage at their home court. They saw hope of victory. No wonder Heinsohn shouted in the commentary: "
Guys, work harder, we need to establish a 10-point advantage at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the balance of victory will tilt infinitely towards us."
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the situation developed in the direction Heinsohn expected. First, Cassel hit a mid-range shot, and then Yang Shuai grabbed the rebound of West's missed shot and received Cassel's pass.
He stepped behind the ball and hit the three-point line, and the point difference instantly widened to 10 points.
The 10-point lead instantly turned the Garden Arena into a sea of joy. The fans held up 2-0 slogans, praised and cheered the Celtics, and criticized the Cavaliers players wantonly.
Mike Brown couldn't sit still. The 10-point difference meant the arrival of a watershed. If no changes were made and the point difference gradually widened, the rest of the game would enter garbage time and pause. Although the fourth
The quarter lasted just over 1 minute, and Brown still called a timeout.