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Sure enough, the Cavaliers did not send James on the field at the beginning of the second half. Silas sent on Nubel to replace James. Ilgauskas must stay on the field no matter what. If he comes off the field again, the Cavaliers' strength
I'm afraid it's a few points weaker than the Bobcats. This is why the Cavaliers brought Larry Hughes, who averaged 20+ per game, back to Cleveland after the season. The team needed a stable second firepower, and it was full of injuries.
Ilgauskas, who is sick and has outstanding advantages and disadvantages, is obviously not qualified for such a role.
Under such circumstances, Rivers sent his main players to play. Rivers' idea was very simple. If the gap of about 8 points could be opened in the first 4 minutes, then the game would basically be concluded, even if it was
Even James playing can't affect the outcome of this game.
Although Payton's abilities in all aspects have begun to decline sharply, the opponent's Snow is not much better. Payton is a skinny camel bigger than a horse. Every time he dribbles in front of Snow, he can open up a gap.
Comfortable passing or shooting. Now the Celtics' main attack point is Pierce. Neither Newbell nor Pavlovich can do anything about this guy. The gap is too big on the technical level, and he still doesn't occupy the physical position.
The advantage is naturally only taken by Pierce alone. Therefore, with the existence of Eddie Jones, the Celtics do not dare to double-team Pierce. Eddie Jones' ability to shoot unexpectedly does not break out, which makes the players who are marking him thankful.
Pierce has hit two consecutive shots. The Cavaliers failed to defend the zone the first time, and the second time they defended individually, it didn't work. The third attack was just when Pierce turned his back to make a jump shot.
Coming out of the defense, Pierce passed the ball directly to Al Jefferson with a fake shot. After receiving the ball, Jefferson raised the ball with his right arm and made a hook. Ilgauskas came over to block the shot, but
But he found that the trajectory of the ball was not towards the basket. Jefferson passed the ball horizontally from Ilgauskas' head to the other side of the basket. Ilgauskas reacted, turned around and immediately took off to block the shot.
At that time, his sight was blocked by a huge figure, and he only felt a violent impact on his body, and then there was a "bang" sound, which was the sound he was familiar with, the sound of a basketball slamming into the basket.
As the referee's whistle sounded, Ilgauskas was called for a blocking foul. Only then did Ilgauskas react. Someone completed a dunk above his head. This person was Milicic.
The Celtics bench was boiling. West, Banks and others were waving towels crazily. All the fans stood up and watched the slow-motion replay on the big screen again.
No one reacted at the moment it landed. We saw through slow motion that after receiving the ball, Milicic took a step forward and jumped. His hands grabbing the ball were put behind his head, and his feet were hooked up. His whole body was like a bow of the full moon.
Normally, when Ilgauskas blocks a shot, his bow will shoot out, and Ilgauskas will hit a two-handed dunk.
The TV broadcast was frozen at the moment Milicic dunked the ball into the basket. Milicic dunked into the basket with his hands flat, and his legs seemed to be riding on Ilgauskas' shoulders.
The fans exclaimed again when they saw this dunk. The fans wearing the No. 99 Celtics jersey pointed to the number on their chests and showed it to the camera excitedly. The fans holding the big photo of Milicic in their hands were even more excited.
waving.
The three expert commentators of ABC TV also stood up. Bill Walton said: "Is this guy still a human? If he jumps higher, Ilgauskas can open his mouth and taste him.
It tastes good. Although I have always thought James was the best player of the 2003 generation, at this moment I must say that the guys in Cleveland are a bunch of fools. With such an inside cornerstone, they can attract many star players to join.
In this era when centers are scarce, they had the opportunity to select a center like Milicic, but they did not. This will be a lifelong regret for them. Although James is excellent, there are still Tracy McGrady, Pierce, Hill, and Marion in the league.
, Kirilenko, Artest, Stojakovic and other super small forwards, there are only a handful of them at the center position, and Milicic is better than James in terms of scarcity."
"You say the people in Cleveland are stupid, but what about the people in Detroit? They gave away such players for nothing. How do you evaluate them?"
"This is a live broadcast. I think I'd better not say bad words, so I don't have any suggestions for Detroit." Walton said with a laugh.
After scoring the goal, Milicic stretched out his hands and pointed with his thumb at the Celtic number 99 behind his back, as if he wanted the world to remember him.
"Byas! Byas! Byas!"
The fans shouted Milicic's new nickname on the sidelines, and some old fans still had tears in their eyes. Because of the passing of Bias, the Celtics have been in decline for nearly 20 years, and now, this second pick gives them hope.
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Milicic made the free throw amid the cheers.
The team's offense was playing smoothly, which greatly improved everyone's defensive enthusiasm. Payton seemed to be infected by this atmosphere. He moved horizontally as quickly as he did when he was young, using airtight defense to limit the situation.
Snow's performance, and Ilgauskas over there wanted to catch the ball, but Milicic did not go around to defend again, but stuck behind him. He wanted to test his strength against this big guy.
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The moment Ilgauskas received the ball, Milicic withdrew his strength and smacked the ball out of Ilgauskas' hand the moment Ilgauskas stepped back. This was the case with the Jazz back then.
The team's method for Okur and Boozer to deal with Yao Ming was that if they couldn't defend in front, they would attack hard and knock the ball away before he could make a ready move, even if it was a foul. Later, Yao Ming
After catching the ball, I felt very nervous, which affected my offensive performance. At this time, Sloan did not have such a defensive arrangement, and Milicic was the first to deal with a giant over 2.20 meters tall like this.
After the ball was broken, Milicic passed the ball to Eddie Jones beside him. Jones dribbled towards the opponent's half. By the time they reached the free throw line, the opponent's Snow and Newbell had already returned to defend.
, Eddie Jones threw the ball to the outside. Pierce adjusted after receiving the ball, slowly took the shot, and hit another three-pointer!
72 to 51, only 4 minutes and 28 seconds into the third quarter, the Cavaliers had to call timeout again.
