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The second half of the game has been going on for 5 minutes. Both teams have only scored 6 points so far. This is a defensive battle. Milicic and Billups, who originally had higher shooting percentages in the first half, now have higher shooting percentages.
It has also fallen below 40%. In order to ensure the team's defensive intensity, Rivers' players on the court are point guard Marcus Banks, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, and big
Forward Darko Milicic, center Chris Anderson.
The defensive capabilities of the five players in this lineup are all very good in the league, especially Tony Allen and Chris Anderson, who have grown into the league's top defenders in the later stages. Needless to say, the Pistons' five tigers are also very good.
The strong defensive strength has been tested in the finals.
After Milicic received the ball, Ben Wallace behind him spared no effort to defend him. After Milicic blocked it twice, Ben Wallace only took half a step back. Seeing that he could not enter the inside line, Milicic
Forcibly dribbling the ball to the basket and hitting a left-hand hook. The distance was too far. Milicic was not a sky-hook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He could not hook the ball in about one and a half steps from the free throw line. This shot was unique to Milicic.
The ground added some strength to his hand, but the arc was not enough. The ball hit the backboard, and Rasheed Wallace collected a backcourt rebound.
After Rasheed Wallace attracted a double team, Ben Wallace wanted to dunk on Chris Anderson. At this time, not many people in the NBA knew about Anderson, and most people just regarded him as a
He is just a high-level human shield, but Anderson used his actions to tell Ben that if he averaged 30 minutes per game, maybe he could become the shot-blocking leader.
Anderson slapped Ben Wallace's ball away with a big block. Ben Wallace was ashamed and angry. It didn't matter that he couldn't attack Milicic. Even such an unknown person could do this to himself.
The humiliation made Ben Wallace really want to go back and practice offense.
But I can’t blame Anderson for this. For an insider whose official height is 2.02 meters but is actually only 1.98 meters, if he challenges a shot-blocking expert who is about 2.10 meters tall and has excellent jumping, it’s very difficult not to lose.
The shooting percentages of both sides were terrible. At this time, the competition was about who could score a goal first. Milicic did not have a comfortable shot under the coordinated defense of the double Wallace. He was afraid of Billups if he wanted to dribble.
Come out to interfere. As for Pierce on the outside, if he forces a shot from the outside, Prince will make him unable to see the basket. When he breaks through, Prince will consciously put Pierce toward the bottom line. Once Pierce breaks through to the bottom line,
Then what comes next is to enter the Pistons' dragnet defense. To be fair, Pierce is not the kind of player who relies on his physical talent to forcefully kill his opponents. He will not solve the problem with a pull-up jumper like Tracy McGrady when several people are guarding him. He is strong.
His body can push someone away, but when faced with a three-person double team, he still has no other options.
Pierce was double-teamed by Prince and Rasheed Wallace again. He jumped high and threw the ball to the outside, but he underestimated Prince's long arms and Prince's fingertips touched The ball flew towards Milicic by mistake.
After receiving the ball, Milicic shook quickly and then jumped up and rushed towards the basket without hesitation. Ben Wallace also flew up. According to this posture, Milicic was definitely going to get a big block, but right here At that moment, Milicic flicked his wrist in the air, and the ball was thrown towards the backboard. After hitting the backboard, Al Jefferson appeared behind him. After receiving the ball from the backboard, he dunked with great force. The Celtics finally broke their scoring drought and led the Pistons by 2 points.
Here, the Pistons missed three consecutive shots, and finally allowed Ben Wallace to grab an offensive rebound and tip the ball in. Seeing that all the offensive geniuses in the team failed to score, they still relied on themselves to break the scoring drought. Ben was a little happy, and then Milicic next to him said: "Sometimes dwarfs have some luck, but I didn't take this into account..."
After saying that, Milicic ran away as if nothing happened, but Ben Wallace was greatly stimulated. This person with no offensive talent finally managed to make an offense and was said like this. In his heart, he was indeed It was very uncomfortable. Ben Wallace gritted his teeth and said in his heart: I can't let this stinky boy get another point in front of me."
The scores of the two teams would only rise once every one or two minutes, but the audience watching the scene was more immersed in the game. Every ball must be fought for in this game, and it was even more beautiful than some gorgeous running and gun games.
Charles Barkley couldn't help but also said on the sidelines: "Originally, I thought the top defensive teams in the league were only the Pistons, Spurs and Rockets, but now it seems that the Celtics also have such ability, but we have not seen it before."
Kenny Smith said: "Yeah! We really didn't see it, because their previous offense was too gorgeous. In the first half of this game, we saw the agility of Milicic and Pierce on the offensive end. In the second half, we saw the two of them. His toughness on the defensive end, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Prince has only scored 4 points under Pierce’s defense. His use of strength on the defensive end is as proficient as on the offensive end.”
The third quarter has been played for seven minutes, and neither team has made any substitutions. They are afraid that substituting someone now will destroy such a perfect team defense. If this is a basketball game now, it is better to say it is a duel. A competition of endurance and mental strength.
The Celtics players are young and powerful, Pierce is already the oldest player, while Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace of the Pistons will be 31 years old after the New Year, and Billups At 29 years old, their physical strength is still incomparable to that of these 20-year-old guys.
Although many people say that the age of 28 or 9 is the peak period for players, the winners of the slam dunk contest are usually under 26 years old. It can be seen that in the age of 28 or 9, various physical abilities still begin to decline.
Gerald Wallace and James White participated in the dunk contest after the age of 28. Their jumping ability is no longer comparable to that of when they were in their early 20s.
The Celtics are holding on very hard, but the Pistons are holding on even harder.
Not only is it a competition between players, Larry Brown and Rivers are also competing, holding the cards in their hands to see who can lose their composure first. At this time, a decision made by the coach is likely to affect the entire field.
