Forty-four, was completely exploded by the great god
Larry Hughes shook three times in a row. At the moment when Eddie Jones finally shifted his center of gravity, he broke into the paint in the opposite direction, reached close to the basket in two strides, and made a three-step layup.
Passing the ball to Jamison, the moment Jefferson was slightly distracted, Hughes had already rushed straight to the basket and scored with a one-handed dunk.
After Hughes scored, Eddie Jordan on the sideline blew a whistle immediately. The Wizards understood and counterattacked on the spot. Jefferson could not pass the ball directly to Payton, but could only pass it to Pierce. Pierce dribbled it.
After getting rid of Hayes twice, he passed to Payton, but as soon as Payton received the ball, Arenas, who was originally facing him, and Larry Hughes, who came to attack from a flank, were already in place.
Five seconds had passed. Payton barely squeezed past Larry Hughes's defense and finally crossed the center line. However, at this moment, his body collided heavily with Arenas's, and Payton involuntarily stepped back.
Half step.
The referee's whistle sounds - call back!
For the Celtics, this ball was just a return line. After handing over the ball once, Payton still curled his lips and chattered to the referee. But for Arenas, the contact just now was a personal experience for him.
By the time Payton was already a strong player, he was completely different from when he faced him three years ago. Arenas didn't realize that his rapid progress in recent years had reached the All-Star level, and Payton's competitive state
There has been a sharp decline every year.
Sometimes many things are just a layer of window paper that has not been pierced. After it is pierced, it will be found that Arenas has the courage to challenge, which means that Payton's intimidation effect is no longer there. Arenas is boasting.
After a pick-and-roll by May Brown, Payton was blocked and did not follow him at all. When Pierce came up to cover, Arenas faced Pierce's defense and made a jump shot. The ball flew steadily into the basket and hit the ball.
Arenas later turned back to Payton and said, "Your time has passed!"
"Arenas faced Payton's defense and hit a pull-up three-pointer!"
"Arenas broke through Payton's defense and broke directly into the paint. His lever escaped Milicic's block and the ball went in!"
"Arenas caused Payton's hitter foul, and he got two free throws. His magical performance made the once legendary Payton on the defensive end at a loss..."
The commentators at the scene were passionately describing Arenas' heroic performance, and now Payton was just a foil in front of him.
Rivers on the sidelines just stood up. Here Payton saw Rivers' actions and shook his head to him, saying that he was okay. This ruffian veteran wanted to regain his face. He once faced Jordan,
His defense even allowed the God of Basketball, Jordan, to have the lowest shooting percentage in the Finals in history. How could the guy in front of him who was born in the second round be taken seriously by Payton.
When Payton attacked again, Milicic understood Payton's thoughts and took the initiative to block Arenas behind him. He cut outside after the pick-and-roll, opening up the space inside to make it easier for Payton to attack the inside, while Milicic's
With a relatively large body, when Arenas came around, Payton had already thrown him behind him, passed Kwame Brown, and put the ball into the basket after colliding with Jamison under the basket. Although Payton was
He fell to the ground in this collision, but he stood up immediately and said to Arenas as if nothing happened: "My time has long passed, but if you want to replace my previous position in the league, just rely on
I'm afraid it's impossible for you to do this."
Wizards coach Eddie Jones on the sidelines made another gesture. The Wizards' focus shifted from the outside to the inside during the offense. Jamison, a power forward, ran out to cover the corner. Arenas passed the ball directly.
In the past, Jamison made a mid-range shot after catching the ball.
In the next Wizards offense, Jamison was about to shoot after receiving the ball from the same position in the corner. Al Jefferson jumped up to block the shot, but he didn't expect that Jamison would lift the ball over him at the moment he jumped up.
He took the ball off his head and took two steps to make a jump shot when facing Milicic's defense. Milicic's finger touched his wrist and the player fouled! Jamison got two free throw opportunities. Jamison joked
He smiled and said to Milicic: "So this is the strength of the best player of the week! My hand does hurt a little!"
Seeing his provocation, Milicic said to him: "If you don't shut up, your butt may hurt more than your hands, and I will kick your ass hard."
Jamison made these two free throws steadily.
The Celtics were attacking, and the Wizards' defense was already in place. Payton was dribbling the ball, waiting for his own big men Milicic and Jefferson to run over. When the two casually passed by Payton, suddenly Jay
Ferson stood in front of Milicic, and Payton handed the ball to Milicic. Milicic glanced at the basket and hit a three-pointer from the front!
Three-pointers? Jamison smiled. Except for Kwame Brown, all five players on the Wizards court are capable of three-pointers, and all four of them have a three-point shooting rate of about 35%. This is terrifying.
The Wizards immediately set up a three-point offensive system. Brown was stuck in the paint. Jamison pulled out and Hayes waited on the two wings for the opportunity to shoot three-pointers. However, this seemed to be just a cover. Arenas arrived.
They were not in his eyes at all in the frontcourt and behind him, not even Payton. He only had the basket in his eyes. When he reached the three-point line, without any warning, he took another three-point shot. The ball was in the basket.
After rinsing it for a while, it fell into the basket.
The Celtics also wanted to use the tactics that worked well in the previous games to open up space for Milicic to go for singles, but after Milicic shook Kwame Brown twice, his strong shot failed.
At this time, Pierce rushed over from the side, grabbed the rebound, pushed Jamison with his back and put the ball in.
After Wizards Arenas took a step past Payton, he missed a pull-up jump shot. However, when fighting for the rebound, Kwame Brown had already pushed Milicic behind him, sitting on Milicic's thigh.
Cic was unable to take off smoothly. Kwame Brown collected the offensive rebound. When he was about to make a tip-in, Milicic blocked the ball from behind, resulting in a defensive foul!
Milicic had already committed two fouls before the end of the first quarter. After Kwame Brown made a free throw, Rivers immediately replaced Milicic with Mark Blount. Milicic was kicked off the court early.
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No one thought that Milicic, who kept up with O'Neal Jr., scored soaring points against Zach Randolph, and won a triple-double in front of defensive expert Okafor, would actually be playing against No. 1 draft pick Kwame Brown.
