Facing the repeated bombings of Howard and Nash, the Celtics once again requested a timeout. Now the Celtics are 4 points behind, and the situation is getting more and more tense.
With the current staffing of the Lakers, it is really difficult for other teams to defend against Nash and Howard. Guard Howard and Gasol again. Even if they guard these three, what will Kobe do?
There is no way, Rivers can only resort to zone defense tactics to limit the Lakers' offense, because their man-to-man defense really cannot prevent the Lakers players from taking turns to bomb.
But the problem comes again. If the Lakers didn't have a basket on the outside, the zone defense would be very effective. Now because of Nash, the outside shooting ability has been completely improved. So, zone defense is still risky.
Rivers looked confused and looked at everyone. Everyone agreed that they should adopt the 2-3 zone defense strategy. Even though the Lakers' lineup is meticulous and seamless, they rarely encounter zone defenses, so they can slow down their offensive.
Back from the timeout, first the Celtics' offense
The cooperation between Rondo and Garnett gave Garnett, who was cutting inside, a very threatening position inside. Kobe saw that the situation was not right, so he immediately chased after him, and he and Gasol helped defend, but Yang Zhenxing was
Seizing the opportunity for Kobe to focus on Garnett, he cut inside. Garnett's ability to support him was truly amazing.
Garnett passed a back pass from behind Kobe. As soon as Kobe saw the ball slipping under his nose, he hurriedly turned around. Yang Zhenxing received the ball from the middle distance of the baseline, walked over, raised his right hand high above his head, and
He raised his arm, flicked his wrist, and a small throw was released from Yang Zhenxing's fingertips.
A steady hit! This is enough to stop the bleeding.
Returning to the Lakers' offense, it's time to test the Celtics' defense. Buss just replaced rookie Melo. After all, Melo was too disadvantaged by Howard. Garnett still took the center position to face off against Howard.
Howard and Garnett looked at each other and then Howard suddenly turned around. Garnett took a good position in the paint. Although Garnett looked thin and frail, everyone who had faced Garnett was
Clearly, Garnett's strength can be said to be the top player in the NBA. Even with Howard's strong body, it is not easy to easily knock Garnett away.
Nash passed the ball to the inside. Howard was already ready. He was determined to play this ball with Garnett in a one-on-one.
Howard just focused on resisting, and Garnett resisted with his body. Howard turned his back. If an ordinary inside man had been hit by Howard and turned around, he would have opened up the offensive space, but Garnett judged it very well.
Howard has to turn his back, and there are many opportunities for the two of them to face off.
Howard hooked with his right hand, the chance was not good, Garnett interfered with him
Snapped
What's the sound, a block? A steal? Who did it?
Howard was stunned when he heard the voice. Who can take the ball away from my head?
It was Yang Zhenxing, yes, it was Yang Zhenxing. Yang Zhenxing came from the side, jumped hard, and directly fanned Howard's ball out.
All the players of the beautiful Celtics stood up again. Rivers clenched his fists and shouted.
After Yang Zhenxing blocked the ball, Rondo grabbed the ball. Rondo didn't think too much. He picked up the ball and launched a fast break.
Kobe was still stunned. What was going on? Howard was almost certain to score a goal, but he was blocked for no apparent reason. Kobe suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing around him, and then he came to his senses. No, it was Yang Zhenxing.
It's this kid again, slipping past Kobe again
Yang Zhenxing surpassed Kobe in an instant. Rondo passed the ball over Yang Zhenxing's head. Yang Zhenxing got the ball, and Jamison stood in front of him.
Yang Zhenxing didn't hesitate at all, speed up, speed up, speed up, Kobe is following behind, he must rush up
Yang Zhenxing is like a wild horse running wild, no one can stop him
Jamison was in front of Yang Zhenxing. He had just seen where Howard was and thought that Howard would definitely score, so he came back to defend first. But how did he know that this ball could be given to Yang Zhenxing, a little man with a height of 193?
He slapped it down hard
Jamison's heart is very complicated. With such a fast speed, no matter how strong his body is, it may be difficult to withstand it, but he still has to resist it. Everyone says that Jamison is the x factor of the team, how can he back down at this moment?
Jamison stood firmly in the penalty area, preparing to meet Yang Zhenxing's impact. He tried to defend Yang Zhenxing, even if he couldn't let him down, he still had to pull him down.
This time Yang Zhenxing didn't even think about whether to dunk or lay up. It didn't matter who was standing in front of him, he just hit it.
Jamison is the only one standing in the penalty area
Yang Zhenxing took another lunge and increased speed again. Yang Zhenxing flew up. He was standing high in the air, stretched out, grabbing the ball with one hand, and swinging the other hand in the air to try to clear away all the obstacles.
obstacle
He was gliding towards the basket like an eagle, getting closer and closer.
Bang!
Jamison suddenly felt a green light blocking his face, and his eyes went dark again. Then he hurriedly stretched out his hand, not daring to look in front of him.
Yang Zhenxing dunked into the basket. This time he completed the ball through Jamison. Yang Zhenxing used his speed to the extreme. Although his jumping is still not very good, the vertical height is 88 centimeters, and his jump will be higher during the run-up.
It's also quite scary to show off.
Jamison was in panic and pushed and pulled Yang Zhenxing.
Yang Zhenxing failed to get to the basket. Boom! Yang Zhenxing fell heavily to the ground.
The referee called a foul on Jamison
Garnett immediately rushed forward and got in front of Jamison.
"Damn it, what do you want to do?" Garnett came up and started talking trash indiscriminately.
Jamison had just been dunked, and he was already unhappy. Now Garnett was provoking him again, and he was even more angry.
Jamison went up and pushed Garnett for a while, and Garnett stepped back several meters.
Everyone knew that Garnett was acting at this moment, but the referee still sounded the whistle decisively.
The referee stretched his hand out of bounds
What? Jamison was stunned, Kobe was stunned, and Brown was stunned too. Jamison was ejected.
Brown was depressed, but with his temper, he would not argue with the referee. After all, Jamison pushed Garnett.
After Garnett was pushed, he immediately ran to Yang Zhenxing, and Rondo had already pulled him up.
Yang Zhenxing touched his butt, oh!? Yang Zhenxing nodded
"It's okay, Yang," Garnett asked worriedly.
"Haha, it's okay. I can still bear it now." Yang Zhenxing endured the pain of the heavy fall and said with a smile.
"Yang, you are good." Seeing that Yang Zhenxing was fine, he provoked Jamison and sent Jamison out. His trajectory was successful again, and he was naturally very happy.
Yang Zhenxing walked to the free throw line and served an extra penalty. Gasol came up to replace Jamison who was sent off.
