Among the Big Three of the Celtics, Ray Allen has always been the most inconspicuous and the one with the weakest reputation. Unlike Kevin Garnett, who is known as the most versatile power forward in the league for ten years,
Being able to play from the 1st position to the 5th position, the name of 'Wolf King' is so popular that even fans who don't watch NBA have heard of Kevin Garnett's name. 'Phoenix' Paul -
Pierce's reputation is slightly weaker than that of Kevin Garnett, but Paul Pierce, known as the 'Truth', is a local star in Boston and has the highest support among the Big Three in Boston.
As for Ray Allen. Relatively speaking, Ray Allen is not famous enough and does not have high support in Boston. Therefore, his position among the three giants who are said to be on equal footing will naturally become a bit embarrassing.
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Especially after forming the Big Three, Paul Pierce still plays the important scoring role he played for the Celtics in the past. Kevin Garnett suddenly became the most important inside player for the Celtics.
The defensive gatekeeper, together with the muscular son Kendrick Parkinson, instantly improved the Celtics' defensive rating from the 24th in the league last season to the top three in the league this season. And Ray -
Allen. In scoring, he is not as conspicuous as Paul Pierce. In defense, his effect is not as easy to see as that of Kevin Garnett. In many cases, Ray Allen is not so much one of the Big Three.
, more like a transparent person who is not very important. In addition, outside the game, Ray Allen also tends to be silent and rarely appears in the spotlight and cameras, which makes his reputation even weaker.
However, Doc Rivers knows it very well.
This is not a problem with Ray Allen's ability. It's the result of the Celtics' tactics. For the Celtics, for the championship, Ray Allen always sacrifices, and with Kevin Garnett
The sacrifice of giving up offense is different. Ray Allen's sacrifice is even more obscure, so much so that there are questions in the media about whether Ray Allen's ability can bear the name of the Big Three.
If you give him a chance, give him the ball, and give him a cover from a core player, he will still be the killer who can shoot through three-pointers.
"Ray, I need you to step up now. The Celtics need you to step up." Doc Rivers said to Ray Allen.
Ray Allen suddenly raised his head, the surprised look on his face flashed away, and then Ray Allen stared seriously into Rivers' eyes, and then nodded calmly: "I understand.
Whether in daily life or in front of the media, Ray Allen is not a person who talks much. In fact, he seems to be somewhat taciturn. After hearing Ray Allen's answer, Doc Rivers immediately put all the words in his mind.
The man called over and began to lay out the offensive tactics for the next game.
Defensively, the Celtics do not need to adjust, and cannot adjust. The current Celtics are completely suppressing the Orlando Magic defensively. Only Paul Pierce has a problem. Although this problem is serious, it is not
Fatal. On the contrary, if there is a hasty adjustment due to this, it may cause fatal flaws in the Celtics' defense.
What the Celtics need to adjust now is their offense. Like the Orlando Magic before, it is also very difficult for the Celtics to score. Only by making it easier for the Celtics to score can the Celtics be relieved to the greatest extent.
The pressure the Celtics are facing now.
And Ray Allen now needs to take on this responsibility.
Because the Celtics had the ball before the timeout, after the timeout came back, the Celtics still launched the attack from the midfield. Kevin Garnett sent the basketball to Rajon Rondo.
I dribbled the basketball a little more, took a look at the Orlando Magic's defensive formation, and immediately started to attack the Orlando Magic's inside line. While traveling at high speed, Rajon Rondo used a large change of direction to shake off Rashard Lewis's
The defense jumped up. Facing Kwame Brown's block, Rajon Rondo turned his body sideways and threw the basketball in his hand under the basket.
The basketball rubbed against the backboard and bounced into the basket. It was the Orlando Magic's turn to attack, and Adrian once again got stuck under the basket. The basketball fell into Adrian's hands at the first opportunity.
The ball was hit hard backwards, followed by a turn-over jump shot. Although the shot was a bit urgent, the shot with a fadeaway was difficult for Paul Pierce to defend. Although Paul Pierce took off with all his strength, his outstretched
The hand is still a palm away from the basketball in Adrian's hand.
In the air, Adrian took a careful look at the basket and then pushed the basketball out of his hand.
"Bang shua~~~"
The basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced into the basket. Adrian, who landed on the ground, was a little surprised. He originally thought that after Rivers called a timeout, he would definitely deploy defensive tactics against him, and even order Ray Allen or Rajon Rondo.
Double-teaming himself. It was precisely because of this idea that Adrian was so decisive and firm in his attack this time, in order not to leave them a chance to double-team.
But the actual situation is that neither Rajon Rondo nor Ray Allen came to double-team them. They moved, but it was just a false double-team. Their defensive focus was still on their defender.
In other words, during the timeout, Doc Rivers did not adjust his defensive tactics in a targeted manner.
"What is this for?" Adrian stepped back full of doubts. If Doc Rivers called a timeout not to adjust the defense against himself, then what was he doing for it? Was it for offense?
Thinking like this, Adrian suddenly felt something in his heart... If Doc Rivers chooses to change the Celtics' offensive tactics, who will he choose?
Could it be...
Before Adrian could think clearly, Ray Allen, who had been running all the time, suddenly ran out of space with the help of Garnett's screen, and the basketball in the hands of Rajon Rondo was immediately passed to Ray Allen's hands.
Maurice Evans was completely thrown away by Ray Allen. Adrian was closest to Ray Allen and he pounced on him. The defense was too late and chose to foul before Ray Allen could shoot the basketball in his hand.
, he hit Ray Allen on the arm first.
Ray Allen's three-point shot was weak. The basketball thrown by Adrian's right arm just flew out of the palm of his hand and began to fall under the influence of gravity. However, the referee also blew the whistle.
, Adrian raised his arms, there was nothing to struggle with for such an obvious foul.
Three-point foul, three free throws.
"Sorry, I was careless." Morris Evans said apologetically.
"It's okay, be careful next time." Adrian comforted Morris, but his eyes fell on Ray Allen. At this time, Ray Allen rubbed his right arm and stood on the free throw line.
Yun Danfengqing prepares for free throws. (To be continued...)
