Although the three-point shooting percentage is 0-for-5, free throw shooting is always an understatement for an old ball player like Ray Allen who can't remember how many times he has shot the basketball.
Swish...swish...swish, the net was cleared three times in a row, and Ray Allen's free throw cost Adrian a foul. Adrian frowned fiercely, but he didn't care about the three-point free throw. He was worried.
What matters is whether Ray Allen's performance in the playoffs will usher in an explosion in this game.
After all, historically, Ray Allen has always been criticized by the media for his poor performance in the playoffs. Until the Eastern Conference Finals, the Detroit Pistons strictly blocked Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.
.In this case, Ray Allen was appointed to take on the important task of scoring the core. With his explosion in the Eastern Conference Finals, he washed away the stain left on him by his poor performance in the first two rounds of the series. Now, Doug -
Rivers is likely to do the same thing, shifting the offense more to Ray Allen with both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett severely restricted.
Once Ray Allen's three-pointer is released, its huge power will have a terrible impact on the Orlando Magic's defense.
Therefore, after Ray Allen made a free throw, Adrian walked up to Maurice Evans and reminded Evans to be careful about Ray Allen's performance.
"Maurice, be careful, even if he performs poorly, she will still be the three-point champion after all." Adrian organized his words: "Defense more strictly, don't leave him any chance to score easily."
"I know." Evans responded, but I don't know how concerned he is. After all, Ray Allen's performance has been very poor since entering the playoffs. His performance in the first half today was also not good.
On the defensive end, he really worked hard. But on the offensive end, Ray Allen's performance was as weak as ever.
Evans soon paid the price for his carelessness. During the Celtics' offense, Ray Allen once again relied on quick and weird running positions, using the inside pick-and-roll to get rid of him around the baseline and ran out.
Three-point line. At this time, Rajon Rondo had broken through from the high post to the low post, disrupting the Orlando Magic's defense. He found that Ray Allen had run outside the three-point line. He immediately turned around and pointed the basketball toward Ray Allen behind him.
The direction was turned.
At the three-point line, Ray Allen received the basketball, and Maurice Evans, who bypassed the Kevin Garnett pick-and-roll, quickly pounced on Ray Allen, but it was already too late. Ray Allen simply didn't
Aiming in the direction of the basket, I shot the basketball based entirely on feeling.
Bang……
Ray Allen still missed the three-point opportunity that was almost guaranteed. Maurice Evans failed to interfere with Ray Allen's shooting at all, but Ray Allen's three-pointer still bounced off the side of the basket.
Got out.
Maurice Evans breathed a sigh of relief. Ray Allen found shooting opportunities twice in a row. He was unable to keep up with the defense. If Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, then it must be because of him.
Defensive problem. Now that Ray Allen still can't make a shot despite such a good opportunity, Morris naturally relaxes a little.
"It seems that his condition is still not good today." Morris thinks that maybe what the media said is really right. Ray Allen is just a regular season giant, not a playoff level player. Otherwise, his regular season and season
How come there is such a huge gap in performance in the post-game from one day to the next?
You must know that even though Ray Allen's shooting rights have been greatly weakened after joining the Celtics, he can still average close to 20 points per game, and his shooting percentage reaches 44.5%, and his three-point shooting percentage is 10%.
Close to 40%. However, after entering the playoffs, Ray Allen's shooting percentage per game is only a little over 40%, and his three-point shooting percentage is even lower than the passing standard of 35% so far.
Among the chaotic crowd, Marcin Gortat jumped high, grabbed the defensive rebound over Kevin Garnett's head, and immediately threw it to Adrian.
After getting the basketball, Adrian did not choose to play quickly because Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce were already targeting him at this time. It would be difficult to achieve any good results if he chose to play quickly.
Stabilize yourself and slowly advance forward. When Adrian advances to the three-point line step by step, his teammates have already completed their position.
Passing the ball to Lewis for a transition, Adrian dived into the low post and started a hand-to-hand fight with Paul Pierce. After grabbing the position, he opened his hand and asked Lewis for the ball.
It's not that Adrian wants to play alone, but because when facing the Celtics' tough and sticky defense, Adrian's low-post singles are already the Orlando Magic's offense with the highest success rate in this game so far.
Method. Unless it can completely disrupt the Celtics' defensive tactics, this situation will not produce much change.
Holding the ball, Adrian leaned on Paul Pierce. This time, he did not choose to hit the lane. Instead, he slapped the basketball hard and then turned around quickly. This turn came very abruptly, without any forward movement, just a big step.
Turning around, Paul Pierce was already firmly stuck to Adrian's side. He could only watch as Adrian jumped up, shot, and scored.
It is very difficult to predict Adrian's next move after holding the ball in the low post, because Adrian can make too many choices. He can pull to the outside to shoot a three-pointer, or he can directly turn his back and drive for a layup.
, you can also directly turn around and shoot, or fake a turn and jump shot to trick the defensive player into drawing a foul.
He is very proficient in every offensive method in the low post. He does not have a signature low post move, such as Jordana's back-turning fadeaway jumper that makes people unable to let go, but the moves he can make in the low post are really good.
It's too much. Since entering the league, Adrian has never relaxed his training in low post offense. Now he can perfectly connect all his offensive actions with back turns. He can't
He can make it impossible to defend like Jordan, but he can make his opponents not know how to defend.
Especially as Paul Pierce's physical strength is gradually reduced due to fierce confrontation, his resistance is rapidly weakening, and he can cause less and less interference to Adrian defensively. Adrian is keen.
He realized that as long as this situation continues, by the middle of the fourth quarter, Paul Pierce will lose the basic physical strength necessary to defend himself. At that time, Paul Pierce's defensive effect on him will be infinitely similar.
At zero, the Celtics' defensive tactics must change accordingly. At that time, the Orlando Magic will have a chance to win this game.
unless……
"Whoa..." Ray Allen stepped back, his arms still in the shooting position. There was no joy in his eyes at having hit his first three-pointer of the game.
Just now, Rajon Rondo collided with Lewis while trying to make a high-post breakthrough. After an unexpected stumble, Rajon Rondo was forced to stop the ball and then transferred the basketball to Ray Allen for transition. At this time, Mo
Reese Evans stood steadily in front of Ray Allen, assuming a standard defensive posture. No one would think that this was a good offensive opportunity. In fact, this offensive opportunity was also very bad.
There was no hesitation, no hesitation. When the Celtics needed to score the most, Ray Allen easily shot the basketball in his hand, as if he was doing a shooting practice.
Before Maurice Evans jumped up, Ray Allen's three-pointer had already been shot, 0.4 seconds, maybe less. It was as if the basketball had just fallen into Ray Allen's hands and he had thrown it to the basket.
Uh-huh...
Adrian's heart suddenly jumped.
There was nothing special about Ray Allen's face, expression, or eyes. He did not celebrate the three-pointer, but quickly retreated to the backcourt as before. Adrian clearly
I felt that there was something extra on Ray Allen's body, and there was a biting chill. (To be continued...)
