With Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce both severely blocked, the Celtics continued to hold on to the score with the sudden emergence of Ray Allen, who had been performing poorly.
As the game continues, physical strength decreases. Whether it is the Celtics or the Magic, the defensive efficiency of both sides is decreasing. It’s just that the Celtics’ defensive efficiency declines faster because the physical problems they face are far greater.
Even more severe than the Orlando Magic.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Doc Rivers replaced Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, one of the Big Three. They had been playing for too long, and in order to win the game,
Even though it was very risky to replace him as a substitute at this time, Doc Rivers gritted his teeth and took the risk to substitute the two men and take them off the court to rest in preparation for the upcoming decisive battle at the last moment.
The Orlando Magic did not choose to make substitutions. Stan Van Gundy asked the Magic players to attack more decisively. In Stan Van Gundy's view, Doc Rivers replacing a substitute player at this time is the best opportunity for the Orlando Magic. Orlando
The Magic can seize this opportunity to take the lead in Chen Shihuo's score and gain an advantage in the next game.
The choice made by both sides was also very risky. Doc Rivers took the risk of being left behind by the Orlando Magic in the score during this period, while Stan Van Gundy took the risk of not being able to open the score during this period, resulting in physical failure.
above, risking putting the Orlando Magic at a disadvantage in the final moments of the game.[
Because at this moment, neither side can come up with a way to ensure that the team wins.
In this kind of bet, the Orlando Magic wins first and then loses.
After Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce both went off the court, the Celtics' defense suddenly dropped a lot. This gave the Orlando Magic a lot more offensive opportunities between the inside and outside. With these opportunities
Adrian first hit a mid-range shot, then assisted Lewis with a three-pointer. Paul Millsap then cut into the basket from the right baseline and received Marcin Gortat's inside pass and scored a backhand layup.
After causing a foul by Glenn Davis and making a free throw, the Orlando Magic relied on an 8:0 shock wave to widen the point difference to 8 points at 71:79.
Doc Rivers couldn't help but let Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who had just taken a break, come back to stabilize the situation. At this moment, the last link of the Big Three, Ray Allen once again stood up.
came out to stabilize the situation on the court. After the explosive scoring at the end of the third quarter, as Adrian's defensive pressure on Ray Allen continued to increase, Ray Allen's performance also declined, and once again
There was silence. The Celtics' offensive focus shifted from Ray Allen back to Paul Pierce.
And now, Ray Allen's ferocious firepower is on display again.
After receiving the pass, Ray Allen suddenly chose to break through with the ball instead of shooting a three-pointer. Adrian, who focused most of his defensive energy on Ray Allen's three-point shooting, did not expect Ray Allen's breakthrough.
, he was thrown away by Ray Allen in two steps. Ray Allen rushed into the paint and scored with a dunk. He also caused a defensive foul on Paul Millsap who was covering up. He hit an extra penalty and successfully tied the game to two plus one.
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Then Paul Millsap missed a shot after receiving a pass from Adrian. Rajon Rondo grabbed the rebound and threw the basketball away before he hit the ground. Ray Allen rushed like an arrow from a string.
Out. Adrian followed closely behind Ray Allen. Rajon Rondo's shooting was terrible, but his passing accuracy was surprisingly good. One step ahead of the three-point line, Rajon Rondo
The basketball just started to fall. A little bit in front of the three-point line, Ray Allen jumped slightly and caught the basketball falling from the air. No time was wasted.
The moment he caught the basketball, Ray Allen had already taken a shooting stance. Adrian, who was following Ray Allen, immediately flew up. When he jumped up, he realized that Ray Allen was still free.
Standing on the ground, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth as if his plan had succeeded.
Jumping slightly, Ray Allen swung his right hand towards Adrian, before he could retract it in time, and then threw the basketball in his hand. The whistle sounded the moment the two people's arms came into contact, and Ray Allen
The basketball in Lun's hand rushed towards the basket like a cannon.
Bangdang...
The cannon-like basketball hit the front of the basket hard, making a deafening noise, and then fell into the basket!
Ray Allen smiled and raised his right hand high with three fingers. The smile on his face was as relaxed and confident as he had never been this year.
Oh... the additional free throw, Ray Allen once again hit it easily.
A two plus one, plus a three plus one, Ray Allen scored 7 points in a row and once again brought the score between the two sides back to a state of only one point difference. Ray Allen's wonderful performance made Doug River
Steve relaxed, and Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, who had just been about to appear, also sat back on the bench to recuperate their strength and prepare for the final moments of the game.
The Orlando Magic's chance to open the score was disrupted by Ray Allen's sudden outburst. If they wanted to exert their strength again, the Celtics, who had made substitutions and adjustments, had adapted to the rhythm of the game. In the next few minutes,
Until Garnett and Pierce reappeared, the Orlando Magic failed to seize the opportunity to open the score again.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Celtics, but for the Orlando Magic, this is simply putting the Orlando Magic on the fire. This represents the previous relationship between Stan Van Gundy and Doc Rivers
That gamble ended with Stan Van Gundy's failure.
After re-entering the game, Kevin Garnett immediately hit Paul Millsap with the ball and leaned back twice at the top of the free throw line. Garnett failed to go in. Although Paul Millsap
Although he is short in height, his chassis is very stable and powerful, which is quite similar to Hayes of the Rockets. After trying to lean back twice without success, Kevin Garnett immediately changed his strategy.
Several false moves that seemed real and full of deception immediately mobilized Paul Millsap's defensive focus. Taking advantage of Paul Millsap's focus being mobilized, Kevin Garnett turned around and passed by.
Paul Millsap rushed inside and scored with a one-handed dunk.
82:82
Celtics and Magic tied again.[
Stan Van Gundy immediately called a timeout. (To be continued...)
