When Pierce's physical fitness was in crisis, Rivers could only place his hope in Ray Allen and Garnett.
Garnett continued to cooperate with Ray Allen in the pick-and-roll from the outside. Finally, Ray Allen briefly got rid of Tony Allen. Then Ray Allen received a pass from Rondo and shot directly from the three-point line. Although Stoudemire stepped forward
Change defense, but the distance between the two is too far to cause much interference.
Now he only needs to take an easy outside shot under Garnett's screen to help the Celtics reverse their decline.
Junzi Lei raised his arm, and his textbook-like shooting posture appeared on the court again.
At the critical moment, Junzi Lei looked like a killer. He only had eyes for the basket in front of him.
But the smile at the corner of his mouth revealed that he was confident that this shot would be successful.
On the commentary table, Kenny Smith was ready to praise Ray Allen and Garnett's lines.
On the Celtics bench, Rivers had already raised his arms, ready to applaud Ray Allen's goal.
Ray Allen flicked the ball with his finger, and the basketball quickly spun and flew toward the basket.
But less than a second after the basketball was released, Ray Allen felt a shadow above his head, and then saw a big hand lying in front of the basketball he shot.
Then there was a fierce thrust.
"Peng!"
There was a muffled sound when he hit the basketball with his palm, and Lian Dao completed the block!
"Sickle, how did he get here?"
Barkley looked confused and hurriedly looked at the game replays.
"Oh my God, Kenny, did you see that he took off two steps away from Ray? His wingspan, his jumping, and his physical fitness."
"Kenny, I have never been so envious of the talent of a basketball player, even the Chicago braised eggs back then, but sickle, I am really envious!"
"Not only his talent, but also his timing is so accurate. I guess Lei already showed a winning smile when he took action, but Sickle's slap was too... too..."
At this time, Barkley didn't know how to describe the impact of this block on Ray Allen.
"That's cruel, isn't it?" Kenny Smith added for his old partner.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, Kenny, that's cruel!" Buckley immediately clapped his hands and responded.
Before anything could happen to Ray Allen, Lian Dao had already taken the lead and ran towards the frontcourt.
Ray Allen really couldn't figure out where this guy Lian Dao appeared from and why he was always so elusive. In two games and two encounters, he had already been blocked by Lian Dao on one outside three-pointer each time.
Especially the shot blocking in this game was really weird.
But D'Antoni showed a proud smile on the sidelines. This is Lian Dao, who can always step forward at critical moments and surprise everyone.
After Lian Dao blocked the shot, he immediately grabbed the basketball and ran straight to the frontcourt. Not to mention that the Celtics didn't react at this time, even the Knicks teammates didn't keep up with Lian Dao's pace. It was too fast.
Got it!
Immediately, Lian Dao made an emergency stop outside the three-point line, and then directly took action!
"The Celtics didn't have the ability to pay a return visit in time, but Sickle chose to take a three-point shot. Wasn't it a little too aggressive?"
That's right, Lian Dao didn't think about dunking under the basket or scoring safely with a layup. If he wanted to quickly open up the score, he needed a three-pointer, which others thought was an aggressive scoring method.
Rivers snorted coldly, he is still young after all, even Ray Allen would not dare to take a shot like this. In Rivers' view, Lian Dao's shot was too impatient and did not make the slightest adjustment.
However, the next second, the basketball thrown by Lian Dao fell directly into the net!
The rolling waves of the Nets were like a hammer hitting Rivers' heart. I'm afraid Rivers has forgotten last season, the playoffs, and Lian Dao winning the title of season three-point champion for two consecutive years.
Already.
Just because Ray Allen doesn't dare to shoot the ball doesn't mean that Lian Dao doesn't dare to take the shot. As a tough guy who can hit 400 three-pointers in a season, he shouldn't be subject to any doubts.
"Hahaha, Kenny, you still don't understand sickle. This is sickle. To others, it is dancing on a tightrope, but to him, it is a very ordinary shot, just like a layup or a dunk.
Three-pointers are his regular weapon!"
"Kenny, I believe the league will one day change because of sickle's three-pointer. Really, I have this feeling!"
"Sickle has led the Knicks to establish a 7-point advantage. This is the strength of the league's number one player. As long as he wants to score, no one can stop him!"
Lian Dao's domineering three-pointer instantly made the Madison Garden Arena ebullient.
Layup? Obviously a three-pointer is one point more than a layup, so why do you want a layup?
Celtic's key counterattack failed because Lian Dao failed.
As the time on the court continues to decrease, the opportunities left to the Celtics are also gradually shrinking.
But Pierce is very tired. He still has to serve as the team's attacker when other Celtics players have no chance.