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Chapter 1497 Against me?
On March 3, US time, the Lakers played against the Celtics at home.

The Celtics' current record is still good, 40 wins and 22 losses, which is not bad in the East. They also reached the Eastern Conference finals this season.The knights who met the Big 3 were wiped out.Therefore, it can be regarded as a strong team in the East.At least they are much better than the Eagles, Bulls, Pacers, Bucks, and Raptors. These teams are either pseudo-strong teams, or they are already in decline and have entered a rebuilding period.It's just because they can make the playoffs in the East.

Brad Stevens is the head coach of this team. He has a high level of tactical skills. Thomas Jr. has been fully activated this season, so he should take a lot of credit.Coupled with the gradual revival of the green army's iron-blooded defense as always, everyone is actually very optimistic about the future of this eastern giant.

Yes, they are much better than the Lakers in the original time and space. Even in the 18-19 season, the Lakers are half-dead underdogs.Their lineup is Thomas Jr. + Al Horford + Avery Bradley + Jae Crowder + Amir Johnson.It seems that the stars are not very high, but the overall combat power is very good, full of resilience.The Lakers' game was because Butler was a little unwell before the game, so Gary Vitti suggested that he should not play in this game for the time being.

The Lakers are a team competing for the championship this season. They don't need to work so hard in the regular season. Butler is an indispensable outside core player for the team. Letting him rest completely may be more important than a regular season.Larry Brown and the Lakers uniforms also thought so, so even if Butler offered to volunteer and said that he could insist on playing, he was still rejected.

After all, the regular season is not that important compared to the playoffs.

So without Butler, the Lakers' outside firepower is even more worrying. After the Celtics received the news, "Young Marshal" Brad Stevens made a target, wanting to take the opportunity to win this game Contest.Oh, by the way, I just said that the Celtics were the participants of the Eastern Conference Finals in the original time and space this season. At the same time, don't forget that they are also the Eastern seed team in the original time and space this season.

East, first.

The game has won 2 games more than the Cavaliers.

Look at how the "Young Marshal" Stevens arranged it.Pretty good, it looks like it has a solid foundation.

In order to avoid a half-time offensive and defensive decisive battle with the Lakers, he made these arrangements. This is not because the Green Army's defense in the penalty area is not good, but because the Lakers have a "war behemoth" at the inside basket.So he had to make arrangements like this.Use the seasoned inside player Al Horford to stare at No. 29's face-to-basket attack, and don't worry too much about the rest.Then make changes on the spot.Because at the point of No. 29, it is impossible for you to defend all his methods and aspects, so he only needs Al Horford to defend No. 29's face-to-basket attack.Because Horford's defense is very good and his skills are sophisticated, Embiid is often deflated when he is facing him. In another time and space, he played against him 13 times. His shooting percentage was once lower than 4%, only 37%, so Horford's defensive skills are still very good. of.

Especially for the use of defensive experience, he is quite experienced. He is the core backbone of the Green Army's defense.

The second arrangement is to go around and prevent No. 29 from receiving the ball comfortably from the very beginning.There is no need to upgrade step by step. Tonight, the Lakers did not have Butler to attract outsiders. "Young coach" Stevens directly made this defensive order.No. 29 must be limited from the beginning of passing and receiving.

The third arrangement is to control the Lakers' passing, control their passing routes, make as many mistakes as possible, play defensive counterattacks and chase shots.The reason why he arranged it like this is also very simple. It wasn't decided by him with a hot head. Then he would not have such a high reputation in the NCAA basketball world.The reason is that without Butler on the perimeter of the Lakers, there will be a huge decline in their autonomous offensive ability, and there are not enough autonomous offensive points. What must the Lakers do?
Yes, it is to increase the pass.Use the pass to break the game and find the defensive space of the Green Army.

And the more autonomous attack points, the less need to pass the ball, even similar to the triangle offense at the end, no pass at all.

So all of this has been taken into consideration by Brad Stevens, who is really the leader of the younger generation.

The layout ability and targeting ability are excellent.

If you observe carefully, you will find that basically these arrangements are all for the 29th, so there is the last point.That is what Brad Stevens emphasized in the locker room: This game must suppress the Lakers' No. 29. They lack independent scoring points from the outside, and our defense expansion in time is enough.As long as No. 29 is locked, the chances of winning tonight will be great.Because tonight the Lakers will not have other people come out to help break the game.At least that's how it normally is.

And... Brad Stevens also expressed a point of view. Now No. 29 is fighting with ESPN and Sports Illustrated, so he expects that No. 29 will be the same as before in this game, and he will score mainly.Otherwise, how can you play the little faces of ESPN and Sports Illustrated, right?So feel free to lock it up.

Hearing their head coach's analysis and analysis, people like the Green Army secretly admired them. In fact, to be honest, how many people were particularly optimistic about them before they started the game?Basically no.But this handsome young coach has abruptly changed all of this. Now they are keeping pace with the Cavaliers and are competing for the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference.At the beginning of the game, even this group of Green Army players would not have dared to think about it.

Last year they were only at the fifth and sixth levels, and the lineup did not undergo a particularly major change. In this, the factor of the coach is indelible.So now the Green Army is particularly admired by the "Young Marshal".The emergence of such emotions will allow the head coach's arrangements to be carried out efficiently without hesitation, thereby maximizing the head coach's control over the team.

Hey, you're really right. This year's Celtics actually look like NCAA teams to some extent. The head coach's influence on the team is even greater than that of the players.This is very common in the NCAA, but in the NBA, it is a relatively special case.

So after the Lakers scrambled for the ball, they felt something was wrong the first time. When Rondo saw No. 29 beckoning for the ball in the low post, he passed it in due to inertia, and then... was intercepted! ! !
The Celtics seem to have guessed the Lakers' offensive method, and Avery Bradley went around and made a successful steal!
The Celtics team played fast. Thomas Jr. used to force a layup from one person in the past. In fact, the opportunity was not particularly good. The Lakers' defense was already in place, but they were still in good condition during this period of time. "The strongest on the surface 175" into the basket.Moreover, it is still a 2+1!Thomas Jr. shook his fist vigorously after he landed. He really broke out this season, with a scoring ability of around 29 points, this...is already a quasi-super scorer, okay?
Last season, he only averaged 22 points per game.

Seeing that several passes to the inside were blocked, the Lakers changed their style of play and started to go outside. However, without Butler, Robert Covington on the bench is a very good 3D player. But his ability to attack independently... is not good.This allows him to replace Butler defensively, but the offensive end is still far behind.If the ball was for Butler, he would attack and play by himself. Anyway, the opponent's defense is so tight on No. 29, and the offensive pressure on his side is relatively small.But ... Covington can't do that when he gets the ball.

So after hesitating, he chose to pass the ball, was interfered by the Green Army, and went straight out of the sideline.

At the beginning, the Green Army relied on various accurate pre-match predictions and pre-match arrangements to slightly suppress the Los Angeles Lakers in momentum.This scene, few people really thought of it before.After all, in everyone's senses, the Green Army's record is good, but there is still a gap with those giant teams.

Therefore, the Lakers quickly entered the first timeout.

(End of this chapter)