From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 119 Grandma is dripping, playing dirty, right?

Back in the second half of the game, the Lakers changed their defensive strategy.

They no longer let Ball hold the ball, but moved his position to shooting guard. The bench Josh Hart started as the point guard. Hart can handle the ball, but the Lakers control the ball. To Ingram.

The forward holds the ball, you Celtics can play it, but there is no reason why the Lakers can't play it.

And after the Lakers dropped the pitcher Pope, there was one more person on the court who could hold the ball.

Except for Lopez who doesn't hold the ball, the remaining Ball, Hart, Ingram, and Randall can all hold the ball to launch an offense. A lineup with more ball possession points can make the offense more layered and changeable. More.

As soon as he came back in the second half, Ingram continued to break through to the basket with the ball, hit a layup, and caused Brown's defensive foul once.

The Celtics responded quickly, and Stevens immediately requested a timeout.

Seeing the lineup sent by the Lakers, Stevens' countermeasure is to shrink his defense, try to return to the basket to protect the basket, and can make a certain long-range shot.

Because the Lakers have Randall and Ball in the lineup. Although Hart has a shooting percentage of 38%, his main style of play is to break through or switch offenses. The three-pointer is a good shooting percentage. Small amount of level.

The game continues.

The Celtics' defensive strategy declared a failure. They recovered the basket and indeed protected the basket, but the three-pointers of the rest of the Lakers also recovered. Lopez was 2 of 2 from the three-point line, and Hart was 1 of 1. , Ball, who was shorted, also shot 4 of 2 from the field.

During this period of time, the Lakers have completely become a three-point team. Ingram is responsible for holding the ball and breaking through, and the others are waiting on the outside to catch and shoot.

bill wharton said:
"The Lakers at this stage always have the appearance of some mature teams. With Ingram as the core to launch the offense, the whole team performs their duties well. Their performance reminds me of the Cavaliers. LeBron And his pitchers get the job done like that."

Hubie Brown said: "But it's a pity that Ingram is a second-year player after all, and he doesn't have the abnormal physical condition of LeBron. If he continues to play this way, in the last quarter of the game, his How much physical strength is left is a question mark."

"And one thing they have to consider is that Jiang's shooting touch will not always be like the third quarter. He is an outside player with a 57% shooting rate this season. He will definitely adjust his game state in the final quarter. The most threatening time for the Lakers."

Jianghu failed to make two consecutive three-point attempts after the opening of the second half. Fortunately, his mid-range is still there, and he made two consecutive mid-range hits. The Lakers widened the point difference too much.

Six minutes into the third quarter, the Celtics still maintained a 6-67 lead.

Then Jianghu was replaced to rest.

The situation on the field changed instantly. One minute after Jianghu left the field, Clarkson on the Lakers bench scored 1 points in a row, an open three-pointer, a strong three-pointer against Horford, and a three-pointer. Ji hit the basket with a difficult pull-bar layup 9+2, and personally led the Lakers to a 1-9 wave, helping the Lakers close the point difference to one point.

Celtics 69 to 68 Lakers.

The NBA is such a league, everyone is Jordan in their own world.

As soon as you relax a little bit, even before you relax, suddenly a player from the opponent stands up and tells you that the game will not end so easily.

Stevens called a timeout and sent Smart to guard Clarkson.

Smart's offense is not good, but his defensive ability is absolutely first-class in the back line. He defended for the first time, and he used his famous stunt "Eighteen Falls" to cause Clarkson's offensive foul. Then he went to the basket on the offensive end to attract Rozier, who was flanked and passed to the outside line, and made a three-pointer.

The next time he defended, he started to press from the backcourt, directly cut Clarkson at the center line, forced a layup and scored, and caused the opponent's defensive foul.

Celtics 75 to 68.

The reason why the Celtics can maintain the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference is very important, but the most important thing for their survival is their overall defense.

Whether it is Smart on the back line or Horford on the inside, they are all outstanding defensively in their respective positions. The defense of Jianghu and Brown is not top-notch, but it can be regarded as above-average. The four of them cooperate with Steven The defensive system that Si built for them is the reason why the Celtics can rank first in the Eastern Conference.

After being scored 6 points in a row, Walton did not pause, but came to the sidelines to emphasize to the players:

"Let the ball move, don't play standing up."

Stevens didn't give up much, and also came to the sidelines and shouted:

"Keep that level of defensive intensity and don't give them a chance."

In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, the two sides played 5:3.

The defensive intensity on both sides is not small, and neither of them has scored in sports games. They can score by going to the free throw line in hand-to-hand combat and winning free throw opportunities.

This is not a game, but a war about sworn enemies, and even if it's just a regular season, neither side will give up easily.

For fans of both teams, it doesn't matter if you paddle in any game, but if you paddle in the Lakers-Celtics game, sorry, we're going to spray you.

Celtics 80 to Lakers 71
比赛进入末节，江湖第三节登场6分钟6投3中，罚球3中3拿到9分，三节比赛结束拿到33分10篮板12助攻。

As soon as the final quarter of the game came up, the Lakers had the ball, and Pope ran to the bottom corner after going around the screen continuously, and received a pass from the high post Randall to make a three-pointer, and the score gap came to 6 points.

Jianghu was not in a hurry to launch a personal offense, and passed to Horford, who was in the middle distance. Horford got an open mid-range shot, but failed to grasp it.

Randall jumped high to receive the rebound.

On the Lakers side, Ingram held the ball and Lopez picked and rolled. Lopez blocked Horford. Ingram seized the opportunity and made a free throw from the mid-range. 80 points.

The Celtics attacked, and Jianghu and Horford handed over high positions. Lopez was pushed by Horford when he came up for the pick-and-roll.

"Great referee!!"

"Good job!!"

The audience was so excited that they gave out loud cheers.

Jianghu's head was full of question marks, and he could see clearly from the side. Horford just raised his hand slightly to block Lopez.

"Mr. Referee, you should change the judgment, this is an obvious diving action!!"

Jianghu found the referee on duty and patiently explained to him.

The referee Tony Brothers said calmly: "But Al did raise his hand and push people. This is an unjustifiable offensive foul."

The world is very helpless, this is the reason why away games in the NBA are difficult to play, unfamiliar venues, unfamiliar baskets, and the home team will always have an advantage in some key rounds in terms of penalties.

He can't fight the referee, all he can do is play his own ball.

The Lakers attacked, and Horford also wanted to return one. In the confrontation with Lopez, the two arms were entangled in the position. Lopez pushed his arm away, and he also imitated Lopez's exaggerated backward down.

Almost the same action as Lopez happened right under the nose of the referee, Brother Tony watched but remained indifferent, not to mention blowing the whistle, his expression did not change in any way.

Horford fell to the ground, Lopez got the open, Ingram made a light pass, he got the ball and jumped up and dunked.

Celtics 80 to 78 Lakers.

After Lopez completed the dunk, he roared angrily at the fans on the baseline, as if he had accomplished some great achievement.

The Celtics attacked again, Jianghu forced a breakthrough to the basket for a layup, Ball's hand was almost hanging on Jianghu's right arm, and Lopez, who was defending back, slapped Jianghu's left arm with a slap across the face.

Both of them made foul moves, but the referee still turned a blind eye, as if nothing happened, and they allowed this completely unreasonable confrontation.

Jiang Hu glared at the referee, they pretended not to see Jiang Hu's gaze.

Smart still wanted to go to the referee for a fight, but the Lakers had already played a fast break, so he could only return to defense first.

Jianghu's layup turned into a mistake, the Lakers quickly counterattacked, Ball made a long pass from the backcourt, Ingram caught the ball in the frontcourt and wanted to dunk, Brown slapped Ingram's arm hard.

Foul free throw.

Ingram walked to the free throw line and made two free throws. The score came to 80 to 80. This was the first time the two teams tied after the opening.

"Boston Sucks!!"

"Boston Sucks!!"

"Boston Sucks!!"

The Lakers fans at the scene were completely crazy. The audience shouted the slogan "Boston sucks" in unison, and vigorously swung the yellow body skirts hanging on the seats before the game started, and the scene became a sea of ​​yellow .

This is the sworn enemy.

This is the most classic yellow-green battle in the NBA.

Even just an average regular season can drive fans crazy.

The fans at the scene hoped to see fear and fear from Jianghu's face, but unfortunately, although Jianghu was very angry, his reason was still online and he would not get angry easily.

Before coming, he knew that this road trip would not be won easily, the Lakers would not give up the game easily, and the league did not want to see a one-sided matchup between the yellow and green games.

Jianghu felt that if the Lakers hadn't had a good three-pointer in the third quarter, the referee might have been on the line a long time ago. They might call some fouls on the Celtics' starters, and then call some fouls on the Lakers' bench, so that The foul numbers on both sides look similar, but they can control the scene accurately.

The Celtics requested a timeout.

The sound of "Boston Sucks!!" was still echoing in the audience, and everyone was a little depressed, including Horford who just failed to draw an offensive foul.

Horford, who has always had a bad temper, rarely dropped the towel on the ground, and scolded:

"Damn, damn, the damn referee is blowing the whistle!!"

"It's too much, damn it, if you can't beat it, you will come to hell." Smart's face was grim, and he was also a little upset.

Stevens raised his hand indifferently:

"Okay, guys, don't worry about the penalty, it's part of the game, it's their home court, we have to accept this."

After saying this, Stevens began to rearrange his tactics again.

"In the next game, we will try our best to hit the basket. Al stands outside and pulls Lopez out. The others try to attack the basket..."

Stevens was concentrating on arranging tactics, at this moment, a yellow-skinned hand suddenly stretched out from the bench and pressed it on the tactical board.

Jianghu stood up, looked into Stevens' eyes, and said firmly and persistently, "Coach, give me the ball."

"What??"

Stevens couldn't believe it. Jianghu seldom made a decision to disobey his coaching orders. It was the first time that he made such a move in front of so many people today.

"I said: Give me the ball and I'll take care of everything!!"

Jianghu looked at Stevens, his voice was steady and determined, with unquestionable calmness, but everyone could feel the anger hidden behind his calmness.

Horford was stunned for a while, he could feel the anger of Jianghu, and he also knew what the anger of Jianghu meant.

He stood up and said, "Coach, give it to Jiang, he's fine, let the rest of us take care of that damn defense."

Brown patted Jianghu on the shoulder: "Coach, we trust Jiang, let him do it at ease, and we will take care of the rest!!"

"Yes, Coach, Jiang is fine!!"

Seeing that everyone is supporting Jianghu, Stevens has nothing to say.

"Okay, since you all agree to give the ball to Jiang, I'm sure I have no objection."

"I'm going to emphasize the defensive end."

"We have to maintain the same defensive intensity, don't be tied up because of fouls, we can let some of their three-pointers from the outside, if Lonzo or Josh (Hart) can kill us with three-pointers, it's our bad luck, we must accept."

"But we are determined not to let them score at the basket. If they come in, it doesn't matter if they foul, but they have to be more serious. I would rather see you get a technical foul than see them hit 2+1. Got it ?"

"Understood!!" The Celtics players responded in unison, with momentum like a rainbow.

The game continues.

Everyone can feel that the momentum of the Celtics has undergone a huge change. Although they don't know why, they are not as depressed as they were before the suspension, and they all look majestic.

Bill Walton said loudly: "The state of the Celtics players seems to be back. Can they get rid of the influence of unfavorable penalties? What will happen in the next game? We will wait and see, I believe, this will be a wonderful game the match of."

The Celtics attacked, Jianghu held the ball directly from the backcourt, faced Ball, and passed him by directly accelerating.

Coming to the frontcourt, without any fancy tactics, with the help of Horford's single-block cover, he went directly to the middle, and made a mid-range jumper.

"Shu~"

The ball went in, crisp and clean, and hollowed into the net.

Celtics 82 to 80 Lakers.

Ball dribbled the ball halfway, Jianghu was too lazy to talk to him, and let him take two steps. Ball didn't choose to shoot, but passed it to Pope who came out with the help of a cover.

As a teammate-first guard, reasonableness is an important part of Ball's dictionary.

Pope's three-pointer hit the front frame and failed to make it. Jianghu accepted the backcourt rebound and advanced quickly.

He had rushed to the basket, and when he was about to make a layup, the referee whistled and gave Lopez a fast break against Horford.

"Madfake!!"

Smart was already furious, and his anger reached the extreme. Jianghu had such an obvious fast break opportunity, and the referee directly called the Lakers for a foul without the ball. Why is this not making trouble?
He straightened his neck and rushed forward, ready to have a good talk with the referee.

Horford grabbed him with both hands from behind.

"Don't be impulsive, man!! Did you forget about our timeout?"

"Jiang doesn't panic, why are you panicking?"

Smart was held back by Horford, and he turned his head to look at Jianghu.

Smart found that Jianghu was as indifferent as a robot at the moment, with no expression on his face, no emotion at all, and he didn't even bother to argue with the referee about the foul.

Seeing the serious Jianghu, Smart felt that his emotions began to calm down inexplicably.

Smart thought about it carefully, yes, everyone had already communicated during the timeout just now, don’t care about the penalty, this in itself is a side call, you can give feedback to the league after the game, but you must not get angry at the referee on the field, It is easy to be expelled that way, but the team is in a disadvantageous situation.

(End of this chapter)