From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 194 Moved to Indiana
At the post-match press conference, Pacers coach Mike Millan praised Jianghu:

"He is not only an outstanding star, but also a qualified leader. Jiang is still so young. My son is two years older than him. He has not yet graduated from college. He asks me for money every month, but Jiang Hu has already Dominating a league full of supermen, he's been amazing, and I've been, literally, for a whole season."

Jianghu didn't feel good in this game, but they were relentless in the last 2 minutes, scoring two key goals to help the team seal the victory.

McMillan tried his best but failed to win a game. He began to feel powerless in his heart. It wasn't that the players didn't play according to his requirements, but that the opponent was too strong and they couldn't beat them no matter what.

The reporter asked: "What do you think of Jiang's current strength? Can he be compared with Michael Jordan, Kobe or James?"

Mike Millan thought about it and said: "Their styles of play are different, but Jiang's role on the court is not inferior to Jordan and Kobe's. I think he is now an MVP-level star, and his performance in the regular season has proved this. .”

The headlines and hot searches the next day were basically about this game.

"Celtics beat Pacers"

"Fantastic Boy Jianghu, the second lore in three days"

"With a jump of all strength, the rivers and lakes successfully guarded the North Shore Garden"

"Riding to buckle teammates and kill opponents, this scene has never been seen before"

"Detained by Riding?Horford: It doesn't matter, this is a good memory of me and Jiang"

The media commented on Jianghu: not only excellent skills, accurate shooting, but also super psychological quality.He went into the playoffs and played the same as the regular season, and he didn't have any mental problems.

It is often said that the NBA playoffs and the regular season are completely different defensive strengths, and Jianghu does not feel it.This is caused by his style of play. If opponents want to defend him in the regular season, they have to use the defensive strength of the playoffs.

The main defensive player can't run him, and the referee doesn't brag about such things when he uses small moves. The world has long been used to it.

The alliance under Xiao Hua has never been absolutely fair, but it will not be absolutely unfair.

What he has to do is to play with a calm mind, not to complain, and to focus on studying how to score instead of sulking because he can't get the whistle.

As a foreign player, he averaged more than 7 free throws per game this season, and the world is already thankful.

If it weren't for the Chinese NBA star who almost lost his gear these years, he would probably be treated like Yao Ming at that time.

He has a perfect start now. As his performance in the playoffs becomes more and more exciting and explosive, he will also have a stronger fan base and may get a stronger star whistle in the future.

Now the Celtics fans are very relieved of Jianghu. In the regular season, he did not hit the rookie wall, and the data in the playoffs is similar to the regular season.

The Celtics have at least made it to the second round in the previous few seasons, but the journey after entering the second round is extremely difficult. If they want to break out of the East, LeBron James can't get over the mountain.

With the young and steady leader of Jianghu this season, as well as his powerful deputy Owen, Jaylen Brown is still growing step by step every day, and there is Hayward who is close to the All-Star strength on the injury list.

Even if their opponent is the flourishing Golden State Warriors, the Warriors will not always be at the top, will they?
Celtics fans are no longer full of confidence in the future. They have even begun to imagine the second eight consecutive championships in team history...

The Celtics have won two consecutive games at home, and the progress of other playoff opponents is not far behind.

东部这边，骑士和猛龙也在5月2日结束了第一场比赛的较量，第一场比赛詹姆斯登场46分56秒。投篮30投12中，三分8中1，轰下了26分11篮板13助攻的爆炸数据，并在上半场最多落后19分的情况下最终通过加时成功逆转猛龙队。

In this game, in addition to James, the Cavaliers, Korver, Jr. Smith, and Tristan Thompson also became the heroes of Cleveland this night.

The first two hit 5 three-pointers each, and scored a total of 39 points, which is only one point less than the two "trash brothers". TT, who came off the bench, scored 14 points and 12 rebounds, including offensive rebounds. It even reached an exaggerated 9, which looks like Rodman is alive.

During the game, the rookie Annobi was still chasing James after completing a reverse dunk, and then James completed a breakthrough dunk in return.

In the last minute of the game, the Cavaliers were still 1 points behind 101 to 105. James first hit a layup after a strong breakthrough, and then a back-turning jumper from the elbow area, which strongly helped the Cavaliers tie the score and enter overtime.

In overtime, Korver swayed his opponent and hit a three-pointer, then DeRozan hit the mid-range, Lowry broke through and scored 2 plus 1 to overtake the score, and then JR Smith made another three-pointer to overtake the score again.

At the last moment, the two teams battled 113 to 112. The Cavaliers led by 1 point. Lost first at home.

In the west, both the Warriors and the Rockets received good news. In the first game between the Rockets and the Jazz, Harden scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, leading the team to a 110-96 win and a big score leading.

The young Mitchell came to the second round and finally encountered a real challenge. The experience of the seasoned Harden and Paul is simply not comparable to that of the stunned Master Wei. Under Paul's defense, Mitchell 22 He made 9 shots, only scored 21 points and sent 5 assists, but also sent 5 turnovers, which can be said to have encountered a real test.

Even when Curry was injured and relaxed, the Warriors still easily defeated the Pelicans.

Davis, who averaged 30 points and 11 rebounds per game in the first round, bombed the Blazers penalty area. This game was limited to only 20 points and 11 rebounds. For the Warriors, Thompson scored 27 points and Durant scored 26 points and 13 rebounds. , Green sent a powerful triple-double of 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. The Warriors easily won the first game 123 to 101. In the whole game, the Pelicans did not even take the lead in any minute. It can be said that the strength gap is huge. .

On May 5, the Celtics team came to Indiana.

On May 5, the third game of the series between the Celtics and the Pacers officially started at the Pacers' home stadium, the Bankers Life Arena.

Celtics starting lineup: Irving, Brown, Jianghu, Horford, Baynes.

Pacers starters: Victor Oladipo, Lance Stephenson, Bojan Bogdanovic, Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis.

In the last game, Stevens preemptively adjusted the starting lineup before the game started,

Because he felt that the offensive ability of Jianghu and Horford was much better than that of Horford + Baynes. It turned out that he thought too much, and his ideal effect did not come out. The score is behind, and despite the problem of too many fouls in the rivers and lakes, it is also a major reason why the Celtics' other starters did not adapt well to the game.

It is his right as the head coach to adjust the starting lineup of the game.If the effect is good and the score wins, the fans will say that this is a stroke of genius. This head coach is not bad, and he is suitable for coaching in the Celtics.
Yes: "famous general"

Yes: "Capable!"

If you lose, it may be dark, for example:
"Incompetent", "Great Incompetent", "Useless wood", "After class", "Fuck off", it is normal to be sprayed,

That's what it's like to be the head coach of a popular team. If you play well, it's the stars. If you don't play well, the blame must be on the head coach.

Fortunately, the Celtics trailed by 17 points at halftime in the last game, and finally reversed the game in a thrilling manner, which put the media spotlight on the lore.No one discussed his formation when he was dunked on Horford's body.

If you lose, Stevens, the first big pot, will be determined.

The effect of the lineup in the second half is obviously better. That lineup is the Celtics' starting lineup, and it is also the most suitable lineup for the Celtics to play against the Pacers.

Therefore, Stevens did not try other combinations in this game, but directly replaced the regular starter.

Stevens emphasized offensive tactics before the start of the game, allowing the players to open up opportunities for Jianghu and Owen Jian to create heads-ups, it's as simple as that.

He believes that Jianghu's physical fitness has an advantage over the three outsiders of the Pacers. Whether it is Oladipo, Stephenson or Boyang, they cannot limit Jianghu in single defense. It is most efficient to hand the ball to Jianghu. One-on-one is a good opportunity.

Jianghu touched his chin with relief when he heard Stevens' tactics. Although Stevens is young, he still has a strong learning ability. He has learned the strongest tactics guided by Lu so quickly. The material ah! !
The inside players of the two sides stood together, and Sabonis didn't look very strong. Baynes looked short and clumsy, and indeed successfully defeated Sabonis and won the jump ball victory.

Irving picked up the ball and dribbled it to the front three-point line.The pass was passed to Jianghu who ran from the bottom line on the right to the top line.Brown blocked Boyang, causing Boyang to pause for a moment.

But as long as other people block the defender for half a second, it is an opportunity for Jianghu. He took the ball without feigning, and immediately changed direction and walked in the middle, relying on his speed to pass Bo Yang who was chasing him.

He only glanced at Boyang and concluded that the opponent's distance can seriously interfere with shooting, but it is difficult to "brake the car" and move laterally to prevent breakthroughs.

As soon as the rivers and lakes started, they immediately shook half of their body, and then took a step forward to pull the ball to attract Sabonis' attention, and the supplementary defense came to block the breakthrough route.

Jianghu received the ball and jumped into the basket. Immediately, both Turner and Sabonis gave up their defenders and surrounded them. Jump up and score a layup in one step. 2 to 0.

Irving shot quickly, Oladipo had no time to block, and Stephenson couldn't make up the defense in time.

The Pacers attacked, and Oladipo may have felt a little guilty because he made Sabonis lose the brightest moment of his career in the last game, so he gave Sabonis the first goal and asked him to prove himself in singles.

Sabonis quickly proved that not only was he slow and unable to guard guards, but he was also unable to defeat power forward Horford in a one-on-one misplacement, despite his superior height and weight.

But when he came up to hit Horford on the back, he was almost killed by Horford.

As a son, Sabonis has just entered the league, and his speed is similar to the old Sabonis with a crippled knee, which is a tragedy.

Compared with those well-known insiders, he is no match for anyone. The young players in the league, whether it is Embiid of the 76ers or Jokic of the Nuggets, can actually hang him up and beat him if he plays hard.

He has not yet practiced shooting range outside the penalty area. The center of gravity is too high, he can't run fast, and he can't jump high. threatened.

Fortunately, Stephenson on the outside picked up the ball, and the Pacers did not lose the ball.

Stephenson saw that Sabonis was out of position and couldn't score, so he stopped passing. He played a pick-and-roll with Turner, moved laterally to the right and hit a jumper with an emergency stop. 2 to 2.

The Celtics attacked, Irving took the ball from outside the three-point line and attracted Stephenson to help defend, Oladipo chased and blocked the passing route.He took his time and dribbled the ball laterally to Jaylen Brown who responded within the three-point line.

Brown took the ball at 60 degrees on the left and did not choose to pass the ball. He feinted and made a jumper against Bo Yang. 4 to 2.

"The game between the Celtics and the Pacers is actually a bit unfair. Look at the Celtics. Irving is 1 meters, Oladipo is 93 meters, Brown is 1 meters, and the younger brother is 88 meters. Jianghu is 2 meters, Boyang is 03 meters, and Horford is 1 meters. Except for the center, they are taller than the Pacers in almost every position?"

"Isn't it? And Jianghu is not just a height advantage. The point is that those who are taller than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as tall as him. Flanking is a misplacement, and if a point is flanked and the ball is given to a teammate, there is a high probability of misplacement!!"

When the Pacers attacked, the Celtics' defensive strategy changed again. Jianghu defended Oladipo, Brown defended Boyang, and let Irving defend Turner in a misplaced position. It seemed to the Pacers that Turner had a height advantage against Turner. illusion.

Jianghu defended Oladipo, and he was close to the opponent as soon as he received the ball. Oladipo couldn't get rid of the ball and had to pass the ball to the teammate who responded.

Stephenson hit the pick-and-roll and passed to Sabonis, who was double-teamed and passed to Turner.

Tenanu didn't dare to take a direct shot against Irving, who was nearly 20 centimeters short, in the mid-range space. Instead, he chose to dribble a step to the basket before throwing the shot. Irving, who turned around, successfully interfered and missed the short-range shot.

Although Owen is only 1 meters tall and his wingspan is only 93 centimeters higher than his height, he said that his defense is generally fine, but he is by no means a defensive loophole, and his strength is not bad. Occasionally he can beat a center for one or two rounds. It may surprise you.

Otherwise, do you think it is so easy for a defender to be elected as the No. [-] pick?
Every guard champion after Jordan is not easy, at least among them are at least 20+ All-Star players.

Horford grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Jaylen Brown. Jaylen Brown quickly advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Jianghu who rushed to the front.

The two cooperated very tacitly. Jianghu ran from the left to the middle, just ran to a comfortable angle and leaned against Boyang with his body. Brown's pass timing was perfect. Jianghu was close to Boyang's climate. The ball was sent over the head.

Jianghu took a step forward, holding the ball with both hands and forcibly hitting the basket.Boyang couldn't even pull the ball with him. Jianghu jumped up and scored with his right hand. The referee whistled 2+1.

Jiang Hu roared fiercely at the auditorium, and the home audience booed him wildly.

But he still made a steady hit with the extra penalty, and the Celtics 7-2 the Pacers.

Coach McMillan is very troublesome. He thinks that the world is more difficult to defend than James and Curry. James, you can let him take a step and let him shoot.Curry, you can entangle him to death, he is not easy to get rid of, he dares to throw him in the rivers and lakes, and he can still enter after throwing him, if you don’t let him go, he will pass you in one step, it is a headache to death.

(End of this chapter)