From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 239: There are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king.

Celtics offense.

After Irving dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the basketball to Jiang Hu.

Against Green's defense, Jianghu shot a three-pointer. He was trying his hand and trying to hit a response shot.

bang.

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

Durant protected the backcourt rebound.

Originally, I wanted to play defensive counterattack, but the Warriors' defense was very fast, so they had to play positional warfare.

"Hey! Jianghu was really too anxious to shoot this ball. There was still so much offensive time, and he had a chance to make a tactical play! But he directly shot a three-pointer, and it was against Green, the best defensive player. Defend!”

"Although it is unreasonable, this is how Jianghu should vote!!"

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

Yu Jia nodded, thinking that what Director Zhang said made sense.

The Warriors' offensive round.

Durant asked Curry for the ball in the backcourt. After dribbling the ball past half court, he stopped directly outside the three-point line and shot another three-pointer against Morris' defense.

The basketball arced high.

"Shh."

Hollow into the network!

Durant's offensive method was exactly the same as Jiang Hu's just now, and it was simpler and more direct than Jiang Hu's.

Yu Jia couldn't help but look at Director Zhang beside him.

"Durant's offense was unreasonable! Although he defeated the Celtics and lost his footing, with Durant's offensive ability, he still has many more reasonable choices!"

Director Zhang said with a frown.

The ellipsis on Yu Jiaman's forehead, he thought, what Director Zhang said also makes sense, it's just a bit of a double standard.
Under Durant's outstanding performance, the Warriors quickly established a lead.

The Warriors also played at a higher level in the finals than in the regular season, and their strength on both offense and defense has been greatly improved.

Especially Durant and Curry, these two points are difficult to guard.

There is also Green. Not only has Green been selected to the best team this season, but his offensive strength has also been improved to a certain extent. Although his shooting is still poor, his choice of offensive methods is still much more reasonable.

With the Celtics adopting a strategy of standing two meters away from Green's outside shots, Green also seized the opportunity and made consecutive long-range shots, forcing the Celtics to use close defense.

The two sides stalemate for more than half a quarter.

The Warriors only led by 4 points.

Then the game entered an official timeout.

The coaches of both teams have made adjustments to their lineups.

Pause back.

The Celtics replaced Morris Jr. and replaced Caruso.

He is an important signing for the Green Army this season and a major reason for the Green Army's enhanced defensive capabilities.

The Warriors replaced Nick Young and Green and replaced Rooney and Iguodala.

As a result, Jianghu will directly compete with Durant at the power forward.

"Hey, this matchup is interesting! Jiang Hu and Durant have both moved to the fourth position, so the confrontation will definitely be more intense. I wonder if the two of them will fight."

Director Zhang said with some concern.

"Both of them play the power forward position. Jianghu should have an advantage over Durant. After all, Durant's favorite position is the small forward position. If he is forced to play the power forward position, he will still suffer some disadvantages in terms of height and strength."

"Jianghu is a bit different. You must know that he always played the power forward position in the CBA at the beginning. We once thought that he would become the future inside pillar of the Chinese team like Allen, but we did not expect that he After entering the NBA, he actually played the three position!!"

"So I think Jiang Hu has the advantage in terms of familiarity!!"

Yu Jia analyzed the situation on the field logically.

really.

After the game restarts.

Jianghu and Durant entered into a fight.

The referee was also very open-minded and did not call a foul for easy actions. The two of them did not look like they were playing a basketball game, but rather like they were wrestling.

The two people's bodies were intertwined, their arms were pulling each other, and neither one was willing to give in.

Durant pinched Jiang Hu's lower back hard, and Jiang Hu immediately hit Durant in the stomach with his elbow.

"beep."

The referee's whistle blows.

Jianghu was awarded a defensive foul.

Jiang Hu looked confused and spread his hands, expressing that he didn't understand the penalty.

"Hey, kid, if you do a great job, you should have such momentum, but you should also pay attention to your fouls, control your emotions, and don't get ahead of yourself."

Stevens came over and patted Jiang Hu on the shoulder and said.

Jiang Hu nodded and gave up arguing with the referee. Otherwise, he would have to be called a technical foul before he would give up.

Durant refused to give up, standing next to Jianghu, constantly making provocative moves, trying to anger Jianghu.

Jiang Hu turned a blind eye to this and controlled his anger.

The Warriors serve the throw-in.

After Curry received the basketball, he lobbed it to Durant who was in the position, and the latter played in low singles.

He made a fake back movement, waiting for Jiang Hu to get close to him, then bumped Jiang Hu with his shoulder, and Jiang Hu was crushed and took a few steps back.

Then Durant turned over and shot a jumper.
"Shh."

hit.

Celtics offensive possession.

Smart dribbled the ball past half-court. He originally wanted to pass the basketball to Irving, but he saw Jiang Hu in the low post raising his hands for the ball.

Obviously it was with Durant.

Smart passed the basketball without hesitation.

Jianghu's low-post singles ability is not the best in the league, but it is at least not worse than most stars.

Jiang Hu was a little angry at the referee's whistle, and he pushed hard against Durant behind him.

As a result, Durant was caught off guard and moved off the bench, dodged back and hid to the side.

Jiang Hu was caught off guard and fell directly to the ground.

Basketball is also out of hand.

Durant took the opportunity to grab the basketball and immediately passed it to Curry, setting off a defensive counterattack.

Jiang Hu sat on the ground and looked at the referee with an innocent face, wanting a foul, but was ignored by the referee.

And Jianghu cannot participate in this return defense.

Thompson got a shooting opportunity at a 45-degree angle on the left, and after receiving the basketball, he directly shot a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a perfect arc.

"Shh."

Hollow into the net.

After returning from the timeout, the Warriors went on a 5-0 run, pushing the point difference to double digits.

Stevens frowned on the sidelines.

In the past minute, Jiang Hu's performance was somewhat rubbish. After observing it again, he found that his performance was still the same, so he had to change and calm down for a while.

Celtics offense.

Smart dribbled the ball across half court and passed the basketball to Irving.

Irving broke into the penalty area and passed the ball to Jiang Hu on the outside.

Durant and Iguodala immediately rushed forward with all their strength. With a flick of Jiang Hu's wrist, he passed a miraculous second pass.

The basketball flew at a weird angle into the hands of Irving who was ambushing in the bottom corner, and he raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball draws a perfect arc.

"Shh."

Hollow into the net.

Celtics 23-29 Warriors.This goal came from the cooperation between the two core players of the Celtics. As the playoffs continue to deepen, Irving and Jiang Hu are not only great in singles, but also have a very tacit cooperation.

Warriors attack.

Durant seized the opportunity this time to hit Irving with his back. After pressing Irving to the basket, he turned around and shot.

Irving watched the basketball fly over his head, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly jumped out and slapped the basketball hard in the air.

It's Jianghu.

"Rice dog, can you play ball??"

Jiang Hu completed a block and then stared hard at Durant~! !
At this time, the basketball had fallen into Smart's hands, and then he threw it toward the frontcourt.

Irving took advantage of this time and had already sprinted across the frontcourt. After receiving the basketball, he broke into the penalty area and easily completed a layup.

The entire audience burst into cheers.

They can feel that the Celtics are ready to exert their strength.

next few minutes.

The two superstars Jiang Hu and Irving took turns to show off their power, dominating both offense and defense.

The first quarter is over.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 35 to 34.

The Celtics took the lead at the end of the first quarter.

Jianghu scored 13 points;
Irving scored 10 points;
Rozier came off the bench and scored 6 points;
The three scored a total of 29 points.

The Warriors' main scoring was concentrated on Durant and Thompson, while Curry and Green both performed mediocrely.

After all, they are directly facing off against Smart and Jiang Hu. Facing two players with excellent defense, it is still very difficult to achieve a good competitive state.

Especially Green, his performance is extremely poor whenever he faces Jianghu.

The good thing about this game is that after the first quarter, Green made a lot of disgusting moves on Jiang Hu, but he didn't get any fouls at all.

On the contrary, the fight between Jiang Hu and Durant, who did not have such big moves, was full of gunpowder.

If teammates on both sides hadn't warned them, they would have been fighting each other.

God knows why Green's movements were so big, all directed towards Jiang Hu's face and crotch. He was not angry at all. Instead, he made smaller movements and did not attack Durant's sensitive parts, which made Jiang Hu extremely angry.

The short intermission is over.

The second quarter is over.

The two coaches, Stevens and Kerr, had a tacit understanding and put Jiang Hu and Durant on the bench.

Let the two of them calm down before going on stage.

If there is a fight, it will have a negative impact on both teams.

The Celtics are led by Irving and Rozier.

The Warriors are led by Curry and Green.

Stevens also played a careful trick, trying to stagger Irving's playing time with Jianghu, so that Irving would have more opportunities to perform!
The second quarter begins.

Warriors attack round.

After Green dribbled the ball past half court, he easily passed the basketball to Curry.

Without the constant pressure from Smart and Jianghu's offense and the occasional double-teaming from the defensive end, Curry felt that he could even breathe a lot easier.

There was also an excited and arrogant expression on his face. Facing Rozier's defense, he made continuous changes, took a tentative step to break through, and suddenly retreated outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball arced high.

"Shh."

Hollow into the network!

The Celtics beat the Warriors 35 to 37.

After scoring the goal, Curry raised his hands high and shrugged with his braces in his mouth. He once again transformed into a top attacker who can block and kill gods and Buddhas.

Celtics offense.

After Irving dribbled the ball past half court, using Caruso's screen, he took a step sideways and shot a three-pointer directly.

The entire audience exclaimed with anticipation in their eyes.

Boom!

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

The audience let out bursts of regret again.

"Oh, it's such a pity that we lost this ball! But Irving's offense in this round was handled too casually."

Yu Jia said in a deep voice and shook his head. He felt that Owen was still not calm enough and was eager to prove himself, so he acted a little impetuous in this finals.

"If it were other players, then this offensive choice would be very unreasonable, but if it were Irving Curry and Jiang Hu, then this offensive choice would be very reasonable. After all, their three-point shooting ability is at a historical level, and they have made some incredible shots. The basket is also understandable."

"Don't forget, Irving made a three-pointer that was etched in history. Can you say that one was more reasonable?"

"Superstars are not meant to do reasonable things. If you do reasonable things all day long, are you really a superstar?"

Zhang Weiping once again used his rational theory, and there seemed to be some hidden meaning behind his words.

on the field.

The Warriors fought back.

As the team's commander, Green has a very wide field of vision, and he can see Iguodala already in the open position with just one glance.

So he pushed his hands forward and passed the basketball.

Iguodala received the basketball, dribbled to the three-point line in two steps, and completed a mid-range jump shot.

Swish.

hit.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 34 to 39.

The score difference came to 5 points, and the Celtics were pulled away again.

Celtics attack.

Irving dribbled the ball past half court and passed the basketball to Horford. The latter singled out Green in the penalty area. After being assisted by defense, he passed the basketball to Rozier who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

Rozier raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

bang.

Keep hitting the iron.

In this high-intensity game, even the air is suffocating, which also makes the players' shooting feel worse.

Tonight, apart from Jiang Hu, only Irving, the other Celtic player, made a three-pointer.

Green grabbed the rebound and the Warriors quickly counterattacked.

After Green dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the basketball to Curry who cut into the penalty area. The latter completed a pick-up basket against Caruso's defense.

hit.

It also caused Caruso's foul.

With braces in his mouth, Curry walked to the free throw line arrogantly and made a steady free throw with a proud look on his face.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 34 to 42.

The point difference was widened to 8 points.

beep.

Stevens stood up and called a timeout.

It's obvious that the Celtics' current lineup does not have the strength to compete with the Warriors and was directly defeated.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, there was an 8-0 offensive climax.

Kind of hard to accept.

The most critical thing is that the opponent's core player Curry performed extremely well in the second quarter, scoring 100 points with a 6% shooting rate.

As for the Warriors' offensive arrows, we still need to try to limit their performance.

"Hey, Curry broke out after Jiang Hu came off the court! He scored 6 points in a row and directly stopped the Celtics! This is a bit interesting. From this point, we can see that although Jiang Hu is not the main defense against Curry, he The deterrent effect on Curry is also not small."

"This reminds me of a saying - there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king."

(End of this chapter)