From South China Tiger to NBA King

The Celtics' pursuit of points is very fierce. If it were an ordinary team and was chased from a 14-point lead to only 4 points left, the team's head coach would definitely be furious.

But Cole remained calm and did not call a timeout, because he believed that this Warriors was definitely not the kind of team that would surrender easily. Timeouts were useless. In the end, they had to rely on themselves.

Sure enough, Curry stepped forward for the Warriors. At the top of the arc, Curry and Rooney initiated a pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Curry passed Rocher and Morris with a lowhand change. He took a step forward and gained a small gap in the mid-range position.

Seeing Jiang Hu huddled under the basket, Curry made an emergency stop at the high post and took a steady shot from mid-range.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc.

"Shh!"

The Celtics beat the Warriors 88 to 94.

Curry played very smartly. He decisively chose an area where the Celtics' defense was slightly weak to launch an attack, taking the ball by surprise.

When the Celtics attacked, Jianghu stopped asking for the ball. Rocher directly advanced with the ball.

The Oracle Arena fans did not dare to stop booing for a moment. Jianghu's continuous pursuit of points made Warriors fans see the threat they posed to the Warriors, which they could not accept.

Jianghu entered the low post with Thompson, who was defending himself, but Rocher did not give the ball to Jianghu in singles. Instead, he called Horford's pick-and-roll to initiate the offense.

Rocher has indeed judged the Warriors' defensive focus correctly. If he gives Jianghu a single shot, Jianghu will continue to face the Warriors' suffocating defensive pressure. Jianghu has been attacking continuously for a period of time and is on the court every game. He should be allowed to take a break.

Rochier used the pick-and-roll to successfully get through the siege of Curry and Rooney. Green's defensive focus was on Jianghu and he didn't pay much attention to Rochier's offense.

In other words, they don't care so much about the defense of everyone except Jiang Hu and Irving, because they are the Golden State Warriors and have the confidence.

Seeing this, Rocher made a passing motion. As soon as his hand made the passing motion, Curry, Green, Rooney, and Thompson all looked at Jianghu, ready to make dumplings for Jianghu at any time. defense.

But this was just a fake move. Upon seeing this, Rocher immediately collected the ball back, took a step forward, and then threw the ball out, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc.

"Shh!"

The Celtics beat the Warriors 90 to 94.

After attacking wildly for a while, other teammates finally came to help him share the offensive pressure.

Zhang Weiping nodded and said: "This is the situation we hope to see. This team cannot rely solely on Jianghu. If Jianghu's touch declines, it will be disastrous for the Celtics."

Yu Jia agreed: "Yes, when Irving is not sure whether he can return, Rochier needs to use his offensive ability to help Jianghu share the pressure."

On the court, Jiang Hu and Rochier high-fived in celebration, and Rochier had a simple and honest smile on his face, which was not in line with his agile playing style.

After Curry dribbled the ball past half court, he reached out and called to stop the game.

The Celtics' offense began to become more and more fierce, and Curry hoped to use a timeout to slow down their offensive rhythm.

"If Irving can play in the fourth quarter, the Celtics have a greater chance of defeating the Warriors."

"Jianghu is too difficult. At this time, he needs a helper to prevent him from fighting alone."

"Rocher is still very smart and he is not impulsive at all."

"Seeing that Jianghu has no chance, he knows he will do it himself."

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After the pause comes back.

Rochier started to go crazy. He continuously used pick-and-rolls to pull Rooney away for misplaced singles attacks and succeeded.

He hit two consecutive mid-range jumpers to help the Celtics chase the score to 95-96 against the Warriors at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Irving had not received a reply from the team doctor that he was allowed to play, so Jiang Hu continued to stay on the court smoothly.

Fortunately, Rocher's timely explosion allowed Jianghu to retain some energy in the final stage of the third quarter and not fight at full capacity.

Entering the fourth quarter, Rocher was still scoring, and Jianghu's attention began to focus on the defensive end. He invested more energy on the defensive end. Under Jianghu's precise and capable command, the Celtics' defensive rotation was carried out. Soon, everyone saw the hope of recovering the score.

The Warriors' offense was far less continuous than in the third quarter, and their performance began to decline.

第四节来到剩余8分钟，两队在过去的3分钟里没有任何的得分进账，比分在凯尔特人100比103已经维持了3分钟。

In the Celtics' offense, Rocher and Jianghu initiated a pick-and-roll.

Curry and Green switch defenses.

Jianghu moved forward, and Rocher lobbed the ball to Jianghu. After Jianghu received the ball, he directly gave Curry a tough physical confrontation.

"boom!"

With a loud noise, Jianghu successfully knocked Curry away and came to the three-second zone.

Rooney and Iguodala tried to stop Jianghu with four hands, but failed. Jianghu jumped up faster and slammed the ball into the basket!
"frame!!"

Jianghu dunked and caused a blocking foul by Rooney. He went to the free throw line and successfully hit the ball. The score of the two teams came to a 103-103 tie.

Yu Jia said excitedly:
"Jianghu, facing the double encirclement of Rooney and Iguodala, launched a brazen charge. The enemy was surrounded by thousands of thieves, but I was flying in the wind!!!"

Zhang Weiping also said loudly: "Cole was stopped. It can be seen from his face that he is quite dissatisfied with the current situation!!!"

"Let's take a look at the data. Jianghu has already scored 51 points and 16 rebounds. It's too exaggerated."

"If Rocher hadn't taken over part of the offensive task at the end of the third quarter, Jianghu would have probably scored 60 points or more at this time."

"This game was so exciting. The Warriors showed us the standard answer to modern basketball, and Jianghu brought us true personal heroism!!!"

After Jianghu tied the score,
Break between festivals.

Curry, Thompson and others were breathing deeply. When they were in the locker room at halftime, they did not expect that the game would fall into such a difficult situation. In the first half of the third quarter, when they made consecutive three-pointers, they felt that Yongsan Madness is already killing the game.

Unexpectedly, the situation in the second half of the third quarter was completely controlled by the Celtics. Jianghu not only put pressure on them on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end.After 36 minutes of playing, both offense and defense were fully occupied.

Even after playing three full quarters of the game, Jiang Hu's face did not show any fatigue. Jiang Hu's state also made the Warriors players always have a lot of worries when attacking.

This concern also makes it difficult for them.

The Warriors with Durant off the court can't be said to be the strongest in their history. They were still a little panicked when they encountered a super scorer like Jiang Hu.

Cole kept tapping the tactical board with a marker on the sidelines, emphasizing to the Warriors players over and over again the issues of offensive screen and movement.

Without Durant, they have to go back to their old splash mode.

But their movement was defended like crazy by Smart and Rozier, making it difficult to find good opportunities. The Warriors' most proud offense was almost frozen, which made them uncomfortable.

Cole looked at Durant at the end of the bench. Durant was applying thick ice to his ankle. The team doctor was standing aside and waved to Cole.

Fans love to watch this kind of intense game. When the Warriors scored consecutively in the third quarter, they thought the game was over. But no one could have imagined that after the third quarter, the suspense of the game returned. .

Especially Jianghu's statistics are very strong. He is as stable as in the previous games.

On the Celtics bench, Stevens said excitedly: "Everyone!!"

"Now that we have recovered the score and brought the game back to the same starting line, the pressure will be on them!!"

Stevens continued: "Jiang, Terry, keep playing like this, we want this effect!"

The team doctor told Stevens that Irving should not play unless necessary, so the Celtics now not only need Jianghu, but also others to step up.

Jiang Hu was panting heavily. Even if his physical fitness reached 97, such a fierce game would still cause his physical fitness to drain away at an extremely fast rate. And if there were no accidents, he would have to play the full fourth quarter. , so he must cherish all the time to stop and let his body get the greatest relief.

When Irving cannot play, Stevens dares not to play him even more. As long as he hits him, it may only take one or two minutes, and the entire game's efforts may be wiped out in an instant.

"beep~"

The timeout ended and the final battle entered.

The Celtics fielded a mixed lineup led by Jiang Hu, Rozier, and Jaylen Brown, while the Warriors used a second lineup led by Curry, Green, and Iguodala.

Seeing that Durant did not appear, Stevens was also slightly relieved.

What he fears most is that the Warriors take Durant when Irving is unable to play. If this happens, he doesn't know what he should do.

Maybe I can't do anything except pray...

Like Stevens, Cole also dares not relax for a moment. If he loses in today's game, the angry Warriors fans may send him to see God...

But if they win the game, the situation will be completely different. The excited Warriors will completely seize the initiative in this series, and there will be no disadvantage in terms of momentum. Even if the tiebreaker is on the road, Cole feels that he can 100% do it. Win the championship.

Therefore, for this game, both sides are bound to win and cannot afford to lose.

The game continued with the Celtics attacking first.

Amid boos all over the place, Rochier advanced past halftime with the ball.

After Rochier moved to the top of the arc, Jianghu blocked Green's position in the low post on the left side. Rochier hit the ball and passed it over.

When Green was defending, he almost leaned his entire body against Jiang Hu. Those who didn't know it thought the two had some inappropriate relationship.

But this is the finals, and no one dares to relax.

Instead of fighting hard, Jianghu made a feint with the ball, then turned around and passed Green from the right side, easily breaking Green's defense with just one simple movement.

Breaking through to the basket, Jianghu successfully attracted a double attack between Rooney and Iguodala. He stopped, put his hand around Rooney's waist and sent the ball to Smart, who was following up on the other side.

Although Smart does not have Horford's ability to finish at the basket, he is still able to lay up in an open position. Smart's layup scored the ball.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 105 to 103.

The game lasted 40 minutes before the Celtics took the lead for the first time.

It was like being under water for a whole game and finally getting your head out of the water. At this moment, the entire Celtics bench felt uncontrollable excitement because of Smart's mediocre layup.

Zhang Weiping said: "Jiang Hu's turn was very beautiful, which reflected his solid basic skills, and his choice was very reasonable. He successfully scored the ball and made the Warriors passive inside."

Yu Jia said: "Jiang Hu's current state not only does not show signs of fatigue as the game progresses, but he feels like he is getting braver as the battle progresses. He can now easily perform various technical moves in the paint and use different methods to Put the ball in the basket.”

The boos at the Oracle Arena were deafening. Although this was technically a very ordinary goal, it was enough to illustrate the atmosphere at this moment.

Suffocating, repressed, hostile, and frantically aggressive.

The Warriors attacked and Green wanted to dribble. Curry rushed over and grabbed it, choosing to dribble to the frontcourt.

He picks and rolls with Rooney on the outside, attracts the defensive attention, and then hits the ball to Thompson in the low post on the right.

Thompson can be said to be the best post-up player among the Warriors players, but Jaylen Brown, who is guarding him, is also experienced. He tried his best not to take advantage of Thompson's fake moves. Anyway, with Thompson's dribbling skills, he finally The best choice is most likely a turnaround fadeaway jumper. You just need to grasp the timing of blocking and wait for interference.

So after Thompson hit twice, Jaylen Brown did not lose any defensive position. Looking at Smart, who was watching eagerly, Thompson could only pass the ball to Curry.

Curry was being guarded by Rochier, without any hesitation. After getting the ball, he immediately changed directions and swayed continuously. After attracting Rochier's defense, he immediately chose a sideways step-back three-pointer.

Rocher's defense is not bad, but his height is only 185cm and his wingspan is average, so he failed to interfere with Curry's shot in this round.

Curry's three-pointer was like a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing the sky and entering the basket.

"Shh!"

A very difficult three-pointer.

The Celtics beat the Warriors 105 to 106.

This three-pointer instantly reminded the somewhat sluggish Oracle Arena of crazy cheers again. Curry, the instigator, chewed his braces and shook his head, looking like a winner. (End of chapter)