Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 185 Hurry Up and Pray
Rivers called a timeout. The team had problems on the defensive end. It was difficult for Ray Allen to lock Kobe by himself. It was good to be able to prevent the breakthrough, but it was not so easy to score the ball.

Ray Allen, who is fully defending, can only make defensive breakthroughs, but Rivers can't. Ray Allen is one of the team's important scorers. When the team's scoring is in trouble, he needs to stand up and score. space.

"Posey, you replace Parsons, the team needs to move more, make more supplementary defenses and help defenses. Garnett, you come to attract the defense, we have three main attack points, spread the offense, tear their defense apart, and increase the ball pass , looking for opportunities.

Don't play singles all the time, play more in coordination. Rondo used his speed to break through Fisher, and his speed was not as fast as yours. "Rivers started pouring chicken soup.

Continue to say, "Karnett plays Odom more, and can use more pick-and-rolls and defenses. On the defensive end, he should not be timid, and he will be more ruthless when fouling, but he must protect well, as he said before the game, don't rush. people go"

Phil on the Lakers side is also nervously arranging, "Ski man, you go down and rest first, and Lee goes up, attacking the small forward on the offensive end and pulling to the outside to open up space for the inside; on the defensive end, guarding Garnett, it's still the same as before. Don't give him a chance to make an easy shot. Odom and Gasol, you must do a good job in assisting and supplementing defense.

Fisher Next, they may let Rondo break through from you. You must keep a certain distance from him, and don’t let him break through easily. If it is outside, you can try to let him take two shots first. Defend closely, use strength to slow down his speed, and others pay attention to defending.

Kobe, you played very well in the first half of the quarter, especially passing the ball. Then you can make a few breakthroughs, and Lee can also pass the ball when he comes on the court.”

(Everyone will ask me why Tony Allen didn't appear. In the last round of the series, Tony Allen was abandoned by Rivers. The Celtics have a 9-man rotation. You can check these.)
The timeout is not long, but it is enough for the two old foxes to arrange offense and defense.

"After the timeout ended, both teams performed personnel rotations. The Celtics were still worse. They did a 9-man rotation, and the Lakers did a 10-man rotation.

Both Lee and Posey are on the stage, Rivers wants to strengthen defense, and Phil wants to strengthen offense. "Barkley is a little puzzled. The Lakers' offense is already very good, why should they strengthen offense instead of defense.

"You're only partially right. While Phil strengthened his offense, he also improved his defense. Li's defense is even better than that of the skier;
While Rivers strengthened his defense, his offense also increased. Parsons did not shoot, so the two teams seemed to play defense and offense, but they actually strengthened both aspects. "Smith saw the problem more thoroughly and analyzed it in more detail.

Li Tian's initial impression was of three-point shooting, but he has managed to limit McGrady, Duncan, James, Anthony and players who have defended Garnett.

Defensive players who can limit how many of them, which one is not the top defender in the league, are just his three-point shooting percentage and three-point shooting competition, plus the super accurate three-pointers in the previous rounds of the series, and the three-pointers in the last round It's cold, but Phil has never reduced his playing time because of the defensive end.

People pay more attention to three-pointers, but the defensive contribution is not weaker than his contribution on the three-point line, which is why Phil did not reduce his playing time.

The Celtics attacked and Rondo held the ball for halftime.

Fisher is outside the three-point line, stepping back to defend.Kobe stared at another time, keeping his eyes on the matchup between the two.

Li Tian and Garnett competed for a defensive position at the basket, and every time they competed for a collision, they tried their best.

Ray Allen ran to get rid of Kobe. After the failure in 04, he deliberately strengthened his ability in this area.

Posey stepped forward to pick and roll. It can be said that he is one of the few Celtics players with experience in the finals. His defense and mobility are very good, but his age is a bit too old and his speed is a bit slow, but experience is what the team needs. of.

Posey stepped forward to cover, but it didn't help Ray Allen successfully get rid of Kobe's pursuit.

Rondo could only give the ball to Pierce, facing Odom's defense, broke through and scored 2 points.

At 15:9, the point difference narrowed to 6 points.

Turning around, Kobe was holding the ball, and Ray Allen also changed his defensive strategy. He no longer blindly wanted to block Kobe, but chose to interfere.

After the game was completed, Posey was called to the sidelines by Rivers, and he was instructed face-to-face, "Give up flanking Kobe, you have to stare at Lee, don't give him a three-pointer, and you must keep up with his running position."

Rivers made new arrangements. The previous arrangements were all without Li Tian's appearance. Now that he is on the stage, he can only change his strategy suddenly.

Posey is older and has good defensive experience, but his physical strength and speed cannot be compensated by experience.

Running without the ball, he suddenly passed between Kobe and Ray Allen, and stopped outside the three-point line.

Kobe also arrived at the ball, and immediately distributed the ball to Li Tian who had just stopped.

Posey could only go around behind Ray Allen, and didn't dare to pass between the two again, for fear that Kobe would suddenly break through or make a foul.

After receiving the ball, Li Tian, ​​who had already taken off, saw that Posey was late.

A three-point shot, with the knife up and down, made a steady hit.

"Hurry up and pray, because this is the only thing you can do on the defensive end, you can't catch up with me at all." I don't know if it is because of Bird's skills, and now the trash talk is getting closer to Bird , NP is also becoming more and more presumptuous.

Saying this sentence, I was a little confused, but I still shook my head.

Percy, who heard these words, stood there stunned, always feeling lingering fears about Li Tian in his heart.

"Posey, don't be discouraged, stabilize your defensive end, you can defend it next time." Pierce stepped forward to comfort and wake Posey up.

"What happened? Posey was sluggish on the court, a bit like Duncan, with a deadpan expression." Barkley said cheerfully.

"I don't know, Li seems to have said something to him. He has no problem defending this time, so I don't blame myself so much. How about we ask after the game?" Smith is now more and more interested in Li Tian, ​​​​and wants to be alone interview once.

"Haha, if I have this idea, I'll go." Barkley volunteered and has interviewed Li Tian several times.

"No, no, I'm here this time. What did you ask him that time? If the Lakers win, you go to interview Kobe, and I'll go to interview Lee." The two whispered, causing the studio to appear for a few seconds Bell vacuum.

The Celtics attacked, and Garnett, who did not attack with the ball several times, received a pass.

Hit it, and it didn't move.

Once again, it is still the same, as stable as a rock.

'It's not good to play like this, it consumes too much energy, even if you score, it is estimated that the energy will be exhausted before the third quarter.This year's playoffs have been played too much, and the physical exertion is a bit heavy. ' Garnett thought to himself.

I planned to use my footsteps, thought for a while, and gave up this idea. Before the game, I knew that Li Tian would definitely defend him, so I did a lot of homework and watched almost all the game videos, but it still doesn't work now.

Another sudden force, Li Tian did not expect that this time the force was a bit sudden.

But it didn't break away, and Garnett could only choose to turn around and make a strong shot.

Li Tian also struggled to take off, there was no hope of blocking the cover, so he could only block his eyes, and it was okay to interfere, as long as there was even a glimmer of hope, he would not let it go.

Garnett, who had regained some strength, felt a bit off the shot, but the basketball still bounced a few times on the rim, and he went in reluctantly.

"Li Tian's defense is not a problem. This time, there is still an element of luck in scoring." Director Zhang felt sorry for such a good defense, but finally made the shot. This is due to ability and luck.

"Ah!" After scoring the goal, Garnett roared, venting his depression, being defended by a rookie like this, and then said, "Rookie, you can't guard me."

The fans shouted "MVP, MVP, MVP." Cheering for Garnett, hoping to score in the next offense.

Li Tian is not to be outdone, "Just like a 'soft guy', he is not tough at all, he is also called a 'hard guy', if he has the ability to continue to fight alone."

With disdain, he turned and left without even looking at Garnett.

"damn it!"

Stimulated by Li Tian, ​​Garnett was very unhappy.

"What did you say, his eyes seem to kill you." Gasol, an old friend, asked, this time he was so grateful to Li Tian that he didn't have to fight Garnett.

"Haha, I didn't say anything, I just said the same thing as Schoolbag Du." He said very calmly.

"Karma!" Gasol was stunned at this moment. This sentence was too harsh. It is estimated that Garnett will consume him in this round of the series.

On the contrary, it was easier. With Li Tian's ability to attract fire, he could at least reduce his physical exertion by half.

"Are you still here to defend me?" Looking at Posey standing in front of him, he said.

Posey is also a veteran who has won the championship and played for almost ten years, and he is not impressed.

It's boring, and it's nothing. Kobe didn't rush to attack, but lowered his tempo to increase his success rate.

Continue to run without the ball, this time Posey also made a change, more closely defending, no matter who comes to cover, he will try to squeeze past, not giving an open chance.

Going straight to the basket, Posey focused his defense on the outside of the three-point line, but ignored that Li Tian was a player who had played as a backup center before, so why did he come to the basket.

Kobe, who was breaking through, gave the ball to Li Tian.

After receiving the ball and making a mid-range shot, although Posey tried his best to chase and defend, he was still a ten-thousandth of a second late.When he returned to Li Tian, ​​the opponent had already made a move.

"Pray quickly, there's only one thing you can do." Another hard blow.

Posey panicked. Originally, he came to the Celtics just to fight, to see if he could win a championship, raise his net worth, and sign a big contract.

But this time Li Tian's continuous blows were somewhat unbearable. He is not a player like Garnett who can withstand the blows.

The two teams are playing very slowly. The Celtics consume a lot of physical strength because they have to fight tough battles every time, and they are unwilling to increase their speed. The Lakers are leading now, and their defense consumption is also quite high. Conserve their energy first.

Garnett singled Li Tian three times and only hit a mid-range shot; Ray Allen received a pass from Pierce and hit a three-pointer; Posey was on the court, and his defensive efficiency dropped a lot.

In the face of Garnett's full impact, Li Tian's physical ability has dropped a lot, but he can also feel that Garnett consumes more.Kobe also hit the basket a few times, the Lakers can be said to be more blooming, Li Tian scored 7 points when he debuted, becoming the team's highest score, while Kobe scored 6 points.

After the first quarter, the score was fixed at 30:21. The Lakers led by 9 points and entered the second quarter.

"The Lakers played a bit like the Lakers today?" Yu Jia sighed.

"Yes, it's still the same Lakers team. It's just that the team feels good. Kobe started to pass the ball and drive his teammates. That's why it feels like a big change. Their tactics haven't changed at all," Director Zhang said.

(End of this chapter)