After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 281 Keeping the Advantage
In the middle of the second quarter, when Li Chengming came off the court to rest, the Magic still led by 8 points. The Celtics seemed to be under pressure all the time. No matter how the Magic changed their lineup and changed their tactics, this cannot be said to be unexpected before the game. , but still a little disappointing.

The Magic are considered to be a newly emerging strong team this season, and they are not as generous in signings as the Green Army. It is precisely because of their achievements that they are even more surprising.

And since entering the playoffs, the performance has continued, making people wonder if the Eastern Conference is too bad, which makes them stand out so much.

Of course, the opponents in the first two rounds can indeed be said to be good, but the Green Army is definitely not good, but they don't seem to have the kind of dominance that outsiders imagined that the "Big Three" should have.

It was said before that they defend well, and if they defend well, they can defend like this?
There is something to say about this: "I think the Green Army really doesn't know who to defend against. There are too many magic points. Li Chengming is undoubtedly the most stable point, so the focus is on him, but others let it out. What should I do? Then it will be difficult to guard against, so it has become the current situation."

Ma Jian said: "I think the biggest problem is that their offensive firepower is not as good as that of the Magic. Their defense is good enough, but in terms of offense, the Magic are not as big as them. Defensive pressure, especially on the outside line, is far less than that of the Green Army.

"But the outside shooting talent of the Green Army is not enough to be honest. You can see that they have taken 6 three-pointers and hit two. Now when all the main players are back on the court, Pierce is in the low post. In singles, Rondo can’t be counted on outside, Ray Allen is a three-pointer, he is not accurate, Garnett is under the spotlight, Perkins can’t shoot, what can you do?”

Ray Allen is already the most accurate and stable shooter in the Celtics. Because of his outside threat, the Magic arranges a guard to follow him at any time. On the contrary, Nelson, who is defending Rondo, can directly Put him two steps away, he wouldn't dare to vote anyway.

It's not that the opportunity is very good or the time is running out, Rondo would rather take a few more steps inside, but the offensive opportunity will be missed, and the opposite defense is in place, and if the attack is to be reorganized, the time will be wasted in vain.

But this is his style of play. For a young man who can sit firmly as the main point guard of the league's top two teams in the second grade, he can defend, organize, and make breakthroughs. It seems that he can't ask too much of him.

In many cases, he is also used as the starting point of the offense, not the place of the end, because the Green Army has three powerful output points on the field at the same time that can be used as the end.

But in fact, for the Magic, as long as they keep an eye on Garnett and Ray Allen, and then try to withstand and limit Pierce as much as possible, Rondo's outside and inside Perkins can relax a little bit when defending. Let it go, which makes their defense much easier.

In the past, the Green Army could use defense to pull the opposing team to the same level as their own as much as possible, and then use their rich experience to defeat their opponents.

This is actually the case with the two teams that played against Philadelphia and Toronto before. Toronto's defense is not very good, but relying on outside shooting, it also dragged them to the tiebreaker. Philadelphia started with defense, which is exactly the same as them. They hit Game [-].

Therefore, it is not without reason that many fans are disappointed with the performance of the Celtics in the playoffs so far. change.

Now facing the league's No. [-] offensive Magic team, they can restrict, but it is impossible to completely hold down the opponent.

And at least judging from the progress of the game in this quarter, their defensive strategy did not get the benefits they wanted.

The game is still going on on the court. Li Chengming is watching his teammates play off the court, and he is still listening to the head coach Van Gundy talking in his ear.

"Li, when you play again later, you also make two more KGs. If they can do it, so can we."

Anyway, it is at home, of course, there are more opportunities to grasp the advantage of the home court.

Compared with the Magic, even if Li Chengming is killed, Howard and Lewis are still inside. Once Garnett is off the Celtics, the defense will really be downgraded, and the offensive impact will not be small.

So it's risky, but worth a try.

What's more, Li Cheng has experience in picking Garnett on the list, and he is completely confident.

only……

Li Chengming laughed and said, "Coach, I really want to, but he doesn't directly face me."

Van Gundy rolled his eyes and said, "If you're out of alignment, you can go to him on purpose. What else is there to say about alignment in the game? Don't you always have to find the opponent's weakness?"

This made it seem like Garnett was the weakness of the Celtics, which made Li Chengming laugh even more wildly.

Van Gundy was also aware of the ambiguity in his words, but it didn't matter.

Looking angrily at the proud disciple who was already laughing together, Van Gundy shook his head and continued to look at the field.

At this time, Turkoglu led the offense on the Magic side. Howard was leaning on Perkins under the basket and it was not so easy to get a position. Turkoglu's pass was blocked inside and outside.

Although there are indeed big problems on offense, on the defensive end, the Green Army has indeed achieved the ultimate.

If the Magic were to play against the Celtics with a book lineup that removed Lee Cheng-ming, many people thought about it and thought it was not impossible to play, because Howard's advantage at this point is still there, as long as he can give full play to his advantage. The Magic are not without a chance of winning.

Not to mention the bird that the Green Army played in the first two rounds...

Of course, when facing the Magic when Howard was on the court, most teams will use the tactics of cutting Huo when they are at a disadvantage, and the Green Army is no exception.

Seeing that when he is about to catch the ball and can't stop it, the nearby defenders will immediately come up to save him and send him directly to the free throw line.

Howard walked to the free throw line three times in a row with a distressed expression. Then, amidst the laments of the home fans, he only made three of six free throws. A layup brought the score closer to 1 points.

Van Gundy called a timeout in time. At this time, Howard still needs to be protected first, but he is not in a hurry to switch back to Li Chengming, because Turkoglu, Lewis and Nelson are on the court, and it is not impossible to play.

How players perform sometimes depends on their state and confidence. After a season of training and accumulation, all members of the Magic are very confident and dare to play, and there are many people who can cover the bottom line. stand out.

The Turk scored the most points on the Magic side in the first half. The team did not entrust him with the heaviest defensive task. He liberated a lot on the offensive end and recovered his personal best state. It's hard to stop him.

In fact, on the Green Army side, it is Garnett who is best to limit Turkoglu, but if he is held back, Turkoglu will always find a way to find teammates elsewhere. Above, taller.

The green army didn't want to attack easily. Li Chengming had already learned a painful lesson, but it was difficult to guard against it.

(End of this chapter)