NBA: The second generation of the strongest star

Chapter 214 The Breath of Despair

"You guys did a great job!" Coach Mike D'Antoni praised the five starters who returned to the bench.

"The coach arranged it well before the game." Jason Kidd replied immediately.

In Jason Kidd's view, Mike D'Antoni's tactics before the game completely restrained the Boston Celtics.

The defense of the Boston Celtics is mainly based on Garnett. Even though Garnett has already set his sights, his defense is still top-notch. Although his body is not as good as a few years ago, he can still interfere with opponents to a certain extent with his years of defensive experience. At the same time, there are three first-class defensive players in Rondo, Ray Allen and Pierce.

But whether it is Ray Allen or Pierce, the sun has set, and now they have no problem defending average players, but if they defend a 19-year-old superstar like Andrew, they can't defend at all.

Coach Mike D'Antoni also arranged for Danilo Gallinari to pull Garnett out of the inside. Once Garnett was pulled out, the inside defense dropped a lot in an instant, and in the end he even pulled Jermaine O'Neal out, which made the Boston Celtics' inside defense look like nothing.

Once Andrew or Wilson Chandler cuts in, the Boston Celtics will be in danger.

This is the arrangement of Mike D'Antoni's head coach tonight. The effect against the Boston Celtics is very significant. The first three offenses have pierced the Boston Celtics' defense barrels, and they have scored all three offenses. Now they lead by 7 points.

This is only the offensive end. On the defensive end, coach Mike D'Antoni arranged for Andrew and Wilson Chandler to bite Ray Allen and Pierce tightly and not give them easy shots.

Ray Allen was entangled by Andrew and couldn't come out to catch the ball at all. Although Pierce came out to catch the ball and was able to shoot, he was successfully interfered by Wilson Chandler who came later and failed to make two shots.

Wilson Chandler's single defense put tremendous pressure on Pierce.

There is no way around this. In the new season, Pierce obviously feels that his body has regressed compared to last year. His jump is a little shorter than last year, his reaction is a little slower than last year, and his speed is also a little slower than last year.

And Wilson Chandler's jumping, reaction, and speed are even stronger than last year.

A sun at 6pm and a sun at 12 noon are simply not comparable.

This is also where Mike D'Antoni's head coach is brilliant. If you don't play yin with you, you can play yang with you. A proper yang scheme means that you are younger than you, more energetic than you, jump higher than you, and react faster than you.
Ray Allen: "."

Pierce: "."

Garnett: "."

And Rondo, the fourth giant trained by the Boston Celtics, in the eyes of head coach Mike D'Antoni, he is not at all fearful.

So far this season, Rondo has averaged 11.9 points, 11.7 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. Although Rondo has good statistics, it is actually difficult for him to support a team. Rondo's statistics are good only because he has the old Big Three by his side.

In the list of the best point guards in the league, Rondo will definitely have a place because he has excellent statistics and his performance on the court really makes the Celtics stronger.But if you think that Rondo can become the core of a team in this way, then defending the title is a bit sloppy.

Generally speaking, playing in a team with Pierce, Garnett and Ray Allen can always get a lot of opportunities, whether it is assists or scoring; when Ray Allen is on the court, Rondo can send 36 assists per 11.4 minutes.And when Ray Allen is off the court, Rondo can only send 36 assists per 8 minutes, which means that when Ray Allen is off the court, Rondo's assist rate drops by 30%.Moreover, when Ray Allen was off the court, Rondo's assists could not be converted into a more effective offense. The Celtics' points per 100 possessions dropped from 108.6 points to 102.7 points.

With Pierce off the court, Rondo's assists drop from 11.2 to 9.2, and the Celtics' offense per 100 possessions drops from 110.2 to 95.This proves that without a shooter like Ray Allen and an offensive master like Pierce, Rondo can't stop the Celtics' offensive decline alone.

Compared with one of the best defenders in the league, Rondo's shortcomings are magnified. He can't create shooting opportunities for himself like Rose. When the Celtics' "Big Three" are off the court, he can only get 36 points per 9.7 minutes, and his assists per 36 minutes also drops to 7.1 times.

Head coach Mike D'Antoni concluded that it is enough to prevent Ray Allen and Pierce from killing. As for Garnett, he will let him score from the outside.

After a short timeout, the two sides returned to the court.

As soon as the Boston Celtics came up, Rondo and Garnett picked and rolled. Rondo rushed in, attracted the defense, and then distributed the ball to Garnett, who was unguarded. Garnett received the ball without hesitation.

Hands up and down, hit two points.

7:2
Garnett finally broke the scoring drought for the Boston Celtics.

But the head coach of the Boston Celtics on the bench frowned. He saw very clearly just now. When he saw Garnett who was unguarded, the five New York Knicks didn't move at all, as if they couldn't see.

This is?

It was the turn of the New York Knicks, another successful tactic, breaking up the Boston Celtics' defensive system and scoring easily.

9:2
In the next few rounds of the Boston Celtics, both Pierce and Ray Allen were under strict defense. Even if they could shoot, they were very reluctant to shoot. Especially Ray Allen, two goals were almost blocked by Andrew, and the ball was just a hair away from Andrew's fingers.

In this way, Pierce and Ray Allen were defended. On the contrary, the New York Knicks played brilliantly, and the point gap was opened up little by little. The first quarter even opened up to 18 points.

36:24
At the critical moment of the Boston Celtics, Boston Celtics second-year rookie Avery Bradley stepped up.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Avery Bradley used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the defensive player, accelerated to rush in, faced the supplementary defender, and threw the ball into the basket steadily.

In just 2 minutes, the individual scored 7 points in a row, helping the team play a wave of 7:0 attacks.

Jimmy Butler: "."

when i die
If it was another old driver, Jimmy Butler didn't respond, but Avery Bradley was only a sophomore. Jimmy Butler responded immediately. First, he singled Avery Bradley in the low post. Not only did he score, but he also caused Avery Bradley to foul.

2+1!

"Shua." The free throw was also hit steadily, scoring three points in a row.

Then on the defensive end, Jimmy Butler grabbed the pass line of the Boston Celtics, with quick hands and eyes, and stole the ball in one go, completing a one-stop fast break.

In an instant, Jimmy Butler scored 5 points in a row and responded to Avery Bradley.

Avery Bradley: "."

The two seemed to be on the shoulders. You hit a ball and I responded with a ball. Unfortunately, the two never scored again after that, and the point difference remained at 10 points.

Coach Mike D'Antoni was very satisfied with this, and with a big wave of his hand, he replaced the starting player.

Go ahead, go up and harvest the game.

After the break, the New York Knicks played more fiercely. Andrew cut for a layup, Jason Kidd made a mid-range stop, and Tyson Chandler made an alley-oop.
Before halftime, the New York Knicks opened the point difference to 18 points.

62:44
A breath of desperation hangs over the Boston Celtics, can't we get revenge tonight?

(End of this chapter)