Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

The Celtics are, after all, the second-best team in the Eastern Conference after the Bulls.

In terms of strength, why are the Cavaliers and the Celtics equipped with the Big Three so evenly matched that they are so inseparable?
  In the final analysis, James got the same script as Howard. The Celtics' Big Three were unable to do anything. They fouled whenever they touched James and had no way to defend.

It is precisely because of this that the Celtics have won two consecutive games at home and lost two consecutive games on the road. If they had not returned to Boston, the Celtics would have had to settle this crucial G5 game.

However, after surviving G5, the Celtics finally managed to hold on until the moon cleared.

This is mainly because O'Neal's destructive power in the interior is too strong!
  The Cavaliers' two major centers, Big Z and Varejao, were both injured by O'Neal's shark splash.

Although O'Neal consumes a lot of money, O'Neal is extremely talented, thick-skinned, and strong in muscles, and he has not accumulated too many injuries in this series.

In fact, it can be seen from O'Neal's injury reports over the years how terrifying O'Neal's historical talent is.

As one of the top ten superstars in history, O'Neal's endurance talent is undoubtedly full!

Other centers who focus on physical combat have to worry about knee problems.

Looking at O'Neal, even if he is not training and weighs 400 pounds, he can still beat his opponents on the court with his back and perform violent dunks from time to time.

In the process of fighting hand-to-hand with other centers, other centers feel that their bodies have been scrapped after two or three games.

For example, Mutombo originally planned to play until the age of 50 in the NBA, but because of his strong confrontation with O'Neal in the finals, his energy was severely damaged, and then he failed to recover and had to retire a few years early.

Now Big Z and Varejao are facing the same serious problem, and they are obviously full of pain.

But because the playoffs are not over yet, I can only wear ice packs off the court and bandages on the court, and continue to run in front of O'Neal and get beaten.

Of course, compared to Big Z, Varejao's injuries were slightly better.

After all, Varejao knows how to avoid reality and avoid O'Neal's impact. In addition, it can also help Cavaliers staff mop the game floor cleaner.

However, Varejao didn't dare to keep mopping the floor in front of O'Neal.

After all, falling down on your own initiative may still cause an accident. If you accidentally trip O'Neal when you fall, O'Neal may be hit by a giant mountain and crush him directly.

O'Neal's 400 pounds of weight is not for show!

It's like a steamroller. Anyone who is touched by O'Neal will have the flour dumplings instantly crushed into dough.

Didn't you see, O'Neal flew to save the ball, and the spectators on the sidelines dispersed and fled ten meters away?

It is also because of O'Neal's unparalleled destructive power that the Cavaliers' inside line was the first to be unable to withstand it and became a breakthrough.

After the G6 battle, the Cavaliers were ultimately defeated by the Celtics and ended in the Eastern Conference semifinals this season.

However, this is not a bad thing for Big Z and Varejao.

After all, it's a bit difficult for the Cavaliers to get money, and the hard-earned money is all earned through injuries.

Now that this ordeal is finally over, they are finally out of trouble and can go to the hospital to recuperate.

"What's wrong Kevin, why are you sweating so much?"

It can only be said that as the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, the pressure came on the Bulls' interior.

In the opening game, the Celtics' three giants didn't cooperate well enough, and the Celtics didn't know how to pass the ball to O'Neal.

But things are different now. After a season of running-in, both Rondo and Pierce on the Celtics can pass the ball to O'Neal.

The Bulls just want to rely on forward defense to restrict O'Neal from catching the ball, and then restrict O'Neal's inside offense. This may not be that easy.

Therefore, it will be inevitable for Garnett to confront O'Neal.

Perhaps the Bulls can continue to rely on fast breaks to accelerate O'Neal, but even if O'Neal's playing time is reduced, the number of attacks and scoring data have been reduced, it is still a bug for the seven-game series.

As long as O'Neal is around, it will inevitably cause a lot of consumption and even damage to the Bulls' inside players.

The Bulls' goal this season is not just to defeat the Celtics and advance to the finals. Winning the finals and winning the last championship needed to build a dynasty is the most important thing!

So, from now on, we must protect the inside players led by Garnett and minimize the consumption between the Eastern Conference finals and the Celtics.

After all, the Bulls still don't know what kind of "surprise" their final opponent will bring them after reaching the finals.

On May 5, when the Spurs defeated the Mavericks by 19 points in the tiebreaker, the two teams in the Western Conference finals were officially determined. They were the Lakers, who were first in the Western Conference, and the Spurs, who were third in the Western Conference.

In this way, the plot is somewhat similar to last season.

For Kobe, it is definitely good news to meet the Spurs again in the Western Conference Finals.

For Duan, it wouldn't be a bad thing if he could play the Lakers for a while in the finals.

Of course, what needs most attention right now is the Eastern Conference Finals.

Even if the Bulls are waiting for work, they have been waiting for the Celtics for a long time, and the Celtics have just fought six fierce games with the Cavaliers and consumed a lot of money.

The Bulls have four All-Stars and the Celtics have three All-Stars. It’s 4 to 3. The advantage is in my case.

However, if the boat capsizes in the gutter, all the efforts made this season will be in vain.

In order to reduce the occurrence of accidents, the bull once again resorted to protective gear such as breastplates.

But this time it's not for Duane, but to protect the health of Garnett, Josh Smith, Milicic, Chris Webber and others.

Because it will be uncomfortable and uncomfortable to wear a breastplate to play ball.

In order to reduce the negative impact on the wearer's personal offense and defense when wearing a chest armor during games, the Bulls had to conduct special training in advance to help Garnett and others adapt to the feeling of wearing a chest armor as soon as possible.

But time was of the essence, and May 5th arrived in the blink of an eye.

G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Bulls and Celtics started again at the United Center in Chicago.

In order to reduce the physical exertion of Garnett and Josh Smith, Duan represented the Bulls and came to the center circle to jump the ball with O'Neal.

Perhaps O'Neal was also thinking about saving energy and didn't work too hard on the jump ball. Duan easily helped the Bulls win the ball.

By the time Cassel dribbled the ball past half court, Duane was already on the wing, ready to post up Pierce.

In fact, as long as the Celtics don't double-team, if Duan hits the three Celtics outside players, it will be a mismatch for anyone he hits.

Therefore, there is no need to specifically point out Rondo or Ray Allen. It is said that beating Rondo can be easier by taking advantage of his height advantage.

However, it's okay for Doon to use his offense to consume Pierce.

The Celtics' head coach is the famous pig-headed coach Doc Rivers, who is very good at running the locker room and making chicken blood. When it comes to specific tactics and on-the-spot arrangements, he has nothing to do.

Nowadays, the Celtics' offensive end either relies on Rondo to sort out the situation on the court, or it relies on the personal abilities of the Big Three headed by Pierce.

Duane has confidence in Garnett's defense, and both Rondo and O'Neal can be restricted by Garnett.

Then the most critical thing left is to weaken Pierce's ball-handling offense as much as possible.

After all, Ray Allen is just a pitcher and can only be used as an X factor.

Pierce can become the final word in the Celtics and the player who determines victory or defeat.

However, no matter how solid Pierce's basic skills are and how good his skills are, his physical talents are relatively limited.

Apart from being durable, having full injury resistance points, and being resurrected with full health after 35 cuts in 11 seconds, there is nothing worthy of praise.

It is easy to defeat a player who is not good at playing with this kind of physical hardware, as long as he keeps wearing down his offense.

Even someone as strong as Curry can't bear to be called out in the playoffs, and Pierce is no exception.

Having said that, Cassel saw that Duen was already in position and the Celtics did not flank Duen immediately, so he immediately passed the ball over.

Duen took the ball and hit it directly into the basket with his back. Because Duen's range was far enough and he had an absolute advantage in strength against Pierce, he didn't have to worry about posting up for three seconds.

Faced with Duen's back hit, Pierce could only take a deep breath, puff up his chest and push forward, and at the same time use some small movements to disrupt Duen's dribbling rhythm.   But in just one second, Duan had already crushed Pierce from the three-point line to the free throw line.

When Rondo saw something was wrong, he immediately came over to attack.

After all, Cassel is better at mid-range and less good at three-pointers. Cassel can put this point aside for the time being.

However, before Rondo could flank Duen, Duen had already turned his back and broke through, using his advantage in turning speed and stride length to pass Pierce in one fell swoop.

O'Neal was also shocked by Duan's little top and did not come out of the basket in time.

As soon as Du En stepped into the paint area, he immediately took a hook shot.

At first, O'Neal was actually stuck with Garnett, thinking that a hasty shot of the ball would be more effective.

However, O'Neal looked at the trajectory of Dune's ball and guessed that it would probably go in.

Sure enough, Duan made the shot as soon as he came up, helping the Bulls take the lead by 2 points.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

Because he was playing at the United Center, the Bulls fans at the scene did not disappoint Duan and immediately cheered.

Facing the overwhelming shouts, Celtics power forward P.J. Brown wanted to serve quickly, but was also affected by the scene and froze in place.

It wasn't until Rondo came to the front and urged P.J Brown to serve that P.J Brown came to his senses.

At this time, most of the Bulls players had already reached the center circle and were about to retreat into the backcourt.

Because the Celtics have O'Neal in the starting lineup, the Celtics basically only play positional battles, so the Bulls don't press the whole game.

When Rondo dribbled the ball past half court, O'Neal set a screen for Rondo outside the three-point line, and then received the ball smoothly.

Garnett first cooperated with Cassel to delay the attack on Rondo. At the same time, Duan also retreated to the paint area and made plans to help defend.

Rondo was flanked and found that O'Neal was not very good at catching the ball at this time, so he could only pass the ball to Pierce, who had relatively little defensive pressure.

When Du En saw this scene, he immediately stepped forward. By the time Pierce got the ball, Du En had already returned to Pierce.

One thing to note is that Pierce was also quite interesting. He showed off a low finger dribble in front of Duen, seemingly hoping to lure Duen to step forward and intercept.

Du En is tall and has a high center of gravity. Even if his core strength is strong, when he bends down to reach for the ball and then stands up again, his center of gravity will be unstable, which will waste three to four seconds.

And this time is enough for Pierce to start and break through Duan.

For this reason, Du En responded to the ever-changing situation by staying the same. He did not reach out for the ball, but squatted down firmly.

Upon seeing this, Pierce didn't hesitate and just stepped back and shot a three-pointer.

Before Harden learned the rules of the game, Pierce was the league's step-back master.

Pierce's step back will not be sloppy. He will connect with the ball and step back, and then jump, leaning back with his upper body and kicking his lower body to ensure that the defensive player in front of him cannot block the shot.

In order to avoid being fouled by Pierce Miller, and also to prevent his second brother from being injured, Duan did not fly forward towards Pierce, but jumped on the spot and reached out to block the shot.

However, Pierce's shot was not low, and Duan did not block it.

Fortunately, Pierce is better at mid-range and is not so sure about three-pointers.

When Du En turned to look at the basket, he saw the basketball hit the front edge of the basket and was obviously a little shorter.

Duang——

As the sound of hammering sounded, a group of people rushed to the basket to fight for rebounds.

Because O'Neal occupied a favorable position and the rebound did not bounce far, he directly took off in the air for a second attack. He reached out and clicked the ball and put it into the basket.

However, what I didn't expect was that O'Neal had just helped the Celtics tie the score, and Luol Deng had already run into the frontcourt while everyone was not paying attention.

Ray Allen did not miss Luol Deng, but Josh Smith slipped directly to the bottom of the basket, grabbed the baseline pass and passed the ball to the frontcourt.

After Luol Deng received the ball, he did not choose to directly force Ray Allen. Instead, he passed the ball to Duan who followed up.

Before the game started, the Bulls established the core idea of ​​playing fast break.

The Celtics are not as physically talented as the Bulls, and O'Neal drags down their speed.

In this round, with the fast break cooperation of Luol Deng and Duan, the Celtics have absolutely no way to defend.

When Ray Allen saw Duen flying into the air, he took the initiative to get out of the way and had no intention of paying a foul.

After Duan completed the dunk, the Bulls quickly returned to defense again, determined not to give the Celtics a chance to switch offense.

At this time, O'Neal, who had run to the center circle, could only turn around and walk to the top of the arc while panting.

In the Celtics' offensive round, they continued to try to pick and roll Rondo and O'Neal.

The Bulls repeated their old tricks, using Garnett's big delay and Duane's assisting defense to separate Rondo and O'Neal.

This time, Rondo did not pass the ball to Pierce, who was in the mid-open position. After all, Duan had proven his agility and lateral speed in the previous round.

In order to chase the points, Rondo passed the ball to P.J. Brown on the wing. After the latter got the ball, he passed the ball to Ray Allen who was running up, and then set a screen for Ray Allen.

Looking at Ray Allen at this time, he made a decisive move. He did not adjust dribbling again, but directly took off and threw the ball in his hand.

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A beautiful parabola was drawn in the air, and the basketball went directly into the net.

"Sure enough, the playoffs are still different."

Although Duan feels that he has great hope of winning, he has not underestimated the Celtics with the Big Three.

This is why Duen actively assisted in defense and wanted to restrict O'Neal.

However, this time Ray Allen caught the opportunity, and he had a good touch and hit a three-pointer as soon as he started.

But so what?

"I can also shoot three-pointers!"

When Duan saw Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, he immediately waved to his teammates inside for the ball.

Duen was ready to take advantage of the opportunity to switch offense and shoot a chasing three-pointer.

Ray Allen's defensive attention was no longer on Duen, and he didn't notice Duen reaching out for the ball. He only saw Luol Deng turning around and running like crazy at the moment the ball went in.

In order to restrict Luol Deng, Ray Allen hurriedly returned to the defense to catch up.

At this time, Duan, who ran to the center circle, was also marked by Pierce.

However, Duan still relied on his height to get the ball when he stepped into the frontcourt, and then continued to accelerate toward the basket.

Pierce was stuck by Doon's ball protector and was unable to get the ball and did not want to give up Doon.

However, Duen rushed to the three-point line, suddenly stopped to combine the ball, and made a passing motion.

Pierce subconsciously glanced at Luol Deng under the basket. Who would have thought that at this moment, Dern suddenly took off and then shot a three-pointer!

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"In! Respond to the ball!"

"In the first two minutes, it was all Du En's scoring!" (End of this chapter)