Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

The boss of the team usually comes to take the lead. In previous games, Du En usually beat other teammates first at the beginning of the game to try out his skills.

However, with Garnett and Josh Smith playing in breastplates, the Bulls may score less inside tonight.

As the head player, Duan needs to make up for these points.

At the same time, it can be regarded as a coincidence. From the beginning of the game to now, most of the opportunities have been on Du En's side. Du En just took the ball and worked hard to help the team take the lead first.

It can only be said that the effect is not bad. Under the leadership of Du En, the Bulls have widened the point difference.

Rivers, who used to stand on the sidelines motionless, hurriedly called a timeout, knowing that the game only started for two minutes.

Being able to hit the opponent's first timeout in such a short period of time is undoubtedly an affirmation of Duan and the strength of the Bulls.

The next game will undoubtedly be much easier for the Bulls.

It is easy to go with the wind, but difficult to go against the wind. Competitive events are not only about ability, but also about confidence.

And a team led by a strong person will undoubtedly be able to go further.

Not long after the start of G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Duan has already shown the level of a league ruler on both offense and defense.

Other Bulls players are bound to be willing to believe in Duan as always and contribute their own strength on the court.

"Dunn, having a team boss like you is so reassuring!"

Garnett took a bottle of drink and sat on the bench, with a towel covering his head. Before he could wipe away the sweat, he hugged Du En tightly.

Du En was a little disgusted. After all, Garnett had only played for two minutes. He seemed exhausted and covered in smelly sweat.

But there was no way. At this time, he was warmly hugged by Garnett. Du En couldn't help but forcefully broke away from Garnett's hand.

"The game has just begun. Our opponents are the Celtics' Big Three. We must stay focused and go all out!"

Duan could only pat Garnett and warn other teammates to stay focused and play with a correct attitude.

As the timeout ends, the Bulls players return to the court.

The Celtics continued to play the pick-and-roll between Rondo and O'Neal, but O'Neal did not immediately move down after completing the screen. Instead, he ran to the right and continued to cover Ray Allen.

Before the timeout, Ray Allen had made a three-pointer. The Celtics let Ray Allen continue to make three-pointers and take the opportunity to chase points. It was obviously a good choice.

It is also because Ray Allen is a big shooting threat and can get away from Luol Deng's pursuit when running without the ball. The Bulls had to flank Ray Allen who just got the ball immediately.

However, after Ray Allen received the pass from Rondo, Rondo and O'Neal rushed to the basket one after another.

Garnett was originally delaying Rondo. After Rondo passed the ball, he originally wanted to go back to guard O'Neal, but when he saw Rondo cutting to the basket, he could only follow Rondo to the basket.

Luol Deng and Cassell were already flanking Ray Allen, and Duane and Josh Smith were guarding Pierce and P.J. Brown respectively. At this time, O'Neal was completely left empty.

By the way, Rondo was watching and listening in all directions, and noticed that the direction of movement was in conflict with O'Neal. In order to take Garnett away from the basket, he faked a sudden stop and ran back to get rid of Garnett.

Garnett didn't notice O'Neal's position behind him, so he waited until Ray Allen took off and passed the ball to O'Neal. The latter also took off directly and made an alley-oop without anyone guarding him.

At this time, Duan and Josh Smith rushed to the basket to cover up the defense, but it was already too late.

"You pick up the ball!"

Dunn knew he couldn't guard O'Neal's ball, so as he spoke, he nudged Josh Smith, signaling him to slide down the baseline and serve immediately after O'Neal scored.

bang-

As soon as Duan finished speaking, O'Neal's hands had already hit the rim hard, and at this time, his body was still splashing in the air, as if he was trying to pull the rim down.

As the basketball fell from the net, it hit O'Neal in the stomach and was about to bounce off the court.

However, Josh Smith knows something about O'Neal's move.

Having just been reminded by Du En, he took advantage of the situation and chased out of the court. In the blink of an eye, he reached out and hit the racket and immediately controlled it.

While O'Neal was still hanging on the basket, Josh Smith already took the ball and turned to look at Duane.

At this time, Du En had just reached outside the three-point line, and it was not yet half-time.

Josh Smith noticed that Pierce and Rondo were flanking Duan, so he did not risk passing the ball to Duan.

Obviously, Duan scored all the Bulls' points in the past two minutes or so, which attracted the attention of the Celtics. The Celtics would not easily give Duan a chance to convert again.

Fortunately, the Bulls not only had Dunne who could make transitions, but Luol Deng and Cassell also reacted quickly and were already on the fast break from the other side.

Josh Smith passed the ball to Cassel, who caught the ball and passed it to Luol Deng in a blink of an eye.

Ray Allen moved to Cassel to receive the ball and was already approaching Cassel. He really had no time to pursue Luol Deng.

As a result, Luol Deng directly went up to the basket and scored the ball.

The Celtics worked hard to get two points with an exquisite tactical coordination, but the Bulls relied on transition offense and easily scored two points with simple shots.

As far as the Bulls are concerned, the Celtics, who are racing against every second and finding every opportunity to score, and have insufficient defensive resources, really don't have a good way to deal with it.

More than 7 minutes into the first quarter, although Duan was restricted by the Celtics, the Celtics could not avoid the fact that the point difference was widened.

13 to 21, in more than half a quarter, the Bulls had taken an 8-point lead.

At this point in time, Rivers had to make a substitution and take advantage of the dead ball opportunity to replace O'Neal to rest.

"Kevin, you played well, but let's take a break for now! The team will need you to make more contributions next."

Scott Skiles noticed O'Neal leaving the game and quickly replaced Garnett off the court, allowing Garnett to also leave the game for a while.

The Bulls have many players who can play, and Scott Skiles can accept Garnett as O'Neal.

When the Celtics got Kendrick Perkins, the defense wasn't much better. The offensive end lacked O'Neal to attract defense, and it even got worse.

After the first quarter, the Celtics only scored 19 points. The Bulls continued to build their advantage by relying on conversion offense after grabbing rebounds, scoring 31 points in a single quarter.

As the game entered the second quarter, the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Celtics.

With O'Neal on the court, the Bulls ran as hard as they could.

The Celtics want to slow down the pace of the game, but Rondo is still young after all, lacks game experience, and is still a little green compared to Cassel.

As soon as the Celtics slowed down their dribbling, Cassel took the initiative to press forward and restrict Rondo's dribbling. That is to say, Rondo's hands are particularly long and he has advantages in protecting the ball and dribbling. Cassel cannot complete the steal.

However, this also puts more pressure on Rondo, who must dribble the ball across the half court faster to avoid an eight-second violation.

After halftime, the Bulls also took the initiative to flank the ball holder. Although they exposed some shooting opportunities, they also destroyed the Celtics' plan to slow down the pace of the game.

After chasing points for half a quarter, the Celtics seemed to be at a disadvantage because O'Neal was lagging behind in returning to defense.

At the same time, the Celtics didn't notice that even Ray Allen was a little out of breath.

It is precisely because of this that in the second half of the second quarter, the Celtics' outside shooting percentage dropped significantly from the first half of the quarter.

Pierce and Ray Allen had troubles one after another, and the Bulls continued to focus on defensive counterattacks and switching offenses, which made the Celtics overwhelmed and exhausted.

In other words, after Tony Allen came on as a substitute, he caused a little trouble for Ben Gordon and helped the Celtics earn a little face.

However, it was still to no avail. After the first half, the score reached 39-55, and the Bulls had established a 16-point lead.

It can only be said that the Bulls' overall strength is indeed stronger than the Celtics.

The Celtics' Big Three did not fully exert their strength, or there were serious problems with the Celtics' offensive system.

Among the main lineup, Rondo can't shoot, O'Neal can't shoot, and P.J. Brown is also old, his strength has declined seriously, and his shooting has become less reliable.

This defense is too good for the Bulls.

As long as they set up a zone defense and flank Pierce and Ray Allen who got the ball, the remaining three can switch back to defense even if they get the ball.

As for the Bulls, at least one of Garnett and Duane will be on the court to help defend at any time.

Duane's help defense is not as good as Garnett's, but it can have some effect.

On the court, Milicic can also use his excellent physical talent to do some things to fill in the gaps. Although he may not be able to do it very well, it is somewhat useful.

It is precisely because of this that the Bulls focus on defense, but instead rely on transition offense to increase their scoring.

The Celtics, who are good at offense, failed to break through the Bulls' iron wall and are still in a difficult scoring situation.

Time flew by in the third quarter, and the Celtics knew they had to give it a try, so they could only force the ball to O'Neal first.

O'Neal did not have much time to play on the court, and his physical strength did not support O'Neal to score efficiently in the later stages of the game.

Therefore, the Celtics can only let O'Neal play his role first, otherwise O'Neal can only grab rebounds on the court, or provide screens for Ray Allen and Pierce.

The Bulls noticed that the Celtics had adopted a new tactic, and had no choice but to use their tactics to defend O'Neal.

Even if O'Neal gets the ball, the Bulls wing players will immediately cooperate with the opponents inside to attack O'Neal.

Coupled with the offensive end, the Bulls continued to play fast breaks, leaving O'Neal in a difficult situation of struggling with his weight and physical strength.

Therefore, O'Neal only scored two goals at the beginning of the third quarter and quickly became unable to score.

5投2中，再加上2投1中的罚球，奥尼尔在第三节打了6分多钟，也就拿了5分而已。

Although the Celtics have the Big Three, Pierce and Ray Allen encountered the Bulls' zone defense and their scoring efficiency was not high, not even as good as O'Neal.

It's just that he has the ability to shoot and can digest more ball rights.

After the third quarter, the Celtics' Big Three scored 17 points together, while the Celtics only scored a total of 21 points in the third quarter.

Although the Bulls only scored 24 points, they undoubtedly expanded their advantage.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, after the first three quarters, the home team had already established a 19-point lead. So of course there is no need to say anything more about the result of this game.

81 to 103, the Bulls took the lead in the Eastern Conference finals with a huge advantage of 22 points.

The Celtics have nothing to say about this.

The Bulls are working together to achieve their dynasty dream of three consecutive championships.

The Celtics' configuration and play style have indeed been restrained by the Bulls again. It is normal for their skills to be inferior to others now.

So after the game, O'Neal, who was Duane's former teammate, did not end the game and lost. He just emphasized that the reason for the loss was because Duen was too strong.

"The Chicago Bulls beat us so badly tonight that it reminded me of a bad moment from a few years ago.

There was also a man who led the Chicago Bulls and beat my team to the ground.

I've known for a long time that this guy Du En can do things that ordinary people can't.

I miss the time I played with Doon very much, but I'm sorry that as an opponent, I have to try my best to win the next game. "

It is better to praise your opponent's strength than to take the blame for the loss yourself.

O'Neal is not a star raised by the Celtics themselves, and he is more likely to be scolded by Celtics fans because of his status as a mercenary.

It was also because he led public opinion in advance to "Duen is too strong" and "Bull is too strong", and also expressed the idea of ​​regrouping and causing trouble for Duen.

After losing G1, the outside world did not criticize O'Neal, who had the worst scoring data among the Celtics' Big Three.

However, a monk who can escape cannot escape from the temple.

The Celtics were restrained by the Bulls in all aspects. The only strong point was O'Neal. However, O'Neal was affected by his weight. At most, he would not be able to blast the Bulls' inside line with a single point.

After G2 ended, the Celtics once again lost to the Bulls by a huge margin, and Celtics fans couldn't help it anymore.

After all, O'Neal averaged 20+10 per game in the previous two rounds of playoffs, but now only 15+8, and he continued to praise Duane after the game, which is undoubtedly unacceptable to Celtic fans.

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second. In competitive sports, no fan wants the home team to lose, and no fan wants the star to praise the star of his rival.

O'Neal uses words to avoid his responsibility as a star, but the fans will not let him go so easily.

In order to win the Bulls games in G3 and G4 and see the Celtics' hope of advancing to the finals, many fans began to create the topic of O'Neal letting his former teammate Duen go and prepare to defect to Duen.

Some people also said that Rivers should be allowed to use O'Neal more, and O'Neal should not be allowed to drink "oral liquid" on the bench all the time.

It was under such public opinion that G3 of the Eastern Conference Finals started again. (End of chapter)