At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 164 The Suppression of the Big Three

Faced with this situation, Old Nelson had no choice but to call a timeout.

If it continues, the Warriors are afraid that they will be beaten by their opponents in the first quarter. He can only choose to call a timeout to slow down the rhythm.

The Celtics are not worried about this at all. The players in their team are generally too old, so they can just take advantage of the timeout to take a break.

As for what Nelson will do during the timeout, the Celtics don't really care.

Because the Warriors only have one card, Du Zhe. As long as Du Zhe doesn't recover, the other players on the Warriors really won't be able to catch the Celtics' eye.

During the timeout, Nelson also adjusted the Warriors' lineup.

He planned to let Du Zhe rest off the court for a while, and then send Du Zhe on the court to find out his touch after the Celtics replaced him on the bench.

Seeing Du Zhe being replaced, the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't help but lose three points in momentum.

Du Zhe is their confidence, but now seeing the dismal end of their own star being defended, how can the Warriors fans not feel desperate.

In the rest of the first quarter, Du Zhe could only sit by and watch his teammates play.

However, he was not in a hurry about this, instead he sat on the sidelines to watch the battle, taking the time to take a rest.

Seeing that Du Zhe didn't seem to be affected by the headwind at the beginning, everyone in the Warriors felt a little more at ease.

After this year's playoffs, the team has a kind of blind trust in Du Zhe.

But after Du Zhe left the field, the situation on the field still did not improve.

Without the suppression of Du Zhe, who had his own defensive system, the power of the Big Three began to slowly emerge.

Paul Pierce began to show off his power frequently after no one restricted him.

Although his athletic ability is no longer as good as it was at his peak, with his solid footsteps and precise shooting, he still stunned Maggette, who came on the bench.

Maggette's own defensive ability is very sloppy, and now facing the offensive kaleidoscope of Pierce, it immediately showed its original shape.

Pierce had been holding back before making a shot, which made Warriors fans almost forget him.

Now they finally woke up like a dream, and it turned out that there was such a great god on the field.

In just a few minutes, Pierce showed off his strength to the fullest.

He and Ray Allen continued to launch offensives under Rondo's go-between, setting off wave after wave of offensive frenzy.

The Warriors' already precarious situation on the field plummeted immediately after the substitution.

The cheering and cheering of the fans at the scene gradually became subdued amidst the Celtics' offensive wave after wave.

After the first quarter, the Celtics had a double-digit lead at 1:28.

"It can be seen that the Warriors have not entered the state as a whole in the first quarter, and Du Zhe's touch is not very good."

"I can only hope that Du Zhe can regain his form as soon as possible after playing in the second quarter, otherwise this game will be really dangerous."

"However, when Du Zhe is on the court, his role on the defensive end is still very obvious. You can see that Pierce's performance after Du Zhe is off the court is completely different. From this point of view, Du Zhe's role is very important. Crucial."

During the break, the two commentators were also discussing the progress of the game, but their tone was obviously much lower.

Director Zhang didn't say a few words at all, and almost all relied on the guidance of one person to support the situation.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Du Zhe finally got another chance to play.

Looking at Pierce who continued to stay on the field, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and prepared to stop holding back.

In the first quarter, in order to test his dribbling ability, he gave the Celtics, especially Pierce, too many opportunities. Now he wants to take them back with profit.

To be honest, Du Zhe really didn't take the Celtics too seriously.

His self-confidence is not groundless,

In the last round against the Lakers, although the final score was 4:2, in fact, in these 6 games, Du Zhe only played 4 of them completely.

As a result, he led the Warriors to four wins in four games in four games, a direct comeback, and easily eliminated the Lakers.

The Lakers, who were finally able to win the championship in the previous life, could not even go a few rounds under him. No matter how strong the Celtics are, how strong can they be?

In addition to Du Zhe, the Warriors also carried out other personnel rotations in this quarter. Ellis and the two insiders temporarily took a rest.

Curry and Maggette continued to stay on the court and partnered with Du Zhe.

The Celtics replaced Ray Allen, who was hot in the first quarter, and also allowed Garnett and Perkins to rest temporarily.

On the other hand, Rondo and Pierce stayed on the court to control the rhythm and were responsible for leading the three rotation players who came off the bench.

Since the Big Three occupy most of the salary space, the Celtics can only choose some high-quality and cheap players in the rotation.

Among the three players coming off the bench now, Nate Robinson and Glenn Davis, although they can be considered well-known, their strengths and weaknesses are also very obvious, and their strength is just that.

Although another player, Rasheed Wallace, was famous at his peak, he is now at the end of his career and there is not much gas left in the tank.

So the only ones who can really stand out on the court are Pierce and Rondo.

However, Rondo's offensive ability is obviously not that strong.

Looking at it this way, the core of the Celtics' offense during this period is actually only Pierce.

Locking up Pierce can kill half of the Celtics' offensive firepower during this period.

Thinking of these, Du Zhe knew how to fight.

The team is already 11 points behind. He must be more serious and show his true strength.

Since the emergency stop jump shot didn't work, Du Zhe decided to change his style of play.

And Pierce in front of him is undoubtedly his best prostitute.

To be honest, Du Zhe has been coveting Pierce's step-back jumper for a long time. When he played against the Celtics before, he had not yet perfected his three-point shooting, so he chose to take advantage of Ray Allen's strong three-point shot. Ability.

Today, his open three-pointers and strong-shooting three-pointers have both reached the full level. It's time to try step-back shots.

At the end of his career, Pierce's physical fitness continued to decline. In terms of face-to-frame offense, he largely relied on this step-back shot.

And this move is indeed mastered by him. Although his speed is not fast, his body is very strong. In addition, his combination of man-ball and offensive rhythm are very good, which also makes his retreat more powerful. powerful.

The defensive player often has not reacted, and Pierce uses a step back to open up the shooting space, and can only watch helplessly as he shoots easily.

It can be said that with this ability, Pierce's floor flow offense is also very popular.

(End of this chapter)