Standing pretty old

Chapter 343 Winning the Match Point
At 51:59, the first half ended, and the Hawks ended the first half with an advantage of 8 points.

Ruan Erniu scored 9 points and 16 rebounds in the halftime. To be honest, he is a standard blue-collar on the court now, doing dirty and hard work.

But at least half of the reason why the Eagles were able to lead their opponents at halftime should be credited to Er Niu. Without his offensive rebounds, the Eagles would never have so many second-attack opportunities.And the score lead is even more out of the question.

Inside the Eagles' locker room, the players were singing the praises surrounding Van Exel.

The 38-year-old veteran contributed 11 points and 3 assists in limited playing time, laying the foundation for the Eagles' lead.

As it turned out, Woodson was right.

"There's a crazy guy named Nick, he pushes Javi, oohoooooo!"

"There's a crazy guy named Nick, he always thinks the free throw line is too close, oooh oh oh!"

"There's a crazy guy named Nick, he doesn't care where the three-point line is, oohoooooo!"

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After the Eagles had finished singing, Mike Woodson stood up and cleaned up the situation. He said with a smile: "Don't be too happy, we haven't defeated the opponent yet, so please calm down, gentlemen, it's not a carnival yet when."

Then, Woodson said to Ruan Erniu: "Kafu, are you tired?"

Er Niu immediately stood up and said, "Mike, I am full of strength now."

Woodson nodded and said, "Very well, even if you tell me that I'm exhausted, I'm not going to give you a one-minute break in the third quarter, because the team needs your rebounds."

With such a master of rebounds on the court, the Eagles are very sure to have an advantage whether they are playing positional warfare or small ball tactics.

Putting Ruan Erniu at the center position was originally Mike Woodson's helpless move at the beginning of the season.

But by now, it's Woodson's coup for turning magic into legend.

Once the Eagles win the championship, Woodson will inevitably be promoted to the position of a legendary coach. After all, the conservative "wooden man" has performed a miracle like a blossoming iron tree.

In the final analysis, the so-called small ball tactics of the Eagles' raid were derived from the moment Ruan Erniu was pushed to the center position.

It is precisely because of the repeated running-in of the Eagles over the past season that the Eagles ushered in an explosion without warning in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Looking back at the Eagles commentary booth again, Dominique Wilkins and Bob Rathburn have already begun to discuss their opponents in the finals. They agree that the Lakers will be the Western Conference champions that advance.

Bob Rathburn said: "I think we disrupted the league arrangement. Most people were looking forward to a classic yellow-green battle."

Dominique Wilkins smiled and said: "But this is the story of the last century. Now it is the 21st century, I think fans are more willing to see the rise of emerging forces. Don't forget the phrase in the playoffs Alliance Propaganda."

Rathburn interjected: "That's right, where-amazing-happens? We are that miracle!"

The second half of the game began.

The Eagles and the Celtics fell into a stalemate again at the beginning of the third quarter. Garnett, who was fouled 4 times, repeatedly used his iconic jumper to keep the Celtics alive.

Ruan Erniu continued to overwhelm the inside, making the Celtics restless.

This situation lasted until the first official timeout of the third quarter, and the score was never reduced to within 5 points.

The Celtics are about to usher in the Eagles' small ball lineup-the Eagles Raid.

This time, Ruan Erniu didn't have 5 fouls on him. On the contrary, KG had 4 fouls and a T on his back, which may be replaced or simply expelled at any time.

On the offensive end of the Eagles, Bibby held the ball from the outside, Ruan Erniu asked for the ball in the low post, and Bibby passed it in the first time.

This time without waiting for Garnett to speak, Ruan Erniu took the initiative to spray: "You have committed four crimes, if you don't want to end, just stand where you are!"

Immediately afterwards, Erniu made an inside fake move and passed Garnett from the outside with a step, followed by a backhand back button, and after a gorgeous volley, he easily scored 2 points.

"Can't even say a word of Fxxx? Old guy, are you afraid?" Ruan Erniu continued to attack.

If Garnett is getting a T at this time, then there is really no suspense in G4.

Er Niu underestimated Garnett, who is also a Taurus. Facts have proved that this guy's so-called toughness or irascibility is largely a disguise.

Garnett is certainly not soft, but he is by no means a tough guy in the traditional sense.He also has conspiracy and calculations in his chest. This time, KG endured it, and he didn't even spit back a word of trash.

Only on the offensive end, after KG desperately grabbed an offensive rebound, he passed back to Pierce on the outside, and Truth hit a crucial three-pointer.

I have to admit that as the game progresses, the Celtics have become more and more capable of the Eagles' raid.There is no set of tactics in this world that can conquer the world.

The offensive and defensive shooting lineup composed of Garnett, Posey, Pierce, Ray Allen, and Tony Allen limited the madness of the Eagles to a certain extent.

But in this game, the Celtics still failed to stalemate with the Eagles to the end.

Ruan Erniu held the ball in a high position. After making a three-threat posture, he went straight to the inside and made a considerable body contact with Garnett in the air. Crawford's whistle sounded.

Er Niu took the opportunity to throw the ball, "Bang!" The ball hit the basket and missed!

But it doesn't matter, because it is not the point whether to enter or not, Garnett paid his fifth foul.

Now is the time to test Doug Rivers. Replacing Garnett means that the visiting team may be completely defeated; The same is waiting to die.

River Document took a gamble. He didn't replace Garnett in a daze. It depends on whether Joseph Joy Crawford has the guts to blow KG off.

River documents made the right bet. After that, Garnett really had two obvious thug fouls, and Crawford didn't call it.

At the end of the third quarter, 77:87, the Eagles lead by 10 points, and the Celtics still have a theoretical chance to win.

In the 5th minute after the start of the last quarter, that is, the 2nd minute after Garnett was replaced, Crawford finally blew the whistle in his mouth.

Kevin Garnett was expelled. KG didn't complain, and returned to the locker room with his head drooping. The result of the game was obvious.

Ruan Erniu also did not play the whole game. After a wave of 12:2, he was replaced by Woodson to rest.

In this game, Ruan Erniu's data was finally fixed at 19 points, 25 rebounds, and 5 assists. Among them, he made 16 of 10 free throws, and he didn't even hit 70% of his free throws. Of course, he was out of standard, but given the Celtics The damage is enough.

This is also Er Niu's career, the first time he has not scored 20 points,

However, this will not affect his record of 20+ points in a row in the regular season, because the NBA's statistics method separates the regular season and playoffs.

At 98:120, the Eagles finally won their second home game. They won G4, and they will take the match point to Boston for the G5 battle.

(End of this chapter)