swing striker

Chapter 222 The Seventh Scene (8)

"Shi, in order to win, we should give up, such as Kevin and Ray, of course, and me, we all gave up our pursuit of statistics, which caused us to lose to Bryant in the MVP selection, but the fans We will remember us, the team will, and you too, although you may be criticized by the media, but time will dilute everything, and the fans will give you a fair evaluation."

As soon as Rivers left, Pierce whispered in Shi Lei's ear.What he was worried about was that Shi Lei would be ridiculed by the media because of this matter, and then he would become dissatisfied with Rivers.

This worry is not wrong. Although Shi Lei seems to be in a normal state of mind now, once the pressure from the media is too great, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not complain about Rivers who arranged this tactic.Discord between the generals is a disastrous thing in a team, especially for a player like Shi Lei who occupies an extremely important position in the team's team building plan, this is what Pierce does not want to see.

But what he didn't know was that this tactic was proposed by Shi Lei himself.

This was a huge misunderstanding, but it was difficult for Shi Lei to explain clearly to his teammates at this time: "They have been criticizing me, but I think I played well."

"Yes, it's great, we are now 14 points ahead of them, and your contribution is among them."

"So, Paul, you don't have to worry about me at all. As long as we are the final victors, everything will be fine. And I am very worried. If you defend James in the second half, if you let him get more points, the media will Do you say, 'Oh my God, you're no better than a rookie!"

While talking, Shi Lei showed a narrow smile to Pierce, which finally relieved his worries: "Damn it, I promise I won't let him get twenty points, I have such ability!"

Pierce's imitation of his "nonsense" before the game made Shi Lei shrug his shoulders: "Is it a single quarter?"

"How is it possible, of course it is two sessions!"

Even though he said that, in his heart, Pierce was still very nervous. In this series, no matter whether he wins or loses, James does not lose points in terms of personal statistics. This is still in the case of double-teaming.This time he switched to his own single defense, and Pierce didn't know how much he could limit him.

But to Pierce's surprise, after playing again, he found that defending James was not as difficult as he had imagined.

After re-entering the court, the Cavaliers' offense, after James got stuck in the main position within the three-point line, he suddenly ran back and took away Pierce, creating a breakthrough space for his teammates.

Rondo was unprepared, and was cut in by West. Tony Allen stepped forward to defend, and the basketball was handed over to Szczerbiak.

"They adjusted their tactics!"

With a sudden change in his mind, Shi Lei strode away from the basket. He made up the defense in time and did not allow Szczerbiak to get the space to shoot. It was almost a habit, and the basketball was handed over to James again.

This made Mike Brown shout anxiously on the sidelines: "Be firm, be firm!"

James received the pass, but his current position is very bad. In order to create space for his teammates, he is now on the left sideline, which makes it difficult for him to form a direct threat to the Celtics basket.

After Szczerbiak passed the ball, Shi Lei quickly returned to his defensive position, and used his body to block James' passing route to the inside while running.

Shi Lei's feeding in the halftime allowed James to maintain a good touch, and he succeeded in shooting Pierce in singles.

Seeing James score the ball in the commentary, Barkley shook his head: "If the game continues like this, the Cavaliers can't get a chance to beat the Celtics!"

Mike Brown didn't know this, but the habits the team has developed over the years are really not hard to change in a short time. He can only remind his players loudly after the offensive is completed: "Tactics, our tactics, Attack more resolutely!"

With the Celtics lineup, there is no outside shooter, and the Cavaliers' defensive players are all indented within the three-point line. Rondo controls the basketball and cannot find a passing route to tear apart the opponent's defense. Just hand the basketball over to Pierce.

Pierce dribbled the ball straight to the basket, cut to the free throw line and shook James for a quick shot.

To enter, or not to enter?

Through the arc of the basketball's flight, Shi Lei tried his best to judge the final landing point of the basketball. His height in the interior is an irreparable defect. He can only rely on the judgment of the rebound and take the lead in the main position to complete the rebound better. Ball protection.

The time for the basketball to slide was extremely short, Shi Lei observed the direction where it landed and moved his body.

Pierce did not get rid of James' defense. In order to avoid his block in the air, he even raised the height of the shot, which made the basketball's landing point slightly shifted.

The difference was a thousand miles away, the basketball was knocked out by the basket, and Shi Lei also jumped out of thin air from under the basket.

Big Z's height is a huge advantage, but Shi Lei just left him a deep psychological shadow. He just returned from injury, and when Shi Lei was fighting for rebounds, he hesitated.

This is the reason why some villains get defensive bonuses in defense because they scare the opposing players.

Big Z's psychological changes allowed Shi Lei to easily take off the rebound without any hindrance, and Shi Lei, who still had some energy in the air, directly made a tip-in.

"Every time I see his bounce, I can't help but sigh. If Yao can have his bounce, now the Rockets will be one of the strongest contenders for the championship."

"Yes, Kenny, I have the same idea. Every time I see Yao's height, I can't help sighing. If I can have his height, I will definitely be the only court ruler in the 90s!"

Barkley and Smith's "scrambling" did not last long, and they entered the regular "tearing" time, and the old Johnson who was sandwiched between them took over the important task of explaining indifferently: "Look at the Celtics. Defense, can we stop the Cavaliers' attack?"

"Be firm, be firm!"

When the Cavaliers sent the baseline ball, Mike Brown reassured him again from the sidelines.

This really made the Cavaliers' offense firmer. After receiving the pass, Szczerbiak did not look for James this time, but endured Tony's harassment and chose to cut in.

Szczerbiak is an excellent scorer, with a shooting percentage of more than [-]% for five consecutive years, and [-]% of the three-pointers. Moreover, during the year with the Celtics, he also practiced Made a back-to-back effort.

The characteristic of Tony's defense is tenacity and enthusiasm. After Szczerbiak advanced two steps, his slow speed made his breakthrough unsustainable. At this time, he turned around and turned his body back. Suddenly turned around and jumped up.

With continuous movements, Tony was still shaken away, but Szczerbiak didn't have room to make a move. He turned around and jumped, and saw Shi Lei's dull face.

Shi Lei's defensive range is wider than Garnett's, which is mainly due to his faster movement speed.Shi Lei only left the basket when Szczerbiak turned around and hit back, but his top-notch movement speed still allowed him to complete the supplementary defense before Szczerbiak completed all his moves.

The basketball was held high above Szczerbiak's head, but he had no chance to shoot, Shi Lei's right hand was already on the basketball.

Not to mention that Szczerbiak didn't expect Shi Lei's defense to come up in such a timely manner, even in a real confrontation, he couldn't possibly be Shi Lei's opponent in terms of strength.The basketball, together with Szczerbiak, was pinned to the floor by Shi Lei without any resistance.

The basketball jumped out of Szczerbiak's hands, no one cared about what happened to him anymore, the basketball was jumping happily on the floor, causing everyone on the court to suffer an unbearable "**** burn" They got up, rubbed their bodies and rushed forward one after another.

In the end, Rondo, who was "big and good at work", won with the help of his long arms and took control of the basketball.

Rondo took the ball and went down quickly, and a group of "push the street" looked at his enchanting figure in admiration, until the basketball was sent into the basket.

At this time, the point difference between the two sides was expanded to [-] points, and the situation was further tilted towards the Celtics. Shi Lei's heroic demeanor of blocking Szczerbiak was also faithfully recorded by the live cameras. On the big screen of the stadium Start playback.

The fans at the scene also burst into another round of enthusiastic cheers. After completing this successful defense, the Celtics players on the field also high-fived each other.

"If there were no words before the game, this shouldn't be a bad game for No. 11, but no matter how good he is now, it is impossible to get people's understanding. Of course, this does not include Celtic People's fans."

Smith's words did not get Barkley's approval this time, and the thoughts that came up during the halftime break made Barkley dare not attack Shi Lei casually.

Therefore, there was a strange silence in the always cheerful commentary seat. Although Smith was deeply surprised, his professional ethics made him give up this topic that he thought was very "hot" and refocused the commentary on in the ongoing game.

"The Cavaliers started to organize their offense again. I don't know how lucky they are this time?"

Any tiny factor may determine the outcome of a game.The Cavaliers, who have not yet adapted to Mike Brown's midfield adjustment, began to hesitate in this attack.

The hesitant West looked at James frequently, hoping to get an answer from him, but James was also hesitating. He wanted to stand up, but his physical strength made him a little embarrassed.

West, who was in charge of organizing the offense, couldn't make a decision, and the basketball stayed in his hands. Rondo's long arm made another contribution, and the super long stretch allowed him to complete a crucial steal.

(End of this chapter)