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Chapter 458 Tianwang Mountain

In the NBA, there are two most anxious games, one is "tie-break" and the other is "Tianwangshan".

"Tianwangshan" is a competition for the match point of the series, which can often determine the final victory or failure.

The battle between the Celtics and the Magic on "Tianwang Mountain" started at [-] o'clock in the evening.During the prime time, the national live broadcast naturally doubled the attention of this game. Not only did every TV station send out "ace combination" to commentate, but also many celebrities and team heroes appeared in TD North Shore Garden.

This gave the Celtics the advantage of the home court and made the Celtics start like a rainbow.

The Celtics hit the first goal with a dunk by Shi Lei, and after a successful defense, Ray Allen hit the first three-pointer of the game, opening the team's first quarter with a wave of 5:0 attack frenzy.

After the Magic came to the home court of the Celtics, it was obviously a little uncomfortable. Howard also lost the unexpected touch of the previous game. All the first three shots were missed. It was not until the third minute of the game that he scored a goal for the team. .

In this game, the Celtics made some adjustments to their defense. Shi Lei, who had been defending Howard in the previous games, was finally released by Rivers and became the real power forward of the team.

The effect of this is very good. The Magic is more inclined to the offensive mode of outside shooting, allowing the Celtics to concentrate on the outside defense, which is very suppressed. Howard has a poor hand, so the Celtics use Perkins to defend alone. After that, he seemed to be unable to play, and only contributed 11 points in a single quarter.Let the Celtics get an 11-point lead in the first quarter.At this time the score on the court was 28:17.

The Celtics led their opponents by double digits in a single quarter. This is the first time in this series of games. Very warm.

"Celtics seem to have found their way back to the game!"

Bill Walton, who came here again, was also very happy. He has always been the most staunch supporter of this kind of team.

"It seems to be. But Bill, the Magic had a very low shooting percentage in the first quarter. I don't think they will maintain such a shooting percentage for one night. Jeff should make adjustments soon!"

"If tactics are so important, what do you need stars for?"

Bill Wharton didn't agree with his partner Tolbert.

He seemed to be right. The elder Van Gundy seemed to be really "out of his wits". After the start of the second quarter, Howard, who still had a low shooting percentage, was still allowed to play inside.

The Celtics' lead continued to expand, but the defensive pressure on Perkins became heavy.

He was not Howard's opponent, no matter in terms of strength or flexible jumping.Such efforts, soon, let him get his second personal defensive foul.

"Oh, Howard caused Perkins' foul, and Perkins got two personal fouls, but he did very well and defended Howard very successfully. As long as he can control his fouls again, then he Will help the Celtics win this game!"

During Bill Wharton's commentary, Tolbert, who had been too silent all the time, did not loosen his brows: "Bill, I think, the opportunity that the Magic has been waiting for has come! Perkins has committed three crimes now, and this is the Magic's Purpose, they seized the shortcomings of Perkins' lack of control over fouls, and wanted to beat him down, so that the Celtics would fall into a situation where no one could use the inside! Yes, that's it, this is Jeff's purpose , that's why he didn't adjust his tactics for the team! It's a trap, a deep trap, oh my God! Jeff's arrangement in this game is really impressive!"

Bill Wharton was silent. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the Celtics were in trouble!
The fans did not stop their cheering, the Celtics have led their opponents by 19 points, as for Perkins' foul, is Perkins very important?
Rivers hurriedly called a timeout, a trace of cold sweat fell from his forehead, the team now has no one who can resist Howard, so what should we do now?Do you want Shi Lei to return to the inside line to do a promising blue-collar job?
What Rivers needs to solve now is actually not one problem, but many problems.

Shi Lei returned to the inside, and the Magic's outside group with power forwards floating on the outside will inevitably tear a big hole in the Celtics' defense. Who will make up for this gap?Rivers can't find it!

Without Shi Lei's impact, who can help the team squeeze enough space to attack?Rivers can't find it either!
Losing an inside line that can stand on the inside, who will cover the team's outside offense?Rivers can't find it!
Rivers can't find it, there are too many problems here, and he can't find a solution. However, there are still nearly 7 minutes before the end of the second quarter!

Rivers was a little overwhelmed!

Jeff Van Gundy finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he has been suffering all the time. Every time the point difference was widened, but fortunately, he succeeded in persevering until the eve of dawn!
"Beautiful! Very good, Dwight! Now our opponent has completely lost control of the basket. They will let their Mr. King guard that position. This is already the only one in their team who can stand there. People who can still live, so gentlemen, our chance has come, no one can replace him on the perimeter! Hedo, Rashad, now is the time to test your touch, the team needs you, needs you to use Your shots, bring the team back to victory in this crucial game! Dwight, protect all the rebounds you can! We will enter the finals, believe me, you can do this, As long as this game is over, we can compete for that championship ring!"

Rivers is still at a loss, any choice now makes him hesitate, but there is no time, he has to re-call a long timeout after the short timeout is over!

"Stone, you have to get back inside, back to their center, watch your defense, and don't get yourself into foul trouble until you're able to get out of that position!

Rajon, now we need your rebounds, help Stone, help us keep more rebound control, and control the offensive rhythm, what we need is to slow down the rhythm of the game.

Mickey, you will be the team's power forward, don't let them do too much in this position, I believe you can do it?

Ray, you have to help Rajon control the tempo of the game, and score!Now the team needs you to score!
Paul, go to the basket, now you have to do that, no matter how tired it makes you!
Finally, tell me, where is this place? "

“Boston TD North Shore Gardens!”

"Tell me, what are we going to do?"

"Win the game, get to the finals, and get that damn ring!"

"We've seen Mickey Moore come off the bench, he might replace Kendrick as the team's center, but obviously, he won't be the Celtics' choice to defend Howard, this position should be Keep handing it over to Shi!"

Bill Walton nodded this time, agreeing with Tolbert's opinion: "It should be like this. In the previous few games, Shi did a good job of defending the Magic's center, but in this way, the Magic's perimeter It will become a problem, without Kevin, and Shi can't get rid of the confrontation under the basket, the Celtics' defensive threat will be much smaller!"

The gap in the Celtics' defense was felt by the Magic players as soon as they came on the court. Although each of them tried their best to defend, they lacked Shi Lei's all-round support and relied more on the defense of the players' personal abilities. Let the magic create the location.

Alston passed the ball to Turkoglu and ran along the sideline, crossed with PittGrew and got the chance to receive the ball.

Mickey Moore is a flexible insider, and he is also very active and passionate in defense. It is not easy for Lewis to catch the ball under his defense, but after Alston completes the ball breakthrough, he must come up to defend.

This gave Lewis a chance, Alston passed the ball, Lewis caught the ball and faced Ray Allen, who was in a hurry to switch defenses, and shot a jumper.

"Rashad doesn't seem to have any problems with his touch!"

Bill Wharton shook his head and sighed when he saw Lewis' shot fall neatly into the basket.In fact, this year was also the most cost-effective year for Lewis's "[-] million yuan" contract. It can only be said that the Celtics were unlucky enough to encounter the year when the two most important players of the Magic exploded together!
The score on the field became 17 points, and the Celtics attacked.

Shi Lei held the ball on the outside, and the Celtics' inside line was completely empty. Mickey Moore couldn't hold his position under the basket, and he didn't have a very good outside shooting ability, which made the Celtics' offensive pressure All concentrated on the outside.

Shi Lei broke through with the ball, Pietgrew wisely did not take a defensive interception, but suppressed him all the way and entered the basket with him.Now Shi Lei was embarrassed, Pittgrew was occupying his turning space, and Howard was staring at him in front of him.

For other teams, letting Shi Lei, James and others enter the basket is a disaster, but this definitely does not include the Magic, they have a "Warcraft" that can fight anyone!
Shi Lei could only pass the ball, but Ray Allen was double-teamed by Alston and Lewis after receiving the ball. To the vacant Rondo.

Rondo broke through with the ball, and Pietegrew had already let go of Shi Lei and shifted the defense here.

There is only 24 seconds for an attack. After many passes, there is not much time left. When Rondo passed the ball to Pierce again, he didn't even have a chance to get rid of the opponent. He could only force the shot and watched the basketball helplessly. He went out of the basket and was protected by Howard.

The inside line is unstoppable, and even the team's offensive route to the inside line is blocked. Seeing this attack, Rivers is even more worried about the team's next game, but this can't change anything!

"For the Celtics, they must now find an offensive fulcrum inside, or they can feel hot enough to rely on shooting to kill their opponents!"

The Magic's offense was once again successful.After Howard came out to make the "wall", Turkoglu finally scored his first shot of the game from the outside.

The score of 19 points turned into 14 points in the blink of an eye, but the time of the game was only a little over 1 minute.

Rondo tried his best to pass the time on the perimeter, and the Magic didn't step forward to interfere. Only PittGrew was following Ray Allen on the perimeter, and the rest were all shrunk within the three-point line.

During the confrontation with Howard, Shi Lei suddenly cooperated with Mickey Moore, got close to the baseline, and after receiving a pass from Rondo, he forcibly beat Lewis, who was on the switch, and after attracting Howard from the basket, he crossed Pierce. .

However, Howard's return to defense was too fast, Pierce broke through to the basket and Howard returned there.

"pause!"

The bewildered Rivers called a timeout in a panic after the team's offense missed.

He overturned the adjustment he made just now, and replaced Davis with Mickey Moore who had just played.

Davis has a stable mid-range shot, and the tonnage is enough to resist Howard. The idea is beautiful!

On the first offense after re-entering the court, Howard told Rivers that he made this adjustment error.

Shi Lei returned to the perimeter, the Magic couldn't get a chance on the perimeter, and dropped the basketball to Howard's hands.

Howard took the ball and turned around without any extra movements and jumped directly from the basket.

Davis is really slow, and his weight makes him really like the floor. Facing Howard's overlord, he is powerless to bow hard. That kind of jump height is impossible for him to achieve.

"boom!"

In the groans of the basketball hoop, the Celtics allowed the opponent to narrow the point difference to 12 points. The cheers of the fans finally stopped. The team's naked troubles have made everyone here see through clean!

Who will save the Celtics?

The fans began to call out the names of the stars, Pierce, Ray Allen, Shi Lei.
Jeff Van Gundy clenched his fists tightly: "It's still a little bit, just a little bit, they will collapse immediately, as long as this defense is completed!"

Jeff Van Gundy has seen the light of victory becoming more and more thorough, and the players of the Magic also feel that they have completely grasped the situation on the court.

Pierce broke through the basket forcefully, Howard came out and passed the ball to Shi Lei, and Lewis switched defenses.

In the fleeting offensive opportunity, Shi Lei didn't make a breakthrough this time, and his shooting position was not good. He crossed Davis who was standing on the baseline.

"Davis shot!"

The shot that could change the fate of the two teams made Bill Walton shout excitedly, but Davis finally failed to withstand the pressure of the game in this anxious game!

Not everyone is a contestant!

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