Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 204

Just when Charles Barkley and others were concentrating on attacking Charles Barkley, the point difference on the field had reached double digits, and the Boston Celtics had fallen behind the Los Angeles Lakers by as much as 2 points. There are still [-] minutes left in a game.The Boston Celtics are playing really hard.

Mike Brown took the initiative to pay a short timeout, carried out a personnel rotation, and took the lead in replacing all the main lineup.For fans in China, they finally saw Yao Ming standing in the finals. They had been waiting for this scene for a long time.

Perhaps in order to satisfy the Chinese fans, the first offense after the bench came on the court handed the basketball to Yao Ming.Yao Ming still wanted to stay low like he did back then, using his nimble footwork to get rid of the defense of his opponent, and then successfully scored the basketball with a small hook with his left hand, scoring his first two points in the finals.

With the help of Jeff Green's screen in the frontcourt, Rajon Rondo got rid of Steve Blake's defense and made an emergency stop jumper and hit a mid-range shot.Rajon Rondo, who successfully scored, did not immediately retreat with his teammates, but stayed in the frontcourt to press Steve Blake and successfully steal.Rajon Rondo, who made a successful steal, did not attack directly by himself, but retreated to the three-point line with the ball and waited for his teammates to settle down again.

After his teammates settled down, Rajon Rondo dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, and then suddenly started to change direction and broke through Steve Blake's defense. After attracting the defense, he passed the basketball to the unguarded left foot Courtney Lee, Courtney Lee, receiving a pass, makes an open [-]-pointer.

The Boston Celtics scored five straight points on one possession and quickly cut the deficit in half while the Los Angeles Lakers' second unit struggled to gain a foothold on the court.

The players of the Los Angeles Lakers didn't feel very good on the field. Except for Yao Ming and Josh McRoberts who scored two points each, the rest of the Lakers missed a hit, and the point difference was also chased by the Boston Celtics. The advantage created by the home team was almost wasted.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Jason Terry, once the best sixth man, took the bench to play against the Lakers' second team.The Los Angeles Lakers focused on Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady on the court at this time, and the effect was remarkable. The two made [-] of [-] shots in the first half of the second quarter. Pretty high hit rate.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers' bench lineup performed well, the Boston Celtics' bench lineup also played very efficiently on the court, especially Courtney Lee made three of four three-pointers. The three-pointer hit at the end of a quarter, his personal score has reached double digits, and he is the Celtics' third-highest scoring player on the court.

Doc Rivers took advantage of a dead ball to rotate personnel, replacing Jason Terry for a rest and replacing him with the team's spiritual leader Paul Pierce.Mike Brown traded Kobe Bryant and Darius Morris for Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

After returning to the court again, the overall height of the Los Angeles Lakers dropped significantly, Josh McRoberts was pushed to the center position, and World Peace was in the fourth position on the court.After the personnel rotation, the mobility of the Lakers has been greatly improved, and they played a wave of [-]-[-] offensive in consecutive fast breaks. Among them, Kobe Bryant even staged a tomahawk-style jump from the free throw line that is rare in recent years. The dunk caused cheers from many Lakers fans.

Seeing that the score gap was widened again, as the core of the team on the field at this time, Paul Pierce stood up and took control of the ball. He first defended in a misplaced position, and while Darius Morris made an emergency stop jumper and hit two points. Also drew a defensive foul from Darius Morris, hit a three-pointer, and then scored a layup on a quick counterattack.

Keba Bryant saw Paul Pierce "bullying" his younger brother, so he naturally wanted to help the younger brother get back on the field, and he used two three-pointers to make Paul Pierce's previous efforts come to naught.World Peace, who had been useless on the offensive end before, seemed to suddenly find the feeling of scoring. He hit consecutive shots and scored seven points in a row.

The Los Angeles Lakers' multi-point bloom caused a lot of trouble for the Boston Celtics defense, which took a seven-point lead when the halftime whistle blew, making it 55-48 going into the second half the match of.

During the halftime break, in the locker room of the Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers was talking to his players, "...in the second half of the game, we have to play the full game, and in terms of physical strength, we are not allowed to think about the Lakers. The team is playing so fast, we have to bring the game into our own rhythm. Rajon, pay attention to controlling the rhythm of the game..."

Jeff Van Gundy is summing up the first half of the game, "The Lakers' defense needs to be strengthened. They are not required to maintain a high-intensity defense all the time, but their defense must be tough when necessary. As for the Lakers' offense As long as they can maintain a normal shooting percentage, there is nothing to worry about."

"The Celtics' performance on the defensive end is the same as before, but the team's overall shooting percentage on the offensive end is not very high. In the next game, they should strengthen their offensive success rate more. It is commendable that Courtney Lee, who came off the bench, made four of six three-pointers, made two of three two-pointers and scored [-] points in the half. The Celtics' second-highest scorer on the court." Jeff Van Gundy seems to have a crush on former Houston Rockets players, even though he didn't coach them.

"Good evening, everyone in front of the TV. This is the first game of the NBA Finals broadcast live by ESPN TV. The Los Angeles Lakers temporarily lead the Boston Celtics by seven points at home. In the second half The game will be presented to you soon, please wait and see." Mike Breen said to the camera.

In the second half of the game, the Boston Celtics replaced Jason Terry, who was not in good form, with Courtney Lee, who had an extraordinary performance in the first half.

Kevin Garnett started to play as soon as he came up, posting up Pau Gasol, turning over and hitting a jumper after continuous shaking.Then when he helped Paul Pierce defend Lin Fengzhe on the defensive end, he gave Lin Fengzhe a big hat and shot the basketball directly into the audience.

After successfully blocking the shot, Kevin Garnett beat his chest and yelled at Lin Fengzhe.However, Lin Fengzhe directly ignored Kevin Garnett's venting roar, and when passing by Kevin Garnett, he underestimated in a low voice, "Do you want to be an orangutan?" The ruthless words Garnett wanted to utter were directly stuck in his throat, and this feeling made Kevin Garnett feel so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

The third quarter lasted more than five minutes, and the score was [-]-[-] in a single quarter, with the Lakers at the front and the Celtics at the back.For the control of the rhythm of the court, Rajon Rondo is still insufficient compared to Steve Nash, and the Celtics still fall into the rhythm of the Lakers.

Mark Jackson said: "The Celtics need to make effective changes. Now they have completely fallen into the rhythm of the Lakers. The strength of the team itself is not as good as that of the Lakers. Now they have fallen into the rhythm of the opponent. It's going to be harder for the Celtics to win."

"That's right, Coach Doc Rivers should call a timeout." Mike Breen said, "The Celtics are now behind the Lakers by as much as fifteen points, and they will end the game in the third quarter." We narrowed the score gap to within [-] points before, otherwise they would have had a hard time playing in the fourth quarter."

The Celtics were struggling on the offensive end, and Paul Pierce stepped up and stormed again.Paul Pierce played Lin Fengzhe with his back. He is the same height as Lin Fengzhe, but he is weaker than Lin Fengzhe in terms of strength. It is difficult to single with Lin Fengzhe with strength, so he is more using his own skills to attack .

After Paul Pierce hit twice, he turned forward and faced Lin Fengzhe's defense head-on. He dribbled the ball face-to-face and lowered his body's center of gravity a little.Lin Fengzhe bent over the careful defender Paul Pierce, and stretched out one hand to block Paul Pierce's face for interference.

Paul Pierce started suddenly. Because the center of gravity of his body was placed very low before, the sudden acceleration of the start made Lin Fengzhe's movements slow down by half a beat.Fortunately, Lin Fengzhe was young, and his speed was fast enough. He retreated quickly and blocked Paul Pierce's breakthrough.Paul Pierce pulled up and passed the ball to an open Rajon Rondo for a mid-range jumper.

The Boston Celtics were desperate on both ends of the offense and defense, but they were still behind by [-] points at the end of the three quarters. The nearly [-]-point difference put them under tremendous pressure in the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers used offense to counterattack the Boston Celtics to climax, attacking and attacking.The Boston Celtics obviously didn't adapt to this game mode. The rapid offensive and defensive transitions made them fall into a scoring drought in the second half of the fourth quarter, and they had no hope of a comeback. With just over four points to go, the Boston Celtics gave up the game early.

After the Celtics replaced the main force and gave up the game, the Lakers also carried out a personnel rotation.In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers won their first victory with a 114-96 victory over the Boston Celtics at home.

After the game, the most commented by the media on the Boston Celtics is that the days are getting worse. No one is optimistic about the Celtics. It can be said that there is no doubt about the ownership of this year's championship.

(End of this chapter)