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Chapter 479
In the NBA world, there is no such thing as a so-called winning general. Even the greatest guy will lose the game. The guy who has been here has tasted the pain of failure, but life still has to go on. When you When I wake up the next morning, I will try my best to forget what happened the day before, for example, a very tragic failure. Now Rivers wants to use this method to get rid of the nightmare more than ten hours ago .

But obviously his approach failed, the shadow of Lin Yi has been lingering in his mind, even in his dreams, he saw that guy waving that terrible big slap in front of his eyes, facing For those relentless media crusades, Rivers can put the team's physical problems ahead as a prevarication. After all, they have just finished seven games, and their bodies have not fully recovered for a while, which is understandable.

But what he needs to do is not only to deal with the reporters' questions, but also as the coach of the Celtics, he needs to find a way to deal with the Miami Heat at this time, or more accurately, it should be a way to deal with Lin Yi. If there is no way to restrain that guy's offense, maybe the Celtics will fall into this irreversible passivity throughout the series. Is there a way?At least for now, Rivers can't think of it.

Now the Celtics' insiders have become the absolute cause of failure. When they faced failure last year, they could still say that it was because of Garnett's injury. At least they can have a good reason to cover up everything. Problem, but now they don't have such an opportunity, Garnett is on the court, and even they have an extra Rasheed joining this summer, but now they still can't control Lin Yi's raging inside.

Garnett is old, no matter whether this ferocious wild wolf is willing to admit it or not, this is an unchangeable fact, time is so ruthless, he can take away those skills that make people most proud, such as once relying on his own spring Garnett's legs are hard to support all the insiders in the league. The jumping ability and strong body he relied on have begun to disappear. The only thing he can contribute in the first game is his shooting from the baseline position.

In front of Lin Yi's powerful interior charge, Garnett could only raise his hand to barely support the Celtics' interior line. He couldn't even guarantee that his big hand could cover the basketball that guy raised into the air. Lin Yi didn't score much in the first semifinal, but compared to Garnett's 11 points and 7 rebounds, Lin Yi has already completed the task of destroying the Celtics inside. In the confrontation between the two , Lin Yi won without any suspense.

If you can still expect Garnett to block Lin Yi with his movement and jumping in the last confrontation, then now, all this has become history, and maybe Garnett's long hands can still make some shots for Lin Yi However, the gap of half a palm made it impossible for him to seal Lin Yi's eyes looking at the basket, let alone block Lin Yi's shooting. The Wolf King could only sigh, this time, it was Young who defeated him. experience.

You can say that it was because the seven games against the Eagles consumed Garnett too much energy, and the Miami Heat took advantage of their leisure time at home, but anyone who has watched the game will know that this is not a confrontation at the basket A true portrayal, Lin Yi definitely didn't start exerting his strength at the end of the game. He entered an impact rhythm controlled by himself from the beginning of the game. All Garnett could do was to resist as much as possible.

No offense, no defense, that's all Garnett can do against Linyi's strong rush, and even Rivers wouldn't have him as the first choice to defend Linyi, if it wasn't for Perkins If he is troubled by fouls, Garnett may not be able to match up with Lin Yi for the entire game. Maybe even he himself knows that his old legs can no longer catch up with that tough kid. The ending can only be to lose.

It's a pity that Rivers is not almighty God. He can't make Garnett regain his youth overnight, and he can't even make Garnett restrain Lin Yi's offensive footsteps a little. The inside line of the Celtics has basically collapsed from the first offense of the game. No one can stop the madness of those Miami people. Whether it is Garnett or Rashid, they are doing something. vain struggle.

Rivers is unwilling to admit that he and the Celtics have failed. He even said toughly after the first game that he will let the Miami people see the most powerful Celtics in the second game, but Whether he passed through the filter of his brain when he said these words, only he knows, maybe he just wants to cheer the team in this way, but facing the fierce Miami people, no one knows if there is such a cheer effect.

Maybe Spoelstra didn't know that there is an ancient Chinese saying that people should know how to respect the old, so he didn't give Rivers any face in the second game, and the Miami man defended them with his fierce performance In the two home games in Miami, 100:81, the score is still over a hundred, and the Celtics' score is also suppressed to about [-] points. The score gap between the two teams in the end is even wider than the previous game. Bigger.

Those lunatics in Miami seem to enjoy the feeling of scoring over [-]. They like to see the fans cheering for them. They can enjoy the game and get a free burger. Mr. Huang He doesn't care about spending such a little extra money, he even hopes that these guys can dedicate such performances every night, spending tens of thousands of dollars to experience the victory is really a bargain, it is a kind of enjoyment.

In fact, Rivers tried to make the Celtics play more fiercely in the opening stage. He even let his players run first, especially after having the experience of the previous game, he didn't want to be caught by those crazy players. The Miami people are leading the way. Since they can't control the tempo steadily in their own hands, it is better to take the first step to speed up the tempo. At least this kind of speed is not oppressed by the opponent, and they can still try to control it.

This may be the on-the-spot adaptability of a former champion coach. His risky choice made many of Spoelstra's arrangements in the opening stage lose their effect. Rondo's acceleration corresponds to the old Bell who started the game. When Duo tried to control the rhythm, the old Bell could use his strong body to block his way, but when Rondo started to speed up the ball, the old Bell obviously had to suffer some dark losses in such a matchup.

However, Spoelstra quickly made his own personnel adjustments. With Wade's appearance, Rondo's speed advantage has been completely declared over. After all, he does not have the super confidence to outrun this lightning The guy, and his slightly thin physique can't take advantage of it at all. The offensive efficiency that Rondo can bring to the Celtics only lasts for less than 5 minutes, and everything will return to what the Miami people want. familiar time.

Rivers may be the most admired place in these two seasons. In addition to his reasonable use of several giants, he discovered the pawn Rondo for the Celtics. The guy who was put on the field just to make up the numbers , has fully grasped the offensive key of the entire team. When those old guys can't open the situation, Rondo will often become the life-saving straw of the Celtics. His quick breakthrough and cut pass are the most deadly arms.

But all this was limited to before he met Wade. Not only did Rondo no longer have the advantage he could rely on most in terms of starting speed, but what he was most depressed about was that when his teammates blocked Wade for him, he still found him. There is no way to break through. Perhaps what he is most distressed at this time is why his mid-range and long-range shots are so poor. If he can have a stable shot, maybe everything will be different.

But God will not give this guy precise shooting ability suddenly, maybe he is warning this kid in this way, "You should go back and practice your shooting ability this summer, otherwise, you He will never become a top guard in this league, after all, not every guy will become a triple-double lunatic like Jason Kidd.", but this hint seems to have come a bit late, at least for this round of the match against Miami It is said that Rondo, who lacks the ability to attack from the outside, has basically become a scoring blind spot for the Celtics on the court.

But the Celtics' game did not become silent because of Rondo's flameout again. There was a guy who took over the offensive fire of the Celtics in the first quarter. Ray Allen suddenly started his shooting performance. Although Bowen was still entangled with him like a shadow, no one could stop him when he entered his own scoring mode.

Bowen, who has always been defensive, has already slapped his palm directly on Ray Allen's face, but such a block did not prevent the guy from throwing three-pointers into the basket one after another. I saw the super musketeer who was in the Bucks for a while reappeared on this field. You must know that this guy who has been silent in scoring for too long, whether it is in the regular season or in the seven games against the Eagles, Never been this crazy before, but this night he seemed to know that the Celtics needed someone to stand up, and he was the most suitable candidate.

What kind of concept is a three-pointer with seven out of seven shots?Perhaps Spoelstra can see it most clearly from the sidelines. He has even felt that Ray Allen's sudden three-point rain is gradually extinguishing the flames in the entire American Airlines Arena. Maybe that thin guy can't Use your shoulders to carry the offensive rhythm of the entire team like Pierce or Garnett, but this natural killer can tell everyone in another way that he still exists on this field, and those extremely soft pairs Hands will still make the entire American Airlines Arena start to tremble for him, and even collapse.

The Filipino roared loudly on the sidelines. He needed to use this method to drive away the cold feeling that the hateful Ray Allen brought to his team. The three-pointers one after another were like icy rain Generally soaked in the hearts of all Miami people, it is a biting cold, maybe this is the experience that a guy who was born to shoot can bring to others, but for Filipinos, it's really fucking cruel.

Spoelstra had no way to criticize the old Bowen's defense. The old guy had worked very hard to catch up with Ray Allen's empty-handed running around the field. He even used all kinds of tricks, But this kind of defense did not play much role except for the referee's whistle. A guy who has already shot crazy can't be trapped by this kind of defense. Even the Filipinos are beginning to feel that such a nerve knife helpless.

However, Spoelstra may have forgotten that there will always be a guy in his team who does not believe in evil. Old Bowen's defensive fouls have reached four times at the end of the second quarter, which makes the Filipinos have to replace him. When he could only put Munn on the field, he didn't even expect that the moon man could catch up to Ray Allen, who ran like a ghost, but there was a guy who didn't give up, but he had already started covert action.

Ray Allen is not the kind of person who holds the ball and looks for shooting opportunities. He often relies on running positions to exchange space for his shots. This is why the old Bowen has never been able to block him. , especially strong guys like Garnett and Pierce frequently opened him up as a cover, which caused trouble for the chasers in defensive matchups, and Ray Allen's accurate shooting was also based on enough space above.

When a sticky guy like Old Bowen was forced to leave the court, Ray Allen still wanted to continue his fiery touch. He even hoped to break the NBA that he and others had maintained before the end of the first half The three-pointer record in the playoffs, he wants to use such a desperate shooting method to completely break the nerves of those Miami people. The Celtics have already relied on his shooting to lead the Heat by seven points. He hopes This kind of score gap can be widened a little more, wide enough to let them have a breathing time, after all, he is already in his 30s, he will also feel tired, his terrifying three-point shooting percentage is not It will run through the entire game, he needs to grab points, and quickly grab points in a limited time.

When Ray Allen slipped away from the bottom line again, using Garnett's step-back cover in the bottom corner, and directly threw away Moon who was marking him, his soft hands once again caught Pierce from the top of the arc. The basketball passed, the three-pointer at a 45-degree angle, this may be the point where he shot the most smoothly today, maybe he can rely on this shot to successfully expand the gap between the two teams to [-] points , so that these old guys can walk into the locker room with their heads held high, at least in this damn American Airlines Arena, they are using their hands to save their former glory.

However, at the moment when the basketball in Ray Allen's hand was gently pushed out by his fingertips, a big slap from a horizontal stab ended Ray Allen's dream. The tingling sensation when he slapped his finger away, what a fierce block it was, it made him feel that his skin was going to be cut by the basketball at this moment, and the guy who slapped him, Ray A Len didn't want to take another look.

No one could clearly see how Lin Yi squeezed out of Rashid's marking and rushed out directly. He didn't even give Ray Allen a chance to see his surroundings clearly. The moment he came out horizontally, he shot Ray Allen just now. The basketball bat flew out, which not only failed to realize the dream of the Celtics to open the score, the Miami people also used such a counterattack to directly draw the scores of the two teams closer again, at the end of the first half Before that, they were only five points behind. Such a gap is not too big for this group of lunatics. The most important thing is that this slap reawakened the shouts of those fans.

Let Ray Allen's offense be ineffective for the first time. This kind of finishing method may be the best blow to the morale of the Celtics, which has finally recovered. Spoelstra's shot for Ray Allen The efficiency is very speechless, he has achieved the best defensive strategy, but facing a convulsive shooter, you will never be able to stop the hot touch, but Lin Yi has always used his offense and support to counteract Ray A Lun's magical three-point rain, although that guy can make seven out of seven shots, but Lin Yi's strong inside shots are always more desperate than such outside shots.

Just as Ray Allen himself understands, his three-pointers will eventually cease to be miraculous. He also knows that such a weird touch will not last the entire game. He desperately grabs points to make the green shirt Junliu had a chance to breathe, but Lin Yi's hot pursuit did not exert the most powerful deterrent effect. Every single play of that guy inside with the ball seemed to make Ray Allen just The three-pointer made immediately lost its due effect. Although the Celtics' score gradually accumulated and even began to surpass the Heat, no one knew how fragile the advantage established by relying on touch was. , especially when the opponent lineup has a big man who can attack his inside at any time.

Lin Yi used this method to wear down the opponent's will, "Using continuous scoring to wear them down, you can let them score, you can let them vent their three-pointers, and you can let them fire wantonly on the court, but you must Keeping the success rate of the inside attack in your own hands, this is the most sensible approach." Lin Yi responded to the convulsed Ray Allen in such a tough way, you can make the three-point rain the main theme of the game, but the distance The closer the basket is, the greater the chance of scoring. Especially Lin Yi's desperate inside attack has begun to collapse the Celtics' defense. Maybe this is the dividing line between victory and defeat. From this time From the start of the block, it may not only be the basketball that was blown away.

The Jedi counterattack of the Celtics was once again nipped in the bud. I really don't know if they still have the courage to continue this damn game. . .

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