NCCnovel Chapter 357
Chapter 357
Chapter 357
The situation on the court in the second quarter still hasn't changed much. The other players of the Celtics, including Walker, the second master, have devoted all their energy to the great cause of helping Pierce create space.Pierce did not let his teammates down either. He continued to increase points from inside and outside shots, and occasionally reciprocated his teammates. The Celtics' offensive system was running smoothly.
Relatively speaking, the performance of the 76ers is quite mediocre, even if they run the most familiar tactics step by step.Players such as Iverson and Reid tried their best to open up the situation on the offensive end, but their scoring efficiency was far inferior to Pierce.Dalembert has obviously become the busiest person in the game. Every offensive round, he has to go to the basket and prepare for offensive rebounds, because many times his own shots can only end in iron. If he does not grab rebounds The team's disadvantage may be greater, but Batty obviously won't let him grab offensive rebounds easily, and other Celtics players will come up to help.
In order to help the team out of the predicament, Brown replaced several players in a row, and even sent a purely small lineup at the bottom of the box.But it is a pity that they seem to have returned to the state they were in the first time they played together. There is a difference.
When the point difference between the two sides further widened, Pierce decisively changed his style of play.He has been the arrow of the team's charge before, but now he is more about attracting defenses and then transferring the ball to teammates who are open.This is obviously a very wise decision. Except for a very small number of players with unfathomable physical fitness, most people can't attack wildly throughout the game, and Pierce is the same, so he thinks he should take the opportunity to arouse the touch of his teammates.
However, because of the depth of the team's lineup, he can only mobilize Walker's enthusiasm on the offensive end, but this is enough for the Celtics.The teammates are used to letting Pierce and Walker drive the team's offense. This is the routine they are most familiar with, especially since Pierce is currently in good shape. Of course, he must play under his correct leadership.
Bell has done his best in the face of Pierce's crazy offense, but he hasn't felt so powerless since the start of the playoffs.He dared to say that this is almost equivalent to the strength of defending Kobe in the finals of last season, but he still has no way to deal with Pierce, and the stalking dog skin plaster tactics seem to have lost their effect.
Of course, Brown saw Bell's embarrassment, but he didn't dare to use Lynch to replace him, and of course the others couldn't do it.Judging from Pierce's current state, he can indeed win the game on his own, and not defending against him is basically equivalent to slow suicide.So she can only continue to let Bell stay on the court to face Pierce, hoping to limit this guy.
But at the end of the half, Pierce had put up 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, which is equivalent to his average performance this season.Under his leadership, the Celtics blossomed more, every player on the court scored, and Walker's scoring also reached double digits.Thanks to the outstanding performance of the offensive end, the Celtics ended the first half with a 67-55 lead of 12 points. 67 points are also the highest record for the 76ers to lose points in the half of the playoffs.
Naturally, the Celtics enjoyed a tsunami of boos from the home fans when they left for the locker room, but for them, it was just a drizzle.For any away team, the booing of the home fans is their greatest compliment.The double-digit lead also gave the Celtics a lot of confidence in this game, and when they left the court, everyone was smiling.In sharp contrast to them are the players of the 76ers. Everyone can feel the deep unwillingness on them. The whole team seems to have been shrouded in clouds.
Of course, being behind in the first half does not mean that you will definitely lose the game, but it is quite rare for the 70ers to lose nearly 76 points in the first half, which means that their defense has a big problem.The reason why the 76ers were able to achieve the league's first record this season is that in addition to the top offensive firepower, the top ten defensive efficiency also played a big role.Obviously their defense is failing now, so it's really hard to say whether this game can be won.
During the intermission, Brown made targeted arrangements for the players, which made them fight back wildly in the first half of the third quarter, and once narrowed the point difference to single digits.But the protagonist of this game is destined to be Pierce. After his reappearance, he scored 7 points in a row to help the Celtics surpass the score again.Dalembert has worked very hard to help the team grab offensive rebounds, but he cannot succeed in every round, which makes the 76ers take a lot fewer shots than the Celtics.
When the number of shots is not dominant and the shooting percentage is still a lot lower than that of the opponent, it is only logical that the 76ers are behind in the score.Although they tried many times to play a wave of small climaxes to get themselves out of trouble, they still couldn't prevent the Celtics' offense, or Pierce's offense.In this way, narrowing the point difference becomes a nonsense. Every time they hit a shot, they will be returned by the Celtics. This is not the correct way to chase points.
Until the end of the game, the Celtics firmly held the initiative and easily won the game 108-90, tying the big score to 1-1.This loss is a heavy blow to the 76ers. After all, this is the first game they have lost in the playoffs this year, and it is still at home, which means that they have now lost their home court advantage.Although this is not to say that the finals closed the door for them, but this is not good news anyway.
The best player in this game is undoubtedly Pierce, who played 42 minutes and scored 28 points, 17 rebounds and 46 assists on 8 of 10 shots.Walker, the second leader of the Celtics, also scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. It can be said that the Celtics' twin stars have played beyond their own strength, which made them beat the overall strength even more. The mighty 76ers.Now Pierce has obviously become Brown's confidant, he hasn't thought about how to deal with this swingman with a lot of offensive skills, and the next game will go to the North Shore Garden Arena, which is the league's famous devil's home stadium, and the 76ers players can Do you keep your mentality and perform normally?Brown also had no idea.
(End of this chapter)