Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 202 Never Miss (Final) [2 in 1]

Are the Celtics strong?It is indeed strong!They are the first team the Hornets have encountered this season that can make them play so hard.

Even, with the blessing of Garnett's passion buff, everyone played with an intensity comparable to the playoffs!
However, they are not so strong that they are suffocating.

Offensively, Rondo can't shoot, and he will lose his behavior if he has a whim. Except for Pierce, no breakthrough player can continue to attack the basket.And they rely a lot on jump shots. Once the shot is out of focus, there will be problems.

Therefore, Lianfeng's suggestion to Adelman is to adjust the defensive strategy and give them unlimited defense!
The infinite switch defense here is different from the Warriors' unlimited switch defense later, but refers to the game in which the Eagles dragged the Celtics into the tiebreaker in the first round of the space-time playoffs.

At that time, the Eagles won that victory by relying on this trick.

Lian Feng's thinking is very simple.

When Desmond Mason replaced Korver.Their lineup became like this:

Tyson Chandler, a center with excellent movement, jumping and height, David West, a seasoned defender, forwards, Desmond Mason, a dunk king with good athletic ability and wingspan, and Paul, the elite of human beings.

Except for Paul, all the Hornets can swing at will, with speed and height.Therefore, Lian Feng's idea is to split the game into infinite singles, forcing the Celtics to single out.

The only problem is Paul.Lian Feng felt that if the Celtics were smart enough, they would definitely use the highest point to beat Paul.

However, Paul said confidently: "Don't worry! I won't let anyone score easily from me."

So the Celtics became a little uncomfortable.

After adopting the new defensive strategy, in the first round, no matter how the Celtics ran the pick-and-roll pass, they just couldn't get a chance.

The defender in front of him is always changing, but no matter who he is, no space is given.

Lian Feng's defender was replaced by Garnett, and only then did they realize that the Hornets' defensive strategy is to switch defenses infinitely.

In this regard, Garnett sneered, and began to fight back.

Lian Feng was pushed twice, leaving a little space, and Garnett turned around and shot.

It's a pity that although the ball was not successfully interfered, it only hit 45% of the shots. Lian Feng had quick eyes and quick hands, and got stuck in the first place.

The basketball hit the rim and bounced high.

The skill insight is really easy to use. If you want to grab rebounds with all your strength, Lian Feng has the potential to become a rebounding leader like Rodman!
Lian Feng got his position ahead of time, and Garnett went to grab the position again, but was called a back foul by the referee.

Lian Feng smiled slightly.

Next, because Paul continued to put pressure on the offensive end, the Celtics could no longer double-team the striker as unscrupulously as before.

Although Garnett can be used as two people in many cases.But in addition to Lian Feng, Paul often needs two people to limit!

As a result, Lian Feng was able to catch the ball in a comfortable position again.

Pierce's defensive back attack is okay, but his speed disadvantage makes it difficult for him to limit the breakthrough when facing a fast-moving person like Lianfeng.

And Lian Feng no longer uses post-up singles today, and the ball will never be in his hands for more than 3 seconds. Often the tactical system is successful, opening up the space, and Lian Feng passes Pierce in one step, and then attacks the basket.

If Garnett helps defend.Lian Feng passed the ball and handed it over to others to solve it.

As a result, the Hornets' offensive end can open up the situation again.

On defense, the Hornets' strategy has also begun to show off.

If it was a direct matchup, Rondo would not be able to break through Paul on the offensive end. At this time, Ray Allen is not as explosive as he was when he was young. He is a typical shooter. He has no advantage in singles against Desmond Mason.

As a result, the Celtics, as Lian Feng expected, began to use dislocations to play singles.

Garnett made a pick and roll for Rondo, so it was replaced by Paul to defend Garnett.

But here is outside the three-point line after all, and Garnett's height advantage cannot be maximized.

Lian Feng looked to that side.

It is impossible to say that you are not worried. If you change defenses infinitely, you are afraid that there is a weakness in the team. Then the opponent will infinitely use the strengths in the team to punish their own weaknesses.

Pierce's singles against Paul is actually not that big, because although Paul is short, his foot is extremely stable. Of course, he must be punished with a height difference at this time!
Therefore, the Celtics chose to use Garnett to play Paul.

If Paul can limit Garnett, then the Celtics' offense will be very difficult.

Paul doesn't have to be able to defend every ball, but at least Garnett's offense will not be so smooth.

But, can Paul restrain Garnett?
Although, Lian Feng knows that Paul's defensive ability is top-notch, and his defensive efficiency against big men is even better than many big men!
Lian Feng clearly remembered that even when Paul was defending the peak Durant, he could play the highest defensive efficiency of the team!

But that was Paul at his peak after all.

Paul's defensive ability should have reached its peak in 08-09, and he was also selected for the defensive team that year.

Lian Feng was looking forward to it, and wanted to see what kind of methods the human elite would use to restrain Garnett.
Garnett felt a little disdainful, even angry.

A guy so small that he can only see his head to defend himself?

Garnett is going to let Paul experience what talent is everything.

However, as soon as Garnett turned his back, he felt awkward.

Paul has the most stable base among the small players. With his big butt and strong lower body strength, he has enough confrontation strength. Garnett is not the kind of power forward with a very stable base. He can't stand Paul in two strokes!

Moreover, it was Paul who took the initiative to seek confrontation!
Paul is not afraid of confrontation, and even likes confrontation. His position is very characteristic. Instead of me being completely behind Garnett, there is a certain space, and he is a little sideways, and then he can keep trying to intercept Garnett's ball with his hands.

At the same time, the body continues to fight.

more importantly……

Lian Feng noticed that Paul made a lot of small moves, such as using his knees to push against the back of Garnett's knees, which prevented him from exerting force smoothly, such as pushing his elbows... Such frequent confrontation and physical contact quickly disrupted Garnett's offensive rhythm.

I have to say that when the opponent makes many small moves, it is very annoying, but if that person is his teammate, he will find a way to excuse him.

Man, what a double-standard animal.

However, there are at least two things worth affirming about Paul's small moves. One is that he can avoid the referee, which shows that when he is defending the person in front of him, he is always paying attention to the other environment on the court, Paul players and referees. This is enough for others to learn.

The second is that Paul's small moves can disgust the opponent and disrupt the opponent's rhythm, but they will not be disabled.His little moves are aimed at defending the ball. From this point of view, he is much better than Pachulia and the Bucks.

Garnett looked irritated and could only hastily turn around and shoot.

It is conceivable that the hit rate of this ball is high.

Lian Feng didn't even continue to watch the basketball, and ran directly to grab a rebound.

Paul's success in defending Garnett gave the team great morale!In this way, the lower limit of unlimited defenses became Desmond Mason.

Because he is only 198 tall, it will be more difficult to defend the inside.

But it is not easy to switch to Desmond Mason to defend Garnett. After all, Desmond Mason plays a small forward position on the court, but it is not easy for him to be misplaced.

Therefore, relying on the 1-on-1 single defense, the Celtics' offense suddenly stagnated.

Only Pierce passed a few misplaced opportunities, retreated and scored in the middle distance, struggling to support.

So in the third quarter of the game, the Hornets caught up with the score. In the last 8 seconds, it came to 64 to 60. The Hornets led by 4 points, and the balance of victory tilted to the Hornets again.

During the break in the third quarter, Adelman applauded and said excitedly: "Good job! That's it!"

On the other side, the Celtics are on the bench.

Ray Allen was panting heavily, and the staff next to him handed him a bottle of water. He was about to drink it when he heard a "puchi" sound, and saw Garnett unscrew a bottle of water and splash it on his face.

Garnett's passion didn't make Ray Allen change his habits.

For a long time, Ray Allen's self-discipline has become one of his major labels.

Everyone knew he was a shooter, a terrible shooter.

But few people remember that when he just entered the league, he didn't attract fans with three-pointers.

V cuts, coil cuts, deep cuts, all off-ball moves, quick and graceful shots after receiving the ball, jump shots after shaking, dry long shots with a low center of gravity-and all offensive skills with the ball that a trapeze should be proficient in-quick cuts, layups, projectiles, dunks after mid-air maneuvers, post-change shots after lingering in the air, sliding dunks.

Garnett is still cheering everyone up, and Ray Allen has already set his sights on the Hornets' bench.

The game starts again!
In the last quarter, the two sides still continued the previous style of play.

But the intensity escalated again!
During an attack, Garnett was still facing Paul, and was finally irritated by Paul's knee against his calf. He lost the ball with a backhand and pushed Paul to the ground. At the same time, he shouted angrily: "Get off your dwarf-like stinky knee!"

Lian Feng immediately rushed over to protect Paul, and the rest of the team surrounded him, with the referee between them.

Garnett was reluctant and wanted to rush over.

Lian Feng snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to stop Garnett, and said loudly, "Find out where this is!"

At this time, the home fans were excited.

Garnett gave up and was pulled away by his teammates.

But he still got a T.

All the Celtics players became angry, only Ray Allen, with a calm face.

Lian Feng's keen awareness seems that everyone has ignored Ray Allen.

Then, starting from the next round, Ray Allen suddenly broke out without warning.

During a defense change, Ray Allen's opposing defender became David West. When encountering this situation in the first few rounds, he always passed the ball directly.

But this time, Ray Allen suddenly accelerated and cut in unreasonably. David West didn't react, was passed by Ray Allen, and then stopped for a jump shot.

The basketball hits the net.

Subsequently, Ray Allen began a thrilling takeover.

He constantly used misplaced singles to play slower-moving David West, pull-up jumpers, or countless interspersed cuts to the bottom line for three-pointers, catch-and-shoot.

Five minutes later, the Celtics scored all from Ray Allen.

The sudden change caught Lian Feng and the others by surprise.

Before using the strategy of infinite switching defenses, everyone made many assumptions. Whether Pierce singles or Garnett singles are very reasonable, no one would have thought that it was Ray Allen who stood up in the end.

More importantly, Ray Allen did not use his most important weapon, the three-pointer.

Under the performance of Ray Allen, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, and finally in the last minute, it came to 1 to 88, and the Hornets fell behind by 90 points!

More importantly, the ball is in the hands of the Celtics.

The Hornets still have a timeout. At this time, Adelman did not call a timeout. He felt that the timing was not yet ripe.

Paul shouted loudly: "Defend it! Prevent it, this ball must be defended!"

Then, it was Ray Allen again, who suddenly came out of the shadows, ran back to receive a pass from Rondo, stood outside the 3-point line, and took off to shoot!

This goal immediately quieted down all the fans, and everyone's faces were full of annoyance.

Paul subconsciously glanced at Adelman.

However, Adelman still did not call a timeout.

So, the Hornets quickly serve.

The Celtics are still celebrating, but the Hornets don't give them time at all!

The ball was not given to Paul, but the forward received the ball.

Then, Lian Feng accelerated instantly.

At this moment, the Hornets' style of play as the Suns did not give the Celtics time to react at all.

When Pierce hurriedly chased after him, Lian Feng had already rushed beyond the 3-point line, and made a Suns-style chase for 3 points!
Everyone looked at the ball, only to see it draw a perfect arc in the air and hit the basket!
14 seconds left!There are 2 points left in the score!
At this time, Adelman called a timeout decisively.

After leaving the court, Adelman couldn't help saying: "Don't foul and send them to the free throw line! This ball double-teams to force them to make mistakes! Then give the ball to Lian Feng! Give it to Lian Feng to make the lore! Whether to shoot 2 points or 3 points, Lian Feng himself decides!"

It feels really good to be trusted, Lian Feng said seriously, "I will never miss it! Believe me! Never!"

Pause time is up.

The Celtics settled into position and were ready to serve. At this moment, Lian Feng glanced at the Celtics' position and suddenly realized their plan!
The three of them took turns running down from the top of the arc, clearing the defenders at the top of the arc, and then Ray Allen, who was on the bottom line, cut out from the inside out to catch the ball!
Lian Feng didn't know if his judgment was right, but he didn't have so much time to think.

The moment the referee kicked off, the Celtics really started to move as Lian Feng imagined.

The moment Ray Allen cut to catch the ball, Lian Feng suddenly appeared beside him.

This scene made everyone in the Celtics unexpected.

Because Lian Feng directly gave up his matchup Pierce and came to Ray Allen's side.

At this time, everyone in the Celtics sank to a low position in order to clear the top of the arc, so Ray Allen became an isolated island the moment he received the ball, surrounded by Lianfeng and Paul!

Before Lian Feng made a move, Paul went up to steal it first.

The 6-time steals champion, and Paul, who almost never uses gambling steals, explained what prediction is!

He slapped the ball in Ray Allen's hand precisely, and Lian Feng rushed over to control the ball.

So, with 12 seconds left in the clock, the ball was exchanged.

Although there are still 2 points left in the score, Lian Feng has already won.

At this time, the fans at the scene were extremely excited, and what was even more exciting was the commentary.

"According to one of Lian Feng's most exaggerated stats, Lian Feng's current shooting percentage of lore goals is... 100%!!!"

"With this goal, can he continue this incredible statistic?"

Lian Feng smiled inwardly...

……

After the game, the reporters once again surrounded Lian Feng.

"Can you talk about what was going through your mind when you made that shot?"

Lian Feng said lightly: "There is nothing to say, no matter what the situation is, the lore ball..."

His eyes were full of confidence, "I will never miss!"

Hornets, 15 consecutive victories!

(End of this chapter)