Forward to the basket

Rivers is not so naive as to expect that one person can prevent O'Neal to death. The NBA has been studying such a difficult job for almost ten years. Except for the shark that Olajuwon had dealt with at the beginning, everyone else was frustrated. up.

Wanting to kill O'Neill one-on-one, this matter... is too unscientific!How could that guy be killed by one person? If you really want to get him down, at least you have to have a reinforced company of firepower.

O'Neal is like Godzilla breaking into New York for the inside of the NBA. He wants to clean up, but it is very difficult.

Therefore, Rivers has thrown all the insiders who can move on the field. He would rather choose to make the Celtics less mobile, and completely trap the shaking shark inside.

Compared with mobility, if the inside is lost, the team will definitely collapse faster, so Rivers will remove Sprewell, let Pierce and Rondo cruise around the perimeter, and the rest must go to the basket !

No matter what others think, Rivers is going all out anyway, which is like the sentence he said in the locker room, "I don't know what Riley and his Heat are doing, I just want them to be uncomfortable!"

This is what Rivers thought, and he did the same, so he made such a lineup, which is making trouble for himself, and similarly, he is also trying to make trouble for Riley.

Even if there are Walker on the periphery of the Heat, and three-point artillery like Kapono waiting for the Celtics to have a defensive loophole, Rivers can't care about it. Compared with these, he cares more about the basket wrestling.

The reason why the Celtics were able to reverse the situation in the first quarter was because they took advantage of the inside competition.

This is also the case in the previous games. Once the offensive and defensive rhythm of the inside is controlled, the whole situation will be reversed immediately. Even if they can't win, they can beat the opponent dizzily.

The inside line is the backbone of the team, and the advancement and retreat at the basket will determine the team's fate. In this era when forwards and guards dominate, Rivers' tactical arrangement is a bit of a upstream.

No wonder, after all, not every team has O'Neal, and not every head coach is as lucky as Rivers to have a wild animal. Therefore, the main insider depends on character.

Rivers knew very well that Chen Feng was still full of anger, so when explaining the tactical arrangement in the locker room, he specifically said to this kid, "Don't lose your mind just because you are behind in the score."

For a guy with strong tactical comprehension, Rivers has always believed that there is no need to warn him, but Chen Feng played so impatiently because he was at a disadvantage in the first duel with O'Neal. , this guy has never been so calm before, but this night he was a little frizzy.

Rivers didn't plan to hold Chen Feng's ear to tell him what to do, it needs the players to understand it by themselves, so he just said, don't let your mind go, this sentence is enough.

Chen Feng was not an idiot, nor was he the kind of coward who could be beaten to death with a stick. Although he had just been slapped by O'Neill's big slap, the toughness in his bones would not be easily erased.

In fact, Rivers didn't need to say so much, Chen Feng also knew that he was a little too hasty in the matchup with O'Neal, but in that situation, he couldn't help it, after all, he was held down.

Usually the team's counterattack starts from his own side, but this time it turned out to be good. He didn't become the bridgehead of the counterattack, but became the focus of the opponent's counterattack, and this kind of counterattack was successful because of O'Neal's existence!

It's rare for this kind of thing to happen to Chen Feng. Although he met such a big guy as O'Neill, he was pressed to death like this, but for the first time, he couldn't help but get angry.

Especially when his offense was not going well, the suffocation in his chest was always lingering, just like when he turned around and hit back in order to hold O'Neill, he couldn't breathe because of the opponent's big physique.

Therefore, the more the game went badly and the team fell behind, Chen Feng played more impetuously, and he chose to attack some obviously bad offensive opportunities, which made the already chaotic rhythm even more chaotic. .

What's more, Chen Feng's forceful style of play happened to be O'Neal's favorite type. He didn't need to move his body much, just waited under the basket. It was the same as that block, he just needed to be more violent.

After all, Chen Feng is not an invincible King Kong. Even if he is usually a very sturdy beast, but when he meets a big guy like O'Neill who is already regarded as inhuman, no matter how beastly you are, it may not be effective.

Regarding this point, even if Chen Feng was a little upset, he had to agree, because in the locker room, he told Rondo beside him, "Then his big guy is simply a disaster for everyone."

Uh, this guy forgot, how he used to wreak havoc on other people's heads, this can be regarded as a retaliation, but Chen Feng would always automatically ignore those things.

But with Rivers beside him reminding Chen Feng, the bald wild boy who had been depressed for a long time had swept away the dark cloud covering his head. At least, he was much more energetic.

So when this guy walked out of the locker room, the attitude of gearing up was similar to the state where he was about to smack Mourning to death in the first quarter. Thibodeau was a little surprised at the kid's recovery speed.

"Don't use the normal way of thinking to think about things for that guy. So, if that kid figured it out, it would be more effective than us talking. Now it's good, it seems that he has understood a lot."

Rivers didn't plan to use captivity to manage a tough guy like Chen Feng, because he also knew that you couldn't control such a wild player.

Therefore, instead of restricting their nature and insisting on making this guy a good baby, it is better to let him let his temper go, and he, the head coach, will steer the rudder beside him and guide him in a general direction.

It wasn't that Rivers was so wise, but that he had talked about it with Tarkanian, and with an old guy like Auerbach around, how could he not be able to figure out Feng Chen's temper.

It's better to release him than to restrict him, even if you have to take a little risk, it doesn't matter, not to mention that the kid has excellent talent, Rivers believes that under his hands, the wild boy will eventually shine.

Auerbach said this at the beginning, "Don't let those damn rules destroy his proper feeling."

Rivers is not an extremely wise person like Auerbach, but his greatest advantage is that he can understand when and how to use all the resources that his subordinates can use.

As it is now, that's what he does. Maybe Thibodeau thinks this partner is a bit crazy, but Rivers thinks his mind is very clear, and he even dares to confront Riley head-on.

Compared with the Celtics' tactical adjustments, the Heat's side did not have any specific actions, but Kapono once again replaced Walker, and Riley needed such a shooter to continue to create threats on the periphery.

Although Walker can also throw a three-pointer, this guy is really a bit too lazy. He often can only wait outside with his hands. If there is a pass to him, this guy will throw a three-pointer without moving. Divide the ball.

So, now Riley decided to leave Walker on the bench for the time being, and let him enjoy his life after becoming a "fat head". As for the future, Riley hasn't thought too much about it yet.

But at least one thing is certain, the current Walker is not an indispensable one for the Heat. For Riley, Kapono may be more obedient and understand what he should do.

The tactical arrangement will not change much. Riley just wants to take a rotation in terms of playing personnel. After all, the Heat are still mostly veterans.

Although the current physical fitness is relatively abundant and there is no problem, Riley, a coach who has been in the NBA for many years, also understands that generally after March, it is a real fatigue period.

In order to ensure the health of his veterans, he had to make preparations early, so as not to be caught off guard and passively face a wave of injuries, which is the worst situation.

So when the season had just entered a quarter, Riley had already begun to prepare for a rainy day.

As for the other positions, Riley didn't make any adjustments, and O'Neal continued to stay on the court. Although this old guy is over 30 years old, in terms of physical strength, he can hold on for three to 10 minutes without any problem.

What's more, Riley doesn't dare to remove this big guy easily now. After all, the Celtics' inside offense is only temporarily turned off. Who knows when they will play a comeback.

It's not that Riley can't afford to lose, but at home, before Christmas, he doesn't want to give a defeat to the fans cheering for the Heat. Besides, he is the head coach of the defending champion, how can he lose so easily?

While leaving O'Neal on the court, Wade played again after a short break in the second quarter, and Payton also cheered up to replace Eddie Jones. His appearance also liberated Wade.

For most of the second quarter, Wade started to attack with the ball at the point of the point guard, which made Rondo a bit disadvantaged in defense. difficult.

But for Wade to attack with the ball, the Heat have to open up space for him, and O'Neal's advantage in the interior can't be fully utilized. Riley made adjustments to alleviate this problem.

Although O'Neal has been emphasizing to the media, "This is Wade's team, not mine." But for a player who is used to being the boss in the team to suddenly become the second in command, most people will definitely not be able to adapt. O'Neal did not create any divisions in the team, but Riley also had to guard against these contradictions.

And now that the inside line is dominant, it is estimated that the big shark would be very happy to arrange a guy who can pass the ball for O'Neal as a point guard. Riley needs stability now.

Take control of the situation in your own hands, a seasoned guy like Riley certainly doesn't want any accidents to happen.

Steady, the more stable the better, you can use the jab little by little to kill the opponent. Riley really feels that there is no need to use all his strength to swing a heavy punch to solve the problem. The Celtics are not his main focus right now. Target.

The Spurs, Pistons, and Bulls are the opponents that Riley needs to pay attention to. As for the Celtics, they are just a team that has just crawled out of the ruins, and they can't be in Riley's eyes for the time being.

Although he was a bit embarrassed by his opponent in the first quarter, Riley has not planned to raise his opponent to a level where he can be alert. What's more, O'Neal is in a good state now. With such a big guy sitting on the basket, plus Now that the team is gradually recovering, Riley has the confidence to lead the team to complete the defense.

Riley is thinking about how to win the game steadily, but Rivers is not thinking about how to win the game. What he thinks is simpler and more direct.

Whether he can win the game is no longer the focus of Rivers. What he has to do is actually very simple. He can bring out the strength of those wild boys and cause some trouble for the Heat at the American Airlines Arena. .

Judging from the current strength comparison of the two teams, it must be very difficult for Rivers to overthrow his opponent.

In this case, Firth's thinking became more and more simple. Instead of lingering on his last breath, it is better to be a bachelor, show all his strength, and fight with the Heat, the outcome is up to the sky.

Now that this is the case, Rivers has no scruples anymore. Even if his tactical adjustment has obvious defensive flaws, he has no plans to make any changes. Anyway, he just plans to fight to the end.

Riley really didn't expect Rivers to come up with such a countermeasure for himself, so the old guy was a little surprised when he saw the Celtics' players in the third quarter.

"Three insiders!? Is that guy Doug crazy?" Riley really wanted to ask Rivers what he thought, because there are Walker and Kapono on the periphery of the Heat, who are good at three The point guy.

In addition, there is Wade, his three-pointers may not be so accurate, but if there is a gap, it can't be said that it can hit every shot, at least it can cause a lot of damage, but Rivers seems to be ignoring these.

There are three big guys on the inside, this kind of response makes Riley a little speechless, and also makes Olney, who continues to sit under the basket, feel dizzy for a while, because in front of him, there is really a huge crowd .

As a very qualified insider destroyer, the big devil Roshan, O'Neill really couldn't stand having so many people surrounding him, double-teaming?Nima, have you ever seen a double team with three people?What is this!

Double team?Rivers would not be so idiotic as to think that a simple double-team would be able to handle O'Neal, so he had already said in the locker room that he would assist in the defense, but every time he defended, he must go forward desperately!

O'Neill is 300m and weighs more than [-] pounds. His height and stature are naturally his biggest weapon, but it is also a problem. Although the old guy's footwork is agile in the interior, it is still not good for defense around the front The way to deal with it, let alone Rivers' approach, but three large animals come together!

In the previous confrontation, it was always Chen Feng standing behind O'Neill. The two of them were purely trying to see who was stronger. Facts have proved that the heavier person definitely has the upper hand.

So this time, Rivers didn't let Chen Feng continue to be so passive. He just let Perkins, who is also very plump, stand behind O'Neal. Rivers didn't want to prevent death, but he wanted to be able to resist a little.

As long as Perkins can withstand it, Jefferson and Chen Feng in front can take turns to harass, and the role of these two guys is to defend around the front, preventing O'Neill from having any chance to comfortably catch the ball!

Especially about Chen Feng, this kid's height and long arms plus his sturdy jumping ability are simply too beastly,

It would be a pity if such a piece of good steel is not used on the cutting edge. Therefore, this guy is responsible for the important task of interfering around the front. Any pass that is going to be dropped to O'Neill, this kid will be intercepted.

When such a rogue-like personal entanglement was directly nailed to O'Neill's side, the big shark that had been shaking its head and tail under the basket and sweeping everything began to feel the presence of fishing nets around it.

That's right, according to O'Neill's rich experience, have you never seen such things as going around the front to defend and cutting off the passing line?He has been in the NBA for so many years, and he doesn't know how many people have done this.

But this old guy is still playing well. In today's NBA, he is definitely the number one player in the center position. If he can really handle this kind of scene, it shouldn't be a problem.

But there is an exception to everything. After all, not every team that wants to limit O'Neal has an animal that can jump up to one meter in vertical jump, and that animal is more than two meters tall and has that wingspan...

The most important thing is that that guy has a stubborn personality. If he wants to do something evil, ordinary people really can't stop him. The only one who can stop him is O'Neill, but now he has become a prey.

Rivers is now putting up a stance to overwhelm the inside, no matter how fierce the Heat's offense is, he has no intention of retreating, he just fights hard, even if there are many fouls, he will not change his tactics .

Riley did not immediately change the teaming on the field because of Rivers' change of tactics. With Kapono, O'Neal and Wade, and Payton's go-between, Riley is not really worried.

It’s just that with so many big men under the basket, it’s probably impossible for O’Neal to continue to play his previous offensive role, and Riley won’t be so naive as to think that the current big sharks can still [-]v[-], even if they can, they won’t Success every time, controlling the basket, now it seems that it can only be a task to be completed as much as possible.

However, Riley really trusts O'Neal's deterrence at the basket. If he is involved in the interior, he can make the outside fire explode, but his wishful thinking has not been completed, and the Heat's offense is blocked.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Celtics put three people under the basket to stare at O'Neal. This was definitely an opportunity in the eyes of an old fox like Payton, but he didn't find a suitable pass point.

It's not that there is no space on the outside, but Pierce followed Wade deadly, Rondo pestered him, and Kapono, the only one who was left open, had a chance to make a shot, but just as Payton threw the basketball over, Chen Feng jumped out.

As I said a long time ago, Rivers is not that innocent. Even if he intends to take a risk, he will not really let the opponent just shoot open shots so unscrupulously and not harass him.

Kapono is not the kind of person with strong athletic ability. He is a simple shooter. Therefore, while double-teaming O'Neal, once the opponent sends the ball to the outside, Chen Feng will immediately turn into an interceptor missile.

Anyway, that kid's athletic ability is strong enough and his body is abundant. Rivers just throws the perimeter defense to a guerrilla player like Chen Feng. Whether it's blocking shots or interfering with shots, he can't make the opponent play comfortably anyway.

Kapono is definitely not the kind of person who is particularly strong in singles, and the pass given to him by Payton is just in the position he is good at. After receiving the ball, this guy didn't make any concealment at all, and he just took off and shot.

It's true, when people are sleepy, someone will give them pillows. As soon as Kapono made a move, Chen Feng jumped over there with his teeth and claws. Kapono was already in a daze.

The guy who was strolling around the three-second zone just now actually killed him in front of him, and his sturdy appearance made Kanobo's little heart tremble violently.

Shaking is useless, after all, the basketball has long been out of the control of Kapono's fingertips, and the only thing he can do now is to listen to the sound of the big slap on the basketball.

Not only the muffled sound, but also a gust of wind passing by Kapono's ears, how the ball was thrown, and how Chen Feng made the ball return the same way, that's called a straight forward.

You can say it was an accident that Kapono was blocked here. After all, Chen Feng would not be able to block the opponent's shots so beautifully every time, but Riley frowned when O'Neal was trapped at the basket.

Taking O'Neill's height and weight alone, he can instantly kill any of the three guys in front of him, but he won't play any heads-up with him at all this time, just go around, interfere, and destroy.

As long as O'Neill can hold the ball comfortably, Chen Feng can even fly to steal the ball. You can imagine how ruthless these beasts are.

And over there, Rivers has already issued a death order, no matter what, he has to be sealed for me!Do not retreat!

I can't kill you one-on-one, but I can play with you slowly with crowd tactics!If you can't beat it, you will have to drag you to death!When the three big guys all rushed towards O'Neill with bared teeth, even the big shark couldn't stand it.

Therefore, even if they knew that they would foul, these three guys would go all out to prevent O'Neal from scoring easily. Even if the defense lost their position, they could still use fouls to stop it.

When the old Nelson was in the Mavericks, he really took advantage of O'Neal's weakness in free throws to "cut the shark", but now Rivers' tactics are more direct. No matter whether you make the penalty accurately or not, I will cut it accordingly!

And there is such a wild boy watching by O'Neill's side. If he fouls hard, let alone a big shark, even if you get him a Tyrannosaurus rex, he can knock it down for you.

When the DJs started to complain about the damn game, Riley frowned again.