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Chapter 129 The Power of the Celtics

Updated: 2012-08-02

49:62, this point difference seems unreliable to Phil Jackson, and more importantly, he sees that the Celtics are on the rise.

Compared to Phil Jackson, Rivers is very satisfied with this situation, but he is not satisfied. He has not forgotten that the team is still 13 points behind so far.

"It's great. We played very well during this time, but it's not enough to have a good performance for a few minutes to tie the game. We need to continue this kind of performance for a whole game. Continue to maintain this defensive pressure, Paul, Kobe or trade. Here you go, Yang pays attention to helping defense. When his teammates can’t score, Kobe will definitely want to solve the problem by himself, we need to give him more care

Offensively, Kevin, you continue to play with the ball.Paul, Ray, cut to the basket more, Young, Eddie, be ready to shoot at any time.Is there a problem with turning the tide completely in this section? "

"no!"

"Okay, play!" Rivers handed the tactical board to the assistant coach Thibodeau, and then stood up.

"The players of the two teams returned to the court. The Celtics just played a wave of 7-0 **, which narrowed the point difference to 13 points." After Mike Breen's words fell, Van Gundy took over the words :

"The Celtics' defense is very good. They will definitely strengthen in this area, use it to force the Los Angeles Lakers, and then find opportunities to counterattack. I know Tom, he is good at digging out the defensive skills of the players."

"However, the Los Angeles Lakers are also a strong team. I don't think the Celtics can steal a 17-point advantage from here. They have an experienced coach like Phil Jackson and a scorer like Kobe. Lamar Paul’s performance today is equally good, he can force that Chinese kid in the paint.” Contrary to what Van Gundy said, Mark Jackson obviously supported the Lakers.

As Mark Jackson said, the Lakers have a super scorer like Kobe, so they will not abandon it, and Kobe will not allow the team to suffer a scoring shortage all the time and stand by.After returning from the timeout, he asked Fisher for the ball from outside the three-point line.

As soon as Kobe took the ball, several Celtics players stared at them. If Kobe chose to dribble at this time, some of them would step forward to double-team without hesitation, but Kobe didn't dribble, and just waved slightly. After making a breakthrough feint, he stood up and shot directly.

"Shua!" The ball flew towards the basket with a low arc, and then plunged into the net. Since Kobe stepped on the line, this was a two-pointer.

"Mvp! Mvp! Mvp!" Kobe's goal excited the Lakers fans who were still worried just now, and they started to cheer again.

Seeing Kobe scoring a goal, Rivers off the court was not upset. His eyes even inadvertently flashed a smug smugness. Kobe who entered the singles mode is indeed scary, but he has confidence in his players' defense. If Kobe really The head coach of the Celtics needs to worry about connecting the Lakers' offense in series.

The ball was in the hands of Garnett, Ray Allen and Yang Shuai kept running, while Pierce was waiting for an opportunity to cut to the basket.

"Want to stick to me? No way!" Yang Shuai slid the bottom line, but he didn't shake off Odom. He was about to rush to the bottom corner. When he was close to Garnett, he suddenly stopped and ran back. Yang Shuai had already pulled towards high position.

"Prevent that kid!" The Lakers fans on the sidelines couldn't help shouting, Yang Shuai has already made two three-pointers today, and they are temporarily listed as dangerous people.

After receiving Garnett's pass, Yang Shuai flicked his wrist and quickly threw the ball out. Of course, this was not a shot. Yang Shuai didn't take off at all. Besides, he wouldn't throw the ball down. His goal was, Paul Pierce.

"Yang hit the ground and passed the ball to Paul, a beautiful pass! Paul rushed inside, made a layup, fouled! Oh, the ball went in! 2+1!"

"Roar!" Pierce, who fell to the ground, saw the ball stumbled and fell into the basket, and he didn't care to get up from the ground, and began to roar with fists.

"Good job, Paul!" Yang Shuai, who rushed inside to see if he could grab a rebound, pulled Pierce up with his hands, and then punched Pierce in the chest.

Pierce grinned and said, "Young, your pass is also great!"

The quality of Yang Shuai's ground pass is indeed not bad, but it can only be said that his consciousness is very good, and his skills are only average.The key is that Pierce's cut completely throws away Radmanovich who is defending him. As long as Yang Shuai's pass is not too biased, it is fine, and handsome Yang just did this.

Pierce made a free throw, 52:64, 12 points difference.

The ball still came into Kobe's hands. This time, Yang Shuai's double-teaming came very quickly, and Kobe didn't have a chance to make a shot from the outside at all.

Kobe didn't pass the ball, and signaled Odom to step forward to pick and roll, intending to forcibly rush through Pierce and Yang Shuai, but his wishful thinking was wrong.Both Yang Shuai and Pierce are more powerful than senior guys, and there are not many people who can beat them at the small forward position. Although Kobe's strength is not bad, he was squeezed by Yang Shuai first. Then he was squeezed by Pierce again, and Kobe's breakthrough stalled.

"Hey!" Odom ran away quickly at this time, and then motioned for Kobe to pass the ball. Kobe did so, but just as Odom got the ball, Yang Shuai had already arrived.

"Lamar, kill him!" "Kill that Chinese boy!"

Lakers fans hope that Odom, who performed well in the first half, can play again, because they need to score now, and Odom himself thinks so, so he made a singles decision.

Leaning on his back, using continuous footsteps, Odom finally found a space to attack the basket, but he just picked up the ball when he found that a palm had been pressed on the ball.

No matter how hard Odom exerted, Yang Shuai's hand was pressed on the ball and remained motionless. Odom's hand stopped, but his feet could not stop, because he was already ready to attack the basket.

Seeing the opponent's foot move, Yang Shuai's eyes lit up, and sure enough, the referee's whistle sounded, "Beep!"

walk!Looking at the referee's gesture, Yang Shuai applauded vigorously while shouting to applaud his defense this time. He even wanted to rush up and yell at the referee, "You really have sharp eyes!"

"Beautiful defense! Young did a great job, oh, the ref blows the whistle again, technical foul, Lamar, Lamar gets technical foul."

Seeing Yang Shuai's complacent appearance, Odom threw the ball to the floor vigorously. He did not escape punishment for his action under the referee's eyes, and the referee's whistle sounded again soon ).

"Hush!" There were deafening boos at the scene. The Lakers fans used boos to express their dissatisfaction, but they didn't know whether their boos were given to Odom or the referees, or perhaps Yang Shuai.

Ray Allen made a steady technical free throw, and the point difference between the two teams came to 11 points, and the Celtics still had the ball.

"The Celtics are attacking. They only need to score this goal, and the point difference will be within 10 points. If they do, this will be the smallest point difference between the two teams since the middle of the first quarter."

"Defense! Defense!" Technical free throws have woken up the Lakers fans from their excitement. They began to shout defense rhythmically. The strength of the Celtics has made them extremely uneasy.

"Paul broke through, was double-teamed, and the ball went to the perimeter, Yang! Another three-pointer, and the ball went in! Woohoo! Yang hit another three-pointer! 8 points, only 8 points away!"

"Yeah!" All the people on the Celtics' bench jumped up at this time. From 21 points behind to now only 8 points away, they have reason to celebrate.

"**e!" On the contrary, the Lakers fans began to abuse freely after being dazed. Seeing the team's advantage being narrowed little by little, how could they feel comfortable.

"Ha!" Yang Shuai, who opened his hands in celebration, glanced casually across the sidelines of Jack Nicholson, and seeing the old actor talking excitedly, his mood became even better.

Kobe once again stood up for singles, and the ball hit the basket under the double-team of Pierce and Yang Shuai.But Yang Shuai missed the first opportunity to grab the rebound because of double-teaming. Odom won the offensive rebound. The experienced Fisher withstood the pressure and made the ball. The Lakers fans finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, the Lakers fans had to bring it up again. Garnett took the ball and prepared to play in a high position. On the other side, Yang Shuai, who was running, suddenly stopped beside Pierce, and Pierce grabbed this Opportunity got rid of the defensive player, went straight to the basket, and Garnett's pass came quickly.

"Paul Pierce, sprinted to the paint again, dropped the basket, and the ball went in!"

"Paul Gasol played hard, the ball was lost! Steal, KG patted the ball, the Celtics attacked, Ray Allen made a fast break layup, yes! The difference between the two teams is only 6 points."

Such a situation made Phil Jackson had to call a timeout again, and the Lakers also played two good rounds after returning from the timeout, but soon, the situation fell into the control of the Celtics again.

"Kevin made the pass to Young, it was empty again, Derek jumped on it, passed it! Eddie House, corner three-point line, hit! So beautiful, the Celtics did this quarter It was fantastic."

"Derek pass, watch out, Young touches the ball, Paul Pierce gets the ball, Celtics hit back again, fast break! Young goes to the hoop, draws a foul...Two free throws, oh , the point difference is only 2 points."

The Staples Arena is getting quieter and quieter. Seeing the score shrinking a little bit, and the Lakers players seem to be unable to find the basket at all on the court, they can't find the feeling of offense. The Lakers fans can't say a word except , they don't know what else to do.

"The last play of the third quarter, Paul Pierce got the ball, Celtics had a chance to tie the game. Young picks and rolls, Paul drives, pull up jumper, yes! Goal! Buzzer, unbelievable, unbelievable! Kyle The Specials evened the score in just one quarter. They trailed by as much as 22 points in the first half and trailed by 17 points at the end of the first half, but they evened the score at the end of the third quarter. Los Angeles Lakers, it's dangerous!"

Yang Shuai, Pierce and others celebrated excitedly on the field, while all the Lakers players went to the sidelines with expressionless faces. At 33:16, the Celtics beat the Lakers by 17 points in a single quarter, tying the score at 73:73. For the Lakers players and fans, this is like a dream.

"The Celtics must win! The Celtics must win!" In Boston, the Celtics fans who watched the game on TV cheered heartily. They had a reason to do so. Their performance gave them reason to believe that the victory tonight is theirs,

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