basketball fan

Updated: 2013-02-20

Chapter 540 One Person, Half

"Yang, reduce the time of holding the ball, and use the running position as much as possible to create open space. Kirk, pay attention to your passing, Rashid..."

The game between the two teams has entered the second half, and the situation has not changed much. The Celtics are obviously more prepared for the finals.Taking advantage of the poor outside shooting of the Warriors, the Celtics' defense line has shrunk. The defense of breakthrough players has always been the Celtics' strong point, and this game is even more so.

Although the Celtics' offense is not particularly good, they have always maintained a suppression of the Warriors on the court.

Halfway through the second half, the Warriors were still 5 points behind.At this time, the point difference can still be less than double digits. The main reason is the performance of the two captains, Yang Shuai and Jackson.

Of the Warriors' 57 points, 31 came from Yang Shuai and 11 from Stephen Jackson.The Celtics did a good job of limiting Yang Shuai's breakthrough, but they couldn't limit Yang Shuai's attack in the middle distance.

After discovering that it was difficult for his teammates to make contributions on the offensive end, Yang Shuai began to take up the heavy responsibility of offense. His touch in the middle distance was amazing. Climb steadily.

All this changed before the timeout. Yang Shuai was double-teamed in the middle distance while holding the ball. Just when he was about to attack forcefully in the double-team of two people, Rondo suddenly stepped forward and caught Yang Shuai in the double-team of three people. Shuai didn't notice the ball for a while and was intercepted by Rondo, but came to the other end. After running, Ray Allen caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

Immediately afterwards, Wallace's missed shot allowed the Celtics to seize the opportunity again. Rondo broke through and assisted Perkins to attack inside. The score of the two teams came to 67:57, and the Warriors trailed by 10.

"Relying on Young's individual offense is not a good thing for the Warriors..."

Old Nelson also knew that relying on Yang Shuai's personal offense would make the team play passively, but at this time, he had no choice, because no one else in the team could rely on at this time.

When the game is at a disadvantage, all the head coach can do is to adjust the lineup and tactics, but in the old Nelson's view, there is no problem with the team's tactics now, and the Warriors players often get opportunities to attack. When there are many opportunities, the Warriors players can't take good advantage of converting them into points.

No matter how well the tactics are formulated, no matter how reasonable the personnel deployment is, but if the players on the field feel terrible, what can old Nelson do.

"Hey, Yang didn't take the initiative to ask for the ball. Are the Warriors finally trying to disperse the offensive points?" Barkley shouted, straightening his body and staring at the court.

If the Warriors want to take the initiative, they must have more offensive points. Of course, Barkley also understands this.

Hinrich dribbles the ball from beyond the three-point line, and then looks at Jackson, who is preparing to receive the ball from the middle distance.Today's game Evans' playing time is much less, whether it is the first or third quarter, Jackson's playing time is earlier than the normal rotation.

Pierce followed closely behind Yang Shuai. He didn't look at Hinrich at this time, so he was not confused by Hinrich's eyes. He only knew that Yang Shuai, who was running at this time, was the biggest threat to the opponent.

He ran unhurriedly towards the left three-point line. When he came to the three-second zone, Yang Shuai suddenly paused, and Pierce, who couldn't react in time, rushed directly in front of Yang Shuai.

"Oops!" When he realized that Yang Shuai, who was supposed to be in front of him, had fallen behind him, Pierce felt bad and turned around quickly. He was worried about Yang Shuai's back running.

"You've been fooled!" Seeing Pierce turning around, Yang Shuai paused and started to charge forward again, instead of running backwards, he continued to charge to the left.

"Fake!" At this moment, Pierce had fully understood Yang Shuai's plan, but knowing it was one thing, but stopping him was another.When Pierce turned around, Yang Shuai was already one step away from him. At this moment, Yang Shuai's speed exploded.

Yang Shuai dodged to the left of the free throw line, and Hinrich's pass came quickly, and Yang Shuai jumped up and shot without any hesitation.

"Shua!" Pierce rushed to Yang Shuai with his hands raised high, and the next moment, the sound of the ball passing through the net had already reached his ears.

"Yang, are you tired? It looks like your teammates are a bunch of soft-footed shrimp!" On the other side of the court, Pierce leaned on Yang Shuai, who was smiling and muttering in Yang Shuai's ear, begging for work. Read all over the world.

Unmoved by the expression on his face, Yang Shuai pushed his body towards Pierce and said, "Paul, I am not tired, you can have a good experience." Yang Shuai only answered the first sentence. But he turned a deaf ear.

With the ingenuity of the handsome guy, of course he would not be ignorant of the intention of Pierce's words. If Yang Shuai loses his mind on the court with anger at this time, it will be in the hands of the Celtics.Even if Yang Shuai didn't show any performance at this time, if there was a discordant sound in the Warriors' locker room after the game, Pierce would still be happy to hear it.

The stadium is the battlefield, in addition to frontal battles, it is sometimes full of various calculations.

Pierce didn't try it right away, but 12 seconds later, he did.Ray Allen's running didn't get a chance to attack, neither did Garnett and Rondo's pick-and-roll. Rondo, who went back outside the three-point line, chose to hand the ball to Pierce.

Leaning against Yang Shuai to catch the ball, Pierce leaned back, but suddenly the ball moved sideways.

Although affected by Pierce's squeeze, Yang Shuai still reacted very quickly, moving quickly, he moved towards Pierce again.

Seeing that Yang Shuai was approaching, Pierce took a step forward vigorously, and when Yang Shuai moved his feet back, Pierce, who was rushing forward, quickly stopped his forward momentum and took a step back.

Step-back jumper, this is Pierce's killer feature, combined with his strength and rhythm, it is almost invincible.But this time, when he took a step back, he didn't immediately jump up and shoot.

"The reaction is so fast?" Taking a step back, Pierce suddenly found that Yang Shuai followed up in time at this moment, almost sticking to his body.

Pierce is very clear about Yang Shuai's defensive ability, and of course he also knows how fast Yang Shuai's bullets are.Even so, the ball in Pierce's hands was lifted quickly.

Pierce did raise Yang Shuai's center of gravity in the fake shot, but Yang Shuai didn't jump.Seizing this opportunity, Pierce quickly jumped up and leaned towards Yang Shuai.

"Want to cheat foul? It's not that easy!" The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and at the same time that Pierce pounced forward, Yang Shuai suddenly took a step back.

The normal defense of a general player is to stand with both feet and hands high, restraining his movements to prevent the team's whistle from falling on him.Pierce never expected that Yang Shuai could take a quick step back at this time. His body was no longer imaginable in the air, and he almost fell to the floor. He tried to stabilize his body, and the ball in his hand was also casual. throw.

When the ball was shot, Pierce still had a glimmer of hope, but soon, his hope was shattered.

"Crack!" Leaping up in front of him, Yang Shuai's big hand slapped heavily on the flying ball. The ball jumped like a spring, and then fell quickly, falling into Chandler's hands.

"Impeccable defense! Yang, it's great. Yang's ball will be a perfect interpretation of the word defense. Yang is rushing forward quickly. Does he want to break fast?"

The Warriors didn't gain much in today's fast break. At this time, seeing Yang Shuai rushing forward quickly, the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't help but stand up.Chandler did not hand the ball to Hinrich, but threw it forward vigorously. If Hinrich was handed over, he would not be able to start fast when Rondo was sticking to him at this time.

Yang Shuai took over the basketball, but in order to avoid Pierce's steal, he still slowed down a little, which also gave the Celtics players more time to retreat.

"The retreat speed of this group of guys is really fast enough!" Yang Shuai rushed forward and found that there were already three players ahead of him, and he couldn't help sighing.

The Celtics put the Warriors outside to defend the basket today, even in defense against fast breaks. The three defensive players almost all surrounded Yang Shuai, and didn't pay much attention to the rest of the players who had fallen to the corners on both sides. Warriors player.

"Squeak!" After rushing beyond the three-point line, Yang Shuai stopped suddenly amidst the sound of violent friction. If he rushed forward, the double-team would come immediately, and his chance of fast break this time would be completely lost, so his choice Yes, shoot!

"Yang's fast-break three-pointer..." Seeing Yang Shuai jumping up to shoot the ball, the eyes of all Warriors fans couldn't help but brighten.

"Shua!" The Warriors fans were not disappointed, the ball fell into the basket accurately and hit!

"Yang made a fast break three-pointer! It's Yang again! Today Yang completely carried the team on his own body!"

"Dick!" Yang Shuai just made a shot here, and the Celtics have called a timeout on the other side. The emphasis on Yang Shuai is the most important reason why Rivers chose to time out.

"Extend the double-team to beyond the three-point line, and don't give him the opportunity to shoot at will. As long as Yang holds the ball, I want to see two defensive players appear next to him immediately. Remember, it is any moment!" Rivers hoarse voice shouted.

Double team!Double team!Double team!In the next quarter or so, Yang Shuai fully felt that the Celtics value him. As long as he touches the ball, there will definitely be more than two Celtics players beside him, and the double-teaming position will become more and more serious. the further outside.

When Yang Shuai was double-teamed and the rest of the Warriors were out of shape, the Warriors' game became more and more difficult.At the end of the game, the Warriors finally recovered some touch, but at this time, the Celtics no longer gave them a chance.

"Beep!" With the end of the final whistle, the score was fixed at 90:82, with a difference of 8 points. The Warriors lost their first game of the finals.

At the moment when the whistle ended, Yang Shuai walked towards the player tunnel expressionlessly. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment. Looking at his back, all the fans sighed.

"Yang has tried his best. He encountered huge defensive pressure in this game, but he scored 41 points in the whole game! This is half of the Warriors' team's points. The Warriors should be blamed for their performance in this game. But Yang is the one who should be praised the most." Barkley shouted from the commentary booth.