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Chapter 200 That Guy Is an Actor

There were boos in the arena, Jordan made the first free throw, and the announcer announced the Celtics substitution.

Rondo strode into the arena, high-fived Tony Allen, who was replaced, and the audience cheered.

It is said that Rondo's performance in the first quarter was so poor that there is no reason to enjoy the cheers of the audience, but after all, there is hard work. After playing the first quarter for [-] minutes, he will continue to play before his butt is hot. The key is Tony Allen as point guard. The offensive organization was a disaster.

The boos sounded again, Jr. Jordan also made a steady second free throw, and the Thunder took advantage of the situation to hold a full-court press.

The Celtics kicked off from the bottom line, and Rondo crossed to avoid Sefolosha, dribbled the ball all the way to the right wing of the frontcourt, and threw the ball to Davis at the top of the arc.But Davis does not have a three-point shooting threat, and Rondo's own three-point shooting threat is also very low.

Sefolosha and Grinch quickly shrunk into the paint area, helping the inside line to cut off the Celtics' off-ball running route.

For a while, the Celtics failed to run out of opportunities to catch the ball.

As for Davis and Rondo, they stood at the three-point line and looked at each other, their four eyes were full of embarrassment.

Rondo hurriedly strode to Davis to get the ball, then rushed to the free throw line with the help of a screen, made a sudden stop and took off to make a mid-range shot.

Perhaps because he was not worried that his performance would be worse, or perhaps the audience's tolerance brought courage, Rondo's shots were quite smooth.

The basketball slammed into the net, cheers erupted in the North Shore Garden, and the Celtics bench gave a standing ovation.

The Thunder launched a counterattack. Su Yang, taking advantage of Green's still in the backcourt, reminded him that the switch should be delayed, because Davis is not Garnett, and does not have the ability to shoot in the middle and long distances. He has shrunk to the basket before, so there is no need to worry about David. Sky cut.

In short, you need to be flexible.

Harden took the ball to the top of the front arc, first passed it to Durant on the right wing, to attract the defensive attention, then the AI ​​crossed to the left 45-degree three-point line, and raised his hand to receive the pass from Jordan at the top of the arc. With the ball, he took advantage of the situation and played a pick-and-roll with Green who was raised in the elbow area.

With a simple hammer tactic, a scoring opportunity was formed in five seconds, and the Celtics did not dare to shrink.

I saw Harden dribbling the ball around the screen, facing Davis suddenly going up to pinch, directly breaking through the gap between Davis and Green, passing the ball skillfully with one move, easily impulsing the left waist, and then borrowing Europe Step away from Rashid, throw the board high.

The basketball bounced into the net with a bang, but Rasheed fell to the ground at the same time, and the referee whistled at the same time to call for an offensive charging foul.

Cheers erupted from the North Shore Garden, and Harden spread his hands at the referee in a daze and asked: WTF?

Su Yang laughed at the scene, but did not ask the referee to reason. After all, Harden, as a fat man weighing nearly 200 catties, could indeed overturn Rashid, who also weighs more than [-] catties. The faster you go, the bigger the impact.

Rivers hurriedly took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Davis with Garnett. The Celtics had already sent three starters.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the Celtics launched a counterattack. Finley suddenly set up a wall in the backcourt and blocked Sefolosha with a back screen.

Rondo took the opportunity to speed up and cross the center line, and then used the positioning cover again on the 45-degree third line to reach the inside line like lightning.

The Thunder's reaction was a little slow, and Rondo swayed around the ball to break through Jordan and successfully scored a layup.

The generals of the Kai team stood up and applauded, and Su Yang complained: "Good guy, the effect is immediate. He actually took the initiative to launch an early attack, or twice in a row. Rondo is really the head coach on the field, and he reacts faster than Rivers." too much…"

Offensive and defensive transitions on the field, still AI cross-cut hands, Harden continued to play pick-and-roll with Green at 45 degrees.

Garnett decisively switched defenses and delayed, but Harden raised his hand and lobbed the ball to Green, who cut inside. Rasheed hurriedly moved from the weak side to block the basket area. Unfortunately, the speed was a little full, and Green caught the ball and rushed two times. He jumped high and scored with one-handed dunk.

Assistant coach Brian said pleasantly: "Many people underestimate Harden's passing ability because he is a rookie shooting guard..."

Su Yang nodded in response. The rookie Harden's strongest is organization and passing, even better than Westbrook. He can often serve as the playmaker at critical moments. If it is not for the poor defensive level and the need for someone to lead the second team, he will definitely start regularly.

The Yi Biankai team attacked, and Rondo may feel that Pierce has been left alone for too long, so he specially called for a singles tactic.

That thought, Pierce showed off two steps, sinking his shoulders and lowering his center of gravity to break through, and smashed the ball to his instep.

The basketball bounced off the sideline, the referee blew his whistle to call a violation, and the Thunder got the ball in the backcourt.

ESPN commentator Van Gundy complained: "Since the start of the Finals, Paul Pierce's performance has declined significantly compared to the first three rounds of the playoffs, but compared to the Heat, Cavaliers and Magic, the Thunder is not very targeted on his defense..."

Brin added: "In the past two finals, Paul Pierce averaged 16 points per game. In the series against the Magic, he averaged 24.3 points per game and 19.6 points per game against the Heat. Maybe there is some impact of Boston's overall decline. ..."

During the conversation and analysis, Lei Kai's two teams attacked and defended each other for several rounds, and the score gap did not change.

With 6:50 left in the half, the Celtics requested a timeout following a foul by Rasheed Wallace.

Su Yang thought about the data for a moment, and temporarily decided to keep Harden and Green, who performed well, on the court, remove Durant, replace Westbrook and Chandler, maintain the offensive firepower from the outside, and induce the Celtics to let Garnett The main attack is to prevent Ray Allen from rising.

In short, it is to leave the Celtics with an easy chance to score, boil the frogs in warm water, and avoid overly violent reactions.

The whistle sounded at the end of the timeout, and the match between the two teams continued, with the Celtics sending out their full starting lineup.

Green made a free throw first and made two free throws against the boos of the audience, helping the Thunder lead 47-27.

The Celtics launched a counterattack, tried several times to make a play, and finally handed it to Garnett very honestly.

Jeff Green suffers from height, wingspan, and weight. He has no defense yet, and defense is quite difficult.

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Garnett turned around and hit a jumper, and cheers suddenly resounded through the arena.

Seeing that the Kai team's strategy was planted, Su Yang pretended to be a little angry and shouted at the field that the defense needed to be tougher.

Anyway, there is no specific requirement, just a strong requirement, so that the players will not misunderstand and run to double-team or assist in defense.

Turning to the Thunder to attack, Harden asked Green to play a pick-and-roll, steadily brought the ball to the free throw line, faced Garnett's delay in switching defenses, and passed the ball to Green, which not only successfully assisted Green for a layup, but also caused a supplementary defense Pierce thug foul.

It's a pity that the referee didn't call the penalty, and the Celtics made a fast break again. Pierce finally used the cover to break through the emergency stop and score.

The audience was very excited, but before the cheers fell, Westbrook and Chandler scored in the triangle.The tactic is quite simple, mainly using Westbrook's super-fast off-ball sprint speed, and bullying Rondo's shortness, making it difficult to interfere with throwing shots.

The Celtics turned to counterattack, no longer ostentatious, and directly passed the ball to the waist, while Garnett forced the basket across the ground and scored with a backhand.Green was powerless to stop him, and didn't even have a chance to make a foul. Like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, he just shook his head angrily.

Su Yang pretended to be angry and stomped his feet and roared. The audience was so excited that they seemed to feel that the Kai team was about to start.

That thought, turned to the Thunder to attack, Harden dawdled left and right, made a short corner stop and retreated and hit two points.

The two teams seem to have reached a tacit understanding, friendly and easy to score points with each other, and the half-time game quickly reached only 2 minutes and 32 seconds left.

Su Yang, who pretended to be out of breath, asked for a timeout, and replaced the ace killer Durant who had rested enough.

In the auditorium, Batman actor Ben Affleck put down his beer with a smile, looked up slightly at the scoreboard, and said in surprise: "Why are we behind by 24 points? Didn't we play well during this time? What happened? thing?"

The elite agent Matt Damon sitting next to him showed a sly smile: "The head coach of the Thunder is an actor..."

(There will be another chapter later, ending)

(End of this chapter)