NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 276 277. You have to be stunned (37)

When Stoudemire and Divac are on the court at the same time, Liu Rui prefers to put more three-point shooting points on the court.

At the end of the first half, Chinese player Wang Zhizhi felt hot in this game.

在第二节单节4投3中，三分线外3中2，拿下了8分1篮板的数据。

The general outline of this game is that it feels very hot outside the three-point line.

Even if the two points were counted, he accidentally stepped on the three-point line when shooting, so it was counted as two long points.

And you must know that in the first two games, Big Zhi only scored 5 points in total.

In the second quarter of this game, they scored 8 points in a single quarter. Obviously, Wang Zhizhi is in a very good state in this game.

During the intermission, Liu Rui didn't explain too much to the players, because with the confrontation between the two teams, the players had already formed a deep memory of how to execute on the field.

So during the midfield, Liu Rui just encouraged the players. Of course, this is not a painting.

Because once the Bobcats can defeat the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, the benefits to the players will definitely be very many.

After returning from the second half, the two sides replaced their main lineups and fought again.

In the third quarter, the Bobcats still once suppressed the Celtics.

Because the Bobcats are an offense-oriented team, but in the first round of the playoffs, they did a good job of defending Pierce and Davis.

Coupled with the fact that the Celtics are not a team known for their defense, this has created the current situation.

Facing the Bobcats' defense, the Celtics couldn't score, and the Bobcats faced the Celtics' defense, but they were always able to score the ball in various positions.

When the offense is not smooth, it is more often that the Bobcats miss three-pointers from the outside.

When the entire Celtics were on the court except for Payton and Tony Allen, the entire defensive system completely collapsed.

Tony Allen's playing time in this round of the series is very limited.

Because Tony Allen's playing also means that on the court, the Celtics will directly lose an outside offensive point.

This is obviously unacceptable to the Celtics who are in desperate need of chasing points.

It is also because the Bobcats still have a relatively large score advantage on the court, and young players are gradually letting go of their shots.

And in this game, the Bobcats returned to their home court, facing the cheers and cheers of the home fans, it also made these young players feel like they had been beaten.

Especially Mo Williams, played very excitedly in this game.

I don't know if it's because I met the veteran Payton in the playoffs, and under Payton's hands, Mo Williams also took advantage of a lot, so I feel excited.

Back in the third quarter, Mo Williams played more and more happily. With the help of the pick-and-roll, the two of them made many shots from outside the three-point line.

Moreover, as Mo Williams has taken more and more shots this season, the current three-point shooting rate has also become more and more stable.

What surprised Liu Rui was that now Mo Williams' two-point shooting percentage was even lower than his three-point shooting percentage.

Especially in the mid-range shots, Mo Williams' shooting rate is a bit embarrassing.

Then Liu Rui thought about it, and it may have a lot to do with Mo Williams's shooting farther and farther during training.

The muscles are familiar with shooting from a farther position, so after shooting, the strength will increase unconsciously, and it is difficult to grasp this distance when shooting the middle distance.

Fortunately, under Liu Rui's system, what is needed is for Mo Williams to make more shots from beyond the three-point line.

The breakthrough is used as a means after being tightly defended from outside the three-point line.

As the Bobcats' outside offensive gradually opened up, the Celtics were quickly defeated.

At the end of the three quarters, the Bobcats have been at home with:
81:68
Leading the Celtics by 13 points, it ended the first three quarters.

At the end of the three quarters, Celtics coach Rivers also began to appear confused.

Obviously, in the regular season matchup, the Celtics can also lead each other with the Bobcats, and the two teams are evenly matched.

So before the start of this round of the series, Rivers was still full of confidence in the team.

After all, the Celtics are a team that was in the playoffs last season, and the Bobcats, as a team that has just been established, will definitely play abnormally in the playoffs.

But after the playoffs, Rivers did find that all this was the exact opposite of what he thought.

Although at the beginning of the playoffs, the Bobcats' young players did have a long period of nervousness.

But the defensive ability of the entire Bobcats seems to have risen to a higher level overnight, making it very difficult for the Celtics to attack.

Before the game started, Rivers had been studying this situation with the coaching staff.

Through repeated replays, it was found that the Bobcats players seem to be very familiar with the offensive methods of each Celtics player.

Through video analysis after the game, Rivers also found that the Bobcats have been putting the Celtics players to shoot in the defense, but they are all places where the players usually have a low percentage of shots.

For the Celtics each player usually the main shot point, the Bobcats on the contrary defended very well.

This made Rivers feel cold all over, because it also meant that he underestimated the Bobcats coaching staff from the beginning.

At this point, at the end of the third quarter, Rivers saw that his team was still trailing by double digits.

The whole person also began to become a little numb, and even he had doubts in his heart. Could it be that the team really couldn't beat the Bobcats? , even if it's just a...

After returning from the fourth quarter, because in the previous two games, Rivers also knew that the Bobcats' bench lineup had an absolute advantage when facing the Celtics.

So after the fourth quarter came up, half of the starting lineup was also temporarily put out.

It is planned to use this method to let the main players take turns to rest.

When necessary, increase the playing time of the main players.

Otherwise, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Celtics will face a direct collapse.

With the employment of Rivers, after the fourth quarter came up, the Celtics were not stretched too much.

But the score on the field has also been maintained at double digits.

Seeing that the time was running out, Rivers also gritted his teeth and directly took all of his main lineup in advance.

Seeing Rivers' substitution, Liu Rui sat on the sidelines with cold eyes and did not make any adjustments.

The bench lineup headed by Stoudemire and Divac is still used on the court.

It is planned to allow the main players to rest for a while off the court.

After all, holding a lead of nearly 15 points at this time also made Liu Rui unscrupulously raise his legs on the sidelines...

(End of this chapter)