I really just want to strike

In this regard, Auerbach, who has already been mentally prepared, did not blindly adjust the Celtics' game plan tonight.

After all, if there is a loss, there is a gain. For the well-informed Auerbach, how could he not know the truth that you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw?

Therefore, relying on the excellent performance of the tool people, with 6 minutes and 25 seconds left in the second quarter, the Raptors successfully extended their lead to 7 points.

The score of the two teams was 38 to 45.

In the second half of the second quarter, the two teams replaced their starting players one after another, but the Raptors still kept Nash on the court.

Because Jermaine O'Neal and Big Ben didn't have a good defensive effect on Duncan, so wherever I was needed, I would move Su Feng to the power forward position by Davis again tonight.

And Davis's move also successfully allowed the Raptors to take the initiative in the second quarter.

Because although Duncan has a large defensive area, after the Raptors took the initiative to change, the Celtics' Zhengyin center Peter Tapan couldn't keep up with the Raptors' speed.

Therefore, in order to avoid being misplaced by the Raptors, Auerbach had to adjust Artest to the power forward position.

And in this way, since only Duncan was left in the Celtics' inside barrier, the Celtics did not dare to leave Duncan in the frontcourt to fight for offensive rebounds like they did in the first quarter.

CCTV, Director Zhang said: "Davis is really amazing. This year, many people are saying that he is just under the influence of Su Feng and Carter, but without his behind-the-scenes scheduling, this Raptors would definitely reach the top level." Not as high as it is today."

On the side, Director Sun also echoed: "The topic of sticking to Su Feng and Carter has actually been concluded a long time ago, because didn't Larry Brown also have Su Feng and Iverson back then?"

On the Celtics' bench, from the decision to return to the present, I am afraid that this is the first time in Auerbach's life that he feels that he is a little behind the times.

Because compared to those opponents I have encountered before...

Davis didn't play his cards according to the routine at all.

However, although the Raptors successfully took the initiative in this tug-of-war, relying on a quick retreat, the Celtics still did not allow the Raptors to play a large number of conversion offenses in the second quarter.

The integrity of the well-trained Celtics played tonight, in Su Feng's opinion, even those excellent troops are nothing more than that.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 52 to 57.

Artest, who was bruised and swollen by Su Feng, used an incredible three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the second quarter to keep the difference between the two teams at 5 points for the Celtics.

And after making the three-pointer, Artest, who felt that he had finally vented his anger, wanted to hop up and down in front of Su Feng to provoke him...

It's a pity that after Su Feng pointed to the technical statistics on the scoreboard, Artest quickly fell silent.

No, young man, you're 8 of 1 from the field, what are you so arrogant about?

Look at your brother and I, 13 of 7 shots, plus free throws and three-pointers scored 19 points in the half, your brother and I are showing off everywhere?

There is one thing to say, compared with the modesty and low-key when he first joined the alliance, Su Feng feels that the young people now have not inherited his glorious tradition at all.

Whether it's Pierce or Artest, it's like jumping one by one.

"Oh, the world is going down!" Su Feng said with grief and indignation when walking back to the dressing room.

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Chapter 387 The best game needs the best players

As the saying goes, education starts from the baby.

During the intermission, in order to prevent Stephen Curry from following in the footsteps of Artest and Pierce in the future, before returning to the locker room for a break, Su Feng and old Curry teamed up to conduct a 11-year-old Stephen Curry who was only 5 years old at the time. Minutes of ideological education.

Originally, Stephen Curry, who "would rather die than surrender", planned to fight the evil dad and Uncle Melon to the end.

But under the carrot-and-stick offensive of old Curry's "half the pocket money" and Su Feng's "double the pocket money"......

What do you think the young Stephen Curry can do other than surrender obediently?

Farewell, my dear Uncle Vince!

From today, from this moment on, you will never hear Stephen Curry cheering for you again!

"Seth, actually from very early on, I thought that Uncle Melon's dunks were better than Uncle Vince's. Do you think so too?" Stephen Curry, who decided to start a new life, looked at the back row of the Raptors' bench. Said his younger brother Seth Curry.

Seth: "..."

Look up!

So this is the power of money?

Inside the Raptors' locker room, after heartily reversing Stephen Curry's faith...  

Tonight, Su Feng felt the "stink" of money again.

However, compared to gaining Stephen Curry as a small fan, Su Feng is more concerned about how to win the G1 game against the Celtics.

You know, after the first half of tonight's game, even without Su Feng's mobilization, the other Raptors players have already felt the pressure of this round of Eastern Conference Finals.

Obviously, compared with last year, this year's Celtics are very close to the current Raptors in terms of strength and status.

From the perspective of personnel alignment, McGrady still had an obvious advantage over Marbury in the first half of the game.

However, through high-speed rotation to assist defense, it is difficult for McGrady, who has not reached the peak at this time, to finish Marbury one-on-one.

In turn, McGrady's weakness on the defensive end was exposed when facing Madden's almost unsolvable pick-and-roll.

McGrady's ankle was tested throughout the first half due to his high center of gravity.

Therefore, in this way, the matchup between McGrady and Marbury turned into a [-]-[-] matchup.

The same is true for the matchup between Carter and Ray Allen.

When attacking, relying on his overbearing and unreasonable physique to crush, Ray Allen would be wiped out by Carter if he didn't pay attention when defending Carter.

But on the other hand, Ray Allen's running position can always make Carter easily distracted when defending.

After the first half, Davis was very clear that compared to the Celtics, the Raptors' current advantage is only the substitute.

However, because of the playoffs, everyone will generally choose to die with the main force, so how much energy can the Raptors' substitutes play in this round of the series...

In Davis' view, it all depends on whether the Raptors can survive the first few games in this round of the series.

Because now the situation of this round of playoffs has become clear with the decisions taken by the two teams in this round of playoffs.

The Raptors chose to allow more substitute players to join the rotation of this round of the Eastern Conference Finals, which will not only keep the main players in excellent physical condition, but also leave more possibilities for the next game.

And although the Celtics are resting their main players as much as possible, because their number of tools is not as large as that of the Raptors, so in this round of playoffs, as long as the Raptors can play backwards, then the one with the upper hand will have the upper hand. Definitely going to be the Raptors.

"John, I'm not questioning your decision-making, but in this way, if our substitutes can't withstand the pressure of the game, can we really wait until the next decisive battle with the Celtics?"

In the Raptors' locker room, D'Antoni expressed his doubts looking at John Davis, whose face was full of confidence.

In fact, long before the start of this round of the series, D'Antoni was the most determined "dead f*cking main force" in the Raptors.

Because in D'Antoni's view, it is impossible for the Celtics, who just fought six games with the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, to have a physical advantage in the first two games.

Therefore, D'Antoni believes that the Raptors should seize the opportunity to quickly win the first two games with the strongest lineup, and establish the advantage of this round of the series in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Davis did not adopt D'Antoni's suggestion.

Because Davis knows very well that although D'Antoni's proposal is feasible to a certain extent, in that case, the Raptors will only take higher risks in this year's championship journey.

Moreover, who said that the Raptors' bench can't stand up to the Celtics?

After the intermission, Davis patted D'Antoni on the shoulder, and Davis smiled confidently: "Mike, you know, if we don't have Sue, then I will definitely take your suggestion."

Hearing that, following the direction Davis pointed, D'Antoni looked at the Raptors No. 23 who had already stepped on the court at this time.

At the same time, on the Celtics' bench, Auerbach, who had already returned to the court one step ahead of the Raptors coaching staff, was also looking back and forth at Su Feng.

Su Feng, what kind of player is he?

To be honest, even if Auerbach was asked to choose one of O'Neal, Duncan and Su Feng at this moment, Auerbach would definitely choose O'Neal or Duncan instead of Su Feng.

But if you want to say, among the three, which one does Auerbach least want to be the opponent of the Celtics...

Then Auerbach will definitely choose Su Feng.

On the court, after the halftime break, the game continued.

Bang, boom, boom.

As soon as he came up, Su Feng used his solid muscles on the flanks to educate Artest again.

As early as last year when he helped Boss Qiao recover, Su Feng learned from Boss Qiao how to use power correctly.

Forcibly throwing chaos and recklessness, that is a move that children only use when fighting.

In Su Feng's view, the real back-to-back attack actually relies on the rhythm of wave after wave without repetition.

It is impossible for the young Artest to stop Su Feng's tricks, because as a layer cake, often Artest guesses Su Feng's next move, Su Feng has already taken a step ahead of Artest and completed his move. next step.

Swish!

A fine fadeaway jumper.

52:59.

This was Su Feng's 21st point of the night.

In turn, the Celtics attacked, and Duncan was also under the attack of Big Ben and O'Neal, and successfully distributed the ball to his inside partner Peter Tappan.

Bang, swish.

54:59.

On tnt TV, Kenny Smith said with emotion: "Tonight Sue and Tim both played the demeanor of leading stars. To be honest, in this round of Eastern Conference finals, in my opinion, no matter what the result is, Sue and Tim are both worthy. A ticket to the finals."

On the side, Derek echoed: "But unfortunately, there is only one such ticket."

Competitive sports, perhaps the cruelest place is here.

Because no matter how good you played and performed before, there is only one team that can have the last laugh.

In the flight center arena, after Su Feng's high jump shot went out, the Raptors fans couldn't remember the last time they were so nervous like tonight...

Fortunately, looking back, Jermaine O'Neal and Big Ben finally managed to defend Duncan once.

Due to the clever timing of Big Ben's attack at the last moment, Duncan couldn't choose to split the ball at the first time.

So Duncan had to hook the ball to the backboard with his signature grandpa hook before being called for three seconds.

However, the rebounds did not heed Duncan's call this time.

After O'Neal protected the rebound, the Raptors took advantage of the situation to push back.

It's just that how fast the Raptors' counterattack pushes is how quickly the Celtics retreated.

when!

On the court, Carter's counterattack three-pointer failed to hit under Ray Allen's interference.

Immediately afterwards, Marbury's high jumper after the pick-and-roll also deviated from the basket.

In the third quarter of the game, after the break, the players of both teams obviously haven't found the touch of the first half.

In addition, because defense will affect the relationship between shooting percentage, after the two teams have more and more physical contact, the shooting stability of the pitchers has declined.

In the nba, especially in the playoffs, the reason why most of the games will become turn-based games is because in the playoffs, in order to pursue stability and reduce mistakes, everyone will reduce the pass and cut cooperation accordingly.

In the first half of the third quarter, when both teams maintained extremely high concentration on the defensive end, it was not until 8 minutes and 11 seconds left in the third quarter that Su Feng personally broke the deadlock on the court.

A handsome and explosive maple stem.

On the court, seeing Su Feng's "helpless" expression after scoring a goal, at this moment, if reason hadn't prevailed, then Artest would definitely have to launch a makgora against Su Feng.

Of course, Artest might not believe it...

Su Feng's "helplessness" was really not an act.

Because who the hell knows, how much blacksmithing value did Su Feng lose this night?

"Come on, don't give up!" Su Feng did not forget to encourage Artest when retreating.

Artest: "..."

One thing to say, in Artest's eyes, a senior like Su Feng shouldn't be too bad in character.

However, how did the young Artest know that Su Feng was really serious about encouraging him?

You know, compared with the Hanhan who was only worth a few thousand strike value at the beginning of the season, the matchup strike value given to Su Feng by Artest now has almost exceeded [-].

So, for such an excellent junior, it's too late for Su Feng to "love" him, so how could he bully him out of revenge for his "disrespect" to him before?

To put it bluntly, since the old hooligan retired, Su Feng found that now, including the next one or two years, especially when most outside stars in the league are still at this stage of growth, his progress in the iron value acquisition, there is no way to compete with the old hooligan. Still in comparison.

Therefore, as a man determined to surpass Michael Jordan, in Su Feng's view, it is time for him to help these outside stars grow faster.

beep!

On the court, after Duncan broke the deadlock for the Celtics, in turn, Su Feng took advantage of Artest's loss of position in the offense and successfully created a foul by Artest.