The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the last four minutes of the first quarter, the Celtics entered a rotation. The wild-looking forward swingman Marquis Daniels played, and Wayne Weaver, who had a good performance in the Rockets, replaced Nate Robinson. Ray Allen is still on the court, because the Celtics’ No. 19 rookie this season, Avery Bradley, is still useless.

The injuries of Rondo and others made Rivers’s employment a bit stretched. Ray Allen has more playing time, of course, there is no problem, after all, he is one of the team’s top cards. But considering that Ray Allen is no longer young, it is not a good idea to keep him playing like this.

And the Pacers, who just came out of the injury haze, don’t have so much trouble. Henson replaced Hinrich, Danny Green, Paul George and McRoberts. As always, Granger first Stay on the court.

Although there was also a starter, everyone knew that Granger’s current physical condition was much better than Ray Allen. After all, Granger didn’t bear too much pressure just now, and Ray Allen, under the watch of Matthews, was constantly running for opportunities throughout the game.

“The game restarts. Coach Doug Rivers hopes that Ray Allen can lead the team to reduce the point difference as much as possible in the remaining time. However, the defense of the Pacers’ second team is not bad at all. “Kenny Smith didn’t even dare to say that the Celtics wanted to tie the score, because the perimeter defensive lineup composed of Paul George, Danny Green and Hinrich is still tight.

All three have good single-defense capabilities, and they can also adapt to the tactics of unlimited defense. Although the Pacers are playing fast-paced offense, Henson pays great attention to the team’s defensive construction.

Ray Allen faced George. George’s height of 2.06 meters and slender arms made Ray Allen feel extremely tired. After finally getting out of the tough Mr. Matthews who didn’t know what saving energy, how come he came across such a slender monster now.

Subsequently, Ray Allen began to play off-ball screens with his teammates in accordance with tactics, striving to get a chance by running without the ball.

“Big Baby” Glenn Davis’s cover blocked George, who was still slightly thin. But Ray Allen did not gain space because of this, because Daniel Granger immediately jumped out and continued to defend.

Seeing that the tactics did not come out, Weaver simply hit the basket with the ball directly. That’s how he made a name for himself when he was in the Rockets before.

Weaver had already let people see the potential, but last season wasted his precious year in the European League. Sometimes, one year is enough to change many things. For example, turning a rising star into mediocrity.

As a result of Weaver hitting the basket, McRoberts directly crossed the bridge under strong interference.

George, who is 2.06 meters tall, accepted the rebound. Of course, the most terrifying thing is that after George grabbed the rebound, he can directly push and launch an offense, even faster than Granger.

The strong forward swingman Marques Daniels has no other choice but to foul early. If he doesn’t foul, George will be faced with an empty basket that he can crumble.

The rotation time has just begun, and the Celtics have been hit. Not only did they fail to narrow the point difference, they were also extended to 14 points by George’s two free throws.

At this time, the live camera gave Rivers and Henson a close-up. I saw Henson leisurely lifted his legs and said something to his assistant Vogel. And Doug Rivers, the imposing champion coach, was yelling on the sidelines with his drake.

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Paul Pierce returned to replace Ray Allen and Marquis Daniels was pushed to the second position. Perhaps it was a two-minute break that allowed Pierce to relax. After he came on the field, he scored consecutive singles on Green’s head and back, which allowed the Celtics to end the first quarter with a 7-point gap.

Although the points difference has been narrowed, no one will feel that the Celtics are safe. After all, in the first quarter of the game, they can be said to be completely suppressed by the Pacers!

As the most famous “chicken soup coach” in the league, Rivers shouted during the break to inspire morale. His words may boost the morale of Celtics players, but physical fitness is not something you can add back in a few words.

For the Pacers, Henson first spoke to the players after picking up the tactical board: “Continue to speed up the pace for me!”

??? This season when the Boston Celtics giants have a good touch, they are almost unstoppable. Well, this sounds like nonsense. In fact, the Celtics attacked through simple, slow-paced positions, which significantly improved the scoring efficiency of the aging Big Three when the players did not consume too much energy.

Just after Pierce came back from a break, sitting and playing Danny Green’s few **** are the perfect proof of this.

Therefore, what Henson has to do is to keep the Celtics old man from entering their comfortable rhythm. He wanted to fight fast, forcing the old guys to run up and fight himself. Judging from the results of the first quarter, this worked well. Whether it is O’Neal and Garnett, two inside scorers, or Pierce and Ray Allen, two outside scorers, they will affect the scoring efficiency due to the huge consumption of physical energy. .

On the defensive end, Henson asked everyone to take the initiative to find a physical confrontation and drain the last bit of physical strength of the old green army!

“Post them all to me and defend like a man! The offensive end accelerates the speed of advancement and the rhythm of passing the ball, but don’t rush to shoot, get the opportunity to shoot again!

Unlike Rivers’ crazy chicken soup, Henson implemented a lot of tactical ideas for the players. He wanted to see how far Rivers could be dragged.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ray Allen’s long three-pointer narrowed the point difference to only 4 points. Charles Barkley cheered on the commentary stage: “A championship team will never give up easily!”

But soon, the Pacers’ fast offense smashed the Celtics’ defense. “Big Shark” is almost impossible to guard now, he is too bulky. So Holledi used his own breakthrough to get Horford an easy three-pointer.

For an opportunity like shooting training, Horford naturally did not miss it. The basketball passed through the net, reminding Rivers that the inside behemoth has long lost its power.

Subsequently, Garnett prepared to play Granger with his back in the three-second zone. But Henson didn’t give Kg this opportunity. “Wolf King” just received the ball and Horford’s double-team went up.

Before Garnett had time to distribute the ball to O’Neal, Granger took advantage of the mess and stole the basketball from Kg.

In the process of double-teaming, the two sides will inevitably have physical contact. Coupled with the basketball being robbed, Garnett pushed Horford very “toughly”.

The scene immediately became chaotic, and boos broke out. Stephenson stood up excitedly, and seemed to have finally found a performance opportunity. However, Henson glared back to the bench with a fierce look.

As for the court, Henson believes that there will be no trouble, because Horford’s temper is so good that he will not have any conflict with Garnett. Garnett would only make himself suffer.

After the referee studied the video, he decided to give Garnett a technical foul. Henson clapped non-stop off the court and deliberately made loud shots to stimulate the nerves of the Celtics.

Rivers is still complaining to the referee on the sidelines, and the Pacers have already relied on Holiday’s steady free throw to make a point. It seems that the green shirts are already burning eyebrows.

Fortunately, Ray Allen’s second three-pointer once again helped the Celtics stabilize the situation. Henson couldn’t help but admire, Ray Allen deserved to be one of the greatest shooters in the world. Even in a difficult situation, he still has the key to play.

But Henson also knew that the reason Ray Allen was so comfortable was because the boy Matthews was “gentle” on the defensive end.

In the fifth minute of the second quarter, O’Neal’s foul on Holiday put the game into a dead-ball situation. After Holiday made the first free throw, Stephenson went into battle and it was Matthews who replaced him.

Stephen stood beside Ray Allen, and Allen ignored the first-year rookie. However, the “familiar” Stephenson approached Ray Allen and said something that made the veteran shooter frown: “Your front sight is confiscated!”

Ray Allen gritted his teeth. It’s not that he hadn’t heard of Stephenson’s “famous name”, so he ignored this little hooligan. But this does not mean that Ray Allen is not angry. As a great shooter, he was actually provoked by a mere rookie! He swore that he would shoot this idiot so he didn’t even know his mother!

Perhaps a few years ago, Ray Allen could really teach rookies like this. But when Stephenson used his rough body to fight against Ray Allen, Ray Allen instantly felt that he was somewhat powerless.

When Ray Allen ran out of Stephenson’s aggressive, tough and even rough defense, his breathing was already a little messy. Receiving a pass from Nate Robinson, Ray Allen pulled up and shot! However, Stephenson, who was clearly blocked by Garnett just now, pounced in time and seriously interfered with Ray Allen’s shooting.

Under the dual difficulties of physical fitness and severe interference, Ray Allen was no longer miraculous, and the basketball knocked out of the box!

“Damn it!” Ray Allen didn’t have time to complain, and before his breath calmed down, he frantically retreated. Because of the Pacers’ fast offense, the Celtics have suffered, and they have to follow the Pacers’ young people. In other words, the rhythm of the game has fallen into Henson’s grasp, and the Celtics are not happy!

Pacers leading on the track, how old Celtic can run.

Holiday swiftly passed the half-court and then handed the ball to Stephenson, who had run to the right corner without the ball. In Henson’s tactics, Stephenson was originally just a turning point. His next move should be to pass the ball to Granger who cut in the middle.

However, Stephenson, who was very excited, just shot it after receiving the ball! Finson’s decisive shooting made Ray Allen a little unprepared, and the interference was half a beat slow.

But Stephenson’s poor shooting stability has not yet reached Henson’s standard. Therefore, seeing Stephenson suddenly make a move, Henson immediately yelled: “No… don’t…”

But the basketball crossed a perfect arc and fell straight into the net, Stephenson hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner! As he said, this guy snatched Ray Allen’s crosshair!

And Henson off the court also changed his tone: “Don’t shoot… a good shot! A good shot!”

After the goal, Stephenson spit out his tongue at Ray Allen exaggeratedly, Ray Allen clenched his fists, he really wanted to punch this bastard’s head!

But there is an unchangeable fact that Stephenson’s offense and defense put the Celtics behind the Pacers by double digits!

Looking at the players who were rejuvenated and played hard for the Celtics, Henson really wanted to hold An Jiali and tell her that she was the most intelligent woman in the world.

Decline and anger have wrapped the Celtics, which usually means that they are getting closer and closer to failure.