The Whip of the God of Basketball

Throughout the game, Adelman insisted that Stojakovic go against Pierce instead of Christie to deal with the Celtics' sharpest arrow. On the one hand, Adelman was stubborn, and on the other hand, because of Lee's. Virtue is definitely not something that can be let go easily.

Reed has always played as a team and selflessly, which is the result of his development over the past few years following Leon's teachings. And Christie is good at dealing with such players. Do you like running, passing, and tactics? Then I, Christie, will use more accurate defense, blocking and prediction to tell you that all this is in vain. Reid also admitted in his heart that Christie's defense was very clean. In the three quarters of the game, Christie purely relied on prediction and good defensive skills to lock himself in, leaving him completely unable to find the offensive feeling.

For a shooter, the feeling of offense is very important. Some people can find the feeling in the first quarter, while some players are looking for the feeling throughout the game. But once found, they can deliver a fatal blow when needed.

However, Reid is not a pure shooter. For a shooter, he is undoubtedly too strong. Like Arenas, his arms are getting thicker and thicker, and his thick body feels like he can support the center. Every shot he takes feels effortless, like a powerful trebuchet throwing the ball.

Of course, such a strong body will not only be used for shooting or defense.

When Mike Bibby missed a forced shot from beyond the three-point line, the Celtics had a chance to take the lead. Prior to that, Pierce and Garnett each used their personal abilities to score 4 points in a row, narrowing the point difference to 1 point. The Kings fell into a scoring ebb again. Both offenses relied on three-point shots, and without exception they missed.

This time Arenas did not force a quick counterattack. He passed half court at medium speed and handed the ball to Garnett in the middle. Obviously they were going to run a triangle and use a second quick attack to chase the points. Arenas went around to the bottom corner, Pierce pulled up to 45 degrees on the right side, and PJ was near the three-second zone on the right side, leaving the entire left side free for Reid.

Reid ran out to catch Garnett's pass and faced Christie one-on-one!

"Use your body, use your skills..." Leon couldn't help but want to shout on the sidelines, but he held back because he knew that Reid would understand what the coach and teammates meant. Such a pair If he had a chance and forced a jump shot, he would be too Arenas.

Sure enough, after Reid turned around and faced the basket, he didn't force a jumper. Instead, he took a tentative step and forced a breakthrough from the right side. Then he made a beautiful dribble under the crotch and pulled it back, switching to his familiar left hand. Christie thought he was going to shoot a jump shot directly, and his whole body lifted up unconsciously. It was this lift that made Christie's feet free.

Reid seized this moment, accelerated his dribbling and squeezed past Christie's right, directly into the three-second zone. Facing Divac, who came up to defend, Reed, a left-hander, undoubtedly had an advantage. He made a layup from the left, his right arm just happened to hold up Divac, and he steadily put the ball into the basket with his left hand.

This wonderful goal caused the Celtics bench to explode. James Posey waved the towel in his hand like a yangko and flew to the ground. Even Siegfried couldn't help but clenched his fist.

At the same time, the referee's whistle also sounded. The bearded Divac glared at the referee with an innocent face, while Reid was high-fiving his teammates. Divac fouled this ball, and Reid not only scored two points but also Additional penalties are required.

"Whoa!" Reed's free throw was a solid hit, leading the Celtics to a two-point lead. At this time, there are still 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and it is still unclear who will win.

"Reed's goal fully demonstrated his offensive skills, and Divac made a mistake. He either brought Reed down completely or didn't foul. Seeing the innocent expressions on their faces, I thought, sooner What are you doing, playing basketball? Why not go to Hollywood." Walton did not forget to mock Divac, after all, Divac also made his debut in Los Angeles.

Reed's goal undoubtedly changed the situation on the court, but looking back, Christie also attacked Reed and scored two points with a close jump shot over Reed's head to equalize the score.

"Christie's offense is easy to ignore. Using Posey to deal with him should be more effective. Coupled with Amoeba, he will be at a loss... No, it's not time yet. Let Michael solve it on his own..." Leon was on the sidelines. Watching the development of the situation, he just ignored it, but he had a strategy in mind.

He knows that Christie is very easily overlooked in the Kings. His defense, his organization, and his offense. It is not unreasonable for people to call him the best template for Michael Redd. This is indeed an old joke. In the Kings, A rejuvenated player. Of course, Christie also has his weaknesses, and Leon is confident that if he uses the trump card he is still brewing, he can completely disable the King's Princeton.

But he held back, after all, this trump card was not yet mature, and now he needed to use games like this to inspire Reed and make Reed truly mature.

Sure enough, looking back, Garnett handed the ball to Reid again. The same tactics, the same position, faced Christie again. This time Christie would not be easily picked up again.

However, Reed would not use the same trick again. This time Garnett stepped forward to cover. With the help of the screen, Reed once again used the missed moment to suddenly step back and shoot a jumper. The ball went hollow into the net, and Reed scored consecutively. 6 points.

When shooters regain their confidence, they become invincible.

Adelman called a timeout. Although he was only two points behind, he had a vague feeling that Michael Reid's recovery was not a good sign. Although he is stubborn, Adelman will still arrange tactics at the last moment.

Of course, Leon will not let go of this precious long pause opportunity. The moment of decisive battle has arrived, and the moment has come for him to decide to show his true tactics.

"We've been playing blindly for a whole game, let's come up with some tactics." Leon picked up the tactical board and prepared to use tactics to defeat the King in the last few minutes.

Leon drew two tactical diagrams on the tactical board, both of which were tactical combinations of folding zone attacks. This was the focus of the Celtics' training throughout the summer, and it was also a valuable tactical resource brought by Rick Carlisle. .

The folding zone offense originated in Europe. In fact, many of the Celtics' second quick counterattack formation concepts are similar to the folding zone offense. This is why he and Carlisle considered it suitable for the current Celtics position battle after discussing tactics. a tactical idea.

Compared with American offensive tactics, the folding zone offense has strong European characteristics. First, it emphasizes the complete expansion of space. Second, it focuses on movement without the ball. Third, it makes full use of the pull of the bottom line. Fourth, it emphasizes the comprehensive ability of each player. The requirements are very high.

In previous games, the Celtics have begun to show off their zone offense in positional offense. Indeed, the Celtics, who lack heavy traditional inside players but have all-around fighters, are perfect for this tactic. However, they are not proficient enough in some routines, and sometimes they still use old methods to solve problems when they cannot escape.

"Connect your movements and choices, remember, seize the opportunity, seize any opportunity." Leon emphasized at the end that the essence of the fold zone attack is that its tactical routine does not have an offensive end point. Any player who has an opportunity during the tactical process can choose to take action. A truly excellent team that can skillfully master the break zone attack will inevitably have an endless attack, and the opponent will not know where it will start.

When the timeout ended and they returned to the court, the Kings were still running their Princeton. Divac seized the opportunity and used a beautiful back pass to help Stojakovic get a layup and equalize the score again.

Just when people thought that the game would reach the last minute and the last ball, the Celtics seemed to suddenly change their appearance. They had been stumbling in the offense before. Some of them relied on the personal abilities of their players, and they used a Different formations and tactics. The five players were completely separated, the strong and weak sides were clearly defined, offensive rebounds were given up, and the baseline was constantly interspersed. Garnett moved from the top of the key to the side, Brown came to the outside of the three-point line, and the Celtics were like a clockwork machine. Start running.

Leon's off-ball simulation training in daily training began to show results. After he drew a tactical roadmap for the players, the players were basically able to execute it perfectly within three minutes. In the last few minutes, they were unprepared for the situation. With the Kings, the Celtics played an almost perfect offensive coordination.

Reed made an air cut for a layup, Arenas slid down the baseline for a reverse layup, Pierce made a three-pointer from the corner, and Garnett made an alley-oop. The Celtics suddenly launched a 9-0 attack wave, and then a wave of leads at the last moment. Gone is the king.

Until the end of the game, Adelman was still standing on the sidelines with his hands folded in confusion, not knowing what happened. Just like being held back by 15 points in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the 1992 Finals, "What the hell happened?"