Chapter 86 A Wave of Desperation
D'Antoni really didn't expect such a big scene in an ordinary regular season, and he didn't expect Rivers to play so well. As soon as the game came, he gave himself a fierce down.
Originally, D'Antoni thought that his opponent would attack him when he came up, but he didn't expect that Rivers didn't plan to come up and play any attack with the Suns at all, but began to shake it hard.
From the beginning of the jump ball, the Celtics' defense pursued close-to-hand combat. Even Pierce chased Marion and kept reaching out to interfere, not to mention big guys like Perkins who focused on defense.
However, what makes D'Antoni feel most incredible is that it is probably the competition between the two defenders. He didn't expect Nash to be so entangled by a novice who has just entered the NBA.
Rando seemed to have abandoned his desire to attack and hung himself beside Nash, one step away.
In terms of height, Rondo is slightly at a disadvantage, but this guy's center of gravity is lower, which can follow Nash's footsteps well, and Rondo is not at all disadvantageous at all when he turns sharp and stops.
The weight of the two people is not much different, but Rondo's physical fitness is obviously stronger.
This also gave Nash a headache. He was harassed by Rondo more than once, and dribbled the ball became a problem.
Even if the Suns tried their best to cover for Nash, Rondo was still chasing after him.
Those two long arms have been interfering with Nash's possession of the ball. If it were someone else, it would have been cut off by this boy. Nash has been using his low center of gravity to dribble and change direction to get rid of this entanglement.
But Rondo's extremely long arms and wide palms have always put pressure on Nash.
But I don't know what Rivers thinks. He doesn't seem to want the team members to be stingy with his physical strength, so he chases after him. Not only is Nash being so entangled, but everyone else has suffered this.
And such an oppressive defense, in such a hot atmosphere as the North Shore Garden Arena, has brought a lot of trouble to the Suns' offense, and D'Antoni's team has made unnecessary mistakes continuously.
Five minutes after the start of the game, D'Antoni has called a timeout, but this timeout did not reverse the scene of the Suns being suppressed. They have been hit three fast attacks by their opponents because of mistakes.
Among them, Marion was interrupted twice, and Nash's pass also had a problem with Bell's running position, which made Rondo seize the opportunity and give Pierce a beautiful assist.
15:6, in just five minutes, the Celtics have widened the gap between the two teams to 9 points.
This made D'Antoni a little unacceptable. After all, the Suns have been playing smoothly in the previous games. They have never encountered such a difficult situation. Even if they played against the Spurs, it was not like this.
But the Celtics gave them a first blow. Rivers' platooned and put great pressure on the Suns with their life-threatening defensive strength, which made them a little caught them off guard.
There is nothing we can do. When the game reaches the sixth minute, D'Antoni can only ask for a timeout again.
He also knows that if he continues to play like this, his team will be stunned without passing the first quarter.
Even Nash kept shaking his head during the pause, as if he had not recovered from the fierce rush of the Celtics, and as for the others, they were a little confused.
Marion wiped his sweat with a towel hard on his seat. Although it was only five minutes, he was annoyed enough, because even Pierce put down his body and began to fight with him.
Even if Marion's physical fitness is very animal, he can't help but carry it so fiercely.
"These guys are crazy." Although the voice was not loud, Marion's muttering was heard by many people, and most of them were a little empathetic.
It's crazy. It's really crazy. Those guys in green are like the last madness before the end of the world. Everyone is playing with their lives to hit the Suns.
"Damn, my rib bone has also been hit by Tony's guy." Bell, who has always been strong in defense and even Kobe dared to put his head around him, also grinned and rubbed his left rib.
Thomas didn't say anything, but he could see that the five or six minutes he just carried with Perkins under the basket consumed him a lot.
Only Stadmeier was holding Gatory's bottle hard next to him, with an unhappy look on his face.
The six points the Suns got at the beginning, one was Marion's mid-range jumper, and the other two were Nash's shot at the 45th angle when he couldn't find a suitable passing route.
This has nothing to do with Stadmeier. He got two mobile phone meetings in total, and he failed to score because of Jefferson's interference, and only got one rebound.
And every time Stadmeier catches the ball or pulls it out to cover for Nash, he will hear overwhelming boos. Those Boston fans almost stand on their seats and curse with loudspeakers.
This noisy environment made Stadmeyer very irritable. Even during the pause, he didn't listen to anything and kept shouting that he couldn't catch the ball. It seemed that everyone had a problem with him.
This also allows D'Antoni can only replace this guy, because in less than five minutes, Stadmeier has already carried a foul. If he continues according to his temper, he may not be able to hold on to the two quarters. Although he was suppressed by the Celtics on the scene, D'Antoni has not fainted.
Different from the depressed expression on the Suns, the Celtics all roared and walked back when they returned to the rest area, and the expressions were extremely excited.
Pierce slapped his hands with everyone to celebrate, and he didn't expect that he would play so perfectly at the beginning.
Only Chen Feng put his arms around Xibodu's shoulder and said, "Let's say it. If you go away, the other party will definitely be beaten. These guys will never think that we will fight with them at the beginning."
Rivers and Siberdu looked at this evil guy a little speechless, but what Chen Feng said was indeed right. When arranging tactical drills, the crazy boy said that he had made this suggestion.
It's just that he said more directly at that time, "Fuck him! I'm fighting with these grandchildren this time!"
Of course, Rivers is not so idiotic, but Chen Feng's words also made him a little enlightened. Since he decided to fight with his opponent, why not fight to the limit?
Anyway, the Celtics are also a little worse than the strength of the other party. It's better to risk it and suppress the opponent at the beginning! Slam it hard!
Rivers' sudden attack really made D'Anthony scratch his head a little. Originally, the atmosphere in the court was a little fierce, but now he made his opponent do it all of a sudden, and he was also a little depressed.
But D'Antoni is not a fool to break into the West in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.
At this time, he knew that he had to make some changes, otherwise the Suns might have a second defeat.
"Bois, you replace Thomas, pay attention to changing positions with Sean, and try to hit the rebound! Bell, take a break and let Barbosa go up and rush!"
D'Antoni soon made a tactical adjustment. Stadmeier didn't get a chance to play, but Banks was thrown on the court by him, and Dior and Barbosa also fought from the bench.
"Since you want to have a hand-to-hand fight, let me play with you at speed."
Looking at the excited look of the Celtics players at this moment, D'Antoni was also a little fierce.
If you can play so hard in defense, then I will let you see how horrible the first firepower of the league is in the attack!
(The second update, it may be updated more tomorrow. The Suns are a hot spot for this game, so you may write more, try to do, okay.)