Chapter 287 Jefferson's Big Trouble

Ginobili's rampage made the whole game hot in the second half of the first quarter. The attack and defense conversion speed between the Celtics and the Spurs began to get faster, and the number of mistakes began to increase, but the score was not big.

Because of Ginobili's fierce rush after playing, the Celtics did seem a little passive, mainly Pierce's energy, most of which were involved by Ginobili. If you don't want to see the Argentine continue to attract fans to cheer for him, you must keep a firm eye on him. This job is definitely not easy. Loose.

And Pierce is not a standard defensive expert. Although he can eat Ginobili in the position of the front guard swinger, once the Argentine's small waist shakes, not everyone can stand it.

If the old man Spreeville could be a few years younger, it would be the best choice to keep an eye on Ginobili, but now it's really a little difficult for Pierce to do it.

At this time, weight is an advantage and a burden. Pierce meets Ginobili, who is furious on the defensive end, and can only follow his opponent to move his body carefully to get stuck, otherwise the Argentine will be crazy!

It is also because of Ginobili's appearance that the Spurs' outer defense is not as tight as before. Although this guy is fast and can break the ball, he will also let Pierce find a shooting opportunity when the defense changes position.

The main reason is that Pierce is heavy enough to eat Ginobili on the offensive end. Even Popovich can't do this. After all, using the Argentine is a double-edged sword. If you attack, you have to withstand a counterattack.

Compared with the stability of old Barry, who rarely makes mistakes, Ginobili's attack is sharper, but in defense, it is also obvious that he will suffer a little when facing Pierce. Now this is also a counteroff between attack and defense.

Generally speaking, the two guys are bursting with each other. There is nothing they can do with each other on the defensive end. Ginobili's breakthrough combined with shooting makes Pierce very embarrassed. Pierce's ball-holding attack and mid-range jump shot also make the Argentines unable to stop it. It's just that when they tortured each other, the two teams are also like This.

15:15, this is the score before the suspension, but at the end of the first quarter, there is still no obvious difference in the score. The score on the field is only 28:25, but the Spurs are three points ahead.

This is also because Ginobili passed a good ball to Parker after getting rid of Pierce and before being hit by Rondo, let the French sports car shoot near the bottom corner and hit a beautiful three-pointer.

Rondo almost broke Ginobili's pass at that time. Even Siberdo felt a pity that he couldn't break the ball when he saw that scene. It was really only a few centimeters away. Rondo's fingertips had even scratched the surface of the basketball, but a few centimeters less. He couldn't let the basketball change its direction. It is.

In addition to praise for Parker's accurate three-pointers, the live commentary of the AT&T central stadium is also afraid of Ginobili's adventurous pass. If Ron moves a few centimeters, maybe all this will be another result.

It is because of such an attack that the Spurs can still maintain the lead at the end of the first quarter. With Ginobili's appearance, their advantage is not obvious, but compared with the Spurs, the Celtics' attack is less smooth, except for Pierce's shooting. Outside.

Rivers has been holding his shoulder to watch the whole process of the game on the sidelines. He didn't shout a pause, but just kept thinking, because this bad scene made him feel so awkward for the first time. The rhythm of the whole game was not under the control of the Celtics at all, even if he entered Attack can only rely on someone's performance.

Pierce's hand feeling is very hot today. He hit six times eight times, plus two free throws. He scored 14 points in the first quarter. Without him, the Celtics may have fallen behind more, but it's just that the scene of relying on one person to play the game. No matter how you look at it. Like last season, although Pierce is not isolated, it will be very bad if it goes on like this.

Rivers doesn't want to repeat what happened last season. There is only one point of the team that will never win.

However, Popovich's arrangement before the game is indeed very targeted. He will allow you to attack on the periphery, but if you put it under the basket, it will curb you as much as possible, so the fight on the inside line has never stopped. Whether it is rebounding or carding, Chen Feng and Jefferson have been fighting with Duncan and Elson for a moment. It can't be relaxed, but the tight defense of the inside line makes the Celtics have to focus on the periphery.

Although shooting can't solve all the problems, Pierce and Szebiak can have a chance to take action.

And the score can be bitten by shooting. In the face of this **, Rivers has to focus on the peripheral scoring. The involvement of the inside line gives the outside line a chance to shoot. I guess no one wants to see the hand-to-hand battle really begin. The main reason is that the defensive level of the Spurs is too tight that Rivers has been afraid to let go. Fight.

Especially the inside line, which has always been regarded as the focus of the Celtics' offensive attack, and because of the strong defense of the Spurs, Rivers is temporarily calming down, but Rivers is also considering whether it should be changed. After all, in such a war of attrition, it must be you who will suffer losses. If the inside line can't be opened, the final loser must be the Celtics. Team.

"Man, maybe we should try to play the inside line. After all, the basket is our most sure offensive firepower point. We can't play with the Spurs all the time. You know, if Paul's hit rate has a problem when his physical fitness declines, it will be a disaster. We will be in There is a failure here, or it will be a crushing defeat, Doug, now we must take the initiative.

Siberdo rarely says so much, but before the end of the first quarter, he still exchanged opinions with Rivers in a low voice, not to prove anything, but if it goes on like this, it can only be the mind of Popovich. Pierce's touch can't always be so hot. This way of play is Chronic suicide, if everything is not put back on track, then the only thing waiting for the Celtics is failure.

The calm Siberdo is not persuading Rivers to change his tactical ideas. He just wants to avoid his partner falling into Popovich's trap. The old man is very cunning. He has been trying to lure the Celtics into a dead end, and he has done so successfully that Rivers give up his usual battle. Art.

However, this confusion does not last long, but when Rivers realizes that he has made a mistake, he will correct it. In fact, only the first quarter is Popovich's best chance, but the Celtics' fierce bandits do have a strong temperament, and They have the ability to fight with you.

Although Popovich can lead Rivers' tactical ideas in the whole first quarter, Thibodeau reminded him that Rivers is not a fool. He has smelled a very dangerous feeling from the first quarter. The team is not playing smoothly, and the expressions on the faces of the wild kids are also very solemn. This kind of The atmosphere is stimulating the fat man. Even if his brain is not as smart as Thomas, he will realize that there is a problem.

Now that Siebodeau has raised a problem, Rivers is responsible for solving it. After all, he is the head coach of the Celtics, and the dry attack in the first quarter is caused by his brain cramps.

"Well, man, I know what I should do. In the past twelve minutes, I must have been seduced by the damn demon, so it was not until this second that I completely returned to the world."

"But it's better not to tell those guys, otherwise these guys will definitely treat me with an unpleasant face. It's bearable to be despised by their opponents. If they are laughed at by those bastards, that's the worst thing."

Before the end of the first quarter, Rivers had decided that at the beginning of the second quarter, he would make changes and let Popovich see that he was not a veteran coach, but he still dared to make a tough move.

However, while Rivers was preparing to make adjustments, Popovich was also making tactical changes on the sidelines. Ginobili came on the field, disrupting the opponent's defense and involving Pierce's energy, but the progress of the whole game made Popovich not satisfied. After all, the score was not pulled away, and the Celtics' strength made this hometown They are also a little surprised. Anyway, the defensive efficiency of the Spurs is the best in the league, but even so, they still can't hold the Celtics' offensive momentum, which is the most alert to Popovich.

The Celtics can be regarded as a team that has just climbed out of the ruins. They have only risen strongly this season, but it is such a newly revived opponent. The Spurs have played so hard. You can imagine how fierce this group of Boston is. If they are allowed to accumulate for a year or two, the explosive power must be quite frightening. Territ.

Popovich didn't want to become a stepping stone to Boston's rise. When he could defeat his opponent, the old guy didn't want to show mercy. Therefore, after thinking for a long time on the sidelines, he decided to start working hard.

"Tim, you haven't played much so far, only three times, and you have played one, but at the beginning of the second quarter, I need you to take over the game as much as possible, fight on the inside line, and put pressure on Jefferson!"

"The Celtics' offensive efficiency today is not bad. It's not good for us to drag it down. Next, we have to face rotation, adjustment, and change tactics. Before the other side starts, we have to take the lead at home."

Popovich's tactical arrangement has never been so complicated, mainly because it has been done on the training ground. When commanding on the spot, he just needs to give orders without too much entanglement about how to fight. After all, many tactical things have long been integrated into the daily training of the Spurs. Now just take all this out and put it in front of the Celtics to put more pressure on them.

"Uh-huh." Duncan nodded while wiping his sweat, but he still didn't say much. It is estimated that if it had been in other teams, the absolute core or the leader player, he would have already begun to incite emotions.

It's just in the Spurs. Popovich doesn't need that kind of performance. Similarly, Duncan doesn't need that kind of thing.

Calmly assign the task, and then perform it quietly. This is the style of the Spurs. There is no roar, no arms and shouting. The Spurs are more like a silent army, and Duncan is only responsible for pulling the trigger.

Compared with the calmness of the Spurs, the atmosphere of the Celtics is completely different, especially when Rivers said that he would pay attention to inside attack in the second quarter, Chen Feng did not have to be so aggrieved.

"Head, you made me and Al and I hold back a quarter of the game. I almost doubted that I was going to become a standard blue-collar insider. Together, we only shot three baskets, which is unscientific!"

Chen Feng is really about to be screamed. He hasn't been so aggrieved since the first day he played NBA.

What on earth does Jefferson think? Chen Feng certainly doesn't know. Anyway, he is almost tortured by this kind of playing method that can only grab rebounds, block the attacking players on the outside line, and then pass the ball to the empty seat.

The first score of this game was scored by Chen Feng. But after that, Chen Feng only contributed three front-court rebounds and six back-court rebounds, plus a block for Elson. In addition to these, there were two assists. For the rest of the time, Chen Feng was just playing cards with Elson under the basket. Force.

The confrontation between big people is the most difficult. Chen Feng has nothing to resist this kind of strong confrontation.

And when he meets such a shadow-like plaster like Elson, face-to-face physical competition is also Chen Feng's favorite kind of confrontation. He is just stuck in the position, but there is no suitable scoring opportunity, so he can only compete for rebounds.

This makes Chen Feng a little can't help it. As Hammond and Takanien said, the energy in this boy's bones is the most wild and unruly offensive ability. Let him do the blue-collar work. No wonder the boy is so unhappy. Even Auerbach, who watched the broadcast in front of the TV, almost scolded the street. It is.

"Stupid way! Doug's bastard actually took Popovich's nose and turned around in place, wasting his best way of attack. There was no more idiotic choice than this! The guy who doesn't know his mind until now! If he loses the game like this, I will definitely open his buttocks with this crutch!"

Auerbach is already at the level of an old goblin, so he doesn't need to read more to understand what Popovich did. It's just that Rivers is too stable, so the old man is so angry.

Everyone wants to win steadily, but before your strength reaches that level, it's a complete idiot's decision. Rivers knows what the problem is, but he doesn't know that Auerbach is about to beat him to death with that crutch, but fortunately, he only played one quarter of the game, and he still has a chance to go. Change.

But Rivers just explained that he should pay attention to the inside attack, let Jefferson and Chen Feng use the outside pass to find opportunities under the basket and try to open a big enough gap in the key area of the Spurs' defense.

"Basket, if you have a chance, go attack. You two need to score to share the pressure on Paul. This is the territory of the Spurs, but we need to attack more fiercely to let them understand that we are not easy to mess with."

Rivers intends to use tactical changes to fight back Popovich. If he can pull the defensive system of the Spurs, it is even more desirable. He just bumps into Duncan. How much offensive efficiency can the combination of Chen Feng and Jefferson play? Now Rivers can only wait and see and dare not easily give a knot. On.

"Let's see. Anyway, there are still three quarters in the game. Even if there is a problem, it can be adjusted. Now I can only say that those two guys are under a lot of pressure. It's really hard to say whether they can put a piece of meat on that stone, but I can only be sure of one thing. If you let go of the reins, Chen Feng will definitely Crazy, although I don't know how destructive it can be, Popovich will definitely have a headache for him.

After the team members appeared, Cieberdu stood beside Rivers and whispered, and this always unsmiling guy still had a faint smile on his face, which was obviously the expression after the conspiracy succeeded.

"On this point, I also believe that a wild boy who can make Phil Jackson and Van Gundy frown will definitely not disappoint the old man Popovich. Chen Feng will definitely make everyone feel a headache, including you and me." Rivers did not have a bad smile, because he remembered Chen Feng. In the evil performance of the team, his sad mood will definitely be more depressed than those opponents. Those opponents are just tortured by the boy once or twice, but he and Sibodu have to look at Chen Feng every day!

Neither Rivers nor Siebodeau underestimated Chen Feng's ability to make evil, but it was not the bald boy who was the first to be fierce. At the beginning of the second quarter, the offensive momentum of the Spurs was obviously different from that of the first quarter.

Previously, it was Parker who controlled the ball to look for opportunities on the periphery, using Duncan or Elson's cover to get into the inside line as much as possible, or passing the ball to the old Barry waiting for the shot outside the three-point line and Ginobili, who later came on the field, or throwing the ball closer to the basket. The basic offensive right is the main outside. Guide.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs took the lead in serving at the bottom line. Parker's pass did not pass, but after crossing the half, he quickly handed over to Duncan, who was waiting near the three-second zone. The expressionless guy, had been covering in the first quarter, but this time, he let Jefferson, who was watching the defense, be Unprepared, Duncan did not pass the ball, but shot immediately after receiving the ball at a 45-degree angle!

Originally, Duncan's height was better than Jefferson's, and this guy seemed to be looking for the angle of passing the ball before shooting. As a result, it was such a move looking elsewhere that scared Jefferson. When he realized, the expressionless stone man had raised his hand and threw the ball out, which was accurate. At a 45-degree angle, the board entered the basket without any feeling of dragging, and Jefferson didn't even have time to reach out his hand, let alone interference. He almost stood in front of Duncan and watched all this happen in an instant.

There was no sign of action, accurate hit, and then patted his buttocks and turned away. There were no other unnecessary actions, as if nothing had happened just now, leaving Jefferson alone in a daze.

If it's not surprising that he was shot by Duncan, then in the Celtics' counterattack, Jefferson had already got a very good offensive opportunity under the basket, but as soon as he took action, a big slap hit him head-on, and the basketball thrown out was abruptly fanned off the track and fell to the bottom line. In Parker's hand, as a result, the Frenchman's long pass accurately found Ginobili, who had run out.

Four points were scored by the opponent in a row, and the gap also widened from three points to seven points in an instant. In the face of opponents like the Spurs, this difference is very terrible, and this is not all. Duncan did not continue to hide quietly in the crowd after winning two attacks and defenses. This guy suddenly appeared as if he had just woke up. Strong power broke out on the top, and in the next three minutes, he made four strong attacks on Jefferson's head in a row!

A jump shot from the board, two small hooks under the basket, and a strong attack holding the ball near the three-second zone.

Duncan really didn't be polite to Jefferson. He was the leader of all four attacks. He didn't need anyone's help. He just held the ball and played hard, with flexible footsteps, accurate shots, and a hot shooting feel.

If this guy was a big man who was expressionless and had no special performance before, then Duncan was the Spurs' biggest lethal weapon in three or four minutes after the opening of the second quarter.

The all-round ability showed its destructive power at this time. Jefferson is also a strong man who has been playing in the NBA for nearly three years, but in the face of Duncan's sudden attack, he also felt at a loss.

The main reason is that you really don't know how to prevent Duncan from getting close to such a big guy? Duncan's footsteps under the basket are not much ecstasy, but it's really not so easy for ordinary people to get stuck with him.

And Duncan's physical fitness is also a little tonnage among the inside players. With his height, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to block his attack.

Don't forget that Duncan is best at hitting the board attack at a 45-degree angle on both sides of the basket.

If Nowitzki's medium and long-range shooting has strong lethality, then Duncan's board is like an unsolved math problem. You can know what he is going to do, but you can't kill him.

The main reason is that it is difficult enough for a guy with more than 210 meters to shoot in front of you, and then the animal is still shameless to choose to play the board. When shooting, he is slightly leaning back. How can this?

But what Rivers is worried about on the sidelines now is not how to block Duncan's damn shot.

What he wants to worry about is Popovich's change from external and internal attack, as well as Duncan's resolute attitude to force Jefferson face-to-face.

What worries Rivers most is that Jefferson is at a disadvantage now. It's not that the guy didn't work hard to stop Duncan, but in the confrontation between the two, Jefferson is now at a disadvantage.

One is a powerful person who has been in the NBA for three years, and the other is a stone man who has won three championships. When they are face to face, Jefferson has encountered the biggest trouble.

And this trouble is not only his, but also the Celtics'...