Chapter 673: Steel defense


During the intermission, in the Pacers' dressing room, a friendly dressing room meeting is in progress.
Bird, who had always been calm and calm on weekdays, began to spit fragrantly and curse people.
"This game is replaced by me, it is not necessarily like this!"
Byrd roared to everyone, he was very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half.
Bird rarely growled, he didn't like it, he was always a calm man.
And today is just the first half of the first game of the playoffs, but Bird is so angry.
This illustrates a problem: By the playoffs, Bird is very, very important.
He didn't want any slack, weak enemy feelings to appear on the team.
As a player, Bird used to be the king, and he forced him to pretend.
As a manager and coach, Bird is successful, but he has never tasted the taste of a champion.
From Michael Jordan, to Kobe, O’Neal, to the Pistons, and the Auburn Hills Palace event, last season’s deal, every time Bird’s Pacers were close to success, there were either mountains that could not be overturned, Either there will be accidents disrupting his deployment.
Year after year, again and again.
This year, Byrd is planning another three-year plan.
But Li Liang's proof of existence may not take three years.
So for the playoffs, Byrd is still eager to win than these players.
He was originally a man who had a longing for victory.
As a player, he can personally solve the opponent on the court, but sitting on the sidelines, people will feel much weaker.
When Byrd fired a fire, he calmed down and only said a few words, "Be good defense, guys."
Everyone didn't speak, just gathered together silently, and Garnett shouted "Defene!"
The second half of the game is about to begin.
Before going on the field, Li Liang patted Bird's arm, and then re-appeared with his teammates.
Fans of Conseco Arena are still enthusiastic, and everyone still has full confidence in crossing the Celtics.
The team’s postseason publicity documentary is shown on the big screen above the stadium. Their goal this year is the championship.
In the second half, the Celtics took the lead in attacking.
In the first half, the Celtics attacked with a lot of color, and the transfer of the ball was very good.
Bradley, Smart, and Turner all have three points on the outside.
Even Ornik hit a three-pointer from outside.
The Celtics gave full play to their flexible advantage, using the Pacers' impatience in mind, eager to chase points and ignoring the defensive stability.
The Pacers in the third quarter were obviously different.
The one-on-one half-marking, the team's attention is highly concentrated.
The Celtics, who lacked the ability to hold the ball, immediately discovered that transferring the ball was useless.
When the ball arrives, it follows the shadows, and finally Bradley tops the shot forcibly. As a result, the ball does not touch the basket.
The Pacers defended the Celtics for 24 seconds!
If the Celtics have a top ball attacker, this time using his personal ability to hit a ball against a high-intensity defense, then the pressure is all on the Pacers.
Unfortunately, the Celtics didn't. The only one with this ability was still sitting on the bench off the court. The 175 small men.
After playing a few rounds in the third quarter, Stevens realized that he had to get Thomas to play early.
Thomas was drafted in the 60th position because of height problems.
But after unremitting efforts, he achieved 20 points per game in the NBA this season, which is a very remarkable achievement.
After coming to the Celtics, Thomas Jr. started from the bench, but it was the Celtics' most important scoring point.
In the first half, Thomas Jr. became the team's offensive engine in the second team.
But in the third quarter, the Celtics have not scored for four consecutive rounds!
The Pacers successfully hit a 10:0 offensive climax and instantly overtake the score.
The Pacers' defensive strength is staggering, and the Celtics, who have no strong offense, can't resist.
For the Pacers, the playoffs really started in the second half.
Stevens called a timeout and replaced Thomas.
This is not the time when Thomas Jr. should play, but there is no way. The playoffs are just a move. If something goes wrong, you need to think about it immediately.
For Stevens, although he has many strategies in his chest, he has no cards in his hand.
A 60th pick Thomas is already the best card he can play.
Thomas Jr. really scored when he debuted.
After using his speed to get rid of Hill, he made a quick stop jumper and scored two points.
Finally quenched the Celtics' thirst.
But a goal is not enough.
Soon, Little Thomas was under the care of Li Liang.
In the next defense, Thomas Jr. passed the ball and was directly intercepted by Li Liang who was caught on the line.
JR-Smith has already got off, Li Liang has a long pass to JR, empty basket, direct dunk success.
When the Pacers' defense improved, their offensive efficiency immediately improved a lot.
Quickly counterattack, stand alone, and in the simplest way, give the opponent a blow when the opponent is unsteady.
Li Liang was gradually entering the state on the defensive end. After the suspension, the goods actually installed themselves with a "golden shield"...
This is something he used only in the finals in the past, and it is very consuming.
But Li Liang still used it. He felt the need to lay a good foundation for the team.
Over the past two years in the playoffs, the Lakers and Clippers won the championship relying on offensive, balanced offense and defense.
This time the Pacers must rely on defense.
Moreover, Li Liang is no longer a rookie, no longer a dual-core, he is the boss of the Pacers.
Boss, we must take the example of the boss, how can we direct traffic?
Li Liang, whose data has increased by 15%, is terrible.
Especially his outside defense, when he started to switch defense, almost no one in the Celtics could score one-on-one on his head.
Not only because of ability, but also momentum, the Celtics' momentum is completely suppressed.
A super attack wave of 18:5, the Pacers took half a quarter to completely reverse the situation.
Bird saw this situation, but also did not decide to let go, let go.
Winning 1 point is the same as winning 58 points, but the effect is still different. One will be remembered for a long time...
The Pacers don't need to win as much, but the Pacers have a sense of oppression, and the Celtics lose their fighting spirit.
Defense is the best way to destroy the opponent's will.
Steel-like defense makes the opponent score better than eating shit.
After playing, the opponent will definitely think, "Please, I am here to play basketball, not iron, I want to shoot a goal!"
The Celtics are a strong-willed and disciplined team.
But in the third quarter, I played for more than half, and it was almost like this.
The single quarter score did not break 10!
After a timeout, Byrd replaced Garnett.
The defensive combination of Li Liang and Garnett is really a nightmare for outside players.
Stevens responded fairly quickly and immediately changed his moves, allowing the players to cut off positions and hit the Pacers.
But the move was successful for two rounds, and Garnett immediately began to squat near the three-second zone and did not come out very much.
At the same time, the whole person of the Pacers did not relax for a moment.
The two picking big dung are looking behind. If you relax, a big comes over to make you understand what the smell of fragrance is.
The sky above Conseco Arena is full of roars, swear words, and conductors.
This is something that will inevitably appear in a high-intensity and intense game~EbookFREE.me~ At the end of the third quarter, Li Liang took a break.
He only scored 6 points in a single quarter, but grabbed 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
The Pacers gave the Celtics only 11 points in the quarter, leading the Celtics by 12 points at the end of the third quarter.
12 points, not much to watch, but the Celtics scored 11 points in the quarter, the Pacers did not score in the quarter, you can not catch up.
Besides, can you not score?
Li Liang raised his defense to the extreme. [Golden Shield] The moment I put it away, I felt distressed when I saw the number of anger values ​​that jumped out of my eyes!
TM's, after two days to Boston, I still can't receive anger!
Li Liang is already thinking, do you want to scold the Celtics after the game?
Toss a fire?
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