Chapter 158: Angry King Kong

?"Let’s take a look at the halftime statistics. We made 47 shots and hit 19 of them, including 4 three-pointers, and the shooting percentage was only 40%. , And in order to hit these four three-pointers, we shot 12 three-pointers, many of which are good shots, but unfortunately we did not grasp. 47 shots show that our offensive rhythm is not bad, and we have not been defeated by Portland People are slow, 40% of the hits show that we are still too impatient. Look at our opponents, they made 45 shots, but hit 23 goals, shooting more than 50%, three of them A three-pointer, and they hit these three three-pointers six times. What's our problem? First of all, I didn’t make careful preparations. I need to apologize here. Second, our rebound control is a problem. Although we are not inferior to our opponents in the total number of rebounds, we are missing six, but we have not protected some key rebounds. For example, in the middle of the second quarter when we could have started, we lost two backcourt rebounds. , Let Bunge Wells succeed in a sneak attack on the basket, which hurts our morale. Also, in foul control, don’t be affected by the Blazers’ style of play. They have some nasty big mouths and dirty hands. , And we need to counter them with basketball."
Halftime in the Celtics locker room, Leon combined the first half of the two sides in front of the small whiteboard to analyze the current situation. The Celtics' overall state is indeed poor, and the inside line has been suppressed. On the contrary, the Trail Blazers are in good condition, and they are anti-visitor-oriented in the away game, playing fiercely and aggressively. A few thorns are on the court to cause trouble, but on the court, they are also daunting.
When Leon was in the locker room, he didn’t like to use sensational speeches or long parallel lines to boost morale like some coaches did. He just calmly described the situation on the field and the solutions to problems. In the regular season, the team relied on the coach's blood to boost morale. Then rush on the court to save some situation, such a team can never really grow. Perhaps his approach does not seem to be very passionate, but he is using words and deeds to train the current Celtics into a cold winning machine.
Everyone listened very seriously. But no one spoke, because everyone did not perform well in the first half. The atmosphere in the dressing room is not active either. There are less than five minutes left before the second half, and everyone is ready to return to the game. At this time Leon erased the data sheet on the whiteboard with an eraser, and then suddenly said to pj-brown: "Hey, pj, if you start in the second half, do you have confidence in Rasheed Wallace? "
Leon's questions were sudden, and in front of all players, he rarely asked players such questions. He prefers to pull the players aside to teach the opportunity face-to-face rather than asking questions in front of everyone. Pj-Brown was stunned for a moment, but he immediately stood up from the stool with his mouth open, frowned at Leon, and said in front of everyone: "I will dry him even on the way out of Boston. Can't find it!"
Pj-Brown was completely suffocated throughout the first half. Obviously, he had a chance to play, but the head coach just pushed him not to use it. Obviously the team needed a player like him most, but he could only sit on the bench. Staring, even Dave Cowens persuaded Leon to switch to Brown. Leon still sits firmly on the Diaoyutai not to let Brown play. Brown couldn't guess what this magical coach was thinking, and the midfielder gave an understatement without screaming or passion. There are no shocking speeches, only calm data analysis and specific tactical arrangements. He thought he was going to be forgotten, but he heard what he wanted most.
Regarding Brown, Leon just nodded, and then said: "They are guests after all, so they should find their way home. All he can do is find a way out of Boston."
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At halftime, in the era when Auerbach still exists, there will never be cheerleaders in the North Shore Garden Arena. So the fans here can't see those thighs that can be straddled, and can only enjoy some music. Ordinary dance or basketball juggling. It's just that the Celtics fell behind in the first half so that the fans didn't want to watch these performances. They just wanted to restart the game soon. And looking forward to the team's counterattack.
The two sides returned to the court after twenty minutes. This time Pj-Brown took off his sweatshirt and put on a green No. 42 jersey, rubbing his hands and standing on the parquet floor of the North Bank Garden. The fans on the scene saw Pj-Brown start in the second half and began to cheer slowly. The fans began to applaud and whistle. This made Brown, who was still aggressive before, a little shy. He has not really gotten used to this new environment.
But when the game started in the referee's whistle, those messy thoughts completely disappeared. The burden of being 12 points behind at half made Brown completely unconcerned about other issues. Now he just wants to help the Celtics wholeheartedly. Smooth out the difference, use his way.
"Dave, why are you always so desperate in the game, as if you can't play the game tomorrow." Leon sitting on the sidelines asked Dave Cowens next to him, Cowens with extensive coaching experience He is now Leon's best assistant, and Leon often asks him some questions, including Cowens's past experience in the NBA.
"Because, because I just thought, I might not be able to play tomorrow. I still remember when I retired, one day I suddenly didn’t want to play. I knew that this day would come, so I would Playing desperately." Cowens thought for a while and replied loudly. Now the decibels in North Shore Garden are quite high.
"So I think, maybe it makes pj feel that he may not be able to play, and then let him play, he will be more desperate." Leon said to Cowens, he ignored Cowens's persuasion in the first half. Pressing pj-Brown, now he gave Cowens an explanation.
Cowens didn't talk, and he didn't know whether Leon's words were true or false. His attention had returned to the court with Leon, and the Celtics took the lead in attacking. In the face of the Trailblazers' athletic and tall forward lineup, Arenas' breakthrough in the first half was curbed. Arenas' passing and vision defects doomed him to become an offensive master in positional warfare. Chaotic fast break and one-on-one is his home. During the intermission, Leon told Arenas to open fire boldly, before regaining the feel. Always be confident.
The most important thing Arenas lacks is self-confidence. The Celtics have one stone. Arenas dominates eight fights, Walker fights Pierce, and the others share a fight. Since Leon lets himself throw, Arenas has the confidence to throw. Sure enough, just after half the dribble, he first gave the ball to Antoine Walker. Walker responded to the triangle public point, and Arenas slipped a big circle to the left corner.
This is a variant of Celtic-cut tactics. Use the point guard's internal cut to disrupt the opponent's defensive formation, and then the point guard suddenly returns, using all the defensive formation disorder caused by a pull to find offensive opportunities. Arenas is already familiar with this routine under Leon training. Anyway, this kind of running doesn't require running out of space, he just needs a mobile meeting.
Sure enough, from the bottom corner early to the 45-degree three-point line on the left, Walker pretending to be a breakthrough passed the ball back to Arenas, Arenas pulled up the ball and shot . It doesn't matter if he didn't really throw off the defense.
"Bang!" The ball hit the front of the basket mercilessly. "Damn it," Arenas frowned and cursed. He felt bad in the first half, and now he missed a shot, so he might not be able to continue firing in the second half, after all, there are Geminis on his head. Arenas was thinking about returning to the defense, only to see a tall and strong body inside a black player grabbing the ball with a large pliers-like arm.
It was Pj-Brown. He struggled to grab the offensive rebound. Arenas knew there was still a scene. He adjusted his position to the most familiar and favorite arc top position. Pj-Brown hesitated to observe the offensive rebound. The ball was passed to Arenas before the Portland defender jumped on it. This time, Arenas, who took the ball from the three-point line, did not let go of this opportunity, and went up and down. A clean three-pointer hit.
Arenas and Pj-Brown after scoring high-five each other, and Leon also knew it when he watched the ball off the court. This is entirely Brown's personal ability. In this season, his offensive rebounds have reached an average of 3 per game, which is quite a remarkable number. When in good condition, he can often grab more than five offensive rebounds in a game. In the past, Leon has always emphasized giving up offensive rebounds to ensure his retirement. That is because the team’s offensive rebounding ability is poor and there is no strong offensive rebounder. With the addition of Pj-Brown, Leon can try to get offensive rebounds. This is a very important and very simple and efficient thing to arm the team's offense.
With a three-pointer, the difference between the two sides was reduced to 9 points. The Blazers attacked and Scott Pippen dribbled the ball through halftime. This is the third season that Pippen has come to the Trail Blazers. He is 37 years old, but he still maintains a good competitive form, and because of the trust of coach Cheeks, his status in the team is very good. The effect is even better than his data. The Blazers still follow the traditional route tactically. They are good at using low positions to attract double-teams, and then constantly create offensive opportunities by shifting the ball and precise running positions. This is the same as the Celtics' pursuit of speed and the use of screens to cause time and space dislocation. There are two different routes.
Pippen carefully observed the Celtics' defense. In his impression, the Celtics' inside line was papery in the first half. A simple pass and cut, or a low-post strong attack can pass through. He passed the ball to Bunge Wells, and then began to shift to the weak side, and then Wells used two passes to get the ball back to Pippen's hands. At this time, the weak side has formed Rashid. -The connection between Wallace and Pippen, Pippen handed the ball to Rasheed Wallace.
Rasheed Wallace had something to ask for in the first half. Neither Antoine Walker nor Mark Blunt was able to resist his straight-arm jumper, but this time he had to face pj-Brown. .
"Come on boy, attack, attack me." Pj-Brown screamed at Wallace while stubbornly resisting Wallace. Wallace usually yells at the referee at his opponents, and now pj-Brown yells at him~EbookFREE.me~ He gets angry and dribbles the ball to death, but pj-Brown is not Blunt. Easy to move. Wallace’s two fake moves were also useless. In the end, he forced a backward jumper and hit the iron under the interference of Brown. Walker grabbed a backcourt rebound, the Celtics launched a fast break, and Michael Reid was on the right bottom. The 18-footer made a mid-range shot and the Celtics chased two more points.
This time the Blazers players are a bit impatient, Pippen took out the same routine and gave Wells, and then he went to the weak side, this time the ball did not pass back to his hands, Wells began to hold. Reid stepped forward. Although Reed is broad-shouldered and strong, he is only in the third grade. Wherever he can withstand the stick of Bonge Wells, Wells presses Reed and arches inward until he reaches the basket. He just wants to be strong. A huge figure was found hiding it-it was Pj-Brown.
Wells tried to strengthen his heart, but was pushed down by Reid and Brown. He fell to the ground and the ball rolled out of the baseline. The referee sentenced the Celtics. Wells got up to his feet and immediately went to the referee to protest. Rashid Wallace also turned on the roar mode towards the referee, but the referee was unmoved. At this time, the two looked back at the Celtics players and saw Pj-Brown glaring, like a King Kong standing in the Celtics' three-second zone.
The Blazers players know that they won't be so easy to get a bargain there anymore. (To be continued.)