Chapter 190: 2nd team's 3rd point

When Duncan bowed his head and walked off the court to sit on the bench, Leon also turned from the sidelines to sit on the bench, allowing Tim Duncan to leave early due to a foul problem, at least in the first half the Celtics will occupy Advantages on paper. , Access to the latest chapter: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ. The Spurs replaced Duncan with Malik Rose. He is 6-foot-7 but is a power forward. He was selected by the Hornets in the 1996 draft and was traded to the Spurs the following year. He has been playing until today.
This year is the peak year of Malik Rose's career and his contract year. He has reached the best technical and physical condition, but only averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game. At first glance, "Po" and "Po" Vitch replaced Rose, Leon immediately replaced Dailem "Po", let Paul Pierce go into the battle, in a short time the Celtics realized on the lineup Suppression of the Spurs.
Antoine Walker returned to the power forward position. Paul Pierce threatened the Spurs' perimeter defense at the small forward position. Let's see how the Celtics played on the spot.
Arenas hit all two free throws, 7:6, the Celtics went one point.
After the Spurs lost Duncan, the offensive focus shifted from the inside to the outside. David Robinson is no longer the omnipotent 7-foot small forward who faces the basket. His role on the offensive end is more screens and offensive rebounds. Parker dribbled through halftime, Robinson made a pick-and-roll in the high post, then Robinson followed, and Stephen Jackson in the bottom corner raised to 45 degrees to grab a rebound or catch up.
In the absence of Duncan, Parker was the offensive engine of the Spurs. Robinson’s surrender obviously had no effect. PJ-Brown stretched out his hand to block Parker while staring at Robinson. Parker hesitated and did not dare to drop the ball directly. Robinson, lost an offensive opportunity.
Brown's delay gave Arenas time to keep up. Parker's breakthrough route was blocked. He had to turn around and jumped up to pass the ball and knocked it to Jackson. This pass was not good, and Jackson was not sure to receive the ball. , After getting the ball, there is no way to shoot directly, nor to break directly, so he had to adjust the dribble. At this time, Reid's defense has been posted.
Jackson finally had to force a shot from the 19-foot position. Under Reid’s effective interference, the ball hit the basket’s neck. PJ-Brown firmly grabbed the backboard and quickly handed the ball to Alina. S.
Arenas dribbled the ball quickly through the half-court like the wind. The Spurs retreated very quickly, but their defensive position without Duncan had a hole. Antoine Walker had already squeezed the most important free throw. At the corner of the line, Reid fell to the bottom corner. Arenas paused for a while and started suddenly, using Walker's pick and roll to kill the inside lane. This time he didn't break through directly, but gave the ball to Walker outside. Walker stepped on the three-point line and made a long two-pointer!
The classic second fast break relies on simple cooperation and ‘precise’ stance to complete the offense quickly. Instead of pursuing more and less in one fast break, it attacks the opponent’s insecure foothold and finds relatively easy space for shots.
At this time, the Celtics' fans are already crowded with the North Shore "Hua" Garden Arena. Although it was just a simple mid-range jumper, it made the fans see Fox-Leon taking the green. The power of the light cavalry, it seems that Leon's return really rejuvenated the Celtics on the offensive end.
"I said that when Fox Leon returns, the Celtics will regain their fast offense, simple passing and beautiful jumpers. This is the Celtics we saw in the first half of the season. People team." Kenny Smith saw Walker's goal and couldn't help but praise the Celtics' orderly quick attack.
If the Spurs are the best and fastest retired team in the league, then the Celtics are the team that makes quick counterattacks the most methodical, and they don’t have a super point guard to advance the offense, the engine most of the time. It's Arenas. The Celtics were able to fight the counterattack without any chaos because they have the best fast-break trainer, Fox Leon with Hawkeye.
Yesterday, during a whole day of training in Waltham, Leon didn’t practice anything else, that is, he took the players for off-ball simulation training. Players who have not undergone this training for a month are still a little uncomfortable at first, with various mistakes and trips. garlic. Leon yelled at everyone on the sidelines for nearly an hour before everyone adjusted. Many of the already forgotten reactions and routines returned to the players' minds and nerve cells.
"Kenny, I have to say that your knowledge is as short as my hair. It's just a counterattack. How can you tell that the Celtics of the past have returned? I believe the Celtics will still rely on them recently. Defensively against the Spurs." Barkley still believes that it is not so easy for the Celtics to return to the past rhythm.
Barkley's voice just fell, the Spurs Bruce Bowen got a three-point open shot from the bottom corner, the Spurs have a strong ability to transfer the ball outside. Recently, the Celtics stopped following the past strict one-on-one rule on the defensive end, and began to rotate and fill up. This fill made up the gap and Bowen made a three-pointer from the bottom corner!
"Rebounds!" Leon stood on the sidelines and saw that the ball was crooked, shouting to grab a rebound, Walker stuck Rose, Brown against Robinson, Michael Reid grabbed the backboard before Jackson.
Reid didn't ‘hand over’ the ball to Arenas or Pierce, but rushed into it alone.
Dribble breakthrough is not Reid’s strong point. As a C&S'shooter', his dribble is relatively high, which makes him quick Shot. At the same time, because he is a left-handed shot, he is not left-handed but right-handed, so watching him break through will make people feel a little awkward.
But Reid still tried to squeeze the defending Parker away, soared all the way with the ball, and dodged Jackson's steal with the ball in a loop, and succeeded in a right hand basket! The Celtics relied on counterattack to score 4 points in a row, rewriting the score to 9:5.
'Bo' Bo' Vicky immediately called a timeout. Apparently, the Spurs didn't know how to play after Duncan was off the court. Robinson was old and Parker was too young. Neither of them could carry a heavy burden on the offensive end. 'Vicci needs to rearrange and stabilize the situation.
"Good work, sometimes it means to have a forward momentum. I learned a lot in this month, Michael." When the player was off, Leon patted Reid and said.
In the month of Leon’s absence, Reid evolved from the team’s fourth scorer to the third offensive point. His scoring average rose to 16.9 points per game. Although his three-point shooting percentage declined, his attempts increased by two. One. He is no longer just ambushing in the corner to make a feint attack point, but more involved in the active offense. Sometimes when the offense cannot be opened, Cowens will try to make Reid play one-on-one. .
In this era of super shooting guard blowout, Reid may not be eye-catching, but he will be an important point in Leon’s system. Leon is also very happy to see Reid gain confidence in this month. This was much earlier than he expected.
On the Spurs side, there is one person who is very similar to Reid, and that is Stephen Jackson, who is on the court with Reid.
"Stephen, now I need you to stand up and attack decisively. Pay attention to launching closer to the basket. Don't break through or throw three-pointers. Use your body, strength, and score. I need to score. ! "Pol" Vitch asked Jackson to provoke the offensive Liangzi from the bench.
In addition to Tony Parker, Jackson is the team’s only point of attack with the ball on the field. There is no rotation time. Ginobili has not been able to play. Before the second team comes on the field, Jackson’s is needed. Keep the ball offensive to continue the Spurs' firepower.
Jackson was born as a bitter child and grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, where the most famous place is the ‘Port’ Arthur’s Prison. Like Reid, Jackson was born into a devout Christian family, but he grew up like a crusader unlike a Christian, relying on violence all the way. Since childhood, he often fights with people, and even fights on the court. This also created his tough style of play.
After being selected by the Suns to enter the NBA, his style is obviously incompatible with the Suns' style of playing. He was cut, played in the Continental League, was signed by the Nets, and was cut again. Finally, he made a home with the Spurs and was beaten. ''Povich was hand-drawn and trained to become an important scorer and perimeter defender for the Spurs. So far this season he has been the team's third scoring point.
After the timeout was over ~EbookFREE.me~ the Spurs' offensive focus really shifted to Jackson's side. With two screens and a ‘cross-over’ shift, Jackson got a one-on-one challenge with Reid on the left.
Jackson tried to light Reid with a probing step, but Reid remained motionless, but lowered his center of gravity and stared at Jackson. At the preparation meeting before the game, Leon reminded Reid that his main focus was his shooting and second rebounds. His first step was not fast, but he was very powerful and would find a gap to force the shot.
Sure enough, seeing that there was no way to sway Reid, Jackson slammed his shoulders to hold the ball and hit Reid, then turned back to the bottom line, found a small space, and leaned back slightly to make a jumper.
The ball bounced on the rim, and finally fell into the net. A slightly luck goal stabilized the Spurs' situation.
Subsequently, Jackson made a mid-range hit and grabbed an offensive rebound to score. The Celtics relied on Pierce's personal ability to score 5 points in a row. The two sides bitten very tightly in the first quarter.
Leon watched Jackson put on a show of flesh after scoring, and kept high-fiving his teammates. He knew that it was time for him to rest on the bench.