Chapter 335: Start

In essence, the NBA Finals game is the same as an ordinary NBA regular season, the same 48 minutes, the same rules, the same opponents, the same venue. [Phoenix\/phoenix\/fiction net update soon, no pop-up window, please search f/h/xiao/shuo/c/o/m] The only difference is the meaning of the game and the mentality of both parties, which often affects the game Is decisive.
Obviously, at the beginning of the game, the mentality of both sides was not so stable. The Celtics' excessive relaxation made them slow to enter the state; the Lakers have more experience, but the terrible off-court experience and the terrible North Shore Garden Arena made the Lakers players feel unprecedented pressure.
After Payton scored 4 points in a row, the two sides did not score for one and a half minutes and fell into a stagnant deadlock.
In the end, the Celtics' side Paul Pierce scored the team's first goal. He faced Fox with a calm and unremarkable mid-range and sent the Celtics the first place in the finals. Goals.
Phil Jackson noticed this. In his impression, Kevin Garnett or Gilbert Arenas often fired the Celtics' first shot. Pierce is the sharpest Celtics knife. , Will always stay until the critical moment to exert force. Today I feel that the Celtics have a very different start. Pierce's first shot came earlier.
"Payton, back one-on-one Arenas from the right again, a beautiful back pass...Brown fouled, he pulled O'Neal down." Brin watched Brown pounce like a tree climbing When he pressed O'Neill down, he was also bald in his heart. Because from Brown, Brin felt the ferocity of the New York Knicks in the 1990s.
The Lakers' start was also unique. Jackson found in the regular season that it was a bit difficult to find a breakthrough from O'Neal. Brown could not prevent O'Neal, but he would not collapse alone. If he doesn't collapse, the Celtics won't help defend, and O'Neal can't drive other players to participate in the offense, which is very deadly for the Lakers. Therefore, Jackson decided to find hope in Gary Payton, who has been stumbling and stumbling since this season.
As a result, Jackson asked Payton to dominate the Lakers' offense at the beginning. Payton's chaotic ability can be brought into full play when the defense on both sides of the opening is not tight enough. Payton is 35 years old this year and his athletic ability has basically been lost. However, his strength and experience are still there. Facing Arenas, he made two unexpected attacks with plenty of physical strength at the beginning of the game.
Then this beautiful back pass also showed the style of his top point guard. You know, in the triangle offense, there will not be a point guard's tactics. Payton can regain this best tactic. Obviously Jackson has made special arrangements.
O'Neal stepped to the free throw line and missed two free throws. Kevin Garnett got a backcourt rebound. He hesitated and didn't pass it to Arenas. Instead, he handed the ball to Pierce. Pierce slowly After half the dribble, he organized the Celtics' half-court attack.
Leon squatted on the sidelines, patiently observing the offense and defense of both sides, his attention was highly concentrated, and his eyes were like cameras to capture every detail of the game in his mind-he hadn't been so serious in a long time.
"The Lakers' defense is very simple, one-on-one on the perimeter, O'Neal sticks to the basket, puts us on the pick and roll, and Brown shoots. It seems that Jackson still wants to solve the problem through offense. No low attack point will still be our big problem... Carl- Malone's knee seems to have some problems, O'Neal's position is a bit too deep, Kobe has always been around..." Leon stood on the sidelines, he could observe the details of the field clearly than anyone. The defensive formation can be seen with just a glance. What he cares more about now is the state and possible direction of the Lakers players.
Pierce made a pick-and-roll screen with Garnett after halftime with the ball, and then Pierce beat Fox on the right side one-on-one, shot a 19-foot backward jumper, the ball came again, and the two sides tied 4:4.
The sound of the North Shore Garden Arena was deafening. Just two goals from Pierce made the fans crazy. There is no doubt that this is a feast for the fans. This state will undoubtedly continue until the end of the game.
When the Lakers launched the offense again, Payton no longer chose to play by himself, but gave the ball to Malone, and then slipped to the bottom line by himself. The offensive triangle of Malone, Fox and O'Neal was formed on the right. Malone took the ball at the right time. It was passed to Fox, and Fox tapped the ball to O'Neal.
"O'Neal is strong... Why did Kobe change positions? What does this mean." O'Neal took Pj-Brown in the low post after receiving the ball. This was what Leon expected, but when O'Neal received the ball, Kobe moved from the weak side. Crossing into the position of the strong side Malone, Malone had to make a cross-transposition with Kobe. It's just that O'Neal didn't pass the ball, but turned and hit a small hook.
"Explosive power is no longer comparable to the previous few years. It seems that only pj is enough to deal with him." Leon looked at the ball, he knew that when he was replaced by O'Neal two years ago, he absolutely buckled Pj-Brown and retaliated directly. Pj-Brown fouled at the basket just now. But although this goal was scored, it is obvious that the 32-year-old O'Neal has lost the powerful explosive power in the past.
Looking back, the Celtics finally launched a quick counterattack, Arenas ran wild after receiving the ball in the backcourt, and Payton couldn't keep up with him. Kobe had to leave Reid to follow the defense, but Reid stole the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer directly after receiving Arenas's ball. The Celtics scored consecutively, 7:6, and their condition is getting better and better.
After the goal was scored, Phil Jackson called a short timeout. He also seemed to see signs of a little problem. However, the two sides are still in a well-matched situation and have passed the initial cold phase. Both sides are slowing down. Enter the state slowly.
"Phil Jackson called a timeout, 7:6, the two sides are entering the state. At present we have not been able to see the true strength of the two sides, but from several offenses, we can see that the Celtics rely more on the outside, and the Lakers Relying more on the inside, whoever can make a breakthrough where they are not good at both sides may be the key to change the situation." Brin gave his own opinion based on the current trend.
However, Leon obviously did not want to increase the team's inside attack like Brin. During the short timeout, he simply encouraged the players without any tactics. The Celtics players didn't seem to listen to much. The scene was really noisy. The game had just begun. The feeling of the game had not completely replaced the tension, and there was inevitably some crazy thinking in his mind.
Leon knows that he needs to continue to observe and wait. He hopes to discover the fatal problems of the Lakers, and then give them a fatal blow.
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Phil Jackson made a simple adjustment to the team's strategy during the short timeout. First, he replaced Gary Payton and let Fisher, who is more familiar with the triangle offense, appeared.
If you change to any other coach~EbookFREE.me~ Payton has long been abandoned and thrown into the bench, or traded away. But Phil Jackson is Phil Jackson, he often considers not only basketball factors, but also other issues. So he has always put Payton in the starting lineup, and the use of Payton tonight is worth it compared to the regular season, so he thinks it's time for him to rest.
"Don't forget our beliefs, don't forget our offensive feelings, forget the past here, forget the past. Persevere, persevere!" Jackson's meaning is actually very simple, let the players focus. At the same time, he wants the players to insist, because he can foresee that whether he can survive the first half will be very important, and it will be an impossible task to complete the comeback at North Shore Garden.
Watching the players return to the court, Jackson sat back on the bench, he was still calm, like a mage sitting meditation. But his heart is actually very anxious. This may be the most anxious time in his Finals career, even worse than that in 1998.
Although the series has just begun, and although the two teams have scored 13 points in total, he can feel that the dark-haired man who has been squatting on the sidelines is searching for something with his sharp eyes, something that can defeat the Lakers.
"How many cards does this guy have? It's a headache." Jackson couldn't figure out how many cards Leon had. Indeed, the Celtics' cards are really good. Judging from the regular season, if the two sides play cards one at a time, the Lakers are almost certain to lose.
The game restarted. As soon as the game started, Kobe took the ball from the three-point line, a long three-pointer, and the ball hollowed into the net. A very beautiful c&s, 7:9, the Lakers will lead the score.
After scoring, Kobe blew into his hands. It seemed that he felt his hands were heating up. (To be continued.)