pinnacle swinger

Chapter 126 North Shore Garden ([-])

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Pierce patted his chest and accepted his mistake.

He was very depressed. Tang Wenlong was as slippery as a loach. If he didn't pay attention, he would catch the opportunity to show off.

Tang Wenlong retreated quickly to defend, but the Celtics suddenly accelerated the pace, and Rondo advanced quickly.

After halftime, he saw that Garnett had grabbed the basketball with his back and landed in the paint. Coach Collins immediately stood up and shouted, "Touch him, double-team him!"

"Bang!" Before the 76ers could react, Garnett started to attack. After leaning on his back, he turned around with the help of his strong back, and the "thin" Thaddeus Young was stuck.

Garnett hugged the basketball and secretly bumped Thaddeus Young with his shoulders. Yang took a small step back in pain, and Garnett caught the hook.

In this position, without too much interference, Garnett hooked the basketball into the basket steadily. 6 to 2.

"Hey referee, he dropped his shoulders, didn't you see that?"

Thaddeus Young was very depressed and complained to the referee, who turned his head and gave him a cold look.Thaddeus Young immediately shivered, and ran back to serve in embarrassment.

The 76ers attacked, Lowry made a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, but missed, the basketball was touched by the crowd, and the referee awarded the Celtics the ball.

The Celtics attacked, and Ray Allen's mid-range shot was interfered by Tang Wenlong and missed.

"The game has just started, and both sides feel average. It can be seen that the performance of the Celtics is still better than that of the 76ers." Yang Jian said with a smile.

Su Qun said: "The pressure caused by the deafening cheers in the North Shore Garden Arena is not something ordinary people can bear."

The camera cuts to the field, where Tang Wenlong receives Lowry's ground pass.

Before he started dribbling, Rondo came over with his arms waving, forming a double-team with Pierce. Rondo has big palms and long arms. There are few players with arms as long as his at the same height. .

Tang Wenlong took a small step back, carefully controlled the ball, and passed the ball to Iguodala on the other side.

Ray Allen, who was defending Iguodala, bullied him, and Iguodala dribbled the ball one step to avoid the defensive stop jumper and missed.

The Celtics attacked, Garnett and O'Neal cooperated inside, and O'Neal leaned on Dalembert's body, hit the board and scored a goal. 8 to 2.

Collins immediately called a timeout with 8 minutes and 39 seconds left in the first quarter.

The North Shore Garden Arena immediately cheered up. The Boston fans saw that the home team suppressed the visiting team. They were so happy, and they cheered and howled at the top of their throats.

"We must play tough defense, we must maintain our focus on the field, and we must play our aggressiveness!" Under the huge noise decibels, Collins must use a louder voice to remind every player, "The gang of Boston People came prepared today, their rhythm is very strong, we can't be led by them!"

"Andre, you are doing a good job, keep playing like this." Collins praised Iguodala.

Tang Wenlong was at a loss. Just now Iguodala missed three shots. How come he is praised by the coach now?
As if seeing Tang Wenlong's confusion, Iguodala secretly said to Tang Wenlong: "Tang, shoot decisively when you have the opportunity. The playoffs are different from the regular season. You have to shoot a lot. A slightly lower hit rate is not the same. It doesn't matter."

"Why?" Tang Wenlong was a little puzzled. In his knowledge of the court, the hit rate is the number one guarantee of victory.

It was difficult for Iguodala to explain clearly to his little brother. He gave an example in a long way, "Iverson shot about 76% in the regular season, and only [-]% in the playoffs, but He is still a famous killer in the league's playoffs, and even brought our [-]ers to the finals."

”我们外线球员和内线球员不一样，季后赛追求的是气势，你投10个球进5个和投20个球进8个或者9个所造成的杀伤力是完全不一样的。“

Tang Wenlong nodded thoughtfully.

After the timeout, the 76ers still let Lowry and Dalembert play the pick-and-roll first.

Tang Wenlong was on the flanks, and Pierce didn't dare to relax when he stood there. Even though this rookie is only 20 years old, he is the strongest firepower of the 76ers.

Lowry used the pick-and-roll to get inside, and the Celtics shrank their defense to double-team him.

As soon as he turned around, the basketball was passed to Dalembert at the bottom. O'Neal was in a bad position, and Dalembert made a hook shot and scored a goal. 8 to 4.

"Good shot!" Yang Jian admired, "The 76ers made a trade in the middle of the season. They traded away Holiday and got Lowry from the Rockets. Some people said that the 76ers lost a lot. Now it seems that Lowry It's like a duck to water with the 76ers."

"That's true. Lowry's passing is very stable and he has the ability to shoot three-pointers. He can control the ball and open up space, and his defense is not bad." Su Qun said with a smile.

As soon as the words fell, Rondo broke through Lowry and made a layup with a low hand before Dalembert's defense. 10 to 4.

The 76ers attacked, and Tang Wenlong turned his back to ask for the ball.

When it comes to low-post singles, the restrictions encountered by being double-teamed are very low, but Pierce is not weak in height and weight, so it is really not a wise choice for Pierce to play post-ups.

With a wave of Pierce's hand, the Celtics stopped double-teaming and opened up half the court, forming a one-on-one.

Everyone is boiling, this is a rare one-on-one scene!
Tang Wenlong held the ball with his back, arched his body, and tested Pierce's defensive strength behind him.

"Hey rookie, are you going to vote for me here, I promise you will vote in, come on, rookie!" The two were so close that Pierce babbled a lot of trash talk.

Tang Wenlong grabbed the ball with one hand, leaned his back on Pierce's bent arm, dribbled the ball one step suddenly, and made a fake turn to the left.

Then exert force on the forefoot of the right foot, turn around with the right foot as the axis like a compass, and lean back after taking the ball.

Pierce's big hand followed him like a shadow, covering Tang Wenlong's head.

Tang Wenlong's line of sight was obstructed, so he didn't choose to pass the ball this time. He shot it with the feeling of thousands of times of training, and felt that the rhythm was very smooth as soon as he shot it.

Sure enough, the basketball fell into the basket precisely, and Tang Wenlong stepped back to defend, staring directly at Pierce. 10 to 6.

Pierce glared at him. He had already defended the ball very well, and he could score all the balls. I don't know if this kid is lucky or has a good hand.

Offensive and defensive rotation, Pierce missed a jumper, Garnett made a tip-up at the basket.

After Tang Wenlong missed a jumper, the Celtics made a mistake when attacking, and Pierce was blown away by the referee.

Back, the 76ers were almost defended by the Celtics for 24 seconds, and Thaddeus Yang Qiang missed the shot.After Rondo got the rebound, he rushed to the frontcourt one-stop. After making enough fake moves under the basket, he distributed the ball to Ray Allen who was ambushing in the bottom corner in a wide range. Ray Allen made a quick shot and missed a three-pointer.

The rebound was picked up by Tang Wenlong who came later.

The game did not appear to be as one-sided as the experts predicted before the game. During this period, the two teams fell into an anxious tug-of-war, and no one could do anything to the other.

In the second half, Garnett made another basket pick and scored his eighth point of the game. The 76ers fell behind 15 to 22 by 7 points and entered the second long timeout.

Collins shook his head and replaced Thaddeus Young with Speights on Garnett.

In fact, the effect is not good, but it is better than a complete loophole, but on the offensive end, the 76ers have become particularly difficult. When Tang Wenlong falls to the low post, Garnett can also find time to double-team, making him Two consecutive storms failed to score. Fortunately, O'Neal caused a foul once.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the 27ers 21 to 76 by 6 points. Tang Wenlong and Garnett scored 5 points each, but the latter scored 4 of [-] shots, which was outrageously efficient.

Su Qun said rather worriedly, "The 76ers as a whole have a lot of problems on the defensive end. Although the Celtics missed many goals, if this continues, I am afraid it will be difficult to win the game today."

"And it seems that other than Tang Wenlong, the other players don't feel very good. Iguodala even made 5 of 0 shots in the first quarter and didn't score a point."

(End of this chapter)