Chapter 180
Is there something wrong with Rondo's play?!
No.
He tricked David Lee out of his bank card password. He almost told Su Hao the last four digits of his bath card.
Not only did he play well, he played very well, but... Su Hao was full of talent. Even if he was fooled, even if he was fooled, he could still chase and defend.
There was nothing he could do.
It felt like three people were besieging Jordan in the air, and Jordan could pull the lever in the air three times and still score the ball.
Talent suppression.
There was no solution.
Rondo didn't believe it, and in the next few minutes, he tried several times to shake off Su Hao and tease him to succeed.
The result.
Not only did he fail, but it gradually became less effective.
""Rondo is not an offensive player" is his nickname. Offensive breakthrough is not his forte. He is okay in military training center.
But once he encounters a tough opponent
, his tricks are useless.
After repeatedly trying to train Su Hao and failing, Rondo, who has also been involved in a scandal, decisively admitted defeat.
"I can't afford to offend him. I'd better stay at the perimeter to direct traffic, ensure the team's offensive fluidity, and do my part.
As for Su Hao, let the strong teammates handle it."
Rondo shook his head repeatedly, looking at Su Hao, who was stronger than Garnett, who was standing under the basket, and lost the idea of provoking him.
Perkins and Garnett, two strong forwards, were also useless.
The first game was over.
Under Su Hao's unmatched dominance in the restricted area, the Clippers still had a 6-point lead against the Celtics' many giants.
This is amazing
"Tsk tsk……"
In the commentary booth,
Drexler smacked his lips,"It's obvious that Curry, David Lee and other players played mediocrely, but the team still won points.
Su Hao played too well."
"Yes."
Ian Thompson nodded without comment,"Su Hao not only played well, but also contributed a lot on the defensive end.
Let the Celtics' offense go wrong.
I can score while keeping you from scoring.
Then the score difference will come out.
I think... during the intermission, the Celtics must find a way to either strengthen the offense or the defense!"
That's right.
Ian Thompson's analysis is correct.
On the Celtics bench.
Doug Rivers found"Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace,"Rashid, you will replace Perkins in the starting rotation next.
You have only one task: to consume Su Hao"
"Got it, coach!"
Rasheed Wallace nodded heavily,"I will perfectly complete the task assigned by the coach."
""Okay."
Rivers nodded and looked at the players again,"Perkins has a certain amount of suddenness, but lacks flexibility and defensive aggression.
Once Su Hao is given half a body length and asked to jump up to grab the ball, it is impossible to defend.
So... if you want to limit Su Hao to a certain extent, the center's athletic ability must keep up.
At the beginning of the next quarter, let Garnett and Rashid, two flexible and strong forwards, bite Su Hao, and the rest of the people play offense well."
"clear"
""Yes, coach!"
Everyone agreed.
The Celtics have many giants, their offense is fine, and their perimeter defense is actually normal.
Rondo, Ray Allen and Pierce are all strong in defense, which is why Curry, Gordon and other players did not play smoothly in the first quarter.
But
Su Hao's dominance in the restricted area is too strong.
Even if he can't defend, he should try to limit and consume as much as possible.
In the second quarter, after 3 minutes and 42 seconds of rotation, both sides' starting lineups returned.
Rasheed Wallace replaced Perkins.
"Rookie, welcome to the NBA!!!"
""The Roaring Lord" Rashid rushed to Su Hao, sprayed trash words and yelled at him before he even started fighting with Su Hao.
To be honest, his voice was quite loud.
"Got it!!!"
Su Hao also shouted at him to show his politeness.
"Kevin, you go do your thing, assist, score, pass the ball, you have to help the team score in your own way.
I will defend Su Hao one-on-one.
I just need to consume him, and the rest is up to you!"
"Uh... OK!"
Garnett nodded.
Seeing Rasheed's confidence, Garnett also chose to believe him.
The Celtics' offense
""Hah!"
Rashid growled, leaning in front of Su Hao like a dog-skin ointment, but... he looked a little petite.
He fought with all his strength, trying to squeeze Su Hao out of the restricted area. It was useless. He couldn't squeeze him at all.
"Hmm?"
Rashid frowned slightly,"The strength is indeed amazing."
The next moment, he secretly attacked, pulling, holding arms, etc., trying every possible way to prevent Su Hao from getting rid of him and not letting him easily take the ball to attack.
""Okay, okay, let's play it this way, right?"
Su Hao saw through his little trick in a second,"But... with your thin arms and legs, are you sure you can get past me?!"
He was not going to tolerate it at all.
When Rashid put his hand through his arm and tried to bend his arm, Su Hao directly exerted force and forcibly pulled it in the opposite direction.
In theory, Su Hao was at a disadvantage.
There was a risk of getting his arm and shoulder injured.
In reality... Rashid was at a disadvantage.
In the face of absolute strength, any means were ineffective.
With this pull,
Rashid suddenly felt his arm hurt so much that he had to retract his hand, otherwise... it was not Su Hao who broke his arm, but him.
Get rid of it.
Curry threw the ball high at the first time
"Boom!"
Su Hao dunked the ball
"Lost?!"
Garnett was shocked.
He didn't know what was going on and thought Rasheed was out of position.
""Tsk!"
Rashid snorted,"I underestimated him a little bit." He switched to attack.
He bit Su Hao even harder, pushed him, elbowed him, pinched him, used his head to push him, and did everything he could. It was getting dirty.
But it was still not too good. If the referee didn't catch it specifically, he might not be able to catch these small moves very accurately.
Then only Su Hao would be injured.
Can it work?!
Of course not.
Su Hao took revenge on the spot and responded immediately, elbowing him secretly, and it was Rashid who was hurt.
Pushing?
Su Hao took it and returned the elbow.
Pinch him?
Su Hao could withstand it just as well. He grabbed his arm with one hand and pressed down and rubbed his little arm with the other hand. The arm bones immediately made a"crunching" sound.
It hurts.
This is also very painful.
The key point... every counterattack by Su Hao seems to be very light, but his strength is too strong.
Rashid suffered great pain.
This is just a small trick for the two to fight without the ball.
On the offensive end, Rashid, who was confident in defending Su Hao one-on-one, was blocked on the head by Su Hao and was hit out of breath.
The harder you fight.
The harder you defend.
The more painful it is.
On the defensive end, Su Hao's 2.3 meters tall and 400 kilograms weight blocked all of Rashid's few attempts to break through the basket.
It was useless.
""Ahhhh!"
Rashid's voice was hoarse, but he couldn't hurt Su Hao at all.
Under normal circumstances, even if he couldn't play a very good role on the defensive end, the trash talk in his continuous roar could disgust the opponent and mess up his opponent's mentality.
As a result... tonight, during the repeated confrontations and collisions with Su Hao, his bones seemed to fall apart and he felt so painful all over. He couldn't speak at all because of the pain.
In the second quarter, Rashid gritted his teeth and fought with Su Hao for a quarter. During the halftime break, he was still full of energy. He was silent throughout the whole process.
Why?! He was in so much pain that he gasped for air and had no energy to speak!!!