Chapter 181
"Rashid!"
Doug Rivers patted Rashid on the shoulder."We all know that defending Su Hao is hard, tiring, and difficult.
But there is no other way.
He is like the modern-day"Shaq" O'Neal, a very troublesome existence for any player to meet.
We can only keep fighting and consuming him until he is exhausted and his condition declines.
Then... we will have a chance to counterattack.
Rashid, Perkins and Garnett, you have to work hard tonight and try to entangle Su Hao as much as possible.
In addition,
Ray Allen and Pierce, you also have to play your offensive firepower."
""Understood, coach!"
Garnett responded. Perkins also nodded,"Don't worry, coach, fighting in the paint is my job, this is what I need to do."
"Me too."
Rashid took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
"Leave the offense to me and Ray!"
Pierce and Ray Allen also responded.
""Hulk" Su Hao, he alone did pose a great threat to all Celtics players, giving them all a headache.
But after all, they are a championship team.
If Garnett hadn't been injured last year and missed the playoffs, otherwise... they might have won the championship again.
Second consecutive championship.
The team that is striving for a third consecutive championship this year.
They will only start to pay attention to the Clippers and Su Hao, but they will not lose confidence, and will not be beaten to collapse by Su Hao alone.
Halftime.
9 points difference.
Still within control, the suspense of victory or defeat is still there.
15 minutes later.
Back in the second half.
Picking up the reality, knowing how great Su Hao's physical fitness is, Rashid found Garnett, and the two of them once again consumed Su Hao together.
Outside.
Pierce faced Russell one-on-one, dribbled the ball in a rhythm, moved one step to the left to accelerate, turned around in the confrontation, and passed Russell.
""Swish!"
Pull-up jump shot.
Steady hit.
Switching offense.
Gordon missed the three-pointer from the outside. Su Hao grabbed two shots and protected the rebound. He seemed to be going to attack by himself, but he passed the ball to David Lee under the basket on the other side.
Easily put the ball in the basket
"The Clippers have rebounds, so their offense is always guaranteed"
" The Celtics have many big players, Rondo directs the traffic, seemingly looking for Pierce as a strong attack point, but in fact... Ray Allen, draw the bow and arrow.
Bang!
Three-pointer hit"
"Curry's three-pointer is not bad either. The pick-and-roll between Su and Curry, and Stephen's extended three-pointer one step outside the three-point line, are not good shooting opportunities.
But.
Bang!
It hits the target, giving a positive response."
"Ray Allen runs without the ball, and the three-pointer can be continued?!
Yes.
Hit it again!
What about Curry?!
No.
Wooow
It doesn’t matter if he misses, there is a"rim guard" under the basket. Su Hao once again gets ahead of Garnett and Rasheed.
Protect the basket again.
Throw it out... Find Curry again, fake a shot to shake off Rondo who is flying over, and take another step sideways to completely avoid the defense.
Draw the bow and arrow.
Another three-pointer.
This time... a steady hit.
Don’t give shooters two chances to shoot, especially elite shooters. If you give them a chance, you will pay the price.
COME ON!
The league's two elite shooters, Curry and Ray Allen, are competing in three-point shooting. There are close fights in the paint and three-point shots from the outside.
This game... is really exciting!!!"
"On the Celtics side.
Pierce attacks with the ball? That shouldn't be the case. Everyone else is making moves in front of your goal, so why not let Ray Allen respond with a three-pointer?!
Sure enough.
Pierce's attack was just a cover, and he broke through or passed the ball to Ray Allen in the left corner, and then another three-pointer.
This time?!
Unfortunately, it didn't continue.
Rebound?!
Su Hao protected it!"
"The Clippers have the ball, and Curry has a chance. If he makes this 3-pointer, he will have the upper hand in the three-point contest with Ray Allen.
Curry?!
Su Hao took the initiative to cover for him.
Go, Stephen, tell the league that you are the strongest shooter in the future. This shot?!
Unfortunately, the power is a little bit too strong.
Tsk tsk... It doesn't matter if the shot is missed. With Su Hao, he once again protects the rebound and throws it out.
Stephen, keep shooting!
Su Hao must have been thinking this.
Curry made another three-pointer, with a straight hand shape and a high arc.
After the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, it went straight into the net, splashing waves!
Bang!
Curry made a three-pointer and responded again."
Drexler's eyebrows danced, his commentary was passionate, and the duel between the two shooters was really exciting.
In the remaining time of the third quarter,
Curry and Ray Allen continued to duel, and both teams were efficient. The defensive interference given by the players of the two teams gradually increased.
Who won?!
Curry made 4 three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 17 points.
Ray Allen only made 3 three-pointers and only scored 9 points in a single quarter.
The two players competed from the outside, and Curry won.
After three quarters, the Clippers expanded their original 9-point advantage to 13 points.
""Hahaha!"
During the intermission,
Drexler laughed and said,"Ray Allen is one of the best shooters in the league, and Curry is a new shooter in the league.
As a result, the two of them competed on the outside, and Curry won."
"Well……"
Ian Thompson thought,"Curry won, but he didn't win completely."
"
How can you say that?"
""The Smiling Assassin" Thomas explained to the equally confused"Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,"Curry and Ray Allen are both excellent shooters. In the three-point showdown tonight, under high defensive pressure, Ray Allen's performance was actually not much different from Curry.
However, because the Clippers have more second-chance and even third-chance opportunities, Curry can attack more times.
So he can score more points naturally."
"Yes"
"Magic Johnson nodded,"Curry and Ray Allen played at about the same level tonight, but Curry beat Ray Allen because.
A great shooter must have a good assistant.
When Curry was attacking, Su Hao was Curry's strongest assistant, but Ray Allen didn't have such a good assistant.
He naturally lost to Curry!"
"Makes sense!"
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responded, saying,"The Clippers' twin stars both played well, but... the score difference was only 13 points.
Isn't that a little too little?""
"Not less"
""Smiling Assassin" Thomas shook his head and said with a smile:"Although the Clippers played well, Su Hao did whatever he wanted in the penalty area, and Curry beat Ray Allen on the outside.
However, the Celtics are the"Big Five".
And the strongest core is"Truth" Pierce, who has been in good shape, both offensively and defensively.
He cooperated with All-Star point guard Rondo, and the Celtics' offensive firepower remained unabated!
13 points.
Pierce is in hot form.
There is still one quarter left.
The outcome is still uncertain, and life and death are still unpredictable!!!"