Wall even hit another three-pointer in the middle of this quarter, which allowed the Wizards to tenaciously tie the score. In the next round, he made two free throws to overtake the score.

The Celtics players finally started to get excited. With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, they were still 6 points behind. At the end of the first three quarters, the Celtics trailed 75-80.

They only scored 15 points in the quarter, but the Wizards scored 31 points in a single quarter.

The Celtics players finally realized the consequences of missing out on the road and no longer dare to underestimate the Wizards.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Wall faced Horford for a foul and the score was 2+1, widening the point difference to 8 points. Jianghu immediately stepped up and hit a three-pointer, and then fouled with a breakthrough that could not be defended by the Wizards.

Get points.

Although the referee encourages confrontation, he will not deliberately give no whistle at all on such occasions. What they want to see is that the star is incompetent and loses the game. They want to see the star put in all his efforts to score explosive statistics and still lose.

Drop the game.

Jianghu saw the referee's plan, so naturally he was not polite to them, and continuously used breakthroughs to get to the basket, forcing the opponent to foul.

Since it is difficult for others to score when the intensity increases, Jiang Hu simply does it himself. Anyway, no one dares to say anything about this team, so he can play however he wants.

Facts have proved that his playing style is correct most of the time, and only on rare occasions does he make choices that are detrimental to the team.

Jianghu noticed that the Wizards were strictly guarding their way through the penalty area, and at the same time they stepped up their guard against Irving and Brown, trying to let Oubre guard him alone, but Wall was also paying attention to him and was ready to double-team him at any time.

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Jianghu is a little angry. Oubre's defense can't be said to be good, nor can he be said to be dirty, but he is definitely disgusting. Almost every Jianghu shot will be beaten by him, but the referee will not call every ball.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hu was so angry that he couldn't help but give Oubre an elbow when he broke through.

Oubre was unmoved. Although you could tell from his expression that Jiang Hu's elbow was not light, but Oubre had no time to care about it. After being promoted, defending Jiang Hu was his first priority.

Task.

"Crack!!"

In this attack, Oubre hit Jianghu hard again.

But this time Jianghu withstood his poor defense, forced a fadeaway jumper and scored the ball, making the score two plus one.

Since the Wizards believe that Oubre's single defense plus a little help from Wall can limit him, then as long as he defeats the Wizards' defense, he will naturally change the opponent's defensive strategy and determine the winner of the game.

Still here with him.

"Hey, brother, why are you working so hard? Even if you beat us, you won't be able to enter the next round."

Jiang Hu, who was standing on the free throw line, stared into Oubre's eyes and said coldly.

Ubre looked into Jiang Hu's eyes expressionlessly and shook his head slowly.

With a calm mentality, he will not be affected by Jiang Hu's trash talk, but he is really too tired to defend Jiang Hu after a game, and has no intention of opening his mouth to talk to Jiang Hu.

In the third quarter of the game, he already exerted all his strength in defending Jianghu. At the same time, he did not rest on the offensive end, but used various methods to help the team score.

Fans of Jianghu and Wizards can feel that this guy is working overload, and he will really risk his life against Jianghu.

The soreness coming from his knees also let Oubre know that this was his knees giving him a red alert. Facing Jianghu's extremely rapid change of direction and breakthrough, the burden on his knees was too heavy, and it seemed that he might be hit by Jianghu at any time.

The danger of breaking your leg.

In the next round, Jianghu used continuous changes of direction to pass Oubre. Facing Wall's defense, he directly changed his shot into a pass in the air and passed it to Jaylen Brown who cut from the baseline, but Jaylen Brown turned around.

The shot was interfered by Porter, and the basketball missed the basket.

Fortunately, Jianghu guessed that Brown's ball was likely to be delayed and squeezed to the basket as soon as possible. Faced with such a good opportunity, he rushed up without hesitation and made a putback dunk.

This dunk was performed with great force. After grabbing the ball in the air, he threw it directly into the basket. After dunking in, he pulled the basket hard, almost deforming the basket.

After Jiang Hu came down from the basket, he roared angrily toward the sidelines and flexed his muscles when retreating from defense, and he let out a strong breath of anger that the referee's penalty was unfair.

There were not many such dunks in this game, but now it appeared on the visiting Celtics side, which naturally made the Wizards fans unhappy, and even the boos were a little weaker.

While the Celtics' situation was improving, the Wizards finally began to have problems.

In the third quarter, they relied on Wall to overtake the score, but Wall obviously had some physical problems in the fourth quarter. He did not rest for a minute in the first three quarters. From the opening game to the fourth quarter, he was on the court without a break.

Go down.

As Brooks' most trusted disciple, Wall is definitely the stable first core of the Wizards.

But this is the playoffs. Whether it is offense or defense, the intensity cannot be compared to the regular season.

On the offensive end, he has to be the team's offensive arrow and help organize the team's offense. On the defensive end, he has to face Irving, and he has to focus most of his energy on assisting the defense.

This kind of consumption lasted for 36 consecutive minutes. Not to mention him, even Iverson might not be able to withstand it.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Wall's physical strength was actually a little weak. That 2-1 was more like a comeback.

This is not the case with Jianghu. His physical fitness is as high as 93, which is top in the league. He doesn't feel tired at all. In the fourth quarter, he can make sudden shots from inside and outside, assist his teammates to score, and lead a quick 8-0 lead. <

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After all, Jianghu is a 19-year-old young man, and there is no problem with his physical strength. Stevens even specially arranged a rotation for him at the end of the season in order not to encounter such problems in the playoffs.

The Wizards are different. They are still competing for playoff spots and rankings before the start of the playoffs. Let alone rest at the end of the season, almost every game is a tough battle. Such a style of play will naturally exert a serious physical exertion on the star.<

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The Wizards finally came to their senses. They drafted so many talents that they felt vulnerable in front of real superstars in the playoffs.

It can only be said that there is a gap between the No. 1 scholar and the No. 1 scholar.

Wall can't show his crazy jumping and physical fitness here, but in the playoffs, the offensive space is horribly crowded, and his ball-holding ability is not enough to open a fatal hole in the Celtics' defense.<

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Bill's offensive ability looks good, but his strong attack ability is indeed his weakness. He can give you 20 to 25 points per game, but he cannot change the opponent's defensive method.

The worst thing is that Wall himself is not a person who is good at defense. The rapid loss of physical strength makes his role on the defensive end continue to decline.

In the fourth quarter, when Jiang Hu faced Wall in a mismatch, he could often get past him with one or two simple moves, forcing other Wizards players to step forward to help defend.

Jaylen Brown, who played very average in the first two games, scored 5 consecutive points after Jianghu's breakthrough ball. The Celtics once again launched a wave of attacks.

Jianghu noticed that Wall's physical strength had declined, and deliberately accelerated the pace in order to make Wall's physical strength drain faster.

Oubre obviously didn't realize what was wrong with the team at the moment. When he saw Jiang Hu playing fast, he couldn't help but start running with Jiang Hu.

But Oubre doesn't know that this kind of play is actually what Jianghu wants.

Oubre is not a player without strength, but his basketball IQ is indeed not very high. His understanding of team tactics is quite shallow. He doesn't quite understand what rhythm is, nor does he quite understand when to be fast and when to be slow.

, when to run and when to stop.

Wall was tired, and he didn't bother to teach Oubre what to do. He had been teaching for a season, but that guy still only knew how to catch and throw, or move around, and finally ended up with an inexplicable shot or pass.

The ball ends the round, and there is absolutely no effective cooperation with him in the critical round.

There is no other way, Wall can only follow the rhythm of the world and run around crazily on the court.

At this time, the live camera was focused on Wizards head coach Brooks, whose face was extremely ugly.

He looked at Jianghu, at Irving, then at Smart and Rozier sitting on the sidelines, and then at his team's backup point guard Satoransky, wishing he could strangle him to death on the spot.

But looking at the panting Wall, Brooks still requested a timeout, replaced Satoransky, and asked him and Wall to take turns controlling the ball. At the same time, he explained that Oubre can attack at a faster pace, but cannot follow.

Fighting on the run in the arena.

But their momentum in the first three quarters was gone. On the contrary, it was the Celtics, whose momentum was so high that they were screaming because they kept scoring the ball.

The Wizards fell into a scoring drought. When the game time came to 3 minutes in the fourth quarter, the score had reached 97 to 89. The Celtics not only overtook the score in the last quarter, but also controlled the point difference to a point that the Wizards had always been difficult to get close to.

Degree.

In the Wilson Center, the little time left and the 9-point disadvantage made many fans choose to leave the game early.

It's not that they don't support the team, it's just that they really can't see the hope of the team's comeback. After the Celtics increased their defensive intensity, every point the Wizards scored in the last quarter of the game felt as if it was as difficult as heaven.

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Jiang Hu's performance is not over yet. The Wizards serve quickly and want to attack one. Bill rushes to the frontcourt to shoot a three-pointer. Unexpectedly, Jiang Hu rushes back quickly. He rushes towards Bill like an eagle hunting. Bill

He had no choice but to pass the ball in the air, but Irving picked him up and stole the ball. The Celtics counterattacked again and extended the score to 11 points.

Wall still did not give up. After playing football on the court for a while and relaxing for a while, his physical problems have improved a lot. In the last two minutes, he stood up and hit three consecutive three-pointers.

The score was only 4 points away, scaring the Celtics players into a cold sweat.

But Wall is not a god, and his three-pointers are inherently unstable.

His fourth shot failed. If he had made this shot, the Wizards would only be 1 point behind, and it would be difficult to determine the outcome of the game.

But the opportunity was fleeting, and if you missed it, you missed it. In the next round, Irving directly pressed the time to the last second of the attack time, and then made a step-back three-pointer against Wall.

Irving hit a shot that was almost the same as the most famous goal of his career. The person in front of him at that time was Stephen Curry, and at this moment he became John Wall.

This goal completely ended the struggling Wizards. After Irving's hit, the Wizards fell behind by 7 points with 25 seconds left. It can be said that they completely lost hope of victory.

At the end of the game, the Celtics defeated the Wizards 110-103 away from home, rewriting the series score to 3-0.

Under the leadership of their leader Butler, the Wizards played very tenaciously, and their increased defensive intensity made the Celtics find it difficult to attack and difficult to defend on more than one occasion.

But they finally took a breath and fell once again in the fourth quarter, at a critical moment, and at the hands of a truly first-class star.

Jiang Hu stood up many times to turn the tide at critical moments, scoring 39 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. This was the third game of his career, and he scored 35 points twice in the playoffs.
To be continued...