Chapter 308 Get moving
The referee in the third game of the Law Enforcement Finals was Steve Javi. Clippers fans did not have much impression of this referee. In memory, this season, Jarvey's game in law enforcement was neither partial nor targeted the Clippers. In the first two games, the referee was Joe Crawford, the famous bald referee.
Clippers fans have reason to think that this big bald man deliberately targeted the Clippers in the game and favored the Celtics more, which is one of the main reasons why the Clippers lost two consecutive games. However, neutral fans think that Joe Crawford's penalty in the first two games is fair. The Celtics are at home, and it is normal for the referee to favor a little. As long as the home whistle is not too excessive, this is also one of the characteristics of the NBA.
After Scarlett Johnson took advantage of the little fox, even if the show before the game ended, the game time was almost up. The players on both sides would make some polite comments before the game and wait for the game to officially begin.
Today the Celtics sent out the starting lineup of Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Garnett, and Perkins. This is also the five regular starting players in the Celtics' playoffs. Even if Al Thorton jumped quickly and averaged 11 points per game in the playoffs, he still could not replace Ray Allen.
Al Sorton and Rajon Rondo, two new Celtic stars, have been regarded by Boston fans as the hope of the Celtics' future. Everyone knows that the Big Three will not last long, and they gather together to win the championship quickly. Once the Celtics cannot win the championship within two years, these two players will become the Celtics' backup plan for the disintegration of the Big Three in the future. As long as the Celtics can train these two rookies well, they will choose an excellent insider in the free market in the next few years. The Celtics are still competitive.
The two brothers knew that Al Thorton was indeed a player with excellent combat power. His outstanding athletic ability was that he was a little older and his potential might not be that outstanding. The football quotient generally restricted his online launch. Most people think that he could become a quasi-All-star like Mageti at most.
However, Al Sorton is a very suitable player for the Celtics at this stage. Beyond the Big Three, there is a need for such an impactful rookie, namely, a strong combat power, and the old monster Cassel. The Celtics' lineup is now more powerful than another time and space.
"We ran to the Clippers, and the chain reaction was that Al Sorton went to the Celtics, but no matter who they had, we finally reached the finals, and I don't want to come in vain." After both substitutes left the bench, Ji Guomo was standing in his half, watching Garnett, who was standing in the midfield preparing to compete for the ball, secretly said in his heart.
"I don't want to. If you lose this game, we will be done. Today I must win him." Ji Guoqiu also looked at Garnett and was secretly angry. He hasn't lost much in the jump ball this season except for Tyson, Chandler and Howard. Especially in the playoffs, he did not lose a lot before playing against the Celtics. But unexpectedly, in the finals, he actually lost to 31-year-old Garnett two consecutive games. The giant pandas couldn't help but think: "This is Garnett who is starting to go downhill. If it were the peak Garnett, wouldn't I have no chance at all?"
"That's all right, of course you don't have a chance, you didn't even have a chance at the peak of your template, so you don't need to care about these things at all. Can he jump but still haven't won a championship yet? Duncan has won four times."
As soon as Ji Guomeng finished speaking, Panda brother popped up. This time, he finally jumped up before Garnett and transferred the basketball to his teammates.
Garnett failed to jump the ball and was very upset after landing. He thought Ji Guoqiu had jumped too early and had a foul.
Javi shook his head. He thought that Ji Guoqiu's starting ball was perfect, and it happened to be synchronized with his whistle. It was a perfect jump ball, and the protest was ineffective!
Charles Barkley bet with Kenny Smith before the game for 50 cents who can win the jump ball? Big Butt happily took the 50 cents at this moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Panda is a little worse than Garnett's height and arm span. The two are about the same speed as the two are at this time, but the giant Panda has one ability better than Garnett, that is his reaction ability. Fans who often watch giant Panda games know that the little guy fully demonstrates this ability when competing for rebounds. He reacts faster than other players, which is very beneficial for jump ball."
At the beginning of the game, today the Celtics adopted a strict way to prevent the Clippers from playing inside. Garnett not only had to defend Ji Guohuo, but also had to make up for Perkins. Otherwise, the Celtics' fat maniac would be difficult for the giant pandas to withstand the strong attack. In the last game, it seemed that the inside was broken and almost turned over.
The Clippers are just the opposite. Dunleavy, the old Dunleavy encouraged Ji Guoqiu to attack Perkins after the opening, attract double teams and pass the Fox brother inside. As long as he breaks through Perkins first, he can lead the Fox brother. Just like they dealt with the Spurs in the first round, Garnett is no matter how powerful he is, one defense and two ends may not be much better than Duncan.
Ji Guochou played very resolutely today, and scored 4 points on Perkins in the first three minutes. The little Fox only knew that without Ji Guochou's help, he could not fight Garnett alone. He tried his best to pull Garnett to the outside line as much as possible on the offensive end, and did not allow him to defend the giant pandas inside. Moreover, it was not just Ji Guomo, but the entire Clippers team was consciously running, pulling the Celtics' defensive formation to create a low-level singles space for Ji Guochou.
In the first quarter, 8 minutes and 02 seconds, the score was 7:2. The Clippers played fiercely at home. In less than four minutes, Artest, Ji Guoxiong and Percy each got a foul. However, despite too many fouls, they did not allow the Celtics to score in the sports game, and the Celtics scored all the 2 points were free throws.
On the Clippers, Ji Guoqiu scored 4 of all 7 points. Just now, Billups took advantage of Rondo's opportunity to double-team Ji Guoqiu from the outside, and received a three-pointer from the inside. The Clippers had not yet made the inside pass, but they hit the inside out that Master Reli said all day. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Celtics immediately called a timeout.
"We use joint defense to deal with the Panda, Kevin, you follow the fox and act according to the plan we predicted before the game." The Celtics' coaching staff, like the Clippers, have prepared many plans before the game. At present, this passiveness is expected before the game, and they have plans to deal with it.
After the timeout, the Celtics replaced the playoffs with rich experience. Brown came to defend Panda brother. The team played mixed defense, which was the one-man follow-up defense that the Clippers often used against Kobe in the Western Conference Finals. The four-man joint defense was basically the same. The Celtics treated Ji Guohuo as Kobe, and Ji Guoqiu as Gasol, with the purpose of cutting off the passing route from the inside to the outside.
Ji Guoqiu's offensive skills are still a bit far from Gasol, but his athletic ability is better. When Old Dunleavy saw Ji Guoqiu being double-teamed by the Celtics, coupled with the excellent defense of his experienced PJ. Brown, he also called a timeout after not scoring for two consecutive offensives.
"Their joint defense is similar to ours. When we were against the Lakers, they broke through the defensive net, so we know what this kind of defense is most afraid of. As long as they can make them lose sight of each other, this net will not trap us. Giant Pandas, now you have to run, don't stand there to play. That old guy doesn't take fake moves, but he is 39 years old, and his footsteps are his disadvantage. Everyone moves to see if they can cover you two together?"
When the little fox heard the old Dunleavy shouting "Move", he couldn't help singing, "Cherish for the new power!"
"Fox, what are you muttering?"
"Oh... nothing, I mean: when you move, you will have a wonderful future."
"Stop talking nonsense." Ji Guochou slapped the dead fox. He knew what Old Dunleavy meant. The defense range and reaction speed of the joint defense were limited. He was most afraid of teams with long shooting range and fast breakthrough speed. Both of them were not the top team in the league, but they were both excellent, so they were not too worried when they encountered the joint defense.
After the timeout, Ji Guomeng and Ji Guochuo were close in size, with the same appearance, two inside players standing on the left and right. The two completely separated, using this simplest and most direct method to tear the Celtics' defensive formation, and then Billups broke through it, relying on his top speed in the league to force Rajon. Rondo. After the timeout, the Clippers quickly scored a 6:2.
In the first quarter, 5 minutes and 40 seconds, the score was 13:4. The Celtics encountered big trouble at Staples today. They did not defend the Clippers on the defensive end, and their own offense could not be made. The Clippers used their barbaric defense to knock out the Celtics' shooting touch. The Celtics' team has made 11 shots so far, only hitting 1.
The Celtics called another timeout in the second half of the first quarter. Rivers' face was not very good-looking. Today's Clippers' arrangement made him feel very tricky. His previous strategy was basically useless, and this feeling was terrible.
Rajon Rondo and Papj Brown are the two most embarrassing players of the Celtics today. Of the 13 points the Clippers scored, 12 points were obtained by Ji Guoqiu and Billups. One of them could not keep up with Ji Guoqiu's speed, and the other could keep up with the power of the other. Today, the Celtics' No. 1 and No. 5 were completely beaten!
The cheers were overwhelming in the Staples Arena, and the Celtics were beaten to the top today, which made most of the concerns of Clippers fans. Before the game, their confidence was far less than that of Clippers players. These fans were used to the status of their team's underestimation and suddenly reached the finals this year. In fact, they always felt a bit unreal. So when they were on the wind, they did act like nouveau riche like Lakers fans have always despised. Once they encountered setbacks, they could easily develop inferiority complexes, believing that other people's stars were better than themselves, and other people's teams were stronger than themselves.
This is like the psychology of many Chinese people. They always feel that the moon in foreign countries is farther away, and domestic things are never as good as foreign countries, even if foreign things are actually made in China... Even if these people don't afford a nonsense English or Japanese name, they seem to feel that they are wailing their heads in vain and are embarrassed to play in foreign servers.
Chapter completed!