freeallnovels Chapter 808 The distance from heaven to hell
Chapter 808 The distance from heaven to hell
Chapter 808 The distance from heaven to hell
At this time, Phil Jackson on the sidelines and Li Shengli on the court were thinking about one thing, that is the significance of O'Neal's persistence until now... What can be clearly seen is that O'Neal is really tired, and he has played 40 times so far. Minutes later, the power of the offensive end was greatly reduced, and the remaining role on the field was to sit in the penalty area and single-handedly defend Li Shengli.
O'Neal's offense can't move!
But Garnett... whoever is on the horse can continue to fight!
Li Shengli panted heavily, and figured out the key, so he glanced at O'Neal and Garnett, and then at Phil Jackson, and Phil Jackson immediately knew that he and Li Shengli were thinking of getting together, without delay Let Knight warm up on the sidelines and prepare to enter the field.
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"There are moves. The Celtics' defense has not yet begun to change, but the Lakers...Tyrese Knight, the backup center, is warming up. Is this going to replace Lee!"
"No, not necessarily!" Barkley would be a little worried about Li Shengli's state, and continued: "Now O'Neal's state has declined a lot, and Lee's continued defense against him is just like this, and it can't continue to expand. It's better to let Knight top him." One top, let Lee go to match up with Garnett to maximize Lee's current role."
"Then O'Neal will be automatically released? It is indeed difficult to play against Lee, but against Knight, O'Neal who played for 40 minutes is not something that Knight can stand up to. Phil Jackson is going to... "
"The bet is the bet. He is betting that the improvement of O'Neal's offense is not as great as Garnett's decline. Overall, it can slow down the opponent's scoring growth, but... this is just a change on the defensive end. It may be useful, but the offensive end still needs Watch how the Celtics react."
As soon as Barkley and Smith finished talking in the studio, the Celtics called a timeout, because Li Shengli had already played a wave of 3-for-3 rhythm on the front foot, which must be contained, and when the two sides returned to the field, Knight Also subsequently joined the lineup.
The Celtics attack again.
Garnett was cursing just now, but when he saw Li Shengli chasing him, his face was livid, and he could only secretly curse in his heart... Damn, Li, why do you keep bullying me?Damn, it's always in exchange for guarding me. How many times has this been the first time you've stepped on a horse?
At this time, the Celtics' offensive inertia was still there. Guard Barros naturally passed the ball to Garnett. However, Garnett was very upset. As soon as his temper came up, he turned his back and was ready to force Li Shengli. It was just embarrassing. Yes... He was blinded by his expected back-turning and jumping shots, and he was pushed so hard that his feet were almost unsteady, and he couldn't make any moves at all.
What the fuck?
This horse riding is not a joke, is it?
Garnett felt... If Li Shengli didn't want to leave the penalty area too far, he might be able to push him into Boston's harbor, and he had no choice but to pass it to Pierce.
It’s just that Pierce was also in trouble. After trying his best to get rid of Crotty, he was immediately blocked by Li Shengli’s help defense. In the end, he had no choice but to give it to O’Neill, and O’Neill scolded him in his heart when he got the ball... You two bastards, you didn't have time until you remembered to give it to me? !
So, O'Neal played back in the low post, and Knight mustered all his strength to fight.
If they were all in full strength, it would be useless for two Knights to lie on O'Neal's body, but now it's different. O'Neal didn't have much time, and he didn't advance fast. After successfully hitting the iron, Li Shengli turned around and grabbed the rebound.
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Good effect? !
Li Shengli saw that this wave of defense took almost 24 seconds, and finally O'Neal made a two-point shot from outside the penalty area, which really achieved the defensive effect the Lakers wanted, and immediately changed sides...
The inside combination of Li Shengli + Knight?
This is the Lakers' first offense after the substitution!
Li Shengli's defender was still O'Neal, and when he opened the middle distance at a 45-degree angle, Li Shengli turned over and took off at the same time... O'Neal and Garnett rushed over, and Pierce went straight to Knight who was missed.
It is difficult to shoot a jumper, and if the ball is given to Knight, it will be cut off!
The processing and interpretation of this moment is very important, and when Li Shengli saw Pierce moving, he immediately guessed that Crotty was behind him, roughly parallel to him, so the ball was passed to Crotty without thinking. Crotty watched the opponent's defensive counterattack and passed it to Kobe.
This will mess up the Celtics' defensive formation.
When Kobe got the ball, he was open, and he jumped up and shot... With a bang, the Lakers scored another 2 points, hitting the Celtics in sweat, and also playing in the chaos of the Garden Arena.
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Things are getting better!
Phil Jackson was watching the game calmly from the sidelines, but he did not loosen his frown, and the same was true for Li Shengli on the court, because there are still 8 points behind, even if he catches up at the last minute, it cannot be guaranteed.
A few rounds followed.
The momentum of the Lakers is getting stronger and stronger... Li Shengli made the offensive starting point, but if there is any hint of an offensive move, O'Neal and Garnett will immediately block it. After all, they are afraid that Li Shengli's 3-for-3 with the front foot will continue, and Li Shengli's goal becomes the key.
Knight is the first choice, although sometimes the connection between Li Shengli and Knight will be cut off, but what the Celtics need to pay to cut off the connection between Lee and Nye is a defensive force, which gives Kobe a chance outside , and it doesn't matter even if you step back to the first step, because as long as O'Neal and Garnett don't double-team, Li Shengli's jumper can still be hit.
The offensive end has made progress, and the defensive end has also played an effect.
Li Shengli followed Garnett closely, and Garnett couldn't do the first wave of shots, even if he went around the screen, because he got rid of Li Shengli, but he would still encounter Artest, so Garnett was very difficult to hit. Pierce is also very difficult, and the Celtics' offense can only be handed over to O'Neal.
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All offense and defense are in effect, and 8 minutes have passed in the final quarter.
In the first 4 minutes, the Lakers chased from 14 points to 10 points, and in the next 4 minutes, they chased from 10 points to 4 points. According to this comparison efficiency... in the last 4 minutes, the Celtics could not defend Live the last 4 minutes.
For a while, the entire Garden players were wailing, but Phil Jackson on the sidelines was very excited, and even West was stunned...Because he was able to adjust to the current situation, and Li Shengli, who was able to catch the attack and defense, contributed the most, and even It was 44 minutes into the fierce battle and he was still able to play like this. West thought it was amazing.
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As for the Celtics.
It may only take 8 minutes to go from heaven to hell. No one expected that the end game would be like this, and in front of them...the existence of Li Shengli made them unable to do more on the defensive end, because they double-teamed Li Shengli and others shot. , without double-teaming Li Shengli, Li Shengli shot, no matter what, someone can make a shot smoothly.
Since the defensive end can't do it, the only way is to use offense to delay the last 4 points and the last 4 minutes, and when the brothers Garnett and Pierce are beaten head-on, O'Neal can only do it.
(End of this chapter)