freeallnovels Chapter 1614 Break the deadlock
Chapter 1614 Break the deadlock
Chapter 1614 Break the deadlock
The first thousand and 630 chapters to break the deadlock
On the eve of the first game of the finals, Louis had a rare insomnia.
Oddly enough, he couldn't find a reason for his insomnia.
No anxiety, no worries, but just can't sleep.
Louis could only get out of bed quietly without disturbing his wife, walked out of the room, and drank some wine, hoping to get sleepy in exchange.
But sometimes, sleeplessness is just sleeplessness.
The night was still long for him.
The final matchup between the Celtics and the Suns was predicted by the media before the start of the playoffs.
Judging from the lineup, the two teams are basically the strongest teams in the East and West.
The regular season record can also reflect one or two.
The Celtics won 68, and the Suns won 65, and both teams had considerable dominance in their respective divisional playoffs.
The Suns are also considered to be the team most likely to break Louie's gold medal in the playoffs.
"If nothing else, Boss Lu's winning streak in the playoffs will be interrupted in the Finals." Mike Breen of ABC TV said, "The Suns are definitely a team that is on par with the Celtics. The game between them is a well-deserved peak matchup!"
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni and Louie said hello.
Speaking of which, D'Antoni is also the coach of the road department.
However, he has no direct connection to Louie.
D'Antoni came under Rick Carlisle.
So, the relationship diagram is like this.
Louie-Bird-Carlisle-D'Antoni.
Since the beginning of the new century, although Louis has rested for six years, there are only legends in the world, but the team he left behind has occupied every corner of the league.
No matter what team you're on, you can find him.
This is even more evident in the coaching position.
There are more than ten road head coaches in the league, and these ten people are scattered among the coaching teams of each team as assistant coaches.
D'Antoni belongs to the early third generation of road coaches.
Moreover, the Suns under D'Antoni are playing the Celtics' familiar "SSOL" offense (7 seconds or less).
This is exactly the run-and-gun system that D’Antoni carried forward in the Suns in his previous life, and it is also a far-reaching seed of the pre-small ball era-in 2007, Steve Kerr became the general manager of the Suns. We don’t know how much D’Antoni’s philosophy has influenced him, but the small ball era he started with the Warriors and Curry is by no means accidental.
D'Antoni said to Louis: "Coach Lu, let's see whose offense is better!"
Louis smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean."
Then, the starting list of both sides was announced.
Celtics: Lu Wuxia, Manu Ginobili, Mike Dunleavy, Pau Gasol, Yao Yueban.
Suns: Penny Hardaway, Richard Hamilton, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Garnett, Darko Milicic.
The so-called talent visible to the naked eye means that the strength and fear of the lineup can be seen at a glance from the roster.
Moreover, the counterpoint of the sun is also quite particular.
Iguodala played against Lu Wuxia, Penny played against Dunleavy, Hamilton played against Ginobili, Milicic played against Gasol, and Garnett played against Yao Yueban.
Due to the abundance of defensive resources, the Suns are very willing to use mismatches to limit the opponent's strengths.
The Celtics try to match up step by step because of the limited defensive ability of the players.
Playing against Iguodala is a big challenge for Lu Wuxia in the playoffs this year.
This person has excellent defensive skills, although he is young but experienced, he doesn't like to use fake moves, and his pair of cutting hands has made countless masters suffer. Coupled with James' tank body, no one will feel comfortable against him.
At the opening jump ball, Milicic showed his talent. His excellent bounce speed allowed him to even out the height difference with Yao Yueban, and he took the ball easily.
Penny patted the ball, saw the road in front of him was flawless, and couldn't help but think of the time when he played against the Lakers/Celtics, there was always a boy who would run to the court to play.
Didn't expect it to grow so big in a blink of an eye.
Pence knew that Lu Wuxia used himself as a template when he entered the league, but in fact, the two of them had nothing in common except that they were both big point guards.
Wish in college was indeed like a penny, with a ball-handling core, a gorgeous style of play, love to show off, and a little sticky to the ball.
But after entering the NBA, due to team reasons, he was unable to hold a lot of balls, so he spent four years developing off the ball under Bird and Louis. Now, he is as comfortable off the ball as on the ball end.
That's not pennies anymore.
Sensing Lu Wuxia's tendency to take the initiative to put pressure on him, Penny smiled lightly and said, "Young people, we have to play four quarters, so don't be so anxious."
After all, Penny turned sideways and gave Kirilenko a ground hit, allowing him to hit Yao Yueban in the low post.
Four quarters?
Lu Wuxia's determination is to defend in this way from the first second of the series to the end of the series, and not give Penny any easy rounds.
Moreover, he is not blindly reckless, this is planned.After all, Penny is old and doesn't have enough energy. He is still young and can afford it. This is a typical tactic of getting old.
Then, the live shots were given to Milicic.
Before the draft, he was hyped to be the same height as James, but now he is sandwiched between the big and small kings of James and Lu Wuxia, which is very embarrassing.
With each passing year, the accusations that the Suns drafted Milicic and missed Lu Wuxia intensified.
Because Lu Wuxia is getting stronger every year, and Milicic has not become significantly stronger after several seasons, especially after the Suns got Garnett, his average data is currently only 12 points and 7 rebounds per game.
Moreover, Milicic is simply a copy of Lin Ziye. They all have extraordinary talents and have actually changed their class through basketball, but the news about them leaving the circle has nothing to do with basketball.
Lin Ziye is known as the Eastern Stallion, while Milicic is the king of nightclubs in Europe.
However, although Lin Ziye's life was full of fire, his personal performance on the field was not bad, while Milicic lost himself in the luxury.
Now, the team is back in the Finals and facing the Celtics seems to make Milicic sober up a lot.
He doesn't care about anything, except for the game between the Celtics and the Cavaliers.
Even if Yao Yueban, who is the second highest player in the basketball world⑴, wants to back-hit Yao Yueban, he still has to show the vigor of a nightclub king and bet on the dozens of nightclub VIP gold cards in the safe, this goal must be scored.
Milicic's [-]v[-] in the nightclub could only push Yao Yueban back a step, and then reluctantly used his footsteps to turn around and make a small hook.
His offense was barely completed, but no matter how reluctantly, his talent was still there, with a wingspan of nearly 230 cm, and he consciously squeezed Yao Yueban's lower body, which made the latter unable to take off and block shots.
Milicic messed up the offense. Although the remedy was good, he only avoided being blocked. The actual shot was horribly crooked, which was completely affected by Yao Yueban.
"boom!"
Before Yao Yueban's teammates could breathe a sigh of relief, above them, Garnett shrouded the penalty area like a shadow, took off the rebound directly above Gasol's head, and let out a roar. This man usually turns into the world's number one tough guy when he encounters opponents who are softer than him.
No surprise this time.
Garnett swallowed Gasol alive and scored directly under the basket.
2 is better than 0
It can be said that the matchup with Garnett magnified the softest side of Gasol in the NBA. He is not the kind of person who writes his emotions on his face. Due to the lack of tactical support, he is not as confident as playing for the national team.
At the scene, the opening momentum was suppressed, and Garnett may be able to establish the matchup advantage of the entire series with this ball.
This was one of the things that Louie was most worried about before the start of the finals—if Gasol was possessed by the limited version of the 08 finals soft guy in his previous life, then the enhanced version of Garnett in this life would only make him even worse.
Louie turned to Kirilenko and said, "Andrei, get ready to play."
As soon as Louis finished speaking, Wuxia made a mistake on the court. Garnett predicted the pass and intercepted him halfway.
In less than four seconds, Penny scored in the frontcourt.
4 is better than 0
The start of the Finals was very different from the playoffs the Celtics have played before.
The strength and defensive strength given by the Suns are extraordinary, and they are not comparable to those teams in the East.
"This rhythm is wrong."
Lu Yi thought in his heart, and was about to call a timeout to adjust, when suddenly, Ginobili came over, took the ball away from Wuxia, and then called Yao Yueban to use a snake-shaped breakthrough to force a goal in the frontcourt.
Ginobili's response allowed Louis to temporarily dismiss the idea of a timeout.
The Celtics are not a team without experience in the finals. If the rhythm is wrong, it means that the intensity is not enough, so just increase the intensity.
Ginobi woke up his teammates with a tough singles point, and then the Celtics began to enter the game state, but the matchup between Gasol and Garnett was still at an absolute disadvantage.
This was predictable before the series even started.
However, Louie noticed that Yao Yueban had Milicic's position locked up--this is also a matchup advantage that will last until the end of the series.
However, it belongs to the Celtics.
⑴ Sub-question: Who is the No. 2007 height in the professional basketball world in 229? PS: Mr. Yao's registration height at that time was [-].
(End of this chapter)