"We have to slow down and find our own rhythm! Keep the offensive that worked in the first quarter and don't be disrupted by the Celtics' speed! Jay, you have to learn to control the scene, control the scene, here Unlike the difference, we will play faster, but instead of running around, you know what I mean, and you will feel better and better. ⊙ Novel. ⊙ Novel" During the intermission, the Bulls coach Bill- Cartwright constantly emphasized to the players to find his own rhythm, and hopes that the team's point guard Jay Williams can control the team's offensive speed.

From the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls were unconsciously driven by the Celtics faster and faster. Cartwright hoped to see the efficient positional attack, only maintained for seven or eight rounds in the first quarter, until their Offense and defense were disrupted by the Celtics' speed. The reason why they have kept the score close or even ahead is mainly due to the offensive rebounds from the inside. By the end of the second quarter, once their rebounds were not guaranteed, they were overtaken.

In the last three minutes of the second quarter, they were hit by the Celtics with an 11:2 shock wave. They went from a one point lead to eight points behind. They originally hoped to maintain a weak lead at the end of the first half. In the second half, Cartwright, who relied on a more steady attack to defeat the Celtics, had to face a situation that needed to catch up in the second half.

Cartwright succeeded Bill Berry as the interim head coach of the Bulls last year. With the devastated Bulls slowly moving on track, Cartwright ended the 01-02 season with an acceptable result. Cartwright has more ideas about the team in the new season. As the main center of the first dynasty of the Bulls, he was also deeply affected by Phil Jackson and the triangle offense. Given that the team has two potential insides, Curry and Chandler, he hopes to create a positional warfare machine with inside offense as the core and triangular offensive routines. Curry is the main attack and Chandler is the main defense and support. , In his opinion is a perfect match.

For the first game of the season, Cartwright also made a lot of preparations, according to the Celtics preseason video. He believes that the Celtics play fast and have no inside defense. It will not be too difficult for the Bulls to crack. The only problem he needs to face is the enthusiasm of Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce. status. Last year, many teams in the East fell under the strong offensive power of Gemini.

As for Fox Leon, a rookie coach, Cartwright hasn't paid too much attention to it. Although he is also a rookie coach himself, he has played in the NBA for more than ten years as a player, the best ball ever in the league. The team has won many championships as the main center. He still has this confidence. Judging from the information from all parties, Leon is an out-and-out rookie coach. Even though he is well-known in the scouting world, scouts and coaches have very different jobs. Many people think that Kai The Alters let Leon become the head coach is nothing but a compromise, a compromise with Auerbach.

Some of Leon’s performance in the first half seemed to confirm the views of many people. Leon rarely called timeouts and did not coach with the players on the sidelines. Instead, he always bowed his head and recorded something on small pieces of paper. The professional habits of a scout or assistant coach. Cartwright did not notice this detail though. But as the head coach of the Bulls, he also felt that this guy named Leon seems to have a low sense of existence, unlike other coaches who like to yell on the sidelines to put pressure on the referee and the players on both sides. The league does have similar coaches, such as Jackson Jackson, but Cartwright doesn't think Leon has that level of motionlessness. Maybe he is nervous and doesn't know what to do.

But during the intermission, sitting in the locker room and thinking about the whole process of the first half, Cartwright felt that this guy named Fox Leon, from the beginning to the end, is like a stormy rapier. Although only a small cut was made in the bull each time, as the number of cuts became more and more, the bull lost more and more blood, until a certain critical point was reached. The bull will fall suddenly.

Cartwright felt that he was very lucky and experienced. Realizing the strategy of the opposing coach, he felt that he had found a way to crack it. Throughout the first half, the Celtics scored the most is Walker, but the player who really played the best. It's Gilbert Arenas. The second-year point guard's performance in the first half makes people feel that he is a player who has just entered the second season of the league. His timing and distribution methods make people feel like he is in the league. A veteran who has been around for ten years.

So Cartwright decided to put the defensive center in the second half to deal with Arenas. He adjusted the defensive matchup, letting the better defensive Hassell go against Arenas, releasing Jay Williams' energy on the offensive end. , Let him spend more time on sorting out the team's offense and reducing the pace of the game. Although Jie is also very young and just a rookie, Cartwright is still full of hope and trust in the best player in the United States. Williams' performance in the first half was quite brilliant.

"Come on guys! Get back what we lost in the first half!" At the end of the intermission, Cartwright encouraged the players like this, and the second half of the game awaited them.

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"I think the key player for the Celtics in the first half was Arenas. His distribution of the ball was really excellent. There was no special surprise or highlight. But I was the only one who played point guard in the league for many years and scored. Those who have been in the finals know that he handles the ball very well. I don’t know what kind of training he did this summer. I remember him last season as a stunned kid who could only make quick breaks and make jump shots. Of course, his breakthrough. It's also very, very fast." Kenny Smith commented on the Celtics' performance in the first half before the start of the second half. There is no doubt that Arenas's brilliant performance with 9 points, 6 assists and 2 steals has become the focus of the commentator. .

In fact, only Arenas knew in his heart that his performance in the first half was the result of the quick reaction awareness brought by the "Eagle Eye Off-the-Ball Training" in accordance with Leon's passing rules. Leon summed up the handling of the ball on the court into several categories, giving Arenas the most reliable choice in each situation, let him keep these choices in mind, and practice repeatedly in off-ball training. So Arenas didn't need to use his brain in the first half to use his little passing creativity, and everything just followed the route given by Leon.

This kind of routine can't last the whole court. Once the opponent's targeted defense is all over, how can Leon be so stupid to use this trick?

The second half of the game has already begun. With the Celtics' possession of the ball, Arenas once again held the ball and quickly passed the half. This time, Hassel started to defend Arenas one-on-one from the circle. His hands were already Touching Arenas, with the help of hand-, Hassel will master Arenas' every move.

But instead of calling the pick-and-roll like the first half, Arenas handed the ball to Paul Pierce who came to pick it up. Pierce took the ball at the top of the arc and faced Jaylen Rose. He just received the ball and has not yet turned. When he came over, he just looked at Rose’s position from the corner of his hand, so at the moment when he caught the ball and turned around, Paul Pierce suddenly accelerated to break through the middle. Then, before the opponent came up, he pushed his shoulder to follow Rose. A sideways half-back jumper shot.

"Boom!" The ball hit the inside of the basket and bounced into the basket!

Seeing this goal, Cartwright, who was sitting off the court, couldn't help feeling tight, wondering if the Celtics wanted to change the focus of attack in the second half? Thinking of this, Cartwright suddenly panicked. How could Pierce forget the defensive strategy just laid out by the midfielder? Even if he only scored 6 points in the first half, he is also the core player of the Celtics offense.

Cartwright calmed down and watched the development of the game.

However, when Paul Pierce scored 6 points in the third quarter and scored 3 mid-ranges in a row, Cartwright knew that a timeout must be called! In the three offenses, the Celtics played all positional wars, all Pierce singles, and the thin Jaylen Rose was not enough in front of Pierce. This year Pierce is stronger, his back, feet and shooting are more skillful, and his experience is more abundant.

In the summer, Pierce was as low-key as the Celtics. He silently completed the contract extension with the Celtics and got a deserved maximum salary contract. Although subject to this year's salary cap decline, the contract amount was reduced~www. lightnovelpub.net~ But Pierce had no complaints, and he completed the signing of the contract cleanly and without any hesitation, and was not involved in any free agency rumors.

This low-key allows Pierce to focus more on improving his personal abilities. The edge of life and death two years ago taught him to cherish and focus. Compared with Antoine Walker's wandering around, Pierce completed his spirit. The higher the evolution, but no one can see it, after all, the season has just begun.

Cartwright called a short timeout of 20 seconds, the gap between the two sides was widening, and the call for "MVP" had already sounded on the scene, and many fans raised the "The-truth" brand.

Leon is not a person who likes to talk about Rory during a timeout. He always believes that the key to determining the outcome of a game lies in preparation and training before the game. When pursuing on-the-spot command, there is no doubt that it is a temporary holdover.

"Everyone did a good job. Just like that. Just concentrate. I'll stare at you. I can't concentrate. I will make you suffer during training. Also, remember to give the ball to Paul... Paul, let them Understand what is the truth." This may be the most irresponsible suspension arrangement in history, but Leon knows that it will work. (To be continued.) SJGSF0916 Baidu search "" to see the latest and most complete novels!