"Why is Kevin so anxious..." Seeing the first goal on the field, Leon frowned. Garnett was anxiously angry for the first goal and wanted to expand and press Parker. The tactics have not yet been opened. , Too aggressive is undoubtedly a leak for opponents.

Leon knows that Garnett is not such a frizzy player. He has been in the league for eight years. He often feels passionate, but he is actually a sophisticated and cunning guy. He knows how to do it at different stages of the game. What kind of thing.

The performance of the first ball today seems that the public opinion before the game does have an impact on him, but what he is thinking in his heart, Leon has no bottom.

The game continued. Looking back, Michael Reid took the ball and broke through from the center, driving Ginobili to make a throw, but the referee blew the whistle first and sentenced Reid to foul. There was a lot of boos at the scene, but obviously Crawford would not be disturbed by these boos. He insisted on his penalty. Reid was a good guy on the court, he just shook his head and ran back.

Leon is a little out of touch. He understands Crawford's routine. This is a referee who has a strong desire to control the game. Obviously he has to use a whistle to warn the players at the beginning of the game. This warning is for the home players. It could not be better. For one, it doesn't appear to be partial to the home court and there is a home whistle.

"I'm CNM!" Leon made a national curse at Crawford. Crawford turned around and looked at Leon. He didn't know what he said. After hesitating, there was no whistle. After all, it was TD North Shore Garden. , Need to converge.

The Celtics bench didn't understand what Leon was shouting, only Wang Zhizhi was sitting there laughing and grinning very brightly.

The curse was fun, but it had no effect on the game. It was the Spurs' turn to attack. This time Tony Parker once again used Duncan's screen to shoot a mid-range jumper from within the three-point line. The ball went into the net and the Spurs scored two more points.

Tim Duncan’s screen quality is indeed very high. Both times he created plenty of room for Parker. It seems that Popovich’s tactical arrangement before the game is also very clear, to give play to his advantages, the offensive end is concise and clear, and the advantage is established as soon as possible. It's hard to be behind in an away game.

Popovich’s impression has always been a master of tactics, but Leon doesn’t think so. Last year’s match against Popovich Leon could feel that Popovich’s richness and flexibility in offensive tactics He is not necessarily better than Fox Leon. However, Popovich is an excellent manager and a brilliant operation master. His Spurs have a feeling of "With my operation, the rest is A past".

The Celtics were born and killed by the Spurs. Last year, the Spurs captured Duncan's super strong point. Everything revolved around Duncan, starting with Duncan and ending with Duncan, attacking Duncan and defending Duncan, whether Leon played on the tactical side. What kind of bells and whistles, the Spurs will drop ten times, I use Duncan.

After Parker scored, the Celtics launched a quick second attack. Arenas quickly broke through halftime, and then was blocked by Duncan in the middle. He had to go around the three-point line and pass the ball. Pierce, Pierce retreats forcibly facing Bowen and misses the shot.

The Spurs retreat and settle fairly quickly, like an efficient ant colony. They don't need verbal communication. They can find their place in defense by moving their antennae to spread the smell.

This kind of precise and accurate defense, every point is average, it is difficult for you to find a breakthrough. Therefore, the Spurs' defense is most afraid of sharp knives, the kind of guy who can tear a line alone. Kobe Bryant will be a nightmare for the Spurs in the past, present and future, and the Celtics who play this role are Arenas.

As Pierce missed a shot, the Spurs used a counterattack to score again. Duncan received a pass from Ginobili in the counterattack and dunked the ball from the center.

But the Celtics did not slow down the pace of the offense. Arenas once again launched a second quick offense. This time he did not choose to break through. Instead, he relied on PJ-Brown's solid pick-and-roll outside the three-point line and the arc-top three-point line. Fire directly outside!

The hot ball burned through the Nets and finally ignited the first flame of North Shore Garden!

Gilbert Arenas held his arms high, no matter what restrictions Fox-Leon gave him, but this kind of right to shoot from outside the three-point line, Leon will never restrict him.

Then the two sides fell into the offensive and defensive battle between you and me. Duncan’s performance was as stable as ever and played a huge role on both offensive and defensive ends; and Arenas became the out-and-out super engine of the Celtics, facing Parker. He has advantages in speed and strength, and his unparalleled self-confidence allowed him to continuously hit difficult mid- and long-range shots. He scored 13 points in the first quarter.

But Popovich insisted on having Parker and Arenas one-on-one in the first quarter and not letting anyone double-team. Popovich believes that since Arenas played against Parker and Spurs one-on-one in the Finals last year, he can't today either.

Indeed, it’s not enough to have a sharp knife on Arenas. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics fell behind the Spurs by 4 points at 21:25. They did not do very well on the defensive end of Duncan and Ginobili’s restrictions. , There have been many vacancies for the Spurs players to shoot opportunities. The Spurs' tactics are extremely slippery. They don't eat hard and soft. To suppress them, they must have 100% offensive and defensive performance.

The one who didn't make 100% of the starting five was Kevin Garnett.

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After the end of the first quarter, Garnett sat on the bench and gasped, and he could see that he did not relax casually in the first quarter. On the contrary, he tried his best, but everything seemed to be unfamiliar.

On several defenses, he was led by Duncan's nose, and the result was a big loophole for other Spurs players. He also fell into a disadvantage in the one-on-one offensive and defensive confrontation with Duncan. He is one level behind Duncan in the technique of backing and eating alone. He can only turn over and lean back in a fixed motion, and the strength of the face frame is two levels worse. In short, regardless of offense and defense, Garnett is in a quagmire tonight.

Sweat dripped down Garnett’s nose. He didn’t hear a word of Leon’s tactics. He kept thinking of an evaluation he once saw: "Duncan will end the Spurs and bring them the key. , And Kevin Garnett, even if he wins 10 championships with the Celtics, he will not reach Duncan's level."

This evaluation stung Garnett not only that he didn't have a championship, he couldn't compare with Duncan, and what made him even more unbearable was that he was no longer the No. 21 of the Timberwolves. In his opinion, no matter what achievements he has achieved with the Celtics, he is not as good as Duncan who played for the Spurs from beginning to end.

Unless he can really get ten championships, can truly have a long and great career with the Celtics like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... But that is too far away, he thinks too much. These complicated ideas affected his performance.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Leon sent Dalembert and let Garnett sit on the bench to rest. After only three minutes of rest, Popovich re-appointed Duncan, Leon also immediately let Garnett into the battle, at this time the score of the two sides is 31:35, the Spurs still lead by 4 points.

As soon as the Celtics attacked, Garnett received the ball at the top of the arc. This is a standard double triangle tactic. Arenas goes round the bottom, Reed cuts outside, Pierce goes to the corner and pulls away. I chose to fight Duncan one-on-one on the middle road!

After shaking his shoulders, he dribbled the ball from the right to force a breakthrough, trying to use his speed advantage to get rid of Duncan and lay up directly!

But Duncan adjusted his steps and followed Garnett...

"This ball is going to be over..." Leon said in a bad mood. Garnett didn't start at all for this ball, nor did he get rid of Duncan, but he chose to layup on his own.

"Bang!" Duncan took a big shot and pushed Garnett's layup down. The ball failed to leave Garnett's palm~lightnovelpub.net~ He carried the ball, and was crushed to the ground by Duncan's tremendous strength.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and made a face-off gesture.

Leon finally couldn't help it. He called a short timeout, then beckoned to Garnett, dragged him in front of him, slapped his clothes with his hands, slapped him on the face, and asked face to face. Said: "Tell me who you are."

"I...who am I..." Garnett was a little confused.

"Tell me who you are!" Leon began to roar, his eyes distraught, completely ignoring the other players.

"I am... I am Kevin Garnett." Garnett replied.

"Speak louder and tell me who you are!" Leon's roar even shocked the referee.

"I'm Kevin Garnett!" Garnett finally roared out. After roaring, he let out a breath and looked up at the sky above the arena.

"Okay, I think you should know who you are and how you should play. OK, there are ten seconds left, I have to design a tactic." (To be continued.)