Tim Duncan got stuck in the low position, his card position skills are extremely good, thanks to his four years of solid basic skills practice and excellent innate physical fitness. Although Duncan looks inferior to Kevin Garnett in terms of bounce and degree, his static strength, shoulder width, and lower limb strength are historical. This is also closely related to his learning to swim since childhood.

Even in the league against the behemoth Shaquille O'Neal, Duncan can still use his back to eat, not to mention Garnett, who suffers from shoulder width and bottom plate. Leon once thought of using pJ-Brown to defend against Duncan, the effect should be better, but after thinking about it, he still felt that Garnett should be allowed to face Duncan's attack. Since his heart knot is here, let him use his own efforts to untie it.

Duncan easily received the pass from Parker and observed that the Celtics did not double-team. He decisively used a dribble he was best at and most threatening to turn around into the three-second zone, and then Using his weight and strength to hold down Garnett, he hit a hook with his right hand.

An unremarkable hook has neither the beauty of a sky hook nor the sense of stagnation of a big dream. It is just a small hook, but the goal is simple and easy.

Obviously Garnett was incapable of facing this kind of power attack. After the ball was scored, he picked up the basketball and smashed it to the floor, then walked to the outside of the touchline.

However, Leon still has confidence in Garnett. He knows that if pJ is used to defend Garnett, the effect will be better, but he must let Garnett face Duncan. Perhaps Garnett is in overall strength. Unable to reach Duncan's level, but mentally, Leon hopes that he can be equal to Duncan, and even has the confidence to beat Duncan.

Sure enough, in the next attack, Garnett began to actively ask for the ball, but unlike the blind attack in the first half, Garnett would first make a single block for Arenas, and then go down to the low card position. You can get to the position more easily and move faster.

Arenas knows how to hang the ball to Garnett, Garnett received the ball without a hard top, the first half has proved that hard top with Duncan has no future.

After Garnett received the ball, the Celtics ran into the offensive zone. Garnett passed the ball to Brown on the outside, and then made a cross-transposition with Lagabell on the other side to the low post on the right. . While shifting positions, Arenas made a cut-in feint, pretending to run inward from the right side of 45 degrees, and then turned and ran back outside the three-point line, swaying Tony Parker.

At this time, Brown passed the ball to Arenas. Arenas used the gap created by Garnett and Bell to pass the ball to Garnett. After receiving the ball, Garnett did not have any physical body with Duncan. In the case of contact, turn over and throw a jumper directly.

Even if Duncan jumped high, facing Garnett's wingspan and high shooting point, he had to add back, there was no way to interfere.

"Huh!!" The ball went hollow into the net, a Garnett-style goal. Using the tactical suddenness and combining his own advantages, he successfully completed an attack.

"It's a beautiful tactic...what is this new thing about Tm?" Vitch poked his mouth when he saw Garnett's goal from the sidelines.

Although the Celtics’ offense was a break zone offense, it didn’t look the same at all at the start. It looked like a four-man singles with Garnett, but two simple moves immediately became different. Up. Vicki was still a bit confused for a while, and after thinking about it, he realized that this is a variant of the third offensive option in the offensive zone, using fake low singles to attract the attention of the defender and provide more space for shifting the ball.

But Vitch didn't seem to be very worried. He stood on the sidelines and shook his head, then sat back on his bench.

At this time, the Spurs counterattack wave has been pushed to the frontcourt. Duncan's bulldozer generally pressed from the middle to the three-second zone. Ginobili made a coquettish pass to the ground and the ball flew directly under Arenas' crotch to Duncan. Hands. Duncan bent down to get the ball, and then directly leaned on pJ-Brown to slide up like a loach while the ball in his hand flew to the basket.

"Beep!" Crawford's whistle rang, pJ-Brown fouled, and the ball went in after two hits on the rim and hit a three-pointer.

Duncan then made a free throw. This is exactly his unique stunt, which is not strong or hard at the basket. Instead, he sticks to the opponent's body to use force, which can suppress the opponent and prevent the opponent. At the same time, he can draw fouls with his strength, coupled with his excellent touch and balance ability, he can often rely on this trick to make three-pointers at the basket.

When Duncan started to work hard, it was when Vitch was most relieved.

In the next few minutes, Duncan scored consecutively at the basket. He scored 11 points in more than five minutes. Garnett had no way to defend Duncan in a one-on-one situation. However, Garnett also succeeded again and again in the offense. He also scored 6 points on the backward jumper and long-range jumper. And Arenas continued to maintain his good touch, so although Duncan performed like a killer, he reached the first place. In the middle of the three quarters, the Celtics still lead the Spurs by one point.

The two sides are about to enter the rotation phase of the second team. At this time Leon can finally lift the hole card that has been blocked for a while-Michael Reid.

After a timeout, Reid replaced Bell, while Leon also let Garnett and pJ-Brown off the field, replacing Dalembert and Boris Dior. This is obviously a more fast attack lineup, which is also a difference between Leon and other coaches in the third quarter rotation strategy-he likes to change into a firepower lineup in the middle of the third quarter to attack for 3 minutes, and then at the end. Put on the main defensive lineup to end.

This can often ensure that the Celtics play an offensive wave in the middle of the third quarter to establish the advantage of determining the outcome. But sometimes because of defensive or offensive disadvantages, they have to fill the hole in the fourth quarter.

The Spurs did not dare to replace Duncan at all. Replacing Duncan in the critical third quarter would be fatal to the Spurs. In the third quarter, it is difficult for anyone except Duncan to have a good scoring opportunity. Gino Billy can give some support, but Kevin Garnett's timely defense and delay have destroyed many Spurs' offenses.

Vicki saw Leon replace Garnett and thought he had made a mistake.

Sure enough, Ginobili used a beautiful snake-like breakthrough to tear open the Celtics defense line without Kevin Garnett, succeeded in a layup, and helped the Spurs successfully reverse the score in the third quarter.

The hearts of the fans in the North Shore Garden Arena are tight. So far, the Spurs have been as hard as a rock during the Christmas game. No matter how the Celtics beat or the fans cheer, there seems to be no way to break a crack in this rock. ~lightnovelpub.net~ However, the tension of the fans only lasted for 1o seconds. The Celtics attacked. Dior took the ball from outside the three-point line to keep up with Reid, and Reed received the ball and took a step outside the three-point line. Shot.

With the scimitar out of the sheath, Reid, who was resting for half a quarter, has plenty of physical strength and well-rested muscles. The hand feel in the first half did not seem to be lost, and the ball passed through the net with a scream. The Celtics once again countered two points!

Then, Duncan easily singled Dalemport from the basket to succeed, but looking back, Reid ambushes Arenas's breakthrough point at the bottom corner, and the three-pointer shot again, and the ball went through the basket mercilessly again. center. The gap became three points.

Vicki began to feel a little uneasy, he stood up and shouted at Ginobili, asking him to focus on defense. But Ginobili, who has been playing for more than six minutes, is physically unable to compare with Reid.

He broke through again in the offense, but missed a layup, but Duncan made a tip and two points.

But the Celtics' counterattack came extremely fast. They moved faster without Brown and Garnett. Arenas rushed in. He once again divided the ball to Reed who spread to the right 45 degrees. But this time Ginobili followed.

At this time, Dior stepped forward and made a screen for Reid. Reid dribbled the ball to the side with his right hand. The moment Dior blocked Ginobili, the catapult shot suddenly, another step outside the three-point line. , A three-pointer as bright as a meteor. The ball seemed to be carrying flames, passing through the rim to light the net. The difference has become four points!

It's the same goal, but I just have one more point than you, and the point difference is widening!

Vicki couldn't sit still, he called a timeout again, the North Shore Garden Arena screamed loudly, and Reed just bowed his head and pinched his nose and walked back to the bench.

"It seems that it feels good," Reid thought. (To be continued.)