plumnovel Chapter 252 Veterans Don’t Die, They Just Can’t Run (Part 2!)
Chapter 252 Veterans Don’t Die, They Just Can’t Run (Part 2!)
Chapter 252 The Veteran Doesn't Die, He Just Can't Run (Second Update!)
At the end of the half, Lin Yi, who had already cut off the pass key tonight, made 24 wild shots and hit 10 goals. In addition to free throws and three-pointers, Lin Yi scored 27 points after halftime.
After halftime, Celtics coach Rivers already knew what the Knicks wanted to do tonight, but Rivers didn't dare to make substitutions, because Garnett could prevent Lin Yi's shooting percentage to 41.6%. At this critical moment, Rivers was only willing to trust the main force.
And if someone else comes up, Rivers is afraid of affecting the Celtics' defensive system.
Tonight, the Celtics used Tony Allen, Rasheed Wallace and Glenn Davis as three substitutes. Garnett only rested for 2 minutes in the first half. During the intermission, the big hard man felt his hands and legs were soft, and he almost lost the strength to beat his chest and feet.
It will be Garnett's 34th birthday in a few days. With the intensity of the first half today, if he continues to play, Garnett may not even be able to walk for a while.
But the trusting eyes of his teammates, and what Rivers said to him during the intermission: "Kevin, we need you!"
Garnett feels that he can fight for another 500 years!
Iron blood is his label, and he doesn't want to lose to the brutal Chinese big man of the Knicks.
Pierce's state also had problems. In the first half, Pierce had been sliding sideways and playing post-up singles. Pierce lost weight in the summer, but he couldn't hold him back at 32 years old. "Your uncle"'s 5-of-1 field goal percentage in the second quarter is the negative impact of physical decline.
The Knicks are playing strength with the Celtics today, you are harder and I am harder, leading this group of veterans to run desperately, constantly torturing the knees of these old men.
In fact, Lin Yi thinks it's unwise for Rivers to be so conservative, because if the Celtics don't let the main players rest and keep going on like this, even if they can keep the victory tonight, what about the next game and the next game?
Although Lin Yi is also gritting his teeth, but he is young!
His physical recovery must be faster than these old men, and as a loyal "Komi", Lin Yi played extremely well tonight. You simply don't know how exciting it is to pick off the pass button!
Knicks coach D'Antoni knew that the Knicks would definitely have a chance to run and kill the Celtics if they played like this, so when Lin Yi played more, he let other players rotate more, so that when Lin Yi went to rest, even if the Celtics had the upper hand, the Knicks could also rely on running and bombing to stalemate the Celtics.
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In the second half of the game, the tense atmosphere has permeated the entire TD North Shore Garden Arena.
The Celtics fans supported the home team with their own cheers, while the Knicks fans and "Lin Mis" in front of the TV put their hands together, praying that Lin Yi could continue his performance in the first half.
This game brought back memories of many old fans. Didn't Iverson lead the Philadelphia 76ers to win a game with the Lakers?
Before the game, many Lin Hei said that the Knicks were a pseudo-strong team and that Lin Yi was a pseudo-supergiant, but Lin Yi's performance tonight made them worry again.
In fact, Lin Yi himself also finds it very strange. It is very unreasonable for him to cut out the pass button, but the fans think he is a hero. It is obvious that he can drive his teammates with the pass button, but people think he is not aggressive enough...
But don't look at Lin Yi picking up the pass button tonight. In fact, he is also driving his teammates, because in the third quarter according to the Knicks' plan, Lin Yi will only play for half a quarter.
Tactics are a game, and employment is also a game.
It's a pity that his basic level is still a bit low, otherwise Lin Yi believed that he would definitely make the elderly Garnett feel what is called real terror.
It's a pity that Lin Yi doesn't know that his talent alone has already made the aging Celtics a little scared.
Rivers even feels that if James stays with the Cavaliers in the summer, the Knicks will be more difficult to deal with than the Cavaliers in the future.
Rivers plans to discuss with Angie in the summer, and he must try to find one or two fast-moving inside players. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Celtics to beat the Knicks after waiting for Lin Yi to evolve for another year or two.
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In the third quarter, Lin Yi took another 6 shots in the first 8 minutes and hit 3 goals. When he went down to rest, the total number of shots had reached 32. Now no one takes Lin Yi's saying before the game that I will take [-] shots as a joke.
Lin Yi went down to rest, and Rivers hurriedly asked the Wolf King to go down to recover his blood. However, Rivers did not expect that his hesitant substitution would indirectly assist the Knicks again.
When Garnett went down to rest, the Knicks used par-cut tactics, and Rivers had no choice but to replace Perkins, so that the Celtics' inside line was completely defenseless.
The Knicks players, who had been recharging their energy for a long time, began to turn into blasting ghosts in turn, with three-pointers, transitions, fast breaks, and strong bursts.
Without the barrier of the inside line, it is useless for the Celtics to defend against the outside line. If Ray Allen hadn't used consecutive three-pointers to keep the Celtics alive, these old men might have been beaten.
Rivers’ anxious scheduling is also reflected in the fact that he replaced Garnett with 3 minutes left in the third quarter. Under the instillation of a wave of chicken soup for the soul, the wolf king, who was obviously tired and trembling with his legs, showed his iron side after returning to the court: he was scored consecutively in front of the Knicks’ super sixth man Louis Williams...
No matter how fierce Garnett is, it's useless to yell and break his throat. The decline in physical fitness cannot change the fact that his defense speed has dropped.
The Knicks dominated the third quarter, and they have maintained a lead of about five to eight points.
In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Pierce reappeared as a leader. Pierce had good singles ability when he was young, but after experiencing the return of the king, Pierce completed a real transformation. The NBA is like this.
Pierce scored 5 points in a row for the Celtics at the last moment. After three quarters, the Knicks in the away game led the Celtics 78 to 76 and entered the fourth quarter.
At this time, the fans who had watched the first round of the game between the two sides couldn't believe that the Knicks could play so tough.
Barkley complained during the break between the three quarters: "The Knicks are really a team that is difficult for you to understand. Can you imagine that they are fighting the Celtics?"
Kenny Smith echoed: "Whenever the Knicks suffer a big loss, people always feel that the Knicks seem to be just that, but whenever they can play back and forth with a strong team, you always have an illusion that they are a championship-level team."
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In the fourth quarter, Lin Yi went into battle again. The rest in the third quarter relieved his physical fatigue to a great extent. Rivers originally wanted to arrange for Garnett to rest for a while in the fourth quarter, but when he saw Lin Yi playing, Rivers could only turn his head and say to Garnett: "Kevin! Whether we can win tonight depends on you!"
It has to be said that this kind of trust in Garnett was very useful, so Garnett, who was still receiving a massage from the team doctor, directly tore off the ice packs on his legs, stood up and patted himself on the chest three times in a row: "We are the Celtics, this is our territory!"
The Celtics players are almost in tears. This Celtics team has encountered many life-and-death situations. In the year when they first formed a team, they played against their opponents in the first and second rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs. If they didn’t really love basketball to such a degree, these old guys would have broken up.
Lin Yi was also full of emotions. He also had a crazy love for basketball, so he complained about it. Chicken soup for the soul is still useful in this desperate moment.
Rivers has already decided that when Lin Yi rests in the next game, he will arrange for Garnett to rest. Tonight he was beaten by the Knicks' inexplicable rotation. The Celtics did not play their own advantages.
Pierce also played at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ray Allen did not rest, and Rondo even volunteered.
Rivers gathered the players together: "Basketball is our life! Look at our heads, there are seventeen championship banners! To become a champion, the process is always difficult, but as long as we get over the difficulties in front of us, we will move forward!"
After Rivers' chicken soup for the soul, it's time for the intermission.
On the Knicks side, D'Antoni explained the tactics in detail. D'Antoni is not afraid that the players will not remember, because Lin Yi can remember.
Lin Yi smiled and patted D'Antoni on the shoulder, "Mr. Coach, aren't you going to say a few words to boost everyone's morale?"
D'Antoni smiled awkwardly, "You know, I'm not very good at saying those words."
The corner of Lin Yi's mouth raised slightly: "Then let me say a few words! Everyone, it's really nothing, look, those old guys can't run anymore, so we will win if we run them to the tired place now!"
Gallinari suddenly realized, "Sure enough, being single can make people energetic!"
Lin Yi: "."
My liver hurts so badly, and the atmosphere that finally got serious was completely destroyed by that bastard Gallinari.
If it wasn't for the referee's urging to play, Lin Yi really wanted to send Gallinari a super-large jade spiral pill, and send him to heaven, because the people on earth can't stop Gallinari's death.
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(End of this chapter)