civilwarnovels Chapter 255 Faster, Faster!
Chapter 255 Faster, Faster!
Chapter 255 Faster, Faster!
As far as the Devil's home court is concerned, the Celtics' North Shore Garden is definitely one of the most terrifying home stadiums in the league. For the elderly who have experienced the Celtics rampant in the league era, the North Shore Garden gives them a dark, slippery and bloody taste. It's like a scary place like a snake den.
The game has not yet started, and the North Shore Garden is already overcrowded. Countless fans are shouting at the Knicks players crazily. Stephenson and Jeremy Lin, who experienced this kind of scene for the first time, looked a little pale, and even the other players looked a little bad. , what they suffered in Boston in the Eastern Conference finals last season made them feel a little uncomfortable.
Game start.
Doc Reeves sent the starters: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal.
For the Knicks: Gatsby, Kevin Martin, Danilo Gallinari, Amare Stoudemire and Andrew Bogut.
It was Garnett who jumped the ball with Bogut. Don't count on O'Neal. He can't jump up anymore, and Garnett is not much better. After all, he is 35 years old. Bogut dialed the ball to Gatsby, after catching the ball and dribbling two steps, Gatsby pushed the ball far away. The basketball crossed the half court and went straight to the basket. basket!
Amare Stoudemire!
Stoudemire is extremely fast, Garnett is jumping the ball, O'Neal can't keep up at all, but Pierce who keeps up can't stop the bully's alley-oop.
The noisy North Shore Garden suddenly fell silent. After a moment of silence, it was filled with yelling and cursing.
Garnett and Pierce looked at each other, they strongly felt that this Knicks team was no longer the Knicks of last season!
Rondo quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, Garnett received the ball with his back inside, Stoudemire defended Garnett alone, and no one else assisted in the defense. Garnett's greatness lies in his defense covering the half court. Most of his offenses are turnaround jumpers and mid-range shots. In terms of post-up singles, his threat is not as great as others. Of course, Stoudemire's defense is not as good as Garnett, but the current situation is that Garnett is getting old. And Stoudemire is at his peak, Garnett wants to single Stoudemire is not easy.
Garnett saw that the Knicks were not assisting the defense, so he tried to carry Stoudemire in singles, but he failed to carry the ball a few times, so he could only pass the ball to Rondo, who passed the ball to Pierce, and there was not much time to attack. , Pierce made a breakthrough step by step, and then pulled up to shoot. Gallinari was much taller than Pierce, and Pierce could only increase the arc to shoot.
Bogut and Stoudemire held up Garnett and Bogut respectively. Gatsby rushed in to grab the rebound. Rondo also rushed in, but his height was much shorter than Gatsby. In a rush situation, he couldn't beat Gatsby at all.
Gatsby grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a transition attack. This is D'Antoni's strategy. The Celtics are seriously aging. When they beat them, they just want to run and drag the old Celtics down. It is not impossible for the Walters to be dragged into a positional battle, but they will definitely bleed every step of the way. Even if they win the game, it will make the Knicks take off a layer of skin.
Rondo rushed too far in order to grab rebounds, and he couldn't keep up with Gatsby's transition. The reason why he dared to rush to grab rebounds was his confidence in his speed, but he was surprised to find that Gatsby's speed was faster than last season. Much faster!
This is not surprising. After a season of training, Gatsby's physical fitness has improved a lot. The improvement of speed is a comprehensive project. Gatsby's hard-working strength training has improved his overall physical fitness. The special training in summer was even more so. Jeremy Lin and Stephenson's faces were pale from the amount of his training. If it wasn't for the system's recovery of the body, according to Gatsby's training method, life and death would be possible!
However, although this body has potential, the potential is limited. Even after such polishing, Gatsby found that the improvement of speed and strength still has not improved by leaps and bounds. Wei's first-class standard is nothing more than a distance from the top.
But with the first-class speed and the advantage of starting early, even a guard known for his speed like Rondo couldn't keep up. The only one who returned to the defense was Ray Allen, because he happened to be at a 45-degree angle for a three-pointer, and he just returned to the defense. Gatsby did not rush to shoot a three-pointer or layup by himself, but quietly slowed down, waiting for Stoudemire and others to follow. The purpose was not to create scoring opportunities for Stoudemire, but to force O'Neal and Garnett Gatsby's goal was to participate in the quick defense and consume their energy.
However, the score cannot be relaxed. From the corner of Gatsby's eyes, he saw that Stoudemire had followed. Gatsby accelerated and broke through to the basket. Pierce and Ray Allen both jumped up to block the shot. The ball was given to Stoudemire who came in from an air cut. Stoudemire jumped high and knocked Pierce and Ray Allen out of the baseline, and then smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk dunk. There was a loud bang!
"Boom!" The roar of the basket spread through the pickups throughout the North Shore Garden, and the restless fans couldn't help but become quiet.
As soon as the Knicks came up, they aggressively used two dunks to make a head start!
"Wow! Wow! Stoudemire! Domineering dunks, Gatsby and Stoudemire connected online as soon as he came up, and the Knicks played Phoenix-like fast offense and defense. With Stoudemire, there is more Speeding up the offense and defense, I think the Suns' fast-running whirlwind will be staged in the Knicks!" Mike Breen praised.
"I don't know if you have noticed. Judging from these two shots, the Celtics can no longer keep up with the Knicks' rhythm, especially on the inside. Stoudemire's speed is hard to keep up with, let alone O'Neal. Now Even Garnett's speed has slowed down. If Doc Rivers can drag the tempo into a positional battle tonight, they still have a chance to beat the Knicks. If Gatsby pushes up the speed, the Celtics are in danger !"
Jeff Van Gundy’s comments hit the nail on the head, not to mention that he felt this keenly, but Doc Rivers felt it even more deeply. The Knicks were also able to play fast last season, but without Stoudemire, the key person, others did not. Stoudemire's terrifying lethality, so the Knicks were dragged into the mud by the Celtics and drowned. Although it was not easy, they succeeded.
But tonight's two rounds made Doug Reeves feel a great crisis. With Stoudemire, the Knicks are even more powerful. If they don't try to slow down the rhythm, the Celtics are in danger!
(End of this chapter)