Chapter 1187 These Two Guys Are Hopeless!
Zhang Lili analyzed in the live broadcast booth: "The Celtics are really strong this season! When Dayao and O'Neal each play half, the inside can always maintain high energy. At the same time, the Celtics also have another characteristic, passing and receiving. Very smooth and reasonable.”
Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "That's true. They have the calm brain of Billups, and Dayao can also organize the offense in the high post. At the same time, Pierce also has strong organizational skills, and their offense will never be chaotic. "
Yu Jia smiled teasingly: "So tonight is a preview of the finals?"
"Haha..." The three of them laughed.
Zhang Lili said: "It is really difficult for the Suns to reach the finals this year!"
"This should be something the alliance would like to see, right?" Xu Jicheng said.
"Yes, it's best to have a tiebreaker in every series. I guess President Stern really doesn't want to see a sweep of the championship in the finals. Each game has hundreds of millions of viewers, and one less game will be a loss. How much is it?" Yu Jia laughed.
Zhang Lili said: "There should be some problems with Rasheed Wallace. He is already 36 years old. As an inside man, he is quite old. Last season he only averaged just over 20 minutes per game. This season should be further improved. Shrinking, the energy on both offense and defense is not what it used to be.”
At the beginning of the game, Li Ba and Dayao jumped the ball and the Suns attacked.
After they were all stretched out, Nash dribbled the ball a few times and suddenly shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The ball missed and Li Ba grabbed the rebound. At this time, he "saw" the United Arab Emirates dropped Rasheed Wallace and cut back to Yao. He immediately passed the ball behind his back.
Ah Lian caught the ball and dunked Dayao with a bang.
"What the hell, you teamed up to bully me." Dayao didn't react and shouted angrily.
"It's not me who dunked it," Li Ba said.
Ah Lian smiled, scratched his head, and ran away quickly.
"Haha, this is very interesting!" Zhang Lili burst out laughing.
"Dayao looks very depressed." Yu Jia said with a smile.
Celtics attack.
Billups advanced to the top of the arc, and Dayao entered the low post.
Dayao's position in the Celtics is basically fixed in the low post, because the Celtics need his low post offense and rebounds, but not much need his organization and support capabilities. This is the job of Billups and Pierce.
But he and Pierce have a usual pick-and-roll tactic, which they have used more often this season and are very easy to use.
At this time, Pierce got the ball on the left wing and did not ask for Dayao's pick-and-roll, because Ray Allen was not a small forward, and he could completely beat Ray Allen on the offensive end.
Pierce in these two seasons is also a veteran. He is 33 years old this year and his condition has declined for two or three years. Last season, he averaged 34 minutes per game and 18+4+3, and he has lost the performance of a superstar.
It can be said that if he does not win the championship this season, he will never have the chance to win the championship as the main force or even the core player.
But it won't be a problem for him to beat the 35-year-old Ray Allen.
He is 201 centimeters tall, 5 centimeters taller than Ray Allen, and 15 kilograms heavier. After getting the ball, he directly crushed Ray Allen and took two steps. After approaching the paint area, he immediately turned over and made a jump shot, making a hit.
Dayao carried Li Ba desperately under the basket, preventing him from going out in time to help defend.
"Dayao, why are you working so hard? You don't lack any rings? If I weren't afraid of getting you hurt, I would overturn you." Li Ba complained.
"Who told you to dunk me just now with Ah Lian?" Dayao shouted.
The Suns attack.
Another three-pointer from the outside after pulling away. This time it was Ray Allen who hit.
After the first quarter, the Suns took 7 three-pointers and hit 3 goals, exceeding 40%, which is still good.
Li Ba grabbed 9 rebounds in a single quarter, which made Dayao and O'Neal, who came on the bench behind, green in the face. Among them, he had 4 offensive rebounds. He scored three secondary offenses, one two plus one, causing Dayao one commit.
He only played two offenses in the first quarter and scored a total of 7 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks and 1 foul.
Of the 5 big hats, three were given to Yao, one was given to Pierce, and one was given to Rasheed Wallace.
At 32:25, the Suns led by 7 points on the road.
This result should be said to be somewhat unexpected by the media.
Zhang Lianda said: "Actually, everyone is still biased against the Suns, saying they have too many veterans, but if you look at the Celtics, Yao is 30 years old, O'Neal is 38 years old, Roaring God is 36 years old, and Billups is 34 years old. , Pierce is 33 years old, and they are not young, no younger than the Suns."
Xu Jicheng said: "The main reason is that the Suns are almost rebuilt, but the Celtics are not, so I look down on the strength of the Suns. In addition, the Suns are really weak at the third position. They don't have a star. When they encounter a strong team, The third position is often beaten. For example, in the two games against the Heat, the third position was blown to pieces. "
Yu Jia said: "The Celtics' lineup can only play this season. At most, O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace may retire next season, and Pierce won't be able to play for two years. Compared to Lupus' condition is also declining, and his three-pointers are not as accurate as before."
In the second quarter, the Suns came on the bench, and Li Ba also sat on the bench.
O'Neal made a huge comeback in the bench, destroying the Suns' interior.
Haslem performed well, but whether it was Kwame Brown or Milicic, they were all playing behind the aging sharks, and their performance was poor and they had no fighting spirit.
"Hopeless!"
Li Ba shook his head as he watched. These two guys have already been completely shaped. No matter how good their talents are, it is useless to give them more opportunities.
Kwame Brown has no defense, no rebounds, no offense, and no desire on the court.
Milicic is not good either. He avoids others, but his mid-range and long-range shots are not good. He has no confrontation in defense and is still shouting that he wants to retire and play boxing. If such a person gets on the boxing ring, he will probably be beaten to death.
He has asked David Griffin to seek a trade and try to get it done before the All-Star trade window closes.
At the end of the first half, 52:55, the Suns fell behind by 3 points.
At the beginning of the second half, the Suns still insisted on the tactic of one star and four shots.
The Celtics attacked.
Dayao pulled to the short corner area on the left wing, away from the paint area, so that Li Ba was pulled out of the paint area by him, and the Suns' basket was empty.
Pierce was on the wing above Yao Ming. He received the ball and then passed it to Yao Ming. Through this close-range transfer of the ball, he avoided the long pass to Yao Ming being intercepted by Li Ba and reduced mistakes.
After he passed the ball to Yao Ming, he immediately cut into the paint area, forcing Yi Jianlian on the right wing to return to the basket, so that Rasheed Wallace on the right wing was completely open.
Yao Ming passed the ball and Rasheed Wallace received it.