readytorunbook Chapter 255 Strong Attack (2 more)
Chapter 255 Strong Attack (2 more)
Chapter 255 Strong Attack (Part [-])
At the start of the game, Howard successfully jumped the ball without any suspense.
Qin Yang dribbled the ball for halftime, and it was Ray Allen who defended Qin Yang. The Celtics were still a fixed starter, with the Big Four plus Perkins.The person defending Qin Yang is Lei Allen.
Facing Lei Allen, Qin Yang was not in a hurry, and first tried to attack.
Ray Allen is a standard shooting guard with a height of 197cm and fast speed, so he can better restrain Qin Yang on the defensive end. If Qin Yang plays singles, his efficiency may not be very high.
Therefore, after probing, Qin Yang failed to break through and directly passed the ball to Pietrus.
After passing the ball, Qin Yang ran.
Pietrus was helplessly defended by Pierce and passed to Qin Yang. Ray Allen was in place again, but Rashard Lewis stepped forward to screen. Qin Yang did not advance with the screen, but retreated directly to the outside of the three-point line to shoot.
Whoosh!
A three-pointer was scored.
Using a screen to shoot a three-pointer, this is the most common and effective way for Qin Yang to shoot this season.
Ray Allen was beaten very helplessly, and Kevin Garnett after the cover wanted to help defend, but was a step slower. Qin Yang's shot speed was too fast. Although Kevin Garnett was good at assisting defense, he couldn't teleport to outside the three-point line to defend Qin Yang in the blink of an eye.
The first goal was scored easily, but the Celtics players had an ugly look on their faces.
The Celtics attacked, Rajon Rondo slowly dribbled the ball across half court, and handed the ball to Paul Pierce. Paul Pierce took a tentative step, then swayed to the right, stretched his feet to the left, dribbled the ball to the right, and pulled the ball to the left in an instant. When Pietrus defended to the left, he easily broke through to the right.
Pierce's dance steps are well controlled.
Qin Yang watched from a distance, he could only admire in his heart.
When approaching the inside line, Howard stepped forward to help defend, and Pierce directly stopped and hit a jumper.
Get into the basket and face Howard's defense before shooting?Pierce wouldn't be that stupid. ,
After the two teams each hit a ball at their strongest point on the offensive end, they began to play tactical cooperation.
Qin Yang is defending Rajon Rondo, the point guard who used to have a dispute with Qin Yang, and now Rajon Rondo is facing Qin Yang, so he can only dodge and fight, there is no other way.
The height gap is too large and the shooting is too poor. Rajon Rondo is very inefficient on the offensive end.
Outside screen pick-and-roll cooperation, Qin Yang's misplaced defense, the effect is also very good, whether it is Pierce, Ray Allen, or Kevin Garnett, when facing Qin Yang, it is difficult to make a direct shot.
Qin Yang's height played a crucial role at this time.
The speed is fast and the height advantage is obvious. To beat Qin Yang, the only way is to break through. After breaking through, it is the best choice to finish the offense with a layup directly at the basket.
But that didn't work for the Magic.
The inside of the Magic is Dwight Howard, the league's best defender.
The defensive lineup composed of Pietrus and Barnes on the outside is very strong. The Celtics have a slow pace and keep hitting the iron. Their offensive performance in the first quarter was very poor.
The Magic's offense wasn't good enough either. Qin Yang's 5-of-2 shooting percentage was mediocre.
Howard got 6 free throws in the first quarter, 6 of 1, which was also very frustrating.
24-22, the Magic led by 2 points away in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Magic changed their formation first, and Redick played instead of Barnes.The Celtics replaced Rasheed Wallace on the field to strengthen defense and offense.
This change is bad.
Van Gundy's idea is to strengthen the offense of the Magic. Matt Barnes' offense is very average. The shooting depends on the feel. The reliable offensive method is layup. Under the defense of Kevin Garnett and Perkins, Barnes' offensive end is not very effective.
But with this substitution, Ray Allen shot directly.
Redick's defense is much worse than Barnes' defense. Ray Allen made 3 of 1 in the first quarter. It seemed that his shooting percentage was very low, but in the second quarter, he directly hit two goals.
Redick was a little flustered.
Looking back, Rasheed Wallace directly singled Rashad Lewis and scored two more goals. Coach Van Gundy made another substitution and Brandon Bass played.
But Brandon Bass is a stocky insider. Rasheed Wallace made another straight-arm jumper and rubbed Brandon Bass on the ground.
Qin Yang looked helpless. In this situation, Qin Yang couldn't defend one by one.
Rondo can't shoot well, but the breakthrough is still very strong.
In the second quarter, the Celtics directly played a 33-24 climax, but they overtook the score.
Faced with this situation, Qin Yang was completely helpless. He made several shots, but the touch was mediocre. He also met Rasheed Wallace's help defense, 6 of 2, and cheated his teammates.
The Celtics' defense at this time is also very strong, constantly changing defenses and assisting defenses, but there is no trouble at all.
Even Rajon Rondo misplaced to defend Redick, and Redick, who defended him, doubted his life.
In the third quarter, Howard appeared again, and Qin Yang went off to rest.
This is also the routine of the Magic. The two staggered the time of the bench to better lead their teammates.
In this quarter, Howard really worked hard inside. Perkins was slow and Kevin Garnett was weak. Howard had 6 totals and 5 in a single quarter, scoring 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Jason Williams scored 3 points and 1 assists in 4 of 2.
But Rajon Rondo scored 6 points and 4 assists, and played better. The two teams tied 21-21.
After three quarters, the Magic still took the lead, and Qin Yang felt angry in his heart.
"Dwight, you can't go on like this. You cover for me later, cut to the basket, and the two of us forcefully hit them a few shots. We can't let them go on like this."
Qin Yang pulled Howard and said in a low voice.
Howard nodded.
In the last quarter, Vince Carter still did not play.
After a good performance in the last game, Vince Carter was 7-of-1 in this game, and his shooting percentage was the lowest in the game.
On the inside, Gortat partnered with Howard, and Qin Yang partnered with Pietrus and Matt Barnes on the outside.
This lineup is strong defensively and weak offensively.
It doesn't matter if the offense is weak, Qin Yang and Howard can attack forcefully.
For the first ball, Howard was the screen. Qin Yang used the screen to step back and shoot a three-pointer. Unfortunately, the ball was interfered by Rasheed Wallace. Qin Yang's shooting arc was a little higher, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
Howard rushed to the basket, got the rebound directly, and scored a dunk.
This offensive rebound is critical.
The Celtics attacked. After the pick-and-roll, Qin Yang misplaced to defend Rasheed Wallace. Qin Yang's card did not give Rasheed Wallace the possibility of a strong attack, and interfered in place.
Rasheed Wallace made a shot.
Howard grabbed the defensive rebound, turned around, Qin Yang broke through directly after halftime, Ray Allen followed closely, Qin Yang passed the ball to Howard.
Howard forced a turn for a layup, but Kevin Garnett couldn't keep up.
Kevin Garnett is old, and his physical fitness has dropped a lot compared to when he won the championship two years ago. Kevin Garnett's help defense itself relies on bounce, speed and wingspan to help defense. Now that he is older, the help defense is not as powerful as before.
Howard is strong and not afraid at all.
When the Magic attacked again, Qin Yang made another three-pointer with the help of Matt Barnes' cover.
The Celtics couldn't defend against Qin Yang and Howard's strong attack.
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(End of this chapter)