The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 236 Rondo: The Coach on the Field (please subscribe, ask for a monthly ticket)

25 to 31, Lin Yue stepped up his personal offense in the second quarter, and used small fights to beat Rasheed Wallace.

The Celtics' bench lineup is not strong, and the Thunder must make good use of this time point if they want to chase points.

However, this is just an offense, and the next defense is crucial. Pierce, who was hot in the first quarter, remained on the court, and it was unrealistic for Livingston to defend him alone.

Therefore, Lin Yue took the initiative to switch defenses with Livingston. Livingston is still too thin now. If he encounters a player with strong physical confrontation, his defense will have little effect.

Pierce didn't care who was defending him. In other words, neither Lin Yue nor Livingston would give up singles.

Rondo passed the ball in time. His purpose was very simple, to give Pierce a single play. He happened to feel good now. He used this time to widen the point difference with the Thunder, and took the game away in one fell swoop in the third quarter. Entering garbage time early, he can also clock out of get off work.

Why not?
The records of the two teams are not much different, but in the eyes of the Celtics players, they only value those few strong teams. Find out the feeling in the regular season, and the playoffs are the real battle.

Less than a third of the schedule, they began to study their opponents in the playoffs. This idea is a bit similar to that of a certain LPL professional player, which is too advanced.

Pierce held the ball in the mid-range position on the wing and began to make three-threat moves to confuse Lin Yue.

Today is different. Under the earnest reminder of the coach, Lin Yue began to consciously reduce the number of jumps when defending. This habit is not good. Once he is overwhelmed, he will lose his defensive position. As long as his teammates help to fill the position, the defensive formation will start to be scattered.

This time Pierce's fake shot didn't fool Lin Yue, but in his eyes, it was normal, and the average defensive player would not jump easily.

Pierce continued to push forward with the ball. His body was strong, and he was not afraid of physical confrontation with Lin Yue. After squeezing the opponent away, he made a step-back jump shot.

Even though Lin Yue has been close to the defense, Pierce can still find shooting space.

Fortunately, the basketball bounced out of the frame, and this time the defense was effective. Although there was space for shooting, the defensive pressure would be somewhat affected. Lin Yue's wingspan and height doomed his defense to not be too bad.

Ibaka got a defensive rebound and the Thunder started to counterattack.

The ball was passed to Lin Yue. Just as he was about to speed up, Pierce blocked him with his body. The two began to compete head-on.

Sefolosha came to the top of the arc, trying to set a cover for Lin Yue to get a chance to break through, but Pierce directly bypassed Sefolosha, continued to chase behind Lin Yue, and stuck him firmly on the outside.

In desperation, Lin Yue had no choice but to transfer the ball to Kevin Ollie. This attack wasted some time and had to be reorganized.

Lin Yue took the initiative to run to pick and roll Kevin Ollie. Rondo is a difficult defensive player. If Kevin Ollie were to play one-on-one with Rondo, the ball might be exchanged directly.

Kevin Ollie passed a pass to Lin Yue who made an air cut, Pierce was left behind at this time, and Rasheed Wallace, the "Roaring God" in front, came to help defend.

When Lin Yue was about to be double-teamed by the two, he suddenly passed the ball, and the basketball passed through Rasheed Wallace's crotch and came into Ibaka's hands.

Ibaka didn't react at first. The moment he touched the ball, his body instinctively reacted to catch the ball, and then he reacted immediately when he touched the ball and dunked the ball.

If this goal is not scored, it is estimated that it will be killed by the coach's eyes. Such a good pass cannot be wasted.

"If I'm not mistaken, Lin Yue's eyes were looking at Sefoloza at the bottom corner during this pass, that is to say, the ball was a crotch pass without looking at people." Kenny Smith was dumbfounded, how could a rookie handle the ball so calmly when he was about to be double-teamed.

"It's already difficult to pass the ball without looking at people. If you don't look at people passing the ball under the crotch, even your teammates didn't react immediately. The accuracy of this pass and the judgment on the spot, you said he played in the NBA for ten years. I believe it." Barkley will not lose to anyone in the matter of bragging about Lin Yue.

The fans at the scene also applauded, and Curry off the court was even more stunned.

"Is it still necessary for me to be the team's point guard, or should I go?"

Durant was also amazed, "This guy always makes some unexpected moves."

Only Rasheed Wallace was a little scared, "Brother, you play so hard? If I can't control the strength, wouldn't I be finished."

Lin Yue guessed what he meant from his expression, "Don't worry, although it's the first time I use it, I know it well."

"You have a hammer. The strength of this pass is not small. It must be very painful to hit it." Rasheed Wallace didn't say what he was thinking. He is a tough guy on the court, and his image must be maintained.

The score came to 27 to 31, only 4 points behind.

Looking at the approaching score, Rondo gave the ball to Pierce who received the ball with his back after directing his teammates to run.

When it comes to the small forward who can use post-up singles most in NBA history, Pierce is definitely the best candidate.

His omnipotence is reflected in the abundance of offensive methods, otherwise he would not have received the nickname "Truth".

After receiving the ball, Pierce first squeezed in with his back and pulled into the position of the basket. Because the Celtics' formation was relatively wide and the presence of the pitcher, no one stepped forward to double-team.

Lin Yue seemed to struggle in one-on-one confrontation. Pierce was about the same height as him at 2.01m, but weighed 107kg, a full [-]kg more than him.

This gap in strength made Lin Yue a little unstoppable.

Seeing the position, Pierce turned around and made a fake shot, but suddenly received the ball and jumped with both feet, hit the front basket and scored the ball.

Got the Celtics' first point in the second quarter, 27 to 33, as long as a goal is scored, the situation can be controlled.

At this time, Rondo was still observing the formation of the Thunder team. The core of their offense was Lin Yue. The starting point and the ending point of the tactics were the same person. If they double-teamed in advance, who would handle the ball?
Rondo turned into a coach on the field, gave up Kevin Ollie and ran straight forward, double-teaming Lin Yue with Pierce in advance.

"It's double-teaming just after halftime, so I'm too afraid of Lin." Barkley said, this kind of play is really rare.

Lin Yue couldn't move forward, he protected the ball and waited for his teammates to come over to respond, Kevin Ollie also ran over, Lin Yue lobbed the ball to his teammates.

"Good guy, did you start double-teaming so early?" Lin Yue looked at Rondo who was back on defense, and found that this guy was really careful and not easy.

Kevin Ollie can't pass Rondo's defense, and he won't shoot against others. As Curry's substitute, his task on the court is to shoot from a fixed point. He is required to do more things, and his ability does not allow it.

A lot of attacking time was wasted in this way, Lin Yue got the ball again, Paul Pierce opened his hands, blocking his attacking route.

Lin Yue is not afraid of Pierce when he hits one. After the confrontation, as long as he does not shoot but lays up, the impact will not be great. However, there is still an elite frame protector on the inside who is eyeing him, rushing in rashly.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yue still gave up singles and passed the ball to Livingston. His matchup has an advantage.

Livingston received the ball and dribbled it for two steps. This is the way he is good at. His pull is not much worse than that of Durant, but the confrontation has a greater impact on him.

Unfortunately, the ball still missed and Livingston failed to score.

The Thunder missed two consecutive offenses and there was a fault.

On the other hand, Rondo showed a subtle smile, as if he had found a breakthrough to win.

(End of this chapter)