Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 641
Under the performance of the Celtics team, they led the Warriors by 32 points at 29:3 in the first quarter.

The team's highest performer was Kevin Jamber, who played the entire first quarter, made 4 of 3 shots, and scored 10 points. He was the biggest contributor to the team's lead.

The shooting guard who was only selected by the Blazers in the third round of 87, with a height of 3cm, had little performance in the first few seasons, until he became the starter of the Celtics this season, his statistics skyrocketed, and now he can average 196 points per game. Points, 15.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Although limited by physical, technical and other factors, his potential is limited, and it is impossible for him to have the hope of becoming an All-Star like Lewis, but as long as he can maintain his performance this season, it will not be a big deal for him in the contract year to get a big contract in the summer. question.

When the second quarter started, people found that Jambo was still on the court, which made people surprised. Celtics coach Chris Ford really planned to let Jamber not rest for one minute!
In fact, not only Jamber, but also Lewis was sent to the field at the beginning of the second quarter. The 33-year-old McHale also played for nearly 10 minutes in the first quarter before being replaced. Dee Brown played the first half. Festival.

The reason why Coach Ford employs people so ruthlessly is not because he is a Thibodeau-style coach, but the Celtics are really short of people!
After Larry Bird's truce, in addition to the Celtics' five starters, the only players Ford can play are Ed Pinckney, Joe Klein and Michael Smith. With such a strong team, the three of them didn't dare to use it hard, so they could only take them apart and use them sporadically.

Even so, shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Warriors had overtaken the score.

Seeing that the situation was unstable, the Celtics put on the full starter again, which stabilized the situation.

Thanks to the Warriors' Mullin's bad touch, he didn't seize the opportunity and wasted a few passes from Li Weisi, otherwise the point difference would have been 10 points.

At this point, at the end of the half, the Warriors also led the Celtics by 58 point at 57:1.

After entering the second half, the Celtics, who had regained their physical strength, once again had the capital to thrive. Jamber and McHale made consecutive hits. Even Lewis, who felt cold tonight, also hit two goals in this quarter.

The Celtics, who finally blossomed across the board, scored 29:22 in a single quarter in this quarter, regaining the initiative of the game.

However, the Celtics, who are all supported by one breath, have already bottomed out their physical strength. Their efforts in the third quarter encountered a crisis in the fourth quarter.

By the fourth quarter, it was obvious that the Celtic players were moving a lot slower. Facing Jamber's defense, Starks broke into the penalty area with ease. The basketball spun twice in the basket and fell out again.

In fact, it wasn't just Starks. After entering the second half, the Warriors' substitutes seemed to be incompatible with the basket.

Therefore, the situation on the court is clearly dominated by the Warriors, but the point difference can't be narrowed, and of course it can't be expanded, because the Celtics' offense has also come to a standstill.

Jamber, who didn't rest for a minute tonight, caught Lewis's pass, took a mid-range shot, and actually made a three-point shot, which shows how poor his physical strength is at this time.

However, even so, Ford still firmly refused to change Jamber, and let him stay on the field. I really don't know whether Ford trusts Jamber or hates him!
In short, relying on the poor feel of the Warriors' substitute, the Celtics maintained a lead of about 5 points and persisted until the Warriors returned as the starter.

However, such a situation will eventually be broken, and the one who broke it is naturally Li Weisi.

The person defending Li Weisi is the Celtics point guard Dee Brown. This old man is 185cm taller and is a rookie this year. Before Bird was injured, he was basically a substitute, but after Bird was injured , which had no choice but to reach the starting position.

I have to say that although he is not tall, his physical fitness is really good, at least he beat Li Weisi in terms of speed and jumping.

However, basketball is not just about physical fitness. For Li Weisi, Di Brown's defense did not pose any difficulties for him at all.

In the first three quarters, he didn't exert much effort and still scored 20 points. When he needs to score at this time, he will naturally stand up and score.

A continuous crotch dribble, after judging Brown's center of gravity, immediately completed a breakthrough from Brown's right side.

Different from other breakthrough masters, Li Weisi's breakthrough is truly without focus, and the probability of being on the left or right is very close.

This is the result of Li Weisi's deliberate creation. In daily games and training, he will deliberately distribute his left and right hands evenly to dribble, pass and even shoot.

Therefore, when defending Li Weisi, it is almost impossible to predict Li Weisi's next move.

Sure enough, this time was no exception. After breaking through from Brown's right side, Brown, who was belatedly aware of it, turned around and chased after Li Weisi.

But Li Weisi's breakthrough was still a fake move. His breakthrough has always been based on rhythm and supplemented by speed. He changed direction again and finally completely deceived Brown. Then he moved sideways and immediately chose a mid-range shot. Fall into the basket.

With this goal scored, the score was chased to 98 levels.

This is Li Weisi's 11th consecutive points in the fourth quarter. You know, the entire Celtics only scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Due to the huge physical exertion and no one to replace, the Celtics' shooting percentage dropped sharply in the fourth quarter, and they could only rely on the inside twin towers to create kills and score to maintain the game.

However, this is not a long-term solution after all. Due to the abnormality of the outside line, the Warriors double-teamed the inside line and became more frantic.

When it was the Celtics' turn to attack this time, McHale found himself surrounded by people when he took the ball. Seeing that he didn't even have a chance to make a move, he had no choice but to pass the ball to the outside.

After receiving the ball, Dee Brown stood outside the three-point line and faced no one around him. He hesitated and took a step inside before shooting.

But when he made the shot, Li Weisi had already rushed over, and it was rare for him to jump high and block this shot.

The basketball rose and fell in the air, Li Weisi took off again and caught the ball steadily.

Then a behind-the-back dribble got rid of Brown's defense, and the dribble swaggered into the empty Celtics penalty area.

This time, he didn't have the idea of ​​dunking. After coming to the penalty area, he leaned his back against Brown, then layup easily and scored the ball.

Although the whole layup was unremarkable, this goal allowed the Warriors to overtake the score, and the Celtics obviously no longer have the ability to come back from the overtake. The whole game, they have gone.

(End of this chapter)