rpbooks Chapter 304 Substitute Showdown
Chapter 304 Substitute Showdown
Chapter 304 Substitute Showdown
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics players will face a nearly double-digit disadvantage, and if they want to catch up with the nine-point difference, for those Boston Celtics substitute players For us, it is not a very easy task.
In an effort to rest Rajon Rondo, the primary point guard who played nearly the entire first three quarters, Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers did not start the fourth quarter with Rajon Rondo. Jane Rondo came in, and Boston Celtics point guard on the court was backup Kenyon Dooling.Without Rajon Rondo's passing organization, the Boston Celtics' offense looked like a mess.On the Boston Celtics' first play of the fourth quarter, Avery Bradley's long-range [-]-pointer slammed into the neck of the basket.
"The only way for the Boston Celtics to maintain an efficient offense is to put their main point guard, Rajon Rondo, on the court," said Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller, an on-site commentator. , "However, what Rajon Rondo needs most now is a good rest, so Kenyon Dooling must work harder to win more rest time for Rajon Rondo."
However, Avery Bradley missed a long three-pointer from the outside. Indiana Pacers backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough jumped high and grabbed the backcourt rebound. Counter quickly. OJ Mayo received a pass from Darren Collison and shot a mid-range emergency stop jumper, and the ball "swiped" into the net!
"Now the point difference between the two teams has come to double digits again!" said the live commentator Reggie Miller.
"It's really getting harder and harder to chase..." Kenyon Dooling said in his heart as he took the ball from Michael Pietrus.
Although the Indiana Pacers are only playing from the bench now, the Indiana Pacers' bench is much deeper than that of the Boston Celtics. Only in the position of point guard, Indiana The Pacers are much better than the Boston Celtics.
Kenyon Dooling dribbled the ball to the front court, without any intention of attacking with the ball, and directly handed the ball to small forward Michael Pietrus.Michael Pietrus caught the ball outside the three-point line, faced Paul George, and saw that he had no chance to attack, and then gave the ball to power forward Brandon Bass inside.
"It seems that they intend to give the ball to the inside to play." Xu Nuo, who was sitting on the bench beside the court, thought in his heart.
With his back to Tyler Hansbrough, Brandon Bass started off the dribble.Tyler Hansbrough used his body against Brandon Bass, making it difficult for Brandon Bass to squeeze away from Tyler Hansbrough to shoot comfortably.Brandon Bass turned around forcefully, followed by a small hook shot, the ball hit the inside of the basket and bounced back.
"Damn!" Brandon Bass cursed under his breath.
Indiana Pacers backup center Ronnie Turiaf leaps high to receive a defensive rebound before handing the ball to Darren Collison.Darren Collison originally planned to launch a quick counterattack again, but the group of Boston Celtics players on the court returned to the defense quickly, forcing Darren Collison to fall into a positional battle middle.Darren Collison dribbles upfield and hands the ball to OJ Mayo.
"It seems that they intend to use OJ Mayo as the core of the offense, is it to bully our Avery's lack of ability?" Boston Celtics coach Doug Rivers thought in his heart, "But, Don't be too happy!"
OJ Mayo slowly dribbles the ball against Avery Bradley on the court, while the rest of the Indiana Pacers unknowingly "clears" a drive line for OJ Mayo . OJ Mayo suddenly started, a cross-step breakthrough after a crotch change passed Avery Bradley's defense, and then rushed to the Boston Celtics basket with the ball.
"Fill!" yelled point guard Kenyon Dooling.
However, Boston Celtics backup center Greg Stymesma was a little late to replace OJ Mayo into the Boston Celtics paint area, facing the Boston Celtics Defensive layup. At 70:57, the Indiana Pacers at home have already led the away Boston Celtics by [-] points!
The head coach of the Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, stood on the sidelines with a solemn expression on his face, but he still had no intention of requesting a timeout. "Now the players on the court are almost all substitute players. Compared with the main players, their ability to solve problems is still a bit worse. Coach Doug Rivers had better ask for a timeout at this time..." On-site commentator Reggie Miller said so.
But Coach Doc Rivers remained unmoved. After the Boston Celtics players kept passing the ball on the court, they finally passed the ball to Michael, who was in an unguarded area beyond the three-point line. In the hands of Pietrus.
"This is a good opportunity to chase points!" On the bench of the Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo all stood up, Look at Michael Pietrus's long three-pointer from the outside.And Michael Pietrus did not let his big brothers down. The ball rolled in the air and passed through the net with a "swipe" like a sharp arrow.
"Beautiful!" shouted backup shooting guard Marquese Daniels, standing next to Paul Pierce, waving his towel excitedly.And Paul Pierce clenched his fists, and the expression on his face became more determined.
At the other end of the court, Coach Larry Brown adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, but there was no change in expression on his face.Xu Nuo looked at his teammates on the court and kept saying "must be calm" and "must be calm".The words promised can be said to be for myself, or it can be said to hope that the teammates on the court can calm down.After all, the team still holds a [-]-point lead, so there is no need to panic.
Darren Collison took the ball off Paul George and started to run the offense.The morale of the Boston Celtics players suddenly rose after Michael Pietrus hit the long three-pointer just now, and their defense became more fierce.Darren Collison had to guard the ball carefully lest it be tackled by Kenyon Dooling.At this time, OJ Mayo used Taylor Hansbrough's block to get rid of the defense and came to the three-point line to receive the ball. Darren Collison immediately passed the ball in his hand.
However, OJ Mayo has no chance to attack after receiving the ball, and Avery Bradley's defense is more oppressive than ever.At this time, Tyler Hansbrough once again stepped forward to do a pick-and-roll for OJ Mayo. OJ Mayo immediately took the opportunity to get rid of Avery Bradley's defense, bypassed Tyler Hansbrough, and rushed with the ball. To the basket of the Boston Celtics.
"Fix the defense!" Kenyon Dooling yelled.
This time Greg Stymesma quickly filled in, blocking OJ Mayo and the basket. OJ Mayo met Greg Stymesma's defensive throw, and the ball circled in the basket and flew out again, and there was a disappointed sigh in the Conseco Arena Voice.
"This goal is such a pity." Xu Nuo said, "If this goal can be scored, it will extinguish the counterattack momentum that the Boston Celtics have just set off."
OJ Mayo missed a small floater, Brandon Bass grabbed a defensive rebound, and the Boston Celtics played a quick counterattack instead.Kenyon Dooling dribbled the fast break, flicked his wrist as Darren Collison kept up with him, and the ball flew like a cannonball to Michael Pietrus on the outside.Michael Pietrus hit a long-range jumper over the [-]-point line, and the Boston Celtics' bench managed to cut the deficit to just eight.
"The situation is not very good." Xu Nuo said.
"If this continues, we will be caught up by the opponent's substitute players." Danny Granger, who was sitting next to Xu Nuo, said.
Xu Nuo glanced at Coach Larry Brown who was sitting on the bench. At this moment, Coach Larry Brown stood up and asked for a timeout.
Those Boston Celtics bench players ran to the bench excitedly, as if they had won the game.Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo gave every Boston Celtics bench high-five as they walked off the court, encouraging them to perform well on the court.
On the other end of the court, the Indiana Pacers bench was dead, but coach Larry Brown had no intention of blaming the players.
"We still have an eight-point lead in our hands, and we don't have to worry about the loss just now!" Coach Larry Brown said, "No matter what happens, no matter what difficulties we face, you We must firmly believe in this belief in our hearts, our strength must be stronger than our opponents, we are the best team!"
"We are the best team!" Xu Nuo repeated silently in his heart, clenched his fists involuntarily.
"Danny, David, and promise, you three are ready to play!" Coach Larry Brown pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and gave the order to change players.
(End of this chapter)