Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 379: Harvest the game and lose the suspense!

Come back in the second half of the game.

The Nets generals began to increase their defensive intensity just as Lu Yong ordered.

Durant, who was overturned by the unanimous MVP, went all out and fought hard on the defensive end, which became the beginning of Tatum's nightmare.

In the first half of the game, Durant was not able to completely restrict Tatum's performance. The two of them were more like attacking each other, and neither could guard the other.

But coming back from this quarter, Durant's mentality changed.

His defense is full of aggression, and the physical confrontation is full. He is like a lion about to go crazy, clinging to Tatum.

On the first defense of the third quarter, Durant opened his arms and rushed towards Tatum.

His exaggerated height and wingspan cover Tatum's offensive line of sight like a spider.

But Tatum was undeterred.

He still dropped to the corner and opened his hand to ask for the ball from his teammates.

He took a sudden step forward, jumped high, and used his terrifying long-arm talent to destroy the pass.

The height difference between the two is not much, but the tonnage is quite different.

The score came to 65:60.

Mitchell scored two points and had to add a penalty! !

This is a 2+1 goal!

"Roar!"

Then he reached out with his right hand and took the basketball out of Cousins' hand.

On the free throw line, Mitchell made a solid extra free throw.

Tatum, who wanted to show off his talents, gave up and passed the ball to Walker. The latter played a pick-and-roll in the middle, rushed to the free throw line, and made a mid-range jump shot.

This tackle was very aggressive and fully demonstrated the defensive pressure of the small center.

The Celtics attacked, and Durant pressed Tatum closely from the beginning of the half.

After using the lever to shake Gerwei away, he gently threw the ball toward the backboard, wiped the board with his left hand and scored a layup.

During this period, he also reached out to pick up the ball from time to time, which made Tatum very uncomfortable and could only carry his body forward.

Gewei committed a defensive foul and made a significant downward movement of his body, infringing on Mitchell's offensive cylinder.

"Dudu!"

"Shh!"

"boom!"

After landing, Cousins ​​did not pass the ball, but dribbled the ball to the half court.

It can be clearly seen that Tatum's offensive rhythm has been seriously damaged.

During the fast break, Mitchell quickly followed up from the right.

And live a clean life!

Cousins ​​advanced to the free throw line, preparing to complete a one-stop ball-holding breakthrough.

Seeing Guwei stretching his arms to block the shot, he twisted his body half a circle in the air, pulled the lever with his left hand to avoid the block, and made a left-hand layup from Guwei's armpit.

Brunson, with his quick eyes and quick hands, controlled the ball immediately and launched a counterattack.

In front of him, Theis kept retreating to ensure that his defense was not out of position.

I'm scratching my head and can't figure it out. How crazy is Adu in the second half?

Theis knew that if he didn't step forward to stop him, Cousins ​​would easily score if he ran in.

Dribbling the ball from the backcourt is a trivial matter for him. Theis did not dare to come up and press in this position. He dribbled the ball all the way and rushed towards the Celtic half.

Mitchell's strength was completely suppressed, but with his amazing physical fitness and strong waist and abdominal strength, Mitchell still stabilized his balance and did not deform his layup action.

Thinking of this, Theis suddenly exerted his strength and rushed towards Cousins.

Gewei quickly returned to defense and stayed at the edge of the penalty area waiting to block the shot.

At the same time, the line referee's whistle also sounded in my ears.

Mitchell roared after landing. This time he played hard enough for the layup, perfectly demonstrating his athletic talent.

It's a pity that Mitchell is not a tough guy, he also has great waist and abdominal strength.

However, just as Walker passed the ball, Durant suddenly moved behind him.

"boom!"

As expected, Walker made a sudden jumper and the rebound was collected by Cousins.

After receiving the pass from Brunson, he took three steps and went straight to the Celtic penalty area.

As the former number one center in the league, Cousins ​​has always been the most comprehensive center player in the league before Jokic's rise.

One is a shooting guard and the other is a forward.

The two had a physical confrontation in the air.

Unfortunately, what he met this time was Cousins ​​​​who looked excited.

The moment Theis reached out to steal, Cousins ​​saw the opportunity, turned around suddenly, and passed Theis directly.

Theis, whose center of gravity was leaning forward, failed to steal, and it was too late to turn back to defend.

Cousins ​​no longer had any resistance when he entered the basket. He took off in the penalty area and violently dunked the basketball with both hands!

"boom!"

A powerful two-handed dunk made the fans at the scene burst into warm applause again.

67:60. At the beginning of the second half, the Nets played a high-intensity offensive and defensive level.

The Celtics players were a little panicked, but the 7-point difference was not enough to make people despair. It was much better than falling behind by 15 points in the first half.

With the experience of falling behind by a large margin in the first half, they still believed that the team had the possibility of a comeback and victory.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

The next time the Celtics attacked, they still missed.

Walker received the ball in the backcourt and immediately launched a counterattack. Facing Brunson, he forced a layup but failed to score due to interference.

The rebound was grabbed by Porzingis and passed to Brunson, who slowed down to establish position.

Bringing it to the frontcourt, Brunson and Porzingis played pick-and-roll cooperation in the middle.

A sudden step attracted Gwei to change defense, and Walker was thrown away from the side. After the change of defense, he could not guard Porzingis, and could only form a double-team with Gwei immediately.

Porzingis took the opportunity to make an air cut, but Brunson didn't panic when he was caught. He passed the ball to the center.

Porzingis took the ball and took three steps to catch Theis, who was defending from the wing, and threw a high-arc throw.

Theis didn't expect his floater to take off, and it took off slowly. There was no slight interference, and the ball went hollow into the net. 69:60.

The score difference has reopened to 9 points!

Barkley shouted: "Beautiful, Porzingis' attack was really beautiful this time. Everyone thought he was going to dunk, but he suddenly threw one at the door. Tyson didn't even have time to react."

Kenny Smith said: "For Porzingis, he has too many offensive ways to finish. Theis's defense is not a big threat to him. Even if he forces a dunk, I think there is a high chance of success."

The Celtics attacked, Tatum received the ball from the outside, turned and walked to the right to beat Durant.

Durant has rich defensive experience, kept a distance from Tatum, turned sideways and followed up with one step.

It is difficult for Tatum to play against Adu, who is taller and has a better wingspan than him. Now Adu is fully defensive. He can't find an offensive opportunity and can only pass the ball to Walker who is running around the outside.

Walker broke through in the middle and singled out Brunson again, dribbling continuously and changing direction to pass.

Brunson was knocked half away this time. He turned around and had no time to jump. Walker made an emergency stop and hit the shot. 69:62.

Looking back, Brunson and Porzingis played a pick-and-roll, broke through Walker with the ball, attracted Tatum to help defend and then distributed the ball.

Durant ran back to the right side of the free throw line, reached out to catch the ball, and threw the ball in the open space, 71:62.

Walker took the ball to the frontcourt and singled out Brunson again.

The pick-and-roll forced a change of direction, and the emergency stop jump shot.

Create a little space with rhythm without throwing away the defense.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Shh!"

The ball was very lucky. It bounced on the neck of the basket twice and still fell into the net bag, 71 to 64.

When returning to defense, Walker became excited and roared toward the Nets bench.

As everyone knows, his action completely annoyed Brunson.

The Nets turned around and immediately retaliated. Brunson relied on Cousins' screen to break through to the inside. He reached the three-second zone and made an emergency stop. He raised his hand and made a high-arc throw.

Theis didn't defend outside enough and didn't jump. Brunson threw it easily and the ball hit the net hollowly. 73 to 64.

Walker is already positioned very far back in the pick-and-roll, but he still doesn't have much advantage against Brunson. He can't guard him, and the best he can do is blow each other up.

When the Celtics attacked, Brunson changed his defense and simply let Walker go half a step away to prevent breakthroughs but not shots.

Walker's three-pointer in the first half was not very good, but he didn't hesitate at all.

Seeing Brunson letting himself shoot, he pulled up from the middle and threw a three-pointer. Brunson stepped forward and slightly interfered, which had some effect.

The ball hit the rim and bounced high, and Cousins ​​stepped out of the way to help Porzingis protect the backboard.

Porzingis passed to Brunson, who immediately pushed for a counterattack and passed to Durant who was coming down the left.

It was useless for Tatum to press his body against him. Adu sprinted at full speed with his great pace, changed direction and passed Tatum who was trying to steal, and went straight to the basket.

With no one in front of him, Durant took a step away from the free throw line, jumped on one foot, and glided with one hand to dunk the basketball.

"boom!"

75:64.

The score difference is back to double digits!

Barkley shouted: "Beautiful! Adu's gliding distance is so far, this ball will definitely be among the top five today."

Kenny Smith laughed: "Durant's athletic ability is seriously underestimated. People only remember his accurate shooting and indiscriminate one-on-one singles. But in fact, Adu has many wonderful dunks in the game, even if he has a big crotch. Even windmills can’t beat him.”

The fans applauded wildly. This kind of dunk is very morale-boosting.

The Celtics attacked, and Tatum immediately wanted to return one.

He turned his back and hit the ball twice, turned around and made a huge fadeaway jumper. Facing Durant, he ignored the interference and scored the ball. 75 to 66.

Just when Green Army fans thought Tatum was going to compete with Adu, no one expected that this jumper would become one of Tatum's few goals in this quarter.

The next game became Durant's offensive performance.

He first passed Tatum with a change of direction at the top of the key, then went to the penalty area and scored with an elegant hand-change layup.

Then he and Cousins ​​played a pick-and-roll in the high post, took a step forward and then directly pulled up a three-pointer.

Tatum tried his best to jump to interfere, but his wingspan was not as good as Adu's and he couldn't cover him at all.

Durant drew his bow and arrow and hit a three-pointer steadily!

The Nets hit a climax in a very short period of time.

Stevens looked helpless and had to call a timeout.

However, this suspension did not have a good effect.

After returning from the game, Durant's hand was still hot.

No matter whether the defender in front of him is Hayward, Tatum, or Brown, there is nothing he can do.

In the next few minutes, Durant transformed into the Grim Reaper to harvest the game.

Until Tatum made another one-on-one pull-up, Durant had made 9 of 7 shots in a single quarter and scored 17 points!

The Nets also established an advantage in one fell swoop during this process.

In this quarter, they gave the Celtics no chance to gain momentum.

After three quarters, 102:81, the Nets entered the fourth quarter with a 21-point lead.

With Durant scoring 17 points in the third quarter, the total score has reached 35 points.

On the other hand, Tatum turned into a blacksmith under Durant's defense in the second half. He made 7 of 1 shots in a single quarter and only scored 2 points.

Counting the first half, Tatum only scored 18 points.

As the old stars gradually wither, the league has begun to promote new stars in recent years.

However, Adu used practical actions tonight to tell Tatum that he is still the king of this league, and you can only fight for second place.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Nets put on a substitute lineup.

Rose, Vincent, Ding Yanyuhang, Oubre, and Claxton appeared on the stage.

As for the Celtics, Tatum is still on the court and seems to be planning to continue playing in the fourth quarter.

Playing with him are Hayward, Gervais, and Smart.

This is a small lineup, and Gewei was pushed to the fifth position.

Obviously, the Celtics are planning to give it a try.

The Nets attacked, Rose dribbled the ball across half the court and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Vincent took advantage of the screen and went to the outside to catch the ball.

After he received the ball, Ding Yanyuhang immediately picked it up and set a screen for him.

This kind of double-cover tactic on the flanks has been used frequently by the Nets this season, and it works well.

Vincent took advantage of the screen and passed Hayward's defense in one step.

After accelerating to the three-second zone, he attracted help from the defense and passed the ball back to Ding Yanyuhang.

The attention of the Green Army players was attracted by Vincent, so no one paid attention to Xiao Ding.

Ding Yanyuhang caught the ball and adjusted, and decisively shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

The basketball went hollow into the net, and the score difference reached 24 points!

In transition between offense and defense, Tatum is eager to score for the team.

Just after Walker passed halftime, he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

And it was Oubre who defended him.

Oubre's defense is relatively average, and Lu bravely asked him to face Tatum, so naturally he felt that the victory was within reach.

Rex Rabbit is not afraid of scoring, just fighting.

After receiving the ball, Tatum hit his back a few times and continued to use physical contact to disrupt Oublay's defensive rhythm.

But due to the excessive physical exertion in the first half, his movements were much slower at this time.

At the moment of catching the ball, Oubre reached out and took out the ball and almost completed the steal.

Fortunately, Tatum was young and reacted quickly and protected the basketball in time.

Turning around to face the frame, Tatum faced Oublay and made a strong push to the right.

Ubre caught up in time, but his pace was always a little slower and his center of gravity was unstable.

Tatum made an emergency stop in the three-second zone and hit a shot from close range.

105: 83.

After scoring, Tatum clenched his fists and cheered himself up.

In the next round, Tatum, who was guarding the Nets' attack, wanted to make a comeback.

Get stuck on the right horn and ask for the ball from the top of the arc.

Hayward took a look and passed the ball in, and Rex tried to hit the back.

But Oubre was physically better than him, and his calves were as solid as a rock. Tatum didn't move.

In desperation, he could only choose a difficult turn-around fadeaway jumper.

"boom!"

The ball hit the edge of the basket and missed.

Claxton jumped high, grabbed the rebound, and handed the ball to Rose beside him.

Rose quickly advanced after getting the ball, changed directions and broke through the Green Army's defense, rushed in, looked back at the moon, and then looked for Ding Yanyuhang who was ambushing the outside line.

Xiaoding is the smallest player on the Nets court and can easily be let go.

Still open after receiving the ball, Ding Yanyuhang chased and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball left his fingertips and flew over everyone's heads, drawing a standard arc in the air.

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

Ding Yanyuhang hit his second three-pointer again!

108: 83.

The point difference was widened to 25 points!

The game has completely lost its suspense! !

(End of this chapter)