NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 71 The Celtics team is too evil, right?

If an ordinary main power forward started marking himself in the backcourt because he was worried about his ultra-long three-pointer ability, Walker would be very proud.

Then, he will also use his more flexible footwork to get rid of the defensive players, and then score wonderful ultra-long three-pointers.

But now the defender is Lu Yuanzhi, which makes Walker very uncomfortable.

Lu Yuanzhi's footsteps are not slow, and his body shape is even more advantageous. How uncomfortable it is to have such a brownie sticking to your body.

Don't even think about opening the space to shoot three-pointers!
What's even more uncomfortable is that he still can't move around to create space without sparing his physical strength like Lu Yuanzhi.

This year's Celtics rely heavily on the offensive ability of him and Pierce. As long as they leave the field, the Celtics' offense will fall into a quagmire. That's why he made such a wild shot, but the head coach didn't put him on the bench. above reasons.

Lu Yuanzhi kept an eye on Walker. Even if Walker caught the ball near the center circle, he couldn't shoot comfortably.

Walker tried to break through a few times, but the breakthrough speed was enough to bully the tank power forward, but he couldn't get rid of Lu Yuanzhi at all, let alone get out of the shooting gap.

Helpless, Walker could only hand over the ball and lead Lu Yuanzhi to smoke in the high post.

But what no one expected was that without Walker as the main attacking point, the Celtics would play better!

Pierce led Tony Barty, Joe Johnson and Kenny Anderson to run the game obediently. Finally, Pierce succeeded in beating Stojakovic in the low post and scored two more points.

Lu Yuanzhi glanced at Walker, then at the other four Celtics players, and cursed in his heart, dare I help you get rid of the cancer?

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics played more and more smoothly, clinging to the score, and the two teams entered the second quarter with a 28:28 tie.

"Gemini" Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce both played for 12 minutes in doubles. Anyway, they were young, so they just practiced to death.

Most of the coaches in this era still like to play hard on the main force. The average playing time of more than 40 minutes per game is like a routine, and it is far less than the protection of the main force after more than 20 years.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Antoine Walker stayed on the court to lead the bench. Walker took advantage of Lu Yuanzhi's absence on the court and comfortably shot 3 ultra-long three-pointers.

Not to mention, Walker feels really good today, 3 of 2 three-pointers. If calculated according to the true shooting percentage, it is even more frighteningly high.

Walker, who has been shooting around 35% of his three-pointers, has been criticized for making wild shots, but if you calculate the scoring efficiency, it is really higher than Pierce, who is shooting around 45% of his two-pointers.

However, in the 01-02 season, the concept of true shooting percentage has just emerged, and it has not yet been recognized by most stubborn NBA coaches.

The NBA is a very closed circle, and most of those head coaches are retired NBA players, such as Phil Jackson, Popovich, Larry Brown, and Rick Adelman.

In the era when they were playing, there was no three-point line in the NBA.

You expect everyone to be like Popovich, quickly accepting new things and allowing players to shoot threes?

Especially the three-pointer shot against the defender?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
When the new generation of NBA players retired and took up the position of head coach, and the NBA revised the rules in consideration of ratings to benefit the perimeter, this allowed the three-pointer to get the attention it deserved.

Of course, Walker's unreliable three-pointers cannot be used to make the final decision at critical moments. If you want to ensure a stable score, the superstar ball that opens the singles in the low post is the first choice!

ah?You can't play back singles?Then pretend I didn't say it!
So, are the Celtics twins really an excellent combination?
Walker shot wildly in the first three quarters, focusing on scoring efficiency; in the fourth quarter, Pierce took the bottom and played in low singles to ensure scoring.

Huh?From this point of view, the Celtics' original idea of ​​​​building a team seems to have no major problems.

Are they really geniuses?

Pierce took a short rest and returned to the court three and a half minutes later in the second quarter.

Here, the Kings also made personnel adjustments. Lu Yuanzhi went to guard Pierce, Webb guarded Walker, and Stojakovic guarded Joe Johnson at the second position.

That's right, it was the later famous "Single Joe", Joe Johnson, but he was still a rookie this year.

Although he grabbed the main starting position in the Celtics, his technical movements are immature and his ability to attack independently is limited. The coach arranges him to catch and shoot outside the three-point line.

Of course, he can usually take advantage of his size of 201 cm and 109 kg to eat the opponent's second position alone, but facing Stojakovic who swings down from the third position, this size is not enough.

Walker relied on his "cancer" attribute to force the Kings to adjust their defensive strategy and focus on Pierce.

After meeting Pierce, Lu Yuanzhi immediately realized that something was wrong.

Yes, it’s just that the “power” is wrong!
Pierce's strength is actually stronger than Antoine Walker?
You are a small forward with such strength, isn't it really cheating?

Pierce is 201 centimeters and 107kg. Walker reported 203 centimeters, which may be slightly higher, but his weight is only 102kg. Lu Yuanzhi is 206cm and only 107kg.

Compared with Pierce of the same weight, Lu Yuanzhi looked thinner, not only because he was taller, but also because of his two long arms, people would unconsciously feel that he was thin and lacked strength.

But fortunately, although Pierce is very strong, in the confrontation, Lu Yuanzhi will not lose the wind. As long as Pierce is not allowed to charge up, Lu Yuanzhi is still safe.

After Pierce tried to play Lu Yuanzhi once with the ball, he realized that the rookie was not a soft persimmon. He could not push away and couldn't get away from Lu Yuanzhi, so he gave up the idea of ​​playing in singles.

I go!Why did another defensive monster appear in the league, and it was still on the front line!
Pierce is not like Walker. He has always played reasonably. Since he can't eat alone in the low post, he passes the ball out, and then Walker shoots crazy from outside the three-point line.

Although Weber has quick feet and can defend an ordinary power forward's three-point shot very well, is Walker an ordinary power forward?
His shooting point is almost at the center circle!

Just shoot, go ahead and shoot. If the shot fails, we will fight back. If the shot hits, I will admit it.

What else can I do?
Do you really want me to accompany you to smoke in the middle circle?

Unexpectedly, Walker felt good in the first half, hitting 6 of 3 from beyond the three-point line and shooting 50%, of which 4 were long three-pointers.

However, on the defensive end, Walker was given a good lesson by Weber.

Boy, are you the only one who likes to float outside?
Well, I'll show you some color under the basket.

Weber made 10 of 6 in the first half and also made 5 free throws to help the Kings consolidate their lead.

At halftime, the Kings scored 59 points at home, ending the first half with a 5-point advantage.

Walker shot well from the outside, but Webber hit him several times under the basket, and he was a little unhappy.

I, Antoine Walker, am not a rootless duck who only floats and shoots on the outside. I am also super fierce at the basket, okay?
In the second half, I must prove myself under the basket!
Lu Yuanzhi: Oh?The second half is coming to live?
(End of this chapter)