NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 219 Personal Performance Moment

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two teams came and went, maintaining their previous fiery state.

Especially the Big Three of the Green Army, they did their best on both offense and defense, and their tough style of play was vividly displayed.

Three minutes into the last quarter, the situation on the field gradually changed.

Yi Jianlian missed a mid-range jumper, and after Garnett received the backcourt rebound, the Celtics suddenly accelerated their offensive rhythm and played a wave of fast breaks.

Rondo quickly hit the frontcourt, went straight to Huanglong, and easily put the ball in.

Looking back, they made another contribution on the defensive end, stealing Curry's pass, and then Pierce scored two more points in a frontal single.

The crazy scoring momentum continued, and then Ray Allen hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

With this goal, the Celtics played a 7:0 offensive climax in just one and a half minutes, and the point difference was instantly opened to 9 points. It seemed that there was a big wave The stream takes away the trend of the game.

Upon seeing this, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott hurriedly called a timeout.

"What are you doing? Do you want to lose?"

"How can you let them score so easily?"

Scott immediately reprimanded him.

During that period of time, the Cavaliers played like a sudden power outage, playing chaotically on the court.

In fact, such a situation is also very common. The reason may be the decline of the player's state, or it may be that the pressure at the critical moment is too high, which leads to fluctuations in mentality.

For a team as young as the Cavaliers, this is the real test.

On the other hand, the Celtics played very relaxed during this period, just like the usual games, with better emotional control and pressure resistance than the Cavaliers players.

"Next, you just give me the ball."

At this moment, Long Rui suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on him.

There was no expression on Long Rui's face, but his eyes were extremely fierce.

Whenever Long Rui showed this look, he knew what it meant, and he was going to stand up and take over the game next.

"Then leave it to you!"

"We're just waiting to see a good show!"

Curry and the others responded immediately, as long as Long Rui wanted the ball, they would have nothing to say.

……

"The performance of the Celtics is really unexpected. Most fans may think that the veteran Big Three will have physical problems in the fourth quarter."

"But until now, for nearly 5 minutes, the three of them didn't see any problem at all, but they played more and more calmly."

"Pierce's current personal score has reached 26 points, and the game is not over yet, this data may still rise."

"If I remember correctly, 26 points is already his highest personal score in the playoffs this season."

"I don't know what adjustments the Cavaliers will make during this timeout. If the Celtics' momentum cannot be suppressed, the situation will be very unfavorable to the Cavaliers."

In the live broadcast room, Su Qun said slowly.

"Yes, as you said, Pierce played the best performance in the playoffs today, which is an important reason why the Celtics are now holding the lead."

"But don't forget, apart from him, the other two's performances today are also remarkable."

"For example, Ray Allen faced Curry with a three-pointer in the third quarter. If he didn't have a three-pointer during that period, then this game would be different. The Cavaliers would probably lead."

"The Celtics are a better team than the Cavaliers. When the Big Three perform well and cooperate with Rondo to thread the needle, it is no exaggeration to say that their strength can beat any team in the league." team."

"But they are not invincible. The biggest problem lies in the stability of the Big Three."

"At their age, it is difficult to guarantee that they can play in such an excellent state every game."

"So for them, how to maintain their form in the long series is the most important thing."

"The Cavaliers don't need to worry about this, because they are young enough and have outstanding talents. This is their advantage."

"This game so far, although the Celtics have achieved a nine-point lead, but this point difference is not safe."

"There are still more than seven minutes in the game. With the scoring ability of the Cavaliers, there is every chance to recover this point difference, but it depends on what they will do next."

As soon as the words fell, the timeout ended and the game continued.

After the Cavaliers sent a sideline kick, Long Rui took over the ball, and his teammates opened up the space for him.

Facing Pierce's defense, Long Rui did not break through forcefully, but called Yi Jianlian to make a cover for himself.

With this cover, a successful defense change was formed, and now standing in front of him was 'Wolf King' Garnett.

Playing big with small players is Long Rui's favorite singles method. Compared with Pierce, Garnett's feet move slower, which gives him a good chance to break through.

In the next moment, Long Rui made two consecutive changes in front of his body, and the rhythm changes matched his extremely fast footsteps to break through Garnett's defense line in an instant.

Although Garnett predicted Long Rui's breakthrough route with his excellent defensive experience, he still couldn't keep up with him and could only watch him complete the layup.

In the first attack back from a timeout, Long Rui stopped the team's bleeding in time, and coach Scott on the sidelines secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But the Celtics are not soft persimmons, they immediately started to fight back.

After some scheduling by Rondo, Garnett successfully received the ball inside. He played with Yi Jianlian with his excellent offensive skills and also scored a goal.

However, the next few rounds became Long Rui's personal performance moment.

After the Cavaliers sent the baseline ball, he advanced with the ball in a leisurely manner. Just after halftime, when he came to the edge of the Cavaliers logo, he pulled out a three-pointer and shot!

At this moment, Pierce was two steps away from Long Rui, so there was no time to interfere.

He hurriedly turned his head to look in the direction of the basket, only to see the basketball fall into the basket impartially!

"Long Rui! Long Rui!"

The goal was scored, and the fans on the scene immediately cheered, and the morale of the team instantly improved!

Immediately afterwards, after they successfully defended the Celtics from entering the palace, Long Rui held the ball and launched a fast break.

After taking advantage of his speed to pass Pierce in one step, he faced Garnett and Ray Allen's flanking attack at the same time, and used the 'Wade's Lost Step' to escape from the gap, and succeeded in one-armed dunking!

The 9-point difference was immediately reduced to 4 points, and the advantage established by the Celtics was gradually being caught up!