Chapter 818: Quick Recovery
"No, no matter what the other party said about this season's results, so I feel like I should be careful," Chen was talking to Jim at this time. In Jim's view, if everything goes well in the second quarter, send players with good long-range shots to speed up the pace of the game.
In this way, the first half plus the third quarter of the game was basically won by this game. Although Chen also thought Jim's idea was good, he immediately accepted it. What kind of team is the other team, they are one of the strongest teams in the East this season.
If the top four teams in the West are very strong, when it comes to the Nets, the Celtics will definitely be able to enter the top four in the East this season! The Nets won last season, so it shouldn't be a matter of putting them in the top four this season, although they haven't finished fourth yet.
The Raptors count as one, the Cavaliers count as one, and then the rest is the Green Shirts! Teams like the Bucks, Heat, and 76ers have fought hard this season, but it's hard to say how far they can go.
29:22! The first quarter ended with that. The Nets lead by 7 points!
"The performance in the back is still okay, no matter how good the opponent is, they can't always have this lineup, so as long as we do a good job of defense, then it's hard to say who will have the advantage in the next game......"
The stern style of his own head and the poor performance of the players in the first quarter made the atmosphere of the team start to become a little dull at this time. Stevens didn't mean to reproach too much, and his tone of voice began to calm down from his usual stern tone.
"We had to find a way to score more points on the inside, and we were pretty efficient on the outside in the first quarter, but I think the opponent will focus on the outside shots of our players in the second quarter. It's still the way the first quarter is played, and it depends on how this section works, and the task of this section is to stretch the difference to more than 10 points by the end of the quarter......"
Chen's heart was also a little itchy at this time, he glanced at Nick several times, but in the end he still didn't make the decision to let him play. Back in the second quarter, the Greenshirts replaced Irving with Brown. Okafor on the Nets' side, Rose came to the court.
Irving sat on the sidelines with some chagrin, and he won most of the first quarter of the game. The teammates were not in form at all, and their passes were lost one after another. In the end, there was nothing to do, so I had to do it myself!
After Brown took the basketball, he went to the frontcourt, faced Rosjelen with a feint, didn't shake it off, and finally simply leaned back and shot a three-point shot! 29:25!
I didn't expect to throw in a three-point shot at the beginning! Many of the players on the Celtic side stood up and cheered on the bench! Jalen is a player whose form has risen relatively quickly in recent years!
Now Irving's mood is Jay's mood when he was replaced in the first quarter of the game. He also had a good fight, but he didn't play it in the first quarter. But Stevens sent him up in this section anyway!
Russell dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Rose got his pass and missed a three-point jumper! Okafor gets the basketball and dunks quickly! 31:25! I don't know why, after the start of the second quarter of the game, the Nets felt that the opposing team's playing style and state seemed to have changed a lot from the first quarter! And this is what Chen worries and does not want to see.
If Nick, Burke and other players are allowed to play in the second quarter of the game, if the opponent really breaks out, the Nets will not only fall passive in terms of play, but may immediately fall behind the opponent by a lot of points!
Ray Allen received Brown's pass shortly after arriving in the front court, and directly pulled out a jumper and hit a three-point shot into the basket! 31:28! The difference has changed to 3 points!
Williamson took the basketball, rushed straight to the basket under the bag of Brown and Mozgov, and immediately scored a dunk! 33:28! In today's game, Williamson felt that the opponent's defense was quite clean.
Brown didn't say much and immediately accelerated and rushed over after getting the basketball, and Russell saw that the opponent's posture was not right, so he followed! I saw that Brown seemed to have known that Russell would come over, and after a big stride past the opponent, he made a layup, and Williamson, who had already felt it, fanned the ball out of bounds!
Although there is not a lot to say in the media now, fans of such a performance can not only watch Williamson do it from time to time, but who else behaves so aura?
"This guy is going to be our enemy in the future," Lefou, who was there, watching the live broadcast. There are teammates around me, and another wave of teammates is watching the game not far away.
"Later? Aren't they our enemies now," LeBron said, and his voice immediately stopped as if abruptly. He was reminded of last season's playoffs. I don't feel very comfortable, yes, I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it now.
This season, they have to be careful that Brooklyn is the Celtics! They got stronger after Hayward returned! And the recent slump on the opposing team has made them feel good, and hopefully they will continue to be in the slump until they are eliminated in the playoffs.
Cleveland, who doesn't have a chance to meet the Celtics right now, doesn't have much interest in the Raptors, although they're on a hot sprint right now. Now the team that the Cavaliers most want to meet in the first round of the playoffs is the Nets!!
After all these days, they are finally not that far away from the playoffs this season!
Some teams have reshuffled their players, which has increased the competition for the current team in the competition. The players are also unclear about what kind of benefits they can bring to the team in their new team now.
Monroe motioned for him to serve, came to the sidelines, and when Morris got his ball, he turned to face Williamson and used his footsteps to shake off Williamson very calmly! However, the ball did not go in when the shot was made...... Kevin got the rebound and passed to Russell.
The latter passed the ball as soon as he was about to lose the ball, and Rose took the basketball and went to the frontcourt, this time his three-pointer scored! 36:28! The Nets dragged the score back at this time!
But they know that the current Green Shirts have started to change, they are getting more aggressive on defense, and they are starting to be more and more consistent in attack!
After Ray Allen took over the basketball, he attracted the defense of Russell and Rose and immediately passed the ball to Brown, who quickly passed the opponent when he feinted to attack, and then passed the ball to Horford behind him from Garnett, facing Okafor Horford and throwing it directly to score! 36:30!
Stevens nodded slightly, saying that the Green Shirts were now stable and less impatient than they were trying to break through the team quickly. They're thinking about how they can play at the same level as the Nets.
Because in the first quarter, they found that the other party's cooperation was a little better, and it was too much. That rhythm, combined with Brooklyn's good efficiency in the first quarter, kept them laughing until the end.
In the second quarter, the Nets didn't have that speed in terms of overall operation. In this way, even if the opponent's offensive efficiency is similar to the first quarter of the game, you can still try to close the score difference with the opponent, and wait until the later time to see if you can overtake the opponent!
At this time, the Celtics are required to be able to score consistently. And they have the ability! The camera focuses on Hayward again, and his expression on the big screen is still somewhat unnatural.
His mind was a little messy in today's game, and he hasn't completely calmed down yet.
Russell quickly held the ball past half court and began to accelerate when he saw Brown coming. After Rose got the basketball, he quickly hit the ground in front of Ray Allen and passed the ball to Kevin, facing Monroe Garnett and directly backing the single! 38:30!
The Greenshirts already have the ability to adjust quickly. Today, they may be coming out of the slump! Although there are still players who are not in form right now, Stevens is still a good coach. He has already figured out how Celtic will play in the next game, but the specific execution is still his players.
Morris got the basketball, and he was still a little stunned when he looked at the guy in front of him who was stronger than him. With a guy of this size, you basically can't take much advantage in terms of flexibility, shooting accuracy, and physical confrontation.
After dribbling the ball a few times, the ball was passed to Brown on the outside. When Rose didn't have time to defend, Jalen jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 38:33!
It can be said that the accuracy of the opponent in this section of the game has come up! Especially the accuracy of the three-point shot, so that it can still quickly surpass the Nets. The Brooklyn coaching staff was already a little anxious at this point. 8 points, that is, three three-point things.
In theory, if the Nets don't score 1 point, it is still possible to overtake Brooklyn in three rounds. Russell dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and one didn't pay attention to the ball and was cut off directly by Jaylen! Williamson blew it quickly, and Ray Allen jumped straight up to hit a three-point shot after getting Brown's ball on the other side! 38:36!
At this time, the Celtic fans on the scene have begun to boil! The Green Shirts bench was cheering! Owen had already gotten out of his seat to cheer on his team!
Chen thought for a moment and shook his head at Jim, he didn't want a timeout just yet. What I thought in my heart was that if I wasn't overtaken by the other party, I would have to pause after playing for a while. Williamson's three-pointer didn't have a rebound on the back door!
Brown took the basketball and went to the frontcourt, at this time the Nets players moved quickly, they immediately rushed over, but this time Brown did not shoot three points, Morris ran directly over to take the basketball and threw the ball in! 38:38!
When the opponent's bench blew up, Chen signaled for a timeout. During this time, the opponent's state is getting better and better, and the Nets seem to be disrupted by the momentum of the Green Shirts. The players are starting to get a little messy.
"Very good fight! Owen went up and played for a while. It would be great if we could overtake the Nets in the second quarter! Playing at the same pace as we just now, we have to play our own rhythm against the Nets......"
Stevens didn't let Hayward play in this timeout after seeing that look on his face today, and Irving was replaced. Ray Allen told him to keep his strength up and use it later.
"It's normal, the other party just woke up a little. Let's not think that the opponent's strength is just what it was in the first quarter. Try to score in one round as much as possible without chaotic rhythm and reduce mistakes, so you should pay more attention to this and don't move too slowly when dribbling the ball......"
Once the opponent comes back to form, he is still quite tough defensively! In fact, when the game comes to this point, it's all about efficiency, whoever is efficient, and can always score in a round, then the team's winning rate will be higher.
The Nets, on their side, replaced Burke for Rose. Rose is thinking about rushing in and dunking in a situation like this or something like that! He has the strength, but his body may not allow him to always make these beautiful but sometimes risky moves.
When the game came back, Burke took the ball to the frontcourt, Irving immediately came over to defend, Russell also quickly passed the ball to Okafor after receiving the basketball on the other side, and Williamson immediately got up at this time to take Okafor's pass and scored a violent dunk! 40:38!
In fact, Okafor wanted to score by himself at the time, but what could he do when he saw Williamson flying...... You can't watch him fly the ball over or shoot it himself......
Fortunately, Okafor's reaction is fast, and the reason why Williamson did this is also because of the reaction ability of the newcomer Okafor! At least now that Williamson is on the floor, Okafor is playing well, and Garnett can also play a big role under the basket.
Owen slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and when he saw Russell coming, he immediately passed the ball to Monroe, who threw it directly from Kevin to score! 40:40!
The two teams are now starting to fight! The game got faster! Burke quickly passed the half, and Brown originally thought he was deliberately attracting the defense, but when he saw him rushing towards this quickly, he felt that it was not the case!
Brown stepped forward to defend Burke and immediately leaned over, and after getting Jaylen to get a foul, he managed to score 2+1! 43:40! Trey is a point guard! At this time, he still has a strong desire to attack! It just so happened that Jaylen played well, so Burke took the initiative to go in his direction!
Irving's words are hard to say, Burke chose a weaker one to play offense, and it seems to work well~ After Morris got the ball, he quickly transferred the ball to Horford, and faced Okafor Horford with a quick dunk and scored! 43:42!
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"No, the other party's state is completely different from what we thought before the game. We were the first to make a plan before the game after the opponent was not in the state. Now it's because the other party is also playing and wants to fight with us, so the nature will immediately become different."
Chen immediately told the coaches that what they were discussing was wrong. The teaching assistants felt that in the third quarter, the opponent should still be in a situation similar to the one that occurred in the first quarter. But Mr. Chen feels that it will not be so simple. They don't know that if the Nets play well in this quarter, they will be out of play in the final quarter?
"We're going to fight them to the end"