78. Small movements are not easy to use
Pierce's choice sparked some food for thought by Wu, but he quickly came to his senses and refocused his attention on the matchup.
He won't forget how much pressure Byron Scott, the head coach standing on the sidelines, was under in order to get himself out first. So, he's hoping that he'll be able to do everything he can in this game, what he's been training like crazy lately.
But most of the time, it's much harder to do than to say it.
After a near-perfect opening, Wu Dawei and his Cavaliers immediately fell into a situation of extreme panic. It's like the poles of an object.
It just seemed to come a little too fast, and before the Clevelands could cheer enough, the Cavaliers were busy in the trough.
The Cavaliers didn't have much of a problem with their rotation on the offensive end. Much of the Cleveland team's playbook this season has revolved around playmaking guard Morris Williams' pick-and-roll, and the decision is in the hands of the All-Star guard. Byron Scott has given him a great deal of freedom in attack.
He can choose to shoot, burst or pass after blocking and dismantling, depending on the situation.
Tonight, Williams had a dysfunctional touch on the outside, and against the Celtics' interior guarded by Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal, Williams was not completely sure. So after he blocked and dismantled in the first quarter, he chose to pass it out after a few times tonight.
But whether it's Jamison, Parker, David Wu and Valejo, everyone's mid-range basketball seems to be touching a basket with a lid.
Their shooting failed without warning. That's the biggest reason why the Cavaliers immediately trailed the visiting Celtics by a score of 14-4 after playing six minutes in the first quarter.
There's nothing worse in a basketball game than not making a shot, because it's a game of putting the ball in the basket. No matter how dazzling and amazing the means, the ultimate goal is to put the basketball into the 305-centimeter-high basket.
So head coach Byron Scott didn't hesitate to ask for a timeout. He didn't want the game to go into training too early. The Celtics are a veteran powerhouse in the league for a few years, and it couldn't be better to test the strength of their team by playing against it.
"Hey guys, your shot tonight took me back to my youth. I was only seventeen or eighteen at the time, and the slam dunk after the breakout was cool to me, so I barely practiced shooting. You know? Your watch on the court just now reminded me of my shooting at that time! What a mess! ”
Scott sat in front of a group of starters and mercilessly ridiculed Williams, Wu Dawei and others. The five had expressions of shame on their faces, because they themselves thought that the shot they had just made was terrible.
"But I found that although your shooting was as bad as I was then, it was worse than I was then!" Scott yelled loudly, and it could be seen that the Cavaliers coach was very dissatisfied with the team's previous appearance: "Do you only shoot basketballs!?" If you don't hit it, then pick it up, what do you want to do? Have a Metal Concert!? Wow~ So what am I? Conductor!? Grass, this is Lao Tzu's childhood dream! And you guys, ruined it tonight! Don't you notice the expressions on the faces of Cleveland fans? They were disappointed! This is not the contest I wanted! Are you only going to shoot from a distance? "Where's your breakthrough?! GREAT, aren't you practicing back-to-back singles? Don't keep shooting from 6 meters away! Fight harder, let those old people know what the blood of young people should be like! ”…,
The manager's words not only made the players blush, but also made them think, yes, why can't we do that old guy?
In this world, there are only about 400 players who can enter this league. And there are tens of thousands of basketball players in this world, so they are at least one in a million talents.
As a genius, you will have a unique pride in your heart. Although they have been polished since they entered this league because they have met more talented players, this sharpness will not disappear. They are just buried deep in the heart, and they can be stimulated if they are gently provoked, which is why there are always many incredible records and legends in this league that are found in other professional basketball leagues.
Because this league brings together the best basketball players in the world.
"The game is back in the game and players from both sides are back, so let's see if Coach Scott's requested timeout this time will help the Cavaliers' performance on the court. They didn't do as well as they could have in the game just now. ”
As Magnus said, Cleveland fans at the Quicken Loan Center have high hopes for this timeout, and they hope that the team's form will return to the exciting stage before the game starts.
Thankfully, the rest of the game didn't disappoint the Clevelands too much, and Byron Scott's motivation during the timeout proved to be effective.
27:23, which was the score at the end of the first quarter.
While the team's shooting hasn't changed much, at least the Cavaliers are no longer on the outside, and they consciously start to choose to move the ball to the basket after the timeout.
In this way, the interior players get more opportunities.
The proportion of shots is no longer unrestrained to the outside, and Wu Dawei, Jamison and even Vallejo have been given more time to hold the ball.
But Wu Dawei's state on the offensive end tonight is not as good as his appearance on the defensive end, and in the face of Paul Pearce's slippery defensive posture, Wu Dawei seems to be a little unable to perform. His back-to-back singles, which he has worked recently and have become an offensive tool in recent games, have become a bit vulnerable in front of Paul Pearce.
After a two-minute break, the quarter began, and without the help of Wu Dawei on the defensive end, the Cavaliers' bench did not play as well as usual tonight. While Ramon Sessions did everything they could to help his team score in attack, they were also unable to stop their opponents from attacking the ball.
In the past dozen games, the Cavaliers' bench lineup has always been able to stage a good show of chasing points, because Wu Dawei will always appear just right on the defensive end, and his blocks or steals or even the destruction of the opponent's offense can always create a chance for the Cavaliers to break quickly.
And for a team that doesn't have a superstar at the helm, fast break can always have a higher benefit than positional play. Because it's so simple and straightforward, even the pressure is much less than positional warfare.
But now Wu Dawei has become, and Joey Graham, who replaced him in this time period, is also a rather strong small forward, but obviously he does not have such ability.
So when the two sides began to change their main players on the court one after another in the second quarter, the Cavaliers were still the lagging side on the court.
39:34。
Fortunately, the difference of 5 points is not too big.
But the Celtics' defense made the Clevelands feel that the five-point gap seemed a little insurmountable. For Wu in particular, Paul Pearce's sinister defence made him a little uncomfortable on the offensive end, especially when he struggled to play in the mid-range tonight. …,
Let's say this time, for example. In the second quarter, when Wu Dawei was on the court, Williams had possession of the ball and he didn't look for a good opportunity to cut in, so he passed the ball to Antoine Jamison, who was in the corner area of the three-point line on the right.
Seeing this, Wu Dawei hurriedly went around the bottom line from the weak side to the strong side, and took advantage of the situation to get Pierce stuck behind him.
Jamison hoisted the ball inside the line. Wu Dawei quickly began to exert his strength after catching the ball, although Pierce's height and tonnage are similar to Wu Dawei, but the age gap still makes him feel difficult when carrying a young striker like Wu Dawei with unlimited energy.
Although it was not easy, Wu Dawei finally resisted Pierce into the paint area. Judging from the scenes of the previous games, this is the best chance for Wu Dawei to score.
Wu didn't hesitate, he slammed the ball and then tried to turn, but Pierce was still between him and the basket. So, Wu Dawei raised his elbow slightly, he believed that the referee standing on the bottom line at this angle would definitely not be visible, because Pierce's huge body blocked the referee's vision.
But Wu Dawei had just made a move, and a miserable scream "Ah~" immediately sounded in his ears, followed by the sudden bright and clean window in front of Wu Dawei.
What's going on!?
Wu Dawei didn't react, so he also subconsciously completed the previous action, his big elbows were raised high, and he was completely exposed to the discerning gaze of the referee on the bottom line......
"Di~"
The bottom line referee incarnated as Conan, he glanced at Pierce who was lying in the paint area, and then glanced thoughtfully at Wu Dawei's elbow, and then came to a conclusion.
Offensive foul! White 0.
"I didn't even touch him, referee! This guy fakes a fall! ”
Wu Dawei felt a kind of anger in his heart that he was being played, but the referee ignored him and still upheld the original verdict. At this time, Paul Pearce, who was still in pain, got up from the floor.
"How old are you, and you still play this kind of trick!" Wu Dawei was a little embarrassed, and when he ran to the backcourt with Pierce, he didn't hesitate to spit on this old guy.
Unexpectedly, the other party smiled, and Pierce said, "Didn't Charles Barkley teach you something else?" This trick is too old-fashioned, and all the old guys in the alliance will see through it, young man. ”
"What?!"
"He taught me, too!"
Dry! Pierce's words made Wu Dawei feel a little angry, because when Barkley taught Wu Dawei this series of small movements, he told him that this technique was not taught by ordinary people.
Now think about it, are there ordinary people in Nima's alliance? Well, in other words, will it be ordinary people who can enter this alliance!?