Chapter 166: Kaleidoscope

"North Shore Garden fans, Celtic fans, where are your shouts?!!

The DJ shouted out at the right time, constantly using shouts and music to build momentum for the team.

At the beginning of the second half of the first quarter, the fans, who had been repeatedly suppressed by Chen Mu with his wonderful performances, almost lost their ability to cheer, seemed to wake up like a dream, and gradually regained their enthusiasm as the DJ shouted, and shouted loudly.

"Celtic, defeat them!"

"Get them out of Boston, North Shore Gardens is our turf!"

"It's just 9 points behind, and you can catch it back in a few rounds!"

The shouts of the fans continued, causing Chen Mu and the main players who had just returned to the court to be stunned, and it seemed that the lead was not their 76ers, but the home team Celtics.

"Why did you suddenly regain your confidence?"

Iguodala touched his head and looked at the gradually lively arena in puzzlement, and in the far corner of his vision, some fans even stood up from their seats, waving their fists and shouting, their faces were flushed, as if the decisive moment of the game had come in advance.

"It's clear that we have the advantage, why are they so energetic??"

Korver was also a little puzzled, shook his head and said to himself: "Is this a 'dying struggle'~?" ”

The 76ers' idea was not wrong, from the second half of the first quarter, the 76ers completed the layout through Chen Mu's targeted strikes, and firmly grasped the game situation in their own hands.

In the past, the 76ers did not fall behind when they were in the starting confrontation, and now the bench has laid a solid foundation for the main players, as long as the next game is steady and steady, even if the point difference cannot be further widened, the 76ers can win safely.

But...... What's going on with all this cheering......?

"Truth! Truth! Truth! Truth! ”

From the cheers of the fans, Chen Mu seemed to hear some clues, and when he looked back, he saw that the main players of the Celtics had returned to the court.

This starting lineup. Aside from Jefferson and Pierce, there are no reliable ball-handling points. Judging from the cheers of the fans, everyone seems to be very confident in Pierce's individual ability.

Truth Pierce, is it really that powerful?

"This season Paul has been hampered by injuries and changes in the team. He averaged only 25 points per game, not even the top five scorers in the league. The hit rate is less than 44%, which is worse than the AI that is always hacked and the hit rate is not high, but ......"

Recalling the statistics he saw before the game, Chen Mu was puzzled. muttered to himself: "But the fans seem to be very confident in him...... ”

Not far away, Pierce was chewing gum with a big mouthful of "stinky fart" on his face, and he couldn't see the slightest nervousness, as if the 9-point gap in front of him was just a small piece of chewing gum, which he could chew and spit out.

"Offensive kaleidoscope, Paul Pierce, is it really that powerful......??"

Last season. Chen Mu also once played against the Celtics with the team. It's just that Chen Mu, who was the sixth person at the time, was rarely present at the same time as Pierce. Even when they were present at the same time, most of them were AI and Pierce competing against each other, a complete superstar performance, and nothing happened to Chen Mu.

To be honest, in the original timeline, before the formation of the Celtics Big Three, Chen Mu rarely watched the Celtics' games, but only watched some playoff games when Pierce and Walker formed the twin stars, and did not know much about Pierce's strength before the Big Three became an army.

"Quite mature back-to-back singles skills. Steady footwork change ability, bewitching shooting options, never soft key balls, and above-level frame cutting ability. Pierce's offense really deserves the kaleidoscope title. But...... That's all! ”

Many 76ers players think so in their hearts.

In terms of team strength, the two teams are not far apart, and the situation on the field is their own advantage. Pierce isn't a superstar like Kobe or LeBron, so is there still a hand to dominate?

The game begins.

The Celtics attacked, and the re-introduced Rondo was strategic. After some search at the top of the arc, he immediately locked on Pierce who came out of the weak side pocket and made a straight pass with his hand.

"Smack"

After receiving the pass, Pierce chewed gum in his mouth, stopped and leaned forward.

The standard is incomparable, even a little exaggerated, tentative step, and there is nothing special about Pierce's movements after he stands still. Iguodala looked grim, stretched his hands forward slightly, one hand to the middle to prevent Pierce from taking the middle to revitalize the attack, and the other hand to reach forward, will be placed in the front space of the basketball in Pierce's hand, ready to interfere with the latter's dribble.

"The defensive posture is impeccable!"

Seeing Iguodala's defensive posture, Chen Mu couldn't help but secretly praise it, it's only the third year of his career, Iguodala's defense is already so precocious, this defensive posture can be described as "perfect", and there is almost no flaw.

"Not bad, not bad, not bad defensive~"

Just as Iguodala was preoccupied with anticipating Pierce's offensive options, a lazy voice rang in his ears.

"It's not bad that the third grade can prevent it like this~"

It's Pierce!

Iguodala didn't mess up his mind, and Pierce liked to break things up when he was attacking, something that all defenders in the league who have played against Pierce know.

"Andrey, stay calm!"

Iguodala stared at Pierce's footsteps meticulously, and said to himself inwardly: "He's 29 years old, he's injured, my defense is even better than last season, he can't get past me!" ”

Just as Iguodala calmed down and fully entered the defender's "ZONE", Pierce started to kick in.

Retracting his body without ostentatiousness and dribbling on the spot, Pierce is like a dancer who knows how to balance his body, shaking his body constantly every time he dribbles, looking for defensive flaws.

Dribbling the ball under the crotch, Pierce's left hand protrudes towards the right side of Iguodala's body, but his body does not move in place.

"Good chance!"

Iguodala has an amazing arm span and explosive reaction speed, where would he miss such an opportunity to break the ball, and his right hand quickly stretched down, and he was about to touch the basketball.

"Hey~"

However, Pierce's body suddenly rushed forward at this moment, and his right hand flew to the left side of his body. Hold the basketball firmly and pull it back.

"Feint!"

The feints at this level weren't enough to shake Iguodala away, and the defensive stalwart immediately shifted his focus back to the center to keep Pierce from the middle.

"Bang"

There was another basketball hitting the ground, and Pierce's right hand seemed to be juggling. Slapped the basketball that had been pulled back to his side again, and his body kicked in, rushing past Iguodala's side with a not-so-fast foot.

"Want to eat me? No way! ”

As a fitness freak, Iguodala is confident in her strength and takes a step sideways. Standing firmly on Pierce's breakthrough route, and was thinking about whether to fall to the ground and make an offensive foul at the moment of physical contact, Pierce made another unexpected move.

With his right hand back to his side and his left hand reaching forward, Pierce easily controlled the basketball, followed by a step-back step without warning, and an open hand was a mid-range shot.

"......?!"

Iguodala was shocked, and Pierce's offensive options were very bizarre, with clear opportunities to eat hard with his body, but he chose to step back and shoot further away from the basket. He couldn't react for a moment, and by the time he pounced, the basketball was already flying in the air.

"Huh"

Crisp into the frame, Pierce shook his head like a big-headed doll, looked at the spot for a moment, chewed gum hard, and then turned back to defend himself.

“…… Wow!!! ”

The North Shore Garden burst into flames, and the fans cheered and applauded the team's heroes.

"Good defensively, really good. It's just a little bit~"

When he returned to the defense, Pierce did not forget to continue to break his thoughts, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "It's just a little bit short." You'll be able to stop me~"

Andre Iguodala, a player known for his airtight perimeter defense since his debut, felt cold at this moment.

"Don't worry, attack and get back."

Miller controlled the ball and gave Iguodala a word of encouragement. The latter sighed and nodded, and sped away to the front.

And this is just the beginning of Iguodala's nightmare in this game.

The free throw line sent a pass, Chen Mu's court vision took advantage, and Korver took a hundred steps outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and the difference was stretched to 10 points.

The Celtics attacked, and there was no peculiarity in the tactics, and Rondo did not hesitate to give the ball to Pearce, who once again went one-on-one with Iguodala in the ribs.

The constant shaking of the shoulders, the unpretentious dribbling, Pierce's every movement did not show the slightest explosiveness, but every possession of the ball tested Iguodala's movements.

After stepping back again, Iguodala immediately stepped forward and pressed, and Pierce seized on the difference in position and ran over Iguodala's right side.

Physical contact, the referee's whistle blew, Pierce deliberately leaned on the body of Iguodala who was chasing the defense, and then shouted a shot, and the basketball obediently fell into the frame, and the audience cheered thunderously.

"Truth! Truth! Truth! Truth! ”

The cheers of the fans were very harsh, and after Iguodala sounded like a thorn in his back and hit the free throw, Pierce still shook his head and walked back to the defense, and he did not forget to continue to think in his mouth:

"It's almost, it's almost, you can prevent me~"

What the hell is the problem??

Iguodala was puzzled and shook her head with a loud sigh.

Why can't I always guess Pierce's offensive options? Why is his shot so unreasonable, but he can score??

With such psychological pressure, Iguodala made a rare passing mistake on the offensive end, failed to receive Chen Mu's pass, and let the basketball roll out of the bottom line.

"Almost, almost you're going to touch the ball, boy~"

Pierce opened his mouth at the right time to "provoke", and the gum in his mouth seemed to never be chewed, and the taste couldn't stop at all, shaking his head and starting to attack.

The back-to-back singles are back-to-back hits.

The cross-step can clearly attack the basket, but suddenly chooses to step back and jump shot.

Rely on your body to resist under the basket and make a foul.

After a slow half-time, he received a pass from Rondo and hit a three-point shot.

Attracting the bag clip and sending a wonderful pass, Jefferson made a layup.

After Pierce grabbed the backcourt rebound and the seemingly stumbling dragon came to the frontcourt and carried Iguodala to the basket to make two and one, the Celtics launched a wave of 16-4 attack at home, erasing the 9-point difference in an instant, and instead gained a 3-point lead.

"Whew...... Call...... Call...... Whew......"

Iguodala gasped for air and even had a look of despair in his eyes as he looked up at Pierce's shaky back.

"Andrey, I don't blame you."

Seeing Iguodala's loss, Chen Mu came to him after sending out the baseline ball, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said: "The reason why Pierce's offensive choice is so weird is because after he held the ball, he didn't think about anything like 'reasonable choice to shoot' in his mind. ”

Chen Mu's face was gloomy, and there was a sense of helplessness in his eyes when he looked at Pierce, and he said to himself:

"This kaleidoscope is just looking for any 'offensive space that can be shot', and has never considered the rationality and difficulty of the shot."

"He's a real one-on-one madman......!" (To be continued.) )