Why does Rondo's passing fit so well with the era of the Celtics' Big Three?

Why is it that many years later, the "Rondo style of play", which is considered by many to have too much possession and even affect the team's offensive fluency, was not a problem during the Big Three period?

The answer was revealed in front of Chen Mu's eyes.

Basketball rushes out!

Rondo waved his hand, like a trick, a bewitching to the extreme ground pass, and the basketball landed with a refractive rebound, and it fell smoothly into the penalty area.

Garnett held the ball with his back, Chen Mu behind him was like a big enemy, his hands were spread out and he was desperately defending, Garnett turned to the frame, and a pass feint actually made the entire 76ers' defensive line move for it.

That's the containment force!

Garnett's hand kept moving, and he quickly moved to the left after passing to the right, and Pierce on the left just rushed to the basket from outside the three-point line, Perkins stepped forward to make an off-ball cover, and the moment Pierce came to the basket, the cover was completed, Iguodala was thrown away, the pass was in place, and then

“PAUL――FADEAWAY！！”

The DJ shouted excitedly, and Pierce made a sharp stop and leaned back after receiving the ball, dodging Delham Porter's panting defense and hitting the basket with ease.

The 76ers attacked, and the strategy of taking Chen Mu as the offensive axis was known to the whole league, Garnett's defense was tighter, Chen Mu shook several times and failed to find space, turned around and wanted to hook the sky, and Pierce came to the bottom corner of the strong side to wrap it.

Chen Mu made a difficult pass, Iguodala was empty, but a black shadow appeared in the corner of his eye at the moment of shooting, Rajan Rondo's long arm stretched out, slightly interfered, and Iguodala, who was originally unstable in the middle and long range, failed to hit three points.

"Fight back!"

The basketball bounced on the edge of the frame, Garnett reflexively stuck Chen Mu, and Rondo rushed in from outside the three-point line in the bottom corner and jumped high and grabbed the rebound directly. Turn around and push back and counterattack.

Ray Allen and Pierce slashed together, Rondo quickly advanced from the middle, and the speed was on par with Lowry, and the Celtics played three on one.

Left? Right?

Lowry followed closely, with Pierce's old-fashioned footsteps on the left, and the route went straight to the basket. On the right is Ray Allen's swift pace, and the direction is basically towards the three-point line.

Which side will Rondo choose?

"Bang bang!"

Just as Lowry was judging his intentions, Rondo suddenly accelerated!

Sure enough, it's on your own!

Behind Rondo, Chen Mu had already hurried over, and Pierce and Ray Allen on the left and right flanks were just a cover. Rondo himself is the arrow of this fast attack, and ......

He's going to make a feint.

In front of Chen Mu's eyes, Rondo went to the basket, faced the basket sideways, raised his left hand, and Lowry was missed.

Next time, it's a shot!

Chen Mu is very aware of Rondo's habits, this kind of one-handed half-loop feint is unguardable, but as long as there are more than two people to defend, his two possible shots will be blocked. Rondo will become a turtle in an urn.

Jump!

Chen Mu jumped high and aimed at Rondo's action rate. Sure enough, Rondo feints with his left hand and makes a gorgeous turn with his right foot as the axis. Then the basketball was lifted high.

Cover him!

On the bench on the sidelines, Willie Green and other old players remembered the scene of Chen Mu's signature move off Rondo last season, and it seemed like yesterday again, and Chen Mu seemed to be about to complete a shocking hat again. Naturally, the players were very excited.

As a result, feints.

Rondo seemed to have expected that Chen Mu would repeat his old tricks, and turned around after feintting with his left hand. The basketball was raised, causing Chen Mu to take off, and then the ball was handed over to his right hand, and a dazzling passing action was made in an instant, and the next second, the basketball had already flown to the outside, and Lei Allen received the ball and scored three points into the frame.

“…… Wow!!! ”

The performance was so gorgeous that the shouts of the fans almost knocked the roof over, but among the shouts, there were also people who asked loudly: "What happened??" How did Rajan pass it on?? ”

The electronic display in the center of the arena, as well as a slow-motion replay of the television station, gave the answer.

The left hand feints to fly Lowry, turns around to make way for the basket to face the basket, raises the ball with the left hand to trick Chen Mu into flying, and then closes the big palm, accepts the basketball with one hand, and hands it over to the right hand in an instant. Then he held the ball in one hand with his right hand, went around his waist for half a circle, and passed the ball behind his back. And after this series of actions was done, Rondo took the last step and did not walk.

As the basketball slammed into a swift straight line towards Ray Allen, the cheers of the fans in the audience became louder.

This gloomy young man is really amazing!

When Rondo first arrived with the Celtics, a small number of fans were skeptical about his ability, and local Boston media and ball critics also thought that a point guard with almost no mid-to-long-range shooting ability (NBA-level) was too "deviant".

But after hard work, Rondo shattered the doubts through his own practical actions, at least so far, Rondo's performance is quite satisfactory, especially the attributes that seem to have some "key game explosions", which are even more liked by Boston fans who like tough style.

Today's Celtics team, the interior line is moving, fast and strong, solid and all-round, and the defensive end is almost unbeatable. But in terms of outside defense, Pierce and Ray Allen are not players who are good at defense, and it is true that they have excellent defensive qualities, but it is not within their ability to lock up the opponent.

As a result, Rondo appeared.

The Celtics, whose starting perimeter offensive firepower has overflowed, got the most perfect piece of the puzzle. Rondo's one-man marking ability, natural sense of smell for distributing the ball, and a powerful supplement to the impact of the interior completely covered up his weakness in mid-to-long-range shooting, perfectly making up for the shortcomings of the Celtics, making the team a real hegemon in the East.

In the next game, under the urging of Rondo's unpredictable pass, the Celtics offensive end was full of firepower, Ray Allen hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, Garnett had a poor shooting touch, but he jumped to break through, followed up and dunked everything, Pierce became the last gate of the Celtics' offense, and the team's overall offensive operation was unfavorable.

The Big Three Celtics have shown amazing offensive firepower, and the jerkiness of the opening season is gradually fading, although everyone can see that the offensive ability of the Big Three has not been shown to the extreme, and there are some compromises for the overall offensive operation of the team, but this is enough.

If the Big Three can each play to their maximum strength, not to mention how much pressure the coaching staff has, I am afraid that the other teams in the league will not do anything.

"Bite it, you have to bite it!"

The scene of Cheeks yelling from the sidelines and the 76ers coach yelling on the sidelines has become one of the iconic scenes of the Philadelphia Young Guards. Some fans even made Cheeks's courtside roar into a video reel named "Roaring Coach", which was put on the Internet, and the click rate was quite high, causing laughter.

But now, the 76ers players on the court can't laugh.

At the end of the first quarter, 35-22, the Celtics led by 13 points.

Under the Celtics' defense, 22 points in a single quarter is not too bad a performance, you must know that most of the Celtics' opponents this season have not scored more than 90 points in a single game. The 76ers themselves have hard injuries on the offensive end, and it is not bad to be able to get an average.

However, the Celtics scored 35 points in a single quarter?

This made Cheeks furious.

"No, no, no, not at all!"

During the intersectional break, Cheeks, who rarely got angry at the scene, was also furious, and the tactical board in his hand was drawn and rubbed and drawn, and he didn't determine the next direction for a long time.

Rondo, or Rondo.

On the Celtics side, Ray Allen scored 10 points in a single quarter, Pierce and Garnett also contributed well, and Rondo himself only scored two points in the first quarter, which was a fast-break layup after a steal.

However, the motivation of 5 assists in a single quarter gave the 76ers a headache, because of Rondo's big hands and long arms, many balls that could not be passed were passed in Rondo's hands. Those narrow gaps that seemed impossible to pass through could be penetrated by Rondo's fingers. The Celtics' offense doesn't have that unusually fluid feel, but it's very practical, and for a player of the level of the Big Three, it doesn't matter what the shooting space is, the size of the shot, as long as there is, you can score it.

How do you fight the 76ers?

Seeing this, many fans who originally had hopes for the 76ers have died down.

This game, that's probably it......!

On the offensive side, the 76ers tried their best, and on the defensive end, there are indeed big problems, but after all, the opposite side is the Big Three, such a strong opponent, Ray Allen feels surprisingly good today, and it is normal to be pulled away from the score.

Thinking so, some fans have even begun to change the channel, and in such a strong and weak game, the process in the middle is not so important. Wait until half an hour later, towards the end of the half, to see if you have caught up with some scores.

If you catch up, the difference at halftime is within 10 points, there is still hope, if you don't catch up, then give up strategically!

Strategic abandonment, a phrase that has not been used to describe the 76ers for a long time, reappeared at this moment. However, today's strategic abandonment is not a mess like before, but a rational judgment after recognizing the gap between them. Opposite is the strongest team of the century, you have to meet four times in a season, this time the start is not good, then give up, anyway, away. Learn from the experience and go back to the home court to break out again!

Looking at the TV, the fans were a little absent-mindedly thinking about their respective things, in a trance, half an hour passed quickly, and in retrospect, they turned back to the channel to see, well, sure enough.

The Philadelphia 76ers trailed the Celtics 45-59 on the road, and as the halftime drew to a close, the margin was widened a little more.

It's just a little bit, maybe there's still hope, right? There were die-hard fans who thought so, but looked at the situation on the field and swallowed the words back into their stomachs.

On the last attack of the half, Rondo burst into the basket and made a reflexive pass, and Pierce made a slow tiptoe shot outside the three-point line and hit a three-point shot.

17 points gap. (To be continued......)

PS: Actually, the 76ers and the Celtics have a feud, I don't know if you have heard of it