It was not someone else who intercepted the ball, it was Li Rong.

When he was watching the video, he was very familiar with the Celtics' offensive routines, and Garnett was used to being in the waist position.

Perkins at the bottom line will now provide a cover with Pierce to take away the defenders in the bottom corner.

If Perkins blocks the man, Pierce can also directly catch the ball and attack the basket.

If Pierce doesn't have a chance, Garnett will choose to play alone.

Unfortunately, Li Rong has long seen through the Celtics' trick. While Pierce was circling the baseline, Li Rong chose to switch defense with Jefferson directly, allowing him to temporarily bypass the cover to chase Pierce, while staying in the penalty area, waiting for an opportunity to intercept the ball.

The risk of doing this is quite large. Once Li Rong fails to intercept the ball, Perkins at the basket may have a chance.

However, with Perkins' offensive ability at the basket, Li Rong is still quite sure to interfere with his offense.

Facts proved that Li Rong's defensive choice, which was a gambling nature, was correct. Garnett was also a little careless. He kept staring at Pierce, who was running, and did not notice Li Rong in the blind spot of his vision.

After Li Rong got the ball, Rondo reacted quickly and wanted to reduce Li Rong's advancement speed.

Li Rong turned around and ran over Rondo, his speed did not decrease at all. After halfway through, his eyes were smooth.

A powerful slam dunk with both hands took the lead in scoring two points for the team.

"Good ball!" Yu Jia shouted, "Li Rong's one-stop dunk after intercepting the ball, don't let him rush up, as it will be a dunk."

"Li Rong's dunks are rare," Zhang Weiping smiled. "I can't see a few dunks in a season. The Celtics are a little careless. The offensive intention is too obvious. Li Rong seized the opportunity and was cut off."

The audience at the target center was also very happy.

There seemed to be statistics last season. He seemed to have only been dunking less than ten times in one season. He contributed one dunk at the beginning of this game, which is really rare.

The Celtics serve at the bottom line, so this time the position attack became much more cautious.

Garnett was not arranged to play singles in the inside, but instead started the pick-and-roll between Garnett and Rondo.

Although Garnett is thin, the quality of the pick-and-roll is top-notch, and it is difficult for ordinary players to squeeze through his cover.

The Timberwolves' response is also very simple, and they all shrink the inside.

Rondo was a little confused when he saw that there was no defense within two steps in front of him.

Invest or not?

It feels like there are two villains fighting in my heart.

One waving his wings said he should give the ball to other teammates, and another villain with a long horn on his head said that the Timberwolves must pay the price for his contempt.

After hesitating for a second, Rondo still chose to shoot.

His shooting posture was extremely ugly, and his shooting point was tilted towards his right shoulder, which was a bit like a shot put position.

This goal was a blacksmith without any suspense, and the rebound was quickly accepted by Billups.

The Celtics' retreat was very fast. Apart from directly intercepting the ball like before, it was basically difficult to find opportunities to switch off the attack on them.

The Timberwolves finally fell into the position to attack.

At the beginning, Li Rong and Jefferson each scored one goal, and it was Billups' turn this round.

Still clearing one side, leaving huge singles room for Billups.

Rondo's defense is still very strong, and he entangled Billups like a candy, waving his long arms up and down, ready to intercept the ball at any time.

As a veteran who has played in the league for more than 11 seasons, Billups is still very experienced.

He pressed his opponent tightly with his body, leaned back suddenly, and then leaned back and took action.

Rondo couldn't bear to eat Billups' power and did not interfere with the ball. The ball was straight into the basket.

"This is how Billups is," said Zhang Weiping. "He has a very advantage in the No. 1 position, and the rhythm of playing is very, very good. Rondo cannot prevent it."

"I still remember the scene when he beat Fisher in the finals," Yu Jia said. "Billups' personal attack ability is the top of the league's defenders. He and Deron are both very strong guards."

Ray Allen finally took the lead in getting two points for the Celtics, and his off-ball move made the chase Brewer a little dizzy.

Receive the ball, take off, and shoot in one go, and shoot in a textbook-like shooting posture.

But then, Billups once again scored a one-on-one match against Rondo again.

"The Timberwolves started with a bit of a squeak on the opponent's play," said Zhang Weiping. "It's just to take advantage of Bilups' point of view. It depends on your Celtics' assisting in defense and not defending. At present, it is not easy to defend. Once assisting in defense, Bilups' passing ability is also very powerful, and others will have opportunities. Let's see how the Celtics adjust it."

The Celtics still wanted to play the pick-and-roll between Rondo and Garnett, but this time the Timberwolves contracted more resolutely.

Rondo was the only one left at the top of the arc.

Rondo held the ball alone, which was very embarrassing.

"It's so big!" Zhang Weiping smiled, "The Timberwolves are just sure that Rondo has no basket on the outside."

"To be honest, it's rare for a player to be released like this," said Yu Jia. "I remember that in the finals last season, the Lakers also gave Rondo a lot of open opportunities. As a result, Rondo broke out in the sixth game, and scored 21 points in person, helping the team win the championship."

Many people were very impressed by Rondo's performance in the finals G6. He made many mid- and long-distance jump shots that he didn't usually make much.

In fact, after the game, his overall shooting percentage was still not high.

He made 8 of 20 shots in the game, with only 40% shooting percentage.

Moreover, it is basically the big open opportunity that the Lakers deliberately gave him.

This is already considered an outside explosion.

This shows how bad Rondo's shooting is.

Last season, Rondo's three-point shooting percentage was only 26% and averaged 0.2 shots per game.

In other words, he only shoots a three-pointer every 5 games and scores a three-pointer every 20 games.

This is a very embarrassing number.

Rondo not only failed to make three-pointers, but also had a bad free throw.

The free throw percentage last season was only 61%, which was even lower than many inside players.

Generally speaking, as long as a player's free throw shooting percentage is pretty good, it means that his shooting is still a relief.

Rondo's shooting is of no rescue.

So a very important part of the Timberwolves' pre-match game plan is to let Rondo shoot from the outside.

As long as he holds the ball on the outside, whether it is a pick-and-roll or a ball break, he will be given a distance of more than two meters.
Chapter completed!