Chapter 44 Dilemma
第四十四章窘境
"Bang", **-Hickson received a high throw from Ramon Sessions and made a dunk in the air.
"Beautiful!" The fans at the scene let out a series of awesome voices.
With the Cavaliers' offense this time, the score on the field became incredibly 41:31.
The reason why it is incredible is that the leading team is actually the Cavaliers.
With five minutes left in the first half, the Cavaliers miraculously led the Celtics with a full 10 points, which surprised all the fans who watched the game.
At the beginning of the season, the Cavaliers had once competed with the Celtics. In that game, the Cavaliers naturally lost without any suspense, and lost a full 28 points.
Tonight, just when many people thought another massacre was going to be staged in the Speed Loan Arena, the Cavaliers' performance struck them dumbfounded.
"Drip", Kevin Garnett made a gesture to request a pause. Seeing this, the referee immediately blew a whistle.
Garnett was gasping heavily, and his chest was fluctuating very frequently. Obviously, the previous confrontation made his body unable to bear it.
This is not the first time that Garnett and others have had such a situation. In the first quarter, Celtics head coach Doug Rivers replaced Kevin Garnett and others in advance because they were seriously damaged in physical strength.
"This damn little bastard..." Seeing that most of his disciples were exhausted, Doug Rivers was so angry that he was itchy.
In fact, if the Celtics did not play back to back tonight, but had two or three days off like the Cavaliers, then Fang Chen's tactics might not be able to be matched, even if several of the Celtics' starters were veterans in their thirties.
As the saying goes, "Fist is afraid of being young and strong", and back-to-back, the Celtics have been passive tonight and are suppressed and beaten by the Cavaliers.
Fang Chen was very satisfied with the situation on the field. To be honest, he did not expect the plan to be implemented so smoothly.
"Fang, your tactics are half successful. I have to say, you are really amazing." Michael Malone said excitedly.
While leading the team to win three consecutive victories, winning the trust of senior managers, assistant coaches and players, he also conquered many Cleveland fans. Even though Fang Chen is much more steady than his peers, he is a little proud at this moment.
The 100-second long timeout ended soon, and the players on both sides returned to the court one after another.
Fang Chen did not place any tactics during the timeout, but instead gave the players a good rest.
Although most of the players on their side were young and strong, and they had been resting for three consecutive days and were physically energetic, in the previous games, in order to implement the tactics arranged by Fang Chen, they spent a lot of physical energy.
The Celtics' lineup has been adjusted again, and Davis replaced Garnett, and Shaquille O'Neal was also replaced by Semi Elden.
A 10-point fall behind is a very big blow to the Bostonian. Therefore, even though Ray Allen and Paul Pierce were as tired as Kevin Garnett, they remained on the court.
After Rajon Rondo was substituted for two fouls and one technical foul, he did not return to the court until the end of the first quarter.
However, since the second quarter, he has been on the court.
Rajon Rondo had played for about eight minutes in the second quarter. He was a little tired at this moment, because Ramon Sessions, who was defending him, was like a shadow, making him extremely difficult to play.
"Drip", Rajon Rondo's breakthrough caused Ramon Sessions' foul, which was the fifth foul of the Cavaliers in this quarter.
因此,拉简-朗多将走上罚球线.
The fans of the Speed Loan Arena booed violently, especially the fans sitting opposite the basket, not only booed, but also made various inexplicable actions to interfere with Rajon Rondo's free throw.
"Clang", Rajon Rondo's mood was not very stable at this moment, so influenced by the fans, the first penalty came out of the basket.
Rajon Rondo took out his braces and muttered something in his mouth, but looking at the expression on his face, you can tell that he is very upset now.
"Clang", unexpectedly, Rajon Rondo's second free throw also failed, and Anderson Valecho protected the defensive rebound and handed it to Ramon Sessions.
The Cavaliers launched a fast break, and two small players, Ramon Sessions and Daniel Gibson, quickly attacked the frontcourt, and the other three teammates provided cover for the two.
Daniel Gibson saw Glen Davis rushing to defend, so he threw in advance.
“唰”的一声,篮球擦网进框.
43:31,骑士队将领先优势扩大到了12分.
The fans at the scene were even more excited, and cheers kept coming from the Cavaliers' bench.
"It seems that the Cavaliers are very excited tonight. As this develops, they may win four consecutive games." Sun Zhengping said with a smile.
Su Chun also smiled and nodded. He had previously commented on the Cavaliers' game with Ke Fan, and the Cavaliers also won that game.
Rajon Rondo counterattacked quickly with the ball, but his teammates were not physically strong. When he drove the ball to the frontcourt, Glen Davis and Paul Pierce ran over to the Celtics in addition to him.
Ramon Sessions was half-squatting, spreading his hands, and trying hard to defend Rajon Rondo.
Rajon Rondo protects the ball and directs his teammates' running positions. However, the Cavaliers' defense is very tight, and the attack time is getting less and less, but the offensive opportunity has not yet appeared.
Paul Pierce received the ball at a high position and beat Joey Graham. He did not cheat the foul, but he did not explain clearly under his feet and was yelled to have a walking violation.
The ball rights are back in the hands of the Cavaliers.
Doug Rivers shook his head helplessly. As the score difference grew bigger and the physical strength became less and less, the team's morale became more and more unstable.
"Swish", the Cavaliers' players' touch became hotter and hotter, and Joey Graham made another three-pointer from the outside.
46:31, the Cavaliers' lead directly reached 15 points.
As he paced back and forth in anger, Doug Rivers thought for a while, but decided to call another pause.
"Drip", Rajon Rondo transported the ball to the frontcourt, and the Celtics requested a timeout.
Near the halftime, the Celtics only scored 31 points, which was a huge irony for them.
If the Celtics can't break the scoring drought for the remaining two minutes of the first half, then they may have to score a record low in the halftime this season tonight.
Chapter completed!