Chapter 330 Half a step away
Rivers called for a timeout, but none of the Big Three came up to comfort Rondo this time.
At this time, if the Celtics players don’t blame Rondo in their hearts, they won’t believe it!
If the Celtics lose this game in the end, the dream of winning the Big Three is shattered, and whether Rondo can continue to stay with the Celtics next season will have a big question mark.
Rondo also knew how big a mistake he made, and his mistake could not be described as "fatal". Now there are less than six minutes left in the game, and the score difference is still 12 points. With the Clippers' excellent defense, everyone knows that it is too difficult.
The Celtics players looked at Rondo with reproach at the moment, including Boston fans in North Shore Garden, now all expressing their anger with silence.
The Clippers' bench is a different situation at this moment.
This time, Ji Guomo did not wait for old Dunleavy to speak and laughed first: "We should not be careless. The champion is only half a step away from us. We should work harder to withstand their final counterattack and create the team's history. Never be careless!"
Old Dunleavy was amused and crying, but at this time the Clippers were very excited from top to bottom. The championship ring that had already run in front of everyone made them unable to calm down. Old Dunleavy could only transfer the players' excitement to the game as much as possible.
"Does your heart beating faster now, your blood is boiling all over your body, and you feel like you have endless strength to use it?"
The Clippers player replied loudly: "Yes, my heart is about to jump out!" "More excited than when I proposed!" "I want to pee excitedly!"
The last sentence was of course Ji Guomeng, and Old Dunleavy pretended that he didn't hear it and said loudly: "Then use your strength to defense. I want you to use the whole game to press on after the timeout. If you have the chance, double-team Rondo. That kid is no longer possible, let's send him on the road!"
"Okay, send him on the way!"
"Send the Celtics home!"
“We are the champions!”
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The Clippers players are now blushing. When they think of the championship, they feel excited and they don’t feel tired at all. Even the twin brothers who have not had a rest in the second half and have just started to breathe violently now want to drink great strength, full of strength, and they wish the game started soon!
Coach Rivers struggled on the other side for a long time and did not dare to replace Cassel and House. These two people could not limit Billups' breakthrough on the defensive end. The threat from the key gentleman is no worse than the twins at this time. Apart from Longguo, the Celtics really have no suitable number one position available.
The game started again, and the Celtics sent the frontcourt ball, and the Clippers immediately used half-time to press the defense. The three giants were entangled by the Clippers players. In the end, Rondo relied on his flexibility to dodge Billups' defense and received the basketball.
Ji Guochou immediately came up to double-team. Rondo was surrounded by the two Clippers in an instant, and he didn't think much about it in a hurry. He accelerated to break out to the right.
"I knew you were going to walk here!" Ji Guochou had long discovered that Long liked to break through to the right after these games. This is a common problem for many young players. He always liked to break through in one direction. This time he blocked the right side in advance and forced Longdu to break through to the left.
Rondo stopped suddenly and turned to the left, but was blocked by Billups. When the two of them fought, his weak body was not Billups' opponent. He immediately fell to the floor and the basketball broke out of control.
Billups stepped forward to get the basketball and immediately launched a fast attack. The Clippers made another quick counterattack after intercepting the ball.
The Celtics players cursed Rondo in their hearts, and everyone tried their best to defend, but only Pierce rushed back, but he was facing two people, Billups and Ji Guomo.
Ji Guomeng went directly to the low post on the right and received a pass from Billups. He easily threw the ball in less than ten feet away.
The score was 111:97, and the Clippers once again caused the Celtics to make the score difference widen to 14 points.
Pierce held his head under the basket, Ray Allen did the same thing as him. Garnett, who had just returned to the three-point line, put his hands on his hips, his eyes were still moving, and he didn't know what the Wolf King was thinking.
Rondo got up from the frontcourt, slapped the floor hard, and then stepped forward to complain to the referee that the Clippers' previous interception was a foul.
Of course, Dick Bavita ignored him. The Clippers players were more motivated. After scoring the goal, they immediately began to press the whole game according to the old Dunleavy's arrangement.
The morale of the Celtics players was obviously low, and the cheers of Boston fans had disappeared, leaving only scattered cheers that seemed to indicate the current situation of the Celtics. This is the precursor to the burp, and only breath is left.
The Clippers' pressing throughout the game made it difficult for the Celtics to advance smoothly. Longguo failed to receive the basketball and Pierce chose to control the ball and advance, which was clearly distrustful of his younger brother. At least the Big Three no longer trusted Rondo in this game.
Rivers saw this scene and knew that he could only replace Rondo now, otherwise they would be 4v5, and Kassel stood up and started to warm up on the sidelines.
Under Artest's large-scale defense, Pierce still fought to the point close to the penalty area. Kobe-style singles shot with an awkward board throw, finally ending the Celtics' three-minute scoring drought.
At 5:05 in the fourth quarter, a dead ball appeared on the court. Rondo officially ended his playoff journey this season. Rivers replaced LaJanuary with Cassel. Rondo.
Rondo left the stadium without expression. At this moment, the psychological state of the second-year rookie is probably very complicated. He is self-blame, embarrassment, anger, and hesitation... He probably has all the emotions that humans can have. A good seedling who might have been able to become a star. If he can't resist this blow, he will probably become a crowd in the future. There are so many such examples of NBA. Sometimes it is only at the front line, which is related to personal opportunities. Some players who suddenly show confidence and become stars from now on are not lacking.
The Clippers' full-game press was not cancelled after Rondo got out of the court. Kassel's old arms and legs seemed to be more likely to break the ball.
However, Kassel is experienced and does not show off in the face of this situation. She chose to cooperate with her teammates. Garnett covers in the middle, Pierce and Ray Allen run back in the middle, and the Clippers' pressing can no longer break Cassel's basketball with the cooperation of the entire Celtics.
Once the Celtics dribble through half the game, the Clippers will immediately cancel the pressing and change to a man-to-man suffocating defense. In short, it cannot give the Celtics the opportunity to score easily.
As for physical strength, Clippers players don’t care about these things. As long as they last five minutes, they can rest for the whole summer. At this moment, they have to fight for the ring to get cramps!
The Celtics made a big splash and launched the final counterattack. Garnett first used a foul in the inside to push Ji Guomeng and scored a goal. Then Pierce made a back-to-back jump shot, and Ray Allen also scored a three-pointer. The Celtics scored three goals in a row, and they were already doing well enough, but the Clippers were not a fuel-efficient lamp. Billups attacked the old Cassel in a row and scored several times.
Two minutes before the end of the game, the Celtics tried their best and could only catch the score to 117:107, and they were still 10 points behind the Clippers.
Artest was finally expelled from the field for six fouls at the first minute and 40 seconds. Dunleavy then replaced Mobri and moved Garcia to the small forward position. The Clippers' strength did not decline much. At least they could play high-intensity tight-pressure defense.
Garnett has been trying to defeat Ji Guohuo in the past few minutes. Brother Panda has made four fouls now, which is safe for the time being, but brother Fox has also made five fouls. He can be beaten down as long as he does once again. By then, if the Clippers have no core inside the interior, the protection will definitely be greatly reduced.
"Kevin, I knew you wanted to get me going, but unfortunately it was too late. With less than two minutes left in the game, even if I was expelled, you wouldn't have time to turn the defeat into victory. I'll decide this championship."
North Shore Garden Stadium has lost 10% of the fans. These people, like Ji Guomeng, think that the game has reached this point and the Celtics have no hope of turning defeat into victory.
"Then you have to try it out!" Garnett certainly refused to give up and received the pass and attacked from the inside with a back-to-back attack.
The Clippers players are not at a disadvantage now to avoid being given a three-pointer from the outside, and their opponents are chasing them with two points. They are not afraid at all now.
Pierce and Perkins performed multiple screens on the wing for Ray Allen, who was at the highest shooting percentage. The left wing's 45-degree three-point line received the inside pass and quickly made a shot!
Ji Guoqiu had made up for defense and he had blocked Lei Allen's eyes, but the ball was still shot by the killer's grenade.
"It doesn't matter, let's take it slowly. They have to make at least 3 three-pointers to overtake. There is no time." Ji Guomori shouted loudly when he returned to defense, clearly for the Celtics players to listen to.
The fourth quarter was 1 minute and 20 seconds, with a score of 117:110.
Ji Guoqiu has scored 20 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks at this time, Ji Guomiang has 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Billups has 22 points and 7 assists, Artest has 16 points and 5 rebounds, Mobri has 14 points, Garcia has 7 points, Thomas has 6 points, and Brevin Knight has 4 points.
Garnett scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Pierce scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Ray Allen scored 25 points, Rajon Rondo scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Al Thorton scored 10 points, Cassel scored 10 points, Perkins scored 6 points and 5 rebounds.
The Clippers' offense took a long time to complete it in 20 seconds. Ji Guomeng once again used a despicable and shameless move and shot an overly powerful three-pointer from the outside. The basketball hit the back of the basket and bounced high!
Ji Guoqiu competed with Perkins for rebounds at the basket, and Pierce was interfering with him. He could not get this ball, so he just touched the basketball with his finger.
Garcia rushed to the second landing point, but Garnett, who was desperately jumping, got the basketball first.
"Damn, it seems like I've been messed up!" Ji Guomori saw that the waste panda did not grab the rebound, and felt like he had done something stupid.
"Are you an idiot? How could I grab a frontcourt rebound every time? If you have the chance, you can shoot well. We will win just now when the ball is in." Ji Guochou cursed in his heart. If it were someone else, he would definitely think that this was an undercover sent by the Celtics.
The Clippers players returned to defense very quickly. Garcia did not grab the rebound and stretched out his long arm to intercept the ball on the spot, and delayed Garnett's shot. This detail had a very good effect. Although Uncle Ga did not intercept the ball, the Celtics' fast break could not be achieved.
The Celtics couldn't make a fast attack, but they still chose to attack because time did not allow them to waste too much offensive time. This attack only took 12 seconds. Lei Allen took a long step away from the three-point line and took a strong move, but he actually shot again.
"Damn!" Ji Guomeng was immediately scared. What is this kid Lei Alan doing?
The Clippers players turned pale, and Old Dunleavy was also frightened and hurriedly called a timeout. At this time, you must not capsize in the gutter. They were all storms and waves. In the end, if they fell into the small gutter, the whole team could go directly to the dock and line up to the Atlantic Ocean and jump into the sea to commit suicide.
"What are you doing? Have you forgotten how you died in the fifth game? Or do you want to give the ring you got to your opponent?" Old Dunleavy asked a series of questions, which made the Clippers players stand up and dare not breathe loudly, especially Ji Guomeng shook his head and hid behind, for fear that Old Dunleavy would mention the three-pointer just now.
Of course, Old Dunleavy did not mention such a thing, and scolded the players in a slight manner, which was quite **Vic.
The game started again, Ji Guoqiu gave a fatal first pass at a high position, Billups cut into and caused Perkins to foul. The Celtics' fat persisted for a long time and finally got beaten. This was his sixth foul.
North Shore Garden Stadium was silent at this time, and just now Lei Allen scored two three-pointers and his morale was sank again at this moment. They were too behind before. Unless the Clippers could not get a single point in the last two minutes, as long as they had two points, they would have almost no hope of turning the tables.
Billups got two free throws, and although they made one of two free throws, there was really not enough time left.
In the last 48 seconds, the score was 118:113, and the Celtics were 5 points behind.
Rivers called a timeout and encouraged the players: "The game is not over yet. We can turn the defeat into victory with just two three-pointers! We all have a chance before the timer is zeroed. Maybe we have worked hard but failed, but we will definitely fail if we don't do it! We finally reached the seventh game, are you willing to lose to the two young boys who have not grown all the hair? The miracle has not appeared for a long time. Today is the time when we are famous in history. Go back to the court to create new miracles and kill them!"
On the other hand, Old Dunleavy's heart was beating faster than his own group of cheating players. Billups made one of two free throws to give them a chance to be killed. Lei Allen on the opposite side was terrifying than anyone else at this time!
"You can create miracles in 48 seconds, but there are two final answers. One is to help the Los Angeles Clippers win the first championship in the team's history and become the biggest dark horse in the history of the NBA; the other is to lead in the last minute and be overturned and the championship was lost!" Old Dunleavy stared at the Clippers players and asked in a deep voice: "Either of these two results can make you famous for the ages. Which one do you want to choose? I'll let you choose with your butt now."
Chapter completed!