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Chapter 299 Eastern Conference Finals
Chapter 299 Eastern Conference Finals
After returning home, the Boston Celtics defeated the Eastern regular season champion Chicago Bulls without any risk, thereby eliminating their opponents with a big score of 4:2 and advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.Therefore, Xu Nuo and his Indiana Pacers ushered in the challenge of the Boston Celtics at home in the Conseco Arena.
Compared with the Chicago Bulls, who are the regular season champions in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers would rather play against the older Boston Celtics.After all, the Indiana Pacers have a young advantage in front of the Boston Celtics, with a stronger impact, and they can completely smash the old Boston Celtics lineup.The Boston Celtics players headed by the three veterans of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, it is difficult to keep up with the pace of the Indiana Pacers players in the game.
However, despite this, it is not so easy to beat the Boston Celtics.
It can be seen how strong the Boston Celtics are by beating the Chicago Bulls, who are the regular season champions of the Eastern Conference.Although the head of the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, was injured and retired in the last two series, the strength of the Chicago Bulls was greatly damaged, making the victory of the Boston Celtics look like luck, but Boston Celtics should not be underestimated. strength of the team.
As for Xu Nuo himself, Xu Nuo also hopes to play against the Boston Celtics in his heart.
If Derrick Rose can lead the Chicago Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals healthy, then the promised game will become quite difficult. After all, Derrick Rose is an MVP-level player, more than the Miami Heat point guard. Mario Chalmers is more than a notch higher, and trying to guard Derrick Rose is a tough job.Compared with Derrick Rose, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo poses relatively less threat on the offensive end and is easier to defend.
However, Rajon Rondo is also one of the top ten super point guards in the league after all, and it is also very challenging to match up with Rajon Rondo.
Moreover, not only other players of the Boston Celtics, but even the Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen have also begun to rely on point guard Rajon Rondo. The current Rajon Rondo is the soul of the Boston Celtics.If Rajon Rondo can be prevented, it is equivalent to hitting the dead spot of the Boston Celtics, and the combat effectiveness of the Boston Celtics will be greatly affected.
Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown knows exactly what the Indiana Pacers' greatest strengths and weaknesses are over the Boston Celtics.
The biggest advantage of the Indiana Pacers over the Boston Celtics is naturally that the Indiana Pacers are young and extremely impactful.
The biggest disadvantage of the Indiana Pacers in front of the Boston Celtics is that the team's playoff experience is not as rich as their opponents.The current Boston Celtics team is a team that has won the NBA championship, and the Indiana Pacers team has the most experience in the playoffs. It is nothing but power forward David West. David West once represented the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals.
Of course, the playoffs are not just a duel of experience, nor just a physical confrontation, but a comprehensive contest of various factors. The head coaches of the two teams naturally arrange their respective tactics according to any details of the teams of.
Before the start of the game, as usual, coach Larry Brown stood in front of the tactical board in the players' locker room and explained the team's tactics to the players.
"The Boston Celtics' offense was overwhelmingly initiated by their point guard, Rajon Rondo, through Rajon Rondo's passing organization, creating for the rest of the Boston Celtics players. Scoring opportunity," Coach Larry Brown said.
"Rajon Rondo..." Xu Nuo murmured silently in his heart.
"It can be said that how to defend Rajon Rondo is our biggest problem in this series!" Coach Larry Brown continued, "The job of defending Rajon Rondo can only be given to us." The main point guard in the game - Promise!"
Center Roy Hibbert, who was sitting next to Xu Nuo, couldn't help but patted Xu Nuo on the shoulder.
"I think you all know that Rajon Rondo's mid-range and long-range shooting is not very good, and his breakthrough with the ball is quite sharp." Coach Larry Brown continued, "We mainly pay attention to defending Rajon Rondo. driving Rajon Rondo out of the paint, where he doesn't shoot very well and is less of an offensive threat."
"Even if we can push Rajon Rondo out of the paint, Rajon Rondo can use his own pass to revitalize his teammates, so that his offensive efficiency has not declined. Xu Nuo was the first to raise the question in his heart.
"Regarding this issue, we are naturally prepared." Coach Larry Brown looked at the promise and said, "If we want to guard against Rajon Rondo's pass, we can only use other players to guard against our promised pass." Method."
"Oh?" Xu Nuo raised his head and frowned at Coach Larry Brown.
"When Rajon Rondo has the ball, Promise is in front of him to guard against his offense, but with Rajon Rondo, at least one of our players must be careful to guard against Rajon at all times. Rondo's pass." Coach Larry Brown said, "Our purpose is to cut off the connection between Rajon Rondo and other Boston Celtics players through steals and disrupt their offensive rhythm. .”
Xu Nuo nodded silently.
"Also, the Boston Celtics only have a decent point guard in Rajon Rondo, and we don't just have promise, we have Irvington, and Darren, and George." Larry Coach Brown said with a smile on his face.
"That's right!" Team captain Danny Granger nodded and said.
"The other Boston Celtics backcourt player, Ray Allen, has been injured recently, and it is very likely that he will be placed on the bench by coach Doc Rivers. It's likely to be Boston Celtics backup guard Avery Bradley, or Michael Pietrus." Coach Larry Brown continued, "Whether it's Avery Bradley Or Michael Pietrus, it is difficult to get too much playing time in the game, but their breakthrough and outside three-pointers are still not to be underestimated, and Michael Pietrus' defense is also quite good."
"Compared with them, Ray Allen's outside three-point long shot is the one that needs to be guarded most!" DeMar DeRozan said.
"Boston Celtics' two big inside players, Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass, are likely to rotate back and forth between the center and power forward positions, but Kevin Garnett plays center. It is more likely.” Coach Larry Brown continued, “Although Kevin Garnett is old, his mid-range shooting and defensive level are still there, we still cannot underestimate Kevin Garnett. special."
Roy Hibbert nodded.
"As for Brandon Bass, we only need to be careful about his mid-range shots, and everything else is fine." Coach Larry Brown said, "Facing such an inside combination, if we can Overwhelming opponents at the end and forcing them to spend their energy on defense, this is our success!"
"Finally it's Paul Pierce!" Danny Granger said.
"Exactly the same as the last round of the series, this is another duel between the aces of the two teams, but this time Danny really needs to face Paul Pierce one-on-one!" Coach Larry Brown looked Said seriously, "Although Paul Pierce's state has also declined, his post-up singles are still one of the powerful offensive weapons of the Boston Celtics. Facing Paul Pierce, we have no other way, You just have to focus on it all the time and tense every nerve in your body."
"And Paul Pierce will not play power forward like LeBron James, he will only appear at the small forward position." Danny Granger said.
"It doesn't matter, I will pass the ball for you during the game, so that you don't have to worry about being unable to participate in the offense because all your energy is spent on defense." Xu Nuo said to Danny Granger with a smile.
"Yeah, after all, you are our ace player." Paul George also said.
"Besides, passing the ball is still my job after all!" Xu Nuo said, leaning on the back of the chair.
Coach Larry Brown nodded slightly, "Very good!" Coach Larry Brown said.
It was finally time for the game. Xu Nuo and his teammates ran into the huge Conseco Arena with the roar of fans bursting out like a tsunami.At the other end of the court, Boston Celtics players in green jerseys have come to the court.
"Just let it go, Boston Celtics players!" Xu Nuo said in his heart, "Just let it go, Rajon Rondo!"
The first game of the 2011-2012 NBA Eastern Conference Finals is finally about to start!
(End of this chapter)