Chapter 259: Scorched G Three

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The series continued to proceed in an orderly manner, the Eastern Conference Finals G3, the game returned to Boston, the home of the Celtics.

At the TD North Shore Garden Arena, home of the Celtics, the Knicks also felt the "enthusiasm" of the Bostonians!

In the TD North Shore Garden Arena, every fan is doing his best to roar. Once the Knicks players received the basketball, they were greeted with deafening boos all over the sky.

This also doubled the pressure on the Knicks players, and they finally felt the psychological pressure of hell-level away games.

With the blessing of the home atmosphere, the Celtics played a wonderful performance without hesitation in the opening game. Pierce cut to the basket without the ball, and then suddenly split the ball after receiving the ball, assisting Garnett to score a mid-range shot.

Immediately afterwards, Kendrick Perkins blocked David Lee's shot in the low post, and Garnett rebounded and assisted Rondo for a counterattack layup.

The Celtics returned to the home court and played 10:4. If it weren't for Lian Dao's two fadeaway jumpers against the defense, they might have been scored 10:0 in the opening game.

This allowed the Celtics, who are known for their defense, to take the lead in attacking, and all the Knicks players knew that they were going to fight hard again in this game.

In the second quarter of the game, the Knicks' rotation lineup showed off again, especially during Garnett's next rotation break.

Lian Dao broke into the inside again and again, smashing the defense line built by the Celtics to pieces.

The Knicks also proved with a tough offense that even in an away game, they have to bite down a piece of meat.

Lian Dao's continuous attack on the inside caused the Celtics to quickly shrink their defense, which also gave the Knicks many opportunities for outside players.

Gallinari and Larry Hughes hit three-pointers one after another at the beginning of the second quarter. The three-pointer Jason Kapono, who was traded from the 76ers before, also fired one after another from outside the three-point line in the second quarter.

The Knicks in the second quarter were a complete three-point team.

Holiday, Larry Hughes, Jason Kapono, Gallinari, Lian Dao.

It can be said that the Knicks' lineup made the Celtics hard to defend.

When Lian Dao faced a one-man defense, he chose to go it alone. Once he faced double-teaming, he would choose to pass the ball; and his teammates in the second quarter did not disappoint Lian Dao's passing, especially in the "Passing Master" With the blessing of the badge, Lian Dao's passes were also converted into assists one after another.

After the first half, the Knicks used the rotation to overtake the score. The Knicks entered the second half with a 56:50, 6-point advantage.

Lian Dao scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists in the first half. Although Lian Dao's scoring was not superb, Lian Dao sent 13 assists in the first half alone.

In the third quarter, the Celtics once again increased their defensive strength, causing the Knicks' outside shooting percentage to drop sharply. At the beginning of the third quarter, Jason Kapono hit three-pointers from the outside one after another, and Gallinari also missed. At the beginning, the Celtics played a wave of 8:2 offensive waves.

Less than 3 minutes into the second half, the Celtics tied the score.

"We can see that D'Antoni called a timeout without hesitation and replaced Jason Kapono and Canary. In fact, D'Antoni should have replaced the entire main lineup at the beginning of the third quarter. The Knicks A rotation lineup can only work wonders against the Celtics rotation lineup."

"Kevin's rest will lower the Celtics' defensive intensity by a notch. At the very least, Sickle rushes into the paint again and again. They must use more than two people to defend against it."

"However, for the Celtics who switched to the main lineup, the degree of close coordination and defensive intensity of their rotation and defense is not comparable to the rotation lineup."

"At this time, if you still play in a three-point team that relies heavily on touch, it will not be able to perform miraculously. Moreover, the defensive strength of this lineup is not enough."

"It can only be said that D'Antoni is a bit on the top. In his heart, he still relies too much on offense. It can be seen from the tactics at the beginning of the third quarter!"

"Of course, this is also D'Antoni's coaching style. If one day he changes this style, then he will not be the D'Antoni who led the Sun Storm back then!"

Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy analyzed the situation on the field.

After the Knicks replaced the main lineup, both sides officially entered a vigorous defensive battle.

The Knicks' shooting percentage is not high, and so is the Celtics' side.

Ray Allen made 1 of 4 shots in the third quarter and 0 of 3 three-pointers, while Pierce made 0 of 4 shots. The Celtics' overall shooting percentage in the third quarter was only 27.3%.

Of course, the Knicks are not much better in comparison, except that Lian Dao's shooting rate was higher in the first half of the third quarter, but in the second half due to frequent physical contact, his shooting rate also dropped seriously.

The Knicks' overall shooting percentage in the third quarter was only 35.5%, which was better than the Celtics, but the score did not regain the lead.

The reason is simple, the Knicks are not as good as the Celtics in terms of rebound protection.

Although the Celtics have a lower shooting percentage, relying on the advantage of the inside line, they are always clinging to the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides battled 69:69.

Throughout the third quarter, the combined score of the two teams did not reach 35 points.

"Shet, when did the Knicks' defense become so good, it's like f*cking candy, you can't shake it off!" up.

Even when facing Shaquille O'Neal, Wallace didn't feel so troublesome.

Entering the fourth quarter, the two teams continued to fight hand-to-hand on the court. Until the last two minutes, the scores of both sides were not opened.

In the last 32 seconds, Lian Dao's ultra-long three-pointer finally widened the point difference to 3 points.

Then, in the next round, the Knicks defended the Celtics' offense.

All the Celtics fans shook hands nervously. They seemed to see the epitome of G2 in the game of G3. The number 1 on the opposite side always stood up and gave the Celtics a knife at the last critical moment.

Next, Lian Dao cut to the basket and received a pass from Garnett, but was knocked off balance by Garnett in the air, and the basketball naturally missed.

However, the referee did not blow the whistle. This is the home court of the Celtics. The referee obviously favored the Celtics at a critical moment.

There are still 11 seconds left.

Lian Dao didn't argue with the referee after getting up, they had to defend the last goal.

Ray Allen got a chance by running outside, Rondo immediately got the ball, Lian Dao hurriedly abandoned Pierce and stepped forward to double-team.

Ray Allen passed the ball in the last 3 seconds, and he gave it to Pierce.

Lian Dao knew that the opponent would divert the tiger away from the mountain, so he hurried back to defend.

But suddenly I felt my body bump into Ji Nate's body Bastard! "Garnett came to a pick-and-roll at this time.

Lian Dao hurriedly went around, but it was still a step too late.

Pierce shot at the last moment.

Lian Dao hurriedly turned his head, the basketball hit the backboard and bounced back into the basket.

Then time runs out!

89:89.

"Oh, Pierce hit the game-winning shot. So far in this series, Pierce hasn't played particularly well. He pulled the Celtics back from the quagmire!" Mike Breen's voice came from the silent TD North Shore Garden Arena passed out.

Immediately afterwards, cheers filled the sky, filling the entire TD North Shore Garden Arena.

"Well done Paul, we're sending those New York clowns home!"

"Hahaha, this is the demeanor of the Big Three!"

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Surrounded by the cheers of Celtic fans, Lian Dao shook his head and cheered up again.

The game is not over yet, they still have 5 minutes of overtime.

Lian Dao returned to the bench and sat down on the bench. He had to use every minute and every second to recover his physical strength. When it came to overtime, all tactics were useless.

Now it is about the strength of the stars, the physical fitness of the players, and the depth of the team's rotation.

Whoever has better physical fitness will be more likely to win.

"Are you physically fit?" Lian Dao said to the other players.

Although David Lee, Millsap, and Holiday were panting heavily and sweating profusely, they still nodded firmly.

"Okay, for the last 5 minutes, leave the offense to me, and you should do a good job of defense. We need to let them know that overtime is just their slow death!" Lian Dao said at this time.