As the referee Derek Stamford threw the ball high, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert defeated Boston Celtics veteran Kevin Garnett to fight for the opening jump ball. The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals finally officially kicked off.
"We no longer know exactly how many times Roy Hibbert has defeated his opponent and grabbed the opening jump ball in the playoffs. The only thing we know is that it is precisely because of Roy Hibbert. Fighting hard will allow the Indiana Pacers to take the initiative at the beginning of the game!" said the on-site commentator at Conseco Arena and Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller.
Xu Nuo received the ball and started dribbling forward. As soon as the Indiana Pacers launched their offensive, a loud charge horn sounded at the Conseco Arena. This was something that had never been seen in the Conseco Arena before.
"It seems that the Indiana Pacers staff have made some changes to the live music. It seems that they think such music is a great boost to player morale." Reggie Miller continued.
Amid the loud charge, the Indiana Pacers quickly launched an attack. After promising to dribble to the frontcourt, he immediately handed the ball to power forward David; West, David; West turned his back to Brandon; Bass held the ball, and at the same time the team's top scorer Danny Granger used Roy Hibbert to block the screen and get rid of the defense, took the ball from David West, and then rushed to the Boston Celtics basket with the ball!
"Hurry up and fill the position!" Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo shouted.
If Kevin Garnett can be four or five years younger, then Kevin Garnett will definitely be able to stop Danny Granger from attacking. However, now that Kevin Garnett is old and his lateral movement speed has slowed down, when Kevin Garnett When Garnett reacted and started to move, Danny Granger had already reached the Boston Celtics basket!
"Damn guy!" Kevin Garnett cursed in a low voice.
Although Kevin Garnett raised his arms and tried his best to stop Danny Granger from shooting, Danny Granger still scored a layup and at the same time caused Kevin Garnett's pushing defensive foul. .
"Danny Granger hit a three-pointer!" Reggie Miller said loudly, "I really didn't expect that Danny Granger actually got a chance to hit a three-pointer shortly after the game started. !¡±
Kevin Garnett kept shaking his lowered head, looking very helpless. At this time, Kevin Garnett truly felt that he was indeed old and could no longer resist the progress of young people.
And Danny Granger stood on the free throw line and steadily hit the extra free throw, opening the scoring for the game.
And as coach Larry Brown said before the game, the Boston Celtics' offense is completely controlled by point guard Rajon Rondo. Even ace "Truth" Paul Pierce is waiting for Rajon Rondo to control the offense. Rondo passes the ball for himself. Kevin Garnett mentioned the high post as a pick-and-roll screen for Rajon Rondo, and Rajon Rondo immediately bypassed Kevin Garnett and rushed towards the Indiana Pacers penalty area with the ball.
¡°Switch defense!¡± Xu Nuo shouted loudly.
After the Boston Celtics started a pick-and-roll, the Indiana Pacers player who defended Rajon Rondo was replaced by center Roy Hibbert, who promised to stay on the outside and be responsible for guarding Kevin Garnett. Rajon Rondo did not choose to use his speed to pass Roy Hibbert, but turned around and passed the ball back to Kevin Garnett who was standing at the top of the penalty area.
"Although Kevin Garnett is old, his mid-range shooting is still one of the Boston Celtics' most powerful offensive weapons!" When Kevin Garnett received a pass from Rajon Rondo As he picked up the ball, Xu Nuo's mind immediately recalled what Coach Larry Brown had said before the game.
"It's really difficult for me to defend Kevin Garnett's mid-range shot, Kevin. Garnett is tall and has long arms. No matter how good my jumping ability is, I can't reach the ball!" Xu Nine Astronomy.
"It's really hard to prevent it!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart.
Therefore, when the Boston Celtics continued to use pick-and-roll tactics in the next offense, they promised not to defend Kevin; Garnett, but continued to pursue Rajon; Rondo, center Roy; Hibbert ran Out of the three-second zone, keep an eye on Kevin Garnett, who has been shooting from the outside.
"Hey, I'm catching up this time" Rajon Rondo thought when he saw Xu Nuo choosing to continue chasing him. So Rajon Rondo didn't choose to pass the ball, but held the ball for a layup.
"You can't even think about scoring!" Xu Nuo said bitterly, stretching out his arms and struggling to block Rajon Rondo's layup. However, Rondo's arms are extremely long. When he pulls Rondo,When the arm was lifted, Xu Nuo had no way to touch the ball in Rajon Rondo's hand.
"Damn it, I can't reach it" Xu Nuo said bitterly in his heart.
Avoiding Rajon who promised to block the shot; Rondo showed no mercy and directly smashed the ball into the basket. After Rajon Rondo dunked, he didn't even look at Xu Nuo, and turned around and ran towards his team's half.
"This kid is getting more and more arrogant!" Xunuo looked at Rajon Rondo's back and said through gritted teeth.
"It's okay, Xu Nuo!" Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan came to the baseline to serve and said to Xu Nuo, "If Rajon Rondo can only choose to attack with the ball by himself, maybe it's a good thing. !¡±
"Oh?" Xunuo frowned, thinking about DeMar DeRozan's words, and took the ball from DeMar DeRozan.
"If Rajon Rondo has to choose to attack with the ball by himself, it means that Rajon Rondo has no way to pass the ball to his teammates, which means that we have cut off Rajon Rondo and the other Boston Celtics. The connection between the players of the Chinese team." Xu Nuo thought in his mind, "In this way, the Boston Celtics' offensive rhythm will be completely disrupted. Rajon Rondo has no way to organize an effective overall offense. !If you put it this way, we will have a complete advantage against the Boston Celtics!"
When Xu Nuo came to the frontcourt with the ball and started one-on-one with Rajon Rondo, Xu Nuo already knew how he should deal with Rajon Rondo.
"Return to Rajon Rondo with a goal, promise!" Team captain Danny Granger said in his heart.
Rajon Rondo¡¯s wingspan is quite long, even exceeding Rajon Rondo¡¯s own height. It is precisely because of this that Rajon Rondo's defensive area is quite large, and it is not easy to break through Rajon Rondo's defense. However, Xu Nuo only used a small breakthrough fake move and an easy cross-step breakthrough to get past Rajon Rondo's defense.
"This kid's whole body is full of fake moves, it's really not easy!" Even though he had been broken through by his opponent, Rajon Rondo still did not forget to praise and promise in his heart. Immediately afterwards, Rajon Rondo quickly turned around and pursued Xu Nuo.
"Damn it, I didn't get rid of him!" Seeing Rajon Rondo still following closely behind him, Xu Nuo couldn't help but said bitterly in his heart.
However, Xu Nuo needs to face more than just Rajon Rondo behind him. In front of Xu Nuo, the two major inside players of the Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass, have already been waiting. On the line that promised a breakthrough. "Would Promise choose to score a layup by himself, or would he choose to pass the ball?" said the on-site commentator and Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller, "Judging from the situation at this time, it seems that passing the ball is a A better choice.¡±
However, Xu Nuo did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he jumped high under the siege of three Boston Celtics players: Kevin, Garnett, Rajon, Rondo and Brandon Bass. Throw shot. Although Xu Jiutianwen was in trouble, it hit the floor with a "bang".
"Sure enough!" Danny Granger smiled and nodded.
On the defensive end, Promise no longer sticks to Rajon as before; Rondo defends, but lets Rajon go; Rondo is one step away, always paying attention to Rajon; Rondo's breakthrough, after all, Rajon; Rondo's Not very good at shooting from mid to long range. As a result, the Boston Celtics missed three consecutive attacks. The Indiana Pacers at home took the opportunity to lead the visiting Boston Celtics by five points 11:6.
"It seems they have studied Rajon's strengths and weaknesses quite thoroughly, just like we studied them!" Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers thought in his mind.
When the Indiana Pacers once again took advantage of the Boston Celtics' missed offense to launch a quick counterattack and score, coach Doc Rivers stood up and requested a timeout. The problem for the Boston Celtics is not on defense, but on the offensive end, with Rajon Rondo.
"From the beginning of the game, the Indiana Pacers at home showed that they can become the best team in the NBA!" On-site commentator Reggie Miller said, "For the aging Boston Celtics It¡¯s going to be a tough game!¡±