After returning to their home court at the North Shore Garden Plaza Arena, the Boston Celtics managed to pull back a game at 92:87, chasing the Eastern Conference Finals series to 1:2, seemingly achieving a reversal for the team. , and finally winning the series added some confidence. But by the fourth game, everything changed again.
The Boston Celtics were able to win Game 3 entirely because of point guard Rajon Rondo¡¯s sudden outburst. Although Rajon Rondo's performance in the first two games did not look bad, Rajon Rondo was always suppressed by promises during the game, which made Rajon Rondo feel suffocated. After returning to the North Shore Garden Arena, Rajon Rondo finally broke out. []
Twenty-seven points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, these are the data of Rajon Rondo in the third game. It is a super triple-double!
Although Rajon Rondo has done a good job, it still cannot be said that Rajon Rondo has completely defeated the promise.
Xu Nuo scored 17 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, four steals and three blocks in the third game. His performance was as comprehensive and efficient as ever. Although Xu Nuo's data does not look as good as Rajon Rondo's, Xu Nuo's performance is no worse than Rajon Rondo's.
Of course, the team lost the game, which should be the most unhappy thing in Xu Nuo's heart.
However, even in the NBA, it is impossible to have a winning team. Even a team as powerful as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan lost at least ten games during the season.
Even so, the entire Indiana Pacers team is still determined to win the fourth game. If the Indiana Pacers can get a victory at the home court of the Boston Celtics, then the situation of this series will be quite clear. There is almost no doubt that the young Indiana Pacers will eliminate the aging Boston Celtics. Celtics, crowned Eastern Conference Champions.
Even if the Boston Celtics win Game 3, not many people will think that the Boston Celtics can finally win this series.
The players of both teams are very aware of the importance of the fourth game. There is more than an hour before the start of the game, and the players of the two teams have already come to the court to practice early. Promise to stand outside the three-point line and practice shooting seriously. On the other end of the court, the Boston Celtics' chief point guard Rajon Rondo is also stepping up his practice.
"Hey, man, you must be careful with Rajon Rondo in this game!" Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who trained with Xunuo, said to Xunuo.
"No matter which game I am in, I have to be careful when dealing with Rajon Rondo!" Xunuo glanced at DeMar DeRozan with a funny look, "But why did you suddenly talk about this? Xu Nuo said while taking a careful look at Rajon Rondo on the other side of the court.
"Because I just saw Rajon Rondo's eyes were quite sharp, I guess he will still go all out in this game!" DeMar DeRozan said seriously.
"Please, it's already the Eastern Conference finals. Shouldn't we go all out in the game?" Xu Nuo said with a smile. "If we are not careful, the entire season's efforts may be wasted. I I think every player will give their best in the game now!"
DeMar DeRozan's face looked a little embarrassed, "Well, that's right" DeMar DeRozan said.
Xu Nuo smiled slightly, took the ball from the ball boy on the side of the court, and then threw it out again, watching the ball hit the basket steadily. "Huh It seems that my shooting touch is pretty good today." Xu Nuo said to himself, "If I have any advantage over Rajon Rondo, it's probably my only decent mid-to-long-range shot. ¡±
DeMar DeRozan, who was standing aside, opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but ultimately did not say it. Xu Nuo sat courtside and watched DeMar DeRozan dunk on the court. At this time Xunuo suddenly discovered that Rajon Rondo was no longer around at the other end of the court.
"No matter what, what DeMar said is correct." Xu Nuo thought to himself, "Rajon Rondo played so well in the last game and almost lost to him. .In this game, Rajon Rondo will definitely try his best as he did in the last game, and he must be careful to deal with it. This game is very important for the entire series, and it must not be You lost this game because of me!¡±
And in Rajon Rondo¡¯s heart, he thought the same way.
From the beginning of Game 4, Xu Nuo began to fight with Rajon Rondo.??. The first score of the game was when Rajon Rondo broke through the promised defense for a layup. However, in the next attack, Xu Nuo received a pass from David West and hit a mid-range shot against Rajon Rondo's defense. The first points scored by both teams were completed by their respective point guards.
"Hey, they were fighting from the beginning" DeMar DeRozan whispered to himself.
And when Xu Nuo looked at Rajon Rondo in front of him, a smile actually appeared on his face.
"They are really good opponents" Xu Nuo muttered to himself.
Perhaps it was because Rajon Rondo performed too well in the last game and used all his shooting touch in that game. Rajon Rondo's shooting percentage dropped after completing the first offense of the game. Straight down. Although the Boston Celtics still concentrate the ball in the hands of Rajon Rondo, Rajon Rondo's offensive efficiency is no longer that efficient. Rajon Rondo's next three shots all missed the basket.
"Heywhat happened" Rajon Rondo couldn't help but mutter.
Rajon Rondo¡¯s shooting touch is not good, and the promising mid-range shots in front of him are all over the place. Xu's shooting percentage in practice was very good before the game started, and the Indiana Pacers players also went out of their way to create shooting opportunities for Xu. As a result, after almost five minutes of play, Xu Nuo had scored eight points, helping the Indiana Pacers surpass the score in one fell swoop.
Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers frowned and had to ask for a timeout.
"Hey, Rajon, what's wrong with you tonight?" Coach Doc Rivers said to Rajon Rondo during the timeout. "Your performance tonight was really terrible compared to the last game. If there are two people!"
Rajon Rondo lowered his head and looked at his hands helplessly. The expression on his face seemed to be looking at something interesting.
"Rajan, if you don't feel good shooting, just strengthen your breakthrough with the ball!" Coach Doc Rivers continued, and Rajon Rondo nodded silently.
However, Rajon Rondo's condition tonight was really very poor. Although his breakthrough with the ball was still sharp and difficult for opponents to guard against, Rajon Rondo's breakthrough layup also failed to hit the basket. When he saw Rajon Rondo not even making the simplest breakthrough layup, the expression on coach Doc Rivers' face was helpless.
"Heh it's not like this if he's in a bad state" Xu Nuo thought in his heart.
Although he is not good at mid-range and long-range shooting, and even the most basic breakthroughs are not successful, Rajon Rondo at least has a beautiful pass. So Rajon Rondo no longer took the initiative to attack on his own, but focused all his energy on passing the ball and organizing the team. With the help of Rajon Rondo's pass, the Boston Celtics' offense blossomed, and at the end of the first quarter, they chased the score to only three points behind the Indiana Pacers at 21:24.
"Rajon Rondo is still Rajon Rondo after all, and he will always find a way to solve the problem." Xu Nuo sighed as he walked to the team's bench thinking about it. Although Xu Nuo scored ten points and three assists in the first quarter, the team only led by three points. This shows how good Rajon Rondo's passing organization is!
"Maybe we should really think of ways to deal with the unbeatable Rajon Rondo!" Danny Granger patted Xu Nuo's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Actually, Rajon Rondo was in very bad shape tonight, but he just passed the ball very well!" Xu Nuo said angrily, "But I think that from now on, he will definitely not be that good again. Excellent performance!"
"Really?" Danny Granger just said this, then didn't say anything more and went straight back to the team's bench. Coach Larry Brown, the head coach, picked up the playbook and sat in front of the players.
"We have a total of four players on the team who can play point guard, and they are all fully capable of playing their own role, but the only point guard on the Boston Celtics who can be effective is Rajon Rondo. ." Coach Larry Brown said this, and then looked at Xu Nuo who was sitting on the chair, "Xu Nuo, your performance is indeed quite outstanding, but Irvington, Darren and George each have their own characteristics. I think it would be a better way to deal with Rajon Rondo in a wheel battle, after all, Rajon Rondo didn¡¯t seem to be in very good condition tonight.¡±
Hearing coach Larry Brown say this, his teammates focused their attention on Xu Nuo.
"Okay, I understand!" Xu Nuo nodded helplessly.
Coach Larry Brown had a smile on his face.
"It seems that the struggle between us is coming to an end for the time being!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.
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