Updated: 2012-11-08

Rivers used the last long timeout, so that only one short timeout was available. He had nothing to say about the current game process. When chasing points, all teams basically have the same choices, that is, strengthen defense and improve offensive success rate.

But how to do these two things, every team and every coach have different approaches. If it is Stan Van Gundy, you will hear the roar that shocked the whole audience; if it is D'Antoni, the only thing he hears from his mouth is always attack;

If the head coach is Phil Jackson, then he will just say he will pat his hands and call people over, and then say a few unfathomable words. Most players are confused about this. Only the player who the team relies on the most will be lit up and fight against the Immortality.

If it was Jeff Van Gundy, he would definitely take out a small note from his pocket to deal with the current situation, and then read it word by word according to the content on the note. Each coach has his own unique style and way of dealing with it. Rivers himself is a player, so he naturally has a special understanding of the player's psychology.

After summoning the players to his side, Doug Rivers said to the players with a deep expression and a low tone: "Everyone didn't expect such a result before the game started? Although it's not the result now, such a difficult process must have been something that everyone did not expect?"

"Yes, coach, we all underestimated the horror of that kid." Paul Pierce nodded and admitted.

"Ray? You didn't expect that this young man who replaced you would be so powerful, right?" Rivers asked Ray Allen next to him. Ray Allen didn't say anything, but nodded in silence, and wiped away the sweat from his head.

Before the confrontation, Ray Allen really didn't expect that Stephen was so terrible that it was far from comparing his performance when he was with the Spurs. It seems that when he was with the Spurs, his combat effectiveness was far from being displayed. The Spurs' well-functioning system was a constraint for him.

"Coach, we will definitely win this game. Paul, will you defend him?" Garnett lowered his head from the side and said to Rivers. He was naturally unwilling to let the team with such a luxurious lineup lose to a team led by one. The feeling of lacking strong helpers around him and only taking all the responsibilities on one person is absolutely not a good feeling, but Stephen seems to enjoy this feeling very much, perhaps it is related to his first season.

But Garnett would never believe that he, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, could lose to such a team, but this kid scored 66 points in front of him and overturned the score from behind, but he had no choice.

When Ray Allen has proved that Stephen has no choice but to pin his hopes on Paul Pierce being able to limit Stephen's score. If Stephen's scoring momentum can be stopped, the Supersonics will lose their greatest reliance.

Although Stephen's assist was excellent, it was not terrible. He could not turn decay into magic like a master-level point guard and drive a team to exert super-match combat effectiveness. Stephen's assist was first with his attack. Under the premise that his offense threatened too much, everyone was watching his attack and ignored his passing.

Just like a point guard, no matter how well they pass the ball, if he does not have a certain ability to create threats in offense, then no matter how good his pass is, Nash's pass is like a fish in water in D'Antoni's fast attack system, but don't forget that Nash is a member of the "180" club. The 180 club refers to a player's shooting percentage of 50%, three-point shooting percentage of 40%, and free throw shooting percentage of 90%.

A player who can enter this club does not necessarily mean how excellent his offensive ability is, but at least his offense is very efficient. A player who can score 66 points in a game no longer needs to discuss whether his offense is efficient.

So Garnett hopes that Paul Pierce can stand up at this time and use his greatest ability to limit Stephen. Although this will inevitably affect his performance on the offensive end, Garnett believes that compared with offense, the first thing to do at this time is to stop Stephen's score, and then the Celtics have the possibility of chasing points.

The team has its own, Ray Allen, and there are a lot of candidates for scoring. However, in terms of defense, especially against players like Stephen, Paul Pierce is the most suitable candidate. James Posey was originally a good candidate, but now his ability is not enough to deal with such tasks.

Paul Pierce is not a player who is good at defense, especially in his previous career, when the team did not see obvious hope, his defense lacked enthusiasm. However, since the beginning of this season, due to the needs of the team and the leadership of Garnett, Paul Pierce's defensive willingness has greatly improved.

But most of the time, he is more willing to devote his energy to offense, but no one can deny his ability in defense. Ability is innate condition and willingness is acquired. Sometimes, through acquired efforts, the innate can be enhanced, but it cannot replace the innate.

A player who is very proficient in offensive skills and skills must be very good at reading defense, so his defense will not be bad, it just depends on whether he is willing to defend. Garnett now hopes that Paul Pierce can show all his abilities to help the team defend and limit Stephen's score.

Paul Pierce nodded. Rivers did not say anything more about the team's defense, but instead arranged the team's offensive tactics. After Paul Pierce took on important defensive tasks, on the offensive end, his role changed from a main attacker to a firepower attractor.

After confirming that Paul Pierce was used as bait for this attack, Ray Allen opened the Supersonics' defense line through running, but the ultimate goal was to pull Garnett out of the inside and let him take action at the bottom corner where he was best at, the time-out time just ended. All the players on both sides returned to the court and started a showdown between offense and defense.

The tactics of the Supersonics have not changed much, because they are the leading side, because they only have Stephen as the core, and they only need to play around Stephen. Among their own attacks and assisting teammates, Stephen will make a very appropriate choice.

Therefore, most of Calesimo's arrangements are aimed at defense, especially the Celtics' first attack after the timeout. If the opponent scores, their morale will inevitably increase greatly. If they can defend this attack, the Supersonics will have a greater advantage, because the time is getting less and less, the more beneficial it will be to the Supersonics.

Rondo had just passed the ball to Paul Pierce, and Durant immediately moved to Paul Pierce, stretched his limbs, squatted his body, and made a defensive posture. Through the confrontation of most of the game, he had realized that defending players like Paul Pierce is not suitable for close-fitting defense, because his offensive skills are comprehensive and superb, that is, he can show his delicate skills in a square inch, or use violent offensive methods to solve the battle. Therefore, his defense must be almost between sticking and not sticking, which means that he can give himself time to predict the reaction, and he will not be able to get rid of it all at once.

His defensive strategy is very good, but he still lacks experience. As soon as he sets up his posture, Paul Pierce's feet move, his left foot is the axis, and turns to the periphery, leaving his defensive range. Although it is far from the basket, it is still within Paul Pierce's offensive defense.

Stephen next to him had to come and make up for Durant. At the same time, Ray Allen had just taken a round from the basket and attracted the attention of the defense. Wilcox and Cooperd didn't notice that Garnett ran outside the three-second zone as if he had given up space for Ray Allen, and there was no one around him.

Paul Pierce immediately made a pass move, and following his ball path, Stephen realized that Garnett was in an undefensive state. Although he had never played against Garnett, Stephen knew his strength. From Duncan's attention to him, as long as Garnett was on the court, Duncan would always face him.

Stephen yelled, reminding his teammates to pay attention, and at the same time he accelerated his speed, but no matter how fast the person was, he had only run half the distance. Garnett had already received the ball, and then a very simple jump shot made a two-pointer to their score.

When the Supersonics attacked, as soon as Stephen got the ball, Paul Pierce immediately came over. At the same time, Garnett didn't care about the position of the opponent's position and moved directly to block Stephen's space into the basket. At this time, Ray Allen also went to Stephen's other side, vaguely blocking Stephen's way to break through to the other side.

But Stephen was calm and observed the situation on the court. When he found that everyone's attention was on himself, he shook his shoulders left and right. Seeing that Paul Pierce was unmoved, he repeated this action again. When Paul Pierce still did not respond, he forced himself to jump out and sent the ball into the basket.

This is a manifestation of personal ability and a performance that cannot be stopped at all. Paul Pierce smiled bitterly. What else can you do to such an opponent? You can't just foul him as soon as he takes the ball, but if he takes such a force, you really have no choice but to do it. Can you let them win this game? You must know that the Celtics had already won six consecutive victories before this game, and they would never be willing to end their consecutive defeats on the Supersonics.

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