NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 107 The Best Team Basketball

5:3

The counter ticks again.

"Long Rui's touch is as good as ever. He made a three-pointer in front of the number one three-point shooter in history!"

"Hey! Man, don't forget that Long Rui won this year's three-point contest not long ago, and so far this season, he is also the player with the most three-pointers in the league!"

"You can say that the historical three-pointer is Ray Allen, but the active three-pointer, I think it is Long Rui!"

"And Long Rui's current three-point shooting rate is better than that of Ray Allen back then, so I dare say that one day in the future, he will surpass Ray Allen and become the best shooter in history!"

"What nonsense? I admit that Long Rui is indeed very good now, but who can guarantee that he will be so stable every season?"

"Where is it so easy to surpass Ray Allen?"

On the sidelines, the two commentators immediately started arguing with each other.

On the court, Rondo planned the attack again.

After experiencing the failure of the first tactical attack, this time, he made a more sophisticated organization.

Garnett and Pierce both do off-ball support at the same time, Garnett is in charge of screens, and Pierce is in charge of running positions.

After a few runs, the Cavaliers' defensive focus was shifted to the right side, leaving only Alonzo Key on the left side, allowing Pierce to find a singles opportunity.

Rondo also passed the ball immediately, and after Pierce received the ball, he directly played a post-up single.

Pierce's body is very strong, but his athletic ability is not particularly outstanding.

Unlike James' flying style of play, even when he was young, he didn't have a lot of dunks, and he relied more on his comprehensive skills to complete the finish.

There are not many players who can be called offensive kaleidoscopes, and Pierce is one of them.

Excellent post-up singles skills, coupled with his strong body, make it difficult for Alonzo Key.

He was pushed by Pierce several times in a row, and he squeezed to the basket.

Immediately afterwards, another turn was unreal, directly deflecting Alonzo Key, and then put the ball into the basket!

The whole offense is not gorgeous, but it is very stable, giving the fans the feeling that it is completely crushed, and the defenders have nothing to do.

"It's okay, don't worry, he can't choose singles for every ball."

Seeing that Alonzo Ji was a little frustrated, Long Rui immediately ran to encourage him.

In the next few rounds, both sides scored points.

Before the start of this game, the fans predicted that the Cavaliers could suppress the Celtics.

However, this is not the case. From the opening stage until the middle of the first quarter, the Celtics always maintained a little advantage in the score. Even if this advantage has been within the range of five points, the Cavaliers just couldn't catch up.

This is also something that surprised Long Rui. Now he has to admit that the Celtics are the best team he has seen so far, even better than the Mavericks in the West.

During this period, there were several attacks that even he didn't understand.

Obviously they have pushed the Celtics to a desperate situation, but Rondo seems to have a magical power that can often prevent the team from dying.

In just half a quarter, Rondo has already received 4 assists.

This is what Long Rui is most worried about. Their strategy for this game is to limit Rondo, but even so targeted, Rondo still found a lot of opportunities to handle the ball.

Of course, in addition to Rondo, the Celtics' veteran Big Three also performed well.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers played very passively. Except for Long Rui, the other players did not feel ideal.

This may be because there was no game for a week, so it seemed a little uncomfortable for a while.

Neither Curry nor Yi Jianlian were able to perform at their best.

If it weren't for Long Rui's support on the court, the point difference between the two teams would likely be widened.

According to past practice, during this period of time, the Green Army will carry out player replacement. After all, the Big Three are no longer young and must control their playing time.

But today, Rivers didn't do this, because he was facing Long Rui, who had a terrifying scoring ability.

Taking advantage of the brave state of the starting lineup, I want to further expand the score, so that it can be more secure.

At this time, Rivers made a gesture to the field, and Pierce immediately understood.

Next, when the Cavaliers' offense and his teammates are not in good condition, Long Rui can only handle the ball by himself.

He has been trying to drive his teammates and help them get back to their offensive state, but so far there has not been much improvement.

For this attack, his first choice is still to organize his teammates to attack.

But the Celtics' defense has become tougher. They continue to put pressure on the defensive end, making it impossible for other Cavaliers players to respond easily, forcing Long Rui to play singles.

At this moment, it was no longer Ray Allen who was in charge of defending Long Rui, but Pierce.

Compared with Ray Allen, Pierce's defense is much better. Although his speed is not fast, his body is stronger, and he can match Long Rui in terms of strength.

Facing Long Rui's attack, Pierce gave enough physical confrontation. He is this kind of tough player, and he likes the feeling of hard work.

Long Rui has also played dozens of games and encountered such a defense, so he doesn't feel uncomfortable, but it will be more difficult to attack.

Pierce stuck to Long Rui with all his strength, and he would never let it go if he had a chance to confront.

With ten seconds left in the attack time, Long Rui really couldn't find a good chance to pass the ball, so he decided to attack by himself.

"Old ball ruffians" like Pierce must be extra careful when attacking, otherwise they will be tricked into offensive fouls if they don't pay attention.

Pierce bent his legs and leaned forward, almost touching his entire face to Long Rui.

If Long Rui's offensive action is too big at this time, he will easily touch the opponent's cheek, and it is possible that just a light brush will allow the opponent to find a chance to make a foul.

Therefore, Long Rui also took two steps back to create some distance.

"Boy, as I said before, I will teach you a lesson severely, and you will never try to break through my line of defense."

Pierce's broken mouth is naturally not willing to be silent. While defending, his mouth is still provocative.

He wanted to anger Long Rui, make Long Rui lose his mind, and thus act impulsively.

But Long Rui didn't take the bait, his mind was very calm.

"Don't you think your provocation is too low-end?"

Long Rui smiled coldly, adjusted his steps, and bent over to attack.

The dazzling butterfly piercing step was displayed immediately, and then using his own speed advantage, he made a quick turn and left Pierce behind!