The game started over and the score was 38:33, and the Celtics were still 5 points behind.

The Clippers' lineup has become: Kassel, Posey, Artest, Ji Guomo and Ji Guoqie.

The Celtics lineup has become: Rajon Rondo, Al Thorton, Pierce, Garnett, Perkins.

Today, the Celtics rookie, Al Thorton, played very impactfully. The player Dunleavy was interested in at the time, was decisively given up after meeting two brothers, but the performance of the fourth-ranked rookie list this season proved that he was not wrong at the beginning. This is also a star seedling.

After the two brothers came on the court, the Clippers resumed their joint defense style.

Rondo broke through the dribble, Ji Guomo assisted in defense, Percy came up to double-team, and the basketball was immediately assigned to Al Thorton, who was unprepared from the wing three-point line by the Celtics point guard.

If this is Ray Allen, the Clippers' defense this time would be equivalent to failure. But if it were Ray Allen, Percy would not come up to double-team. Thorton does not have the ability to make three-pointers, and he is even more ironic than Ron's three-pointers. The Clippers made two big strides against these two people outside the three-point line - Ren Zuo.

Al Thorton dared not shoot. He made 4 of 6 shots today, and the two goals he missed were all three-pointers. Although there was no defense after receiving the ball this time, Thorton chose to break through to the basket.

Coach Rivers shook his head on the sidelines and asked Ray Allen to prepare to play early. There was no need to watch the ball. The Clippers' penalty area was full of people, and it was a lucky balloon if they scored in.

Al Sauton met Ji Guoqiu at the basket, Ji Guomi and Percy's three-man siege. As soon as the basketball shot was shot, Ji Guomi jumped and slapped away with a big hat. He didn't even have the chance to shoot.

Percy grabbed the basketball, and the Clippers quickly launched a fast break counterattack. Artest forced a layup and scored a goal, causing Pierce to make a foul, two plus one.

The Celtics immediately made a substitution decision, Ray Allen came on the field and replaced Al Thorton.

Rivers stepped forward and patted Al Thorton who was replaced by a big hat. For ordinary rookies, the one they traded this year is already very outstanding. As for the two selected by the Clippers, they are completely lucky. They cannot be regarded as common sense!

Now most NBA coaches know that the two twins will become All-Star players sooner or later. Going further, can they become superstars? That's not sure. However, from the perspective of potential alone, these two little guys have this potential.

Usually, the performance of superstars in their first season is like the two brothers. Several people from the 2003 generation, Warcraft in 2004, and Gemini in 2005. These people were not much different from the two brothers today.

After Ray Allen came on the court, his involvement with the Clippers was immediately effective. What Old Dunleavy was most worried about was not Garnett, among the three Celtics. This is the most effective weapon to break the joint defense. As long as they exposed the gap on the outside, Ray Allen could shoot in the basketball, their joint defense would not be able to defend no matter what.

Rondo was obviously instructed by Rivers and strengthened his breakthrough and pass in the second quarter. His goal was Ray Allen.

Less than half a minute after Ray Allen came on the court, he received a pass from Rondo and made a three-pointer in the corner, which tied the score to 41:36.

After the basketball hit, a sharp and harsh air alarm sounded immediately!

The biggest weakness of joint defense is that there is a killer like Ray Allen on the outside, and the speed of people moving is never as fast as basketball. As long as the Celtics break through, they can break the Clippers' joint defense. If they don't double-team basketball, there is no need to use joint defense. Besides, Rondo's breakthrough is really difficult to defend without double-teaming. This kid breaks through very fast, and neither Clippers' point guard can defend.

If you are not careful, you will lose all the game, which means the problems the Clippers are facing now, which will affect your whole body with one move.

Seeing this, Old Dunleavy called a timeout. A player like Ray Allen must be pinched to him all the time. He cannot make him shoot smoothly, and it is best not to give him a chance to shoot.

"We are now making some changes to the defensive arrangement. Percy, after you come on the court, you defend Ray. Allen, don't give him space to catch the ball, you must stick him to death wherever he goes! Others defend in the area, Brother Panda guards the penalty area and two low posts, Brother Fox is responsible for sweeping back and forth along the entire penalty area line, and anyone who approaches the penalty area, I want you to double-team, don't shout to me, do you have to do it even if you are tired! Ron defends two wings, and Cassel is responsible for the arc top and free throw line. Everyone sees the opportunity to double-team, do you understand?"

The Clippers player shouted: "I understand!"

Old Dunleavy gave up defense against the ball and changed to standing joint defense. The players were responsible for one area, but they also required the players to double-team according to the game situation. This required very high personal defense awareness and mobility of the players, and it was also a test of Ji Guomeng's command ability. Under this arrangement, the Fox brother's task was the heaviest. Old Dunleavy asked him to sweep back and forth along the entire penalty area line, which was not an easy job. In addition, he also had to direct his teammates to defend, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was just one mind and used it.

After the Clippers players came on the court, they were both concerned about their own defensive tasks, but the offense was not completed. Ji Guomeng almost made a three-no shot this time, which made the Celtic fans laugh out loud, and the funny sound effects used to mock him were released at the scene.

Old Dunleavy wanted to go up and kick him. The ball was so outrageous. Is it because he gave too many tasks to retaliate against him?

Charles Barkley laughed: "The little fox should have kicked himself a few times, but he didn't even get in such a big gap. Garnett was just two steps away from him."

Garnett also smiled happily. He slowed down the defense of the ball, but when he glared, the little fox on the opposite side was so scared that he almost threw a three-no-touch shot. The little guy was the little guy. However, as soon as the offensive end fell, Garnett couldn't laugh. The Clippers' excellent defense surprised the Celtics in the first quarter, but now it seems that there are changes.

The Clippers' defensive formation is no longer a joint defense, but has become a hybrid defense plus the characteristics of joint defense. It relies entirely on the players' personal abilities to defend, especially the twin brothers who do two people's work, which has forced the entire Clippers' defense line.

Garnett received the ball at the free throw line. Kassel and Ji Guomom immediately double-teamed. This is the common defense zone between them and obviously double-teamed.

Rondo received a pass at the top of the arc, but he didn't dare to shoot. He looked around and Ray Allen ran a bottom line tactic. Percy followed behind like a hanger, without a pass target.

Pierce received the ball on the wing, the Celtics carried out the second set of tactics, and Pierce made a single on the wing. I saw Zhenli use a three-threat to Artest. After tentative steps, he immediately dribbled the ball and wanted to break through at the basket. However, in the waist position, Pierce was blocked by Ji Guomo and the Clippers were double-teamed again, and this is the common defense zone between Ji Guomo and Artest.

Old Dunleavy held his hands tightly off the court and shouted in his heart: "Little fox. Must lock them!"

Pierce is also at the level of a quasi-superstar. When facing the double-team of two people, he reacted very quickly and quickly dribbled the ball and took a step back. He dodged the double-team of two people.

Garnett immediately followed without the ball to cover. Pierce used the Wolf King's cover to go around the free throw line and made a jump shot...

For this ball, Pierce was rushed over by Kassel, who was guarding this area, and he reached out to block it. Pierce was disturbed and the basketball smashed the basket out.

Ji Guoqiu protected his rebounds under the basket. He had nothing to do in this round, and he only saw him while grabbing rebounds.

Old Dunleavy thought that my brother's mission was too easy? It seems that the Celtics are in the penalty area and in the low post, except for the Wolf King, so he can see the opportunity to help the little fox sweep the penalty area together.

Although Brother Panda is not good at commanding, he found that his opponent's system weaknesses and his own tactical problems were much stronger than his younger brother. He focused on issues at the tactical level, belonged to the coach on the field, and played a role similar to Old Dunleavy.

Ji Guochou did not remind him that he took the initiative to help his younger brother guard the penalty area in the next defense, while taking into account the opponent's bottom line.

The Clippers' defense today can be said to have reached the best game since the start of the regular season, but even with such excellent defense, the Celtics have adapted, and they are not unable to break through it.

Garnett, the Clippers' main defensive point, frequently pick-and-roll with teammates, creating one-on-one opportunities after pulling apart. Although this one-to-one time will not be too long, the Wolf King can make quick moves before double-teams with outstanding personal abilities; Ray Allen uses Perkins' cover and his excellent running ability to create opportunities at the bottom line. Even if Percy is close to the defense, he cannot completely watch him to death. As long as he gets a little out of his phone, Ray Allen will never hesitate; Pierce strengthens his back-to-body singles and cooperates with the Wolf King's pick-and-roll, and his back-to-body ability also has a great impact on the Clippers.

The Celtics’ defense against the Clippers, to summarize the solution, it is nothing more than when the Big Three have a chance, they will take action faster and more resolutely!

When a master fights, the winner is always between minutes and seconds, and the word "mindset" and the word "fast".

If you move faster, it will naturally affect the shooting percentage of the Big Three. But don’t forget that it is not only the Clippers’ excellent defense, but the Celtics are the best teams in defense this season. They can also use their own defense to reduce the shooting percentage of the Clippers.

In the first and first half of the second quarter, the scores of the two teams were relatively high. However, by the end of the first half, the score between the two teams was only 49:46. The Clippers only scored 8 points in the last half of the first half, and the Celtics were not much better. They only scored 10 points, and the Clippers led by 3 points to end the first half.

Charles Barkley said happily at the end of the first half: "Who said the defense is not exciting? I like to watch games like this, players aim at each other and fight a game on defense, which is the real basketball game. I hope they can keep it up, and games like this are rare in the regular season."

Kenny Smith seemed a little unbelievable and said in a surprised tone: "The Clippers' defense is better. They don't look worse than the Celtics' defense. In fact, they are indeed leading the league leaders away!"

Old Dunleavy praised the players during the break, and of course he did not forget to praise the old captain. The Clippers were able to lead all because of Brand's explosion. Today his efficiency was even higher than the opponent's Wolf King. I guess no team in the league can make a peak All-Star inside the bench play as a substitute.

Brand nodded modestly without much reaction. This injury and current situation have really improved Brand's mood to a master level, which can be regarded as unscathing. Whether it is praise or criticism, Brand is not concerned about it. It is estimated that if the old captain continues like this, he will soon as he ascend to heaven.

"We will continue to play in the second half of the game. You must learn how to save energy on the defensive end without affecting the intensity of the defense."

Old Dunleavy's words made Ji Guomomo, and why did this sound so awkward? It felt so similar to the words of some political commissars in China, such as: "It must be fired fiercely and save bullets." Old Dunleavy's words seemed to be the same.

"Damn it! You show me how can you save energy and maintain defensive strength?"

In the first half, Ji Guochou scored 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, which was to charge the triple-double again. Brother Panda's passing ability is now recognized as the top three in the league. This is a modest statement. How can an inside player get so many triple-doubles after only half of his first season? Is it really worth it to be a triple-double?

Ji Guomeng scored 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. He always wanted to score points with Garnett in the first half, but facing the Wolf King's defense, his efficiency was obviously not high enough. To be honest, he was just a wave shot, a bit like rookie Kobe insisted on competing with Jordan, but was beaten by the gang leader to a full rhythm.

In the second half, Ji Guomomo thought that he did a good job in the first quarter and decided to continue his efforts.

So the fans saw that Ji Guomeng and Garnett fought fiercely on the court in the second half. Ji Guomeng's iron elbows were pulled and pushed out all of them. If it weren't for his little butt, even Barkley's ass stuck out his butt seemed to be aiming at the Wolf King.

Garnett is not easy to get along with. The peak Wolf King and the twilight postman Malone bit each other in the playoffs. Malone was 41 years old at that time, and they rely on these side tricks to deal with Garnett. The Wolf King learned a lot that year and was also well aware of this.

Although Ji Guomeng had a good idea, he forgot one thing. This was the home court of the Celtics, not the Staples Center. So, he obviously suffered a loss in the third quarter, and it was less than half a quarter. This time, the little fox did not end up with Garnett, but was beaten by the Wolf King. Ji Guomeng was four offensives!

"Damn it, my little waist and ass... This bastard just greets me on the chrysanthemum. Is he a psychopath?" When the little fox came to an end, he still cursed Garnett in his heart for a vulgar move.
Chapter completed!