NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 114 Lost the suspense

In the few rounds after the timeout, the Celtics' performance on the offensive end has improved, but on the defensive end, it is still difficult for them to keep up with the Cavaliers.

Although the defensive strategy of pick-and-roll substitutions will not easily miss people, it gives the Cavaliers more opportunities for misplaced offenses.

This also allowed the small lineup of the Cavaliers to give full play to their greatest advantage, with a swift and flexible offense. In the middle and late stages of the third quarter, they played a wave of offensive climax, widening the point difference in one fell swoop!

86:72

There are still dozens of seconds left in the third quarter, and each side has another chance to attack, and the Cavaliers have already led their opponents by 14 points.

At this moment, the Celtics are not only lagging behind in the score, but a bigger crisis has also emerged.

The physical strength of the Big Three gradually failed, while the Cavaliers did not show signs of fatigue.

"The Celtics' situation is very bad, but Rivers has no better way to adjust."

"It can only be said that the current strength of the Cavaliers is too strong. Not only is the lineup young, but every player has good strength."

"Now Rivers is facing more serious problems, and it will become very difficult to win."

"If you don't start the fourth quarter, you may be able to continue to score with stability, but it will definitely be a huge test for the physical strength of the Big Three."

"But if you let the Big Three rest, they won't be able to guarantee consistent scoring."

"Once they have no scoring ability and the Cavaliers play another wave of climax, then after the early part of the fourth quarter, this game may become garbage time."

"So I think Rivers needs to think carefully about this."

The commentary on the sidelines also made a timely analysis of the trend of the game, and pointed out the problems that the Celtics will face.

As for the Cavaliers, there is almost no need to worry about anything. The only thing to do is to play steadily. As long as there are not a lot of mistakes, this score is safe enough for them.

According to the statistics of this season, the Cavaliers have never lost on the basis of leading by [-] points in the last quarter.

This is a terrible statistic, and only the Cavaliers have achieved it so far this season.

In the last two offenses of the third quarter, both teams ended up with iron strikes, but this did not have much impact.

At this time, the auditorium of the Quicken Loans Center arena was already filled with the atmosphere of victory.

Although there is still a full quarter of the game to end, the fans in Kecheng have already begun to celebrate in advance.

It's just because they believe in the strength of this Cavaliers team, what's more, they have the most stable player in the entire league, Long Rui!

Long Rui has played dozens of games for the Cavaliers, and has almost never disappointed the fans. Even if the team loses, his personal performance is very exciting.

On the sidelines, when the camera was shown to Rivers again, his face looked very solemn. Obviously, this result was completely unexpected for him.

In addition to Rivers, the Celtics Big Three also felt a little frustrated, especially Paul Pierce.

He wanted to win this game too much, and not long ago, after the All-Star Game, he uttered harsh words to Long Rui, but now he was about to be slapped in the face, which he did not want to accept no matter what.

Garnett was panting heavily on the bench, holding a towel in his hand, constantly wiping the sweat from his head, looking very tired.

Ray Allen is not much better. He has played dozens of games this season, and tonight can be said to be the most tiring game.

They were running more than ever, especially after the Cavaliers shrunk the lineup further in the second half, and that kind of constant movement made these veterans suffer.  …

"Coach, I don't want to lose."

Paul Pierce said seriously.

Rivers took a deep breath: "Don't think so much, play your own strength."

The game has reached such a point, and he can't make better adjustments.

This was also the game in which Rivers felt the most powerless. No matter what changes he made, the opponent was always able to overwhelm him.

Even when facing the Heat's Big Three, he didn't feel that way.

Immediately, Rivers turned his gaze to Rondo and said, "Rondo, do you have any good ideas?"

After all, Rajon Rondo is a tactical master on the court, so Rivers also wants to hear his advice.

Rondo was silent for a while, and then slowly shook his head: "We have almost done our best on the court, so we can only continue playing like this. As for the final result, it depends on the state of the Cavaliers in the last quarter." It's..."

Hearing Rondo's answer, Rivers didn't say much, just nodded slightly.

He didn't intend to give up this game, but chose to fight again.

Therefore, he did not change into the rotation lineup and continued to play the main force in the early part of the fourth quarter.

After the intermission, the two sides entered the final competition.

Although the leaders of the three armies of the green army got a short rest time, it was completely out of proportion to their excessive consumption of physical strength. It can only be said that they got a little respite.

"Guys, they are already at the end of their strength, don't give them a chance, win the game in one fell swoop."

Long Rui said immediately.

Taking advantage of your illness and killing you, on the court, he will not miss any chance to win.

The game started in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics launched the first wave of offense.

Simply put, their offensive state remained pretty good. On the first offense, Pierce received a pass from Rondo and scored.

But the Cavaliers did not relax because of the score lead, and their investment in the offensive end was even more focused than in the third quarter.

As Long Rui said, they want to win the game in one fell swoop.

More than two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Celtics played fairly well, and the score did not continue to be stretched, but was once recovered to [-] points.

But as the game progressed, their physical problems were completely exposed, and the offensive flow became slow, and even stagnated later.

The Cavaliers seized this opportunity, and under the leadership of Long Rui, they opened up the point difference to [-] points in just a few rounds!

There are more than five minutes left in the game, and the suspense has almost been lost on the court.

On the sidelines, Rivers looked gloomy. After a dead ball, both sides replaced the substitutes.

The game has become garbage time, and the Cavaliers, Paul George and Jeremy Lin are still on the court.

This is also Long Rui's meaning, let them find the feeling of the game more, so that they can improve faster.

In the final minutes, Paul George began to show his excellent competitive state, making shots from inside and outside, almost unstoppable.