The Godfather of Basketball

Garnett's help defense is historical. Although he is old, he is still the biggest barrier of the Celtics' defense.

After he was beaten, the Celtics' defense rotation slowed down significantly.

Don't underestimate this point, if it is slow, it means that there is a time difference between offense and defense, and the Cavaliers will open up with a combination of inside lines.

Paul and Yao Ming continued to take the ball, Green and Carter fired continuously from the outside, coupled with Artest's rush, the defensive system that the Celtics relied on for survival finally began to collapse.

This is different from the confrontation battles of the previous few games. The morale blow brought about by this unstoppable attack is devastating. Even the Celtics' offense began to collapse, and Rondo's organization finally became Pierce's solo singles.

17 to 10.

23 to 11.

32 to 16.

After the first quarter of the two teams, the lead of the Cavaliers has reached as much as 16 points, which is the biggest difference between the two teams since the first quarter of the series.

"Come on! Boston!"

The fans at the scene were unwilling to accept this result, and after the start of the second quarter, they took the initiative to cheer for the home team.

Amid such cheers, the Celtics launched a Jedi counterattack, narrowing the point difference to 10 points.

When the main players of both sides came back, Paul took the ball to the frontcourt and played Garnett, and facing the shrinking of the Celtics, he pulled it outside the three-point line and started playing.

The middle distance after throwing away twice, the kill of a breakthrough.

Garnett was beaten again before finishing the second quarter.

The 2 fouls in the first quarter were a snowball, and the Cavaliers grasped this point and it got bigger and bigger.

In the end, Garnett committed 6 fouls in less than half of the fourth quarter of the series. The Cavaliers always maintained the initiative on the scene, and finally beat the Celtics 103 to 79, breaking the big score of the series. Pulled to 3 to 1.

For the Cavaliers, Paul scored 26 points and 16 assists. Yao Ming also scored 24 points and 10 rebounds. In terms of three-pointers, Green scored 3, Carter scored 3, Battier scored 2, and the Cavaliers made all the shots. 12 three-pointers, not too many, but a total of 12 of 17 shots, it is not an exaggeration to say that the shots were completely missed.

On the Celtics side, Pierce scored 31 points in the air, and Garnett played only 23 minutes, scoring 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 6 fouls on 5 of 7 shots.

The Cavaliers' strategy worked perfectly.

Breaking the Celtics' inside barrier, the Celtics' defensive system and their tenacity have all been broken.

"Unbelievable adjustment, Tang Tian is worthy of the name of a god-level coach!"

"Refresh your cognition, Tang Tian proved that the role of a coach can be as great as that of a superstar!"

"This is not a joke, whoever wins Tang Tian wins the championship!"

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The anxious battle situation, because of the adjustment of tactics, turned into a one-sided game again, and the media's praise of Tang Tian reached a peak.

"The Celtics never know what it is to lose." Rondo stood up and spoke out in front of the media.

Just two days after the game ended, a very interesting scene happened.

The Celtics conducted 2 days of fully enclosed training.

The series seems to have turned into a turn-based game. The Cavaliers have finished their big moves, and the Celtics have also started to save CDs.

The fifth stop of the series returned to Cleveland, and the score of 3 to 1 also brought the game to match point.

"... Coach, are you worried?" During the pre-match training, a reporter mentioned the closed training of the Celtics, and then raised such a question.

"Worried? No, I'm not worried, not at all." Tang Tian said very calmly, he seems to have slowly gotten used to this pretentious feeling.

In the previous life, the Warriors actually used this style of play. The superstar broke through, and then ambushed with various three-pointers from the outside. You had to double-team or shrink suddenly, and you doubted your life when you shot and shot quickly.

To a certain extent, this style of play has no solution unless it meets a team with an excellent defensive rotation at the same level.

The Celtics, where Garnett is not present, obviously do not fall within this range.

That night, the fifth game between the Cavaliers and Celtics officially started in Cleveland.

Reeves showed his adjustments, removing Steensma and putting Bass back in the starting lineup. This is to hide Garnett in the 5th position and let Bass face more shocks.

But Tang Tian was obviously not stupid. He asked Yao Ming to pick and roll, and continued to let Paul face Garnett.

Bass is only 2.03 meters tall. Although his movement is better than Stiensma's, his defensive coverage and interior barrier are much smaller.

And the bigger problem is Yao Ming. Yao Ming has an advantage over Garnett, and playing Bass in a misplaced position is the same as playing a guard.

As a result, Garnett made fewer fouls, but the Celtics' inside defense collapsed faster.

In addition, Garnett did not dare to foul easily, and the original iron wall was directly smashed into a sieve.

121 to 92, the Cavaliers played a hearty offense and beat the Celtics by 29 points, thus eliminating their opponents 4 to 1 and successfully advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Yao Ming scored 30 points and 12 rebounds. Paul contributed 22 points and 15 assists. Carter hit 6 three-pointers and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. The Cavaliers made 18 of 30 three-pointers.

For the Celtics, Pierce had 23 points and 5 rebounds, Garnett had 24 points and 6 rebounds, and Ray Allen had 16 points.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers players and fans were celebrating wildly.

The core of the Celtics also reacted fiercely.

Rondo did not participate in the handshake with the Cavaliers and left the game angrily after the game ended.

Garnett and Pierce had red eyes, especially old Garnett, who was still standing on the edge of the court after the handshake ceremony, staring blankly at the scoreboard above his head.

From the league's No. 1 power forward, the "Wolf King" to the Boston Big Three, to the possible disintegration this summer, he has been working hard for the championship throughout his career, and he has also done everything for the championship.

But now it seems that like many historical figures, he is doomed to miss the championship.

After Tang Tian and his team members hugged, seeing Garnett still standing there in a daze, he felt a little touched in his heart.

Like the four major shooting guards, legendary power forwards such as Garnett and Nowitzki have accompanied him for a lot of time in his previous life.

He took the initiative to walk over and patted Garnett on the shoulder.

"There's next season, right? You've tried your best. As an opponent, I give you full marks for your performance." Tang Tian encouraged Garnett with a smile.

"Thank you." Garnett took a deep breath and hugged Tang Tian.

"I also believe in the coach, you will win another championship." After the hug, Garnett also said from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, he and Tang Tian were sympathetic rivals.

【Ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket, brothers~~】