The Whip of the God of Basketball

Leon's gesture was very simple. He made a palm with one hand and a fist with the other, and then hit the palm hard with his fist. It was somewhat similar to the Chinese fist-holding ceremony, but it only ended with a quick collision. All Celtics players know this gesture - let go of your hands and feet, rush inside and start attacking.

The first quarter is when the players are full of energy. The Celtics have never lacked breakthrough masters. Arenas and Pierce are one who is explosive and the other is skillful. There are few opposing players in one-on-one situations. Able to prevent their breakthrough.

Arenas saw Leon's gesture and knew that the order had been given in advance. He began to catch the ball and adjust his pace and rhythm across the half court.

Before the game, Leon and the Celtics players said that when the semifinals begin, they must take the lead and mercilessly tear open the wound at the opponent's weakest point so that the opponent bleeds to death early.

The weakest point of the Nets is their defensive level. As the team with the best perimeter defense in the Eastern Conference, the Nets still have a hard shell. This shell is made up of Kidd, Kittles and Martin. Made of skeleton. But although this shell is hard, it has no buffer once it is broken through. On the one hand, because of Kidd's injury, his speed cannot keep up. On the other hand, Martin has never developed a strong blocking ability in the penalty area, and Collins does not have it either. Such ability.

If a team wants to hinder the opponent's speedy players from breaking through, it is definitely not enough to rely solely on the opposing players. It must have a thick enough defensive layer to check every layer, and block one after another to attenuate the opponent's energy. Leon keenly It was discovered that the Nets no longer have such ability, because in the first round against the Miami Heat, they were almost eliminated by Wade.

The Nets took a 2-0 lead in the first round, then lost two games in a row in Miami. They were almost reversed in the fifth game at Tianwangshan, and narrowly won in overtime in Game 6. From these games, Leon has already seen the Nets' strength. The defense is already superficial, and it is still useful against an inexperienced young team like the Heat. Facing the Celtics' well-organized perimeter lineup, it is difficult for them to stand a chance.

Of course, Leon knows that you can never underestimate the heart of a champion in the NBA. If you want to extinguish the heart of a champion, you can only defeat him completely.

Leon knew from his performance in the first quarter that Jason Kidd has a strong desire to win. A veteran with a strong desire to win cannot be underestimated. Once he finds the feeling in the series and plays at the MVP level, performance, the Celtics will be in big trouble.

The role of confidence, desire, willpower, and mental strength will be magnified in the playoffs, whether it is positive or negative. Before the start of the playoffs, let Garnett release the slogan "Fo, Fo, Fo, Fo" just to Let the Celtics be in the best spirit from the beginning and hit the championship in one go.

Now, facing the struggles of the old Kidd, Leon, the Celtics and Arenas will not show any mercy.

Arenas held the ball and waved towards Garnett. He didn't need Garnett's cover. Garnett and Brown both gave space in the middle. Facing Kidd Arenas, he started like a cheetah.

Arenas is not as fast as Iverson. In terms of absolute speed, he is not among the top point guards in the NBA, but he has strong explosive power. This explosive power does not come from his talent, but from the fact that he carries the ball on his back. Parachute is the result of hard training in the stadium.

Arenas passed Kidd. Kidd, who had an injured knee, was able to judge Arenas' route, but his legs and feet really couldn't keep up, and his knees couldn't exert force quickly. He reluctantly followed Arenas and could only look at his back. Collins had to cover up the defense, but Arenas was not afraid at all. He did not choose to pass the ball to Brown, but faced Collins and used his strong upper body to push away the center and force a layup.

Arenas withstood Collins with his left hand and grabbed the ball with his right hand to avoid Collins' interference. He made a difficult one-handed pick and the ball hit the board and went into the basket. The Celtics recovered two points.

Next, the Nets missed a jump shot from beyond the three-point line. Arenas got the ball again. He did not launch a second quick attack, but stabilized his speed and fell into position. Then he faced Kidd again, and he passed in the same way. He dropped the former No. 1 point guard in the league, and then faced Kenyon Martin and hit the basket head-on, causing Martin to foul.

This is not the Arenas style of play that fans at the North Shore Garden Arena are familiar with. In the impression of Boston fans, he will always pass the ball, cut around, and look for shooting opportunities while running. Or when necessary, suddenly take a shot from outside the three-point line. Fans in North Shore Garden like Arenas' cannonball-like long-range forced shot. An abnormal explosive pleasure will bloom in the center at the moment of the hit.

It's been a while since he carried a bag of explosives into the opponent's interior and directly demolished it at a fixed point, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have such ability.

Nets head coach Frank realized something was wrong, but he had no good ideas and could only give some anxious instructions from the sidelines.

Of course Kidd would not give up easily. Then the Nets made a beautiful counter-attack. They cleared the baseline. Martin suddenly counter-attacked. Kidd made a timely reverse lob. Martin caught the ball and dunked directly. It looked like their The offense feels very good, but the Celtics defense is not fully in shape yet.

Looking back, Garnett made a one-step jump shot inside the three-point line and missed, but P.J. Brown grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-in. Collins faced Old Brown and was completely at a disadvantage.

The turning point came on the next attack.

Martin catches the ball at the waist and wants to beat Garnett. Attacking the opponent's MVP is one of the best ways to boost one's own morale, such as Olajuwon in San Antonio in 1995.

But it was clear that Martin found the wrong person and put himself in the wrong position. Garnett was not David Robinson, and Martin was not Olajuwon. Martin pushed away Garnett hard and wanted to turn over and shoot, but two consecutive fake moves failed to shake Garnett away. He had to pass back to Kittles, who then passed to Martin. Martin took advantage of the situation and made a pass. Sliding, turning inside and going inside, trying to go straight for a layup.

He thought he had gotten past Garnett and was going to end the offense with a left-handed layup, but a big hand stopped him from behind.

Although Garnett lost his position, his height and wingspan determined that Martin did not leave his defensive circle, and the ball was snatched from behind by Garnett.

"Run! Run!" As soon as Garnett got the ball, Leon yelled from the sidelines.

Garnett didn't hesitate, he dribbled the ball and ran, no one could stop him!

Garnett ran through most of the court and detonated the North Shore Garden Arena with a two-handed dunk!

After the goal, Garnett hit his head hard against the basket before running back to defend in the backcourt.

Fox-Leon knows that Kevin Garnett has been ignited, much earlier than in the past, because he wants to burn out the Nets quickly.

After this ball, the momentum completely came to the Celtics' side. The Nets' offensive end showed obvious fluctuations. Kidd missed a mid-range jumper, and his hot start quickly cooled down.

During the counterattack, Pierce made a ghostly change of direction past Jefferson, flew close to the ground, and succeeded in a layup with his right hand. It also caused Collins to foul and receive an extra penalty.

After the free throw was made, the Celtics had already opened the score, and Frank had to call a timeout.

"Savage, savage, savage. Use your savagery to tear apart your opponents. I don't need to arrange any tactics. Release your talents, breakthroughs, offensive rebounds, and quick counterattacks. Release your energy. We are the No. 1 team in the regular season. One, we are the strongest in the league, don’t hide it, no one here likes to be modest and cautious, this is what needs to be done before the game. Now, what you have to do is kill them!"

Leon shouted "Kill-them" again during the timeout. In the playoffs, there is no need for him to suppress the inner emotions and mania of the players. Especially when he is clearly dominant in strength, he must use his brutal talent to overwhelm his opponents as quickly as possible. It's the right way.

After all, in the face of absolute strength, all skills and tactics are in vain - the premise is to let the absolute strength come into play.