Chapter 463: Chasing old teammates
The lineup played by the Pacers on this side has changed a little again. Gordon and Oladipo, who have recently recovered from form, are still paired with double defenders, while Grant and Garynalli on the front line, and Linson is still the center. Until now, Garynalli has begun to be placed in the fourth position.
The Celtics still play in the three-front lineup, Tatum, Hayward and Horford, the point guard is still Irving, and the center is Aaron Baynes.
In this regard, Lin Sen directly crushed Baynes's bounce and completed the jump ball, passing the ball to Oladipo's hand. Irving was defending him, which may be the weakest part of the Celtics players on the spot. Lin Sen did not help Irving wipe his butt when playing in the Cavaliers. His defensive attitude can only be considered average, but his physical condition on the defensive end is not outstanding. His excellent offense is more because of his excellent ball-like nature, but this has no effect on the defensive end.
Oladipo's strength is his advantage. He did not shoot three-pointers outside at the beginning like in the last game. He now understands his advantage. Now he will no longer consider making three-pointers like shooting at the three-point line, but will directly and fiercely attack the inside.
Lin Sen started to cooperate with Oladipo's running position just after attacking. Oladipo broke through from the right, and Lin Sen's running position started to retreat to the left from the penalty area.
This retreat position helped the players open his space. It was understandable to split Lin Sen's three-pointer, but if you let him shoot the middle distance, Lin Sen will definitely make you pay enough price. Aaron Baynes' height is still very advantageous in the frame protection. But his movement is not fast. After Lin Sen's two steps, he suddenly appeared on the outside and was hit. At this position, he jumped over to defend.
Oladipo directly pressed the big white bear in the air and completed an extremely beautiful dunk, which was completed from the side.
Lin Sen was watching the movie with VIp experience on the side. He saw Oladipo completing this dunk. This dunk completely showed Oladipo's explosive physical fitness. At this time, even Lin Sen had to cheer for Oladipo.
"Beautiful, Victor, that's what it should be. Let those voting guys take a good look at whether you should be an All-Star guard."
However, this round made Coach Stevens quickly make his changes, using Tatum, a taller and stronger player to defend Oladipo, while Irving defends Gordon.
Lin Sen often assumed the responsibility of coaching in this game and pushed forward again. The Pacers played a 45-degree pick-and-roll cooperation, but the opponent's big delay made this attack unable to succeed. The basketball was handed over to Lin Sen's hands again, and the Pacers wanted Lin Sen's singles to complete this attack.
But in fact, Lin Sen immediately transferred the ball to his teammate Gordon after receiving the ball. Then, when Gordon was still hesitating, waved his hand and signaled that Gordon would attack by himself.
"Blow him, this is your chance." Lin Sen even shouted this sentence on the court. This is really too true. Irving was also very depressed when he heard it. After all, he was your old teammate before. He just wanted me to be beaten up?
After hearing Lin Sen shouted, Gordon no longer hesitated and decisively started dribbling on the outside to find a singles opportunity. This time, Gordon confidently stepped back and made a three-pointer. He was originally a defender with two styles. Oladipo used three-pointers to assist him in breakthroughs and mid-range distance, while Gordon even ended with three-pointers.
The only similar thing is that it worked tonight when facing Irving. Both defenders were stunned by the defense of the defender at the beginning of the game. The Celtics were thinking about how to solve Lin Sen's offense at the beginning of the game, but they ignored the impact of the double guards on Irving, which is definitely the biggest neglect of the Pacers.
Lin Sen is used to helping two defenders to open up the situation at the beginning. Lin Sen is the same in this game. Oladipo's breakthrough helped him attract the Celtics' inside defense from the other side, and Eric Gordon was directly Lin Sen's pass. Although this pass seems to be possible for anyone to pass, because this is completely Gordon's personal ability!
"Lin Ke is so bad! He will pass the ball to anyone who is standing in front of Carey. If I didn't read the lip styling wrongly, he should say "beat him"! This is a bit too much." Barkley explained that there are too many games, and now he can understand some lip styling.
O'Neal smiled and said, "Chasing old teammates? It sounds very good." O'Neal, who had worn the rainbow jersey, had many opportunities to beat his old teammates. Now, seeing Lin Sen wanting to chase his old teammates and playing, I want to recall it, but soon Barkley saw through O'Neal's idea and took away the topic and prevented O'Neal from starting to brag.
The Celtics played a bit uncomfortable on the scene. The Pacers' two defenders were in good condition and were chasing Irving, but Irving was also a top player on the offensive end, so on the defensive end, the Pacers also stared at Irving at defense.
The defensive end has already suffered a lot, so Irving has to play back on the offensive end. It is not easy to pass Oladipo's defense head-on. He is the best player among the defenders in the league who is good at using pick-and-roll. He used to play pick-and-roll with Lin Sen. This time, he also got rid of the original defender and attacked the inside.
If he chooses to jump shot or three-pointer after a single block, he still wants to play the penalty area in the inside, just to test Irving's feel. Lin Sen really may not be able to defend this ball, but Irving actually chose to attack the inside, which is something Lin Sen can't tolerate. So what about old teammates? Old teammates are also a big hat when they come.
Irving rushed into the inside and replaced it with a familiar air in the air to avoid Lin Sen's block. This was also his confidence in attacking the inside. But Lin Sen was very familiar with Irving's layup, which was from the right to the left, and Lin Sen found an opportunity to cover the ball on the rebound with his left hand. What followed was Du Qi's extremely fast counterattack.
Chapter completed!