Chapter 289 Getting old is a treasure(1/2)
~.-~ Rivers was not so naive that he thought he could transform all the players into invincible Concaoman with just a few words.
But he knew that the anger in the hearts of these wild boys was definitely more surging than himself. He just attracted all the fire out so that they could rush to the field and beat the other party hard.
But before this, he needs to adjust his tactical skills and expect to win the Spurs in a messy battle, which is a bit unscientific.
Teams like the Warriors are absolutely masters of chaos, but when they encounter **Vic and the Spurs, they will still kneel.
Last week, the Warriors' shooting percentage was as high as 60%, but in the end, the Spurs were still winning, and the old Nelson's team was crazy, but when they met the Spurs, he still couldn't win.
Compared to the crazy men on the Warriors, Rivers is not crazy enough. At least compared to his old Nelson, most people think that Old Nelson is a psychopath, and Rivers is a normal person for the time being.
So, don’t expect to gain any advantage on the Spurs by fighting indiscriminately. Maybe in the end of the game, you will suddenly find that after a long time of chaos, your team was disrupted and you even lost the game.
This kind of damn feeling is probably not something a team has had. Any team that has fought with the Spurs will subconsciously have such a bad feeling, and they are always unknowingly plotted against by **Vic.
This is true for Old Nelson. It cannot be said that the old guy is not very handsome, but when he met **Vic, his team was already crazy and devilish, but he was still defeated in the last quarter. The Warriors lost 15 points in the entire fourth quarter.
In other words, the Spurs endured the Warriors' charge for three quarters, and then knocked out these Golden State madmen with one blow in the last twelve minutes. Oh, sorry, it wasn't just a beaten them all in one quarter.
But Old Nelson was really angry after the game and wanted to roar, but he could only hold it in a hurry.
Just like the Celtics were instantly overtaken by the score just now, you can't guess when the Spurs will suddenly explode, and they have the ability to set off an offensive frenzy within a few minutes and immediately submerge you.
Only those who have experienced it personally can have the most intuitive feeling. Rivers has already felt it. Now he doesn't want to repeat it. If the Spurs continue to let the attack like this, there will be no need to play this game.
However, the game just now also reminded Rivers of that if he didn't seize the opportunity to counterattack now, then when the Spurs launched a second wave of strong attacks, those guys would likely lock in the victory.
Rivers did not intend to surrender here without a fight. He asked the players to play so cautiously, just to fight the Spurs here and give up easily. That was not the Celtics' habit.
It is not easy to win the game in the At&t Center Arena, a three-point area. Rivers wants to leave with victory. In addition to good luck, he also has to correct the mistakes he made before.
"Al, you come down and take a break first." Rivers needs to change now, and Jefferson needs to calm down now. This guy was blocked by Duncan for two shots because he played too fast in the offense.
Jefferson rarely has such an impatient moment. He can only say that he can't calm down when facing Duncan, who is like a stone man. At least in the face of the position, he was pressed very strongly and wanted to resist, but was suppressed.
So, at this time, the best way is to let Jefferson come down to rest first. In fact, in addition to calm down, Jefferson also made two consecutive fouls in the second quarter. Just a few minutes into the opening of the second quarter, Jefferson, the starting main player, had already made two fouls, which is definitely not good news for the Celtics.
There are more than two quarters of the game, and Rivers doesn't expect that no one will be available at that time, especially in the inside. If Jefferson is sent off, **Victz will probably take advantage of such weakness and keep waving heavy punches and hitting this point.
Al Jefferson has no objection to such an arrangement, but he was very angry when he was beaten so badly by Duncan in the inside, but even if he was unhappy in his strength, he could only accept it now.
"Chris, you have only one task when you come on the court. Make Duncan play as badly as possible. That's your old opponent. I believe you should have a way." Rivers replaced Jefferson and replaced Webber.
Although Weber is a little old compared to an all-around inside player like Duncan who is still in his play, Weber has accumulated a lot of counterattack experience in past confrontations, and this old guy has indeed recovered very well recently. Now Rivers needs him to play and entangle Duncan.
"Tim is a very difficult guy." Webber knew that it was difficult to deal with such an opponent who was still in his peak, but for the old guy who had been in this league for more than ten years, he was not afraid of the match with Duncan. Just like in the past, it was just difficult and not enough to make him retreat.
"Boss, why didn't I go up?" Webber said he was fine, but Chen Feng didn't think so. In fact, after Jefferson was replaced, he planned to tell Rivers that he could go up.
"Your task is to attack. In the past few minutes, you retreated too much to the perimeter to do pick-and-roll. There is a gap in the inside, but having a chance does not mean you can attack. I need you and Christo now."
"The Spurs' offense turns from outside to inside, and when the shooting percentage drops a little, this is their safest way to score. I don't want to see this situation continue. The inside offense must open up the situation!"
Rivers actually considered whether to use a wild guy like Chen Feng to withstand Duncan, but after studying with Thibodeau, he still denied this idea. At least, it would be a bit of a loss to do so now.
It's not because they think Chen Feng may not be able to deal with Duncan, but the Celtics are now lagging behind, so it is definitely a very idiotic way to let Chen Feng spend all his energy to keep an eye on Duncan now.
Use the sharpest weapon in the inside to play against the opponent, what if you can limit Duncan's performance? Don't forget that the Spurs are the one who leads the score now, and this is the opponent's home court.
Instead of letting Chen Feng spend all his energy to keep an eye on Duncan, it would be better to let Weber play and give Chen Feng more support in the inside, so that the kid can have more space to use and the offense can be more proactive.
Taking root in the inside, let Chen Feng attack Elson. In the first and second quarters, Chen Feng moved a little too much. Rivers must make this kid attack more fiercely in the inside!
"Your task is to get Elson. Don't forget that you have only scored two points now. I don't want this game to be the least scored this season. Let's go and attack, Chris will cooperate with your impact."
Rivers is creating conditions when he lets Chen Feng attack the Spurs' inside line. In the first quarter, he made his own arrangement mistakes, and in the second quarter, he was due to misaligned defense. But now, this kid must accelerate and rush.
"I keep my opinion, but I won't have any problems with the center they dealt with. If I'm beaten down by him, I will definitely take off and get out of here. Look, boss."
Although Chen Feng was still holding on to his strength and wanted to compete with Duncan, Rivers had already explained, and Weber also came on the field, so Chen Feng had to implement this tactical arrangement and beat Elson!
In the past ten minutes of the confrontation, Chen Feng was able to beat Elson in the rebounding competition, but he had not communicated well with the outside on the offensive end, and when he suppressed the speed, he also had awkward attack. Every time the Celtics' offense was turned to Chen Feng and pulled to the periphery.
This directly allowed Chen Feng to pass by the offensive opportunities repeatedly. It can be said that this was also the deliberate act of the Spurs. **Vicci hoped that Duncan would run into Jefferson in the inside, not against Chen Feng.
Compared with the teams that despised Chen Feng before, **Victz is definitely not an idiot. He can see that the Celtics' inside offense and the strongest lethality under the basket is that wild boy.
So at this time, **Vicci had to find a way to make the Celtics' offense a little awkward, and to make Jefferson face Duncan as much as possible, rather than letting Duncan face Chen Feng's impact.
Jefferson has always performed very stably, so Rivers didn't care much about such offensive choices, but when Duncan suddenly broke out in the second quarter, Rivers realized that this was a trap, just to let Chen Feng shut down.
Every time Chen Feng pulls to the outside to do pick-and-roll, he will smoothly block people and create a way for Rondo to cut in or pass the ball. This is a big hole dug by the Spurs. They hope that the game will be played like this.
It's not that the Spurs are so scheming, but when they can make choices, they are more willing to let the game be within their control, such as allowing Jefferson to catch more balls and have more choices to play with the ball.
The two evils are more minor. **Vicci doesn't know this sentence, but he also understands this truth. Let Jefferson attack the main attack and let Chen Feng launch an attack under the basket. It is obvious that the Hawks chose the latter wisely.
This is a very serious mistake, so Rivers doesn't want to continue, so while replacing Jefferson, Webber came on the field just to entangle Duncan, and Chen Feng just wanted to let him attack!
"You only have one task. As long as the opponent still beats like this, you go on the field and kick Elson's ass hard until it makes **Vic feel the pain. Even if you do it, you can't do it, you can come down!"
When assigning a mission with Chen Feng, Rivers' expression seemed very cruel and helpless. He knew that he had been plotted, so he couldn't be too happy. Moreover, what the team needs most now is this murderous aura!
The adjustment Rivers made was that he chose the easiest way to let Chen Feng attack until he could not stand the attack. In this damn game, the Spurs must not be dominated at will!
**Vicci is not sure what the Celtics' tactical adjustment is, but this old guy is not idle during the timeout. He will not relax his advice to his subordinates just because the team is ahead of the score.
"Keep the previous state and let the rhythm of the game be in your hands. The opponent should be substituted. Tim, if the No. 99 is responsible for guarding you, I need you to understand how you should deal with it."
**Vicci could think of what adjustments Rivers would make. After all, Jefferson's performance just now had lost his usual level. Even an idiot knew what to do. It would be inevitable that Rivers would replace him.
It is necessary to be able to substitute players to guard Duncan. If Chen Feng takes over, then **Vic will not let Duncan fight hard. As long as he can mobilize the opponent's inside defense, he never minds who will attack.
If Chen Feng is eyeing Duncan, Rivers will definitely find that Duncan, who has scored consecutive points, will pay more attention to support and let others take the lead in the offensive power. **Vicci is to make the opponent lose sight of one thing.
There is no need to play any game of fighting against opponents. **Vicci does not have the hobby of letting his ace core attack his opponent's main players. That kind of matchup will only make Duncan consume more physical energy.
Winning the game in the simplest way, instead of remembering that this game will have classic cooperation or exciting shots, and that flashy thing, **Vic has always been very repulsive.
It's enough to win. As for the applause and process, it doesn't matter. Even if it's a dull win, as long as it's good for the team, **Vic has always refused to accept everyone, so he won't be confused about these things.
If this were not the case, the Spurs would not be disgusted by Stein. It is because they are so practical that they can make non-professional basketball fans feel bored, but only such a team is qualified to win the championship.
"Well, I understand." Duncan still didn't say much, but he had already shown his attitude. This guy would not deny all the tactical adjustments of the head coach, and would also implement them very firmly.
With this strong execution ability, it is definitely the fundamental reason why the Spurs can become a Western Conference strongman. As long as **Vic gives orders, no one will refute it. Other coaches can only envy, jealousy and hate.
But **Vic never expected that Rivers was not stunned by the Spurs' attacks. He didn't even tell Chen Feng to pay attention to assisting defense in the interior. He completely gave all the tasks of marking Duncan to Webber.
One is an old guy who is about to retire, and the other is the core of the team who is in his peak period. Such a confrontation will definitely be a one-sided scene for outsiders, but Weber definitely doesn't want to be beaten by Duncan.
Especially since he had fought many times, Weber didn't want to be pushed on the floor and kicked by this latecomer before retiring. He was very happy to have a close-fitting confrontation with this old opponent.
"Hey, Tim." A simple greeting, but the interference Webber brought to Duncan was definitely not a simple problem that could be solved. His close-fitting defense after coming up made everyone feel very surprised.
From the day he entered the NBA, Weber has been labeled as a genius offensive insider. From college to the NBA, Weber is definitely a good offensive player, but at the same time, his defense is also the most criticized problem. Except for rebounding, which is a mess.
Especially when he was on the Kings, Webber's mission was to release firepower on the offensive end, and he also hated the close-knit defensive method, let alone he would also play some dark tricks.
But in people's impression, such a person who rarely takes the initiative to defend, block, and plays behind the scenes. As soon as he debuted today, Duncan showed a fierce and fierce look that he could pass the ball without any scruples.
Such a change really makes people unexpected. Even Duncan, who is as stable as Mount Tai, did not expect Weber to confront him so fiercely, so as soon as he bumped into it, he was almost intercepted by Weber behind him successfully.
It was originally a pass after Ginobili advanced along the three-point line. Duncan took the ball with the basket, but as soon as the basketball started, he had not yet grasped it, and before he could catch it, Webber's hand stretched out slapped it like a ghost.
Thanks to Duncan's reception movement, if he was a little careless, he would probably be intercepted. However, such a short contact shocked Duncan and Spurs fans in a cold sweat.
"Chris has also changed. If it were three or four years ago, he would never do this when he was defending." Rivers felt a little sorry for Weber's failed interception, but at the same time he was also talking to Thibodeau.
"It should be said that since he came to Boston, he has changed a lot, especially after training against Chen Feng, I even heard him say that choosing Boston himself is considered to be a goal for the last time."
Thibodeau saw Weber's powerful interference in close confrontation with Duncan who had beaten Jefferson before, and he was also a little moved. Just such an old guy who had a little bit of a desire to retreat, after seeing Chen Feng, he actually gave up the Pistons' invitation and switched to Boston. Apart from Angie's efforts, you can only say that the wild boy gave Weber the attempt to start from scratch, rather than finding a team to get a championship ring.
Especially every time during training, Chen Feng and Weber always have a lot of communication. In addition to the bald boy benefiting a lot, Weber has also changed a lot. He lost the depressedness he had during the 76ers and had more motivation.
Just like now, if this intensity of close-fitting defense was placed three or four years ago, Weber would definitely be disdainful of it, but now he is willing to use this method to deal with Duncan and show his fierceness.
When a person wants to change, he will have endless motivation. Even classic cars like Webber are like they have been poured with engine oil by Chen Feng, and they begin to become full of horsepower, allowing anyone to feel that motivation.
Even Thibodeau and Rivers believe that Weber is far better than when he averaged 18+10 games with the 76ers. Although the data is mediocre, his contribution on the court is greater than that at that time.
Weber, who can burst out with vitality, may not necessarily curb Duncan's efficiency on the defensive end. Just like the defense just now, although he almost intercepted the ball, after Duncan held the ball in his hand, Weber still suffered a little in close defense. After all, he has been tortured by injuries for a long time, and his physical fitness and strength are no longer at the peak. Duncan is now in a golden period and has won completely in these aspects.
With his back, he had a fake move, turned around, faced the basket, crossed the steps. Before Weber blocked, Duncan had completed a half-sided low-hand layup attack. Although it was a bit hindered, the score was still rewritten again.
11 points, this is the biggest gap since the start of the game, and it is also the thirteenth point that Duncan has won in a row.
Duncan is also using this attack to warn his old opponent in front of him not to think that being more fierce can prevent me! Although this guy did not roar or roar, his clenched fist has already shown a lot.
However, Webber didn't care too much about being beaten by Duncan for this attack. He even curled the corner of his mouth, spread his hands and looked at Rivers, and Chen Feng, who was behind the scenes and failed to block Duncan's shot.
"I can't help it. My knees are no longer seventeen or eighteen years old. I can't keep up with the speed of turning around and making a layup with low hands." Although the old guy said that, his expression did not seem frustrated.
There is really no need to explain more, nor do you need to be frustrated, because less than ten seconds later, Weber avenged his revenge just now on the offensive end. He faced Duncan's defense and accurately hit the shot.
Everyone knows that Weber is a good offensive player, but now this title is about to be added to the past, and even many reporters are counting down on his retirement. Many people miss it. The big guy who was gorgeously blooming in the Kings is now really old. His gorgeous footsteps and flexible skills can only be remembered. But when Duncan stared at Weber face to face, the Michigan tiger showed its fangs again.
The attack without any signs was that Rondo had no good chance to cut into the inside line under Parker's entanglement, so he could only throw the ball to Pierce who was waiting next to him. Then Pierce was also stared at by Ginobili and did not get a phone out of his phone. When the basketball was passed to Webber, it was a completely unscrupulous choice, not intentional.
Generally, in normal training, this kind of pass is handed to Webber, which is a transition. This old guy's passing skills and basketball IQ are getting smoother the older he gets. He can always find a suitable position to pass the ball.
Pierce handed the ball to Webber when she was pressed to defend, which means she trusted this guy not to act recklessly like Jefferson, but the next scene made Pierce confused.
Webber received the ball according to the training routine. At most, he would have a feint attack, then pull the defender's assisting defense, or let Duncan get the top defense. He took advantage of this opportunity to pass the ball smoothly, so as to get rid of Rondo who ran away from the periphery, or Pierce, who was along the inside of the three-point line, to create an offensive gap for shooting.
To be continued...