Rondo also knows how much mistake he made. His mistake is fatal. Now there are less than six minutes left in the game or 12 points left. The Clippers defended well. Everyone knows that it is too difficult to overtake the score.
Celtic players now look at Rondo with reproachful eyes, including Boston fans in North Shore Garden, who are now silent to express their anger.
The Clippers bench is a different story at the moment.
Ji Guo’s shame did not wait for the old Deng Liwei to say with a smile, "We should not be careless that the champion is half a step away from us. We will make team history if we try our best to resist their final counterattack. We must not be careless!"
Old Deng Liwei was in distress situation, but at this time, the Clippers were so excited that they ran to the front of everyone’s eyes and the championship ring calmed them down. Old Deng Liwei could transfer the excitement of the players to the game as much as possible.
"Are your hearts beating fast and your blood boiling all over? It’s like you have endless strength?"
The Clippers player replied, "Yes, my heart is about to jump out!" "More excited than when I proposed!" "I am excited to pee!"
The last sentence, of course, is Ji Guo’s shame, saying that old Deng Liwei ignored him and said, "Then put your strength into defense. I want you to pause the backcourt press and double-bag Rondo if you have the chance. We’ll send him away!"
"Good to send him the way!"
"Send the Celtics home!"
"We are champions!"
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Clippers players are all flushed now, and the thought of winning the championship is a surge of emotion, and they don’t feel tired. Even the twins, who have just had a severe breath at halftime, want to drink vigorously, and they are all full of strength. They can’t wait to play quickly!
Coach Rivers struggled for a long time on the other side and didn’t dare to change the defensive end methods of Castle and House, which limited Billups from breaking the key. Mr. Jiang threatened to be as good as twins at this time, but there was really no suitable position except for the Celtics.
When the game resumed, the Celtics served the frontcourt ball, and the Clippers immediately made a half-court press defense. All three giants were entangled in the Clippers players. Finally, Rondo received the basketball with the flexible flash Billups defense.
Ji Guoqiu immediately came to the double-decker Rondo and was surrounded by the Clippers. He didn’t want to speed up the breakthrough to the right.
"I knew you were going this way!" Ji Guoqiu has long found that Rondo likes to break to the right after these games. This is a common fault of many young players. He always likes to break in one direction. This time, he blocked the right and forced Rondo to break to the left.
Rondo stopped and turned to the left, but was blocked by Billups. When they confronted his weak body, where was Billups’ opponent? He immediately threw himself on the floor and the basketball was out of control.
Billups got the basketball before and immediately launched a fast break. The Clipper was another quick counterattack after breaking the ball.
Celtic players cursed Rondo, the loser, and everyone tried their best to defend, but there were also Pierce, even if he got back, but he was faced with Billups and Ji Guoshame.
Ji Guo shamed directly to the right low post and received Billups’ sub less than ten feet away to easily throw the ball.
The score was 111:97. The Clippers made another mistake for the Celtics and widened the score gap to 14 points.
Pierce is holding his head in the basket. Ray Allen is doing the same move with him. Just after returning to the three-point line, Gatt has his hands akimbo and his eyes motionless. I don’t know what the Wolf King is thinking.
Rondo got up from the frontcourt and slapped the floor hard, then complained to the referee that it was a foul for the Clippers to break the ball before.
Dick Bavita certainly ignored him. The Clippers’ morale was higher. Immediately after the goal, he made a press according to the arrangement of Old Deng Liwei.
The morale of Celtic players is low, and the cheers of Boston fans have disappeared. The scattered cheers seem to indicate the Celtics’ current situation. This is a sign of belching and there is only one breath left.
The clippers’ tight court made it difficult for the Celtics to advance smoothly. Pierce chose to control the ball and advance by himself without receiving the basketball. This is not to believe that his younger brother, the Big Three, is less than this game. He no longer believes in Rondo.
Rivers saw this and knew that Rondo could be replaced now, otherwise they would be 4v5. Castle got up and warmed up on the sidelines.
Pierce still struggled to get close to the restricted area in Artest’s large-scale defense, and Kobe’s singles hit an awkward board and finally ended the Green Army’s three-minute scoring drought.
In the fourth quarter, there was a dead ball in 5 minutes and 5 seconds. Rondo officially ended his playoff trip in Rivers Castle for Rajon Rondo.
Rondo’s face is off the court. At the moment, the psychological state of this second-year rookie is probably complicated with remorse, embarrassment, anger and hesitation … It is estimated that human beings can have emotions. He may become a star player if he can’t resist this blow. For example, there are a lot of dragons and worms in the nba, and sometimes there are some sudden self-confidence with personal opportunities. It is not without becoming a star player from now on.
The clippers’ court press didn’t cancel after many games. Castle’s old arms and legs seem to be more likely to break the ball.
However, Cassell is experienced in this situation, so he didn’t try to be brave and cooperate with his teammates. Gatt covered Pierce and Ray Allen in the middle and ran back to meet the Clippers in the middle. He pressed the Celtics to cooperate and then broke Cassell basketball.
Once the Celtics dribbled past the half-court, the Clippers would immediately cancel the press and change to man-to-man suffocating defense, which could not always give the Celtics an easy chance to score.
What clippers players care about because of their physical strength? They have to survive these last five minutes. They have a whole summer to rest. At this moment, they have to fight for their lives when the ring is cramped!
The Celtics burned their bridges and launched the final counterattack. Gatt first scored a goal in an online foul, and then Pierce hit Ray Allen with a jumper. The Celtics also scored three goals in a row. They have done well enough, but the Clippers have not saved the lamp. Billups has also succeeded in attacking old Michael Castle several times in a row.
Two minutes before the end, the Celtics tried their best to catch the score to 117:17. They were still one point behind the Clippers.
Artest was finally ejected for six fouls in the first minute and four seconds, and then Mobry moved Garcia to the small forward position. The Clippers’ strength dropped a lot and they were able to play high-intensity tight defense.
Gatt has been trying to beat Ji Guo’s shame to Brother Panda for the past few minutes. Now four fouls are safe for the time being, but Brother Fox has also fouled five times. If you want to do it again, you can beat him. Without a core protection, the clipper line will be greatly reduced.
"Kevin knew you wanted to get me, but it was too late. There were less than two minutes left in the game. Even if I was expelled, you wouldn’t have time to win the championship. I’ll take it."
At the moment, the North Shore Garden Stadium has lost 10% of its fans, who, like Ji Guo’s shame, feel that the Celtics have no hope of winning the game at this point.
"Then you have to try to know!" Of course, Gatt wouldn’t give up catching the ball and attacking online.
Clippers will never help defend themselves from the Celtics’ outside line. Opponents will chase them two points and two points. Now they are not afraid at all.