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Day 21 The Celtics are here (2)

"Thomas and Zeller were playing a pick-and-roll, and Noel came out to attack, but the ball was not released in time."

"It was successfully cut off by Young, now it's Philadelphia's chance to counterattack."

"Left Covington and right Grant, Young can choose from both sides. What is his choice?"

"It's Grant."

"Bang, the crisp sound of the slam dunk once again struck a blow in the heart of the Boston fans.

"Timeout" Due to the lack of a passer in the team's lineup who can move to the weak side, Thomas always suffered from the nightmare of being flanked and losing the ball when playing pick-and-rolls with the inside.

"Coach Stevens could no longer wait for the TV timeout to deal with the problem, so he called the first timeout of the game."

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He is aware of the problem that Thomas is not tall enough.

But he never expected that the speed and explosive power that Thomas was so proud of would suffer in front of the 2.11 meter big man.

"So, can you crack my new style of play?" After withdrawing his thoughts, Stevens began to arrange tactics for his disciples...

The 90-second pause is fleeting.

"Bang" Olynyk had just been replaced. His screen quality was much better than that of Tyler Zeller, which immediately caused problems with the positioning of Young and Noel.

"Noel was fooled by Olynyk's vertical cut after the fake pick-and-roll."

"Little Thomas finally has room to use his big right-angle change."

"Thomas is too fast. If there is no help in defense, the 76ers' defense will be finished."

"Covington appeared, and Thomas chose to pass the alley-oop."

"Pa"

"Oh, a beautiful block. Covington's block bought Young time to pursue. He knocked down Thomas' alley-oop to Olynyk."

"Counterattack, Philadelphia's fourth fast break opportunity in this quarter. Although this time it was not Thomas's mistake or missed shot, it was also related to him."

"Bradley, Crowder, and Smart all stayed in Young's path."

Isn't it crazy for Stevens to use all his cards against Young's fast break?"

Seeing such a good opportunity, Yang, who had Duke genes engraved in his bones, would not rush forward. He took out another weapon in his arsenal:

Quarterback throw

"Bang" Grant, who had been lurking on the edge of the three-second zone for a long time, easily swallowed the cake.

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This time, the Celtics did not let Isaiah Thomas hold the ball but chose to let Crowder hold the ball.

Crowder's choice to hold the ball does make the 76ers' defense quite uncomfortable. As the team's only candidate who can cover both inside and outside, putting him next to Crowder means that he can reduce his single position.

Anti-pressure, I didn’t expect Stevens to discover this.

Hand to hand plus back cover

Crowder easily created a three-point shot for Olynyk, and Olynyk lived up to his expectations and completed the Celtics' first three-pointer tonight.

"Do you have so much strength that you have nowhere to use it? Then you might as well become a security guard. There are more places to use your strength. This is a place for playing ball."

"Believe it or not, I can steal five of your balls tonight."

"I don't believe it."

"Throw it into the sky."

Smart, who had made no contribution in the past few rounds, actually sat on his body and used his wingspan to prevent him from receiving the baseline ball. Young couldn't help but feel happy.

After hearing Young's explanation, Moore no longer hesitated and threw the ball high into the sky where Young was.

As soon as Young received the baseline serve, a sound that could be heard by ghosts wandered around the 76ers half.

Since ghosts can hear it, the referee on the left also heard it.

For this reason he blew the whistle without hesitation

"Thug No. 36 committed a foul,"

When he heard that he had committed a foul, Smart, who looked innocent and in disbelief, immediately went to argue with the referee.

"I've seen it all, so don't look innocent and disbelieving. It's all fake in our eyes." It seemed that the referee wanted to say a few more words and did not give Smart a technical foul.

Shut up.

Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, the 76ers replaced Grant with genuine point guard McConnell, pushing Young and Covington to the 34th position.

Relieved of the burden of controlling the ball, Yang's mind began to come alive as he touched his ribs.

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From the 45-degree bottom corner and then from the bottom corner to the other bottom corner, watching Moore's running route, Young knew what his next move would be.

Set up a cover on the path he must pass

"Bang" A few seconds later, there was a strong collision of muscles.

At this time something happened that surprised everyone.

"Smart stood up angrily and ran in the direction of Young, who did not notice his situation."

"Oh, is he crazy? Even if Yang gave him a secret trick, he can't retaliate like this. He will definitely be expelled from the game."

Yang, who was pushed away, also quickly stood up and ran towards Smart.

Knowing that he could no longer do anything, Yang decided not to show weakness and immediately started to spray

"I think you are an idiot. You can't beat me in basketball, so you resort to destructive tricks. Now you don't even cover up. Are you admitting that you are an eternal loser?" At this time, Covington hugged Young.

Pull him back.

"You are not a good person. You insulted Duke's style of play." Even though he was unwilling to stop him, Olynyk locked Smart up but did not drag him away.

"Say it again."

"Quiet, quiet, everyone, please return to your seats." The three referees finally appeared in time.

Seeing Covington and Noel coming to talk, Young, who was so rude, ended his talk and was pulled back to the bench by his teammates.

"Are you sure you won't be sent off?" Brett Brown, who returned to the bench and blocked the camera, asked about the situation.

"Won't."

"Okay, just wait."

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"Second degree malicious intent, expulsion."

"Expulsion."

"Expulsion."

It didn’t take long for the three referees to determine Smart’s “sentencing.”

"Smart, second-level flagrant foul and ejection." Because our players were ejected, the DJ's voice was very dull.

Smart, who was sent off, actually smiled and waved to the area where the Celtics fans were.

After Smart's verdict, it's Young's turn

"The cover action was too big! But for the sake of competition, we have to give him a level of malice."

"No, no, it's not too big, but he used force on the screen. This was an unnecessary action, and I support the first-level flagrant foul."

"I think it's OK, first-degree flagrant foul."

"Yang, first-degree flagrant foul." This round, DJ's voice became even more vicissitudes of life.

Swish

Swish

Following two free throws, Young was replaced by Brett Brown after 5 minutes and 30 seconds of the first quarter.
Chapter completed!
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