[外電] What r The Celtics Getting From Ray?

[piercepaul (Be a Green Forever&ever)]

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Game 5 belonged to Brandon Bass. He, of the 18-point, season saving third
quarter, put one of the world’s most accurate jump shots on display, playing
with a confidence that allowed him to frolic through passing lanes on defense
and snatch rebounds from his own teammates. Bass was the unlikely hero; the
much needed savior. It is he who stepped up, and he who deserves to wear the
crown until Game 6 tips off on Wednesday night.

But Bass will be the first to tell you he didn’t do it alone. The Sixers are
a very good defensive basketball team that’s more than capable of using
their athletic advantage on most opponents, stripping away something they’re
comfortable with and like to rely on. When they do, windows open, and big
games hinge on whether or not unsung fillers of void are able to step up and
climb through. Even though he hasn’t napalmed a crowd in quite some time,
Ray Allen’s shot remains a legitimate strength for this Celtics team, and
the Sixers have not forgotten.

It’s been stressed time and time again that when he’s on the court, Allen
holds the defense’s attention in the palm of his hand, like a swimsuit model
scampering through a frat house. All eyes are on him at all times, and
forgetting he’s there could, and probably will, lead to extensive regret.
Here are two examples that show just how important Allen can be, even on a
2-7 shooting night.

The first play is a simple one. With Allen in the corner, and Pierce playing
dumb on the wing, the Celtics take two of Philadelphia’s defenders right out
of the play. The success of the Sixers’ defense is rooted in smart rotations
and fabulous help from the weak side. Here, Doc Rivers has placed Ray in a
position to neutralize that without exerting any pressure on his brittle
ankles. Elton Brand and Jrue Holiday aren’t the same as a five-man swarming
unit, and there’s simply no way they can stop Rajon Rondo by themselves.
This happened several times throughout the game, but what strikes me about
this particular play is how insanely tight Jodie Meeks is playing Allen. As
the Celtics run their two man game to perfection, Meeks and Allen stand idly
in the corner, looking like two guys patiently waiting in the popcorn line at
a movie theatre. This is the respect and fear Ray Allen’s jumper has even
when it’s been off for weeks.

http://youtu.be/yZIK3X_wB_Q


The next is a play Kenny Smith highlighted on Inside the NBA. As Rondo
attracts the strong side attention, Ray drags Lou Williams from the corner to
the wing, giving his teammates more than enough space to operate. The result
is Brandon Bass’ 56th dunk of the night.

http://youtu.be/DtK5ji-e4m4


Monday night, Allen played 20 more minutes than Greg Stiemsma, but scored
half as many points. According to the box score, he wasn’t even the most
productive “Allen” on the court (LaVoy Allen, Boston’s great unexpected
headache, scored 12 points on six perfect shots). It’s been strange to watch
Ray struggle in areas where he’s normally a model of perfection. It’s
almost like we take them for granted. For crying out loud, he’s shooting 60
percent from the free-throw line! This is RAY ALLEN, we’re talking about.
One of the greatest free-throw shooters in the history of basketball. He
could shoot free-throws in a gym for five straight hours and miss five or
six. Somehow, in these playoffs, he’s missed eight in nine games. It’s made
me believe in the existence of Alien life.

Then again, he is human (I think). Even when we’re discussing the greatest
to ever do it, a shooter’s touch comes and goes. But here’s where Ray Allen
separates himself from most other one-dimensional spot up shooters: He’s one
of the game’s purest professionals. If incapable of raining down
three-pointers, he finds other ways to contribute, and last night he did just
that. The Celtics aren’t running Ray around the baseline through double
screens, and a big reason they lost Game 4, I felt, was their insistence on
force feeding him in situations where his ankles simply didn’t allow an
opening. But on Monday night he made the adjustment; he was spectacular in
the tiniest of ways that have most likely already been forgotten.

First I’d like to discuss his defense on Evan Turner. For much of the time
these two were on the court, Allen shadowed him, forcing him into
uncomfortable shots and making him work for everything he had, on every
single possession. Turner attempted 13 shots, tying Brand for the most on his
team, but with Allen guarding him he only made one of them, according to
Synergy.

Then there was “The Rebound”. A play I’d like to embellish for no defined
reason other than I thought it was a great example of someone going outside
their normal comfort zone to help a basketball team win a game. Ray plucked
one offensive board out of the air in his 33 minutes of play, and the one
proved to be quite important.

http://youtu.be/xU66-HepL6Q

When it happened, the Celtics trailed by five against a relentless Sixers
barrage of shots that never seemed to miss. Boston was doing the doggy paddle
as Philadelphia looked to be executing a beautiful butterfly stroke; in order
to prevent them from swimming away, at the time, every offensive possession
was crucial. Allen read the ball off the rim, darted to enemy territory, and
kept the possession alive. (Pierce would eventually end the play with two
made free-throws.)

I won’t venture towards hyperbolizing who Ray Allen is and how magnificent
his current abilities are at this stage in his Hall of Fame worthy career. He
scored five points last night, and missed four three-pointers, a majority of
which were wide open and with plenty of time to line up his body. But Monday
night was quiet brilliance from a well-mannered man doing his best to help in
any way he can. To say the Celtics won Game 5 without his contribution would
be to ignore just how valuable this guy continues to be.


一言以蔽之:吸怪王

事實上這個節骨眼讓Ray先發，正好可以讓輪轉防守一流的七六人必須專派一人看守Ray

好招!

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One of Rondo's best games?

http://ppt.cc/p~nT


"I thought the second half was one of the best games he’s had in my opinion
this year for us," said Rivers. "Because I thought it was more than just the
basketball part of it. I thought his will, his leadership -- we needed it.
And he gave it to us. So, in my opinion, I thought it was one of the best
halves he’s had. "Whether he scored, I didn’t care what he did -- he played
with a force. And he got us in our stuff. I can hear him barking at guys,
demanding guys get into spots. And that’s not something he loves doing. So I
told him that after the game, 'I thought that was as good of a leadership
role that you’ve had with us in the playoffs.' He’s had better games,
statistically, but I thought what he did was huge for us. Because, like I
said, we needed somebody to lead us. I thought he did a great job with it."


河流覺得G5是Rondo最好的比賽之一，重點在領導能力，而且Rondo帶著原力打球

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明日因故不能立即得知比賽結果

但願當我看到結果時是已經晉級的消息

趕緊結束這系列的惡鬥(ptt上)吧~阿門~~


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他們討厭我們，是因為我們願意為勝利不顧一切
他們憎恨我們，是因為我們太想贏了
而最讓他們氣結的地方在:他們支持的球員沒辦法為了勝利而像我們那樣犧牲

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推 xpu         :
推 ej3xl3284   :當你看到結果 一定就是晉級了喇 別擔心
推 rainingdayz :剛剛才看完這篇XD
→ rainingdayz :這兩篇= =+ 還有雷槍不但進攻吸怪防守還是有的 加油!
→ iecdalu     :加油
推 johnbaw     :超賽加油!!
推 dicklkk     :Ray現在就算空檔也不容易拿到球了
推 AngeLucifer :不拿球也好, 他現在投不準, 姿勢整個變掉了, 手部動
→ AngeLucifer :作幅度增加, 表示原本的出力點, 腳踝至今仍未恢
→ AngeLucifer :復, 長程射擊這麼精密的動作看來是不夠可靠了
→ AngeLucifer :勉強出賽會降低他來季在市場上的價值... 但是沒辦法
→ AngeLucifer :誰要我們是Celtics呢QQ