NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 206 All-Star Point Guard Rondo

Both sides jump the ball in the middle circle!

Varejao vs. 'Wolf King' Garnett.

In terms of official height data, Varejao is 213 centimeters, while Garnett is only 211 centimeters.

But when the two stood together, it was obvious that Garnett was actually taller than Varejao.

Obviously this is a false report of height. It is very common to lie about height in the NBA. Many of them are due to personal reasons, and they are unwilling to play certain uncomfortable positions.

After the two sides took their respective positions, the referee threw the ball high!

'Wolf King' Garnett eased his arms and gave the Celtics the right to attack the first wave of the opening game.

All-star point guard Rajon Rondo slowly brought the ball across the half court. In the regular season this season, the traditional point guard averaged 10.6 points and 11.2 assists per game.

After entering the playoffs, his assist data has declined, averaging 9.6 times per game, but his scoring average has risen to 14 points per game!

Rondo is the engine of the Celtics. His ability to read the game and control the field is the key to their ability to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

In addition, he also has a strong perimeter defensive ability and good rebounding ability, and is often nicknamed "Long Center" by fans.

It is no exaggeration to say that his role is greater than any one of the Big Three.

Relevant data show that Rondo has a great influence on and off the court. When he is on the court, the Celtics are almost always in a winning state.

But once he is off the court, the Celtics' strength on both offense and defense will decline accordingly.

Rondo controls the ball from the outside and constantly directs his teammates to move.

In several games in the regular season, Long Rui has always been in charge of defending Rondo, because he has a physical advantage and is the best person to limit Rondo.

Today's game is no exception, Long Rui is still in charge of defending him.

In the regular season, in the three games between the two teams, under Long Rui's defense, Rondo's efficiency dropped significantly.

In the three games, he averaged only 7.6 assists per game. Although this is still a good data, compared with his entire regular season, this data is far lower than his average.

Long Rui opened one arm to prevent Rondo's breakthrough, while the other hand was placed in front of him, ready to interfere with him at any time.

This is also Long Rui's defensive experience in defending Rondo, actively exerting pressure, so that Rondo has no time to take care of the important tasks of the organization.

But Rondo is a very smart player. After the regular season competition, he has already figured out Long Rui's defensive style.

He took the initiative to retreat to the edge of the logo, keeping a certain distance from Long Rui, so that he could calmly organize the team's attack.

Long Rui didn't dare to mark too hard, because it was far away from the direction of the basket.

Once his defense is too close and the opponent comes up to use pick-and-roll cooperation, Rondo can easily complete the breakthrough.

Although Rondo's shooting ability is not good, his breakthrough is still very sharp, and it is also a very headache for him to rush forward.

Under Rondo's instructions, the Big Three of the Green Army began to move continuously.

Pierce took advantage of Garnett's screen and came out from the weak side. When he became open, the basketball happened to pass to him.

A little lower, he catches the ball and shoots without any adjustments. This is Rondo's pass!

"Bang!"

It's a pity that Pierce failed to make a shot in his first mid-range and long-range attempt.

But this is also normal, after all, the game has just started, and the hand feeling is not that good yet.

Although the ball was not scored, it is undeniable that this was a successful tactical coordination, and this also came from Rondo.

"Watch how Rondo plays."

While walking, Long Rui said something to Curry.

Curry also nodded seriously, he knew what Long Rui meant.

The current Curry has a good scoring ability, but he is still young after all, and he has not done a good job in organizing the team's offense, and Rondo is the best mentor.

Looking back, the Cavaliers' offense and the ball are in Long Rui's hands.

According to the Celtics' defensive strategy in the regular season, Ray Allen or Pierce should be responsible for defending Long Rui.

But the person in charge of defending Long Rui tonight was replaced by Rondo. Although Rondo is not tall enough, his strong defensive ability can make up for this shortcoming.

In terms of speed, he can also keep up with Long Rui's footsteps. The only shortcoming is that his body strength is not as good.

Facing Rondo's defense, Long Rui was very aware of his own advantages, he signaled his teammates to pull away, and planned to complete the first attack by himself.

According to Long Rui's habit of making breakthroughs, he would usually make a few tentative moves, but at this moment he went uncharacteristically and directly chose a 'James-style' breakthrough!

Relying on his own body, he broke through against Rondo, trying to forcibly cause damage.

Perhaps because of his contempt, Long Rui blindly wanted to crush the ball when he broke through, but neglected to protect the ball.

At the moment when the ball finally got off the ground, Rondo found a flaw, and his big fan-like hand cut the ball with great precision, cutting off the ball in Long Rui's hand!

"Long Rui was cut off by the opponent abruptly during the breakthrough. This is very rare!"

"Rondo is amazing!"

In the CV-5 live broadcast room, Su Qun praised.

After the steal, the Celtics immediately launched a fast break, and Jeff Green took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt!

Rondo raised his arm, sent a precise long pass, and assisted Green with a dunk!

2:0

The first score after the opening came from the Celtics!

After completing the dunk, they retreated quickly, like a well-trained army of iron blood.

Afterwards, the Cavaliers sent out the baseline ball and handed it over to Long Rui again.

After learning the first lesson, Long Rui became much more cautious.

In the second offense of the Cavaliers, he still chose to play singles with the ball, and almost reached the inside in the same way.

But this time, he watched Rondo all the time and didn't give him any chance to steal.

After reaching the inside line, Long Rui took off with a big stride and pulled the bar for a layup!

"Long Rui! Long Rui!"

Now as long as the Cavaliers are on the field, every time Long Rui scores a goal, he can bring cheers. This is his current status in the hearts of the fans!

Looking back, Rondo continued to organize the team's offense. Every cooperation between their teammates was quite proficient, and almost did not require too much verbal conversation.

With just one gesture, or one look, you know immediately what you need to do next.

After three passes, Garnett got a chance at the basket.

Facing Varejao's defense, he turned around and hooked the ball easily, and Varejao had nothing to do with him!