The rest is just noise

The Suns may be the team most sensitive to Lu Wuxia's comeback.

They can't forget the feeling of the team being helpless in front of this young man who is only 22 and a half years old.

Their strongest point, Kevin Garnett, was repeatedly used as a loophole by Lu Wuxia to put pressure on him. Ying Guodala and Pence were like playthings in front of him, even in the first half of the third game of the Finals when the entire Celtics team was not feeling right.

On the field, he can also use his personal ability to make the game a stalemate.

If he continues that performance into the second half, once the touch of Yao Yueban and others returns as it really happened, will the Suns be defeated?

No one knows the answer to this.

What is certain is that the gap between the flawless Celtics and the flawless Celtics cannot be reflected in data.

Lu Wuxia came up and took the initiative to confront Yingodala, which surprised Pianpian.

Soon, they figured it out.

This just proves that Lu Wuxia's recovery from his injury is incomplete.

Therefore, they have to take advantage of this loophole and pass the ball to Yingodala and let him deal with Lu Wuxia.

Yingodala was placed half a meter away.

Lu Wuxia's defense makes it clear that shooting is up to you, but breakthroughs are not feasible.

Yingodala, who lacked confidence in shooting, decided that a breakthrough was a more feasible move, so he took the initiative to dribble to attack Lu Wuxia's right hand.

That was Lu Wuxia's injured foot.

However, the results were unsatisfactory.

Yingodala seemed to hit a wall and was blocked by Lu Wuxia.

That lateral speed was so fast that it seemed like he wasn't injured.

In less than half a second, Kirilenko followed up with a double-team, causing Yingodala to make a pass error.

The Celtics' successful defense caused the Suns to scramble. Ginobili caught the ball and scored quickly.

2 to 0

Afterwards, the Suns followed their own game habits and passed the ball to Garnett.

Garnett backed up Gasol in the low post, and after a back-up shot, he swung his shoulders left and right, turned around, and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Gasol stretched out his hand symbolically, but there was nothing else he could do.

2 to 2

Garnett's swingman-style back-up style was repeatedly criticized by Louis and Bird at the time. Although he corrected his bad habits later, some basic moves still followed his own preferences.

There is nothing wrong with this set of actions, and for insiders, it is very enjoyable to watch.

Garnett's offense got the Suns into a rhythm.

The two sides went back and forth for four minutes, but Lu Wuxia was not broken through by Yin Guodala.

Because Yin Guodala's shooting touch was not good today.

And the Celtics didn't rely too much on Lu Wuxia.

According to the pre-match arrangement, Lu Wuxia dribbled the ball past halftime and then stood in the corner to smoke. Yin Guodala, who was responsible for handing him the ashtray, suddenly felt that there was no need for him to hang out in the corner with his opponent.

Although Lu Wuxia's three-point shooting percentage is close to 45%, that was the state before the injury. Who knows what will happen in the game?

Yingodala decided to help defend others as Lu Wuxia predicted.

Gasol got the ball in the high post, and Garnett's extremely ferocious defense made it clear that he didn't give any chance to attack.

Then, Gasol called Yao Yue for a half pick-and-roll.

The pick-and-roll between two seven-footers is a Celtic characteristic. If Yao Yueban's shooting rhythm is not suitable for shooting off the dribble, Louis even wants to arrange a three-point tactic for him after picking up the pick-and-roll.

No matter how strong the defense is, it will still be deterred when faced with a pick-and-roll like Yao Yueban.

Milicic was easier to deal with when he switched to Gasol.

Just when the Spaniards were trying to deal with the Serbs, Yingodala, who was supposed to accompany Lu Wuxia in the corner, joined the battlefield without doing his job.

At that moment, Gasol remembered what Lu Wuxia said to him before the game.

So accurate?

Gasol, who had no time to think, passed the ball high and directed it to the bottom corner flawlessly.

Lu Wuxia caught the ball, took a shot, and made a solid three-pointer from the open corner.

After this goal, the Celtics led to 4 points.

He looked at Yingodala in disbelief: "You actually gave me such a big vacancy?"

Yingodala was filled with shame and decided to never let Lu Wuxia go again.

The Suns also seem to have forgotten their matchup, and the offensive end is mainly given to a few others.

Garnett is in good offensive shape.

Pence can be called a brave man. Against Ginobili, he combined with sudden shots and was the Suns' most powerful player in the first quarter.

Then there is Richard Hamilton. After the start of the night, he did not miss a mid-range shot or a three-pointer.

With three of the Big Four performing well, Yingodala's performance seems less important.

However, after making that open three-pointer, Lu Wuxia began to move more.

Moreover, he kept talking rubbish.

"Andre, your coach arranged for you to play against me, but didn't arrange tactics for you?"

"Is it necessary to be so cautious when dealing with a wounded soldier?"

"Or do they mean they don't trust you?"

After Lu Wuxia asked three times in a row, he took Kirilenko's screen and reached the top of the key. Ginobili passed the ball and ran to the baseline. Yao Yueban and Gasol double picked and rolled in the high post, followed by a smooth down and a outside bounce.

Lu Wuxia looked at Yao, raised his fingers, and deceived the entire audience. His dribbling left hand suddenly made a wonderful low-level backhand pass into the bottom corner.

Ginobili was in position, caught the ball, and shot a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

"Wish he is still the same person! As long as he is here, the Celtics are a completely different team!"

What the commentator said was exactly what the fans were thinking.

However, what the Celtics want is to prove that even without Lu Wuxia, they are still a different team.

They failed to prove it in the last game.

Now, with Lu Wuxia's return, they seem to have no chance to prove it again.

Seven minutes into the first quarter, the Celtics took the lead in making substitutions.

Louis replaced Flawless with Szczerbiak, and then replaced Kirilenko with Dunleavy.

Lu Wuxia scored 5 points and 2 assists in the past seven minutes. It is obvious that the Celtics use him very restrainedly.

As for Kirilenko, he was replaced mainly for protection.

In the first seven minutes, Kirilenko had a foul, which was not much, but if he got a second foul before the end of the first quarter, it would be different.

Therefore, while the team is leading by 5 points and the others are in good condition, they are replaced and rested until the second quarter.

Lu Wuxia and Kirilenko are the Celtics' most important players on both offense and defense respectively. If they are replaced, the team's performance on both ends of the court will drop by a notch.

However, in actual performance, this is indeed the case on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, there is no impact at all.

This is because Ginobili completely entered Lu Wuxia's role tonight.

There were problems with inaccurate shooting in the previous few games, but in this crucial battle at Tianwang Mountain, Ginobili's nerve-wracking talent showed its most personal characteristics, being unpredictable and unpredictable.

The Suns unfortunately met Ginobili, the god of gods.

Although Ginobili can't do anything to Pence on the defensive end, he can also make Pence have nothing to do to him on the offensive end.

Different from the Americans' stereotype of European players being weak, Ginobili's ball-handling offense is an American-style open-and-close attack. What's even more rare is the weird starting rhythm after collecting the ball that is rare in NBA history.

Garnett wanted to help defend, but was passed by and saw him score a layup.

Milicic also wanted to help defend, but committed a foul, allowing Ginobili to complete 2+1.

In addition to Ginobili, Dunleavy, who replaced Kirilenko, also performed very well.

Dunleavy has always been a versatile wing player with a high basketball intelligence. He was also dubbed Bird II during the draft, but he did not plummet after the bubble was burst like most Bird IIs. On the contrary,

After getting rid of the pressure of becoming the next Bird, he became a better version of himself.

Although Louis often threatens Dunleavy and says that he will send him to the old Dunleavy as a dutiful son, unless there is an offer that cannot be refused-for example, Popovich suddenly becomes seriously ill and insists on trading this year's second pick for Dunleavy-otherwise, Louis

Willing to keep Dunleavy on the team.

Not to mention his selfless attribute of being willing to come off the bench, let's talk about his ability to swing from the second position to the fourth position without any sense of disobedience. For the team, having such a player can greatly enrich the team's tactics.

Dunleavy scored 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in four minutes off the bench.

Then came the most exciting moment of the first quarter.

In the last 28 seconds, Ginobili pressed the clock to the end and then shot at the buzzer.

He missed, but there was Gasol under the basket. He started a little and missed, and he jumped again and again, but still missed, so he kept jumping and hitting. Finally, when the final whistle of the first quarter sounded, a single-round crazy

Gasol, who had five offensive rebounds, scored a tip-in.

After this spectacular moment, Gasol turned around and beat his chest in front of Garnett and roared as if he was the toughest player on the court.