Mazula is obsessed with "stupid moves" and the defending champion is already quite dangerous

The NBA playoff Eastern Conference semifinals were unpopular - the defending champion Celtics were both reversed by the Knicks when they were leading 20 points at home in two consecutive games. With 6 minutes and 19 seconds left in G1, the Celtics stopped the Knicks 72-52; with 4 minutes and 05 in the third quarter, they led by 20 points 70-50. But in the end, the Knicks G1 fell behind by 20 points and reversed with a crazy counterattack of 56-33 through overtime. After falling behind by 20 points, G2 narrowly won by 1 point of attack wave 41-20.

Knicks' defensive strategy is very clear. Celtic defender Holiday is short and attacking the inside crazily. He would rather let the opponent shoot three-pointers than easily hit the basket. As a result, the Celtics threw 100 three-pointers in two games (15 of 60 shots from G1 and 10 of 40 shots from G2), with a shooting percentage of only 25%, while their three-point shooting percentage in the regular season was as high as 36.8%. As the champion of last season, the Celtics averaged 48.2 three-pointers and 17.8 hits this season, ranking first in the league in both figures, and the "magic ball theory" has long been engraved into DNA.

This time, Mazula pushed the team to the gambling table with his own hands - either extinguished the opponent by three-point rain, or was retaliated by his own paranoia. It is understandable that he chose this way, because he won the championship last season with this style of play, but now it is different from the past; when his opponent becomes stronger, his lineup configuration can completely match him.

Celtics were reversed twice in a row, and head coach Mazula's tactical choice was a bit stubborn. The Knicks' defensive strategy was obviously to "tempt the enemy deeper" - if you dare to shoot a three-pointer, I let you shoot, but want to break through? There is no door.

Regularly speaking, the opponents have all made their weaknesses, and the Celtics can completely adjust their strategies - such as letting Tatum play more low posts, or letting Porzingis increase the inside threat. But Mazula was just like a gambler who was so angry that he was very lucky. Although he was extremely lucky, he insisted on betting all the chips at the three-point line. In the last moment of G1, Tatum made three consecutive three-pointers with a strong shot; in G2's final goal, he made a single shot and was intercepted by Bridges - in these rounds, if he could kill at the basket, the ending might be completely different.

Let’s talk about Tatum, as the star of the family, his performance at a critical moment can only be described as “pull-down”. In the two games, he scored only 12 goals in 42 shots and made 8 mistakes. G2 even scored only 13 points in 5 of 19 shots. At the critical moment, he neither Durant-style singles nor Curry-style perverted accuracy, but instead exposed his technical shortcomings - he was afraid of confrontation through breakthroughs, and China National Investment Corporation was willing to make a living by looking at the weather, and the more iron the three-pointer, the more he made the shot. What's even more fatal is that Mazula did not design "Plan B" at all, allowing him to repeat inefficient attacks again and again. On the Knicks' side, Thibodeau's defensive arrangement pinched the Celtics' life goal - Holiday's basket is unstable? put! Are the inside double towers afraid of pincer attack? folder! As a result, Holiday made 2 of 9 three-pointers in two games, and the Celtics' inside score was restricted to a close range. Where is the Knicks? Brunson and Hart took turns rushing into the basket, tearing the Celtics' defense into a sieve.

After all, the Celtics lost because of "path dependence". The winning of the championship with three-pointers and five-pointers last season gave them the illusion of "eating all over the world with one move". But the playoffs are a battlefield for bayonets, and the opponent has already studied you thoroughly. If Mazula is still superstitious about three-pointers, does not activate Porzingis's inside deterrence and does not design more low-post tactics, this round of series will probably have to be explained in advance. After all, no matter how strong the defending champion has, he cannot withstand such a creation.

The rocket magic ball from the past was also played, but why did you have to pay a lot of money to get Paul? That's because Coach D'Antoni discovered the limitations of this style of play. Once the three-pointer is not accurate, he will easily fall into a scoring drought; but with Paul, the middle distance can make up for the shortcomings in the offense. Cosmic Yong is also good at three-point shooting, but does not rely on this scoring method. The Celtics have not integrated the Warriors and Rockets' play style into their own tactical system.

is now in the adversity of falling behind 0-2 with a big score. Once you lose again away in the next game, it is hopeless to fall behind 0-3.

I have to give the Celtics a trick, that is, I have to seize the opportunity to play misaligned and use my body strength advantage to hit the Knicks' seven-inches, so that I can get the chance to reverse.