The Celtics are very cautious, and Wang Xiao dare not neglect them.

Although 12 years are a shrinking season and are not very friendly to the Celtics with an average age, this season the Celtics are very tough in the playoffs.

In another time and space, the Celtics also solved the Hawks in 4:2 with six games, and then eliminated the Black Eighth team in the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the Eastern Conference Finals match with the Heat, the Celtics fought to the last bullet and even won the match point 3:2, forcing the Heat to a desperate situation.

Unfortunately, the loss of aging body and physical fitness caused the Celtics to lose in the last two key games and were reversed and eliminated by the Heat.

How dare Wang Xiao underestimate the Celtics who almost sent the Heat to a dead end in 12 years?

Although the Wizards have a strong lineup, they also have significant hidden dangers. That is, many players are first-year rookies and have not rich experience. Young and mature players like Leonard and Thompson are a little better, but their performances are much worse than those of the regular season.

In the first round of the series against the Knicks, if it weren't for the game, it would have often entered garbage time early, and Wang Xiao wouldn't dare let these rookies play.

Wang Xiao had a premonition early on that this would be an extremely difficult game, and in fact it was indeed the case.

The first game between the two sides started on May 12, and at the beginning of the first game, the Celtics gave Wang Xiao a warning.

Rondo and Bradley took turns to guard Curry, and under the extremely targeted close-fitting defensive tactics, Curry was completely in defense. He made only 5 goals in 14 shots in the game, made 1 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 11 points.

Fortunately, although Curry is in no state, Thompson, who is partnering with him, shows his power.

When the Celtics focused their main defensive energy on Curry and ignored Thompson a little, the cold-blooded killer immediately told the Celtics how serious the consequences of ignoring themselves would be.

Under the full control of Ray Allen, Thompson actively ran to seek gaps, making 11 of 20 shots, scoring 28 points in the whole game. The young Ray Allen is a defensive player and can even effectively limit Kobe's offensive efficiency, but at the age of 37, he can no longer keep up with Thompson's off-ball running.

With one increase and the other decrease, the Wizards still have an advantage in the back line, and in the front line, they are completely in the Wizards' world.

In terms of fame, the combination of Pierce + Garnett is still more famous and shocking than George + Leonard.

But in terms of actual strength, these two people are no longer the opponents of George and Leonard.

Especially Pierce, under the defense of Leonard, his shooting efficiency is not much better than Curry. He made 5 of 15 shots, and his shooting percentage is a little lower than Curry.

As for Garnett, although he is much taller than George, Garnett has never been a strong inside player, but rather is agile and skillful. This type is also something George likes very much, at least it won't be too difficult to defend.

The final decision on the winner is on the bench.

Apart from Bradley, there is no player who can stand out on the bench. Michael Pitrus, Greg Styinsma, Marquez Daniels, Kenyon Dulin... basically all of them are all bench role players, and none of them have ever played or can perform well in the future.

And the lineup on the Wizards' bench... there is no need to elaborate on it too much, right?

Two former All-Star players, one of the bench bandits who have a large contract worth tens of millions in the future, even though many of them have no playoff experience and are not stable in performance, they are enough to gain the upper hand when the two sides start evenly.

In the first game, with Jamison's 14 points and Caron Butler's 8 points, the Wizards successfully won the first series with 103:94, with the total score reaching 1:0.

But before Wang Xiao and the Wizards could have had time to be happy, the Celtics returned a powerful blow.

In the second game, the Celtics changed the starting lineup, Bradley replaced Ray Allen to start. Although Bradley was only 1.88 meters tall and was slightly disadvantaged when facing Thompson, he was only 22 years old, but in terms of physical fitness and speed, he was no less than Thompson.

This guy will be selected for the 2nd team of the Best Defensive Team in the 12-13 season in the future, and even the 15-16 season in the 15-16 season. Thompson, who has extremely excellent defensive skills and lacks rich experience, is obviously a little confused by defense on the court, and he happily played with Curry.

After Pierce was defended by Leonard as a blacksmith in the first game, he also quickly adjusted the second round, frequently using pick-and-roll to stagger one-on-one with Leonard, and his scoring efficiency rose sharply.

The most important thing is that when Ray Allen came to the Celtics bench, the offensive firepower on the Celtics bench instantly increased to a higher level.

Both former All-Star players, Caron Butler and Jamison are tied together, but they are not Ray Allen's opponent. After all, the latter is Curry's greatest three-point shooter before, a Hall of Fame player, and he was selected as the All-Star ten times in his career.

Caron Butler and Jamison have only been selected twice, and together they are less Thunder. Allen is more than half.

Even if Lei Allen is unable to beat four hands with two fists, he can still do it with the Celtics bench to tighten the score.

The substitute lineup was unable to widen the score gap, and the main lineup was targeted again, and the Wizards lost the second game without any help.

Faced with such a situation, Wang Xiao could only sigh helplessly.

As shooters, Curry and Thompson can be said to be the top presence in the league. As long as they stand on the court, all the players who defend them will be frightened.

But similarly, as a Sagittarius, there is a problem that can never be avoided.

Long-distance shooting always has poor feel or is affected by the opponent's excellent defense.

In the future, Curry won the championship three times but didn’t even have a MVP in the finals, which is also an extremely important reason.

In the playoffs, especially in the finals, facing the opponent's high-intensity defense, the efficiency of long-distance shooting is naturally not as high as that of hitting the basket.

Even if you are as strong as Curry, it is difficult to maintain the efficient offensive efficiency as in the regular season.

In this case, the main firepower point of the attack must be transferred from the outside to the inside.

Last season, when facing the Celtics, Curry and Harden lost their shooting accuracy due to targeted high-intensity defense, but the Wizards finally ended up laughing. Wang Xiao relied on a player who could fight tough battles at critical moments.
Chapter completed!