NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

"We must find a way to score as soon as possible so that we can maintain the point difference.",

On the sidelines, Green Army coach Doug Rivers said seriously.

As a champion coach, he has good coaching ability, can often make correct judgments on the trend of the game, and make timely adjustments accordingly.

"Coach, let me do it."

Sitting on the bench and resting, Pierce immediately stood up. He is the leader of this team and the team's scoring leader. Naturally, he will not back down at this time.

What's more, this battle is their revenge battle, and he can't bear the humiliation of facing the Cavaliers kneeling three times in a row in the regular season.

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Pierce.

"Paul, I'll leave it to you during this time."

Garnett on the side said.

"Teach a good lesson to those young people who don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth!"

Ray Allen also echoed.

"I will try to create the best offensive environment for you."

Rondo also supported Pierce.

Finally, Doug Rivers patted his solid arm and said, "Paul, let it go!"

Their trust in Pierce is like the Cavaliers' trust in Long Rui.

With the support of everyone, Pierce also nodded solemnly: "I will definitely help the team survive this time."

Moments later, the second quarter started and the two sides returned to the field.

The first offense of the second quarter was executed by the Cavaliers.

Long Rui quickly pushed the ball to the frontcourt and cooperated with Paul George again.

Once these two offensive strengths join forces, it will be almost impossible for the Celtics' second team to defend.

What's more, in addition to the two of them, there are blue-collar players with good abilities such as Jeremy Lin and Davis.

After several passes and cuts, Paul George scored the first goal of this quarter, and the point difference came to 5 points.

Then, in the Celtics' offense, Rondo held the ball on the outside to organize, and he kept signaling his teammates to run.

Under his scheduling, the three were pulled to the right, and only Paul Pierce was left on the left. In this way, he will get a lot of offensive space.

Rondo gave the ball directly to Pierce and asked him to play one-on-one.

Facing Paul George's defense, Pierce was calm and unafraid.

Like Carmelo Anthony, he is also known as an 'offensive kaleidoscope' and is one of the representatives of 'floor flow' players.

After receiving the ball, Pierce observed it first, then sat on George with his back and began to push inward.

Pierce's body is very strong, and his post-up singles skills have already been perfected.

The pressure from his back made Paul George very uncomfortable. Even though his physical strength had improved rapidly with Long Rui's help, he still couldn't bear Pierce's strength.

Under his push, Paul George retreated again and again.

When Pierce came to a deep position, he suddenly dropped his shoulders and swayed from side to side, feeling George's defensive center of gravity.

In the next breath, he suddenly turned left with the ball and made a shooting motion.

Because his position is very tight from the basket, Paul George dare not interfere.

It's just that his jump fell into Pierce's trick.

After George jumped up, Pierce immediately leaned on him and threw the ball at the same time!

"Dudu!"

The referee's whistle blew immediately, and Paul George fouled with a shot.

After the basketball bounced twice on the rim, it fell into the frame. Two points are valid, and a penalty will be added!

Paul George immediately shook his head with a wry smile, and could only watch Pierce stand on the free throw line.

At the free throw line, Pierce took a deep breath, then made a steady free throw and successfully scored 2+1, narrowing the point difference to 2 points!
In the next round, the Cavaliers were still unstoppable on the offensive end. Long Rui made a mid-range shot and scored two more points.

However, the Celtics did not dare to lag behind. They continued to use the same tactics as before, creating opportunities for Pierce to play singles.

With the first success, Pierce's confidence was immediately built up.

In the same position, in the same way, facing George's defense, he scored the ball again, but this time it did not cause George's foul.

"Good job!"

On the sidelines, Rivers yelled excitedly when he saw Pierce in such a brave state!
After Pierce scored two consecutive goals, the Cavaliers also began to strengthen their defense against him.

In the next round, when the ball hit Pierce's hands again, the Cavaliers immediately used pincers.

Jeremy Lin let go of West and directly double-teamed with Paul George.

Even so, Pierce did not panic, he caught a glimpse of West's position in the crowd, and successfully passed the ball to his hands.

The unguarded West did not rush to shoot because he was not confident in his shooting, but chose a more secure way to hit the basket.

At this time, Long Rui rushed to defend at full speed, never letting him have an easy chance to score.

Seeing this, West was not impulsive either, he immediately chose to pass the ball to Rondo on the outside.

Everyone knows that Rondo's shooting ability is not good, especially his long-range shooting. In this season's playoffs, he has not hit a three-pointer.

Therefore, Long Rui dared to let him go directly and go after West.

After Rondo glanced at the basket, he still chose to shoot!
The basketball draws a beautiful arc in the air, and then hits the board!

"Three-pointer hit with the board!"

"Who would have thought that Rondo, who had never scored a three-pointer before, hit the first three-pointer in this year's playoffs, and it was a lucky ball!"

Su Qun said with a smile.

In the NBA, such a three-pointer is generally called a lucky shot.

The way of hitting the board to score is still mostly used for layups. Few professional players will use jump shots to score.

Rondo, who scored the goal, couldn't help but smile. After the goal was scored, the difference between the two sides was only one point.

The camera showed Byron Scott on the sidelines, and it can be seen that his expression has obviously changed.

This should have been the best time for the team to open up the score, but now instead of widening the point difference, they are showing signs of being caught up by their opponents.

"Pay attention to defense, don't miss anyone."

Scott gave a reminder towards the field.

In the next few rounds, the offenses of both sides were fully opened.

Especially Paul Pierce, his state is very hot, better than any previous game.

Paul George's defense seemed vulnerable in front of him. Once he fell into singles, he couldn't defend at all.

With Pierce's outstanding performance during this period, the point difference between the two teams has always remained within three points.

After more than four minutes in the second quarter, taking advantage of a dead ball, the two teams made a second personnel adjustment.