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In the last confrontation between the two teams, the Heat won the game without bloodshed.

At that time, the Rockets generals asserted that even if the Celtics still failed in the next game, it would be impossible to lose so easily again.

And tonight's game did verify the predictions of the Rockets players.

Before the game, Celtics coach Rivers made changes.

He removed the big baby Davis and replaced him with Jeff Green, who played more outside.

Therefore, the starting lineup of the Celtics has become: Rondo, Delonte West, Pierce, Jeff Green, Jermaine O'Neal.

The Heat continued the previous starting lineup: Chalmers, Wade, Ray - Allen, James and Howard.

But from the perspective of strength on paper, the Heat undoubtedly have an absolute advantage.

Among the five positions, only Rondo of the Celtics has an advantage.

However, Rondo is not the kind of star who is good at scoring, and it is difficult for him to change the direction of the game by himself.

Before the game, ESPN invited 26 professional ball commentators in a program and asked them to predict the situation of the game.

As a result, 26 ball commentators unanimously predicted that the Heat would win.

The Celtics, who also reached the finals last season and fought 7 games with the Lakers, didn't even get 1 vote.

In this regard, the core of the team-Paul Pierce said on his personal social media:

"The truth is often in the hands of a few people. No one believes it? Then wait for me to prove it!"

Pierce's tweet has been liked by many players, but at the same time, many fans have ridiculed in the comment area.

"Paul, you have played well in the past two years, but you have never been a star at the level of Kobe and LeBron. You can't create miracles."

"Garnett is the soul of this Celtics team! Without him, the defensive system you are proud of will collapse. You can't defend James, Wade, Howard, and even Ray Allen. There is no limit!"

"I racked my brains, but I still can't think of any way to help the Celtics win. Although Rondo has grown up very fast, but the 'three-headed monster' has only the truth, and the Celtics are really helpless. ..."

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With the media and fans looking down on it, all the generals of the Green Army stepped onto the field.

With the referee throwing the ball high, the game officially begins!

O'Neal struggled to take off, but still lost in the scrimmage.

The Heat go first!

Chalmers passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Wade uses the cover to pocket.

The moment he received the ball, he made a cross step and passed West's defense directly.

After coming to the penalty area, Wade turned around at a high speed with his right foot as the axis, and passed O'Neal, who was assisting in the defense, cleanly...

"bang!"

The Flash dunked with a powerful two-handed dunk, opening the scoring for the Heat!

After the ball was scored, Xiao Ao immediately raised his hand to signal that the ball was his problem.

"It's not a big problem, don't worry about it."

Pierce reassured.

The expressions of the other players of the Green Army were also very calm, and it seemed that they were not affected by this dunk.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Rondo organized his teammates to run outside the three-point line.

Chalmers did not defend close to him, but stood about two meters away from Rondo, and looked at West who was running on the flank from time to time.

His defensive strategy is clear, which is to let Rondo shoot and cut him off from the rest of the Celtics.

Rondo observed at the top of the arc for a long time, but did not find a chance to pass the ball.

He gritted his teeth, received the ball on the spot, bent his knees and shot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

2: 3.

The Celtics take the lead!

After the goal, Rondo smiled and spread his hands towards Chalmers with a playful expression.

But James walked to the latter and whispered: "Continue to implement the tactics, you can defend well."

Chalmers nodded.

Heat attack.

This time, James passed the ball to Howard in the low post.

Warcraft immediately prepared to launch a back attack.

But the moment he dropped the ball, Jeff Green, who was in charge of defending James, suddenly recovered the inside and flanked Howard with O'Neal.

Warcraft reacted quickly and immediately raised the ball while observing the position of his teammates.

James made a sudden start and cut in from the middle.

Howard flicked his wrist and passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, James took three steps directly and went straight to the hinterland of the Green Army!

Just when the fans at the scene thought they could enjoy the dunk of "The King of the World" again, Pierce shot out from a diagonal stab and pushed James out of the way.

Both of them lost their center of gravity, hugged each other and flew out of bounds.

This is definitely a vicious foul!

However, Pierce's protective action after the foul seemed to be reminding the referee-I didn't mean any harm, this was a tactical foul.

"Beep!"

The whistle blew and the referee cautiously stopped the game.

At the same time, American Airlines Arena erupted with boos.

Many fans stood up anxiously, wanting to see if James was injured.

Fortunately, James and Pierce quickly stood up with the support of their teammates.

After getting up, Pierce took the initiative to walk to James and patted the latter's ass.

"Are you okay?"

Pierce asked.

"It's okay... But, the game has just started, so there's no need to be so fierce, right?"

James has a good mentality, and after being so violated, he can still joke with each other.

Pierce smiled awkwardly.

Soon, the referee announced the penalty for Pierce after watching the replay on the technical platform——

"Celtics No. 34, 1 technical foul, the Heat made one free throw!"

Hearing such a penalty, the boos at the scene gradually subsided.

James walked to the free throw line, took two dribbles, and confidently shot...

"duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

Lao Zhan shook his head, walked beyond the three-point line to get stuck, and opened his hands for the ball.

However, Chalmers' sideline serve was seen through by Rondo.

I saw Director Long leaping forward, while lightly stretching the ape's arms, blocking the ball in the air, and launching a counterattack.

Wade reacted the fastest, started immediately, and began to chase Rondo.

As Director Long advanced, he observed the situation behind him from the corner of his eye.

[If this ball hits hard, it may be blocked...]

Rondo thought to himself.

The next moment, a bold plan appeared in his mind.

I saw Rondo take three steps, ready to layup.

His first two steps are very normal, no different from the general three-step layup.

But at the last layup, Rondo suddenly changed his move, passed the ball behind his back, and gave the ball to West who followed behind.

Wade never thought that Rondo would choose to pass the ball in the face of an empty basket.

Wade, who originally planned to give the latter a chasing hat, flew out of bounds because of inertia, and almost knocked Rondo down.

Behind the two, West arrived late.

After receiving the ball, he jumped high and easily dunked.

2: 5.

The Celtics lead by three points!

After the goal, West seemed extremely excited.

He thumped his chest hard twice, and then stretched out his right index finger to point at Rondo, thanking him for the assist just now.

The generals of the Rockets in Houston saw the opening battle and couldn't help discussing a few words.

"Not bad, the Celtics are very motivated today!"

Lowry's tone was a little surprised.

"I told you a long time ago that the Green Army may lose, but they will definitely not lose on their knees."

Tony Allen said with a smile.

He was a part of the Celtics last year and has a very good understanding of the toughness of this team.

"But if the Celtics want to win, their current performance is not enough. They also need Pierce to stand up."

"He is the soul of this team. If he can exchange sons with James, the Celtics will have the hope of winning."

With one hand resting on his chin, the old god analyzed on the ground.

Curry and the others nodded upon hearing the words.

While a few people were talking, the Heat responded quickly.

James used the screen to get to the basket, against O'Neal, and the tank made a layup!

4: 5.

In the defensive round, James and Wade were suddenly in a high position again, flanking West who was holding the ball.

West couldn't react in time and was forced to the sideline.

Seeing the big hands of James and Wei attacking, he gritted his teeth, took off with all his strength, and threw the ball in the air to his teammates diagonally.

But West's passing intention was seen through by Howard, the three-time best defensive player!

Warcraft jumped high, blocked the ball, and then passed the ball to Wade beside him.

The Flash started immediately and ran towards the hinterland of the Green Army at high speed.

The Celtics will quickly retreat.

Pierce clings to James.

West followed closely behind Wade.

And Jeff Green, who has the best physical talent in the team, also returned to the defensive position immediately, ready to make up for his teammates at any time.

While advancing, Wade observed the distribution of defensive players.

The Flash suddenly discovered that the opponent only sent West to defend him alone.

This is simply an insult to his fast break ability!

Ever since, Wade accelerated to get rid of West and rushed to the restricted area.

Facing Jeff Green who was supplementing the defense, he once again used his signature European step.

From left to right, Green was indeed shaken, and his center of gravity shifted to the other side.

Wade lightly stretched the ape's arms and completed a freehand layup.

6: 5.

The Heat quickly overtook the score.

This ball started from Janeway's high press, then Howard's steal, and finally Wade's one-stop layup.

From defense to offense, the whole process is completed by the three giants...

The dominance of the three is evident!

After this goal was scored, the morale of the Heat team rose significantly.

Pierce saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

In the next round, he decisively came to the elbow area and got stuck for the ball.

Wade is defending Pierce.

Although the Flash is only 1 meters tall, he has a terrifying wingspan of 93 meters.

Relying on these long arms and excellent jumping ability, even the center players dare not underestimate Wade.

If you are not careful, the Flash will use a hot pot to tell you whose horse it is!

Pierce and Wade have played against each other many times in recent years, so they naturally know this well.

Therefore, he adopted the safest offensive method-post-up singles.

Pierce's back hit is very characteristic.

His size and strength are among the best in his class, but he rarely wins with brute force.

More often, Pierce relies on rhythm and feints to attack.

For example, right now, after he hit twice, he suddenly turned towards the baseline and easily passed Wade.

The Flash quickly retreated to defend.

But the next moment, Pierce took a step back, bounced back to his original position, and then shot...

The ball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

6: 7!

This ball was very critical and directly interrupted the Heat's momentum.

Easy to fight again.

Howard received a pass from James in the low post and hit O'Neal with his back.

West left his defender again and returned to the inside to help defend.

But Howard didn't rush the pass this time.

He kicked the ground with his left foot suddenly, throwing away Xiao Ao's defense in an instant, and then with a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball into the basket.

8: 7!

After 1 minute, Howard received the ball in the low post again.

This time, after attracting the help defense, he used a long pass across the half court to find Ray Allen ambushing in the bottom corner.

Junzi Lei made a decisive move...

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

10: 7.

Looking back, Pierce once again hit Wade in the low post.

But this time, the Flash stayed on the defensive and wasn't fooled by Pierce's feint.

Under his defense, Truth could only pass the ball back to his teammates in the end.

After some conduction, the ball finally came to West's hands.

Facing James' defense, he first dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, and then made a large crossover!

However, none of this series of actions had any effect.

James was unmoved, and only waited for West to make a shot before he jumped up and slapped the ball away.

And while the basketball was flying towards the out-of-bounds ear, the red light on the timer came on...

Celtics 24 seconds offensive violation!

After successfully defending, James silently clenched his fists in celebration.

This season, his performance on the defensive end is the pinnacle of his career!

Relying on his unparalleled physical talent, James can not only keep up with the pace of small guards, but also compete with the opponent's fourth and fifth positions inside.

In the view of Shen Fei, the traveler, LeBron's defense this season is fully worthy of the title of "Little Green in the East"!

The game continues.

Heat attack.

After Chalmers passed the half court with the ball, he passed the ball to James, and he played the role of running without the ball.

He and Ray Allen set screens in the corner.

Subsequently, Ray Allen suddenly ran back and successfully got rid of West's defense.

James immediately caught the fighter, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to Ray Allen who was out of the pocket.

The Green Army knows very well what the result will be if Ray Allen makes an open shot!

Ever since, Jeff Green decisively left James and rushed towards Jun Zilei.

Unexpectedly, Ray Allen was not greedy for credit, and passed the ball back to James immediately.

During the whole process, he was like a wall, bouncing the passed ball back!

After James received the ball, there was no one around him for one meter.

At this time, there are two choices in front of him.

One is to shoot an open three-pointer on the spot, and the other is to rush inside to attack the basket.

Both ways have pros and cons.

In terms of rationality alone, the first method is obviously better.

James hesitated for a moment, took a big step, and rushed towards the basket at full speed.

Obviously, at this period, he is not confident enough in his projection.

And in the penalty area, O'Neal is already ready!