NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

Rivers yelled at the players: "This is the finals. We must show our energy and slow down the pace. Don't let the opponent bring us into a fast pace!"

Compared to the Celtics coach, Rockets coach Tang Yu is very different. He stood in the court and looked in the direction of Taylor Swift, as if the timeout had nothing to do with him.

The two exchanged glances, and Tang Yu made a heart gesture to Taylor Swift. Many people didn't know what it meant, only Taylor Swift made the same gesture.

Jon Barry said in the commentary booth: "Look at how relaxed the Rockets coach is. He and Taylor are still interacting."

"Haha, that's right. It seems that the Rockets have made a perfect plan for this game, which makes him so relaxed." Drexler said.

After the timeout, the two teams returned to the court, and Rockets fans shouted defense to cheer for the team.

After passing half court, Coach Long directly handed the ball to Pierce. The latter made a simple pick-and-roll and came to the 45-degree position. Curry let go of Rondo on the outside and gave Pierce the illusion of double-teaming.

Pierce passed the ball to Rondo who was cutting, and the latter broke through the baseline. Yao Ming quickly came to defend, and the Rockets' defense was completely shrunk. Only Harden was keeping a close eye on Ray Allen.

Rondo wanted to pass the ball to Perkins, but Curry blocked the passing route and made a steal.

The Celtics made a mistake, and the Rockets switched offense and defense again. Curry advanced quickly alone, and was closely defended by Pierce after passing half court.

But Curry found a breakthrough opportunity after continuous changes of direction, and the Celtics' players immediately shrunk. Everyone thought Curry was ready to challenge the defense alone.

But Curry had eyes behind his head, and he didn't look at anyone and passed the ball to the back. Yao Ming just arrived, received the former's pass in the paint area, and raised his hand to the sky and made a slam dunk.

The momentum of the little giant made all the Celtics' defensive players get out of the way, otherwise it would definitely be a two-plus-one.

At 9 minutes and 25 seconds, the Rockets led the Celtics 9-0, and the Celtics fell into a scoring drought at the beginning.

The Celtics finally scored their first point in the next round with Garnett's mid-range shot.

Yao Ming then used his height advantage in the paint to help the Rockets score points continuously.

First, Perkins made a back-to-back mid-range shot, then Curry missed a three-pointer, and Yao Ming made a tip-in in the paint.

At 6 minutes and 24 seconds, Yao Ming played a dominant performance in the paint. Harden and Yao Ming played against Ray Allen after a pick-and-roll. Garnett came to defend Yao Ming without fear. He made a continuous back-to-back jump step and came to the basket with both hands to face the two defenders and completed a dunk.

Tang Yu shouted: "Foul! Foul!"

But the referee did not say anything, and Yao Ming pumped his fist and roared to cheer himself up.

17-9, the Rockets led by 8 points and entered the first official timeout of the two teams.

During the timeout, Tang Yu again found referee Tony Blosser and began to put pressure on him. The two had been communicating about the scale.

After 6 minutes of the game, 10 fouls had been called, 6 for the Celtics and 4 for the Rockets, which shows how intense the game was.

Stevens said to the Rockets players: "They have already fouled enough. We have to continue to cause damage. Do you understand?"

After the timeout, the Rockets also began to make substitutions. Beverley and Yi Lian came on the court to replace Curry and 18 Cards.

The Celtics did not make any substitutions. They had already replaced Glen Davis.

After returning to the court, Ray Allen immediately made a three-pointer to narrow the gap.

Harden held the ball and played one-on-one. For Harden who had just been shot in the face, he was ready to get back on the field.

After halftime, Harden did not even call for a pick-and-roll. His teammates also knew that Harden was ready to play one-on-one to get back on the field, so they all pulled away.

Harden kept adjusting his steps, dribbling between his legs and changing direction in advance to shake Lei's nerves.

Finally, Ray Allen showed a flaw after Harden's change of direction, and Harden used his double step-back stunt to jump outside the three-point line.

Ray Allen saw Harden raise his head and prepare to shoot a three-pointer and immediately rushed over, but Harden only thought that it was a fake move, and he couldn't retract his body after he had jumped out.

Harden then jumped up to shoot, and Ray Allen directly hit Harden's body, and the whistle sounded, and the three-point shooting foul!

But the basketball shot by Harden went straight to the basket, and with a "swish", the basketball went into the basket steadily.

Answer ball!

3+1 returned the favor, and at the same time Ray Allen had two fouls!

Harden, who was knocked down, sat on the floor with his eyes wide open and roared: "Come on!"

Rockets teammates immediately ran to Harden and pulled up his teammates.

"James Harden's move is amazing. It's a groundbreaking technique. No one can effectively let go of this double retreat!" Drexler said sincerely.

Joan Ba"Clyde, what do you think is the most effective way to restrain this double step-back?"

"Pray to God that he can't make the shot. I think God will help you! Haha!"

The commentary booth all laughed. The conversation between the three also shows the unsolvable degree of the double step-back. As long as the hit rate can be guaranteed, this shooting technique is the nightmare of all defenders.

After getting up, Harden stood on the free throw line and made a steady free throw!

The Rockets' scoring efficiency and hit rate made the Celtics players a little helpless. They scored 21 points in more than half a quarter, which is worthy of being the team with the best offensive power in the league.

The iron-blooded defense could not defend against the Rockets' tactics. A large number of open shooting opportunities can be said to be a four-two-pound move, but the Celtics' defense was like hitting cotton.

At the last moment of the first quarter, Celtics Paul Pierce hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to help the Green Army narrow the gap.

29-20!

The 9-point lead made Tang Yu very satisfied. This was a good first quarter.

The two teams committed a total of 13 fouls in the first quarter, 8 for the Celtics and 5 for the Rockets, most of which came in the first half.

Perkins was the only player on both teams to get two fouls, and his playing time will be limited in the future.

Coach Long on the Rockets side defended Curry very well, and the regular season MVP only scored 3 points in the first quarter.

Harden scored 8 points and 3 assists, and Yao Ming scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.

Stevens was called to the court, "Let Harden rest in the second quarter, and Curry will partner with Beverley."

Beverley played for 4 minutes in the first quarter. His defense against Coach Long was still very good, making the opponent quite uncomfortable in organizing offense.

The mad dog-like defense also caused a little friction between the two teams, which is what Tang Yu needed!

Stevens nodded and turned to the bench to make arrangements.

Tang Yu smiled warmly at Taylor Swift on the opposite side!