Shangguan Yu's only role on the court at the moment is to limit Korver perfectly on the defensive end. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info Under the defense of Shangguan Yu, Korver's two attempts all missed, and he even threw a three-no-stick.

Korver didn't have many offensive means, and when he first entered the league, he was more of a fixed-point pitcher, although over the years, he has become more and more adept at running off the ball and using cover to catch the ball. He also began to develop a little breakthrough and split the ball, but the success rate was not high.

The main reason is that his movement speed is too slow, and in all aspects, Shangguan Yu is completely superior, even if it is a colander on the defensive end, Shangguan Yu is still not too much of a problem to guard this mobile battery.

It's just that on the offensive end, the Celtics are slow to open, and the Hawks Although Korver is dumb, Horford is on the inside, and Sallinger can't prevent it at all, even if Johnson is allowed to defend, the effect is not good. Although Teague and Bazemore were not good at three-point shooting, they got into the groove quickly, and they continued to run back and cut to the basket to score points.

In the first quarter of the game, the Celtics were crushed to death, and Shangguan Yu was also replaced early. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics trailed by 11 points, 19-30.

Seeing such a score gap, everyone thinks that this game is hanging for the Celtics!

The offense can't be attacked, the defense is not good, but fortunately, the rebounding ball was not exploded, otherwise the game would have been spent a long time ago.

However, throughout the first half, the Celtics did not find their form, and Thomas's hand was also very poor, although Shangguan Yu hit two shots, but for the current situation of the Celtics, it is a drop in the bucket.

He was disgusted by Millsap, he kept sticking to Shangguan Yu, even if he sometimes used his running position to throw him away, but when he shot, he was still afraid of his blocking ability, his bounce was great, and he jumped very high. Shangguan Yu didn't find any good opportunities under his strict defense.

At halftime, the Celtics only scored 34 points, while the opponent Hawks relied on Horford's excellent performance to score 51 points. At halftime, the Celtics were almost twenty points behind, and it was a playoff battle.

Maybe even the Hawks didn't expect the Celtics to be so vulnerable.

The Celtics scored the highest score in the half, Thomas, but only 6 points were scored, and Shangguan Yu scored 5 points on 2-of-6 shooting, which looked like he was here to play soy sauce.

In the Hawks, Horford shot 7-of-10 and had 16 points and 7 rebounds, which was almost the rhythm of a double-double in the half. Teague had 13 points and 6 assists, which is also the main one who is running for a double-double. Bazemore also had 11 points and five rebounds, and it was clear that Crowder wasn't able to limit his play.

At half-time, in the Celtic dressing room, the atmosphere was a bit dreary.

I didn't expect the first game of the playoffs to usher in a blow, before coming to Atalanta, everyone was full of confidence, and the goal was to go for revenge in the second round, and now it seems that it will be very difficult to take away a win on the road.

"Hey, guys, get excited! It's just the first half, it's not like the last minute down by 20 points, we still have a chance, come on, we're going to win this game!"

As a manager, no matter what kind of situation the team is in, you must maintain absolute confidence, even if you know that this game will be lost, but you must let your players see the hope of winning.

Encouraged by Coach Stevens, the men began to get excited. It's just that Shangguan Yu was in a very bad mood, and he played really badly in the first half.

Coach Stevens walked over, patted Shangguan Yu on the shoulder and said, "See, this is the intensity of the playoffs, maybe in the regular season, others won't take care of you so much." But in the playoffs, not to mention a strong scorer like you, even the X-factor of the team, you will not be taken care of, adjust your mentality, and play well in the second half. ”

Enlightening Shangguan Yu is very simple, with a little click, he will understand.

Although I guessed the opponent's offensive strategy, but I couldn't limit it, but the opponent also guessed my own strategic intentions and limited it well, which is a matter of experience.

Under the opponent's key defense, Shangguan Yu lost confidence, and he didn't make a move at several good opportunities. In a game like this, nervousness is inevitable, and Millsap pounces like a mad dog every time, which makes him feel more stressed, and he will behave abnormally.

During the half-hour break, Shangguan Yu gradually eased up, but on the offensive end, he still didn't think of a way to deal with Millsap.

The only good news for the Celtics is that Thomas, the core of the team, is starting to wake up.

Not only did he find his groove and start scoring, but he could easily get inside against Teague's defense, draw the opposition to defend and give the ball to the open players to help his teammates score.

On the defensive end, the Celtics began to change their strategy, moving away from one-on-one marking and using a combination defense. Whenever there is a chance, he will wrap up Horford. Korver felt very bad today, and Shangguan Yu sometimes let it go and chose to help defend.

With the change of the Celtics' defensive strategy and the improvement of defensive intensity, the Hawks' shooting percentage began to decline, and the Celtics finally stabilized the situation, but it still looked difficult to turn the tables.

But with more than three minutes left in the third quarter, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

At this time, the two teams were competing against the benches, and the Celtics put on a three-guard formation, with Bradley, who had been the team's starting point guard, partnering Smart and Turner to form a super offensive backcourt.

The strength of the Hawks' starting lineup is indeed not bad, but after Carroll left, their bench lineup was greatly reduced, and the only ones who could get their hands were Severoza and Dennis Schroder, although Tim Hardaway Jr. was okay, but the decline in form this season was too obvious, and it was also embarrassing.

On top of that, these guys didn't defend well.

And because of the head coach's change of formation, Bradley, who put himself on the bench, was also holding back his anger. I couldn't find the state in the first half, and after the start of the second half, I hit a 3-point shot as soon as I came on the court, and it was finally opened!

And the hidden X factor of the Celtics has finally completely exploded!

Bradley found his form, scored points on the inside and outside, Turner and Smart also found their sense on the outside, hitting and shooting on the outside, and the three teamed up to play a wave of 15-5 offensive Xiao Gao *** sounded the horn of counterattack.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics chased the score to 65-72, trailing the Hawks by only seven points, and rekindled their hopes of winning.