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Rivers' substitution adjustment did not have the desired effect, although he widened his team's offensive range, but this made the team lose the threat of Shi Lei when he was on the court, and the Pistons' defense began to become calm again.

"The Celtic head coach made a bad change!"

Many people expressed the same sentiment on television, and the frenzied Rivers realized that he had made a mistake when the Pistons' defense was back in motion.

Just now, he only thought about adjusting his own attack, and forgot to consider the opponent's defense. But that's the way it is, he can't correct his mistakes right away, it's not that he doesn't dare to admit his mistakes compared to a victory in an important match, but he can't. As the coach of the team, he is the one who can't mess up, once he messes up, his mess is discovered by the players, then the players will definitely be more overwhelmed, so even if it is a mistake, he can only let the mistake continue to happen.

But...... The Celtics can't afford to lose. The Celtics have not lost a home game in the playoffs in two rounds, which is not to say that they are strong enough, but they are not strong enough, for the victory of the Cavaliers, they cannot ignore their home advantage, if the records of the two teams are reversed, maybe the Celtics really can't hold on until Shi Lei's ban is over.

"So what should I do myself?"

Rivers turned his gaze to the bench: "Stone, Rajan, hurry up and rest, you won't have any time to rest in the second half." ”

Rivers stared at the two men who were still struggling on the court just now, as if to convey to them his good intentions in replacing them.

Don't underestimate the power of one sentence, this sentence made the bench settle down, the veteran players sitting here, it's not that no one noticed the mistake of Rivers' substitution just now.

The stability of the military spirit does not mean that the crisis is over, the Celtics' offensive did not achieve results, and it is too difficult for them to get through the Pistons' defense.

During this time, the Pistons' outside shooting gained a lot, even Rashid was pulled outside, and Garnett was on defense, left the basket, and began to play and prey in the outside area.

Seeing the move, Billups changed the team's offensive measures and passed the basketball to Antonio, the only player on the inside.

Antonio, who was ruined by injury, lost most of his athleticism, making his bounce and movement much slower, but he still had good enough movement under the basket to shake off Perkins and score two points on a layup to narrow the gap to six points.

The point difference is no longer so safe, Garnett is firmly locked by the opposing defense, and Pierce, who has just come on the court, takes over the burden of the team's offense, but falls into the Pistons' defensive trap.

"The Pistons have been playing fiercely this time, the Celtics need to adjust, Rivers has to make adjustments to the team, and now the game is interrupted in the second quarter, and if they continue to play like this, they are likely to be reversed by the Pistons at halftime!"

Fagan's words were in the middle of the quarter, Antonio scored 3-pointers on consecutive free throws, and after one person scored 5 points in a row, the Pistons exceeded 32-27.

Perkins, who didn't control his foul very well, had already committed three fouls at this time, which was like a red name in the game, and he became a big target for the Pistons to focus on killing.

The Pistons began to step up their offense under the basket.

Perkins was timid, the Celtics' basket was thought of by the Pistons like this, Garnett blocked left and right, he alone, even if he was the best defensive player, it was impossible to do everything.

Rivers finally made an effective substitution when he brought on P.J. Brown and replaced the timid Perkins.

"Mr. Rivers has finally made a good choice!"

When he has enough energy, P.J. Brown is more lethal under the basket than Perkins, and Antonio under the Pistons is not very good at the basket.

The Celtics also began to strengthen their under-the-basket offense, the situation stabilized slightly, and the point differential began to rise alternately.

With 49.6 seconds left in the quarter, Prince hit a mid-range shot to give the Pistons a 48-39 lead. After that, both teams went awry, and the Pistons returned into halftime with a nine-point advantage.

The Pistons were overstretching their strength, but they were rewarded by scoring 19 more points than the Celtics in the second quarter. From this point, Sanders made the right adjustment, allowing the Pistons to shoot a rare 11-of-17 shooting percentage in this section. However, in the second half they had to overcome themselves first, or the physical problems would collapse them in the fourth quarter, they were too old! ”

Fagan elegantly analyzed the trend of the second half of the game for the fans on TV, but his attitude was detached, and it didn't matter to him who won or lost the two teams, so he had such a calm and calm attitude. Because of his concern, Johnson, who was also commentating the game, did not have his attitude.

For the Celtics' second half, Johnson Sr. looked worried: "We were in trouble in the second quarter, Doug had to find a way to solve the problem, we couldn't afford to lose the home advantage, for us it was crucial! ”

Rivers was making adjustments in the locker room, and he was telling the players what he had thought about in the second quarter.

'We have to step up our inside attack, that's the only way. Sam, Eddie, Shi, the three of you came out in the second half. Kevin, you may not be able to get some time off. ”

"Sam, you have two passing options, Kevin or Shi, the first passing point is Kevin!"

"Shi, you can choose to break through on your own, but be careful, they won't let you do this easily, then you need to choose your pass, outside or inside, if it's inside, rush in, ready to answer, Kevin and P.J will need your help. If it's the perimeter and also rushes in, you need to help Kevin them guarantee our rebounding advantage. ”

"You have to be resolute on the inside, you can't get a comfortable shot, but, remember, offense, at least cause them to foul."

"Finally, remember that this is TD North Shore Gardens, and we want to not only win, but also defend our home dignity!" (To be continued.) )