After Shi Lei hit this Barkley-like grandmother-like shot, the difference between the two sides was pulled back to ten points. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This difference lasted until the last minute of the first half, after James missed the shot, the Celtics launched a counterattack, Tony scored two points on a layup, and then Rondo caused a mistake by West, and after a steal, he quickly went down and hit a dunk to extend the difference between the two sides to 14 points.

In the next offensive and defensive game, neither side scored a point, and at halftime, the Celtics held a double-digit lead with a score of 56-42.

However, after halftime, James completed the "slap in the face" of Shi Lei, and in the second quarter of the game, he faced Shi Lei's single defense, scored 15 points, plus 8 points in the first quarter, and successfully broke through the 20-point mark.

For a while, Shi Lei really became a "joke" in Barkley's mouth.

"At the end of the first half, the Celtics' No. 11 paid the price for his hubris, and the enraged LeBron scored 15 points in the second quarter, making the opposing defense completely useless!"

Not only in the commentary seat, but also the reporters at the scene were restless, and as soon as the half was over, Shi Lei, who was "talking wildly", became the target of their interception.

"LeBron has scored twenty-three points, what do you have to say about that?"

"You said before the game that you wouldn't let the opponent score more than 20 points, but he did it in the first half and your defense looked completely useless, will you change your defensive strategy in the second half? Will you enlist the help of your teammates to defend Mr. James? ”

"What do you think is the reason for LeBron's outburst today?"

"Is there anything you'd like to say about LeBron's offense today?"

Under the constant questioning of the media, Shi Lei did not say a word, and walked to the locker room under the cover of his teammates. Shi Lei is no stranger to these schadenfreude questions, every time his performance is unsatisfactory, every time he is hit by the "superstars" with excellent statistics, he will always be questioned like this, he has nothing to explain to them, and he can't explain to them.

Finally, when the locker room door was closed, everything was quiet.

"Hey, man, don't worry about them, you've done something that none of us have done, and there aren't many people in the league who can do it."

It was Pierce, who was the first to come over and comfort Shi Lei when the locker room door closed. How difficult it is for James to defend, during Shi Lei's ban, he has been responsible for this part of the task better than anyone else, you must know that Shi Lei is now a complete single defense!

Then Garnett also walked over: "Yes, you have done well enough, although he has scored more than 20 points, but no one has done better than you!" ”

"So, brother, you should be proud of yourself!" This is Ray. Alan.

Shi Lei shrugged his shoulders, everyone felt that he should feel ugly, but not at all, he didn't have this burden in his heart at all, and when he created that illusion, he was ready to bear all this. Of course, the care from his teammates still made him feel a little gratified.

"I don't have any problems because we're ahead, so you don't have to worry about me, dude."

"Do you really think so?"

"Of course."

Faced with Pierce's skeptical inquiry, Shi Lei gave a firm answer. He can't explain anything to his teammates, the tactical arrangement factors, Rivers can only tell his teammates, not him, he can't give his teammates the impression of interfering with the tactical arrangement.

There was noise outside the door again, it was Rivers who was back, he was also questioned by the media about Shi Lei's defensive problems, as the head coach of a team, he couldn't be as casual as the players, he could only reluctantly answer a few questions before entering the locker room.

In a team, this is a forbidden area, and everyone except the coach and players is not allowed to enter.

'We played well in the first half.

Walking in, Rivers loosened his collar, and the unfriendly questions from the media didn't make his mood worse, and the half of this game was already the most points ahead of the Celtics in this series.

"Our tactics for the second half remain the same, but Shi, you will be the team's power forward, Paul, you will replace Kevin, and P.J, you will be the center of the team, and the rest of the players will seize the time to recover their strength and be ready to play at any time. Paul, next the 23rd is handed to you, focus on blocking his passing, you can let him shoot, but I don't think you can let him into the basket! ”

Rivers quickly arranged the tactics and personnel adjustments in the second half, and at this time, Shi Lei's behavior in the first half was really understood by his teammates, and everyone suddenly realized: "Oh, this turned out to be the coach's special arrangement, but unfortunately Shi said it too early, and entered the unlucky and tactical conflict."

Compared with the outside line, the Celtics inside line has a big flaw, and the only one who can rest assured on the entire bench is P.J Brown, but because he wants to put defensive pressure on the Cavaliers, in the first half, Rivers did not arrange Garnett or Perkins to rest, in order for the two to have sufficient physical strength at the end of the game, he had to raise Shi Lei to the position of No. 4.

After arranging everything, Rivers left the locker room, and during the rare halftime break, he hoped to get as much time as possible to recover his strength, especially Shi Lei and Garnett, who had the most physical exertion.

After a barrel of "mouth cannon", Barkley finally came to his senses, and the commentary became professional: "Despite James' excellent performance, the Cavaliers are very dangerous right now. Brown had better find a way to get the rest of the players to step up in the second half, or they could lose their chance to make the Eastern Conference Finals. ”

While commenting, Barkley suddenly thought of a possibility: "This can't be deliberately caused by that oriental, right?" Or is this a Rivers tactical arrangement? ”

As Barkley put it, Mike. Brown is working on tactics in the visiting dressing room, and he knows better than anyone what the team is in, but there are some things that are not as simple as they say.

The Cavaliers team, whether offensive or defensive, has only one core, James, they never thought they would lose James, nor did they practice tactics without James, but Mike. What Brown wants to lay out now is to dilute James's role in the tactics, so how much of a role can rush have? Even Mike. Brown himself didn't have much confidence.

But Mike. Brown's dilemma is, if you don't adjust, you can't do it!

"This is such a terrible fellow who will not hesitate to damage his reputation for the sake of victory!"

What is fame? The losers need this comfort, and the winners don't, because they'll get a more important crown! (To be continued.) )