He scored 17 points in the half, shooting 3-of-3 from three-point range.

Paul. It was as if Pierce had really returned to that "night of truth", and he burst out with great strength in the face of a seemingly invincible opponent.

There are a lot of different things to say about Pierce. Some people say that he was underrated before '08 and overrated after '08. The reason is that after 08 years, he is not a superstar, but occasionally when he plays against Kobe, James and others, he can suddenly explode, so he "looks" very powerful.

Not to mention whether Pierce is really overrated after '08, but this can at least prove that Pierce can often explode when facing strong opponents, which is a fact that fans who don't like him also admit.

In the locker room, Pierce gasped hard. The first half was played against Iguodala and Toney. Allen is also maintaining offensive efficiency, which is a big test for Pierce's fitness.

Doug. There wasn't much Rivers could do to change, he could only reluctantly push Garnett to the No. 5 spot, and then replace him with Jeff, Durant's big brother when he was in the Thunder. Green, to add a scoring point and help Pierce share some of the scoring pressure.

"We're only three points behind, and if we have one more game in the last game, we might even be able to tie with the Grizzlies! So, keep going in the second half! It's a contest of perseverance, and the Celtics never know what it means to give up! Let's bite the damn league first at home and say goodbye to the last three defeats on the road! ”

Rivers adjusted a substitution and began pouring chicken soup, and Pierce tried to breathe, as long as he could rest a little longer, he didn't care what Rivers said.

Link, on his side, was in excellent physical condition. In the first half, against defensive defender Bradley, Link played very easily on the defensive end. As a result, he now has enough energy to pester Pierce.

In the first half, they were evenly matched on the offensive end, with Pierce leading slightly. But by the second half, Link wouldn't allow that to continue.

He knows Pierce is skilled in attack, but not without its flaws. As long as Pierce is done, the Grizzlies can easily get out of the pesky Boston.

Before the game, Pierce said he was the best small forward in the league. Link will show him what the best small forward of this era can do!

"Alright, let's all go on the field. We continued to play steadily, first to stabilize our rhythm. Then, let those outdated guys accept reality! ”

Stevens waved his hand, and one by one the Grizzlies players rushed out of the locker room. He only led the Celtics by three points in the first half, which made the Grizzlies feel very embarrassed.

They didn't want to let the game go on like this anymore, not for a second.

The short half-time break was a long one for the fans. So when the players from both sides re-entered the pitch, the fans were excited as if they had been waiting for a day.

"The second half of the game began, and the Celtics took the lead in making personnel changes. Doug. Coach Rivers replaced Collins and took on Jeff. Green, let KG top five. The purpose is clear, that is, to increase offensive firepower. ”

"It's the right idea, now neither side can guard against the other, and the score has been rising. If Pierce can create opportunities for Green and Garnett, I believe the Celtics can play a wave of scoring. ”

Pierce waved his arm and moved his muscles. He's not complacent, he knows how difficult it is.

With 17 points at halftime, that looks like an excellent stat indeed. But looking at it from another angle, Pierce scored 17 points at halftime and the Celtics were still behind, which is enough to show how difficult the Celtics are today.

The Grizzlies took the first attack of the second half, Link took a break, and the ball was handed to Randolph.

Randolph backs up to hit Jeff. Green, it's not too easy. Jeff. Green has been a tough defensive insider, but since Green just had heart surgery last season, you can't ask too much of him.

Easily, the big black bear scored with a hook after pushing into the inside line. Green was sent by Rivers to score points, but unexpectedly, he became the first to lose points.

Pierce shook his head, no way, even if Link doesn't shoot, the Grizzlies have other scoring points. But it doesn't matter, if you lose points, you can go to the offensive end to get them back! Didn't they do that throughout the first half?

The Celtics attacked, and the fans were excited. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the next performance of "Truth"!

"I said, Pierce will score around 40 points! Count from now on, he's going to start his own show! Even the commentators on the commentary platform were gearing up.

Pierce passed the half-time and began to look for attacking opportunities. But after seeing the person in front of him, the soul of the Green Army, who played a brilliant performance in the first half, was stunned for a moment.

At this point, the defender was no longer in front of him with Iguodala or Tony. Aaron, it's Link who has been fighting against himself all night!

"Come on, old man, let me feel your weak attack!" Link said, sticking it straight on.

To consume Pierce to the maximum, that's Link's strategy!

"Link actually directly faced Pierce on the defensive end, and it seems that the war between the two of them has escalated again!"

Pierce felt a little struggling, and before he got the basketball, he felt a little struggling.

Link's defense isn't necessarily better than Iguodala and Toney. Aaron is fine, but Link knows the right medicine and knows to drain Pierce's physical strength now. Moreover, Pierce must have the same mentality when facing Link as he did against Iguodala and Tony. Aaron is different.

The rival came to the door, and Pierce definitely wanted to score more and prove himself. This will more or less make Pierce frizzy.

Pierce was not afraid of Link's challenge, he jammed Link with his back in the middle range, and when it came to position, everyone watched them intently.

Pierce attacked under Link's defense for the first time in this game, and everyone will be waiting to see!

Pierce tried to push his ass out of the space, but Link didn't back down. Every time Pierce pushed in, Link would carry it down without fear of pain!

After sitting back a few times, instead of advancing half a step, Pierce also consumed a lot of physical strength because of it!

Pierce didn't want to go on like this, so he rolled over and prepared to make a move!

However, the soul of the Green Army had just lifted the basketball when Link's palm was overwhelmingly sealed!

"Smack!"

Before Pierce could get off the ground, the basketball was blocked by Link! Link's cap is a light-speed reaction!

"What!? The step-back jumper was directly blocked!? The local commentators in Boston stood up in amazement, and Pierce's step-back jumper was notoriously difficult to block! In the first half, even Iguodala and Toney. Aaron didn't do it either!

Stevens applauded vigorously from the court, and his strategy of switching defenses worked!

Tony. Aaron and Iguodala are tough enough and have excellent defensive judgment. But they didn't feel Pierce's attack firsthand. After all, they are not offensive players themselves.

But Link is different, he knows what kind of way Pierce shoots best in the face of this kind of defense. After all, he himself is an expert in this area. So, Link's judgment of Pierce's offense is actually better than that of Iguodala and Toney. Aaron is more accurate!

Before Pierce could react, Link passed by him and picked up the basketball behind him!

Link took advantage of the situation to attack quickly, and only Rondo could keep up with Link on the Celtic side. Eventually, Rondo had to foul early, giving the Grizzlies a chance to serve the ball on the sideline.

There's no way, if you don't foul early, Link can dunk directly.

"Hey, don't be surprised, this is just the beginning." Instead of being annoyed, Link walked over to Pierce, his mouth shattered.

Pierce bites, Link may be the first newcomer ever to not fall behind when it comes to trash talk with himself.

Link doesn't just spit trash, he walks the talk. He said that the capping just now only began, and it was not just a cruel remark.

This time offensively, Link aggressively asked for the ball and wanted to score on Pierce's head. With a double torment from offense to defense, Link doesn't intend to give Pierce the slightest respite.

Pierce had just gone through Link's tight defense, and then he was about to face a storm of attacks.

Although the second half of the game was just beginning, to be honest, Pierce felt a little overwhelmed.

Link alternates between left and right hands on the perimeter, and this season, Link has been attacking more often from the perimeter with the ball on his own, which is the main reason for his transformation.

Durant and George completed their transformation, and they also started with the practice of holding the ball and attacking.

Pierce lowered his center of gravity and tried not to be distracted. But when Link accelerated to the left, Pierce reflexively followed!

As everyone knows, Link pulled the ball to the right with one hand at the moment when he accelerated to the left!

Pierce knew he had to keep up, but his body couldn't keep up with his train of thought.

"Whoosh!"

Pierce only felt a gust of wind blow in his ears, and Link "disappeared" from front of him.

After breaking through to the baseline, Link made a drift shot.

In his 17th personal point, Link scored the same as Pierce! At the same time, the Grizzlies have also widened the margin to 5 points, and they continue to extend their advantage!

After this attack and defense in the second half, Pierce found that he had actually begun to gasp!

Then, just after half-time, Link stiffened up. The cunning Pierce fell to the ground and the referee blew for a foul on Link.

But Link doesn't care, anyway, the foul count hasn't arrived, the Celtics don't have to make free throws, and this is his second personal foul today, it doesn't matter.

Link just stood viciously in front of Pierce, he just wanted Pierce to know that you were going to die in the second half!

The Celtics returned to the baseline and prepared to attack, but Rondo now has only the option to play with KG. Because of Pierce, he has been forced by Link to have no space to connect the ball!

Link wrapped his arms around Pierce, and the two almost fell into each other's arms.

This time offensively, Rondo finally chose to break through and give the ball to Jeff. Green. But Green may have just come on the court and still felt a little icy, and the mid-range shot that came out of the opportunity was actually missed.

When you miss the chance to kill a grizzly bear, you'll have to work twice as hard to kill it!

Green missed such an opportunity, so Pierce ran after Link like crazy, for fear of causing the kid to fight back.

As everyone knows, the Grizzlies are slowly passing half of the game in this round and are ready to play positions! Only then did Pierce realize that this kid was deliberately draining his physical strength!

Link, who had been at the bottom corner, rushed to the top of the arc again after Conley approached. Pierce gritted his teeth to follow, but collided with Randolph, who came to cover.

As a result, Pierce had to make more effort to squeeze away from Randolph and rush to Link.

But when he pounced, Pierce felt like he didn't even have the strength to jump. Faced with Link's jumper from beyond the three-point line, Pierce just reached out tiredly.

Then, watching the basketball crash into the net, the Celtics trailed by 8 points!

Link put three fingers to his head and saluted Pierce. But Pierce knows that this is not the back paying tribute to the seniors, this is the back digging the graves of the seniors.

The Boston Commentators are still expecting Pierce to score 40 points, and Celtics fans are expecting Pierce to continue to turn the tide.

Pierce thought the same way, this time he did not hesitate to overload his physical strength, quickly walked outside the three-point line, received a pass from Rondo, and then made a three-point shot!

Pierce was 3-of-3 from three-point range in the first half, and he thought he had a good hand.

However, Link jumped up for the first time to interfere with Pierce's shooting, and Pierce's strength was not smooth.

In the end, this three-point shot actually fell directly into the arms of Gasol Jr.

Three do not stick!

At that moment, a deep sense of despair hung over Pierce.

In Link's presence, the truth may not be revealed today.