In the eighth minute of the first quarter, the Celtics had gone from hitting three consecutive shots at the beginning to now trailing by six points. Pierce watched as Henson was replaced with Leonard, the "gibbon" who has caused pain to countless No. 3 stars this season.

He is full of energy, his face is expressionless, and he will definitely faithfully complete the task given to him by the Chinese manager. Pierce sighed, the "Torment King" made himself his main target today.

The entire first quarter of the game was a disaster for the Celtics. After three consecutive strikes from Garnett's opening kick-off, the Celtics' offense was in a stagnant pool.

When Garnett started not scoring, Pierce and Ray. When Aaron was denied space again, the Greenshirts' offense was undoubtedly very bad.

Rondo? "Benefiting" from his actions that provoked Paul, the Green Army was heavily guarded by Paul, and there was no chance to score points. Rondo is not a scoring point guard in the first place, and when he encounters Paul's defense, he can't score.

Thunder. Allen didn't finally hit the first goal of the day until 6:34 of the first quarter, while Pierce didn't score in the athletic game until the end of the first quarter. 4 points, all from free throws. From Danny. Green to Leonard, Pierce feels like he's faced his biggest challenge so far in this year's playoffs.

There is no room to shoot, there is no room for breakthroughs. Under the opponent's rough defense, Pierce felt that his skills could not be used. He was a little frustrated, and the feeling of powerlessness against the Pacers in the regular season was once again spreading throughout his body.

18-28, the Boston Celtics trailed by 10 points in the first quarter at the Conseco Arena and fell into a hard battle!

"Fuck, we need to be decisive!" Thunder. As soon as Aaron sat down, he yelled at him, he didn't care what his relationship with this group was like, because he didn't even know if he would be sitting here next season.

But as a professional basketball player, he really can't stand the team playing so aggrieved and helpless.

"What are you hesitating about? Do you have to have a big vacancy to make a move? I'm telling you, against the Indiana Pacers, you'd better forget about that nice big open space when you beat the Hawks! Henson. There's no way Joe is going to give us a chance to make a shot, all we have to do is be fucking decisive, it's a tough fight! "Roar, Ray. Aaron waved his hand and didn't say anything more.

Thunder. Aaron was not a man of many words, and he was really aggrieved just now, so he said a few more words.

"Okay, okay, don't be down. We didn't play well enough in the first quarter, but luckily we still had three quarters to make up for it......"

Rivers began to plan the second quarter of the game, and on the other side, Henson was also busy.

"The defense in the first quarter was fantastic, and it would have been perfect if we had been more decisive in the switch! But don't think this game is already in the driver's seat, I'll bet on Stephenson's rotten slippers under the locker with my suit, and the Celtics will definitely pounce! They're a team that has just won a championship in 5 years and the core hasn't changed, so don't think it's going to be easy to crush them! ”

Instead of making tactical adjustments, Henson reminded everyone that the battle was far from over!

In the first round, the Celtics faced a similar situation countless times. But the result? It was the Atlanta Hawks who lost!

The resilience of the Green Shirts is quite amazing, Garnett, Ray. Allen and Pierce are the kind of players who don't give up until they shed their last drop of blood in the playoffs.

Three of the six games the Celtics have played against the Hawks have come from halftime down! In one of those games, the Celtics even trailed by as many as 15 points at halftime!

The old guys know that this may be their last chance to challenge for a championship together, so they all cherish it immensely.

Now, the Pacers are just a 10-point lead in the first quarter, and they are far from winning.

At the beginning, when Garnett scored consecutive goals, Henson was unfazed. Now that the Pacers are 10 points ahead of the Celtics, Henson is not surprised. He has changed, he has become more irritable, but also more steady. He's irritable because he's more irritable than he used to and he's more likely to talk to reporters than he used to. But facing the game, Vogel must admit that Henson is much more stable than last season.

The teaching assistant on the side smiled, this guy can succeed, it's not for nothing.

After the start of the second quarter, the Celtics did not play Pierce. Maybe it's because Pierce is in bad shape, maybe it's because Pierce played a full 10 minutes in the first quarter. Whatever the reason, Rivers wasn't going to let "Truth" go back so soon.

Rivers uses second-year guard Avery Avery. Bradley replaced Pierce, and Bradley and Rondo formed a two-point guard lineup. Aaron was on top of the number three.

Bradley has been doing very well this season, and with Rondo and Allen sidelined for a long time, Bradley has had a lot of opportunities to show himself. In the final month of the regular season, the small guard averaged 15.2 points per game, which undoubtedly impressed Rivers.

So much so that in the last series, he even replaced Ray. Allen's starting position. Although Ray. Allen still has longer playing time than Bradley, but even if he's just a fake starter, he has to have the quality to do it.

Thunder. Aaron rubbed his hands, he really couldn't stand the grinding style of this group of guys. Now that there are two point guards on the floor, Ray is on the floor. Aaron's mission is to shoot wildly from a distance!

In the opening game, Paul's shot was interfered with by the Celtics. This time, it wasn't Rondo who was bothering him, because Paul had already used a pick-and-roll to get Rondo out of the way. It was Bradley who interfered with Paul!

In college, Bradley was a very good perimeter defensive player. When he was in the NCAA, many pundits claimed, "He's been able to defend NBA-caliber guards." ”

This time, Bradley's excellent defensive awareness was on display. He was very decisive in his refills and proved to be very effective. The Pacers failed to attack, and the 10-point margin remained.

After the Celtics played, George found that the veteran shooter in front of him seemed to be much more active than he was in the first quarter. Thunder. Allen ran tirelessly off the ball, looking for opportunities, as if he had completely forgotten the tingling pain coming from his own foot.

Subsequently, Allen and Garnett were very skilful in making an off-ball screen. George was delayed, Ray. Allen catches the ball and shoots!

Of course, it wasn't a completely open space, as George's height and reach allowed him to interfere with Ray even when blocked. Allen's shot. But as Ray said. Allen just said, in the face of the Pacers, don't think about that kind of big vacancy opportunity!

"Brush!" Thunder. Allen hit a three-pointer, his second three-pointer of the game!

"Pretty, Ray. Allen seemed to wake up and opened up the situation for Celtic with a three-pointer! This is the game that the Big Three should have! ”

"Damn, what am I talking about? These old guys!" Henson complained at Vogel, George had actually defended the ball very hard, but Ray. Allen just can score, that's the resilience of the Celtics!

Subsequently, Garnett's mid-range "iron-blooded jumper" was successful. Counting the eight points in the first quarter, Garnett has 10 points on his account today. It looks like this will be another high-scoring game for Garnett.

With a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, the Celtics instantly narrowed the gap to 5 points! Before Henson's ass was hot, he got up from the bench again.

The first quarter of the game stood for the whole quarter, and Henson's leg was really a little sore. I thought I would be able to take a break after leading by 10 points, but now it seems that Henson is not so dead.

Since then, Celtic's form has gradually returned. Not just offensively, but also on the defensive end of the game better than in the first quarter.

Walkers bloom more? Then the Celtics responded with an aggressive defensive response.

Watching his teammates on the court and the Pacers fight hard, Pierce also clenched his fists.

Every day at the Celtics, when he walks into the arena and sees the retired jersey numbers on the North Shore Garden Dome, Pierce also hopes that one day, his jersey can be placed on it. It's a pressure, but it's also a motivator. And the situation at this time undoubtedly made all this the strongest motivation for Pierce!

My own teammates are already fighting their back, so how can I, as a "green guy", as a player who aspires to retire his jersey at Celtic, watch the fire from the sidelines?

"Paul, go to the tech desk!" Rivers seemed to see through Pierce's thoughts, and at this juncture, he took the "truth" again.

So after that, the Big Three regrouped, and the Pacers experienced a difficult game!

Pierce's back-to-back jumper left Green, who had already done his best, despairing.

Garnett cut into the dunk, as if he had returned to the time when he was still in Minnesota.

Thunder. Allen scored his third three-pointer in the game of the quarter, making the score even closer!

The Big Three lived, and after a low point in the first quarter, they bottomed out!

Garnett's tenacity, Ray. Allen's anger and Pierce's unwillingness, the three old guys, who are all over 100 years old, carried the giants who seemed to have been ruined and told everyone: "We are still here to fight for the championship"!

Although Henson had expected this for a long time, he still couldn't help but curse because of the sudden magic of the Celtics. Their spirit is unbeatable, so never expect the Celtics to collapse early.

Fortunately, the Pacers' own offense stabilized, and Paul's strong court control ability did not let the Pacers be crushed by the awakening of the Big Three.

At halftime, the score became 47-42. The Pacers led the Celtics by just five points, Garnett had 14 points at the half, Pierce had nine points at the half, and Ray had a half. Allen had 13 points at halftime......

Henson turned down the reporters who came up to interview him, frowned and walked straight into the players' tunnel. It can be seen that Henson is in a terrible mood at this time. Some teams, some players, are so magical that they can make you feel unfair.

“Fvck Celtics！” Vogel only heard Henson curse softly.