Essentially, the NBA Finals game is the same as a normal NBA regular season, with the same 48 minutes, the same rules, the same matchups, and the same venues. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The only difference is the meaning of the game and the mentality of both sides, which often has a decisive impact on the game.

Obviously, at the beginning of the game, the mentality of both sides was not so smooth. The Celtics' excessive relaxation allowed them to get into the groove a little slowly; The Lakers have more experience, but the poor off-court experience and the dreaded North Shore Garden Arena have put Lakers players under pressure like never before.

After Payton scored four straight points, the two sides did not score for a minute and a half, and fell into a stalemate of stalemate.

In the end, Paul Pierce on the Celtics side scored the team's first goal, and he faced Fox with a calm and flat mid-range to deliver the Celtics' first goal of the Finals.

Phil Jackson noticed this, and in his impression, it was often Kevin Garnett or Gilbert Arenas who fired the first shot from the Celtics, and Pierce, as the sharpest knife of the Celtics, would always be left to work at critical moments. It felt like the Celtics started very differently today, with Pierce's first shot coming a little earlier.

"Payton, back-to-back one-on-one Arenas from the right side, a nice back-to-back pass...... Brown fouled and pulled O'Neal down. Brin watched Brown pounce on O'Neill like a tree climb and knock him down, feeling bald in his heart. Because from Brown's body, Brin felt the ferocity of the New York Knicks in the nineties.

The Lakers' start is also unique, in the regular season Jackson found that it is a little difficult to find a breakthrough from O'Neal's point, Brown can't prevent O'Neal, but he won't collapse alone. If he doesn't collapse, the Celtics won't help defend, and O'Neal won't be able to lead other players to participate in the offense, which is very fatal for the Lakers. So, Jackson decided to look for hope in Gary Payton, who has been stumbling and stumbling this season.

As a result, Jackson asked Payton to lead the Lakers' offense at the beginning, and when the defense of the two sides was not tight enough in the opening game, Payton's chaotic ability can be well played. At the age of 35, Peyton has largely lost his athleticism, but his strength and experience are still there, and against Arenas, he hit two surprise attacks with plenty of energy in the opening stanza to great effect.

Then this beautiful back-to-back pass also showed the demeanor of his top point guard back then. You know, in the triangle offense, there will be no point guard with his back to eat the tactic, Payton can return to this best tactic, obviously Jackson has made a special arrangement.

O'Neal stepped up to the free throw line and missed two free throws, Kevin Garnett got the rebound, he hesitated and didn't pass to Arenas, but handed the ball to Pierce, who slowly dribbled across the half court and let him lead the Celtics' half-court offense.

Leon was half-crouched on the sidelines, patiently watching the attack and defense of both sides, his concentration was intense, his eyes catching every detail of the game in his mind like a camera - he hadn't taken it so seriously in a long time.

"The Lakers' defense is very simple, one-on-one on the outside, O'Neal sticks to the basket, lets us block and pick, puts Brown to shoot, and it seems that Jackson still wants to solve the problem through offense. Not having a low attack point will still be a big problem for us...... Karl Malone seems to have some problems with his knees, O'Neal is a little too deep, and Kobe Bryant has been on the move...... "Leon is standing on the sidelines, and he can see the details of the court more clearly than anyone. He only needs to glance at the defensive formation, and he is now more concerned about the state and possible direction of the Lakers players.

Pierce held the ball through the half court and made a pick-and-roll cover with Garnett, and then Pierce forced Fox one-on-one on the right side, and made a 19-foot step-back jumper, and the ball went in again, and the two sides tied 4-4.

The sound at the North Shore Garden Arena was deafening, and with just two goals from Pierce going the fans crazy, it was undoubtedly a feast for the fans. This form will undoubtedly continue until the end of the game.

When the Lakers attacked again, Payton no longer chose to play by himself, but handed the ball to Malone, and then slipped to the bottom line, forming an offensive triangle of Malone, Fox and O'Neal on the right side, Malone passed the ball to Fox at the right time, and Fox gently pointed the ball to O'Neal.

"O'Neill eats hard...... Why did Kobe Bryant switch positions? What does this mean. O'Neal received the ball and ate PJ Brown in the low post, which was expected by Leon, but at the moment when O'Neal received the ball, Kobe Bryant crossed from the weak side to the strong side Malone's position, and Malone had to make a cross switch with Kobe. It's just that O'Neill didn't pass the ball, but rolled over and hit a small hook.

"The explosiveness is not as strong as it was in previous years, and it seems that only PJ is enough to deal with him." Leon looked at the ball, and he knew that O'Neal, who was replaced two years ago, absolutely dunked PK Brown directly to get revenge for PJ Brown's foul under the basket. But although this goal was scored, it is obvious that the 32-year-old O'Neill has lost his strong explosiveness in the past.

Looking back, the Celtics finally launched a quick counterattack, Arenas received the ball in the backcourt and ran wildly, and Payton simply couldn't keep up with him. Bryant had to throw away Reid's follow-up, but Reid stole the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer from Arenas. Celtic are scoring in a row, 7:6, and their form is getting better and better.

Phil Jackson called a short timeout after the goal and he seemed to see a little bit of a problem, but the two sides are still evenly matched, and after the initial cold phase, both sides are slowly getting into shape.

"Phil Jackson called a timeout, 7:6, and the two sides were getting into the groove. At present, we have no way to see the real strength of the two sides, but it can be seen from several offenses that the Celtics rely more on the outside, while the Lakers rely more on the inside, and who on both sides can make a breakthrough in the areas they are not good at may be the key to changing the situation. Brin gave his own opinion based on the current trend.

However, Leon clearly did not want to increase the team's interior offense as Brin did, and he simply encouraged the players during the short timeout without any tactics. And the Celtic players didn't seem to listen much, the scene was really noisy, the game had just started, the feeling of the game had not completely replaced the tension, and there was inevitably some cranky things in the mind.

Leon knows that there is still a need to continue to watch and wait, and he hopes to find out the Lakers' lethal problems and then give them a fatal blow.

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Phil Jackson made a simple adjustment to the team's strategy during the short timeout, starting with replacing Gary Payton and bringing on Fisher, who was more familiar with the triangle offense.

If he had been replaced by any other coach, Payton would have been dropped and thrown off the bench or traded away. But Phil Jackson is Phil Jackson, and he often thinks about more than just basketball factors, but other issues as well. So he's been putting Payton in the starting lineup, and tonight's use of Payton is worth it compared to the regular season, so he thinks it's time for him to rest.

"Don't forget our beliefs, don't forget how we feel on the offensive, forget the past here, forget the past. Persistence, persistence! "Jackson actually meant something very simple, to keep the players focused. At the same time, he asked his players to persevere, as he had a hunch that it would be crucial to survive the first half and that it would be impossible to complete a comeback at North Shore Gardens.

As the players returned to the court, Jackson sat back on the bench, still calm, like a sitting meditation teacher. But he was actually very anxious inside, and this was perhaps the most anxious in his Finals career, even more so than in 1998.

Although the series had only just begun, and although the two teams had only scored a total of 13 points, he could feel that the dark-haired man who had been half-crouching on the sidelines, his sharp eyes were searching for something, something that could crush the Lakers.

"How many cards does this guy have? What a headache. "Jackson couldn't figure out how many cards Leon had, and yes, the Celtics had just a good hand. Judging from the regular season, if the two sides play cards at a glance, the Lakers are almost bound to lose.

The game restarted, and as soon as it opened, Bryant caught the ball outside the three-point line, a long-range three-pointer, and the ball hollowed into the net. A very beautiful c&s, 7:9, the Lakers overtook the score.

After the goal, Bryant blew on his hand, and it looked like he felt like his hand was going to warm up. (To be continued.) )