The Big Three burst into action in the second quarter was both expected by Henson and unexpected.

From the promotion experience of Celtic in the first round, it is not difficult to see that Celtic is definitely the kind of team that will not give up the game until the last second. Therefore, Henson deliberately reminded his players not to take it lightly. In fact, the Pacers players did a great job.

Horford and Anderson faced Garnett and put him under a lot of pressure. Paul. George was defending both Ray. Both Aaron and Pierce are very serious. Not to mention, Paul limited Rondo to just four points.

But even so, the Big Three are still resurrected, which is why Henson is so angry, even though he has done his best, he still can't contain his opponent. Maybe that's the playoffs. If it were placed in the regular season, the Celtics would probably have given up resistance long ago.

But in the playoffs, no one will compromise easily!

"Fuck, that damn bastard!" Paul was swearing in the locker room, and the "mongrel" in his mouth was naturally referring to Celtics point guard Rajan. Rondo.

In the first half, Rondo and Paul defended each other very roughly, and trash talk never stopped.

Of course, if that were all there was to it, it wasn't enough to make Paul so angry. After all, it wasn't the first day Paul was attacked and targeted.

The reason why he was so angry was because at the end of the first half, Rondo said to him: "In the first half we closed the difference, in the second half we will win the game!" ”

We're going to win the game, the phrase that came out of Rondo's mouth undoubtedly irritated Paul. No one can win on his turf, no one!

"Chris." Seeing Paul so angry, Henson was the first to call his name at halftime.

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The second half of the game between the two sides was as intense as everyone predicted.

Garnett continued his back-to-back performance in the penalty area. Pierce scored with superb difficulty again and again, telling Danny. Green and Leonard, the old man's time is not gone. Thunder. Allen also told the young people of the Pacers with practical actions that there are indeed some guys on this planet who are immune to interference!

On the Pacers' side, it's still the same. Tireless infinite shifts, strict man-marking, decisive fouls when necessary, and – by Chris. Paul's steady offense.

Paul had a calm second half, unusually calm. The clever Rondo also found that his trash talk no longer seemed to be able to arouse the anger of the 3 in front of him.

Instead of being obsessed with scoring on top of Rondo's head, Paul is playing with his wide vision to make it easy for his teammates to penetrate the Celtics' defense.

What does it mean to have a wide field of vision? Just being able to see your teammates and see opportunities doesn't mean having a wide field of vision. Only when you can see that you can pass the ball in time will people recognize that this is a player with a wide vision.

But on the basketball court, where the situation is changing rapidly, you go from seeing your teammates, thinking about your passing route, to making your body to make a pass, and after such a series of steps, the opportunity is long gone.

Therefore, point guards like Paul, they actually "see" not with their eyes, but with their brains. According to the opponent's defensive position, the tactical arrangement of the side, etc., to predict whether there will be teammates in that position at the next moment. This ability to "see" with the brain can be called a broad vision.

And in this regard, Paul was terrible!

Paul held the ball from beyond the three-point line, and he had already made several beautiful passes in the third quarter. Rondo was very helpless about this, because even if he had the speed of light, it was difficult to react to the moment Paul passed. Paul borrowed West's cover to break through, is he going to attack himself this time!? No, it's still passing! The basketball was sent to George, who cut in from the baseline, George made a rebound, and Pierce couldn't do anything! Haha, nice assists, the Pacers' offense is too flexible! ”

Mike. Brin's mouth was spitting words like a machine gun, because the images had just happened in a split second.

Paul's biography and George's cut are no different, and it seems that you can never go wrong.

After George's goal, Paul glanced at Rondo. Rondo had already "listened attentively" to see what kind of trash Paul would say this time, but Paul didn't say anything and silently retreated.

Balls like that, the Pacers scored a lot in the third quarter. It's not just George, but almost all the players on the court have received the "pie" thrown by Paul.

At the end of the third quarter, Paul's stats turned into 16 points and 12 assists! With 12 assists in the third quarter, this statistic is undoubtedly terrifying. And you know, while a lot of the goals didn't come from Paul's direct assists, his pass was also very important.

In the entire third quarter, Paul only made three shots, hitting two shots. In other words, what Paul was doing for the entire third quarter was passing!

"It's an incredible statistic that Paul has made the game extremely volatile. 12 assists in the third quarter, how the hell did he see those opportunities! ”

Mike. Brin was impressed by Paul's performance, but Paul's explosive performance didn't send the game into garbage time. After three quarters, the Celtics are still only 6 points behind, after all, the performance of the Big Three today seems to be back to the summer of '08.

Rivers thought it was incredible, the Big Three played like this, and the Celtics still couldn't overtake the score.

Only Henson knows, but it's good to have Paul!

"As you wish, verse four." Paul got off the field and walked next to Henson as soon as he could.

"Well, it's the fourth quarter. You just did a good job, how are you feeling now? Tired? Henson smiled.

"I'm not tired," Paul shook his head, "I didn't attack much at all, and Rondo didn't put a lot of pressure on me defensively. So, I didn't use much energy either. I'm not tired, don't worry, let me do it. ”

Paul's eyes were steadfast, remembering everything Henson had told him at halftime.

"I know you're in a hurry, but you can't be in a hurry. Celtic are in good form today, so it's bound to be a protracted battle, don't be delusional about taking out the enemy with a three-shot five-by-two. I want you to handle the team's offense steadily and stabilize the situation without going wrong. If there is chaos in the busy, it will be us who will be left behind. I know, you would love to teach Rondo a lesson, you would love to win the game. But the third verse holds me back anyway and puts away your impulses! In the fourth quarter, when everyone is starting to get tired, you can deal with Rondo and the Celtics the way you like. You're a leader, Chris. The responsibility of a leader is to bring the team to victory in the right way. ”

There is no doubt that it was because of Henson's halftime remarks that Paul would now have such a statistic of 12 assists in the third quarter. At this point, everything was pretty much as Henson had predicted.

The Celtics attacked so hard that the Pacers couldn't easily defeat them, and it was a protracted battle destined to fight until the last minute.

Henson was right, and it undoubtedly made Paul trust him even more. So what's next? According to Henson's plan, it's time to take over the game yourself!

"Go Chris, do what you have to do. I'm going to give you a three-minute rest and then you're going to give you a win. Henson looked at Paul earnestly, then turned to Stephenson.

"Lance, go on the pitch and play the number one, and if you show off your crappy back-to-back pass, I'll go up and kick your ass."

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Wade once said, "Sometimes when you play with Paul, you forget that he's your friend." ”

Indeed, he can do whatever it takes to win, including making small gestures to his friends. And the Celtics don't have any friends with Paul yet.

By this point, the game was 3.4 seconds into the game, and just one second earlier, Paul Pierce made a beautiful drifting shot from the free-throw line that sent the entire Conseco into despair.

At 102-101, the Celtics led by one point by relying on Pierce's quasi-stunner. After the ball was scored, Pierce made a "contemplative" move. At that moment, in Boston, I don't know how many fans couldn't sleep all night because of the collective outburst of the Big Three.

Garnett had 29 points and 11 rebounds. Allen had 21 points, including four three-pointers. Pierce scored 22 points and came back to score 22 points without a sports battle in the first quarter, plus a quasi-kill and a "contemplative" celebration that would become a career-classic celebration.

Mike. Brin couldn't help but shout, "He's thinking about the truth!" ”

Henson unhurriedly used up the last timeout, and yes, he left a timeout, because he was ready for it from the moment the Big Three erupted in the second quarter!

Therefore, at this time, Henson was calm, calm, and unhurried. He picked up the tactics board and only frowned slightly, even though the shouting from the stands behind him had left the atmosphere uncontrollable, but Henson remained calm, as if he was not in the same space as the fans.

He had been prepared, tactically prepared, and mentally prepared. So, he didn't hurry. At this time, he had simulated the scene countless times in his heart, and now, he was just executing everything.

At this time, Henson confidently walked in front of Paul, who had scored 12 points in a single quarter of the game and beat Rondo to a "blue nose and swollen face".

Paul completely unleashed his strength and anger in the fourth quarter, and it was he who resisted the frenzy of the Big Three. And now, Henson needs him to put an end to it all.

It's impossible for the Big Three to erupt collectively in every game, especially after they have exploded and still lost the game......

"Chris." As at half-time, Henson was the first to call Paul's name.

"Hmm." Paul didn't ask much and said yes.

What is there to ask? In the last 3.4 seconds, what else is there to ask? Do you dare? If you dare, you will go, and if you don't dare, you will lose!

"Your time is up." After Henson finished speaking, he bit open the cap of the marker.